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Very warm welcome on arrival . Room was very clean , lots of storage and comfortable beds. The complimentary drinks and biscuits very well stocked ,shampoo and shower gel was also provided.
Evening meals could be ordered from the restaurant downstairs and were very good value.The full English breakfast was delicious and the staff very attentive and friendly offering more tea and toast as well as directions to local attractions.
Staff very helpful , courteous and made sure everything went smoothly for you.
Bit hesitant writing this review as it would be easy to keep it a secret.
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NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 10 – Farmers in Western Kenya have been urged to use credit they source from Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) to provide employment opportunities to the jobless youth.
AFC Managing Director Lucas Meso says the rate of unemployment in the country is soaring and interventions lie in the agricultural sector.
Meso says AFC through partners have cash flow that can help farmers to expand their production, feed the nation and create employment.
“We will provide farmers with the cash flow provided that you help us in certain aspects, for example, we want you to create employment,” he said.
He says farmers must be innovative to be able to attract more credit from the financial institution to grow.
“Our employment rate in the country is at its lowest and farmers have the capacity to create employment to absorb our young people,” he said.
Speaking in Kisumu during the launch of a blended finance program between AFC and Kenya Crops and Diary Market System, Meso says over the years farmers in the region ventured in cane farming.
He says with the near collapse of cane factories in the region, farmers need to turn to poultry and dairy farming to supplement their earnings in the sugarcane sector.
Meso challenged farmers to embrace diary farming by getting loans from AFC to upscale their farming.
He announced that AFC is keen to make the region a milk zone and asked farmers to change their mindset towards cane farming.
“This region, our dream was to make this region a milk country, all the way from Busia, Bungoma, Kakamega to Kisumu,” he said.
He says the financial institution will be very ready to advance loans to farmers once they have viable projects on dairy and poultry.
“I think we are going to change the mindset of farmers, don’t only depend on sugarcane, last time when we were going around this region and people could not hear anything else apart from sugarcane farming,” he said.
With their extension officers, Meso says farmers were made aware to expand on their farming by intruding two to three dairy cows in their farms.
AFC board chairman Franklin Bett however challenged the institution staff to always follow the money they are giving out to farmers.
Bett says they should encourage farmers to share their business plans before loans are advanced to them.
“I want to urge every farmer here and I want also to urge staff of AFC to make sure that the farmer prepare a business plan to the activities they are pluging into and they follow them to the latter,” he said.
He says most farmers divert the loans to other ventures thus losing focus on the intended purpose of the funds.
Bett says AFC staff must now be ready to monitor farmers who share their business plans to help them grow.
“We have seen in the past, farmers get loans for poultry but ends up in mtumba business, we must desist from such things,” he said.

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As I said I would, here is an outline of the techniques in my last piece.
In no particular order, here are the little quilts and what I did with them.
All of the little quilts were backed with felt.
This one had a background fabric of textured brocade in brown and gold. The background was overlaid with red sinnamay , which is a very stiff netting used in hats, woven from abaca.
I have then beaded randomly with gold seed beads around the two motifs.
The motifs are mad up of a square of red lutradur (or rainbow spun from pellon).
Over this I have laid two flowers cut with a soldering iron from gold
shot organza and the red lutradur, then I added the gold buttons, which
came from a uniform of some sort. The panel was bound with red satin
ribbon and a running stitch in a thick gold thread.
stacked buttons, an antique mother of pearl and a pearly red with a large gold seed beed, or
a small gold seed bead and red sequin.
I have also added groups of three gold bugle beads down the centre triangles.
This panel is not bound, but has a red chain stitch with gold french knots down each side.
This one was not bound, but has a fly stitch in red around the edge with gold seed beads.
This panel was my favourite. It had almost no sewing in it! The base
is a red fabric paper made from foils. This was attached with large
Then a square of head distressed red chiffon and a square of gold shot
cotton which had been frayed were attached with smaller square brads.
The red flower applique was an iron on one I had had in my sewing box
for many years, then I added a gold filligree button I got from my
Again, this one had a turned edge and was edged with red bugle beads interspersed with cross stitch in a very thick gold thread.
This panel was bound with a red organza ribbon attached with fly stitch in red thread.
I beaded in a diagonal grid with red seed beads in the spaces between the motifs.
The motif is layered from a large red, then gold lutradur flower, then a
small red lutradur flower and a very old red button I had as a child. I
added some gold seed beads in the apexes of the petals of the button.
The motifs were stacked of a large antique button, not plastic, but
probably bakelite, which makes it quite old, a red transparent button
and a square bronze pearly button. Again I attached these using the
wrapping technique, which created two wings of spokes in red metallic
thread because of the two button holes.
Over this I put a piece of distressed ciffon in a red and gold textured
colour. The gold lines are metallic perl wire coils which were couched
on. The buttons were simply some gold thimble shapes that I couldn't
I couched on some red satin cord on a wavy pattern and emphasised it with long red stitches.
Wow, it almost took me as long to explain this quilt as it did to make it!
The whole quilt, with some painted lutradur as the top under the
panels, was quilted with running stitch before the panels were added and
bound with textured red organza ribbon decorated with red bugle beads
and see beads.
Oh, and I forgot. It was all done by hand

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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) — A federal court has permanently barred a Mississippi man from preparing income tax returns for others.
In April 2016, the government filed a lawsuit against Christopher Chamberlin, alleging that he prepared federal tax returns for customers that claimed fabricated business losses for customers who did not have a business. It also alleged that he claimed losses from farming businesses for customers who did not own farms.
The court ordered Wednesday that Chamberlin must deliver a copy of the injunction to all customers he prepared a tax return for, after January 1, 2014. He must also deliver a list of those customers to the United States.
Chamberlin has to turn over copies of all returns he prepared since Jan. 1, 2014, to the United States.
Return preparer fraud is one of the Internal Revenue Service’s Dirty Dozen Tax Scams for 2016. The IRS has some tips on their website for choosing a tax preparer and has launched a free directory of federal tax preparers.

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Tomahawks Pick Up First Win, Defeat Aberdeen 3-0
By Ed Sheets
After picking up their first point of the season in last night’s 6-5 shootout loss, the Johnstown Tomahawks were looking to check the first win of the season off their list. Thanks to three goals and an impressive performance by Colin DeAugustine, the Tomahawks defeated the Aberdeen Wings 3-0 on Friday afternoon.
DeAugustine stopped all 17 shots he faced and made several key third period saves on his way to his first win and shutout of the season. Cody Gylling scored two points and Brandon Reinholz got his third goal in two games in the win.
After a scoreless first period, Reinholz got the Tomahawks on the board at 4:18. The goal gives Reinholz four points in three showcase games. Joe Drabin added an assist to extend his point scoring streak to three games.
Alex Jaeckle scored his first goal of the season and made it 2-0 later in the second period. Cody Bentzel and Gylling added the assists on the second goal. Gylling’s empty net goal with 30 seconds remaining in the third period cemented the first win and set the final score at 3-0.
Johnstown outshot Aberdeen 29-17 and won the shooting battle each period. Neither team connected on the power play with Johnstown going 0 for 5 and Aberdeen going 0 for 4.
DeAugustine picked up the shutout win, stopping all 17 shots he faced. Chad Catt took the loss, allowing two goals on 28 shots.
Johnstown concludes its 2013 NAHL Showcase schedule when they face the Bismarck Bobcats Saturday morning at 10:30 a.m. (EST). They will then travel to take on the Soo Eagles next weekend.

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Your Sacramento Kings tip off in a few hours in Chicago. Jonathan Santiago at Cowbell Kingdom has a great roundup of the national media predictions for the 2012-13 Kings. Folks predicting the team to be a sleeper playoff team are out there, but most are non-believers. The Sactown Royalty preview by Greg Wissinger urges caution but acknowledges some improvements in Robinson, James Johnson and Chuck Hayes’s health.
Last year a .545 winning percentage was the cutoff on the Western Conference playoffs. I think that is a more realistic goal for 13-14, but I don’t think an improvement of 100 percentage points and a 35 win season is out of reach this year. Go Kings!
I’m really excited to learn that News 10 will broadcast some Sacramento Kings games this season. As a cable cord-cutter, the biggest issue that I run into is a lack of live sports. I’m not an avid TV sports viewer so it’s not a big deal, but I do miss being able to tune in and check out the Kings. Hopefully this helps expose more people to this squad which I think is going to be pretty exciting.
Before you get too excited, it’s actually just 10 games that will be aired on News 10. Here is the list:
A report out of the Hampton Roads Business Journal says that the Sacramento Kings will relocate to Virginia Beach and play in a new arena to be built by Comcast.
The Biz Journal report is here. I almost want this to happen by tomorrow just to get this topic put to bed for good. I am 100% ready to root for my first NBA love, the Golden State Warriors, who I think have an exciting roster and are poised for good things. And I don’t even care if I’m jinxing things by jumping ship at this point. It seems pretty clear that between the Maloofs being checked out and Kevin Johnson and the city’s inept attempt at keeping the Kings, we should just prepare for the inevitable.
With potential arena operator AEG backing out of any future arena plan that did not include a major tenant, local news is reporting that Mayor KJ and his “Think Big” group are planning to pursue Major League Baseball. Specifically, it appears the Mayor is planning to seek the Oakland Athletics franchise. (Apparently the group doesn’t “Think Big” about hypocrisy.)
As this is still a town that was too dysfunctional to acquire a Minor League team, losing the River Cats to West Sac, I don’t know how they can promote this with a straight face. I think forcing the River Cats out of Raley Field would be a colossal mistake even if Sacto could support an MLB franchise, a question to which everyone except apparently the Mayor and the people advising him knows the answer: No it can’t.
But even as the arena negotiations were falling apart the Mayor had no problem getting reelected. So don’t expect the pro sports silliness to cease anytime soon.
Matthew Schmidt, checking in for Bleacher Report, makes the case that the Kings will be able to contend for the 8th playoff spot in the Western Conference in 2013. His ambitious claim is based on a prediction that Cousins will continue his rise and give us a 20 and 12 season, and that the backcourt of Evans/Thornton/Thomas will also improve their play. He barely takes Thomas Robinson into account.
Personally I don’t think he’s that far off. Cousins and Thomas are really exciting, and adding Evans and Thornton almost makes up for the lack of a true small forward.
What do you think, is the future looking bright for the Kings? More importantly: would it only serve to make them a better investment for another city?
Ryan Lillis, one of the Bee’s big three reporters doing actual professional journalism on the topic of the arena, reports today that Mayor Kevin Johnson and Kings co-owner George Maloof have decided on a sit down meeting this week to discuss possibly reviving the DOA arena deal.
Reading that this morning, the question you might have is does the Mayor actually do anything except work on this arena deal? When is the last time you remember hearing the Mayor’s name in connection to anything except this problem. I’m only being somewhat facetious as this is big news in these parts and maybe it is getting squeezed out. But somehow I doubt that KJ is out there working on anything else.
The big news yesterday was the latest snag in the arena deal, which came when the Maloofs suddenly read the non-binding term sheet we all had already stopped talking about weeks ago, and realized they were on the hook for some development funds. Today Tony Bizjak and Dale Kasler report that David Stern is planning to pick up part of the tab to make sure initial work can get done.
A pessimistic person would say that this is just the first line in the sand drawn by the Maloofs, and that if they resolve this issue it’ll just be something else down the road. I am trying not to be that guy. For instance, who says that one of the tenants of a building that will be owned by someone else should have to pay for infrastructure? Maybe there is a better deal that takes away some of those costs and puts a corresponding amount in profits back into the city’s bank account.


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The future Westside Trail will create new connections among communities in Washington County with a north-south route between the Tualatin and Willamette rivers.
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Someday, the Westside Trail will travel through urban and rural landscapes connecting the Willamette River near Forest Park to the Tualatin River at Tigard and King City – and neighborhoods, businesses and schools along the way.
Metro is working together with residents, cities, park districts and community organizations to create a vision for a trail that will provide a continuous north-south route. Eventually, the trail will connect with portions already completed by the Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District and other regional trails including the future Ice Age Tonquin Trail and the Rock Creek Trail.
Thanks to feedback from the public and project partners, the blueprint for the 25-mile north-south trail is nearing completion. Following open houses in May and October 2012, the project team evaluated the safety of crossings at major roadways, identified potential funding opportunities and developed a recommended timeline for construction. The team is also working on a plan to improve habitat for wildlife along the trail.
A third round of open houses took place on May 8 and 14 to share the proposed route and show how it will connect to surrounding communities.
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Trails help build vibrant, healthy communities. As car, gas and insurance prices rise, the percentage of household dollars going to transportation significantly increases. The Westside Trail will offer an affordable, healthy alternative to driving by providing safe biking and walking opportunities. The trail will also promote healthy activities and increased access to nature. The trail will help the local economy by attracting businesses that want to locate near trails to attract and retain employees interested in alternative commute options.
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Abstract The C-8 position of deoxyguanosine (dGuo) was hydroxylated by ascorbic acid in the presence of oxygen (O2) in 0.1 M phosphate buffer (pH 6.8) at 37 degrees C. Addition of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) remarkably enhanced this hydroxylation. The Udenfriend system [ascorbic acid, FeII, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) and O2] was also effective for hydroxylation of dGuo in high yield. Guanine residues in DNA were also hydroxylated by ascorbic acid. Other reducing agents, such as hydroxylamine, hydrazine, dihydroxymaleic acid, sodium bisulfite and acetol, were also effective for the hydroxylation reaction, as were metal-EDTA complexes (FeII-, SnII-, TiIII-, CuI-EDTA). An OH radical seemed to be involved in this hydroxylation reaction in most of the above hydroxylating systems, but another reaction mechanism may also be involved, particularly when dGuo is hydroxylated by ascorbic acid alone or ascorbic acid plus H2O2. The possible biological significance of the hydroxylation of guanine residues in DNA in relation to mutagenesis and carcinogenesis is discussed.
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The crypto community has been abuzz recently after the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced several enforcement actions against crypto-related companies. The SEC has been particularly tough on crypto staking, issuing cease-and-desist letters to some companies offering such services.
Two prominent crypto personalities have weighed in on the subject: Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson and billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban. The two have vehemently opposed the SEC’s actions, arguing that the regulator’s approach to crypto is overly harsh and could have severe consequences for the industry.
Hoskinson And Cuban Disapprove Recent SEC Crackdown On Crypto
The Cardano CEO Charles Hoskinson asserted that SEC Chairman Gary Gensler couldn’t wipe out the newly emerging crypto sector. Hoskinson’s remark in response to the query during a recent interview was that he did not think the SEC Chairman had the authority to “destroy” the crypto industry.
Hoskinson further indicated he did not believe Gensler had the power to demolish the sector. Similarly, in response to the recent SEC crackdown on crypto staking services, Cuban pointed out that such activities bear similarities to stock loan programs.
He opined that registering these transactions with the SEC is not necessarily required. The comments from Hoskinson and Cuban come at a time when the crypto industry is facing increased scrutiny from regulators worldwide.
The SEC’s actions will encourage other regulators to take a similar stance, which could have severe consequences for the crypto industry.
Coinbase Sets The Stage For Courtroom Showdown With SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been on the end of harsh criticism regarding its determination to forbid crypto staking programs in the United States. Consequently, Kraken, a well-known cryptocurrency exchange, consented to pay a penalty of $30M and discontinue its staking service to settle claims initiated by the SEC.
However, reports indicate that the San Francisco crypto exchange, Coinbase, stated that Kraken’s staking system differs from theirs and does not qualify as securities. Furthermore, Coinbase announced that stablecoins do not count as securities. The leading American crypto exchange also indicated its willingness to challenge the SEC in court if it disagrees.
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The City of Pittsfield’s Human Resources Department is committed to a broad range of personnel services and benefits designed to develop and maintain a high quality workforce, while also meeting the needs of our community for excellence in municipal services.
Human Resources serves as the official custodian for all municipal personnel records, and is ultimately responsible for managing the City’s recruitment and onboarding processes, which often involves the maintenance of Civil Service requirements under M.G.L., Chapter 31.
In addition, the department is responsible for negotiating, drafting, and interpreting collective bargaining agreements, as well as drafting, implementing, and enforcing City policies such as but not limited to: Affirmative Action, Family & Medical Leave, Sexual Harassment and Workplace Violence, Drug & Alcohol, and Internet & Social Media policies.
The Human Resources Department also works to ensure compliance is maintained throughout other departments as it relates to collective bargaining agreements, public safety rules & regulations, and City Code, Chapter 16, Human Resources Department.
The Director of Human Resources serves as the coordinator for the Personnel Review Board. This board acts as an advisory board to the Mayor and City Council in connection with the creation of new positions and upgrades. The director also serves as the ADA Coordinator for the City and facilitates resolutions to any complaints related to handicapped accessibility to City owned buildings and property.
Benefit and retirement plans are administered and maintained by the Treasurer's Office and Retirement Board, respectively. They are not handled by the Human Resources Department.


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I love the secrets they put in this game! It's always awesome seeing the community come together to figure things out like this.
Good jop, community!I hope that we have more secrets to be discovered in that patch.
I used that item as soon as I got it, does that mean i flagged a hidden quest flag or it means i need a new item somehow?
You can turn into one of the bugs as well, I think it was due to getting enough of the DNA manipulation stacks, didn't last long though because it seemed to lack a self-heal and I was already low when transformed.
So waiting to see a 40 man group all turn into this and go kill npcs
This is amazing ... I sooo have to unlock this.I've wanted to be an in-game boss creature for almost a decade now :D.
So what happens when players kill me? Am I locked out that day from the rewards and can attempt it another day or can I transform as many times as I want before completing the quest to kill 10 players?
So have they buffed the drop rate on Abyssal Fragment's then? I looted 3 while questing during launch and haven't seen a single one since...
Glory to the master
What exactly does Idol of Iniquity look like? I've been to all six locations but didnt seem to see one.
I can't find Shard of Corruption at void cracks,why....? don't every crak have a shard?
Ten to one they used the code for the rare grey camel tiny statues to do this.I bet they include it in an achieve, which means no one will be able to get it later. Unless they bring someone with them, although that's easier, I guess, than trying to form a team for Shadowmourne's blood quest.
I just tried doing this to see what it was like. I wish everyone else who tries the best of luck! When you become the Void Wraith, you can be stunned by players. Not sure about feared, but I was constantly unable to do anything. On top of that, every ability you have that has a cast time can also be interrupted. I'm on a busy server and my Idol was lucky enough to spawn directly north of Ramkahen, so close that you could see me as a rare from where you accept the dailies. As such, I died fast without coming close to killing one person. I think the reward is a bit underwhelming when you consider they all got 50 conquest for killing me as a group, yet I need to get 10 kills just to get the same 50 conquest... Safe to say this would be simpler if you have friends/guildies to help you out. Or you're on a quiet server where you won't get ganked by several people all at once. I hope people post some other suggestions on how to make this easier!
There should be a code of honor that people should give the Wraith 10 kills, then he starts spinning or jumping if possible or do nothing to give them the reward.


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вЂњIt ended up beingnвЂ™t because big we werenвЂ™t able to pay everything we wanted to as we usually get, so. We nevertheless have two outstanding loans that are payday my partner also offers two. After which, together we now have one installment loan,вЂќ said Goytia, who paid off about $3,000 worth of loans along with his income tax return. One out of six pay day loan borrowers used a taxation reimbursement to repay their payday advances, in accordance with a 2013 Pew Charitable Trust report.
For an incredible number of Americans, payday вЂ“ including the they get their tax refund вЂ“ is not a day they look forward to day. Rather than gathering their difficult cash that is earned they view because it changes hands from their manager to a financial obligation collector.
As it had been created 36 months ago, the buyer Protection Finance Bureau is fielding complaints from a huge selection of customers that have dropped target to pay day loans. The Dodd-Frank Act, equivalent 2010 legislation that resulted in the creation of this agency, offers it the authority to manage the payday industry. The bureau is anticipated to make use of that authority to propose rules that are new control the industry. The bureauвЂ™s director, Richard Cordray, will appear in Richmond, Virginia, at a payday lending field hearing on Thursday as part of that process.
The bureau happens to be drafting rules that are new are supposed to help protect customers. On a single side, you can find lawmakers and customer advocates who wish to understand end associated with predatory payday loans that trap borrowers in a cycle that is never-ending of. On the other side, you will find people who be worried about just what will take place whenever such credit lines are take off once and for all in addition to USвЂ™s poorest individuals have no use of money once they require it to cover such things as crisis repairs, lease or meals.
Pay day loans work like a cash loan. To vouch for the mortgage, consumers offer loan providers having a check that is dated information with their banking account. Then in two weeks вЂ“ typically because of the consumerвЂ™s next payday, ergo the title for the loans вЂ“ they either spend the loan in complete or spend just the attention and roll throughout the loan for the next fourteen days. Customers whom roll within the loan again and again can find yourself spending up to 300% in interest and costs on the period of per year.
After one of is own other creditors inadvertently withdrew four time a lot more than he had been designed to, Jerry Mosley stated he and his spouse had no option but to simply take down an online payday loan.
вЂњWe didnвЂ™t really realize in regards to the rates of interest, because we never ever had to just just simply take a payday loan out and also as time proceeded, my spouse thought to me: вЂWhen are we likely to be done having to pay these folks?вЂ™вЂќ stated Mosley. Even with trying to spend down the loan for nine months, вЂњthe balance never ever appears to drop.вЂќ
In Texas, where Mosley has resided almost all of their life, poor Americans have trouble with paying off their debt. Threatening borrowers with arrests when they donвЂ™t spend their financial obligation was in fact unlawful in Texas for decades, many payday loan providers continue steadily to register unlawful complaints against their delinquent borrowers. A small fraction of their complaints have actually triggered arrest warrants and also at minimum six borrowers have offered amount of time in prison, based on analysis by Texas Appleseed.
The typical cash advance debtor invested at the least five months per year with debt. Photograph: Paul Sableman/flickr
This season, about 12 million People in the us utilized loans that are payday in accordance with the Pew Charitable Trust. Most of them, at 69%, took out of the loans to cover expenses that are recurring resources, rent, credit card debt or meals. An average payday loans NC of, these borrowers took away eight loans, rolling each over within 18 times. Even though the loans averaged about $375, the attention arrived on the scene to up to $520. The borrower that is typical at minimum five months per year with debt.
As yet, the agencyвЂ™s action on pay day loans is pretty toothless. Out for the almost 1,500 complaints about pay day loans abuse that the agency received year that is last simply 5% lead to monetary settlement. Another 6%, whilst not leading to any financial relief, had been solved with actions such as for example repairs to victimвЂ™s credit history, in accordance with Al Jazeera America.
Some states, including Ohio and South Dakota, have actually tried to curtail predatory payday advances by themselves, only to have the loan providers adjust simply areas of their products or services to match the newest laws. Those desperate enough to obtain a payday loan have done so by crossing the border or finding one online in some cases. Because of this, the CFPB is using time and energy to make certain that its try to control pay day loans nationwide wonвЂ™t be because easily thwarted.
вЂњItвЂ™s well worth the additional time in purchase to make certain that that which we do wonвЂ™t made a mockery of by the individuals circumventing the rules simply by changing their item somewhat,вЂќ Cordray, the bureauвЂ™s manager, told the Senate banking committee in June.
While lawmakers donвЂ™t dispute that payday advances have to be managed, most are especially worried about the way the new guidelines might impact those that find themselves strapped for cash and cannot access it through the usa bank system.
In 2013, about 9.6m households that are US unbanked, based on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. A 3rd of households without bank records stated that lack of a working task and earnings had been the reason why they closed down their records. Another 24.8m were вЂњunderbankedвЂќ, having a banking account but additionally making use of alternate monetary solutions such as payday loans and check cashing.


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By JEFFREY ELAPA
The Koki Buai Market saga has taken a new turn with one of the disputing parties saying the land has become a health risk to nearby residences and businesses.
Anglimp-South Waghi Joe Koim, who claims title over the land, said the manner in which the public toilet and the garbage area are constructed poses health risks, especially to his chain of stores that includes fastfood outlets.
Mr Koim said he wanted to know how National Capital District Commission approved the construction of public facilities like toilets and garbage areas in front of shops and fast food outlets and residential areas.
Mr Koim said he does not want to debate on the issue of the land but his concern is that the manner in which the local MP Justin Tkatchenko went ahead to construct public facility that poses a threat to humans and construct a structure on the land he has title to.
Meanwhile, Mr Tkatchenko said yesterday Mr Koim was giving excuses for personal gain and forgetting the small people.
He further stated that the Department of health needs to inspect his shops as it is a disgrace and a health hazard and should not be operating.
Meanwhile, the matter was brought before Justice Allen David and not Justice David Cannings as reported yesterday and the expartee order was granted on March 4 and returnable on the March 11 at which the defendants has failed to attend.
The matter was further adjourned to April 8 and orders like the conduct of any business on the said land remain in force.
Mr Koim said if Mr Tkatchenko claims that it was a car park then he should not construct a betelnut market that is plan for public use.
He said there is no logic in constructing a betelnut market when there is a law outlawing all kinds of trade and consumption of betelnut in the city.
Meanwhile, Land and Physical Planning Minister Benny Allen says he will respond tomorrow.

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(19 October 2015) A new Open Research at ANU website launched today, coinciding with International Open Access Week, delivering a comprehensive guide to the benefits and policy requirements of open access publishing for researchers and academics at The Australian National University.
The new website has been designed to:
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A longtime gay resident of Atlanta and well-known former doorman at Blake’s, Phil Hickman, was found dead in his Midtown home late last month with a plate of food and his dog Cricket nearby.
Phil Hickman, who served as a doorman at Blake’s for about 10 years ending in 2005, was found in his Charles Allen Drive apartment by a neighbor and friend, according to a lengthy obituary in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
“Old Man Phil” was found in his Charles Allen Drive apartment sitting in his favorite chair with a plate of food next to him.
Turner Classic Movies was on the television, and his tiny dog, Cricket, was nearby.
“Those were the things that he loved,” longtime friend Tommy Sweeny told the AJC.
Hickman, 64, a longtime doorman at the popular Midtown bar, Blake’s on the Park, was found dead in his home on Charles Allen Drive near Grady High School [on May 27], friends confirmed. He stopped working as the doorman years ago, but he frequented the bar and knew everybody in the neighborhood, friends said.
Steve Gower, a friend and gay neighborhood activist, discovered Hickman, according to the AJC.
Gower said a neighbor put a note on Hickman’s door — saying that someone was looking for Hickman to take care of his pet over the Memorial Day weekend.
“He was really good with animals; you couldn’t ask for a better pet sitter,” said Gower, who let Hickman take care of his two cats and now two dogs when he went away. “That’s what’s missing right now, the way he pampered my animals.”
But Gower said he knew something was wrong when he came home from work and the blinds at Hickman’s place were still closed. He said Hickman had been having health problems lately.

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The way we consume music has changed drastically in the last couple of few years. My first memory of listening to music was back in elementary school. I only had one album, it was the D3: The Mighty Ducks soundtrack. I loved that movie so much that I had to buy the cassette tape (I didn’t get a CD player until a few years later). I listened to that tape over and over again. My favorite song was Grade 9, which I didn’t know until I was prepping for this article, that it was by the Barenaked Ladies. If I had known that back in the day I’m sure my 11 year old self would have had a good laugh about it 🙂 .
Back when I was a kid I was always broke and music wasn’t cheap (to me). So I didn’t buy much and when I did I would listen to it over and over again. I would get so I knew all the words to every song, I would read the liner notes and really get into it. I don’t really do that anymore. Now we have subscription music services where for the price of a single CD you can listen to anything you want. While that’s amazing for so many reasons it also makes me a bit sad. I don’t feel as connected to the music anymore. I’m not saying these services are bad, in many ways they are super awesome, but I still feel like we’ve lost something.
That is why when I heard about these little indie labels who were bringing back cassettes I got really excited. Not only does it allow me to experience something physical, something retro, but I could experience music like I use to. Cassettes might be more expensive and less convenient than digital music but they are also so much fun. Sometimes I like to order five random tapes and see what happens. The music I get is sometimes crazy awesome and often terrible but always a lot of fun.
I also like supporting these small labels/artists. I have a real respect for people who are passionate about something and pursue that passion. Neither the artists or labels are making much on these cassettes, they are doing it because they love it. Not only do they create interesting music but they also put out some gorgeous tapes. You’d be surprised how much effort they put into the packaging. Sometimes I’ll buy a tape just because it looks so damn cool.
One column I’m going to start doing on a regular basis is reviews of the tapes I buy. I come across some really neat labels/artists and I want to share them with you. All these artists sell digital versions of their music so you don’t have to embrace the cassette culture to get into the indie music scene but I want you to keep an open mind about getting the cassette version. You don’t have much to lose. You can get a cheap portable tape player for a few bucks at a thrift store and these tapes only cost $5. Try something new and I think you’d be surprised how much fun you have.
Here’s a preview of the first artist/tape I’m reviewing later this week:
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Another beautiful day for a family photo session. This was my first time meeting this family and it was lovely. They have 2 beautiful girls who are happy as can be.
I hope to see them in the future again!
It amazes me how time quickly passes, but what’s wonderful is the fact that we get to experience beautiful milestones during the time we have no matter how quickly it passes. In a beautiful dress and adorning a beautiful smile, she shines bright for her parents and family to be so proud of her. I know her day was just as wonderful as she looked on her First Communion day. May she always be blessed!
Anyone who truly knows me would know that when my friends and family are happy, I am truly happy. In some cases, I feel like I am happier more than they are at the time of their happiness. The sheer joy that I feel for someone else’s happiness brings me to tears at times. I know, I know I am using the word “happiness” a lot! Well, I am grateful for wonderful friends and growing families. It’s amazing to be a part of someone’s life and share in such momentous and celebratory occasions.
Each little face in front of my camera this year has brought me a tremendous amount of joy and I am so excited to see those faces and new faces again this year, 2015.
To all the parents, thank you for letting me capture your children’s expressions and precious moments.
Here are just some of the cute little faces I was able to photograph this year, in no particular order.
I was so happy to see this family as I’ve watched Chloe grow up and now Max is getting big so quick also. Where does the time go?!
We had a very cold morning, but we managed to snap a few shots in hopes to finish up and warm up with some hot chocolate afterwards. I absolutely love the kids’ facial expressions.
The holidays are quickly approaching and what best to do than cozy up next to your love, have some cocoa and smell the fresh pine in the air. We have so much to be thankful for and these 2 are showing it, right here, having fun and anxiously awaiting the Holidays to celebrate life, love, family and spread good cheer.


Rotary Club of Kumasi-East has completed and handed over a mechanized borehole to the people of Adwumam in the Kwabre-East Municipality of Ashanti.
The 9,000-liter capacity borehole which is expected to serve about 2,000 community members was financed by the Rotary Club of Copenhagen, Denmark at the cost of GHc 40,000.00.
Mr. George Fuseini, President of Rotary Club of Kumasi-East, indicated that the construction of the project was driven by the needs assessment of the people in the area, adding that the priority of Rotary International was to assist and bring relief to community members.
He commended one of its members, Mr. Anthony Osei Poku, who hailed from the Kwabre-East Municipality, for drawing the Club’s attention to the urgent need of potable drinking water by the people in the area.
Mr Fuseini advised the community members to manage the project well and safeguard it for a longer lifespan.
Nana Kumi Nwona, Adwumam Dikro, commended the Club for the project, explaining that water was lifesaving, and the gesture would go a long way to avoid the spread of water-borne diseases in the area.
He used the occasion to appeal to the Club to continue supporting the community to build modern places of convenience.


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NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees reacquired utility player Tyler Wade from the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday for a player to be named or cash.
The speedy Wade was assigned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Tyler Wade led the majors with 12 runs scored as a pinch runner last season for the Yankees, so he clearly knows what he's doing in tough baserunning situations.
His first such run for the Los Angeles Angels ended their season-opening homestand on an exciting note — with a little help from a fortunate replay ruling.
NEW YORK (AP) — Speedy utility player Tyler Wade was traded from the New York Yankees to the Los Angeles Angels on Monday for a player to be named or cash.
Wade was designated for assignment Friday when the Yankees needed roster spots to protect prospects ahead of the winter meeting draft.
NEW YORK (AP) — Clint Frazier's tenure with the Yankees may have ended after five unfulfilling seasons when New York designated him for assignment on Friday to open a roster spot for a prospect ahead of the winter meeting draft.
NEW YORK (AP) — The Yankees put All-Star infielder DJ LeMahieu on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a sports hernia ahead of their scheduled regular-season finale against the Tampa Bay Rays.
New York also transferred slugger Luke Voit to the 60-day injured list, ending the 2020 home run champion's season.
TORONTO (AP) — New York Yankees infielder DJ LeMahieu left a game Thursday night against the Blue Jays in the sixth inning because of right hip soreness.
LeMahieu went 0 for 3 with a strikeout before being replaced.
TORONTO (AP) — Bo Bichette homered twice, including a tiebreaking drive off Clay Holmes in the eighth inning that lifted the Toronto Blue Jays over the Yankees 6-5 Wednesday night, tightened the AL wild-card race and ended New York’s seven-game winning streak.
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Yankees left fielder Joey Gallo left Saturday’s game against the Cleveland Indians because of neck tightness.
Gallo was pulled after the Yankees batted in the third inning and was replaced by Tyler Wade.
A look at what’s happening around the majors Tuesday:
NEW YORK (AP) — Gleyber Torres was treated by the Yankees the same way he dealt with too many grounders: He was given the boot from shortstop.
New York moved the error-prone infielder to second base for Monday’s game against Minnesota.
NEW YORK (AP) — Gerrit Cole struck out Josh Donaldson with the bases loaded to end the fifth inning and got through the sixth throwing shutout ball, and the New York Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 7-1 Saturday for their season-high ninth straight win.
BOSTON (AP) — It took most of a rainy night at Fenway Park for the Red Sox to find their offense. It took one wild inning by reliever Brooks Kriske for the Yankees to squander an opportunity to gain valuable ground on their longtime rivals.
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Clint Frazier snapped an eighth-inning tie with a pinch-hit double and the New York Yankees hit three solo homers in a much-needed 6-5 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gary Sánchez and Miguel Andújar homered, DJ LeMahieu had two hits and an RBI, and the New York Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 8-4 Tuesday night to end a four-game skid.
Aaron Judge drove in two runs for New York, which had lost eight of its previous 10 and won despite going 2 for 15 with runners in scoring position and stranding 11.
NEW YORK (AP) — Eager to reverse a recent trend, Marwin González, Xander Bogaerts and the Boston Red Sox are off to a terrific start against their old rivals this season.
BALTIMORE (AP) — Aaron Judge homered for the third time in two games, Domingo Germán had another stellar outing at Camden Yards and the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-2 on Saturday night.
NEW YORK (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton lined a slider into left field, sending the New York Yankees streaming of the dugout for the second straight day, this time sporting pink socks, sweatshirts and wristbands to mark Mother's Day...

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Arbroath Football Club Ambassadors
We are a proud small community Football Club with our past cemented in the football history books forever. Yet we are always looking forward and to the future.
As a club we are very fortunate to have support not only on the terraces week after week but also individuals and companies who are known throughout the world.
It is with this vision that we proudly announce the launch of “Arbroath Football Club Ambassadors.”
These Ambassadors will support the Football Club and Board in several ways. Not only will we grow at home in Scotland but we will journey across the world both in social and commercial avenues.
We are delighted to announce our very first two Arbroath Football Club Ambassadors who have been invited and accepted this new role.
Jonny O’Mara is 22 years of age and currently playing on the ATP World Tennis Circuit and is currently ranked 158th in the world for Doubles. This weekend he was part of the GB University Team which beat the 5-time Champions, USA, in the final for the very first time.
This summer he was given a wildcard for arguably the biggest tennis grand slam in the world and graced the hallowed turf of Wimbledon reaching the second round.
Jonny grew up in Arbroath attending Arbroath High School and follows the Lichties, often representing by wearing his Arbroath top.
You can follow Jonny on Twitter @Jonny_OMara
Ewen Murray is a retired Scottish professional golfer who played on the European Tour.
He is now better known as a golf commentator having recently celebrated over 25 years of golf coverage on Sky Sports. He turned pro in 1971 and won both the 1980 Zambia Open and the 1984 Nigerian Open.
Ewen’s first commentary role came in 1990 at the Desert Classic in Dubai. He then commentated on the 1991and 1993 Ryder Cups before taking on commentary full time when he joined Sky Sports ahead of the 1995 Ryder Cup at Oak Hill Country Club in New York.
Ewen has enjoyed several online Twitter wagers and banter with fellow commentator and Clyde fan Dougie Donnelly when the teams played one another last season.
Ewen’s father hailed from Arbroath and supported the Lichties and his father’s brother, Frank was a Director at Gayfield.
You can follow Ewen on Twitter @ewenmurray77
Their roles will commence with immediate effect and we welcome our “Ambassadors” on board and look forward to working closely with them for the best interests of Arbroath Football Club.
Appointing club ambassadors is viewed as a key part of mapping the club’s future – using the appointed Arbroath FC Club Ambassadors standing and reputation in the local, national and international areas to engage and help the Club and community.
Ambassadors get involved in a variety of ways, representing the Club at various events, taking part in fundraising events, supporting our campaigns or even something simple like tweeting a message for us, or providing a quote of support and a photo for us to use.
Arbroath Football Club is proud to have fans from far and wide, and we are excited to announce the appointment of Jonny and Ewen as Club Ambassadors for the 2017/18 season and beyond.
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MT. VERNON — — Extreme temperatures and drought conditions have local farmers worried. Rick Corners, president of the Jefferson County Farm Bureau, said he has been in the farming business for more than 40 years and this is the worst drought he can remember. “It’s a disaster. I have never seen a drought this early in the growing season,” Corners said. Corners said many of the farmers had hoped corn that had been planted late would do better than the early corn, but because there has been no rainfall, he said the yield has been drastically reduced, going as far as saying it may be a total loss. He added the soy bean crop may be salvageable, but that also depends on whether it rains or not. Corners said farmers are going to have to depend on crop insurance this year to help with the losses. Livestock farmers are also affected by the drought, which Corners said may be worse for them because livestock farmers don’t have crop insurance to help offset losses. “They don’t have any kind of insurance and its going to be devastating on the livestock people,” he said. It is hard to predict what kind of losses farmers are looking at, Corners explained, because he has never dealt with a drought like this before. Donnie Laird, a local farmer from Waltonville and a member of the Jefferson County Farm Bureau said right now, everything is “a mess.” He said cattle farmers are already feeding livestock from their winter hay reserves because there is not a lot of food. The trees are dying, there is hardly any grain and the corn crop will be “pretty dismal.” “If we don’t get any rain this week, it’s going to be a bad situation,” Laird said. “Everything is basically dying, it’s just in survival mode right now. The cattle is not doing so well. If they have good shade and good clean drinking water they will be all right.” He added that many cattle farmers are sending their cattle to the market because they are running out of feed and there is not enough corn coming in from the harvest to put in silos for cattle feed. “It’s a really dismal situation,” Laird said. “It’s going to trickle down and affect everyone. It will affect bee and cattle prices and food prices. It’s going to be pretty tough on a lot of guys and it’s going to be a long time turning this around.” Chris Bunting, manager of the Jefferson and Hamilton County farm bureau’s, said the last rainfall in June was spotty at best. The corn which was planted early because of good weather in April and May has not done as well as hoped and the corn planted later is not getting enough water. “We are quite a few inches below average. The corn needs a lot of rain and moisture to produce tasseling and right now there is too much stress on the corn during the day to tassle properly,” Bunting said. The leaves on the corn plants roll up tight as a defense mechanism against the heat, to hold in moisture, Bunting said. It is better at night when it is cooler, but the extreme heat is hurting corn yields. He estimated that about 50 to 60 percent of corn yields this year would be lost as a result of the drought. Bunting said the rain would help, but would probably not make much of a difference at this point. He did say farmers who grow beans may have a better chance of getting a good yield, because they are a little “heartier” than corn. He also said the heat is not helping livestock because the drinking and cooling ponds cattle farmers use are drying up in the extreme weather. “There are a lot of farmers comparing this year to ‘83. That was the last time they has hot and dry conditions like this,” Bunting said. “There is not much a farmer can do to combat this. We are at the mercy of the weather. Crop insurance obviously is going to be important this year.” Information sent out from the Illinois Farm Service Agency stated producers should report crop losses resulting from a weather-related disaster event. This includes crops covered by crop insurance, the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program and crops without insurance coverage. “Crop losses are acres that were planted with the intent to harvest, but the crop failed and could not be harvested because of a disaster related condition,” states Scherrie Giamanco, FSA State executive director, in a press release. “In order to meet FSA program eligibility requirements, producers must report failed acreage to their county FSA office before disposition of the crop. Prevented planted acreage must be reported to their county FSA office within 15 days of the final planting for the applicable crop.” For questions regarding crop losses, contact the Jefferson County FSA at 244-0773 ext. 2.
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“Learn to Earn” by John Rothchild and Peter Lynch is a book for any investor and anyone interning to learn how a company earns money.
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The co-author, Peter Lynch, is an investor know the As the manager of the Magellan Fund at Fidelity Investments between the years 1977 and 1990. Peter Lynch averaged a 29.2% annual return with is mindblowing.
I enjoyed reading the book. The book helps me confirm my thought that the best economic system is capitalism for the company, the consumer and the investor.
I enjoyed the first chapter where the author briefs a quick history lesson of capitalism and explain without a capitalist country like the United-stade would it prosper as it did. I also like the appendix two where the author helps ride a company balance sheet.
The only thing the I did like is that the book isn’t updated and the references are old. Unless this I enjoyed reading the book.
I would recommend this book to anyone interning to learn how a company earn money and to learn about the stocks.


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British Gas hikes energy prices
11:20am Friday 12th October 2012 in News
British Gas has delivered a blow to millions of households by confirming it will hike gas and electricity tariffs by 6% from next month.
Centrica-owned British Gas said the annual dual fuel bill for British Gas customers with average consumption will increase by around £80 to £1,318.
A total of 8.5 million households will be hit by the move, although another one million British Gas customers on fixed price contracts will be unaffected.
British Gas managing director Phil Bentley said rising costs that are largely outside its control but which make up most tariffs were to blame.
However, the pre-winter increase comes just months after it announced a 23% leap in half-year profits at its residential arm to £345 million.
Rival SSE, which trades as Southern Electric, Swalec and Scottish Hydro, is due to increase tariffs by 9% on average on Monday, hitting about five million electricity customers and 3.4 million gas customers.
Attention will now switch to the other big suppliers - EDF, Scottish Power and npower - while E.ON has guaranteed a price freeze for 2012.
British Gas put gas and electricity tariffs up by 18% and 16% respectively in August 2011, blaming higher wholesale costs, but this was followed by a drop of 5% in electricity tariffs in January when prices eased.
Mr Bentley said: "Britain's North Sea gas supplies are running out, and British Gas has to pay the going rate for gas in a competitive global marketplace. Furthermore, the investment needed to maintain and upgrade the national grid to deliver energy to our customers' homes, and the costs of the Government's policies for a clean, energy efficient Britain, are all going up."
Ann Robinson, director of consumer policy at uSwitch, said the increase would leave many households facing a winter where they are "scared to turn on heating for fear of the cost".
Centrica said prices in the wholesale market for gas this winter are about 13% higher than those paid for the same period last year.
Assuming normal weather conditions and despite Friday's price rise, Centrica said British Gas Residential profits for the second half of 2012 are expected to be around 15% lower than for the same period of 2011.
Mr Bentley said: "Unfortunately, we cannot run our business sustainably on lower margins and still make the investments in jobs and future energy sources that Britain needs, especially if the country is to grow its way out of recession."
Audrey Gallacher, director of Energy at Consumer Focus, said: "Our research shows over six million households in England already plan to cut back on their heating this winter because they are worried about affording their bills.
"Today’s price rise will leave customers even more worried about the cost of heating their homes.
"British Gas’s price rise will see average annual energy bills reaching £1,265 for their direct debit customers and £1,346 for cash and cheque customers.
"This and other expected price rises will also push even more households into fuel poverty, with over six million UK households already struggling to afford their bills.
"We would encourage consumers to do what they can to cut their bills by switching tariff, payment method and supplier. But we need much more focus on the big steps that Government and the regulator can take to insulate consumers from the effects of growing energy costs."
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Focusonics utilize innovative state-of-the-art sound control technologies to design and manufacture directional ceiling speakers that are fit for a variety of purposes.
What exactly is a directional ceiling speaker?Not much needs to be said about where the speaker is set up - the ceiling. However, you might be wondering what exactly is meant by the ‘directional’ aspect of the product. Essentially, a directional ceiling speaker will emit a narrow beam of sound in the direction of where it has been overhung. Those standing beneath the directional speaker will be able to hear the audio as they are within the radius of the sound beam, whereas those standing outside the speaker's radius will not be able to hear any sound emitted from the device. These differ from conventional ceiling speakers used in places such as cinemas and venues producing sound for all in the room to hear. These types of speakers emit sound waves that are not constricted to a sound beam and disperse wider as they spread.
How does a directional ceiling speaker work?The process by which these devices emit directional sound is complicated but nonetheless interesting. Focusonics speakers, also commonly referred to as ultrasonic speakers, utilize a parametric array, which is a nonlinear transduction mechanism. This does not actually generate sound directly, but uses ultrasonic waves to reproduce sound. These ultrasonic waves modulated with an audio signal are generated by ultrasonic transducers, and as they pass through air or encounter objects, they de-modulate and sound can be heard. The higher frequency of ultrasonic waves means the diffraction is much lower than conventional sound waves, so the waves coming from the directional ceiling speaker spread minimally and are confined to a narrow beam.
How far can the sound travel?At Focusonics, we have developed speakers that differ in functioning capabilities. Our more powerful device, the Model A, has an optimal operation distance of 3-15 meters, but can comfortably reach distances in excess of 30 meters. On the other hand, the smaller Model B device has an optimal operation distance of 1-5 meters. Our Model B speaker tends to be the more popular option for deployment as a directional ceiling speaker due to the more suitable optimal distance operation in buildings where the ceilings are not in excess of 5 meters.
The Focusonics™ range of Directional Ceiling Speakers
Focusonics™ Model A
- Best suited to larger distance operations (3-15 metres).
- Maintains directivity over larger distances.
- Perfect for larger displays and or larger exhibit halls in museums and galleries.
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- Optimal operating distance ranging from 1-5 metres.
- Perfect for conversation-level volume of sound
- Perfect for a directional ceiling speaker to deliver sound to the person directly below.
Where are directional ceiling speakers most commonly used?
These unique devices are not limited to just a few applications, in fact there are numerous different ways directional ceiling speakers can enhance and improve an environment including:
Museums and Galleries
Typically, a museum/gallery tends to be an informative and interesting experience, but a quiet one also so visitors can absorb the attractions on display fully. Fitting a Focusonics directional ceiling speaker above where a group of people stand to observe a display is a great way to communicate an informative message about the attraction without bellowing lots of ambient noise across the room and distracting other visitors in the venue. Rooms that contain multiple displays can benefit hugely with these speakers so different information, relevant to each attraction, can be transmitted to users standing within the target radius and not be disturbed by other directional ceiling speakers also in the room.
Exhibits and Showrooms
Similarly to museums and galleries, these speakers can be implemented for innovative display and product promotions in exhibits, showrooms and trade shows. Different vendors all are marketing their product to potential new customers which can result in increased background noise. A directional ceiling speaker can help provide a solution to this by marketing your product when intrigued users stand beneath the device, also freeing up the salesman in the meantime to attend to any other interested visitors. Importantly, the speaker can also be harnessed to attract the attention of passers-by to come and visit the vendor that the speaker is transmitting messages and information on behalf of. Simply point the overhung speaker in the direction of where most people are walking past. When people walk within the target radius of the directional ceiling speaker they will unexpectedly hear the information or message transmitted by the device, sparking an interest to discover more at the exhibit.
Command and Control Centers
These centers are imperative for ensuring businesses run smoothly, whether it's in the manufacturing plant on the production line or ensuring public safety by monitoring cameras installed on the premises. A big team is required for running a command and control center efficiently and effectively, and to do this each member of staff requires a working environment that can extract their best work. A directional ceiling speaker overhung each employee will deliver all the necessary information they need to hear, without disturbing any other users situated at different desks.
These are just three examples of how our speakers can transform a workplace or attraction. For more information on these specific applications and alternative use cases please click here. If you are unsure whether the example you have in mind of how you would like to integrate a directional ceiling speaker into your business is viable, then please do not hesitate to contact us and one of our team will get back to you as soon as possible.


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In January 2019, Fresno police SWAT officers killed Oliver Hernandez Jr. inside his family’s home because officers said they feared Hernandez was about to strike them with an axe. Over the next four years, the Fresno Police Department denied any wrongdoing, saying Hernandez’s own actions forced officers to shoot him. However, Fresno County Superior Court records paint a different account. Three SWAT officers used a battering ram to bust open a bedroom door, toss in a flash-bang grenade, and shoot a disorientated and defenseless, mentally ill Hernandez in a span of about 17 seconds. In March of 2023, the city of Fresno paid Hernandez’s family $1 million to settle their Superior Court wrongful death, civil rights lawsuit. The city also paid an outside legal firm around $530,000 to defend the city and police. Even when presented with the evidence, Fresno Police Department won’t admit wrongdoing or discipline its officers.
Attorneys Stuart Chandler and William Schmidt represented the Hernandez family. They are currently working on the 2020 Fresno police shooting of Gerald Johnson, 55, whose death has led to another civil rights, wrongful death lawsuit. Chandler and Schmidt have been involved in some of the biggest Fresno police shooting cases in recent times. The attorneys have represented the families of Isiah Murrietta-Golding, Casimero “Shane” Casillas, and Dylan Noble, whose cases resulted in multi-million dollar settlements.
Chandler Law is committed to seeking justice for those who have suffered harm at the hands of law enforcement. The evidence and large settlements indicate that police were not justified in shooting Murrietta-Golding, Casillas, Noble, and Hernandez. Chandler Law can assist those who have been victimized by the police in pursuing their rights and seeking justice.
The killing of Oliver Hernandez Jr. is another example of the Fresno Police Department refusing to admit wrongdoing or discipline its officers, even when presented with evidence. If you or someone you know has been the victim of police misconduct, contact Chandler Law today by calling (559) 825-2318. The experienced attorneys at Chandler Law will work tirelessly to pursue justice and hold law enforcement accountable for their actions.


Check out this website, and then order one of these great accessories (oops, is that getting a little on the commercial side...). Anyhow, this is a nice rig.
**The NXS and ROCK do not come with each ACI, sorry!**
This really is a well-made, accurate product - no plastic. If anyone is hunting and shooting where angle shots are even remotely possible, this is the fix. I am number-challenged but have no problem figuring this scale out. Hell, just for the cool-factor every LR scope needs one.
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One of a kind pair of earrings featuring natural English sea glass.
These earrings are made out of five small pieces of English sea glass in different shades of teal (petrol blue, dark turquoise, sea green).
All the pieces have a natural frosted sea worn surface, and were found off the North East coast.
The bezels (frames) are fine silver, and all other metal used is sterling silver.
The backing is solid. The silver has a polished finish. Silver has been hallmarked at the London Assay Office.
I have taken photos in different lights and with different backgrounds, the colour may also change slightly according to the settings on your monitor.
For those who love long earrings - these are still light and comfortable to wear.
Natural English sea glass. Fine and sterling silver.
The earrings measure 7.1 cm including the ear wire
The pieces of sea glass are approx. 1 cm each in diameter


The Adjustable Lateral Offset device (LOD) is used to perfectly cancel offset between two optical line of sights:
The paralax cancelling is perfectly preserving parallelism between original lines of sight
Standard +/- 3 arc sec
The LOD is mounted on a concentric dual axis rotational device, capable of rotating the LOD along yow and roll directions.
It provides a perfect solution for offset canceling between two parallel lines of sights.
Bore-sighting between sights and laser devices
Checking parallelism of linear guides
Checking parallelism of rotating rollers
Adjustment of folded laser resonator cavity
Maximum distance between bore-sighted elements is 250 mm, larger distances could be offered as a custom-made product.
The system which comprises of an optical high accuracy periscope, mounted on a dual axis rotational mount system, which by rotation of periscope the distance between incoming and out-coming light is changed according to specification.
The standard periscope is 100 mm offset, however special monolithic periscopes can be designed for specific applications.
LOD: Lateral Offset Device, carrying case.


Berkeley guitarist John Schott doesn’t always write for large string ensembles, but when he does he’s aiming to capture the capabilities of a new generation of adventurous musicians.
An erudite composer with catholic taste who’s equally at home playing country blues, funk or free jazz, Schott premieres his latest project, the Creative String Orchestra, Friday, Mar. 29 at the Berkeley Arts Festival performance space, 2133 University Avenue. The startlingly talented ensemble includes violinist Rachel Durling, violist Tara Flandreau, cellist Theresa Wong, and bassist Kim Cass.
“These large ensemble projects are things that have appeared at several year cycles,” says Schott, who also performs with his trio at North Oakland’s Actual Café on April 7, a long-running monthly gig. “It has to happen at a moment when the scene is conducive to this, and I think there’s a lot happening in the string world vis-à-vis jazz and improvisation these days. There are these highly trained string players who are able to speak fluently in multiple musical languages.”
As a composer, Schott aims to explore these polyglot tendencies with four pieces employing an array of scenarios, from a fully notated score to a Count Basie-style head arrangement, which depends upon an ensemble’s ability to collaboratively extemporize on a theme, often based on the blues.
“That’s one august lineage of creative music orchestration, one that requires musicians to be dynamically engaged,” Schott says. “Another piece is much more notated, and requires an ensemble precision that can only be achieved with a conductor. I like being able to have four different musical worlds, and four different ways of thinking about how a group interacts.”
The last time Schott convened a large string ensemble was in the mid-1990s, when the Bay Area scene bristled with brilliant young string players. Among the musicians featured that night at Yoshi’s playing the music of clarinetist Ben Goldberg were violinists Jenny Scheinman and Carla Kihlstedt, cellist Matt Brubeck, and bassist Trevor Dunn, all of whom subsequently departed for points east.
Thankfully we haven’t lost all our string explorers. Dina Maccabee, who seems to be everywhere on the Bay Area scene these days, was only 18 that night when she made her performance debut, but she wasn’t available for Friday’s show. Tara Flandreau is the only carryover from the earlier lineup.
Friday’s opening set features a quartet with Schott, bassist Kim Cass, and drummer Jordan Glenn (who also accompanies the string ensemble) led by 17-year-old guitarist Jasper Hussong, a junior at Berkeley High. A guitar student of Schott’s for the last three years, Hussong is also a highly accomplished cellist who will perform as part of Schott’s Creative String Orchestra
“He’s a fearless improviser with a vast harmonic imagination, a jazz guitarist of fire and wisdom far beyond his years,” Schott says. “On the cello he’s involved with Bartók, Beethoven and Bach, a real prodigy. On both instruments he’s got a lot to say. He’s someone I really enjoy playing music with, which would be true if he was 75.”
Hussong has devised a fascinating program divided between original tunes and his arrangements of lyrically charged standards and jazz compositions such as pianist Bill Evans’ “Gloria’s Steps,” pianist Lennie Tristano’s “317 East 32nd Street,” Irving Berlin’s “How Deep Is the Ocean,” and Charlie Haden’s ballad “Being Human” from the obscure 1977 Ornette Coleman album Soapsuds, Soapsuds.
His originals include “The Jester,” a blues set to an odd rhythm; “Seeds of Dreams,” a gospel-tinged piece inspired by Louis Armstrong; and the Tristano-influenced “Oppenheimer’s Ailment.” The concert not only mark’s Hussong’s debut as a bandleader, it brings together his two musical worlds for the first time.
“Up until very recently they’ve been pretty separate,” he says. “I’m really trying to learn cello by the route that everyone has to, the pedagogy of centuries. That hasn’t met up quite yet with the guitar, but I seem to be on a path that’s getting there. John’s music is kind of at that cross point.”
It’s not surprising to find out that Schott, a Seattle native, grew up in a highly creative musical environment. While the 1980s Seattle scene earned international attention as the incubator of the punk-influenced grunge movement, there was also a high concentration of volatile improvisers. By the time he finished high school, Schott was enmeshed with drummers Jim Black, Aaron Alexander and Mike Sarin, saxophonist Chris Speed and guitarist Brad Shepik, all of whom are vital members of the New York jazz scene. “There was a lot of aggressive underground music making,” Schott says.
He graduated from Seattle’s Cornish College of the Arts with a degree in composition after studying with Gary Peacock and Jerry Granelli, and was drawn to the Bay Area by the San Francisco Symphony’s extensive programming around the 80th birthday of composer Elliot Carter (and his desire to study with the Belgian pianist Jeanne Stark-Iochmans).
The first group he formed in the Bay Area was Planet Good, and he made his recording debut as a leader with In These Great Times for John Zorn’s Radical Jewish Culture series, a project that set texts by Kafka, Karl Kraus, and Jacob Glatshteyn to Schott’s 12-tone inspired compositions.
Living in Berkeley with his wife Naomi Seidman, a professor of Jewish studies at the Graduate Theological Union, and their son Ezra, Schott mostly supports himself by teaching music. In many ways, Friday’s show serves as a rare opportunity for uniting Schott’s disparate musical lives as an educator, composer, improviser, and underground creative catalyst eager to faciliate connections between artists.
“That’s another reason for the string orchestra,” he says. “It’s a crossroads where I might be able to bring together a lot of players from disparate backgrounds, like a wonderful dinner party where you want these friends you’re fond of to meet these other friends.”
The True Life Trio, which features fiddler Leslie Bonnett, guitarist Briget Boyle and bassist Juliana Graffagna (with all three women on vocals and percussion), brings an expansive repertoire of Eastern European and Appalachian songs to Le Bateau Ivre, 2629 Telegraph Ave., on April 3.
Andrew Gilbert, whose Berkeleyside music column appears every Thursday, also covers music and dance for the San Jose Mercury News, Contra Costa Times, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe and KQED’s California Report. He lives in west Berkeley.
To find out about more events in Berkeley and nearby, check out Berkeleyside’s Events Calendar. We also encourage you to submit your own events.