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The Hamilton County Parks and Recreation Department began in 1967 and acquired its 1st park in 1970 with Potter's Bridge. The Parks Department now houses over 10 parks,1 which is over 750 acres (Strawtown Koteewi Park), 3 parks over 100 acres, and over 1,445 acres of land. The Parks Department also offers some of the finest workshops, school programs, staff, and facilities in Indiana.
Hamilton County Parks and Recreation Department ordinance was established on March 11, 1967. The ordinance was filed May 1, 1967 in the office of Auditor, John Randall.
Many developments and improvements have been made to the Hamilton County Parks and Recreation Department throughout the years. Every year offers a new and exciting time for expansion and learning opportunities.
Early Parks & Recreation Department Board
The 1st board of directors was appointed for a 2 year period in 1968. Meetings of the board of directors were held at the Commissioner's Court at The Hamilton County Court House, located in Noblesville. Appointed to the 1st Hamilton County Parks and Recreation Board of Directors were:
Jerry Barr, Secretary
Henry Burgher, President
Floyd Overdorf, Member
Paul Wheeler, Member
Hamilton County History
The land containing Hamilton County was brought into the possession of the United States by the Treaty of St. Mary's in 1818. William Conner was the 1st white settler in the county. In the summer of 1822, after realizing there were enough settlers in the area, Conner and other settlers applied to the Indiana Legislature for a charter authorizing them to become a separate and independent county under Indiana law.
The application was presented to the Legislature at the 1822-23 session and the act was passed and approved by the Governor on January 8, 1823. The act took effect on the 1st Monday in April (April 7), 1823. The County Commissioners 1st met on May 5, 1823 at the house of William Conner. Conner's house would also serve as the County Circuit Court. The county was named after Alexander Hamilton, the 1st secretary of the treasury.
The county seat is Noblesville. The center of population of Indiana is located in Hamilton County, in the town of Sheridan.
Hamilton County's roots are in agriculture. However after World War II, Indianapolis grew north and the county developed as a suburb. Many farm fields have been replaced over the past couple decades by both residential and commercial development.
Hamilton County Today
Today, the county is one of the fastest growing counties in the nation. According to 2007 estimates by the U.S. Census, the County's population jumped from an estimated 182,740 in 2000 to 261,661 in 2007, 30% of the state's total population increase from between 2000 and 2007.
Hamilton County is home to the Geist and Morse Reservoirs, 2 man-made lakes that offer residents and visitors recreational opportunities, such as boating, fishing and waterfront living. Hamilton County is often called the playground of Indianapolis as many parks, museums, venues and recreational spots have become very popular amongst Indianapolis residents.
Hamilton County Growth
It is the fastest growing county in Indiana out of 92. In 2006, Hamilton County was the 18th fastest-growing county in the nation (out of 3,141) based on census estimates between 2000 and 2005. In 2008, it was the 23rd fastest-growing county in the nation based on census estimates between 2000 and 2007. In the next year, Hamilton County is expected to surpass St. Joseph County in population making it the 4th most populous in the state.
In 2007, Hamilton County was home to 3 of the state's 20 largest cities, Fishers (8th), Carmel (10th) and Noblesville (19th). All 3 are expected to move up in the rankings by 2010.
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Meet Dr Patricia Baker; not a medical doctor but a doctor of scrapology, founder of SCRAPS, the Society (for the) Care, Repair (and) Analytical Probing (of) Scrapbooks.
She has an alluring range of CSI-like clinical instruments to examine her serendipitous finds and sleuth interesting deductions about their unknown, original owners. She's onstage investigating The Curious Case of Josephine Bean's Scrapbook, Shona Reppe's show for children currently playing at the Adelaide Festival.
Under her magnifying glass this time, both literally and figuratively, is a Victorian-era scrapbook. Initial investigation suggests it was kept by a pipe-smoking, bewhiskered man with a passion for collecting seaweed. Artemus J. Mood, as it turns out, Edinburgh clockmaker and officially a Lonely Man, pasting in his train tickets to Elie beach and the odd snippet from the local newspaper ("Child Labour Age Raised to 5!"; "Chimney Sweep Stuck in Chimney: Fed by Mother Upside Down!").
As each scrutinised page coughs up its clues, Dr Baker gets more and more excited. Artemus has a soul mate, it seems, a young woman. Scraptastic! But who is the mysterious Josephine Bean and why does she not appear in a single photograph?
And what is the meaning of the exquisite "sea bean", the Entada Gigas, symbol of good luck and fertility, that Artemus discovered on the beach and which contains a tiny, perfectly formed keyhole?
Children's shows are a fab theatrical form. When they miss their mark it's usually because they freight an adult's idea of what children will like and end up in a zone of condescension. So it's good to bring a Young Person (YP) along as a critical adviser, someone who can speak with authority about the relevant expectations.
At 10 years old my YP was at the outer edge of Dr Baker's demographic, though this did not stop him chortling away at her sight-gags and free-flowing gentle patter (his favourite joke: "I used to love romance stories. Of course, now I'm married").
Shona Reppe is the creator, designer and performer of a beautiful play that never puts a foot wrong. As Dr Baker she gives off a continual, engaging goofy warmth, like a human lighthouse, driven by enthusiasm, curiosity and empathy in equal measure. She's not beyond having a lick of her scrapbook specimens, for analytical purposes, and her methodical madness is neither coy nor contrived.
There's just the right amount of gee-whizz technical effects in the production too, which means you never notice them as effects, only as well-crafted insets in the arc of the drama. A projected image or a recorded sound appears at just the right moment, nudging YPs into the inner world of a strange but moving relationship.
I asked my YP afterwards what he thought the play was about. "About a man's life and how he finds and gets to know a tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny Jamaican lady and later falls in love her". He thought it a romantic comedy, genre-wise, and that it would appeal to "all age degrees". Asked to describe it in three words, he chose "funny, intriguing and ridiculace" (sic).
There you have it, straight from the horse's mouth.
He felt that it perhaps lacked a bit of suspense, that an alien or a spaceship might possibly spice up the narrative line. We talked about this, I maintaining the opposite view, that a show about a lonely middle-aged Victorian and his miniature love should remain firmly in a register of action appropriate to its whimsical but compelling theme. A laser skirmish would be out of place. He took my point, I think.
Towards the end of an hour-long parade of sheer delight, there is a modest coup de theatre that I won't reveal, save to say it lends the show the formal resolution of a polyphonic motet. All things are brought to a point in a way that is both surprising and, if you look hard enough, implicit in the structure all along.
I didn't discuss this observation with my YP, but watched his face out of the corner of my eye, clocking its rapt expression, even as he clocked Dr Baker's. Ridiculace, indeed. But very lovely. Very welcome and very lovely.
The Curious Scrapbook of Josephine Bean plays at the Odeon Theatre as part of the Adelaide Festival until March 9. Details here.
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Doctor's Weight May Be a Factor in Diagnosing Obesity, Study Finds
By Denise Mann
WebMD Health News
Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD
Jan. 31, 2012 -- Doctors who are normal weight are more likely to give patients advice on diet and exercise, according to a new study.
And normal-weight doctors were also more apt to make a diagnosis of obesity, compared to overweight or obese doctors.
"Your doctor is often not going to diagnose obesity or have weight loss discussions with you if they weigh more than you do," says researcher Sara Bleich, PhD. She is an assistant professor with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School's department of health policy and management in Baltimore, Md.
The new survey of 500 primary care doctors shows that doctors who have a normal body mass index (BMI) were more likely to engage their obese patients in weight loss discussions, as compared to overweight and obese physicians, 30% vs. 18%, respectively. Doctors were also much more likely to diagnose someone as being obese if they thought a person's BMI was equal to or exceeded their own.
Thinner doctors were not only more likely to bring these topics up; they also thought their patients would be more likely to follow their advice. Doctors with a self-reported BMI of less than 25 were considered normal weight. Those with a BMI at or above 25 were considered overweight. The findings appear in the January issue of Obesity.
Exactly why heavier doctors may be less likely to discuss weight loss and obesity is not fully understood.
It's possible that a heavyset doctor is reluctant to suggest moving more and eating less when he or she knows it didn't work for them. "They may not want to give advice that is not effective in their own minds," Bleich says.
Overweight or obese doctors are more likely to recommend weight loss pills, she says. The study did not look at how often the doctors discussed weight loss surgery with obese patients.
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Another possibility: "They are used to seeing overweight and obese patients who look like they do and doctors may think, 'I am OK and so are they,'" Bleich says. Next, Bleich plans to look into how much patients trust heavyset doctors' advice.
It's a case of doctor, heal thyself, says Matthew Kroh, MD. He is a surgeon in the Digestive Disease Institute at Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. "Obesity is widespread, and even health professionals are being affected by a national epidemic," he says.
The findings also show how problems beget other problems. "A patient could say, 'I understand obesity may cause weight-related medical problems, but it can't be that serious if my trusted doctor doesn't abide by the same principles,'" he says.
Maybe doctors don't dole out advice on diet and exercise because they know it doesn't work for everyone, says Ronald Clements, MD. He is the director of the Vanderbilt Center for Surgical Weight Loss and a professor of surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn.
There is no one-size-fits-all solution. Advice on weight loss must be individualized.
"I am 10 to 15 pounds overweight, and a doctor should say, 'Skip dessert and exercise more,' but you can't tell that to someone who is morbidly obese," Clements says. "We need to be telling patients about the most effective therapy for their weight."
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So when I had my first gig in front of 3000 people recently, it was Jo I asked to review my presentation and offer so that I could make sure I didn't mess up such an incredible opportunity – and I'm glad to say I didn't! Due in no small part to Jo's advice, I made over £179,640 in 60 minutes!"
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I had just 15 participants there but my results were astounding. 6 bought into the same retreat for next year at $10,500 (40%); 5 bought into Heart of Relationship workshop $2,997 (30%) ; and 2 bought my high end coaching $6,000 package (13%). That made my total sales $89,985.
The best bit was the amazing people…There's magic at the core of every soul and what a gift to draw that out and see it fully expressed in the world. Jo's systems are unparalleled. I stake my name on their value!!"
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Things have changed a lot in the last 10 months. I was scrounging and scraping to work with you. At my first event w ehad 18 people there and a couple joined our program. That was OK. After that I tweaked some stuff and we closed 80% of the room. I was walking down the aisle and people were literally handing me order forms. It was so cool!
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I'd say we're at the $350,000 mark since starting 10 months ago. I couldn't have done it without you Joey."
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Dr Martin is the real deal. Not only has she achieved her own successes from the stage, but she is a very effective consultant who meets the stated and unstated needs of her clients. I'm honoured to recommend Dr Joanna Martin without reservation."
"I've been selling to groups on webinars for quite a while but never done it in person in a room. I had a couple of big workshops coming up, and to be honest I was a little bit freaked out. So I got in touch with Joey and did a VIP day with her. I did not want to be one of those "douch-ey pitch dudes"who stands at the front of the room and gets people to run to the back with high pressure, drop down the price, bonuses and all that weird stuff. That all felt really fake and cheesey to me.
So I wanted a way to influence groups that was really natural, really generous and felt like I was giving not taking away.
We whipped out post-it notes and planned the whole presentation. We got the presentation to do all the heavy lifting which took the pressure off me to get the offer 100% right.
I've now run that event 4 times. Each time we do it between 34 and 38% of the room apply to my $10-20,000 program. So far that's tured into $1.2 million. Joey- Supercool!"
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In the first presentation I did after my training with Jo, I closed $80K in new business from the stage in 2 hours and got 14 new clients and it was easier than ever before!
The techniques she taught me have created immeasurable results and it was the best investment I have ever made in my business.
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Before working with Jo I was hectic and overwhelmed with work, and had no idea how to make it any different.
Really, I was trapped and stuck in the rat race.
Through the mentoring I learned to market properly; how to leverage my knowledge properly; how to run webinars and market myself online. Which means that now I'm making $5000 a month extra income every month, and some months even $10,000 a month more than I was. If I want to make more money in my business, now its as simple as turning on a tap. Plus I have time to do what I love: writing and creating products.
But best part of all- I get to be more hands on with my kids and I'm finally coaching the netball team! I've got balance, and I haven't had balance for over 10 years. I'm so grateful for this year, especially the confidence I've got. Its changed my life."
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We now speak with legendary speakers around Australia, and invite big names onto our own stage because we get awesome audiences along to our events.
So thanks Jo for providing such excellent training. Before every event, and especially before writing a new workshop, we pull out the manual and check over everything."
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Joanna's insights from selling from stage were priceless. She has a natural ability to create the fluid momentum in a presentation that draws the audience in so they are open to buying. She is the epitome of the balance between selling and teaching.
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We were struggling to make £1000 a month originally, and now we've made over £45,000 in a month and we learned that model from you.
We have a vision to make a difference and that's what drove us to ctreate the business model and now it's succeeding!
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I spoke yesterday at a no-sell exhibition, and without selling still made £1,500 in sales! This paid for the event and generated leads for high paying opportunities. I have since secured £30,000 in additional coaching client revenue and franchise leads as a result of this single presentation. Thanks Jo."
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"With Jo's help we've created our Elegant Business Model. We ran two webinars attended by over 60, and then 80 people. From these webinars we filled a room with 38 people for our first 1-day event. 21 of those bought our 3-day training for $100, that's 55%, and $21,000 in a day. It gave me a lot of confidence and the future is looking great.
– Troy Harris, Founder Rookie Developer, Melbourne, Australia
"I now command $50,000 for 6 months of consulting"
"Despite being recognised by the Australian Financial Review and on TV as a "Top Market Timer" in forex, shares and commodities, my message was not getting through to the "man and woman in the street."
Jo showed me how to structure and deliver a message that would get through. Instead of my old free webinar, and no sales, I ran a Joey-ed Up webinar where I sold 17 people my $2,000 program. Two weeks later I did another free webinar and sold another 8 places. That's over $50,000 for a small investment.
My business has grown much bigger than that. I now command $50,000 for 6 months of consulting with my high end clients. I communicate better on all levels. Thanks Joey."
– David Hunt, Profit Hunters, Advisor to investors and traders, Melbourne, Australia
"I have created over £100,000 from speaking engagements alone"
"Since training with Joanna I have spoken at over 20 seminars and workshops (some my own and some other people's stages) creating over £100,000 from speaking engagements alone. This is on top of existing revenues from clients and other business My first seminar had 7 people. Just a year later I am speaking to audiences of up to 1000 people on bigger stages internationally, and speaking at corporate events for staff training on internet marketing."
– Suraj Sodha, Internet Marketing Highway and WP Maintain, London UK.


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I am an author and crime and police procedural advisor to fiction and TV writers. The 2015 Crime Writer's Association Diamond Dagger Award winner, Peter James and I have published a non fiction Sunday Times best selling book "Death Comes Knocking" through Pan Macmillan,on sale now. It is an account of what it is like to police one of the UK's most cosmopolitan cities, Brighton and Hove. With real stories, drawn from my 30 year career we link the events, incidents and investigations I describe into the fictional world created by Peter in his Roy Grace novels.
I have been a principle procedural advisor to Peter since I retired from the police. I advise him on plots and provide detailed guidance and feedback throughout the drafting stages of his novels, the last eleven of which are number one best sellers. I work with a number of other crime authors in the same way.
I am currently supporting a TV writer who is developing a police drama. She requires guidance covering not only the operational aspects of policing but the wider community, political and organisational pressures that affect modern policing. My experience puts me in the perfect position to guide the writer and producers while recognising that 'the story is king' therefore helping them to achieve exhilarating narratives underpinned by authenticity.
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Graham once again was Peter's advisor on his twelfth novel in the award-winning Detective Superintendent Roy Grace crime series.
An ugly duckling as a child, Jodie Bentley had two dreams in life - to be beautiful and rich. She's achieved the first, with a little help from a plastic surgeon, and now she's working hard on the second. Her philosophy on money is simple: you can either earn it or marry it. Marrying is easy, it's getting rid of the husband afterwards that's harder, that takes real skill. But hey, practice makes perfect …
Detective Superintendent Roy Grace is feeling the pressure from his superiors, his previous case is still giving him sleepless nights, there have been major developments with his missing wife Sandy, and an old adversary is back. But worse than all of this, he now believes a Black Widow is operating in his city. One with a venomous mind… and venomous skills. Soon Grace comes to the frightening realization that he may have underestimated just how dangerous this lady is.
Graham worked with William to achieve the gritty realism that this book has throughout in a complex and exciting hunt for a murderer by a murderer
Police Sergeant William South has a reason for not wanting to be on the murder investigation.
He is a murderer himself.
But the victim was his only friend; like him, a passionate birdwatcher. South is warily partnered with the strong-willed Detective Sergeant Alexandra Cupidi, newly recruited to the Kent coast from London. Together they find the body, violently beaten, forced inside a wooden chest. Only rage could kill a man like this. South knows it.
But soon - too soon - they find a suspect: Donnie Fraser,
a drifter from Northern Ireland. His presence in Kent disturbs William - because he knew him as a boy. If the past is catching up with him, South wants to meet it head on. For even as he desperately investigates the connections, he knows there is no crime, however duplicitous or cruel, that can compare to the great lie of his childhood.
Moving from the storm-lashed, bird-wheeling skies of the Kent Coast to the wordless war of the Troubles, The Birdwatcher is a crime novel of suspense, intelligence and powerful humanity about fathers and sons, grief and guilt and facing the darkness within.
Graham guided Rob on all the policing elements of this gripping novel. He helped achieve characters who are faithful to those who, in real life, are charged with tracking down murderous stalkers.
If The Night Stalker is watching, you're already dead…
In the dead of a swelteringly hot summer's night, Detective Erika Foster is called to a murder scene. The victim, a doctor, is found suffocated in bed. His wrists are bound and his eyes bulging through a clear plastic bag tied tight over his head.
A few days later, another victim is found dead, in exactly the same circumstances. As Erika and her team start digging deeper, they discover a calculated serial killer – stalking their victims before choosing the right moment to strike.
The victims are all single men, with very private lives. Why are their pasts shrouded in secrecy? And what links them to the killer?
As a heat wave descends upon London, Erika will do everything to stop the Night Stalker before the body count rises, even if it means risking her job. But the victims might not be the only ones being watched… Erika's own life could be on the line.
Death Comes Knocking
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Graham Bartlett, Kate Bendelow and Neil White will discuss with David Mark their various expertise investigating and prosecuting murder and other heinous crimes. They will chat about how they approach their own writing and how they advise some of the planet's most accomplished crime writes so they can get their procedure spot on.
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T2.a is one of Hungary's most exciting architect studios led by Bence Turanyi who founded the company with his father, Gabor Turanyi. They represent an innovative and progressive way of thinking both technically and theoretically. We started working together in 2013 to form a marketing strategy and communications plan. We have managed a successful International and Hungarian press campaign when The Photographer's House, a residential home built for Zsolt Batar was selected into the shortlist of the Media Architecture Prize 2013.


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A Delicious Meal
The day after the Jay Peak 25k Katie and I wanted something to eat that was comfort food. Something that said, "Sit back, relax, feel better." So in place of a Recipe Sunday food post I wanted to offer a "Recovery Monday" food post.
The fare was: Homemade Chickpea Noodle Soup; Avocado rubbed Kale Salad with Oranges.
And for dessert: Baked Apple Crisp with Homemade Granola.
It was the simplest of meals but it fulfilled the goal of being comforting and helping our sore muscles recover.
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Original Dune
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Battle language refers to any formalised method of communication used specifically for military purposes.
Some peoples during the days of the Faufreluches maintained their own battle language, including some Great Houses such as House Atreides, House Harkonnen, and the Bene Gesserit.
The idea behind a battle language was that communications could not be intercepted by enemies, and that it could be easily recognised and not mistaken for anything else in the fog of war. It usually consisted of hand signals, or, in the case of the Bene Gesserit, an ancient language long since forgotten by any living peoples. This language would often be drawn from Other Memory.
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Kelly Rowland has revealed that she was dropped from her previous label Columbia Records.
The singer, whose new single 'Commander' was produced by David Guetta, previously said that parting ways with the label was a "mutual decision", but has since admitted that leaving the company was not her wish.
She told Entertainment Weekly: "The records that I put out probably didn't perform as well as maybe they wanted them to. We live in an industry where you've got to bring in money... I get it."
Rowland, who is now signed to label Universal Motown, recently described her album as "dance-inspired" without neglecting her R&B roots.
The LP is expected to be released later this year.


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Pictures are a great way to capture a moment in time, an emotion, and a memory! This art piece marries those heartfelt memories with the beauty of nature's Day Lily, which symbolizes happiness, creating a flower that will make you smile for years to come!
The flower holds 6 pictures of your choice, submitted digitally, and can represent any subject of your choosing.
The Photo Flower is a perfect artful display of your happiness!
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Welcome to the School of Public Health at the University of Alberta.
Choosing the right graduate program—at the right university—is a big decision. This information will help you make the best decision.
Navigating graduate school can be a challenge, but we are here to help you find your way.
Our researchers are discovering innovative solutions to complex public health problems.
We value the connections we have with our alumni. Find out how you can stay in touch.
From epidemiology to environmental health, our faculty members collaborate with colleagues and partners to conduct broad-based public health research. Their names are listed below, along with their contact information. You may learn more about each faculty member by clicking on a name and viewing a profile.


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Retail stores that play music in their stores are in line for a major windfall after a legal ruling that could see them claim back £20 million in excessive charges levied over the last four years.
The Copyright Tribunal ruled today that increases introduced in 2005 by Public Performance Limited, the company that collects fees for record companies and organises licences for stores to play music in their outlets, were excessive.
The ruling is a victory for the British Retail Consortium and other leading trade associations including the British Hospitality Association and British Beer and Pub Association who had lobbied hard to get the charges amended.
The Copyright Tribunal has ruled the charged should be capped at 10%.. PPL has said it will appeal but, if the decision is upheld, retailers stand to benefit to the tune of £5 million a year as well as receiving back £20 million they have been overcharged.
Andrew Opie, British Retail Consortium Food and Consumer director said: "We welcome the Tribunal's decision which establishes a level of tariffs that's fair for all parties. This is a great example of the BRC helping retailers large and small to pull together and fight an unfair cost that affects them all.
"Being able to play music or have a radio on is important for customers and staff in many shops. Artists and composers are entitled to a payment but increases on this scale cannot be justified and are out of reach for many retailers.
"We regret that PPL is not willing to accept the outcome and has decided to appeal."
Licensees will be able to claim refunds based on their own calculations of what they are owed, or they will be able to ask PPL to make the calculation for them.
The new Tribunal Tariffs will now be brought into effect as soon as possible and implemented upon renewal of PPL licences.
The Tribunal has allowed PPL only a 10 per cent all round increase plus RPI. For example, a hotel, pub, restaurant or bar playing CDs/tapes or radio/TV with an audible area of just under 400 square metres would be paying £464.80 for its licence this year under the new PPL tariff, but the Tribunal decision has reduced this to around £110. Premises with under 100 square metres audible area and which play only 'traditional' radios and TVs will pay about £ £55.
Brigid Simmonds, BBPA, chief executive, said:
"This is a major victory for the industry - not to mention the fully justified prospect of refunds for overpayments in recent years. I'd like to thank everyone right across the hospitality sector who has worked so hard to reverse these indefensible charges. It's been a long struggle, but worth it, given today's total victory. We will be doing everything we can to ensure that any appeal case is heard quickly, so that the matter of repayments can be settled as soon as possible."
Martin Couchman, Deputy Chief Executive, BHA, added:
"This successful result shows how much time and effort the industry needs to spend when it fights damaging decisions made by public monopolies. The fact that the Tribunal says we are the clear winners shows how justified we were to fight the case."


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I got to hang out with both my little seester and my little brother today!
This picture represents them both so well in my opinion. Andrew, my 'little' brother- though much larger than I, is wonderful! He is such a stud, and EVERYONE loves him. He is clever, funny, witty... caring, compassionate, thoughtful... opinionated {which isn't always a bad thing}, passionate and has a good heart. I just love him. And am sooo blessed that I have him in my life. I still get giddy when he comes over to hang out with me! Like I'm the most privileged person in the whole world.
My seester {this is what we call each other}, is beautiful! She and I connect like, well, sisters do :) Our souls are linked in the neatest ways. We used to drive to the beach every weekend together! We would sing, talk to God and look back on our adventurous childhood... Now we are both married, and though our schedules have changed, we still find time to connect and appreciate this special bond. I couldn't ask for a more amazing seester; she encourages me and is always showing me the humility of Christ. I could learn a thing or two from her.
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All GRE Subject Test: Biochemistry, Cell, and Molecular Biology Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1 : Nucleus And Ribosomes
What is the main function of the nucleolus in eukaryotic cells?
Eukaryotic cells do not have a nucleolus
To promote the transcription, processing, and assembly of rRNA genes into ribosomes
To facilitate nuclear transport of proteins and mRNA from the nucleus to the cytoplasm
Storage site for transcription factors, RNA polymerases, DNA polymerases, and other transcriptional machinery until transcription occurs
The site of microtubule assembly during mitosis
To promote the transcription, processing, and assembly of rRNA genes into ribosomes
The correct answer is that the nucleolus is the site of ribsome synthesis and assembly. Chromosomes containing rRNA (ribosomal RNA genes) are clustered within the nucleolus, which facilitates rapid transcription and processing of rRNA genes and assembly of rRNA subunits into ribosomes.
Example Question #2 : Nucleus And Ribosomes
The nuclear lamina is generally associated with __________.
euchromatin and transcriptionally inactive genes
heterochromatin and transcriptionally active genes
ribosome synthesis and assembly
chromatin containing transcriptionally active genes
chromatin containing transcriptionally inactive genes
chromatin containing transcriptionally inactive genes
The correct answer is chromatin and transcriptionally inactive genes. The nuclear lamina provides support and structure to the nucleus and binds transcriptionally inactive regions. Euchromatin is loosely packed chromatin and is, therefore, associated with transcriptionally active genes. Alternatively, heterochromatin is densely packed chromatin and implies inactive genes. Ribosome synthesis and assembly occurs in the nucleolus.
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St. Norbert Runs Past Carroll
From Sports Information Director, January 8, 2011 | Women's Basketball
by Dan Lukes, firstname.lastname@example.com, (920) 403-4077
DE PERE - St. Norbert College shot 53.8 percent from the floor en route to a 69-57 Midwest Conference win over Carroll University at Connie Tilley Court at Schuldes Sports Center.
The Green Knights, ranked No. 25 by D3hoops.com, have won eight-straight games and are 10-1 overall and 6-0 in the MWC. Carroll fell to 7-3, 3-2 in its first non-overtime loss this season.
St. Norbert's Rachel Hermus matched a career-high in points with 26 and Jamie Kuhl pulled down a career-high 14 rebounds as the Green Knights connected on 28 of 52 field-goal attempts.
The Green Knights never trailed in the game, leading 16-5 just over eight minutes into the game. St. Norbert led 34-16 at halftime as Hermus posted 17 points by the break.
St. Norbert held a 23-point lead in the second half on two occasions, the last at 41-18 with 17:05 to go. But the Green Knights could not stop Carroll's Janelle Groer, who scored all 22 of her points in the second half.
Carroll worked the lead down to 56-49 with 7:27 left, but St. Norbert answered on baskets by Hermus and Stefanie Bunday to lead 60-49 with 5:54 left. The Pioneers would not get closer than nine points the rest of the way.
In addition to Hermus' big game, Krista Pelky had 15 points, and Kuhl and Bunday had 12 points apiece. Bunday dished out six assists.


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We are all individuals and there is no substitute for personal attention. Therefore I spend time looking after you as an individual and offer truly personal nutritional solutions using the tools of functional nutrition.
From my busy practice in Tunbridge Wells, I have helped many thousands of people over the past 25 years to improved health. Areas I specialise in are:
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These are one of the most common afflictions that people suffer from. Many doctors make a vague diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and offer medication to address the symptoms. I have seen many hundreds of people who have suffered with debilitating gut problems like Inflammatory Bowel Disease and IBS that can at times truly affect their lives and have found no relief through using medication. What is vital is to find out the causative factors of any health problem, including digestive problems. The practice of nutritional therapy uses tools such as stool tests, elimination diets and food intolerance tests, to help clients to help discover the underlying contributory factors to the health problem so that these can be addressed and then improved.
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by Gary Simpson
Frescos depict the state of the world in statistics.
The Artist has incorporated the printed statistics
of the "CIA World Facts" within them.
The series embraces the dichotomy of static numbers
versus the randomness of the artist's technique.
A collage of numbers and names of countries printed
on strips of paper, brass bars, slats of wood in varying
lengths and shredded dollar bills, tell the story
in a 3- dimensional way. For example #5 Aids, the
threadlike brass bars shoot off the top of the fresco,
not unlike the statistics that are "off the
chart" in many of the world's countries.
Life Expectancy at Birth.
Each inch
of wood slat represents a number of years
the numbers show the life expectancy (see
close up)
Gross Domestic Product per Capita.
Shredded pieces of dollar bills float on the surface
bottom of fresco shows statistics (see
close up)
Defense Spending per Capita.
Brass bars are used to show the differences (see
close up)
Birth and Death Rates.
Brass bars show disparity (see
close up)
Threadlike brass bars depict aids rate going off the
surface of the fresco
(see close up)
Gross Domestic Product.
This time the artist uses brass bars to emphasize
the statistics
statistics are on left and right of fresco.
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The Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC) is proud to announce the 2018-19 schedule for the ACCC Basketball Game of the Week.
We are proud to continue our partnership with JockJive Sports and Robert Williamson for all of our 2018-19 webstreaming events, including men's and women's basketball, baseball, and softball Games of the Week, as well as volleyball, men's and women's basketball, baseball, and softball postseason tournaments. The 2017-18 year saw a total of over 127,000 unique viewers watch ACCC webstreamed events.
Please find all webstreamed events at https://www.jockjive.com/acccsports.html.
Basketball Game of the Week Schedule - All Times CDT (unless otherwise stated)
* Games and times are subject to change
Nov. 7 - NW Florida State at Coastal Alabama-North 7:30 pm (men)
Nov. 9 - Snead State vs. Coastal Alabama-South 2:00 pm (men)
Delagado vs. Coastal Alabama-South 4:00 pm (women)
Nov. 13 - Itawamba vs. Gadsden State 5:30 pm (men and women)
Nov. 24 - North American vs. Wallace State 11:00 am (men)
Walters State vs. Coastal Alabama-East 1:00 pm (men)
Nov. 29 - Southern Union vs. LB Wallace 5:30 pm (men and women)
Dec. 8 - LB Wallace vs. Shelton State 5:30 pm (men and women)
Dec. 15 - Wallace State vs. Wallace-Selma 2:00 pm (men and women)
Dec. 17 - South Georgia Tech vs. Marion Military 3:30 pm (men)
Jan. 4 - Walters State vs. Wallace State 5:00 pm (women)
Roane State vs. Shelton State 7:00 pm (women)
Jan. 8 - Wallace State vs. Gadsden State 5:30 pm (men and women)
Jan. 14 - Snead State vs. Shelton State 5:30 pm (men and women)
Jan. 24 - Coastal Alabama-North vs. Coastal Alabama-South 5:30 pm (men and women)
Jan. 28 - Chattahoochee Valley vs. Bishop State 5:30 pm (men and women)
Feb. 4 - Coastal Alabama-East vs. Enterprise State 5:30 (men and women)
Feb. 14 - Snead State vs. Bevill State 7:00 pm (men only)
Feb. 21 - Marion Military vs. Lawson State 7:30 pm (men only)
Feb. 25 - TBD
March 5-8 - ACCC Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament - Lawson State CC, Birmingham, AL


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I searched the net for the tattoos and all the places that did them were in America, so I kept searching and finally stumbled upon Unique Freak. They are a UK based company and at only £7.00 for a sheet of metallic tattoos, they were good value for money. Delivery was super fast too.
I bought a sheet of the Bora Bora tattoos which have gold and silver designs. The best thing about these tattoos is that you can cut them to any size and use as much or as little as you like. And you can make up your own patterns using the tattoos.
They are also very quick and easy to apply. All you need to do is dab with water and leave for 10 seconds. I was a little sceptical at first but I was pleasantly surprised to find that the whole design had transferred perfectly. Being waterproof they also last for up to 3-5 days.
I still love the traditional henna but for a quick and easy fix then this is just right.
Here's how I styled my metallic tattoos for my daughter
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Actress Susan Sarandon is notorious for espousing liberal causes and bashing conservatives. Now, she is attacking the head of the Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI.
In a public interview with Bob Balaban at the Hamptons Film Festival, Sarandon told an audience that she had sent a copy of a book to Pope John Paul II. She then said: "The last Pope, not this Nazi one we have now."
When chided by the interviewer, she repeated her statement.
The future Pope was forced to serve in the Hitler Youth at 14. But he was an unwilling participant, who deserted the German army before the war's end.
Sarandon's comments are even more baseless, due to the fact that Benedict XVI has striven to maintain good relations with the Jewish people during his Papal reign. He declared in 2006 to the Chief Rabbi of Rome: The Catholic Church is close and is a friend to you. Yes, we love you and we cannot but love you, because of the Fathers:through them you are very dear and beloved brothers to us." Benedict also wrote in 2011 that Jews were not responsible for the death of Christ (reaffirming the 1965 Second Vatican Council document "Nostra Aetate", which did the same).
The Anti-Defamation League called Sarandon's words "disturbing, deeply offensive and completely uncalled for attack on the good name of Pope Benedict XVI."
William Donohue of the Catholic League also blasted Sarandon's comments, noting: "Susan Sarandon's ignorance is willful: those who have hatred in their veins are not interested in the truth. The fact is that Joseph Ratzinger (the pope) was conscripted at the age of 14 into the Hitler Youth, along with every other young German boy. Unlike most of the other teenagers, Ratzinger refused to go to meetings, bringing economic hardship to his family. Moreover, unlike most of the others, he deserted at the first opportunity."
Sarandon is legendary for her liberal commentary and activism. Now she can add anti-Catholic hate speech to her long resume of stupidity.


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Inman Park Festival, ALOMA concert, Columbus Museum, Oakhurst Jazz Series and more! Go to our schedule page for more info
At a Glance
The Bonaventure Quartet is an Atlanta based jazz band combining Gypsy Jazz, American swing, and original music into a style that is romantically thrilling. Whether the band is performing as a full eight piece band fueling a swing dance, or as a trio at a cocktail lounge, their music transforms any room into feeling utterly alive. Click here to learn more.


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It's the 25th of February which means it's time for a Christmas card to be posted for the Christmas All Year Long Group of our Magnolia-licious Yahoo Group (you can find a list of participants there). The start of this blog hop is at Julie's blog. This is our 2nd blog hop. My Christmas card is a tri-shutter card.
In celebration of the 2010 Winter Olympics which our city is hosting, I was trying to make this card a bit sportive. However, these are the only images that I have that have anything to do with winter sports...hee hee...nothing Olympian about this type of sledding, but they will have to do.
Laying the card flat on a table, the card looks like this:


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Circle of Memories
A circle signifies a group of people sharing an interest, activity, achievement or special accomplishment. Memory is the ability to retain and recall past experiences. A Circle of Memories is a place where both of these inspirations merge to create a unique gathering place at camp.
Camp is a place where generations of boys, girls and young adults have found a "second home," filled with love, laughter, and friendship. Long after the last Reveille has sounded, campers current and past find celebration, and occasionally solace, in their memories of fun-filled days spent on the shore of Cape Cod Bay under the watchful, nurturing eyes of counselors, staff, and directors.
Wherever their individual paths take them, campers and alumni carry with them many evocative memories of life-changing experiences at camp. Our new Circle of Memories is intended to celebrate those remembrances, by actively sharing stories and creating experiences while sitting in the circle as well as opportunities for capturing these special memories on permanent metal plaques affixed to benches surrounding the stones and fire. We envision this to be a special place of reflection, joy and camaraderie.
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All in one breath
A cultural guide to Tartu
Text and images: Auguste Petre
Every so often we become tired of our usual surroundings, sometimes to the point of making it very nearly imperative to get oneself into a different or unfamiliar cultural space. Yet there is no need to whisk off to London, Paris or Berlin to enjoy a refreshing and entertaining weekend. Estonia's second-largest city, Tartu, offers a wide range of exhibitions, vintage shops and cosy cafés.
Tartu ideally balances the noise and crowds of a metropolis with the idyllic charm of a small town; everything is in arm's reach, yet the city resists nodding off into slumber for even a moment (except for Sundays, when most of the city's museums and shops are closed). Two days are all you need for a relaxing weekend retreat – even though culture can be found throughout the city, it is still relatively concentrated and easy to get to.
Arterritory.com has put together the following guide to this winter's cultural scene in Tartu, a truly wonderful destination for an enlightening getaway.
Tartmus art museum
Tartmus Sten Eltermaa "Brussels' Prelude" exhibition view
Tartmus. Art Allmägi, "Paint it Black II" exhibition view
Tartu's art museum contains more than 23 000 artworks created by both Estonian artists and artists with ties to Estonia, with the oldest pieces dating back to the 18th century. At the moment, the exhibition halls of Tartmus are featuring four very different exhibitions. The spacious rooms of the late-17th-century building prove that a historical building can be well suited for contemporary art, and that classical art can hold on to its significance in a thoroughly modern presentation. Through April of next year, the fourth floor of Tartmus is showing an exhibition of paintings by Estonia's first female artist, Julie Hagen-Schwarz – a true testament to the perseverance of a 19th-century woman in her quest for an education and career in the visual arts. In the museum's project room one can view Estonian artist Sten Eltermaa's photo exhibition Brussels' Prelude: The Liminal Zone, featuring the minimalist architecture of Brussels' European Quarter, whilst on the building's third floor, the museum's essence is explored through the prism of movement and dance in the exhibition Museum Choreography (through January 7). The emotionally charged exhibition Paint It Black II is on view on the museum's first floor; Art Allmägi's impressive installation covers the theme of Russian war politics. After you've seen the exhibitions, stop by the museum's book store where you can purchase not only art books, but also postcards of paintings and souvenirs created by local artists.
Open: Wednesday, Friday – Sunday 11:00 to 18:00 / Thursday 11:00 to 21:00
Raekoja plats 18, Tartu
Aparaaditehas creative quarter
"Aparaaditehas". Courtyard of the Widget Factory
"Aparaaditehas". The Widget culture factory. Estonian design store "Noos"
One of Tartu's hot spots for cultural tourists is Aparaaditehas, a former Soviet submarine factory which in 2014 was transformed into the city's creative quarter. The factory compound is now home to artist studios, the offices of creative co-ops, cosy cafés, organic grocery markets, and Estonian design shops. In the summer, the spacious courtyard serves as a venue for concerts and open-air film screenings, and every September it hosts the Müürilille antique and vintage flea market. During the winter months, the quarter's restaurants, cafés, and many shops make for a delightful destination.
Adrese: Kastani 42, Tartu
The used book stores of Riia Street
"Vanaraamat" antique bookshop
Just a few steps away from the Old Town, at the top of Riia Street, you'll find two unique book stores. In a pleasant contrast to the hustle and bustle of the city outside, the magically peaceful atmosphere inherent to book stores awaits inside, as does a wide assortment of reading material in Estonian, Russian and English. From sheet music and dictionaries to world literature and travel guides, the Antikvariaat and Vanaraamat book stores have a bit of everything. Adding to the romantic aura is the fine selection of old postcards, photographs, and vinyl records featuring some of the best music of the 20th century.
Open: Monday – Friday 10:00 to 18:00 / Saturday 10:00 to 16:00
Antikvariaat – Riia 7, Tartu
Vanaraamat – Riia 5, Tartu
University of Tartu Botanical Gardens
Botanical Garden of the University of Tartu
Botanical Garden of the University of Tartu
The Botanical Gardens of Tartu University are located almost in the city's centre, on the banks of the Emajõgi River. All it takes is a seven-minute walk from the Old Town and you're in a verdant paradise. Established in 1806, the Gardens now span 3.5 hectares and make for an interesting destination in summer and winter alike. When the outside beds are under a blanket of snow, the large greenhouse is especially tempting. Behind the doors of the conservatory is a lush floral world with the power to invigorate the winter-weary bones of even those who seemingly have no real interest in the world of plants. The majesty of the Botanical Gardens lies in its huge diversity of plant species (more than 10 000) and in the architecture of the conservatory – its high ceilings and metal frame construction is reminiscent of both Madrid's Atocha railway station and Paris' Museum of Natural History. Both rooms of the conservatory have spiral staircases and platforms from which visitors can practically touch the tops of the palm trees as they overlook the 'jungle' below.
Open: Grounds – Daily 7:00 to 19:00 / Conservatory – Daily 10:00 to 17:00
Lai 38, Tartu
The wooden architecture of Supilinn and the largest antique store in Tartu
Supilinn district
Fans of wooden architecture will be thrilled to take a walk in the northeastern part of Tartu called Supilinn, or 'Soup Town'. The residential neighbourhood emerged in the the 19th century in tandem with the founding of the A. Le Coq brewery. Unlike the city's centre, the Supilinn area is quiet and ideal for a Sunday stroll when most of the shops and museums are closed. Not only are the brightly coloured wooden houses charming, but so too are the clever street names such as Herne (Pea Street), Kartuli (Potato Street), and Meloni (Melon Street).
"Taaskasutuskeskus" vintage preču veikals
Not far from there is the city's largest antique store, a cavernous warehouse filled to the gills with various relics from the past two centuries. With its displays of porcelain tea sets, miniature oil paintings, stuffed animals, books and furniture, it almost seems like a museum, except here everything is for sale, and quite cheaply, too.
Taaskasutuskeskus antique store opening hours: Monday – Friday 10:00 to 18:00 / Saturday 9:00 to 15:00
Tuglase 2, Tartu
Disainimaja Outlet Estonian design shop
"Disainimaja Outlet" design store
If you're a devotee of the ascetic fashion and interior design of the Nordic countries, Disainimaja Outlet is the perfect place for you. Located right in the middle of the city, this modestly sized design space features clothing and footwear by local designers as well as decorative home goods. The shop also has a wide assortment of jewellery created by Estonian designers, who have impressively climbed to third place in the ratings of world jewellery design.
Open: Tuesday – Friday 10:00 to 17:30 / Saturday 11:00 to 16:00
Kalevi 15, Tartu


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What you need to know before you go
Bournemouth is among Britain's best-loved seaside towns. The star attraction is unquestionably its stretch of soft, sandy beach, which buzzes with laid-back locals and sun-seeking out-of-towners throughout the warm summer months. The iconic Bournemouth Pier offers all manner of kitsch seaside fun, with retro amusement arcades, colourful souvenir shops and tempting ice-cream stalls.
The local nightlife is legendary, with a host of buzzing beachfront bars and pulsing clubs to crawl between until the early hours. And if you're craving a culture fix, swing by the Russell-Cotes Museum, an elegant Victorian villa filled with astonishing art.
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Bournemouth is a fine example of a modern British seaside resort. Many similar cities have sadly fallen into decline by desperately clinging to past glories, but Bournemouth has managed to move with the times without demolishing their history. The pier jutting from the beautiful sandy beach hosts innovative amusements, old churches are now home to high-class nightclubs, and even the traditional seaside fish and chips has been revamped by ingenious chefs.
The result is a fun and attractive resort town with quite a lively pulse. It attracts people by the thousands every year, not least for its array of fantastic festivals. Don't miss the 10-day Bournemouth Food & Drink Festival in June or the UK's biggest air show in late-August.
What are the best things to do in Bournemouth?