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Mother and daughter(s): Nora ( Sally Field), Kitty (Calista Flockhart) and Sarah (Rachel Griffiths) Relationship dynamic: As a conservative media personality and senator's wife, Kitty is always at odds with her much more liberal-leaning mother Nora. Meanwhile, Sarah, whose life has now imploded after following in her mother's footsteps for years, is going through middle-aged growing pains trying to assert her own personality and claim her own life. It all sounds messed up, but we know any number of real-life mother/daughters who face the same issues. -- Brill Bundy, Zap2it.com
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All Wolverhampton Registered Carers are permitted to enter the facility free of charge when accompanying a disabled client and on display of their Wolverhampton Carers Card.
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Guys, are there any apps that will make everything larger on the screen in Android? I have found something that makes the fonts bigger but what about the rest of the stuff including icons, address book and so on? Are there any options? My eyes have gone to hell and I need to be able to see the stuff on the screen. IF I have a choice, should I go android or windows and why should I chose one over the other? Thanks George
Umm. ... couldn't you just zoom? That is pretty much what that does makes everything bigger on the screen.
ricnar, let me know if it works for you and by all means, post some screen shots or put the phone on a scanner and take some pics. I'd really like to see what it looks like. George
Font Size seems to apply only to fonts (as per the name). I'm pretty certain there is no way to uniformly scale up everything. Although, with a custom rom, you probably could hack Android to report different DisplayMetrics and thereby trick the graphics to render bigger. It'd be a lot of work for that one feature/setting, and it'd probably break a lot of stuff, UI-wise.
Well, they apparently have this thing in Windows called zoomer that apparently does just that. Scroll down to post 5 and 7 Need an app developed for the T9193? Anyone interested? - xda-developers You know, if people got their shit together and stopped competing and we could stick with ONE good platform, maybe this would be taken care of
You can make icons double sized, for non-rooted phones by using bigger icons widget. In the market. It lags, but I guess it really depends on how much you really want it done if it's worth the trouble or not.
So, what the hell is a rooted phone? Would that be something bought from the souvenir shop at this place?
George, i feel your pain, i have Macular Degeneration, and need Big...i bought the Incredible and cant see a thing...got to carry a magnifying glass around ! Will check out these 2 apps thanks
Keep me posted and let me know how it goes and I'll do the same 'cause my phone is finally on order from Negri Electronics and I chose this one.. HTC Desire A8183 Android 2.1 850 US/NA 3G (Unlocked) Also, I plan on integrating it with google by putting my contacts on google and using google phone number (new thing they just started). George
No idea Poldie, I don't have the phone yet. Was trying to figure out what my options were BEFORE I bought it but I guess I'll find out as it's coming tomorrow.


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Having off-loaded No8 Andy Powell the previous day following his pub brawl with football fans, Wasps had to deal yesterday with the news that their most dangerous attacking force is ruled out of their final Aviva Premiership match of the campaign.
Nic Berry comes into the side for Simpson while Jonah Holmes, the 18-year-old Academy scrum-half, will be among the replacements.
London Irish director Toby Booth, whose side go to Leicester tomorrow, has reaffirmed his view that England flanker Steffon Armitage will not be joining Toulon. Booth added he is going to sign another centre and "some back five forwards" before the summer.
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Posted August 21, 2014 · Report post I'm currently a 19 year old boy. Around 3 years ago, I had a very severe acne breakout on my chest. There were so many pimples on my chest that I couldn't even count or even stand in the shower. I bled very often on my chest. Then as time went by, the acne started to die. However, after the acne was dead, unluckily, there was some "undead acne" that seemed to stay or perhaps grow on my chest. I thought those scars would go away but they never seemed to. I know I've had terrible acne issues and I've had lots of acne consistently from 2009-2013 in my other areas such as face and back. From July 2013 to March 2014, I took a medication called "Accutane" and all of the acne was virtually eradicated. There was absolutely nothing left and the breakouts never came back. However, that medication wasn't effective to my chest scars. Later on at around December 2013, my dermatologist doctor examined the scars and those were actually Keloid scars. Every month, he would inject me "Kenalog". It did sting of course, it hurts a lot more than a needle to the arm or a blood work. Well, every month up towards now, I have taken the injection. Although I've seen better progress than the Accutane, the worst of the scars seemed to survive big time. I also looked my entire chest and noticed that there was not a single living acne there. All of them are scars from the past. Here is a picture of what my chest looks like today: So my question is, is there another way to get rid of these scars besides monthly injections? Are there any remedies that would work as effective? As you notice the middle line seems to stay. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 21, 2014 · Report post I ended up using a prescription scar cream to help treat my acne scars and red marks that were left over. Give me a message if you want more information. Good luck & good health! 1 person likes this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 22, 2014 · Report post Hi Keloid, I feel like we are one in the same person. I'm 19 and took accutane literally the same time period as you. However, I only had acne on my chest and I was also left with a bunch of keloids which I absolutely hate. I would do anything to get rid of them. Every so often I try to find answers to getting rid of these keloids. Recently, I've been trying Hiruscar, I'll tell you how it goes. I'm not so keen on steroid injections since there's so many varying results. I wish there was a sure certain way to get rid of these Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted May 30, 2015 · Report post Hi Keloid, I too am suffering from keloid scar on my chest and few on my neck. I've been getting keep log injections and I've seen some improvements. I'm told by my dermatologist that my scars will flatten out and the redness will go away. I'll be left with shiny spots and I hope her prognosticate is right. Anyways how are you doing, any progress with treating the scsrs? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted May 30, 2015 · Report post I did cortisone injections on my keloids and that flattened them. The scars are still there, but much better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted June 5, 2015 · Report post @frasier I'm glad to hear that you've seen results. How are you dealing with the scars even if they are still there? Are you still going in to get injections? I've been getting cortisone injections for about 6 months and i have seen tiny improvements nothing crazy for a span of 6 months. I feel like if this is the speed of progress ill be getting these injections for over 2 years to have them flatten out which is absurd. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted June 7, 2015 · Report post I have heard some success stories about treating keloids with needling(dermarolling) and copper peptides. Be EXTREMELY careful if you decide to try it, for example try to gently needle just a small 1cm2 area (and use peptides on that bit of skin) for a few months to make sure it doesn't make it worse. Other than that I am afraid steroid injections and silicone sheets are your best bet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted June 8, 2015 · Report post This is old, but a lot of people seem to struggle with this. I'm not sure what strength kenalog your doctor is using, but it might be time to increase the strength. Kenalog 40 is the strongest concentration available. It would be wise to work up to that concentration since you don't want to overcorrect and cause dents, which is a well known complication of too much kenalog. What I suggest is to ask your doctor to add a compound called 5-FU to the Kenalog. The 5-FU is a compound that actually halts the formation of scar tissue. The Kenalog essentially melts the scar tissue, and the 5-FU prevents it from recurring. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted June 19, 2015 · Report post @blahblah82 I believe we've been going at 10 mg concentration for my chest and less for my neck area. I've asked my derm. if she would up the concentration but she refuses and constantly says it'll cause atrophy and she states that it'll fill back up, I'm assuming to how the raised scar was before atrophy? I'll mention the 5-fu I've read about it but I've been reluctant to say anything to her because I always ask question after question and I don't wanna overwhelm her.@SourGrapes yeah thanks for the suggestion. This is the first time hearing of the dermarolling and copper peptide method. I'll look into but I'm done with the "science experiments" to treat my acne/scars. I'm acne free again thanks to ACCUTANE the only major issue I've got are these keloid scars :[ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 6, 2015 · Report post Update: Went to my derm appointment and talked to her about raising the concentration and i mentioned the 5-fu. She said that 5-fu is a chemotherapy drug. Hearing it was a chemo-drug I quickly refused but she said that they don't handle 5'fu at the current clinic. I think she's very reluctant on upping the concentration of the kenalog. I did notice some improvements this time around and hopefully shell agree to raising the concentration a bit next appointment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 6, 2015 · Report post I think your doctor is being very conservative and overly cautious. Yes 5-FU is a chemotherapy drug, but in the concentrations used for scarring it's not going to harm you systemically (meaning throughout your whole body). Most doctors who are knowledgeable about this know that a combo of kenalog and 5-FU is pretty effective at flattening resistant keloid scars. The fact that she says the clinic doesn't handle 5-FU indicates that she is not familiar with it. Do some googling on it, and you'll see that it has good research behind it. The thing is when you mix the 5-FU with kenalog, it actually means you don't have to use too much kenalog and so you avoid the atrophy risks. You shouldn't have to feel like you are bothering her. It's your skin. Maybe you should check out other doctors and call and email pics beforehand to know for sure if they offer this combo injection. Saves you from wasting your time. 1 person likes this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Publication number | US6745200 B2 |
Publication type | Grant |
Application number | US 10/216,993 |
Publication date | Jun 1, 2004 |
Filing date | Aug 12, 2002 |
Priority date | Jul 17, 1998 |
Fee status | Paid |
Also published as | CA2337847A1, EP1097427A1, US20030083953, WO2000004479A1 |
Publication number | 10216993, 216993, US 6745200 B2, US 6745200B2, US-B2-6745200, US6745200 B2, US6745200B2 |
Inventors | Mary Starkey |
Original Assignee | Mary Starkey |
Export Citation | BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan |
Patent Citations (14), Non-Patent Citations (1), Referenced by (36), Classifications (13), Legal Events (5) | |
External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet | |
This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/118,721 filed on Jul. 17, 1998 and titled "Facility Management System" now abandoned.
This invention relates to systems for the automated generation of information that is used to manage both a facility and the services that are provided by the staff employed at the facility, with a high degree of integration and cross-correlation among the diverse attributes of the facility, the professional staff employed at the facility staff and the services provided therein by the staff.
It is a problem in the operation of a facility to efficiently manage the physical plant of the facility and also obtain the most efficient use of the staff that is employed at the facility. There are numerous computer programs that address segments of this problem and provide narrowly focused solutions to particularly common problems. Examples of such programs are the class of household budget/accounting programs that function to replicate the user's checkbook and provide a report generation capability based upon the checkbook data to thereby enable the user to track expenses and implement a household budget. There are also inventory programs that enable a user to document the contents and physical plant, specifics of a particular household. There are also employee management programs that enable the user to input employee data and implement the payroll and performance review functions.
However, each of these programs addresses only a single focused aspect of the management of a facility or its staff. There are significant voids in the field of facility and services management that are not addressed by any program. In addition, most of these programs are directed to an individual household of family members, with the program being run by one of the family members. This field is therefore devoid of a system that can provide the automated generation of information that is used to manage both a facility and the services that are provided by the staff employed at the facility, with a high degree of integration and cross-correlation among the diverse attributes of the facility and services provided therein by the professional staff employed at the facility. This is especially problematic in the field of professional services, such as the operation of managed care facilities, estate household management, and the like.
The above-described problems are solved and a technical advance achieved by the present system (termed "facility management system" herein) for the automated generation of information that is used to manage both a facility and the staff employed at the facility, with a high degree of integration and cross-correlation among the diverse attributes of the facility and services provided therein by the professional staff employed at the facility. The present facility management system implements a multi-dimensional relational database to support the service delivery functions within a facility as well as the management of the physical plant that comprises the facility. The preferred embodiment described herein is that of estate household management, wherein a professional staff is provided to operate an estate facility for a set of owners who may or may not reside full-time in the facility. The facility management system provides the capability to measure service expectations in both time and execution details while setting up the service delivery by means of the database capability contained therein.
One module of the facility management system provides for the identification of all of the components of the facility, including structure location, architecture, components, contents and personal possessions of the residents. This capability is termed "Household Inventory Module." Another module comprises the People Module that provides the identification of all of the people who are associated with the facility, including residents, guests, visitors, staff, contractors and the like. This component enables the entry of individual-specific data that provides an in-depth definition of the individual, their characteristics that are relevant to the facility management and the provision of the services. The facility management system uses these modules, as well as others, to identify all work that is to be done by the staff as well as by contractors. The work is defined in terms of Tasks that are linked to physical attributes of the facility as well as to staff to produce Task Sheets that are integrated coherent descriptions of Tasks that are assigned to Staff. The linking enables the efficient definition of Tasks in terms of physical locale, timeliness, elimination of redundancy of operation, minimization of work effort, thereby rendering the effecting of these Tasks economical. Each of the modules of the present facility management system forges an information link with other information modules in the system and the data contained therein to address the key issues of Who, What, Where, When to thereby enable the definition of the Tasks.
The provision of personal service in an estate management environment is an art form that far transcends the ordinary definition of "housekeeping" as it is commonly used. In particular, this requires a service relationship between the Household Manager and the principals of the family. The service relationship comprises a high level of communication and understanding of the intimate personal needs of the residents and guests to enable the Household Manager to provide the organization, technical knowledge, professionalism and discretion to the provision of the desired services.
FIG. 1 illustrates in block diagram form the basic architecture of a typical computer system that is used to implement the present facility management system;
FIG. 2 illustrates in block diagram form the overall system architecture of the present facility management system, including the various operational modules incorporated therein;
FIG. 3 illustrates in block diagram form the conceptual architecture of the multi-dimensional database of the present facility management system;
FIG. 4 illustrates in block diagram form an example of on level of the hierarchical database of the present facility management system as embodied in the definition of the zones of the facility;
FIG. 5 illustrates in block diagram form an example of the hierarchical nature of database the present facility management system as embodied in the definition of a particular zone of the facility and its contents;
FIG. 6 illustrates a portion of the data entry displays of the present facility management system that defines a particular furnishing that is located in the facility;
FIG. 7 illustrates a portion of the data entry displays of the present facility management system that defines a particular resident of the facility;
FIGS. 8A, 8B illustrate a portion of the data entry displays of the present facility management system that defines the preferences of a particular resident of the facility;
FIGS. 9-12 illustrate typical output reports that can be produced by the present facility management system.
FIG. 1 illustrates in block diagram form the basic architecture of a typical computer system that is used to implement the present facility management system. FIG. 1 and the following discussion are intended to provide a brief, general description of a suitable computing environment in which the invention may be implemented. Although not required, the invention will be described in the general context of computer-executable instructions, such as program modules, being executed by a personal computer. Generally, program modules include routines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc. that perform particular tasks or implement particular abstract data types. Moreover, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the invention may be practiced with other computer system configurations, including hand-held devices, multi-processor systems, microprocessor-based or programmable consumer electronics, network PCS, minicomputers, mainframe computers, and the like. The invention may also be practiced in distributed computing environments where tasks are performed by remote processing devices that are linked through a communications network. In a distributed computing environment, program modules may be located in both local and remote memory storage devices.
With reference to FIG. 1, an exemplary system for implementing the invention includes a general purpose computing device in the form of a conventional personal computer 120, including a processing unit 121, a system memory 122, and a system bus 123 that couples various system components including the system memory to the processing unit 121. The system bus 123 may be any of several types of bus structures including a memory bus or memory controller, a peripheral bus, and a local bus using any of a variety of bus architectures. The system memory includes read only memory (ROM) 124 and random access memory (RAM) 125. A basic input/output system 126 (BIOS), containing the basic routines that helps to transfer information between elements within the personal computer 120, such as during start-up, is stored in ROM 124. The personal computer 120 further includes a hard disk drive 127 for reading from and writing to a hard disk, not shown, a magnetic disk drive 128 for reading from or writing to a removable magnetic disk 129, and an optical disk drive 130 for reading from or writing to a removable optical disk 131 such as a CD ROM or other optical media. The hard disk drive 127, magnetic disk drive 128, and optical disk drive 130 are connected to the system bus 123 by a hard disk drive interface 132, a magnetic disk drive interface 133, and an optical drive interface 134, respectively. The drives and their associated computer-readable media provide nonvolatile storage of computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules and other data for the personal computer 120. Although the exemplary environment described herein employs a hard disk, a removable magnetic disk 129 and a removable optical disk 131, it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that other types of computer readable media which can store data that is accessible by a computer, such as magnetic cassettes, flash memory cards, digital video disks, Bernoulli cartridge, random access memories (RAMs), read only memories (ROM), and the like, may also be used in the exemplary operating environment. A number of program modules may be stored on the hard disk, magnetic disk 129, optical disk 131, ROM 124 or RAM 125, including an operating system 135, one or more application programs 136, other program modules 137, and program data 138. A user may enter commands and information into the personal computer 120 through input devices such as a keyboard 140 and pointing device 142. Other input devices (not shown) may include a microphone, joystick, game pad, satellite dish, scanner, or the like. These and other input devices are often connected to the processing unit 121 through a serial port interface 146 that is coupled to the system bus, but may be connected by other interfaces, such as a parallel port, game port or a universal serial bus (USB). A monitor 147 or other type of display device is also connected to the system bus 123 via an interface, such as a video adapter 148. In addition to the monitor, personal computers typically include other peripheral output devices (not shown), such as speakers and printers. The personal computer 120 may operate in a networked environment using logical connections to one or more remote computers, such as a remote computer 149. The remote computer 149 may be another personal computer, a server, a router, a network PC, a peer device or other common network node, and typically includes many or all of the elements described above relative to the personal computer 120, although only a memory storage device 150 has been illustrated in FIG. 1. The logical connections depicted in FIG. 1 include a local area network (LAN) 151 and a wide area network (WAN) 152. Such networking environments are commonplace in offices, enterprise-wide computer networks, intranets and the Internet.
When used in a LAN networking environment, the personal computer 120 is connected to the local network 151 through a network interface or adapter 153. When used in a WAN networking environment, the personal computer 120 typically includes a modem 154 or other means for establishing communications over the wide area network 152, such as the Internet. The modem 154, which may be internal or external, is connected to the system bus 123 via the serial port interface 146. In a networked environment, program modules depicted relative to the personal computer 120, or portions thereof, may be stored in the remote memory storage device. It will be appreciated that the network connections shown are exemplary and other means of establishing a communications link between the computers may be used.
FIG. 2 illustrates in block diagram form the overall system architecture of the present facility management system 200, including the various operational modules incorporated therein. There are numerous partitions of the facility management system 200 that can be implemented, and the present embodiment represents a preferred implementation of this system. The implementation details described herein are for the purpose of illustration of the concepts, and are not intended to limit the applicability of these concepts to other implementations of this system. For example, the facility described in this application is an estate household, although the present facility management system 200 can be used for a managed care facility, furnished temporary executive residence apartment, rehabilitation facility, or other facility where the resident's occupation is of sufficient duration and requires sufficient attention to detail to warrant the use of the facility management system.
The basic facility management system 200 is embodied as a database management system with the applicable report generation capability. The basic facility management modules comprise an Environment Module 201 that contains a plurality of components, each of which addresses a particular cross-section of the environment. For example, the Household Inventory Module 202 comprises a definition of the facility, its physical plant and contents. The People Module 203 comprises a definition of the various individuals that are impacted by the operation of the facility management system 200. The People Module 203 is subdivided into two components: Residents 213 and Staff 223. The Residents Component 213 comprises a definition of all of the residents, family members, visitors, guests while the Staff Component 223 comprises a definition of the staff, contractors, and the like. The attributes of each individual or company defined in the People Module 203 are cross-linked to other members identified in the People Module 203 and the various other Modules of the facility management system 200 as described below. The Events Module 204 comprises a definition of the various activities that occur in and about the facility. The Supplies Module 205 comprises a definition of the various consumables that are stored in the facility and used therein to provide the desired services and to maintain the facility. The Standards Module 206 comprises a characterization of the level of service provided for the various tasks that are defined by the facility management system. The Standards Module 206 is cross-linked to numerous other modules in the facility management system 200 to thereby define a level of service desired for each of the individuals identified in the Residents Component 213, for each of the events identified in the Events Module 204, as well as the level of maintenance provided for the facility, physical plant and contents defined in the Household Inventory Module 202.
Thus, the data input by a user to define the entirety of the environment is used by the second system module, the Services Module 207 of the facility management system 200, to create a set of data representative of the tasks that are required to be performed by the Staff to provide the services desired by the residents, to support the defined events and to maintain the facility. The defined tasks are then processed by a third basic module of the facility management system, the Scheduling Module 209, to create and output to the household manager a schedule of tasks on a per-staff member basis as well as to define the supplies required. The Supplies Module 205 can optionally include an inventory tracking and consumable exhaustion prediction capability to thereby automatically identify the supplies required and the time that these supplies would need to be replenished. In this regard, there is typically also included another basic module, termed the Education Module 208, that comprises a resource source that defines the particulars of the various levels of service that are selected by the user as well as instructional information that is available to facilitate the execution of the various defined tasks.
While the various modules noted above are characterized as discrete elements, in implementation they are typically data structures maintained in a relational database. The present characterizations are for the purpose of illustrating the multi-dimensional nature of the data cross-correlating and the complex nature of the couplings between the various data to provide a volume and granularity of information that is unavailable in known systems. This complexity and integration enables the facility management system 200 to define a level of service and degree of attention to detail that enables the staff to provide sophisticated and personalized service commensurate with the highest standards that are defined for household service (in this embodiment).
A first step in the development of the service relationship between the staff and the residents is the creation of a baseline definition of the environment. This is accomplished by the use of a hierarchical multi-dimensional database structure, as shown in conceptual block diagram form in FIG. 3, that enables the user to populate each tier of the hierarchical multi-dimensional database structure with data relevant to that tier. In particular, the first tier of this module comprises a definition of the environment, which comprises the physical facility itself (Physical Property), its Geographic Location, the residents of the facility (People), Expenses, Analysis, and Other. These categories are illustrated in Table A below, and further exemplified by Details of each category and Examples of the type of data used to populate this database. This Table A demonstrates in a manner the exhaustive nature of the considerations that are processed by the present facility management system. In particular, the multi-dimensional nature of the database is evidenced in the various "views" of the facility that are provided on this first level, with the various major categories each comprising a separate, yet integrated set of information that must be considered in the management of the facility and the provision of the desired services.
Climate, Urban Access, Rural,
Weather, hurricanes, floods,
Neighborhood, Surrounding Areas
earthquakes, amount of precipitation,
seasonality, near a city, shopping
proximity, house style, residential,
rural or commercial area, coastline,
water proximity, mountains, desert
Structure, maintenance history,
Style, components, repairs,
size, security needs, energy
construction age, condition, square
footage, property size, acreage,
intrusion alarms, security gates,
bodyguards, gas, electric, solar,
sewage and drainage. gardens
Family, single/married/children
Who is in the house, life styles,
number of guests, nationality,
background, age, service
religion, personalities, current
perceptions, medical health, habits,
staff, contract vendors
ethics, relationships, expectations,
life/work, experience, titles and
Vehicles, pets, gardens,
Cars, vans, recreational/sports
collectibles, extras, property
equipment, dogs, cats, livestock,
information, additional
horses, vegetable gardens, orchards,
buildings such as guests house
pools, tennis courts, yachts, planes,
antiques, vintage cars art collections,
where smoking is permitted
Household operating budget,
Weekly/monthly budget, payroll,
maintenance budget, planned
annual service, repairs, new
improvement, security, travel
construction, groceries,
entertainment expenses
Based on where the home is, the
What are the household priorities?
size of property, who lives there,
What is the expected management
their frame of reference regarding
style, level and kind of management
service and their life style, what
required in the household? What is
style or kind of service are they
the service style and kind of
expecting, and what are the hours
Household Manager and staff
of staff coverage being requested?
required to carry out the request?
Is the type of housing provided,
salary, benefits?
The second tier of this database expands the tree of the database to a finer level of data granularity and comprises the next level of detail for a particular category. For the purpose of illustrating this concept, the Physical Property category is described herein, which second level is embodied in the Household Inventory Module of the present facility management system. The Level 1 data typically required for the Physical Property category is a technical description of the facility, such as address, legal description, and the like. The next successive granularity of detail is provided in Level 2 in terms of Zones contained in the facility, as shown in FIG. 4. This use of the Zone concept enables the user to define a volumetric segmentation of the facility into a plurality of juxtaposed segments that in combination define the totality of the facility. Each Zone represents a collection of rooms of the facility with their associated physical plant and contents. As can be seen from FIG. 4, each Zone typically comprises a plurality of rooms and/or passageways between rooms and/or adjacent outdoor areas. The selection of a locale for inclusion into a Zone is typically effected by the household manager and is based upon a number of factors, including but not limited to: community of interest (such as a plurality of bedrooms), physical proximity, served by a minimum number of staff members, requires common service/supplies, coordinated scheduling of service, pattern of activity of residents. Thus, for example, Zone 2 comprises a plurality of sleeping rooms and the adjoining hallways and stairs. The servicing of this Zone requires the repetitive execution of a set of tasks, thereby simplifying the provisioning of the staff who execute these tasks and avoiding the inefficiencies occasioned by the execution of unrelated services. The Zones are typically defined in terms of volumetric segments of the facility since the adjoining areas in a facility generally have similar or complementary functions. However, the term "volumetric segmentation" as used herein encompasses the inclusion of spatially disjunct areas or the residence in the Zone. For example, a studio over a garage may be serviced along with an office in the main building of the residence, even though these two areas are not adjoining, but the schedule of the residents and/or the type of services required may override the efficiencies provided by physical proximity. The residence is therefore divided into a plurality of Zones, each of which comprises a definition of a volumetric segment of the residence, whether or not comprising adjoining locales, with the sum of the Zones defining the entirety of the facility.
FIG. 5 illustrates in block diagram form an example of one level of the hierarchical database of the present facility management system as embodied in the definition of a particular zone of the facility and its contents. In particular, Zone 2 is defined in Level 3 as comprising one or more Rooms and/or Hallways. As can be seen in the FIG. 3, the Zone 2 comprises Sleeping Rooms, Hallway 2, Stairs 2, and Hall Bathroom 1. Each of these entries itself is defined with further granularity. For example, Sleeping Rooms comprise: Master Bedroom, Guest Bedroom 1, Guest Bedroom 2. The Master Bedroom itself comprises: Furniture, Equipment, Bathroom, Closet. The Closet itself comprises a plurality of contents, such as: Clothes, Sports Equipment. Clothes comprise: suits, shoes, ties, pants, etc. Thus, the Household Inventory comprises a detailed inventory of not only the physical architecture and physical plant of the facility but also all of its contents, with a specific definition of all of the content specifics that are required to manage these contents and their use by both the staff and the residents. The present facility management system therefore enables the definition of the inventory in terms of the inventory comprises a description of the entity, a location of the entity in the household and any additional information relating to the entity that is necessary for its management and servicing.
FIG. 6 illustrates a portion of the data entry displays of the present facility management system that defines a particular furnishing that is located in the facility. The inventory is defined in terms of a Parent/Child relationship as selected by the user, and a simple example of the definition of the contents of a locale is illustrated in FIG. 6. In particular, the data entry screen provides a plurality of data fields into which the user inputs the data required to define the furnishing. A category field is provided to enable the item to be defined it terms of a user definable class, such as: furniture, paintings, china, appliances, clothes, and the like. The user can also input data relating to the object's "Cost," "Use," Date of acquisition" and present location. The present location can either be on loan outside the facility, as noted by the "External Reference," Off-Site," "Date Out," "Expected Return Date," and "Where Loaned" fields. Alternatively, the furnishing is located in the facility and can be located under "Blueprint ID" which defines a physical location of the object in the facility. The object can be further defined in terms of "Dimensions H W L" and the "Material Composition" which denotes special care instructions. Thus, the data input by a user relating to an object that is located within the facility provides sufficient information to the facility management system to enable the proper management of the object.
FIG. 7 illustrates a portion of the data entry displays of the present facility management system that defines a particular resident of the facility while FIGS. 8A, 8B illustrate a portion of the data entry displays of the present facility management system that defines the preferences of a particular resident of the facility. These data entry fields enable the user to provide the information that reflects the subtleties necessary for the provision of personalized professional service. The data represents an exhaustive definition of the personal needs and desires of the residents and also integrates the management of the resident's medical and routine facility oriented financial needs, such as insurance, security, utilities and the like. The personal preferences section of the data input provides a temporal characteristic field for the resident's personal preferences, so that the temporal coordination of the services can be closely tied to the preferences and events.
Once the environment is defined, the Services Module 207 analyzes the data that is stored in the Household Inventory Module 202 and the People Module 203 (with reference to the service level defined in the Standards Module 206) to produce a definition of the Task Reports that identify the multitude of work projects such as cleaning and maintenance schedules for the facility, including both the building and grounds. The Standards Module 206 identifiers a cooking style and favorite menus, clothing favorites and style of care, entertaining styles and favorites, style of security expected and schedules, style of transportation and schedules, child care expectations and favorites, elder care requirements and staff daily schedules "Day in the Life" duty roster. This entails both daily and weekly tasks and provides a mechanism to enable communication between the Household Manager and the Employer. It enables the Services Module 207 to define the daily pattern of activity of each staff member and thru the integration and correlation with the data stored in the various database modules of the system comprise a definition of a highly efficient and economical manner of operating the facility and providing the level of service custom defined for the particular residents of the facility.
Daily Graces comprise the daily routine tasks that provide the underlying daily structure and set the level of service provided. These include such things as making the beds, feeding and walking pets, mail retrieval and processing, and the like. An example of the type of Daily Graces report that is produced by the scheduling module 209 of the facility management system is illustrated in both FIGS. 9 and 10. These typical reports comprise a definition of the task, its locale in the Zones, the time interval in which the task is to be performed as well as a data entry field to denote the completion of the defined task. This report when output, provides the Household Manager with a checklist to oversee the tasks of the staff on a broad perspective basis. The Daily Graces enable the completion of many tasks, some of which are easily overlooked. The use of the Daily Graces report enables the staff to address every task, to record the execution of these tasks and to update this list based upon daily activities to thereby operate the facility with an attention to detail unavailable without the use of the present facility management system.
FIGS. 11 and 12 illustrate typical output reports that can be produced by the present facility management system with regard to a particular zone (Zone 2 in FIG. 11) and with regard to the entire facility on a more global basis. Thus, the Zone 2 example show how the daily tasks are supplemented with a set of tasks that represent a level higher on the hierarchy of tasks. These "Weekly Cleaning" tasks are defined in terms of temporal trigger, completion notation and a characterization of the tasks on a Zone basis in general terms as well as an implementation specific notation that assists the staff in executing the task with the proper attention to detail. These weekly tasks represent periodic tasks that need to be scheduled on a regular basis but are not required to be performed daily. The use of the report of FIG. 11 enables all tasks to be addressed in due course without failure. In addition, a yet higher level set of tasks is defined in FIG. 12 which represents a facility-wide set of tasks that need to be scheduled on a regular basis but are not required to be performed daily or weekly. As with the list shown in FIG. 11, these tasks are to be addressed in due course without failure.
Ballet of Service comprises a component contained within the Events Module that defines the entertainment styles of the residents. The Ballet of Service provides a highly choreographed definition of the entertainment service that is desired by the residents and that is customized for the particular tastes of both the residents and their visitors and guests. The paradigm used is that of a theatrical production where the room is the stage, the visitors/guests are the audience, the props are the furnishings placed in the room, such as china, silverware, linen, etc, and the entertainers comprise the residents with a supporting cast of the staff. Without requiring the intimate involvement of the residents, the Ballet of Service addresses all of these factors in detail based upon the Household Inventory, Services, Personal Preferences as well as an embedded definition of a selected theme or variant of service that is programmed into the system.
The facility management system can implement a predictive system, since it has the capability to record the history of the facility and its operation, with the inclusion of feedback to identify the successes and failures in the provision of service. The facility management system can therefore correlate past events with planned activities to adaptively define the tasks based upon feedback. The predictive capability can be affected by the provision in the Services Module 207 of an element to provide the neuromorphic processing of data, such as an expert system, fuzzy logic, neural network. This predictive capability further enhances the utility of the facility management system.
The facility management system 200 can optionally include an education or resource module 208 that provides a definition of the service to be performed. In particular, the variety of services and the diversity of manners of implementing these services represents a challenge to the Household Manager and the staff. There are numerous tasks that require special skills or must be executed in a manner that is unique to the facility. The teaching of these details to The staff is generally time consuming, difficult to ensure that The instructions are followed and error prone. The "institutionalization" of these task details is accomplished by The Education Module which contains a library of data relating to all aspects of facility management and The provision of services. For example, Appendix A attached hereto represents a small portion of this data relating to "Cleaning Tips and Responsibilities" that is available to The staff in The execution of these tasks. Other topics are embodied in The Education Module.
Returning to The conceptual diagram of FIG. 3, The example of a visit to The facility by The parents of one of The residents can be used to illustrate a partial view of The analyses and data cross-correlation that takes place in The facility management system 200. The visit is an "event" 204 and comprises a series of activities, such as breakfast, lunch, dinner, shopping trip. Each of The activities can be subdivided into a number of components, such as breakfast, which comprises a gathering of a number of guests and residents 213 (scheduling) and The provision of food: juices, coffee (type), hot food, cold food, fruits, bakery products. Each of these items is correlated with personal preferences and The schedule of The various participants. The personal preferences and food type must also be cross referenced with The supplies 205 to ensure that The preferences can be satisfied with The supplies on hand, or additional purchases can be made in time for The event. The food element itself must be cross-referenced with The cook and whomever purchases The supplies ("driver") to address The details of The materials needed to provide The desired service of breakfast. Furthermore, any specialty items on The agenda for breakfast can be cross-referenced with The education module 208 to provide data regarding The proper provision of The requested service. As noted above, The standards module 206 is linked to The various other modules to address The proper level of implementation of each of The services that are defined in The tasks output from The facility management system 200. For example, The breakfast can be casual on The patio, or formal in The dining room with china and crystal place settings, or some other configuration somewhere between these two degrees of formality. The services module 206 modulates The operation of The other modules in that it selects a certain defined measure of service expectation in terms of time and execution, and adjusts The selection of The output from each level of The other modules to correspond to The defined service expectation. The combination of these cross-referenced outputs is used to define and orchestrate The service delivery.
The present facility management system implements a multi-dimensional relational database to support The service delivery functions within a facility as well as The management of The physical plant that comprises The facility. The linking among The various modules provided by The relational database enables The efficient definition of Tasks in terms of physical locale, timeliness, elimination of redundancy of operation, minimization of work effort, thereby rendering The effecting of these Tasks economical. Each of The modules of The present facility management system forges an information link with other information modules in The system and The data contained therein to address The key issues of Who, What, Where, When to thereby enable The definition of The Tasks.
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Updated after the jump with T-Mobile saying EZ Texting has no case. First posted at 8:09 a.m.
T-Mobile's latest slogan is "stick together." The company, however, is accused of preventing some users from trying to get their sticky together. A lawsuit filed in New York accuses the carrier of blocking a texting service because it offers to hook up prospective smokers with a marijuana dispensary locator that has appears to have its primary customer base in Los Angeles and Southern California.
If its claims are true, we feel a little sorry for EZ Texting: It simply serves a a middleman between phone users and WeedMaps.com. But, according to its claim, it appears that when T-Mobile finally discovered that WeedMaps was one of the customers getting texts through EZ, it cut off all the EZ's texts, even ones going to different businesses that have nothing to do with the medical pot biz.
According to the suit (PDF), EZ Texting uses the code 313131 to connect client businesses with potential customers. In WeedMaps' case, texting a word (the suit doesn't say what word, but it could be something such as "WEED") to 313131 allows a party to opt-in to WeedMaps' texts about specials, coupons or other deals.
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The company had several clients under the 313131 code, not just the dispensary. They had their own key words that allowed customers to opt-in to their text blasts. But EZ Texting claims that even though it dropped WeedMaps as a client after it was told T-Mobile had a problem with the weed finder, T-Mobile blocked all its texting services through 313131 starting Sept. 10 -- the next day.
The suit states that WeedMaps had been using 313131 to round up potential clients since June, 2009 without incident. (WeedMaps is a map-based guide to dispensaries: Click on a location on a Google-like map and its info comes up. We'll assume here that its own clients -- the dispensaries -- were allowed to shoot texts to people who opted in, but this isn't entirely clear).
EZ Texting claims that the reason given for the text-block wasn't its connection to a medical marijuana locator but that it provided the code for multiple clients to use. However, EZ Texting states that other mobile marketing companies use such "shared short codes" through T-Mobile.
The suit claims irreparable damage and has asked that a judge order the phone company to reinstate the short code. The claim points out that medical marijuana is legal in California and other states served by WeedMaps.
In any case, what happened to T-Mobile? We used to know you when you were cool. Remember your old motto? "Get more." Word. Yeah, you changed man. (By the way, WeedMaps' slogan, "Find your bud?" Best motto ever).
[Update]: You want to know what happened to T-Mobile? Reid Walker, the company's VP of corporate communications, told LA Weekly Tuesday that EZ Texting must be high (not in so many words, but you get the idea):
T-Mobile believes that the recent complaint filed by EZ Texting is without merit; and we are pleased that last Friday, September 17, 2010, the court rejected EZ Texting's motion for early relief. [LA Weekly wants to note here, however, that the suit carries on]. Though T-Mobile doesn't typically comment on pending litigation, we believe it is important to clear up some of the confusion generated by EZ Texting's allegations. Each carrier has a process to ensure that content providers like EZ Texting follow the Mobile Marketing Association's U.S. Consumer Best Practices Guidelines for Cross-Carrier Mobile Content Programs, as well as other regulations applicable to the mobile content business. When T-Mobile discovered that EZ Texting had not followed this process for WeedsMap - the text messaging service at issue in the lawsuit - we turned off the short code that EZ Texting was using for these services. The content of the WeedsMap service simply had nothing to do with T-Mobile's decision.
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Season's Restaurant was one of the best eateries we have been to. The grounds are fabulous the pool looked devine. Highly recommend!!
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I liked the animals. they were well taken care of and friendly. The great breakfast and staff there was outstanding!! The Woodward House was wonderful!! The grounds were beautiful, peaceful, and spiritual.
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Nice restaurant. Excellent food at dinner and breakfast.
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Honeymoon weekend, very comfortable and grounds are beautiful.
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Everyone was super super nice. Breakfast was 20 star!!! I would recommend the Woodard house. The place was so immaculate.
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Such a wonderful place with a quiet environment, beautiful grounds, friendly staff and great food!
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This North Carolina hotel is 3 miles from Flat Rock Playhouse and 35 minutes' drive from Central Asheville. Guests will enjoy a seasonal outdoor pool, on-site restaurant, and free WiFi throughout their stay.
Each room features a flat-screen cable TV, desk, and an en suite bathroom. Select lodge rooms offer a balcony with a mountain view at this North Carolina Highland Lake Inn.
Highland Lake Inn's on-site restaurant, Season's, offers internationally-inspired cuisine in a fine dining atmosphere. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are served daily. Brunch is available on Sunday.
Guests can hire a free paddleboat and explore Highland Lake or play billiards in the game room. A business centre and massage services are also available.
Guests will be 4 miles from historic Hendersonville and 28.8 miles from Biltmore Estate and Winery. Asheville Regional Airport is 12.2 miles away.
This property also has one of the top-rated locations in Flat Rock! Guests are happier about it compared to other properties in the area.
This property is also rated for the best value in Flat Rock! Guests are getting more for their money when compared to other properties in this city.
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Hotel Rooms : 53Guests Love It Because...
Top Location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.2)
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Closest Landmarks
- Gorge Zipline Canopy Tour 6.5 miles
Closest Airports
- Asheville Regional Airport 12.2 miles
- Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport 29.7 miles
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- Reservations welcome
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Facilities of Highland Lake Inn & Resort - Flat Rock Great facilities! Review score, 8.5
- Sun Deck
- Grounds
Pool and Spa
- Outdoor Pool (seasonal)
- Massage
Pets are allowed on request. Charges may apply.
- Bikes Available (free)
- Cycling
- Hiking
- Canoeing
- Ping-Pong
- Pool Table
- Game Room
- Fishing
- Tennis Court
Food & Drink
- Snack Bar
- Bar
- Restaurant
Free! WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.
Free! Free public parking is available on site (reservation is not needed).
- Vending Machine (snacks)
- Vending Machine (drinks)
- Souvenir/Gift Shop
- Honeymoon Suite
- Business Center
- Meeting/Banquet Facilities
- Designated Smoking Area
- Air Conditioning
- Shops (on site)
- Heating
- Non-Smoking Rooms
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All children are welcome.
All children under 12 years stay free of charge when using existing beds.
Any additional older children or adults are charged USD 20 per person per night when using existing beds.
The maximum number of extra beds/cribs in a room is 1.
Additional fees are not calculated automatically in the total cost and will have to be paid for separately during your stay.
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Check for Leaks
According to the EPA, one trillion gallons of water leaks out of homes and yards in the U.S. every year. Tree roots break irrigation pipe, mowers break sprinklers, and rubber parts like the washer in a faucet handle or the flapper in your toilet get old. The only way to prevent a leak from costing you a lot of money is to check your meter and irrigation every three to four weeks.
Check Your Water Meter
This takes about 20 minutes. Repairs will take longer.
1. Turn Your Water Off
Turn off all water inside and outside your home, including your icemaker, irrigation and pool pump. Then find your water meter. It is usually located in front of your property near the street. If you need assistance, call Customer Service at 619-466-0585 during business hours. Pop open the small lid with a screwdriver. Remove the outer lid if you like. Be careful of spiders, rodents and snakes. Flip open the meter's hinged lid and wipe off the face.
2. Check for a Leak
On the face of the meter, near the center, is the low flow indicator. It is usually light blue, white or red, and shaped like a star or triangle. It spins when water passes through the meter. If all water on your property is off and the low flow indicator is moving, you have a leak.
3. Isolate the Leak
Now you're going to determine whether your leak is inside your home or outside. Look around the exterior of your home for a pipe coming out of the ground and going through the wall. It should be on the same side of the home as the water meter. This is your water line. If it looks like the illustration to the left you can turn the valves on and off to isolate your leak. If it doesn't have valves, then you will need to look inside and outside for your leak.
How to Use the Valves
Valve A controls water flow into the home. Valve B controls flow to the irrigation. To close a valve, turn the handle perpendicular to the pipe.
Close Valve A and B
If low flow indicator is moving, leak is on the water line between meter these valves.
Open Valve A and Close Valve B
If low flow indicator is moving, you have a leak inside home
Close Valve A and Open Valve B
If low flow indicator is moving, you have a leak in irrigation. Note that not all irrigation leaks register on a water meter.
4. Find and Fix the Leak
Find it
Put 2-3 drops of food coloring in toilet tank and wait 10 minutes. If the color appears in the toilet bowl, you have a leak.
Fix it
Turn off water supply to toilet, remove toilet tank lid and flush until tank is empty. Remove flapper at bottom of tank, take to hardware store, find a new flapper that matches the old one, and install.
Video: How to Repair a Toilet
Courtesy of California Urban Water Conservation Council
Faucets (sinks, showers and bathtubs)
Find it
Dripping faucet.
Fix it
Turn off water supply to faucet and turn faucet handle on to drain water. Remove handle(s), remove cartridge inside the handle and take to hardware store to replace (plastic cartridge) or replace washer and o-ring (metal cartridge).
Video: How to Fix a Leaky Faucet
Courtesy of the California Urban Water Conservation Council
Find it
If irrigation is off, the leak must be a zone valve that is not fully closing. Look for leaking sprinklers to indicate which valve is leaking.
Fix it
Unscrew the valve cap, remove and rinse the filter, and remove any obstruction below the filter.
Video: Sprinkler Valve Leak Repair
Courtesy of California Urban Water Conservation Council
Water Lateral
Call a professional plumber to locate the leak and repair the pipe.
Check Your Irrigation
This takes 30-60 minutes. Repairs will take longer.
Turn your irrigation controller to MANUAL and, one at a time, turn on and inspect each of your irrigation zones (stations). Look for the following issues and make repairs.
Broken Sprinkler
Find it
If you see an unexpected fountain it is likely a broken sprinkler head and the leak is using a lot of water.
Fix it
Mark that sprinkler for repair. When the irrigation is off, clear the soil from the sprinkler, unscrew it, take it to the irrigation supply or hardware store, and buy a replacement with the same spray pattern (360, 180 or 90 degrees, or adjustable).
Off Target Sprinkler
Find it
Sprinkler sprays in wrong direction.
Fix it
The stem is the part of the sprinkler head that pops up above ground when the sprinkler is on. Rotate the stem by hand to aim the water in the right direction. Some brands make a ratcheting sound when you rotate the stem.
Seeping Sprinkler
Find it
Look for sprinklers at low end of a slope seeping water after the zone is turned off.
Fix it
Install a check valve on each seeping sprinkler or replace with a new sprinkler head with a built-in check valve. These are available at an irrigation supply store.
Broken Irrigation Pipe
Find it
Look for water bubbling out of the ground while the zone is turned on and look for exceptionally wet or soggy areas after the zone is turned off.
Fix it
Carefully dig down and look for crack or hole in the pipe. Cut out the broken pipe with PVC cutters and replace with segment of equal length, two PVC couplers and PVC glue. Or have landscape contractor make repair.
Video: How to Repair PVC Breaks
Courtesy of California Urban Water Conservation Council
Check Your Pool
This takes 24 hours.
Do the Bucket Test
- Fill bucket 2/3 full with pool water and put on pool step (in 5-6 inches of water).
- Turn the pool pump off.
- Mark the water level inside the bucket.
- Mark the level of the pool water on the outside of the bucket.
- Turn the pool pump back on and wait 24 hours.
- Check water level in bucket and in pool relative to marks on the bucket. if water loss in bucket and pool is equal, it's due to evaporation. If water loss in pool is greater, you have a leak.


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Sandy Springs, GA
Sandy Springs Georgia MenuPreparing for the Braves
Atlanta Braves 2017 Opening Schedule at SunTrust Stadium
- March 31, 2017 - Exhibition game against New York Yankees
- April 8, 2017 - College game
- April 14, 2017 - First Pitch
- April 28, 2017 - Billy Joel concert
In 2013, the Atlanta Braves announced that it would move its base for home games to SunTrust Park in Cobb County. The new complex also creates new opportunities for events and entertainment activities in that region. Given its geographic proximity to the City of Sandy Springs, questions and concerns arose related to traffic mitigation.
Since the announcement, the City of Sandy Springs has worked in collaboration with Cobb County leadership, the Cobb County Department of Transportation, the Cobb County Police Department and Georgia Department of Transportation to develop traffic management plans for events at SunTrust Park.
The City is aligned with Cobb County's established guiding principles for traffic management:
▶ Provide for safe, efficient vehicular arrival and departure
▶ Minimize traffic impacts to nearby neighborhoods, businesses and daily commuters
▶ Leverage extensive thoroughfare network
▶ Leverage the City's and Cobb County's Advance Transportation Management Systems (ATMS). The ATMS includes a Traffic Management Center (TMC) providing visual access to the City's network of traffic cameras with the ability to coordinate a real-time response to traffic needs.
On January 18, 2017, the Braves released its Traffic Management Plan.
Access and Parking:
SunTrust Park has 14 major points of access, offering points of entry from around the park. Approximately 82 percent of guests for Braves games are expected to arrive in personal vehicles. The majority of traffic is expected to arrive and depart using Interstate 75 (north/south) and Interstate 285 (east/west). Traffic is expected to flow through a broader thoroughfare network rather than accumulate on a few roadways.
Parking is divided into geographical zones: North, South, East, West and Central. Motorists will be directed to the zone that corresponds to their direction of travel. Decks and parking lots within each zone will be numbered to facilitate wayfinding. (For example, S1 parking is located in South zone, Lot 1). For additional details, visit bravesupdate.com.
Cobb County Game Day Navigation
The effect events will have on local, Sandy Springs traffic will be determined following the first few months after the opening of SunTrust Park. As patrons determine favored routes to the stadium, traffic plans will be modified as needed to appropriately handle traffic flow.
To help ease potential travel impacts, Braves home games will begin at 7:30 p.m., 30 minutes later than previous start times enabling a substantial amount of afternoon rush hour to clear.
Cobb County has an extensive Traffic Management Plan (TMP) designed to quickly move motorists into the SunTrust Stadium including a monitored and timed adaptive traffic signal system, pregame and postgame street closures, and lane conversions at designated areas to assist with traffic flow into and out of the stadium area. Full details of the TMP within Cobb County can be found online at spr.gs/cobbtrafficplan.
Sandy Springs Game Day Traffic Mitigation Program
Traffic Management Center Monitoring
The City's Traffic Management Center provides a base for operations. The TMC enables our traffic teams viewing capabilities and situational awareness through the City's extensive camera network. Our crews will be able to note deficiencies, optimize signal timings and deploy the crews as required to help facilitate traffic movement.
Data Collection
A combination of turning movement counts and average daily traffic counts will be scheduled to take place before the stadium opens, during the first home game stretch, and during the third game stretch a few weeks into the season. The City will accurately capture the impact of the stadium by conducting a series of traffic counts in order to determine the level of fluctuations in traffic patterns as a direct result. The data can then be used to determine traffic pattern impacts and possible changes, from signalization modifications to adding turn lanes, to help better traffic flow.
Additional Video Cameras and Adaptive Traffic Signals
Seven locations will have CCTV cameras installed in an effort to improve traffic monitoring at the I-285 and Northside Drive/New Northside Drive Interchange and along Powers Ferry Road and Interstate North Parkway west of the Interchange. All of the traffic signals at the I-285 and Northside Drive/New Northside Drive interchange were recently updated to adaptive traffic signals that provide real-time signal adjustments based on current traffic volume conditions.
Additional and Enhanced Signs
Signs will not be installed on I-285 to direct motorists traveling to SunTrust Park to exit at New Northside Drive. Road signs will be installed on the local roadways in the I-285 and Northside Drive/New Northside Drive Interchange and Powers Ferry Road and North Interchange Parkway to direct motorists to the Battery at SunTrust Park and also to I-285 after events. Portable message signs will also be deployed to guide motorists.
Dedicated Braves Stadium Sign Crew
Between the hours of 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. during weekday evening games, two-man Public Works traffic crews will initially focus efforts on the I-285 and Northside Drive/New Northside Drive Interchange and along Powers Ferry Road and Interstate North Parkway, west of the Interchange. Crews will have signs (including variable message boards), cones and barricades to assist with traffic flow.
Police Department Support
Police officers will be available for traffic monitoring purposes to ensure safe passage of traffic during critical periods. SSPD has the ability to communicate directly with Cobb County Police via a mutual aid talk group on SSPD and CCPD radios. SSPD will also have an assigned liaison present in the Cobb traffic management/police command center at SunTrust Park as needed. In addition to Northside Drive/New Northside Drive Interchange with I-285 (including Powers Ferry Rd. and New Northside Dr.), the I-285/Riverside Drive interchange could also be congested with stadium traffic, which would impact Riverside Drive and Heards Ferry Road. The intersections of Interstate North Parkway and Powers Ferry Road as well as Akers Mill Road and Powers Ferry Road are also identified as critical intersections by Cobb County Police as part of their traffic management plan and will be monitored by traffic patrols.
Improvements Under Exploration
As events take place at SunTrust Stadium, the City will work to mitigate current impacts, while assessing the traffic patterns and developing plans to help with any developing bottlenecks. It will be a learning exploration. The City is planning proactively, and the following improvements are under evaluation for implementation:
▶ Use of signage to route drivers from I-285 and I-75 to Windy Hill Road to access the east parking lots.
▶ Addition of I-285 Westbound Flex Shoulder to Exit at I-75 and Windy Hill Road, providing quick access to the stadium's East Parking Zone to assist with traffic flow.


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Admission is normally to PhD track in the first instance; i.e. the student's progress is reviewed after one year f/t equivalent of study before upgrade to full PhD candidate status.
Prospective candidates should contact any member of staff for an informal discussion prior to application.
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New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony plans on visiting the Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks and Chicago Bulls when free agency begins on July 1, according to ESPN's Chris Broussard. The Los Angeles Lakers are conspicuously absent from Anthony's list, but Kobe Bryant still plans on recruiting him to Los Angeles.
Anthony opted out of the final year of his contract with the Knicks in order to test free agency, and ESPN reported that as many as seven teams are planning on chasing after him. Anthony could still return to New York, and the Knicks can offer $33 million more than any other team.
New Knicks president Phil Jackson has already started making moves, sending Tyson Chandler and Raymond Felton to the Mavs for Jose Calderon, Samuel Dalembert, Shane Larkin, Wayne Ellington and two second-round picks.
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Summary Indian outbound trips have been growing fast in recent years, from 13 million in 2010 to 19.4 million in 2015. Further growth is expected and Canadean forecasts a total of 32.3 million outbound trips in 2020, making India one of the fastest-growing outbound markets in the world. Business trips still account for the largest amount of outbound trips (33.2%); however, leisure is the fastest-growing segment. Outbound spending increased by 6% in 2015, reaching US$15.1 billion Key Findings - Indians prefer to book their holidays directly through the internet (48% of all bookings ). In 2016, 13% of all online bookings will be made by smartphone and this is estimated to become the most popular device for bookings in the near future as India has the fastest-growing smartphone user base in the world - India depends heavily on its air network as 97% of all outbound trips are by air. However, India is trying to build up its cruise industry as two international cruise lines start sailing to India, using Mumbai as their main port - The UK is India's largest European source market, with 447,301 trips made in 2015. Due to the high number of Indian diaspora living in the UK, VFR is an important segment; however, leisure is making ground. Malaysia is another key destination for India, which had 800,000 visitors in 2015. Shopping is one of the main reasons for Indian tourists to visit Malaysia Synopsis Canadean's report - Source Market Insight: India provides detailed information on the Indian outbound tourism sector, analyzing market data and providing insights. This report provides a better understanding of tourism flows, expenditure, and the airline, hotel, car rental, and travel intermediaries industries. What else does this report offer? - Detailed market analysis, information, and insights, including: - Historic and forecast tourist volumes and values covering Israel's outbound tourism sector - Detailed analysis of tourist spending patterns for various categories in the travel and tourism sector, such as purpose of spending and top source markets. - Detailed analysis of the market trends in India's outbound tourism sector. Reasons To Buy - Make strategic business decisions using historic and forecast market data related to india's Outbound Travel and Tourism sector - Understand the demand-side dynamics within the industry to identify key market trends and growth opportunities - Direct the promotional efforts on most promising markets by identifying the key source and destination countries
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- Outbound Trips by Purpose
- Booking Methods
- Outbound Spending
- Mode of Transport
- Main Destination Markets
- Destination Focus: Malaysia
- Destination Focus: United Kingdom
- Visa Policies
- Market Data
- Definitions
- Methodology
- About CanadeanList Of TablesTable 1 Key Statistics, 2015
Table 2: What device do you generally use to book your vacations abroad?
Table 3: Outbound Trips (in 000s)
Table 4: International departures by region (in 000's), 2011-2020
Table 5: International departures by purpose of visit (in 000's), 2011-2020
Table 6: International departures by country (in 000's), 2011-2020
Table 7: Overnight stays (in thousands), 2011-2020
Table 8: International departures by mode of transport (in 000's), 2011-2020
Table 9: Average length per outbound trip ( number of nights spent), 2011-2020
Table 10: Total outbound tourism expenditure by category (in INR billions), 2011-2020
Table 11: Total outbound tourism expenditure by category (in US$ billions), 2011-2020
Table 12: Average outbound expenditure per resident by category (in INR), 2011-2020
Table 13: Average outbound expenditure per resident by category (in US$), 2011-2020Lisst Of FiguresFigure 1: Outbound Trips, by purpose of visit
Figure 2: Demographic Breakdown, in %
Figure 3: Booking methods
Figure 4: Outbound Expenditure (in US$)
Figure 5: Average Outbound Expenditure (in US$)
Figure 6: Seat sold by Airline Type, 2015
Figure 7: Outbound trips by mode of transport
Figure 8: Outbound trips to Malaysia
Figure 9: Total outbound expenditure by sector (in%)
Figure 10: Outbound trips to the UK
Figure 11: UK inbound trips by purpose (in %)