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- Across the street from Central Park, on Fifth Avenue
- All rooms have unique decor, king beds, and marble bathrooms
- Some rooms have great park and city views
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- Small but well-equipped fitness center
- On-site hair salon and barber shop
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- Fee for valet parking
- Courtyard Rooms are a little dark and face an interior courtyard
- No spa (but in-room massages available)
- Common spaces shared with permanent residents
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The Sherry-Netherland is one of New York's grand dames. With only 100 individually decorated rooms, white-gloved elevator operators, and a marble, vaulted lobby with crystal chandeliers, this boutique is exclusive, elegant and historic. Rooms have classic decor and modern technology features, including iPod docks, flat-screen TVs, and free Wi-Fi. There's not much in the way of hotel features, but the small fitness center is well-equipped, and the adjacent restaurant is known for its wonderful Venetian fare. The Sherry's location -- on the southeastern corner of Central Park -- makes it a great base to explore the city's major attractions.


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Paris is known as the most romantic city in the world. It is on almost every bucket list as a travel destination, however, the price tag is often too much for many travelers. Here are a few tips that will help make your Paris vacation a reality.
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Bring your own wine and snacks to the Eiffel Tower
The most iconic part of Paris is probably the Eiffel Tower. The way that it sparkles at the top of the hour in the evening is absolutely breathtaking. However, to eat dinner at one of the local restaurants in the viewing area, you can expect to be shelling out quite a bit of cash. Cut these cost by stopping at a local food store on your way over and picking up a bite to eat along with a bottle of wine and have your own romantic picnic nearby. Not only will you be saving tons of money, but this will probably be one of the highlights of your trip!
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Frustrated flyers were delayed leaving Regina International Airport Wednesday morning.
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Daniele De Rossi risks a lengthy suspension after he showed violent conduct towards Shakhtar Donetsk full-back Darijo Srna last night.
The Roma midfielder elbowed Srna, but referee Howard Webb and his assistants missed the incident.
La Gazzetta dello Sport understands De Rossi could be punished retrospectively and that a three or four match ban is on the cards.
Shakhtar had already complained about the 27-year-old actions in the first leg and asked that he receive a suspension for some pushing and shoving in the box.
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One Saturday morning not long ago, I awoke early (because my boyfriend works in a hospital and I sometimes can't fall back asleep after his 5:30 alarm) and decided to take a trip to my favorite bakery Shadeau Bread in Cincinnati's OTR (Over the Rhine). Shadeau makes the best bread, but I had my sights set on some Saturday-morning pain au chocolate, something special to make waking up that early not a total downer.
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Google DeepMind, a group of approximately 140 people aiming to "solve intelligence" in London, is arguably one of the most interesting technology companies operating in the UK right now.
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DeepMind's talented workforce is likely to have been one of the main reasons that Google decided to spend £400 million on the company last January, so we thought it was about time someone took a look at who actually works there.
DeepMind, founded in 2011, is heavily involved in a lot of research and a number of its academically-focused staff have been busy publishing papers on artificial intelligence since the company was incorporated. A page on the DeepMind website details all of these academics papers and which DeepMind employees contributed to them.
In order to identify the most impressive DeepMind scientists, Business Insider analysed the page to see which DeepMind staff have contributed to the most scientific papers. Google was unable to confirm whether the other authors worked for DeepMind so we have linked to a source where possible. We also contacted several of the academics directly but did not hear anything back.


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Features of - Plover Road, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494
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- Est. Acreage: >= 1/2
- Est. Lot Size: 150x200
- School District: Wisconsin Rapids
- County: Wood
- Property Taxes: $177
- Property Tax Year: 2018
- Listing Company: Terry Wolfe Realty
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- Plover Road, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494 - Located On State Highway 54 (150' Frontage) High Exposure. Excellent Car Count. Located Between Wisconsin Rapids And Plover/Stevens Point. Make This Your New High Visibility Location.
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Russians Protest Unorthodox Revival ; the Roman Catholic Church's Expansion in Russia Triggered Orthodox Demonstrations Sunday
Weir, Fred, The Christian Science Monitor
Hundreds of Orthodox believers joined hands in cities across Russia Sunday in a "day of protest and prayer" against the "aggressive and expansionist" Roman Catholic Church.
Experts say the Kremlin, at least, may be listening. Within the past month, Russian security services have inexplicably deported two Catholic priests, one a bishop who had been rebuilding their church in Russia after the long communist winter.
"Our goal is to protect Russian statehood and our church against Catholic expansionism," says Ivan Frolov, press secretary of the Union of Orthodox Citizens, a lay organization closely linked to the Orthodox Church, and one of the organizers of Sunday's demonstrations.
The protests were backed by the small, centrist Peoples' Party, whose leader in the Duma, Gennady Raikov, lashed out publicly last week at the Vatican, saying: "The Russian state must show that it is not only able to defend the physical borders of the country, but also its spiritual values."
Last week Bishop Jerzy Mazur, a Polish citizen who heads the world's largest Catholic diocese in the sprawling Siberian territory of Irkutsk, was stopped at Moscow airport by border guards and saw his multiple-entry visa cancelled without explanation. Earlier, an Italian priest who had worked in Russia for a decade, Father Stefano Caprio, was barred from the country. A Catholic monk, Damian Stepien, alleges that Moscow police defaced his passport and tossed it in a waste bin after he told them he was a Catholic during a street check of documents last week.
"This pattern of events suggests the Russian government may be helping the Orthodox Church in its desire to eliminate competition on Russian territory," says Kamaludin Gadjiev, an expert on religion with the Institute of World Economy and International Relations in Moscow.
The Russian government has offered no explanation of its role in the rising tensions. Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Yakovenko, commenting on the expulsion of Bishop Mazur, told journalists only that "competent organs" had acted in accordance with Russian law. "The basis for the relevant decision is serious complaints about the activities of the Vatican's senior representative," in Russia.
According to its post-Soviet Constitution, Russia is a secular state. But for over 1,000 years, the Orthodox Church has been closely identified with Russian statehood. In the 17th century, Peter the Great abolished the office of the church's independent patriarch, or spiritual head, and replaced him with the tsar. Soviet leaders revived the post of patriarch, but reduced the church to a wing of the state bureaucracy. …


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This is actually my first time creating a blog although I have heard of it before. So I have to really thank SST for giving me a chance to make a blog. I find creating a blog, interesting and fun as I can get to express my feelings and share what I have learnt or happened today. I think blogging can be a part of my learning experience in SST as I can get to share what I have leant in SST to people who, will have a good impression on SST when they read my blog.
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Water and Metropolitan Man: Report on the Second Conference on Urban Water Resources Researchby
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978-0-87262-011-7 (ISBN-13) | 0-87262-011-5 (ISBN-10), 1969, Soft Cover, Pg. 90
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Conference information: A Research Conference Conducted by the Engineering Foundation | Andover, New Hampshire, United States | August 12-16, 1968
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Document Type: Book - Proceedings
Proceedings of the Second Conference on Urban Water Resources Research, held at Proctor Academy, Andover, New Hampshire, August 12-16, 1968. Sponsored by the Engineering Foundation and the Urban Hydrology Research Council of the Hydraulics Division of ASCE.
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The traditional post-Christmas lull in quality gaming releases was notably absent in early 2011: the industry hit the ground running with Dead Space 2, now surely established as gaming's premier horror franchise, Bulletstorm, which had nowhere near the sales success its sense of fun deserved, and big-hitting PlayStation sequels LittleBigPlanet 2 and Killzone 3.
Soaring iOS hit Tiny Wings saw gamers through the lean patch that followed, along with technically impressive but undramatic shooter Crysis 2. And speaking of undramatic, the launch of Nintendo's 3DS in March proved to be less explosive than most expected, with audience appetite apparently tempered by the absence of a certain iconic plumber from the launch line-up.
The year's first critical smash was Valve's polymathic wonder Portal 2, blending physics, sly humour and the voice of Stephen Merchant to create an innovative classic. Also full of fresh ideas was LA Noire, which dazzled with its recreation of seedy postwar Hollywood but struggled to shake off its own troubled past as tales of employee mistreatment at developer Team Bondi led to the studio closing down.
Another headline was the prevalence of HD remakes, with Ico & Shadow of the Colossus, the Tomb Raider Trilogy and the original Halo: Combat Evolved all putting in pixel-polished appearances, while it could be argued that the year's biggest disappointment, Duke Nukem Forever, was also an HD remake of sorts, the revival of a sorry game long trapped in development hell that should have been taken off life support years ago.
Superhero sequel inFamous 2 lent style to late summer, with help from musical dazzler Child of Eden (the only significant twitch of Xbox Kinect all year) and heavyweight sci-fi reboot Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Flattering to deceive, Dead Island showed just how imaginative in comparison its buzz-building trailer had been when the game revealed itself to be a staple zombie-basher, while fantasy lovers were spoiled by two superb RPGs: the epic Skyrim and the devious Dark Souls, which turned extreme difficulty levels into a philosophical talking point. Meanwhile the blockbuster battle of the year – Battlefield 3 versus Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 – failed to live up to its billing as the former turned out to be all lighting effects and no khaki trousers.
As always, many of the best games were saved until the very last, with rip-roaring cinematic adventure Uncharted 3 wowing once again, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword giving the ageing Wii an unexpected lease of life, and 3DS finally getting some top-line titles with Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7. But at the very top of the pile, and a welcome success story for the British Rocksteady Studios, was Batman: Arkham City, an object lesson in tone, setting and playability that astonished with its depth and quality.
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Same store sales were up 4.1 percent year-on-year in the September 30 week, picking up an already fast pace by 0.1 percentage points from the prior week. Month-to-date sales versus the prior month were flat, while year-on-year full month sales were up 4.1 percent for the third consecutive week. The week's uptick pulls year-on-year sales growth at retailers in Redbook's sample back up above 4.0 percent, a level of strength not seen in over two years before being breached in late August, suggesting that the negative impact of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma has passed and pointing to strong ex-auto and ex-gas retail sales for September.
A weekly measure of comparable store sales at chain stores, discounters, and department stores. Redbook tracks week-to-week change, month-to-date change, and year-on-year change with the latter the most closely watched reading. The report offers early indications on ex-auto ex-gas retail sales.
Consumer spending accounts for two-thirds of the economy, so if you know what consumers are up to, you'll have a pretty good handle on where the economy is headed. Needless to say, that's a big advantage for investors.
The pattern in consumer spending is often the foremost influence on stock and bond markets. For stocks, strong economic growth translates to healthy corporate profits and higher stock prices. For bonds, the focus is whether economic growth goes overboard and leads to inflation. Ideally, the economy walks that fine line between strong growth and excessive (inflationary) growth. This balance was achieved through much of the nineties. For this reason alone, investors in the stock and bond markets enjoyed huge gains during the bull market of the 1990s. Spending at major retail chains did slow down in tandem with the equity market in 2000 and during the 2001 recession. Sales weakened again in 2008 due to the credit crunch and recession.
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The White Attic: Refinished Vintage Furniture
- Location: multiple locations
- Website: thewhiteattic.com
Store History
- Founded by: Terry Ledford
- Headquarters: Andersonville
- Sister stores: Bucktown
Since we last profiled Andersonville's White Attic in 2006, a lot has changed. They've opened a Bucktown location and introduced the "Lamp Bar," where you can have lighting made to order.
Despite the upgrades, their core mission remains: to revive vintage furniture through refinishing, repainting, and restyling each piece. Owner Terry Ledford continues to scout for the shop's dressers, tables, and chairs, while the White Attic team updates Terry's finds using low-VOC paints and varnishes.
Collections and colors are rotated seasonally. Right now, there's a lot of turquoise, lavender, and (as always) white on the floor. The original pieces generally come from the first half of the 20th century—styles tend to be classic and simple.
We also had fun checking out the Lamp Bar on our last visit. Customers can pick and choose from 17 ceramic bases, 30 colors, and 100 fabric shade options.
The White Attic has a website, but they don't sell anything online. You have to call or visit the store in-person to buy.
Photos: Sarah Coffey, The White Attic
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Know what that is, well I didn't either, but apparently if you put one crab in a bucket within a few minutes it will climb out, put two or more in bucket and one rarely climbs out, the others continually pull the other potential escapees back in.
In the current climate, I think this effect is all pervasive. We are a product of
- the people we associate with
- the books we read (or other sources of continuing learning)
- our environment.
In the current climate it is easier to buy into the doom and gloom and go with the flow, be pulled back into the bucket by those other crabs.
I have just finished a wonderful and inspiring book, "the Flipside" by Alan J. Jackson. In it Alan, describes many many inspiring stories of how people have overcome adversity and have gone on to achieve greatness.
The adversity faced would by most have been considered fatal (personal, financial, physical),but these people found the flipside, another way of looking at things, and found opportunity where others would only have seen only problems.
In all cases those who found the flipside, described how relationships with others (the people they associated with) helped them to find that flipside, to look for those opportunities and to climb out of that crab bucket.
In fact they were all grateful for the adversities they had faced because these problems had made them stronger and allowed them other opportunities.
What didn't kill them, did make them stronger, but not only that it gave a world of new opportunities.
Pushing your boundaries, takes you out of your comfort zone, puts you in new and unexpected places, but quickly, these areas become your new comfort zone and you have to keep pushing those boundaries, expanding your new comfort zones and growing every day.
"Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose Wisely" Karen Kaiser Clarke
"There has never yet been a person in our history, who has led a life of ease, whose name is worth remembering" Theodore Roosevelt


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Middle Tennessee rolls by Tulane 71-44
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) Shawn Jones scored 17 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and blocked six shots as Middle Tennessee rolled over Tulane 71-44 Thursday night.
Kerry Hammonds II had 18 points for Middle Tennessee and Neiko Hunter 13 as the Blue Raiders extended their win streak to six games.
Middle Tennessee (18-7, 8-2 Conference USA) used an 11-0 run in the first half to open a 22-13 advantage en route to a 35-17 halftime lead. The Blue Raiders continued to roll in the second half, building the lead to as many as 31 points.
Middle Tennessee was 22 of 26 from the free-throw line, led by Jones who made 9 of 10.
Jonathan Stark was the lone Tulane scorer in double figures, leading the Green Wave (13-12, 5-5) with 15 points. Tulane shot 30 percent (15 of 50) from the field and committed 14 turnovers compared with 7 for the Blue Raiders.


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The Christian and money
Money is the central theme of almost every issue in life. No wonder then the bible accords it very prominent position. Money is one thing in life of which we can never have enough. In fact, the more money we have, the more of it we seem to want.
The bible variously describes money in superlatives. Two of such descriptions will suffice.
"A feast is meant for laughter, and wine maketh merry; but money answereth all things" Ecclesiastes 10:19.
"For wisdom is a defence and money is a defence but the excellency of knowledge is that wisdom giveth life to them that have it" Ecclesiastes 7:12.
The foregoing glowing descriptions underscore the all-pervading importance of money in life. Of course, this includes Christian families. Much of the teachings of Jesus Christ revolved around money. It is an issue of paramount importance because just as the above citations said, with money, a kind of security is assured and without it, one appears lost and marooned on the dreary sea of life's courses.
Joggling the family budget has been a long drawn issue in every home. It has led to needless tensions and wrangling. But most people fail to unde1rstand that as desirable as financial success is, it does not subsist in how fat your bank accounts are but in how well you have managed to use whatever you in the service of the Lord. That is what the bible refers to as laying up treasures in heaven.
"But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt and where thieves do not break through nor steal. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also" Matthew 6:20 - 21.
Man has been known for his consistent accumulation of wealth much of which he deploys to protecting his acquisition. It would have been wonderful if he devoted such resources to doing God's business. That, perhaps, is the bible rates wisdom higher even though it is as much a defence as money. To this extent, it is noteworthy that though money answers to all things as the scriptures say, all things do not and should not answer to money.
That is the difference between how a Christian regards money from how others do. For Christian marriages to be successful financially there are basic godly principles for money management that a Christian couple must imbibe.
Godly Lifestyle
There is no doubt that the desire of every Christian couple is the have a successful marriage that is free of financial challenges. Indeed, this is possible. However, before this is realized, the couple must set themselves apart for exemplary lifestyle in Christ. They should not live as people of the world do
"And ye shall be holy unto me for I the Lord am holy and have severed you from other people, that ye should be mine" Leviticus 20:26.
If you allow the cares of this life to becloud your Christian mandate, you risk getting the same results the world gets. You may end up continuing to struggle endlessly but even if you get what may look like financial success, it would amount to nothing in the long run.
"For what shall it profit a man if he shall gain the whole world and lose his soul?" Mark 8:36.
So, the very first pillar of financial success in Christian marriage is to anchor on righteousness and totally depend on God. There should be no middle part in devotion to God because any divided attention would spell financial ruin.
"No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one and love the other or else he will hold to the one and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon" Matthew 6:24; 5:6.
Observe the Principle of Tithing
Tithe is a tenth of your income and it rightly belongs to God. It is very fundamental to financial success in marriage. Many couples neglect or deliberately fail to give God tithe as a result of which they continue to wallow in financial privations.
I think the problem is failure to recognise that one tenth of your income rightly belongs to God and so, you should be eager to give Him back His money, which is the foundation of your financial success.
"Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven and pour you out a blessing that there shall not be room enough to receive it" Malachi 3:10.
Simply put, if your income is a thousand dollars, don't bank on that. One hundred dollars (a tenth of one thousand dollars) of that belongs to God and that is not negotiable or subject to any condition. It will do you good to recognise that your money is actually nine hundred dollars, not one thousand dollars as one hundred dollars rightly belongs to God. You should plan whatever you want to plan based on your nine hundred dollars; you would be defrauding God if you appropriated the one hundred dollars to your use.
"Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings" Malachi 3:8.
It is not enough to give God His one hundred dollars. You must make sure that He gets His money first before you begin to spend from yours. What this means is that you must put aside His one hundred dollars from your one thousand dollar-income before you spend anything. There lies the honour. Spending the money and later sourcing for money from other sources to give God is not acceptable.
Some even 'borrow' from God. They spend God's money in anticipation to repay but whether you pay back or not, you have devalued your tithe. People often default in tithing because the money involved is either too negligible or too huge to just give out like that. I think the problem is our failure to appreciate the fact that the money originally belongs to God. If we did, we would realise how wrong it would be to withhold from the Lord, who graciously gives us everything we possess.
"Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the Lord's thy God, the earth also with all that therein is" Deuteronomy 10:14.
You have to accept that fact and that you are a mere custodian, you would not stint in following God's financial principles, which are the basis of your own financial advancement and security.
Save Part of Your Income
Yet another pillar of financial prosperity in Christian marriage is to imbibe the culture of saving or putting aside part of your income for the rainy day. You cannot spend all your income with excuses that it is not enough in the first place. If you cannot save when your income is small, there is every tendency that you will also not save when it is huge. If you want to prosper, you must squeeze out something out of your income to put aside in case of emergencies. It may be small amounts initially but when you do that consistently over time, you will be surprised at how much you will be able to accumulate.
The secret of saving is to save first before spending. In other words, if you have decided to save fifty dollars every month, take it out of your nine hundred dollars before spending. Make it as compulsory as the tithing. If you want to spend before saving, you will definitely not be able to do because there will never be a time you will say you now have enough to be able to save. No, you do not save because it is convenient to do so but because it is a sacrificial necessity that must be borne for a brighter tomorrow.
Watch Your Expenses
Don't spend on frivolities. Human wants are insatiable; the more you have, the more you want. It is more appropriate to spend on what you really need. If you spend time to trail your expenses, you will discover needless things you lavish money on, which you could actually do without; cut them off. Your ability to give good account of what the Lord has given you is paramount to Him deciding to entrust you with higher income. God prefers prudent managers and you could as well forget to be further blessed if you are profligate in your expenses. So, think about it whenever you go on a spending spree. Would the Lord say:
"Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things" (Matthew 25:23) or reprove you for being unprofitable?
Invest in Business
The savings are not meant to rot in bank vaults. Look out for opportunities where you can invest your savings for much bigger returns. Investment multiplies your income. We have wrong notions of investment. Some Christians think investment is meant for business men and since they are salary earners, it has nothing to do with them. However, in reality, no man has ever made it big by depending on his salaries alone. There is always some small business you can do on the side to augment your monthly income. To that extent, we are all business men. Categories and levels may differ but we all do business. From that small part time business, you could grow big and from being somebody else's employee, you could also graduate to becoming an employer of labour yourself. So, seek out business interests where you can invest your savings and multiply your wealth.
Be Charitable
The bible encourages us to do charity works.
"Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house…Cast thy bread upon the waters for thou shalt find it after many days" Isaiah 58:7; Ecclesiastes 11:1.
Every act of charity is a deed done unto the Lord. Nothing prospers one as giving to the needy and the cause of the gospel.
"Give and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down and shaken together and running over shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again" Luke 6:38.
Prosperity does not come by prayer and fasting; it proceeds from giving. The reward for whatever you give is usually greater because man can never give more than God. A sure way to get out of financial crisis is to give to worthy causes. However, you must give according to the principles of God otherwise; you would be sowing on hard ground.


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A Response from the Association of Local Government Archaeological Officers to the consultation on the PPS 15 Planning for the Historic Environment: Historic Environment Planning Practice Guide.
The Association of Local Government Archaeological Officers for England (ALGAO: England) is the national body representing local government archaeology services at County, District, Metropolitan, Unitary and National Park level in England. ALGAO: England co-ordinates the views of its member authorities (93 in total) and presents them to government and to other national organisations.
The range of interests of our members embraces all aspects of the historic environment including archaeology, buildings and the historic landscape which is not designated. Clearly these comments will relate particularly to these aspects.
Clear and comprehensive guidance is essential if PPS 15 is to be successfully and consistently implemented by local planning authorities and the government's stated intention of ensuring that there is no reduction in the level of protection for the historic environment is to be achieved.
It is clear that the Practice Guide as published is much less developed than the accompanying PPS15 and it is assumed that the current version is already under review. We have not therefore sought to comment in detail on all of the areas which we feel need revision.
ALGAO represents the specialist advisors to the local planning authorities who will be implementing the PPS and is best placed to offer advice on the current good practice in managing the archaeological aspects of the historic environment through the planning system, which has developed since the publication of PPG15 and PPG16. The final iteration of the practice guidance would, we feel, benefit from the direct involvement of members of the association and from other representative bodies such as the IfA and IHBC who will be responsible for implementing the PPS. ALGAO would welcome the opportunity being involved in such a process.
There are a number of general points that we should like to make:
Paragraphs 6-7
Generally this paragraph is vague in part stemming from trying to take into account the new definition of archaeological interest. In the text box entitled Significance in the fourth paragraph the term 'place' is used. This is not used in the PPS and terminology in the guidance should surely reflect the PPS. Similarly the term 'appraisal' is used in paragraph 7 and again this is not used or defined in the PPS. This whole paragraph needs reconsideration.
Policy HE1: Evidence base for plan making
The recognition of the importance of Historic Environment Records is particularly welcomed. There is a danger however in giving the implication that all HERs are of a similar standard in terms of content and breadth of information, which is currently not the case. Some authorities have not yet adopted the term HER but have retained the term SMR reflecting the lack of development of their particular record against the Historic Environment Records: Benchmarks for Good Practice, DCMS 2002. The use of the term and the development of HERs from SMRs should be explained to avoid confusion.
In the text box Historic Environment Records the word 'Typically'' at the beginning of the second sentence should be removed and there should be an explanation about the continuing use of the term SMR in some authorities.
The fifth line in the text box should read '…managed by dedicated, expert staff..' to reflect the emphasis on expert advice elsewhere in the PPS.
In paragraph 10 in the last line of the introductory paragraph the word 'may ' should be replaced by 'will'.
The fourth bullet point would seem redundant if there is access to an HER and other data sets.
In the sixth bullet point it is not clear what is meant by 'environmental assessment methods'.
The concept of 'potential' needs to be introduced in the guidance as it appears in the PPS.
Policy HE2: Regional planning approach
This should include reference to Regional Research Frameworks.
Policy HE3: Local planning approach
In the opening sentence the words '..might consider..' are too weak and the guidance should reflect the strength of the wording in the PPS more closely.
The second bullet point would be difficult to fulfil and it is arguable whether it is desirable. A HER is a dynamic and constantly developing record. A proposals map would be static and soon out of date. It would be preferable to require consultation with the HER.
The penultimate bullet point is too weak; surely it is necessary to include an overarching historic environment policy in the Core Strategy?
Policy HE4: The historic environment and sustainable development
Policy HE5: Permitted development and Article 4 directions
Paragraph 22 should include archaeological assets as a reason for article 4 directions. Again the wording in the PPS is much stronger.
Policy HE6: Monitoring indicators
There needs to more practical guidance to help local authorities measure changes to the historic environment in meaningful ways.
Policy HE7: Pre-application discussions and assessment
This is a crucial section of the guidance and it is not felt that the current version is well written. It requires considerable revision.
Paragraph 28 should also acknowledge that an application may not be approved even after pre-application discussion.
Paragraph 29 needs reordering to reflect the necessary steps in a more logical way.
The sixth bullet point would be better using the term 'potential archaeological interest' to better reflect the wording in the PPS rather than '..possible archaeological interest..' and 'Where there might be buried remains…'.
The text box under this paragraph is incomplete and we would suggest that the wording of this is discussed with ALGAO and the IfA who have developed standards and guidance on these processes which are acknowledged by historic environment practitioners.
Paragraph 30. It is unclear why Heritage Partnership Agreements are discussed here.
Policy HE8: Information requirements for validation of applications for consent affecting the historic environment
Policy HE 8 is generally welcomed but there is concern over the inconsistent approaches adopted by LPAs. It is also unclear how the policy relates to circular 02/2008 Standard Application Form and Validation paragraphs 26 and 27 which state that validation is an administrative function and the quality of the information submitted should not affect the validation of an application.
As a rule planning applications are not validated by local authority staff with specialist knowledge and the Practice Guidance needs to provide practical advice to the local planning authorities on how to minimise the numbers of applications being validated without adequate information. This is particularly important in two tier authorities where the specialist archaeological advisor is likely to be based at county level.
Policies HE9 and HE10: Policy principles guiding the consideration of applications for development relating to designated and undesignated heritage assets
These policies are a critical stage in the development control process and it is essential that the guidance is clear and details the practical steps needed to comply with the policies. It is not felt that the guidance achieves this as it stands. Again the Association would welcome the opportunity to work with others to improve the wording and organisation of these sections.
Paragraph 33 needs clarifying with better reference to archaeological remains as well as buildings and setting.
Paragraph 34 sets out the principal that a planning authority can require further information after an application has been validated is welcomed but there should be an acknowledgement that an application could still be refused even if further information has been provided, depending on the significance if the asset.
Paragraph 35 sets out the importance of consulting communities on the significance of historic environment assets and this is welcomed. There should be guidance on where in the process this happens; currently it is implied that this happens after the validation of an application.
Paragraph 36 places too much emphasis on climate change, and at some point there needs to be clear guidance as to what is given precedence if conflicts cannot be resolved.
Paragraph 37: The first sentence should read 'Sites containing and/ or suspected of having the potential to contain archaeological interest...'
Similarly in the first bullet point it should read '...through a desk based assessment and/or field evaluation, if required'.
Paragraphs 41-48. This guidance on demolition or destruction with the emphasis on use and viability does not easily accommodate buried archaeological remains or above ground monuments. In most cases there is no realistic possibility of viable reuse and this needs to be clarified in the wording.
Policy HE11: Additional policy principles guiding the consideration of applications for development affecting the setting of a heritage asset
Policy HE12: Additional policy principles guiding development of a heritage asset that is otherwise contrary to the development plan (also known as enabling development)
Policy HE13: Policy principles guiding the recording of information related to the historic environment.
Paragraph 60 should make it clear that a WSI has to be approved by the local planning authority, simply submitting one is not adequate.
The text box we feel could be better worded and organised and we would advise further discussion with ALGAO and IfA on this to ensure it reflects current good practice.
Paragraph 61 we feel is unclear and in the case of the final bullet point at least unrealistic. It is impossible to know in advance what is going to be found particularly if the mitigation involves below ground archaeological assets. It is unclear how the structure, length and detail of the report can be agreed before hand.
Paragraph 63 should make it clear that an archive should be deposited to a suitable repository not '..can be offered to a suitable repository..'
Paragraph 65. Some guidance on the discharge of conditions would also be valuable as currently practice clearly varies between planning authorities as to whether to discharge a condition once the field work has been done or only after the results have been appropriately published and the archives deposited.
Paragraphs 105-6: These paragraphs refer to archaeological investigation carried out outside the planning process and, as such, we feel that they are inappropriate here. While guidance on such matters may be useful they should be the subject of a separate and more detailed document.
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Additional checks are also necessary to evaluate your system's energy efficiency level. Our engineers are qualified by the Energy Performance of Buildings Regulations to conduct this maintenance evaluation. Following the evaluation, you will be given a report signifying the performance capacity of your equipment, including any possibilities of decreasing CO2 emissions, energy usage and costs. Keeley Consulting Services


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Busy times down here.
Firstly, I've had a brief incursion into freelancing, covering the Digital Storytelling Conference here at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) last weekend for a film-makers' website. Fits in well in this space, so there is a list of links in the sidebar of the most prominent leaders in the movement, while a few more will reside in the body of this post.
Digital storytelling has a practice base of less than 150 known organisations in the world at present, however as it works to spread technical expertise within communities rather than aggregating it within a group of professionals, it will continue to grow.
In some respects it is low-tech multimedia, in other respects desktop scrapbooking with a voice-over. Groups represented at the conference were not all digital storytellers as it is practised in the US, at the BBC and here at ACMI - some were documentary film makers, some museum curators, one was an interactive storytelling software developer, others were indigenous film makers and community website authors, or academics involved in youth projects.
But all their work is worth a look if you are interested in the potential of computers to democratise the media. From that magical place Canada, a shot of what it might look like on the box.
And my other life as a family manager and frustrated student? Writing in fits and starts fits in beautifully with all that - down to the index cards hidden away in the handbag where son with autism can't find them and repack them in a better place, along to the opportunities for negotiation with others over computer time. I think my youngest son gets a lot more homework done when I'm on the computer ostensibly 'earning', but mainly learning.
The downsides? the money, my stodgy style (not really like my blog at all, to my recruiter's well-disguised surprise), my innate desire to research rather than report, and the deadlines - flexible in this case, but very like school I must say. I'm very grateful to the networker who got me this gig as he's opened doors in doing so. Will I pass through them? I wonder.
In the meantime, I've got a paper to write and a supervisor to meet with - so Structured Blogging, look out.


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After a day like Monday – stocks down triple-digits, oil up 15% - it's easy to want to give up on this market, this economy. But you've got to stay focused because if the last 10 days have taught us anything, it's how important it is to pay attention to your money and to learn what's going on and how it affects your mortgage, your debt, your retirement and your savings.
On Monday's show, Carmen and our team of experts took more of your questions ranging from where best to keep your money safe to how to grow it when times are uncertain.
Q: Most of our money is invested in bonds, should we be putting more of it into stocks?
With stocks, proceed carefully. John Gannon of FINRA explained that there is no promise you will get your initial investment back when you're invested in stocks. Bonds are a safer choice because you almost always get at least the money you put in back, plus interest. Municipal bonds are particularly secure, he said, unless the municipality defaults, which is rare. If you do choose to invest more in stocks, Carmen suggests index funds and ETFs for diversification purposes over individual stocks.
Q: I have 2 separate 401(k)s: one from my previous employer and the other from my current employer. Should I roll them into one? Are there benefits to doing that?
Yes. Rolling 401(k)s into one is always a good idea, Carmen said. Between the tax benefits and dollar cost averaging, it pays to keep your 401(k) going and maximize the benefits.
Q: Talk about timing. I started a new job and can for the first time put money into a 401(k) plan. Given all that's happened these last two weeks, I was thinking about declining until January, the next time I can enroll. I need guidance on whether or not this is a good move.
Carmen said she would keep maxing out the IRAs. If you put money in stocks, make sure it's money you are ready to lose and try to stay away from investing too heavily in individual stocks – instead, go with index funds or ETFs.
Q: I recently received a settlement of $230K. Where is the best place to put it so it lasts me the rest of my life?
Think about CDs, Carmen said. Certificates of deposit are timed investments, so if you have some money you don't think you will need for a while, lock it into a 10-year CD and feel safe knowing you will earn the interest. But never lock up too much because there are steep penalties for taking money out of a CD before its time is up.
Q: Should I sell my stocks and put the money in a CD and a little in a saving account so that I can get the money immediately in the event of an emergency or leave them alone?


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The Oasis Theatre is the only movie theatre left in the town of Brooks. The drive-in closed some time ago. After closing years ago, the Oasis Theatre became a church, but since 1995, has returned to being a movie theatre.
In its early years, children were only allowed to sit in the front, on the wooden seats, and the adults got cushions for the back seats. The Oasis Theatre is small, but nice to have around.
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Now that western governments are caught red-handed with their climatism racket scheme, the definition of crime is being reinvented. Dutch environment minister Jacqueline Cramer, a communist, is appalled by the crime of hacking the email system of the climatism mob. Even though the 'scientists' involved have acknowledged that the material is genuine, Cramer is convinced that the 'criminals' did some 'selective shopping' and have manipulated the material to make climatism look bad. She refuses to discuss the evidence, but keeps stressing that the hackers should be identified and proscecuted.
Please note that, before she came into office, Cramer signed a page-wide newspaper support petition for fellow communists who committed burglary in a government building in order to steal documents on nuclear energy plans...
Now that not only the UK has been proven to be involved, but also New Zealand, the true global proportions of this lie, led by Al Gore (how apt a name) become visible. In Australia, the government may fall over the hoax.
However, the silence is deafening. The Main Stream Media do not publish anything substantial on the matter at all, and while Dutch newspaper The Telegraaf mentioned the scam and the surrounding silence, it also keeps publishing climatist items without any reference to the scam. Dutch government turns a deaf ear and a blind eye and keeps pushing for an international treaty in Copenhagen in December, and presenting laws imposing yet more CO2 taxes that should cost the Dutch taxpayer another 20 million euros in 2012, to pay for the climate regulations. It will drive up energy bills by as much as 300 euro for a lot of people.
Also planned for 2012 is the infamous 'Kilometer heffing', the per-kilometer charge for driving, which will double the current cost of mobility, while the current taxes on mobility are only returned in infrastructural improvements by some 20%. The rest goes into leftist hobbies, like immigration of analphabetic muslims and others that have no ability to help improve the economy, only drain it. Under the 'heffing', every driver will be followed by GPS, so the state will always know exactly when and where someone was at any given time, what route was taken and what speed was driven at. Public transport offers full control as well, as anonymous tickets cease to exist in favor of a chip system requiring travelers to check in and out for each journey, informing government where they are. GSM tracking will fill in the blanks. Totalitarianism in optima forma. Such is the state of affairs these days.
As Dutch party PVV, of Geert Wilders, opposes these crippling measures, elitists join together in order to try to arrange a repeat performance of 2002, when they succeeded in getting Pim Fortuyn killed by demonizing him. Almost every day, someone hits the media with a comparison of Wilders to Nazi-Germany, completely forgetting (well, ignoring and trying to hide from the people) that Hitler was a socialist, like themselves, and was very tight with islamists, again, like themselves.
While to some it is very obvious that they try to associate someone with evil that really is tied to themselves, many fall for the rhetoric. In a country where Hitler is said to be far right, where in reality he was as left as the current government, the people cannot even blamed for their blindness: brainwashing starts at a very young age. What they can be blamed for is their refusal to learn, to even open their eyes and engage whatever is left of what once was their brain.
Stefan Molyneux made a very clear case why government by definition will consist of criminals: it's the only place criminals can legitimize their crimes and get away with it. Ayn Rand made similar observations, a long time ago already.
We are facing grim times, and if we can't get these criminals before a court of law (real law, not the leftist PC law) soon, times will get more grim very quickly. Until the people finally have had enough, and the lynching starts. We should find a way to prevent that, as then there will only be losers. But given the way Dutch government appears to be in a real hurry to rob its citizens blind, I'm not very hopeful.
The Netherlands are a member of the European Union which is becoming increasingly totalitarian. Democracy leads to socialism and socialism leads to a totalitarian state. The average lifetime of a democracy is roughly 200 years. The Dutch democracy has reached that age...
Monday, November 30, 2009
Government and Crime
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Labels: fascism, freedom, government, Oppression
Friday, November 27, 2009
Nigel Farage speaks the Truth
And gets clobbered for it
November 25 in the Eurpean Parliament, November 27 on DutchConcerns.
or: How Eurabia becomes a totalitarian state at frightening speed...
Hattip: PrisonPlanet.
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Thursday, November 5, 2009
The Crime of Telling the Truth
Due to serious lack of time I've neglected this blog for too long, and it does not look I'll have much more time in the near future. Apologies to my followers for that. However, the latest Pat Condell is a complaint to the abject slaves of Islam in Dutch governement and a warning for America to wake up. As always, Pat is telling the truth that many, especially those in power, do not like and would love to hide.
Enjoy, and stay vigilant.
Enjoy, and stay vigilant.
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