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Firewise USA FAQs
Below are the questions we hear most frequently about the Firewise USA™ Recognition Program.
If your question isn't here, feel free to CONTACT US with your question.
What is the cause of most wildfires?
An overwhelming number of brush, grass and forest fires (between 87 and 96 percent) are caused by people, according to statistics collected by the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) and the National Fire Incident Reporting System.
While about 20% of all such fires are intentionally set, most human-caused fires are accidental and related to careless disposal of hot embers, ash or cigarettes.
Regardless of the cause, local fire departments in the U.S. responded to an average of 356,800 such fires annually between 2004 and 2008. See the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the NIFC for more information on wildfire causes and frequency.
Why do people live in areas where wildfires threaten their homes?
There are many reasons that people live in areas where fires occur, and those reasons vary from place to place. Many people have migrated from more urban settings and may have little experience or understanding of the local fire risk. Many seek out the beauty and privacy of developments in the woods. Some enjoy the rugged outdoor lifestyle that living near nature affords.
Remember that brush, grass and forest fires can and do occur nearly everywhere in the United States.
I don't live in a "wildland" -- is my home really in danger?
The terms "WUI" or "Wildland Urban INterface," "wildfire" and "wildland fire" can be misleading when it comes to the chance that your home could be ignited by a fire that starts outside in brush, grass or woods.
With just the right conditions – a dry, hot, windy day – and an ignition source -- a spark from a vehicle, machinery, or a carelessly tossed cigarette – your home could be in fire's path faster than you might imagine.
See the Marin CWPP and our WUI map to learn more about the frequency and locations of fires that could threaten your home.
If a fire starts, won't the fire department put it out?
Local fire departments are the first responders, and always make their best efforts to deal with fires of any kind. But fires in brush, grass or forests pose a special challenge. First, it may take firefighters longer to find out about the fire if it starts in open spaces or wildlands. They may not get a call until the fire is threatening homes.
Wildfires grow in strength as they run uphill or are blown by winds. A fire in steep and hilly terrain makes it difficult to access with a fire truck or even on foot.
If your home or neighborhood is remote from water supplies and has narrow, winding roads and driveways, it is especially challenging to fight fire at each structure. If dozens of homes in your area are threatened, chances are there are not enough firefighters, fire trucks, or water supplies to protect every home.
Ultimately, there's no guarantee that firefighters will be able to protect your home during a wildfire. It's your responsibility to prepare your home and private property before a fire threatens your area. Taking action now means your home or community has a better chance of reducing the damage from wildfire without additional protection.
Won't my insurance cover damages from a wildland fire?
Assuming you are adequately insured, most homeowner policies do typically cover property losses cause by brush, grass or forest fire. However, most policies do not cover home landscaping and plants that could be destroyed in a wildland fire. And no policy can replace personal items such as photographs, artwork and other memorabilia.
The Insurance Information Institute recommends an annual insurance check-up so that you understand what is and is not covered in your homeowners insurance policy. You can also create a home inventory to help get your insurance claim settled faster in the event of fire loss.
If I make my home safer, do I get an insurance discount?
Homes in recognize Firewsie Sites in California may be eligible for an insurance discount from some carriers. Typically, individual improvement efforts by homeowners are not reflected in discounts to their policy premiums. Most insurance rates are set using other factors, including community fire protection resources such as the presence of fire hydrants. In addition, fire protection is only one small piece of the insurance policy, so discounts for fire protection would be fairly small if they were available.
In areas where wildfires have caused damage in teh past, you may find that insurance companies are conducting on-site inspections to recommend wildfire safety actions or in some cases, canceling policies. Companies that incur large losses from wildfire may be less likely to continue to offer insurance in areas that they consider high-risk.
What are the most important things to do to protect my home?
Most homes that burn during a wildfire are ignited by embers or firebrands landing on the roof, in gutters, on or under decks and porches, or in vents or other openings in the home. Other homes burn from small flames (surface fire) that can touch the house – such as dry grass that can allow a fire to run right up to the siding. FIRESafe MARIN and the Firewise USA Program is a great place start and find resources and action steps you can use around your home and working your way out into the landscape.
What is the Firewise USA Programs?
The Firewise USA Program encourages local solutions for safety by involving homeowners in taking individual responsibility for preparing their homes from the risk of wildfire. The program provides resources to help homeowners learn how to adapt to living with wildfire and encourages neighbors to work together to take action now to prevent losses.
Initiated in 2002 with 12 pilot neighborhoods, the national Firewise USA™ Recognition Program has more than 1,400 active member communities in 40 states, as well as a participation retention rate of 80 percent over the past decade. The program, aimed at homeowners, provides specific criteria for communities regarding wildfire preparedness, and based on this criteria, offers national recognition for their work.
Why is the Firewise USA Program needed?
As America's population continues to expand, much of the development to accommodate that growth has flowed into traditionally natural areas. A trend toward migration from urban centers and suburbs into formerly rural and wild areas places many more people in the path of potential wildfire. Threats to life and property from wildfires and costs for suppressing them are expanding at an astounding rate.
Since 1970, more than 20,000 homes and 30,000 other structures and facilities have been lost to wildfires. Once a fire starts, there is only so much fire service professionals can do to protect structures. The Firewise USA Program empowers individual homeowners to take an active role in protecting structures before a fire starts.
What makes a community "Firewise?"
Firewise communities are those that have taken appropriate measures to become more resistant to wildfire structural damage. An online Firewise Toolkit, including a Firewise tips checklist for homeowners, is available on the FIRESafe MARIN website.
Firewise techniques include minimizing the risk of home ignition by carefully landscaping around residential structures such as thinning trees and brush and choosing fire-resistant plants, selecting ignition-resistant building materials and positioning structures away from slopes.
In addition, communities that have earned the special distinction of being recognized under the Firewise USA™ Program have followed a systematic approach to organizing and implementing a Firewise mitigation plan in their neighborhood. Program criteria and additional information about the Program can be found on the FIRESafe MARIN website.
I want to be Firewise but how do I engage and encourage my neighbors in the process as well?
Using Firewise principles on your property will start to reduce your likelihood of damage and loss. Homes or other property within 100 feet of your home can be a risk factor if they are not Firewise. Here are some ideas to help you work with neighbors to be safer: Check the FIRESafe MARIN website for tips on mentoring your neighbors and starting a Firewise USA™ site in your area.
NFPA's online wildfire catalog has free brochures, DVDs and other useful materials to share with your neighbors.
Call FIRESafe MARIN to find out if a fire expert can come to a neighborhood meeting to discuss Firewise principles. Your local fire department can also help answer your questions and point you in the right direction.
Will being Firewise compromise my landscaping or the local ecosystem?
Today's fire resistant building materials can be attractive and complement the area's culture and style. Firewise landscaping techniques can actually improve the aesthetic quality of your home by clearing out dry and dead vegetation, and allowing space between trees and plants. More information about landscaping can be found on the "Defensible Space" page of the FIRESafe MARIN website.
How can I be Firewise and keep my trees?
Preparing your property for fire does not mean removing all your trees. There are many things you can do to make your home resistant from embers or firebrands that may involve simply removing overhanging branches or limbing trees up from the ground.
Remember that healthy, well-maintained trees or forestland on your property will provide many benefits and not necessarily pose a major risk for wildfire spread. Your site-specific risk depends on the species and arrangement of the trees, as well as other factors. Consult an arborist or forester to learn more about the health of your landscape. Removing or thinning out some trees may actually be necessary to maintain the health of the rest.
My neighborhood is already Firewise, isn't that enough?
No, being a Firewise USA site is a great step toward improving the chances of a home's survival from wildfire. But your home and neighborhood is just one important part of a whole community that requires protection. This means residents must look at everything at risk from including businesses, infrastructure, cultural resources and natural areas. Fire Adapted Communities, an initiative coordinated by NFPA and USDA Forest Service addresses this "whole" community approach.
What is Fire Adapted Communities and how is it different from the Firewise program?
Fire Adapted Communities is a collaborative approach to reducing wildfire risks throughout an entire community and helps connect all those who play a role in wildfire preparedness like community officials, planners or developers, residents and business owners, emergency responders, insurance representatives and land managers and public utilities, with the organizations and programs that provide resources for their (these) specific wildfire preparedness needs. NFPA's Firewise USA Program is a key component of the fire adapted approach and provides the framework to help residents reduce the risk of losing their homes and property to wildfire.
Our community just had a fire, isn't it too late to become Firewise or create a fire adapted community?
No, it's never too late. Even if your community recently experienced a fire, the recovery phase is a great time to create a plan that highlights Firewise principles you can start using around your home today. By opening up a dialogue with town officials and your local fire service, residents can also address such issues as protecting businesses, parks, utilities and other important community assets. Visit the FIRESafe MARIN website to learn more about your role in wildfire preparedness and what you can do.


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Now I can't promise that the new place is in show home condition, but please drop by and say hello over at the new 'domesticali' blogging abode.
Bye bye Blogger, I'll miss you. You've been a good friend, but your comments shenanigans finally drove me to desert you.
I'll leave this old blog up here, but pretty please would you update your blogrolls and subscriptions, because I'm the new kid on the block over there and I need my chums.
Thank you for sharing so many good times with me here. Wishing you all the merriest of Festive Seasons and a hope 2008 that brings you joy.
Saturday, December 22, 2007
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What different actions are performed by find and show button?
Mercury WinRunner FAQ
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To find a particular object in the GUI Map file in the application, select the object and click the Show window. This blinks the selected object.
To find a particular object in a GUI Map file click the Find button, which gives the option to select the object. When the object is selected, if the object has been learned to the GUI Map file it will be focused in the GUI Map file.
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Kuk is an ancient Egyptian deity of darkness, obscurity and the unknown. He is part of a very ancient pair of primordial deities known as the Ogdoad, alongside his wife and female counterpart Kauket. Together, they are embodiments of a state of darkness that existed before the time of creation. Kuk is also known to go by the names Kek or Keku.
The Ogdoad were a group of primordial deities worshipped in the city of Khmun (Hermopolis) in Egypt during the Old Kingdom period. They consisted of eight deities: Amun, Nun, Kuk and Huh and their respective wives Amunet, Naunet, Kauket and Hauhet. Each of them represented elements of the state of primordial chaos that preceded the creation of the world according to Egyptian mythology. Amun and Amunet represented air, invisibility and hidden things, Nun and Nunet represented the primordial waters and the abysss, Kek and Kauket represented the darkness and obscurity and Huh and Hauhet represented eternity and the infinite space. The male deities were symbolized by the frog and were depicted as frog-headed deities, while the female deities were symbolized by the snake and were depicted as snake headed deities. Of course that is how they are usually depicted. Sometimes they were depicted as geese or baboons.
The creation myth goes as follows: the universe was originally a dark, watery and directionless chaos, inhabited by snakes and frogs. The qualities of this primordial chaos were represented by the deities of the Ogdoad, and these deities were the rulers of this chaos who renewed the primordial waters. It was believed that they created a primordial mound upon which an egg was laid, which then hatched into – depending on what version of the myth – either the sun deity Ra, the creator deity Atum or a scarab beetle representing the Sun. In either case, light was brought to the universe and the cosmos was forged, which brought about order. It is said that afterwards the deities died and passed into the underworld, or Duat, where they supported the flow of the Nile river and the rise of the sun.
In Hermopolis, the cult of the Ogdoad was eventually displaced in prominence by the cult of Djehuti (Thoth), the more popular deity of magic, wisdom, knowledge and the moon. Incidentally, there is a version of the creation myth which supposes that the egg laid upon the primordial mound was laid by an ibis, the sacred bird of Djehuti.
You would think that this would be where the story ends. But no. In the modern age, it seems that the deity Kuk has been elevated by Internet culture.
In November 2015, someone on 4chan posted about Kuk and his mythological background. Four months later, someone on Reddit submitted a macro identifying Kuk as Kek (which probably actually refers to the slang word "kek", but also happens to another name of Kuk) and associating him with Pepe the Frog, Donald Trump and the concept of "memetic magic". Over time the meme grew and grew within 4chan, and eventually an online parody religion known as the Cult of Kek emerged. The Cult identifies Kek as, according to their Facebook page, the one true god of chaos, darkness, obscurity and "dubs", believed to grant the wishes of those who end their posts in a series of repeating numbers. Kek is also identified with Pepe the Frog, the latter often considered by the Cult to be a modern avatar of Kek. Members of the cult talk on 4chan about how meme magic supposedly affects the real world, particularly the current American presidential election cycle. Kek is also associated with the number 7, due to its sacred significance in many cultures.
Because Trump's supporters have embraced the Pepe meme, and because much of 4chan, particularly /pol/ have embraced Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton's campaign and the mainstream media have decided to demonize the Pepe meme by attaching him to white nationalism and white supremacism, drawing ridicule from much of the Internet. It also generated a response in the form of an article about Pepe and the Cult of Kek, apparently explaining the full story of the origins of Pepe and the Cult of Kek. Before that, Hillary Clinton had a speech in Reno where went on and on about the alt-right, according to her vapid old mind anyway, and from there Trump supporters from Milo Yiannopoulos to more recently Palmer Luckey, the CEO of Oculus VR, were slapped with very liberal usage of the term alt-right regardless of the actual substance of their views. This invariably brought the alt-right and Pepe more attention, leading of course to Pepe's demonization by the media. Now Pepe seems to have gained certain political prominence among those who oppose Clinton and/or support Trump.
The Cult of Kek is, without a doubt, one of my favorite developments in modern culture. People on 4chan have taken an ancient deity, a relatively obscure deity of primordial chaos and darkness that was supplanted in prominence by other deities no less, and through an invented mythology elevated him into a prominent modern cultural icon through Pepe the Frog. This icon is aligned against polite society and mainstream culture, due to its association with 4chan and Trump. Kek is thus an icon of a modern counter-culture, and thus rebellion. In doing so, I dare say they have inducted Kek as the newest member of the infernal pantheon, and for that I can't help but smile in glee.
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Huawei Band 2 Pro UK Review: Reliable and well priced
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The Huawei Band 2 Pro is the premier device in Huawei's current line of wearables smartwatches.
It aims to entice buyers away from more established fitness trackers from the likes of Garmin and Fitbit, by offering top-end features traditionally only seen in significantly more expensive wearables. Highlights include a stellar battery life, 5ATM waterproofing, GPS, plus multi-sport and VO2 max tracking.
If you're on a budget, it is the best value fitness tracker. Slightly obtuse software, a fairly clunky control system and, on occasion, hit-and-miss tracking make it feel a little less refined than its more established competitors, however.
Design - Huawei Band 2 Pro Review
The Huawei Band 2 Pro is a fairly standard-looking wearable. The black unit I reviewed could easily be mistaken for a Fitbit Alta HR from a distance. Featuring a small, slightly curved, rectangular PMOLED screen and unassuming black rubber strap, the only obvious design flourishes are two silver strips lining the display's long sides.
The end result is a discrete-looking wearable that can easily be worn both inside and outside of the gym without too much embarrassment.
The wearable also ticks all the right boxes when it comes to hardware and durability. Huawei has built the Band 2 Pro to meet 5ATM water-resistance standards, which means it can survive depths of up to 50m hassle-free. It's also more than rugged enough to wear in the shower or pool.
The above features, coupled with its wealth of built-in sensors – including GPS, 3-axis Accelerometer, Detached PPG Cardiotachometer and an Infrared Wear Sensor – mean that, on paper at least, it appears capable of tracking a variety of different activities.
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Specifically, the sensor can track steps, runs, swimming, cycling, sleep and 'breathing'. The latter being a weird feature that tries to help you relax by telling you whether you're going the wrong way about breathing – which, like sleeping, is one of a select few activities that I'm 100% certain I'm good at.
Those sensors also mean the tracker can estimate its wearer's VO2 max, as well as track basic biometric data such as heart rate. VO2 max measures the maximum amount of oxygen your blood can store. It's a useful metric to track your overall progress when following a stamina/fitness-focused training regime.
The laundry list of features mean the Band 2 Pro comes close to matching the capabilities of significantly more expensive trackers, such as the Garmin Vivosport and Garmin Vivosmart HR+ and are good value for £129.99.
My only minor issue with the design is its slightly atypical strap. Unlike a traditional watch strap, the Band 2 Pro has a clip mechanism that's fine for running, but I found it could come loose when swimming.
Also see: Fitbit vs Apple Watch: Which smart fitness tracker should you buy?
Software and tracking - Huawei Band 2 Pro Review
My bigger issues stem from the Band 2 Pro's slightly cumbersome user interface. The PMOLED screen isn't touch-enabled. Instead, you have to use a small, single, capacitive button on the bottom of the screen to interact with the wearable. The button can only read short and long presses.
A long press takes you to the next option in the main menu; a long press starts or stops it. The system is a little basic and doesn't always work well when the Band 2 is wet. On one occasion, where I'd been caught in the rain, it took me a good three minutes to get the Band 2 Pro to stop tracking a run.
In addition, the software doesn't have an application library or any smart features outside of basic notifications. At the very least I'd have liked to see a music remote, which is an invaluable aid when running.
I'm also not entirely sold on Huawei's mobile software. To get the Band 2 Pro running, you'll need to install the Huawei Wear app and go through a short on-screen process. This is fine, but from there it promptly tells you that to get all the data recorded by the Band 2 Pro, you'll also have to install Huawei Health.
Huawei isn't the only company to make you install two apps to make the most of its wearables; Samsung does the same with its Gear series – and it remains an annoyance.
Fitness tracking is good enough for casual users looking for a basic frame of reference, but not quite up to scratch for more serious athletes.
Step tracking is always accurate and, for the most part, my run distance data was within 10-15 metres of the Garmin Vivosport and Samsung Gear Fit 2 Pro against which I tested it. These anomalies were also usually the result of it taking longer to lock the GPS once I'd started running, which is more than forgivable given the difference in price between the three.
VO2 max and heart rate readings had a tendency to occasionally go off the rails in a more severe way, however. VO2 max estimates are always a mixed bag on wrist-based wearables – accurately measuring it involves a fairly horrid process that forces you to keep running/exercising until you physically can't keep going in close-to-laboratory settings. But the Band 2 Pro's readings were poor even by basic wearable standards. Every reading I took saw huge fluctuations in the millilitres of oxygen per kilogram of body mass per minute detected, making the feature all but useless to me.
Like VO2 max, heart rate readings on wrist-based wearables aren't terribly accurate, and serious athletes would do well to invest in a proper HRM strap. The Band 2 Pro's readings weren't even uniform, which again limits their usefulness. The feature was fine when I wasn't exercising, but during runs it would jump all over the place. At any one time I'd check my heart rate, look down less than 30 seconds later and see a significant 25-30bpm disparity.
Being fair to Huawei, these issues are hardly a surprise, and considering the Band 2 Pro's super-affordable price, they're more than forgivable. Newbie runners and swimmers needs will still easily be met; it's only more experienced athletes that will have serious problems.
The Band 2 Pro's stellar battery life helps further alleviate the inaccuracy of its more advanced features. Huawei quotes the Band 2 Pro as offering users a 21-day max battery life.
This figure should be taken with a pinch of salt, however, since it's based on very specific lab conditions where all-day heart monitoring is turned off and you don't use the GPS. But even with this in mind, I was still impressed with the Band 2 Pro's stamina. Doing a 5km every other day with notifications turned on, the Band 2 Pro consistently managed to last a full week before needing a top-up charge.
This is a cut above most trackers with its feature list, which generally struggle to make it past the four-to-five-day mark.
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Verdict - Huawei Band 2 Pro Review
If you're looking for a genuinely affordable fitness tracker then the Band 2 Pro is a gret choice. Featuring a robust design, good for the money distance tracking and excellent battery life, the Band 2 Pro will easily meet the needs of most new runners, swimmers and cyclists.
A reliable, well-priced fitness tracker with slightly quirky software.
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Hanns G HL190APB 18.5 inch Widescreen LED Monitor
Do you have one of those fantastic old cathode ray tube VDUs cluttering up your home office/study? Or fancy a second monitor to monitor all your trades? Well, it´s time to send it to the Leafy Glades VDU Retirement Home where it can sit in the corner glowing gently and mutter about how nobody appreciates classic engineering anymore.
Instead let´s see what the slimline Hanns G HL190APB 18.5 inch Widescreen LED Monitor has to offer. OK, as the name suggests it measures 18.5 inches across the diagonal and has a widescreen format (16:9 ratio – old VDUs/TVs where 4:3…). The Hanns supports a maximum resolution of 1366×768 pixels, perfectly adequate considering its size.
But what about the picture quality? Well, these days LED/LCD monitors are classified by their contrast ratio and display brightness. The Hanns certainly scores with a contrast ratio of 30,000,000:1, a display brightness of 200 cd/m² and response time of 5ms.
And don´t think all this tech is going to be sending your electricity bill through the roof – the Hanns G HL190APB has been designed with energy saving in mind. With an Energy Star 5.0 rating it only uses 18 watts when in use and a miserly 0.5 watts in standby mode.
Connection is easy too, the Hanns is fitted with a D-Sub (VGA) connector. Although there is no DVI/HDMI output, even the most modern PCs still have this type of connector. But more importantly if your PC is a few years older this will most definitely be the type of connection you need. And just to top things off the Hanns G HL190APB even has two speakers squeezed into the case.
Why strain your eyes with that prehistoric VDU when you can marvel at the brightness and clarity of this lovely little number. And think of all the spare space on your desk you can fill up with other clutter instead!
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|So what do we need besides seeing things in a new light, trying to be more understanding about noise and mess, and being our children's partners? I mean tools for moving toward being with children in new ways?
Maybe LOVE the mess
See it as evidence of health and joy and learning, and then it's not "mess," it's proof.
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Residents have said they will fight to halt plans to build 39 houses on a picturesque paddock behind their own homes.
Those living on High Oakham Hill have launched their own campaign to prevent the development being given the go-ahead, having dropped leaflets to neighbouring properties and pinned home-made banners around the area.
Helen Lubczynskyj, who has lived on the street for more than 23 years, said: "We'd been warned it was happening a few months ago because there was some Section 106 money being talked about.
"It's not just those people whose houses back on to this, it's those who use that area for walking or taking their dogs out.
"It's a beautiful pasture that runs down to a fishing pond.
"We've made everyone aware in the local vicinity because not everyone knew - a little A4 sheet pinned to a lamp post telling people about the plans is not good enough.
"The feeling is very strong, we're very upset by the whole prospect, and it's about trying to preserve the few green spaces we have left.
"We know that houses are needed but it's about putting them in the right places.
"I would love this to be turned down but we are fighting a big machine.
"All we can do as residents is raise our concerns."
Mrs Lubczynskyj says the issue not simply a NIMBY protest - a 'not in my back yard' attitude, but is based on wildlife issues, access concerns and general planning queries.
This includes the fact the land, which is on the corner of High Oakham Hill and Bleak Hills Lane, has not been included in Mansfield District Council's recently-proposed local plan which sets out the potential land available to develop in the next 17 years.
The Chad recently reported how the applicants, Carl Chadwick and John Plant, had labelled the council's housing policies as 'out-of-date', and hinted that if their High Oakham Hill plans were turned down by local planners, it was possible to have the decision overturned on appeal.
They pointed to two previous applications which were overturned, including the plans for 130 homes on Park Hall Farm in Mansfield Woodhouse.
"It worries us that they said this," added Mrs Lubczynskyj.
"The local plan is really well thought out, it sets out clearly what the plans are - they want to develop brown field sites that are an eyesore and it really focuses on that.
"High Oakham Hill has not been included in this."
The residents' fight has also been given the backing of ward councillor, Stephen Garner.
He said he know at least 70 people who have contacted the council with their concerns.
He said: "I'm passionate about this, we just don't need it.
"There are a lot of brown field sites that could be developed, old garages and scrubland.
"This is a green field site and is not in the local plan, therefore the council thinks we do not need that bit."
The sloping land, which is more than 2.25 hectares in size, was previously used as a paddock to graze horses.
If given the go-ahead, there is no indication yet as to how many bedrooms each of the homes could have but the applicants have said it will be mainly two-storey homes with a few three-storey properties.
Almost 20 per cent would be classed as affordable, and vehicular access is planned onto High Oakham Hill from the south-eastern edge of the site.


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May 10, 2000
Dear Neighbors:
Plans are in the works for the 18th annual "Fourth of July" fireworks program. Details are as follows:
When: Saturday, July 1, 2000 @ 9:30 p.m.
Where: South End of Billy Goat Island
Rain Date: Sunday, July 2, 2000 (See note below)
Thanks to the generosity of so many of you, the lake community continues to enjoy a great evening of fireworks and family fun. Last year was a record year for contributions (see attached Financial Statement), as a result of your generosity we are able to put on a $17,000 show. We have contracted for an $18,000 show this year so obviously your contributions are vital for our show to continue. Question??? Is the show big enough? Should I: 1) cap it at this level, $18,000 2) grow it $500/yr? 3) grow it $1000/yr.? Write a note or send an e-mail (see bottom of page) and let me know what you think!
This year I would like to ask for a $30 per family contribution, (it's been $25 since the beginning) many of you are more generous than that and it is appreciated. My reserve fund is shrinking (see financial statement) and our number of contributing families is about the same. Approximately 1400 letters go out and 604 families sent a contribution in 1999 (see contributors list enclosed). We were able to cover some extra one time expenses last year related to clearing, trenching, and rip-rap stone work around the end of Billy Goat Island. THANKS!!!
Pyrotecnico is again our show producer. Because of the growth of the show and the large shells included please stay back at least 900 feet from the shooting site and out from under falling embers as this is an obvious fire hazard.
Rain Delay: Our "rain policy" is as follows: If it is raining at 9:30pm on Saturday "shoot night," then we will delay the show 30 minutes and reevaluate our chances of shooting. We will then and only then make the decision to shoot or postpone the show until Sunday night. An announcement to postpone will come by bullhorn from the crew on the island after consulting with me. There is no reasonable way to contact all of you by phone. Storms can blow through quickly. If it is raining you will have to use your best judgement as to whether to come out so you can hear an announcement to postpone. Let's pray for perfect weather and not have to worry about rain!
We are still accident free for the past 17 years! I would like to ask all of you to treat the lake as NO WAKE ZONE to and from the show. Also, please make sure running lights, life preservers, and fire extinguishers are there and in good order – let's be safe!
SPECIAL THANKS to Pat Thompson of Shoreline Construction Company for the use of his barge to transport the truckload of shells and equipment safe and dry to and from Billy Goat Island. THANKS PAT!
ALSO, MY THANKS to Wildcat Volunteer Fire Department for helping with safety and logistics; Cynthia Whitney and Mason Whitney with Whitney Realty, Fred Stewart with The Mountain Patrol, and Cheryl Parker with Georgia Power Company for their much appreciated help with this event.
Best Wishes for a Great Summer!!!
Hal J. Rhoad
Make checks payable to: Lake Burton Fireworks. Please use the enclosed self-addressed envelope with all contributions and mail by July 1st ,2000 (in order to ensure proper listing on the contributor's list). Also, please write on your check how you prefer your name to be listed on the contributor's list. If you have any questions, please contact Hal Rhoad or Linda Mixon at 770-449-1444, x207 and x254 respectively. Our address is Lake Burton Fireworks c/o Cherokee Metals Company, 4648 South Old Peachtree Rd. Norcross, GA 30071. E Mail is email@example.com email@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com
2000 Lake Burton Fireworks
Financial Statement
Beginning Balance $ 6,703.63
Cash Disbursements:
1) Pyrotecnico 2501 $ 5,000.00
2) Fireworks Display Permit 2502 10.00
3) Transamerica Printing 2503 1,647.76
4) Pyrotecnico 2504 12,000.00
5) Jaminda Enterprises (Barge fuel) 2505 150.00
6) Jaminda Enterprises 2505 3005.00
(Major clearing & rip rap)
Total Disbursements: <$21,812.76>
1) '99 Contributions $19,648.00
2) La Prade's Camp (reimburse 1/2 postage) $ 160.13
Total Credits: $26,511.76
Balance As Of November 1999 $ 4,465.67


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Vancouver has been commonly compared to San Francisco. The fresh air, the landscape, the overall feeling, the culture. My most recent trip didn't feel much like SF, but I'm biased and will never think any city is as wonderful as the city by the Bay. However, it's definitely worth visiting and spending some time. I wish I had read a mini guide, or had a local show me around (eh hem thanks, Rob). So hopefully this short list will help you spend your time wisely. Keep in mind, this is just a mini guide, more so, it's just a list of what I did while in Vancouver (I like to call that a guide). A guide for 2 days in the city, filled with eating, shopping, drinking and walking. Indulge and enjoy.
You can do a lot in the main areas: Yaletown, Gastown, Chinatown and Robson, which we very quickly found out are all within walking distance. So getting into a cab to go 2 blocks is really stupid.
Blood Alley, supposedly called so because they used to murder/strangulate people here, is a short alley in Gastown where you'll find a really cool restaurant called SALT. The wait is long, but the wine and cheese selection is great. You also might partake in the luxury of sitting by the window where crazy street people bang on the glass while you're trying to eat. It's all part of the experience.
Also in Blood Alley, behind a huge stack of garbage bags, was a store called Haven. What a cool, secret find. Head Porter, CP Company, Acronym, Bedwin, Maiden Noir, and a bunch of other Japan exclusive brands. They had the $1100 Acronym jacket that I've never actually seen in person.
Down the street was Inventory, the magazine turned retail shop. Didn't get a chance to peep that but you should.
Not but a block away is another restaurant with AMAZING drinks and small plates, called The Diamond. It's totally hidden, so don't miss it. Eat and drink here before you go out. The pork belly sub sandwich, the gyoza, the beet salad and the cucumber drink were my favorites.
Still in Gastown is Roden Grey. A great men's store with W+H, Gitman, CdG, etc. Across the street was a new store that just opened called Union (*something something). OMG. We need this shop in SF. Woodsy housewares and curious finds, all nicely packed together in a big open space with a resident bulldog. Bulldog? I don't know, some sort of cute dog. We bought candles and tree bark. I want to desperately go back, and since I can't remember the name of the shop, I can't find the website and I also can't find the address. Hmph.
More drinks? Stop at Pourhouse on Water St. This place has live music (unassuming Asians that sing and play keyboard) and a nice, easy way about it. Booths and bottles of wine, my kinda place. Then off to Keefer Bar in Chinatown. Strange Asian-inspired drinks in a cool dark space. Chinatown was like many other Chinatowns in big cities, a place for up and coming lounges. We also saw Owen Wilson and Woody Harrelson there. They live above this bar, for you Owen/Woody stalkers…
Late morning breakfast is a MUST at Medina Cafe in Yaletown. The wait was super long but the food was worth it. Small Belgium waffles with caramel raspberry sauce. Order lots of mimosas because the food takes forever. But everyone seems to wait patiently, including us.
Go see a show at the Malkin Bowl, an outdoor concert venue in Stanley Park. The park is beautiful, the venue is OK, but there's no booze allowed by the stage area. Watching a concert while eating popcorn and drinking a Chai latte is somehow not the same. But still good. You should do it.
And finally, go to GUU afterhours for terrible sake and really good Japanese small plates.
Vancouver is awesome, eh.


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Many homes in Marathon have an old "shed" cobbled together with wood and scraps of tin.
The Blas Payne shed is surrounded by heirloom roses and native shrubs. You will see butterflies and humming birds visit.
Check out the Marathon Chamber of Commerce calendar of events at MarathonTx.com
In the morning you will hear the windmill turning, the roosters crowing, and the birds singing.
The skies are so dark in Marathon. You will
see stars you've not seen before, the Milky Way
seems to cover the sky, and nature often shares
a "light show" with my guests.
Visit the Gage White Buffalo Bar or the 12 Gage restaurant for fine dining , the V-6 for
breakfast and lunch. The variety of food selections is always changing but you can count on The French Grocer for a wide choice of
offerings and Gilda's Grill at J&G Alon has great burgers and burritos. Big Bend Pizza offers a nice variety of home-made pizzas.
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(Reuters) - Chipmaker SanDisk Corp forecasts current-quarter revenue below analysts' estimates due to supply constraints.
SanDisk's shares fell 5 percent in extended trading, after the company also reported lower-than-expected revenue for the third quarter.
SanDisk, a supplier of memory chips for Apple Inc's iPhones, in June bought Fusion-io Inc, a solid-state storage products maker.
Rival Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said last week that it would spend $15 billion to build a major new factory in South Korea to make either memory chips or logic chips.
SanDisk forecast revenue of $1.80 billion-$1.85 billion for the fourth quarter ending December. Analysts on average were expecting $1.88 billion, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
The company's GAAP net income fell 5 percent to $262.7 million, or $1.09 per share, in the third quarter ended Sept. 28 as expenses rose 25 percent from the prior quarter, mainly due to costs related to restructuring and the acquisition of Fusion-io.
Excluding the restructuring items and other non-cash items, SanDisk earned $1.45 per share.
Revenue rose 7 percent to $1.75 billion.
Analysts on average had expected a profit of $1.33 per share and revenue of $1.77 billion.
The revenue miss "is a bit of negative surprise given how strong the launch of the Apple's next gen iPhones have been and the addition of recent acquisition Fusion IO," Wedbush Securities analyst Betsy Van Hees told Reuters.
SanDisk also said it would pay a quarterly dividend of 30 cents per share.
The company's shares closed at $85.31 on the Nasdaq on Thursday. Up to Thursday's close, the stock had risen 21 percent this year.
(This story corrects the headline and story to remove references to Fusion-io integration hurting revenue. It corrects rise in expenses to 25 percent, not 9 percent.)
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Norwegian is a North Germanic language with around 5 million speakers in mainly in Norway. There are also some speakers of Norwegian in Denmark, Sweden, Germany, the UK, Spain, Canada and the USA.
Travel back in time and learn about Norway's rich heritage, including Vikings and the Sami. In addition to learning about the rich Scandinavian culture, there are many fun extracurricular activities planned throughout the school year.
Currently, a minor in Norwegian is available through Department of Germanic Studies


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Check it out! She reveals that the Vatican uses Linux, thus fulfilling Jesus' promise about the Gates not prevailing against it. 🙂
Also, be sure to stop by vatican.va's Lenten music pages, to download seasonal mp3s of the Sistine Choir and the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music. The latter includes chant you can use, and some polyphonic stuff, too.


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The purpose of Utilization Management (UM) is to ensure appropriate authorization and usage of medical resources, monitor outcomes and provide information to managing physicians. AMM's utilization management staff assists in determining that services provided are medically appropriate, timely and within the scope of patients' benefit plans. AMM advises the IPA UM Committee so that its actions, policies and procedures are in compliance with established Health Plan, government and NCQA guidelines.
AMM recognizes the importance of cooperative relationships among IPA physicians, other participating providers and UM staff. Physicians must understand the UM program and must actively participate in the process. AMM provides trained and experienced Case Managers to perform the daily review tasks and interface with physicians and hospital personnel involved. In concert with IPA physicians, and Administration, Case Managers develop and maintain a Utilization Management Program that includes the following:
Authorization Policies and Procedures
Emergency Room Authorization Criteria
Pre-admission Screening Program
In-patient Case Management
Admission review
Concurrent review/continued stay review
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Skilled nursing facility review
Criteria for Surgical Procedures
Treatment Guidelines
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Role of the Primary Care Provider and Attending Physician
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AMM will also establish and maintain a functional and efficient referral authorization request system that will be responsive to members and physicians. This system utilizes internet or facsimile technology and functions directly between AMM's Long Beach location and the IPA's primary care and specialty physician offices. With the cooperation of IPA physicians, AMM can process all referral authorization requests and comply with industry standards for timely UM decisions. As such, most AMM clients qualify for the incentive monies offered by many Health Plans for authorization turn around timeliness.


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Wow can you believe it is March already ?
I know Easter is just around the corner........ 2 crafty will have some wonderful Easter product to tempt you :)
Another gorgeous layout from Anthea
Anthea have used Twinkling H20s on the leaves and with the Owl too, but with the owl she left some of the chipboard raw Which is quite the new trend in chipboard at the moment. Then Using distress ink on the edge of the chipboard pieces helps to add depth and dimension
Enjoy :)


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Paperback - C Format
October 2010
288 pages
Some fantasy novels are gritty and dark - and some are absolute murder...
Caim makes – or perhaps more accurately, takes – his living on the edge of a blade. Murder is a risky business, but so far he reckons he's on the right side of it. Or he was…because when a short-notice contract job goes south, Caim finds himself thrust into the middle of a sinister plot in which he seems to be one of the primary marks. Pitted against crooked lawmen, rival killers and the darkest kinds of sorcery, it's going to take more than luck if he's to get through this alive.He may lack scruples, but he's still got his knives and his instincts to rely on – and a developed sense of revenge, or should that be justice? – to fall back on. But when his path leads him from the hazardous back streets of Othir and into the highest halls of power, will instincts and weapons alone really be enough?
After ten years' hard work and having published a number of short stories, Jon Sprunk has broken into the world of Serious Publishing with his knock-out debut novel SHADOW'S SON. He lives in Pennsylvania with his wife
Shadow's Son is a great fantasy novel about and assassin and the myriad of adventures and events that form part of their daily routine. The main character, Caim is the assassin and Kit is his beautiful guardian, (only no one else can hear or see Kit). Kit is portrayed like Caim's guardian angel, which warns Caim about a multitude of dangers and saves his life. Not a bad guardian to have if you choose being an assassin as a profession.
Shadow's Son, like I said before, is a quick read, but with the added bonus of being one of those stories that reveals all the pertinent information as the plot unfolds and at a quick pace. Thus preserving the mysteries that slowly come to light about Caim's past and about his companion Kit, the spirit who only Caim can see and who flitters in and out of his life throughout the book
Against Caim's better judgement; he takes a job as a favour to his one friend in Othir, Mathis. The job was started by Ral, another assassin, who quit the job for another. This job goes awry in so many different angles. Caim finds himself protecting his targets daughter, Josey - a gorgeous young lady.
I was amazed at how this book reads as a whole story, or a stand-alone, with so much happening in this novel to complete the story. There is an end to the main story here, but there seems to be an underlining which you start to learn of Caim and his family history, the Shadows. I liked the use of Shadows as the ability Caim has. I am very curious to learn more about Caim as he learns more of who he is and what he can do.
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