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Australia – iSport Genius teams up with Ladbrokes in AustraliaBy Phil - 10 February 2016
Sports data platform provider iSport Genius has confirmed that Ladbrokes in Australia has signed up to become its first major client.
iSport Genius provides an interactive consumer-facing tool which converts data into sporting insights which can inform and educate online customers on their choice of bet. The product stimulates sports-betting activity by processing trillions of data points into easily understandable calls to action.
As part of a three-year contract, Ladbrokes Australia is going live with the iSport Genius platform imminently and will be the subject of a TV advertising campaign extolling the product's benefits to consumers.
Nathan Rothschild, co-founder and partner at iSport Genius, commented: "We are very pleased to see our product is going live in the Australian marketplace with Ladbrokes. It adds a new dimension to sportsbook provision, particularly in terms of mobile. Our data tool can handle the trillions of sports data points available and manipulate them into easily understandable and accessible analysis."
"We couldn't have hoped for a more perfect first partner to go live with the product. Ladbrokes has shown a genuine commitment to innovation and a keenness to bring new products to market. The landmark deal provides validation of the value of our product given the competitive nature of the Australian betting market."
Dean Shannon, chief executive of Ladbrokes in Australia, added: "We are extremely confident this product will be an enormous hit with our customers and will help make Ladbrokes the number one choice in the market."
iSport Genius breaks down a team's performance across a vast range of filters and categories and is fully mobile responsive. The iSport Genius' product covers all major sports from around the world. Within seconds, a user will know how Manchester United has performed in wet conditions, as a home favourite, at Old Trafford, after a 6 day break coming off a 2 game winning streak.
"This level of deep-dive data has never been available to the consumer before," added Mr. Rothschild. "Until now sports data was fragmented and lacked context. Our product provides insight in an easily navigable format that engages fans at a level they instantly understand."
The data is supported by curated content also provided by iSport Genius, with Snapshots and Fun Facts summaries. A process called Trending Data automates the editorial process by pulling all the relevant statistics together into bitesize chunks.
In order to aid its expansion plans outside the Australian market, iSport Genius has augmented its team with Lee Richardson joining as its European head. Richardson has held a number of senior roles within the betting and online gaming industry including stints with Tote Direct, Coral Eurobet, Boylesports and most recently at ONEworks.
"This is a great time to be joining iSport Genius," Mr. Richardson said. "The signing of the deal with Ladbrokes is a fabulous endorsement of the worth of the product and I can't wait to get cracking showcasing this product in Europe."


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At Starting Point Acupuncture in Bothell, we specialize in complex and chronic conditions, peripheral neuropathic pain is one of them. Call our office today, (425) 686-4498 to set-up your initial consultation to learn how we can help your specific concerns.
What is neuropathic pain?
Neuropathic pain is quite common and is caused by nerve damage. This nerve damage can be triggered by diabetes, post-herpetic neuralgia "shingles," post-stroke complications, or idiopathic "unknown cause."
People often describe the pain as severe, typically burning, tingling, sometimes sharp or stabbing pains. The pain can be constant or come and go and is typically worse at night.
How is neuropathic pain treated?
Commonly patients are placed on pain reducing or blocking medications such as Gabapentin and prescribed physical therapy. However, often patients continue to experience pain and decrease in quality of life after being on standard treatments and seek alternatives to help manage the pain. We see patients then are prescribed anti-depressants to help with the depression that comes with chronic pain and soon after a patient is now on several different medications and still not getting relief. The issue is the root cause is not being addressed by their doctor, they are just being placed on medications to mask the pain.
Neuropathic pain involves damage to nerves or poor circulation. So, improving nerve function, decreasing inflammation, support healing, and increase circulation should be the goals of the treatment. Acupuncture has been shown to do all of that.
This is often a common scenario that comes to our clinic.
"I have been on medication for years and continue to have pain, this is my last resort."
Acupuncture can help neuropathic pain!
What do the studies say?
In a recent study looking at if acupuncture can provide a safe and effective treatment option for chronic neuropathic pain found very interesting results.
The study involved several groups of people who had diagnosis of chronic peripheral neuropathic pain. The study compared a group receiving acupuncture, acupuncture vs. sham acupuncture, acupuncture vs active therapies, and a group who received acupuncture and combined active therapies. Active therapies were exercise prescriptions or drug therapy. The group that received acupuncture for 8 weeks or more during the study showed that acupuncture offered a safe and effective treatment for pain relief. Do note that more and more research is coming out on acupuncture, as it is difficult to study in a double-blind placebo based research model.
But the initial results show, what acupuncturists already know…acupuncture works!
At Starting Point Acupuncture in Bothell, we specialize in complex and chronic conditions, peripheral neuropathic pain is one of them. Call our office today, (425) 686-4498 to set-up your initial consultation to learn how we can help your specific concerns.
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FLAT ROCK — The Flat Rock Playhouse survived.
Playhouse officials announced in a news conference today that the theater had met its $250,000 fundraising goal to finish this season, was on the way toward a goal of $500,000 by the end of the year and would launch the 2013 season as planned with performances in Flat Rock and at the Playhouse Downtown.
"We got a lot more work to do but the good news is we're pushing hard into 2013," McKibbin said.
Lynn Penny, the development director, said that the Playhouse has raised $253,000 in cash not pledges. The goal was met through a combination of the Playhouse effort plus community support and a crucial $100,000 gift from an unnamed donor, which Penny said the Playhouse had fully matched.
"We are definitely not out of the woods," she said. "We have a ways to go. We are hopeful that as we start 2013 we will continue very strongly with this momentum."
Box office receipts for upcoming benefit concerts at Elon University, on Broadway and at the Playhouse are not included in the total announced today, she said.
"I think it's been extremely overwhelming and validating and gratifying that there has been so much nationwide support," Penny said.
Marini added: "In terms of what's going to happen in New York City and what's going to happen here is really hard to say. We've always thought of that money as extra money."
The Playhouse still wants to get all the way to $1 million, the amount that McKibbin and Marini say is needed to stabilize the Playhouse finances.
"We've only had less than a month to raise $250,000," Marini said. "Ultimately to get to a million we're just going to need a little more time. The fact that we may be close to a half million dollars by the end of the year would be an incredible achievement by the Playhouse and its supporters and everyone involved."
During an hour-long news conference, Marini went over the financial losses of 2010 by higher cost, an unprecedented drop in ticket sales and a lack of donations and described the efforts toward recovery. The Playhouse's 2013 budget projects revenue over expenses of $58,000.
The Playhouse officials also said:
• The Playhouse has set two public meetings next week to present the business plan and ask questions. The meetings are noon Wednesday, Dec. 19, at the Playhouse Downtown and 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the main stage in Flat Rock. "We have to replace the cash we lost in 2010, and me and Lynn and Bill are going to work tirelessly toward that. We need the community's support. We want them to know that we have a plan, it's a good plan, a lot of external organizations have looked at it, and we feel like we're moving in the right direction," Marini said.
• With a strong finish, the Playhouse could break even this year, Marini said. "We won't know the reality until the end of December but we certainly have the opportunity to get close to that break even point, which would be quite an achievement for the Playhouse, having lost so much money in 2010."
• The theater does not plan to open a separate facility outside Henderson County. "This is perhaps the biggest misconception that I want to deal with today, that the Playhouse ever considered opening a venue outside of Flat Rock Hendersonville area. That is not accurate. We were always looking toward the possibility of actually getting paid money to tour our productions at venues run by other people, so we would have a prod that someone in another city would pay the theater a fee to bring that show, when it closes here. We'd get a fee that made a profit. I don't see how anybody in their right mind would turn that down. Most theaters around the country already do that ... There's absolutely no way the Playhouse should not find a way to monetize its existing product."
Even if the 2013 season is saved, many people still blame Marini for the financial crisis and say he should resign. A reporter asked for a response to that.
"The board in 2008 and 2009 was dealing with the tragedy of the loss of Robin (Farquhar), pressure from the community," McKibbin said. "The board's the one that came up with the objectives (to expand revenue sources and YouTheatre). All those objectives were identified and laid out to the candidates that applied for the job. The board selected Vincent for the job. He's worked constantly over the last couple of years to achieve those goals. Hindsight being what it is, there's things I would have changed in 2010. ... In hindsight we probably should not have moved so quickly, we're sorry for that. ... The fact that in 2011 we got all of the ticket sales back, plus, just shows what an incredible job the staff did and Vincent has done."
Vincent said, "From my perspective, it's certainly not easy. I didn't come to the Flat Rock Playhouse to be in the paper every day. I certainly didn't come to the Playhouse to have my wife written about and mentioned and written about on comments boards. That being said, I love the Playhouse very deeply, I care very deeply about the people who work here. I care very deeply about the audience. ..
"I think that ultimately, if we were moving in the other direction, if we had lost nothing in 2010 and we had lost $1.4 million this year then I'd be resigning. That's not the direction we're moving in. We take responsibility and will continue to apologize for that year and wish that it had been done differently. That being said, since then, to make a $1.4 million improvement in two years, throughout all this turmoil, shows the dedication of the staff and the board. I love the people here and I want it to be successful and I don't want to walk away until I'm sure it's going to be here for the next 10 years."
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Are you looking for engaging activities for your students during your women's history unit? Then this bundle is perfect for you! Included in this purchase are biography packs for 11 famous women in history. In these units, your students will learn information about the lives and accomplishments of some pretty awesome people! Paired with the nonfiction text are a variety of fun activities to do with your students during the units!
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The creation of a Penn State undergraduate course on the university's history is a source of great excitement and pride for many who dwell in body and in spirit in Mount Nittany's gentle shadow.
In early 2013, Sean Clark and Zach Zimbler suggested that Penn State ought to offer a class on the history of the University itself. This prompted discussions with faculty in Penn State's History department that eventually sparked development of a full course curriculum. Although final approvals will take some time, the near future will see the availability of a three-credit course on Penn State history, History 148 (appropriate, as it corresponds to the number of Centre County's Civil War regiment, which was led by future Penn State President James Beaver). We were happy to have helped catalyze what we believed to be a worthy endeavor, but we wanted to do more.
Steve Garguilo stepped up to make an extraordinary financial commitment to establish the Stephen D. Garguilo Nittany Valley Society University History Endowment in Penn State's College of the Liberal Arts. This endowment will provide sustaining financial support year-in and year-out for the course—funds are intended to defray expenses associated with the academic examination and teaching of the institution's history, including, but not limited to, enrichment and support for the course.
This will be the first such class ever offered at Penn State and only the second of its kind to be found in the Big Ten. I expect the course, while suitably rigorous, will also be a lot of fun and instantly rank among the most popular options come scheduling time. Penn State has never suffered from a shortage of school spirit, so the subject matter should certainly help keep students engaged. The key is what happens after you have their attention. A studied examination of Penn State's past has a lot of practical utility here in the present.
In a 2015 talk, Penn State Lunar Lion mission director Michael Paul spoke about how striving to reach the Moon is opening up incredible opportunities for the institution and its students. Hands-on learning and connections with the global aerospace community are invaluable byproducts of what is, in itself, ground-breaking work. By identifying new innovations and cost efficiencies in lunar exploration, Penn State could make significant, tangible impact on how humanity reaches for the final frontier in the 21st century.
After Michael's talk, I commented that, in their quest to land a lunar module, his team represents a modern extension of founding president Evan Pugh's vision for a college where practical pursuits would be afforded the same serious study as the humanities were in classical universities. Perhaps more than any other single undertaking at Penn State, the Lunar Lion captures the pioneering spirit upon which the school was founded.
It is easy to forget now, when the STEM fields are in such high demand and, as a result, the darlings of politicians and academics, that conventional thinkers once scoffed at the notion of teaching agriculture and engineering in the same hallowed halls as art, literature, and philosophy. The sentiment animating the land-grant movement of the late 1800s, which recalled self-made Renaissance man Pugh from Oxford to his native Pennsylvania, once seemed hopelessly provincial. "Farmers and thinkers belong in different rooms, and never the twain shall meet." So went the conventional wisdom.
Pugh's vision for teaching the advanced study of agriculture and the mechanic arts in the "splendid isolation" of the Nittany Valley was, in its time, a radical experiment in democratizing higher education. Yet history teaches us that the rise of the public research universities laid the groundwork for the American Century, and as they grew, these schools became places that both reflected our society and challenged it to change and grow.
As we struggled to reconcile our national identity, college campuses often led the charge in breaking boundaries and incubating new ideas. We see this play out in microcosm throughout the University's life cycle, sometimes with a progressive sensibility and sometimes not. There is a lot to learn, not all of it pretty, but there is plenty in which Penn Staters should take pride. Penn State was the first institution of higher education in the Commonwealth to admit female students; football star Wally Tripplett came to Happy Valley on an academic scholarship at a time when many black Americans were denied entry to universities on any grounds.
In learning these stories, which are grounded in the people and places that surround them during one of life's most exciting times, students will gain perspective on national history in a way that tethers abstract concepts to something closer to home, something more real. There is more.
We hope that becoming more familiar with the details of the University's history will help strengthen students' sense of themselves as Penn Staters, as inheritors of a distinct narrative that is unique to this community they have chosen to join. It is an incredible saga full of remarkable stories:
How our "Second Founder" George Atherton revived a failing college by believing in the "university that was to be," how Milton Eisenhower sought the favor of his brother, the President of the United States, to build it up, or how Joe Paterno used the occasion of a football championship, not to demand a higher salary or better facilities for his team, but to challenge the University's trustees to raise the money needed to elevate Penn State's academic standing.
The endowment's legacy statement explains that we seek "to provide future generations of Penn Staters with a stronger sense of themselves and our world through studied consideration of their University's story." Thanks to the leadership of administrators and faculty in the College of the Liberal Arts, particularly in the History department, this new and exciting learning opportunity will soon become reality.
As we continue to add new chapters—perhaps even one day making the "Nittany Nation" the fourth nation to land on the Moon—the Stephen D. Garguilo Nittany Valley Society University History Endowment will provide the sustaining financial support that ensures we never forget our story or its valuable lessons.


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Kane County religious leaders say they can no longer count on a full house at every worship service.
So, in an effort to draw younger members to their flock, some churches and synagogues have begun incorporating into their messages unconventional places of worship — running trails, yoga classes and, in one case, even a local pub.
On Tuesday evenings, Keith Fry, pastor at Christ the Lord Lutheran Church in Elgin, meets church members at the West Dundee Village Squire to talk scripture over beers and burgers. Fry calls the program "Bible and Brew."
"Every congregation, no matter what sort, is aware that most of our congregations are aging and ... it has become a challenge to figure out how we reach out to people in the young adulthood and earlier life," Fry said. "There once was a time that congregations could assume that as soon as people had children, they would take them to church. It was the socially acceptable thing to do, [but] the culture today doesn't really support that."
Nationally as well as locally, pastors, priests and rabbis are struggling to reverse a national trend that shows an increasing number of people are without organized religion.
About one-fifth of the American public, or 46 million people, and one-third of adults younger than 30 say they have no religious affiliation, according to a 2012 report from the Pew Research Center Religion & Public Life Project.
"Congregations are having to rethink what it means to be church in a changing context," Fry said. "We're called to live in the world and to enjoy the things that exist in the world, and coming to church is primarily to bind us together but [also] to equip us to be out in the world."
Part of being in the world, leaders say, is providing activities that meet the spiritual needs of younger parishioners.
Unity of Fox Valley church in Batavia plans to hold coffee house open mic nights and retreats to encourage members to engage in spirituality outside of the church pews.
In all services, music plays a key role, said Reverend Jan Little, and she said it's that music that seems to draw people back.
"They come for the message, but they also want to be entertained, so the music is very upbeat and modern and positive," Little said.
She added that services also use audio visual aids such as videos of Niagara Falls to expand the experience.
"It's getting your spiritual fix for the week," Little said.
Rabbi Margaret Frisch Klein of Congregation Kneseth Israel in Elgin said they have experimented with alef-bet yoga, in which participants create with their bodies poses in the shapes of Hebrew letters.
Frisch Klein said the program has been effective for youthful members, as well as in those a men's club at the synagogue.
"I use it as a teaching tool, because any time you can make Hebrew letters more concrete, the kids retain the letters better," she said.
Her daughter Sarah Klein, 23, has been working on a book about making Judaism more attractive to younger generations. Alef-bet yoga is one way to attract the 20-something crowd, Klein said.
"It's really about taking this 5,000-year-old tradition and making it meaningful and a contemporary for people today," she said. "We live in a really crazy time right now where it's sometimes hard to believe in God. Not everyone goes to services but think about how many people go and do yoga."
Worship leaders rely heavily on youth education programs to draw younger families into their congregations, some with more success than others.
Kim Barth, connections coordinator and preschool director at The Congregational United Church of Christ in St. Charles, said that over the past few years, the preschool has been the main source of new members to the church.
The preschool sees about 120 students in its core program, in addition to 30 or 40 kids in supplemental enrichment classes, Barth said.
Though not all families at the preschool come to Sunday service, Barth said she hopes to form better relationships between mothers and other members of the church through new running and walking groups.
"We have a lot of families and a lot of moms who are really involved physically in working out and staying physically fit," she said.
Fry said another good way to attract young families is to include children in adult worship activities.
"Today, [parents] want their kids to be involved in things with them," he said. The Elgin church is starting a new program in which families get together once a month to share a meal in a member's home. "We're moving away from that traditional Sunday school model and moving instead to something that is cross-generational."
Many religious leaders in the area agree a key way to increase interest in the church or synagogue is to be present in the community and show how religion and spirituality are an important component of each day.
"Jesus also hung out at parties and went to dinners at people's houses, and so it was not all focused in a house of worship," Fry said. "That was one of the main things that Jesus taught — that this isn't about a few moments of sanctity once a week. This is something that is part of who we are and is lived in community with one another."
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For those who want to run security camera wires outside, there are a lot of methods you can use. Some of these methods are over the roof, through your garage to the outside, through your attic and down into the ground.
One method that's very popular is to run wire through your attic ceiling and down into the ground. You will need some tools like a drill, a screwdriver and even wire snips.
Another method is to run wire from an interior wall where your security camera resides all the way to an exterior wall where it can be mounted on top of something like a rain gutter or on top of some unused piping that's out in the open. You could screw into both walls with a drill and take wire from one to connect it to the other.
What is a Security Camera Wire and How Does it Work?
Security camera wire is a type of cable designed specifically for outdoor surveillance. The purpose of this cable is to transmit digital video signals to security cameras.
The security camera wire consists of two parts: the first part is the transmitter which transmits the signal and the second part is the receiver which captures the signal and sends it to a display screen.
Security cameras are useful for detecting intruders, deterring crime and capturing evidence in case of an incident. They are a vital piece of equipment for most homes, businesses, schools, and other institutions.
What are the Benefits of Running Security Camera Wires Outside?
Security camera wires are an essential part of keeping a home or business safe. They allow you to monitor your property from anywhere, and can even alert you if something out of the ordinary happens. While it is possible to run these wires inside, it is not recommended because there might be some electrical problems that could cause a fire or even worse, an injury.
Running security camera wire outside solves this problem because they won't come in contact with any wiring within your home or business. All cameras need power and cables to work properly so keeping them away from your walls makes them easier to install and maintain.
Security Camera Wire Tips and Advice for Better Use
Wiring the outdoor security camera system can be difficult and a time-consuming process without knowing how to properly use the different parts of the wire. This guide will provide an overview of how to do it right so you can enjoy better reliability and performance on your outdoor camera system, like camera user guide write on their website.
Use these tips when wiring up your outdoor security cameras:
- Follow the guidelines in this article (and others) when choosing a length of wire, cable sheathing, and conduit type for your project.
- Always run a cable underground if possible as this will prevent potential damage to any nearby property or plant life that might be exposed.
The Importance of Planning Your Security Camera Wire Installation Correctly
In many countries, the installation of outdoor wiring is a legal requirement. Installing outdoor wiring correctly can help to reduce the risk of fire.
When planning your exterior wiring project, you should go through several steps to ensure that you get it right the first time. These steps include:
- Finding out what type of socket and cable to use for your project;
- Understanding the standard and code requirements for your country;
- Connecting all wires in accordance with those standards;
- Plugging everything into power outlets according to code requirements; and finally,
- Testing your work before turning on power.
What is the Best Solution for Hidden Camera Wires?
Hidden camera wires are an easy way to set up a surveillance system under the premise of a common household item.
However, these wires can cause serious issues when they're not properly hidden. They may interfere with electrical systems in the safest and most secure manner possible.
The best solution for these hidden camera wires is to use plastic tubing and install a flush mount flashlight in an inconspicuous location.


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NotesGenerally, an index1 provides no explanation about the information it points to beyond its location. It is distinguished from a catalog, which provides additional information to help determine relevance. An index may be created on cards, with separate cards for each entry to allow interfiling. It may also be on paper or in a database or word processing file. - An index2 usually uses page numbers for the pointers, but some works may use section numbers. - Examples of index3 include quality index and time-weighted preservation index.
CitationsDow et al. 2001, p. 295 A superficial examination of a printed index would reveal that search engines available at this writing [2001] could retrieve many of its references from the full text of a work, but it is also clear that they could not build the web of relationships and analysis provided by a good back-of-the-book index, nor the navigational support provided by such an index.
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One of the most important aspects of choosing your Hotel Curtains is the color, style, and pattern. The colors that are used will have a bearing on the feel and ambiance that you will achieve and the style is important. As it gives the room the appearance of being larger and the rooms will look more spacious.
Get the Desired Theme.
Some hotels trying to have a traditional Victorian theme whereas others may prefer something more modern. There is no wrong way to go about it as long as you get what you want. If you choose a style of bedding or curtains that do not match the room then the room will look out of place.
Hotel Curtains Abu Dhabi is great at providing the best-desired theme to your hotel lobby, hall, or room. Also, you will need to consider the amount of light that the room has, as some rooms will not have sufficient light.
The next thing that needs to be considered is the bedding. If you want it to be a darker color then this should be done by choosing the type of bedding that is available. It is also advisable to choose a soft fabric for the bedding. Many people do not like the feel of hard beds and so you should try to avoid this. Also, consider the type of pillow that is needed. If it is not something that has any sort of special meaning then it will help to find a pillow that looks nice. Remember to ensure that the pillows are comfortable. You will not want to take too long to have to use them as it could cause a back problem.
Importance of Colors in Curtains
The color of the curtains is also important and should be chosen carefully. The main aim of the curtains is to reflect the lighting and to provide a good atmosphere for the room. You should also ensure that the curtains have a matching style and design. If you are going to have modern curtains then you should use a similar design to that of your room.
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You will need to choose a contrasting color to the bedding and the curtains so that it matches perfectly. The same goes for the baseboards as they should be of a similar color and style. Also, try to use wall hangings such as picture frames. The colors that you choose should really be matched and compliment your room as much as possible.
Window Installation for Interior Design.
Once the room is completed it is time to think about the curtains that go on the side of the window. You will need to think about the effect that they will have on your room. Some people will want something that creates the illusion of a balcony or window. Some people will opt for curtains that allow light to come in whilst others will want a certain amount of privacy. Again you need to decide on what you want before making a purchase.
Some people may have very low ceilings, whilst others may have large windows. You will need to consider which type of curtains will be best for the room. The material should be made from an appropriate material for the room, it should not be uncomfortable and will not cause you problems.
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The last and most important thing that is important is the style. Make sure that the curtains are in a style that suits you and your room. If you choose something that is too big then the room may feel cluttered. Make sure that you go over everything with a fine-tooth comb to make sure that nothing is there. If you are worried about the size of your room then you should consider the length of the curtains so that it is long enough to fit the room. They should be at least three feet away from the floor.
Hotel Curtain – The Best Choice for Interior Design
It is true that hotels provide a great ambiance but the interior decoration of a hotel room can make a great difference. As most people go to hotels for a holiday, they are required to stay at these hotels. As they will have to stay in these rooms for a long period of time. Therefore, it is important that hotel curtains have the ability to provide a complete ambiance and mood for the people staying in the room. To do this, a hotel needs to use the best quality curtain. However, as there are many different types of curtains available in the market today. Finding the right one for your hotel room will not be a problem.
Fabrication & Stylish Curtains.
If you look at the different types of curtains available, you will notice that there are different types of material used in the curtains. These curtains are made up of different materials like silk, velvet, satin, fabric, Jacquard, Lace, brocade, etc. There are also many colors available in the market that can suit any color scheme. In order to select the right curtains for your room, you should first decide the design and style of your room.
The next thing you should do is to consider the color of your walls. If you have light-colored walls then you can opt for dark-colored curtains. On the other hand, if your walls are colored in shades of green or red then you can go for light-colored curtains.
The design of your room and the color of your walls can help you choose the right curtains for your room. Once you have selected the right type of curtains, you need to find the right size. There are many different sizes available for the curtains and you can choose the one that best suits your room. To enhance the ambiance of your room, you can go for different fabrics for your curtains. You can also choose the colors and patterns of the fabric that you would like to use for your curtains.
If you are looking to buy Hotel Curtains then you will be able to find them online from us. There are plenty of styles at Abu Dhabi Furniture to choose from and all are a great way to improve the looks of your room. You will soon be able to see the difference and the first impression will be quite positive.
It is worth choosing a reputable retailer who has been in business for a while so that you know that they know how to make a quality product. You will be able to find great deals on a range of different fabrics and styles.


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Comcast Automatically Enabling IPv6 in San Francisco
Wait What?
Today I was playing around with my laptop at a friend's house in San Francisco. While converting form netctl to NetworkManager on Arch Linux I noticed in the logs that I had received IPv6 addresses for DNS servers and was getting IPv6 router solicitations. Oh strange, some how my laptop is confused with my home network where I explicitly setup native IPv6 after Comcast enabled it. Wait, what – this doesn't make sense.
It Happened Automatically
Reality was that Comcast seems to have updated their provided gateways (or routers) to just work with IPv6. Nice. I took a peek at my friend's Windows 8 laptop and noticed via her Gmail acccount activity (which has had native IPv6 for a while) had been transparently working for at least today with no effort.
What's Next?
Nice. With Comcast rolling out IPv6 to make regions it's only going to push other providers to (maybe) catch-up and enable IPv6 on their networks. Google has an IPv6 statistics page and it's approaching 7% as a result of things like this. I think this is a good thing.
The Bad
Where this will surely go wrong is where IPv6 starts working automatically but the infrastructure isn't built to work with it. Companies that haven't prioritized IPv6 surely haven't tested it and in many cases their devs haven't thought about it. The result will be strange issues where some online services (imagine Netflix for example) only support IPv4, but one day their third party CDN turns on IPv6 (i.e. Cloudflare) and now something doesn't quite work (i.e. a naive authentication example that assumes the same IP on the website and via some content delivery service) and support requests build-up.
How will the company handle this issue? The first line of defense will be the support techs that may not even know IPv6 so they send consumers down the path to troubleshoot the wrong things (not their fault). Eventually some requests will get escalated to program managers or developers and they'll most likely miss the IPv6 hint at first because their company hasn't prioritized IPv6. After some time IPv6 will be discovered and blamed for the issues. In the case of a lesser program manager, IPv6 will be disabled because it causes "problems". Unfortunately this is my experience at BigCo Inc. The better program managers will disable IPv6 and prioritize an engineering plan to properly support it should a longer term solution be necessary.
We've seen it before: Look at how long it has taken to make HTTPS + TLS ubiquitous which is arguable more beneficial immediately.
Meanwhile, the tech leaders like Google and FaceBook, for instance, enabled IPv6 a while ago and are on top of their stuff.
Closing Thoughts
I'm excited to see IPv6 come to fruition! I'm excited to see NAT die, which at best is a hacky workaround. I hope that the stumbling blocks don't scar IPv6 as big roll outs happen but anticipate sensational journalist playing the stumbling blocks for all they're worth.
Update 2015.06.14
Alot of people are saying this isn't new and that IPv6 has been around for a while. Yes, I have been using IPv6 at home after explicitly setting it up for almost 2 years. What is noteworthy is that Comcast managed routers are now pushing it out automatically to residences that I know did not have it one month ago.
As further indication of changes within Comcast's network, they broke the /60 IPv6 prefix delegation that has been working for almost 2 years for me just a few days ago. From my router logs (full gist):
Jun 12 18:24:16 core.hq dhcp6c[1354]: get_ia: update an IA: PD-1
Jun 12 18:24:16 core.hq dhcp6c[1354]: update_prefix: update a prefix 2601:9:4f00:xxx0::/60 pltime=0, vltime=0
Jun 12 18:24:16 core.hq dhcp6c[1354]: remove_siteprefix: remove a site prefix 2601:9:4f00:xxx0::/60
Jun 12 18:24:16 core.hq dhcp6c[1354]: ifaddrconf: remove an address 2601:9:4f00:xxx0::1/64 on lan0
Jun 12 18:24:16 core.hq dhcp6c[1354]: ifaddrconf: remove an address 2601:9:4f00:xxx1::1/64 on wifi0
Jun 12 18:24:16 core.hq dhcp6c[1354]: update_prefix: create a prefix 2601:646:200:xxxx::/64 pltime=345600, vltime=345600
Something definitely changed. And it's affecting others as well. A few steps forward, one step back. I assume the Comcast network engineers will have this fixed shortly.


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Virtual Pinwheel Garden
This garden is made of blue pinwheels to help bring awareness to child abuse prevention month. The month of April is nationally designated to acknowledge the importance of communities working together to prevent child abuse and neglect.
Consider donating $10.00 in honor of a child who is precious to you or in honor of someone that helped make your childhood great. Feel free to share your story with us so we can share it with others.
By its very nature, the pinwheel connotes whimsy and childlike notions. The pinwheel is meant to represent healthy, happy childhoods and is the official symbol of child abuse prevention.
Thank you to the Sponsors of CASA of Westmoreland, Inc for their continued support!
Thank you to all the Advocates of CASA of Westmoreland, Inc for helping us serve the kiddos!
Thank you to the CASA of Westmoreland, Inc staff for their hardwork and dedication!
Thank you to the Board of CASA of Westmoreland, Inc!
Karen Burns
In Memory Of:
Lorraine & Edward Burns
Thank you to Carol Black!
Thank you to Rochelle Thompson!
In Memory Of:
Flo Jenkins
Thank you to Alison Beeghly!
Thank you to Alison Fritz!
Michelle Brant
In Honor Of:
Andy McAuley
Thank you to all who serve to protect children!
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Thank you to Carol Black!
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The Greater Latrobe Chamber.
PHEPLE Federal Credit Union
In Memory Of:
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Three Rivers Marine & Rail Terminals, LLC
In Memory Of:
Charles P. Tucker D.M.D
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Tribute to:
Lynn Mance
Ivan & Jenn D'Souza
In Memory Of:
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CASA of Westmoreland, Inc
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Three Rivers Marine & Rail Terminals, LLC
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National Cannabis Industry Association Lobby Days | Observations and Insights | May 21-23, 2019
Washington D.C. in May is always the perfect time of year, summer weather but not too hot with temperatures in the low 80s and blue skies with puffy white clouds. This past May, the cherry blossom trees and flowers were in bloom everywhere. Just beneath the beautiful landscape, hyper-partisan politics lurked, and wrangling over the issues of the day was constant.
I recently attended the National Cannabis Industry Association Lobby (NCIA) Days and this is one of my favorite cannabis events of the year. While other cannabis events are business and marketing-oriented, Lobby Days is political and substantive, and the issues of the day are discussed. It was my fifth time attending Lobby Days, and to follow are some of my observations and insights:
This was the NCIA's 9th Annual Lobby Days and it has grown every year. The first Lobby Days had about 30 attendees. This year, over 200 cannabis advocates spread out over Capitol Hill to attend more than 300 prearranged meetings with Congressmen and Senators and their staffs. In D.C. lingo, this is called a "fly in."
When Lobby Days started, we were laughed at, and people asked, "Is there really a National Cannabis Industry Association? Ha ha ha." Today, cannabis and CBD issues cannot be avoided by any politician, and everyone in public office needs to take a position.
The big issues continue to be banking and tax deductions. Safe access to banking for cannabis companies is being framed as a public safety issue. It could be fixed by a bill called the SAFE Banking Act that is now before Congress.
Tax deductions for cannabis businesses, currently disallowed by the IRS, would be allowed if the States Act is passed, also a bill is currently being debated in Congress.
Don't hold your breath on these bills passing anytime soon, my take-away is the SAFE Banking bill has a small chance of passing this year, but the States Act has more challenges to overcome. I learn more about how Congress and Washington work every time I go. During one of my first visits, a Congressman explained to me that Washington works very slowly and is years behind public opinion by design. When the Federal Government passes legislation, it is after taking into account the concerns and issues from all sides, and that takes time.
I learned there is opposition to these bills from Republicans and Democrats. Some Republicans will never support a cannabis bill of any kind. Democrats are demanding Social Justice Issues be addressed before supporting cannabis bills. Social Justice, in D.C. terms, means more consideration for licensing and access to capital for minorities.
From my point of view, the most significant change that I observed during this year's visit to Capitol Hill is that legalizing cannabis at the Federal level seems to be a foregone conclusion. When this will happen is unknown, but what I saw this trip is that powerful constituencies are lining up to make sure when it does happen, their issues are addressed.
These issues, in addition to Social Justice, include the economics of Federal taxation of cannabis. Right now, allowing cannabis companies to take all business deductions is seen as a net revenue loser. The 280E issue needs to be re-scored by the Joint Tax Committee to see what the revenue to the Federal Government would be if the industry was fully legal and if the illicit market was eliminated. This would likely include some sort of a Federal excise tax.
Stay tuned…
If you have any questions, or are interested learning more about how legalization efforts effect your business in cannabis, hemp, or CBD, please contact Jim Marty at email@example.com.


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Swedish provocateur Ruben Östlund's The Square, a startling satire of the art world, was the most talked about film at Cannes this year and went on to win the main prize of the jury led by Pedro Almodóvar. On the verge of opening a major new exhibition called The Square, museum curator Christian (Claes Bang) faces a series of troubles, including a backfiring PR campaign, an awkward fling with a journalist (Elisabeth Moss), and a performance centrepiece gone horribly wrong. When Christian is mugged for his phone he goes over the edge and takes his museum with him.
'This is high-wire cinema, it sets out to make your jaw drop and it succeeds.' (The Guardian)
'A dark delight' (The Playlist)
Ticket offers: the LIFF 2017 Pass is incredible value or see 6 films for the price of 5 (available by phone or in person only)


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This is a question we get a lot, so we thought it best to publish a very brief article clarifying the situation for all those who need to know.
The situation is this: You have found a new home which you want to make an offer on, all of your finances are in-line, you're ready and raring to go. But then the estate agent tells you that they won't inform the vendor of your offer because they have already accepted a different offer earlier in the day. Effectively, they're saying they're not interested in your offer.
Is this allowed, or is the agent legally obliged to inform the seller of any offers that come in?
The Legal Obligations of Estate Agents
Agents are legally obliged to inform the seller of your offer within 24-hours of receiving it. This clause will be included in the small print of the contract signed between the agent and the seller.
The only exception is if the seller has instructed the agent not to inform them of any offers below a certain price.
So, in the specific example of an agent refusing to forward an offer because another offer has already been accepted, it's more than likely that they are breaking the rules.
However, things are never that simple. It might be that the seller has instructed the agent to ignore all offers that come in below that which they have already accepted. If this is the case, the agent should tell you so, thus giving you the chance to increase your offer. The agent probably won't disclose the precise amount of the existing offer, but can offer hints.
Because of the small print we mentioned before, unless the agent informs you the offer is too low, you can insist that they pass it to the seller, otherwise they'll be in breach of contract.
Why Would An Agent Refuse To Forward An Offer?
It's reasonable to question why an agent would refuse to forward your offer, especially if it means the property might sell for a higher price, thus giving them a higher commission. So why would they refuse?
It's possible they're making a judgment about what sort of buyer you are compared to your competition. They might consider the other person to be a more reliable buyer, perhaps more financially prepared meaning that the sale will happen faster. They could be worried that your last-minute offer will cause a delay in proceedings.
But it's not their choice to make – it's up to the vendor.
If you want to make a complaint about an estate agent who is refusing to submit your offer to the vendor, we have a full guide for you, here.
If you have any additional questions, our in-house property expert, Russell Quirk, is happy to help. Just drop us a message in the comments section below, and he'll get right back to you.


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HTC along with its tablet, Flyer, has also unveiled three new smartphones at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona today. Along the lines of Flyer, these three smartphones Desire S, Incredible S and the Wildfire S will be running on Google's Android 2.4 OS. As you can see these three smartphones are the upgraded versions of their respective predecessors, viz. Desire, Incredible and Wildfire. The videos of the phones have also been posted on the HTC website.
As far as the specs of the phones are concerned,
the HTC Desire S comes with a 3.7″ touchscreen display, 5.0 megapixel camera with flash, 1GHz processor, High-Def video recording at 720p and a 1450mAh battery,
the HTC Incredible S comes with a 4″ touchscreen display, 8.0 megapixel camera, 1GHz processor, High-Def video recording at 720p and a 1450mAh battery,
the HTC Wildfire S comes with a 3.2″ touchscreen display, 5.0mega pixel camera, 600mHz processor with flash and autofocus and a 1230mAh battery.


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Zenger Farm Fundraiser
You're invited to Zenger Farm's First Annual Dinner Celebration, this Friday December 5th at Wieden and Kennedy. As the invitation (PDF) says, "Please join us in celebrating Zenger Farm's nine years of educating youth, farmers and families in sustainable agriculture."
Cocktail hour & silent auction begin at 6:30 followed by dinner & a presentation on the story of Zenger Farm at 7:30. Tickets are $100 per person.
Great Food! Fun Party!! Very Good Cause!!!
Call or email Jill at Zenger Farm at 503.282.4245 to purchase your ticket.


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Pushkar, Rajasthan, India – Our bus pulled into Ajmer station, Pushkar's sister city at 3:15 a.m., so we piled out and hung around the station until 4:30 a.m., the departure time for the first bus to Pushkar. They announced which bus was going to Pushkar and literally everyone on the station headed for it. Nothing like an early morning workout battling the Indians for a seat on the bus.
Arrived in Pushkar at 5:15 a.m. and after walking through the dark streets, we got a room at the Sunrise Hotel just down the road from the chai shop in post office. We rested while the sun came up and I chatted to the guy who owns the hotel. The dude is 20 and he and his father and mother lived in the room below, a real family establishment and the nicest people.
Pushkar is a Brahman village, which sits on this small lake. It is water, which is considered holy. Because it is Brahman, no brews, drugs, which are legal in parts of India or eggs are allowed in the city. Brews and drugs I can understand, but eggs. It makes the cakes the y serve all over town, a touch dry. They use banana instead. Pushkar is also known for its shopping. Nikki showed us some amazing stuff she brought when she was there.
Once the sun was up and we were not as delirious as we were when we arrived, we went for a walk through the main bazaar. There were cows and people on bicycles everywhere in addition to tons of embroidered bed spread bags etc to purchase. As we were walking, this man gave us some flowers to throw into the holy waters of the lake to help our Karma. Of course a Rs.10 donation was asked for which Rs. 1 was received. We wondered through the bazaar to the Brahmin temple, the only one in India, but were less than impressed with it as it was really run down in addition to the fact, I was still having Ranakpur flashbacks.
We had walked through the city for a few hours and during our return walk to the hotel to escape the heat of the day, we bumped into Neil, the British man from our hell bus ride from Himatnagar to Udaipur. Funny, how you meet these people here and there as you are travelling. Made it back to the hotel, where I chatted with Jassa, the hotel owner's 20-year-old son for a while. This family was so nice and they really went out of their way to make your stay as pleasant as possible. We rested in the afternoon and ventured out in the early evening for the first and only, all you can eat dinner we had found in India. The restaurant owners really know how to make some money. Met Neil at dinner and once we were all finished, went to a lakeside café to drink tea and watch the sunset over Pushkar.
Pushkar is a total hippie city. Rich and I said numerous things to each other that we both felt like we were back in Berkeley. Only a degree or two stronger, the hippie parents with their children, Jasmine and Moonbeam were definitely all over the city and we even saw Karen, the drug addict, we had met in Udaipur walking down the street. When I spotted her, I went running to Rich telling him to try not to draw attention to himself as she passed.


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United States still being one of the fastest growing yet, it houses majority of the global fast food chains such as McDonald's, Subway, Starbucks, KFC, Burger King, Pizza Hut, Domino's, Dunking' Donuts, Taco Bell & the list goes on.
Venturing into such a space and competing with giants requires meticulous planning with a market size of $273.2 billion in 2019 and speculative increase of market size by 1.1% in 2019.
Business Plan and Business Name
A framework for a business starts from scratch and onto a business plan such as lean canvas framework, is essential to access the viability of your business plan. Your business plan is the foundation to venturing in the said sector with clarity in attracting investors and business partners as well as securing bank loans.
Businesses are identified by their name and brand image and these both are vital as they attract the target customers. Every fast food restaurant chain is identified by its work culture and majority customer culture it serves. Your customer's have to identify themselves with your business and that leads to conversion and sales.
Location of Business
Where your branches function is of paramount importance as it attracts the right customers. As in the case of McDonald, the fast-food chain doubles down as real estate giant as it is habitual in buying out high value real estate in prime areas and it volume of business every day is its crux.
The sociology-economic niche that you cater has to be identified to ascertain a location, including the culture of the majority of your customers. It can vary from school kids, college teens, and working individuals looking for a quick snack to a late brunch in their busy days.
A few steps more to walk and you may lose quite a number customers to another competitor just because they are closer on a busy street intersection.
Types of Ownership
Sole proprietorship – A business grows and evolves financially over time as its volume if business increases. Such an evolution is seen in every basic business which initially can be a sole proprietorship.
Partnership – As a business grows, with a necessity for greater financial resources, there is a requirement for partnership in key decision making such as finances and growth.
Corporation – It refers to much more evolved business where several individuals identify themselves as a corporation, its powers and liabilities are distinct from those of its members. In these are C corporations and S corporations.
- C corporation – Such a corporation under United States federal income tax law, is taxed separately from its individual owners. There is no known limit on the number of shareholders, foreign or domestic. Any distribution from the earnings and profits of a C corporation is treated as a dividend for U.S. income tax purposes.
- S corporation – Such a corporation under United States federal income tax law, that elect to pass corporate income, losses, deductions, and credit through to their shareholders for federal tax purposes. Its taxation resembles that of a partnership.
Limited Liability Company (LLC) – Such an enterprise is preferred by many as it is flexible and blends qualities of partnership as well as corporate structures. As it is a legal form of company that provides limited liability to its owners in many of jurisdictions of United States.
Types of Licenses and Permits Involved
There are several licenses involved before one goes ahead with opening their doors to customers. It might be tedious to go through all the paperwork yet it is all worth it with a great restaurant concept, and great location.
⦁ Business Registration – Such a license is required in any US jurisdiction to open & operate any type of business. It legitimizes your business as a legal entity. Based on the location you may need to pay flat yearly fee or a percentage of complete sales.
Such a registration costs about $50 and the license costs in the range of $25 to $7000 dollars based on the type of business involved and expected profit. If you intend on selling alcohol, there might be further state or federal licensing.
⦁ Employer Identification Number – Every business in US territory with employees requires such a license to operate. Internal Revenue System (IRS) issues EINs as it is a tax ID number. This may take a while as the IRS issues in EIN per day but it's absolutely free, just visit the IRS website or contact the IRS though phone, mail or fax.
⦁ Certificate of Occupancy – When you preferred location of business is approved after inspection, the local zoning/building department issues a certificate, it certifies that the building is aptly constructed and maintained. The process to get the certificate varies in many jurisdictions and in different building structures.
Food Service License – Such a license is issued by the area health department. Their representative makes a in-person visit to your establishment and ensures weather all food safety protocols are in order. When the license is obtained, you may expect regular visits from the health department to your establishment. Any lapses during these visits may lead to suspension or cancellation of the license.
Such a license can temporary, fixed or mobile food service license, with your restaurants name, Permanent kitchen facility address and owner's personal information. In some area the license may expire automatically, be sure to keep track and renew. The license costs vary depending on location and number of employees, ranging from $100 to $1000.
⦁ Music License – Music makes food all the more better, but to play it publically requires such a license to avoid any copyright infringement fines ranging from $750 to $30,000 and not to mention chances of getting sued by music artists, this includes live music, streaming services, DJ and Karaoke nights.
⦁ Building Health Permit – Any new building or an enterprise starting in that building requires such a permit. Normally an establishment obtains a health permit from the local health department along with the business license, with periodic health inspection of the location. It may not be mandatory in every state. Such a permit costs depending on the states jurisdiction ranging from $50 to $1000.
⦁ Seller's Permit – Such a permit assists a state to identify a business as a collector of sales tax. Some states identify it as "sales tax" permit/license. Majority of food and beverages businesses are required to obtain a sellers permit.
While application for the permit is free, it may require a security deposit incase you have unpaid taxes and close down your establishment's, the amount is calculated once applied.
⦁ Resale Permit – Such a permit allows your restaurant to make certain non-taxable purchases (eg: wholesale beverage inventory) if some of these items are bought to use in manufacture of resale-able products such as meals. Such a permit prevents double collection of sales tax on these types of products, the tax is collected only when your customer buys the products.
Requirement of such a permit depends on annual sales and state of residence.
Inquiring about resale numbers in ones sates to find the required office may be
required. Such a permit may cost $0-$50 dollars.
⦁ Dumpster Placement Permit – While it may not sound important yet right disposal of restaurant food waste is vital, including the dumpster placement location around the kitchen. Based on the dumpster size its stipulation and permit cost is determined.
⦁ Live Entertainment License – Live events at your establishment are permitted only through such a license. State licensing authorities provide annual entertainment licenses in such cases. This applies to concerts, dances, public shows at your establishment.
⦁ Employee Health Permit – The crux of disease control is indirectly is EHP as the employees handling food and beverages dispense it to numerous customers. Employees are required to complete a state approved food handlers course and hold a food handlers permit, as it teaches employees regarding food storage, proper sanitation, avoiding food borne diseases.
The FDA has specific training resources for employee health and food protection. Such
permits cost $100 to $500 varying from state to state.
⦁ Sign Permit – Advertisement attract customers but such sign boards require a sign permit from the local government. The specified acceptable size of such advertisements with respect to location, lighting vary by county, state and city. If the location is leased/rented, it's best to acquire a written approval from your landlord.
Some states make it mandatory to hire a licensed contractor to design, install, and permit signage and convey the design ideas to the required Planning department in your city. Such a permit ranges from $20 to $ 50.
Many of the above licenses/permit can acquired by visiting your state governments sites, search online for the required permit along with state, phone call, fax or in-person, be sure to set aside close to $2,500-$20,000 for all the required licenses/permit.
Documents Required for Business Registration
⦁ Licenses/Permits – Start off with the above licenses and permits will give you clear cut legal requirements of your business. Lack of any required licenses may hamper your company' growth.
⦁ Social Security Number – The Social security number specifies your Address and Name, every prior background checks such as financial, criminal, and educational of you and your business partners.
⦁ Green card – A document that solemnizes your US citizenship, as a proprietor it is vital you specify your Green card information.
So What's the Total Investment?
The fast food restaurant business is quite unique with franchises leveling the playing field, taking off the ground requires little effort other than right capital.
Start up costs comprise of close to $175,000 to $375,000 when done meticulously. Location is crucial, real estate prices vary greatly in the range of $100-$800 per square feet based on size, equipment, concept and materials.
Improper planning may lead to breakdown of business, better the professional you hire to make a team better results you have. Dim Interiors, congested seating areas, lack of proper parking might chase away customers. Lapses in team work communication and improper equipment may hamper business too.
Great interiors & Equipment: Kitchen equipment and quality furniture keep your brand alive and make the customers visit your establishment frequently. Such equipment may run $20,000-$40,000 but is worth it if planned on the right budget and with no compromise on quality.
Surrounding Finishes: It is not only your establishment but also the space outside that attracts the locals to your business, such as landscaping, lighting, design also if there is a outdoor seating space it has to be maintained well. The signs, the lighting and design mean a lot to bring in customers ranging from $1,000-$40,000.
Billing Technology: A great Point of Sale(POS) system, maybe a handheld system makes service much faster, gains customer loyalty to plan loyalty programs. There are various pricing models for such tech by restaurant technology providers, varying from flat rate, annual fee to monthly billing.
What Kind of Staff do I need?
Fast foods restaurants are well fast in service, they have to be run properly with various kind of employees based on the size generally it is constant. A keen knowledge of skills required helps hiring the right employees.
Servers, Cashier, Delivery: A fast food restaurant has both counter and window servers that provide food to the customers, some bring the food to the customers. Employees at the counter need to be friendly and alert as they do the billing and collect cash. So does the delivery personnel, responsible for to pick up, deliver, collect the money and provide change.
Chef/Cook: They balance the supply/demand, handle orders, and keep a track of the raw materials ingredients. All cooks have to have s certain knowledge of food safety and handling, so keep hygiene to the required levels.
Management: Overseeing operations day to day is vital, to keep a quality consistency throughout the day, week, month and so on. Managers and their assistants keep a track of employee schedules while accountants handle finances including orders, vendor issues, taxation and payroll.
Initial or regular you may require professional experts to stand out such as architects, designers and lawyers to prevent any anticipated problems, such costs range upto $50,000.
Do I Need Marketing?
Absolutely, while there are major players with franchises out there a new restaurants is bound to stand out. Free samples, attractive offers, maybe 24 hours service will bring in the customers by the droves.
Basic papers adverts, radio & TV ads initially and a long term digital campaign with social media handles that are active, engaging, and consumer friendly pave way for a great marketing strategy.
Business Growth
If you have survived against giants such as McDonald's, KFC, Subway etc are still going strong, it may just be the time to take the next step. You could either start of with a 2nd and 3rd branch or turn yourself into a franchise. While your own branches locally in a county/city are easy to handle and keep a consistency is consumer satisfaction with enough zest.
A franchise is a completely different ball game with multi state branches and bigger teams and management, be sure to weigh in your finances and credit score to go ahead.


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Acquisition number:793
Catalogue number:wbgeost088-090
File name:Burchett index cards
File location:East Melbourne Library
1875. MCC BR: Chas Butler for Roberts, two 2-storey houses. 1875. Another notation on card: Probably built by Robert James Roberts, who had previously lived on site. 1876. Roberts - owner. Vacant. (Entry for second property: Vacant). 1877. Notation: Chas Butler in 1877 built Canterbury Terrace. He was a prominent builder of the day. 1880. Roberts - owner/occupier for one property and listed as owner of the second and Hughes as occupier. 1881. Directory: 1. Robert I. James. 2. James Barrow. Additional Note on card: Interesting door and window.
Item type:Index card
Building name:Cornwall Terrace
Item size:8.5x5.6cm.
Item condition:Fair
Photographer:Winston Burchett
History of item:
Part of Winston Burchett's index card set, created and used by Winston Burchett to support his research and writings. The set of cards is held by the East Melbourne Library and is fully digitised and published by the East Melbourne Historical Society with the permission of the Library. The reliability of the information in this set of cards varies considerably. It should not be used as a primary source but as a lead to other sources.
Owner of original:East Melbourne Library
Reproduction rights:East Melbourne Library
Date digitised:2009-11-20


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TUESDAY'S CAMPAIGN ROUND-UP…. Today's installment of campaign-related news items that wouldn't generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers.
* In New York, a Seina poll (pdf) shows Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D) with a big lead over Harold Ford in a likely primary match-up, but the appointed senator trailing former Gov. George Pataki (R) in a hypothetical general election.
* In keeping with other recent data, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal (D) enjoys big leads over the Republican field in the latest Research 2000 poll of the upcoming Senate race.
* In Florida, Rep. Kendrick Meek (D), the party's leading candidate in the upcoming Senate race, has temporarily suspended his campaign to travel to Haiti to help with relief efforts. Meek's district has one of the nation's highest Haitian-American populations.
* A Research 2000 poll in Colorado shows Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper (D) and former Rep. Scott McInnis (R) tied at 43% in this year's gubernatorial race.
* On a related note, the same poll shows appointed Sen. Mike Bennet (D) leading former Lt. Gov. Jane Norton (R), 40% to 39%.
* In Texas, a Rasmussen poll shows Gov. Rick Perry leading Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison in their GOP gubernatorial primary race, 43% to 33%.
* Republicans in New Mexico have struggled to find a credible gubernatorial candidate, but have persuaded Pete Domenici Jr. to run. Domenici is the son of a longtime retired New Mexico senator, but Jr. has never sought elected office at any level before.
* Dispelling retirement rumors, Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-W.Va.) announced that he will seek re-election.
* And with Rep. Vic Snyder (D) retiring in Arkansas this year, will Dems find a credible candidate to step up? Apparently, they have two: both Lt. Gov. Bill Halter (D) and retired Gen. Wesley Clark (D) are interested.


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Following last year's acquisition of August, the two companies have announced their first collaboration that will see Yale's Assure line of smart locks gaining support for August's advanced connectivity technology. The new "Assure Locks – Connected by August" lineup will be the first keypad-based smart locks that can take advantage of advanced features like automatic unlocking, remote access, DoorSense, and secure virtual keys.
The Yale Assure Lock SL locks already feature a modular design, and previously incorporated their own smart lock technology through the company's own iM1 Network Module; this new collaboration will allow current Yale Assure owners to simply purchase a new module — the Connected by August Kit ($129) — in order to gain the full suite of August smart lock features for their existing lock, including the August Connect Wi-Fi bridge and DoorSense equipment. The new product line includes both the Yale Assure Lock SL ($299), which features an edge-to-edge touchscreen keypad, and the Assure Lock Touchscreen ($279), which features the keypad combined with traditional key access options.
Both new locks, and the Connected by August kit, are available for purchase now on ShopYalehome.com, and will be available at August.com, Amazon, and other national retailers in mid-October..


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Published On: April 4, 2019 05:30 AM NPT By: Republica | @RepublicaNepal
KATHMANDU, April 4: The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued a circular to all 77 District Administration Offices (DAOs) in the country to issue citizenship by descent to the children of those who were given citizenship by birth through a special one-time decision some 12 years ago.
Distribution of citizenship certificates to the children of those possessing citizenship by birth stalled after November 2008 as such citizenship by birth was distributed under a "special government decision" in 2006. The government at the time had provided citizenship by birth to those born inside the territory of Nepal and living within the country once they were recommended for such citizenship by any three Nepali citizens .
According to official records at the Home Ministry, altogether 190,726 individuals had obtained citizenship by birth, based on that special decision.
At the time, the government had said that the children of those obtaining citizenship by birth should apply for their own citizenship within the next two years . But such children who had not reached 16 years of age prior to November 2008 remained deprived of citizenship for lack of any law or special arrangement that would address their situation.
A circular issued on Tuesday by Under-secretary Ganga Prasad Neupane at the ministry has stated that there were three major reasons why Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa took the decision: The citizenship amendment bill has been under discussion in parliament since long; the Supreme Court has issued an order to distribute citizenship by descent to the children of Nepali citizens by birth; and it has become urgent to address the problems of educational and career development faced by adults meeting the age criteria for citizenship.
The Home Ministry has further instructed all 77 districts to provide citizenship under Article 11 Section 3 of the constitution, following the provisions and procedures under the Citizenship Act 2006 and its regulations as well as the Citizenship Certificate Distribution Procedures Directives 2006.
Article 11 Section 3 states that 'a child of a citizen having obtained the citizenship of Nepal by birth before the commencement of this constitution shall, if his/her father or mother both are citizens of Nepal shall be entitled to Nepali citizenship by descent upon attaining the age of majority.'
Similarly, the citizenship amendment bill under discussion in parliament has proposed citizenship by descent to the children of citizens by birth. It has done away with the 'citizenship by birth' category altogether and has included a provision to provide citizenship by descent to those born and living within Nepal.
Due to differences between lawmakers on various related provisions, the bill has stalled in parliament for over seven months.
With the delay in enacting law to implement the constitutional provision, various individuals and organizations had gone to the Supreme Court seeking an order for citizenship by descent to the children of citizens by birth. After hearings on different writs, the SC ordered the government to provide citizenship by descent to the children of citizens by birth.
The issuance of the circular has been notified to the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers and the Offices of Chief Minister and Council of Ministers of all seven provinces.


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Overton Playgroup
Making a book corner at home
Whether your child is a natural book worm or always on the go, creating a book nook can be a great way to make reading a part of home life. It doesn't have to be a large space, but dedicating a corner of the home to reading can make books feel special and exciting to children. Adding some cosy cushions, rugs, beanbags and fairy lights can make it a kid friendly location, just right to snuggle up and open a new or a much loved book.
Having a range of books can help keep young minds enlivened. Lift-the-flap books are great when attention spans are shorter; we particularly like the Usborne 'Look Inside' series where pirate ships can be explored, castle towers climbed, and new worlds discovered. Poems and rhyming books, like the Julia Donaldson favourites or perhaps the Edward Lear classics for older children, can be hugely entertaining and bring about discussions about the meanings of words and how we can play with language. It can also be especially beneficial to include stories and books with characters from a diverse range of backgrounds, so that children can learn about people who look different from themselves or who come from other countries and cultures. Kate Pankhurst's 'Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World' is bursting full of incredible, pioneering women like Frida Kahlo, Coco Chanel, Mary Seacole, Sacagawea and Amelia Earhart, and can provide inspiration to boys and girls alike.
Often discovering a new book is a great treat, and our library in Overton is a treasure trove for children keen to read something novel. Over the Easter period, Overton Preschool Playgroup have been running a Reading Challenge to celebrate our 40th anniversary. By choosing a book from the library's special collection on the theme of red, ruby, parties or birthdays, our children have been discovering new books, gaining stickers and after reading 6 books, receiving a special award certificate. It's been a fun way to introduce children to the joys of the library, so why not check it out with your children and see if you can find some new books to add to your reading corner.


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Design Considerations
Good parts begin with a good design. This design guide identifies broad areas that you need to keep in mind when developing part design and determining the most appropriate manufacturing method for production. The design of a part will often determine which thermoforming technique should be used, or if thermoforming should be used at all. Depth of draw, level of surface detail required, ribbing, fillets, stress concentration, shrinkage, expansion, and undercuts are all factors that must be carefully considered when creating your part design.
Depth of Draw
The relationship of a parts depth to its width is called the "depth of draw ratio." While most thermoformed parts are much shallower than they are wide, draw ratios of one-to-one are fairly common, and ratios in excess of one to one (where a part is deeper than its width) can be achieved with careful part design, tool construction, and manufacturing controls.
The depth a thermoplastic material is drawn is an important factor in determining the best thermoforming technique, and depth of draw ratio is a prime factor affecting the final average part wall thickness. For moderately deep draws, male drape forming will give more uniform wall thickness than straight vacuum female forming. For very deep draws or depth-to-width rations exceeding one-to-one, plug assisted female forming will often produce the most uniform material distribution. Using a "pre-draw" bubble to stretch material prior to forming can also extend the draw ratio for many forming approaches.
Reproducing Detail
For reproducing detail in the part, equal results can be achieved with both the straight female vacuum and male drape methods. Since the surface of the sheet which is in intimate contact with the mold receives the most detailed impression, it is the design of the part which determines the technique to use - provided other considerations are equal. As a rule of thumb, the male drape method should be used for inside detail, and straight female vacuum method for outside detail. It is important to remember, however, that the degree of gloss produced on a smooth surface is dependent on the properties of the plastic material used; it is not usually imparted by the mold surface. A poor mold surface can mar or detract from the finished surface of the plastic part being formed.
Another important design consideration is ribbing in the formed parts. Ribs can be placed to add rigidity to the part as well as to enhance the looks of the design itself. By proper ribbing, thin gauge sheet can be used successfully for a broad range of applications requiring rigidity, thus leading to a reduction in material cost as well as heating cycle time.
In order to produce formings of maximum strength and serviceability, adequate fillet radii should be used. The radius should be at least equal to the wall thickness of the sheet, and never less than 1/32 of an inch.
Lack of adequate fillets will result in excessive concentration of mechanical stress. Engineering experience has shown that the service life and structural strength of a part may only be 30% of design when stress concentration factor is high.
In a structural part having any sort of notch or groove or any abrupt change in cross section, the maximum stress in that region will occur immediately at the notch, groove or change in section. It will be higher than the stress calculated on simple assumptions of stress distribution. The ratio of this maximum stress to the nominal stress based on simple stress distribution is the stress concentration factor "K" for the particular shape. It is a constant, independent of the material, except for non-isotropic materials such as wood:
K = Stress (maximum) / Stress (nominal)
Thus it can be shown that the maximum (or actual) stress in a given part under load is greater than the nominal (or calculated) stress by a factor "K". For many simple parts of a flat section without fillets, the value of "K" may be as high as 3.0 under bending loads.
Shrinkage is a vital factor in large precision formings and allowances should be made for it in the part design for vacuum formed items. Shrinkage takes place in three basic forms: mold shrinkage, after-mold shrinkage, and in-service shrinkage.
Mold Shrinkage
When a thermoplastic material is heated and formed to a mold, shrinkage of the material occurs during the cooling cycle. The dimensions of the formed part, after its surface reaches a temperature at which it can be unloaded, are slightly less than the dimensions when first formed. This difference is referred to as mold shrinkage; it is usually expressed in terms of "inches per inch per F". It varies with the processing and design factors as well as with different materials.
Experience indicates that the shrinkage as related to final part dimensions is less critical with male drape forming. This is due to the fact that, while cooling, the material shrinks onto the rigid mold, thus retarding the shrinkage action. Although this phenomenon improves final part dimensions, it requires molds with proper draft angles in order to extract the part from the mold. Conversely, in straight female vacuum forming, the material shrinks away from the mold against the negligible resistance of the outer air.
After-Mold Shrinkage (Secondary Shrinkage)
After unloading, the part will shrink due to heat loss from the part going from temperature at unloading to room temperature. The hot part continues to shrink as the hot center or core of the plastic cools. This shrinkage ceases when temperature equilibrium is reached in the cooled material.
In-Service Shrinkage & Expansion
This is the normal expansion or contraction in the dimensions of an object which will result from changes in temperature and humidity. It is considered a significant factor only where tolerances are extremely critical, or where the formed plastic is rigidly fastened to a material with markedly different coefficient of expansion. Each type of thermoplastic material has a different coefficient of thermal expansion or contraction.
Undercut sections can be formed by use of hinged mold sections, cammed sections, and by loose pieces in the mold. Often used in female molded, pressure formed parts, undercuts can produce inset handle sections, mating lines, and a variety of other features that can be both cosmetic and functional.
Now you should have a good grasp of the various major factors that can effect part design as it relates to thermoforming. Next, please move on to our materials section for a good overview of how thermoformable sheet is made, the types and characteristics of the most commonly used materials, and the tests used to measure material performance.


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HSSC Previous Year Paper by Vidhyapeeth Times
HSSC Previous Year Paper by Vidhyapeeth Times
Author : Pradeep chahal
Previous year paper of HSSC clerk , police, PGT, Agriculture, Taxation Inspector, tracer, food sub inspector, industrial extantion officer, Dupty ranger.
1. All previous year papers with full explanation.
2. Previous year with 2019 session
3. Language – Hindi


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Welcome to Noorquacker Industries!
Quote of the Day: "This sentence is false"
What is this website?
Well, since I'm searching for a job, it's like a CV, but without personally identifiying information because I hand this out to internet strangers.
Any cool links?
If you want to see side projects I've worked on to an obsessive degree, go to the Project Showcases page to see more info.
You can also check out my GitHub for other projects I haven't written whole articles about
Obligatory Minecraft Server
Join my minecraft server mc.nqind.com
Everyone invited


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The resource-utilization tag has ten questions, two watchers, and its highest-voted answer has four votes (from a grand total of 6 answers).
The questions are tagged with a copious amount of well-known/used languages/environments:
This tag has no tag wiki, and no creation date.
Due to the lack of interest in this tag, I suggest it be burnèd.


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Mary McNeight recently opened a storefront for Service Dog Academy in West Seattle – and she's about to try for a little regional fame, by organizing a "flash mob" this Sunday to showcase "positive dog training." After laying the groundwork under the radar, she's just gone public with the news, including instructions for how you and your dog can participate – there's info and a video on this page of her company's website. It's not in West Seattle, but Westlake Park's not that far away; 3 pm Sunday is the actual "flash mob" time, but they're also having a practice event Saturday in Bothell (detailed on the same page).
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Service You Can Depend On
Learn how our service experience can help streamline your business today.
Often imitated but never duplicated
Our 85 year reputation of providing delivery experiences is something that we take very seriously. From the rigorous maintenance of our fleet of late model trucks & equipment to the demanding nature of our training and safety programs, everything we do is geared towards providing you with a consistent, predictable service you can trust
Unassisted Rooftop Delivery
Discover how our two-man delivery teams will load your roof job unassisted, saving you time and money. You don't have to be on site to supervise, let alone catch. Our experienced delivery professionals regularly deliver rooftop materials on steep roofs – 12/12 or greater, no problem!
Low Slope Delivery
Learn how our rooftop delivery of commercial materials can save you time and money with our 72′ cranes, which have the capability to lift up to eight units of ISO at once!
Vinyl Siding Delivery
We deliver vinyl siding shrouded and strapped to pallets, making the material and accessories easy to account for – you won't find your material dumped on the ground at the jobsite.
Fiber Cement & Stone Delivery
We protect our fiber cement siding and manufactured stone with covered storage at our warehouses and even cover them with weather-resistant vinyl shrouds for transportation and drop-off. When we deliver your material, it will be placed at convenient location on your jobsite.
Decking Delivery
This is NOT your average "lumber dump"! Decking material is delivered covered to a convenient location on your jobsite via tail-mounted forklift.
Window & Door Delivery
Our window and door deliveries are made via box van and labeled by room for your convenience. A Wimsatt representative can install screens and test the operation of hardware before job completion.
Your Trusted Partner
More than salespeople, our Territory Managers act as a valuable resource for you and your company. You can lean on their knowledge and experience to help you face the challenges affecting your business today. Your Territory Manager is available to consult with you and even ride along with you on sales calls to lend credibility as your supplier, give you sales insight to help you improve your presentation skills, and help increase your sales.
Come on Over
Each Wimsatt Branch has a clean, spacious showroom featuring large installed displays of our building products. These displays serve as a tool to help explain the installation process. This is also the perfect environment for you to send your customers to for product selection. Let them see the possibilities in a way no sample board, brochure, or flip book can allow. Our friendly and courteous sales staff will be happy to answer their questions and refer them back to you. We also offer rental of our conference room!
Will-Call Service
Sometimes you need it NOW
Will-Call Ordering at your disposal. Nobody likes to wait in line for their order to be pulled. This is where our Will-Call Program comes in:
- Call your order in and within 30 minutes we will have your order pulled and ready for pickup
- Pick up your paperwork in the office
- Head directly to the yard's designated will-call area, where our warehouse personnel will load your order and you'll be on your way!
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Start a conversation
Start a conversation
A conversation, or even a quick ideation session, is a great way to start a solutioning effort with minimal risk or expense. It should allow for quick assessment of an idea or desired project.
In the spirit of agile cooperation, this kind of evaluation is renewed after each iteration - or not. A decision is made to continue down the current path, adjust course or cut losses. Minimal risk and expenditure to test hypothesis.
That's why the first couple of sessions are no charge. If a few minutes (or hours) don't illuminate a path forward together then there's no reason for you to lose any more time.


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Capabilities tailored to homebuilders and real property professionals seamlessly manage customers from the preliminary prospect stage to sales, put up-sale companies, and future sales.
Music and Photographer
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Digital Resource filmed and produced a set of excessive-quality multimedia promotional videos for an promoting and marketing company. Large picture: There have been two huge drivers of home-builders' ramped-up exercise in recent months: Rates of interest and the weather.
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The lower in rates has made it a more affordable proposition for a lot of Americans to buy a home, but with few present homes available on the market they have needed to flip to new construction. I conform to obtain occasional updates and announcements about Forbes services and products.
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Patrons are welcome to discover the Arts & Entertainment district while carrying their drink, nonetheless, they won't be able to enter any other licensed institution with their beverage, including the original place of buy. These managers sometimes have work expertise in advertising, advertising and marketing, promotions, or sales. Builder contracts and the constructing process is totally different from what most real property brokers take care of on a daily basis, so having new building experience is vital.
This cultural innovation effort blends new out of doors media, native artwork, accent lighting, and digital and static signage to activate buildings and clean walls and infuse the Downtown neighborhood with light, art, and cultural programming.


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By Sarah Clark, Principal of Divisional Programming
Culturally and linguistically diverse schools offer new perspectives. Luckily, in Foothills School Division we have a linguistically diverse community of learners. Our students and families represent more than 20 different heritage languages! Heritage languages refer to the first language or home language spoken. Whether the language is Swahili, Tagalog, Spanish, German or Stoney, it is important to recognize and value the languages our students speak. Here are some ways we can value the Heritage Language of our students and children.
Value Heritage Languages in the Family and Home Context:
Being multilingual is valuable. Although our linguistically diverse students are learning English, our goal is to ensure they learn English while honoring their first language. When they enter school as bilingual students we want our students to leave our schools continuing to be bilingual. Students who continue to speak their heritage language will also continue to communicate with parents and grandparents who speak that language. This family and cultural connection is important to the social-emotional well being of students.
Sharing of Heritage Languages in the Classroom:
Encouraging the sharing of vocabulary or sayings of diverse languages represented in the classroom is a great way to highlight language diversity and recognize students' heritage language as a strength. At right is an example of a dual language children's book that offers both English and Tagalog text. Allowing multilingual students to read in English and Heritage Languages will help to develop literacy skills in both languages while honoring the students' first language.
Parental Involvement:
Language skills like predicting, inference, reading context clues, etc. transfer from language to language. We can encourage parents of heritage languages to volunteer in our classrooms, provide stories in heritage languages, read or speak in heritage languages or even help students find word friends in the Heritage language and English (word friends are cognates — words that sound similar in both languages).
"Teachers can purposefully draw on their students' first languages and thus reposition Culturally and Linguistically Diverse students as knowledgeable communicators" – Luigi Iannacci
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