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Cumbria sixth formers on Dream Placement with Cumbria's top employers
Thirty nine teenagers from across Cumbria are taking part in a life-changing experience this week undertaking Dream Placements with 24 of the county's top employers.
Almost 200 sixth formers from Cumbria schools and colleges originally applied for their Dream Placements in the competition organised by the Centre for Leadership Performance. Just 39 students got through initial selection and then 'Dragon's Den' style interviews with companies and organisations to win Dream Placements.
The successful students are spending their half term break working alongside senior managers and directors from February 16th to February 20th.
The host companies for Dream Placement 2015 are AMEC, Allerdale Borough Council, BAE Systems Marine, CN Media Group, Costain, Direct Rail Services, Dooson Babcock, Energy Solutions. Gen 2, GlaxoSmithKline, Iggesund, Jacobs, Mott MacDonald, National Nuclear Laboratory, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, Nuclear Management Partners, NSG Environmental Ltd, REACT Engineering, Sellafield Ltd, Story Homes, Story Contracting, Thomas Graham, Nuvia and the University of Cumbria.
Dream Placement candidates can see for themselves how companies and organisations operate at the highest level, learn leadership skills, build their confidence and help make the right career choices, at the same time learning about the exciting opportunities that are available to them here in Cumbria.
Participating companies and the Cumbria Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development are helping to fund the Dream Placement 2015 programme which is part of CfLP's broader programme of developing Cumbria's leaders for today and tomorrow.
National Nuclear Laboratory is taking part in Dream Placement for the second year. Managers were hugely impressed by last year's candidates, and in fact both of Dream Placement candidates have since secured places working for the company.
CfLP Business Development Manager Sarah Glass explains: "This programme is unique because it gives young people a chance to see how the county's top employers operate at the highest level – and of course gives those companies the chance to forge on-going relationships with fantastic young people in Cumbria.
"Our Dream Placement host companies have been stunned by the high standard of the sixth form candidates, and thanks to their support and the commitment of organisations, schools and colleges across Cumbria, Dream Placement has become a model for engaging young people with business. It's also an opportunity for those companies to assess the young talent who could be their future employees and leaders."
"This week our Dream Placements are:
- seeing the inside of top companies working in the nuclear and infrastructure sector,
- learning how rail transport specialists haul 2000 tonne trains around the UK,
- discovering the latest techniques for building modern homes,
- experiencing how their local authorities deliver services,
- taking part in gathering and delivering the news,
- working with some of the county's top engineering and technology innovators,
- travelling around the county and the country, attending high level meetings and gaining vital face-time with key decision makers.
"With the help of Cumbria's top employers, Dream Placement 2015 is creating once-in-a-lifetime opportunities for young people with the determination and the drive to succeed."
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Vesicle models
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Vesicle models are appropriate when particles are evenly distributed on surfaces reasonably similar to spheres or ellipsoids. The model can estimate the center and radius provided points provided by the user in the visible part of the object, or the other way round, letting the user provided center and radius.
Command line
Here come some examples of creation and manipulation of vesicle models from the command line
Given user points
Given center and radius
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International security company provides benefits for members of prominent non-profit
(DALLAS) — Monitronics, a subsidiary of Ascent Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASCMA) and leading international home security alarm monitoring company headquartered in Dallas, today launched a relationship with AARP that will offer its 38 million members an exclusive discount on professionally installed residential security alarms and monitoring.
New customers with a valid AARP membership number will receive equipment and free activation up to $149, as well as $5 off their monthly monitoring fee. Existing Monitronics customers with a valid AARP membership can receive a 25% discount on additional equipment, including medical monitoring devices, smart video doorbells, and other smart home technology.
"We are thrilled at the opportunity to bring safety and security to one of our country's fastest growing age segments," said Jeff Gardner, Monitronics President and CEO. "AARP has a highly regarded social mission and a well-deserved reputation as an advocate for today's 50-plus population, and we are incredibly pleased to be part of this strategic relationship."
Security is top of mind for many AARP members, and Monitronics delivers world-class products, customer service, and innovative smart home solutions to its 1.2 million customers. As the new exclusive provider of professionally installed residential security and monitoring for AARP members, the company is excited to extend these benefits to this growing population at a discounted rate.
"AARP is pleased to announce this new relationship with Monitronics, which demonstrates a commitment to providing customers with the very best security the industry has to offer. Security is important to our members, who are busy exploring the world and taking on new challenges every day," said Victoria Borton, Vice President, Lifestyle Products for AARP Services, Inc . "This program can give our members peace of mind while they pursue their goals, helping to keep them free of worry about their homes and property, and delivering immediate help in the case of an emergency."
To take advantage of Monitronics' residential security installation and monitoring offer, please visit the AARP Member Advantages website, AARPAdvantages.com. AARP Member Advantages is a collection of discounts, products and services available to AARP's millions of members through third parties, not by AARP or its affiliates.
About Monitronics International, Inc.
A subsidiary of Ascent Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASCMA), Monitronics is one of the nation's largest and fastest-growing home security alarm monitoring companies. Headquartered in Dallas, it provides monitored home and business security system services to over 1 million residential customers and commercial client accounts through its network of independent Authorized Dealers in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico.
About AARP
AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, with a membership of nearly 38 million that helps people turn their goals and dreams into 'Real Possibilities' by changing the way America defines aging. With staffed offices in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, AARP works to strengthen communities and promote the issues that matter most to families such as healthcare security, financial security and personal fulfillment. AARP also advocates for individuals in the marketplace by selecting products and services of high quality and value to carry the AARP name. As a trusted source for news and information, AARP produces the world's largest circulation magazine, AARP The Magazine and AARP Bulletin. AARP does not endorse candidates for public office or make contributions to political campaigns or candidates. To learn more, visit www.aarp.org or follow @aarp and our CEO @JoAnn_Jenkins on Twitter.
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AARP Services, Inc., founded in 1999, is a wholly-owned taxable subsidiary of AARP. AARP Services manages the provider relationships for and performs quality control oversight of the wide range of products and services that carry the AARP name and are made available by independent providers as benefits to AARP's millions of members. The provider offers currently span health products, financial products, travel and leisure products, and life event services. Specific products include Medicare supplemental insurance; credit cards, auto and home, mobile home and motorcycle insurance, life insurance and annuities; member discounts on rental cars, cruises, vacation packages and lodging; special offers on technology and gifts; pharmacy services and legal services. AARP Services also engages in new product development activities for AARP and provides certain consulting services to outside companies.
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text: Benjamin Godard (Benjamin Louis Paul Godard) was a French violinist and composer born on August 18, 1849 (Brahms was 16 years old.) He entered the Paris Conservatory in 1863, at age 14, where he studied with Henri Vieuxtemps, among others. He also began to compose as a teenager and throughout his life received various awards and honors for his compositions, many of them large scale. He worked as a violist while waiting for his eventual success as a composer. His violin concerto (Concerto Romantique) was performed at the Concerts Populaires in 1876 as were other of his large works later on. In 1878, Godard won the Prix de la Ville de Paris for his symphony, Le Tasso. Godard is most famous for his "Berceuse" from his opera Jocelyn, one of eight operas he composed (1888.) He became a professor at the Paris Conservatory in 1887. Godard was among many musicians (including Debussy, Tchaikovsky, Rossini, and Brahms) opposed to the music of Richard Wagner. Among his many works are three symphonies, two violin concertos, two piano concertos, three string quartets, four (or five) violin sonatas, a sonata for cello and piano, two piano trios, one hundred songs, and various other orchestral works. Though live performances of his music are rare, there are almost 100 recordings of his works available. One of the latest is Chloe Hanslip's recording of the two violin concertos on the Naxos label. Godard died on January 10, 1895, at age 45.


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Recently, I visited the gravesite of my great-great-grandfather.
Recently, I visited the gravesite of my great-great-grandfather. The cemetery was literally out in the woods. No church stood nearby, but I am sure one did a hundred years ago. My brother had taken the time to clear the grounds of the cemetery and set headstones back up where he could. It looked very nice.
It is interesting to read tombstones and see the symbols and artistry that are displayed. Some of the tombstones noted deaths in the 1800�s. There were many babies, which is always sad to see.
Through the trees, there was a beautiful view of the hills and woods. It seemed like a pretty good place to be buried, if it wasn�t so hard to get to.
Of the men buried there, it seemed all who had the opportunity to serve in The Civil War � did. Of course being in rural Alabama, you would expect all of them to be Confederate Veterans. There was one fellow who chose to fight with the only Alabama Northern Regiment. I�m not sure why, I couldn�t really ask him.
Robert E. Lee once said, "Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more; you should never wish to do less."
All of these Civil War Veterans in the cemetery had survived the war to come home and live out the rest of their lives. Regardless of the side they fought for, I am sure they thought they were doing their duty.
Researching my great-great-grandfather�s regiment, I found first that he was captured in the last month of the war in North Carolina and that a large percentage of them did not make it home to be buried in the woods of land they knew. I also found many interesting letters written by those who served in the regiment.
One particular letter caught my interest.
It was from a captain in the 25th Alabama Regiment. The war was coming to an end, the fighting was still fierce, but this fellow kept a sense of humor about some things and spoke fondly of those in his command. His leadership ability was admirable.
On one occasion around Christmas of 1864, the captain had to choose 40 of his men to go immediately to fight on the front lines. The captain called it a �peculiar trial.� Why was it peculiar?
It was difficult.
The captain�s brother was in his command and he had to be fair about which 40 men he chose to go to the front. He held a raffle or lottery, putting the word �front� on 40 tickets and making the rest blank. The men drew blindly from a hat and the captain�s brother had to go to the front.
He did not note that his brother was killed; I would have to assume that he was not.
The captain noted another incident that happened during the winter of 1864-5. He wrote, �Some time during the winter, two young men, who had been brought in as Yankee prisoners, and who expressed a willingness to take the oath and join our army, rather than remain prisoners of war. So they took the oath and joined my company.� He also went on to say the fellows were from New York.
What would you do?
Two fellows from New York captured in North Carolina, given the choice to go to a civil war prison or swear allegiance to the other side. I�m sure they said to themselves, �Let�s just do this until we can figure something else out.�
Around March of 1865, the captain wrote, �Our picket line was in a swamp with thick undergrowth and while the Yankee picket line was not far away, we could not see whether it was a mere picket line or a line of battle.�
There was a problem. The captain needed someone to climb up in a tree to see if they could get a look at the Yankees and what they were going up against. The captain had determined that the Yankees were right on top of them and whoever climbed up in the tree was going to be shot (rather quickly).
The captain asked for a volunteer and even offered a day of rest for the fellow who would climb the tree.
One of the �New York Yankees� said he would do it.
The captain penned, �And to my great surprise and somewhat to my gratification, one of my Yankee soldiers volunteered and went up the tree, but no new discovery was made and fortunately for him at least he was not fired on while up the tree.�
I�m not sure what the Yankee fellow was thinking. Perhaps the food was really bad or there wasn�t much food and he was hoping he would get shot. Perhaps he was thinking he could signal to his Yankee brethren or find a way to sneak out of the swamp.
The captain just had a way with words.
Very soon after this tree climbing episode, the two Yankee �volunteers� disappeared. And in the captain�s letter he notes, ��from whom we never heard till this day.� (I�m sure they headed north.)
This was March of 1865; my great-great-grandfather was noted as captured in April of 1865. They were all around Bentonville, North Carolina where �our� last battle was fought on Sunday the 19th of March, 1865. I suppose my great-great-grandfather either surrendered or was rounded up the first week of April.
At least he held out a little longer and didn�t run off with the �New York Yankees.� It would be hard for my brother to clean a cemetery in the New York woods.
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Hamptons Among 'Best Summer season Holiday' Locations In The World For Families With Youngsters. The launch of direct flights from the UK , a free 15-day visa for UK visitors and the opening of various luxury resort hotels have propelled Vietnam into the spotlight, while the low price of food and journey once you get here makes it one of the prime cheap holidays abroad. From the mighty Himalayan peaks, pristine North East to the tropical beaches of the Andamans and Lakshadweep and even the Nilgiris – inscribed by UNESCO as World Heritage Web site, there is no such thing as a dearth of options relating to selecting summer season vacation destinations in India.
Drive 35 minutes southwest of downtown Orlando and see your youngsters' faces gentle up as you enter through the gates of Walt Disney World , which encompasses Magic Kingdom Park, Epcot, Disney's Hollywood Studio's and Animal Kingdom. Or save time and head straight to our assortment of summer tour packages in India with destinations as spectacular as Ladakh, mesmerizing as Himachal, pristine as Andamans or culturally rich because the North East.
Discover the perfect long-haul holiday right here and get some sunshine with out stumping up for summer flight prices, by travelling in April, Might or June. Then you must take a look at Pula , a small though nicely storied town on the tip of the Istrian peninsula and its pretty Italianate neighbour, Rovinj. The British made Shimla their summer season capital for a motive – the pretty little city is ideal for a holiday.
Once a small fishing village, it is now a burgeoning vacation favorite for many Brits, largely because of their stunning seashores (are you sensing a theme?) the most popular of which is Praia dos Pescadores subsequent to Albufeira outdated town. There are few other locations on the earth the place just saying the identify (Bali. Da Nang is arguably the most popular coastal resort and it's the country's third largest city, though it is nowhere close to as chaotic because the capital, Hanoi.
This mouth-watering recipe, well-known on this region of Croatia, incorporates a bunch of various seafood like Octopus, Clams and Shrimp and whereas it appears pretty bizarre and it tastes wonderful. A city break can rack up the costs earlier than you understand it. Drinks, meals, souvenirs and transport can all add up to a a lot much less cheap holiday than expected.


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Doom (video game series)
Doom (Officially spelled "DOOM") (ESRB ratings: M and T) is a first-person shooting violent video game series, it was created by id software and is one of the most well known of its genre due to its innovative graphics and gameplay. It is widely regarded by critics as the most important game in the first person shooter genre. It features vast amounts of violence, blood, demonic imagery and gore. It has also been accused of causing the events at Columbine High School and it has been claimed that one of the shooters practiced for the event by creating Doom levels resembling the halls of the school with monsters to represent classmates and teachers. However, while Eric Harris did make custom maps for Doom, the "Columbine levels" are usually dismissed as just a coincidental myth as regarded widely.
There are three games in the series as well as a series of expansion packs.


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There's no place like 'Home' for the holidaysBy Kelly Kleiman
There's no place like 'Home' for the holidaysBy Kelly Kleiman
What my fellow Duelist Jonathan Abarbanel calls "Sugarplum and Treacle season" seems to have arrived early this year, just like other manifestations of Christmas: Black Friday sales, angst concerning holiday travel. The good news is, holiday fare this time around includes some unconventional choices. In this category count Court Theatre's pitch-perfect revival of Samm-Art Williams' 1979 drama "Home."
This play isn't about Christmas in any obvious sense. Only the penultimate scene takes place around Christmastime, and any sentimentality is quickly washed away by the setting—a crowded Greyhound bus, described as "the National Negro Transportation Network"—and the companionship, including a man who won't put his shoes back on. But as our hero Cephus makes his way from farm to prison to city and back to farm, he keeps asking, "Where is God? When is he coming back?"—the very questions the Christmas story is designed to answer.
Cephus is a contented farmer in rural North Carolina whose life collapses around him when his sweetheart Patti Mae moves away and marries someone else while Uncle Sam comes calling with a draft notice. "But what about 'Thou shalt not kill'?" asks Cephus in genuine puzzlement. In answer he gets a 5-year prison term, with no company other than a brutal guard and memories of Patti Mae. And when he's released his family asks him not to come home to the small town (evocatively named Crossroads) where his conscientious objection is seen as treason, and where his farm has been sold for taxes. So he goes to New York where he's predictably overwhelmed and damaged until he's literally lying in the gutter—whereupon he gets a letter saying his land has been restored to him, and then there's the scene on the Greyhound, and I've already told you way more than I should.
But of course the strength of "Home" isn't originality of plot or theme but creativity of presentation. All the characters are played by a cast of three at Court: Kamal Angelo Boden as Cephus, Ashley Honore as Patti Mae and half a dozen other characters, and the hilarious Tracey N. Bonner as everybody else. (Her transitions from child to old lady, from schoolboy in knickers to James Brown-like preacher, are truly amazing.) I missed "The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity" last season and so am a step behind in hailing the talent of Mr. Boden, who as my seatmate commented, makes Cephus "what Forrest Gump would be if Forrest Gump had any brains." He conveys both the sweetness and the bitterness in Cephus without ever descending into caricature.
Director Ron OJ Parson, who revived "Home" in New York in 2008 (with Bonner as Woman #2), clearly still has plenty to give this deceptively simple tale. He balances comedy and drama expertly, and deploys the aisles as well as the stage to make the Court Theatre space (which often feels cold and stand-offish) warm and intimate—which is to say, homey.
Fundamentally, "Home" is about love and redemption and the return of God (whom Cephus experiences for most of the play as being "on vacation in Miami"). What could be more appropriate for Christmas?
"Home" plays through December 12 at the Court Theater in Hyde Park.


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Shopping for an anti aging cream, wrinkle reducers or skin care products in general could be confusing. In the endless plethora of choices available, one can face difficulty in selecting the right product. We break down some useful tips from dermatologist to help you clear the confusion.
Start with the Essentials
While you have an array of products from anti-aging masks, lotions to serums, nothing can beat the function of sunscreen and moisturizers as these are absolute essentials when it comes to skin care. Using your sunscreen and moisturizer every day can actually make a lot of difference making your skin stay away from damage that happens due to sun and dust exposure.
Determine Your Anti-Aging Objective
Give some time for your sunscreens and moisturizer to work. Are still there lines of aging that need something more? This then should move you to next step i.e. to look out for a product that meets your needs. Is it the dark spots, blemishes or wrinkles that need rectification, determine the objective and look out for the designated product accordingly.
This will be helpful in prioritising your concerns and also make you understand that:
- No matter how great a product is marketed, it cannot treat all the signs of aging
- Secondly, using multiple anti-aging products does not guarantee faster wrinkle reduction. Rather, it could cause the worse side effects like irritation, redness and skin allergies.
Be particular of your skin type before choosing a product
This is important as every skin has a different temperament and can respond differently to products. Understand the fact that your skin care products are automatically going to show best results if they are in conjunction with your skin type.
Lastly, make sure to keep your expectations realistic. Things take time and nothing is going to change overnight. While patience is the key, make sure you follow proper measures to keep your skin healthy and clean by following a good dietary and fitness routine.


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PowerPivot and Pivot Table are the same and also different. The way they are managed is the same but the data sources are different. PowerPivot has it's own working area to manage the data source while Pivot Table usually use data stored in an Excel worksheet.
To create a "Pivot Table" using the PowerPivot function, you have to use the Pivot Table icon in the POWERPIVOT ribbon.
To create a normal Pivot Table in Excel, you have to use the Pivot Table icon in the INSERT ribbon.


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I need a laptop computer to help me study, do research and take notes so I can be successful in college.
Thank you to all the donors for contributing to Marnee's fund! We're itching to get her set up on her new laptop and ready for school next year. Your help will go a long way to ensuring her success! It's very exciting to see the number of people supporting Marnee's need; we're very grateful to have so many contributors that gave to Marnee, and we know your gifts will have a big impact on her future.
I would like to say thank you to all the people who donated money in order for me to receive a laptop for college. I also want to thank the Benevolent team for making this possible. Getting my need met was an exciting moment for me. When i found out, I knew that my freshmen year of college would be much easier because I would have a laptop that would provide me with quick internet access and the means which I will be able to complete homework assignments and thrive in college and beyond.
I will be the first in my family to go to college. I need a college degree to succeed today in the world. Because I did not have a laptop or Internet access at home while I was in high school, schoolwork was always more difficult for me. I often got to school at 7am and left after 6pm so that I could use the computer and Internet access to complete my assignments. In college today it is a necessity to have a laptop computer to take notes, study, do research so I can succeed in my classwork. I have worked hard and overcome many obstacles to be successful in high school and go to college. I want to be successful in college too. A laptop will allow me to take advantage of more of the opportunities that my teachers offer at school that require internet access. Also, receiving a laptop will help to take the financial burden of buying a laptop away from my dad who has other bills to worry about. Meeting this need will help me to move towards my future goals of successfully completing college and any other schooling beyond the undergraduate level.
I have been attending high school since 2009, and I have been involved with METROSquash since 2010. My sisters and I have lived with my dad since 2010, when my mom put us out of her house and the financial strain has been hard but he wants us all to finish school.
I am the first one in my family to attend college. I am currently a senior and I have never missed a single day of high school. I have two younger sisters. When I was a sophomore in high school, my mom put us 3 kids out of the house and we were forced to go live with my dad in a one-bedroom apartment. My dad worked and took on two jobs and now we are able to live in a nice apartment with 3 bedrooms. Because he's been working so much I haven't seen my dad as much as I'd like for the past 2 years, but it was beneficial to him and us in the end. I have always been the kind of person to make it through any obstacle put in front of me and persevere. I try to be grateful for the things I have because thinking about the material things you don't have will only bring you down. I am proud of myself for overcoming obstacles in my life and I am proud that I am now finishing high school and going to college, something I have worked hard for. I want to be a role model for my two younger sisters because they look up to me and I can have a positive influence on them and impact their lives in a meaningful way. I know that seeing me do well and go to college will inspire them to succeed too. I have worked at jobs maintaining a rooftop garden, cooking healthy meals and promoting green awareness.
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The Enriched and Generous hammer events are leaving this week's maintenance
Episode 15.1 is arriving!
New Maps: Verus City excavation site
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Brad Fitzsimmons was buying diapers at Shoppers Drug Mart for his newborn daughter when his phone lit up with a call from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). He hastened to pick it up, but by the time he had hung up, nothing had changed.
A father of two based in Acton, Ont., Fitzsimmons said in recent months he's been dipping into his savings instead of receiving a $24,000 tax refund.
That's how much he was expecting after making a six-figure contribution to his Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) last year, he told Global News.
When he received $143,000 in severance payments from his former employer last summer, Fitzsimmons thought he would put the funds into his until-then-unused RRSP, he said. He planned to use the large tax refund that would ensue to help cover expenses in 2018.
Instead, on in late July, around the time his daughter was born, Fitzsimmons received a notice from the CRA advising him that his RRSP contribution had been disallowed. He now owed $56,000.
READ MORE: CRA is experiencing 'higher than normal volumes of work' on tax-return reviews
The issue appears to be missing information about his RRSP contribution, something the agency flagged in late April, Fitzsimmons said. He got back with additional documentation in a few days, he added.
But communications have since been choppy and confusing with most calls going unanswered and the CRA often missing its own deadlines for replying to inquiries from both Fitzsimmons and his tax accountant.
"Since there is no answer, we have no understanding of our situation at all," Fitzsimmons told Global News via email.
READ MORE: It's June – where's my tax refund?
When he did get through to CRA agents, Fitzsimmons said he was told repeatedly of delays caused by larger-than-usual workloads.
He also said one officer told him the agency had increased the volume of tax reviews conducted prior to issuing a notice of assessment, something known as pre-assessment.
Asked for comment, the CRA did not say whether it has performed more pre-assessments of individual tax returns this year compared to past years.
However, in previous communication with Global News earlier this month, the agency said it is "currently experiencing higher-than-normal volumes of work in the review programs."
WATCH: Here's what you should, and shouldn't, do with your tax refund
In an email this week, the CRA added that it "streamlined" its tax-processing activities, with the creation of three so-called National Verification and Collection Centres (NVCCs).
According to the agency's website, this is part of the CRA's Service Renewal Initiative launched by Ottawa in 2016. The overhaul, which was meant to result in faster processing and better handling of calls to call centres, involved re-purposing three of the CRA's nine processing centres as NVCCs.
The three centres that were converted to NVCCs are in Surrey, B.C., Shawinigan, Que., and St. John's, Nfld. — in Winnipeg, Sudbury, Ont., Jonquière, Que., and Summerside, P.E.I. — are now specializing in tax processing and grew in size.
NVCCs focus on "the delivery of the collection, compliance, and verification of both simple and complex collections files," the CRA told Global News.
As a result, processing of tax returns and benefits applications was consolidated in fewer sites. According to the plan laid out by the government, the processing centre in Sudbury, in particular, would experience "a significant increase in processing workloads," something Ottawa planned to tackle by beefing up local staff.
WATCH: A look at how taxes affect your savings outside an RRSP or TFSA
In previous correspondence with Global News, the CRA has said that despite the increased work volumes in the review programs, "the vast majority of the files are being processed within the expected timeframes."
Still, Global News has received numerous emails from Canadians alleging that as of late July, they still had to receive their notice of assessment, with CRA call centre agents often blaming unusual workloads.
READ MORE: Five things you need to do to win (or survive) a CRA tax audit
One woman, in particular, who asked to be identified only as Ellen, said she was told in a phone call with the CRA that a decision to shift tax-processing tasks from the St. John's to the Sudbury centre was causing delays.
According to the CRA website, the agency has so far processed over 98 per cent of the roughly 28.4-million individual tax returns it received between Feb. 12 and July 29 of this year. That leaves about 430,000 returns still to be processed.
For his part, Fitzsimmons said he isn't upset about his file being selected for review or the agency asking for additional information. But he is unimpressed with what he believes has been a failure by the agency to communicate about service delays.
"Some head of communication should have said, 'We are overwhelmed and all bets are off,'" he said. "Instead, they're going totally radio silent."
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We are currently looking for a club leader to host our Teen club and our High School Club on Wednesday afternoons!
If you are interested in intercultural exchange and would like to become involved as one of IFA's team of volunteers, don't hesitate to check out our offer below for more information.
And contact Ethan : firstname.lastname@example.com / 02 99 79 89 22
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Disabled child from the Ferghana Children's Home needs highly specialized aid
Children are placed in orphanages for different reasons and under different situations. Some are placed there pending recovery of a mother's health or finances. Others are orphans, while a third group find themselves undesirable to their parents.
The child recently admitted to the Ferghana Children's Home had been desirable…. until his appearance following his birth shocked his family.
"The family is quite fine by social and moral standards. This was their firstborn, a boy of normal weight - but without arms and legs. He has no arms below his elbows and no legs below his shins," according to head physician, Rano Davidbayeva. "His bright eyes are so trusting! Time is running fast, meanwhile, and he is bound to start groping for toys and his milk bottle soon. By pure instinct, you know. He will want to take his first steps soon. How do we help him? How can our orthopedic facilities help?"
The parents are desperate. The mother has been going to a mental specialist since her son's birth.
Ferghana.Ru appeals to whoever can offer help. The Ferghana Children's Home and the family will appreciate any suggestions.


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The novel, The Shipping News, by Annie Proulx can be found in the Resource Centre in the Senior fiction shelves at PROU.
Visit Annie Proulx's official website for biographical details and background information on The Shipping News.
Visit the following websites for information on Annie Proulx, her life and achievements.
Access background information and information on the context and extraordinary setting of the novel to enhance your understanding.
There have been numerous reviews written on the novel The Shipping News.
Read the reviews written in international newspapers such as The Guardian, The New York Times, and The London Review of Books.
Also read the reviews published on various literary websites, including LitLovers, Good Reads, Curled Up, and All Readers.


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Summary of key issues:
During the week ending 20 July 2016, rainfall was mainly restricted to northern, eastern and southwestern Australia.
Heavy rainfall in excess of 100 millimetres was recorded along Queensland's central and northern coast and parts of the interior this week.
For the week ending 19 July 2016, maximum temperatures were generally average across much of western and southern Australia.
International reports indicate that June 2016 was globally the warmest June on record and marks the 14th consecutive month that the monthly global temperature record has been broken.
The forecast for the next eight days indicates that little to no rain is expected for much of mainland Australia.
El Niño–Southern Oscillation indicators in the Pacific Ocean remain at neutral levels.
Water storage levels in the Murray–Darling Basin (MDB) increased by 519 gigalitres (GL) during the week ending 21 July 2016.
The young cattle indicator price (330–400 kg live weight C3) averaged 655 cents a kilogram (dressed weight) in Victoria in the week ending 15 July 2016.
The lamb indicator price (18–22kg fat score 2–4) averaged 661 cents a kilogram (dressed weight) in Victoria in the week ending 15 July 2016.
The world wheat indicator price (US No. 2 hard red winter, free on board Gulf ports) was US$190 a tonne in the week ending 19 July 2016.


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Since a picture is worth a thousand words, we thought we'd mostly let them speak for themselves this year...
Hosted by Cardiff on the 26th June, the Sustainable Food Cities Conference 2018 was fully booked again this year with 160 delegates and more than 60 places from across the UK represented.
Welcomed by the Leader of Cardiff Council Councillor Huw Thomas, the cities, towns, boroughs and counties represented were able to get a sense of just what can be achieved when local political support is strong and policy-making is integrated. Cllr Huw Thomas announced the city's ambition to achieve a "Silver" Sustainable Food Cities award next year and "Gold" in the near future.
From local to global, the Sustainable Food Cities movement was placed on the international scene by Dr Florence Egal, a close contributor to the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact and advisor to a number of international food networks and policies. Download the presentation
The rest of the day was allocated to networking, workshops and the SFC Awards.
Following the conference, and just hours after the launch of the Government's Obesity Plan, seven cities and local authorities pledged to dump junk food adverts or promote healthier ones in an effort to tackle diet related disease in their area.
A. Who, what, when and how: using effective action planning to maximise your impact
Developing an ambitious but realistic action plan is a key step if you want to transform your local food culture and food system for the better. Taking a practical and participatory approach, this workshop introduced and demonstrated the action planning process and give participants the chance to hear from a food partnership that has just completed its action plan. The workshop helped participants sort their aims from their objectives and begin to develop a plan which stakeholders feel a sense of ownership and responsibility to implement.
Leon Ballin - Sustainable Food Cities
Bryony MacFadyen - Hull Food Partnership
B. Making it all stack up: securing financial sustainability through the right funding mix
This workshop aimed to equip participants with an understanding of what is meant by a diverse funding mix. It explored different types of funding and when they might be suitable for your food partnership. This might include commissioning, income generation, crowdfunding, web sales, grants, etc. Participants heard from Sustain, Brighton and Hove Food Partnership / Food Matters on their experiences in diversifying their funding base as well as the Big Lottery, who talked about their new Partnership Fund.
Jayne Hawkins - The Big Lottery Fund
Victoria Williams - Food Matters
C. A.. a.. a.. a.. stayin' alive: maintaining an active, energetic and robust partnership
Many food partnerships face challenges associated with changing circumstances, including the funding environment, political landscape and shifting local agendas. This often results in support, buy-in, interest and energy falling off over time. How do partnerships refresh their vision and strategy and re-energise their effort? This participatory workshop explored and shared different approaches to 'staying alive', placing particular emphasis on initiatives that have had unexpected benefits in helping to re-energise strategic food work.
D. Action through traction: making sure your work is supported at the highest level
The success of a local food partnership can often depend on gaining recognition, buy-in and support from key individuals and institutions, from the Leader and/or Chief Executive of the Council to departmental heads and health, economic and sustainability partnership boards. This workshop used the experiences of SFC Network members and insights from people working in those institutions to help participants think about who they need to get on board, what policies and other opportunities to focus on and how to show their work is vital to achieving those institutions' goals.
Mark Fishpool - Middlesbrough Environment City
E. Veg Cities: transforming vegetable consumption and production across the UK
This workshop brought participants up to speed with the new SFC feature campaign Veg Cities: its aims and objectives, support and resources available, plans for 2018/19 and where we can make a difference working as a network. Participants heard from pioneer Veg Cities campaigns and learned from their experiences of setting up local campaigns and involving diverse stakeholders. The workshop drew on learnings from other SFC campaigns, notably SUGAR SMART, on what makes a successful campaign and reflect how this can be applied to Veg Cities.
Sofia Parente - Sustainable Food Cities
Veg Cities workshop partial conclusions
Download the Award applications
Aberdeen Community Food Initiatives North East & Strategy
Aberdeen Food Growing Strategy
Aberdeen Food Skills Initiatives
Carlisle - Emma Dixon and Anna Bridges Award presentation
County Durham - Liz Charles and Keith Gill Awards presentation
Oxford - Hannah Fenton Awards presentation
The Sustainable Food Cities Conference was followed the next day by the first Food Power Conference. People taking action to tackle food poverty from across the UK shared their experiences - this included many members of the SFC Network. 33 food poverty alliances working strategically to strengthen their local communities' ability to reduce food poverty came together.


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|Cork, Ireland
|Date Posted
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Have you been turned away from other German speaking jobs because you 'Don't have the experience' - well working in Contact Centres is the way to go - many companies invest quite a bit to train their customer service teams - so you would be trained in valuable skills that other employers cannot wait to get their hands on - Starting off in a contact center means you gain skills that can help you grow your career and enter a job that you really want like Sales, Management, Marketing and more. Why not spend a year here in Cork - explore the city - gain experience and have a once in a lifetime experience.
So why are we here?
Well Careertrotter has recently been asked to work on a number of new and exciting projects down in Cork, Ireland. This particular client is looking for 20+ German speakers to join their customer service & IT Support departments.
We are looking for customer focused and/or tech savvy German speakers to get in touch with us as soon as possible to see if you could get the chance to work in one of the coolest work environments we have ever seen. When you call we can tell just what makes these particular work environments so cool.
What Will You Do In This Job?
Well there are many things you could get up to down in Cork. How does working in a friendly and relaxed workplace sound?... where there are a number of sports, social events, nights out and even a vegetable patch for you to get back to nature. You receive freshly brewed coffee and home baked pastries each and every morning – what a great way to start the day. Our client has a multicultural work environment so you get the chance to meet new and interesting people from around the world.
Who Will You Be Working For?
You will get to work for a multi award winning company, based in Cork who are 100% Irish owned and looking to make their mark on the IT and customer services industry with their top class services from their most valued and important assets… their employees. This particular client has a strong emphasis on internal progression, which is evident through their 1 in 6 internal promotions each and every time, Careertrotter has had candidates promoted within a year, which is amazing progress - be our next candidate to grow with this amazing company
We have been recruiting for this company for over 2 years now and it is great to see a number of our hires have been given the amazing opportunity to grow to where some are now proud and extremely happy team leaders.
This particular client works with many big and popular international brands, that we know you have either used or at least heard of.
Who Are We Looking For?
Do you speak near native German, have a good level of English? Are you looking for the chance to grow both professionally and personally? If so, then this could be the opportunity you've been waiting for.
As we said before we've received a number of exciting projects for a big Irish owned client of ours who has made some pretty ambitious targets in terms of expansion for the next few years, so for them we are looking for German speakers who are customer focussed, who are friendly, reliable and self-motivated. But that's not all, if customer service isn't your thing we are also looking for you technically savvy German speakers too. We would like you to have previous experience in these areas, but it's not that important so give us a call and we'll see what we can do.
Where Will You Be Working For?
Cork is where these career growing opportunities are based and Cork is where you can make an amazing life for yourself. How? We hear you ask, well first of all… the cost of living is much lower than it is in Dublin, rents are much more reasonable than in Dublin. In fact it is quite possible to rent a studio apartment for under €400 a month which is great if you ask us.
Second of all, Cork has amazing people, and we don't just mean Irish people, Cork is known for is multiculturalism, so you will get the chance to mix and mingle with many different cultures while you live and work in Ireland's second biggest city.
On top of all that there is great festivals, food, bars and nightlife, what more could you want?
Interview & Salary:
We seriously can't say enough great things about this company. Even if you do not live in Ireland right now but you are interested in joining our client, they conduct interviews over the phone and via skype so you won't have any worries or stress to cope with in terms of getting to Ireland. As well as that, you can forget about the long recruitment process, our client is quick when it comes to feedback so you won't have long to wait.
On top of all that is the great relocation pack and benefits that come with these great jobs that our client is looking to fill. In order to find out more on them and the German jobs themselves get in touch with us today to see who you could be working for in Cork.
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This is my last giveaway for 2012. I'm linking up at Sew Mama Sew here for Giveaway Day. It's a biannual event where bloggers all over the world give away stuff in return for a comment.
If this is your first visit to my blog, I'll just sum it up in one word.
I'm pretty awesome. I make bags. I also make bag patterns. I have 7 bag patterns to my name now. (Go check them out here) I make like 20 bags a week or something. Before a craft market, I sew all the time. I sew and bitch. Then I bitch and sew. Then I sew some more. I sell these bags for cash. Then I blow the money on snacks like potato chips and chocolates and more fabric. I'm quite a story telle....
Oh, wait. I said one word.
That's like one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight....
Okay. Will stop talking.
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- One yard of another colourful fabric.
How to enter?
♠ Leave a comment. Tell me about yourself in 25 words or less.
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I am really excited to announce some new products, now available on JunkMailGems.com! I have been working on these for months, searching for and experimenting with just the right methods and quality materials.
First, we have some great new pins! Each pin is made out of one catalog page and has a thick, glossy, clear coating on the face:
We also have two new pendant necklaces available! These necklaces have glass pendants, available in square and round, with colorful junk mail mounted to the back side. Each pendant is hanging on a black leather cord with a strong magnetic closure.
Closeup of the magnetic closure:
Like all products that I sell that are made out of my recycled junk mail, the colors and patterns in these items will vary. No two are alike! If you are looking for a specific color range, please feel free to email me before you place your order. I would be glad to see if I can find a particular color for you!
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Hey, Mister May 22, 2015Posted by The Typist in cryptical envelopment, New Orleans, NOLA, The Narrative, The Odd, The Pointness, The Typist, Toulouse Street.
Tags: Bob Dylan, MLA, Modern Language Association, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
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Another week booked and billed, another chapter lived but unwritten, another beer opened on Eastern Time and I want a fucking cigarette. How else, then, smoke rings?
Then take me disappearin' through the smoke rings of my mind
Down the foggy ruins of time, far past the frozen leaves
The haunted, frightened trees, out to the windy beach
Far from the twisted reach of crazy sorrow
Yes, to dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand waving free
Silhouetted by the sea, circled by the circus sands
With all memory and fate driven deep beneath the waves
Let me forget about today until tomorrow
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
In the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin' you
— Bob Dylan, "Mr. Tamborine Man"
This completely unnecessary attribution is dedicated to the handful of patient professors–Gery, Marti, Hazlett–who tolerated (just) my rambling sentences of intricate internal logic unbound from the shackles of Latin and Aristotle, and my irregular conjugations of the MLA handbook, which was no larger than Strunk and White when I started out on that road. Why does English in any usage or situation adhere to something like the MLA? Rules? In a knife fight?


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EZ Fit
EP Henry Cast Veneer Stone – EZ Fit provides a look similar to Ledgestone in a time-saving, cost-effective system. The stones are keyed to ensure proper alignment, while the face of the stone gives the variation of depth that is characteristic of Ledgestone's ruffed profile. As an interior or exterior design choice, EZ Fit proves that sometimes simple things are the most beautiful.


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Another command line script for sharing purpose. It's a simple script that loops through the current directory and asks you for the new filenames, maximum width and height. I've used the OSX built in sips tool but you can rewrite that easily to Imagemagick if you prefer more options or a script that works on Linux as well. The original script is available through my Gist: Happy resizing! And to give some credits to Sips, it's blazingly fast.
10 Sep 2016
A while ago I wrote a basic Bash script to check the disk space inside running Docker containers. As I couldn't find much examples for this simple purpose, I'd thought I'd share mine. It's available in my Github Gist: In essential it takes the following steps, made possible with default Docker commands and a set of string manipulations: List and loop through all running Docker containers Execute some "df" commands within the container with Docker exec Collect the values and email whenever something is more full then you want Of course, monitoring by email is not the best way but it's fairly easy to move a script like this to be used in Zabbix, Nagios or other monitoring tools.
8 Apr 2016
Being a lazy developer, I don't like writing repetitive code and I think none of the developers enjoy it. So as being one, you start looking into options to avoid those tasks. This time, I looked into a reverse engineer tool for JPA entities. There are tools around and also IDE's include fancy wizards to do so but so far I didn't like them. They mostly were either verbose, slow or just not doing what I needed.
13 Feb 2016
Being part of JavaOne this year and including oracle open world as well was pretty special. As a Java developer you know that JavaOne was always the conference to go to. With Oracle acquiring Sun this has changed according to people who experienced both. Nevertheless it was pretty excited and being there on invitation of Oracle is something I'm oracle grateful for. With an a absense of 20 years in the US being back here was another good thing.
4 Nov 2015
Introduction A while ago I was working on a set of libraries that should be shared among several different projects. Most of these projects are based on Gradle and are using Maven repositories for the dependency management. Although the Gradle documentation describes how you can push versions of your library to a repository, I had to collect my information from several locations and combine them into one working solution. So maybe this working example is useful for others too.
18 Oct 2015
One of the worst things that can happen is that you loose sensitive data. I recently had the favor to experience that. Luckily not with something really important and I was able to restore the situation but it made me thinking: this never again. The issue was that due to some bug in the admin environment of Transip.nl (A Dutch dns provider), I lost the dns entries of a domain…. Once I discovered what happened, I asked Transip for a backup of older data, unfortunately there was no backup and the only way to create that, was through their SOAP api.
22 Apr 2015
I've always disliked repeating tasks, earlier when working on Windows. It was one of the main reasons to switch to Mac osx years ago. Writing small but effective scripts makes my live easy every day. So once I discovered Alfred I loved it immediately. Earlier I used Quicksilver, not bad either but Alfred is just awesome. Especially with the paid extensions in the powerpack. I have workflows for daily tasks as opening ssh sessions, setting up vpn's, open finder windows and killing processes.
1 Mar 2015
Back in 2009 I started my blog, just to push myself in practicing all kind of new technologies and share my findings with other developers. Somewhere in 2012 this goal was somewhat out of sight. So, a good reason to pick this up where it's left. Or, actually not, I logged in in my Wordpress installation and wasn't happy with that. Wordpress is great and years ago it was a good cms for blogs too, but these days I'd say it's converted into a more mature cms covering much more aspects then a simple blog.
Last week I needed a php method which helps me with converting a Mysql result into a grouped tree structure. The grouping was supposed to be on certain column names from my database result. A quick Google search didn't give me any useful results so sharing this seems a good option. Disclaimer: I'm not a professional php'er so there's a big chance that this is not the most easy or fastest way.
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With midterm season in full swing, the Emory community is split into several different divisions of study habits. Some people memorize organic chemistry mechanisms in their respective study lounges while others digest the monotony of financial accounting in the comfort of their rooms, supposedly without the temptation of Netflix.
If you stick to any of the habits mentioned above, I have no choice but to call you a goon.
The intellectually transcended reader would reaffirm my accusation provided that they — like me — also study in the intellectual Elysium that is the Robert W. Woodruff Library.
Sporting 10 floors, each of which appeals to each student's palate, Woodruff Library satisfies even the most picky of studying needs, provided you use the space correctly. Woodruff is also the only library open for the unfortunate all-nighters, so keep this in mind on particularly busy evenings.
First and Second Floor
The first and second floors are often heavily occupied sections of the library — for good reason. Equipped with large tables and whiteboards, these floors of the library simultaneously support the demands of a group project and the needs of the flirtatious casanova who asked that cute girl in QTM 100 out on an inevitably unproductive "study date."
Despite the loud hullabaloo that is often associated with that section of the library, I would argue that the first floor in particular is a mecca for the concentrated essay writer who needs to pull an all-nighter. The new study booths are comfortable and spacious, providing plenty of room for both your laptop and the several books that you probably should have read weeks ago.
Most notable is the fact that this floor is where Peet's Coffee and Tea is located. While ordering an iced coffee at 12:30 a.m. and proceeding to shotgun it like a frat boy at a University of Georgia tailgate may earn you some looks of disgust from the baristas, it is the perfect fuel to ensure that you do not go gentle into that good night.
For those staying past the hours of Peet's, a bowl of candy is located in the Goizueta Business Library on the second floor. In an emergency, feed yourself with Jolly Ranchers and mints — the sugar rush can keep you going that little bit longer.
Third and Fourth Floor
In short, these floors are horrible for studying. The average student needs one laptop, one notebook and all the necessary reading material in order to prepare for a midterm. The presence of televisions or monitors on most of the desks in this part of the library greatly reduces the real estate per table that can be used for actual class material. The standalone desks sport the opposite problem: By consequence of being too big, they become horrible magnets for awkward acquaintances that are looking for a place to study. The result: 45 minutes of unpleasant conversation about midterms, choices of major or something else equally banal under the guise of "banter." Steer clear.
That being said, if you require the use of several monitors — for example, for viewing a spreadsheet and sending emails simultaneously — then these floors will fit your needs.
The Stacks
The personal studying spots in the stacks are the zenith of what workspaces can be. Witness the large, spacious square areas, the matted grey tops of the desks carefully caressing the backs of your textbooks as if a mother weaning a child, the cool air conditioning vents providing a comforting white noise to drown out the sounds of pages turning. Bask in the resplendence of the heavenly white radiance of the LED lights — mesmerizingly beautiful — reflecting off the top of your Peet's coffee like sparkling stars in the night sky, as God intended. The blend of personal space and comfort make the booths of the stacks ideal for punching through a thick workload and can give you a sense of hope that no other location in the school can. And although the floors may close at 3 a.m., one must accept that the stacks give and the stacks take away; be glad that they even exist at all and do not sin or charge the library with wrongdoing.
For collaborative work, the rooms in the stacks are excellent as well, yet not nearly as convenient as the lower floors in the library since you must book the rooms. A true procrastinator who demands the optimal space at the last minute is not future-oriented enough to do such a thing.
This comprehensive guide will hopefully educate the heathen who studies anywhere else but Woodruff Library, and remedy their goonish tendencies. To the already enlightened, hopefully this has given your knowledge of the library even more nuance and will augment your already excellent study habits further. No matter what your opinions are, hopefully with the help of this guide, even you can stay awake during the nightmare that is midterm season.


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Saigon Airport Plaza is a mixed used building of retails, residential and office included the first serviced apartment located next to Ho Chi Minh city international Airport. With 84 units type 1 bedroom, this apartment will provide both short term and long term lease with full services such as: front office, maintenance, security service 24 hours, daily housekeeping service, with a well equipped gymnasium room and outdoor swimming pool. Easy walking distance of the Parkson Citi Plaza, 5 minutes by driving to Big C super market and many restaurants surrounding, the tenants will find the best comfort when staying this apartment.
|Property Name:
|Saigon Airport Plaza
|Property Type:
|Serviced apartment
|Bach Dang street, Tan Binh district
|Driving time to CBD:
|15 minutes
|Bach Dang street, Tan Binh district
|Unit size:
|Rent Period:
|Short term and long term lease
|No. of bedrooms:
|1 bedroom
|Gymnasium; Swimming pool; Laundry service; Restaurant in house
|Furnishing condition:
|Fully furnished
|Asking rent:
|1,200 – 1,400 USD/month
|June 2013
Information about the property and its availability are subject to change without notice.
Ho Chi Minh
Ms. Thanh Dang
Leasing Manager
Cell phone : +84 947763218
Phone : +84 286 284 7668