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Snaitech Aquired in Billion-Dollar Playtech Deal
The Italian gambling market has a new leader in British company: Playtech, a financial trading group and online gambling software producer. The group announced its largest acquisition to date on Wednesday, paying $1.05 billion to acquire Snaitech, one of Italy's most renowned gambling operators.
Playtech has brokered a deal with two private equity forms to purchase 70.6 per cent of the Milan-listed company. The remaining 29.4 percent of the company will transfer ownership to Playtech after this, pending approval from the remaining shareholders.
Playtech referred to Italy as "Europe's largest and growing gaming market" in a statement, but highlighted how its relative current status as underdeveloped and fragmented compared to the UK market. The Italian market was worth an €20 billion last year, while the UK, the second biggest in Europe, was worth €16 billion.
Playtech CEO Mor Weisner said "The acquisition of Snaitech represents the continuation of our strategy to invest in leading retail brands in fast growing, regulated markets." He believes the acquisition will meet the Board's strategic objective to "improve the quality and diversification of Group revenue, whilst delivering exposure to high growth end markets, by utilizing the strength of Playtech's balance sheet."
"Playtech has always been at the forefront of its industry and the acquisition offers the opportunity to create a vertically integrated B2B2C operator in Europe's largest gambling market, delivering significant value to shareholders," Weisner said.
The acquisition will also shift Playtech's focus from B2B software to a larger presence in the consumer space. At present, the majority of its consumer business is in Mexico and Spain. In addition to its online sports broadcasting unit, Snaitech holds ten betting shops in Italy and a further 1,600 franchises under the SNAI brand. These locations support over 54,000 slot machines and over 10,000 video lottery terminals nationwide. Playtech will also add three race tracks to its company with this acquisition, an unusual move for the online gambling giant.
Snaitech currently employs 850 people and amassed revenues of €890 million last year. Playtech was founded by the Israeli billionaire Teddy Sagi in 1999 and supplies online gaming software to a large number of the world's most renowned gambling brands. Today, they employ 5,000 people across 17 countries.


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When making choices in order to optimize your health, it's critical to have accurate information. Otherwise, some of the diet and lifestyle sacrifices you decide to make may be more harmful than they are helpful.
Let's examine and debunk six popular medical myths about the things we avoid for our health. Along the way, you may find that you get to enjoy your pleasures after all — guilt free!
Medical Myth #1: Skinny People are Healthier
What the science shows: Excess Pounds, but Not Too Many, May Lead to Longer Life
Being overweight won't kill you — it may even help you live longer. That's the latest from a study that analyzed data on 11,326 Canadian adults ages 25 and older who were followed over a 12-year period. The report, published onlinein the journal Obesity, found that, overall, people who were overweight but not obese were actually less likely to die than people of normal weight. By contrast, people who were underweight were more likely to die than those of average weight. Their risk of dying was 73% higher than that of normal weight people, while the risk of dying for those who were overweight was 17% lower than for people of normal weight. The finding adds to a simmering scientific controversy over the optimal weight for adults.
Medical Myth #2: Salt Is Bad for You
That myth has been well busted. Repeated studies show that people with moderate to high salt intakes actually live longer.
Medical Myth #3: Oily Food Is Bad for You
This depends on the kind of oil or fat. Certain saturated and trans-fats present health concerns when consumed on a regular basis. But many fats have health advantages that far outweigh any potential health complications, like fish oil, for example.
Fish oil is especially healthy. Omega-3 deficiency is the sixth biggest killer of Americans and is more deadly than excess trans-fat intake, according to this study. The Harvard University researchers looked at 12 dietary, lifestyle and metabolic risk factors such as tobacco smoking and high blood pressure and used a mathematical model to determine how many fatalities could have been prevented if better practices had been observed. The study, jointly funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) through the Association of Schools of Public Health, drew on 2005 data from the U.S. National Health Center for Health Statistics. They determined that there were 72,000-96,000 preventable deaths each year due to omega-3 deficiency, compared to 63,000-97,000 for high trans-fat intake.
Medical Myth #4: Eggs Raise Cholesterol and Are Bad for You
One of the more painful myths in my book. At my last count, at least six studies showed that eating six eggs a day for six weeks had no significant effect on cholesterol levels. Meanwhile, eggs are the best, most complete, protein source available — and they're loaded with B vitamins and carotenoids to boot.
Medical Myth #5: Chocolate Is Bad
Dark chocolate has been shown to be high in antioxidants and offer numerous health benefits. One study even indicated it could reduce anxiety. Simply enjoy it in moderation.
Medical Myth #6 (the Most Deadly Myth): You Should Avoid Sunshine and Douse Yourself in SPF
This especially dangerous piece of medical mal-advice is causing an epidemic of vitamin D deficiency, and is estimated to be causing 85,000 excess cancer deaths a year in the U.S. Vitamin D deficiency also contributes to obesity (see Adequate Vitamin D Levels May Aid Weight Loss in Obese Patients) and numerous other medical problems (see Vitamin D Could Save Your Life!). The proper advice? Avoid sunburn, not sunshine!


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There is only one language within the world of Memento Mundi. You will never meet someone who speaks a foreign language. There are however, numerous different ways of writing this language down, such that the phrase "languages" is a term which relates exclusively to the written word.
The glossary below contains some musings on language from an IC perspective.
One of the most fascinating endevours a scholar of communication can partake in is to visit a culture isolated from the sea and talk to people about their understanding of nautical terminology. For example, I once visited Junnes and spoke to the locals about their understanding of the term "Boat", a term nearly synonymous with "Sled" in the local dialect as a device for traversing the desert. Wanting to investigate further, a few years later I managed to convince a Junnes local to visit me in Acryn. Taking her to the Port she agreed that what we were looking at were clearly "Water Boats". When I asked her why they weren't "Water Sleds" she simply said that they didn't sit high enough in the water.
A source of frustration for many scholars of the magical arts is the persistence of apparently meaningless terms in the public consciousness, chief among these being "Necromancy" and "Necromantic Energy". These are terms which anyone versed in the magical arts understands to be meaningless, and yet the terms persist in a way which seems at odds with every other witnessed communicative phenomenon.
Scholars who have investigated what constitutes "Necromantic Energy" (in an attempt to uncover some basis for the persistance of this term) have found the exact boundaries of what constitutes Necromancy are somewhat fuzzy, but the basis appears to be that something has to have died as part of a ritual in order for that ritual to be Necromantic. Some Scholars suggest this demonstrates a folk belief of a living being's vital essence being a suitable source of magical power (a belief which has been firmly established to be false).
Unfortunately to this day the reason why these words exist eludes us.
The Soul, an important word for us all, it describes an essential nature of humans which is different for creatures. Many assign some sort of persistence of the Soul beyond the life of its mortal container. Unfortunately, and despite much research into the subject, no evidence for a persistant Soul has been found. Of course it is trivial to demonstrate that something leaves the body upon death, but the exact nature of this continues to defy explanation.
The term dragon is to an extent well defined. Any culture with a basic understanding of magic ties the term to 5 great entities which in some way produce, give, or govern magic. Even cultures which do not have this basic magical understanding still associate the term with extremely powerful beings, and where a specific number is given it is always five.
However, there are also some rather surprising differences. In the area surrounding the city of Acryn the images depicting the dragons are of great and mighty lizards, scholars suggest this probably stems from the presence of extremely large predatory lizards in the area up till a few hundred years ago. Around Margush the term conjures different imagery, that of giant elemental humanoids. The people of Junnes depicted them as colossal many-limbed sea-creatures more akin to the term Leviathan in sea-going cultures (although the people of Junnes portrait them as being desert-dwellers). What limited evidence we have from the Serradic empire indicates that they are portrayed as 5 young men & women, the only culture known in which the motifs of primal behaviour and giant size are missing.
We have very little evidence for change (or lack there-of) in the meaning of words over time. One of the few pieces of evidence we do have is from magisters who have chosen to name their spells with names incongruent with their function. The names of these spells inevitably fall out of use, being lost to all but the most pedantic of magical history. An example many will be familiar of is the Scribing spell which transmutes a page into a bolt of lightning: "Namtar's Boot".


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Chu Chu Rocket will be released for the European Dreamcast soon, and it will be free.
In short, Sonic Team has created a party experience for the ages - like Bomberman, the best idea is to grab a bunch of friends and go head-to-head.
Take a trip back in time as we look at the highs and lows of Sega's last console.
Chu Chu Rocket will be released for the European Dreamcast soon, and it will be free.
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A Manifesto by Armen Z. Listen to the Russell S. steps from 2006 to hear the references presented.
- AA is, and always has been, about God and all the ways we get to Him and deepen our relationship with Him – THE ONE THING!
- Expose, not impose
- Our job is to "expose, but not impose" the gifts and paths that God has given us.
- Pots and Pans, the Clamor of the World
- Life's distractions – clamors of the world – that keep me from focusing on THE ONE THING are the "Pots and Pans". Am I Martha or Mary?
- Adopt the heart of the 10th leper
- Don't walk away with only God's gift of healing, like the other 9 did. Instead, be like the 10th and "be made whole" by praising Him and giving Him all the glory for lifting me up out of my "leprosy" and into a NEW life with Him.
- Have Men Ahead of You That You Are Looking To and That You Want to Emulate, men that are seeking THE ONE THING.
- Be of Good Cheer When You Are Going Through Tribulation
- "Tests and trials cause much pain and agony but there is joy to be had in the midst of even the deepest suffering" (James 1:2)
- "Our confidence is always rooted in the goodness of God and His promise to bring about good in all things that happen to the Christian" (James 1:3)
- "Victory is ours, not when the problem is removed or even when the test is finally over, but as the test is endured by faith" (James 1:4)
- "My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials" (James 1:2, NKJV)
- Adopt the Al Kennedy attitude
- If I am fixated on my own issues, remember that God has moved my heart to aspire to be more like "Al Kennedy".
- Why does that bother me?
- If I am experiencing life's pains and challenges that distract my focus from THE ONE THING, I must simply remember two key statements: "What if that didn't bother you?" or "It doesn't bother me like it bothers you…" – reminder that if I am focusing on THE ONE THING, the other issues will pale.
- Rocket Ride to the 4th Dimension
- My own will and desire will not be sufficient to achieve the things I want to achieve and be the man I want to be. But I know that if I continue to turn my will and heart to Him, He will lead me to a seat on the Rocket Ride to the 4th Dimension.
- Watered Down Chemotherapy Drugs
- Over the years, I have cheated myself and a lot of other guys by "softening up" AA's message to gain approval or not "rock the boat" – in essence, giving out "watered down" versions of the original AA message. Those times that I have stepped out with my integrity on this issue, I have been rebuked and chastised and my fear has sent me cowering back into my hole – away from the rocket ride and back into the mainstream of settling for watered down AA. This is not at all a tragedy because I know that this was part of my growth toward spiritual maturity. But, knowing what I know today, I can't go back there again. God does not want me there anymore.
- Doctor Bob's Nightmare
- Page 181 – If you think you are an atheist, an agnostic, a skeptic, or have any other form of intellectual pride which keeps you from accepting what is in this book, I feel sorry for you. If you still think you are strong enough to beat the game alone, that is your affair. But if you really and truly want to quit drinking liquor for good and all, and sincerely feel that you must have some help, we know that we have an answer for you. It never fails if you go about it with one half the zeal you have been in the habit of showing when getting another drink. Your Heavenly Father will never let you down!
- Alcoholic #3 – Bill Dotson, on how Bill Wilson & Bob Smith 12th stepped him
- Page 186 – They said to me, "Do you want to quit drinking? It's none of our business about your drinking. We're not up here trying to take any of your rights or privileges away from you, but we have a program whereby we think we can stay sober. Part of that program is that we take it to someone else, that needs it and wants it. Now, if you don't want it, we'll not take up your time, and we'll be going and looking for someone else."
The next thing they wanted to know was if I thought I could quit of my own accord, without any help, if I could just walk out of the hospital and never take another drink. If I could that was wonderful, that was just fine, and they would very much appreciate a person who had that kind of power, but they were looking for a man that knew he had a problem, and knew that he couldn't handle it himself and needed outside help.
The next question, they wanted to know was if I believed in a Higher Power. I had no trouble there because I had never actually ceased to believe in God, and had tried lots of times to get help but hadn't succeeded. The next thing they wanted to know was would I be willing to go to this Higher Power and ask for help, calmly and without any reservations.
- Page 186 – They said to me, "Do you want to quit drinking? It's none of our business about your drinking. We're not up here trying to take any of your rights or privileges away from you, but we have a program whereby we think we can stay sober. Part of that program is that we take it to someone else, that needs it and wants it. Now, if you don't want it, we'll not take up your time, and we'll be going and looking for someone else."
- And so it stands that AA is not here to conform to my needs or anyone else's needs. Conversely, it is our JOB to fall in line with the original AA program and way of life, as illustrated in the Big Book, also known as THE ONE THING – Find God, Trust God, Clean House, Help Others.


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|Freedom Church is a welcoming and friendly church with a great story and future. You get the overwhelming sense that this is a community of real people who love each other and their church. Freedom has a passion and vision to impact the cities surrounding them and beyond. There is a committed core of volunteers and leaders who get that Freedom is about transforming lives. Teaching is biblical, relational and relevant. At Freedom, there is an obvious desire to settle for nothing less than authentic, theologically sound and Christ-honoring worship while making a missional impact on the community.
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|Freedom is vibrant, unique, energetic and passionate in everything they do. They are driven by an urgency and vision to reach the lost and it is evident in every experience and ministry. Creativity and innovation are abundant and a culture of out-of-the-box thinking is refreshing at Freedom. Not only are they led by quality leadership and staff, but they're also loved, challenged, and shepherded by gifted and invested lead pastors, Terrell and Shanda Somerville. At Freedom, excitement and passion are reflected in a healthy multi-generational community. Current average attendance is 1,000+ adults and 300 kids and students each weekend.
Freedom Church launched on March 3, 2002 at the Hendersonville High School Auditorium after a vision from God and a year of plans and preparation. The first service had 159 people and was the start of seeing lives changed. Freedom purchased 15 1/2 acres of land in October of 2004 and built the first phase facility. In the fall of 2016, they added on a new worship auditorium, devoting the original building to the kids and teen ministries. They have now exceeded 1,000 people in regular weekend attendance, seeing hundreds of lives transformed by the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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|Freedom Church is in need of a Children's Pastor that is a strong visionary leader that has the ability to develop systems for a growing church and effectively cast vision to garner support of volunteers and the congregation. The amazing volunteers and leaders within the children's ministry are looking for leadership and direction. They are ready to fully embrace a new leader with a compelling vision.
It is imperative that the new Children's Pastor designs a ministry structure that is scalable to grow with the church. Currently, there is a gap of middle-level volunteer leadership empowered to lead teams of people. The children's ministry is staff-run and is maxed in its capacity to grow without the implementation of a volunteer leadership structure. The children's pastor will need to create a system of development that equips and releases volunteers into leadership.
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- Howell Raines: Alabama governors have history of laws tackling nonexistent problems
- He says state's new immigration law hurts economy, Hispanic citizens and communities
- He says legal and illegal immigrants are a long-accepted part of Alabama's fabric
- Raines: On race, religion, other issues, state's governors often embarrass Alabama
At a recent neighborhood meeting in Birmingham, Alabama Congresswoman Terri Sewell said the harsh anti-immigrant law promoted and signed by Gov. Robert Bentley is embarrassing Alabama in the eyes of the nation.
"We're solving a problem that was not a problem,'' she said, according to The Birmingham News.
Sewell was commenting on Bentley's crusade against the hard-working illegal immigrants in Alabama, but she was also channeling her state's history very accurately. Embarrassing gubernatorial behavior has long been an Alabama tradition. For decades, Alabama governors have specialized in the exact tactic employed by Bentley: proposing police-state solutions for nonexistent problems.
Bentley was a fast learner. Only three days after his inauguration, he made national news by declaring that those who had not accepted Jesus Christ as their savior were "not my brother ... and not my sister." He has really hit pay dirt with the immigration legislation — the most restrictive of the omnibus immigration laws passed in five states this year. Among other affronts, the Alabama law makes DWH — driving while Hispanic — a chancy undertaking, since it gives police new powers to check drivers' citizenship status. A federal court in Atlanta put on hold the provision making schoolteachers function as immigration police. But the economic damage and community anguish are mounting among whites and Hispanics.
Alabama has only one immigration-related problem of pressing importance right now. Legal Alabama residents won't take the jobs that are unfilled, now that fearful Mexicans are scrambling back to their own country. Alabama has an estimated 120,000 illegal immigrants.
Criticism from the business community has rained down on legislators and Bentley. Grow Alabama, a farmers' lobby, says its members lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in unharvested crops. In a test arranged by Grow Alabama director Jerry Spencer, 25 Alabamians picked fewer tomatoes per day than one four-man crew of Hispanics. The brutal stoop labor broke down many of the 25 physically, and they quit right away. "They're just not capable," Spencer said.
Corporate chicken-processing firms, the lifeblood of many small towns where Hispanic families have long lived in harmony with local residents, may close or cut production after losing a huge portion of their labor force. In urban centers like Birmingham, building contractors say their industry is stalling without immigrant workers, whatever their legal status.
The excuse that illegal immigrants are taking jobs from native Alabamians has been blown to smithereens. One state survey in neighboring Georgia, with its own harsh law, found that the state was short some 11,000 workers to harvest crops.
Alabama Gov. Bentley's response to complaints by employers and displaced workers alike was casual: "Those stories are anecdotal stories," he told the Dothan Eagle editorial board. "It'll work itself out."
With that kind of thinking, Bentley, a political unknown a year ago, is challenging George Wallace, who held office in the 1960s, in the state's endless most-embarrassing-governor sweepstakes. Wallace, of course, played to pre-existing racism. Bentley has one-upped him by attacking a problem that no one was worrying about.
Alabama has been welcoming migrant farm workers since the 1950s, originally to pick potatoes in coastal Baldwin County. Now, the fields are giving way to waterfront condos for retirees. Guess who mows the golf courses in a place where some Anglo managers speak fluent Spanish to resident workers, whose kids star on high school soccer teams?
How entrenched is Alabama's tradition of gubernatorial malice or the plain old goofiness of bumpkin politicians? The prototype for the latter was "Kissing Jim" Folsom, renowned for his hard drinking and womanizing. But things took a more serious, and usually unconstitutional, turn when the genial Folsom left office in 1954.
That year, John Patterson, whose prosecutor father was assassinated by gangsters, swept into office as a crime fighter. There was no shortage of corruption to be sniffed out in Montgomery and wide-open Phenix City, but Patterson opted to pass a law outlawing the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. His expensive legal war on "communist" race agitators hurt Alabama's economy and, as it happens, took Patterson off the list of rising Democrats who might have played a role in national politics.
In 1958, jealous of Patterson's Klan support, Wallace resurrected the pre-Civil War doctrines of "nullification" and "interposition" — "states rights" gambits that would allow states to oppose federal action and refuse to enforce federal law. He turned the highway patrol into "State Troopers" that sometimes shut down small-town schools when local officials there had opted for peaceful integration. That led to the nationally televised spectacle of Wallace's "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door" at the University of Alabama. The law school there seemed not to have taught him that nullification and interposition had been defeated politically, militarily and constitutionally in the previous century.
By this time, anti-Wallace forces headed by the Birmingham business establishment had declared both the governor and the city's police commissioner, Bull Connor, as certified embarrassments and tried to promote the state's cultural and scenic resources. Civic leaders accused the national media "outsiders" of coming to Alabama only for opportunities to hurt the state's image. In fact, Wallace courted them. It wasn't journalists' fault that the Birmingham Art Museum couldn't compete for network air time with the governor's latest racial spasm and the attendant police brutality.
Finally, the serial embarrassments of the '60s seemed to fade with the election in 1978 of Forrest Hood James as governor. Looking back, it could have been an omen that this promising political novice was named, respectively, for the Confederate Army's most flagrant racist and its worst field commander. But James, campaigning in a yellow school bus, convinced the state's leadership that he would improve Alabama's education system, top to bottom. Too late it emerged that one of James' educational interest was in defying the constitutional ban on school prayer, imitating an ape to rebut the theory of evolution and allowing the first lady, Bobbie James, to purge the mansion of "demonized" art.
In his best-selling 1934 book "Stars Fell on Alabama," Carl Carmer claimed that there was a craziness in the state's people that led to embarrassing outbursts now and then. History, though, shows that the craziness in Alabama is mainly a gubernatorial virus.


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- A key feature is to support leadership capacity and capability building at an individual, group or organisational level.
- You will have the opportunity to meet and network with your counterparts during an intensive three-day study weekend.
- On successful completion of both certificates you may have the opportunity to combine these awards and work towards a Masters, currently under development, with both universities.
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AWS hosting platform revolutionized the hosting world. In advance of all its competitors, Amazon offers extremely scalable environments, and aim at optimizing your infrastructures by improving their performances while reducing the costs.
However, AWS remains a technical platform, with a multitude of products usually made to address a very specific need. Thus, you need to be accompanied by an AWS partner to get the best out of the platform.
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When you hear the word ultrasound, you may think of pregnancy. However, ultrasound therapy is commonly used for pain and/or inflammation. Gel is applied, which sound waves evenly then penetrate the skin. Your therapist moves the transducer head over the selected area.
Electrical Muscle Stimulation is electrical current that affects the myo-neural junction – the area the nerve goes into the muscle.
As the electrical current is increased there will be an involuntary contraction of the muscular area being treated. The application of electrical muscle stimulation promotes healing and strengthening of the involved area.
By relaxing the muscles adjacent to the spine, the vertebrae are allowed to move more freely, thus helping to relieve pain and nerve irritation.
Intersegmental Traction is used to improve flexibility and circulation in the joints of the spine. Traction also opens up the joint and increases circulation flow in the spine. As the spine heals, it must do so with both mobility and strength to assure maximum recovery of strength and flexibility. Due to its soothing effect on the spine and spinal nerves, intersegmental traction also helps reduce tension and nervousness.
Nonsurgical spinal decompression is a type of motorized traction that may help relieve back pain. Spinal decompression works by gently stretching the spine. That changes the fore and position of the spine. This will take pressure off the spinal disks, which are gel-like cushions between the bones in your spine.
Massage stimulates circulation and production of lymph fluid to provide more efficient and faster healing time. Several techniques are used at Beemer Back Center, including Swedish, deep tissue, reflexology, and trigger point therapy. Stress has proven to be extremely detrimental to an individual's health; massage has proven to be a very effective stress reliever. In conjunction with the above mentioned chiropractic techniques most patients experience relief and pleasure from this ancient healing technique.


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SINGAPORE, 9 July 2018: To address increasingly complex water treatment issues and standards in Asia, De Nora officially introduces its CAPITAL CONTROLS® ozone generators at this year's Singapore International Water Week (SIWW).
De Nora CAPITAL CONTROLS® ozone generators make use of a natural element, ozone, to ensure a safe and sustainable source of water. Ozone is a powerful oxidant and can be used for a variety of different applications including disinfection, removal of colour, micropollutants, biological oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD) and a host of emerging contaminants from water and wastewater.
Ozone can be used in combination with existing disinfection infrastructure for difficult-to-treat applications, in advanced oxidation processes and sludge reduction. Generated on-site, ozone does not pose risks associated with transportation of hazardous materials. This solution will therefore have a wide-reaching impact for treatment of municipal water, wastewater, and a host of other industrial industries, including food and beverage.
De Nora Senior Vice President, Global Sales & Operations Asia, Water Technologies Business, Marwan Nesicolaci, said, "Water disinfection is a key area explored extensively at this year's SIWW – growing regulations around water quality and safety has driven more utilities in the region to seek advanced solutions that are robust enough to meet growing water needs."
This trend across the industry is demonstrated by the tremendous growth expected for the water and wastewater treatment market, which is forecasted to reach US$674.7 billion (S$885.2 billion) by 2025 globally, with Asia being its largest market[1]. This market growth is driven by rising demand for fresh drinking water, industrialisation and agriculture.
Marwan Nesicolaci added, "We are one of the original pioneers of ozone treatment solutions for industrial applications – we have so far designed, installed and supported over 1,300 plants, including current projects that are being undertaken for some of the most well-known and innovative water companies in the region."
In addition to the CAPITAL CONTROLS® ozone generators, De Nora will be showcasing at SIWW its key products from its range of filtration and disinfection solutions for water and wastewater treatment, including brands such as DE NORA TETRA®, ClorTec®, and CECHLO®.
De Nora Regional Sales Director, Asia Pacific, Vincenzo Palma, said that this year's showcase demonstrates De Nora's increasing focus since its acquisitions on delivering sustainable water and wastewater technologies for municipal, marine and energy-related water treatment applications.
Vincenzo Palma said, "Innovation fuels the continuous upgrade and enlargement of the De Nora portfolio, thanks to research centers in Japan, Italy, and the USA and nearly 100 people dedicated to product development and R&D activities."
"By providing unique solutions, we are able grow alongside Asia's water story, as we see greater demand not only for clean water, but also safer ways to obtain access to it. In the next few years, we will continue to help utilities in countries like Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, and most recently Hong Kong, achieve a safe and sustainable supply of clean water."
One of its most recent projects, De Nora will be supplying water disinfection systems to ten water treatment plants in Hong Kong's Water Supplies Department (WSD), serving the water needs of a population of over 7.3 million.
De Nora will exhibit at SIWW from 9-11 July at Booth B2Q02, featuring:
[1] Hexa Research (2017). Water & Wastewater Treatment Market Worth $674.72 Billion by 2025.


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One of the challenges I faced while making this album was to learn how to play some instruments. I've played the guitar since the age of seven, and over the years I've dabbled with many different instruments: Blues Harmonica, Flute, Recorder (I'm the proud owner of a tenor recorder), Sax, Violin, some Percussion and Bass. My first solo musical configuration (1985) was a 4 tracks tape recorder, a Drum machine, a Guitar and a Bass (a nasty, unplayable instrument, which soon fell prey of woodworm: at night I could hear the animal chomping).
For this album (which took almost 8 years to make, also for this reason) I set myself a few ambitious goals. Learn how to decently play the Ukulele, the Cabasa and the Bass. By "play decently" I mean execute a part throughout (which requires technique and stamina), but more importantly understand the "language" of the instrument, the way it's used in various musical styles. It was easy for the Bass: I've been listening to Bass players since forever, I have my favorites, I know the language. The Uke required a lot of listening: it's played like a guitar, but musically it behaves in a totally different way (unless you're a Hipster), it can be sad and lonely but also strummy and percussive. The Cabasa is THE shit: I have two, both LP Afuche (this is relevant, because they invented the instrument: Latin Percussion was an important part of the Newyorican wave). You can do a number of interesting things with a Cabasa: replicate the high part of a Drum beat (hats and/or snare), underline a Hi hat part, making it groove more, or even use two Cabasas as Air Drumsticks, to create interesting stereo percussion patterns. The Cabasa is not a simple instrument, being quite subtle, but it's very rewarding – and if properly recorded, it sits in the mix like heaven. But the best thing I did was to learn how to play Bass. As I said, I know Bass. I have written countless basslines on sequencers, samplers and computers; many of those lines I still love, even some very old ones. But to play it is a different ballpark.
I work in an unusual way. I usually have an idea, on Guitar or Bass. I turn on my recorder (not a computer, a DTR) and play it to a metronome. Then I add other parts, a sort of skeleton of the tune, and copy everything into Logic, where I create the final structure, often with loops. Then I add samples, Drum machine parts, rhythmic delays, etc. Once I have a structure, I copy the computer parts in the recorder, and re-record all the instrument tracks, often playing them throughout. This is where the fun is. Because I know exactly what's happening, how parts are supposed to sound, which sonic spaces they're going to fill, yet I am actually doing it in real time, with my hands. Being a computer musician, this is a very rare experience for me. To actually fill that space with your fingers is priceless, especially with the Bass.
To train myself in the muscular aspect of the Bass, I usually play along records: that's how I learned how to play the Guitar. While practicing a very simple but highly effective J. J. Cale bassline, I inadvertently produced a little version of Any Way The Wind Blows, off his 1974 Okie album. The original is a miracle: it sounds like it's been recorded in an answering machine, yet its groove is impeccable, and I love the rap-like flow of the lyrics. I play Tambourine, the little uptempo Guitar and Bass, everything else is programmed or loops. The whole thing is quite different from the original, despite still being very similar.


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Accidental Advice – really great advice someone gives you without even realizing it. Usually in the form of an analogy.
I don't know if you can tell but that definition is made up but I think you get the point. I received some really good accidental advice today. We were discussing a small business trying to emulate a larger one in order to be successful. The woman I was talking to simply said if the small business was just like the larger than she would just shop at the larger. That sounds really vague so let me give a better example. Say a small family owed restaurant decides they're going to change to fast and cheap burgers. Well there you have McDonalds. This small restaurant may think its a good move because McDonalds is successful, but if they change to be like McDonalds then they are competing against McDonalds and will be crushed! This is because a large company can do it better, faster, and cheaper than a small one.
So how does a small business compete against these giants? Differentiate themselves! There is a reason family owned restaurants still exist, even in proximity to fast food like McDonalds or other chain restaurants. It is because these restaurants offer something the chains can't. Quality cooked food with personality. Yes it costs more and takes longer, but consumers are willing to pay a premium, in both time and money, for this higher quality good. If the restaurant tries to copy a large chain like McDonalds then consumers have no reason to go there, they just go to McDonalds.
The key is to give consumers a need to come to your business, a need they can't fulfill elsewhere. That need doesn't need to be quality burgers. Quality anything gives consumers a need to get that quality from you because they can't get that quality at larger stores. However, if you try to compete head to head with bigger companies you will fail. Lose a hand to save a finger, some would say.
So what advice did I actually get from this ramble? If you don't have extensive capital you can't be the fastest, cheapest, or most convenient, so don't try. Instead create a product or experience that the large companies can't provide and you can develop a need in consumers to purchase your goods, regardless of the premium.


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How to Build Your Staff Slowly and SafelyThis "jobless recovery" is starting to add back jobs, albeit at a snail's pace. If your work pipeline is starting to flow and you need more help, there are ways to add to your staff while protecting yourself against the possibility that things might not pan out as expected. Here's how.
Use consultants and contingency workers
It's a buyer's market – there is a flood of talent in many fields at all levels – from accounting and data processing to graphic design. Contract with workers on a per-job basis to meet your hiring needs. For example, if you have an upcoming job requiring more help, contract for the duration of the job.
Advantages. You don't obligate yourself to these workers beyond the term of the job, so you won't have to fire anyone if the next job doesn't materialize. You are free to contract for an additional term if you are satisfied with their performance and you have more work for them to do.
If the workers are not under your control – that is, you cannot dictate how, when and where the work is performed – then they are independent contractors and you aren't responsible for employment taxes, such as the employer's share of Social Security and Medicare taxes and unemployment insurance. And you don't have to provide employee benefits, such as medical insurance and retirement plan contributions.
Use temporary workers
Instead of advertising for consultants, turn to an agency that provides workers on a temporary basis. Today, there are agencies that provide all types of workers, from unskilled and clerical help to professionals in all fields. Last year, more than 10 million people provided work through temporary agencies.
Advantages. The agency is responsible for screening and qualifying workers. The agency is also the employer and is therefore responsible for all payments (including employment tax obligations) for the workers; you merely pay a flat rate to the agency.
Instead of taking on workers in-house, whether through your own efforts or staffing agencies, you can shift aspects of jobs to independent companies. They, in turn, will complete their assignments for a fixed payment.
Advantages. You don't have any supervisory responsibilities. You don't need to provide space for new workers.
Another solution
If you are confident that the improved economic activity is permanent and you want to expand your payroll, you may be ready to hire an employee.
Before advertising for an employee, "test drive" a worker through a temporary agency or using any of the other arrangements discussed above. According to the American Staffing Association, last year, seven million of the 10 million temporary workers were hired on a permanent basis.


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Maps » Online mapping
ArcGIS mapping
This world mapping allows layers to be toggled on and off such as relief and places. You can zoom in and out, and move the map around, so it should prove a very useful tool in the classroom.
Bing Maps
This resource gives access to Bing maps. It has a useful latitude and longitude finder at the bottom which helps when teaching this skill. All of the usual tabs work, with 2D, 3D, aerial and road maps being available.
Google Earth
This resource allows quick access to Google Earth, without having to open or download the programme itself. It may ask you to download a plugin to run on the first occasion, but will run fine in most internet browsers.
Google Maps
This resource allows quick access to Google Maps. The map can be switched from a map, to satellite or earth views and has the full functionality of Google Maps.
Google Streetview
Although Google streetview is available freely, this programme has two advantages. It has the street image standing alongside the map, and it saves having to have several different websites open, as it is available through DreamTeach.
Historical mapping
This mapping from the National Library of Scotland provides historical mapping based on Ordnance Survey maps from the 1920s to 1940s. It would provide an excellent contrast with the up to date Ordnance Survey maps.
OS maps
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About Sanctuary Condominiums
The Sanctuary Condominiums are a 29-unit newly remodeled community located in Austin's desirable 78704 zip code. The tree covered enclave offers stylish modern finishes with gated privacy. Sanctuary Condominiums are located at 3601 Manchaca Road. The urban location lies within minutes of the SoLa (South Lamar) District of Austin, which offers an abundant selection of local shops and eateries.
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The Sanctuary Condominiums are finished with modern details which incorporate green materials. The Sanctuary has bamboo flooring in the living space and tile is used in the kitchen and bathrooms. All units feature one or two bedrooms. There are single level and two story designs in the low rise buildings that house the community. The Sanctuary Condominiums also have a community pool on site.
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The Sanctuary Condominiums are located in a great area of Austin for both work and play. It offers convenient access to major highways in addition to the Capital Metro bus route. Residents are minutes away from local retail, eateries, parks and recreation. The Sanctuary is also just about a 3 mile drive to vibrant, downtown, Austin for even more entertainment.


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Is there a trick to getting QMAKE_CLEAN, or actually QMAKE_DISTCLEAN, to remove a directory? The generated Makefile has a DEL_DIR command, but everything in QMAKE_CLEAN gets tagged with DEL_FILE.
I would actually expect qmake to remove directories declared with, for example OBJECTS_DIR, when running "make distclean". But I would settle for a workaround.


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A Men of Falcon Pointe novel
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- Finding His Home
- Becoming Rafe
- Changing the Rules
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Bastien Cather planned to live the life laid out for him until he found out there was something better. Now in Falcon Pointe, he plans to live as an out and proud gay man. Only what he thought would be easy was difficult and what he thought was going to be hard was easy. Living in a house filled with men like him, he fully intends to fly. He just doesn't expect to fall for his roommate David.
Between a tough school, a boyfriend that's more like a brother, and battling his own fears, he never expects to be outed to his family. Nor does he expect for David to like him too. With David at his side and his roommates supporting him, he just might make it through his first year at Falcon Pointe University. If one large announcement doesn't derail his plans first.
Warning: This book is the 2nd edition of Finding His Home, a Men of Falcon Pointe novel. It contains scenes of loving discipline and acts of an intimate nature between two men. While each book can be read as a standalone, they are best read in order.
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Don't forget the Space Wolves Pack set is designed to work with every other Space Marine set in the range, allowing you to model any of the unit entries in Codex: Space Wolves. Below are just a few examples of sets that you mix with the Space Wolves Pack kit:
|Space Marine ScoutsAfter you assemble your squad of 10 Wolves from the Space Wolves Pack, you'll have enough bits left over to turn a Scout Squad into a Wolf Scout squad.
|Space Marine Assault Squad Assemble a Skyclaw Assault Pack by mixing the parts from a Space Marine Assault squad and the Space Wolves Pack set.
|Space Marine DevastatorsAdd some heavy firepower to your Space Wolves army: combine a Space Marine Devastator squad with the components from the Space Wolves Pack to create a unit of Long Fangs.
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As people go through life, it is obvious that familiarizing oneself to legal terminology is not a high priority. Yet, as we get older, it is important to get ourselves informed about decisions and circumstances that one day we may find ourselves in. Below is some general information to get you acquainted with the topic of guardianship. It is vital to keep yourself informed to ensure your legal rights are protected. Read below and keep up with our Blog!
What is a guardian?
A guardian is an institution/individual appointed by the court (or voluntarily appointed by an elderly individual) to make personal needs or property management decisions for an incapacitated person.
Who needs a guardian and what does one do?
Guardianship can apply to adults who have suffered an accident, illness, or traumatic brain injury, individuals who are developmentally disabled and/or mentally impaired and the elderly. Individuals who are no longer competent need a Guardian to protect them. If an adult or a child is not able to take care of himself or herself, the courts may appoint a guardian to oversee that person's care. This may happen in the case of an adult (over 18 years old) who is elderly or incapacitated in any way, or in the case of a minor (under 18) whose parents are deceased or have abandoned, abused, or neglected the child or have other extenuating circumstances.
The court-appointed guardian may have the authority to provide daily care, manage the individual's property, secure their assets, pay their bills, file their legal documents and make their court appearances.
What are guardianship proceedings?
A guardianship proceeding seeks a Court determination as to whether the individual is "incapacitated," meaning whether he or she is incapable of caring for financial and/or personal needs and, if so, to appoint an appropriate person or institution to serve as guardian and to act on behalf of the individual.
What is contested guardianship?
The individual for whom a guardianship proceeding is commenced can contest the need for guardianship or the appointment of the individual who is seeking to become a guardian. Also, other people who have an interest in the proceeding, such as the incapacitated individual's spouse, children, siblings or parents, may disagree with the petition, the need for the appointment of the guardian or the appointment of a particular guardian.
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Guardianship issues are significant Family Law matters, with a major impact to the personal rights of the alleged incapacitated adult or child. Contact Tanya Hobson-Williams, P.C. to help you navigate how to best get legal decision-making authority assigned for your loved one and ease the burden on your family.


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Oman Air To Bangalore Today
Oman Air (WY) is to launch today June 15, 2008 a five-times-a-week flight each way to Bangalore from Muscat. In a statement, the airline said that the new flight, which is to be operated by a Boeing 737 / 800 aircraft, would leave Muscat every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday at 2100 and arrive in Bangalore at 01.50. In the return direction, the flight will leave Bangalore every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday at 0250, and arrive in Muscat at 0440.
On the occasion, His Excellency Darwish bin Ismail Al Balushi, secretary-general of the Ministry of Finance and member of the board of directors of Oman Air, who is carrying out the chief executive officer's duties, said we are excited to be able to announce our entry into the huge Indian market. Today, we are able to offer our passengers the Bangalore option on top of our additional most recent service to Kalicut, in which we have commenced recently.
"The launch of the destination will open up new opportunities for people travelling between Muscat and the thriving southern region of India. India's business connection to Oman is strong and travel demand in recent years has grown at impressive rates. With the rising wealth in Bangalore we're confident that we'll also appeal to travellers who would come to the Sultanate for business or holidays or can use Muscat's hub advantage to connect travellers onto Oman Air's extensive network of destinations," he added.
HE Al Balushi further stated that Oman Air has been able to launch the new Bangalore service following the new MoU legitimated by the Omani Directorate General of Civil Aviation and Meteorology, and the Indian civil aviation authorities, which includes our newest destinations in India namely Bangalore and Calicut; thereby increasing the number of destinations for Oman Air in India to 10. The new MoU also allowed Jet Airways of India, which recently launched its flights to the Sultanate to increase its flights to Muscat, he added. India is an important destination for us and we are happy to be given the opportunity to link more centers across India to our network.
Corporate Communications and Media of Oman Air informed that Bangalore, officially Bengaluru, is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Located on the in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city with population exciding six million people, and fifth-most populous urban agglomeration. It is home to numerous public sectors such as heavy industries, software companies, aerospace, telecommunications, machine tools, heavy equipment, and defense establishments. Bangalore the department added is known as the Silicon Valley of India owing to its pre-eminent position as the leading contributor to India's IT industry. It has developed into one of India's major economic hubs moreover described as one of the "best places to do business in the wired world".
It is noteworthy that at the present, Oman Air operations take-off from its hub Muscat to 26 destinations, including 12 destinations in the Indian subcontinent; New Delhi, Mumbai, Kochi, Chennai, Trivandrum, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Jaipur, Kozhikode and now Bangalore. Also Karachi in Pakistan, and Chittagong in Bangladesh;10 international destinations in the Middle East: Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Jeddah, Riyadh, Bahrain, Doha, Kuwait, Beirut, Cairo, and Amman, in addition to London in Europe and Bangkok in the Far East, in addition to domestic flights to Salalah and Khasab.


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SunTrust's Ricky Taylor Wins Fifth Straight Pole
Ricky Taylor improved his consecutive Daytona Prototype pole position streak to five Saturday at New Jersey Motorsports Park, and will lead the field to the start of Sunday's American Red Cross 250, the ninthround of the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal CaskNo. 16 season.
Taylor, in the No. 10 SunTrust Chevrolet/Dallara, lapped the 2.25-mile, 12-turntrack at a time of 1:16.719 (106.974 mph), slightly better than Antonio Garcia's time of 1:16.769 (106.904 mph) in the No. 90 Spirit of Daytona Racing Chevrolet/Coyote.
"I think I can't take very much credit for it in qualifying," Taylor said. "The cardoes most of the work and it's been really, really quick this year."
Taylor's five-race pole streak moves him within two of the all-time record; JonFogarty won seven consecutive poles in 2007. Fogarty, the defending race co-winner with Alex Gurney, qualified third in the No. 99 GAINSCO Chevrolet/Riley.
In the GT class, John Edwards earned his first career Rolex Series pole,turning in a time of 1:24.673 (95.662 mph) in the No. 42 Team Sahlen Mazda RX-8.
It marks the second pole in three races for the No. 42; Edwards's co-driver Wayne Nonnamaker won the pole last month at Road America."The progress Team Sahlen has made is a multitude of things that have cometogether all at the right time," Edwards said. "We're shooting for more podiums andhopefully a win or two later this year."
Joining Edwards on the GT front row will be Boris Said, who turned a time of 1:24.715 (95.615 mph) in the No. 31 Whelen Engineering Corvette.
Starting lineup for the Daytona Prototypes in New Jeresy:
1. SunTrust Racing (No. 10 Chevrolet Dallara) with Ricky Taylor and Max Angelelli (1:15.719 at 106.974 mph)
2. Spirit of Daytona Racing (No. 90 Chevrolet Coyote) with Antonio Garcia and Paul Edwards (1:15.769 at 106.903 mph)
3. Gainsco/Bob Stallings Racing (No. 99 Chevrolet Riley) with Jon Fogarty and Alex Gurney (1:15.995 at 106.585 mph)
4. Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (No. 01 BMW Riley) with Memo Rojas and Scott Pruett (1:16.115 at 106.417 mph)
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The Australian dollar is up sharply in today's trading as an unexpected drop in the unemployment rate as well as surprising job numbers gave a boost to the local currency.
At 8.25am (GMT) the Aussie dollar was trading at US77.38 up from US76.77c in yesterday's trade.
The unemployment rate in Australia dropped from 6.3% to 6.1% catching most analysts by surprise as the figure has been on the rise in recent times creating a lot of uncertainty in the Australian economy.
The number of new Jobs created also came in well above expectations at 37.700 against a consensus of 15,000 with a majority of the new positions being full time employment.
The surprising data has brought into question another rate cut by the RBA which most analysts were predicting would happen at the Banks next board meeting in May.
Analysts from national Australia bank will now wait until next week for the release of March quarter inflation figures and the minutes of the RBA's last meeting before reassessing the situation on an interest rate cut.
"It feels quite difficult at this point to build the strong case for May that normally precedes RBA rate moves," NAB senior economist David de Garis said.
But some like JPMorgan Australia chief economist Stephen Walters, believe a rate cut is still on the cards by noting that the strong employment numbers are not enough to offset the weakening inflation, falling iron ore prices and a lack of consumer confidence.
Mr. Walters LSO also questioned the reliability of the survey after the Australian Bureau of Statistics made several amendments to its methodology last year
"There's less probability of the RBA cutting in May, but we're sticking with our call that the RBA needs to cut the cash rate because there are still a lot of other moving parts out there that aren't good" Mr Walters noted/
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- "You won't get away with this, Jedi!"
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Merchant Mariner Memorial Rededication
On Saturday, November 19, 2016 the Fort Taber~Fort Rodman Historical Association hosted a ceremony in honor of "the men who sailed the Liberty Ships" – Merchant Mariners of WWII. More than 59 people attended the ceremony. Speakers included Joe Langlois, FTFRH President; Bob Bromley, Vice President & museum curator who spoke about the history of the Merchant Mariner memorial and museum display. Mr. Bromley noted that there has not been a ceremony honoring Merchant Mariners since 2004, when the memorial was originally dedicated. Also speaking was Mrs. Frances Cairns, widow of WWII Merchant Marine veteran Lawrence Cairns. Mrs. Cairns spoke about the history of Liberty Ships and the Merchant Marine, also known as "the forgotten service." Mrs. Cairns mentioned the need for following generations and family members to remember the service of Merchant Mariners. To that end she thanked her committee members, Beth Goodhue – daughter of John Goodhue, WWII Merchant Marine veteran; and John Souza – grandson of Sixto Mangual, Captain of USNS New Bedford. Special guest speaker was Patrick Conneely, "The Irish Skipper", who read a poem written in memory of Lawrence Cairns.
The program included an unveiling of an updated Merchant Marine section in the museum. Additions to the display include a model of the Liberty Ship SS Arthur L. Perry, donated by Mrs. Cairns whose husband was Quatermaster on the ship; a new digital display, featuring a 30 minute video history of the Merchant Marine; and numerous updated photos.
Following the unveiling, Reverend Pam Cole led attendees to the Merchant Mariner memorial where she spoke of the high casualty rate (3.9%) suffered by the Merchant Marine in WWII – a percentage which was higher than all other services during WWII. In New Bedford the rate was even higher. Of the 300 Merchant Mariners who sailed during WWII, 290 returned – a casualty rate of 10% for the Whaling City.
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BC Update 201: Consultation on new Acceptable Solutions for residential pool barriers
Posted: 2 November 2016
The Amendment Act repeals the Fencing of Swimming Pools Act 1987 (FOSPA) and includes pool safety provisions under the Building Act 2004. It also creates new Building Code clause F9, which relates to residential pool barriers. Changes under the Amendment Act take effect from 1 January 2017.
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MBIE is proposing to issue new Acceptable Solutions F9/AS1 Barriers for residential pools and F9/AS2 Covers for small heated pools.
Currently, Building Code clause F4 requires swimming pools to have barriers that restrict access by young children. The Schedule to FOSPA is an Acceptable Solution for clause F4. Proposed AS1 will largely reflect the Schedule to FOSPA. The main differences between the proposed Acceptable Solutions and the existing Acceptable Solutions in the Schedule to FOSPA relate to:
- safety covers for spas and hot tubs – the Amendment Act provides that a safety cover can be used as a barrier. The proposed Acceptable Solutions contain specifications for safety covers
- door alarms – the Amendment Act provides for door alarms to be used to help ensure doors are kept closed. The proposed Acceptable Solutions contain specifications for door alarms
- boundary fences – Acceptable Solutions are proposed for boundary fences, so that, if the fence is high enough, owners will not need to ensure the other side of the fence remains clear
- doors that open toward a pool area – the proposed Acceptable Solutions would make doors that open towards a pool area acceptable if the door closer is strong enough to restrict access by a young child.
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Well, our long awaited day of the first report of sales of Three Bad Men has finally arrived. Scott got the news from his publisher. Out of the now 18 books Scott has written for McFarland Publishers, this first quarter, Three Bad Men has sold over twice the amount than any other one has. He is very pleased, and now realizes the importance of promotion! Scott mainly cares about the research and writing of his books. After that is done, so is he. But, it is nice to see the money keep rolling in and that it should for his other books also. Here is a list of his books from McFarland. I have two of them and they are excellent, in my opinion.
The Black Diamond, (about Theron Denson, a Neil Diamond Tribute Singer), was started the same day of the completion of Three Bad Men, and It is now published and out to the public. This is a link to the Facebook page about the book. https://www.facebook.com/BlackDiamondTheRealIllusion
Here is an intro from Fox 8 News and then an excerpt from Theron singing "I Am I Said" on Youtube. Many more are on there, so check him out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWw8uDttFkE
Here is a picture of Scott and Theron, not long after Scott's 50th birthday and right after he finished TBM. Theron went to his house and stayed there for 3 days telling his life story, and having pictures made. This shows the two together with some of Scott's other books.
As for Scott, his progressive illness is still taking its toll……hopefully it will stop very soon as the site of it is in his lower spine. He is now in a wheelchair, but that hasn't slowed him down. He and his family moved out to Iowa, about an hour's drive from Winterset, Duke Wayne's birthplace. They are just about settled in now. And Scott…..no writing for him. He SAYS he is retired…….we will see. Now, he is involved in music, (four of his books divulged deeply into the music of Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, and The Jethro Tull Band…….he KNOWS his music. We will see if he sends us anything of what he is doing. He is a genius author…….wonder if that extends to composing, etc.
The Black Diamond has a big concert coming up in Nashville…….only a few hours from me. Just think I might pop on over three with some friends. I LOVE Neil Diamond and will never see him in public. I think Theron will do nicely. CYA, KEITH
Those Wagon Train fans, "keep your eyes open" as Major Adams would say to Flint McCullough………I have a piece coming out on one of the best episodes of the first four seasons. LOTS of great screen views and some of the best acting of Ward Bond, Terry Wilson, and Frank McGrath!


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