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Your Susan G. Komen 3‑Day® journey will begin with an inspiring, emotional Opening Ceremony. You'll walk through the beautiful parks and shaded neighborhoods of Twin Cities's suburbs, and spend two fun-filled nights at our Komen 3 Day camp, bonding with your fellow walkers. It all culminates in a celebratory Closing Ceremony. Learn more.
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I am excited to be the primary support coach for the Twin Cities walkers again this year! I have raised more than $8,000 for the 3-Day, walking two times and serving as a crew member twice. I am looking forward to another great year as your coach, getting to know you or reconnecting with you this season. Whether this is your first walk or you are a seasoned veteran, I am here to answer your questions and help with your fundraising. I look forward to working with you and meeting you at the walk in August. This is my seventh year as a coach and I love my job! Please don't hesitate to contact me at any time with questions that you may have. I am always happy to be of assistance.
I will be out and about in the Twin Cities working with our amazing participants. I have raised more than $4,800 for the 3-Day, walking twice. I always look forward to bringing both new and veteran walkers together through training workshops, meet-ups and other fun local activities that will help prepare you for a successful 3-Day experience. Like many of you, my own family has been personally touched by breast cancer. Losing a grandmother and then watching my own mom survive has truly inspired me. My mom and I walked our first 3-Day in Chicago in 2005 as a way to put closure to what she and our family went through during her illness. I was overwhelmed by the sense of community and compassion on the event and was hooked! Every mile along our route is filled with stories, laughter, hope and inspiration. Thank you for your time and commitment to help end breast cancer forever. Welcome to our pink 3-Day family!
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The Supreme Court directed the Centre on Wednesday to end sterilisation camps within three years and strengthen the primary healthcare centre system, saying "it is time that women and men are treated with respect and dignity and not as mere statistics in the sterilisation programme."
A bench headed by Justice MB Lokur delivered the verdict while dealing with a PIL which had brought to light the mismanagement of sterilisation camps that led to the death of several persons in recent years in many states.
"The Union of India is directed to persuade the state governments to halt the system of holding sterilisation camps as has been done by at least four states across the country," the bench ordered, referring to the Centre's assurance that it will to do away with the camps.
In its 51-page verdict, the SC held persons who are negligent in their duties must be held accountable. "It is time that women and men are treated with respect and dignity and not as mere statistics in the sterilisation program," the bench said.
The ministry of health and family welfare was also asked to conduct an audit to ensure that funds given by the Centre have been utilised for the purpose for which they were released in 2013 and 2014.
Expressing unhappiness over the fact that the government had not yet finalised the National Health Policy, the court directed the Centre to take a decision on it before December 31, 2016.
"In case the Union of India thinks it worthwhile to have a National Health Policy, it should take steps to announce it at the earliest and keep issues of gender equity in mind as well," it said.
While passing a slew of directions for active consideration on sterilisation issues, the court said it was "pained to see the casual approach" of some states like Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Kerala with regard to the allegations of mismanagement of sterilisation camps. It asked the chief justices of the four states to initiate proceedings to consider allegations with regard to the sterilisation camps there.
A copy of the verdict will also be placed before the Patna high court Chief Justice to ensure speedy completion of investigation and proceedings relating to the mishap on January 7, 2012 in one such camp in Kaparfora Government Middle School, Kursakanta, Araria district and the one in Chapra in Bihar.
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Portsmouth is a city in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, in the United States. It is the only city in the county, but only the fourth-largest community, with a population of 21,233 at the 2010 census. A historic seaport and popular summer tourist destination, Portsmouth was the home of the Strategic Air Command's Pease Air Force Base, later converted to Portsmouth International Airport at Pease with limited commercial air service.
Native Americans of the Abenaki and other Algonquian languages-speaking nations, and their predecessors, inhabited the territory of coastal New Hampshire for thousands of years before European contact.
The first known European to explore and write about the area was Martin Pring in 1603. The Piscataqua River is a tidal estuary with a swift current, but forms a good natural harbor. The west bank of the harbor was settled by English colonists in 1630 and named Strawbery Banke, after the many wild strawberries growing there. The village was fortified by Fort William and Mary. Strategically located for trade between upstream industries and mercantile interests abroad, the port prospered. Fishing, lumber and shipbuilding were principal businesses of the region. Enslaved Africans were imported as laborers as early as 1645 and were integral to building the city's prosperity. Portsmouth was part of the Triangle Trade, which made significant profits from slavery.
At the town's incorporation in 1653, it was named Portsmouth in honor of the colony's founder, John Mason. He had been captain of the port of Portsmouth, England, in the county of Hampshire, for which New Hampshire is named.
When Queen Anne's War ended in 1712, the town was selected by Governor Joseph Dudley to host negotiations for the 1713 Treaty of Portsmouth, which temporarily ended hostilities between the Abenaki Indians and English settlements of the Province of Massachusetts Bay and New Hampshire.
In 1774, in the lead-up to the Revolution, Paul Revere rode to Portsmouth warning that the British were coming, with warships to subdue the port. Although the harbor was protected by Fort William and Mary, the rebel government moved the capital inland to Exeter, safe from the Royal Navy. The Navy bombarded Falmouth (now Portland, Maine) on October 18, 1775. African Americans helped defend Portsmouth and New England during the war. In 1779, 19 slaves from Portsmouth wrote a petition to the state legislature and asked that it abolish slavery, in recognition of their war contributions and in keeping with the principles of the Revolution. Their petition was not answered then, but New Hampshire later ended slavery.
Thomas Jefferson's 1807 embargo against trade with Britain withered New England's trade with Canada, and a number of local fortunes were lost. Others were gained by men who acted as privateers during the War of 1812. In 1849, Portsmouth was incorporated as a city.
Once one of the nation's busiest ports and shipbuilding cities, Portsmouth expressed its wealth in fine architecture. It contains significant examples of Colonial, Georgian, and Federal style houses, a selection of which are now museums. Portsmouth's heart contains stately brick Federalist stores and townhouses, built all-of-a-piece after devastating early 19th-century fires. The worst was in 1813 when 244 buildings burned. A fire district was created that required all new buildings within its boundaries to be built of brick with slate roofs; this created the downtown's distinctive appearance. The city was also noted for the production of boldly wood-veneered Federalist furniture, particularly by the master cabinet maker Langley Boardman.
The Industrial Revolution spurred economic growth in New Hampshire mill towns such as Dover, Keene, Laconia, Manchester, Nashua and Rochester, where rivers provided water power for the mills. It shifted growth to the new mill towns. The port of Portsmouth declined, but the city survived through Victorian-era doldrums, a time described in the works of Thomas Bailey Aldrich, particularly in his 1869 novel The Story of a Bad Boy.
In the 20th century, the city founded a Historic District Commission, which has worked to protect much of the city's irreplaceable architectural legacy. In 2008, Portsmouth was named one of the "Dozen Distinctive Destinations" by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The compact and walkable downtown on the waterfront draws tourists and artists, who each summer throng the cafes, restaurants and shops around Market Square. Portsmouth annually celebrates the revitalization of its downtown (in particular Market Square) with Market Square Day, a celebration dating back to 1977, produced by the non-profit Pro Portsmouth, Inc.
Portsmouth shipbuilding history has had a long symbiotic relationship with Kittery, Maine, across the Piscataqua River. In 1781-1782, the naval hero John Paul Jones lived in Portsmouth while supervising construction of his ship Ranger, which was built on nearby Badger's Island in Kittery. During that time, he boarded at the Captain Gregory Purcell house, which now bears Jones' name, as it is the only surviving property in the United States associated with him. Built by the master housewright Hopestill Cheswell, an African American, it has been designated as a National Historic Landmark. It now serves as the Portsmouth Historical Society Museum.
The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, established in 1800 as the first federal navy yard, is located on Seavey's Island in Kittery, Maine. The base is famous for being the site of the 1905 signing of the Treaty of Portsmouth which ended the Russo-Japanese War. Though US President Theodore Roosevelt orchestrated the peace conference that brought Russian and Japanese diplomats to Portsmouth and the Shipyard, he never came to Portsmouth, relying on the Navy and people of New Hampshire as the hosts. Roosevelt won the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize for his diplomacy in bringing about an end to the War.
In 2006, Portsmouth became an Eco-municipality.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.8 square miles (43.6 km2), of which 15.6 square miles (40.5 km2) is land and 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2), or 7.21%, is water. Portsmouth is drained by Sagamore Creek and the Piscataqua River. The highest point in the city is 110 feet (34 m) above sea level, within Pease International Airport.
The city is crossed by Interstate 95, U.S. Route 1, U.S. Route 4, New Hampshire Route 1A, New Hampshire Route 16, and New Hampshire Route 33. Boston is 55 miles (89 km) to the south, Portland, Maine, is 53 miles (85 km) to the northeast, and Dover, New Hampshire, is 13 miles (21 km) to the northwest.
Portsmouth has a humid continental climate in spite of its maritime position, due to prevailing inland winds. Summers are moderately warm with winter days averaging around the freezing point, but with cold nights bringing it below the required −3 °C (27 °F) isotherm to have a humid continental climate. With high year-round precipitation, the cold winters can often be very snowy and summers wet.
As of the census of 2010, there were 21,233 people, 10,014 households, and 4,736 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,361.1 people per square mile (524.4/km²). There were 10,625 housing units at an average density of 681.1 per square mile (262.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.5% White, 1.7% African American, 0.2% Native American, 3.5% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.7% some other race, and 2.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.8% of the population.
There were 10,014 households, out of which 20.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.5% were headed by married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 52.7% were non-families. 39.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.03, and the average family size was 2.75.
In the city, the population was spread out with 16.6% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.3 years. For every 100 females there were 94.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.
For the period 2010-14, the estimated median annual income for a household in the city was $67,679, and the median income for a family was $90,208. Male full-time workers had a median income of $58,441 versus $45,683 for females. The per capita income for the city was $42,724. About 4.0% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.9% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.
Government and politics
The city of Portsmouth operates under a council-manager system of government. Portsmouth elects a nine-member at-large City Council to serve as the city's primary legislative body. The candidate who receives the highest number of votes is designated the Mayor (currently Jack Blalock), while the candidate receiving the second-highest vote total is designated the Assistant Mayor (currently James R. Splaine). While the mayor and council convene to establish municipal policy, the day-to-day operations of the city government are overseen by the City Manager (currently John Bohenko).
Portsmouth is part of New Hampshire's 1st congressional district, currently represented by Democrat Carol Shea-Porter. Portsmouth is part of the Executive Council's 3rd district, currently represented by Republican Russell Prescott. In the State Senate, Portsmouth is represented by Democrat Martha Fuller Clark. In the State House of Representatives, Portsmouth is divided among the 25th through 31st districts.
Politically, Portsmouth is a center of liberal politics and stronghold for the Democratic Party. In 2016, Portsmouth voted 67.70% for Hillary Clinton in the presidential election, 62.53% for Colin Van Ostern in the gubernatorial election, 64.48% for Maggie Hassan in the senatorial election, and 62.16% for Carol Shea-Porter in the congressional election. In 2014, Portsmouth voted 70.05% for Maggie Hassan in the gubernatorial election, 67.34% for Jeanne Shaheen in the senatorial election, and 68.34% for Carol Shea-Porter in the congressional election. In 2012, Portsmouth voted 67.56% for Barack Obama in the presidential election, 70.16% for Maggie Hassan in the gubernatorial election, and 68.50% for Carol Shea-Porter in the congressional election.
In March 2014, Portsmouth became the first municipality in New Hampshire to implement protections for city employees from discrimination on the basis of gender identity, by a 9-0 vote of the city council.
Sites of interest
- USS Albacore Museum & Park – a museum featuring the USS Albacore, a U.S. Navy submarine used for testing, which was decommissioned in 1972 and moved to the park in 1985. The submarine is open for tours.
- Buckminster House – built in 1725, formerly a funeral parlor.
- Discover Portsmouth Center – visitor center, gallery, gift shop, John Paul Jones Historic House, walking tours, short film on the history of Portsmouth; operated by the Portsmouth Historical Society.
- The Music Hall – a 900-seat theater originally opened in 1878. The theater is now run by a non-profit organization and currently under restoration. The venue hosts musical acts, theater, dance and cinema.
- North Church – historic church, the steeple of which is visible from most of Portsmouth
- New Hampshire Theatre Project – founded in 1986, a non-profit theater organization producing contemporary and classical works, and offering educational programs.
- Pontine Theatre – produces original theater works based on the history, culture and literature of New England at their 50-seat black box venue.
- The Player's Ring Theater – a black-box theater that produces original work from local playwrights.
- Portsmouth Athenæum – a private membership library, museum and art gallery open to the public at certain times.
- Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse – first established in 1771, the current structure was built in 1878 and is open for monthly tours from May through September.
- Prescott Park Arts Festival – summer entertainments in Portsmouth's waterfront park.
- Seacoast Repertory Theatre – founded in 1988, a professional theater troupe.
- Strawbery Banke Museum – a neighborhood featuring several dozen restored historic homes in Colonial, Georgian and Federal styles of architecture. The site of one of Portsmouth's earliest settlements.
- Whaling Wall – Painting of Isles of Shoals Humpbacks created by Robert Wyland, situated on the back of Cabot House Furniture. It is in disrepair, and restoration has not been allowed by the owners of Cabot Furniture.
- Four public sculptures carved by Cabot Lyford stand in the city, including "The Whale" and "My Mother the Wind," a seven-ton blank granite statue which was installed on Portsmouth's waterfront in 1975.
Historic house museums
- Richard Jackson House (1664)
- John Paul Jones House (1758)
- Governor John Langdon House (1784)
- Tobias Lear House (1740)
- Moffatt-Ladd House (1763)
- Rundlet-May House (1807)
- MacPheadris-Warner House (1716)
- Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion (1750)
- Wentworth-Gardner House (also called Wentworth House) (1760)
Heinemann USA is based in Portsmouth. Before its dissolution, Boston-Maine Airways (Pan Am Clipper Connection), a regional airline, was also headquartered in Portsmouth. Companies with headquarters in Portsmouth include packaged software producer Bottomline Technologies and frozen yogurt maker Sweet Scoops.
Top employers
According to the city's 2012 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top ten employers in the city are:
- Community College System of New Hampshire, Great Bay Community College – Portsmouth campus
- Franklin Pierce University – Portsmouth campus
- Granite State College – Portsmouth campus and on-site location at Great Bay Community College
- Southern New Hampshire University – Portsmouth campus
- The New Hampshire Gazette
- The Portsmouth Herald
- The Wire
- WSCA-LP Portsmouth Community Radio 106.1 FM
- WHEB 100.3 FM rock formatted
- WPLA 1380 AM classic country
The Seacoast United Phantoms are a soccer team based in Portsmouth. Founded in 1996, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference.
The city announced construction of a 600-space garage, the city's second downtown parking garage, to begin in April or May 2017. The $1.9 million project is being built on a new street called Deer Street Extension and is expected to be completed by September 2018.
Sister cities
Portsmouth has six Sister Cities and one Friendship City as designated by Sister Cities International
- Aburi, Ghana
- Kitase, Ghana
- Nichinan, Japan
- Pärnu, Estonia
- Severodvinsk, Russia
- Szolnok, Hungary
Friendship city:
- Portsmouth, England, UK
Notable people
See also
- Portsmouth Public Library (New Hampshire)
Further reading
- Trudy Ring and Robert M. Salkin, ed. (1995). "Portsmouth/New Castle". Americas. International Dictionary of Historic Places. Routledge. p. 512+. ISBN 978-1-134-25930-4.
External links
- Portsmouth, New Hampshire travel guide from Wikivoyage
- City of Portsmouth official website
- Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce
- Portsmouth Historical Society
- New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau Profile


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A lovely, first floor apartment, in a Grade II listed building overlooking the historic harbour in Whitby.
With superb, panoramic views, the property is perfect for couples wanting to enjoy this popular seaside town, with all its amenities right on the doorstep.
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With the shops and amenities all within a stone's throw, you are ideally placed for exploring the quaint, narrow streets, the cobbled market place and Whitby's many restaurants and pubs.
Enjoy a cocktail in one of the harbourside bars, or partake in afternoon tea in one of the many tea rooms.
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- Note: Some road noise can be heard in the apartment
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Robin Hood's Bay 6 miles; Scarborough 19 miles; Pickering 20 miles; Guisborough 22 miles.
The ancient fishing port of Whitby lies at the mouth of the River Esk and is ideally situated for exploring this beautiful part of Yorkshire, with its superb coastline and close proximity to the spectacular North York Moors. Whitby is a charming and atmospheric town of winding streets and hidden alleys, with a picturesque harbour, safe sandy beaches and of course the Abbey, reached by the famous 199 steps.
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Shortly after returning from Laos, Ploy decides she wants to go see a waterfall in Chiang Rai province. I'm really surprised by this. Ploy isn't an outdoors savant. I'm thrilled by the prospect and we invite a recently arrived young American girl from Utah (Briel) along. Ploy uses the ever trusty Google to find general directions to the waterfall and I take the driver's seat. We bump along happily, stopping by 7-11 for breakfast (of champions!) and motor along. As we make a turn off the main highway and toward the park, smoke erupts from underneath the hood of the Honda Civic. I immediately pull over and pop the hood. I grimace when I see that this billowing steam was caused by human error.
I forgot to put the radiator cap back on properly. Even though Ploy and Briel reassure me that it's no big deal, I kick myself around. "I really shouldn't be allowed to drive other people's cars." I tell myself. Of course, I'm not surprised this happened. You see, there's an atypical side-effect of the hurly-burly of a loved one's passing in my life. I become inexplicably clumsy. I operate on fumes and am disoriented without realizing it. When a father figure died, I managed to trip and fall for the first time ever on a running route I'd been running for months without priors. I had to dig asphalt out of my right palm and elbow.
On the trip to Laos, I managed to drop my camera lens for the first time ever in the life of the lens. Eventually, the zoom stopped working (I was fortunate enough to still manage photos.). I feel a subtle emotional vertigo as we stare at the dissipating steam. I distract myself from those feelings by checking out a local's bonsai garden. I'm in no condition to be at the helm of anything. Ploy calls her dad to let him know what happened, and eventually he shows up in a different vehicle. A local fills up the Civic's radiator with water. The cars are switched. Ploy decides to take the wheel the rest of the way. Perhaps it's a good thing this mishap occurred. The replacement vehicle is a Toyota Land Cruiser much more suited to the rural roads of Thailand. Pu Kaeng Waterfall is supposed to be very pretty but all we have to go on is a small picture in a Lonely Planet guidebook. For this trip, I'm relying on my 1:1 macro lens (the only other lens I own) for photos. We arrive at what we assume is the waterfall but are surprised that it's so tiny.
It doesn't match what's in the guidebook. Eventually we notice that the trail continues past this waterfall. The three of us walk on, hoping that wherever we go isn't a disappointment. We hit a second waterfall, and a third. We see what's in the guidebook and more. After the 4th waterfall, Ploy heads back to the car as she's had her fill of walking. Briel and I decide to keep going because we're starting to get the idea that the farther you go, the better the waterfalls. 9 waterfalls later, we decide to turn back before we hit the top of the mountain.


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When a member or family of the congregation is in need, they may contact the church office (626-8515) and ask for some assistance with meals. The Moravian Morsels' dedicated crew will prepare and deliver meals up to 3 times a week. Each delivery is large enough for 2 days of meals. Dietary restrictions are welcome. There is no charge for this service. Audrey Balmer is the coordinator of this important ministry.
A devoted group will gather to provide a delicious luncheon following a funeral or memorial service at Lititz Moravian, if asked to do so. Expenses for the luncheon are expected to be reimbursed. Audrey Balmer is the coordinator of this important ministry.
Volunteers assist in transporting members from Moravian Manor to church on Sunday mornings. Contact the church office (626-8515) to request a driver. Or contact the office if you are willing to become a driver.
The Lititz Project is a hometown mission project involving several churches in the Lititz area including Lititz Moravian. Helping neighbors with minor home improvements, clean-ups, etc., in the name of the Lord is the overall concept. Teams of volunteers paint, power wash, mulch, trim, repair, build, etc., to spread the message of love thy neighbor. Over the past years, LMC volunteers have completed between 6 & 10 projects per year. Sign-ups begin in February and projects are usually completed in June. For more information contact Ginny or Ed Journey.
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6 Bedroom Luxury Villa With Pool, La Cala De Mijas
Beach villa with 6 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, swimming pool and golf nearby in Las Farolas, Spain
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From £1,858 per week
Villa to rent in Las Farolas, Spain
Villa overview - owner's description
6 Bedroom Stunning Villa Sleeps 16,3 Bathrooms,2 Kitchens,Large Heated Swimming Pool,Games Room,Fully Equipped Gym,South Facing Garden and Pool area sun all day,14 Sunloungers,Short walk to bars,resta
This stunning Villa is a wonderful 6 bedroom luxury villa. Located between the town of Fuengirola and the village of La Cala de Mijas on Spain's Costa Del Sol, overlooking the Mediterranean sea with views of Africa. This villa is beautifully modernised and is peaceful, safe and secure with a large private heated pool and air conditioning throughout.There are 2 kitchens, 1 upstairs and 1 downstairs. Between them there is a fridge and a large American style fridge freezer, a dishwasher, a washing machine, a tumble drier, an oven and hob and 2 microwave ovens. Filtered water is available to drink straight from the tap of cooled from the fridge. The fridges built in ice maker also uses filtered water. The rear of the property faces due south so the sun shines on the pool and the back garden from sunrise till sunset. There is a very large roof terrace which can be used for sunbathing and Al fresco dining. There are lights on the roof terrace so you can dine at night.Wonderful 6 bedroom private villa, beautifully modernised, peaceful safe and secure. 150 meter walk to the beach, 2 minutes walk to shops and restaurants. Large private heated pool. Pool table, darts etc in games room. Large roof terrace with sea views. gym. Sky TV inc Sports and Movies. Wireless internet. 2 kitchens. 2 lounges. 3 bathroom/shower rooms. The villa is located in the urbanisation of Las Farolas which is situated between Fuengirola and La Cala. 3 baby cots and a high chair.The pool is 5m x 11m and at the shallow end is 1.2m and at the deep end is 2m. For your comfort the pool is heated and is cleaned a minimum of 2 times a week, 3 times a week in July/August.A fully functional gymnasium is provided with equipment including a treadmill, an exercise bike, weights, kettle bells a punch bag, skipping ropes, a bench, an exercise mat and yoga blocks.There is an Xbox Playstation 3, Playstation 2 and a Wii. While we have some games for each it is recommended if you want to use them you bring your own games. Most TV's have DVD players.There is room to park 5 average size cars in the drive.There are several bars and restaurants all within a short walk. There is a mini market within the urbanisation and is only 2 minutes walk from the villa. Larger supermarkets are located in La Cala and Fuengirola.The nearest beach is at the bottom of the estate and is less than 150 meters away. Although there is a busy road between the villa and the beach you can walk under or over the road so there is no need to cross the road. The beach runs for miles in either direction. There is a fabulous beach in La Cala. You can walk from our beach all the way down to La Cala beach (1.5km) – and beyond!
Mijas town, Las Lagunas, La Cala de Mijas, Riviera del Sol, Miraflores and Calahonda, all come within the Municipality of Mijas, and all attractive tourist destinations on the Costa del Sol.Holidaymakers can combine all the facilities, beaches and attractions of these seaside towns with trips up to see the original Mijas Pueblo and all the cultural attractions and traditions that it has to offer.Mijas provides easy access to all major tourist attractions and towns on the Costa del Sol, including the cultural capital city of Malaga, the tourist towns of Torremolinos, Benalmádena and Fuengirola and the upmarket resorts of Marbella and Puerto Banus. The all-year round excellent Mediterranean climate provides Mijas with the perfect environment for both summer and winter sun beach holidays. The municipality boasts 12 kilometres of golden sandy beaches with the best facilities, excellent beach-side dining options and heaps of activities from water sports, to beachside gym equipment, to children's attractions and beach yoga. The excellent beach at La Cala de Mijas has been awarded a blue flag for cleanliness, beware it can get quite windy at times. The beaches of El Faro de Calaburras, El Charcon and Calahonda beach are all excellent options. Straight down from Mijas Pueblo itself, you will arrive at Fuengirola and the town's beaches, which offer excellent facilities, clean sands and calm waters.
The Costa Del Sol is located on the south of Spain and benefits from a great Mediterranean climate, with hot summers and mild winters this is an excellent location for an all year round holiday. With many different areas to explore along the coast you will be spoilt for choice with things to do from traditional Spanish villages to viewing the playgrounds of the rich and famous. With many local tapas bars providing you with flavours of the Mediterranean enjoy a jug of Sangria, as the relaxing day turns into a vibrant nightlife around many of the coastal regions such as Benalmadena, Fuengirola, Marbella and Puerto Banus.
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Outside this villa in Las Farolas, SpainThis villa is in the town near the beach. It has a pool, a balcony, a barbecue, a garage and outside lighting. Car hire is not necessary as the villa is less than a 15 minute walk to a large selection of shops, bars, restaurants; however parking is available if required.
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Changeover days and minimum stays
- 19 April - 14 July 2017: the minimum stay is 4 nights.
- 15 July - 31 August 2017: the minimum stay is 7 nights.
- 1 September 2017 - 29 March 2018: the minimum stay is 4 nights.
- 30 March - 13 April 2018: the minimum stay is 7 nights.
- 14 April - 30 April 2018: the minimum stay is 4 nights.
6 bedrooms, Sleeps 16:
- 1 double bed and en suite
- 1 double bed
- 1 double bed
- 1 double bed
- 1 double bed
- 2 single beds
There is also 2 double sofa beds in Living Area, 3 cots
2 bathrooms, 1 en suite bathroom, 2 Separate WC's
Swimming pool
Private pool with electric heating
CD player, DVD/Blu-ray player, Internet / WiFi, TV, Satellite / cable
Living area seats 10, Dining area seats 6, Air conditioning, Central heating, Clothes drier, Towels / linen, Washing machine, Car hire optional
Cooker, Crockery, Cutlery, Dishwasher, Fridge, Freezer, Glassware, Kettle, Microwave, Oven, Pots / pans, Toaster
Balcony or terrace, Barbecue, Garage, Outside lighting, Parking, Private garden, Sea view
Gym, Snooker / pool table, Table tennis
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Children, Hen or stag groups, Infants, Single gender groups
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Trampoline and Games Room
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Making the Business Case Presented by: Art Holdsworth Deputy Director, Management & Budget Oakland County, Michigan October 4, 2007
Economic and political trends driving the need to justify technology investments Economic times are getting tougher, so more scrutiny will be given to Big Ticket projects… –Many State and Local economies are weakening –Programs and services are already being reduced in many communities. –Federal and State budget challenges continue with the resulting ripple effect for locals. –Healthcare and other cost increases continue to outpace the inflation rate. –Infrastructure is aging. Privatization of governmental services and inter- governmental collaboration trends placing more pressure on IT Directors to be as cost effective and efficient as possible. Public is demanding more for less, i.e., improving / offering new services without raising taxes
Stakeholder Expectations… Constituents / Media You're wise stewards of the taxpayer's money! Elected Officials (Board, Council, etc.) You're not going to embarrass them…You're going to help them get re-elected! Administration "Show me!" Employees "Why do I have to change?"
The Business Case… Demonstrates why the investment in new technology makes financial and public service sense Addresses the intangible / public service aspects of the technology's application Starts with an ROI / Payback calculation… Gap Analysis Interview all departments Identify shadow systems and other redundancies; quantify labor hours associated with same Include the elimination of these shadow systems / redundancies in the implementation work plan Cost projection Work with IT and key vendors to identify all costs (hardware, communications, professional services, software licenses, annual support fees, etc.) Be sure to include internal labor and staff back fill costs
ROI and Payback Quantification of… Cost savings/avoidances Gap Analysis results extrapolated into the ROI Efficiency enhancements Service enhancements / Benefits (that are quantifiable) Revenue enhancements Projecting the timing of the above "savings" Juxtaposing "savings" with "costs" along the same timeline What is an acceptable payback period? Oakland Cty. accepts projects with a six-year payback or less
Case Study Oakland County's Presentation to the Board of Commissioners to Secure Approval for a New Financial / Supply Chain / Time & Labor Management System
E-Financial System Implementation Project Presentation to the Board of Commissioners December, 2003
History Migrated from a custom legacy mainframe system to a client-server packaged financial software solution in 1997 Since implementation, the County's operations have continued to increase in complexity and volume, yet the current Financial Software's functionality has only moderately progressed and it's technology platform has been diverging from the County's standards The objective now is to migrate to a thin-client, Web-based solution that adheres to current Industry best practices
Project Justification The County must upgrade the hardware and operating software that the Financial Software makes use of Acknowledging the need to be proactive, the Board passed MR # 02043 providing funding to allow the undertaking of an E-Financial System Project implementation A competitive bidding process was followed and the finalists were selected as implementers Performed a gap analysis to refine proposed costs and identify implementation tasks necessary to achieve desired functionality Identified key business process, reporting, and software configuration requirements necessary
The "E-Financial System Implementation Project" has seven components that can be more cost- effectively performed together / sequentially than separately: Data Privacy/Security Technologies Implementation Time & Labor Implementation Human Resources Self-service Human Resources Enhancements Financials Management Implementation Supply Chain Management Implementation PeopleSoft Portals and Analytics The legacy financial software is becoming obsolete and lacks sufficient feature advancement. Long- term viability is a concern. Project Justification
Data privacy, infrastructure security, and information integrity is of paramount importance: Management discussions with the County's contracted Auditors have included concerns over future data security as hacking and national security issues have increased County receives hundreds of virus and hacking attempts daily Homeland Security bulletins consistently warn of the growing likelihood of future Cyber-Terrorism Acknowledging the need to be proactive, the BOC passed an earlier resolution allowing the acquisition of new software Project Justification
A competitive bidding process was then followed and an implementer was selected Detailed Return on Investment (ROI) analysis for the E-Financial System Implementation Project yielded a likely 6 year payback The E-Financial System Implementation project will be undertaken in three phases: Phase I - Data Privacy/Single Sign-on (SSO), HR Self- service and Enhancements, Time & Labor; Estimated cost: $4.9 million Phase II - Financial System and Supply Chain Management; Estimated cost: $6.1 million Phase III – Portals, Budgeting, and Analytics; Estimated cost: 3.9 million Project Justification
Each Phase is independent from its predecessor After each Phase, a report will be provided to the Board Subsequent Phase appropriation requests will be contingent on the County's budget situation The License Agreement positions us to be an Application Service Provider (ASP): Our Cities and Townships can access the County's financial / supply chain / HR system, via OakNet (Countywide fiber optic network linking all public offices), for their own use! This decreases their licensing, implementation, and support costs. It also facilitates intergovernmental cooperation in other areas (e.g., broad-based purchasing of products and services; countywide requests for service management; countywide web-based billing and collections; etc.) Project Justification
Anticipated Benefits & Measurements "Self-service" access to information by staff and constituents via portal Elimination of Legacy System administration and support costs Reduction in hardcopy reporting and distribution costs Increase in usage of self- service portal Expenditure reduction for support services Reduction in printed reports Increase in downloads of reports from the portal / new systems
Anticipated Benefits & Measurements (cont.) Elimination of standalone and shadow (duplicative) systems to reallocate staff time Elimination of custom systems Reallocation of staff time from portal use Checklist of systems to "turn-off" Reduction in security administration databases Reduction in Support Center calls
Anticipated Benefits & Measurements (cont.) Enhanced, proactive supply chain management Increased number of bidders Increased % of purchases via Web Enhanced turnaround time for RFP/bid process E-catalog purchasing by departments Statistical analysis-based reduction in poor performing vendors Enhance early payment discount realization Optimization of purchase quantities
Return on Investment Analysis – Benefits/Savings See attached spreadsheet
Return on Investment Analysis - Benefits/Savings Examples of "Savings:" –Cost savings/avoidance from better tracking and monitoring of historical vendor performance, enhanced competitive bidding, proactive contract/vendor performance monitoring, improved vendor selection –Avoidance of postage and pre-printed forms costs –Staff time reallocation due to efficiency enhancements via real-time remote access to data; enhanced access to more helpful data on-line; reports viewable on-line locally, real- time; elimination of "Shadow Systems" and processes; interfaces with user-department systems to eliminate duplicative data entry and/or report preparation time –Savings of incremental annual support cost from licensing a different financial system –Elimination of annual support and professional services costs of legacy system
Return on Investment Analysis – Costs See attached spreadsheet
Return on Investment Analysis – Costs Examples of "Costs:" –IT and End-user Labor –Server and Database Software License Acquisitions and On- going Support –Professional Services for Hardware, Database, and Application Software Implementation –Project Manager –Project Staff Training –Travel Costs –Contingency
Return on Investment Analysis – Payback Six-year payback…
Project Results The Board unanimously approved the resolution appropriating the necessary funds. Phase I went live as scheduled with $802,990 of its appropriation remaining. Phase II went live as scheduled with $281,000 of its appropriation remaining.
Lessons Learned Adoption/pushback (passive/aggressive) Aggressive timeline/stressed operations Knowledge transfer (business/technological) Ongoing costs/funding methodology Dependency on implementer Leverage technology dollars across entire enterprise Focus on business re-engineering, not technology implementation Business drives technology, technology does NOT drive business
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Brussels, Belgium – European automakers are calling on the European Commission and EU member states to urgently deploy measures to help them through the current economic crisis. The request was made by the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA), which said the most pressing issues are limited access to credit, fleet renewal incentives, and the postponement of further costly regulation.
"The EU has started filling a toolbox with potential instruments, but too little of them have been actually put into use due to time-consuming procedures and a lack of guidance at EU level," said Ivan Hodac, secretary-general of ACEA. "The EU must show its ability to act in times of crisis. EU leaders, at their summit this weekend, should give the political message to lift bureaucratic barriers and speed up implementation. A coordinated European policy would not only ensure more fairness and respect for EU competition rules but, more importantly, greater efficiency in a single European market."
Some of the measures the auto industry is asking the EU are:
– Ensure a level playing field by coordinating support measures
– Improve access to liquidity, by allowing state guarantees for low-interest loans and provide low-cost funding
– Increase European Investment Bank funding to €40 billion, along with a more rapid validation of projects, to two to three weeks instead of two to three months
– Stimulate demand through measures such as market incentives, fleet renewal schemes including vehicle scrappage, and public spending on infrastructure
– Postpone costly new regulation and ensure that newly negotiated free trade agreements are balanced
New data from the ACEA shows that vehicle production declined by 28 per cent in the last quarter of 2008, almost ten percentage points more than estimated. ACEA expects European vehicle production to decline by at least 15 per cent in 2009.
ACEA members include BMW Group, DAF Trucks, Daimler, FIAT Group, Ford of Europe, General Motors Europe, Jaguar Land Rover, MAN Nutzfahrzeuge, Porsche, PSA Peugeot Citroën, Renault, Scania, Toyota Motor Europe, Volkswagen, and Volvo.


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I'll be honest with you. I suspect this is far too little too late. I think a lot of people already enjoy a nav app they carry with them everywhere. One that is very likely updated constantly. This app is probably full featured and does things whether or not it happens to be in motion.Toyota announced Tuesday that it will unveil a new system of "high-precision" mapping at the Consumer Electronic Show next month. The mapping system will utilize the high-definition digital cameras — in addition to GPS units — embedded in countless numbers of its cars already on the road today.The video and GPS data gathered will be beamed to Toyota data centers, "where it is automatically pieced together, corrected and updated to generate high precision road maps that cover a wide area," according to the Toyota press release.
So Toyota rolling out a pretty map, well, that's cool. A better map, yes, that's compulsory but much like some of their vehicles, it's already been so far surpassed by other things, one wonders if the new innovation from Toyota is even still relevant.
We'll see come CES.
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New London - After a 10-month period of transition, Lawrence & Memorial Hospital has announced the hiring of a new chief of its Department of Surgery and the expansion of the department with the hiring of two additional surgeons.
Dr. Robert Lincer, who has been a part-time surgeon at L&M for the past 2½ years, will become chief of the department Jan. 1. His previous positions include 17 years as a surgeon and assistant program director at Stamford Hospital followed by a post as surgeon and instructor in the surgical physician assistant training program at Norwalk Hospital.
"I'm interested in being part of the change in health care and introducing innovative ways to deliver services in ways that are cost-effective," said Lincer, who is in his final semester of a master's of business administration in health care program at Yale University. "This is a great hospital and a great opportunity."
Changes he foresees include a greater embrace of new surgical technologies and new models of care. The new position, he said, will give him a chance to immediately apply what he is learning in the master's program about the business side of health care to the L&M department.
L&M has been without a chief surgeon since the departure of Dr. Garth Ballantyne in February. Ballantyne, who headed the department for less than 18 months, left for a position at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center in Augusta, Ga.
In a phone interview Monday, Lincer said the L&M department's core staff of general surgeons - Dr. Gregory Azia, Dr. David Reisfeld and Dr. Dean Willis - is being expanded with two additional new surgeons. Dr. Elizabeth Arguelles, hired last year, has been working part-time since spring while on maternity leave, but is now back full-time, and Dr. Christy Stanat will begin as a full-time surgeon on Jan. 2.
Lincer, whose speciality is surgical oncology, will spent half his time doing surgery and half on administrative duties. The 56-year-old North Stamford resident said he plans to relocate to southeastern Connecticut.
One of the responsibilities of his new post will be to determine how L&M should expand with new or enhanced surgical specialities that will keep more patients from southeastern Connecticut in the area for surgical services rather than travel to a larger hospital outside the region.
Along with general surgery, L&M's main surgery offerings include gynecological, bariatric and joint replacement procedures. According to the hospital's annual report for fiscal 2012, 7,324 outpatient surgeries - which outnumber inpatient surgeries - were performed at L&M that year. It did not list the number of inpatient surgeries.
"It's a great time to see what the needs are and talk to the community and see what kinds of services we can bring in," Lincer said. "There is capacity to increase both our inpatient and outpatient surgery services. We're in an expansion phase, and we have an opportunity to offer patients high quality services in an accessible location."
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Dauphin Island has about 1500 year round residents. Dauphin Island is a quiet little town that does not have a stop light. We have great fishing, beautiful beaches, civil war Ft. Gaines, 165 acres of bird sanctuary with trails and a fresh water lake, an 18 hole golf course on the Gulf of Mexico, public beaches, fishing pier, bike path, marina, Indian Shell mounds, Estuarium/Sea Lab. Al marine conservation, FDA office, a couple of gas stations, a few restaurants, a few gift shops, 1 seafood shop and then there is Ship N Shore our local grocery/hardware store.


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"Parks: The Heart of Natural Florida" – Summer 2015 Naturalist Magazine Now Available
The heart of Florida is not a theme park, a palatial shopping mall, a beach lined with sprawling resorts, or a designer golf course. You find Florida's heart in its nature parks and conservation lands.
Picture windswept dunes and sun-kissed beaches, clear springs that make you feel like you're flying, not swimming, Florida Scrub-Jays in their rare scrub habitat, perched high and dry along Florida's ancient backbone, moist and mysterious oak hammocks where time seems to stand still, and sprawling marshes of sawgrass, mangrove islands, and of course, the famed River of Grass.
We are fortunate that our predecessors had the foresight to set aside many of these special places through programs like Florida Forever, Preservation 2000, and municipal environmental lands programs.
State forests, wildlife management areas,water management district lands, and local conservation areas, combined with our award winning system of 171 state parks and trails, help make up the remarkable and accessible habitat mosaic of natural Florida.
Yet while the benefits are well understood, Florida's parks have never been under greater threat. This issue of the Audubon Florida Naturalist Magazine is a celebration of these special places and a call to action for citizens to defend their parks.
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