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Basketball is a way of life in western LaGrange County. That was certainly evident Saturday when many residents of Topeka, Emma and Shipshewana trekked down Ind. 5 to Huntington to support the Westview High School boys basketball team in 2A Northern Semistate.
Unranked Westview defeated No. 7 Lewis Cass, 65-58, to advance to this Saturday's 2A State Championship game against Park Tudor at Banker's Life Fieldhouse. Tipoff is set for approximately 12:45 p.m.
It is the third time that tradition-rich Westview has qualified for the state title, winning back-to-back championships in 1999 and 2000.
Reaching the state title game in Indiana is an amazing accomplishment in itself. Park Tudor is a tall challenge for Westview, but not an insurmountable one. Underestimate this Westview Warrior team at your own peril.


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Arsenic-containing drugs intentionally added to poultry feed to reduce the parasite burden and pinken the meat are apparently converted by cooking into carcinogenic inorganic arsenic compounds.
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In 2013, Maryland became the first state to ban the feeding of an arsenic-containing drug to chickens, which is used to control parasites and gives their meat an appealing pink color. In 2011, the FDA found that the livers of chickens fed this drug had elevated levels of inorganic arsenic, a known human carcinogen. In response, the drug's manufacturer, Pfizer, voluntarily pulled the drug off the U.S. market. Although, it's still sold overseas, including to places that continue to export chicken back to us, and a similar arsenic-containing drug for use in poultry is still available in the United States. At least the ban kept Maryland farmers from using stockpiles of the drug.
How much arsenic gets into the actually meat, though, not just the internal organs? We didn't know until recently. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health coordinated the purchase of chicken breasts off grocery store shelves in ten cities across the country, and found 70% of samples of chicken meat from poultry producers that didn't prohibit arsenic drugs were contaminated with the cancer-causing form of arsenic at levels that exceeded the safety thresholds originally set by the FDA, before they relented and admitted there's really no safe level of this kind of arsenic.
See, when the drug was first approved, scientists believed its organic arsenic base would be excreted unchanged, and organic arsenic is much less dangerous than inorganic arsenic. But guess what appears to convert the drug into the carcinogenic form? Cooking. When chicken meat is cooked, levels of the arsenic-containing drug go down and levels of carcinogenic arsenic go up, suggesting the drug may degrade into the cancer-causing inorganic arsenic species during cooking. How much cancer are we talking about? If you estimate that about three-quarters of Americans eat chicken, then the arsenic in that chicken has potentially been causing more than 100 cases of cancer every year. They conclude that eliminating the use of arsenic-based drugs in chicken and pig production could reduce the burden of arsenic-related disease in the U.S. population.
That's one of the ways arsenic gets into rice. The resulting arsenic-bearing poultry manure is then introduced to the environment, the soil, the water, and then rice can then suck it up from contaminated soil and be transferred to human beings that don't even eat chicken. We're talking massive environmental contamination from the poultry industry; nearly 2 million pounds of arsenic has been poured into the environment every year by the chicken industry alone in the United States.
And now we're even seeing arsenic in foods sweetened with organic brown rice syrup, so there's all these knock on effects. It reminds me of the arsenic in apple juice story. Although the US made lead and arsenic-based pesticides illegal years ago, they still persist in the soil, so even organic products are not immune.
Yes, there are arsenic deposits naturally in the Earth's crust, and there's the industrial contamination and pesticide use, but arsenic-containing poultry drugs have been deliberately administered to animals intended for human consumption for 70 years. Consequently, exposures resulting from use of these drugs are far more controllable than are exposures from environmental sources. And the good news is that thanks to a lawsuit from the Center for Food Safety and other consumer groups, three out of the four arsenic-containing drugs fed to poultry have been officially pulled from the market.
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Allied Telesis Partners with Panasonic to Provide the ICT Infrastructure for Mato Grosso Special Secretariat (SECOPA)
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Allied Telesis, an industry leader in the deployment and provision of IP Triple Play networks and networking infrastructures, announces its partnership with Panasonic in the creation of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) infrastructure for the Arena Pantanal stadium, built for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
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Allied Telesis, an industry leader in the deployment and provision of IP Triple Play networks and networking infrastructures, announces its partnership with Panasonic in the creation of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) infrastructure for the Arena Pantanal stadium, built for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
The Arena Pantanal in Cuiabá, in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, will be the venue for many of the 2014 World Cup soccer matches, which begins in June. The stadium's capacity is approximately 43,000 people and it has a flexible structure to adapt it to any future requirements. Locally, the new stadium is known as "O Verdão" (The Big Green), after the sustainable approach used for its construction and maintenance.
When completed, the infrastructure that was designed and provided by Allied Telesis and Panasonic will include telephony (IP and PABX), security CCTV (IP cameras), Internet access, digital signage, access control (RFID card readers and turnstiles), as well as additional functions such as sound systems, and will deliver a world-class "intelligent stadium" to the Mato Grosso Special Secretariat (SECOPA).
Allied Telesis and Panasonic first began collaboration on the project in 2013. The main focus of the initial phase was on the Allied Telesis and Panasonic IP surveillance and IP PABX solutions. With the strong Allied Telesis reputation for designing and delivering high quality solutions, capable of successfully handling large volumes of multimedia traffic, and having a great deal of experience in this field, the partnership continued to develop. Allied Telesis solutions engineers were chosen by Panasonic to collaborate and contribute to the design and planning of firewall specifications, definitions of servers for the services and dimensions of the network, for the entire arena solution.
The international significance of the events that will take place in the venue requires very high availability of all services, as even minimal downtime during any match would not be acceptable. For this reason, Allied Telesis and Panasonic devoted significant resources to the design and engineering of the solution, and the successful integration of all parts of the system.
The completed project includes two data centers, located on either side of the stadium-each capable of independently supporting the entire traffic load of the stadium at its peak. These data centers link more than twenty operation rooms, located throughout the stadium, from which all operations can be integrated and controlled. The Allied Telesis network has been designed to be resilient and ensure full operation at all times, connecting all equipment and controls.
The synergy of the partnership between Allied Telesis and Panasonic will continue to offer benefits to the end user as the project moves through completion and commissioning, to subsequent use during the tournament itself. These benefits will include training for staff on the installation, project management consultancy, remote support, and on-site installation shadowing to ensure that knowledge and skills can be transferred to those who will operate the stadium on a day-to-day basis after handover.
Francesco Stramezzi, General Manager - EMEA and CSA at Allied Telesis said, "The World Cup will be an important event for the region because the eyes of the world will be upon it. This is not only an exciting and important project for Allied Telesis, but it will also be a global opportunity for us to showcase the flexibility, reliability, and environmental sustainability of our solutions. We have been given an opportunity to collaborate with partners who are world leaders in their fields, as a result of the reputation and quality of our staff and products, as well as the efficiency and effectiveness of our network solutions."
Masahiro Shinada, Vice President at Panasonic do Brasil Ltda. commented, "The partnership between Panasonic and Allied Telesis is founded on our common experiences in this field. Allied Telesis solutions have high quality and are capable of successfully handling large volumes of multimedia traffic; and Panasonic contributes with paramount solutions for surveillance and voice solutions."
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Panasonic Corporation is a worldwide leader in the development and engineering of electronic technologies and solutions for customers in residential, non-residential, mobility and personal applications. Since its founding in 1918, the company has expanded globally and now operates over 500 consolidated companies worldwide, recording consolidated net sales of 7.30 trillion yen for the year ended March 31, 2013. Committed to pursuing new value through innovation across divisional lines, the company strives to create a better life and a better world for its customers. For more information about Panasonic, please visit the company's website at http://panasonic.net/.
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Founded in 1987 and with offices worldwide, Allied Telesis is a leading provider of networking infrastructure and flexible, interoperable network solutions. The Company provides reliable video, voice and data network solutions to clients in multiple markets including government, healthcare, defense, education, retail, hospitality, and network service providers.
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The lesson from this year's Pwn2Own is pretty simple, suggested Charlie Miller, another of Wednesday's winners. "What you can see at Pwn2Own is that bugs are still in software, and exploit mitigations like DEP and ASLR don't work. Even as [defensive measures] improve, researchers still end up winning."
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Equifax Delivers Insightful Analytics for Compliance with Affordable Care Act
Pressure to comply with requirements of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is a looming challenge for most organizations today. Many go through numerous manual iterations such as running reports and compiling data into spreadsheets from benefits, payroll and HR systems to calculate whether their employees are eligible. As my colleague Stephan Millard explains in "Is Your Organization Technology Ready for the Affordable Care Act?", the ACA applies to organizations with 50 or more full-time employees who work more than 30 hours a week; individuals not covered by an employer can get insurance through the government. There are a great many details for employers to address in the ACA, and most HR departments lack a smooth process and effective technology to generate the information to determine compliance.
I was reminded of these issues at Equifax's FORUM 2014 where the workforce management software provider described its efforts to help organizations with compliance and employer assurance processes including I-9 and W-2 forms management. Among its Workforce Solutions is the ACA Management Platform, which Stephan covered at its launch. Now Equifax says that more than 100 major organizations have adopted the platform, which according to our analysis makes it the most widely adopted dedicated software for ACA compliance.
The product provides verifications, eligibility tracking and employment notifications on top of modeling and reporting. While many software companies in the HR and payroll management segment provide compliance reports, Equifax has the capability to integrate data sources and model data through analytics that can generate the metrics, reports and dashboards businesses need to determine compliance. This information can be automated and distributed to the appropriate parts of the organization and help avoid fines and penalties for late or inadequate compliance. Equifax has built a library of predefined reports and dashboards that can save time otherwise spent on creating them manually. These capabilities can alleviate what our human capital analytics research finds are the largest points of dissatisfaction: data not readily available (cited by 63%), not enough skilled people (45%) and analytics that are hard to build and maintain (42%).
Equifax also makes it possible to maintain histories of compliance and to look back at the data in detail; these features help prevent falsification of hours worked to show that the company does not avoid providing healthcare as required, which can incur significant penalties and potentially damage the company's credibility and brand. On the reverse side it also can ensure that the minimum number of hours are worked for healthcare eligibility and notify employees through workforce scheduling. Equifax encourages organizations to evaluate the effectiveness of their technology for supporting the ACA compliance process and its integration with underlying HR systems and processes. Users should consider how well their technology automates the process and whether it can support notifications and management reviews, which are necessary not just to stay in compliance but to assess policy changes and track approvals. We have found confusion in HR and benefit teams as to how and where to generate analytics that produce these and other insights. Our latest research on payroll management optimization found the capability most often seen as very important (by 42%) is to perform auditing or compliance for adherence to policies and procedures; this indicates that many professionals think payroll is the logical place to address this need, but in fact they need detailed employee and work data also from HR, workforce management and even benefits systems for both historical and real-time data related to employment and healthcare. It is clear that organizations have to collect and store worker information from all of these sources and model them with analytics, which is not a capability of legacy HR and payroll management systems.
Equifax has experience serving a variety of industries where the details about types of workers and times worked can be challenging to track and calculate, let alone have the right set of metrics and reports. It has built industry-specific versions of its application for staffing and for higher education that can accelerate the time to value for users of its human capital analytics.
These steps to provide ACA compliance build on a key advance in the use and benefits of human capital analytics that we have researched. Our research shows that the issues most often driving investment in these systems are about improving efficiency and productivity (for 63%), overcoming a lack of analytical process (41%) and collecting scattered information (37%). The research shows that a dedicated human capital analytics system can provide a foundation to manage compliance at any level and address the broader aspects of people, performance, process and risk metrics that are essential for employer assurance. Equifax's ACA Management Platform is built on robust analytics that handle a range of data and offer visual discovery and exploration that it acquired several years ago from eThority. This technology continues to advance in support for business users as well as analysts; its latest release provides access to metrics and key indicators on mobile devices through dashboards that can be easily assembled and published.
Equifax is dedicating itself to the range of compliance needs to help employers be sure they are doing everything possible to meet their responsibilities regarding regulations like the Affordable Care Act. If your organization is not confident in how it manages these tasks, we suggest evaluating how Equifax can help it establish and maintain compliance.
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A radiation spill in a radiochemistry lab at Southeast Missouri State University in 1973 wasn't properly cleaned up and led to radiation contamination in the lab and elsewhere in Magill Hall of Science, the school's radiation safety officer said Thursday.
It appears that some of the contamination ended up on a person's or persons' hands and feet and spread to vertical surfaces such as doors and walls, said radiation safety officer and biology professor Dr. Walt Lilly.
The university hired an environmental firm in 2000 to clean up contamination in the building from that spill and a second spill that occurred about 1997, school officials said.
At the time, crews checked for radiation contamination on floors and walls where contamination was most likely to have occurred, he said.
The university didn't do a radiation check of every inch of the second-floor hallway walls, Lilly said. The chemistry labs are on the second floor of the science building.
This week, crews under Lilly's supervision checked the surfaces of all the second-floor hallway walls and cleaned up the additional isolated, low-level radiation contamination that was found.
Chemistry faculty member Dr. David Ritter on Wednesday criticized the university for not addressing the problem years ago.
But Lilly and Dr. Chris McGowan, dean of the College of Science and Mathematics, said none of the current science faculty members knew of the spills until the contamination problems were discovered in 2000.
In the 1960s and 1970s, the chemistry department had a radiochemist on staff, Lilly and McGowan said.
"For the most part, oversight was lax and the potential hazards of low-level radiation materials were not understood or were minimized," Lilly wrote in a two-page report he released to the Southeast Missourian on Thursday.
"The radiochemistry lab was decommissioned by chemistry faculty members who were untrained in the handling of such materials or in the methods for assuring proper clean up of any spills," Lilly wrote.
From 1980 to 2000, the university operated with radiation safety officers who didn't have the proper training, he said.
In February 2000, it was discovered that a vial of americium had been broken and had spilled out of a safe in the basement of Magill Hall. The lab spill was also discovered that year.
As a result, the university has spent more than $1.29 million over the past six years identifying contaminated areas in the building and cleaning them up, school officials said.
As part of environmental cleanup efforts, all of the university's containers of americium were safely hauled away to environmental disposal facilities and sites. Southeast hasn't possessed any americium since 2002, Lilly said.
In 2002, a detailed check was made of sink drains and sanitary sewer mains leading from Magill Hall and the adjacent Rhodes Hall. No contamination was detected outside the buildings, he said.
The federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission fined the university $11,000 in 2001 in connection with the radiation spills.
Lilly said the NRC has made on-site inspections at least six times since 2000 and found no further violations.
Southeast has continued to check for radiation as part of every remodeling project, Lilly and McGowan said. As contamination is found, it's cleaned up, they said.
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* 1960s and 1970s: Radiochemistry lab in use
* 1973: Spill of americium-241 in radiochemistry lab
* 1981: SEMO decommissions radiochemistry lab
* Late 1980s: Safe with containers of americium-241 moved to basement
* About 1997: Safe moved by unknown person and vial of americium was broken
* February 2000: Basement spill discovered
* June 2000: Initial remediation effort made
* July 200O: SEMO hires Science Applications International Corp. to handle the cleanup
* August 2000 -- November 2000: Contaminated areas were found and cleaned up, including in the former radiochemistry lab
* September 2001: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission fines SEMO $11,000 for various violations stemming from the two spills
* July 2002: Drains and sewers serving Magill Hall and Rhodes Hall complex checked. No contamination found outside the buildings
* September 2002: Last containers of americium packaged and transferred to Los Alamos National Lab for final disposal
* 2006: Magill Hall room remodeling leads to discovery of more contamination and prompts further cleanup.
* 2007: Isolatated contamination found on second-floor hallway walls and cleanup done to decontaminate the surfaces
SOURCE: Southeast Missouri State University


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Job satisfaction in the Republic of Macedonia: The role of gender and education
AbstractRecently there has been an increase on interest in the analysis of job satisfaction variables. Job satisfaction is correlated with certain types of employee behavior such as productivity, quits and absenteeism. In this paper four different measures of job satisfaction are related to two personal characteristics. The data used are from a survey conducted with 3.000 employees from different types of companies from the Republic of Macedonia. Four measures of job satisfaction that have been used are considered: satisfaction with amount of pay, satisfaction with possibilities for advancement, satisfaction with relations with supervisors and satisfaction with relations with coworkers. Also the connection of gender and level of education with job satisfaction are considered.
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- Clark, Andrew E. & Oswald, Andrew J., 1996.
"Satisfaction and comparison income,"
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Elsevier, vol. 61(3), pages 359-381, September.
- Clark, Andrew E. & Oswald, Andrew J., 1994. "Satisfaction and comparison income," CEPREMAP Working Papers (Couverture Orange) 9408, CEPREMAP.
- Andrew E. Clark and Andrew J. Oswald, . "Satisfaction and Comparison Income," Economics Discussion Papers 419, University of Essex, Department of Economics.
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- Publisher: Activision
- Release Date: Sep 7, 2010
- Also On: PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
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Jan 19, 2011GRAPHICS- The different looks for each Spider-Man were enjoyable (especially Noir). Overall crisp and clean graphics. 8/10 ADVENTURE- The different play styles keep everything feeling fresh and fun (especially Noir). Minus a few hickups the flow of the action was good, if slightly repetitive, and the story was pure comic book awesome. 9/10 MECHANICS- Surprisingly good for the most part. There were a few minor problems with motion controls and the camera was a bit crazy at times. The detriment of some sloppy controls was nearly balanced by the nerd joy of waving your hand to shoot webbing. 7/10 EXTRAS- It was ambitious to have, essentially, four games in one and worked very well but the game felt too short. The voice acting was top notch, though a bit repetitive (I'm looking at you Ultimate Spider-Man). 8/10 For normal, well adjusted, members of society this game is worth renting just to experience the different styles (especially Noir) and it is a comic geek must own title. This game was very nearly a masterpiece of comic book hero greatness but needed less repetition and a bit more polish. 8/10.… Expand
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Portfolio allocation and asset demand with mean-variance preferences
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Volume (Year): 70 (2011)
Issue (Month): 2 (February)
Pages: 179-193
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Related researchKeywords: Mean; Variance; Elasticity of risk aversion; D81;
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- Meyer, Jack & Ormiston, Michael B, 1994. "The Effect on Optimal Portfolios of Changing the Return to a Risky Asset: The Case of Dependent Risky Returns," International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association, vol. 35(3), pages 603-12, August.
- Ormiston, Michael B & Schlee, Edward E, 2001. "Mean-Variance Preferences and Investor Behaviour," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 111(474), pages 849-61, October.
- Meyer, Jack & Rasche, Robert H, 1992. "Sufficient Conditions for Expected Utility to Imply Mean-Standard Deviation Rankings: Empirical Evidence Concerning the Location and Scale Condition," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 102(410), pages 91-106, January.
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"Parametric Characterizations of Risk Aversion and Prudence,"
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- Nielsen, Lars Tyge, 1990. "Existence of equilibrium in CAPM," Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier, vol. 52(1), pages 223-231, October.
- Lajeri-Chaherli, Fatma, 2003. "Partial derivatives, comparative risk behavior and concavity of utility functions," Mathematical Social Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 46(1), pages 81-99, August.
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Bath Towels For All Guests
Bed Linen For All Guests
Complimentary Airport Or Marina Round Trip Transfers
Complimentary Electric Buggy
Complimentary Bus Shuttle Stop Near Front Door
We Ask That You Bring Your Own Beach Towels However There Are 4 Beach Towels At The House For Those Guests Who Have Forgotten Theirs
About the complimentary airport transfers
Family holidays are all about keeping kids active minds and bodies busy, plenty of pampering for mum and some fun fishing or the ultimate golf adventure for dad. Explore by kayak the clear turquoise waters or hire a dinghy for a private island picnic on nearby uninhibitated islands or perhaps discover snorkelling spots abundant with tropical fish. Take a tour to nearby Whithaven Beach to swim, snorkel or laze with the pure silica sand between your toes. When travelling with small children we recommend Whitsunday Cruises who supply shade tents, buckets, spades, and other beach toys as well as a cold beer and glass of wine for mum and dad. Offering an enticing blend of activities such as golf, art gallery, beach, water sports, rifle range, kegel bowling, numerous tours, dining and more, this island offers endless options for all ages.
If you are looking for diversity then Hamilton Island is just perfect for you!
While five star, top notch nearby cuisine make for the absolute best in high end living, there are plenty of more casual dining opportunities available. The house is self catering and you can purchase food from the on-island supermarket or order your groceries online from Whitprov and Coles Just ask us and we will give you clear instructions on how to do so.
Beyond the boundless recreational opportunities it provides, Hamilton Island's location in the sundrenched Whitsundays ensures a picture perfect holiday.
The fine print
- DirectPay - Rent-A-Home takes reservations on this property but the property manager processes payments directly with you.
- Minimum Stay 5 Nights
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Standard Features
- Activities/Themes
- 4WD tours
- Accessible
- Art & craft
- Beach Getaway
- Body treatments
- Bushwalking
- Canoeing & kayaking
- Cruising
- EcoTourism
- Executive rental
- Fishing Nearby
- Food / Restaurants
- Golf
- Honeymoon
- Indigenous experiences
- Luxury
- Massage
- Romantic
- Scuba diving
- Shopping
- Sports Training
- Swimming Activities
- Tennis
- Theme Park Nearby
- Wake boarding / water skiing
- Walking or Hiking
- Water Sports
- Windsurfing/Kitesailing
- Domestic
- AirCon
- Bath
- Bath Towels provided
- Bedding & Sheets provided
- Children's Cot
- Children's High Chair
- Clothes Dryer
- Cooking Facilities
- Dishwasher
- Fans (Ceiling / Standing)
- Gas Stove
- Hair Dryer
- Iron & Ironing board
- Kitchen
- Laundry facilities
- Level access
- Microwave
- Reverse Cycle Heating
- Stairs
- Tea/Coffee making facilities
- Washing Machine
- Entertainment
- BBQ - Gas
- Boat hire
- Boat ramp nearby
- Books/magazines supplied
- Cable TV/Satellite TV
- CD Player
- Day Spa
- DVD Player
- Games room
- Hairdresser
- Kids Club
- Massage
- Restaurant
- Stereo/Music system
- Tennis courts
- Videos/DVDs Supplied
- General
- Child friendly
- Luxury
- Balcony
- Courtyard
- Ensuite
- Gym
- Outdoor pool
- Parking
- Spa
- Swimming Pool
- Tennis Court
- Views
- Other
- Babysitting
- Off Street Parking
- Tour desk
- Transport
- Bus
- Ferry
Bedroom configurations
- Bedroom 1 – 1x King
- Bedroom 2 – 1x Queen
- Bedroom 3 – 1x Queen
- Bedroom 4 – 1x Double Sofa
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Min 5 nights stay
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- Step 2) Then you can Make a Booking or reservation form by clicking 'Make Reservation' from your Quote. Alternatively a Reservation form (PDF or Word Doc) can be downloaded from our Visitor Terms & Conditions page or your Quote.
- Step 3) Once we receive your "RZ" reservation request, a consultant will process all details and send a "BK" Booking Confirmation, payment receipt with arrival and key collection information.
From a Tariff or Hot Deal
- Step 1) Search using your desired location and dates. The Tariff Price will be shown in the results.
- Step 2) Then you can Make a Booking or reservation form by clicking 'Make Reservation' from the search results or property page. Alternatively a Reservation form (PDF or Word Doc) can be downloaded from our Visitor Terms & Conditions page or your Quote.
- Step 3) Once we receive your "RZ" reservation request, a consultant will process all details and send a "BK" Booking Confirmation, payment receipt with arrival and key collection information. Payment can be made with credit card or by direct deposit.
Are pets permitted?
Some properties allow Pets and will display Pets Permitted. Visitors will need to advise the type and size of pet and whether the pet is indoor or an outdoor pet.
Properties that do not show Pets Permitted will not accept pets.
A Pet Bond might be required to clean. deodourise and disinfect the property prior to the next visitor arrival to ensure the property is allergy free.
Availability calendar not up to date?
rentahome does encourage our property managers to update their availability calendars as often as possible.
Unfortunately it isn't always as frequent as we'd like, each calendar has a date of which the calendar was last updated so you who how up to date the listing is.
This is why rentahome has the quote process, it confirms the current availability of your selected property/s and the best rate available for your stay.
Are visitors able to inspect properties?
rentahome welcomes inspections however they may not be always feasible and are generally only available for longer stays of three months or longer.
The property must first be quoted as available with a price for your requested dates.
To request an inspection simply login to your Quote at the below link using your quote number and surname: http://www.rent-a-home.com.au/home/my/quotedetails.aspx
Scroll down to your preferred property and under the photo there will be a button 'Request Inspection', click on 'Request Inspection' and fill in your details. Your details will be sent to the property manager who will make contact within 48hours to arrange an appointment.
If there is no 'Request Inspection' button, this means the property manager does not provide inspections.
Please note that properties are not held and may be booked by other visitors.
Will I have to pay a security deposit?
A Bond/Security Deposit may be required by the Property Manager the amount will vary depending on the property manager. If so, this payment will take place outside of the Rentahome EasyPay System and you may be asked to direct transfer funds into the Property Manager's bank account or a credit card imprint may be requested. Rentahome does not become involved in the payment or return of bonds or security deposits. Return of these amounts is based on the Property Manager's terms and conditions and their inspection of the property after your stay.
The Security Deposit (Bond) is required to cover any damage or incidential costs incurred during your stay at the property. If there is no Damage or Additional Costs then the Security Deposit will be refunded. If the amount of the Damage or Additional Costs are greater than the Security Deposit, then the Guest will be required to pay the difference.
On Arrival, please report any damage or requirement maintenance immediately to the property manager, as you will be liable for any Damage on your departure.
A Bond applies for properties under a Lease agreement. The Bond is typically lodged with a government Bond Authority and returned at the the end of the stay following an Exit Inspection and review of the Condition Report.
Payment Options
Easy Pay
Rent-A-Home processes rental payment with guests directly. We accept: Visa, MasterCard, Amex, Bank Transfer.
Visa, MasterCard and American Express cards accepted.
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Record-breaking FBO Consolidation Continues
The completion on Monday of Encore FBO's $436 million purchase of the Landmark Aviation FBO and charter business from Dubai Aerospace Enterprise caps a series of acquisitions that have seen FBO chains grow to new heights. Encore is rebranding its eight FBOs and its now 41-facility chain as Landmark Aviation, which also includes aircraft sales, charter, parts and maintenance businesses, as well as Encore's military fuel-supply operation. The Landmark acquisition was made by Encore FBO and its financial backers, GTCR Golder Rauner and Platform Partners. Also this week, Atlantic Aviation plans to close the purchase of three FBOs from SevenBar Enterprises in Albuquerque and Farmington, N.M., and Sun Valley, Idaho, bringing the Atlantic network to 68 FBOs. And on February 22, Hawker Beechcraft agreed to sell seven U.S. FBOs to BBA Aviation, parent of Signature Flight Support, for $128.5 million. This deal should close in May and will bring BBA's FBO holdings to 115 facilities by AIN's count.
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Dougherty County workers won't be allowed to bring their guns to work... But there are still questions about how the city and county will deal with a new state gun law.
County Commissioners have not decided whether they will allow the public to bring guns inside the government center. If they don't, they will have to provide extra security, an additional cost to tax payers.
The state's new gun law allows licensed owners to carry guns inside government buildings that aren't protected by armed security.
For some people that's a scary thought.
"So much is going on in the world today where you have people coming in with guns students, adolescents, mental patients, whatever the case may be, just coming up, just shooting, drastic things are happening that we definitely need to think about," says Albany resident Teri Franklin.
If County commissioners decide to keep guns out of the government center, they have just two weeks to come up with a new security plan.
Some people think extra security is necessary, even if it will cost tax payers more money.
"Well at the end of the day you choose what you want to pay for, do you want to pay for security or do you want to pay for the aftermath of something gone wrong because of the lack of security," says Albany resident Sunja Harris.
Security could include metal detectors and guards, similar to what's inside the Judicial center across the street.
On Monday, county officials decided not to allow workers to carry guns to work or inside county vehicles.
"The commission felt like in the interest of public safety not only to the public but to each individual county employee that is was wise to pass a resolution simply stating that employees cannot bring weapons into the work place," says County Attorney Spencer Lee.
Which some taxpayers agree was a good decision.
"Whether licensed or not, it still could bring a negative vibe," says Harris.
City commissioners haven't made a decision yet on whether to allow city workers to bring guns to work.
Last week their vote tied after commissioner BJ Fletcher was absent.
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You could spend the entire time you are there looking at the stickers that have been put up over the course of 10 decades.
This is a little bar/restaurant that has terrific food.....the steak sandwich is the best I ever had......very good value for the money and walking distance from Ostoff Resort.
Walleye was some of the finest I have ever had! Stop-inn Tavern has a great atmosphere. Great beer selection too.
cheap,friendly staff,great drinks.close to the resorts and nice big crowd.Chelsea was awesome.....plastic cups so you can't get hurt or have dirty glasses(bonus)
The classic Siebkens sandwiches haven't changed since I was a kid, and the chocolate cake is as good as I've ever tasted. This is the place to visit in Elkhart Lake, with the charm and tradition of generations of racers and resorters. And the Jager is always ice cold!
Stopped in on spur of moment. A great experience. Lucas was outstanding. Timely, and efficient. Food was great, and outstanding value. Would return here next time we hit town.
menu looked great but we did not notice that this place had a bar- it was very loud and one man was quite obnoxious - we did not stay to eat- just had a drink.
Our food was very good and Lucas, our server, was attentive and helpful. Great place to go eat.
You can find much better restaurants if you keep walking... The service was very slow, food was cold, they were also out of a lot of items. I would not recommend.
Ate here because we were staying at Siebkens, and didn't feel like going too far to eat. It was really hot when we went, and it doesn't seem like they have air conditioning. Ate on the screened porch, and the breeze does come through there, and I'm cold natured, so I enjoyed it, but my husband, who doesn't like the...
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A massive technology company launched a new
tablet computer this week to rave reviews, and if you're thinking
it's Apple you'd only be half right.
The iPad enterprise did in fact launch a whole host of new gadgets this week, including the captivating iPad Mini, which to many reviewers felt a lot more comfortable to hold and use than its larger sibling.
But Apple's old nemesis Microsoft was also wooing the masses with the launch of Windows 8 and the Surface RT, the first computer that the PC software giant has ever manufactured and put its name to.
That in itself is a sign of how importantly Microsoft views its new effort, which according to analysts and company insiders, is crucial for Microsoft's chances of gaining a foothold in a sector that's rapidly eroding the ubiquity of the trusty old PC.
So how did Microsoft do in its first effort at making its own computer? The opinions are far from uniform, but there are certainly enough rave reviews out there to suggest that Microsoft may at last have the makings of a device that can challenge Apple and Google for a piece of the touch-screen tablet pie.
ZDNet's Ed Bott called the hardware "drop-dead gorgeous," saying the build quality was "exceptional" and summing up its appeal in one simple sentence: "It's more than an iPad, and less than a PC."
Among its key advantages over Apple's genre-defining iPad is its ability to connect up to external devices like hard-drives, printers, and flash memory cards and its support for Adobe Flash. The Surface also appeals to users with its beautifully integrated cover and keyboard, which make typing a lot easier than tapping letters on the screen. Just as important for many business users, it also includes a version of Microsoft Office, though some may be disappointed that Microsoft Outlook, the email software, is not part of that package.
The big drawback, ironically for a company that built its fortune on software, are the Surface's programmes. Though Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer boasted of 10,000 apps already released for the Surface, rival tablets from Apple and those running on Google's Android operating system boast hundreds of thousands of apps.
"Sleek tablet but clumsy software," was the conclusion of the New York Times' David Pogue. He called the Surface a "spectacularly designed" device that aims much higher than a "mere iPad rip-off," but said he was let down by such things as the absence of speech recognition, automatic backup to the cloud and other standard tablet functions.
"Surface is a different vision of computing than we've seen from Apple," added Gartner analyst Michael Gartenberg. "Surface is a new category of device. It's Microsoft's vision of computing evolved."
The jury is still out on whether Microsoft has done enough to gatecrash Apple's party. Pre-orders for the Surface did sell out on Microsot's online store and it can certainly compete on price and specifications. But it still has a huge lag to Apple in apps and branding.
There are signs however that some of the shine is beginning to come off Apple.
While critics loved the iPad mini, many said that it failed to justify the hefty premium compared to other 7-inch tablets. They were also critical of Apple's decision to introduce a fourth generation iPad a mere six months after the introduction of the third generation device. Finally, there is concern that the Mini will cannibalize sales of the larger iPad models.
The most important thing for Microsoft to remember, however, is that dominance in the tech wars is always temporary. Apple may now rule the tablet wars, but if Microsoft manages to attract developers and outfit the Surface with a strong app ecosystem it may yet challenge Apple's dominance.
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The heat of the moment is never a great time to rush to any judgement.
But I can't for the life of me imagine that tomorrow, later in the week or next month any of us will think anything other than Alan Pardew shamed himself, his club and the supporters.
He could go for this. He really could.
I don't think he will. I find it difficult, however, to mount any sort of defence for his actions.
Even Rumpole of the Bailey would think twice about taking on his case.
If Mike Ashley sacks his manager, and he's sacked managers for far less than this, then Pardew would have little complaint.
Last night, FA Chairman Greg Dyke said: "Clearly it looks serious and we will investigate."
Pardew is going to get done. Big time.
A massive fine and long stay in the stands are the very least he will get.
The manager doesn't have many friends right now.
His contemporaries will look at what he did yesterday at the KC Stadium and will rightly condemn him.
Nobody is going to come out and say "Ah, Pards, that's not like him."
Because it is like him.
OK, nothing he has done before has been as bad as this, but his crime sheet is pretty long, despite what he said yesterday.
His only hope is that the actual contact wasn't much. But that's hardly the point. It's a flimsy defence.
The thing is, Pardew actually moved towards David Meyler. There was an opportunity for him to stay out if it.
His team were 3-1 up. Everything was going well.
What did he have to be angry about?
Social media is not scripture, but it also gives an indication of what people are thinking.
And just about everyone last night believed Newcastle United would soon be looking for a new manager.
They could do it, you know.
Put John Carver in for the last few games when to be honest it wouldn't do any harm.
And then make an appointment over the summer.
Does that sound like an unlikely scenario? Not to me it doesn't.
Pardew has spent the past few months defending Ashley.
We shall now see whether these words of support counted for anything.
Also read:
Newcastle United fine Pardew £100k for David Meyler incident
How the world of football reacted to the incident
In pictures: Pardew sent to stands after clash with David Meyler
Alan Pardew regrets clash with David Meyler during win over Hull City
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Beer Nut
Greg Back, George de Piro, Ben Harris, Chad Polenz
Smoked Beers and a Saratoga update
I'm a little slow, so I only recently noticed Steve Barnes' post about smoked beer. Some of the comments made it obvious that a post about these interesting beers would be useful to many. Smoked beers are made using smoked malt. Malt is the second most abundant ingredient in beer, behind water. It is a […] [Read More]
One small step for man…
…one giant step for the Capital Region beer scene! A few hours ago the Saratoga Planning Board unanimously approved our brewpub project's site plan! Lift a beer to that! Hopefully we will receive approval of the Design Review Committee next Wednesday. That would enable us to perhaps get shovels in the ground before Christmas. Then […] [Read More]
Flavors in beer: Butteriness
I was hoping to have some happy news to report about my brewpub project in Saratoga but, alas, there is another small delay. The whole story is here in the Saratogian, and it's pretty accurate. To summarize: the planning board really likes the way we have amended the project to assuage the concerns of the […] [Read More]
How to Taste Beer
First, I'll mention that my son Rowan was born at home Monday, Oct. 3, which is why this page has been quiet for a bit (because my house hasn't been). Mother and baby are doing well. I highly recommend a home birth for anybody who has no complications during pregnancy. The familiar, relaxed atmosphere makes […] [Read More]
Baby Steps
We've hit a milestone in the process of opening the brewpub in Saratoga: the city's Zoning Board voted unanimously to grant us a variance necessary to build the place! This is the first of many permits we will need to turn this dream into reality. I'm going to have to don my suit quite a […] [Read More]
Yeast discovery
Here's a quick post to share some news about our favorite single-celled organism: brewer's yeast. This article from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (which is also summarized by BBC) describes a newly discovered yeast species that may be the "missing link" between modern ale and lager yeast. It is widely believed that […] [Read More]
Of snobs and experts II: Objectivity
Steve Barnes recently linked to my last post, which explains why I had more than my usual reader this week. Like a vulture, I've found some meat to pick on in the comments left on Steve's blog. Many are interesting, but there is one I'd like to discuss further. With regard to being able to objectively […] [Read More]
Of snobs and experts
At what point does a beer geek – or any connoisseur – cross the line and become a snob? Perhaps a little quiz would be enlightening: Is the protagonist in each scenario a geek or snob? 1. A man walks into a bar and orders a beer he has had many times. Upon his first […] [Read More]