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Excel 2002 enables you to open and save files in the Extensible Markup Language (XML) format. This article provides an overview of XML and XML stylesheets and how they can be used with Excel. The following topics are discussed:
What is XML?
What is an XML stylesheet?
How does Excel translate XML files?The XML Spreadsheet (XMLSS) format
Integrating XML in your Excel solutions
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What is XML?XML is a text format for structured data. Because XML is easy to create and interpret, it is used in a wide variety of applications. Proper, or well-formed, XML follows a set of guidelines that dictates the data structure yet gives the XML developer great flexibility to create an unlimited number of customized tags that best describe the data and relationships that might exist within the data.
Like HTML, XML is a markup language in which text is organized with a combination of tags (words enclosed in angle brackets < and >) and attributes (of the form name = "value"). But whereas HTML specifies what each tag and attribute means and how it should be rendered for display, XML uses the tags only to delineate elements of data. Because you can use any tag names with XML, it is at the sole discretion of an application to interpret the data and its meaning. Although XML developers are free to create whatever tags or hierarchy best fit their data, there is a set of specifications that should be followed to ensure that the XML is considered well-formed. Well-formed XML has the following characteristics:
Figure 1 - Well-Formed XML Sample (Dictionary.xml)
The XML in Figure 1 describes entries in a dictionary. The root element is <Dictionary>, and the root contains one child element named <Entries>. <Entries> contains three children, each of which describes the data for an individual entry in the dictionary. For each entry, there are two child elements: <Word> and <Definition>. The value of each <Word> element is the word itself; <Word> elements also have a Type attribute that indicates whether the word is an adjective (1) or a noun (2). <Definition> elements have a text value and no attributes.
What is an XML stylesheet?XML tags describe the data in a text file, but XML alone does not specify how the data should be presented to the user. Formatting rules for XML data are often contained in XML stylesheets. XML stylesheets are well-formed XML documents that use Extensible Style Language (XSL) to transform XML data for presentation. You can have many stylesheets for the same XML data. While your actual XML data structure might remain the same, stylesheets give you flexibility to present the data in many different ways.
Figure 2: XML Stylesheet (Dictionary.xsl)
Dictionary.xsl, shown in Figure 2, is a stylesheet that can be used to transform the sample Dictionary.xml. The transformation results in an HTML presentation of the data that can be viewed in a Web browser. The XSL sorts the dictionary entries alphabetically in a bulleted list and formats each component of the dictionary entry. The transformed XML that is rendered in the browser resembles the following:
How does Excel translate XML files?Excel can open any XML file that is well-formed. XML files can be opened directly from the Open command on the File menu. XML files can also be opened programmatically using either the Open or OpenXML methods of the Workbooks collection. Regardless of whether you open the XML through code or through the user interface (UI), the file is marked as Read-only so that you cannot accidentally replace your original source file with one in the XML Spreadsheet (XMLSS) format.
XML flattening
In Excel, when you import XML that is not in the XML Spreadsheet (XMLSS) format, Excel uses a special flattening algorithm to load the data into rows and columns. Excel worksheets are two-dimensional entities comprised of rows and columns; because XML can have more than two dimensions, flattening is needed to interpret the XML so that it can be loaded into cells on a worksheet.
Consider the following two sets of XML, which essentially represent the same data in different ways:
Figure 3: Customer XML with Child Elements
Figure 4: Customer XML with Attributes
If you load the XML in Figure 3 into Excel, the data is imported into cells as shown below:
Excel treats attributes exactly like child elements. To eliminate name collision with existing elements, Excel prepends the at sign (@) to the front of the attribute names for consistency with the naming standards for XSL patterns. Therefore, the XML in Figure 4 is loaded into cells in the same way, with the exception that cells A2, B2, and C2 contain "/@CustomerID", "/@FirstName", and "/@LastName", respectively.
The Customer XML in Figures 3 and 4 follows a two-dimensional structure, which is easy to see. But consider the following Customer XML, which cannot be easily interpreted as two-dimensional because of the addition of the <Order> level:
Figure 5: Customer XML with Two Levels Beneath the Root Element
In the XML in Figure 5, there is one customer with two orders and another customer with one order. Excel must import the XML in such a way that the relationship between Orders and Customers is maintained. Excel imports the XML into three rows as shown below:
Two additional columns are present: a #id column that associates the row with the <Customer> node, and a #agg column that represents what can be considered a "FillDown". With #agg, the value of the first node in the level above it is listed once and then omitted for remaining rows.
Also note that the column for <Amt> precedes the column for <ProdID> even though it appears after <ProdID> in the actual XML. The flattener loads the elements in alphabetical order from left to right, not in the natural order in which they appear in the original XML document.
Using stylesheets can provide significant advantages for opening XML files in Excel. By using a stylesheet, you can better control how data is placed in cells and even provide some formatting for the cells. When you open an XML file in Excel and that XML file contains one or more xml-stylesheet processing instructions, Excel prompts you to select the stylesheets you want to use for transformation.
Once again consider the Customer XML in Figure 5. If you add a processing instruction to the Customer XML (<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="Customer.xsl" ?>), you can control which columns in the worksheet the data appears in, and apply custom formatting. The following is a stylesheet sample that can be used as a transform for the Customer XML sample.
Figure 6 - Customer XML Stylesheet (Customer.xsl)
The stylesheet transforms the XML into valid HTML (which Excel can translate into its native format). When you open the Customer XML with this stylesheet applied, Excel displays the data as a four-column table with headers (Customer ID, Name, Product ID, and Amount). Cell formatting such as font attributes, cell background colors, and borders are also present in the table.
Try it out: Copy and paste the XML in Figure 5 into any text editor and save it as Customer.xml. Then copy the XML stylesheet in Figure 6 and save it as Customer.xsl in the same folder as Customer.xml. Start Excel 2002, and open the file with and without the stylesheet applied to see the differences that the stylesheet makes.
Troubleshooting errors opening your XML files
If you attempt to open an XML file that is not well-formed, you will receive an alert or a "Script Parse Error". When an alert appears, it provides a description of why the XML could not be opened. The alert description may also provide details on the node that caused the translation to fail. In some cases in which there is a parse error, you may receive a dialog box that lists errors instead of an alert message; script parse errors are logged to a file named XMLErr.log in your Temp folder. To quickly examine the contents of XMLErr.log, follow these steps:
The XML Spreadsheet (XMLSS) formatExcel can save workbooks in XML. When you save a workbook as XML, Excel saves the workbook in the XML Spreadsheet (XMLSS) format. XMLSS describes the contents of the workbook by persisting cell data and formulas, cell formats, worksheet settings, and workbook settings. However, some Excel features cannot be persisted in XML. These include:
Integrating XML in your Excel solutionsUsing XML data presents the developer with many opportunites for Excel 2002 solutions.
For example, you can create multisheet workbooks in XMLSS at runtime without automating Excel (which requires loading the Excel executable file). Because Excel is an out-of-process Automation server, calls to the Excel object model can be costly in terms of performance. You can create XMLSS completely in-process using only the Microsoft XML Parser (MSXML) and XML stylesheets. Or, you can use the Office XP Spreadsheet component (in-process) to build a spreadsheet and retrieve the XMLSS for the spreadsheet. In either case, the resulting XMLSS can be opened directly in Excel as a native format. By streaming the XMLSS to client browsers using Excel's Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) content type, Web applications such as those that use Active Server Pages (ASP) can create complex workbooks without the overhead of running Excel on the server. For sample code that demonstrates possible uses of XMLSS generation, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
(https://support.microsoft.com/kb/288130/ )How to use ASP to build spreadsheet XML for client-side display
285891Another potential use of XML in an Excel solution is to extract data from a range of cells in a format that can be easily shared with other applications. XMLSS can be extracted from cells on a worksheet by calling the Value property of the Range object with the xlRangeValueXMLSpreadsheet parameter. You can use a stylesheet to transform the XMLSS to any XML that can be used by another application. One possible use of this is to transform the XMLSS to custom XML that can be posted and processed by a Web application. For an example of this technique, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
(https://support.microsoft.com/kb/285891/ )How to use Visual Basic or ASP to create an XML spreadsheet for Excel 2002 and Excel 2003
(https://support.microsoft.com/kb/278976/ )How to use XSL to transform Excel XML spreadsheet for server-side use
For more information, see the following Web sites:
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
XSLT Developer's Guide
XML Developer Center
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The following items have been recovered from the Oak Island Money Pit. Decide for yourself whether you believe the Money Pit is a natural phenomenon, given the recovery of these objects:
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Pieces of chain, fragments of metal encrusted with cement and hand forged wire.
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The stone measures approximately 10 inces wide and appears to have ben fashioned by human hand in places.
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This piece of parchment was recovered from the Oak Island Money Pit during excavations. At 46 metres, the drill struck soft stone and below that, a layer of oak. Proceeding this, the drill bit sunk through what could only be described as spices of loose metal and when it came to the surface, the above fragment was recovered from the tip of the drill. Many people believe it shows the letters "vi" or "ri" in a flowing, handwritten script, however, the orientation of the fragment must be considered, as it may mean something very different another way up.
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HOPKINS COUNTY, KY (2/24/12) - If you don't want to read a heartwarming story, do not read this story! A Western Kentucky Girl Scout Troop has won national recognition for a good deed. It is a good deed that is simple in theory, but big in the lives of the people touched.
These Girl Scouts were looking for a way to make a difference in the lives of others. If you are a young girl who can you serve the best? This small group decided to give 500 personalized greeting cards to people in nursing homes. The girls sat down and wrote a personal greeting in each card. Things like "I hope you are having a wonderful day". The group then visited three nursing homes and delivered the cards. They sat down and visited with each nursing home resident.
"The response from the residents was overwhelmingly positive" explained Connie McReynolds. "Days later some residents still had their card up on the wall." The girls were touched by the experience. "But, it was really a hard job delivering all 500 cards."
McReynolds read about a program being put on by USA Today magazine. The magazine was looking for entries from groups that had done charitable deeds. The winning group would get $10,000 to give to the charity of their choice. "I decided to give it a try" McReynolds said. "I knew it would be a long shot."
However in January, McReynolds received a call and informed her that the proposal had "moved up". "They said our proposal was one of many nationwide. But, we had moved up and were still in the competition."
Last Monday, McReynolds said she was in Wal-Mart when she got a call from "703" area code. "I didn't know anyone from that area code and almost didn't answer my phone. The caller told me that we had WON the competition. I screamed out right there in Wal-Mart and people were asking me if I was OK. 'This is a happy scream' I told them."
"USA Today will pay for two people to travel to Washington D.C.; but, I want all the girls that were involved to go." McReynolds said. "We will find a way for all to go. We will find a way for all eleven to travel to Washington D.C. on April 18th and 19th. I am not going to let little things like airfare and $300 per night hotel rooms keep all our girls from going" McReynolds said.
Connie McReynolds is the scout leader and she is also the Housing Manager for the Housing Authority in Madisonville, Kentucky.
All the girls involved (except two) live in the public housing that McReynolds manages. One of the other scout leaders put it in perspective "These girls may not have a lot of material things; but, they have a leader that gives them purpose and hope."
McReynolds asked the girls what they wanted to do while in Washington. They answered "We want to see 'Bo' and Malia Ann and Sasha." That may be more than even McReynolds can pull off. "It will be a great trip." McReynolds said. "We have not decided which charity will get the $10,000. We are still working on that."
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Chest spawns in Hellfire Ramparts, Karazhan: Chess Event and The Mechanar will not be lootable by anyone absent for a significant amount of the boss fights near the chests. On the upside, Heroic Ramparts and Heroic Mechanar chests will contain a Badge of Justice for every member in the party and the Karazhan cache will contain two! I can tell what two Heroic dungeons are about to get very popular.
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Getting Pregnant – The Enemy Within: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Like many young couples, Kristin Chapman and her husband, Mark, waited until they'd been married a few years before trying to have a baby.
"We thought it would be no big deal," says Kristin, 33, who lives in Atlanta.
After a year of dashed hopes and frustration, they sought help at a regional fertility clinic. That was where they learned that Kristin, who was 25 at the time, suffered from Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS).
PCOS is the most common hormonal disorder in women during childbearing years, and one that is now being taken seriously because of its connection not only to infertility, but also to serious health problems later in life.
PCOS basics
Women with PCOS produce too many male hormones, or androgens, which stop the ovulation process before it can be completed. Partially developed eggs die inside the ovaries and develop into cysts, which serve as barriers to regular ovulation and menstrual cycles.
One of the earliest signs of PCOS can be irregular and/or infrequent periods, which some young women view as more of a blessing than a curse. Because of the overload of male hormones, some PCOS sufferers have more obvious symptoms like excessive hair growth on the face and chest, weight gain, high blood pressure, and acne. In many cases, like Kristin's, where there are no visible signs of the condition, the diagnosis is made when women seek help for infertility.
Close to one-fifth of American women suffer from PCOS, though no two will show the exact same symptoms. The wide range of symptoms has made it difficult for doctors to diagnose or define PCOS, let alone treat it.
Doctors have yet to discover what causes this mysterious condition, but they suspect it is related to insulin and genetics, according to Kristin's doctor, Mark Perloe, a founding partner of Atlanta's Georgia Reproductive Services. Research shows that high insulin levels can stimulate a woman's ovaries to produce more of the male hormone testosterone and that the ovaries of women with PCOS may be more sensitive to insulin.
PCOS and infertility
Some doctors believe that PCOS is the most common cause of female infertility, and Dr. Perloe, who estimates he sees about 10 new PCOS patients a week in his clinic, agrees that it's a serious problem. While there is no cure for PCOS, he has found that treatment for it can increase chances of pregnancy.
"By pinpointing where the genetic abnormalities that result in PCOS may be and targeting treatments at those specific abnormalities," says Dr. Perloe, "we will make fertility treatment and the outcomes a lot better."
For Kristin, that meant trying a diabetes drug, metformin, which doctors think helps regulate ovulation in PCOS patients by controlling their insulin levels. Since she had already tried the ovulation-stimulating hormone injections and had known the heartbreak of two failed in vitro fertilization attempts, Kristin didn't get her hopes up when she began taking metformin.
"I really didn't think it was going to work," says Kristin, who became pregnant when her natural ovulation cycle took place after only one month on the diabetes treatment.
Kristin gave birth to baby Grace after 39 weeks. Her parents' dream come true, Grace weighed 8 pounds, 11 ounces. "That's a positive thing for women with PCOS," says Kristin, who enjoyed a healthy pregnancy. "You can have a normal pregnancy and a normal delivery."
PCOS and pregnancy dangers
But Jennifer in Michigan, who was 26 when she found out she had PCOS, didn't fare as well during her high-risk pregnancy. Like many others who have the syndrome, Jennifer began showing signs of PCOS as soon as she stopped taking birth-control pills, which had regulated her periods and simulated an ovulation pattern that didn't happen naturally in her body.
When she was nine weeks pregnant, Jennifer started bleeding and was put on bed rest. After that, she was allowed only restricted activity for five weeks. Since she also had dangerously high blood pressure, she was not allowed to go back to work as a registered nurse, and ended up in the hospital at 29 weeks pregnant. "My blood pressure was so high they later told me it was a miracle I did not have a stroke," Jennifer says.
In addition, Jennifer suffered from severe gestational diabetes, which is also common for PCOS patients, and had to take insulin five times a day. She feared miscarriage, which some studies purport happens in as many as 45 percent of PCOS pregnancies. When her son was born four and a half weeks early, she felt relieved and exhausted. Though her little boy is healthy, Jennifer has been warned against any future pregnancies.
PCOS and long-term health
Both Jennifer and Kristin are currently taking diabetes drugs regularly to control the symptoms and the impact of PCOS. They hope that the treatment will help them avoid serious and potentially life-threatening complications.
Studies have shown that women with PCOS are much more likely to have or develop adult-onset diabetes because many of them have trouble using their body's insulin efficiently. In addition, since people with high insulin levels are likely to have high blood pressure and low levels of good cholesterol, PCOS patients have a greater chance for developing heart disease, resulting in higher rates of heart attacks and strokes. Because women with PCOS don't ovulate regularly or menstruate, which result in the shedding of the uterine lining, they also run greater risks of endometrial cancer.
For women like Kristin, who might never have been diagnosed if she weren't having trouble getting pregnant, the good news is that treatment for PCOS helped her to minimize her risks of future complications.
"By looking at this in a new light, we not only will help these people conceive, we may help them live a healthier and longer life," explains Dr. Perloe, a pioneer in treating PCOS patients for long-term as well as short-term benefits.
Continued research into the treatment of PCOS offers more hope to women who struggle to live with infertility, as well as other PCOS-related conditions. "I know I learned patience," says Kristin. "Not everything is going to happen on my timing."
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ZHENGZHOU, China -- A plan to build a new Buddhist academy in central China's Henan Province has been approved by the State Administration for Religious Affairs and the provincial government, said a spokesman for Henan Province Buddhist Association.
Taipei, Taiwan -- The Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation began rebuilding five schools in the ancient Iranian city of Bam in April 2005 for local children whose schools were demolished in a magnitude 6.7 earthquake on Dec. 26, 2003.
LANZHOU, China -- Unexpected drifting sand hit Dunhuang, a tourist resort in Gansu Province known for ancient Buddhist grottos, Friday evening, local meteorological station said.
Mt. Emei, Sichuan (China) -- Two landslides in a popular tourist destination in Sichuan Province over the May Day holiday did not kill or injure anyone. It all took place at Mount Emei, one of China's four Buddhist Mountains and one of the country's most prestigious scenic spots.
BEIJING, China -- A total of 108 eminent monks from the Chinese mainland, Taiwan Province, Hong Kong and Macao, sang in unison during the enshrining ceremony of a statue of Guanyin, or Bodhisattva, in Sanya, Hainan Province yesterday.
Kanazawa, Japan -- His Holiness the Dalai Lama had a day?s rest on 15 April. His Holiness granted audience to a group of Japanese priests, President of Goi Peace Foundation and a group of Korean Buddhists who have come all the way from Korea to attend His Holiness? teachings on Boddhicita. The Korean monks and nuns wept in joy and expressed their happiness to have the blessing of His Holiness. The devout Koreans said that they wished to see His Holiness in Tibet in the near future.
BEIJING, China -- It is not just politics, personal contact, and burgeoning trade ties that could help reunify Taiwan with its motherland - a little divine intervention might play a role too. That is partly why a giant Buddhist statue will be enshrined on April 24, 2005, in Sanya of South China's Hainan Province.
Zhengzhou, China -- An Indian style Buddhist temple will come up in central China's Henan province as part of efforts by two countries to carry forward their Buddhist cultural links. The two governments signed an agreement on construction of the temple during Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao's April 9-12 visit to India. The temple will come up on the western side of the White Horse Temple in Luoyang, Henan province, Xinhua said.
Taipei, Taiwan -- Volunteers of the Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation distributed 310 tons of rice to some 8,000 tsunami-affected families in Hambantota, a resort city in southeastern Sri Lanka, on April 9 and 10, 2005, benefiting over 30,000 people.
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If you are under 18 years of age the following legal terms may be used to describe you: a child, a minor, a youth or a young person. The term young person is probably the best to use.
You have to go to school from the age of 5 until you are 16. The Education Department may grant you an exemption from being enrolled in school in some circumstances. Speak to your guidance officer or school principal if you want more information.
If you are under 16 years of age you cannot work during school hours unless you have an exemption from school. If you then find work you should be employed under an award or industrial agreement where your rights are protected. You must be 18 years of age to work behind a bar.
You must be 18 years of age to drink alcohol on licensed premises. You must also be 18 years of age to smoke or use any tobacco product or purchase alcohol or any tobacco product.
It is a crime for anyone to have sex with you if you are under the age of 17 years. It is a defence if the person believed on reasonable grounds that you were over 17 years of age. Your consent to sex will be a defence if you were 15 or older and the other person was not more than 5 years older than you, or you were 12 or older and the other person was not more than 3 years older than you were.
You are not allowed to drive a motor vehicle or ride a motor bike without a licence. You must be 16 years of age before you can get a learner's licence. As a learner, once you have passed a driving test you may be granted a provisional licence.
There are laws that protect young people from being physically, sexually or emotionally abused, and also from being neglected by family members or other people. If you are being abused, tell someone - contact one of the agencies listed below or tell a teacher or guidance officer at school. Your parents are entitled to lay down the ground rules in their home. If you and your parents are having hassles over the rules, you can try to sort them out through family mediation. If your parents are separated or divorced, you might be caught in the middle. Your wishes in these situations are important and will be taken into account if the matter ever goes to court.
A young person who has attained the "age of discretion" (14 years for a boy, 16 years for a girl) who has left home, cannot be forced to return home against their wishes. Despite this, a young person may be prevented from leaving home by a court order if that child is "at risk" from someone outside the family home. Therefore, there is no absolute right to leave home under 17 years of age. Whether a child should be returned home will depend on the facts of the situation.
If a police officer has reasonable grounds to suspect that you may have committed an offence and intends to interview you or ask you any investigatory questions, this should be done in the presence of your parent or guardian or another responsible adult. An exception to this is if you are 17 years old and the offences the police have reasonable cause to suspect you have committed are in connection with the traffic laws.
If you are charged with an offence, you will usually be summoned to Court. This means being given or sent a notice with the address, date and time of Court.
A police officer may arrest you instead of giving or sending you a summons if he or she believes the offence is serious enough and if the arrest:
For more information see the Factsheet: Arrest and Questioning .
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Sony to sell PS3 chip facilities to Toshiba
Sony has announced it will sell its production facilities for making microprocessors and graphic chips used in its PlayStation 3 game console to Toshiba Corp, in its latest step to focus on core operations, Reuters reports.
Sony will sell its microprocessor output facility in Nagasaki prefecture and "RSX" graphic chip production line in Oita prefecture, both in western Japan, by March 2008 and they will be run as joint ventures.
Sony also said it would work with Intel in developing the next gen chip and that the videogames business was to remain one of Sony's core businesses.


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Highlighting the importance of breastfeeding support, the Cypress Health Region invited area women to participate in a World Breastfeeding Week celebration event at the Swift Current Mall on Saturday.
While there are numerous health benefits for both infant and mother, breastfeeding is often ended by young mothers because of a lack of support.
"Most moms seem to start, and then they end up stopping in the next couple of weeks. And it's just that lack of support. We really need to be more supportive to them when they go home, to have somebody to talk to, to come help them when stuff has changed and going differently and they don't know what to do," explained Julie Fry, Public Health Nurse.
Fry said that new parents are under a large amount of stress when they return home with a newborn, and when complicated by changing feeding patterns and other care challenges, they often abandon breastfeeding. However, with the proper supports, both mothers and infants can continue to achieve the important medical benefits of breastfeeding.
"I think we're finding that a lot of new moms start breastfeeding, but the struggle is the continuance of the breastfeeding. So that's what we're really trying to promote is to continue to exclusively breastfeed until at least six months. We're just finding that a lot of moms for whatever reasons, maybe not having the support that they need and things like that, are quitting breastfeeding early and switching to other forms of feeding," explained RN Alysha Falk, Lactation Consultant for the Cypress Health Region.
The Cypress Health Region is highlighting that research shows that infants who are not exclusively breastfed for their first six months of life are more likely to develop a wide range of chronic and acute diseases and conditions including ear infections, diarrheal diseases, asthma, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, and respiratory illnesses. In addition, mothers who do not breastfeed are at an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer.
"Our goal is to just really promote breast feeding and show everyone in the community the importance of breast feeding," Falk said. She added that Saturday's event was designed to have mothers visit in a group setting and have other moms to relate to in regards to their breastfeeding challenges. A total of 14 moms turned out on Saturday, and with two sets of twins there were 16 babies participating.
In drawing attention to the issue of breastfeeding, hosting the challenge event in a mall setting was an ideal opportunity.
"We want to normalize it. This is a normal way of feeding a baby - it's natural, it's proper, it shouldn't be a hidden secret thing. This is the proper thing," Fry noted.


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Matt Hickman (Salisbury) scored a hat trick, including two goals in the fourth quarter, to earn Player of the Game honors as the Baltimore Bombers rallied in the second half to defeat the Kentucky Stickhorses, 12-10, on Sunday at Du Burns Arena. Dan Marohl (UMBC, St. Mary's) added two goals and two assists, and Andrew Wasik chipped in two goals and an assist for the Bombers (4-3), who also got a goal from Michael Simon (Stevenson). Hickman took a game-high 17 of the Bombers' 55 shots; Kentuck finished with 56 shots. The Stickhorses (3-5) led 6-5 at the half and 7-6 after three quarters. Ginny Capicchioni made 22 saves in the Bombers net before being replaced at halftime by Adam Miller, who recorded 24 saves; both faced 28 shots.


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Divinity: Original Sin Collector's Edition is really cool, but really limited
Only 3,000 English-language Divinity: Original Sin Collector's Editions have been made. Of that, only 1,500 are still available (the other half has already been claimed by Kickstarter backers). So if you intend on purchasing this extremely limited-supply Collector's Edition, which includes multiple copies of the game, copies of other Divinity games, a cloth map, and tons of other goodies, all of which are listed below.
- Two copies of Divinity: Original Sin for co-op adventuring
- Digital copies of Divine Divinity and Beyond Divinity
- Recipe cards to help you craft in-game
- A cloth map of Rivellon
- A two-sided A2 poster
- A Soundtrack CD
- An Original Sin-themed playing card deck
- Premium-quality RPG dice set with pouch
- A Sticker pack
In addition to the Collector's Edition, Larian Studios also released a new update to the game's beta on Steam Early Access, unlocking a fully-functioning Mac version. PC and Mac players are now able to play together on-the-go with the newly-implemented "Laptop Optimized" mode. Below are the patch notes.
- Mac & PC players can now play together.
- New 'Laptop Optimized' mode will keep your game running smoothly, whether you're traveling by air, sky, or sea. Touchpad control support is also added.
- Steam Cloud saves are active, so you can continue playing your save games from several devices.
- The AI now adapts its tactics to players and the environment, and it can also make use of potions and special arrows.
- The treasure generation has been completely revamped
- Pouches allow you to easily organize items in your inventory.
- The skill & spell abilities have been revised to better support classless character builds
- Skills and spells can now be "unlearned" and also have requirements
- 10 extra talents have been added. Talents now also have requirements
- New skill effects have been added. Go on, summon a spider!
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Posted: November 28, 2012|
THERE was growing concern last night in Derby following the news that the city is performing badly in newly released latest Ofsted league tables.
After it was revealed the city was second-bottom in the primary school table, members of the business community expressed their concerns about the future of schoolchildren.
Peter Richardson, chairman of the D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership – which encourages economic growth in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire – said: "There are real concerns in business about young people being unprepared for the world of work and that many school-leavers and graduates are not work-ready. That starts right the way back at primary school and is something we've got to turn around.
"I know that in Derby city, new principles of governance, guidance and actions are being put in place to continue the recent signs of progress. Critically, employers, the private sector and the education authorities must work together to assist parents in giving all children the start in life they deserve."
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Alexandra Jones, chief executive of campaign group Centre for Cities – which is dedicated to the economic success of UK cities – said: "Derby is home to some of the country's biggest names in manufacturing – including Bombardier and Rolls-Royce – but to make the most of its economic potential, the city must ensure its residents have the skills they will need to succeed in the years ahead.
"The Ofsted report on school performance today bears out Centre for Cities' research which shows that one in five people in Derby have no formal qualifications. Addressing the performance of schools in Derby must be the city's number one priority."
Ofsted chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw's annual report highlighted the variations in the quality of education and learning across local authority areas.
The report looked at what percentage of pupils in each city were going to primary schools rated as good or outstanding by Ofsted. It found the top five local authorities were Camden, Barnet, Richmond upon Thames, Sefton and Trafford, while Derby was ranked in the bottom five, along with Coventry, Thurrock, Wakefield, Telford and Wrekin.
Ofsted also said Derby was in the bottom fifth for children being able to attend good or outstanding secondary schools – just 62% of the city's youngsters fall into this category. It is the first time schools have been rated in this way.
Following the release of the tables, Ofsted announced that the East Midlands is to have its own Ofsted regional director to help drive up standards and improve the quality of education, learning and skills in the region.
Eight such posts are being created across England and their main aim will be to help under-performing schools and colleges improve quickly.
Mr Wilshaw said: "The key to improvement can be summed up in one word: leadership. That's why I have made leadership such a central feature of my first annual report.
"We have found huge variations in the performance of schools across different local authority areas.
"If we aspire, as a nation, to move to a world-leading system, we have to reduce these serious inequities across the country. That's why I intend, from January, to use Ofsted's new regional structure to inquire further into areas that are performing badly.
"We need to find out what is happening, and inspect where necessary. We will also work with local areas to support them and help them link up with best practice."


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AUSTIN, Texas - (Oct. 8, 2008) - Central Texans now have a new place to go for primary and specialty care all under one roof.
The new Paul Bass Clinic, located in the lower level of the Clinical Education Center at UMC Brackenridge, a member of the Seton Family of Hospitals, will provide care for as many as 20,000 primary and specialty care patients annually.
"This expansion gives UMCB additional capacity to serve patients with multiple diagnoses who are in need of primary care as well as specialty care." said Jesus Garza, COO, Seton Family of Hospitals.
The clinic includes 10 patient treatment rooms, one procedural room and the latest equipment in evaluation and treating total patient care of all specialties. Staffed by local private physicians, University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston physicians, and Seton's RNs and case managers, the clinic offers an environment that is convenient, efficient and pleasant.
In addition to the primary care services, the clinic will offer quality specialty care in such specialties as cardiology, pulmonology, gastroenterology, orthopedics, otolaryngology, endocrinology, and rheumatology.
The clinic is named after longtime Seton RN, Paul Bass. Bass was the first male nurse to graduate from the Brackenridge School of Nursing and now is the director of all outpatient specialty and primary care clinics as well as the Shivers Cancer Center at UMC Brackenridge.
"I am truly honored to work all these years and now know that the work will continue. It's a dream come true," said Bass. "This clinic will give the kind of care that focuses directly on we do best-excellent patient-centered care in a clinical setting in one of the nation's best hospitals."
"Paul Bass is a perfect example of someone who has dedicated his life to serving the patients of central Texas. Naming the clinic in his honor will serve as a reminder for decades that service to others is what it's all about," said Dr. Tom Caven, Medical Director, UMC Brackenridge.
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As we all know, Teen Mom's favorite couple Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra had a little stint on VH1's Couples Therapy, set to air in the near future. While Catelynn has admitted that the newlyweds-to-be were in treatment to make sure that they were prepared for marriage, another source, Teen Mom Confidential, is claiming the pair has real problems — and Catelynn is speaking out!
According to Teen Mom Confidential, Tyler and Cate were really on Couples Therapy because Ty got drunk at a bar and flirted with other girls! And the source of these juicy details? None other than Tyler's own pops, Butch Baltierra!
"He has got a lot of beautiful women chasing him," Butch allegedly told them. And that's not all — the site goes on to say that Catelynn started having panic attacks over it!
"She was having panic attacks and calling her mom. She was taking Catelynn to the hospital. The doctor said she was having anxiety attacks."
When Catelynn heard the news, she immediately went on the defense saying that the site was making it all up and that she and her beau Tyler are 100 percent in love.
"This is such a lie!!!!!" she tweeted on April 8 in response to the article. She went on to tweet "@seandalytv and butch is in jail so nice try making up crap!! That whole article is a lie"
Catelynn then told fans that Butch is in jail and can't communicate with anyone, but Sean Daly TV reminded Catelynn that it's possible for Butch to tell their story, despite being in jail. The Teen Mom star then fired back:
"Get the real facts before you make stuff up I'm sure he wasted money calling u." The website has even gone so far as to post the audio from the interview with Butch on their website!
Wow! Catelynn seems pretty determined to let fans know this story isn't true and that she and Tyler are madly in love. But then that makes us wonder — did Butch lie, did Teen Mom Confidential make the whole thing up, or is there some truth to the story? Hmm...
Do you think Catelynn and Tyler went to VH1's Couples Therapy for more than just marriage counseling? Tell us below!
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INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR restoration of an old church, Tarragona
The main purpose of the work was to give the old church back to the people, transform it in a new and secure multifunctional public room. In the third phase the structural consolidation was completed and a new transparent EFTE plastic roof was done. This new cover stops the deterioration of the construction, due to rain and wind, and greatly improves its habitability conditions. Since the beginning of the works one thing was clear, the restoration had to preserve the subtle balance in between nature and construction (exterior and interior) that all runes have, the sensations of still being outside when "entering" in the old temple had to be kept. The sun's rays passing through the light weighted transparent cover, the breezes and bird sounds crossing the high naves from all over and the sandy pavement made it possible. The result is a very original romantic scenario halfway in between in and out.


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This bunch of links are all about being or becoming (more) creative.
The first link is 5 Ways to Enhance Your Creativity at Problogger. The fifth one, record your ideas, is important. Always (well almost always..) have something around so you can make some notes when brilliance strikes.
The second link is over at ChangeThis, Hugh McLeod (known from gapingvoid) has created a PDF-file called How To Be Creative. The document is spiced with his cartoons.
The third link is also from Problogger, 9 Attitudes of Highly Creative People. The first attitude listed is curiosity, I have loads of that.
The forth link is from CopyBlogger, Three Easy Ways to Expand Your Creativity. The posts starts with the first sentence of a quote by Albert Einstein.
Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution.
The fifth and final link is also Problogger, How to Be a More Creative Blogger – Methods of Creativity.


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At some point, you'll have to resign and leave work at your own will. To avoid burning professional bridges, you'll want to leave with grace. This is accomplished with the resignation letter. To perform a soft resignation, use the appropriate form for business letters. Be brief, polite and positive - you may need the employer as a reference in the future. Follow these tips for a more effective resignation letter.
Be very sure you want to leave your job before submitting a letter of resignation. Once you submit cannot be withdrawn.
Consider all your options before you write a resignation letter. Could your employer offer you something that might make you want to stay? Maybe you should talk to your employer of your dissatisfaction or best offer it received before making a permanent decision.
Write your letter on a computer or typewriter. Handwritten letters are not so professional. Although you are leaving the job, you should care what the letter sounds, as he will stay on your file and may refer to other potential employers.
Present your letter with proper use of business letter format with your name and address, date and name of employer and address on the top.
Address the letter to your supervisor.
State the reason for resigning and give the date of the resignation letter to make it more effective. Enter the date of resignation; for example, indicate whether you are giving two weeks notice or if you resign immediately.
Thank your employer for the opportunities he or she is always had and indicate that he is grateful to the company. Although you cannot feel that this is the case, I do not make enemies. You may need this person to give a recommendation at a later date. While a statement thanking the employer should be in many cases can not be in your best interest if you intend to pursue any claim against your employer. If you plan on achieving a lawsuit against your employer, your resignation letter need only indicate the effective date of your resignation.
Refrain from explaining why you go, why your hated your job, which you can work, how much is paid, so say you're willing to help with the transition because of your resignation.
Sign the letter ''Sincerely'' or in some other manner, and sign your name.
Seal the letter in an envelope addressed to your supervisor, and then give him or her, or have it delivered. If your employer has a human resources department, copy the human resources department in the letter.
Expect your supervisor to speak with you about your decision. Be polite and do not use this as an excuse to vent, try to leave on amicable terms.
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Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the proposed agreement with Zeiser Kling Consultants, Inc. to provide geology and geotechnical engineering consulting services on an as-needed basis to the City for the next two years.
Due to the complex soils and geology of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, the Department of Planning, Building and Code Enforcement contracts on an as-needed basis for the professional services of licensed geologists and soils engineers. Since 1997, the firm of Zeiser Kling Consultants, Inc (Zeiser Kling) has served as the City's primary geotechnical consultant. The original contract with Zeiser Kling was approved by the City Council on October 7, 1997 for a one-year term. One-year contract extensions were approved by the City Council in 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001. In December 2001, the City Council authorized a two-year extension to the Zeiser Kling contract to December 18, 2003. This agenda item is to consider renewing the Zeiser Kling contract for an additional two years.
Basis for the Original Selection of Zeiser Kling
In 1997, Staff prepared and distributed a Request for Proposals (RFP), which was provided to twenty-eight geotechnical consulting firms. The City reviewed the eleven responses to the RFP, and after interviewing the top six candidates, selected two firms: Bing Yen and Associates (BYA), and Zeiser Kling. At that time, the City opted to contract with two firms in order to provide greater flexibility in project assignment, and have the ability to obtain an in-house, third party opinion regarding any particularly complex and/or controversial project, if needed. Therefore, BYA was chosen to work on select development projects, like the Point View moratorium exclusion proposal and the Oceanfront Estates project (currently being developed by CPH and Warmington Homes), while Zeiser Kling was selected to perform the day-to-day project review.
As part of the City's 1997 selection process, Zeiser Kling, along with the other candidates, was subjected to an extensive review process by a City review team composed of then Mayor John McTaggart, then Councilman Lee Byrd, then Public Works Director Les Evans and then Director of Planning, Building and Code Enforcement Carolynn Petru. Zeiser Kling, along with BYA, were determined by the review team to be highly qualified, with extensive experience and professional credentials, and familiarity with the unique geologic conditions found on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. In addition, both firms were able to provide liability insurance in the amounts required by the City.
Scope of Work
As the City's primary geotechnical consultant, Zeiser Kling provides a variety of specialized services. These include reviewing geology reports for development projects that range from additions to single family residences to major projects, such as new subdivisions and large non-residential projects; conducting field inspections of proposed construction, as requested by the City's Building Official; and providing advice to the City on drainage issues and illegal grading activities.
Specifically, Zeiser Kling is responsible for the geotechnical review of all of the development projects that are approved by the Department. This primarily includes conducting site visits to determine if geotechnical or soils reports will be required, reviewing and commenting on submitted geotechnical and soils reports, and meeting with planners, building inspectors and the public to answer a variety of questions dealing with submitted reports. These services are paid for by project applicants through set geologic review fees (the fee schedule is attached). In addition, when requested to do so, the Zeiser Kling geologists assist Staff in processing view restoration cases (tree removal on slopes), assessing the severity of code enforcement cases (illegal grading), attend meetings and conduct any other as-needed investigations on behalf of the city. These additional services are generally not a part of a fixed fee process but are paid for from the Department budget or from Trust Deposit accounts established by private individuals.
No change to Zeiser Kling's scope of work is being proposed by Zeiser Kling or is being requested by Staff at this time.
Proposed Extension of Contract
At this time, Zeiser Kling is requesting that their contract with the City be renewed for an additional two years. Furthermore, Zeiser Kling intends to retain the same personnel and proposes no fee increases for the new 2-year contract period. Given the level of service provided to the Department thus far and the expectation that it will continue, Staff is recommending that the Zeiser Kling contract be renewed for two (2) years for the following reasons:
Zeiser Kling is a highly qualified firm, with extensive experience and professional credentials, and is familiar with the unique geologic conditions found on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. This experience has been enhanced through the work completed on behalf of the City over the last six years. The review services provided have met Staff's needs and expectations. As such, Staff supports continuing the contract with this firm for an additional two years in accordance with the attached Services Agreement.
As noted in the Background section of this Report, Zeiser Kling was one of two geotechnical firms originally retained by the City in 1997. The other firm retained in 1997 was Bing Yen and Associates (BYA). In 2001, when both the Zeiser Kling and the BYA contracts were taken to the City Council for renewal, the Council only renewed the Zeiser Kling contract. This is because the Council agreed to consider renewal of the BYA contract after their work was complete on the Point View project, since that was the only project that they were reviewing on behalf of the City. As such, the Council directed that an RFP be issued when the BYA contract is up for renewal. Although it was envisioned that BYA's involvement with the Point View project would be completed in 2002, the Point View project is still being processed and it is foreseen that BYA will continue to be involved with the project in some capacity. Therefore, unless otherwise directed by the Council, staff intends to take no action on the BYA contract that is currently in effect, and re-evaluate the need for a second geotechnical consultant after their work with the Point View project is finished.
Renewal of the contract would not result in any additional fiscal impacts, as the City's FY 03-04 and FY 04-05 budgets include $140,000 per fiscal year for geotechnical consulting services for the review of privately initiated project geotechnical reports. This expenditure is expected to be approximately equal to the amount of revenue collected from the geologic review fees. As an example of this, in FY 02-03, $159,454.00 was expended for geologic consulting services and $158,432.20 was collected in revenue from the geologic review fees. Thus far in FY 03-04, revenue is slightly higher than expenditures but still very close. In addition, the FY 03-04 budget contains $10,000 for other, as needed, geotechnical consulting services. The consultants' compensation depends on the demand for consulting services and the nature of the investigations or review.
In addition to Staff's recommendation, the following alternatives are available for consideration by the City Council:
Respectfully submitted:
Joel Rojas
Director of Planning, Building and
Code Enforcement
Reviewed by:
Les Evans
City Manager
Draft 2004-2006 Contract with Zeiser Kling Consultants, Inc.
Geologic Review Fee Schedule
Handout – Projects requiring soils/geology reports
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this 17th day of February, 2004, by and between the CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, hereinafter referred to as "CITY", and ZEISER KLING CONSULTANTS, INC., hereinafter referred to as "CONSULTANT".
The City wishes to use the professional services of Consultant to provide geology, soils engineering and geotechnical engineering consulting services to City on an as-needed basis; and,
Consultant has represented that it has a unique and specialized knowledge and understanding of, and experience with, geotechnical engineering, soils engineering and engineering geology and is qualified to perform said services for City; and,
IN CONSIDERATION of the foregoing recitals and the covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto mutually agree as follows:
Consultant shall, in a professional and timely manner, perform the following services, when requested by the City, by or under the direct supervision of Consultant's licensed engineering geologist and/or soils engineer:
for proposed construction in the City;
ii. As-built geotechnical reports for construction, such as, for
caissons, retaining walls, etc.;
iii As-graded reports for grading of single lots and/or larger subdivisions in the City;
Review of reports of hazardous wastes or materials is outside the provisions of this agreement.
Consultant shall review and evaluate reports, checking the consistency of the findings, conclusions and recommendations, and ascertain whether the provisions of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code are satisfied.
Consultant may also perform site field inspections, logging of borings and trenches, sampling and laboratory tests, engineering analysis, and other tasks, as Consultant deems appropriate to assist in Consultant's reviews. No later than two (2) weeks after Consultant receives a report to review, Consultant shall submit a written review letter to City stating the results of Consultant's review and Consultant's recommendations of either:
C. Special Studies. As occasions arise, Consultant may be called upon to Perform special geologic or geotechnical studies or other work requested by City. Charges shall be billed as defined under Article IV (Compensation) either to a trust deposit account or budget account, or a specific contract proposal shall be prepared and agreed to in writing by City and shall define the scope of work and payment schedule.
D. Records. All costs are to be allocated to the appropriate trust deposit, plan check number or other special fund to which they pertain. The tract, lot or parcel numbers, address or other designation to identify the project site to which the costs pertain shall be indicated on all records and documents.
Consultant shall perform all services and duties pursuant to this Agreement in a professional and timely manner, at the direction of the Director of Planning, Building and Code Enforcement or Director of Public Works or the Directors' designee. All directives, instructions, or other communications from City to Consultant shall be through only the Director of Planning, Building and Code Enforcement or Director of Public Works or the Directors' designee.
This Agreement shall commence on February 17, 2004, and shall terminate on February 17, 2006, unless otherwise extended by the parties hereto.
City shall pay Consultant for its professional services rendered and costs incurred pursuant to this Agreement in accordance with the rates and amounts set forth in the fee and cost schedule attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by reference. The schedule of hourly rates shall be good through the term of this contract, pursuant to Article III.
City may request in writing that Consultant perform additional services not covered by the specific Scope of Work set forth in this agreement, and Consultant shall perform such services and will be paid for such additional services in accordance with Consultant's schedule of hourly rates attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by reference.
Consultant shall submit to City, by not later than the tenth (10th) day of each month, its bill for services rendered and costs incurred during the previous month. If Consultant's bill is properly prepared and received by City by not later than the tenth (10th) day of the month, City shall pay Consultant all uncontested amounts set forth in Consultant's bill by not later than 30 days from the date that the bill was received. All other properly billed and uncontested invoices received after the 10th of the month shall be paid by City not later than forty-five (45) days after receipt of Consultant's bill by City. It is further agreed that the periodic billings are correct, conclusive and binding unless Consultant is notified in writing by City ten (10) days from the date of receipt of the billing of any alleged inaccuracies, discrepancies or errors in billing.
All payments due Consultant shall be paid to:
Zeiser Kling Consultants, Inc.
1221 E. Dyer Road, Suite 105
Santa Ana, California 92705
In the event City fails to pay any undisputed amounts due Consultant within forty-five (45) days after invoices are received by City, then City agrees that Consultant shall have the right to consider said default a breach of this Agreement and may be terminated by Consultant without liability to Consultant upon ten (10) working days advance notice to City.
Consultant shall provide all personnel necessary to properly perform the services and duties required under this Agreement, and shall at all times direct such personnel in the performance of such services and duties. Frederick L. Zeiser, Henry F. Kling, James M. Lancaster, Matthew G. Rogers, and Mike Laney shall be principally responsible for Consultant's obligations and performance under this Agreement and shall serve as the principal liaisons between City and Consultant. Consultant shall not designate representatives or liaisons other than Frederick L. Zeiser, Henry F. Kling, James M. Lancaster, Matthew G. Rogers and Mike Laney without the prior written consent of either the Director of Planning, Building and Code Enforcement or the Director of Public Works of City, except for temporary re-assignments in the case of vacation, illness or emergency, where consultant shall provide verbal notification to either the Director of Planning, Building and Code Enforcement or the Director of Public Works of City.
Consultant shall notify City in writing of its recommendation of the retention of any supplemental subconsultants and the need therefor. However, City shall have the exclusive authority to determine whether such subconsultants shall be retained pursuant to Consultant's recommendation.
City shall provide or make available to Consultant, without charge or expense, all information, data, records, maps, reports, plans, equipment, or other material in its possession necessary for carrying out the services and duties contemplated under this Agreement.
City and Consultant agree that all records, data, reports or other documentation prepared by, in response to, or as a result of the performance of this Agreement shall be the sole property of City, and are to remain confidential, and shall not be released or otherwise made available to any person, entity or organization without the express prior written approval of City. Copies of any data, records, reports or other documents held by Consultant shall be delivered to City upon demand. During the term of this Agreement, Consultant may retain one copy of each document for its records.
No reports, maps or other documents produced in whole or in part under this Agreement shall be the subject of an application for copyright by or on the behalf of Consultant. It is agreed that all records, data, reports or other documents generated by Consultant for City can only be used for the specific location and/or specific improvement without the written consent of Consultant.
Consultant agrees not to accept any employment or representation during the term of this Agreement which is or may likely make Contractor "financially interested" (as provided in California Government Code Sections 1090 and 87100) in any decision made by City on any matter in connection with which Consultant has been retained pursuant to this Agreement.
Consultant also warrants that it is not, at the time this Agreement is entered into, engaged in any employment or representation which will or may likely make Consultant "financially interested" in any decision made by City on any matter in connection with which Consultant has been retained pursuant to this Agreement, with the exception of a pre-existing contract with the entity known as "Vintage Communities, Inc." or Tramonto 37 Partners LTD" or "Peninsula Point Associates L.P." in association with Tract Map No. 45667, which is also known as "Tramonto" or "Peninsula Pointe". Therefore Consultant shall not perform any work for City on this particular project or any other project proposed in the City by any of these entities.
This Agreement may be terminated at any time, with or without cause, by either party upon sixty (60) days prior written notice. Notice shall be deemed serviced upon deposit in the United States Mail or a certified or registered letter, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed to the other party, or upon personal service of such notice to the other party, at the address set forth in Article XI.
In the event of termination or cancellation of the Agreement by Consultant or City, due to no fault or failure of performance by Consultant, Consultant shall be paid compensation for all services performed by Consultant, in an amount to be determined as follows: for work done in accordance with all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement, Consultant shall be paid an amount equal to the amount of services performed prior to the effective date of termination or cancellation in accordance with the schedule attached hereto as Exhibit "A"; provided, in no event shall the amount of money paid under the foregoing provisions of this paragraph exceed the amount which would have been paid to consultant for the full performance of the services described in Article IV and the particular purchase order.
In the event of such termination, all finished or unfinished documents, reports, charts, data, studies, surveys, in the possession of Consultant under this agreement shall be returned to City, at City's option.
i. Should either party to this Agreement bring legal action against the other, the case shall be handled in Los Angeles County, California,
and the party prevailing in such action shall be entitled to reasonable attorney's fees, which shall be fixed by the judge hearing the case, and such fee shall be included in the judgment.
other than Consultant require the testimony of Consultant when
there is no allegation that Consultant was negligent, City shall
compensate Consultant for its testimony and preparation to
testify at the hourly rates in effect at the time of such testimony.
E. Assignment. This Agreement shall not be assignable by either party without the prior written consent of the other party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Consultant may use the services of persons and entities not in its employ, when it is appropriate and customary to do so upon prior approval by City. Such persons and entities include, but are not limited to, surveyors, specialized consultants and testing laboratories. Consultant's use of others for additional services shall not be unreasonably restricted by City, provided Consultant notifies City in advance.
F. Independent Consultant. Consultant is and shall at all times remain, as to City, a wholly independent Consultant. Neither City nor any of its agents shall have control over the conduct of Consultant or any of Consultant's employees, except as herein set forth. Consultant expressly warrants not to, at any time or in any manner, represent that it, or any of its agents, servants or employees, are in any manner the agents, servants or employees of City, it being distinctly understood that Consultant is, and shall at all times remain to City, a wholly independent contractor and Consultant's obligations to City are solely such as are prescribed by this Agreement.
G. Titles. That titles used in this Agreement are for general reference only and are not part of this Agreement.
H. Extent of Agreement. This Agreement and Exhibit "A" represents the entire and integrated Agreement between City and Consultant and supersedes all prior negotiations, representations or agreements, written or oral. This Agreement may be modified or amended only by a subsequent written agreement signed by both parties.
i. This Agreement is made and entered into in the State of California and shall in all respects be interpreted, enforced and governed under the laws of the State of California.
iii. The article and section, captions and headings herein have been inserted for convenience only, and shall not be considered or referred to in resolving questions of interpretation or construction.
J. Notices. All notices pertaining to this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed as follows:
If to Consultant:
Mr. Rick Zeiser
Zeiser Kling Consultants, Inc.
1221 E. Dyer Road, Suite 105
Santa Ana, California 92705
If to City:
Les Evans
City Manager
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
30940 Hawthorne Boulevard
Rancho Palos Verdes, California 90275
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date and year first above written.
By: _____________________________
Dated: _____________________________
By: _____________________________
Dated: _____________________________
By: _____________________________
Dated: _____________________________
City Clerk


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