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With 40 per cent* of Australian workers expecting flexibility and having a say in the hours they work, the traditional office space is being reshaped to offer employees the ultimate in digital connectivity and freedom to work in either formal or relaxed settings, but what does this mean with regard to the employees' health?
Rising rental costs, lower operating profits and perhaps improved productivity (no real figures are available on this dynamic) are encouraging the corporate industry to embrace the new dimension of flexible office fitouts. Multiple connectivity points allow employees to work from anywhere in the office and not just at their allocated work point. They might sit at a desk one day, work on a table in a breakout area on another day or even work with a laptop or tablet in a casual seating area. Each area will probably have different lighting, different air quality and certainly different seating. The flexibility to work anywhere in the office sounds great in theory, but what hasn't been considered too closely is the very real physical and mental impact this may have on workers.
Jeremy Keane, accredited Physiotherapist and Managing Director of leading corporate health management organisation,Injury Treatment, lists five ways in which un- assigned work points could potentially be harmful to your employees.
- If workstations, desks and chairs are not adjusted appropriately to suit the individual user, this can increase the risks of postural strain and subsequently, serious longer-term injuries.
- Workers with particular needs, such as petite or tall statures, or workers with pre-existing injuries or conditions requiring particular ergonomic equipment are disadvantaged, as flexible work spaces do not generally provide the specialised equipment they need.
- Un-assigned desking usually requires the use of mobile equipment, such as laptops and tablets, but these are often not the best devices for prolonged work periods, as they aren't easily adjustable.
- Environmental factors like noise, glare and reflection, can be vastly different from one side of the office to the other. This means that employers should take into account these changes in the office fitout and manage their employees' needs accordingly. Some workstations may be uncomfortable or unsuitable for some workers.
- At times, workers can experience a loss of identity as a result of losing their own assigned desk space. There can be an emotional impact, with workers being deprived of the bonds of camaraderie and familiarity that come from being exposed to the same colleagues each day. Un-assigned desking can strain these bonds and make it more difficult for workers to build strong relationships with their colleagues.
However all is not lost. With some careful consideration, un-assigned desking can be possible without putting staff at risk. Jeremy Keane provides his top tips to minimise negative health effects when implementing an un-assigned desking regime.
- Ensure workers are fully trained on the importance and principle of safe ergonomic set-up.
- Provide workers with self-help strategies to reduce risk of injury, such as stretching and regular breaks.
- Invest in chairs for all the different spaces in the office that comply with the minimum standards and are easily adjustable to suit the majority of the workforce.
- Supply a range of specialised ergonomic equipment – height adjustable screens, document holders, hands-free telephones and adjustable desks – so that there are work points suitable for every employee.
- With workers using mobile devices more often than ever, employers should consider upgrading to specialised accessories, such as laptop raisers, external keyboards and docking stations to minimise the risk of workers injuring themselves while using these devices.
- Identify workers that may need specific upgrades to the general ergonomic equipment that's provided and be prepared to be flexible. Un-assigned desking may not work for all employees, so be willing to provide those workers with their own space if required.
*Taken from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Working Time Arrangements
Construction 2015: The winners, the losers and what to expect
Although the sector is operating at its strongest since the recession, cracks are beginning to show in parts of the system, whilst others are thriving.
With a period of change and uncertainty inevitable over the coming months, 2015 looks to be a pivotal year for many parts of the industry.
But who is set to come out on top and what should we expect to see throughout the year?
The real winners, as in 2014, are anticipated to be housebuilders, as the latest figures showing a ten per cent rise in the number of new homes being built last year prove.
The sector has been able to and will continue to effectively capitalise on the growing demand in the market and rising sales.
"The real winners, as in 2014, are anticipated to be housebuilders"
May's general election is set to further rally up public interest in the housing issue, with political party manifestos predicted to include incentives to stimulate country-wide housebuilding, resulting in a positive outlook for UK housebuilders.
Specialist contractors and service trades are also tipped to have a strong year, with escalating demand outstripping supply.
Many trades will be able to demand both the increased pay and conditions they desire as housebuilding continues to benefit the whole supply chain ensuring specialist contractors stay in business this year.
Further factors also likely to impact the sector include the expansion of European Quantitative Easing, along with reported warnings that hedge funds are issuing bets against property businesses.
Both will result in increased competition for skilled labour driving up costs across the UK construction industry; benefiting sub-contractors and specialist skilled workers, as they prosper from the demand for their services.
Sub-contractors are already awake to the benefits of the current market and have begun to leverage their strengthened relationships with clients, developed over the last year.
2014 saw a progressive trend towards the supply chain preferring to work directly with the client and cutting out the middle man – the main contractor.
This has proved advantageous for both contractor and client and will continue throughout 2015, creating a more efficient cash flow system, where sub-contracts are paid on time and more regularly.
And this leads us to the foreseen casualties of 2015.
"Contractors, who have struggled in the market in 2014, are the most likely losers"
Main contractors, who have struggled in the market in 2014, are the most likely losers.
Unless they are able to adapt to the changing conditions and external demands of the next year, many could be on their way out.
Prime commercial and residential developers could also be seeing a tough time ahead.
As the top end of the market slows in the lead up to the election, foreign investment into the sector stalls and the price and availability of specialist materials and workers becomes an increasing strain, they too could be looking at a period of uncertainty.
Yet the long-term vision for the sector is bright.
Investors still flock to invest in real estate markets that have proved stable throughout adversities and London retains a top spot, with the UK as a whole remaining an attractive option for the international community.
Whatever the outcome of this year's election, government policies are certain to include measures to stimulate economic growth across the UK, and infrastructure construction will be needed to support this growth.
Keith Taylor is managing director for property development group, iWS Group
Original Source: http://www.cnplus.co.uk/opinion/expert-opinion/construction-2015-the-winners-the-losers-and-what-to-expect/8679032.article?blocktitle=Expert-opinion&contentID=7125#.VPODeUtQ0ds
Overseas Investors Continue To Dominate Central London Market
According to international real estate advisor Savills, the City and West End investment markets continued to see an increased appetite from overseas purchasers during 2012 accounting for 76% and 67% of overall transactions respectively as London continues to retain a 'safe haven' status. This compares to circa 60% reported in 2011 for both markets.
Savills notes that the total transaction volume for the City market was £8.9 billion, while the West End saw £6.1 billion reported. Of the transactions conducted by overseas purchasers, it was the Asian investors that dominated in the City accounting for £2.27 billion of transactions. Savills advised buyers from Malaysia, Japan, Greater China and Korea including the purchases of Thames Court, Lower Thames Street for £165 million and 10 Queen Street Place also for £165 million.
European buyers took the lead in the West End accounting for £1.55 billion with Savills advising buyers from Italy, Spain, Germany and Sweden. Deals of particular note were 1 Southampton Row in Covent Garden for £110 million and Kings Place in King's Cross for £235 million.
UK investors were also an active force in the Central London market during 2012, with Savills research showing them account for 24% (£2.17 billion) of market share in the City and 33% (£2,019 million) in the West End.
Savills research shows that this diversification in appetite is demonstrated by overseas investors generally conducting less deals in Central London with 64 and 79 concluded in the City and West End respectively, but accounting for a higher transaction volume than domestic purchasers who have transacted a higher level of deals at 88 in the City and 89 in the West End, but with a lower overall sales volume.
Original Source: http://www.iwsgroup.co.uk/news/overseas-investors-continue.html
Shortage of Building Maintenance Workers In Scotland
Mr John Fielding, principal of maintenance painting company Local Home Painters, reported to UK999 that there had been an upsurge in maintenance work being undertaken and it didn't matter if it was Glasgow, Edinburgh or Aberdeen highly skilled tradesmen where in short supply.
Mr Fielding said, " the issue is the lack of apprentices being trained over the last decade and this is now showing up in trades in most demand" He went on to say "the cost of building maintenance programmes has risen significantly in recent years as building owners have had to match higher wage demands for the skilled tradesmen they require to complete the various tasks."
Shortages in skilled tradesmen are not confined to Scotland as we see in this video of the same issue in Canada.
UK999 was also made aware of the shortage of skilled trades people not only in the Northern Hemisphere but also Australia. A Governments report published in September 2014 noted that there was a shortage of skilled painters in New South Wales. This was not just the situation in New South Wales but also other states around Australia. They noted that 40% of all advertised vacancies were not filled.
Mr Jacob Smith, founder of Ace Roof Repairs Sydney and Painters Sydney confirmed to UK999 that the shortage of skilled tradesmen in the painting industry was no different than in the Australian roofing trade.
Mr Smith said, "we have the ability to grow our business four fold interstate but is only constrained by our ability get qualified staff to complete the projects offered to us." He noted that the roofing trade was one for a younger man and many older tradesmen quickly move on to other industries where the fitness and agility required for climbing around roof tops was no required. This put added pressure on companies to train roofing apprentices which has not been occurring.
The continuation of not training apprentices in all trades is going to force building and maintenance costs higher around the globe. The pool of skilled labour shrinks with natural attrition of older skilled workers retiring or leaving the roofing industry.
Mr Fielding said, "requests for painting Glasgow homes are going to more and more unskilled operators as the skilled resources are just not there and home owners have become desperate to get overdue maintenance work done."
You can visit Local Home Painters website at: http://localhousepainters.net
Why is Controlling Mosquito's on Your Building Site Important
Mosquitoes are a major health risk on Building Sites. Ensuring that you find ways to control mosquito outbreaks by removing stagnant water and other measures will prevent your workers from getting illnesses related to these pests.
There are over 220 mosquito species in Australia and many of these are carriers of diseases like Dengue Fever, Malaria, and Ross River Fever. These diseases can make people very ill and can in some cases lead to the death.
Mr Arrond of Pest Control Sydney said that there main emphasis is to keep you and your workers safe from mosquito related diseases. The following are ways that they carry out mosquito control.
• Removal of all the potential breeding sites in your building site.
Mosquitoes are attracted to breeding sites that give them what they require. Clearing all these potential areas will help in stopping their breeding cycle and hence eradicating mosquitos from that area. Ponds of water are one of the mosquito's favorite breeding grounds. The female lays eggs on the water surface, the eggs hatch into larvae which in turn live under water and become pupae, which also then live under water. After it emerges from the water it becomes an adult mosquito.
They have experts who help to identify and clear all the breeding grounds. They use Eco friendly chemicals which have been approved for mosquito control.
Long grass and large bushes are also used by some mosquito species as their preferred breeding places. The only way to prevent any infestations in these locations on building sites is by clearing the bushes and cutting short or removing any long grass.
• Mosquito traps
Trapping mosquitoes can be a tedious task but placing traps around the construction site will get all the mosquitoes in your immediate working area. In some cases, mosquitoes may not react to the placed repellants or pesticides and trapping them in this way is the most convenient method to capture the pests.
• Mosquito repellant sprays
One way to curb mosquitoes in construction zones is to spray a mosquito repellant by certified applicators. Pest Control Sydney note that the advantage of spraying a repellant is that it works fast, unlike the trapping method. They conduct the spraying when the building site is vacant of workers. This ensures that you have no contact with the chemicals which some may be allergic to.
CCTV Camera Surveillance – Building Site Security Is A Growing Issue In 2015
CCTV security surveillance is now an imperative aspect and component of construction site security today. Not only used to assist combat night security issues but also to aid workplace safety for all staff and visitors to the business.
Camera monitoring is a valuable tool to deter criminal activity. The advancements of technology in recent years has meant that modern CCTV security systems are able to combine large panoramic views over floors, face recognition and even number to plate identification allowing verification.
CCTV cameras that monitor people, building plant equipment, large delivery areas and building site perimeters, is all done via satellite via live networks. This allows the contractors site security in the guard house or at the head office to monitor incidents and security issues in real time.
Customised commercial solutions have seen enhancements to some existing CCTV installations systems that include busy areas such as loading zones and tool lock ups without imposing any physical restrictions on the movement of staff or visitors.
Australian based Wise Group Security uses the latest enhancements in CCTV technology provided by leading brands including Hik-vision, Bosch and Pacom. These providers offer suitable solutions for all types of indoor and outdoor commercial as well as top end residential environments. They also provide home alarms and home smoke alarms as seen on some of the well known home design magazines.
If you would like to learn CCTV Sydney and the application you could adopt for your building site then visit their website www.wisegrouphomesecurity.com.au
Cafe and Restaurant Kitchen Design Considerations
Architects use their professional skills to create a master plan incorporating varied principles of visionary design to achieve the projects objectives for overall functional and aesthetic purpose.
Builders take responsibility for the construction and deliverables of a successful project. They bring ideas on plans into reality.
To focus on a project's key operational aspects an architect will engage a leading foodservice design consultant to bring many years of professional expertise in foodservice, commercial kitchens, commercial laundries, catering equipment, HVAC, construction, HACCP, health and building codes to ensure ongoing project and operational excellence is achieved.
Independent foodservice design consultants will provide fully documented designs using AutoCAD 3D which integrate seamlessly with the architect's design software.
Architect's in the restaurant kitchen design using AutoCAD blocks using hundreds of items of specific foodservice, stainless steel components and catering equipment. Each design model created using this modulated processing will ensure the accuracy of the design and specification process of tendering documentation.
The selected architect will be formally qualified in fit out and construction and previously completed past foodservice design and construct projects. An architectural design team with an extensive background in foodservice and construction is a key point of difference in achieving the high quality of design and documentation required for 2015.
It is important that the design team has years of experience and completed projects in foodservice, catering equipment installations, mechanical ventilation systems, sanitation, food production, occupational health and safety, refrigeration, cold rooms, construction, environmental and sustainable design and specification, workflows, health and building codes.
Selection of an experienced and reputable cafe equipment supplier is an integral part of the kitchen fit out process. The interface with a commercial interior design team is also often required where the restaurant seating area may lead into corporate meeting and reception areas.
New Car Park fixture Supplier Enters Australian Market
Sydney based Maul Products manufacture and import a range of quality car park products based on their customers' requests and feedback. They provide a scope of goods and services including line marking, bollards, wheel stops and floor sealing that enable them to offer a convenient and comprehensive product range for car park and public amenity areas. Their new website and is not fully populated with all their products yet. They encourage you to download their flyer available on the download page and contact them if you cannot find what you need. They will do their best to procure quality products, deliver reliable installation services if required while maintaining competitive pricing.
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I have taken a look around this board and it seems to be a wonderful and hopeful place. I hope someone here can answer a couple of questions for me. My dear step-dad developed the symptoms of a blocked liver. A tumor was seen on his cat scan in his bile duct. He ended up having a stint put in. He has been recovering pretty nicely. He went to Cleveland Clinic and the doctor was pretty negative, IMO. Before Cleveland Clinic, the local doctors seemed pretty upbeat about the cat scan and said the biopsies came back as benign. To make a long story very short, they had my step-dad's records mixed up with someone else with the same first name. (My mom didn't things sounded right so she kept pushing until the mystery was solved) We all breathed a sigh of relief. Fast forward to today when they took the real records back to Cleve Clinic and the doctor once again met with him and was just as negative as before! He said (again), that if it looked like cancer when he got in there day after tomorrow--he would just "sew him back up". Is this typical to be talked to in this way and be given so little hope at this stage in the game? My step-dad (a purple heart vet--one of the bravest men I have ever met) is just so broken by the way this surgeon keeps giving him so little hope. Please tell me if this is on track for what is happening or if we should fire this guy NOW and switch to MD Anderson or some other place and doctor. Sorry to be so brief but I am late getting my kids to an event.
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Created in 1635 as the Paris Royal Botanical Garden (picture), the Paris Natural History Museum is located in Jardin des Plantes (Plant Gardens) on Paris left bank.
Its main attractions are the Hall of Evolution, the gallery of comparative anatomy (pdf) with dinosaurs, giant birds, insects, and the gallery of mineralogy with 600 000 minerals, giant crystals and royal precious stones. A newly opened department is displaying extraordinary minerals.
Paris Natural History Museum and its dinosaur collections (picture) can fascinate both adults and children.
The Jardin des Plantes feature beautiful flowers (picture), a small zoo, and 19th century tropical glasshouses (picture).
Paris Natural History Museum and Jardin des Plantes are a great sight for adults with children. It is possible to walk on the Seine Lower quays from Jardin des Plantes to Notre Dame, one of the most beautiful walks in Paris. See map.
Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle
57 rue Cuvier 75005 Paris
tel: 33 (0)1 40 79 56 01
Paris metro: Gare d'Austerlitz, lines 5, 10, RER C
Locate the Museum on Paris map. Web site
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With gold now at sky-high prices, more amateur prospectors are heading for the hills.
SULTAN, Snohomish County — With gold at sky-high prices — an ounce goes for about $1,800 — plenty of people are taking up that old venture of gold panning.
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management office in Portland, which also oversees gold claims in this state, says that a few years ago, it maybe would get five inquiries a week about gold prospecting.
Now it's 15 to 20 would-be prospectors a week asking questions.
Here is the first question that those seeking riches in gold panning should ask:
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Do I like working for 60 cents an hour?
On a recent afternoon, about seven miles north of Highway 2, Chuck and Jim and Rusty and Harold are wading around Olney Creek, looking for gold.
It is quite picturesque, on this cloudy but warm September day, the men standing in their hip waders in this shallow creek that meanders through the forest.
They've got all the necessary equipment: the traditional gold pans, as well as a contraption called a sluice box that speeds up separation of gold from gravel and portable generators to run the equipment.
Still, even with all that gear, time … just … goes … by.
Harold Ogilvie, 57, who lives in Sultan, has been looking for gold in various creeks for seven months.
He figures he's put in some 500 hours prospecting. The gravel has yielded him maybe $300 of gold, he says.
Let's see, 300 divided by 500, that's 60 cents an hour. Not enough for the down payment on that Maserati.
"Well, I like being outdoors," Ogilvie says. "I'd rather be here and watch nature."
He and the three other men at the creek belong to a club called Prospectors Plus, headquartered in nearby Gold Bar, a town that, naturally, got its name from being a prospectors' camp in the late 1800s.
The private club, with $70-a-year fees, has about 1,500 acres in gold claims that its members can mine, including three miles along Olney Creek. You can't just drive along a country road, park by a nice creek and start prospecting.
Ray Lasmanis, formerly this state's geologist and now an in-house consultant with the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR), says that joining one of the many prospecting clubs in the area is a good idea.
Otherwise, he says, you might end up panning for gold on a creek bed claimed by someone else, or maybe even a creek in which prospecting is banned. In the old days, you could get shot prospecting someone else's claim.
Lasmanis says the gold flakes travel downstream from gold veins that have come to the surface after "tens of thousands of years" of erosion. He says this state never has been a big gold producer and looking for gold is "more of a hobby than anything else."
600 members
Chris Brawn, a professional miner who started Prospectors Plus with his wife, Michele, says the club began in 2007 with a membership of 35. He says it now has grown to some 600 members.
Is that $1,800-plus an ounce one of the reasons for the club's fast growth?
"Absolutely," he says. It was going for about a third of that in 2007.
But don't expect promises of riches from Brawn.
"It's not about having gold," he philosophizes, "it's about finding it."
A 2007 U.S. Geological Survey paper on gold prospecting minces no words:
"The prospective gold seeker must have ample funds to travel to and from the region he selects to prospect and to support the venture. He must be prepared to undergo physical hardships, possess a car capable of traveling the roughest and steepest roads, and not be discouraged by repeated disappointments."
Family outings
Instead of promoting possible riches, Prospectors Plus is big on promoting its family outings and barbecues.
Says one of its brochures: "Get off the couch. Put down the phone. Get away from the office. Grab the kids, a shovel and a bucket. … "
Joining a club — the DNR has a list, found by typing "Washington DNR gem and mineral clubs" on an Internet search — also helps in figuring out the myriad prospecting rules.
The state wants to make sure you know about all those rules, and prospective prospectors have to download or request from the state's Department of Fish and Wildlife a 40-page pamphlet called "Gold and Fish."
To make sure you don't forget, you must carry the 40-page pamphlet with you when prospecting.
It explains such matters as how, in some cases, hose-connecting fittings on equipment may not have an inside diameter larger than ¾-inch.
From a backpack, Ogilvie pulls out his copy of "Gold and Fish." He's following the rules.
Although it is all men who are prospecting on this afternoon along Olney Creek, Brawn says plenty of women are in the club.
But mucking in creek gravel on a weekday such as this seems like a distinctly male hobby and one for retired guys with the time.
Ogilvie has teamed up with Rusty Kerr, 52, of Shoreline, who two years ago decided he and his back had had enough of being a heavy-equipment operator.
He retired and took up wildlife photography and prospecting.
"I worked real hard, raised my kids all by myself," Kerr says. "My back will go out eventually, and I won't be able to walk. I wanted to say, 'I did something.' "
Chuck Martichuski, 66, of Everett, a retired machinist, is there with his buddy, Jim Mullaley, 73, of Arlington, a retired mechanic.
They talk about one of the prospecting hazards that some might not initially consider.
Olney Creek is what, maybe 30 feet across? It's shallow, and you can see the bottom, but what you thought was going to be 2 feet deep is — oops — more like 4 feet deep.
Creek bottoms have wobbly rocks covered with algae that makes them slippery.
"Yeah, I've fallen. I went down really hard, and I had to have somebody help me get up," Mullaley says.
The guys quickly figured out to bring a ski pole or some kind of big stick for balancing.
They also all talk about just how good it feels to be out of the house, in the outdoors.
Martichuski has had two knee surgeries and is diabetic. Since March, he's gone prospecting twice a week.
"My sugar count is almost normal. I'm walking better. I walk up those steep banks. I might have to stop once or twice, but I make it up those banks. I backpacked in that 60-pound battery [for an electric generator]," he says.
He's spent about $500 on gold-prospecting equipment. After that, there are few costs, he says, unlike, say, having to pay greens fees every time you golf.
As for the gold, "I've got two vials, maybe a couple of hundred dollars' worth," he says.
That gold will contain impurities, and if Martichuski takes it to a coin or gold dealer, he will get 70 percent to 80 percent of what pure gold is selling for. Right now, the vials sit at home, for him to remember those outings.
The afternoon passes.
The men see little flecks of gold here and there in the concentrate of sand they'll take home and use a pan to sift through. That'll take up even more time.
"You're not supposed to count the hours," Martichuski says.
Mullaley also talks up the hobby part of prospecting.
But he also can't help but talk about going to the Salmon River in Idaho. That, he says, is real gold country.
"You have to go to isolated places where there is no trail, where you gotta hike way back in there, and no way you can use a vehicle," Mullaley says. "I know there is gold nuggets there."
When you're talking about gold, hope springs eternal.
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Even if you watched every second of NBC's Summer Olympics coverage last year, you can be forgiven for not knowing what the heck acrobatic gymnastics is. This is not the gymnastics of America's favorite Iowan sprite Shawn Johnson. Nor is it that frou-frou rhythmic gymnastics stuff with hoops and twirling sashes and whatnot. Acrobatic gymnastics focuses more on forming a fluid balance of graceful movement using brute strength and cooperation with partners. It used to be called sport gymnastics, and there's a reason for that. Rather than jumping around on a balance beam or springing over a vault, competitors in this brand of gymnastics do choreographed routines, creating human pyramids and hoisting partners in time with music. The 2009 Freedom Cup will host international gymnasts from around the world, while the Junior Olympic National Championships will invite the nation's best young acrobatic gymnasts from across the country to compete for one of the highest honors USA Gymnastics, the sport's governing body, offers. Qualifying teams will go on to the 2009 championships this August in Dallas.
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Alright everyone, version one is posted, you'll find the link at the bottom of this post (yes I want you to read the whole thing first.)
V 1.0 is available for OTA (Over-the-air) install from this site only. There is no App World yet because I didn't really think it's solid enough and ready for that quite yet.
It does
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- At a fixed rate of once every 45 seconds
- Require your APRS password
It doesn't…
- …persist data at all. This means that for the time being, you will have to re-enter your APRS password every time. Sorry, but I spent my day working around the fact that J2ME (the native language of blackberry) doesn't support floating point operations in the language (you have to use a completely separate API).
- … have extremely good accuracy. Again, because of the lack of floating point. I've read that in API release 5, RIM has included a better Math API but I'm not sure how much that's going to affect compatibility as of yet.
How to use it
It's really simple, just run the app, put your callsign and password in, and press "Save & Start."
Ok, now to something that isn't quite so obvious. To get the application to run in the background just press the red "hang up" button. To actually quit the application hit the "back" button (officially named the "escape" button). This will prompt you with a dialog that says "Bye bye." Once you see that dialog, that's your hint to remind you that the program will no longer send out packets.
I promised everyone SOMETHING, and everyone's getting SOMETHING .
Please note this is an extremely fresh release BETA. While I'm not expecting too many problems with the stability of the program itself, I'm SURE there's going to be some issues with the data that it transmits (like if you're not in the northern and western hemispheres, it might freak out). I will continue working on this and making it better, so stay tuned to the list for updates.
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Participants were asked if they would be willing to pay a $20 fee for access to rapid POC testing in the future. Although 70% said yes, 27% said no, suggesting that even relatively small user fees can act as a deterrent to HIV testing.
In its survey, the research team asked participants about services at the sexual health clinic. All participants were in agreement about the clinic's helpfulness and ability to assist them in understanding issues related to HIV transmission in a clear manner.
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The research team noted that "several studies have observed that youth sexual health education programs in Nova Scotia sometimes offer only scant coverage of HIV and other sexually transmissible infections, and that there is often a lack of knowledge and topic discomfort among educators, as well as generation gaps between educators and students." Furthermore, the researchers added that "targeted [HIV] prevention efforts in Nova Scotia have focussed largely on pregnant women, whereas other groups (such as MSM, heterosexual men) may be overlooked."
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A rapid approach to community-based HIV testing – Prevention in Focus
HIV Screening and Testing Guide – Public Health Agency of Canada
Editorial in Canada's leading medical journal calls for routine HIV testing – CATIE News
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County: Fort Bend County, TX
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Collection: George Ranch Museum Collection
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Date: September 3, 1926
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Description: Postcard image of Mary Jones probably taken at Murdoch's Bath House in Galveston, Texas. Mary is posed on a large section of driftwood. She is wearing a striped sleeveless, scooped neckline shirt with shorts. Mary has her right leg crossed over her left and has her right hand on her knee. Her left hand is resting on the driftwood. Surf scene backdrop in background. Written in black ink near top center of photo .001: "Sept. 3 - 1926". Written on back in black type: Post Card Correspondence Address Stamp Here".
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Saanich Action Plans
Overview of the Shelbourne Corridor Action Plan, Tillicum Action Plan, and the Heritage Action Plan.
A study has been initiated to create a 30 year vision and plan for the Uptown - Douglas Corridor area.
After four years of community engagement the proposed Shelbourne Valley Action Plan has been approved by Saanich Council to go to a Public Hearing (date to be determined). View the Proposed Plan and review the planning process here.
This plan recognized that more intensive work was needed to address land use and streetscape issues in the Tillicum Road and Burnside Road corridors.
Saanich is a place where rural and urban life meets; a place with a balance between nature conservation and human habitation.


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The Old World-style of these side-fold religious Christmas cards depicts the crowd that has gathered to show their adoration of the Holy Family.
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I have a set of specialized fusee SLX (2012) wheels, used for two months only (basically DT swiss 240 hubs, aerolite spokes 20/24, and spec rims) weighing in just below 1500g and a set of fulcrum 7s weighing in at whatever the hell they do. I also have a middle of the line set of DT swiss wheels on the commuter, 404s for racing.
Seems like a bit of overkill so I was planning on selling one set. I'm leaning towards selling the Fusee wheels. I'm 170# at race weight, and sub 1500g clinchers do not seem that necessary. Opinions/suggestions? I was hoping to get at least 500 selling the wheels with 2 month old spec tires as well.


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OVO Insects Set to Take Flight from Toronto
Cirque du Soleil's Ovo is finishing up its time in Toronto, with their last performance scheduled for 5pm on Sunday November 8. Toronto will mark the last stop of the Canadian leg before the troupe continues on to the United States in San Francisco. If you were thinking of going to see this one-of-a-kind insect celebration, now's the time!
Cirque du Soleil is a Canadian entertainment company founded in Quebec in 1984 by two former street performers, Guy Laliberté and Daniel Gauthier. Increadibly, Guy Laliberté, currently the company's CEO, recently returned from a trip on board Soyuz TMA-16 to the International Space Station as Canada's first space tourist.
Watch the first clown in space below!
Starting out as an accordion player, stiltwalker and fire-eater, Laliberté created his circus as a synthesis of all circus styles around the world. In 2006, Guy was named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year and his famous circus is the winner of the 1991 Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical Experience.
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The Sonics will hire Sam Presti as their general manager, an NBA source confirmed today. Presti, the San Antonio Spurs' assistant general manager, agreed to an offer from the Sonics on Tuesday night.
The Sonics will hire Sam Presti as their general manager, an NBA source confirmed today.
Presti, the San Antonio Spurs' assistant general manager, agreed to an offer from the Sonics on Tuesday night. A news conference is planned for Thursday to announce the hiring.
Sonics president Lenny Wilkens is focused now on coaching candidates to replace Bob Hill.
One team source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said Seattle's short list includes former Indiana coach Rick Carlisle, former Minnesota coach Dwane Casey, Spurs assistant P.J. Carlesimo and Lakers assistant Jim Cleamons.
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Among the four, Carlisle is the most experienced, having guided the Pacers and Detroit to a combined 281-211 regular-season record and five playoff appearances in six seasons. His teams have won three Central Division championships and made two trips to the Eastern Conference finals.
Carlisle has a year remaining on his contract with Indiana and has the option of taking a front-office position with Indiana. The Pacers, however, hired coach Jim O'Brien last week and Carlisle is expected to agree on a buyout next week. It was believed that he would spend a year away from coaching and work the 2007-08 season as an analyst for ESPN, but Carlisle said his future is undecided.
Carlesimo has also spent six seasons as an NBA head coach — three in Portland and three in Golden State — where he compiled a 183-222 record. His greatest success was at Seton Hall, where he led the Pirates to six NCAA tournament appearances in 12 years, including the 1989 championship game in Seattle.
His greatest failure was at Golden State, where he never won more than 21 games in a season and his NBA tenure was marred by his role as the victim in the 1997 choking incident involving Latrell Sprewell. After six seasons on the San Antonio bench and helping the Spurs to two NBA championships, he's one of the league's hottest assistants.
While Carlisle and Carlesimo are seeking their third attempt at coaching an NBA team, Casey is hoping to get a second chance in the league after being dumped midway during last season when Minnesota had a 20-20 record. The Timberwolves finished 32-49.
Casey was 53-69 in 1½ seasons. He has been linked to an assistant job with the Boston Celtics, but those reports are speculation.
Cleamons has been an assistant coach with the Bulls, Lakers and Hornets, and was head coach of the Dallas Mavericks from a little more than one season in 1996-97, with a record of 28-72.
Carlisle, Casey and Carlesimo have Northwest ties. Casey spent 11 seasons coaching in Seattle, seven years as an assistant and four as associate head coach. Carlisle served as a Sonics analyst during the 2000-01 season. He also spent three years as an assistant under Carlesimo in Portland.
Even though those four are the early favorites, other coaching candidates could emerge.
The Chicago Tribune reported Saturday that Bulls assistant Jim Boylan had informal discussions with the Sonics on Friday. Los Angeles Lakers assistant Kurt Rambis, who is a finalist in Sacramento, has reportedly received permission to talk to Seattle, and New York assistant Herb Williams was spotted chatting with Sonics president Lenny Wilkens at the camp.
"Just talking," Williams said. "Not about that [the Sonics job]. … I basically said 'hi' and 'bye'. I've got too much respect for coach [Wilkens] to approach him about that job like this."
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A tiger snake - bare handling not recommended. Photo: Justin McManus JZM
Some people have sirens and flashing lights for their alarms. We have the wrens. On Friday morning we were on coffee break in the garden, and the wrens went off.
There are many joys to telecommuting. The chattering alarm of the blue wren family is not one. It usually means there's a snake.
Because we live in a bush fringe home with multiple dams we expect to have snakes around, but at times they venture too close. You can't safely live with a tiger snake in permanent residence between you and the clothesline, or suddenly arcing up outside the back door.
For years my poor solution to this was a long-handled shovel, and a certainty that I was piling up a store of bad karma. Then I did a snake-wrangling course, and now I terrify myself instead.
Following the wrens as they fluttered and squeaked above the snake, I saw it slide quickly through the plant nursery and under a hedge straight towards the spot where four us had been having coffee.
Our old deaf dog was asleep nearby. The others were now standing on a bench.
It was about a metre long, black with a yellow underside — probably a tiger. While they watched for its movement, I hustled down to the back shed to pull out the gear stored away last autumn: the pinner, the grabber, and the hoop sack.
A large part of me thought: "Please let it have gone bush by the time I get back." No such luck. It had come out into the open, and was sitting on the lawn, coiled and comfortable in the spring sunshine, head slightly raised.
"Well . . . I'll just get my gumboots," I said and disappeared again for the safer footwear. That did no good either. The snake was unmoved.
So. Deep breath. Laying out the hoop sack on the ground, I picked up the pinner in my right hand and the grabber in my left.
The pinner is a metal pole like a ski stock with a spring-loaded thong fixed horizontally across the base. The grabber is a long-handled, soft-mouthed, pincer. You get the picture: pin the snake down, then grab it, all the while keeping clear.
Of course this thing called primal fear intervenes too. I think it's the black eyes of a snake that do it to me.
Another deep breath. I walked straight up to the snake, which stayed remarkably still, and then just as I thrust down with the pinner, took off.
Panic moment.
But thanks be for the power of adrenalin. A second quick poke and I had it pinned about half way along its length.
Then I came in with the grabber and seized its body about 15 centimetres back from the head — too far really for textbook style, because the snake was able to writhe around and snap at the metal.
The grabber held firm, and I walked over to the 1.5 metre deep cotton sack held open at the mouth by a hoop on a long handle, dropped the snake in, twirled it closed, and tied it off.
High five time.
Later it went to visit its friends on waste ground away from home, not a scale out of place.
Depending on the circumstances there are simpler solutions — a mains pressure garden hose will safely send a snake on its way from a distance.
But I would reject any attempt to emulate the Brisbane bare-hands snake catcher Bryan Robinson, whose story Mark Dapin just told in Farfaix's Good Weekend magazine.
Take it from this part-time bushie. It's amazing how quickly and unpredictably snakes move. Don't risk anything.
Oh. And enjoy your cup of coffee, safe there in the office cafe . . . or listening for the birds.
Andrew Darby is Age and Sydney Morning Herald Hobart correspondent.
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Meryl Streep can't do much wrong in our book. Her newest film, Hope Springs, opened this past weekend on over 2,000 screens. A film that cost $30 million to make has now made over $20 million since its release. And it has garnered rave reviews for both Streep and Tommy Lee Jones.Read More »
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It goes without saying that Meryl Streep is always worth watching; in the case of 'The Iron Lady', her uncanny performance as Margaret Thatcher is the best, and possibly only, reason to see this pallid biography. Screenwriter Abi Morgan does provide a primer on Thatcher's remarkable rise from grocer...Read More »
Meryl Streep's latest film "The Iron Lady" -- in which she portrays Margaret Thatcher -- isn't without controversy, not least of which because she's playing one of the most polarizing figures of the 20th century.Read More »


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AOA SeolHyun Gets Fantastic Reviews on Drama 'Ugly Alert'
AOA Sul Hyun Gets Fantastic Reviews on Drama 'Monnani'AOA's SeolHyun has been receiving nothing but great reviews on the well-balanced portrayal of her character in SBS daily drama 'Ugly Alert.'
Playing an aspiring actress in the drama, Seolhyun skillfully developed the character's childish, immature personality traits as the youngest sibling and is making significant contributions to the overall quality of the drama.
Previously appearing in 'My Daughter Seo Young' as the acting tutor, Seol Hyun is continuing to add to her promising career as an actress. Interestingly, after playing the bright, upbeat character, Seol Hyun herself has had a swift in her personality toward that of her character.


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IRS warns against phone scam
The Internal Revenue Service on Monday issued a warning for consumers to guard against "sophisticated and aggressive" phone scams targeting taxpayers, including recent immigrants, as reported incidents of the crime continue to rise. The IRS always sends taxpayers a written notification of any tax due via the U.S. mail, the agency said, and never asks for credit card, debit card or prepaid card information over the telephone. People have reported a particularly aggressive phone scam in the last several months, the IRS said. Immigrants are frequently targeted, and are threatened with deportation, arrest, having their utilities shut off, or having their driver's licenses revoked. Callers are frequently insulting or hostile — apparently to scare their potential victims, the agency said. For more information or to report a scam, go to www.irs.gov and type "scam" in the search box.
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Your style is really pretty and doll-like, i really like how you draw faces~And the clothes that you draw are really lolita and cute♥
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You may bring drinks but not food into the showstar this tip starred
Street parking is available if you're willing to look for it. The show is 90 minutes and the maximum for many parking spots is 2 hours.star this tip starred
Parked on the street at one of the DC meters (honestly, could they possibly have more consistent kinds of meters, times, payment methods, etc.). After getting a parking ticket the last time I used my iPhone App to pay (forgot to put in my boyfriend's license plate rather than mine which is the default), was careful to use his this time. But, $7.20 for an on-street parking space after 6:30 pm, give me a break. D.C., don't you want people braving the traffic to come into town and patronize evening entertainment, restaurants, etc.? Guess they just don't care.star this tip starred
Had a decent meal in the Catwalk Cafe before the performance. But paper plates and plastic silverware (an oxymoron), give me a break. We patrons deserve better.star this tip starred
The weather was cold. I wore slacks, sweater and blzer.star this tip starred
The weather was rainy during the performance, but drying out afterwards.. I wore pair of slacks and a button down collar shirt.c..star this tip starred
or, I parked on Maine at a 4 hour meter. Water street also had meters. This was a matinee performancestar this tip starred
Ate at Station4DC. Food is great; very noisy, but we ate outside, which was great.star this tip starred
I wore a sweater, flip-flops, etc..star this tip starred
Parking in the venue's lot was $20, or $25 for valet. The angling at exit was tricky. There is street parking; get there early and be ready to walk at least a few blocks.star this tip starred
Parking in the $11 garage was close by and easy to find.star this tip starred
or, add your own...star this tip starred
You can order prix-fix dinner online ahead of time, or order a la carte, buffet style. The food is mediocre. -- And, please, don't show up high or drunk for the show. It's still a show, not a late-night rave.star this tip starred
There is a parking garage on site. Careful with on-street parking, the meter-maids blitz the area routinely.star this tip starred
The weather was temperate for DC August. I wore Jeans and a groovy top.star this tip starred
Stations 4 is a nice restaurant within walking distance. They have a special offer for theater goers which includes parking. Check it out.star this tip starred
The weather was sunny, windy, etc.. I wore a sweater. The theater was very cold. .star this tip starred
Parking on the street is risky because the two to four hour meters exclude "Rush Hour". The show extends beyond two hours. Parking in the garage is very convenient with an average $20 cost or $5 per hour if you stay longer to eat at the cafee ($$$). There is parking around the area for $11 is you follow the signs and don't mind a little walking. Valet parking is available for $25.
One Night With Janis Joplinstar this tip starred
Don't forget that you have to pay at meters until 10 pmstar this tip starred
Really close to the Metro stop.star this tip starred