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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|Jan 4, 1994
|Filing date
|Mar 27, 1991
|Priority date
|Mar 27, 1991
|Fee status
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|Publication number
|Dirk I. Gates, James K. Matthews, Monte A. Pooley, David B. Rosen
|Original Assignee
|Xircom, Inc.
|Export Citation
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|Patent Citations (4), Non-Patent Citations (6), Referenced by (64), Classifications (12), Legal Events (10)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This invention relates to multiplexor apparatus, for use with a computer having a parallel port, for providing multiple separately addressable auxiliary parallel ports.
Commercially marketed personal computers are generally equipped with an industry standard parallel port for driving a peripheral device such as a printer, plotter, or local area network (LAN) adapter, such as the Xircom Pocket LAN Adapter. Although such computers are usually capable of selectively driving, via software, multiple logical parallel ports, generally designated LPT1, LPT2, and LPT3, they frequently come equipped with only a single physical parallel port. The industry standard physical parallel port utilizes a 25 pin D shell female connector. A cable having a mating male connector is typically used to connect the computer parallel port to a peripheral device.
At any one time, a single parallel port can only control a single peripheral device. Thus, a computer equipped with only one physical parallel port can connect to only a single printer. In order to facilitate connection of the computer to multiple peripheral devices, various manufacturers have marketed switch boxes which enable a user to manually switch a single input port to any one of N output ports. Such switch boxes can functionally connect only one peripheral device at a time to the computer, so therefore only one such device can be active at a time. The user must manually toggle the switch box to select a new active connection.
Because certain peripheral devices, such as the aforementioned network adapter, must be accessible to the computer at all times, conventional manually operated switch boxes are not suitable for use with these devices.
The present invention is directed to a multiplexor adapted to be connected to a computer's parallel port to provide two or more separately addressable auxiliary parallel ports.
A multiplexor in accordance with the invention includes a host connector and two or more device connectors. The host connector typically comprises a multi pin male connector adapted to connect to a computer's parallel port female connector. The device connectors, each associated with a different auxiliary port, typically comprise female connectors adapted to connect via cables to separate peripheral devices.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the multiplexor includes a common housing configured so that the host connector is externally accessible for direct connection to a computer's parallel port connector. The device connectors are externally accessible for connection to parallel cables.
A preferred multiplexor in accordance with the invention includes switch circuitry and control circuitry. The switch circuitry selectively defines either a first or second state for respectively connecting the host connector to either auxiliary port A or B. Assuming auxiliary port A to represent the default condition, then in response to the computer addressing auxiliary port B, the control circuitry will automatically switch the switch circuitry in a manner which is essentially transparent both to the computer and the user.
In accordance with the preferred embodiment, the control circuitry responds to encoded signals on the computer's parallel port data lines.
In accordance with a significant aspect of the preferred embodiment, the multiplexor operates without external electric power. Rather, power supply circuitry incorporated in the multiplexor draws electrical energy from the computer's parallel port signal lines. A program executed by the computer ensures that when its parallel port is not otherwise in use, its signal lines supply sufficient electric current to charge energy storage means in the power supply circuitry.
FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a multiplexor in accordance with the present invention;
FIGS. 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D respectively comprise isometric, front, top and rear views of a preferred multiplexor embodiment in accordance with the invention;
FIG. 2E is a sectional view taken substantially along the plane 2E--2E of FIG. 2C;
FIG. 3A is a schematic diagram of a preferred multiplexor in accordance with the present invention; and
FIGS. 3B, 3C, 3D are schematic diagrams respectively of the switch, control, and power supply circuits of FIG. 3A; and
FIG. 4 is a flow chart generally depicting a program executed in accordance with the present invention.
Attention is initially called to FIG. 1 comprising a functional block diagram of a multiplexor 10 in accordance with the present invention. The multiplexor 10 is depicted as being connected to a typical host computer 20, e.g. an IBM compatible MS-DOS computer, via a parallel port connector 22. As is well known, an industry standard parallel port connector 22 comprises a D shell female connector having 25 pin receiving sockets 24. The following table describes the typical pin/socket assignment of an industry standard parallel port connector:
______________________________________Pln No. I/O Signal Name Pln No. I/O Signal Name______________________________________1 I/OSTROBE 14 OAUTO FD XT2 I/O Data 0 15 IERROR3 I/O Data 1 16 O INT4 I/O Data 2 17 OSLCT IN5 I/O Data 3 18 NA Ground6 I/O Data 4 19 NA Ground7 I/O Data 5 20 NA Ground8 I/O Data 6 21 NA Ground9 I/O Data 7 22 NA Ground10 IACK 23 NA Ground11 I BUSY 24 NA Ground12 I PE 25 NA Ground13 I SLCT______________________________________
With the foregoing pin assignments, pins generally viewed as comprising data lines 26, pins 10-13 and 15 as comprising status lines 28, and pins 1, 14, 16 and 17 as comprising control lines 30. The signals appearing on the data, status and control lines of connector 22 are generally determined by the program 32 being executed by computer 20. Typical programs have the capability of addressing different logical parallel ports, generally designated as LPT1 or LPT2 or LPT3. In accordance with the present invention, the multiplexor 10 enables the program/computer to address multiple logical ports, e.g. both LPT1 and LPT2, even though the computer 20 may be equipped with only a single physical parallel port connector 22. If the computer 20 is equipped with two parallel port connectors, then multiplexor 10 enables it to function with three separately addressable parallel ports LLPT1, LPT2, and LPT3. As will be seen, the multiplexor 10 operates essentially transparently to the user and to the computer 20, automatically connecting the data, control, and status signals from connector 22 to appropriate auxiliary device port connectors 36, 38 (FIG. 1).
In addition to device port connectors 36 and 38, multiplexor 10 includes a host port connector 40, typically a male connector having external signal lines in the form of pins 42 adapted to be received in and electrically connected to sockets 24 of the computer connector 22. Internal signal lines 44 (including individual lines corresponding to the aforementioned pin assignments) from the host connector 40 are connected to three functional electronic circuits of the multiplexor 10. More particularly, the internal signal lines 44 are connected to a nonmanual switch circuit 50, a control circuit 54, and a power supply circuit 58.
The switch circuit 50 selectively defines either a first or second state to respectively connect the internal signal lines 44 to either device port connector 36 or device port connector 38. These device port connectors are both conventional female connectors, respectively having sockets 60 and 62, adapted to mate with the male connector ends of conventional parallel cables (not shown).
The state of switch circuit 50 is controlled by control circuit 54 responsive to signals appearing on the internal signal lines 44. In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention depicted in FIG. 3A-3D, the control circuit 54 responds to encoded data distributed on the internal data signal lines. The control circuit 54 controls the state of switch circuit 50 via the port select conductor 64.
Electrical energy to drive the switch circuit 50 and the control circuit 54 is provided by the power supply circuit 58 More specifically, as will be seen hereinafter, the power supply circuit 58 draws electrical energy from the computer parallel port connector 22 signal lines. In accordance with the preferred embodiment of the invention, the program 32 ensures that when the computer's parallel port 22 is not otherwise in use, its signal lines supply sufficient electric current to charge energy storage means within the power supply circuit 58.
Attention is now directed to FIGS. 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D which respectively comprise isometric, front, top, and rear views of a preferred multiplexor apparatus 10 in accordance with the present invention. The apparatus 10 is comprised of a housing 72 supporting the multipin host connector 40 at the front face 74 thereof. As can be seen, the host connector 40 comprises a 25 pin D shell male connector configured to mate with the computer parallel port connector 22. Captive screws 76, each supporting a thumb wheel 78, are mounted in the housing 72 adjacent to connector 40 for mating with threaded holes (not shown) conventionally provided on either side of a standard computer parallel port connector.
FIG. 2D illustrates the rear face 80 of the multiplexor apparatus 10 showing the first and second device port connectors 36, 38 externally accessible thereat. Each of the device port connectors 36, 38 comprises a 25 pin D shell female connector configured for connection to a peripheral device via a conventional parallel cable.
FIG. 2E is a sectional view taken substantially along the plane 2E--2E of FIG. 2C. FIG. 2E depicts a circuit board 84 mounted within the housing 72, extending from proximate the front face 74 to proximate the rear face 80. The host connector 40 is electrically and physically mounted on the circuit board 84. Flexible leads 86 and 88 respectively connect the circuit board 84 to the device port connector 36, 38. The aforementioned switch circuit 50, control circuit 54, and power supply circuit 58, all to be discussed greater detail hereinafter, are formed on the circuit board 84.
The dimensions of the housing 72 are primarily dictated by the dimensions of the industry standard physical parallel port connector. Thus, for example, the front face 74 of the connector 40 is substantially rectangular and measures approximately 2.7 inches by 0.7 inches Similarly, the rear face 80 is substantially rectangular and measures approximately 2.3 inches by 1.4 inches. The dimension of housing 72 between the front face 74 and rear face 80 typically measures about 2.3 inches.
Attention is now directed to FIGS. 3A-3D which illustrate a schematic diagram showing the multiplexor 10 of FIGS. 1 and 2A-2E in greater detail. Note in FIG. 3 that the internal signal lines 44 from host connector 40 are connected to the input of each of switch circuit 50, control circuit 54, and power supply circuit 58.
Switch circuit 50, as depicted in FIG. 3B, is comprised of multiple integrated circuit chips, respectively denominated U1, U3, U8, U6, U5, and U7. In the depicted preferred embodiment, each of these chips comprises a Signetics 74C 4053 triple 2-channel multiplexer/demultiplexer, having three inputs respectively denominated A, B, and C and six outputs respectively denominated AX, AY, BX, BY, CX, CY. The signal level on the port select output conductor 64 of the control circuit 54 determines whether a signal applied to the input of one of the switch circuit chips is directed to the X or Y output. More specifically, note for example in FIG. 3B that data line D1 is applied to input C of integrated circuit chip U1. Its output will appear on either output terminal CX as signal D1A (directed to device port A) or CY as signal D1B (directed to device port B), depending upon the signal level on the port select conductor 64. The X outputs of the switch circuit 50 integrated circuits are all connected to device port A connector 36 whereas the Y outputs are all connected to the device port B connector 38.
In accordance with the invention, the state of the switch circuit 50, i.e. whether it selects the X or Y output terminals to be active, is determined by the control circuit 54. Control circuit 54 in accordance with the invention operates to decode switching signals encoded on data lines D2 and D3. In order for the computer 20 to switch the active device port, e.g. from device port A to device port B, it provides encoded address signals to data lines D2 and D3 (of internal signal lines 44) without accompanying transitions on status and control signal lines STROBE, SLCTIN, and AUTO.
The exemplary control circuit 54 depicted in FIG. 3C is comprised of four flip-flops 90, 92, 94, 96 implemented by integrated circuits U2 and U4, each shown as a Signetics 74HCT74 dual D-type flip-flop, positive edge triggered. The function of control circuit 54 is to detect a particular bit string on data line D2 (i.e. 0111) while data line D3 is toggled to provide periodic positive going edges.
Data line D2 is connected to the data inputs of flip-flops 90 and 96. The data output of flip-flop 90 is connected to the data input of lip-flop 92 whose data output is connected to the data input of flip-flop 94. Data line D3 is connected to the clock input of flip-flops 90, 92, 94. The data output of flip-flop 94 is connected to the clock input of flip-flop 96. Thus, when flip-flop 74 provides a positive going edge (attributable to the initial 0 in the bit string on D2) coincident with D2=1, then the data output (i.e. PORTBSEL 64) will go high to switch circuit 50 to activate device port B.
It should be noted that control lines STROBE, SLCTIN and AUTO are gated through integrated circuit U10 to the clear (CLR) inputs of flip-flops 90, 92, 94. The purpose of this gating is to assure that if the STROBE line is active or if SLCTIN or AUTO become active (indicative of activity on the parallel port), then flip-flops 90, 92, 94 are reset to prevent generation of the PORTBSEL switching signal. In other words, it is intended that control circuit 64 be able to switch circuit 50 only when the computers parallel port is not otherwise in use.
As previously mentioned, the power supply circuit 58 draws electrical energy from the computer connector 22 via the internal signal lines 44 to charge an electrical energy storage means (i.e. capacitance) to produce the voltage levels (i.e.+5 volts and VEE volts) to power circuits 50 and 54. As shown in FIG. 3D, power supply circuit 58 draws electrical energy from the signal lines D0, STROBE (via diodes CR1), D2, D1 (via CR5), D4, D3 (via CR7), D6, D5(via CR9), D7, AUTO (via CR4), INIT, ERROR (via CR3), and SLCTIN via (CR6). In order to draw electrical energy from the signal lines, the lines are periodically placed in a voltage high condition by action of the program 32 executed by computer 20 when the port 22 is not otherwise being used.
The aforementioned signal lines via diodes CR1, 3, 4, 5, 6,7, 9 charge capacitor C6. Capacitor C6 is connected to a switched capacitor voltage converter, depicted in FIG. 3 as integrated circuit U9 implemented by a Linear Technology chip LTC1044. U9 functions to boost the applied input voltage (accumulated across C6) to produce the +5 volts and VEE volt levels.
Attention is now directed to FIG. 4 which depicts a flow chart of a preferred resident program 32 executed by host computer 20 in accordance with the present invention.
The resident program of FIG. 4 is initiated by block 100 in response to an application program issuing a print command. Decision block 102 decides whether the print command is addressing the nondefault device port. It will be assumed herein that device port A (FIG. 1) represents the default condition while device port B represents the nondefault port. If the response to decision block 102 is negative, then operation proceeds in a normal manner. That is, a call is issued to the computer's bios in block 104 which handles the print command in normal fashion. Thereafter, in block 106 the signal lines are set high for providing energy to power supply circuit 58. After the signal lines are set high, the program exits (block 108).
If decision block 102 results in an affirmative response, meaning that the destination of the print command is the nondefault device port B, then operation proceeds to decision block 110. Decision block 110 determines whether a network adapter is attached to the default device port A. If it is, then the adapter is instructed via device port A to ignore subsequent transitions on selected ones of the internal signal lines 44.
If the response to decision block 110 is negative, then encoded switching signals are issued by the computer 20 to the internal signal lines 44 to cause control circuit 54 to enable the port select conductor 64. This is represented by block 114.
After the execution of block 114, block 116 is executed which represents a call to the bios and a subsequent normal handling of the print command. After execution of block 116, block 118 is executed which switches switch circuit 50 back to the default port A. After execution of block 118, decision block 120 is executed to determine whether a network adapter is attached to the default port. If so, block 122 is executed to restore the network adapter to its normal state, in other words to reverse the action produced as a consequence of block 112. After the execution of block 120 or block 122, the signal lines are set high, corresponding to the aforementioned action of block 106, to charge the energy storage means of power supply circuit 58. This is represented by block 124. The program is then exited (block 126).
From the foregoing, it should now be recognized that a multiplexor apparatus has been disclosed herein which enables a computer equipped with only a single parallel port to effectively operate, under program control, to address either of two auxiliary parallel ports. An apparatus in accordance with the present invention can be manufactured quite inexpensively in very compact form. It can be readily installed by a user by merely properly physically mounting it on the computer parallel port connector (i.e. 22). Thereafter, the multiplexor operates without any manual intervention by the user, the resident program (FIG. 4) functioning to automatically connect the computer parallel port to either of the auxiliary device ports A or B depending upon the call of the application program. Although a preferred embodiment of the invention has been disclosed herein, it is recognized that modifications and variations may readily occur to those skilled in the art, falling within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.
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Ryan Reynolds reveals his baby's name on TODAY
By Ree Hines
It's been almost three months since Ryan Reynolds and wife Blake Lively welcomed their first child. But in all that time, the private parents haven't shared their baby girl's name publicly — until now.
TODAY's Willie Geist recently sat down with Reynolds to talk about the actor's film, "Woman in Gold," and the new dad opened up about the once-top-secret topic
"You did say a few months ago, before she was born, that you were going to name her Excalibur Anaconda Reynolds," Geist mentioned in a portion of that chat that aired Friday morning. "So can we call her Anna at least — short for Anaconda?"
"That is not the child's name," Reynolds deadpanned. "It's Butternut Summersquash."
What a lovely … joke!
"It's James," the proud papa said on a more serious note. "Everyone knows."
Yes, while James (along with Violet and a few other lovely baby names) was widely rumored to be Reynolds' and Lively's pick, it's now confirmed.
"I didn't want to be the first guy screaming it out to the media," Reynolds explained. "Because as we know, little girls turn into teenage girls and little teenage girls sometimes scan through the archives and go, 'Why did you do that?'"
Now there's a dad who's thinking ahead.
So now we can finally — officially — wish little James a warm welcome to the world.Some may think of James as a traditionally masculine name, but it's actually long been used for both boys and girls — just a bit more frequently for the former. Of course a gender-neutral name seems fitting for the daughter of two stars with equally flexible first names.
Catch Geist's full interview with Reynolds Wednesday, April 1, on TODAY. And see more from Reynolds that same day, as "Woman in Gold" opens in theaters nationwide.
The official "Self/less" trailer is here! In theaters 31 July 2015.
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Save the date! Ryan Reynolds is visiting The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon!
On Monday, March 2nd, 11:35/10:35c on NBC. More information here.
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More lanes planned for I-65 near Lafayette
State highway officials say an eight-mile section of Interstate 65 near Lafayette will be expanded to three lanes in each direction.
The project will widen the highway between State Road 38 and State Road 25 in an effort to relieve congestion on the heavily traveled route between Indianapolis and Chicago.
The Journal & Courier reports the highway agency plans to seek bids on the project next fall, with completion expected in late 2016 or 2017. The new lanes will be built in the existing highway median.
Lafayette Mayor Tony Roswarski says the additional lanes will be a big help for drivers in the area.
The project is estimated to cost $69 million.
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The number of states with widespread infections nearly doubled to 24 in the past week, and the season has not yet peaked nationally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.
Worried parents are rushing to find shots even though many local health departments and doctor's offices are either out or about to run out of the vaccine.
Doctors are particularly concerned about children this flu season.
The lessons today in many Oklahoma classrooms centered on the flu. Kids were taught to sneeze into the crooks of their arms -- and not their hands. Younger children were instructed on the proper way to wash their hands -- to the tune of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star."
"I really was desperate," said Joy Thompson of Valencia, Calif., who recently got the shots for her two young daughters.
She found 300 people waiting to get the vaccine at her daughters' pediatrician's office Saturday, but couldn't endure the three-hour line. She later got the vaccine from her mother, who is a nurse.
When it comes to kids and the flu there are two stories: one from the field where doctors are being besieged by sick kids and worried parents, and another from the government which continues to say it's too early to tell if this flu is particularly dangerous to children.
Fueling all the concern is the sobering fact that at least 23 children have died so far this flu season.
Some of the people who track infectious diseases call the number alarming, but to date there has been little information available about the deaths that would either allay or confirm fears.
But CBS News Correspondent Elizabeth Kaledin reports that more than half of the children who died had an underlying illness such as asthma, heart disease or diabetes, but no information is being made public about whether or not the children were vaccinated.
That information would clearly put the deaths in perspective and answer questions about who's at risk. In the meantime hospitals report they are just trying to cope.
"Right now this is ten times the normal activity we would see in January or February," says Craig Gilliam of Arkansas Children's Hospital.
Parents are being advised not to rush children to the emergency room with a common cold, but should be on the lookout for symptoms like headache, high fever and no energy.
Until more questions can be answered about this flu and it's effect on children, the CDC is reminding parents to employ simple prevention methods like: wash hands, wash toys, stay home when you're sick.
The CDC plans to watch flu complications among children closely. Flu and its complications are the sixth-leading cause of death nationally among children age 4 and younger, according to the CDC.
In many cities, schools have shut down. Emergency rooms have been filled with sick children. And doctors' offices have been forced to turn away droves of people seeking flu shots.
Some experts predict this year's death toll easily could surpass the annual average of 36,000.
Health officials are unsure why the outbreak has hit so early, why it has caused so many problems — particularly in the West — and why it seems to be so lethal in children.
States are not required to track the number of flu cases, so the exact total is not clear.
Many cases are never classified as the flu, but doctors say they are seeing a clear increase this year.
"If it were me, I'd be on the phone to your doctor, calling around to see if you could find some" vaccine, said Dr. Randall Todd, Nevada's epidemiologist.
Nearly the entire western half of the country — California being the major exception — is now considered to have widespread flu. Last week, 13 states had widespread outbreaks.
Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said the government had arranged for 100,000 doses of adult vaccine to be shipped from Aventis Pasteur immediately and distributed based on each state's population. In addition, 150,000 doses of children's vaccine are expected to be shipped to the states by January.
The nation's two producers of flu shots reported last week that they had shipped their entire supply of about 80 million doses. However, Aventis had set aside 250,000 doses at the CDC's request last week when it became clear that shortages might develop.
Bianka Ortega, receptionist for After Hours Pediatrics in Las Vegas, has been turning away frustrated parents. The office does have flu vaccines left, but they are reserved for poor patients.
She said parents have been getting "a little bit irate."
"If you can't get the vaccine, it's also very important to remember that people should stay home when they're sick, not go out into an environment where they might spread flu to somebody else and do the common sense things like keep their hands clean and exercise good respiratory hygiene, cover your mouth and nose when you sneeze or cough and that will help protect others as well," said Gerberding.
In Colorado, the good news is that the outbreak appears to be on its way out. State health officials said the flu has reached its peak in the Denver area.
"We were certainly inundated with tons of patients" in the last few weeks, said Allison Hamm, spokeswoman for Denver Health Medical Center. "It has certainly slowed down significantly."
One of the hardest hit communities was Malad, Idaho, a town of about 2,000 people near the Utah state line that virtually shut down in the past week because so many people were ill. Church services and Christmas programs were canceled, as was the wrestling match and drill team show. Even Santa had to postpone his visit with the children.
Despite the severity of the early outbreak, health experts are not ready to predict just how bad the flu season will be. The season still may peak as early as December, rather than February, which is the norm.
As for why the West is having the most cases, experts aren't sure, though a second flu death was confirmed today in New Mexico.
"I don't have an explanation," said Lisa Jackson, an epidemiologist with the University of Washington. "I don't know if that's just a chance thing or what's going on this year."


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Counterbalance Forklift Truck Operator IMMEDIATE START
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Our client is looking to recruit an Experienced Forklift Truck Operator with a valid Counterbalance Forklift Truck Licence. Due to current levels of business our client is looking to add an additional member of staff to their current manufacturing team based in Immingham. Candidates may work on a 4 on 4 off rota basis including Day / Night Shifts & Weekend work (These shifts are 12 hour shifts), or be on a Monday to Friday rota working 7am-3pm or 3pm-11pm. The successful candidate will begin a training programme within the company starting at a pay rate of £7.20 per hour which will then increase to £8.50 per hour after all training has been completed. After training has been completed you will also be eligible for overtime which is paid at a rate of £11.00 per hour. If you are looking for a role which is varied. Working in a clean manufacturing facility with opportunities to become permanent members of staff then do not hesitate in applying.


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Special Announcement: For those of you in the Boston area, or attending the AWP Conference next week, come to the (free) Burlesque Press AWP Kick-Off Reading on Wednesday, March 6th at 8pm at Crossroads Pub (495 Beacon Street, near the conference hotel). I will be reading, along with some other excellent Burlesque Press contributors.
1. Music can set the mood. Trying to write about something beautifully mysterious? Listen to the French group Air, or your own favorite ethereal electronica. Trying to write about something terrifying or angry? Listen to some death metal. Once you're in the right mood, you'll be ready to write that moody scene.
2. Lyrics can be the jumping off point for a story. I was always intrigued by the line in Nirvana's "On a Plain" that says "my mother died every night," so I wrote a story about a girl whose mother who fakes her own death in a variety of ways. Listen to a song and think about what stories might be hidden in the lyrics. Then write those stories.
3. Music can trigger memories. When I hear the Color Me Badd song "I Swear," I'm flooded with images and feelings from an awkward eighth grade pool party. Many great stories, both fiction and non, begin with a memory, and music is notorious for helping us remember, whether we want to or not.
4. Music can help you get in touch with your unconscious. Here's an example: All week I've been brainstorming about how to end a story I'm writing, but I haven't been able to think of anything. Then yesterday I was driving, spacing out and listening to Ke$ha on the radio when all of a sudden, out of nowhere, the perfect way to end the story popped into my brain. I wasn't thinking consciously about my story (or anything, really, which is usually what happens when you listen to Ke$ha). Since I wasn't thinking consciously, my more creative, unconscious brain took over the brainstorming and came up with something good.
5. Listening to music is intellectually stimulating. There are a lot of studies concluding that listening (and playing) music is good for your brain. The stronger your brain, the better your writing (and writing stamina) will be.
6. Music gets you moving, and moving makes you creative. It's no secret that you have more energy on the treadmill when you're listening to your jams, but there's also a lot of evidence that we are more creative when we are in motion. Not only does exercise increases blood circulation, bringing more oxygen and nutrients to your brain, but simply being in motion can activate creative hotspots in the brain. I know I've come up with a lot of story ideas while at the gym. And I was almost always listening to music at the time.
7. Listening to music can reduce stress and increase positive feelings. Writing is dang hard. It comes with a lot of rejection and self-doubt. So listen to your favorite music to ease your stress and boost your self-esteem. Then get back in front of the laptop for another go.


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An algorithm for computing the multigraded Hilbert depth of a module. A method for computing the multigraded Hilbert depth of a module was presented in [B. Ichim and J.-J. Moyano-Fernández, Math. Nachr. 287, No. 11–12, 1274–1287 (2014; Zbl 1302.05212)]. In this paper, we improve the method and we introduce an effective algorithm for performing the computations. In a particular case, the algorithm may also be easily adapted for computing the Stanley depth of the module. We further present interesting examples that were found with the help of an experimental implementation of the algorithm Hdepth [B. Ichim and A. Zarojanu, "Hdepth: An Algorithm for Computing the Multigraded Hilbert Depth of a Module", Implemented in CoCoA. Available online https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/urhrasy5ntgbwzf/Hdepth.htm]. Thus, we completely solve several open problems proposed in [J. Herzog, Lect. Notes Math. 2083, 3–45 (2013; Zbl 1310.13001)].
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- Ichim, Bogdan; Katthän, Lukas; Moyano-Fernández, Julio José: How to compute the Stanley depth of a module (2017)
- Duval, Art M.; Goeckner, Bennet; Klivans, Caroline J.; Martin, Jeremy L.: A non-partitionable Cohen-Macaulay simplicial complex (2016)
- Katthän, Lukas: Betti posets and the Stanley depth (2016)
- Ichim, B.; Katthän, L.; Moyano-Fernández, J.J.: The behavior of Stanley depth under polarization (2015)
- Katthän, Lukas: Stanley depth and simplicial spanning trees (2015)
- Popescu, Adrian: An algorithm to compute the Hilbert depth (2015)
- Ichim, Bogdan; Moyano-Fernández, Julio-José: How to compute the multigraded Hilbert depth of a module (2014)
- Ichim, Bogdan; Zarojanu, Andrei: An algorithm for computing the multigraded Hilbert depth of a module (2014)
- Popescu, Adrian; Popescu, Dorin: Four generated, squarefree, monomial ideals (2014)


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Schlumberger Net Off 45.5%
By The Associated Press
Published: July 21, 1987
Schlumberger Ltd., the world's largest oilfield services company, said yesterday that its second-quarter profits fell 45.5 percent, to $30.1 million, or 11 cents a share, from $55.2 million, or 19 cents a share, a year ago.
Revenues declined about 15 percent, to $1.1 billion, from $1.3 billion a year earlier. The company attributed the decline primarily to reduced oil drilling resulting from the steep decline in oil prices.
The 1986 figures do not include Schlumberger's $23 million second-quarter loss from its Fairchild Semiconductor operation, which the company has been trying to sell.
Schlumberger's chairman, Euan Baird, said all the company's operating groups had better results compared with the first quarter. In particular, he said, the results from oilfield services continue to improve, because of significant cost reductions undertaken last year and improved price levels.


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Freelance journalist Rebecca Ley is now back from maternity leave and available for features commissions, editing and copywriting. She's previously worked at the Daily Mail, The Sun and The Times, and specialises in health, women's interest and life-style, whilst also having experience of real-life pieces and advertorials. Read on to find out more.
About your journalism:
What do you write about?
I have written all sorts – from celebrity interviews to real life stories. At the moment I'm focusing on women's issues and health.
Where are we likely to see your work?
The Sun and The Daily Mail
What's the most memorable work you've done?
In early 2008 The Sun flew me out to Kiribati – an archipelago of islands in the Pacific – to report on climate change. Rising sea levels means that the islands are disappearing under the water. It was a fascinating trip, but incredibly sad to think that it won't be long before they are uninhabitable.
The article can be read here.
What interview or feature would you love the chance to do?
Anything looking at the reality of women's lives in other countries.
About you and PRs:
Where do you source ideas for articles?
From conversations, newspapers, the internet and PRs.
How can PRs be useful to you?
By sending me lots of fantastic ideas that people on the desk haven't seen yet!
How and when do you like them to get in touch?
I would like them to email me at email@example.com.
Do you find press conferences, trips, parties and other events useful or an interruption?
Can be useful and fun – occasionally.
If you could make one change to the way PRs deal with you, what would it be?
Put real thought behind pitches and foster a genuine relationship. Something stale that has clearly been cut and pasted to ten other journalists is not much help.
About you:
How would you pay the bills if you weren't a journalist?
I'd be a lawyer.
If we gave you £1000, how would you spend it?
On clothes probably!
What books are on your bedside table, magazines in your bag, or blogs on your screen?
Freedom by Jonathan Franzen, Swimming by Nicola Keegan
Red, Vogue and Mslexia magazines are in my bag
I love so many blogs – Cup of Jo is my real favourite, but I also check More than toast, Liberty London Girl, Metropolitan Mum, rockstar diaries and lots more…
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To honor local veterans and those currently serving in the military, Runnels School held two receptions and musical programs in the Gladys Hague Runnels Theatre on Veterans Day. Hosting the events were Headmaster Greg Brandao, Elementary Principal Marcia Mackay and Junior and Senior High Principal Conchetta Foshee.
For the elementary school's morning program, first- through sixth-graders welcomed veterans with a standing ovation as they walked into the theater to a military march played by sixth- and seventh-grade band and strings students. The Upper Elementary Chorus also performed at the event.
In the afternoon, the junior and senior high observed Veterans Day with a musical program featuring patriotic music by strings, band and chorus students. Many veterans attending the events were relatives and friends of Runnels students, faculty and staff.


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This page is about the idiom live it upINFORMAL
Meaning: If you live it up, you enjoy yourself by doing things that cost a lot of money.
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- We only live once, so let's live it up and have fun!
- Whenever the sailors come to port, they go out every night and really live it up.
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Sport partnerships are the coming together of multiple sports organisations and/or sport and community groups to share knowledge, costs, services and/or facilities for collective benefit.
We work together with regional and national sports organisations, to offer support and advice in community-led partnerships.
We are developing a set of partnership guidelines which provide an overview of the partnership development process and explain what support exists at each step of the journey. As no two projects are the same the ultimate objectives and development journey will differ for each partnership.
Traditional perception of a sport partnership is about the sharing of facilities, however there are numerous ways in which sport and community groups can be of benefit to one another, including:
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Arguably the first step for every sport partnership should be the development of individual club strategic plans. You should assess your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to your club to be able to develop strategies.
By having each club's strategic plan on paper in front of you it's much easier to see the similarities between your club's goals and those of your potential partners. By pulling out those collective goals and prioritising them you can quickly develop a strategic plan for your partnership.
Regional Sport Trusts and many Regional Sports Organisations will have club capability staff who can facilitate planning sessions to draw out this information from your committee or complete a self-assessment of your club on the Sport New Zealand Club Warrant of Fitness website.
Planning sessions are typically held across a two or three evening meetings, spaced about a month apart. This means the time-stress on volunteers is relatively low and allows time for stakeholder survey results to be collated and fed into planning sessions.
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Posted 11/16/2011
When Susan Boyle was on the Today Show, and displayed her "Donny Blanket", it gave us an idea.
Donny.com wants to give away a blanket (like Susan's) to one lucky winner along with a package of Donny Osmond memorabilia. But in order to give that away, we want to see your Ultimate Donny Display.
Do you have a collection of memorabilia from throughout the years? Post a photo on Donny's Facebook page, and get your friends to "like" the photo. The photos with the most likes will then be judged with the following criteria. Do you have the Ultimate Donny Display? Post your photo TODAY!
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- We want to see who has the most amazing display of Donny Osmond memorabilia. We know Susan Boyle's got a Donny Blanket, along with multiple records and paraphernalia. Post a photo on Facebook, and show us your Donny Display. Make sure your photo is posted to Donny's wall. Photos not posted on his wall will not be eligible for participation.
- Photos will be judged on the following criteria: Creative display of memorabilia, Array of items across different decades (60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, 00's, 10's), Number of Facebook "Likes" from the online social community. Photos, and participants will be disqualified for photos that are indistinguishable, inappropriate, and indecent.
- Photos must be posted and voted for by 12:00 AM MST on December 1, 2011. Entries posted after that time will not be eligible for contest.
- The entries for the top 10 photos "liked" on Facebook will receive a Donny Pin to commemorate their participation in the contest. The winner will receive a 2011 Donny Memorabilia Package complete with a Donny Blanket like Susan Boyle's, along with other items to include in their Ultimate Donny Display collection. Contest Legal
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LEON Leather Card Holder
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Here's another trailer for Lawless, the Prohibition-era crime drama directed by John Hillcoat that screened this year at Cannes. Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf and Jason Clarke play a trio of bootlegger brothers in The Weinstein Company release that also stars Guy Pearce, Jessica Chastain and Mia Wasikowska. With a script by Nick Cave based on (and formerly also titled after) the novel The Wettest County In The World, it's scheduled to hit theatres August 29th.
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I'm a big Tom Hardy fan but I'm not sure what I'm seeing here that I can't already get in Boardwalk Empire. Hopefully the subsequent trailers will entice enough me to pony up the cash to see this in theaters.
This looks better than Boardwalk Empire from the production design and photographic quality side (even though I like Boardwalk Empire it often has this TV look, and also that very thinned out, sirupy story of TV shows that need to cover more air hours than the story would naturally give).
Not sure about the story of "Lawless", though. All those slam-bang sound effects, and no real hint of a story may be a harbinger that there isn't one.
Which would be a sad thing, as it really has an interesting look.
So, hopefully the film is better than its trailer.
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I had a friend was a big baseball player
back in high school
He could throw that speedball by you
Make you look like a fool boy
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I was walking in, he was walking out
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Glory days well they'll pass you by
Glory days in the wink of a young girl's eye
Glory days, glory days
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Sometimes on a Friday I'll stop by
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Splenda Mocha Truffles
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This recipe is similar to other Truffle recipes, but differs in that it uses only SPLENDA to sweeten & low-fat ingredients. I've tried to match their appearance as close as possible to the true French Truffles that melt in your mouth. The amount of SPLENDA used is, of course to suit one's taste. The amount used here is not too sweet, yet enough to take the bitter bite out of the chocolate.
Top Review by dmac085
I'm new to using Splenda but this was a pretty easy and satisfying recipe. I only gave it 4 stars because the 3T of instant coffee was kinda overwhelming to my taste buds. I left the instant coffee out of the coating because of this. Next time I'd use maybe 2 tsp in the filling and 1/2 tsp in the coating. I also added 1 tsp of vanilla to the filling. Definitely will make again, a very workable recipe.
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 (250 g) packagekraft philadelphia light cream cheese spread
- 3 tablespoons instant coffee granules
- 2 teaspoons water
- 1 1⁄2 cups Splenda granular
- 4 ounces baker's unsweetened chocolate squares
- 3 tablespoons cocoa
- 1 tablespoon instant coffee granules (optional)
Directions See How It's Made
- In a medium sized bowl, dissolve instant coffee in water.
- Add cream cheese and blend until light& creamy.
- Add SPLENDA sweetener and blend well.
- In a separate small container, melt chocolate squares in microwave for 2 minutes on medium power or in a double boiler.
- Add to cream cheese mixture and blend well.
- Chill about 1 hour or until firm enough to shape.
- Shape into small drops about 1 inch.
- Place on sheet of wax paper and freeze.
- Prior to removing Truffles from freezer, mix cocoa and 1 Tbsp of instant coffee together, crushing the coffee granules to make a fine powder.
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Restaurant staff jobs in Dubai in Sahara Grill. One of the well-known UK-based Restaurant is opening a newly branch on Jumeirah Beach, Dubai. For this, we need an experienced staff restaurant for the post of Restaurant Supervisor, Waiter, Host, Grill Chef and Line Cook. However, fresh candidates will not be preferred by us. We are hiring people on the immediate basis with an attractive salary package and as well as excellent benefits. However, salary is negotiable based on your experience. Please must read all the given job description first before forwarding your CV to our HR Department. Non-qualified candidates will neither be considered nor contacted.
Restaurant Staff Required for Dubai
1. Restaurant Staff job Description:Restaurant Supervisor is responsible for everything that actually happen in the workplace. You will be accountable for ensuring that foods have cooked perfectly and be delivered on time. Keeping customers happy must be the first priority in your job list through the quality foods and to the safety standard in order to get exceptional outcomes from the customer. Therefore, prior working experience must be needed in a similar environment.
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The waiter or Order Taker is responsible for greeting customers, asking a question about the order from the present menu and note down it correctly or memorize it. However, a menu should always be on the table whether the customer is on the table or not. Once you serve an order on time ensure that they are enjoying their meals and satisfied with the goods and service. Inform your head waiter or foods and beverage staff if any problem occurs. Bill handover and collect payment from the customer. Remove dishes from the table and take them to the kitchen. Therefore, past working experience as a waiter is necessary in order to get a job. (Arabic Speaking Preferred)
3. Hostess job Description:
Host or Hostess is responsible to say welcome to every customer when they enter into the restaurant and say goodbye to them when they leave their tables. However, Hostess is responsible with the wide variety of job tasks such as table reservation in advance through telephonic booking, oversees tables that have cleaned from dishes or not, often times you have to adjust tables for large parties and often have to make the right decision about a customer's group where will sit in the restaurant. Therefore, find dining experience is important in order to get a job. (Arabic Speaking Preferred)
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Grill Chef spends most of its working time behind a grill to prepare foods such as burgers, club sandwiches, grilled fish and grilled entrees. You are involving to grill meat, fish and chopping vegetables, trimming etc. Therefore, a minimum 2 years of working experience is mandatory.
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Address: 1st Floor, The Mall Jumeirah Beach Road, Dubai, UAE
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203 Yoakum Parkway UNIT 515, Alexandria VA, 22304
Rented Price:
1 bed , 1 Full baths
881 sqft
Status: Sold
Listing Provided Courtesy Of: Jobin Realty
Real Living Reserve, REALTORS
Last Updated: 8/23/2017 2:39 PM
Description for 203 Yoakum Parkway UNIT 515 Alexandria, VA 22304
"B" Model--881 Sq Ft w/1 BR+1 Bath. LR+DR+BR floors are wood. Plenty of closets. Large living area with 12' balcony door. Washer/dryer in Kitchen area. Replacement windows and doors (and screens) are complete.
Sold Price:
Sold Date:10/26/2016
Watergate At Landmark
1 Full
881 (approx)
Closed Rental
"B" Model--881 Sq Ft w/1 BR+1 Bath. LR+DR+BR floors are wood. Plenty of closets. Large living area with 12' balcony door. Washer/dryer in Kitchen area. Replacement windows and doors (and screens) are complete.
Listing Information
Watergate At Landmark
West Alexandria Properties
Public Water Service
Public Sewer
Electric, Natural Gas, DSL Available
School Information
Room Information
Master Bedroom
Living/Dining Combo
Interior Features
Disposal, Exhaust Fan/Hood, Range Hood, Refrigerator
Vinyl, Carpet, Wood
Central Air, Electric, Air Cond. Unit
Gas Heat, Forced Air, Central
Alarm, Security Gate, 24 Hour Security, Main Entrance Locked, Alarm -Smoke/Fire
Walk-in Closets, Elevator
Exterior / Lot Features
Assigned Parking Space
Tar Gravel, Concrete
Community Features
Exercise Area, Community Tennis, Community Sauna, Gated Community
Driving Directions
From 395 South, Take Duke Street East, Right on Walker, Right on Stevenson, Left on Yoakum Parkway to Watergate at Landmark Condominium. Guards Gate will give daily Parking Pass. Building 1 (203 Yoakum Parkway) entry code 095.
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Rental Terms & Conditions
Booking Procedure
We strive to respond to all inquiries within 24 hours (on business days). Our office hours are Mon - Fri: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time. Office is closed on weekends and local holidays. We will check if requested vacation rental is available and send you quotation with total price including tax and applicable fees. If you decide to book the vacation rental, we will send you your reservation code, which you must fill out on our reservation page on our website with all necessary details (personal information, travel information, and payment information) to confirm your reservation. We require complete address and phone number for all bookings. Reservations however are only confirmed once deposit has been received.
The agreement will be between INTAC and tenant, of whose name is stated on the rental agreement. This person is responsible for all payments, terms and conditions as stipulated in the rental agreement.
Payment procedure and conditions
A 60% deposit is due to secure reservation. Final balance is due six weeks prior to arrival date. Once we receive your deposit we will issue a confirmation and send that to you by e-mail (fax or mail is also possible). Voucher will be send upon receipt of full payment. On this voucher you will find confirmed arrival and departure dates, number of guests, address and phone number of reserved accommodation, reservation number, and any other special notes regarding your reservation.
In the event payment is not received within stipulated payment term, a notice will be issued by INTAC and sent to you as reminder for payment. Reservation will be considered cancelled if payment is not received within 5 business days of notice. For reservations that arise within 6 weeks of arrival date, full payment is due upon reservation to secure reservation.
Rates and Additional Costs
Rates can be changed without prior notice. Rates are in US dollar unless a EURO rate is also specified. Payments must correspond to the total mentioned on the reservation form in the specified currency.
For daily currency conversion see the website of our local bank on
http://www.mcb-bank.com/index_rates.html (see 'Buying Rate' column).
Rental rates are subject to a 5% service fee, 5% turnover tax and if applicable, 7% tourist tax.
Tenants are responsible for their own travel and cancellation insurance. Insurance can be purchased on the Internet at for instance Travel Guard, your local insurance company, or a travel agency.
Capacity of villas
The total number of persons allowed in the accommodation at any one time is restricted to the number of persons scheduled and paid for, as described on the reservation agreement and voucher. Should a group misrepresent themselves, they will be required to pay for the excess persons immediately, or shall vacate the villa without refund immediately.
House rules
Guests must follow the house rules of the rented accommodation. These rules will be either present in the rented accommodation or available at the front office. In the event guests do not respect these house rules or instructions from a member of the property staff, then INTAC or the property owner/manager can have guests evacuate the rented accommodation without any form or restitution.
In the event that maintenance or reparation is necessary either in or around the rented accommodation or its facilities, guests are to cooperate and give access to the accommodation in order for the necessary work to be carried out, without any right for restitution.
Changes to reservation
INTAC cannot guarantee nor can be obligated to accept changes once tenant has signed the reservation agreement. INTAC can however evaluate if the requested change is possible. In the event change is honored, then INTAC can apply a reservation adjustment fee of US$ 35.00.
Tenant can cancel reservation at any time or change the name of the tenant on reservation agreement. This however is only possible when done in writing during regular office hours.
Cancellations received up to 45 days prior to arrival date will be charged 50% of total reservation (forfeit deposit received) unless otherwise specified.
Cancellations received less than 45 days prior to arrival date will be charged 100% of total reservation (forfeit full payment of reservation). In some cases, vacation rental owners may be persuaded to allow you to rebook at a later date at just a re-booking fee. However this cannot be guaranteed.
No-shows, late arrivals, change in number of persons, and early departures are non-refundable. For peace of mind, INTAC recommends a Cancellation and Premature Return Insurance.
Responsibility of INTAC
INTAC is responsible for accurate description of rental properties. However INTAC is not responsible for inadvertent omissions, nor for changes that have not been reported to our company by property owner/manager after description has been made and approved by property owner/manager.
INTAC reserves the right to substitute comparable or better accommodations without liability, should the accommodation reserved be sold, be out of order or be deemed substandard by INTAC for any reason. INTAC shall offer tenant within 48 hours a comparable or better accommodation. If comparable accommodations are not available, tenant will receive a complete refund of all payments made for the original accommodation.
If tenant does not agree with the offered alternative, then tenant must notify INTAC within 2 days that tenant wishes to cancel the reservation. The agreement will then be cancelled. Tenant will then receive full refund of payments that have already been made.
INTAC is acting as agent for accommodations, and assumes no liability for property loss or damages, nor liability for injury, accidents, delay, or irregularities to the rental accommodation. Guests are responsible for the vacation rentals during occupancy. It is recommended that each guest obtain insurance for the protection of persons and property and for personal liability, while traveling to and from and occupying the accommodations.
INTAC cannot be held responsible if accommodation does not meet your expectations. INTAC can also not be held responsible for problems and interference in services that are executed by third parties.
Curaçao is in continues development, which, in the recent years, accelerated quickly. This comes back in the amount of construction sites on the island. INTAC cannot be held responsible if in the neighborhood of your accommodation construction is going on that might lead to nuisance. Construction and/or nuisance caused by construction are no valid reason for refunding or canelation.
Liability exclusion
INTAC is not liable for changes to things that are not related to the rented accommodation, such as changes to facilities of nearby hotels, shops or stores, water en electricity supply, local tariffs and taxes, road- and building constructions, etc.
In the event of cancellation due to 'fors majeur' such as acts of war, strikes, natural disasters, irregular weather situations, fire, overflows, or death of owner, etc., the rental agreement can be dissolved by INTAC without any obligation of damage payment or restitution. INTAC will inform tenant within 14 days after having been informed of this situation. INTAC can cancel the reservation immediately.
Responsibility of tenant
Tenant is responsible for the rented accommodation and its inventory during rental term and will be held responsible for damages and/or items that are removed from property by tenant or its fellow houseguests' during rental term. Tenant is responsible to report damages or missing items immediately and will be held responsible for payment of such damage or substitution before on upon departure date. If credit card is used for payment of damage or substitution, then an administration fee of 5% will be added to total due.
Upon check-in a damage deposit either in cash or credit card registration will be taken collected from tenant. Upon departure this deposit will be fully refunded unless there are costs of damages, replacements and open balances that must be deducted from this deposit.
Tenants are responsible to leave the rented accommodation clean and in good state. Extra cleaning fee can be charged to tenant if the house is not returned in an acceptable manner.
Property owners/managers shall make every effort to keep all accommodations and their inventories in good working order. In case of a maintenance problem, they will strive to repair the problem as soon as possible after being notified. However, no refund or rate adjustment shall be made for unforeseen mechanical failures such as the supply of electricity, telephone service, water, pool filtration systems, hot tubs, air conditioning, television or cable service, appliances, etc. It is guest's obligation to report any problems or damage IMMEDIATELY. A phone number will be provided to you where you should call for maintenance matters during your stay. Or you can call INTAC at 465-6037 (during office hours) or 562-4969 (after office hours) to report technical problems. Early checkout without informing property owner/manager or INTAC, or not immediate reporting of problem as stipulated in this clause, will automatically absolve INTAC of any responsibility of acceptance of maintenance problem and any form of refund.
Quiet enjoyment and parties
We rent to family groups and responsible adults only; absolutely NO house parties or functions such as weddings are allowed without advance WRITTEN permission from INTAC. If approved by property owner then we would be pleased to assist you with your arrangement. Guests shall be sufficiently quiet and peaceful, so as not to disturb other residents of the neighborhood.
Rental agreement is subject to the laws of the Netherlands Antilles, whereby the competent court is The Court in First Insurance (Gerecht in Eerste Aanleg) at Curacao, Netherlands Antilles.