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Linn Selekt DSM Network Music Player
Selekt DSM brings back the human interaction with your hifi that's been lost with the evolution of digital music.
As stunning to look at as it is to listen to, every element is precision engineered for the most authentic musical performance possible.
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Choose from four configurations to find a model that suits your needs.
What is Linn Selekt DSM?Selekt DSM is a high performance network music player.
The Selekt DSM features a modular 3-slot design that can be populated to meet your needs today and in the future.
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- a dedicated streaming source to drive any separates system
- a single box configuration with integrated amplifiers - just add speakers
- further increased performance of either of the above options with Linn's Katalyst cutting-edge DAC architecture
You may purchase any of the configurations today and upgraded/change configuration in the future.
- Streams virtually any digital source over a standard network
- Supports formats up to 24-bit 192 kHz
- Space Optimisation built-in
- 6 customisable smart buttons for immediate access to pinned content from any source
- Illuminated, jewel-like dial provides comprehensive control and feedback directly from the product
- Integrates seamlessly with Tidal & Qobuz lossless streaming services
- Plays Internet radio via TuneIn
- 10 digital & analogue inputs including HDMI ARC and USB Audio Class 2
- Built-in MC/MM phono stage for connecting a turntable
- Connect multiple Linn DSM players for a high performance multiroom system
- Analogue outputs for connection to pre- or power amps
- Exakt Link for connection to Linn Exaktbox or integrated speakers
What connections are included in Selekt DSM?
- Digital Inputs
- 2 x SPDIF
- 2 x TOSLINK
- 1 x HDMI ARC
- 1 x USB (Audio CLass 2 endpoint)
- 2 x Exakt Links (in or out)
- Analogue Inputs
- 1 x Line-In (RCA)
- 1 x MM Phono (RCA)
- 1 x MC Phono (RCA)
- Outputs - Source Only Configurations
- 1 x Balanced XLR
- 1 x RCA Phono
- 2 x ExaktLinks
- Outputs - Integrated Amplifier Configurations
- 2 x Speaker Out
- 2 x ExaktLinks
What are the benefits of HDMI ARC, included in Selekt DSM?HDMI ARC provides a simple way to get audio from all AV sources in your system via the TV. One HDMI cable connects the TV to Selekt DSM which will automatically receive and play everything that's connected through the TV without the need for source switching.
Why does Selekt DSM include a USB port?The USB port supports up to 192 kHz and offers you a higher performance alternative to a standalone USB DAC solution when streaming directly from your computer.
Can I use Selekt DSM with external power amps?Yes – Selekt DSM will work with power amplifiers from Linn or any other brand.
What integrated amplification is used in Selekt DSM?Selekt DSM's integrated amplifier provides maximum performance in minimum space, and with minimum heat dissipation. The bespoke design utilises Class-D amplification technology with an additional feedback loop around the low-pass filter to significantly improve performance from the amps, achieving lower distortion and noise.
Can I use Selekt DSM as part of an Exakt system?Yes - Selekt DSM includes two Exakt Link ports for connection to an Exaktbox, Exakt-enabled speakers and LP12 turntable with Urika II phono stage.
What are the buttons for?The Selekt DSM features 6 silver configurable buttons known as Pins. Set up of personalised Pins is done via the free Linn Kazoo control application. To pin content, simply search for it then click the Pin icon in the More menu. Pins can then be selected in 3 ways: via the smart buttons on Selekt DSM, the Pin tile in Kazoo or by pressing the Pin buttons on the new Linn remote control (available exclusively with Selekt DSM).
The Pin feature is also available for all other Linn DS and Linn DSM players via Kazoo and by pressing and holding the Pin number for 2 seconds on the current Linn remote control.


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Recent reports suggest that La Liga giants Barcelona are interested in making a formal approach to convince Arsenal midfielder Mesut Özil to join them in January or once the current campaign finishes.
The 29-year-old creative maestro has spent the last four years in north London and is yet to sign a contract extension with Arsene Wenger's side, prompting speculation about his long-term future and where he'll be in next season onwards.
His current deal expires next summer and as a result, he'll be free to talk to clubs overseas as early as January 1 about potential deals to be concluded once this 2017/18 campaign is finished.
Wenger himself has said on a number of occasions that the futures of both Özil and Alexis Sánchez will be clarified later in the season and not January, but it looks increasingly likely that one – if not both – will leave at some stage in the coming months.
Gunners need Mesut going forward
Currently on £140,000-a-week, the silky German has often been criticised for a perceived lack of effort defensively but in recent months, appears to have silenced critics and supporters alike by excelling in the final third.
No player has created more chances than him since joining England's top flight from Real Madrid in a then club-record move on deadline day in 2013. He's undoubtedly their creator-in-chief and one that the Gunners would benefit from extending his existing deal.
Barça themselves were heavily linked with, and have an ongoing level of interest in Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho – who is four years younger than the Germany international.
However, issues around Liverpool's asking price, believed to be £130m, meant a deal could not be agreed before September's deadline.
Özil would be available to play in the Champions League as Arsenal are currently in UEFA Europa League competition, whilst Mesut himself is yet to feature in the tournament.
If they make a tempting offer and he makes increasingly clear that he wants to join, they could potentially sign him for a fraction of his market value. Or, they may form an agreement for his services to join on a free transfer in July.

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Learn how easy it is to create an event driven flow that adds a new card in Trello when a new case is added in Salesforce.
Note: This tutorial assumes that you have signed up for free or trial accounts for Salesforce and Trello, or that you have business accounts.
Additional reference:
How to use IBM App Connect with Salesforce
How to use IBM App Connect with Trello
A food manufacturing company is using Salesforce for their CRM. A new case is created when customers phone, email, or send a complaint via the web. For tracking the case you want to create a card in Trello, to make sure you never forget to follow up with that new case again!
First, find or create everything you need:
- Obtain an App Connect subscription (Free or Personal).
- Obtain account details for connecting App Connect to your applications(If you haven't already connected App Connect to your applications):
- The name and password of your Salesforce and Trello accounts.
Note: If you want to create a free test account in Salesforce rather than use your business account, make sure that you register for a Developer account from this URL: https://developer.salesforce.com rather than a Trial account. If you connect to App Connect with a Trial account, the Salesforce events do not work.
- The name and password of your Salesforce and Trello accounts.
Next, create your flow:
Using the IBM App Connect Designer authoring experience, you can create your flow from a template, or from scratch if you want to explore the steps taken to create a flow.
Creating the flow from the template
This enables you to create the flow immediately, and then select each node in the flow to validate the node and select the application accounts that you want to use.
Template name: "Create a new Trello card for a new Salesforce case"
To activate the link below for your App Connect, specify your App Connect instance identifier and region identifier. (Alternatively, you can search for the template name in your IBM App Connect / Templates pane.)
Link to open the template in your IBM App Connect
To continue with the template, see the template instructions in Github (opens in a new window)
To update or remove the saved ID values for your App Connect, use the page Store IDs for links to your App Connect.
Creating the flow from scratch
This helps you to learn the sequence of steps used to create the flow, and to examine the nodes and fields as you go.
In App Connect Designer, complete the following steps:
- From the Dashboard, click New > Event-driven flow.
(If you navigate away from the flow at any stage, the flow is saved as a draft flow that you can complete at another time.)
- Enter a name that identifies the purpose of your flow, for example:
Create a new Trello card for a new Salesforce case.
- Select Salesforce as your first application (source).
- Select New Case as the Salesforce event.
- If you haven't already connected a Salesforce account, click Connect and follow the instructions to allow App Connect to connect to your Salesforce account.
- Select Trello as your second application (target).
- Select Add card to list as the Trello action (from under Trello cards).
- If you haven't already connected to a Trello account, click Connect and follow the instructions to allow App Connect to connect to your Trello account.
- Select the team, board, and then the list that you want to add the new card to.
- For each field that you want to populate to the Trello card, click the Insert a reference icon , then select the Salesforce field that contains the data that you want to transfer to Trello;
- From the banner, open the options menu [⋮] and click Start flow. Then click Dashboard to exit the flow.
Your flow is displayed on your Dashboard and is listening for your trigger – the addition of a new case in Salesforce.
Finally, test your flow:
- Log in to Salesforce with the account that you configured in App Connect, and create a new case.
You must complete the Subject field and other mandatory parameters required by Salesforce to create a new case.
- A short time after you save the new Salesforce case, the flow tile on the App Connect Dashboard shows a new notification with a tick icon . Click the tick icon to see the "Last successful run" message.
- Log in to Trello and check the list. A new card about the new Salesforce card should be added in Trello. Your flow will continue to create cards in Trello for every case that's added to Salesforce.
You might choose to update the flow to perform actions on other apps with additional nodes, apply logic-based decisions to actions, or add value by using Watson for cognitive enrichment of data.
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Global appeal launched
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Contributions from anywhere in the world can me made through the New Zealand Government's Christchurch Earthquake Appeal.
Also, a Two Minute Silence will be observed on Tuesday, March 1 at 12:51 PM. That's also: Sydney - 10:51AM, Tuesday; Brisbane - 9:51AM, Tuesday; Perth - 7:51AM, Tuesday; London - 11:51PM, Monday; New York - 6:51PM, Monday; Chicago - 5:51PM, Monday; Denver - 4:51PM, Monday; San Francisco - 3:51PM, Monday; Honolulu - 1:51PM, Monday and GMT/UTC - 11:51PM, Monday.
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The play is created by Iraqi artists who are currently residing in Sweden. The history of the troupe named Iraqi Bodies goes back to 2002, when it consisted of students of theatre and performance art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bagdad. When in 2007 one of the troupe's members was killed in a religiously-motivated attack, the troupe froze its activities. Anmar Taha was wounded in the same incident.
In 2009, Taha emigrated to Sweden, where he began working with the troupe members who fled there around the same time.
The play represents an exile theatre, in which the actors tackle the memories of their war-torn homeland, unveiling the human atrocities of the world today. Toying with concepts such as death, killing and suicide, in several scenes, the actors wear animal masks suggesting comparisons between what is human and what is animalistic.
Pillars of Blood is being performed as part of the 23rd Cairo International Festival for Contemporary and Experimental Theatre which runs between 20 and 30 September.
Check the festival's complete programme here
27 and 28 September, 8pm
Cairo Opera House, mall hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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What does it mean to be an Albion fan?
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The new 2011 Porsche Panamera S Hybrid is a high-performance car that offers impressive fuel efficiency ratings. The new car made its debut today at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show and Porsche announced that its new hybrid can generate a maximum power of 380 hp (279 kW) but it only uses up 6.8 liters of gasoline per 100 kilometers (41.54 mpg).
The Panamera S Hybrid releases only 159 grams of CO2 per kilometer, which means that it has the best figure in its class. It also gets the title of being the most economic Porsche of all time.
The hybrid underwent comprehensive testing with Michelin's lower rolling resistance all-season tires made specifically for the Panamera and offered as an option.
Its standard equipment figures remain impressive with fuel consumption of 7.1 l/100km (39.79 mpg) and 167 grams of CO2 per kilometer. When it comes to performance, the hybrid is phenomenal.
It can go from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in just 6.0 seconds, and it can reach at a maximum speed of 270 km/h (168 mph). In driving mode alone, the car can be driven up to 2 kilometers (1.24 miles), with a maximum speed of 85 km/h (53 mph).
Panamera S Hybrid is scheduled for a June 2011 release. It is priced at EUR106,185 in Germany, including VAT and country-specific equipment.
Looking at the interior equipment, it is clear that the ones inside the Porsche Panamera S Hybrid are on the same level as that of the eight-cylinder Panamera S and its high standards. Fitted as standard in this new model is partial leather that has been embossed in leather, which comes in three different colors. Bi-color combinations are also available as well as smooth leather and natural leather. A number of decorative trims are offered such as aluminum or carbon.
In fact, there are as many as five wood trims being made available for customization. Highlighting these decorative trims are the galvanized aluminum strips. There are different personalization options being offered and include something as small as having a Porsche badge on the headrest leather. The seats in the front are comfortable and give a sporty feel. It can even be adjusted electronically up to a maximum of eight positions to better enhance travel comfort.
On the rear portion meanwhile, the two separate seats come with a foldable center armrest thereby offering substantial headroom and legroom for everyone. While the heating is standard on the front seats, ventilation is offered as a feature. In order to be able to improve this particular seating system, there is a Comfort Memory package that includes Adaptive Sport Seats and 14-way adjustment. Offered as options are the electrical 18-way adjustment and raised side bolsters.
Much like other models of the brand, there is a two-zone climate control that delivers separate temperature settings and even air distribution for the driver and the passenger. Upon the request of the buyer, a four-zone climate control can be included. With the number of comfort functions and the available communication and audio equipment, it is clear that the Panamera is able to set new benchmarks when it comes to the luxury car segment.
For the Panamera S Hybrid, the command center has a 7-inch touch screen that can be combined with the CDR-31 audio system. There is also the option to combine the touch screen with the Porsche Communication Management that has a navigation module. One of the top features of this Porsche Communication Management (PCM) is its high graphics resolution of the screen that makes it possible to display a 3D map. A splitscreen mode function allows two vehicle functions to be displayed at once like the routing guidance list or navigation map.
There are also a number of attractive functions carried by the PCM like having an integrated telephone module, voice control system, electronic logbook, and Bluetooth connection for mobile phones. A universal audio interface is also offered as an option which can connect a number of devices like a USB or iPod. Passengers in the rear, upon request, can get to enjoy their very own personal entertainment program. Included is the Porsche Rear Seat Entertainment, from Porsche Exclusive.
It comes with two consoles that have that have been integrated to the backrests of its front seats. It allows for a 7-inch TFT screen to swivel and incorporated with it are players and even wireless infrared headphones. For easy operation, it is possible to use the touch screen with the consoles of the screen wrapped in leather to match the interior. Panamera S Hybrid will also have the 545-watt BOSE Surround Sound System.
However unlike other models like the Gran Turismo, the subwoofer is not placed in the floor of the luggage compartment but instead is now part of the loading edge of its luggage compartment. This was done to make sure that there was enough space for the traction battery as well as the cooling system. When combined with the PCM, it offers an amazing sound spectrum of digital recordings amounting to 5.1 recordings especially when listening to video DVDs or audio.
The equipment in the cabin even plays CDs with the stereo format and its surround mode. This is made possible through the patented BOSE Centerpoint technology. It has14 loudspeakers and a 160-watt subwoofer with a Class D output stage. There are also nine amplifier channels to help get that amazing aural experience.


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How to fix issues with your BMW Z3 seat belt guides. It's unfortunately common for the BMW Z3 seat belt guides to snap or break if you are not careful. It's also quite common for roadster owners to retro fit the M Coupe seats as they are arguably more comfortable (and heated). However the Z3 Coupe seats don't have a seat belt guide attached to the seat, as this was fixed to the B pillar in the car.
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Most BMW Z3 Owners have suffered from the seat belt guide snapping at some stage during ownership. I have seen quite a few methods of repairing the BMW Z3 seat belt guides on our cars. Here is mine, not as pretty as some but definitely less expensive.Discuss Article
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Students from Japanese sister city enjoy a day at Miller Park | By Jodi Liddicoat
August 3, 2017 – West Bend, WI – For the next five days a dozen families in West Bend will host students from the Japanese sister city of Aisho-cho.
The Liddicoat family is hosting Shoma Hata… and they're having a ball. Story and photos below by Jodi Liddicoat.
Shoma Hata- Japanese student enjoying his first baseball game at Miller Park.
Keegan Liddicoat, 15, and Avery Liddicoat, 11, posed with Shoma at Miller Park.
This is our fourth student from Japan. My old co-worker had done the exchange program for many years and said what a great experience it was for her and children.
The communication issue – we've been lucky; all of our students have been really good with English. We do a lot of rephrasing and laughing. Google translator and pictures of items works well too.
This is not only a great culture experience for the Japanese student but it also is teaching culture to the host families.


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Recruitment policy
Recruit employees on a selective basis following the principle of open, fair and just competition and the principle of giving full scope to the talents and appointing people by ability; during recruitment, deed of discrimination (including sex, race and nationality) and against laws and regulations of the state (e.g. child labor) is prohibited; it is to strictly follow the prescribed recruitment procedures for the post to ensure quality of the employees.
Human recourse training policy:
Human Resource Department prepares annual training plan of the company based on the overall development scheme. The company withdraws training fees at a certain proportion based on total amount of employee's salary every year and uses for implementing the human resource training plan.
Salary and welfare policy:
1. Following regulations of the state, the company withholds and remits social insurance and individual income taxes; following the related policies of Shenzhen City and performance evaluation and promotion system of the company, the company makes regulations on salary;
2. Sign the formal employment contact with employees following laws and regulations of the state and Shenzhen City and employment contract regulations of the company;
3. Provide routine annual physical examination, paid annual leave and welfare leave (including funeral leave, maternity leave, breastfeeding leave) to employees every year following related laws of Shenzhen City and regulations of the company;
4. The company provides dormitory for the immigrant employees;
5. The company provides welfare cash gifts to the employees. Related regulations concerning incentive policy, performance management of the company, promotion, reward and punishment, employee rules of conduct and moral rules, pushes forward and assists in development of employees' career and the company, forms a good corporate culture environment of the company and a good system of social responsibility, and effectively standardizes morality and behaviors of the employees.
Policy of personal placement:
Based requirements for becoming a regular worker, job transferring, demission policy and development demand of the company, the company handles related formalities for the employees, and ensures to give full scope to the talents, appoint suitable person to the right job and ensures that all jobs are done by qualified people.


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Fear: Trump in the White House, by Bob Woodward With this week's news that impeachment of the president looks to be on the table, some nostalgic reading may be in order. Fear: Trump in the White House, by Bob Woodward has been called a bookend to the Nixon story, a tale of hubris, an account [….]
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Recently, I read Elan Mastai's novel All Our Wrong Todays, and in it he referenced cultural theorist Paul Virilio, who championed the idea of the "integral accident." This belief basically states that every time you introduce a new technology, you also introduce the accident of that technology. Therefore, while the benefit of a new thing [….]
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This translated political cartoon by Spanish artist JM Nieto simply resonates with me. It originally appeared on January 1 for the Spanish newspaper ABC.es (where Mr. Nieto posts daily) with the caption, "Empecemos el año con optimismo" (translation: "Let's start the year with optimism"). Me? I have no doubt that 2017 is going to [….]
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Icon Genevieve Valentine Saga Press Release Date: June 28, 2016 ISBN 978-1-4814-2515-5 ~ * ~ Welcome to diplomacy. Adapt or die. There is something about Genevieve Valentine's writing that I find… incredibly fetching. While many authors compose stellar narratives and strikingly compelling prose, she is one of the few who creates worlds where the audience [….]
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Multihead weighing system for the food and non-food industry. They also offer in-line weighing systems.
Complete lines of automatic packing for the introduction of flexible bags, which contain fragile products into cardboard boxes to their subsequent shipment to final customer.
Packing and process machines for the bakery and bread industry, machines for the slicing of bread, bagging and clipping units, adaptable to different requirements of every customer.
Equipment for horizontal flowpacking and automatic lines for various indutries. They have a speciality in pastry and biscuit projects.
High speed automatic dispensers for promotional, 3D and other uses adaptable to the production line.
Specialists in systems for fully automated packing of artisan bread, bread loaves, pastries and cakes.
Turnkey solutions and advanced food packaging equipment to safely pack products into 5-30 kg containers or pallet sized containers.
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Pros and Cons of Buying Whole House Air Purifiers
Do you want to make sure the air in your home is clean and pure? If you are, buying an air purifier might interest you. Although you have a number of air purifiers, we invite you to consider the air purifiers of the whole house.
As nice as it is to know that there is an air purifier for the whole house, you may be curious as to whether it is good for you or your home. For starters, if you have your own home, one of them may be perfect. To find out whether you should buy an air purifier for the whole house, you will want to consider their advantages and disadvantages. Some of the most influential advantages and disadvantages are described below.
As for the advantages or disadvantages of air purifiers throughout the house, one is that they can keep the whole house clean with one system. This is ideal for homes with pets or homes with smokers. For example, did you know that smoke particles can stay on a person's clothes and then be transferred to another person or room? They can, which means that even if a separate smoking room is used, others may nevertheless pose a risk of allergy. However, this is not always the case for air purifiers throughout the house.
Another benefit or advantage of using air purifiers throughout the home is that it eliminates the need for multiple purifiers. Since many people want to keep several rooms clean, many buy several air purifiers, sometimes for each room. Of course, this does not matter, but high-end air purifiers are recommended because they often last longer and produce the best results. Unfortunately, high-end air purifiers can be expensive. This means that it can be expensive to fit a number of rooms with them.
Although there are a number of benefits or benefits for air purifiers throughout the home, there are also a number of disadvantages or disadvantages to using them. One of these problems is that professional installation is often required. This is an additional cost that many do not think about when buying. Although some people, especially those with construction and electrical skills, can install their own air purifier systems throughout the home, most can not. In addition to being an additional cost, many must spend time finding an affordable and qualified professional for installation.
Speaking of costs, buying an air purifier for the entire house can be expensive, but it's also important to remember what you get. As noted earlier, some homeowners end up buying purifiers for every room in the house, but many do so separately. In comparison, the costs are very similar. In fact, you may be able to save money by purchasing an air purifier for the entire house, compared to the cost of a single room purifier. As a reminder, do not forget to keep in mind the cost of a professional installation.
Limited selection is another disadvantage or disadvantage of buying an air purifier for the entire house. Although whole-house purifiers are gaining popularity, they are still quite limited in terms of manufacturers and product brands. This means that you can not choose as many brands, especially compared to one-piece air purifiers. With this in mind, there are still many ways to find home-made air purifiers available for sale. You can shop online or at least find air purifier providers for any home online. Locally, they are often found on sale in DIY stores.
As mentioned above, there are a number of advantages and disadvantages to purchasing and using complete air purifiers. What you will want to consider is to apply the aforementioned advantages and disadvantages to your own personal needs and desires.
The benefits of buying high-end washable household air filters
Do you own an air purifier? If you do, it is likely that your air purifier is based on the use of an air filter. Although air purifiers that do not use traditional filters are gaining popularity, those with filters are still in demand. Indeed, many people like to see the particles trapped in the filter. This helps most to know that the air in their home is treated properly. Unfortunately, as you may find, air filters, even those used on heating and cooling units, can be clogged.
When an air filter is clogged, especially those used with air purifiers, a replacement filter is often required. In fact, a dirty air filter can affect the ability of an air purifier to do its job, which is to provide clean air to your home. Although replacement filters are often necessary, there is a much better alternative. This solution involves purchasing air purifiers or heating and cooling devices using washable air filters. Indeed, washable high-end domestic air filters have many advantages.
Perhaps the biggest benefit of buying an air purifier relying on the use of washable air filters is that they can save you a considerable amount of money in overtime. After a quick review, you will find that these air purifiers, with washable filters, cost more. That said, it is important to think long term. The average air purifier will need at least one or two replacement filters each year. Replacement filters can range from $ 5 to $ 50, depending on size and brand. These costs can accumulate considerably over time. Compared, especially in the long run, many consumers are surprised at how much a washable air filter saves them money.
Washable air filters that can be used in air purifiers, as well as in heating and cooling systems, can also save time. Unfortunately, many people believe exactly the opposite. Of course, everything depends on the brand and its instructions, but most washable air filters are easy to clean. Some just need to be wiped with a damp cloth. Others can be sprayed with a garden hose or the small pipes found in most kitchen sinks. Most of the time, using a washable air filter is the time it takes to dry the filter.
In keeping with the time saved, high-end washable home air filters can also be used simultaneously and help eliminate stress. Unfortunately, for some people, it is not always easy to find and buy replacement filters for air conditioners, air purifiers or heaters. Many local retail stores offer only a limited number of replacement air filters. Of course, they can be ordered online, but it can take between one and two weeks for you to get your order. Unless you order your replacement filters and store them well in advance, washable air filters are much easier and better.
As mentioned above, the best way to get an air purifier with a washable filter is to buy one. Although some replacement air purifiers are washable, you may find it much easier to purchase a system that already comes with a high-end washable household air filter.


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Social Media
Most business takes place socially. If you don't get talkin' you won't make the contacts. Be careful though, folk round here don't do business with those who only talk and never listen.
How much thought did you put into your last tweet? Does your business really need a LinkedIn Page? How can you get your Facebook Ads in front of the people who need you?
How should you respond if somebody says something nasty about you? Why aren't more people following your Twitter account? Why does it all take so much effort?!
We have the answers – or just make it our problem.
Many businesses prefer to manage their own social media presence, but like an octopus at a buffet, they're dipping in and out of too many things with no coherent strategy.
A structured approach with clearly defined goals is the way forward. A social media strategy keeps you focused and has one eye on the prize.
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Social media has changed the world… forever. But it's fast-paced and quick to change, and many simply don't get it or are too scared to do it.
We train businesses to use social media effectively with interactive and exciting training, either at your premises or at our Warwickshire workshops.
We're so confident you'll love our workshops and learn heaps of stuff, that we offer a full money back guarantee.
Blogging should form a part of your social media strategy. Many don't think blogging is a social tool, but when written well it is a social medium.
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Angel celebrations as Angel Loving Care Debs is acknowledged as being in the Top 6 Therapists in the UK for a record breaking 6th time....
Sunday 25th February saw the ultra elite of the Beauty and Spa Industry all gather in their finery at the Beauty event of the Year - The UK Professional Beauty and World Spa Awards 2018 was held at the extremely plush Tabacco Dock in the city of London.
Angel Loving Care's Deborah Anne King was their celebrating with her lovely mother Kathleen for her 6th time of being honoured as being in the top 6 therapist in the UK in the category of Therapist of the Year.
Sadly it was not to be be this year however Debs would like to thank everyone for their well wishes and the numerous celebrationary gifts from clients and friends.... "To me just be there makes me a winner- I was ecstatic the first time i time I was shortlisted and still pinch myself every year to still be there against some of the most glitzy therapists from some of the biggest and most sought after salons and spas across the UK - One day i may win it but for now I am more than happy having my Cinderella moment and getting to go the ball not once but 6 times!!!!"
This latest accolade takes Deborah and Angel Loving Care/Zen Touch Therapy Academy award successes to 33 shortlistings with 12 wins... 2018 is set to be a fabulous year whatever it may bring!
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We at Angel Loving Care have been offering out clients Oxygen Therapy for the last decade where linking it with our other antiageing therapies such as Harley street Microcurrent Non Surgical Face Lifts, Natrural and Glycolic Peels, Dermabrasion, mesotherapy to mention a few we create the prefect skin cocktail to achieve natural skin perfection.... We have been delighted to be one of the few in Scotland offering the ultra Exclusive Skinbreeze Treatments which works a lot with Oxygen and Light therapy.
An Oxygen Facial can make your skin look healthy and youthful, naturally reducing wrinkles and fine lines without painful and expensive needle chemical procedures. It works equally well on both men and women. Oxygen Facials are recommended for all skin types, including sensitive skin.
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Is Rust Belt Chic For Real?
|Pillar found on the east side of Flint, Michigan. Source: loop21.com
I had not heard of the term "Rust Belt Chic" until maybe a year ago. I was introduced to it by two bloggers whose writings I've come to enjoy, Jim Russell and Richey Piiparinen. Both have written extensively about shrinking Rust Belt cities, with Jim focusing primarily on Pittsburgh and Richey writing largely about Cleveland. The more I read what they had to say, the more I was intrigued about Rust Belt Chic as a development model and sustainable economic development strategy for shrinking cities.
Rust Belt Chic, as I understand it, is utilizing the authenticity of your community to its advantage. Jim and Richey argue that there is a growing movement back into cities like Pittsburgh and Cleveland, driven by people who seek a more authentic and less scrubbed life than the typical suburban environment. There are people who have grown up believing that the stultifying homogeneity of suburbia can be countered by taking in the crusty and hardscrabble environment of the cities their grandparents sought to escape. There, they can bring back to the city the skill set and networks that they've lacked for decades, and an actual turnaround can begin. Stop being ashamed of yourself, stop trying to be something you aren't, and people will celebrate and embrace what you actually are.
Prior to my exposure to Rust Belt Chic, I assumed there were only two working models for the revitalization of shrinking Rust Belt cities. The first and probably most well-known is the gentrification model, which has now (in my opinion) morphed into the Creative Class model of revitalization. We all know this when we see it – a new group is drawn to a neighborhood due to its low rents and easy access to other areas, and the neighborhood is remade in the image of the creative types who move in. This process continues until there is a broad swath of a city that has been revitalized.
The second and far less well-known model is the community development model. This model recognizes that some neighborhoods are the remains of a failed economy. Investment in these neighborhoods has been nonexistent for decades, but there are people who live there, shop there, play there, grow there and die there who still want the services and amenities that others take for granted. Here, in a DIY fashion, residents work together to develop ideas on improving the quality of life and seek investment from the philanthropic community to carry the ideas through to fruition. Philanthropic money is seen as the catalyst to improve neighborhoods until the private market recognizes the trend and jumps in.
Both models can and do work, but both also have problems. Most urbanists are quite familiar with the pro and con sides of gentrification; where it works best an argument can be made that it must be tempered to soften its impacts on existing residents and the physical environment of the gentrified community. As for the community development model, it requires the constant influx of philanthropic money – and eventually, government investment – to garner even meager results. If the private market never catches on, as happens in some neighborhoods, the investment can be all for naught.
On the surface, Rust Belt Chic seemed to be a rebranding of the community development strategy. However, I see now that the two are related, but distinct. The community development model seeks to inwardly improve the neighborhood to attract outside investment, while Rust Belt Chic seeks to attract like-minded residents who will contribute to the revitalization effort.
At its heart, being a "real place" with "real people" is the essence of Rust Belt Chic. But can being "real" lead to real growth?
In part, yes. In addition to suburbanites seeking to find more authenticity in their lives by moving back into the city, there are people who fled the Rust Belt to points east, south and west and are looking for something else. Improvements in technology make it just as easy for some to do their work in Detroit as in Dallas, or in South Bend as in the Silicon Valley. But two questions remain. First, will there be enough "boomerangers" for the change to be widespread within a Rust Belt region? If so, will they be content enough with the authenticity of the community to keep it that way, without simply shifting to default gentrification?
But my biggest fear is that we still misunderstand the nature of shrinking Rust Belt cities and, as a result, haven't yet formulated the comprehensive model we need. See, if viewed at a regional scale, the shrinking regions of Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit, St. Louis, Dayton, Flint and others are not "shrinking", per se. Even when they are losing population, they are still growing economically in terms of regional GDP and other measures, even if very slowly. My point is, these are not entire regions of underperformance. They are regions where two-thirds of the populace is living quite well and comparable to any successful region in the nation. And then there is a one-third slice of the region that is barely functioning at all. The dysfunction of the one-third is what's bringing the region down, and addressing its concerns is paramount.
Despite its promise, I don't see Rust Belt Chic completely healing that rift.


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Top 100 Houston restaurant: Revival Market
This useful Heights cafe from the Coltivare brain trust has jumped on the trending all-day bandwagon, which means every item on their menu is now available All. Day. Long. So just as the gods intended, you can enjoy their grand queso-crowned Marble Ranch Wagyu burger for breakfast, if you choose; or feast on their big ol' biscuit sandwich, piled with house-cured bacon and scrambled eggs, for a late lunch. Yes, they're yard eggs, because there is an admirable attention to excellent local and seasonal ingredients here. When you're finished, go home with something delicious from the retail butcher's, charcuterie and pastry cases. Your wallet will be light, but you will not be sorry.
WHAT TO ORDER: House-smoked salmon bagel with whipped lemon cream cheese, arugula and pickled onion; Revival Burger; 44 Farms roast beef sandwich with horseradish ricotta; watermelon salad; Sicilian breakfast sandwich with n'duja.
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Limit Screen Time and Encourage Family Time | 5 Tips for Parents
For the modern family, technology is an essential part of learning, working, and day-to-day life. However, while the digital era has its benefits, it also comes with challenges.
How much screen time is too much screen time? How do we help our children limit screen time and find a balance between digital entertainment and family time? Technology isn't the enemy. As parents, it's our responsibility to teach and communicate with our children in positive ways while leading by example.
You can make an active effort to include more family interactions in you and your children's daily lives. Here are some tips for placing limits on screen time and encouraging more family time in your home.
1. Be Realistic About Screen Time
You may not want your child glued to their device, but the truth is, not all screen time is bad for them. There are many tools at their disposal and preschool to primary school students can benefit tremendously from educational apps and programs designed for children.
This means you can work together to set limits, but they must be a reasonable. If your fifth grader uses their tablet for homework for about an hour every day, don't limit their screen time to an hour. Give them the chance to have fun, too, within reason. Setting the limit to two hours for a child of this age may be a little more reasonable. Your children are more likely to stick to and respect screen time limits when they feel they're being treated fairly.
2. Make Room for Digital-Free Time in Their Daily Routine
If you want to reduce screen time and increase family time, Dr. Jane Nelson of PositiveDiscipline.com suggests choosing a consistent daily activity that all members of the family can do together … free of your phones and tablets. For example, you can start with something as simple as eating dinner together.
If you agree on a digital-free space during mealtime, or an hour before bedtime, this consistent change will become a part of your family's routine, and reliable routines are especially important to younger children because they provide a sense of security.
Take the time during your dinner to talk, or bring back bedtime stories with real books. Ask one another questions, and encourage your children to talk about their lives, their friends, and whatever else they may be interested in. This approach may feel awkward at first, but if you remain consistent, the whole family will discover how rewarding that time can be.
3. Use Technology with Your Children
There is an assumption that screen time is a solo activity, but you can enjoy screen time as a family. Look up educational games, watch videos with the kids, or listen to music together. Your children don't need to zone out to enjoy their screen time and neither do you.
With technology at our fingertips, there are a lot of ways our children can learn through devices. The answer to limiting screen time isn't always necessarily about the quantity of time as much as it is quality of time. With a little effort, screen time can be part of family time. The right mobile apps can even get you spending family time outdoors together.
4. Be Firm, but Kind
It's important for your children not to feel as though you are forcefully banning their devices from their home life. This can trigger a backlash and lead to arguments instead of discussions. Maybe you're convinced it's time to lay down the law, but it's better to have a dialogue about screen time.
Work on setting screen time limits with your children. Make sure your children know that you understand how much they enjoy their devices, and take the time to explain that setting screen time limits is not a punishment. Rather, it's a way for your children to enjoy things they might be missing, including quality time with you, which they really do want.
Don't waiver on your limits, but do find other fun family activities you can all enjoy. This will take the attention off the restrictions and focus on the fun you can have as a family. Encourage your children to help you make weekend plans, or suggest a game the whole family can play together once or twice a week.
5. Try the TechDen Screen Management Tool
TechDen is a teaching tool that combines a screen time app for kids and parents with a unique smart charging station known as The Den.
The Den and the app work together to help families manage their screen time, using a positive approach that helps parents and children set limits as a family. Together, you can plan a regular screen time schedule. When screen time is over, their devices go into The Den. If devices are out of sight and out of mind, it allows your kids (and you) to enjoy other activities, including more family time. Find out more about how TechDen works.
When children and parents set up schedules and reward plans together, it encourages positive reactions. And, because they were involved, they're more likely to stick to those screen time limits.
TechDen comes from parents just like you with the same concerns and challenges surrounding finding a balance between screen time and family time. Read our story to discover more about the inspiration behind this solution.


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Department of Special Education
15200 Kutztown Road
Kutztown, PA 19530
Phone: 610-683-4000
Contact: Dr. Nicole Johnson, Ed.D
Phone: 610-683-4297
- Visually impaired
- Undergraduate (B.S. in Education in Visual Impairments)
- Graduate Visual Impairment Certification
- Academic year
URL: http://www.kutztown.edu/academics/colleges-and-departments/education/departments/special-education/programs/visual-impairment-program.htm
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8360 Old York Road
Elkins Park, PA 19027
Department Phone: 215-780-1360
Fax: 215-780-1357
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17 comments:
- Anonymous said...
Interesting from a quick google search:
- 26 October 2011 at 15:32
- Anonymous said...
Was there last night for the 3rd time, really decent prices, nice people and great food. My new favourite local!
- 26 October 2011 at 15:45
- Headhunter said...
2 stars in scores on the doors? Bet they don't have that score on their door!
- 26 October 2011 at 17:55
- Brockley Nick said...
Lots of popular food businesses in the area have pretty poor scores on that rating system. You have to look at the detail rather than the score alone.
Anyway, reviews please.
- 26 October 2011 at 18:04
- Ruby said...
We ate here for the first time a couple of weeks ago and I'd definitely recommend it. It's nicer inside than it looks from the outside and a lot more spacious than other local Turkish restuarants. The staff are friendly and the food we had was good. There are fewer meze dishes than at Meze Mangal (perhaps not surprising) but a good range of grills and pide and some interesting sounding oven dishes too. We'll definitely be going back.
- 26 October 2011 at 18:32
- Shard lover said...
Really nice staff and decent food, tried it one night when I couldn't get a table at Meze Mangal [which I still haven't tried!].
Would not hesitate to go back
- 26 October 2011 at 20:29
- Caroline said...
Really nice addition to eating out in New Cross, very friendly and the food food was very good. Was busy and had a nice atmosphere when we were in there.
- 26 October 2011 at 20:52
- Anonymous said...
Good prices, great food and the owners are really friendly, been about a dozen times and will keep going back, nice to see it getting busier
- 26 October 2011 at 21:59
- Anonymous said...
What a great place. Have been 3 times so far & the food & service has been fab. My favourite local now. Thoroughly recommend.
- 27 October 2011 at 01:45
- SE London Bags said...
Always wanted to go in this place but never had a chance yet. Does anyone know what "ReynA" means? Is it someone's name?
- 27 October 2011 at 06:27
- MJG said...
Only been the once but thought it was good - and excellent value for money. We barely got through half of what we ordered, but it came to less than £10 each including drinks. Will definitely be back.
- 27 October 2011 at 13:44
- Dan said...
Love ReynA. The food and service is superb. On par with Levante and Mangal.
Until recently they accepted taste card but even now a meal for 2 costs less than £30.
ReynA supposedly means 'again'
I hope the business is a success
Mr Lawrence on serves finger food and has 5 scores on the door. I don't really get the system?
- 27 October 2011 at 14:01
- Anonymous said...
Brilliant value. They accept Tastecards. Pides better than Meze Mangal. Super friendly staff. Love it!
- 27 October 2011 at 22:31
- Anonymous said...
Delicious food and staff ......yummy !
- 4 March 2012 at 19:53
- Pauki said...
We love this place - go there about once a fortnight - friendly, attentive staff; simple, well-cooked food, good variety, nice & spacious inside, great value too! If you like Meze Mangal, you'll like this place too! Unsurprisingly all the other reviewers like it too.
- 28 June 2012 at 11:48
- Pauki said...
We love this place - go there about once a fortnight - friendly, attentive staff; simple, well-cooked food, good variety, nice & spacious inside, great value too! If you like Meze Mangal, you'll like this place too! Unsurprisingly all the other reviewers like it too.
- 28 June 2012 at 11:49
- Libby said...
Really attentive service, amazing quality of food and really good value for money. I will definitely be going back. Only downside is if you sit outside, you will be approached by a lot of the New Cross locals asking for change.
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THE price of bread is expected to rise marginally to a maximum of $1,40 with effect from today. This follows lengthy negotiations between Government and the National Bakers Association of Zimbabwe (NBAZ), the umbrella body representing the interests of local bakers.
Currently, a loaf retails at a maximum of $1,10 with in-store bakeries charging between 70c and $1. Bakers had proposed to push the price of bread to $2,20 but Government vetoed the proposal, demanding to know what could be done to keep the price at levels affordable by the ordinary citizen.
Government then moved in to provide more assistance to the baking industry, which has been complaining that most of its inputs requiring foreign currency were now very expensive given the fluctuating exchange rates. A top player in the baking sector said while bakers don't directly import some raw materials, the local suppliers are the ones that increased the price in tandem with the shifting exchange rates. In a statement yesterday, the NBAZ said after realising that bread has become the most affordable staple food for citizens, a decision was reached to make "every effort to keep the bread price affordable".
"We therefore notify the public that the price of a standard loaf should not exceed $1,30 and $1,40 to the wholesale and consumers respectively, flour being at a maximum price of $36,50 per 50kg bag. This watered down increase has been arrived at following the Government's intervention through the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe that has committed to avail to the bakery industry at least 80 percent of its monthly foreign currency requirements from a current maximum of 35 percent allocation," said the NBAZ.
Although Government's new offer to bakers could not be immediately established, Industry and Commerce Minister Mangaliso Ndlovu confirmed to The Herald Business yesterday that "more assistance" is now being provided.
"They really did not need our permission to do that (increase the price), but they notified us. They initially wanted (the price) to be $2,20 (but) then we had to come up with ways of mitigating that and there is now more assistance that they are getting which could not be 100 percent really, to keep the prices where they were. So they told us that with the assistance and having looked at their costs and having looked at everything, the wholesale price from the manufacturers will be $1,30 and from the retailers it will be $1,40," said Minister Ndlovu.
NBAZ said while previous media stories were "purely speculative", the industry has been significantly impacted by the recent wave of price increases, particularly on key raw materials used in bread making, and other operational costs.
The organisation said despite efforts by respective member bakeries to slash internal costs and improving operational efficiencies, "the magnitude of the cost pressures has made it impossible for the bakery industry to remain viable given the current challenges".
According to NBAZ, imported inputs in the bread making and distribution processes recorded astronomical price increases, which exceeded 500 percent in some cases.
"Among other imported items which have increased drastically are enzymes, baking fats, improvers, gluten, calcium, kwiklocks, premix and spare parts for the factories and distribution vehicles," reads the statement.
The NBAZ said it was grateful for the "cooperation and sympathy" it has received from all players in the value chain who include the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, the National Competitiveness Commission, the RBZ and consumers.
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Reduced grass cutting plan agreed – here's where it will start
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Reduced cutting and chemical use on grass and hedges in two Suffolk towns is to get underway after proposals were given the green light.
But East Suffolk Council's cabinet which has agreed the scheme has said it is not about cost-cutting or shirking responsibilities.
A pilot will begin through the 2020 growing season in Saxmundham and Southwold where the council will ask locals to feedback which areas of council-owned land they would like the grass cut less.
These will then see fewer cuts, and the use of herbicides and other chemicals reduced.
The council says it will encourage insects and pollinators.
Key areas where growing would be inappropriate, such as roadside verges and football pitches among others, will continue to be maintained as normal.
Conservative cabinet member for environment James Mallinder said: "If we are cutting the grass less it doesn't mean there won't be any maintenance.
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"We want to do this because it will increase biodiversity, that will increase insects and pollinators, and visually it will look amazing.
"It's a really good forward step for the council - we are a council that walks the walk and talks the talk."
He added: "It's all about education and explaining what we are doing - this is not a cost-cutting exercise and we are not shirking our responsibilities as a council."
If the pilot proves successful, the plan is to roll it out across the rest of East Suffolk.
It is hoped a group of volunteers in each of the two towns will monitor the areas where wildlife is being encouraged to flourish.
Peter Byatt, leader of the Labour group at East Suffolk, said it was a "really welcome initiative," and added: "It's about going with the Greenest County and lessening the use of any weedkillers, and certainly looking to make sure when people are told about this they understand it."
The measure is the first to be introduced after the council declared a climate emergency in July, and vowed to be carbon neutral by 2030.
The cabinet also gave the green light at its meeting on Tuesday night for a cross-party environment task group to be formed, which will look at measures to cut carbon from the council's existing policies as well as come up with new ideas, which all councillors and staff will be invited to feed into.
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