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Birds add a lively element to the garden, and attracting them to your landscape is easy if youre a good host or hostess. What you have on the menu and the quality of your provided lodging determineswhether your yard is alive with the sound of chirping and singing.

You dont need to be a bird expert to get them to flock to your yard, says Elaine Cole, president and owner of Coles Wild Bird Products Co. With very little knowledge and effort you can attract a lot of birds to visit your yard.

Follow these steps to setting up a backyard bird sanctuary.

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Keep your feeders well-stocked.

A full "kitchen" attracts loads of birds to your landscape. This is especially important during the winter months when food is scarce for your feathered friends. Keep your feeders full, says Cole. That way neighborhood birds keep your yard on their go by and visit list, and migrating birds just passing through will notice all the feeding activity going on at your feeders and make a pit stop.

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The springboard to a top-class swimming pool

6:00pm Wednesday 13th August 2014 in News By Alex Wynick, Reporter covering Blackbird Leys and Greater Leys. Call me on 01865 425403

RESIDENTS are counting down to the grand opening of Blackbird Leys new swimming pool in four months.

Our exclusive pictures show progress on the 9.23m extension to Oxford City Councils Blackbird Leys Leisure Centre, Pegasus Road.

Contractors began work in July last year on the 18-month project with a new sports pavilion and are on target to finish in December.

The development will have an eight-lane, 25-metre pool with moveable floor, teaching pool, soft play area and new changing facilities.

Blackbird Leys Parish Council chairman Gordon Roper said: I think everybody thats gone in and seen it has realised what a wonderful building it is.

This is something that Oxford has been lacking for years. It will be a benefit to Oxford and the villages around it.

The development will replace Temple Cowley Pools and the existing Blackbird Leys Pool, to close in December.

Building work on the site was delayed by a year due to legal challenges, including two judicial reviews.

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BEYOND the beautiful landscape of Kembali Coast in Island Garden City of Samal, lies a tropical cradle for one of natures many delightful secrets.

Kembali Coast is a high class leisure residential development in the Davao Region and a potential tourist destination in Barangay San Isidro, Kaputian District of Samal Island. With Filinvest as its land developer, this exclusive and secured area is a property located within the Agro-Tourism Zone of Samal, and categorized as a farm land subdivision. It is not open to the public.

A tropical beachfront paradise, it is equipped with the essentials for a peaceful, relaxing and ultimate luxury island living, Balinese style. Along its palm-fringed 1.8 kilometer stretch of white sand shoreline, developments are still taking place for more first class amenities facing a panoramic view of Talikud Island and tranquil waters great for aqua sport activities. Beside its clubhouse, an infinity pool is almost done. Huge trees provide good shade and shelter for several bird species belting out musically.

We went with good friend Gerry Evangelista, one of early homeowners whose cliff lots are atop the highest elevation (200 feet above sea level), affording a breathtaking view of the sea but conveniently accessible to the beach promenade for morning exercises. An invitation was extended to us by Project Development Consultant Hitoshi Onozawa to experience what he and his staff were lucky to have witnessed in the past five years.

It turns out that the attractive sea front is home to several green sea turtles (Cheloniamydas) that crawl in at night and dig in the sands to bury their eggs. Commonly known in Filipino as the pawikan, an adult green sea turtle can grow up to 4 feet, and are the largest hard-shelled sea turtles found. These herbivores eat algae and sea grasses, which are thought to account for its green fat in the body. Native to the Philippines, the biggest protected area and major nesting ground is in Tawi-Tawi, co-protected by neighboring Malaysia.

Sadly, it is listed in CITES as Endangered in the Philippine List of Threatened Wildlife Species.

Together with few other guests from Filinvest, we witnessed in delight the release of twenty hatchlings that awkwardly scampered for survival towards the sea. Many of them will brave predators and a few lucky ones will survive to live for years. A few will come back on this shore to leave their offspring behind, another fresh batch that strives to continue with the propagation of its beautiful, gentle species.

After a relaxing day in the clubhouse, we finally walked towards the dock, ready to go home to mainland Davao in a matter of 10 minutes by speed boat. We now know how these turtles regard Kembali a Balinese word that means both welcome and come back with love. It is a safe haven to call home.

Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on August 14, 2014.

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Turtle Beach Resort at Mermaid Beach has just spent $1 million on a new Splash Zone waterpark.

The setting

Mermaid Beach is centrally located in a quieter part of the Gold Coast, a short drive south of Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach mall, close to Jupiters Casino and Pacific Fair Shopping Centre.

The space

Turtle Beach Resort at Mermaid Beach has just spent $1 million on a new Splash Zone waterpark.

Turtle Beach Resort is just off the Gold Coast Highway. The view from the entrance doesnt give you the full picture of just how massive this place is.

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There are 298 apartments spread over four hectares of tropical landscape. Pools, spas and waterslides seem to pop up around every corner - there are four separate swimming areas including a lap pool.

There are nine barbecues, a gym, kids club, tennis court, putt putt, games rooms, indoor cinema, two playgrounds and a convenience store. The main attraction is a new $1 million "splash zone", an impressive water park with four water slides, two toddler slides, water cannons, a giant dumping bucket and a big screen television.

Turtle Beach Resort at Mermaid Beach has just spent $1 million on a new Splash Zone waterpark.

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Electrical Safety First and Shelter are calling on the Government to change the law after a joint report revealed dangerous wiring is putting the lives of private renters at risk.

The report, Home Improvement: Tackling Poor Electrical Safety in the Private Rented Sector, reveals homes in the private rented sector are worse than in any other.

In Reading, more than a quarter of households are private renters.

The report says current regulations are not fit for purpose because there is no legal requirement for landlords to ensure the electrics are safe before renting out a property or to check the wiring and any electrical appliances they have provided on a regular basis.

Every year 70 people die from electrical accidents and 350,000 people are seriously injured.

Electrical Safety First and Shelters report concludes the easiest and most efficient way to protect tenants is to introduce mandatory five-yearly checks, by a competent person, of the electrical wiring and appliances.

Phil Buckle, director general of Electrical Safety First, said: This change in law would be very easy to implement as the primary legislation already exists and our research shows that the majority of MPs would support a change in law.

Electrical inspections by a competent person can cost as little as 100, which is less than 2 a month or 6p a day over a five year period.

Another concern is the significant imbalance of power in the private rented sector. Nearly 6,000 people in the South East were evicted or served notice in the last year because they complained about a problem in their home and nearly one in 10 have not challenged their landlord because they fear this could happen to them.

Campbell Robb, chief executive of Shelter, said: As our shortage of affordable properties pushes home-ownership further out of reach, more of us are facing the prospect of settling down and bringing up a family in a rented home.

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The added convenience and efficiency of anytime, anywhere control of our thermostat, lights, television, home security and more is alluring. So much so, that the number of "smart" devices is expected to grow to more than four times the number of connected computers and smartphones over the next few years (reaching 26 billion connected devices by 2020). The Internet-of-Things is going to become ubiquitous and so is the risk that comes with it.

Smarter devices need more protection

Devices collecting information in our most intimate spaces can make us vulnerable. How? By exposing our activities and behaviors including our location, personal preferences, medical details and more over the Internet. IoT devices have already been the victims of security attacks, and consumers are beginning to show some anxiety. A recent survey found 7 out of 10 people to be concerned about the security of the Internet-of-Things, and with good reason.

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There are currently no policies among device manufacturers or standards from the security industry regulating the safety of connected devices. Without regulation, these gadgets are more susceptible to abuse, infections and more. Furthermore, most consumers don't know how to detect or fix compromised devices. That risk is multiplied when devices are networked to one another and sharing very intimate details about their owners.

What's worse? There are a lot of question marks around how these devices collect personal data, and when, where and how they disclose this information. Privacy safeguards are not clear or consistent. A lack of consumer trust in mobile application providers, whose software enables access to IoT devices, exasperates this concern.

Safe steps to a smarter home

So what can consumers do to reap the benefits of the Internet of Things while minimizing their privacy and security risks?

Do your research. Prior to purchasing a new smart device, be sure to investigate the company security policy and ease with which the product can be updated. If you have any doubts, consider contacting the manufacturer for additional clarification.

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The added convenience and efficiency of anytime, anywhere control of our thermostat, lights, television, home security and more is alluring. So much so, that the number of "smart" devices is expected to grow to more than four times the number of connected computers and smartphones over the next few years (reaching 26 billion connected devices by 2020). The Internet-of-Things is going to become ubiquitous and so is the risk that comes with it.

Smarter devices need more protection

Devices collecting information in our most intimate spaces can make us vulnerable. How? By exposing our activities and behaviors including our location, personal preferences, medical details and more over the Internet. IoT devices have already been the victims of security attacks, and consumers are beginning to show some anxiety. A recent survey found 7 out of 10 people to be concerned about the security of the Internet-of-Things, and with good reason.

Read MoreRobots are the new butlers at Starwood Hotels

There are currently no policies among device manufacturers or standards from the security industry regulating the safety of connected devices. Without regulation, these gadgets are more susceptible to abuse, infections and more. Furthermore, most consumers don't know how to detect or fix compromised devices. That risk is multiplied when devices are networked to one another and sharing very intimate details about their owners.

What's worse? There are a lot of question marks around how these devices collect personal data, and when, where and how they disclose this information. Privacy safeguards are not clear or consistent. A lack of consumer trust in mobile application providers, whose software enables access to IoT devices, exasperates this concern.

Safe steps to a smarter home

So what can consumers do to reap the benefits of the Internet of Things while minimizing their privacy and security risks?

Do your research. Prior to purchasing a new smart device, be sure to investigate the company security policy and ease with which the product can be updated. If you have any doubts, consider contacting the manufacturer for additional clarification.

Read MoreHow some are making money off the NSA revelations

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