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A sprinkler system breakdown and resulting flood at Mt. Hope High School last week caused nearly $100,000 in damage, of which the Bristol Warren Regional School District will pay upwards of $60,000.

The School Committee Budget and Facilities subcommittee Monday approved first passage of the emergency repairs, which include a new pump to control the schools fire protection system, and new carpeting and floor tiles in the damaged areas. After Rhode Island Interlocal Trust the school districts insurance company pays the claim, the district will be liable for $50,000 to $60,000, according to Facilities Director George Simmons.

Insurance covers damage from the pump, not damage to the pump, Simmons told the committee, leaving the school district to pick up the tab on the most expensive part of the repairs.

The problem began last Thursday when a seal on the pump that controls the water pressure to the fire protection sprinklers broke, flooding the pump house behind the high school. The water made its way into the school, coming up through the floors, and ruining carpets and floor tiles in classrooms, hallways and Principal Donald Rebellos office, Mr. Simmons said. There is no indication the flood caused any mold problems, he said.

Work is already underway to repair the buildings interior, which will be complete before school starts, Mr. Simmons said. He is also expecting the new pump to be in place and the sprinkler system to be operational before the start of the school year. The Bristol Fire Department is working with Rehoboth, Mass.-based Home & Commercial Security to expedite the pumps installation, Mr. Simmons said.

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Calhoun County Sheriffs Office

Thieves targeted a couple of equipment sheds in Calhoun County recently.

According to a Calhoun County Sheriffs Office incident report, a resident reported July 21 that someone removed items from a shed on Center Hill Road near St. Matthews between June 26 and July 21.

Missing items included between seven to 12 motors (1- to 1.5-horsepower), five batteries and an older model red welding machine. The estimated value of the stolen items was $3,200.

The resident told deputies he contacted Sunshine Salvage in Orangeburg and was informed that some motors had been brought in.

Also, a resident of Kennerly Road near St. Matthews reported July 14 that someone stole items from her unlocked shed while she was on vacation July 1-13.

Reported stolen were a Craftsman weed trimmer, a Craftsman blower and a five-gallon gas container. The resident said gas was also missing from a parked vehicle in her yard. The estimated loss was $360.

In other reports:

* A resident of Loblolly Court near Elloree reported July 16 that someone entered his home, threw items around and left. Nothing appeared to be taken, he said. The front door of the residence was damaged.

* A resident of Dearborn Road near North reported July 21 that her daughter, who lives near Swansea, had removed a washer, a dryer and some air conditioners from her home.

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AN APPROVAL for the expansion of recreational facilities at the Lake Moogerah Water Ski Zone Club has been granted by Scenic Rim Regional Council.

The approval allows for two new boat sheds, the extension of two existing boat sheds, new ablution buildings including toilets and showers, and the extension of an outdoor covered area adjoining the clubhouse.

Councillor Virginia West said this would allow for better security and improve facilities for the club's membership base.

"The new sheds and the expansion of existing sheds will allow more members to safely secure their boats, while the ablution facilities will expand to cater for female toilets and a shower block separate to male facilities, and for persons with a disability," Cr West said.

Clubhouse renovations will include an additional new roofed patio and proposed upgrade to the existing club facilities.

Cr West said it would be great to have improved facilities for the 300 members of the club.

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Similar to the keyless entry pilot program launched by Starwood earlier this year, hotel giant Hilton plans on upgrading rooms with new technology that will allows guests to access a room by simply waving their smartphone in front of the door. Starting the upgrade process during 2015, guests taking advantage of the new keyless entry system wont need to bother with picking up entry key cards at the front desk. Detailed by Hilton today in a press release, Hilton expects to complete the upgrades at all hotels by 2016.

In addition to keyless entry with a mobile device, Hilton also plans on rolling outadditionalaccessibility in the form of digital check-in and check-out using a smartphone or tablet. Ideal for guests that are weary from extensive travel, checking in digitally, in combination with the keyless entry platform, means that guests can go directly to the room upon arrival.

Encouragingguests to enroll in the Hilton Honors program, the mobile app will also allow enrolled guests the ability to look through the hotels availableinventory and select a specific room. Similar to picking out an assignedseat in a movie theater, guests could specifically choose a room thats positioned away from other guests to ensure a restful night of sleep. Guests will also be able to check out photos of the different styles of rooms prior to making a selection.

Speaking about the room choosing feature, Hilton Worldwide globalhead of digitalGeraldine Calpin said We analyzed data and feedback from more than 40 million HHonors members, as well as guest surveys, social media posts and review sites, and its clear that guests want greater choice and control. In fact, in a recent study, 84 percent of business travelers surveyed said they wanted the ability to choose their own room. We are giving our guests the ability to do just that by enabling them to select not just their room type, but the exact location in the hotel, all the way down to their room number.

Beyond choosing a specific room in the hotel, guests will also be able to choose from a variety of upgrades through the mobile app. A guest could upgrade the size of the room to a higher quality or perhaps request special items be delivered to the room prior to arrival. This is somewhat similar to how upgrades are handled when checking in for a flight, either on a mobile application or while at a terminal in the airport.

According to Hilton representatives, the digital check-in support on mobile devices should be available at over 4,000 Hilton properties by the end of 2014. In addition, future digital enehancements will be available to guests every 6 to 8 weeks as the development team continues to build upon the digital check-in platform.

Regarding platform support for the smartphone check-in feature, Hilton has yet to announce all thesmartphone platforms that will be supported. However, both iOS and Android are at the top of the list. Its also likely thatlow power Bluetooth technology will be used at the hotel room doors to maximize platform support across different smartphones.

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The Rodd Grand Hotel is one of four local establishments subject to a room levy tax used towards marketing and promotion. TINA COMEAU PHOTO

The chair of the Yarmouth and Acadian Shores Tourism Association (YASTA) says he is excited that the association will be working with the Yarmouth Room Levy Group more closely in the future.

Something Ive heard since our inception is there wasnt enough industry input and with this, theres certainly going to be more of that, said John Cunningham.

The plan is for the group to become a full funding partner of the organization with members from the group sitting on the YASTA board.

Manager Neil MacKenzie says the industry-led group has been partnering with YASTA for nearly three years on group sales efforts, providing approximately $45,000 over that period.

The addition of them as a full partner strengthens us, both in stability and in focus. More industry input is what weve been striving for, he said.

Both bodies have an agreement in principal and are working together to amend YASTAs bylaws to establish full partnership, tentatively by September.

As a full funding partner the room levy group will be contributing approximately $60,000 per year for a three to five-year period.

They will also have up to three voting members on the YASTA board. At present they have no voting members.

With the group as voting members, Cunningham says YASTA may head in a slightly different direction in regards to packaging experiences and advertising, using the YASTA group sales position.

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Soon you won't need hotel room keys -- you will just need your iPhone, tablet or Androiddevice to check into an accommodation and unlock your bedroom.

That is, at least, if you're staying at one of the Hilton's hotels, which has announced a couple of tech-based upgrades to its properties.

In addition to being able to unlock doors with your smartphone, Hilton guests will be able to pre-select exact rooms from a hotel floorplan in a way reminiscent of how most airlines operate their seat reservations.

Specifics surrounding the technology have been vague, such as whether the smartphone keys will use NFC, or an app, or some alternative. Answering Wired.co.uk's questions this morning, a Hilton spokesperson in the UK arm of the business said "there will be a mobile enabled room key", which is only moderately more useful to know than the company's existing statement that "we are developing proprietary technology that is safe and reliable for our guests to use, and cost-effective for our hotels to install".

Extracting logic from semantics, it seems guests will download and install a proprietary app on their devices, which will allow visitors to log into their Hilton internet account and select an option to unlock their door with a password -- no front desk will be required.

There are other methods emerging onto the market that could, in future, be used in hotels. One such example is the forthcoming Nymi wristband, which uses a person's unique heartbeat to unlock doors and other devices simply by approaching them.

Additionally, security expert at the University of Cambridge, Frank Stajano, was recentlyquoted in the Guardian discussing how an "electronic aura" broadcast from a device worn on the body could be detected by supported devices and used as a replacement to computer passwords.

Hilton is to roll out its mobile door unlocking and related features worldwide between now and 2016.

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By THOMAS GALLICK Wednesday July 30, 2014 1:29 PM

A Powell man hopes to transform a home near the city's downtown into a 10-room bed and breakfast.

Gene Rodriguez brought initial plans for the Day Dream Inn to Powell's Planning and Zoning Commission at its July 23 meeting. Rodriguez plans to build a 10-room addition to the early 20th-century home at 80 E. Olentangy St., just west of its intersection with Grace Drive.

Rodriguez said the closest hotels to downtown Powell are located about five miles away in Dublin. He said many visitors to Powell would continue to use those facilities, but he thought the city could easily support a small bed and breakfast.

"Overnight guests would include ... corporate travelers, golf and recreational users, holiday and festival revelers, visiting relatives, shoppers and diners," he said.

City officials said they liked the use for the 0.46-acre site, but questioned how 10 units and 10 parking spaces could fit on the property without creating problems.

The commission took no action on the proposal at the meeting, which served as the board's introduction to the project.

Rocky Kambo, a planner with the city's development department, said some parking spaces as shown on the site's initial plans encroach on the public right of way. Other spaces could obstruct the views of motorists turning right onto Olentangy Street from Grace Drive, he said.

Kambo also questioned whether the 10-unit addition would work on the site. He suggested reducing both the number of units and parking spots could solve potential problems.

"It's a great use. We think it's perfectly in line with what we have here in Powell," he said. "It's just the intensity of what we're seeing on the site may be more than the site can handle."

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