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Fargo's Law Enforcement Memorial Event to be Held Thursday Fargo's Law Enforcement Memorial Event to be Held Thursday
Fargo Police are holding the annual memorial service Thursday, commemorating Law Enforcement Memorial Day. This year's event starts at Noon at the entrance to Fargo's Lindenwood Park.
Fargo Police are holding the annual memorial service Thursday, commemorating Law Enforcement Memorial Day. This year's event starts at Noon at the entrance to Fargo's Lindenwood Park.
Fargo Police are investigating a possible case of a shot fired near a south Fargo apartment complex. Several squad cars responded to the 4800 block of 47th Street South around 3:30 Thursday morning.
Fargo Police are investigating a possible case of a shot fired near a south Fargo apartment complex. Several squad cars responded to the 4800 block of 47th Street South around 3:30 Thursday morning.
That's what one West Fargo dad had to say as he speaks out about a controversial practice happening here in the valley.
That's what one West Fargo dad had to say as he speaks out about a controversial practice happening here in the valley.
A Marion, North Dakota man says he and his business are being run out of town. Larry Albers owns a salvage yard and admits he has got a mess on his hands. He says he's not breaking any law, but the city says otherwise.
A Marion, North Dakota man says he and his business are being run out of town. Larry Albers owns a salvage yard and admits he has got a mess on his hands. He says he's not breaking any law, but the city says otherwise.
As Seen On TV Products can be tempting to try, but do they actually work as well as they claim? We're putting some of the more popular products to the test, and this one comes right in time for grilling season!
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Nowadays couples are spoilt for choice when it comes to outdoor wedding venues, from English country gardens to farmland meadows. But what do you do when the sun sets?
The Pavilion at Lane End, one of two wedding locations in Buckinghamshire licensed to hold open-air ceremonies, shares four ideas for lighting and decorating an outdoor wedding venue.
Garlands Twinkling light garlands look exquisite in an outdoor setting.
Available in a variety of styles, including delicate paper lanterns, shabby chic roses and traditional white fairy lights, garlands are ideal for draping around garden structures and tree branches.
If your wedding ceremony or reception isnt covered, hang strings of fairy lights loosely in rows from free-standing poles, buildings or trees to create a stunning starlit canopy.
Crystal Chandeliers Vintage and contemporary chandeliers are perfect for adding a magical glow and makes for great wedding photography.
If you are marrying in a marquee, tent or garden gazebo suspend a chandelier from the ceiling for a beautiful centrepiece.
For an outdoor wedding reception, hang chandeliers from sturdy tree branches for a stunning secret garden effect.
Remember cables will need to run from weatherproof electrical outlets, so check what facilities are available at your venue.
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Bright Ideas for Lighting an Outdoor Wedding, from The Pavilion at Lane End
Richmond, VA (PRWEB) May 14, 2014
In honor of Military Appreciation Month, Outdoor Living Brands parent company of World Class Franchise concepts, Archadeck Outdoor Living, Outdoor Lighting Perspectives, Renew Crew and Mosquito Squad have doubled their VetFran discounts for active and retired members of the military interested in establishing their own franchise business.
Military Appreciation Month is a very important month here at Outdoor Living Brands, said Shemar Pucel, Franchise Recruitment Consultant with Outdoor Living Brands. With over 20% of our existing franchisees having served or still serving our country we want to make sure that each and every member of the armed forces is acknowledged and thanked for all that they do and continue to do. We are very proud of the success our veteran and active duty franchisees have achieved in our various brands and we would like to assist others realize their dream of business ownership as well, said Ms. Pucel.
In addition to doubling the VetFran discount for military veterans, Outdoor Living Brands is also joining forces with Recruit Military and heading to Norfolk, Virginia on Thursday, May 15th. Recruit Military is a veteran-owned firm dedicated to helping Veterans achieve their goals through education, career, new business ownership and training opportunities. We have seen great success through our partnership with the team at Recruit Military. We have attended shows in Dallas and Atlanta and have welcomed two new franchise locations as a result, explained Ms. Pucel. It is our hope to continue working alongside Recruit Military to promote franchising and assist candidates who may not have realized all the great opportunities currently available to them. There are amazing financial assistance programs and the discounts provided through the VetFran program are just another way for us to say thank you. My colleague, Jessica Kelman and I are thrilled to attend another great event and answer any questions regarding franchising and the amazing franchise opportunities we have available with Outdoor Living Brands.
The event will be held at the Nauticus Half Moone Cruise & Celebration Center located at One Waterside Drive in Norfolk, Virginia beginning at 11:00 AM and ending at 3:00 PM. For more information about the event or Outdoor Living Brands, please call Shemar Pucel at 804-214-3021.
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Mangrove Gates, a Boynton Beach Art in Public Places project at the PNC Bank at 1620 S. Federal Highway, won the Unsolicited Award for Planting in a Public Space by the Florida Federation of Gardens Clubs.
As one of four categories under the unsolicited landscape design awards, the award recognizes well-designed and well-maintained landscaped areas in the public sector.
Barbara Hadsell, a member of the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs in District X, said, "We are intrigued by the landscape architect's concept and vision of the design encompassing the whole bank area, and not just a feature at the entrance."
"The project is well conceived, requires little maintenance and translates information about native and indigenous Florida plants to the public," she said.
The Boynton Beach Garden Club submitted the entry to the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs District X, which covers the area from Sebastian to Boca Raton.
Submissions were judged by first impressions, suitability of design to purpose, design, implementation, maintenance and final impressions.
Inspired by the Mangrove Park and boardwalk in Boynton Beach, Matt Rowan, environmental artist and designer, and Jonathan Toner, landscape architect, set out to create a thought-provoking and evolving piece of environmental art and bring awareness of the larger environment to the public.
The installation comprises sculpturally undulating supports emulating the rivers of grass in the Everglades, and the water and winds that create constant movement.
Part of Rowan's goal was to integrate the natural world with the man-made world and to engage the building as an organic growth and a reminder of the interplay between man-made structures and the natural environment.
"Mangroves and the sensitive coastal environment are kind of magical," Rowan said by phone from his office in Washington, D.C.
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Anyone passing by the park space outside the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre at Burrard and Nelson in downtown Vancouver isnt likely to miss the fuchsia-coloured fabric partly wrapped around the trees or ribbons of fabric gently blowing in the breeze above its waterfall feature.
Its as if a fuchsia highlighter has been applied to the parks main elements.
And thats exactly what the team of volunteers from the B.C. Society of Landscape Architects intended for their temporary park art installation, called Project Urban Fabric.
The temporary park makeover serves to both mark the societys 50th anniversary, and act as a gateway to the 3rd B.C. Land Summit conference happening at the Wall Centre from Wednesday through Friday. The B.C. Society of Landscape Architects is one of the conferences five sponsors. (The others are the B.C. Institute of Agrologists, the Real Estate Institute of B.C., the B.C. chapter of the Appraisal Institute of Canada and the Planning Institute of B.C.)
We wanted to find an interesting way to engage the public, said landscape architect Jacqueline Lowe, president of the society and chairwoman of the art installations organizing team.
Lowe said about 10 landscape architects on the team donated more than 1,000 hours of time and spent six months organizing the installation, which also has white lights wrapped around trees and white lanterns to represent ephemeral elements. The colour blue was used to represent how people move through a space. Blue painters tape was used to cover the stairs and blue fabric covers milk crates brought in to serve as seats. Theres also a blue stage that has been created for the use of the public and 10 new blue Adirondack chairs.
We wanted people to understand what landscape architects do and we said theres this beautiful park, of course designed by a landscape architect back when the Wall Centre was constructed. So we highlighted the design in the space, she said. Anything form-related like an object or an element has been highlighted in fuchsia.
The B.C. Land Summit, first held at the University of B.C. in 2004, runs every five years. This year, more than 1,000 people are expected to attend, according to B.C. Land Summit Society chairwoman Tara Culham.
She said the four main topics to be discussed include water and the land, law and the land, food agriculture and natural and built environments.
Its about collaboration and connections. Its the five land-use organizations coming together to share ideas and solutions so we can better understand each other, she said.
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Downtown ribbon display adds to Vancouver's urban fabric
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A path meanders from the yard and through the woodland area, ending at a bench. (Courtesy Peggy Krapf/MCT)
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Perennials and ferns planted around a timber retaining wall add a natural, rustic look to the landscape. (Courtesy Peggy Krapf/MCT)
Anne Baker lived to garden.
It's what she knew, having grown up on an 1840's family farm in northwest Washington, D.C., and she did it well, according to her husband, Dave.
"She was always growing stuff," says Dave, 73, of his wife, who died at age 69 in October 2013.
"In our first apartment, she had houseplants all over the place, including a 1938 pothos that's still going strong."
A woodland garden at their home in Williamsburg, Va., was Anne's final passion. After moving into the house in 1999, she was determined to win the war on deer and voles, creating what she hoped would be an oasis of the plants she loved most _ hostas, ferns, irises and daylilies.
"I have a list of more than 300 species of plants she planted," says Dave.
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Marcel Haniff saw the pair splashing around and shouting in the pool He thought Komba Kpawiki and Josephine Foday were 'joshing about' Later saw their bodies in the water and thought it was part of mystery event Mr Haniff ran to reception for help when horrific realisation dawned The pool's safety CCTV was not working at time of incident
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Published: 11:27 EST, 13 May 2014 | Updated: 02:25 EST, 14 May 2014
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A hotel guest who witnessed two people drowning in an unsupervised hotel swimming pool thought they were 'joking' as part of an elaborate Murder Mystery weekend, an inquest has heard.
Komba Kpakiwa, 31, and Josephine Foday, 22, were discovered floating in an indoor 10.5-metre swimming pool at Down Hall Country House Hotel in Hatfield Heath on the Essex and Hertfordshire border.
Hotel guest, Marcel Haniff, made the grim discovery shortly after 7.30pm on Saturday, April 27 last year.
Josephine Newahun Foday, left, and Komba Kpakiwa, right, were found drowned at the Down Hall Country House Hotel in Hatfield, Essex
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As the volume of data grows, organisations will need to democratise the use of analytics and make data-driven decision making intrinsic to their culture.
Over the last decade, businesses have undergone a transformation. The dynamic landscape has given rise to ill-defined and continuously shifting business problems. For example: how are my customer preferences changing? Who should I target? What is the right pricing model for different products?
In order to address such problems, organisations across industries are shifting from a knowledge-based to a learning-based approach. They can no longer rely on gut or past experience. They have to rely on the latest available information to infer and learn from, before making decisions.
This trend has been enhanced by the data age, where organisations are progressively looking to leverage data and institutionalise data driven decision making.
It is for this reason that many have gone on to term data as the economys new oil. However, as the volume of data grows, organisations will need to democratise the use of analytics and make data driven decision making intrinsic to their culture.
Ironically, even with so much data available, its true value has not been fully unleashed. One reason for this could be the severe talent shortage in the analytics realm. Research Organisation Gartner predicts that by 2015, Big Data will create 4.4 million jobs globally. Another alarming projection suggests only one-third of these positions will be filled. Make no mistake; we are not referring to people who at the core possess just one kind of skill. Rather, we are referring to people who are able to cull meaningful insights and findings from chunks of disparate data and information sources to enable better decisions.
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Decisions is the operative word here. Although there is a lot of hype and talk around Big Data, organisations need to focus on the journey from Big Data to Big Decisions.
What is imperative for companies to understand is that as they embark on the journey of making data-driven decisions even the typical skills associated with the now popular term Data scientist may not be sufficient.
While a lot has been written about data scientists, we believe that the skills that they bring to the table need to be augmented. Just data, math and technology skills are not sufficient. One needs to take an interdisciplinary approach comprising a potent combination of skills such as applied math, business acumen, technology, design thinking, behavioural sciences as well as the ability to work with people. In this regard, what organisations really need is professionals from Decision Sciences.
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Why big data analytics needs huge talent
