Tom earned money by playing his guitar on street corners.
Many restaurants and pubs are on Itsutsugi Street.
Can you tell me where Main Street is?
Rumors of a Wall Street crash sparked a dollar selling spree.
Be careful not to drive the wrong way on a one-way street.
Every house on our street was blue except ours.
In Paris there are many beautiful streets.
Excuse me, which street is this one? I am lost.
Our street is the oldest in the city.
If we don't hit the road soon, we'll get caught in the morning rush hour traffic.
If you whip the steering wheel around like that on a snowy road, the car is going to go into a slide.
We had not gone far before we saw the road blocked by a truck.
For our singing lessons, we would go to the music school across the road.
This road should have already been completed according to the original plan.
It is necessary to secure financing for local road maintenance.
Near the west side of the park there's a lot of noise from the road, but when you go into the park you can't hear it any more.


Be it a party, date or an office interview, you want to look perfect and that is incomplete without perfectly done hair.
When hair gets crunchy – To test this, take a strand of hair between your palms, rub it between your fingers and listen: if you hear or feel it crunching, you may want to consider adding some extra nourishment to your hair.
When it stretches like chewing gum — No matter how healthy your hair is, when it's wet, even the strongest of hair tends to stretch. But if your hair feels super gummy, it is one of the sure signs of hair damage of the worst kind. It is advisable to discontinue whatever shampoo or product you are applying to your hair immediately.
When it tangles constantly — Wavy hair tends to tangle more at the ends. This means that you should lay off heat and styling products and pay more attention to your daily hair care routine.
When it's too porous — When hair gets damaged, its porosity increases. Increased porosity also leads to your hair absorbing more dye/colour than it should (which might give you a shade darker than usual). Also, after it is dyed, your hair will lose colour faster than it should.
When it breaks easily — This one's a no-brainer. If you wake up every morning and see your pillow covered with broken hair, it means your hair is too brittle and has to be rescued; else you won't be able to grow them too long.


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Nadal and Federer face off in Mubadala Championship final
Top ranked Nadal and Federer face off in Mubadala Championship final
Published: January 01, 2011 00:00 By M. Satya Narayan, Senior Reporter
Rafael Nadal Image Credit: Abdel-Krim Kallouche/Gulf News
Abu Dhabi: Tennis fans in the UAE can look forward to start their New Year with a bang as World No 1 and defending champion Rafael Nadal takes on World No 2 Roger Federer in today's $250,000 winner-takes- all Mubadala World Tennis Championship final.
After the 16-time Grand Slam Champion Federer rallied from a set down to score a 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-3 win over world number 5 Robin Soderling, Nadal proved too hot for Tomas Berdych in a 6-4, 6-4 win in the second semifinal at the Abu Dhabi International Tennis Complex at Zayed Sports City.
It was Nadal's third consecutive entry into the final year and the defending champion said he was looking forward to the final against Federer.
"It was a very good match as the first of the year and against a very good opponent like Tomas [Berdych]," the World No 1 player said.
"For me it is an important comeback to Abu Dhabi which is the perfect place to start the season for the players," said Nadal, cheered on by the crowd.
Special play
"It is always special to play Roger [Federer] who is probably the best player in history of the sport.
"For me it is a big challenge and I hope it is a good match and the people enjoy it," Nadal, who found his rhythm early and went on to outclass Berdych in a rematch of the Wimbledon final, said.
The first semi-final between Federer and Soderling was a well-contested affair and the Swiss champion avenged his defeat at the hands of Soderling last year at the same stage.
Federer served sharply throughout the first set though he had to fight to survive a break point in the 9th game. But in the tie-breaker Soderling managed to run up a 5-1 lead and take the set.
But after that Federer lifted his game and with Soderling's serves letting him down the Swiss was in control winning the next two sets 6-3, 6-3. Federer said he enjoyed playing in Abu Dhabi.
"It is extremely hard to do all the right things and not taking many chances in the big tournaments.
"So this is an opportunity for me to try out some different things and go after my shots and just play a bit more relaxed and get a clear picture of really what I'm trying to do.
"That's why I really enjoy this event a lot," he said.
Soderling, who takes on Berdych in the match for third place today, said: "I played two good matches, long matches, which is good preparing for Australia where it is five sets."
"I could not have asked for much more.
"Still one more match to play so with the first tournament coming in Brisbane, I think it is great match practice," he added.
Switzerland's Roger Federer plays against Robin Soderling from Sweden at Zayed Sport City, Abu Dhabi, during the Mubadala World Tennis Championship while Rafael Nadal (below) from Spain prepares to return a shot against Thomas Berdych from the Czech Republic at the same venue on Friday. Image Credit: Abdel-Krim Kallouche/Gulf News
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Sargent scores in second straight German Cup win
December 23, 2020 by Larry Henry Jr
Josh Sargent made sure to deliver for Werder Bremen on Wednesday in German Cup play, scoring his second goal in as many appearances in this season's competition.
Sargent helped the Bundesliga side to a 3-0 road win over 2. Bundesliga hosts Hannover by scoring the second goal in a Round of 32 match. The U.S. Men's National Team striker bagged his third goal in all competitions this season and also was named Man of the Match for his 87-minute performance.
A goal and the Man of the Match award for @joshsargent tonight 🏆#DFBPokal #H96SVW pic.twitter.com/3EXJ45Bcmy
— The DFB-Pokal (@DFBPokal_EN) December 23, 2020
Bremen raced out to a two-goal first half lead with Sargent getting the second goal, two minutes after Theodor Gebre Selassie broke the deadlock from HDI-Arena. Sargent was played in towards goal before hitting a low shot past Michael Ratajczak into the bottom-right corner.
Confident take from Sargent who also was MOTM for Bremen. https://t.co/CyBK7GyOiD
— Larry Henry Jr (@lhenry019) December 24, 2020
Not only did Sargent find the back of the net, but he did well leading the offensive line for Bremen. He recorded two shots on goal, completed 80% of his passes, and completed two tackles from the No. 9 position.
The 20-year-old has found it tough to score consistently in the Bundesliga so far this season, but his good run of form in the DFB Pokal has Bremen into the Round of 16, which is set to kick off in February.
Sargent and his Bremen teammates will now enter the winter break before returning to Bundesliga play on January 2nd against Union Berlin.
Bremen is soooo bad it's hard to determine if Sargent is progressing or not. Really wish he'd been allowed to play in the November Friendlies, then we'd have seen him with at least some quality players around him and seen what level he's truly at.
At this point I guess we'll have to continue to wait until March to see if having Pulisic, Reyna, Musah, & McKennie feeding him will make a difference.
simonlovesusmnt
I've followed Werder Bremen ever since Sargent made his Bundesliga debut for Bremen in December, 2018. Sargent has definitely progressed starting and playing regularly in 2020. Besides his goal, Sargent was indirectly involved in Bremen's first goal having tied up two Hannover defenders going for the header to free up Bremen's right back to score.
https://ourmatch.me/23-12-2020-hannover-96-vs-werder-bremen/
On November 22, Sargent played well against the Bundesliga superpower and reigning Champions League champs, Bayern Munich. Sargent beat Javi Martínez to the baseline and fed his teammate for Bremen's goal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05e2kgn6wSM
Glad he is playing well
Is that a MOTM trophy????
I have seen everything.
Johnnyrazor
Usually a sponsorship thing, I think Budweiser use to do it for USMNT like maybe during a GC or perhaps it was during a WC. Maybe it was during the Copa America?
Werder Bremen desperately need a creative midfielder or two. Josh Sargent has been starved of services almost every Bundedliga game and will definitely be able to double his goal productions if Bremen can buy a couple quality midfielders.


The consumption economy: take on more debt!
Market Recap Global equity markets rallied strongly last week after Mario Draghi finally gave them what they wanted, an asset purchase plan that will encompass the purchase of sovereign government bonds.
Mario Draghi: confidence or arrogance with ECB efforts?
Liverpool & Tesco Plc revisited: a dead cat bounce?
While Mario Draghi has argued for years that Europe is not turning Japanese, in terms of a deflationary spiral, the performance of European government bonds would suggest that the battle is being lost against deflation.


Leave technology behind and join Silvia and John for this uniquely executed Day Retreat.
Located in the exquisite Dilston Physic Garden in Corbridge, this retreat is designed to refocus and rest the mind, take you away from technology and understand the positive impact of this upon you and your well being.
Self and Group Reflection, Silent Time, Mindful Garden Walks, Hypnotherapy , NLP and much much more.
A buffet lunch and drinks will be provided although you are welcome to bring your own food if you have specific dietary requirements.


The first IAAF World Championships to be held in the USA—at the new Hayward Field stadium on the University of Oregon campus. This is a biennial summit meeting for all the world's best, with amazing performances and thrilling competition. Track & Field News has led tours to every World Championships since the inaugural edition in 1983 (Helsinki), taking more than 4300 fans to these events. Eugene 21 will be our 17th Worlds tour.
Lodging for 11 nights, In August 5, Out August 16.
Lodging. At present, the only lodging we have contracted for is the Village Green Resort and Gardens in the nearby town of Cottage Grove. There is a variety of accommodation available at the Village Green, from standard to deluxe. Busing to the stadium will be provided for those staying at the Village Green.
We also expect to have a good selection of motels in Eugene, walking distance to the stadium.
Projected Tour Price. Under normal circumstances, track tours to Eugene are pretty reasonable in cost, but this is not a normal circumstance. Hoteliers in or near Eugene are well aware of the huge demand and are pricing their rooms accordingly. Series tickets for the last World Championships (London 2017) cost almost $1500, and we're expecting Eugene to cost considerably more. We are projecting a basic tour price of $5300-5700 per person, double occupancy. The current deposit required is $1100 per person. The cancellation fee is just $15 per person, though that will go up to $150 per person January 1, 2020.


Interviews with Dan Rubin & Keir Whitaker « Inside the mind of sheer-design.
Keir: I think I would have got involved in the "community" earlier. I started working in the web industry in 2000 when it was still pretty new and the bubble had yet to happen. The other thing would to have got to know more people in the field, other developers and designers etc. I only started doing this later on and although it didn't always result in paid work I learnt a lot.
Dan: I would try to get a mentor on the business side of things — in fact, I'd almost appreciate a business mentor now, even after 15 years of working for myself.
What's the best piece of information you know now, and wish you'd known when you started?
Keir: Networking, as horrible as it can be really does work. That said I think it's about getting to know people in your industry in a genuine way. I often find people talking to me as they think they will get work or a speaking gig out of it. Some do but most don't. That said if we hit it off and I know about their particular skill I often do get back in touch.
Dan: Your time is always worth more than you charge for it.
In your opinion, what's the best way of charging for project time?
Keir: Don't really feel I am the best person to answer this one. That said when I freelanced as a developer I definitely don't think I got it right. I always used to charge by the job and build in a bit of slack for the negotiating period. Have faith in your rate and be prepared to justify the cost. Web design and development takes time and doing a good job should command a market rate.
Dan: I prefer larger chunks these days, over hourly fees. I tend to start with day-rates, and occasionally give fixed bids based on my own estimates, but I don't work on an hourly basis anymore. There are certainly benefits to all methods, as long as you charge enough that you feel comfortable with the compensation for your time and knowledge.
How (assuming you're more organised than me!) do you manage your time?
Keir: I don't think I am the most or least organised person out there but I kind of have a system. I use a mixture of Google Calendar, reminders on my iphone (via Google Calendar) and a simple to-do list (Remember the milk). I find some tools (like Basecamp) too much of an overhead for my own projects but very useful when working in large groups.
Dan: Ha! Unfortunately, I'm one of the least organized people I know — but I'm becoming more comfortable with that over the last few years. I think we put ourselves through too much stress worrying about how different our particular process is from others, especially when it comes to to-do lists, productivity, organizational skills, etc., and we're better off accepting our individual way of working, and using it to our advantage.
All that said, to try and answer your question: I use various to-do lists (I can never stick with just one), both virtual and analog (a Moleskine and a few other notebooks hold lists at any given time, and I use Things, Taskpaper, and sometimes even just Textmate to keep lists on my computer and iPhone/iPad). I might be better off using a single list, but I lack the skill to check them regularly, and tend to write things down on whatever happens to be around at the time (plus I like trying new apps, ugh).
What's your take on the ongoing IE6 kerfuffle? Should we just drop support for it already?
Keir: It's my belief that designers should still cater for IE6 as it's still widely in use. How they choose to do that is where I think the debate lies. Personally I don't think sites should look the same in every version of every browser. A solution like Andy Clarke's "Universal IE6 Stylesheet" is a great compromise. Of course if your target audience still uses IE6 (i.e. public sector) then you should definitely care. I think it's a mixture of being pragmatic and assessing each case on it's own merit.
Dan: I've spoken out about it before, but as with many of my opinions, they are all subject to change 😉 I think it's not worth complaining about it anymore, as we've got so many solutions and work-arounds we can use to support it in *some* way, and if we have to support it for particular clients on a 100% level, then we should just charge them more for the extra work it will take to get it there, and continue educating clients and consumers about the downsides.
Along the note of standards, what do you make of the recent upheavals towards Adobe Flash?
Keir: I get it but I think I am more of a pragmatist. As web designers and developers I feel we often live in an idealistic bubble. Flash has massive adoption so why avoid developing for it. That said it's usage on the web has changed, from full sites to specific uses like video streaming and playback where it has proved it's worth. Whilst I believe that HTML5 will win out in time I am not sure that using Flash is a bad thing – a huge % of people use it. I am also interested to see how adoption of the iPad without Flash affects sales beyond the devotees. Essentially I think it's all down to context, if Flash is the best current tool for the job then use it.
Dan: I think it's amusing, but useful to some extent — the general public's awareness of web technologies and what's going on behind the scenes has increased as a result, and an educated public is usually a better one to design and create for.
The downside is that it really shouldn't matter: the answer should always be "use the best technology available to solve each problem" — which means arguments such as "HTML5 vs. Flash" aren't even worth having. There should be no such thing as "vs" on the web.
What direction do you personally see the design side of the web heading in the not too distant future?
Keir: I don't see it changing too much. If you consider how far web design has changed in the last ten years it's hard to see visually where it might go. I think that the new platforms such as iPad and tablets will change how people develop and design but in terms of visual design I don't think things will change too much. We have adopted visual standards (that given the opportunity we might do differently) such as button styles, where to place certain objects, UX flows etc. There's always a danger in doing things differently as it can confuse people.
Dan: Let's define "design" first: I consider design to be the entire process, including business logic, marketing considerations, visual design (aesthetics), interface/interaction design and usability, information architecture, development (front-end and back-end), copywriting — we're in the business of creating virtual products, and as such we should all consider ourselves part of the product design team.
In that vein, I'd like to see the web focusing more on functionality and creating positive experiences for users, without getting distracted by misunderstanding things like user experience for "fun" (an experience can be quite enjoyable without it even bordering on "fun").
Visually, it shouldn't matter which direction or style is predominant in a given period of time — just look at the history of fashion, architecture, product design, graphic design, and advertising — as long as the focus continues to be on making better products that allow users to access information or complete tasks easier, faster, and with fewer roadblocks or distractions, we're heading in the right direction.
I'm a freelance, front-end designer, being something that I'm a little but not too interested in, how far should I be looking into the development element of the web?
Keir: I think having a little knowledge can go a long way. Knowing your way around say WordPress or some of the simple PHP tools can only enhance your worth to clients.
Dan: Be interested in everything, but don't worry about spending more of your time on whatever you are *most* excited by. I try to play with everything, and be aware of what's happening elsewhere in this industry and others, but my focus remains on the things I love doing, even if they aren't related to the web. If you're interested in development, dig in, but if not, try instead to understand the differences between languages, understand what some are better at than others, which servers can run which languages, etc., so you can participate in conversations about same.
I consider the web to be just a part of what I do, and not necessarily something I'll always be involved with to the same degree — in the future, I may move more to software design for devices (iPad/iPhone/etc.), typeface design, product design (for physical products), wayfinding, packaging design, furniture design — as long as it's design-related, and creative, I'm interested in it and could see myself focusing entirely on it in the future, and I'm always learning from those interests.
Other than HTML5 & CSS3, what would you say are the essentials to know for the industry?
Keir: Get to know the basics of jQuery and how it can enhance the interfaces you design. Also knowing how to set up and maintain your server (although not to the point of becoming a system admin) is always useful.
Understand how servers and browsers work and communicate with each other, including protocols, DNS, etc.
Learn a little about the command line, especially on OS X — most servers on the internet are unix-based, and being comfortable with digging around in that environment is important.
Learn what you can about visual design, interaction design, information architecture, usability, copywriting and language, psychology — the things related to being a front-end designer, but that many designers ignore or think someone else will do for them. Even developers should learn about such things, as they are all integral parts of what we do.
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When it was originally written in 2010, FormIO's pretty basic requirement was to abstract and simplify the process of creating simple webforms for use on public websites. Since then considerable additions and advancements have been made and happily the library's architecture has allowed all this to happen without any breaking changes to the backend or frontend APIs.
Including builtin client and serverside validation for just about any kind of normal data, as well as mechanisms for linking fields, repeating inputs and grouping sets of related data into complex objects; in the several production deployments it has had since its first development there has never been a requirement it could not meet easily.
In terms of extensibility, the OO form field API allows creation of entirely custom form fields with their own layout, frontend behaviours and frontend/backend validation. You can find a class hierarchy of the builtin implementations on the project github page, as well as source code to the embedded example which serves as a guide on using the framework and implementing these features.
This field uses a custom validation function to verify your password. It simply matches "ohai".
Numeric fields allow any number of digits, with a single period.
This is a raw snippet of html inside the form.
Input here can be pretty relaxed. Hours is all that is required, minutes and seconds can be added optionally.
Repeaters work for any field type.
We have also started the repeater with three inputs.
You can of course have other data sent through. Below here is a readonly and a hidden field, which you will see in the output when you submit the form.
Dropdowns cannot be put into 'multiple' mode - this would give identical (but less usable) functionality to a checkbox list. You can use an empty value option along with a required constraint to force a selection, as above.
When this field's value is 'cap', two CAPTCHA inputs will appear below.
If you have cookies enabled, once you have successfully submitted a CAPTCHA it will disappear from the form, and you should see nothing.
Obviously a more useful solution is something akin to a radiogroup which switches between options. Options can be programmed with a whitelist of field names to show when selected.
And why not a file upload to finish!


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namespace Integrated\Common\Solr\Tests\Indexer;

use Doctrine\Persistence\ObjectManager;
use Integrated\Common\Content\ContentInterface;
use Integrated\Common\Solr\Indexer\JobFactory;
use Integrated\Common\Solr\Indexer\JobFactoryInterface;
use Symfony\Component\Serializer\SerializerInterface;

/**
 * @author Jan Sanne Mulder <jansanne@e-active.nl>
 */
class JobFactoryTest extends \PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase
{
    /**
     * @var SerializerInterface|\PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject
     */
    private $serializer;

    /**
     * @var ObjectManager|\PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject
     */
    private $manager;

    /**
     * @var string
     */
    private $format = 'json';

    protected function setUp(): void
    {
        $this->serializer = $this->createMock(SerializerInterface::class);
        $this->manager = $this->createMock(ObjectManager::class);
    }

    public function testInterface()
    {
        $this->assertInstanceOf(JobFactoryInterface::class, $this->getInstance());
    }

    /**
     * @dataProvider createAddProvider
     */
    public function testCreateAdd($action, ContentInterface $content, $id, $class, $format)
    {
        $this->format = $format;

        $this->configureManager($class);

        $this->serializer->expects($this->once())
            ->method('serialize')
            ->with($this->identicalTo($content), $this->equalTo($format))
            ->willReturn('this-is-the-data');

        $job = $this->getInstance()->create($action, $content);

        self::assertEquals('ADD', $job->getAction());

        self::assertEquals($id, $job->getOption('document.id'));
        self::assertEquals('this-is-the-data', $job->getOption('document.data'));
        self::assertEquals($class, $job->getOption('document.class'));
        self::assertEquals($format, $job->getOption('document.format'));
    }

    /**
     * @return array
     */
    public function createAddProvider()
    {
        return [
            'lower case' => [
                'add',
                new \Integrated\Common\Solr\Tests\Fixtures\Object1(),
                'type1-id1',
                'Integrated\\Common\\Solr\\Tests\\Fixtures\\Object1',
                'json',
            ],
            'upper case' => [
                'ADD',
                new \Integrated\Common\Solr\Tests\Fixtures\Object1(),
                'type1-id1',
                'Integrated\\Common\\Solr\\Tests\\Fixtures\\Object1',
                'json',
            ],
            'doctrine proxy' => [
                'add',
                new \Integrated\Common\Solr\Tests\Fixtures\__CG__\ProxyObject(),
                'proxy-type-proxy-id',
                'ProxyObject', // everything before and including __GC__ should be stripped
                'json',
            ],
            'format' => [
                'ADD',
                new \Integrated\Common\Solr\Tests\Fixtures\Object2(),
                'type2-id2',
                'Integrated\\Common\\Solr\\Tests\\Fixtures\\Object2',
                'xml',
            ],
        ];
    }

    /**
     * @dataProvider createDeleteProvider
     */
    public function testCreateDelete($action, ContentInterface $content, $id)
    {
        $job = $this->getInstance()->create($action, $content);

        self::assertEquals('DELETE', $job->getAction());
        self::assertEquals($id, $job->getOption('id'));
    }

    /**
     * @return array
     */
    public function createDeleteProvider()
    {
        return [
            'lower case' => [
                'delete',
                new \Integrated\Common\Solr\Tests\Fixtures\Object1(),
                'type1-id1',
            ],
            'upper case' => [
                'DELETE',
                new \Integrated\Common\Solr\Tests\Fixtures\Object2(),
                'type2-id2',
            ],
        ];
    }

    public function testCreateInvalidAction()
    {
        $this->expectException(\Integrated\Common\Solr\Exception\OutOfBoundsException::class);

        $this->getInstance()->create('none-existing-action', $this->getContent());
    }

    /**
     * @return JobFactory
     */
    public function getInstance()
    {
        return new JobFactory($this->serializer, $this->manager, $this->format);
    }

    protected function configureManager($class)
    {
        $mockMeta = $this->createMock('Doctrine\\Persistence\\Mapping\\ClassMetadata');
        $mockMeta->expects($this->once())
            ->method('getName')
            ->willReturn($class);

        $this->manager->expects($this->once())
            ->method('getClassMetadata')
            ->willReturn($mockMeta);
    }

    /**
     * @return ContentInterface|\PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject
     */
    protected function getContent()
    {
        return $this->createMock(ContentInterface::class);
    }
}

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A lot of our potential customers often inquire about the varied kinds of domestic plumbing pipes that are available to them when considering a repipe. There are actually differences between the two primary options with advantages and disadvantages of each type. Nearly all brand-new water lines used today in order to replace old, corroded galvanized pipes can be PEX pipes or Copper Pipes. A number of household owners do not know what Copper or PEX piping is made of, just what each looks like, the price tag of each, the great things about each kind and the drawbacks. Unless someone is faced with a case where they must repipe your bathrooms or total plumbing system through the household, it is tough to be expected to be familiar with what repiping is and what it involves. It is important to learn enough information about Copper and PEX piping to take full advantage of your choices from Repipe Specialists. Not all the areas offer you both repipe options.
Along with being adaptive and adjustable, PEX pipes are also very durable, there is less potential for potential leaks, they are less noisy, resistant against significant low and high temps, economical, deliver fast flowing water, helps to reduce your utility bills, are eco friendly, and keep working for a lifetime! Repiping with PEX is cheaper than plumbing with copper because the material is at a lower cost and it demands a whole lot less effort to implement a brand new plumbing system using PEX plumbing.
Neighbors in Santa Rosa have had a leaking slab.
You will find obvious differences between copper pipes and PEX pipes. Copper Plumbing pipe is long-wearing (lasting over a hundred years), weather resistant (can be installed outside of the house together with the interior), is oxidation resistant and would not burn in the event of a home fire. Copper pipes cost more than PEX pipes essentially because the copper material itself is more expensive. Installing a new Copper Plumbing System is also more expensive as it is more complex and calls for experience and expertise to ensure a strong long lasting final result. Repiping with Copper Pipes is higher in price up front, but with a full manufacturer warranty, your brand new copper pipes will last a life-time.
PEX Plumbing Pipes or Copper Plumbing Pipes? What do people in Santa Rosa choose?
– If your home is in a neighborhood where Copper theft is a risk, PEX should almost certainly be your selection.
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A repipe gives several years of optimum performance with your home plumbing system. Get in touch with Repipe Specialists to set up a cost-free in-home estimate. Repiping can be carried out in as soon as 1 day and could certainly cost less than 50% of what your local emergency plumber may charge you.


WATCH OUR VIDEO and try our recipe! Try the Carrot salad today! It's a stunning and filling dish!
Carrot salad recipe: Preparing the Carrot salad is simple! First, wash and peel the carrots, then slice them. You can "cut" the carrots with a peeler as well, this way you'll get carrot slices like spaghetti pasta.
Put the slices in a bigger bowl and add wine vinegar, oil, lemon juice and balsamic vinegar. Toss in salt, pepper and two teaspoons of sugar. Gently stir the ingredients and put in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.
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Biblioteca Mário de Andrade (BMA), localizada no centro da cidade de São Paulo, foi a primeira e é a principal biblioteca pública da cidade. Fundada em 1925, a partir do acervo da Câmara Municipal, consolidou-se ao longo de sua história como uma das mais importantes instituições culturais brasileiras. Seu edifício-sede é considerado um dos marcos arquitetônicos do estilo art déco na cidade, foi projetado pelo arquiteto francês Jacques Pilon, é reconhecido como um marco da nesta arquitetura, a qual é um estilo popular no século XX e recebeu grande influencia do movimento artístico cubismo.

Detentora do segundo maior acervo documental e bibliográfico do país – atrás somente da Biblioteca Nacional do Rio de Janeiro –, a BMA é, por excelência, o órgão depositário de todos registros histórico-culturais da cidade de São Paulo. Seu acervo conta com aproximadamente 3,3 milhões de títulos, cobrindo todas as áreas do conhecimento humano, e conserva um amplo conjunto de incunábulos, manuscritos, brasiliana, gravuras, mapas e outras obras raras, majoritariamente produzidas entre os séculos XV e XIX.

Em 25 de fevereiro de 1925, durante a administração Firmiano de Morais Pinto, foi oficialmente instituída a "Biblioteca Municipal de São Paulo", tendo como fundo o acervo da biblioteca da Câmara Municipal. A instituição só seria aberta à comunidade em janeiro de 1926, em um casarão da Rua Sete de Abril, no centro da cidade, com um acervo de quinze mil volumes. Sob a administração Fábio da Silva Prado (1934-1938), a biblioteca seria consolidada e normatizada.

Após a conclusão da reforma da sede da biblioteca em outubro de 2010, a Biblioteca Mário de Andrade reabriu integralmente em uma festa com mais de três mil pessoas no aniversário de quatrocentos e cinquenta e sete anos da cidade de São Paulo, em 2011. O sistema autônomo instalado é capaz de fazer o agendamento da retirada e da devolução de volumes através da leitura do código de barras do livro escolhido.

História

Antecedentes

Em 1825, o primeiro presidente da então província de São Paulo, Lucas Antônio Monteiro de Barros, funda a primeira biblioteca pública da cidade, denominada Biblioteca Pública Oficial de São Paulo. Seu acervo foi formado a partir da aquisição da biblioteca do Convento de São Francisco (mais de cinco mil volumes) e da livraria de Dom Mateus de Abreu Pereira (aproximadamente mil e sessenta volumes), por ocasião de seu falecimento. Instalada no próprio convento, funcionou até 1837, quando seu acervo passou a constituir o fundo da biblioteca da Faculdade de Direito de São Paulo, no Largo de São Francisco (atual Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de São Paulo).

Embora o acervo da antiga Biblioteca Pública Oficial de São Paulo continuasse a pertencer a uma instituição pública, sua nova função de biblioteca universitária privava a cidade da existência de uma biblioteca de livre acesso. Em 1911, era fundada a Biblioteca Pública do Estado de São Paulo, órgão responsável pela guarda da documentação e acervo bibliográfico do executivo estadual, mas o acesso da comunidade a esta também era restrito. Com o objetivo de prover a cidade de uma biblioteca pública operante, a Câmara Municipal de São Paulo abriu seu acervo bibliográfico aos paulistanos em 1925.

A fundação
Em 25 de fevereiro de 1925, durante a administração Firmiano de Morais Pinto, foi oficialmente instituída a "Biblioteca Municipal de São Paulo" (na grafia antiga: Bibliotheca Municipal de São Paulo), tendo como fundo o acervo da biblioteca da Câmara Municipal. A instituição só seria aberta à comunidade em janeiro de 1926, em um casarão da rua Sete de Abril, no centro da cidade, com um acervo de quinze mil volumes.

Sob a administração Fábio da Silva Prado (1934-1938), a biblioteca seria consolidada e normatizada. Para isso, contribuiu profundamente a criação, em 1935, do Departamento de Cultura da Municipalidade Paulistana (futura Secretaria Municipal de Cultura). Idealizado por intelectuais ligados à Semana de Arte Moderna, entre os quais Paulo Duarte, Alcântara Machado e Sérgio Milliet, teve Mário de Andrade como primeiro diretor. É nesse contexto que toma força a ideia de fazer da biblioteca o órgão depositário de toda a documentação histórico-cultural da cidade e do Brasil.

Em 1936, ainda na gestão Mário de Andrade, o Departamento de Cultura inaugura, por iniciativa da pedagoga Lenyra Fraccarolli, a Biblioteca Infantojuvenil - atual Biblioteca Monteiro Lobato. Voltada à formação do público jovem, a biblioteca mantém um dos mais expressivos acervos de títulos infantojuvenis do país.

Ampliação do acervo
Nas duas primeiras décadas após sua fundação, a Biblioteca Municipal logrou reunir, por meio de compras e doações de grandes bibliófilos e colecionadores brasileiros, importantes acréscimos ao seu acervo original. Em 1936, a biblioteca adquiriu a coleção Félix Pacheco, à época considerada a maior e mais importante coleção privada de brasiliana do país. No ano seguinte, recebeu em doação um grande número de manuscritos e obras raras pertencentes a Batista Pereira.

Uma das mais importantes contribuições para a formação do acervo deu-se em 1939, quando a Biblioteca Pública do Estado de São Paulo fundiu-se à Biblioteca Municipal, resultando na incorporação de mais de setenta mil volumes à coleção. Entre as obras provenientes da Biblioteca do Estado, destacam-se representativos conjuntos documentais sobre a história da cidade e do estado de São Paulo, uma ampla coleção de obras raras, além da biblioteca particular do Barão Homem de Mello, ex-presidente da província.

Posteriormente, a biblioteca recebeu doação de livros, periódicos, manuscritos, mapas e obras de arte que pertenceram a Paulo Prado, escritor e organizador da Semana de Arte Moderna, e Pirajá da Silva, médico e pesquisador. Outras doações de importantes intelectuais incluem as bibliotecas particulares de Sérgio Milliet, Carvalho Franco, Maynard de Araújo, Otto Maria Carpeaux, Pereira Matos, Paula Souza, José Perez e Paulo Duarte, entre outros.

A nova sede
No começo da década de 40, o acervo da Biblioteca Municipal já ultrapassava os cento e dez mil volumes. Crescia rapidamente o número de consulentes, sobretudo após a inauguração do setor circulante, que disponibilizava obras para empréstimo. A biblioteca também inicia um programa educacional: por meio de convênio com a Escola de Sociologia e Política de São Paulo, passou a oferecer um dos primeiros cursos de biblioteconomia do país. O casarão que abrigava a biblioteca, no entanto, já estava saturado. Tornava-se necessária a transferência para um novo edifício, que comportasse o crescimento do acervo e das atividades.

A nova sede foi idealizada pelo próprio diretor da Biblioteca Municipal, o bibliófilo e escritor Rubens Borba de Moraes, e pelo arquiteto francês Jacques Pilon. Foi inaugurada oficialmente em 25 de janeiro de 1942, pelo então prefeito Prestes Maia. Situa-se na Rua da Consolação, 94, no centro da Praça Dom José Gaspar.

O imponente edifício, marcado pelo rigor geométrico e pelo equilíbrio entre as proporções monumentais da obra e sóbria decoração dos elementos externos, é considerado um dos marcos do estilo art déco em São Paulo. Inspirado em instituições congêneres da Europa e dos Estados Unidos, o projeto original previa a construção de duas torres de vinte e dois andares cada, com capacidade total para abrigar um milhão de livros, mas apenas uma foi construída. O edifício é tombado pelo Conselho Municipal de Preservação do Patrimônio Histórico, Cultural e Ambiental da Cidade de São Paulo e pelo Conselho de Defesa do Patrimônio Histórico.

Efervescência cultural
Em 1943, o poeta Sérgio Milliet assume a direção da Biblioteca Municipal, cargo no qual permanecerá até 1959. Durante sua gestão, inserida no contexto de efervescência cultural que marcou a década de 1940 na cidade de São Paulo, a Biblioteca Municipal amplia sua atuação didática e passa a seguir critérios mais amplos em sua política de aquisição. Milliet firma acordos de cooperação com a Biblioteca Nacional de Paris e cria a Seção de Artes. No mesmo ano, a biblioteca começa a publicar regularmente seu Boletim Bibliográfico e a Revista da Biblioteca Mário de Andrade. Também passa a promover uma série de atividades culturais, como palestras e mesas-redondas, das quais participaram Roger Bastide, Luís Martins, Lourival Gomes Machado, Osório César e Luis Saia, entre outros.

Conduzida em suas três primeiras décadas de existência por grandes expoentes do modernismo brasileiro, a Biblioteca Municipal abrigou, a partir de 1946, a primeira coleção pública de arte moderna do país, anterior à fundação do Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP), Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo e Museu de Arte Contemporânea da Universidade de São Paulo, com pinturas, esculturas, gravuras e desenhos originais de artistas brasileiros, como Tarsila do Amaral, Anita Malfatti, Di Cavalcanti, Lasar Segall, Candido Portinari, Bruno Giorgi, Oswaldo Goeldi, Lívio Abramo, Aldo Bonadei, Cícero Dias e Carlos Scliar, e nomes estrangeiros do porte de Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Joan Miró, Henri Matisse, Fernand Léger, Marie Laurencin, Georges Rouault, Sonia Delaunay, Francis Picabia e Árpád Szenes. Atualmente, a coleção integra o acervo da Pinacoteca Municipal.

Sérgio Milliet empenhou-se em elevar a Biblioteca Municipal a padrões internacionais. Os dezesseis anos nos quais esteve à frente da instituição foram bastante proveitosos, sobretudo para a ampliação quantitativa e qualitativa do acervo, o estabelecimento de uma agenda cultural e o aumento no número de consulentes. Detentora de amplo prestígio e visitação, a Biblioteca Municipal tornou-se, em 1958, depositária oficial do material publicado pela Organização das Nações Unidas - normatizando uma situação já estabelecida, uma vez que a biblioteca já recebia gratuitamente o material da organização desde 1949.

Nesse período, a biblioteca possui ampla participação no meio intelectual paulistano, sendo frequentada por acadêmicos como Michel Debrun, Bento Prado, Lívio Teixeira, Claudio Willer, Aziz Ab Saber, Alexandre Wollner, Paul Singer, Maria Bonomi, Fernando Henrique Cardoso e Marilena Chauí. Em 1957, no entanto, o edifício-sede, inaugurado apenas quinze anos antes, já encontrava-se saturado e com problemas estruturais, conforme noticia a imprensa à época: "A Biblioteca Municipal de São Paulo não consegue mais atender a demanda. Todos os dias formam-se filas de estudantes à espera de um lugar no salão central onde possam pedir os livros e estudar." Em 15 de fevereiro de 1960, a instituição recebeu sua atual denominação oficial: "Biblioteca Pública Municipal Mário de Andrade".

Bibliotecas de bairro
Da década de 1950 até o final da década de 1960, o Departamento de Cultura buscou consolidar a rede de bibliotecas de bairro (atual Sistema Municipal de Bibliotecas), com o objetivo de dotar as várias regiões da cidade de bibliotecas capazes de atender à demanda de estudantes, pesquisadores e do público em geral, com especial ênfase em acervos voltados ao público infantojuvenil. A Biblioteca Mário de Andrade passou a funcionar como biblioteca central do sistema, com ramais em diversos bairros. Entre as primeiras bibliotecas integradas à rede estavam, além da BMA e da Biblioteca Infantojuvenil, as bibliotecas Anne Frank (1946), Clarice Lispector (1950), Hans Christian Andersen (1952), Viriato Corrêa (1952), Francisco Patti (1953) e Infantil de Santo Amaro (1953). Outras dezenas de bibliotecas seriam criadas nas décadas seguintes.

Na década de 1970, estruturou-se a Secretaria Municipal de Cultura, que absorveu as antigas atribuições do Departamento de Cultura, tornando-se responsável pela gestão das bibliotecas municipais. Em 1975, a secretaria cria o Departamento de Bibliotecas Públicas e o de Bibliotecas Infantojuvenis. Dessa forma, a Biblioteca Mário de Andrade perde a especificidade administrativa que a diferenciava das demais unidades da rede. A partir de então, passa a ser gerida como mais uma entre dezenas de bibliotecas da secretaria, o que acarreta uma sensível diminuição de sua receita orçamentária e faz decair o nível dos serviços oferecidos pela instituição.

Deterioração
A criação de uma rede de bibliotecas públicas na cidade e as reformas administrativas da década de 70 implicaram um esvaziamento da BMA. Seguindo as novas diretrizes, a biblioteca relega a conservação e ampliação do acervo a segundo plano e abandona sua ampla atividade intelectual. A biblioteca logo entra em um longo período de deterioração, acompanhando a decadência de parte da área central da capital paulista. Estudantes, universitários e pesquisadores passam a procurar bibliotecas mais estruturadas em outros pontos da cidade, ocasionando uma queda abrupta no número de visitantes.

Na década de 1980, numa tentativa de sanar os problemas relacionados à saturação da capacidade do edifício-sede, a Secretaria Municipal de Cultura concebeu a construção de uma extensão da BMA no bairro do Paraíso, em um terreno localizado entre a avenida Vinte e Três de Maio e a rua Vergueiro. No decorrer nas obras, no entanto, o projeto sofreu uma série de adaptações e teve sua proposta de uso alterada: ao invés da extensão da Mário de Andrade, o novo equipamento abrigaria o Centro Cultural São Paulo (CCSP), inaugurado em 1982. Para criar as bibliotecas do CCSP, transferiu-se parte substancial do acervo da Mário de Andrade para as recém inauguradas bibliotecas Sérgio Milliet e Alfredo Volpi.

Durante a gestão de Luiza Erundina (1989-1993), a filósofa Marilena Chauí esteve à frente da Secretaria Municipal de Cultura. Sob sua administração, a BMA empreendeu alguns melhoramentos no edifício-sede, instalando equipamentos para combater incêndios e um sistema de ar-condicionado central, além de pequenas intervenções nos salões térreos destinados ao público. As reformas, no entanto, foram suspensas após o término da gestão Erundina, ficando inacabadas.

Mais recentemente, em setembro de 2006, a BMA divulgou um grande furto de obras raras de seu acervo. Entre as obras subtraídas, encontravam-se o livro de orações Hore Intemerate Beate Marie Virginis, de 1501, um conjunto de quarenta e duas gravuras de Debret, cinquenta e oito gravuras de Rugendas, litografias de Burmeister, o álbum da série Jazz, com pochoirs de Henri Matisse (cujo original foi recuperado em 2015 durante a administração de Luiz Armando Bagolin) e o álbum Souvenirs do Rio de Janeiro de Johann Jacob Steinmann.

Revitalização
O grave estado de deterioração da Biblioteca Mário de Andrade acabou por gerar nos últimos anos algumas ações pontuais do poder público e da iniciativa privada visando a sua readequação. Em 2001, foi criado o Colégio de São Paulo, um programa desenvolvido pela Divisão de Difusão Cultural da biblioteca com o objetivo de fomentar a reflexão e o debate sobre questões relevantes do mundo contemporâneo, através de palestras lecionadas por renomados profissionais das mais diversas áreas do saber. Em 2003, foi criada a Associação de Amigos e Patronos da Biblioteca Mário de Andrade.

Em 2005, uma reforma administrativa deu à BMA o estatuto de departamento, o que lhe confere maior autonomia sobre suas ações culturais e apoio para planejar sua reestruturação. A biblioteca passa a contar também com um Conselho Consultivo, responsável pela organização e normatização das ações da biblioteca.

Em julho de 2007, com o objetivo de ampliar o espaço físico e recuperar, higienizar e informatizar o acervo, a Prefeitura de São Paulo assinou um contrato de reforma com o consórcio Concrejato-Tensor. O custo final foi de dezesseis milhões de reais. Bancada com recursos municipais e do Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento, a reforma tinha como objetivo sanar problemas críticos do edifício e ampliar as instalações. A biblioteca foi também integrada a um anexo, o edifício do Instituto de Pagamentos Especiais de São Paulo (Ipesp), que abriga a coleção de periódicos e laboratórios de restauro, microfilmagem e encadernação. O projeto arquitetônico é do escritório Piratininga Arquitetos Associados.

A conclusão estava originalmente prevista para dezoito meses, mas atrasos levaram ao encerramento da reforma em outubro de 2010. Antes, em julho de 2010, foi reaberta a seção Circulante com quarenta e dois mil volumes informatizados. Tida como o espaço mais importante da BMA, a Seção Circulante é destinada ao empréstimo de livros e possui hoje em seu acervo cinquenta e três mil exemplares.  No aniversário de quatrocentos e cinquenta e sete anos da cidade de São Paulo, em 2011, a Biblioteca Mário de Andrade reabriu integralmente em uma festa com mais de três mil pessoas.

A partir do ano de 2016, a BMA passou a ser a primeira biblioteca na América Latina a funcionar durante as vinte e quatro horas do dia. O sistema autônomo instalado é capaz de fazer o agendamento da retirada e da devolução de volumes através da leitura do código de barras do livro escolhido. Nenhum funcionário é envolvido no processo, que foi testado durante a Virada Cultural Paulista pela administração, possibilitando o acesso durante a madrugada. O acervo conta com aproximadamente sessenta mil títulos disponíveis para empréstimo.

Gestão 2013-2016
A partir de 2013, a Biblioteca Mário de Andrade passa a ser dirigida por Luiz Armando Bagolin. Docente e pesquisador do Instituto de Estudos Brasileiros da Universidade de São Paulo, IEB/USP, Bagolin assumiu a direção da BMA como parte de um acordo de cooperação entre a USP e a Prefeitura de São Paulo.

Imediatamente após assumir, a nova gestão coloca em prática duas ações já há muito necessárias para uma melhor guarda e conservação do acervo da biblioteca: a higienização e tratamento contra fungos da coleção Geral (naquele momento havia ainda uma infestação em quatro dos vinte e um andares de acervo da biblioteca) e o inventário de toda a coleção de obras raras e especiais (trabalho que não era realizado na BMA desde os anos 1960), que contava em 2016 com cinquenta e cinco mil títulos e está em processo de tombamento pelo Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional (IPHAN). São dirigidos esforços também para a ampliação do acervo da Circulante, aquisição de obras raras e especiais e à aquisição de obras de nomes emblemáticos da arte (Miguel do Rio Branco, Marcello Grassmann, etc.) e do mobiliário (Carlos Motta) brasileiros. No mesmo ano, inspirada pelas manifestações populares no país ocorridas em junho, a BMA cria o primeiro módulo do ciclo de debates Democracia na História.

A partir de 2014, a BMA amplia imensamente sua grade regular de programação cultural, que irá incluir teatro (Teatro na Mário), música (Samba na Varanda, Chorinho no Terraço, BMA Instrumental), palestras (Democracia na História – módulos II e III, Aleijadinho – 200 anos), bate-papos musicais (Imagens do Brasil Profundo) e cinema (Programação Cinemário). Neste ano, a biblioteca recebe pela primeira vez o FIME – Festival Internacional de Música Experimental, e os eventos  Semana do Japão e Dia da Rússia, encerrando sua programação em dezembro com o Colóquio Internacional Sade e o Limite – 274 anos de transgressões.

Dentre as exposições realizadas em 2014, tiveram grande destaque Cortázar, 100 anos: raridades & recuerdos (patrocinada pelo Grupo Tejofram), Alex Flemming e Lugares de Aleijadinho, única exposição feita à época do bicentenário de morte do artista mineiro.

Em 2015, a Biblioteca Mário de Andrade comemora seus noventa anos de existência acrescentando à sua programação apresentações como a Comédia de costumes na BMA (teatro), 9x Mário (performance artística e contação de histórias), o concerto infantil Esopo em Dó Maior e os projetos musicais Ciclo BMA de Música Erudita e Ciclo BMA de Música Experimental. No mesmo ano, em comemoração aos setenta anos de morte de Mário de Andrade, é realizado em novembro o Colóquio Viva Mário!

Tiveram destaque em 2015 o encontro sobre cultura afro-brasileira Afreaka, a feira literária Miolo(s) e a realização inédita no Brasil de uma exposição com os "brinquedos jogáveis" criados no início do século XX pelo artista plástico uruguaio Joaquín Torres García trouxe pela primeira vez ao país essa parte de sua produção. Outro projeto importante realizado neste ano foi a aquisição da coleção de cordéis pertencente ao embaixador Rubem Amaral Júnior. Contendo mais de seis mil títulos brasileiros, espanhóis e portugueses, além de centenas de xilogravuras de cordel e suas respectivas matrizes, a coleção constituirá a pedra fundamental de um futuro Centro de Estudos sobre a Cultura do Norte e Nordeste brasileiros na BMA.

BMA 24h

Parte do plano plurianual administrativo apresentado por Luiz Armando Bagolin em 2013, o projeto de abertura vinte e quatro horas da Biblioteca Mário de Andrade foi concebido a partir da demanda de seus frequentadores pela extensão dos horários de atendimento, principalmente na Circulante. Além da ampliação dos horários de acesso, o projeto propunha também a instalação de máquinas de autoatendimento que dessem mais autonomia aos usuários no processo de retirada e devolução de livros daquele acervo. Lançado oficialmente no dia 9 de outubro de 2015 (aniversário de cento e vinte e dois anos do escritor Mário de Andrade), na primeira fase de implementação do projeto, ainda em caráter de teste, foram oferecidos eventos pontuais fora dos horários normais de funcionamento da biblioteca. O primeiro deles, "Demasiado Pasolini" (evento de encerramento do Colóquio Pasolini que estava sendo realizado à época na BMA), ocorrido na virada do próprio dia 9 para o dia 10 de outubro, tornou-se símbolo de sua inauguração. Longo em seguida, no dia 11 de outubro, foi aberta a exposição Torres-García – El Niño Aprende Jugando, primeira mostra feita na BMA com acesso vinte e quatro horas.

Nos meses seguintes, o projeto BMA 24h se desenvolveu em duas frentes. Na primeira, foi feita a extensão total (vinte e quatro horas, sete dias por semana) dos horários de acesso às áreas comuns da BMA – salas de convivência, jardim interno, salão. Parte da programação passou também a ser oferecida regularmente tarde da noite (como é o caso, por exemplo, do Cinemário, com sessões às 22h30 e 24h) e aos domingos. Paralelamente, a BMA iniciou o processo de implantação e testes, em parceria com a empresa Bibliotheca, de todo o maquinário de autoatendimento na Biblioteca Circulante, completando a última fase do projeto. Inaugurado oficialmente no dia 4 de julho de 2016, o sistema automático de autoatendimento representa hoje uma parte essencial no projeto de ampliação da biblioteca como espaço cultural e de convivência idealizado pela atual administração.

O projeto "BMA 24 horas" foi extinto pela Secretaria de Cultura em abril de 2017, tendo como justificativas, a racionalização do gasto público, a frequência e a quantidade de movimentações do acervo que, segundo sua análise, tinha 97% de incidência no horário das 8h às 22h.

Teatro na Mário

A partir da aprovação da Lei 15.052, que incentiva a Biblioteca Mário de Andrade a oferecer uma programação cultural diversificada, visando suprir as manifestações e demandas da sociedade, foi iniciado em 2014, em parceria com o Clube do Mecenas, o Teatro na Mário.

A programação cultural foi renovada nos anos de 2015 e 2016. A periodicidade das apresentações aumentou, passando de datas quinzenais em 2014 para semanais, às 20h das segundas-feiras, em 2015 e 2016. Atores como Denise Stoklos e Gero Camilo já participaram de peças encenadas no Teatro na Mário.

Gestão 2017-presente
Em janeiro de 2017, o então prefeito João Doria apontou Charles Cosac, empresário e ex-presidente da editora Cosac Naify, como novo diretor da BMA. Em 2019, o secretário municipal da Cultura, Alê Youssef, entregou a direção da casa à bibliófila e escritora Joselia Aguiar. Em 2021, Jurandy Valença foi nomeado diretor.

Ver também
 Mário de Andrade
 Lista das maiores bibliotecas públicas do Brasil
 Manifesto da UNESCO para a Biblioteca Pública

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Some of the additional perks of a home security system includes financial benefits. If you own a home security system, you are likely to get more money on your home insurance. There are many digital home safes that are available now on the market. These home safes can keep your financial or legal documents more safe as it uses a memorized pin code. Be sure to check a few home safes reviews for more detailed information. You could also monitor your kid or your pet and you could also reach parts of your house which you do not visit frequently, like the basement, or the attic with the help of a home security service. With a camera on your front-porch, you could keep track of who comes a-knocking and when. If this is not enough to convince you, we would like to make you aware of a vicious, deadly enemy inside your house, eating away in all your miseries – carbon monoxide. This gas poisons bodies and interrupts the supply of oxygen in your bloodstream. Apart from the ultimate outcome of carbon monoxide (which is death), it can also cause dizziness, nausea, confusion and chest pain for you and your loved ones. A home security service can monitor the presence of odorless, colorless carbon monoxide gas and other poisonous gases too and present you with a count, helping you take sufficient measures to cut back.
Consider the peace of mind you will achieve by putting up a home security system! No more nagging neighbors for watching over your pet, no more being afraid of break-ins, no more of not staying in control as you should as a home-owner. Liberating, isn't it? So do consider the benefits you will get out of this, do your research on which security system best suits your needs and go have a tension-free, easier life! Good luck.


BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom, Jan. 18, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Juniper Systems Limited, a premiere rugged handheld computer manufacturer, released its newest product, the Mesa 2™ Rugged Tablet. The largest handheld device produced to date by Juniper Systems, the Mesa 2 is also Juniper's first handheld to run on the Microsoft® Windows® 10 operating system, improving field-based decision making, and smoothing the transition of field data collection to office work.
Offering the full Windows 10 operating system, the Mesa 2 provides access to abundant software options for data collection needs, and is powerful enough to use in place of a desktop computer. Its display is balanced between a 7-inch viewing area for collecting data and reduced overall weight for minimal worker fatigue and long-term usability.
'The Mesa 2 is in a new class relative to Juniper's other rugged devices', said Simon Bowe, general manager, Juniper Systems Limited. 'It features the same outstanding quality and ruggedness as our other products, yet offers more software options and greater processing capabilities by running on Windows 10. The Mesa 2 was designed to improve productivity at every phase of data collection, from initial data gathering, to later analysis, to the decision making process. It's a tablet optimised for efficiency, designed to be "your office, anywhere"'.
The rugged tablet is designed to perform reliably in harsh environments, and is the only IP-68-rated rugged tablet currently available. Completely protected against water and dust ingress, it maintains its seal while the ports are in use – unlike other tablets with unsecured port covers which are vulnerable to water and dust. The Mesa 2 features Juniper Systems' proprietary IllumiView™ display, providing complete visibility in any light, along with superior durability from the chemically-strengthened Dragontrail™ glass touch screen.
The computer's battery delivers 8-10 hours of runtime, allowing maximum productivity throughout the workday. An optional expansion battery with an additional 4-5 hours of power is available.
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At first I would like to say sorry for not posting on the right section. Looked for a help section but couldn't find one.So, posting on SEO section since my problem is about SEO.
Just today decided to check google webmaster.
There were 841 backlinks to my site from usaid.gov . All of them to my homepage. They are all without anchor text.
I got no idea why would anyone target my so low quality site for black-hat. Whose competitor would I be ? I may opened site as hobby, still I want people to read it.
What should I do ? I didn't get a warning or anything from Google but surely will soon or they would just hammer it down without warning.
Should I only use Google disavow tool to exclude that domain from back links ?
or there are more ways to stop these annoying attacks in future ?
if they have not anchor text but its just pure URL link you should be fine. Not easy to fake a .gov domain.
I agree, it does sound like you will be perfectly fine. If someone targeted you they would have done it a different way.
If you have 841 free links from a single domain that you don't own, it's most likely something like a sidebar/comment link that will fall off over time as new links on that sidebar/comment are created by other people.
You think getting 800+ links from a .gov site is blackhat?
No, it's not. That's a good thing. We would do this all the time - we'd create useful tools online and then email the webmasters of .gov sites in hopes of them seeing our new resource and putting a link to it.
It worked great and we generated tons of high quality links to our website because of this.
Be thankful you got these .gov links - I'm sure you'll notice a nice bump in direct traffic because of them too.


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When You Drink Water On An Empty Stomach After Waking Up, These 8 Amazing Things Will Happen!
• Drink approximately 160 ml of water four times immediately after waking up, before brushing and on an empty stomach.
• Don't eat anything for the next 45 minutes.
• Drink water at least 30 minutes before eating, but not during the following two hours after breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
• If you cannot drink four glasses of water on an empty stomach, then you can begin with one glass or as much as your body supports. You can gradually increase the intake of water till you reach the desired level of 640 ml.
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Q: Selectively update lines in a file based on their content I am new to Powershell scripting and i have gone through the powershell tutorial to complete my current script requirement.
I am trying to add exclamatory mark to the line by matching the pattern. I am having similar test.default file as below
"/AgentSetup/__type__"

"/AgentSetup/__name__"

"/AgentSetup/preloadedKs"

"/AgentSetup/preloadedKMsArch"

"/AgentSetup/loadOnlyPreloadedKMs"

More lines like this in the file
So here i am trying add exclamatory mark to the starting of the line by matching for example if i search for "/AgentSetup/preloadedKs" = { REPLACE="" }, then in the file it should look like
"/AgentSetup/__type__"

"/AgentSetup/__name__"

"/AgentSetup/preloadedKs"

!"/AgentSetup/defaultAccount"

"/AgentSetup/preloadedKMsArch"

"/AgentSetup/loadOnlyPreloadedKMs"

I tried below commands to achieve this but not succeefull
$TEST = "C:\Asset\config.default"
$Pattern = "/AgentSetup/defaultAccount"
$var = "!" + (Select-String -Path $TEST -pattern $Pattern | Out-String)
$var
$var + (Get-Content $TEST -Raw) | Set-Content $TEST

The above commands is not just adding exclamatory mark but adding dublicate entry in the file like this:
!

test.default:103:"/AgentSetup/defaultAccount"

I have gone through powershell Add-Content and Select-String tutorial even I searched Get-Content. Please guide me to the right direction so i can achieve this it would be helpful.

A: There are two problems with your approach:

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*As Mathias R. Jessen suggests in a comment, instead of piping the Select-String call's output to Out-String[1], access the .Line property on the result, which contains the matched line only.

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*Select-String doesn't output strings, it outputs match-information objects whose .Line property contains the matching line (string).

*Note that there's a green-lit feature suggestion - not yet implemented as of Windows PowerShell Core 6.2.0 - to allow Select-String to emit strings directly, using the proposed -Raw switch - see https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/issues/7713

*You're simply prepending the modified copy of the line of interest to your output, which means that the original, unmodified line remains part of the rewritten file.
I suggest using a different approach altogether, based on the -replace operator, which makes for a solution that is both more concise and faster:
(Get-Content $TEST) -replace '^"/AgentSetup/preloadedKs"$', '!$&' | Set-Content $TEST

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*^ matches the start of each input string and $ the end, so that only lines that contain nothing but the search string are matched.

*$& is a placeholder for what was matched, i.e. the original line in this case; for more about -replace and these placeholders, see this answer.
Note that this updates the line in its original position.
Enclosing the Get-Content call in (...) ensures that the file is read in full up front, which enables writing back to the same file with Set-Content in the same pipeline; while this is convenient, it bears a slight risk of data loss, if writing back to the file is interrupted.

[1] The purpose of Out-String is to create string representations of objects as they would print to the console, which is generally not suitable for programmatic processing; even using .ToString() on the match-info objects (or placing them inside "...") won't work as intended in this case, because the resulting representation includes the input filename too.

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Web Sites for Genealogy Most of the sites listed here are free, but a few require membership or service fees, so use your own judgment. State archives and historical societies also have good websites.
RT1211 German Family History Made Eas(ier) Richard Walker is especially useful for finding localities in East Germany now belonging to Poland or Russia.
Other useful websites. under Where to Search: Places, German immigrants, ca. 1911 (PA-010254) Address Canadian Genealogy Centre Library and Archives Canada TRACING yOuR ANCESTORS IN CANADA 9. archives. Archives Canada.


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Activists unite at Equal Pay Day action to end the gender wage gap
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Toronto – April 11, 2017 – UFCW Canada joined hundreds of activists outside the Ontario Legislature to speak out against the gender wage gap, and to bring attention to Equal Pay Day – a day that marks how far into the next year a woman must work to earn the same amount made by a man in the previous year.
The Ontario rally is one of several events being held across the country this April to commemorate Equal Pay Day. Activists donned red to illustrate how the pay gap keeps women financially below men (or "in the red"). The rally was preceded by a press conference held by the Ontario-based Equal Pay Coalition, which called on the province to introduce pay transparency laws to tackle the gender wage gap.
Currently, the gender wage gap in the province is 30% for non-unionized woman workers on average; however, statistics show that the gap varies, with indigenous women earning 57% less than men, racialized and immigrant women earning 37% to 39% less, and women with disabilities earning 46% less.
"The earnings of women are affected by a variety of factors, including under-employment in part-time jobs, lack of affordable childcare, overrepresentation in low-paying and minimum wage jobs, and barriers to unionization," said UFCW Canada Local 1006A activist Glacier Effs-Samuels, who addressed the rally. "We have to do better, as a society. Eliminating the gender pay gap is about standing up for equality and fairness for all. We need to raise awareness and take action where and when we can. When our sisters prosper, so too, do our families and communities."
In advance of Equal Pay Day nationally on April 19, UFCW Canada has launched a Thunderclap campaign to amplify the message that the gender wage gap is not just an economic issue, but also a human rights issue. To add your voice to the campaign, click here .
UFCW Canada is proud to be a part of the fight against income inequality through political action and awareness campaigns such as 'Closing the Gap', which highlights the union advantage when it comes to the fight on gender wage inequality. To learn more about UFCW Canada's advocacy efforts for women, visit, www.ufcw.ca/women.


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Golf Ireland announce Covid-19 support fund for golf clubs
Over the past number of months Golf Ireland has been lobbying on behalf of golf clubs with governing bodies including The R&A, Sport Ireland and Sport Northern Ireland to examine what support packages can be put in place to assist clubs during this difficult time.
The R&A have committed to a £7 million funding package, which is aimed at national associations and other affiliated bodies in GB&I and details outlining how to apply have been circulated to all clubs.
With the global pandemic leading to widespread temporary course closures and drastic reductions in domestic and international travel, many golf clubs and facilities are facing serious financial difficulties. The fund is being provided to help The R&A's affiliated national associations to support those clubs and facilities, although some of the money may be used for other activities key to the future health of the sport.
Golf Ireland is responsible for administering a funding package of GBP £555,000 which aims to deliver immediate funding to golf clubs meeting specific criteria to a maximum grant of €10,000/£9,000.
One key condition of receiving the funding relates to the Women in Golf Charter and funded clubs must become a Women in Golf Charter signatory within three months of receiving the funding and commit to achieving a number of Bronze, Silver and Gold commitments in the areas of visibility, governance, participation, culture and gender balance within a set timeframe.
Clubs must also demonstrate a clear financial need for the grant as a result of the pandemic and it is expected that the club Management Committee will have already put in place all cost saving measures and reductions where possible to address the current crisis.
The financial support can be used in various ways, including to support clubs to become more sustainable, reduce costs and become more energy efficient.
Applications are open until 4th September with successful clubs receiving their grants before the end of September.
The Government in Ireland has also announced a Resilience Fund and Golf Ireland will be seeking funding for golf and for clubs. More information on this can be found HERE.
Additionally, for clubs in the Republic of Ireland, the revised Restart Grant Plus Scheme means support will now be provided for enterprises that could not access the original government grant scheme. Rateable sports businesses'/clubs may be eligible for a minimum grant payment of €4,000 up to a maximum of €25,000. The Grant assists with the costs associated with reopening and reemploying workers following COVID-19 closures. Further information HERE.
A large percentage of clubs in Northern Ireland were successful in their application to the NI executive for a once of payment of £25,000. In addition, eligible clubs can now apply for the Sport NI hardship fund. Further information HERE.
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The 134-room Omphoy Ocean Resort on Palm Beach features Asian-inspired design, a restaurant led by celebrated Miami chef Michelle Bernstein, and a branch of New York-based Exhale Spa.
PALM BEACH, Fla. — Many of the waterfront mansions are shuttered for the season, and there are few yachts at the private docks along the Intracoastal. The theater season doesn't start until late October, concerts and art exhibits at the Society for the Four Arts are on hiatus until November, and the walking tours of Worth Avenue won't start again until late November.
But that doesn't mean there's not a weekend getaway's worth of music, art, bicycling, shopping, sightseeing, antiquing and dining in Palm Beach and across the Intracoastal in West Palm Beach.
And for those who crave la dolce vita but don't want to spend high-season rates of more than $500 a night at the city's luxury hotels, some of those same hotels are offering rooms at less than $200 in late summer and early fall. Some have special deals in their restaurants and spas as well.
Tempted? Here are 10 things you can do in the two cities connected by the Royal Park Bridge.
—Art After Dark. In one room, a painter is demonstrating a few watercolor techniques. In the atrium around the corner, magicians are entertaining the crowd with tricks. In the next room, another artist is demonstrating how to draw comic-book heroes, and in the auditorium, Spock and Darth Vader are arguing over which is better: "Star Wars" or "Star Trek."
People — adults and kids, too — are wandering through galleries, looking at exhibits. (Kids especially like "Out of This World: Extraordinary Costumes from Film and Television," an exhibit of costumes from science fiction movies and TV shows, that runs through Sept. 4).
It's Thursday night, time for the Norton Museum of Art's weekly Art After Dark program, which brings art and artists together with the public in a more casual environment that includes live music, food and cocktails.
The program is from 5 to 9 p.m. every Thursday at the Norton, 1451 S. Olive Ave., 561-832-5196, http://www.norton.org. Admission $12 for adults, $5 for ages 13 to 21. The Norton will be closed Sept. 12-30 to reinstall its galleries of European and American art; Art After Dark resumes on Oct. 6.
—Go antiquing. Antique Row along South Dixie Highway in West Palm Beach has more than 30 shops. Although business slows in the summer, the shops stay open and their owners refresh their stock. Traffic this time of year is mostly year-round residents, says Ray Hawkins of Hawkins Antiques. Late in the year, snowbirds send their designers ahead to shop for an antique breakfront or a giltwood mirror — or a whole roomful of antiques.
"The thing that attracts a lot of attention is there are 30 or 40 shops and very few shops are empty," Hawkins says. He's especially pleased that Cedric DuPont Antiques, known in part for its celebrity clients, moved in February from downtown to Antique Row, where it's drawing new shoppers to the neighborhood.
Other than Cedric DuPont, most of the shops don't stand out, and a passerby not looking for antique shops might not notice that he's on Antique Row. South Dixie Highway between Southern Boulevard and Belvedere Road; http://westpalmbeachantiques.com/.
—Stop and smell the flowers. Literally.
Mounts Botanical Garden in West Palm Beach has 14 acres of gardens: the butterfly garden, the rose garden, herb and vegetables gardens, a display of succulents, exotic trees, tropical fruits and more, plus some lovely sculptures. Chairs and benches are scattered throughout the grounds. There's even a gazebo where visitors can take shelter during sudden summer storms if the Garden Shop with its large collection of books isn't within a quick sprint.
559 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach; 561-233-1757; http://www.mounts.org. Open Monday through Saturday, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sunday, noon-4 p.m. Admission: suggested donation of $5.
—Sample a celebrity chef's cuisine. At Cafe Boulud, James Beard award winner Daniel Boulud's restaurant at the Brazilian Court, the "Summer Sizzles" three-course prix fixe menu is $20.11 for lunch weekdays, $35 for dinner Sunday through Thursday. For the lunch first course, a diner might choose from Golden Beet Borscht with Smoked Trout Rillette, Mesclun Salad with Poached Laughing Bird Shrimp, and Crispy Lamb Ribs with Minted Yogurt. On the a la carte lunch menu, by comparison, first courses run $12 to $20. 301 Australian Ave., Palm Beach; 561-655-6060; http://www.thebraziliancourt.com/cafe-boulud/.
Over at the Omphoy Ocean Resort, where local celeb chef Michelle Bernstein has an eponymous restaurant, there's a summer special of a three-course prix fixe dinner for $35 Sundays through Thursdays. 2842 S. Ocean Blvd., Palm Beach; 561-540-6444; http://www.omphoy.com.
—Revisit the Cold War. On Peanut Island, at the mouth of the Lake Worth Inlet not far from the former Kennedy estate at Palm Beach, are a bunker and command center built for President John F. Kennedy during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The bunker is 25 feet underground and includes a radio room and decontamination chamber as well as living quarters. After Kennedy's assassination, the facilities fell into disrepair and were flooded. The site was later was restored by the Palm Beach Maritime Museum and furnished with replica items.
The museum, located in the old Coast Guard station, offers tours of the Kennedy Bunker between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Thursday through Sunday. Admission: $10; $9 seniors; $5 students.
The island, which is not natural but was built of materials from dredging, is itself a park that includes campgrounds, picnic shelters, and some prime snorkeling spots. The island is accessible by private boat or shuttles from the Riviera Beach Marina, 200 E 13th Street, Riviera Beach, 561-339-2504, or the Palm Beach Water Taxi, Sailfish Marina Resort, 98 Lake Dr., Singer Island, 561-683-8294; http://www.sailfishmarina.com.
—Visit the place where The Season started. Henry Flagler, he of Overseas Railroad fame, built Whitehall — a 75-room, 60,000-square-foot Gilded Age mansion — as a winter home. He and his bride, Mary Lily Kenan Flagler, entertained regularly there, establishing The Season for Palm Beach society.
Today Whitehall is Flagler Museum, still notable for its opulence. The Grand Hall, at the entry, has a grand double staircase, seven kinds of marble, a bust of Caesar Augustus, a fabulous ornate clock made of rosewood and bronze, and a ceiling decorated with a painting of Pythia, the priestess of the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi.
Adjacent to the mansion is a pavilion built to house Flagler's private Railcar No. 91, restored to its 1912 condition. Visitors can walk through the railcar.
One Whitehall Way, Palm Beach; 561-655-2833; http://www.flaglermuseum.us. Open noon-5 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, closed Monday. Admission $18; $10 ages 13-17; $3 ages 6-12; free under age 6.
—Bicycle among the rich and famous. Or at least among their houses.
The Lake Trail, built by Henry Flagler so guests at Whitehall would have a place to stroll, runs for six miles along the Intracoastal in Pam Beach. It starts at the docks south of Royal Palm Way and runs to the northern tip of Palm Beach.
This wide, smooth strip of asphalt runs between mansions and their docks. Most of the homes have at least a low wall between them and the trail, but parts of many of the houses and backyards are visible.
You'll run into people jogging, bicycling and just strolling along the trail, which is free and open to all. Early morning and evenings are the best choices in summer. Parking places include Flagler Museum and the Society of the Four Arts near the south end, and the Publix on the north end on Sunset Avenue.
—Sit in a sculpture garden. Although most of the Society of the Four Arts' programs are on hiatus, the Philip Hulitar Sculpture Garden is open to the public daily for free. The park is a botanical garden with rare species of plants and beautifully groomed grounds. Striking sculptures, realistic and abstract, are set amid the plantings. Benches set in shady spots under trees and vine-covered pergolas invite visitors to read or meditate.
2 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach; 561-655-7227; http://www.fourarts.org. Open daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; free.
—Cruise the Intracoastal. If you've wondered who could afford those sprawling mansions — or better yet, who could afford to live in them just a few months each year — the captains/tour guides of the Palm Beach Water Taxi will tell you. Some of the owners' names you'll recognize. Unless you're an avid reader of the business pages, though, many of the homeowners are industrialists and entrepreneurs whose products and company names are more familiar than their own.
If you just want to be out on the water, this 90-minute lap around the Lake Worth Lagoon portion of the Intracoastal Waterway is both entertaining and refreshing — especially if you hit the 10 a.m. tour before the temperature soars.
The taxi sails out of Sailfish Marina, 98 Lake Dr., Singer Island; 561-683-TAXI; http://www.sailfishmarina.com. Tours at 10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Cost: Adults $28, children $14, children 3 and under free. Palm Beach Water Taxi also provides shuttles to the foot of Clematis Street ($15) and to Peanut Island ($10); call for times.
—Dance to the Music. Over the last few years, West Palm Beach has turned its waterfront and commons at the end of Clematis Street into an inviting public space where the city schedules all manner of fun, most of it free. Thursday nights are dance parties with live music. There's a jazz concert on the third Friday of the month, and family movies projected on a huge inflatable screen on the green on some other Fridays. Once a month there's a free concert at the amphitheatre.
During the day, you'll find youngsters in bathing suits squealing and playing in The Fountain, the triangle of water spouts that go off at unpredictable moments, six inches high this time, six feet high a few seconds later. Swinging benches are suspended from pergolas along the street, and on the dock, planters rimmed with wide seats provide a berth with a pretty panorama.
The Brazilian Court Hotel & Beach Club, 301 Australian Ave.; 561-655-7740;www.braziliancourt.com .The hotel isoffering Florida residents roomsstarting at $179, including valet parking,through Sept. 30,a $35savings.
The Breakers, 1 S.County Rd.; 888-BREAKERS (273-2537); http://www.thebreakers.com. Summer rates start at $269 through Sept. 30, compared to $499 in high season. In October, rates start at $319, and in November, $389.Rates include unlimited fitness classes, tennis and WiFi, plus some weekday benefits such as kids' camp and valet parking. In addition, greens fees are discounted.
The Chesterfield Hotel Palm Beach,363 Cocoanut Row; 561-659-5800or800-243-7871; http://www.chesterfieldpb.com. The Florida Resident Special has rooms from $127.20, including breakfast, a 20 percent savings, until Oct. 31.The hotel's3 for 2 Promotion offers three nights for the price of two starting at $159 per night, a one-third savings. See website for details of other packages, including the Road Trip Package, two nights starting at $370 with other credits or discounts, through Sept. 30.
The Colony Hotel Palm Beach,155 Hammon Ave.; 561-655-5430; http://www.thecolonypalmbeach.com. The Colonyoffers a Florida residents rate of$175,a $15 savings, through Oct. 31. Also see the hotel's website for details of other packages, including"Showtime at the Colony" (two-night stay,Royal Room dinner andshow for two)for $500 through Labor Day weekend, andthe "Girls Just Want to Have Fun Package" (lodging for up to four in a two-bedroom villa with Nieman Marcus makeovers and other amenities)for $495 per night based on a two-night stay through Sept. 30.
FourSeasons Palm Beach,2800 S. Ocean Blvd.; 561-582-2800; http://www.fourseasons.com/palmbeach. The resort offers aresident rate starting at $180, includingvalet parking, through Sept. 30(a 67 percent savings from high season rates).
The Omphoy Ocean Resort, 2842 S. Ocean Blvd.; 561-540-6440; http://www.omphoy.com. TheSimply Summer Package offers 30 percent off best available room rates until Sept. 30.That means, for example, $153.30 for a basic room with an Intracoastal view or $286.30 for a room withoceanview veranda. Thepackage also includes daily continental breakfast, 50 percent off parking, and a $25 credit in Exhale Spa. In addition, Michelle Bernstein at The Omphoy offers a three-course prix fixe dinner for $35 Sundays through Thursdays.
The Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach,100 S. Ocean Blvd., Manalapan;561-533-6000;www.ritzcarlton.com/palmbeach. For certain rooms booked 72 hours in advance, the rate is $189 (usually $229) until Sept. 30. In addition, the Beauty and the Beach Package is $379 a night (usually $629) for a balcony room and a $200/night credit toward Eau Spa by Cornelia treatments through Sept 15. Through Oct. 31, the spa also offers shorter treatments at reduced prices. And the Temple Orange restaurant has a $35 three-course prix fixe dinner (a 25 percent discount) through Sept. 30.