A blueprint for a city park in Penrith’s CBD has gone on (1) for public comment. The plan seeks to rezone land bound by Station Street, Henry Street, Allen Place and Woodriff Street so Penrith City Council can (2) a city park precinct. The rezoning will allow greater flexibility regarding use of the site and design, a statement from the council said.A city park has been part of council’s planning since it was included in the Penrith City Centre (3) in 2006, and was identified as one of Penrith Progression’s first priorities. “Throughout extensive community engagement for Penrith Progression, a wide range of stakeholders (4) a centrally located ‘ity heart’,” Penrith mayor Karen McKeown said. “A city park will transform our city centre. A contemporary public space, surrounded by a mix of housing and specialist retail (5), will in turn foster redevelopment of private land in the area.”
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- display
- develop
- strategy
- supported
- opportunities
California on Wednesday suspended its mandatory statewide 25 percent reduction in urban water use, telling local (1) .to set their own conservation standards after a relatively wet winter and a year of (2) savings in urban water use. The new rules are a sharp change in policy for a state (3) to manage one of the worst droughts in its history. They came after a winter in which El Niño storms fell short of what meteorologists projected – particularly in the southern part of the state – but still partly filled (4) reservoirs in Northern California and, more critically, partly replenished the mountain snowpacks that provide water into the spring and summer.
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- communities
- enormous
- struggling
- parched
Individuals suffering from chronic fatigue tend to be more (1), distressed and are also more likely to suppress these emotions than people who do not have this (2) , says a study. In addition, when under stress, chronic fatigue (3) patients show greater activation of the biological “fight or flight” mechanism, which may add to their fatigue, the study said. “Patients with chronic fatigue syndrome often tell us that (4) worsens their symptoms, but this study demonstrates a possible biological mechanism underlying this effect,” said lead study author Katharine Rimes from King’s College London. The findings appeared in the journal Health Psychology. The research that involved (5) 160 people in Britain relied on self and observer reports, as well as physiological responses that were collected before, during or after the participants watched a distressing film clip.
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- anxious
- condition
- syndrome
- examining
West Point researchers found that using a laptop or tablet in the classroom had (1) an overall drop of roughly one-fifth of a standard deviation. Students who were allowed (2) use of their laptops or tablets performed with an 18 per cent reduction, while those with a modified tablet access saw a 17 per cent drop. This (3) a 1.7 point drop on the 100 point scale. The negative effects were seen most heavily in male students, and those who came into the class with a high GPA. The researchers say that both unrestricted and modified use may affect students in a number of ways. It could lead to (4), in which students are checking social media or even doing homework for another class, and it may reduce students’ abilities to effectively take notes. The researchers say professors may even change their own (5) , interacting differently with the class in response to students using devices.
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- caused
- unrestricted
- equates
- distractions
- behaviour
Love decided to ask Vanity who was also passing by in a beautiful vessel. “Vanity, please help me!” “I can’t help you, Love. You are all wet and might (1) my boat,” Vanity answered. Sadness was close by so Love asked, “Sadness, let me go with you.” “Oh. Love, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!” Happiness (2) by Love, too, but she was so happy that she did not even hear when Love called her. Suddenly, there was a voice, “Come, Love, I will (3) you.” It was an elder. So blessed and overjoyed, Love even (4) to ask the elder where they were going. When they (5) at dry land, the elder went his own way. Realizing how much was owed the elder, Love asked Knowledge, another elder, “Who Helped me?”
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- damage
- passes
- take
- forgot
- arrived
In the Eastern Front, on 22 June, the great Soviet offensive, code named Operation Bagration, almost (1) the German Army Group Centre. Soon the Germans were forced to defend Ukraine and Poland . Arriving Soviet troops caused uprisings (2) German government in Eastern European countries, but all of those failed to succeed unless helped by the Soviets. Then another Soviet offensive (3) Romania and Bulgaria to join the Allies. Communist Serbs partisans under Josip Broz Tito (4) Belgrade with some help from Bulgaria and the Soviet Union. By early 1945, the Soviets (5) many German-occupied countries: Greece, Albania, Yugoslavia and Hungary. Finland switched to the side of the Soviets and Allies.
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- destroyed
- against
- forced
- retook
- attacked
His son was (1) in a distant place and he returned home for vacation. The rich man wanted to show off to his son how rich his father was and how he made him very proud. But his son wasn’t ever fond of any luxurious (2) However, the rich man wanted to make his son realize that his lifestyle was extremely rich and how the poor people did suffer. He planned for a day visit to the entire town to show him off the life of the poor people. The father and the son took a chariot and (3) the entire town. They returned home after two days. The father was happy that his son was very quiet (4) seeing the poor people honoring the rich man and after seeing the sufferings of the poor ones due to lack of (5)
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- studying
- lifestyle
- visited
- after
- facilities
Some of the first clashes of the war involved British, French, and German colonial forces in Africa. On 6-7 August, French and British troops invaded the German protectorate of Togoland and Kamerun. On 10 August, German forces in South-West Africa South Africa (1); sporadic and fierce fighting (2) for the rest of the war. The German colonial forces in German East Africa, led by Colonel Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, fought a guerilla warfare campaign during World War I and only two weeks after the armistice took (3) in Europe.
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- attacked
- continued
- surrendered
With the exception of our good friend Martin Scorsese, no filmmaker captures the (1) of the New York City as well as Woody Allen. This classic film follows Allen’s neurotic alter ego Alvy Singer as he (2) his failed relationships, especially his dalliance with the enticing, scatterbrained and totally adorable Annie Hall, a role made iconic in both (3) and style by Diane Keaton. From their first meeting at the Wall Street Racquet Club (now gone, of course) to their romantic (4) around the Upper West Side to their ironic takes on New Yorkers at the Central Park Zoo, Alvy and Annie may not have been (5) to stay together, but it’s sure fun to watch their NYC romance fizzle.
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- essence
- rehashes
- character
- wanderings
- destined
Apple’s disappointing quarter is the latest in a (1) of bad reports from the biggest technology companies. While the (2) vary – including the long slump in personal computer sales and slipping (3) for online ads – a common theme has been that as these companies have grown into giants, it has become harder and harder to keep up the (4)
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- string
- reasons
- prices
- momentum