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When You Dream Big, Every Penny Counts
The New York Times hs a great article about the lengths young people are taking in order to save money to buy a condo in Manhattan.
The Aguerros
The Agueros married five years ago. They dreamed of owning an condo in Manhattan; however, the $445,000 price tag for a two bedroom condo made that dream seem impossible to reach.They both had student loans and credit card debt, and their combined income is a little more than $100,000. On top of that, they welcomed a new baby into their life. While their salaries qualified them for the mortgage, it was going to be a challenge to come up with a down payment.
But the Aguerros made it happen. How'd they do it? Let's take a look.
Have the right mindset. If owning your home or paying off your student loans is your goal, you have to make that your top priority. As Mr. Aguerro says, "If you want to own a place, you have to do everything to own a place and everything else comes second."
Quit your vices. The Aguerros quit smoking and stopped going out with friends to drink. By quitting they not only saved a lot of money, they also received the side benefit of a healthier life.
Cook at home instead of going out. Instead of going out with friends, the Aguerros started having meals at their home. Eating out may be convenient, but costs can add up quickly.
Save your tax return. Most people look at tax returns as free money they can use to splurge. Instead of buying stuff you may not need, sock that money towards your goal. The Aguerros were able to put a couple of thousand dollars towards their goal by saving their tax returns.
Quit impulse shopping. Mrs. Aguerro had a weakness for $300 Prada shoes; however, after they made it a goal to buy a condo, frivolous purchases stopped. By watching what they bought, the Aguerros saved over $15,000 in a year. If you feel the temptation to make an impulse purchase, remember to practice tantric shopping.
Get a second job. Mr. Aguerro did freelance work, but was scarce. So he got a job at a bank. The couple lived off just Mrs. Aguerro's salary and socked Mr. Aguerro's pay into savings. One possible side job is to become a consultant of some kind.
Amy Wegenaar
Amy Wegaenarr is single and 31 years old. She had a dream of owning her own place after she started to find paying rent in the Lower East Side difficult. How did Ms. Wegenaar make her dream come true? Let's see.
Set aside a certain amount each month. Ms. Wegenaar started putting aside $400 from each pay check toward her downpayment. Make savings automatic by setting up an automatic deposit into a high yield savings account. The less you have to think about saving, the easier it is.
Save all your bonuses and raises. Instead of splurging, Ms. Wegenaar saved her bonuses and raises. Whenever you get a raise, act like you never got it and put the money into your savings.
Shop with a grocery list. Shopping with a grocery list is the best way to cut back on food costs. When you know what you're going to get at the store, you're less likely to make impulse purchases. Also, look for other ways to cut your food bill. It's possibly the easiest thing to reduce in your budget.
Make your own clothes. Ms. Wegenaar sewed her own dresses from discount fabric she bought in the Lower East Side. Do it yourself is always a great money saver. If you don't know how to sew, at least buy your clothes at thrift or discount stores.
Obi Onyejekwe
Mr. Onyejekwe really impressed me. He had been saving in a 401(k) since his first job at J.C. Penny. After college, he saved over half his salary from his first job. When he decided he wanted to become a homeowner in Manhattan, he had over $50,000 saved. The only problem was he became a big spender. Luckily, Mr. Onyejekwe turned it around. Here's how he did it.
Surround yourself with people who have similar goals. Part of Mr. Onyejekwe 's spending problem was that his friends liked to spend money. As a result, he spent money. When Mr. Onyejekwe finally decided to get serious about saving money for the condo, he surrounded himself with people who were as obsessed as he was about owning a condo. If you want to save money, avoid hanging out with big spenders. Additionally, friends with similar goals are a great resource for encouragement and ideas on how to make your goals happen.
Carina Katigbak and Michael Lenton
Carina and Michael were engaged to be wed. They had the goal of purchasing a $300,000 apartment on their combined annual income of $100,000. Their biggest obstacle was paying for a wedding. How could they do that and still afford owning a condo? Here's how they did it.
Set priorities. Carina and Michael made owning a condo a priority. When they considered the cost of a fancy wedding they would ask themselves, "Do you want to have a fancy wedding, or do you want a place to live in?" I like this exercise. My wife and I have started doing it as well when we're tempted to buy some frivolous thing.


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Maybe an ethics question or maybe a practices question
A few days ago I arrived at a home inspection ahead of the clients. Within minutes I knew this house had monstrous issues. It was an old home, that appeared built on grade. There was significant structural movement, the vinyl siding was in terrible condition, visible wood rot and the gutters were missing. I hadn't looked at the electrical yet. The shingles were new and the only good thing that I could point at.
Over the years, I've learned that there are generally two kinds of buyers for homes like these. Buyers who are prepared to take them on and just want a list of everything they have to fix and buyers who have no idea what they are about to try to take on.
When the buyers arrived, I explained what I'd seen and asked them which category of buyer they were in. They were under the impression that they just had some cosmetic work to and were not prepared for this amount of work I told them that if they wanted me to continue, I would, but if they knew that this house wasn't for them, I'd stop. They could pay me fifty bucks and I'd see them later on their next house. They thanked me for not doing a full inspection and charging them for it when I knew in the first five minutes that they were unlikely to buy this house.
Which leads me to the semi ethical question. Would it have been ethical for me to have completed the inspection for a full fee, even when I knew there was no chance they'd continue the purchase? On one hand, they hired me to do an inspection and that's how I pay the bills. But on the other hand, I like to try to treat folks the way I like to be treated. What do you guys and gals do?
If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.
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Don't sell yourself short. We sell our knowledge... not just time.
Jim Luttrall
Plano, Texas
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Last time a couple years ago was for a young couple that were buying their mother ,living on SS, an old Mfg. home. It was in baaad shape
I informed them of a couple of the major items and offered to not do the inspection and not charge them.
They decided to pass on the home and gave me $20.00 for gas money
Fast forward... since then I did another one for their mother, one for a friend and one yesterday for the couple.
My return .. apx $1200 , plus possible countless referrals in the future.
Phoenix AZ Resale Home, Mobile Home, New Home Warranty Inspections. ASHI Certified Inspector #206929 Arizona Certified Inspector # 38440
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I don't think there is an ethics problem either way. Some need the full report to get out of the contract, others are happy to save the money for another house. I probably come into it about once a year, and I have no problem cutting it short and moving on if that's what they want. Most tell me to continue and do the entire house.
Jim Robinson
New Mexico, USA
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When I experience clients who are in over their heads I ask them is they wish me to continue with the inspection. They either say yes and pay full price or they ask me to stop, at which point I charge them half my inspection fee.
However if you feel comfortable not charging, then I see no problem with it nor do I think it unethical. It's a business decision.
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I've done the same thing many times.
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Pretty much same as everyone else. It probably happens once a year or so. Sometimes it's as much self serving as it is helping my client. They're in way over their head and had no idea what they were getting into and I get to save myself the miserable 6 hours of inspecting and report writing.
There is no ethical problem at all in completing the inspection. You were hired to do a full inspection and have set aside the time for them. If you're able to find enough problems quickly enough, and they want out, and you're willing, it's a bonus for them. Nothing at all wrong with just doing what you're hired for.
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Keep in mind that you still need to provide a report to your client so they can execute their contract as required in the contract - without the report most have no way out of the contract.
One of the main advantages of an AS-IS contract is that (for the AS-IS contracts I've seen) the contract is subject to a "Satisfactory Inspection". Period. End of story. With AS-IS contracts the client does not need the report, all they need do is relay information to the seller that the inspections was, or was not, a "Satisfactory Inspection". In cases like that described in the original post the client simply states that the inspection was not satisfactory.
The agents and seller may get all flustered and demanding, but they do not have a right, or a need, to the inspection report (unless there is a state statute specifying otherwise, but I suspect that such a state statute would defer to the legal contractual terms of the individual contract.
I've done the same thing, as it seems most or all of us have, I've also had clients tell me to keep going, they want EVERYTHING documented so they can fight the seller ... so keep going.
Depends on what the client wants and needs.
As stated by others, the only ethical aspect is to do what the client wants and needs and maintain within the minimum requirements of any licensing in your state (most licensing statutes contain options which allow the client to request that not all otherwise required items be done).
Jerry Peck
Construction Litigation Consultant ( www.ConstructionLitigationConsultants.com )
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That depend on the state. In PA there used to be two options in the HI contingency. One was you agree to buy the house as long as there was not more than X dollars needed in repairs. If more than X the seller had the option of agreeing to complete the repairs or provide a credit. Second option was walk for any reason. The new contract just has walk for any reason-no need to even give a reason. I seldom do this, but actually did this past week. The buyer did not need any report to get out of the contract.
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JP's post just reminded me. I also have a pre-written letter I can provide for the buyer that basically says the inspection was stopped at the buyer's request due to numerous objectionable conditions discovered. I'll even state what some of them are briefly, if needed. "Numerous hazardous conditions throughout the electrical system", "Extensive damage from wood destroying insects" and so on.
I also write on a the contract that the inspection was stopped at the buyer's request, adjust the fee and have us both sign under that text.
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I certainly don't see it as an ethical or even semi-ethical decision. You were up front with the clients and you came to a mutually acceptable agreement. You have probably earned their future business. It's a good business practice to have the clients acknowledge and agree to the early termination and sign something accordingly. I do see something of a legal issue, however. The clients may have needed something more than a verbal reason to terminate their purchase contract and a your written report would substantiate those reasons. Also, your report gives you a degree of protection in the event you find yourself on the wrong side of a suit filed by the homeowner.
Homeowners often get antsy when an inspector finds issues with their home and often blame the inspector if the deal falls through. The seller's realtor will also blame the inspector, sometimes resulting in loss of referral and business (though sometimes not necessarily a bad thing depending upon the realtor). A report, for all to see, perhaps not as complete as a typical report but highlighting the major defects would give your clients suitable ammunition, should they need it and you, a historical document of record.
Furthermore, the report, if in a State requiring disclosure, puts the seller on notice of certain deficiencies.
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I have done this several times over my 20 years in this profession. Experience has shown me that the only folks that have an issue with this are the ones that might not get a paycheck. If I give a client the option of cutting the inspection short, I will always produce a short letter type report that I can peck out in a few minutes. I state that my client ended the inspection based on the major problem(s) that were discovered early on. I will normally list a couple items and that is it. No photos, simple and clean and less than two pages. I charge my normal hourly fee or trip charge of $175.
Scott Patterson, ACI
Spring Hill, TN
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Colorado has an "as is" contract, but of course, most buyers will ask for remedy from the sellers for defects found during the inspection. In the inspection I described in my op, I wrote a quick and very short summary of major problems for the buyer even though, all they have to do to terminate the contract is report in writing that the inspection results were not satisfactory and they are terminating the contract. The Colorado contract does not require the buyer to describe specifics for termination although, if a seller should challenge termination in court and it was learned that the buyer used the inspection clause to terminate the contract in order to purchase a home they liked better up the street, the judge (at least in the few cases where this has actually been adjudicated) awards damages to the seller.
It looks like we are basically in agreement here. It's not unethical to continue the inspection you were hired to do, even if you know you've found a "deal killer" defect. But it may be good practices, to offer the buyer a chance to stop the inspection for a reduced fee.
If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.
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Bruce Thompson, Lic. #9199
Home Inspections in the Tyler and East Texas area
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A realtor, who showed up just as I was starting my inspection, asked me to stop the inspection if I saw any major deal breakers and call the buyers before they show up. I told him I don't do that. I explained that I have seen houses that, in my opinion, should have been bulldozed, but the buyers went ahead with the purchase anyway. I have also seen homes with no major defects and the buyers run away. Who am I to second guess the buyers. I told him that I always go through the entire inspection process and charge full price.
I have never given anyone a break because of the condition of the house. My thinking is that these fees make up for the fees that I lose when a client cancels an inspection a hour before the allotted time.
Anyhow, I hate being asked by the buyer "Would you buy this house?" and "Do you think this house is worth buying?". Those are lawsuit baits.
I have also learned, sometimes, to collect up front when the buyer arrives at the inspection before I tell them one or all the utilities are not on. I warn everyone at least four different times about utilities.
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I almost always have the inspection completed by the time the buyers arrive. I have no idea what their expectations or abilities are.
We are professionals, and although we have sad news, we should be paid as agreed. I've never had any professional, (Dr or Lawyer) reduce their fee because they had sad and or unexpected information for me.
And yes, they will need documentation if they are to cite the inspection as the reason they are declining the purchase of the home.
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I may be missing the point in your post, but I don't recall any of the other posts saying that the inspector stopped the inspection and told their client (the buyer) to not buy the house.
What I got from the other posts, and what I've done too, is confer with the buyer when I find something which the client should know (now or later, and if the house is falling down, let them know now, they may still want the house) - it is then in the client's court to make a decision.
I've had clients tell me to continue and give them updates along the way - and after explaining that the roof needed to be replaced, the rafters needed to be replaced because they were all eaten up by power post beetles, and, by the way, remove the insulation, duct work, electrical, and plumbing in the ceiling to allow for that ... so you can see the blue sky above ...
The clients have still wanted me to continue - again, not the inspectors call, but nothing wrong with letting the client know what is found.
Every client has their own threshold of pain, some reach it quickly when they get a paper cut, others are content to lie on that bed of nails for a long time.
Jerry Peck
Construction Litigation Consultant ( www.ConstructionLitigationConsultants.com )
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I have on rare occasions told a client not purchase the house.
1. The client had no idea how bad the condition(s) of the house were
2. They did not have the financial resources to rehabilitate the house
3. I have even had their agents agree with me because the agents were not savvy enough to realize the house was dozer bait or the extend of issues to an untrained eye.
The last time was a couple of years ago, where the house was full of fruiting mould and another the house was actually sliding down a ravine.
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I would think the ethic portion of the question would be satisfied by making certain that the client is well informed enough to make a sound judgement of the suitability of the house for their purposes.
It would be rare for us to know what the client's resources are so we always strive to make certain the client is educated about issues we encounter.
Being in lake country we are frequently inspecting properties for clients who are mainly interested in the structure's foot print but don't want to be forced into a immediate rebuild. This means a complete inspection and report of even the worst POS.
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If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.
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Before and after study of bar workers' perceptions of the impact of smoke-free workplace legislation in the Republic of Ireland ALLWRIGHT, SHANE PATRICIA ANN; KELLY, ALAN (BioMed Central, 2007)BACKGROUND: Objectives: To compare support for, and perceptions of, the impacts of smoke-free workplace legislation among bar workers in the Republic of Ireland (ROI) pre- and post-implementation, and to identify predictors ...
Culture, politics and the struggle for mastery in Ireland c.1452-1540 KELLY, ALAN (Trinity College Dublin. School of Histories & Humanities. Discipline of History, 2019)The fall of the Kildare Geraldines in 1534 has traditionally been seen as the hinge of late medieval and early modern Irish history. In comprehending this period, the collection of documents published in the 1830s as the ...
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Legislation for smoke-free workplaces and health of bar workers in Ireland: before and after study ALLWRIGHT, SHANE PATRICIA ANN; KELLY, ALAN; PAUL, GILLIAN MARGARET (BMJ Publishing Group, 2005)Objectives: To compare exposure to secondhand smoke and respiratory health in bar staff in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland before and after the introduction of legislation for smoke-free workplaces in the ...
Non-attendance at counselling therapy in cocaine-using methadone-maintained patients: lessons learnt from an abandoned randomised controlled trial DARKER, CATHERINE; KELLY, ALAN; BARRY, JOSEPH (2012)BACKGROUND: Recently, the authors commenced a randomised controlled trial to study the effectiveness of cognitive behavioural coping skills (CBCS) to reduce cocaine usage in methadone-maintained patients' in a clinical ...
Peer support for patients with type 2 diabetes: cluster randomised controlled trial. O'DOWD, THOMAS; KELLY, ALAN; PAUL, GILLIAN MARGARET (2011)OBJECTIVE: To test the effectiveness of peer support for patients with type 2 diabetes. DESIGN: Cluster randomised controlled. SETTING: 20 general practices in the east of the Republic of Ireland. PARTICIPANTS: 395 ...
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Quote: "39% of Gooners don't think Wenger is making the right calls anymore. It's worrying."
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Updated March 06, 2017 Salem Village was a farming community that was situated approximately five to seven miles to the north of Salem Town in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. In the 1670s, Salem Village requested permission to establish it own church due to the distance to Town's church. After some time, Salem Town reluctantly granted Salem Village's request for a church. In November 1689, Salem Village hired its first ordained minister – the Reverend Samuel Parris – and finally Salem Village had a church for itself. Having this church gave them some degree of independence from Salem Town, which in turn created some animosity. While Reverend Parris was initially welcomed with open arms by the residents of the Village, his teaching and leadership style divided the Church members. 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Greece- any direct flights from NYC?
Hi Fodorites-
I'm looking for a flight to Greece for end of May 2010. I know it's a ways away but I want a direct flight from an NYC airport to Athens and I wanted to start monitoring. So far (and this may be because its so early) I'm only seeing one direct flight leaving on the dates of my travel- May 27th, returning June 6th. And its nearly $2,000. Please tell me that if I wait, I will find a better option down the line. I was hoping to spend $1,000 on the flight. Any tips on how to find good deals would be greatly appreciated!
A few thoughts/comments.
First, be careful with your terminology - a direct flight CAN have a stop if you don't have to change planes. You are looking for a nonstop flight. There can be a difference so just want you to be clear when you are asking someone (for example, when you call an airline).
Second, in addition to the nonstop Air France/Delta flight I am guessing you are talking about, Olympic flies a nonstop and is showing a bit under $1800 right now. As for $1000, that may be a bit optimistic for prime time and nonstop, but not totally impossible. I would guess you'd be able to do better than $2000 though, but the economy and airlines are so nuts that it is hard to say for sure. I would certainly wait a while before commiting.
If $1000 is your target, Swiss is showing a flight for just under that, BUT with a connection. Still, it may be worth a connection to save hundreds of dollars - only you can decide that.
Good luck! :-)
May 2010 is eons from now. Granted, though this year has been unlike any other, I think predicting airfares that far in the future is very difficult. The airlines are going through unprecedented bad times. Fares from NYC to Athens this year, for peak summer travel, were as low as $700 this year. That's unlikely to happen again but you never know. Airlines simply do not focus on pricing this far out. If you have to depart on dates certain, then $1,000 is reasonable. If not, I would wait quite awhile. Good luck.
Lauren, you should use a multi-site search engine such as Kayak or Mobissimus. They have a criteria whereby you can whittle it down ... specific nonstop, and you will get various round-trip offers from Delta and Olympic... both arrive just after 9 am. You may also want to include Continental out of Newark nonstop, and possibly US Air nonstop out of Philly. These all leave the east coast late afternoon (4 - 6 pm) and arrive 9- 10 am the next day. You would consider USAir only if it were 300 or so below the others, because u woudl have to fly from Laguardia to PHL also.
Don't think about booking until after hte first of the year... as others say, they won't settle down in terms of price until then. Just monitor this.
This past season, I booked for May 2009 n October 2008, when prices wre HIGH and I felt lucky to get US Air at about $1100. Then air travel tanked, and prices sank, to $750 or so i nmy case. I was able to get the lower price, but not a refund -- just a voucher which I can use only on ONE US air flight, and only before May. To avoid this kerfuffle wait, and watch.
Yes, you are way too far out to get any discounts or fare sales. There's no incentive for the airlines to do so until it gets within a few months of a flight and they can determine the need to provide incentives to sell more seats.
When we were checking fares last year, CO's nonstop out of EWR was usually very competitive. NOTE that it's now a seasonal sevice but you should have that option in May '10 since that flight usually resumes in April.
I have a non-stop flight on Delta, round-trip from JFK to Athens (for travel in September). I purchased it for $604 in April. It leaves JFK at at 3:30 pm and arrives in Athens at 8:55 am.
My travel agent arranged it for me for a fee of around $15. The fee was worth it for me for the convenience and low fare. If it were me, I would wait.
Wait. Wait. Wait some more. It is about 7 months too early to be panicking. I wouldn't jump at anything more than $600 until February at the very earliest, more likely March.
And, I would absolutely not fly Olympic. I would take a connection with a reputable carrier before I would bother with them.
Olympic FLIGHTS are OK, it's just the stupid food, especially the return flight, and the sulky attendants. We hear the new management requires staff to Re-apply for their jobs, but I don't know if they can weed-out the rude attendants. My friends on TA often speak highly of Olympic, but they are greek-american, speak greek to cabin staff and get markedly better treatment. Plus, I never can get over the attitude of "little old ladies in black dresses" -- either coming or going-- who beat u down the aisle and snap up other people's blankets and pillows. How petty. I'm not making this up... I've done at least 3 round-trips on Olympic.
I think fondly of Olympic and have used them for years both internally and externally. Things have changed though particularly over the past few years but perhaps that's due to much of the internal strife they now seem to be having.
Have you seen the Olympic look of death? I've witnessed it a few times on internal flights when folks have perhaps not observed all the safety rules or have put feet up on the seat in front. All it has taken is a stewardess to stand in front of them with arms folded and give them 'the look'. It works a treat. Scary but effective.
I once flew from London to Athens with Olympic and was fortunate(?) to have all of the Greek football team on board. We in economy had no service. No food. No drink. No crew! Nothing. They spent the whole darn flight with the team up in business class.
Thanks to everyone for your informative responses. Its simply too early for me to start looking!
Continental also flies nonstop from NYC to Athens. My husband and I are flying there direct in September. They also have good deals with miles if you have enough (RT can be as low as 50K miles per person).
What you can use is a so-called "aggregator" site such as www.itasoftware.com which will show all possible connections from your origination to destination. You can also use the "month-long view" feature which shows the prices for every day in a specific month-long period.
You can do as you wish but I would not even consider what happened "last year" or to someone else in terms of airfares. They change by the minute. If you book "too soon" SOMEBODY will tell you they got it cheaper and that you booked too soon; if you book "too late" somebody ELSE will tell you they got it cheaper and you waited too long.
Don't you wish you were as perfect as all those people????
Thanks erinmatt abd Dukey-- great info! I'm going to check out that itasoftware site. very cool...
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- Was speaking to a friend a week ago. I said I wasn't too motivated on what to write. She said that This blog maybe branching out to too many stuff. She suggested that I've segregate my blog into different topic. Some personal and the other is my technical writing. So I have decided to create a new domain Weiyenitjournal.Com
New beginnings
I have just moved into a new townhouse deep in the city of Wellington. I have to say that I am loving the new surroundings.
It's a new start as I have been living in the suburb for the time that I have been in Wellington . I have been living in the suburbs or up north.
So this is my first experience living in the city. I have new world not so far to where I am, literally 5 min walk and 16 min walk to work.
I will start my day shifts next few months I imagine. It's going to be a big change. I have to make full use of this domain. So I will make an effort to write in it on a weekly basis of when things come to mind.
EarthQuake in Wellington
I was going to write something on the quality of music these days but just when I was going to get into it Wellington just had an earthquake.
It originated just out of Palmerston North out of Castlepoint. The Geonet report can be found here.
I am not going to go into much detail about the earthquake itself, that will be boring…but thought I might go into my experiences with earthquakes in Wellington.
I think I have been into a few earthquakes in Wellington. I have lived in the sourthern part of Wellington in Brooklyn and now in Tawa. I found that the earthquake intensity stronger there than in Tawa.
I found that in Tawa, the earthquakes there are just slight shakes and that was it. Nothing too shaky and nothing to really worry about while in the city it was a lot worse. . . it felt more like a jolt…I don't think I want to know what a serious one feels like such as the ones in Christchurch.
Fulfilled weekend
So this weekend was a fulfilled one. My parents came from Hamilton on the 1st January to spend new years here as I was not heading up to Hamilton for Christmas. When my parents travel they like to bring everything with them. Just check out the photo below:
That day was the last day that I had off so I didn't have that much of a time spent with them at night as I always have a early start the next day. I had arranged prior to meet up with my cousin who lives in Wellington now to meet up with him the next day so straight after work I took a ride home with him and his fiance back to our place. We had a great dinner and we caught up talking about what everyone is up to. All in all it was a great night. Mum in her usual demeanour made a lot of food which was enjoyed by all. It was great meeting up with my cousin and fiance and we had a lot of fun. Some photos are below:
On Saturday I had arranged to go to Yum Char with my old team leader and we met up with them.We had a great time. Its a pity that I didn't manage to take any photos.
Back once more
So this time I really am going to make a conceited effort to start blogging again. There have been many a time that I thought I would take up the keyboard and start writing again but I never really got a proper understanding as to how I will structure my blog.
I write a lot of pieces about a lot of things. Some technical, some blogs about me but I felt that every single time I posted about different topics in the same feed it got too confusing. So this time around I have split it up into different sections.
I really like how I have set it up. I think it requires a bit more explanation on the front page but the main thing is that I am happy with it. Now every time I post about specific areas they will be focused on that topic and nothing more.
I promise I will write more. I have signed up weiyentan.com for another 5 years so you are going to be with me for a while yet.
01/07/2013 – Another go at starting a Blog
I have been procrastinating as long for a few years now when I will start to blog again. A lot of the time I have found that I have not focused on a particular aspect or topic in the past plus with Facebook I could microblog. I just found out this new tool called Fargo which is an outliner that connects to WordPress. Its pretty awesome. I have seen this done before and I really like the concept of it which is just adding ideas when I see it but there was never a connection to WordPress. Well now there is I really like the idea so am trying this out. Will post more when I get back. Got somethings to do now. Be right back! Will post later.
- So I am back. The thing I like about Fargo is that it's nice and simple. I am just currently using it for blog posts but its capable of handling much more.
The future of Mobiles – Whoever gets it Wins!
Enough of the catch phrase, thats just to get people's attention, I'd just get straight to the point. The next mobile company in Australasia to get people to use mobile internet to its full potential and do so with good value is going to win. Full stop. Period.
Why do I say this? Well in my opinion its the next killer app second to texting. Texting was great because it brought in that interactivity and it was quick and easy. It is also cheap. That has now evolved. Mobiles are now smarter. It has GPS in them, and have java applets that can run applications. Applications such as Facebook, Youtube, Bebo. All those sites that the younger generation (15-25) use, Vodafone has a big opportunity to tap that market.
Recently, Twitter has been promoted by such things as the competition between Ashton Kutcher and CNN having 1 million followers. If Twitter does take off in NZ, (and not just for the geeks like me) then there is a whole market that can be upgraded to be using 3G. Its not just about using a 3G phone because I would make a bid to say that not many of the general populace use it or even know what 3G really implies or even use it to its full potential.
I will put my stake down now and say that whoever gets the market to transfer to them to use the mobile web, they are going to be far better off. Time will tell.
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Section 92a? My internet is cut off?! Say what?
What is Section 92a? There has been so much controversy over this in New Zealand and even some people around the world like Steven Fry have protested about this in their own way. The initial Section 92a stated that once accused of downloading infringing copyright material the ISP is then responsible for terminating the users account without any question whatsoever.
This law essentially means that there does not need to have justice system in place. The traditional "Innocent until proven Guilty" is not even in effect here, just three strikes and you're 'out'. No Internet. Nothing. Zip. Nada. They might as well as cut off our right arm.
Whoever wrote and then approved that law has got to be nuts. Firstly they have forgotten entirely about the justice system. Where do these people get a fair trial? Where is the justice in all of this? Also, cutting off Internet access altogether? There are punishments that are meant to deter people but there are others that are too totalitarian and extreme. The use of the Internet has made its way into our daily lives. From Internet banking, to getting information, it makes things more convenient its slowly becoming the only way to get things done. A simple question, what happens when a business never even conducted any such activity in any way yet they were accused by a disgruntled employee/s? Remember three strikes and its good bye to the Internet? Second, they are cutting off a lifeblood for ISPs. Their main revenue is people using Internet. Cut that off..uh huh.
This law was meant to have passed by 28th Feb but because of the calamity of the issue and the attention that it got, the government has now said that the law will be modified based on the government and the ISPs agreeing with the terms. They have till 20th of March 2009 (or some date) before they come to an agreement. If after six months they still have nothing, then the law will slide and be suspended.
My bet at this stage is that the law will be suspended. No one (on both sides) in their right mind would want to have their accounts terminated.
Wellington buses
I have stayed in Wellington well over a year now. What was very compelling for me to move to Wellington were two things. The first was family reasons. I had one brother that was staying here, and the second was that I was under the impression that Wellington had a very good transport infrastructure. I cannot drive, due to medical reasons, so I need to live in a city that has good public transport. I am from Hamilton and although Auckland was closer, Auckland is one of those cities that is so sprawled out without a very good infrastructure that everybody needs to have a car to get anywhere.
So I guess I was kind of surprised when I came to Wellington to find that the buses on where I am staying do not arrive in a timely manner on certain parts of the day. People say to me that it is just my route (which is Brooklyn), and I suppose that in some ways it is. I am just not sure. You see, sometimes the buses come late, or sometimes they even come to early. It is all too much for me sometimes, and I just give up.
I suppose that this is something that I was not made aware of when I made my decision to go to Wellington, or I did not pay heed of it. In either case, I think that I have gotten used to it now, and I have just learned to come that little bit earlier than before.


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Taco PizzaPizza may have originated in Italy, but it's now a global dish with more variations than the world has nations. Add Tex Mexican flair to yours with a recipe that also features Indian flavour, courtesy of its naan bread base.GET THE RECIPE HEREGaby at what's gaby cooking
Bibimbap Tacos with Slow Cooked Asian Pulled PorkIf there's an "it" food culture right now, it's Korean, a spicy truth Los Angelinos have long been hip to. Korean/Mexican fusions are a staple of the LA food truck scene, and they'll be a regular feature in your kitchen too once you try this delicious mashup. GET THE RECIPE HEREHip Foodie Mom
Grilled Cheese Chip Butty SandwichFries in a sandwich? This UK trend makes us wonder how British food ever got such a bad rap. Elevate this already-delicious hybrid by turning it into a grilled cheese butty. GET THE RECIPE HEREFuss Free Cooking
Guacamummus or HummamoleCan't decide between serving guacamole or hummus at your next party? You don't have to! They're tasty on their own and they're tasty together, but if you combine these dips, you get the added joy of deciding which fun name to call your creation: guacamummus or hummamole. GET THE RECIPE HEREAli Ebright at Gimme Some Oven
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But Craig Curran, the company's president, says that's exactly where he can take you — provided, of course, that you have a spare $200,000 lying around. Mr. Curran, you see, is a so-called "accredited space agent" for Virgin Galactic, an outfit founded by the multitasking mogul
"If you could say my family came over on the Niña, the Pinta or the Santa Maria, this is the equivalent," said Mr. Curran, wearing a black Virgin Galactic T-shirt and an enthusiastic smile. "You are part of the birth of an industry."
Virgin Galactic may be aloft as soon as next year, just one among a handful of companies competing to take amateur astronauts to the upper reaches of the atmosphere — and beyond. In what may be the final frontier in extreme tourism, these outfits are offering experiences that range from a few moments of weightless wonder (most for six figures), to weeks-long Apollo mission-style adventures (for, gulp, nine). Forget climbing Everest, trekking to the
That's exactly the package being offered by Excalibur Almaz, based on the Isle of Man, which recently announced its intention to send people — very, very wealthy people — to a "gravity neutral point" near the moon for the ultimate get-away-from-it-all. The price: About $150 million. Wait, you're on a budget? O.K., well, for just $50 million, Space Adventures, in
Not crazy about the lodging options? Well, if you're willing to wait, the owner of the extended-stay hotel chain Budget Suites of America, Robert T. Bigelow, says that he plans to launch a variety of private space stations (nightly rate to be determined).
And while some trips will be more readily available in the near term than others, scientists and players in the space race say that the long-fanciful idea of vacationing in space, if only for a few moments, is on the cusp of becoming reality.
"There's no question, in the next couple of years there's going to be commercial space tourism," said Roger D. Launius, senior curator of space history at the
MR. LAUNIUS and other experts say suborbital flights in reusable vehicles are more feasible than, for example, retracing the steps of the Apollo mission. And confidence is high that there is an appetite for even brief tastes of space: last month, the Tauri Group, a
"In terms of an industry moving toward fruition, versus an industry that has a plan," said Carissa Christensen, managing partner of the Tauri Group, "I think it has absolutely made that shift."
There is a variety of practical reasons for the sudden surge in activity. They include cheaper, better technology and composite materials, along with a burst of previously pent-up entrepreneurship let loose by
But the desire for such trips may also lie in the fact that people are simply running out of places to go.
"Every square inch of
Mr. Linden also suggested that some of the lust for going to space may come from a primal animal drive to do something no one else can imitate — something, he says, that is "meant to show reproductive robustness on the part of the male."
Mr. Linden added that while males "can fake a lot of things — you can rent a Ferrari for the weekend — it's hard to fake going to outer space."
Sure enough, Virgin Galactic says 77 percent of its customers are male. And many of those leading the charge to the cosmos are deep-pocketed, ample-ego men like Mr. Branson, 62, who in addition to running the billion-dollar Virgin Group also recently became the oldest man to kite surf across the English Channel (really). And Virgin Galactic's own SpaceShipTwo happens to be based on a craft — SpaceShipOne — that was backed by the
Then there's
Indeed, companies planning to offer suborbital trips are already involved in the type of service boasts and fare battles common among airlines, whose early days are often likened to the current state of space companies. While Virgin Galactic, for example, is charging $200,000, Space Adventures, working with
"This is more like the 'Right Stuff'-kind of experience," said Col. Richard Searfoss, a company test pilot, in a promotional video on the Web site. Missions are expected to start by 2014.
Once the flights are operational, they will be brief and action-packed. SpaceShipTwo, for instance, will carry six passengers and two pilots. Attached to a twin-fuselage jet, it will take off from Spaceport America, a sleek, futuristic complex on a desolate patch of ranchland in southern
PASSENGERS will then be able to unbuckle from their seats, float in weightlessness and take some killer vacation photos. And oh, what a view: hundreds of miles in every direction, with a glimpse of the Earth's curve and the luminous arc of the atmosphere.
Re-entry will be a little more intense, with the ship's wings folding and body-depressing G-forces, until it arrives at about 70,000 feet, at which point the wings will open again and the plane will glide back to the Spaceport and the astronaut's giddy family members (and, one hopes, a fully-stocked bar).
While the price is steep, the physical requirements are expected to be simple: basic health. And bravery, of course. Paul Barbara, 54, a marina and boat salesman from Babylon, N.Y., said he put down his $200,000 after a lifelong obsession with space. He said he planned to lose some weight before his flight but had no trepidation about being so high above the planet. "I wouldn't bungee jump," he said, "but I'll go to outer space." According to Virgin Galactic, the passenger list already includes a teenager and a 90-year-old.
In promotional materials for Virgin Galactic, Glenys Ambe, an Australian fashion retailer, says she bought a ticket as an early 60th-birthday present to herself. "How cool," she said.
Such awe-struck idealism is echoed by many of the corporate backers of the suborbital business, who dislike the term "space tourism," saying it demeans the true beauty of slipping the bonds of Earth.
"We think in terms of explorers and expeditions," said J. Buckner Hightower, the executive vice president of Excalibur Almaz, who said that human space exploration — versus robotic — is a guiding principle.
"Manned space has always been my thing," he said. "I grew up reading fiction about humans exploring the cosmos. And I just think that it's a two-legged proposition."
When exactly that proposition becomes a statement of fact, mind you, is an open question. Companies still have to clear all sorts of regulatory, legal and logistical hurdles. Certain details — departure dates, for example — can be hard to come by. Still, Virgin Galactic says that it has more than 500 confirmed customers, many of whom have paid the entire $200,000 to guarantee a seat. (More recent customers have been asked to put down just 10 percent, which is fully refundable.)
Meanwhile, Mr. Bigelow's company — whose so-called "habitats" are launched in a rocket and then expand like space accordions into rudimentary dwellings — is in a holding pattern until the company can find carriers capable and ready to transport guests. (But don't chuckle at the concept: two of Mr. Bigelow's futuristic bouncy castles have already been shot into orbit.)
Of all the private companies, Space Adventures has perhaps the most established track record, having sent a series of paying customers to the space station over the last decade. Like some of its competitors, Space Adventures sometimes uses technology and facilities from the former Soviet Union, including a launch facility in
Customers of Space Adventures say the cost is worth it. Richard Garriott, a video game designer who grew up in
"The biggest single moment was when I could look down and see an area I knew intimately — Texas — and then see the rest of the Earth," Mr. Garriott recalled. "I thought, 'I now know the true scale of the Earth by direct observation.' "
The biggest ticket item is the company's never-before-tried trip to the far side of the moon (similar in destination and price to the Excalibur Almaz trip), which would cost some $150 million, but would allow the buyer to "become a catalyst for humankind's expansion into space," according to the company's Web site. Tom Shelley, the company's president, said he'd already sold one seat (launch is scheduled for 2016 ... or 2017).
"The moon," he said, "is within our reach."
Maybe. Skeptics still have their doubts. Paul Milo, author of "Your Flying Car Awaits," which chronicles various failed predictions about space tourism, among other things, said the idea of an average person going to the moon is still far-fetched. "To be optimistic, maybe by 2030 that could happen," Mr. Milo said.
But Mr. Milo was more bullish on suborbital flight, in large part because master marketers like Mr. Branson and Mr. Bezos are involved. "The folks at NASA thought about solving a problem," Mr. Milo said of early spaceflights. "Private companies think about market appeal."
"It doesn't just mean that you have a vehicle that works," he said. "You have to have a whole customer experience that works."
To that end, customers will have a three-day training course at the Spaceport before launch day. And there is talk of building a hotel nearby for families and other well-wishers. (Mr. Whitesides said he can see the company eventually establishing a hotel in space, too, but let's not get ahead of ourselves.)
THAT said, Mr. Whitesides underscored that the company's bigger mission is to "keep on opening up space to humanity," something that will, he hopes, involve lowering that $200,000 price tag. "We want it so that it's no longer restricted to the elite-elite," he said.
It's just such democratization that Mr. Curran seems to be trying to spread. And while Rochester — home of the bankrupt Eastman Kodak company — might not seem like a fertile market, Mr. Curran said he'd already sold one Virgin ticket since becoming an accredited space agent last year.
For his part, Mr. Curran, 55, says space never held a particularly strong lure for him. But this has not stopped him from putting down his own $20,000 deposit — for a space trip.
Asked why, he sounds Kennedy-esque.
"I don't know where it's going to take me, and I don't think it would be fair to get involved with it if I only had some sort of guarantee about what I was going to get out of it," he said. "The question might better be asked: What am I going to contribute to it?"Continue reading the main story


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When Galen received his first guitar at the age of 11, he has been enthralled with this instrument and the greats who have mastered it. Without a television at home, he grew up spending up to 10 hours a day developing his chops and fulfilling his obsession with the huge possibilities of electric guitar tones. Galen quickly jumped on the opportunity to join his first band at age 14 where he'd play backyard parties in his hometown, Freeland, Ontario (population: 500).
As the guitar became Galen's greatest means to express and technically challenge himself, it only made sense to pursue a jazz degree at Toronto's Humber College, one of North America's premiere music schools.
After graduating, Galen took a long hiatus from chasing his music ambitions to build his own Internet based business and to start a family. This break only fueled a greater passion and desire to go all in and dedicate himself fully to his music, this resulted in building Rose Room Recording Studio, a state of the art studio which aided in creating his hugely ambitious debut album, Plugged In.
This is only the beginning of Galen's pursuit to become recognized as one of the guitar greats and his idols: Mike Stern, Pat Metheny and Steve Vai.


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The Perfect Father's Day Present... Baby Bum is Here!
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Awww what a cutie pie!! Congratulations, what a perfect Father's Day gift :)ReplyDelete
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Huge congratulations guys. So glad that all went well. xReplyDelete
Pretty big little guy! So cute :) Hope you're able to rest up a bit (as much as you can rest up with a newborn, anyway!)ReplyDelete
Eek! What a special day to be born. Congrats!ReplyDelete
SO EXCITED FOR YOU! He is so precious!! Can't wait to read the birth story!ReplyDelete
So so so happy for you all :)ReplyDelete
Oh my goodness!! He is absolutely precious! :) I am so so happy for you and your family.ReplyDelete
Congratulations lady, he is beautiful! So happy for you all!!ReplyDelete
He looks adorable. I hope all went well with the delivery and you are home enjoying being the mother of two. Wow!!ReplyDelete
He's so perfect, right down to that button nose and the J beanie. So happy for you guys and Happy Father's Day Jordan!ReplyDelete
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Yaaaaaaaaay for a healthy, happy, arrived-at-the-perfect-time baby boy!! Congratulations, Amanda!!ReplyDelete
Congratulations to you all!!!!ReplyDelete
Ahhhhhhh!!! What a handsome little man! Congratulations!!!!ReplyDelete
Congratulations! He's beautiful.ReplyDelete
Congratulations to your whole family!!!! What a special Father's Day!ReplyDelete
He is perfect. Congratulations!!ReplyDelete
Aww, I love that he arrived on Father's Day. What a cutie! Congrats!ReplyDelete
AW yay huge congrats!!ReplyDelete
Woohoo!!!! He's beautiful. Congratulations! I hope that you're getting some good rest and recovery!ReplyDelete
Congratulations! All the best to you and your family! 😊ReplyDelete
So excited that he's here! (But probably not as excited as you are not to be pregnant anymore.) He's an adorable little guy.ReplyDelete
he is SO. CUTE. arghhhh, why do babies give me all the feels??? I have an 8 month old, I should be satisfied haha.ReplyDelete
Congratulations!!! What a timely arrival--he's so cute and sweet and I hope you all have so much fun getting to know him!ReplyDelete
I've been following along on instagram and he is seriously SO cute! Congrats to your family!!ReplyDelete
Such an awesome day to be born!! My mom was born on mother's day and I've always thought that was really sweet. :) Congratulations on your little one! So glad he is here safely! :)ReplyDelete
WELCOME, BABY J!!!!! <3 <3 <3ReplyDelete
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The perfect Father's Day present + being born on a weekend like his father requested! Ha!ReplyDelete
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Flexible friends: the value of existing UK CCGT
The UK electricity market faces a changing generation mix, an uncertain policy landscape and a tightening capacity margin. In this environment generation flexibility will be a key driver of portfolio value. A strong investment case can be built around the value of older CCGT flexibility, particularly given the challenges faced by investors in new gas plant. However this investment case depends on effectively valuing and hedging plant flexibility, and recognising the changing dynamics of gas plant returns.


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Elderflower Pressé
Elderflower Pressé
Our Elderflower Pressé is made from a delicious infusion of English Elderflowers which we have cut with sparkling spring water. We do not add any artificial preservatives, colours or flavours. It makes a delicious aperitif and is an excellent alternative to Champagne. Chill and pour over a couple of fresh raspberries, in a Champagne flute.
Elderflower Pressé moment:
Time: 12 noon, mid June.
Venue: A marquee while wearing your finest garden party clothes.
Company: Your best friends and family.
Blackcurrant Pressé
We have sourced the very best quality British Blackcurrants which we have added to sparkling spring water to create this deliciously refreshing Pressé. We do not add any artificial preservatives, colours or flavours. The perfect summer drink. Make sure that you chill it and pour it over ice. Try it with a some crushed borage leaves.
Blackcurrant Pressé moment:
Time: 3pm on a sunny Saturday in mid July.
Venue: Your back garden in a deck chair.
Company: The Archers omnibus on iPlayer.
Natural Ginger Beer
Our new Natural Ginger Beer has a lovely spicy, gingery tang and a soft fruity flavour. It is delicious pored over ice with a splash of lime cordial. Made with no artificial additives or preservatives of course.
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Raspberry Lemonade
Deliciously fresh lemonade made with a spoonful of real raspberries. Chill, pour over ice and add a crushed mint leaf for a refreshing afternoon cooler.
Raspberry Lemonade Moment:
Time: 6:00pm Saturday Night
Venue: Your Kitchen
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A quick voiceover demo highlighting how ridiculous I find Los Angeles televised news promos.
Spoken Audio Cleanup – Before and After
I recently worked with Los Angeles-based self help expert Tamra Oviatt of Sacred Activations to clean up and mix some of her older self-help audio files. Some had been recorded via Skype, some had been recorded in a very "live" room that effected the overall tone of her voice, and some were recorded with a mic that picked up every stray "mouth sound" she made while recording.
Mouth sounds happen to everyone, but I found that they interfered with the relaxing quality of Tamra's recordings. They took the focus off of her message.
Tasks I completed on her audio files:
- Eliminated 60 Hz electrical noise
- Edited out louder mouth sounds that interfered with relaxation
- Edited out Skype glitches and freezes
- Edited out as many instances of the word "Um", especially when they interfered with the flow of her messages
- Utilized noise reduction and elimination algorithms to reduce background noise.
- EQ-ed and Gated the edited recordings, creating more consistent levels and taking any unintended harshness out of her voice.
"Rock" podcast theme for the Soda Fountain Podcast
A theme can quickly add an identity to a podcast, letting the listener know what to expect. The Soda Fountain Podcast was a short-lived podcast I did several years ago with my friend Craig, where we would tell amusingly embellished stories every week. The podcast had a "raw" attitude to it, so I created this brief theme for it.
Music Production (pop punk)- before and after
Here is a recent song I worked on for Seattle band Bring Back Brenda, a pop-punk rocker with catchy harmonies. Tasks I completed on this one:
- Applied pitch correction to main and harmony vocals
- Recorded new drum track
- EQ-ed and mixed tracks


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WI Cancer Volunteer: "Women Should Put Themselves First"
MILWAUKEE, Wis. - Margaret Allen of Milwaukee says many women make a mistake by not putting their own health first. Allen is a Registered Dietitian who sees the tendency in women of all ages, to put the health and well-being of their husband, family and friends ahead of their own health needs.
"I think we tend to put all of those people first, before ourselves - when in fact, if we could choose to take care of ourselves, we would be better able to care for families and friends, and loved ones."
May is National Women's Health Month, and the American Cancer Society says one in three women will get cancer in her lifetime. In Wisconsin, more than 13,000 women a year receive a cancer diagnosis, although Allen says that number could be cut in half with early detection and healthier lifestyle choices.
Choosing healthy foods and getting regular exercise are the basic bits of advice that women often hear, but Allen notes they really can be helpful.
"I love eating a healthy diet. I feel like it makes me feel better, and I feel the time that I spend choosing healthy foods is time well spent."
Allen says in addition to screenings to help catch cancer early, when treatment is most effective, women should eat a diet high in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean protein.
Allen says the website of the American Cancer Society's "Choose You" campaign is one place to start. It prompts a woman to select a health-related goal, and even pledge money as an incentive to reach it.
"Every woman who logs onto that website, it's an excellent opportunity to review healthy lifestyle changes. If they're not familiar with what routine screenings they should be receiving, they can get that information there."
She says women also should exercise at least half an hour, five days a week, and avoid tobacco, which continues to be the single largest preventable cause of disease and premature death in the United States.


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The Christmas Schooner
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Take a ride on The Christmas Schooner! The whole family will enjoy this heart-warming story of the first Christmas tree ship and the family who risked their lives to fill Chicago with the Christmas spirit. This critically acclaimed musical features a powerful, moving story, and an exquisite score of original music and traditional holiday favorites.
December 9th - 18th Fridays 7:30pm
Saturdays 2:00pm and 7:30pm
Sundays 2:00pm
Go to www.verovoce.com for Tickets
- Start:December 09, 2016
- End:December 18, 2016
- Where:Mainstage Theater Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main Street, St Charles, IL, USA, 60174
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The Community Development Department's Building Division is responsible for the various phases of building construction within the Village of Lombard. The Building Division initiates the permit processing system with the intake of all permit applications, and the routing of these applications to the appropriate departmental divisions for the start of the plan review process.
Upon completion and approval of the plan review process, the Building Division issues the required permits, and conducts scheduled on-site inspections, during all construction phases. The Building Division is also responsible for Accessibility complaints, administering the elevator inspection program, and issuing special event permits.
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London (CNSNews.com) - The long-awaited trial of two Libyans accused of blowing up an American airliner over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988 opened Wednesday, with defense lawyers telling the court Palestinian terrorists were to blame.
An official of the Scottish court, set up at a former U.S. air base in the Netherlands, presented a special defense in which counsel for Abdel Basset al-Megrahi and Al-Amin Khalifa Fahima named the Syrian-based Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command (PFLP-GC).
Also named were 10 individuals, including Mohammed Abu Talb, a PFLP-GC member serving a life sentence in Sweden for terrorism.
Pan Am flight 103 from Frankfurt to New York via London was bombed as it flew over the Scottish village of Lockerbie, killing 270 people in the plane and on the ground, most of them Americans.
Al Megrahi and Fahima were identified as key suspects, and United Nations sanctions were imposed after Libya refused to hand them over for trial. In a deal struck last year, the two finally were surrendered for trial, which began Wednesday at Camp Zeist.
Al Megrahi and Fahima have denied charges of murder, conspiracy to murder, and a breach of British aviation security laws.
It is alleged that the two were Malta-based Libyan intelligence agents who hid a bomb inside a radio-cassette recorder in a suitcase of clothes.
The suitcase was placed onboard a Frankfurt-bound flight at Malta airport, and in Germany was transferred to a Pan Am flight heading for London and then on to JFK airport in New York, according to the charge sheet.
An early theory explored - and apparently discarded - by investigators held that the PFLP-GC was contracted to carry out the bombing by Iran, in retaliation for the accidental shooting down of an Iranian airliner by a U.S. warship five months earlier.
Last November, the Libyans' lawyers applied for access to documents held by the British government, believed to incriminate Abu Talb.
Abu Talb, an original suspect in the Lockerbie investigation, was arrested in 1989 and jailed for his role in the 1985 bombing of U.S. airline offices at Copenhagen airport.
According to published accounts, police captured a PFLP-GC cell in West Germany months before the Lockerbie bombing, and discovered bombs similar to the one believed to have brought down flight 103, and planted inside a radio-cassette player identical to the one in which the Pan Am bomb was allegedly hidden - a Toshiba "BombBeat".
When Abu Talb was arrested in Sweden, police reportedly found a kitchen calendar at his home with the date of the Lockerbie bombing - December 21, 1988 - circled.
The 100-acre Camp Zeist has been designated Scottish territory for the duration of the trial, which could last more than a year. The British and American governments will share the costs, which could reach $240 million.
The prosecution has proposed calling more than 1,000 witnesses, and presenting some 1,500 documents and 550 other items of evidence. Defense counsel may call 119 witnesses.
Three Scottish judges are hearing the case, without a jury. A fourth judge will sit through the trial in case one of his colleagues dies or falls ill. Security for the judges is extremely high: they will not be allowed to travel together, and they will be transported to and from the Netherlands in military jets.
An attempt last week to delay the trial for eight weeks failed when one of the presiding judges turned down a prosecution application for more time to prepare.
The PFLP-GC, led by Ahmed Jibril, split in 1968 from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, which was in turn a breakaway from Yasser Arafat's PLO.
According to the State Department's recently-released report on global terrorism, the group's primary focus now is on "guerrilla operations in southern Lebanon, small-scale attacks in Israel, West Bank, and Gaza Strip."
Headquartered in Damascus with bases in Lebanon, it receives logistic and military support from Syria and financial support from Iran, the State Department says.
See backgrounder:
Was Iran behind Lockerbie? (Apr 6 , 1999)