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$12,995,000 - 25 Shoreline Drive, Dana Point
- 5Beds
- 7Baths
- 7,438SQ. Feet
- 0.32Acres
Dana Point Home For Sale
Within the guarded gates of Dana Point's The Strand at Headlands, stands this custom contemporary ocean view estate designed by renowned architect C.J. Light. As if taken from the pages of Architectural Digest, this remarkable residence takes inspiration from the finest global influences, culminating in a work of modern art. The precisely located homesite offers breathtaking panoramic views stretching as far south as San Diego, encompassing Catalina Island, serene city lights, the coastline, and the Pacific Ocean. A dramatic entry sets the tone for the home's impressive 7,500+ sq. ft. regal design with soaring ceilings, elegant details, and exceptional living spaces. Centered around the vast great room, complete with luxe wet bar, the main level features a lavish master suite, 2 ensuite bedrooms, a dining room, and a stunning kitchen with top-end appliances and an oversized pantry. A grand staircase leads to the upper level, featuring an open entertainment lounge with mahogany bar, a secondary master suite with views of Dana Point Harbor, and a separate suite with kitchen and living room. With 2 front decks, a raised terrace, large upper deck, covered lower patio, limestone decking, a raised pool and spa with swim up bar, and fire pit, the outdoor space takes full advantage of the coveted California climate. A 3-car and separate 1-car garage, mahogany wine wall, Wyland sliding door systems, and custom mahogany doors and floors round out the amenities of this exquisite estate.
Sales Agent
- Sam Smith
- San Clemente Realtor ®
- Phone: 949-204-5110
- Cell: 949-204-5110
- Contact Agent Now
- UtilitiesCable Available, Cable Connected, Electricity Available, Electricity Connected, Natural Gas Available, Natural Gas Connected, Telephone - In Street, Telephone - On Property, Sewer Connected, Water Available, Water Connected, Sewer Available
- Parking Spaces7
- ParkingDirect Garage Access, Driveway, Garage, Garage - Front Entry
- # of Garages4
- ViewCity Lights View, Coastline View, Mountain View, Neighborhood, Ocean View, Panoramic View, Water View, White Water View, Catalina View
- Has PoolYes
- PoolPrivate Pool, Heated, Heated with Gas, In Ground
- Security24 Hour Security, Automatic Gate, Fire Sprinklers, Gated Community, Security System, Smoke Detector, Wired for Alarm System, Gated with Guard, Guarded
School Information
- DistrictCapistrano Unified
Essential Information
- Price$12,995,000
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms7.00
- Full Baths5
- Half Baths2
- Square Footage7,438
- Acres0.32
- Year Built2015
- TypeResidential
- Sub-TypeSingle Family
- StyleContemporary, Modern
- StatusActive
- ExteriorStucco, Stone
- Exterior FeaturesBarbecue Private, Lighting, Satellite Dish
- Lot Description0-1 Unit/Acre, Back Yard, Landscaped, Lot 10000-19999 Sqft
- RoofFlat Roof
- ConstructionStucco, Stone
- FoundationSee Remarks
Additional Information
- Date ListedJanuary 11th, 2019
- Days on Market335
- Short SaleN
- RE / Bank OwnedN
Community Information
- Address25 Shoreline Drive
- AreaMonarch Beach (MB)
- SubdivisionThe Strand at Headlands (STRN)
- CityDana Point
- CountyOrange
- StateCA
- Zip Code92629
- Interior FeaturesTurnkey, 2 Staircases, Balcony, Bar, Beamed Ceilings, Built-Ins, Granite Counters, High Ceilings (9 Feet+), Living Room Balcony, Open Floor Plan, Pantry, Phone System, Recessed Lighting, Wet Bar, Wired for Data, Wired for Sound, Furnished, Vacuum Central
- AppliancesGas & Electric Dryer Hookup, Barbecue, Dishwasher, Double Oven, Garbage Disposal, Gas Range, Microwave, Range/Stove Hood, Refrigerator, Water Line to Refrigerator, Water Softener, Electric Water Heater, Grill, Instant Hot Water, Warmer Oven Drawer
- HeatingZoned, Heat Pump, Natural Gas, High Efficiency
- CoolingZoned A/C
- FireplaceYes
- FireplacesDining Room, Gas, Outdoors
- StoriesTwo
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The Strand At Headlands (strn)
- City:
- Dana Point
- Price Range:
- $9,995,000 - $27,500,000
- Current Listings:
- 12
- HOA Dues:
- $1,126
- Average Price per Square Foot:
- $1,874
Provided By: John Stanaland(01223768), VILLA REAL ESTATE.
Based on information from California Regional Multiple Listing Service, Inc. as of December 13th, 2019 at 8:30pm PST. This information is for your personal, non-commercial use and may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties you may be interested in purchasing. Display of MLS data is usually deemed reliable but is NOT guaranteed accurate by the MLS. Buyers are responsible for verifying the accuracy of all information and should investigate the data themselves or retain appropriate professionals. Information from sources other than the Listing Agent may have been included in the MLS data. Unless otherwise specified in writing, Broker/Agent has not and will not verify any information obtained from other sources. The Broker/Agent providing the information contained herein may or may not have been the Listing and/or Selling Agent.


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Evanston singer-songwriter Kristin Lems can touch your heart or make you laugh. She does both on her seventh full-length album of original songs, "You, Me, and All of the Above." A CD release party will take place on Aug. 16 at the Old Town School of Folk Music.
The silken-voiced folk singer recorded her first CD in a decade because the National Women's Music Festival, which she founded when she was a student at the University of Illinois, was celebrating its 40th anniversary.
"Last fall, they invited me to open and close the festival," Lems related. "My daughter said, 'Aren't you going to have new product there?'"
In addition to performing at the festival, Lems was the first recipient of the Women in the Arts Kristin Lems Social Change Through Music Award, which was created in her honor.
You can understand why that lifelong activist deserves that award by listening to "The Heart of a Woman," on the CD.
"I wrote it in Chile and I debuted it in Chile, when I was there in 2012, for Chilean English teachers I was teaching," Lems related. It tells the role played by the wives in the rescue of the 33 miners trapped for 69 days in the Copiapo mine in Chile.
"They wouldn't leave. They all camped out, it became Camp Hope and the international press became interested," Lems explained.
On the lighter side, there's an ode to "Carl the Guinea Hen," which Lems laughingly refers to as "The most famous guinea fowl in the universe." It tells of Karl's appearance in an Evanston park and how neighbors fed and rescued him.
The album includes some new songs as well as some older ones. "The oldest was written in 1986 for the Chicago Song Contest when Harold Washington was Mayor," Lems said. She received a letter from the Mayor praising "Chicago I Will," but he decided not to declare a winner. She often plays the song but this is the first time it has been recorded.
"There's a very big production of it with nine backup singers from a Broadway show, and arranged by Susan Draus, who is musical director for Carole King's 'Beautiful' on Broadway," Lems said.
The album was produced by Lems' close friend Niles native Lynn Keller, a renowned bass player, who has performed for Broadway shows. "She's been on a hundred albums as a bass player," Lems noted. "She went to the U of I with me. We were in a women's band together."
Keller assembled some top musicians for the album, including legendary guitarist Tim Morey and Vance Okraszewski, drummer for "Mamma Mia."
Lems, who is a professor at National Louis University, admitted it was a little difficult to hand over full decision-making to Keller but it was a good thing. The singer/songwriter laughingly declared, "She was always right."
CD Release Party for 'You, Me, and All of the Above' by Kristin Lems
When: 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16
Where: Old Town School of Folk Music, 4544 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago
Tickets: $12; $11 members
Contact: (773) 728-6000; www.oldtownschool.org or www.kristinlems.com

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Black is your color and you love that little black dress you bought for a steal. However, dandruff is making it impossible for you to slip into your LBD. Don't give away the dress to your sibling yet. There's hope for you. Dandruff is easily treatable with simple herbal remedies. Dandruff is a result of the body shedding dead skin cells. The shedding of dead skin cells is an ongoing process which we do not realize. This is how the skin is replenished and rejuvenated. Dandruff is body's natural reaction. It is caused by the fungus malassezia that is found mainly on the scalp.
The fungus lives on the fatty oils that are secreted from the hair follicles. However, under peculiar circumstances the fungus starts growing rapidly. As a result of the uncontrolled fungus growth, the skin cells start flaking at a high rate and speed. When the dead skin cells mix with the oil from hair follicles they form large and greasy clumps. This is the dandruff that you will find on your clothes and pillows.
Herbal Remedies To Get Rid of Dandruff
Treating Dandruff With Black Pepper
This is a very common way of treating dandruff. Take two teaspoons of black pepper and mix it into one cup yogurt (use yogurt mixed with water if you have very oily scalp). Apply this mixture into recently washed but dried scalp. You don't have to apply the mixture on the hair since it is the scalp which needs to be treated for dandruff. Leave the mixture on for 45 minutes and then wash off using mild shampoo. Shampoo your hair twice. The treatment should be done every alternate day for a period of four weeks.
Castor Oil
Regular use of castor oil will not only help get rid of dandruff but also make your hair strong and shiny. Heat a small utensil for 5 minutes and then remove it from flame. Pour castor oil in the heated utensil and leave for 5 minutes. The oil will become sufficiently warm and will be easier to apply. Castor oil and normal room temperature is not easily spreadable.
You should apply the oil to your scalp as well as the hair. Leave on overnight. Wear shower cap and sleep otherwise the oil will stain your pillow covers and bed sheet. In the morning wash off the oil using warm water and mild shampoo. You may have to shampoo twice to get rid of the oil from your hair. Castor oil treatment should be done regularly for 15 days to get rid of the dandruff completely. After that, restrict the use of castor oil to once a week.
Treating Dandruff With Olive Oil
Like castor oil, olive oil too is effective in the treatment of dandruff. However, you have to be very regular in the use of olive oil to get rid of dandruff completely. Olive oil will not only help get rid of dandruff but also make your hair smooth and silky with constant use. Warm olive oil and then apply it on scalp and hair. Don't heat the olive oil too much or it will lose it beneficial effects. Massage your scalp well after applying the oil. Wash the oil in the morning using shampoo. This treatment should be done every day for two months.
Lemon Juice
Lemon juice has enzymes that help restrict the growth of fungus. Hence, the juice is very effective in the treatment of dandruff. Take a big and ripe lemon. Cut into two halves. De-seed the lemon halves and start rubbing the lemon on your scalp after partitioning your hair. Use more lemons if required.
You can even mix coconut oil in the lemon juice if you cannot bear the stinging and tingling sensations of the juice on your scalp. Leave on for 45 minutes and then wash off using mild shampoo or an anti-dandruff shampoo. This treatment should be done every alternate day for two months. Once you are free of dandruff do the treatment once a week to avoid recurrence.
Aloe Vera
This is one of the most common and effective remedy for treating dandruff. Aloe vera has anti-fungal properties that make it very useful in the treatment of dandruff. And using aloe vera is very easy. Simply take one long leaf of aloe vera and remove the green covering of the leaf. Start rubbing the white gel like substance found in the inside of the leaf onto your scalp. Leave the gel on for a couple of hours or more depending on the time you have to spare. Wash off using lukewarm water only.
Indian lilac
This is another very effective herbal remedy for dandruff. Indian lilac or neem has medicinal properties that are being used since ancient times to treat various infections. Take leaves of Indian lilac and crush them in a blender using very little water. Apply the grounded leaves on your scalp evenly. Leave on for an hour and then wash your hair using lukewarm water and a gentle shampoo. Use the shampoo only on the hair and not on the scalp. This treatment should be done regularly for three weeks to remove the dandruff completely from the scalp.
Tea Tree Essential Oil
Tea tree oil has antifungal and anti-bacterial properties and this is the reason it is widely used in the treatment of various infections. Dandruff too can be effectively treated using tea tree essential oil. However, since this is an essential oil it needs to be first mixed with carrier oil before it can be applied on the scalp or on the skin. Take 10ml of tea tree oil and add 3ml of olive oil or coconut oil in it. Mix the two oils and massage them gently into the scalp. Leave on overnight and wash off in the morning using lukewarm water and a gentle shampoo. This treatment should be done every day until you are dandruff free.


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Monthly Archives: December 2018
What Is Your Real BS About Relationships
What do you really believe about relationships, starting with yourself?
It is widely accepted that about 90% of our belief system (BS) was formed by the age of 7. To know what we really believe about relationships would be critical as it has shaped how we view them today at least to the extend that we have not re-programmed our BS.
The part of our mind that has a goal or desire is not the part that carry's out the goal. Said another way, the part of our mind that really wants an amazing relationship whether we are single or not, is not the part that ultimately determines and creates that amazing relationship. We can say we really want to improve our relationship(s) and even take steps towards that yet our BS will determine what really happens. Our BS lives in our subconscious mind. Our subconscious mind is also where our inner judge lies.
Think for a moment about your computer and all your files and programs on your computer; many are hidden in folders and you may not see them right away but they are there. Some of the programs are working undetected to give you results. This is akin to the subconscious mind. The subconscious mind is very powerful operating systems where approximately 95% of the programs/beliefs we have may be hidden away just like a submerged iceberg or the hidden files on your computer.
How can we learn what our operating system really is in regards to relationships if so much of it is hidden in our subconscious?
Here's a huge clue to what our true beliefs are about relationships and I know it sounds so simple yet when we grasp this we can begin to transform disempowering beliefs and sometimes rather quickly.
The Clue: look around in your life… what's working what's not… where do you have longings or discontent? Wherever things are not as you desire that is where you have a hidden belief about yourself or others that is keeping you from loving courageously… so it's crucial to uncover this and do a deeper dive to learn more.
When we understand is how powerful mind we think with is and how it works we can begin to change things and take things to a whole new trajectory
In my own marriage, after the fabulous honeymoon period had waned, I had one foot out the door and was not fully committed to my marriage. This did not create a lot of trust between us so say the least! I didn't understand back then what was driving my thoughts and actions. It was my BS that people couldn't be trusted and that I had to protect myself by leaving first. Until I uncovered this and re-programmed it our relationship was challenged.
If we want to create an amazing relationship and have the ease and grace that comes with truly connecting with our partner or other loved ones we must be willing to do the deep dive and uncover our BS.
Six Important Facts No One Tells You About Relationships
Most of us have many dreams about what relationships will be like or should be like. We've lived with these dreams forever, so when the real thing happens, and we find ourselves in a relationship reality can be quite a shock. Some people feel tricked, trapped or like failures. Others do everything under the sun to change their partner, change themselves, or figure out why their marriage is different from the way they thought it would be.
The first step in truly understanding relationships, however, is to realize that what we dream about or imagine, is not necessarily what is going to happen to us. And that doesn't mean there is something wrong with ourselves or our relationship. It just means that we didn't know what to truly expect.
Here are six facts that no one ever told you about relationships that is important for you to understand. When you do, you'll find that many of the tangles loosen and as you relax your relationship can grow naturally.
Number 1) Relationships are not static.
They can, will and must change. No two people stay the same during the course of a life time. Their needs, wishes, and interests vary. It is unreasonable to expect that relationship partners will always grow and change in the same ways, at the same time. This has to be accepted and included in the relationship. It is not necessary for the two of you to always think the same way, like the same things, or be in the same place at the same time. Just because you may have different tastes or interests doesn't mean that the two of you aren't in love. For relationships to remain vital and healthy it is necessary to have a core of mutual interests, activities and desires, but, it is also crucial to make room for differences between you. This doesn't necessarily mean you are growing apart. It may just mean that you are growing, and will have even more love and understanding to bring to your partner in the long run.
Number 2) Romantic feelings of excitement, intoxication and infatuation necessarily wax and wane.
Many people expect to feel "in love" with their partner on a daily basis. By this they mean having romantic feelings of excitement and infatuation, feeling as though they can't wait to see the person, and miss them if they're gone. These individuals must learn the crucial difference between loving a partner and being "in love". Romantic feelings of excitement, intoxication and infatuation necessarily wax and wane. There are times they appear and are very enjoyable -other times they fade into the background. This does not mean something is wrong or that you do not love each other. Love is not based upon fluctuating feelings, but upon a solid foundation of mutual respect, consideration and communication. Although it is wonderful and important to set aside time for romantic time together, the daily on-goingness of life requires a much deeper understanding of what it means to truly love. Love is often tested in the fire, and frequently sacrifice is needed. In order to truly love, one must grow as a person, and that is what relationships are for – to help us grow in our ability to discover what love really is..
Number 3) Love is not dependency.
It's all right to be who you are, be different from him, have friends and activities of your own. It's also all right, to give him time with his friends and private space. Love always includes trust of the other, and the knowledge that the more your partner is able to enjoy others, the more he will be able to enjoy being with you. The less you suffocate and possess him, the more he will want to be with you. The less you let him suffocate you, the more you will love him and the more he will respect you. It's fine to be two, separate, whole people. From that basis, a lot of love can grow.
Number 4) Being angry doesn't mean you do not love each other.
Some feel that as soon as they are angry with their partner or their partner is angry with them the love has gone out the window. Of course, if anger goes on for too long, or is not dealt with properly, it certainly can erode the quality of a relationship. But being angry is not a sign that he doesn't love you, or you him. It is simply a sign that it is time for good, open, honest, careful communication to take place. On-going communication is the heart and soul of every good relationship.
When we bottle up our needs and feelings and pretend to be who we are not, then all that has been hidden will explode through anger. But, when we recognize anger, irritation or resentment as it arises, and freely discuss our needs or responses with our partner, not only does the anger diminish, but our relationship grows closer. Take anger as a sign that you are being an opportunity to communicate more and know each other better. Let it make you closer, not further apart.
Number 5) Even though you're together all the time, you still must make time for one another.
Actually, you must actually carve out more time for each other when you live together. Living together it's easy to take one another's presence for granted. But just because the person is there physically, does not necessarily mean you're sharing quality time. Children, errands, pressures at work and social obligations can create a whir of activity, but not intimate time between the two of you. Carve out intimate time when the two of you are alone. Go some place special. Make time to talk and hug. Make time to have fun alone. This is a wonderful refresher to every marriage and should be done at least weekly.
Number 6) Being together for a long time doesn't have to take the magic away.
It's wonderful to have someone at your side, who you share experiences with year after year. There is no way to replace a person who you've gone through many years with, sharing common experiences and memories. The sense of continuity and trust that can develop between you is a jewel. It is wonderful to wake up each morning, knowing this person is at your side. As the years pass you know each other better and better, whatever happens you both know there is someone there for you, who understands what you are going through. As our ability to share grows, the burdens of life diminish greatly, and the joys intensify as well.
It is About Relationship Building
If you open a dollar store you will soon discover that the most successful stores are built on strong relationships. Those relationships involve employees, customers, suppliers and vendors and the community. Long term growth and success are built on those relationships.
Vendors and Suppliers Reps are in touch with the business world. Often they are the first to spot market trends. Knowing those trends when you open a dollar store can put your store ahead of the curve as new hot products enter the market. They also can save you from losses when you are among the first to know about products that have fallen out a favor.
Customer relationships are the very foundation of long term growth and sales success. It doesn't matter whether you have the hottest products. It doesn't matter whether your store is the most conveniently located. When you open a dollar store you will soon find that if you and your employees have failed to establish a solid relationship with shoppers you are doomed to struggle.
Establishing a solid relationship with all of your employees is important to employee retention and all of the associated benefits. It is also one of the keys to having every employee aligned regarding company values and direction. When you open a dollar store employees are generally the first and last to deal with shoppers. A staff of well-trained, committed employees is an important step down the path to success.
When you open a dollar store you will soon find that community relationships are another key to success. Community relationships include ties to schools, other businesses, community business groups, and others. By maintaining strong ties to the community your name and the good deeds that you perform become well-known to all.
Myths About Relationship
We humans have preconceived notions about most things. More often than not these notions prevent us from being open minded. In fact, sometimes it is these pearls of wisdom which we hold so dear to our hearts that come in the way of our completely understanding or enjoying a certain situation.
Relationships are the building blocks of a successful life. But so many of us suffer because of the fixed notions we have about relationships. These notions (which are not always correct or even well thought out) are the yardsticks by which we judge the success or failure of our relationships. So, here are some myths about relationships demystified.
Myth no 1: A great relationship is one in which the partners do not keep secrets. One in which they can vent out all their feelings. This may be true to a certain extent but it certainly isn't entirely true. A lot of the things we say during these 'venting out' sessions are very often things which do not represent our true feelings. Though they are how we think really feel at that point in time.
However, these feelings should not be communicated – more so, if they are potentially destructive. When one of the partners ends up blurting out something really hurtful in the heat of the moment it might damage the relationship permanently.
Because, sometimes people find it hard to forgive some things that have been said during these venting sessions.
Myth no 2: One of the most important ingredients of a great relationship is romance. It is true that love and romance do play an important role in laying the foundation stone of a good and strong relationship. But, if your definition of romance is the kind of stuff you see in movies then you are in for great disappointment. As you grow in a marriage then the initial passion makes way for a more secure and dependable kind of love.
Myth no 3: Two people who think alike or two like minded people are best suited to build a good relationship. A good relationship is one that enriches your life and not one which is a mirror image of it. Besides, it is impossible that you will be able to see things exactly as your partner does because one person is genetically, physiologically, psychologically and historically different from the other.
Myth no 4: If the partners in a relationship are not able to solve problems that arise in a relationship then the relationship is a failure. Because, it is a fact that most of the problems that one faces in a relationship do not have definite solution. The closest one can get to solving these problems is agree to disagree and reach an emotional closure.
Myth no 5: A great relationship is one in which the partners do not fight or argue. Again a misnomer. Every person who has been in a meaningful relationship fights and argues. However, the difference is that they don't abandon the issue and attack the self-worth of their partner.
Myth no 6: There is a set formula for achieving success in a relationship. The whole business of building a relationship is based on trial and error. Hence there can be no set rule for success.
Figure out what works for you rather than following some standard rule you might have read in a book or heard from a well-meaning friend. If what you and your partner are doing is generating the results you want, stick with it. Even if you think a certain rule is working out for you the thing to remember is not to follow even that rule rigidly!
We Can Learn About Relationships
It is regrettable we do not have a chance to study about relationships when we are in school. Relationships are something all of us will have to cope with in our lives. We are educated in reading, writing and arithmetic but the one thing that affects us the most emotionally is left to us to work out on our own.
It is mostly hit and miss for us when we take care of relationship issues, not really sure what to do. Many times when it gets rough, we will give up and break up. If we knew more about what we were doing or had more patience we could salvage these relationships. The only relationships we should not save are those that are abusive or really bad.
What can take place is we just give up too early. We might be angry and hurt and feel like the easiest way out is to leave. We tend to think about what is happening currently and forget the good times we have had with our partners. If things had been doing great in the relationship at one time, why can it not be good again?
No relationship is perfect so you should not expect perfection. When you and your partner get into an disagreement, it should not be viewed as the end of the world. Now, if the issue is cheating then you have a different situation to deal with. With cheating you will have to overcome lost of trust, but it can be done. Many relationships have survived someone cheating and still gone on to long lives together.
When things get tough do not give up hope, you can work out your differences and avoid a break up or divorce. Even if just one of you make an attempt at fixing things, you still have a good chance of getting your relationship back on track.


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A Washington, D.C. government initiative announced Oct. 6 will target the housing affordability issues individuals experiencing homelessness face in the District.
The Landlord Partnership Fund will work to foster a positive relationship between landlords and tenants enrolling for public housing and promote affordable housing and stability across all eight wards, according to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D).
The fund, subsidized by the Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development and financed by local business groups including the pro-business growth DowntownDC Business Improvement District, will cover certain costs incurred by landlords of tenants whose rent is subsidized by a Department of Human Services Homeless Services intervention, according to a news release from Bowser's office Oct. 6.
In turn, landlords are expected to relax screening criteria for people experiencing certain barriers to housing, including poor credit and past evictions, that have prevented them from securing affordable housing on their own.
According to CNHED's website, the fund is especially needed in D.C., which is facing a severe shortage of affordable housing and a shortage of landlords willing to lease affordable units to households with histories of homelessness.
This initiative is a part of Bowser's policy commitment to eradicating homelessness across the District, as the mayor's office is also implementing a plan to open shelters for individuals experiencing homelessness in wards across the city.
"My administration is committed to making homelessness in DC rare, brief, and nonrecurring, and the Landlord Partnership Fund as well as the improvements we are making to our homeless services system are going to help us reach that goal," Bowser said in her Oct. 6 announcement.
The Landlord Partnership Fund will be modeled after other similar housing initiatives.
In order for landlords to be eligible for this initiative, they will be required to enroll in the initiative through the CNHED. The costs covered by this fund will be unpaid rent up to $5,000 and property damage up to $2,500.
CNHED President and CEO Stephen Glaude commended the efforts to contribute to the fund's endowment thus far.
"Those contributing to the Fund should be applauded for their willingness be a part of the solution," Glaude said in a Oct. 6 news release.
Still, professor Joseph McCartin, executive director of Georgetown's Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor, said there is still work to be done to tackle the causes of homelessness.
McCartin, whose institute develops strategies and public policy recommendations for improved labor and quality of living standards, said he doubts the immediate efficacy of these programs.
"I fear that the partnership is not going to be able to address to full need that the situation now presents, but I think we will have to see how it unfolds," McCartin said.
McCartin said privately funded initiatives may be the best resource to address housing issues, as President Donald Trump's administration announces budget cuts for the Department of Housing and Urban Development in 2018.
HUD currently operates on $46 billion in budget allocations, but Trump's proposed 2018 budget would cut $6 billion in HUD funding.
These cuts are dangerous for the working poor in the District who desperately need federal intervention to keep up with the housing prices, McCartin said.
"The budget cuts that have been proposed are a serious threat to the working poor, especially in cities like Washington, which are pricing poor people out of the housing market," McCartin said. "The current political climate isn't good for poor people, and there's no denying that. We simply have to turn that around if we are going to have livable cities."


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Review: Declan McKenna – Limelight 2, Belfast
Following the release of his debut album 'What Do You Think About The Car', 18 year old English singer-songwriter Declan McKenna and his band recently embarked on their biggest headline UK tour yet, performing in Limelight 2 (the band's second Belfast show of the year). Since Declan last came to Belfast's Oh Yeah Music Centre in May, he has performed massive sets at the likes of Reading and Leeds Festival and Glastonbury, and is now set to headline some of the biggest shows of his career so far.
Before entering Limelight, it had been a concern that much of McKenna's younger core audience would not be in attendance, however it was fantastic to see that the crowd did not disappoint, demonstrating the wide-reaching appeal of McKenna's songs.
Beginning the show were Irish indie rock trio whenyoung, another act which have been tipped for exciting things in the future. Highlights of the set included the band's second single 'Actor', which showed off the vocal ability of lead singer Aoife Power. The trio played a set filled with a unique brand of indie rock with huge pop-punk elements, which combined with Power's distinctive vocal style led to an atmospheric and enjoyable set. With shows in both Dublin and Limerick on the horizon following this support slot, they are certainly ones to watch, and I fully expect in the them in a headliner slot in the near future.
The excitement for the headliner was huge and the atmosphere continued to build until McKenna entered the stage. The set opened with one of the most recognisable songs, the anthemic call to arms that is 'The Kids Don't Wanna Come Home', expressing the disillusionment of the younger generation. The song clearly resonated with the audience, with the crowd singing along to every single lyric. This track clearly demonstrates why in McKenna's short career he has already frequently been labeled as a "voice of a generation'. In the politically unstable times in which we live, the politically driven lyrics of tracks such as this as well as another highlight of the set, 'Paracetamol', which deals with issues such as sexual identity and depression, make Declan McKenna an essential act who vocalises the issues which young people truly care about.
The band followed with tracks from the recently released debut album including singles 'Isombard', 'Humongous' and 'Bethlehem'. These songs each demonstrate a unique aspect of McKenna's songwriting. For a talent so young he already boasts a massively varied and impressive discography. McKenna and his band also demonstrated an extremely passionate stage presence and extensive crowd interaction, with him Declan even singing part of his recent single "Why Do You Feel So Down" in the audience, as well as telling a story of his first experiences of Belfast as a 13 year old while visiting his sister, who studied at Queens. It seems that the confidence of the band, which was already massively impressive during the Belfast show in May, has only continued to improve.
Closing with two fan favourites in debut single "Brazil" as well as "Listen To Your Friends", it is clear that the set packed with anthemic hit singles did not disappoint. The crowd chanted Declan's name as the band left the stage, bringing an end to a thoroughly enjoyable night. Before leaving the stage, McKenna remarked that while this gig was one of the smallest on the tour, it was one of his favourites.


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In 2017, total revenues for the Lufthansa Group in 2017 amounted to €35.6 billion, a 12.4 percent increase on the previous year. The Adjusted EBIT of €2.97 billion was a significant 69.7 percent year-on-year improvement. And the 8.4 percent adjusted EBIT margin was up 2.9 percentage points compared to previous year. EBIT for the year increased more than €1 billion to €3.3 billion.
Lufthansa stated that it expects stable future revenue development with a 1-2% reduction in unit cost. Higher fuel costs of €700 million, which the company expects to be largely compensated by improved operating performance.
"Our endeavors of the past few years are paying off. Our modernization has a sustainable impact. We have achieved the best result in the history of our company. 2017 was a very good year for our customers, our employees and our shareholders," says Carsten Spohr, Chairman of the Executive Board & CEO of Deutsche Lufthansa. "Last year we were able to reduce costs again, while at the same time becoming the first – and the only – airline in Europe to be awarded a five-star rating. We are lowering our costs where this does not affect the customer, and are simultaneously further investing in our product and service quality."
"We are particularly pleased that we were again able to lower our passenger airlines' unit costs excluding fuel and currency factors last year. This is in particular as passenger related costs were actually up due to higher load factors, the variable remuneration was higher in light of strong result development, and additional costs because of compensation paid for the flight cancellations at Air Berlin burdened our cost as well," adds Ulrik Svensson, Chief Financial Officer of Deutsche Lufthansa.
"Excluding these one-off effects, we reduced our unit costs by 1.8 percent." The Lufthansa Group invested some €3 billion in 2017, around a third more than in the previous year. This is partly due to investments of some €900 million into aircraft from the Air Berlin flight operations. "These higher investments also reflect the increased size of our Group. But investments relative to revenue remain on one level with the world's most successful airlines," comments Ulrik Svensson. "Important is that the return on capital continues to increase. In 2017, our Adjusted ROCE (after tax) improved by 4.6 percentage points to 11.6 percent."
Despite the higher capital expenditure, free cash flow almost doubled in 2017 to EUR 2.3 billion. Net financial debt rose 6.8 percent to EUR 2.9 billion. This figure includes an initial EUR 1.7 billion funding for the new defined contributions model of the flight attendants' pension fund. Total pension provisions decreased by EUR 3.2 billion in 2017. The year-end equity ratio stood at 26.5 percent, an increase of 5.9 percentage points.
The Group's Network Airlines – Lufthansa, SWISS and Austrian Airlines – increased their Adjusted EBIT by nearly 50 percent to €2.3 billion. With strong demand and a positive pricing environment, the Network Airlines raised their EBIT margin 2.6 percentage points to almost ten percent.
Despite the significant expenses in the context of acquiring capacities from Air Berlin, Eurowings reduced its unit costs excluding fuel and currency factors by 6.5 percent. On the back of this and strong market demand, Adjusted EBIT increased by €200 million. Despite adverse one-off factors related to market consolidation, the Group's Point-to-Point Airlines improved their Adjusted EBIT margin by 7.3 percentage points and achieved a positive Adjusted EBIT of around €100 million.
A combination of cost reductions and strong demand helped Lufthansa Cargo to improve its Adjusted EBIT by almost €300 million to €242 million. The €415 million earnings of Lufthansa Technik were broadly in line with prior-year levels. Against the background of the continuing transformation of its European operations, the LSG Group sustained a €38 million decline in its earnings for the year to €66 million.


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- Green plants absorb energy from sunlight and change it into chemical energy during photosynthesis. They store the chemical energy in high-energy compounds, the most important of which are carbohydrates, especially glucose. The respiration process comprises the uptake of oxygen and the release of carbon dioxide (CO2).
- In the case of unicellulars, oxygen diffuses directly into the cell, and CO2 passes out as a bi-product.
- In the case of multicellulars, the presence of a respiratory system is essential. The uptake of oxygen and release of CO2 is called 'gaseous exchange', which is completely different from cellular respiration.
- Cellular respiration is the process by which energy is extracted from bonds of food molecules manufactured by plants or eaten by animals. The released energy is used in generating ATP (adenosine triphosphate) molecules.
The Respiratory System in Humans
Air Entrance:
- Air enters the body through the nose or the mouth. It's preferable for air to enter through the nose because:
- This passage is warm, as it is lined with numerous blood capillaries.
- This passage is moist, as it secretes mucous.
- This passage serves as a filter, as it contains hairs that act as a filter.
The Pharynx:
- This is a common passage for both food and air. Two tubes extend downwards from the pharynx:
- The esophagus (that leads to the stomach).
- The trachea (which is a part of the respiratory system).
The Larynx:
- The larynx is also known as the voice box.
The Trachea:
- Air enters the trachea through the larynx. The trachea wall contains a series of cartilage rings which prevent the trachea wall from collapsing, thus maintaining an open passageway for air.
- The inner surface of the trachea is lined with cilia which beat upwards to create air and mucous currents. This impedes the entry of small foreign bodies and moves them to the pharynx, where they may be swallowed. The trachea is divided at its lower end into two bronchi.
The Two Bronchi:
- Each bronchus enters a lung, where it divides and sub-divides into progressively smaller and smaller bronchioles. Each bronchiole finally opens into one of the many alveoli (air sacs), of which there are about 600 million per lung.
- The thin alveolar walls are considered the actual respiratory surface, as they are surrounded with a large network of blood capillaries. Blood receives oxygen from the alveolar air and carries it to the rest of the body. It gives out CO2 to the alveoli in return, so that it may get rid of it.
- The whole group of alveoli and bronchioles connected to them, together with the huge network of capillaries, constitute the lung. All animals possess two lungs: a right lung and a left lung.
The Respiration Mechanism in Humans
The mechanism of respiration in humans is the responsibility of:
- The diaphragm: the respiratory muscle.
- The intercostals muscles: two groups of internal and external chest muscles that move the ribs.
During inhalation:
- The internal muscles between the ribs contract, moving them up.
- The diaphragm muscle below the lungs contracts.
- The chest cavity increases.
- The internal pressure of air inside the lungs is reduced.
- The outside air flows through the nose, downwards through the trachea and finally into the lungs.
During expiration:
- The rib muscles relax.
- The diaphragm relaxes.
- The volume of the chest cavity is reduced.
- The internal pressure increases.
- Air is forced outside the lungs.
During each respiratory cycle (inspiration and expiration), the aeration of the lungs does not exceed 10% of its capacity. This ratio varies according to:
- The state of the individual between rest and exhaustion.
- The depth of the inspiration.
- At the end of expiration, some air is always left in the lungs to warm the new air coming into the lungs and to prevent the adhesion of the alveoli membranes from the inside.
- The human lungs are characterized by having a large surface area through which gas exchange occurs.
- The changes in the rate and depth of respiration are accompanied with similar changes in heartbeat. This is regulated by the center of respiration in the brain.
- The respiratory system in humans plays an important role in the excretion of water, as the expired air contains water vapour. Humans usually lose about 500 cm3 of water each day through the lungs, out of the 2500 cm3 of water that humans lose daily. This is due to the evaporation of water that moistens the alveoli membranes. This water is necessary for dissolving oxygen and carbon dioxide so that the exchange of gases between the air of the alveoli and the surrounding blood in the capillaries can occur.


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My question is how should I run my boards to avoid butt joints? Or should I just go with butt joints and stagger them throughout the deck?
Installing deck boards usually begins at the house wall and goes out toward the end, Stagger the joints between the courses of decking for a more pleasing
Mar 21, 2015 The installation guide clearly shows to stagger butt seams every row not every two rows, so this deck does not meet code and will have to
The reason there is significant waste is you t ry and stagger those joints. So the first decking board you might only cut off a couple of inches to get the joint
Board fixing layout comes down to personal preference. Another one is to stagger the joins over the whole deck so that they aren't as noticeable . If you do this joints will be perfect unless your saw has been knocked out .
Many times the deck is wider then the longest decking board available. So random joints should be placed and staggered throughout the decking installation.
We explain how to lay out the remaining deck boards, how to stagger butt joints between boards, and we address the problem of deciding which side of the deck
We describe how to lay out and fasten deck boards to the deck floor joist you have to deal with butt joints; arrange the decking so that the joints are staggered
Jan 9, 2009 You should consider staggering the joints and I would cut some of the deck boards into 6' lengths. You should start one row with a 6' and 12'
One way to make your deck more aesthetically pleasing is to stagger your boards. With a staggered deck, each successive row is offset from the rows adjacent to
4 days ago Decks feature planks for walking on, but if these boards are shorter than the When you are staggering joints across a deck, the joints must
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Course Duration, Method: 1 day (8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.), Instructor-Led Training
Course Overview:
This course builds upon the foundational knowledge presented in the Microsoft Excel 2016 Level1 course and will help start you down the road to creating advanced workbooks and worksheets that you can use to create dashboards. As a result, the ability to analyze massive amounts of data, extract actionable intelligence from it, and present that information to decision makers is the cornerstone of driving a successful organization that is able to compete at a high level.Read More
Course Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to create dashboards in Excel 2016.
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- Apply conditional logic.
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- Create trendline and sparkline charts.
- Use PivotTables, PivotCharts, and slicers to create a dashboard.
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Lesson 1: Using Names in Formulas and Functions
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Topic B: Work with Forms and Controls
Lesson 3: Applying Conditional Logic
Topic A: Use Lookup Functions
Topic B: Combine Functions
Lesson 4: Visualizing Data with Basic Charts
Topic A: Create Charts
Topic B: Modify and Format Charts
Lesson 5: Using Advanced Charting Techniques
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Lesson 6: Analyzing Data with PivotTables, PivotCharts, and Slicers
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Taking in everything from the outrageous (yes, Hitler was addicted to crystal meth) to the eye-watering (such as the renowned surgeon who accidentally cut off his patient's left testicle) to the downright disgusting (like the 'cure' for toothache used by the Egyptians involving dead mouse paste), this book proves that medical science is not for the faint-hearted, lily-livered or weak-stomached!
Author's Bio
David Haviland is a writer, editor, and ghostwriter, with a number of bestselling books to his name, which have been sold to publishers all over the world and widely serialised. David has written a number of books of amusing trivia and popular science.
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-Score: Keene State College 9, Clark University 7
-Records: Clark (7-7), Keene State (4-7)
-Location: Worcester, Mass. (Granger Baseball Field)
-The Lead: The Owls of Keene State College outlasted the Clark University baseball team in a non-conference contest on Wednesday afternoon. After the visitors pulled ahead by as many as nine runs, the Cougars were able to rally back within three in the bottom of the eighth inning before the Owls held on for the ultimate 9-7 victory.
-The Owls hopped on the board with an early run in the first inning. After senior Mac Struthers (Strafford, N.H.) got on base on an error by the Cougars, he made his way to third on a single to right center from junior Connor Walsh (Goffstown, N.H.). Senior Connor Longley (Foxboro, Mass.) got Struthers across home with a sacrifice fly to right field (1-0).
-Junior Sam Czel (Newtown, Conn.) homered over the left center field fence for two more runs in the top of the third to extend Keene State's lead to 3-0.
-The Cougars got two back in the bottom of the third when senior Zach Kelley (Hadley, Mass.) started things off with a single to right field and junior Derek Lefebvre (Groton, Mass.) sent a two-run homerun over the left field fence (3-2).
-Senior David Sevigny (Rocky Hill, Conn.) put a double off the left field fence to score senior John Tarascio (Wethersfield, Conn.) and junior Tom Meucci (Newington, Conn.) singled to right center to score Sevigny as the Owls took the 5-2 lead after three and a half innings.
-With two outs on the board Longley homered in the top of the fifth to give the visitors the 6-2 advantage.
-Clark closed the gap to two in the bottom of the sixth with two more runs. Junior Nick Jordan (Seaford, N.Y.) and first year Andrea Casabianca (Yonkers, N.Y.) walked before junior Dylan Horn (Sterling, Conn.) doubled to center field for score them both as the Cougars trailed by just two heading into the top of the seventh (6-4).
-The Owls pulled ahead by five in the top of the seventh when Struthers crossed home and junior Ryan Linehan (Bedford, N.H.) earned two RBIs with a single to centerfield that scored his classmate Tyler Gammie (Newington, Conn.) and Longley (9-4).
-The Cougars put three more across home to come within two of the Owls after eight. Kelley and Lefebvre earned RBIs in the rally while Casabianca, Horn and Thibault scored the three runs of the inning (9-7). Keene State held on defensively in the ninth to capture the 9-7 victory.
-Lefebvre finished 2-for-5 with a homerun, three RBIs and one run scored to lead the Cougars. Horn went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and one run scored on the day while Kelley finished 1-for-3 with one RBI and one run scored.
-Longley finished 1-for-3 with a homerun, two RBIs and two runs scored for the Owls. Czel went 1-for-4 with two RBIs and one run scored.
-Sophomore Sean Savage (Berkeley Heights, N.Y.) pitched five innings for Clark. He allowed seven hits, six runs scored (five earned), and struck out four batters. He falls to 1-1 on the season.
-Sophomore Brian Vieira (Wethersfield, Conn.) earned the victory on the mound for Keene State. He pitched one inning.
-Clark finished with nine hits while the Owls finished with 11.
-Clark opens up New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) play on Saturday, March 23rd when they host the Beavers of Babson College in a double header 12:00 p.m.
-Keene State travels to UMass-Boston on the same day for a Little East Conference double header starting at 1:00 p.m.


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- FeatureCloud-based analytics still mostly on the horizon
- FeatureIT as a Service transforming traditional IT departments
- OpinionCloud apps are movin' on up
- OpinionBI in the cloud: Find your bliss
- OpinionMoving toward cloud finance? First, some questions
- Cloud DevelopmentsEnterprise cloud services: Who's responsible?
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Cloud apps are movin' on up
It's not new anymore. The cloud is everywhere, and most business apps out there have cloud versions as well. But it still put some companies on edge, and they aren't on board -- yet.
- Scot Petersen, Editorial Director
There are few enterprise applications that are not available as cloud apps, and businesses are doing a lot of hard thinking about when to jump in, as you'll learn in reading this issue of Business Information.
The choices run the gamut. On the one hand, you have Plymouth, Mich., manufacturer CCI Industries. "We've completely jumped in -- or, jumped up into -- the cloud with both feet. We're going with everything," says Jeffrey Aznavorian, CCI's chief operating officer, in Brenda Cole's cover story on how much ERP functionality companies are putting in the cloud.
On the other hand, there's Anisa International, another midsize manufacturer, which is moving in a more measured way, deploying NetSuite's cloud ERP platform model, according to Gary Heege, senior vice president of finance and IT. "We're a relatively small company and didn't want the heavy hardware investment that comes with, say, Oracle -- but we wanted the functionality," Heege says. He adds, though, that factors such as a lack of IT resources mandated a gradual rollout.
Still, CCI Industries and Anisa are in the minority, experts say, because many businesses remain skittish about putting financial and customer data in the cloud, and, presumably, out of their control, despite the many advantages such as cost savings.
For more on cloud apps
Find out whether your cloud apps are behaving as they should
Can legacy applications be cloud apps?
Proof your cloud apps against failure
There are ways to alleviate or even eliminate some of the concerns about moving enterprise systems like business intelligence to the cloud, according to TechTarget analyst Wayne Eckerson. If anything, the cloud will lower costs, he writes, and that alone could be enough to outweigh the risks.
The decision to move to the cloud may ultimately not be in the hands of your company's IT leaders, but in the hands of your customers, both internal and external. "Our initial motivator was fear [of missing out on the cloud opportunity]," says Jon Peirce, senior vice president of IT at EMC, in Stephanie Neil's story on companies offering IT as a Service, turning traditional IT departments into internal service providers. "But now we are better business partners. We, as an IT organization, are viewed strategically and in a more positive light."
The bottom line is what is really going to drive more adoption of cloud apps for business applications. There used to be the same hesitation about online banking, and now online is driving much of the growth in the financial services industry. And, as Forrester Research analyst China Martens points out inside, "As people get more comfortable with cloud elsewhere in the business, they start thinking 'Where else can I apply that?' "
The answer? Everywhere.


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Coming Up in February will be our club's third Winter convention!
If you haven't already done so - stop by the website and register to run a game!
The crowd at our shows come to play games. The more the better, and there is no better way to try out a new idea, ruleset or army. And you'll make some more friends in the Wargaming world.
So, support ODMS by supporting the convention - and the best way to do that is to run and play games. See you in February!


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I have worked a bit on the Particle System. Like the Sound Engine this is something new for me so I was quite happy and surprised how its integration with the rest was mostly painless.
In the screenshot you can see our Exekiel prepping for his Gandalf impersonation!
I will talk about the anatomy of a particle system in another post, but for now let me say that the animation system worked great and, on my test machine (a first generation Intel i5 with 4GB of RAM), it scaled nicely up to 1000 particles before starting to lag a bit. That's quite something when you consider that it comes with zero optimization!
For now this is just an hard-coded particle effect, but now that I have the basic system in place the next step will be to load it from the same configuration files that I have talked about in an earlier post.
Particles are not, in fact, only useful for special visual effects but will be used to make the world more alive, for example by animating waves of lava and cinders flying in the foreground of the Fiery Pits.
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Most mental and emotional imbalances have their root in the poor understanding we have of life. Ancient traditions such as Sankhya, Vedanta, Yoga, and even Shamanism and Kabbalah have succeeded in presenting a thorough account of the meaning of life and the steps towards happiness and personal evolution. When you combine this ancient knowledge with the tools they left for us, you are able not only to find meaning to your existence but to understand all the processes involved in the game of life.
It is learning how to play the different games (establishing your foundations, having fun in life, defusing self-importance, creating a life project, expanding into universal love, allowing full communication, and finally focusing on spiritual development) what will make you fully aware of what you are and chart a roadmap to your personal realization.
In Ananda, we call this process Human Evolution and our mission in it, Karmalogy, as we deal not only with the psyche but with all different layers of the person. Karmalogy sessions are scheduled one hour per week so each individual has enough time to integrate all realizations taken from each session.
Understanding Karmalogy
- What is karma?
Contrary to popular belief, karma is not a curse but an opportunity to climb one more rung in the ladder of evolution. As such, there is not good or bad karma but just opportunities.
- How does karma work?
- A karmic opportunity is implanted during childhood. It involves a situation that superficially seems detrimental to our interests.
- This situation will create a very deep and strong mental imprint that will continue to affect our life from the deep shadows of our subconscious mind.
- Due to its influence, we inadvertently continue to re-create the original situation throughout our lives. The situation will repeat over and over with different characters, different scenarios but same end result. This end result will always bring suffering, making us frustrated and even depressed as we don't understand why this is happening to us.
- The situation is re-created in an effort of our spirit to make us understand something about ourselves which will propel us to a higher level in our evolution.
- What is Karmalogy?
Karmalogy is a technique that allows us to unravel the complex situation designed by the spirit allowing us to see the real cause of our sufferings and the lesson that needs to be learned. Once you understand why this situation is happening over and over, you can change that aspect of you that is triggering it and stopping it. You will learn how to easily manage these situations if they ever reoccur again and, if needed, a plan to manifest the life that you are intended to live.
- What happens when you find the cause?
When you find the cause of your suffering, which is none but an opportunity to evolve, we are able to change our patterns of behavior and/or intentions for doing things. This stops the recurring situation and allows us to understand our new lesson and close the chapter. Once the chapter is closed, we can now begin to work on our life purpose or project without any interference.
- What about if you never find the cause/lesson to learn?
The situation will continue to occur at a harder and harder intensity, bringing more and more suffering to your life. We are bound to understand who we are and the meaning or our life on Earth. You may choose to understand these by turning inside and observing who you really are or you may choose to continue living externally until suffering breaks you down and you decide to look inside.
- Can Karmalogy help find out your life purpose?
Yes, Karmalogy can help you not only to find out what your purpose in life is but also how to manifest it.


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farout!!! needs some TLC. drive shaft boots for starters:D
mate, if you took a bit too much metal off, stress less, just cover the section in jb weld let it sit for 24 hours and come back and re file/grind/drill the section again
just hold the bus...
dont give up on the 40 watt iron yet
if you thought in this hobby you were going to get just one soldering iron to do *EVERYTHING* your wrong
right tool for the right job...
why run twin 775 motors? a single 14.4v dewalt motor will be more then enough, produces a mind blowing amount of torque as it is and is reasonably quick as well.plus it runs quite nicely off a stock...
forget about using the 40w iron any where near the motor, it will have the life sucked out of it.go buy at least a 60 watt for soldering the caps to the can of the dewalt motor.
the dewalt motor...
you could *probably* get away with it if you used some decent glue like jb weld or the likes and roughen up both surfaces a bit with sand paper or a small wire wheel on a dremmel/rotary tool
i used some 6millimeter key steel for mine, bought it from local SKF bearing shop. dont have a spare rod, so the key steel works just fine
with regards to this question.... what blue boot? is it the blue one that goes around the drive-shaft half's to keep dirt out?
if so to fix it you want traxxas part#5459 and it comes with...
i just phones traxxas tech via skype and im correct, these parts are interchangeable. awesome stuff.now i can get my bulkheads sorted....yippie
just looking at front bulkheads from revo 3.3 and looks to be same part number as erevo, part number
rear bulk head part number 5329 on both erevo and revo 3.3 are they interchangeable as...
i have converted 2 x 14.4v dewalt motors for my erevo already
piece of cake, nothing hard. just a little time consuming.
few secrets you need to know first off.
where your going to solder the...
the erevo brushless comes with a mamba monster stock. it will run on 6s lipos so 2 of the batteries you have now.
however, the battery pack you have is only 20c and i would say thats a bit low, if...
heres the picture u were looking for
i made one on the weekend, a ruler helps or a tape measure, or a vernier
another must do mod is to wrap the servo wires with some tube or the likes or the wires rub against the motor and around...
yeah, rear mud flaps. i made mine from an old milk bottle.basically its a bit of rectangle plastic and you zip tie it to the top suspension arm.make it big enough so it hangs just below the bottom...
heres my erevo after i made a few mods to it... it goes really well on water now
tried either of the above?
if you can setup a flyby wire system to run the r/c from the motorcycle throttle/brake that would be cool, then as you wind up the throttle on the bike, the r/c will have its esc wound up as...
this might help, i dunno,looks like the metric screws were swapped for imperial???????
never mind, i found what i want in the summit f.a.q
To determine your BEC side/plug follow this procedure:
with the esc off and all batteries unplugged...
can anyone please tell me how to determine which of th two battery connectors on the stock traxxas esc powers the bec?
i forgot that chopshop rc have an ebay store as well in australia
thanks for the links.
as i stated in an earilier post i said i was paying $7 per bottle for Losi shock oil and i thought that was a good price, but after looking at this link to RCKinghobbies...
i live in townsville, queensland, australia, i have pretty much given up getting parts for my erevo locally, however i do get shock oil locally, i buy "losi" oil for $7 a bottle and i think thats...
aaahhhh yes good idea, i didnt think to put the pivot balls in the carrier and polish it as well
thanks :-)


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24 Indian fishermen detained by Pakistan
Vadodara: The Pakistani Marine Security Agency (PMSA) has allegedly arrested 24 Indian fishermen and seized six boats for illegally straying into the country`s waters.
"I received this report from my counterpart in the Pakistan Fish Forum in Karachi, this evening," National Fish Forum secretary Manish Lodhari told PTI here on Monday night.
The fishermen were detained by PMSA during routine patrolling yesterday, Lodhari said.PMSA has since released released one boat and several fishermen, who are on their way and likely to reach Okha in the state tomorrow, he said.
Further details are awaited.


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The ever popular FRESH FOLIO event is back!! This year, SAILA FRESH is challenging you to put your best foot forward.
Join us to celebrate a fantastic 2018 and announce the recipient of the 2018 Rodney Beames Student Award.
Including award winning case study projects featuring Mukanthi Playspace and Q+A Session
AILA SA and EMAGN are teaming up again in 2018 to hold the largest design industry quiz night in South Australia targeting young architects, interior designers, landscape architects and allied professions.
A case study of Optus Stadium Precinct in Perth
Applications for Light Weight Soils in greener healthier communities
Proudly Sponsored by Jeffries
Share a few drinks with special guests Tim Arnold - AILA CEO and Linda Corkery - AILA National President as we celebrate our achievements, welcome our newest RLA and announce the 2017 Rodney Beames Student Award.


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Premier at Sawmill Athletic Club at 3111 Hayden Rd, Columbus, OH 43235
Take 71N
Take exit 101 to merge onto I-270 W toward Dayton
Take exit 15 for Tuttle Crossing Blvd
Keep right at the fork and merge onto Tuttle Crossing Blvd
Continue on Tuttle Crossing Blvd. Take Frantz Rd. to Hayden Rd.
Merge onto Tuttle Crossing Blvd.
Use the right 2 lanes to turn right onto Frantz Rd.
Use the left 2 lanes to turn left onto Hayden Run Rd.
Destination will be on the right
Take I-71S
Take exit 119B toward Dayton for 1-270 W
Use the right 2 lanes to exit 20 for Sawmill Rd.
Keep left at the fork, follow signs for Sawmill Rd. S. and merge onto Sawmill Rd.
Turn right onto Bethel Rd.
Continue onto Hayden Rd.
Destination will be on the left
Take 70E
Take exit 79 for US-42 toward Plain City
Turn left onto US-42 N
Turn right onto Price-Hilliards Rd.
Turn right onto NE Plain City-Georgesville Rd.
Turn left onto Price-Hilliards Rd./Price-Hilliards Rd.
Turn left onto Creek Rd.
Turn right onto Hayden Run Rd.
At the traffic circle, take the 2nd exit and stay on Hayden Run Rd.
Destination will be on the right
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Four home selling tricks to watch for – and how to beat them
There's a lot riding on your home purchase, so it's important to recognise – and outsmart – the tactics that can be used to present a problem property in a far more flattering light.
Property ads can be very persuasive. However, a quick visit to an Open Home inspection can reveal that a "cosy family cottage" is so small you couldn't swing a cat (let alone a toddler), or that "close to transport" is shorthand for being right under a flight path.
Seeing through the hype of an advertisement is one thing. Recognising home selling tricks and the strategies a vendor or selling agent can use is also critical, and it pays to take off the rose-coloured glasses when inspecting properties.
We explain four tell-tale signs to watch for that a seller is trying to disguise serious flaws or shortcomings.
1. Covering-up smells during open for inspections
Filling a home with pleasant fragrances such as the perfume of fresh flowers can make a property more inviting. But fresh scents can also be used to hide costly problems such as rising damp, which according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) impacts as many as 10-50% of indoor environments in Australia, especially in coastal areas.
Damp can cause structural problems by eroding the mortar in brickwork, and it can also promote the growth of moulds that can cause health problems.
A simple way to see through home selling tricks like covering up damp with other fragrances is to arrange a pre-purchase building inspection. This can make you aware of the property's condition and highlight major concerns such as damp as well as other structural defects like shifting foundations that can lead to cracking in the walls or ceilings.
2. Small areas of fresh paint
In a bid to boost the sales price, home owners may complete a few cosmetic renovations like a fresh lick of paint.
Sometimes though a new coat of paint can be a quick fix attempt to cover up more sinister problems like the handiwork of destructive pests such as termites or again, damp.
Peter Georgiev, director of building advisory service Archicentre Australia, says the termite problem is increasing because construction of most homes since the 1960s has involved the use of concrete slabs with little clearance from the ground, coupled with the use of soft wood timber frames.
According to pest service Rentokil, one in four Australian homes are attacked by termites in their lifetime, and they can leave behind an average repair bill of up to $8,000.
So it can pay to look at little more closely at properties that are freshly painted especially if just one area of the home or a specific room smells strongly of fresh paint. It could be masking a bigger bug problem.
A pest inspection can identify whether there's a pest problem, and spare you the hassle and expense of sharing the place with termites and other unwanted creepy crawlies.
3. Timing inspections to maximise natural light
Shining a light through some home selling tricks doesn't have to cost anything. Natural light is a key point of appeal for many buyers, and real estate agents may time home inspections to coincide with those periods when a home receives maximum sunlight.
To get a better idea of whether an interior could receive poor natural light or be shaded by neighbouring buildings at different times of the day, consider making appointments to visit the place at a variety of timeslots.
Conversely, some rooms can receive way too much afternoon sun, especially in summer. If you have doubts about whether a west-facing room could become a sauna in the warmer months, time visits for later in the day.
4. Home staging to create an illusion of space and flow
When you're checking out open homes, chances are you'll encounter at least one property that's surprisingly short on personal touches – like family photos, personal memorabilia or even evidence of the household pooch.
In fact, if the place looks more like a high end hotel suite than a lived in home, chances are it's been staged.
Home staging is designed to show off a home in its best light, and clever selection and arrangement of furniture can make a place appear lighter, brighter and more spacious.
The only way around the impact of home staging is to visualise your furniture in the property rather than focusing on the rented pieces.
Look at the floorplan for an idea of how well the dimensions of each room measure up to your current home and furniture. And take along a list with the dimensions of your main pieces of furniture like a lounge suite (don't forget to measure its depth, not just the length) for an idea of how much space your furniture will take up. This can highlight whether under-sized pieces have been used by the home stager to make the place appear more generously proportioned.
One area where you won't have to worry about cover-ups is your home loan. Your Aussie Broker can help you identify the right loan for your needs based on your budget and lifestyle. Talk to your Aussie Broker today for the loan that really is the right fit for you.
You may also be interested in What's the best season for buying a home?, Tips for buying a home when the property market is hot and 5 things I wish I'd known before buying (without a broker).


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Click the image below to view and download the trail map:
Onatru Farm Park & Preserve are owned by the Town of Lewisboro. Alice Lane Poor, a longtime contributor to church, town, and civic affairs, donated it to the town for open space and recreation. Her intention was to preserve the rural farming atmosphere of Lewisboro by the preservation of the house, buildings, and fields, as well as the trails for observing wildlife. Recreational facilites include fields for baseball, soccer and lacrosse, tennis courts and play areas. The farmhouse is the site of the annual Lewisboro Library Fair and is the home of the Town's Parks & Recreation Department. There are two trails: the one at the park begins at the end of a farm road behind the farmhouse; the one across the road at the preserve offers a nature trail constructed by an Eagle Scout.
Highlights: Numerous songbirds, large oak trees, several old fields, mountain laurel grove with beautiful rocks, mosses and ferns, interesting foundation and well of the old Davis house at the Shady Lane trailhead, a nice winter walk protected from the wind.
Directions: Onatru Farm is at 99 Elmwood Road. Turn south at the traffic light at Routes 35 and 123. Follow Rte. 123 for 1.6 miles to Shady Lane. Turn left and then left again onto Elmwood Road. The farm is on the right; the preserve is on the left. Parking for both is at Onatru Farm Park.


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This is my first needlepoint project in about 16 years! Somewhere I saw tetris magnets, and got the idea to make them myself.
Plastic Mesh Canvas
6 colors embroidery thread
adhesive magnet roll
cookie sheet (or other magnetic surface)
I did a google search for tetris shape outlines. I only came up with 6 of the 7 shapes, but once I got the hang of it, that 7th shape was easy! They turned out a little smaller than I had originally planned, but that's okay. I made three of each shape. First I planned for how large each square would be, then I traced the outline of each shape on the canvas and cut it out. I then "colored" each square with the embroidery thread. I then cut out a strip of magnet to fit the piece, and stuck it onto the back of a cookie sheet for safe keeping. I laid a heavy book on top of the shapes that I had finished. Because the magnet was in a roll, it was kind of curved whereas the plastic canvas was not. If the adhesive doesn't stick, I'm going to hot glue the magnet onto the canvas.
The final result:
And the playing surface, it also gives you an idea of how small the pieces actually are. The brown magnet at the bottom serves as the bottom of the screen.


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Constant loading
Chovner Posts: 197 ★★
edited March 2018 in Bugs and Known Issues
The game is really choppy, almost like it's loading a little bit with every hit, evade, parry, block, etc. There's no smooth transition of combos or anything. I see the little bottom right loading wheel pop up constantly throughout the fight, this can't be normal.