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What did we do before smartphones? How did we manage the daily commute without flinging birds at pigs, or contend with waiting rooms without attacking flying fruit with ninja weapons? What did we read at the breakfast table, or (and let's be honest here) on the toilet?
Total connectivity has enriched our lives in many ways, not least the control we now wield over our current accounts, credit cards and ISAs; there are literally thousands of apps on the market promising to ease financial woes. Behold:
A good app for: Keeping track of your money
Money Lover – Expense Manager is a solid, straightforward and intuitive app that allows you to manage your money on the go. Simply enter your salary and any other income, and then log your spending every time you make a purchase. The free app will remind you of transactions (you'll be surprised at how much your morning coffee sets you back) and keep you up to date with your balance. No need to link your bank account; you just have to be honest with the app and yourself about how much you're spending every day. You might just get a shock. Available on Android and iPhone.
A good app for: Sending cash quickly
Barclays Pingit is a must for those who are perennially in the debt of their friends because they didn't bring cash to the restaurant, or couldn't make it to payday before popping out for a cheeky pint. The free-to-download app allows users to send up to £300 to friends and family via text, using just a phone number, whether they bank with Barclays or not. The whole process is totally secure and is done in seconds. Available on Android, iPhone and Blackberry.
A good app for: Hitting your savings targets
Savings advice is dull: we all know skipping our morning coffee could save us a pretty penny, we've heard it hundreds of times before. But when you know exactly how much you could save, things start looking a bit more interesting. Savings Calculator is a simple app that will calculate how much money you could save in a week/month/year by forsaking certain items, or putting a little aside every day. It's basically a very flash calculator, but it's quick and effective in driving the money message home. Available on Android and iPhone.
A good app for: Saving money on bills
We're constantly being told to keep an eye on our energy consumption because it's good for Mother Nature, but actually, a few minutes spent setting up Meter Readings could save you a small fortune, too. This useful app makes it easy to monitor gas and electricity meters, as well as compare usage and costs against other energy suppliers – you can even switch suppliers directly from the app. The app costs 69p but you're likely to make that back (and the rest) in energy savings pretty quickly. Available on iPhone.
A good app for: Getting bills paid on timeBillMinder is a sleek and intuitive app which promises you'll never pay another late fee again by bringing all your bills together in one manageable place. Create alerts and offline notifications, set up automatic payments, view bill histories and trends and, usefully, sync your BillMinder account with others so everyone in your house knows when bills are due – perfect for sharers. Available on iPhone.
A good app for: Managing debt
Loans, credit cards, overdrafts... They each have different terms and conditions and individual institutions will implement their own rates, so it can be tricky keeping on top of charges and interest. Debt Payoff Planner helps users understand their debt better by calculating which debts should be paid off first, how many payments each debt has left, days until debts are wiped, graphs, spreadsheets and payment plan suggestions. It's not the prettiest app to look at, but hundreds of happy customers say it's definitely worth the 61p charge. Available on Android.
A good app for: Finding the best price for products
Why spend hours scouring prices in stores and on websites when ShopSavvy Barcode Scanner can do it for you? Simply aim your phone's camera at the barcode on the product and the app will work its magic, bringing you a list of online and local prices, with lots of helpful info like shipping charges and distances. The updated version also lets you link a credit card for instant purchasing. Available on Android and iPhone.
A good app for: Getting a good deal
MyVoucherCodes Vouchers is, admittedly, one of zillions of coupon apps promising great deals and money off everything from pizza to contact lenses, but we like this one because it gives users top results for vouchers within walking distance of their current location. Simply download and enjoy while you're already out and about. Available on Android and iPhone.
A good app for: Converting currency
Almost universally known for providing the last word in currency conversion, XE.com will be familiar to most web users. Its free apps are just as simple and intuitive as the website, offering the latest rates, historical data and – usefully – an offline mode. Available on Android, iPhone, Blackberry and Windows.
A good app for: Following the market
Bloomberg's mobile apps are a must-have for business types, with features including news, market data and portfolio tracking tools alongside easy-to-understand charts and graphs that illustrate the importance of global events and market shifts. Just don't go losing your life-savings in your lunch hour. Available on Android, iPhone, Blackberry and Nokia.
A good app for: Pretending to be rich
Bank balance looking a bit sad? Debts not shifting? Fear not, for if smartphones are good for anything it's a spot of escapism. Download Millionaire City to become a powerhouse CEO, build a luxury empire and watch the money roll in. Pretend money, that is (sorry). Available on Android, iPhone, Blackberry and Windows.


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Daylight Savings Time 2015
If you have ever had to remind yourself what way to change the clock for Daylight savings time (DST) in spring then you may be familiar with the phrase "spring forward." Spring forward means that we set the clocks ahead one hour in order to enjoy longer days and have added sunlight through the spring and summer months.
Modern DST was first proposed by the New Zealand entomologist George Vernon Hudson, whose shift-work job gave him leisure time to collect insects, and led him to value after-hours daylight. In 1895 he presented a paper to the Wellington Philosophical Society proposing a two-hour daylight-saving shift, and after considerable interest was expressed in Christchurch, New Zealand, he followed up in an 1898 paper. Many publications credit DST's proposal to the prominent English builder and outdoorsman William Willett, who independently conceived DST in 1905 during a pre-breakfast ride, when he observed with dismay how many Londoners slept through a large part of a summer's day. An avid golfer, he also disliked cutting short his round at dusk. His solution was to advance the clock during the summer months, a proposal he published two years later. A Member of Parliament Robert Pearce, who introduced the first Daylight Saving Bill to the House of Commons on 12 February 1908, took up the proposal. A select committee was set up to examine the issue, but Pearce's bill did not become law, and several other bills failed in the following years. Willett lobbied for the proposal in the UK until his death in 1915.
Broadly speaking, Daylight Saving Time was abandoned in the years after the war (with some notable exceptions including Canada, the UK, France, and Ireland for example). However, it was brought back for periods of time in many different places during the following decades, and commonly during the Second World War. It became widely adopted, particularly in North America and Europe starting in the 1970s as a result of the 1970s energy crisis.
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Take a good look at the image on the left, who do you think Betty Brosmer (the Barbie-proportioned 50s model and author) had in mind when she put that outfit together in the morning? We're guessing it wasn't her mother. Traditionally, women's fashion has always been about drawing the male gaze. During an interview on Good Morning, America in 1979, sex-goddess Sophia Loren said that, "A woman's dress should be like a barbed-wire fence: serving its purpose without obstructing the view." The popular sentiment was that clothes were there to protect the body, but not so much that they cover up a woman's sexy curves. But whatever may have been true of the past, today women are no longer dressing to impress men. Rather than looking "attractive" in any traditional sense, the way women choose to wear their clothes is seen as an opportunity to satisfy a creative itch and show the world that they run with a creative group of friends. In 2011 a survey commissioned by Simple skincare found that the majority of women think about their girlfriends when getting ready, and would value a compliment from a female higher than one received from a male.
These days women's fashion is decidedly less about "come hither" and more about "Look at me! I'm one of the cool girls." At least, that seems to be the case for all those who've whole-heartedly signed up for this decade-long ugly-pretty man-repeller dress-to-depress new wave of fashion. For these cool girls, the foremost questions when getting dressed are: am I comfortable? Will my fashion girls love this? Would my favorite fashion blogger approve? Do I look like the kind of person I want to be? The male gaze hardly ever enters the equation anymore.
But before we get carried away with joy that sisters are finally doing it for themselves, we'll be the first to admit that the fashion industry is fundamentally about what others think. By engaging in a certain trend, or buying a particularly "current" cut of dress, you are announcing to the world that you belong to an exclusive club of women who are 'in the know' about fashion. Buying into a trend serves no personal purpose outside of a social context. That part of fashion is still there. But what has changed is that subtle (or not so subtle as in the case of Ms. Brosmer above) dash of sex sprinkled on everything women used to wear. Without any of us realizing, a quiet revolution has been brewing that has taken fashion into increasingly gender neutral territory. The sudden sartorial dominance of oversized boxy jackets, comfortably shapeless tops, blunt bobs and roomy high waisted jeans all have that unmistakable touch of androgyny that most straight men, by and large, find unattractive on a woman.
The slow shift has made some lament that "women don't look like women anymore" (see this guy). But step back from that statement for a moment and really think about it. Beyond actually being a woman (which clearly doesn't seem to be enough in this case) what does a woman need to do to look like a woman? Stuff her ribcage into a corset? Bind her legs with a pencil skirt? Teeter around on her toes all day in a pair of stilettos? Why can't a comfortable woman be seen as a real woman? There is an inherent catch 22 to all this: On the one hand, a woman who get's comfortable and embraces that modern minimalist sans makeup look will get derided for looking sloppy or unfeminine. On the other hand, a full face of makeup, high heels and an overall polished look will ensure she's perceived as vain and arrogant. Really, looking like a "real woman" is an impossible endevor. It means tight but not too tight, made-up but not too much, sexy but just the right amount – the brain power required just to navigate these unwritten sartorial rules would be better put to use building an empire, or a garden of petunias (or a sandwich really).
"I really don't get it, everything looks baggy." Mike a 26 year old graphic designer explains reluctantly. "And I don't get the short hair, isn't it a scientific fact that men prefer women with long hair?" Men everywhere are baffled by the concept that women would actively alter their appearance to be less attractive to the male gaze. And it's really no surprise. Our culture, with all it's incredible art, literature and music, was built around the male gaze: The artist/muse relationship has always been one of observer and observed, women were rarely the one's who created art, but the ones that hung as art on the museum walls to be looked at and dissected. The vast majority of the greatest literature on the planet was written from the perspective of a man (even if the protagonist was female), and from as far back as there was a fashion industry men have been the ones in charge of creating and setting the trends that women wore. And for this reason, whether we like to admit it or not, we've all fallen for the trap of thinking that women dress for men rather than for themselves.
It's the terrifying "she was asking for it wearing that" phenomenon. A sexy woman walking down the street gets sexually harassed, and all anyone can talk about is how she probably should have covered up a little. For many people, it is a deeply rooted (and completely misguided) belief that it is a woman's responsibility to adjust her attractiveness depending on the amount of attention she wants to receive from men, rather than understanding that all adults, whether male or female, are responsible for controlling their own emotions (regardless whether those emotions are lust, anger or sexual frustration).
In her memoir, Eleanor Roosevelt wrote, "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." But this principle can be applied to all emotions – at the end of the day the only person living inside your head is yourself, you are the driver behind the wheel. No one else can make you do or feel anything you don't really want to do or feel – that's what it means to be an emotionally stable adult. A beautiful woman in a short skirt is no more asking for attention, than a Big Mac Meal is asking you to eat it, or a Celine bag is asking you to buy it. The temptation is in your head, not in the real world. But considering all this, it's really no wonder that women are becoming increasingly drawn to androgynous apparel. If nothing else, at the very very least this new mode of dressing is a lot less controversial and politically dangerous than a sexy short skirt and high heels.
Of course, that is not to say that women have given up on looking sexy. Far from it. Different fashion situations call for different approaches, and a killer dress is as useful in the wardrobe arsenal as a moto-jacket. A woman who is about to go on a date with the hottie of her dreams will likely not pull out her stylish mom jeans and dad sneaker combo but will probably want to whip out her "let's make some magic happen tonight" power dress. But that's not the point of this article. What we're talking about here isn't the occasional date, job interview or night out with the girls, but a woman's day-to-day sartorial existence, the person she chooses to convey through her wardrobe on a daily basis. Overall, women today are likely more comfortable in their clothes than they've ever been before. It's a strange and entirely unexplored moment in fashion history, and we like it very much.
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I longed for a simple home, but didn't see an end to the clutter. I wanted to believe that a simple, welcoming home was possible for me. Then, sometimes more than that, I wanted to give up. I wanted to call it quits on that dream and assume beautiful, simple homes were reserved for people with bigger budgets, better style, or less attachment to things.
In last week's post, Why Your Home Isn't Simple Yet, I shared some hard facts I had to face in order to find the simple home I longed for. Those truths were a little bit focused on theory, so today I'm going a little deeper in the very practical ways I was able to finally simplify our home.
3 Ways I Finally Found Simplicity
Following are 3 practical ways I was finally able to simplify our home. Each one is a simple action that repeated over time has helped me create a simple home I'm proud of. Sure, we still don't have gorgeous furniture, awesome interior design, or even immaculate closets and counters. Still, I feel calm, welcome, and inspired in my own home, and that feels like an accomplishment worth celebrating. Here's how it all got started…
1. Deciding I Wanted Simple
Really, what it all came down to was I either wanted that simple home of my dreams or I didn't. If I didn't really care about the beautiful and practical organization, the earthy yet minimal decor, the clean surfaces and emotion-filled carefully-curated wall art… if I didn't really care about all of that, then I didn't really have to face the hard truths about simple. I wouldn't have to embrace the simplifying process or make hard decisions to let go of things full of memories. On the other hand, if I really did care and really did want that calming, welcoming home of my dreams, then it was time to decide the hard work would be worth it. That decision was a game-changer in the actions that followed. It was a very important first step.
2. Changing Previous Habits
Next, creating that beautiful home in my head meant acknowledging my current habits were hindering me, not helping me. I was an accept-aholic, meaning I said yes and took in more than I needed or even wanted. Freebies, clearance finds, hand-me-downs. I loved browsing sales and clearance racks, even if I had nothing specific on my wish list. Heck, I didn't even have a wish list, it was just all an endless scroll in my head. After I decided I really did want a simple home, it was time to stop bringing things into the home that were not helping make that happen. I learned to start better evaluating what was needed and simply wanted. I implemented a wish list where items stayed written down for weeks before it became apparent they would either contribute positively to the simple space I was creating, or they needed to be left off the list. I focused on quality over quantity, focusing on less things but better.
3. Following Routine Upkeeps
Finally, I dove deep into simplifying routines to get all the unnecessary in our home out. It started with some serious Freecycling when our first baby was a few months old. It got more intentional with a couple yearly Home Cures I did through Apartment Therapy. It got kicked up a lot when I created my own Project Eliminate to clear as much as possible before we relocated during a short homeless, jobless season. And, finally, I started following seasonal simplifying routines each spring and fall to maintain my progress, keep improving our spaces, and giving the excess a dated eviction notice.
The question for you: do you want a simple home or not? That's really what it comes down to. If you do, then accept the hard truths and do the work of changing your habits and following new routines. If you don't, well, it's your simple home dream being given up, so that choice is yours.
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Some 14km east of Bai Chay is Titop Beach, which takes the shape of a crescent encompassing the island. Small though it might be, it wins kudos for its quiet and airy atmosphere, its clean and clear waters, as well as its alluring landscape.The name Ti Top is named by the most respectful hero of Vietnam, President Ho Chi Minh, after the Russian astronaut German Titop on the occasion of his first visit to Halong Bay in 1962.
There has a bar in the island, which also provides swimming costumes, floats, and lukewarm shower. Fresh water was carried to the island from inland.
This beach is not only beautiful but also well worth a visit to cool off when the heat starts to get to you. If you spend a day at the beach and elect to take a deckchair, you will be asked to buy either a baguette, some lovely pineapple or a drink, otherwise you will have to pay for the seat.
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Samuel Uppleby
Uppleby was commissioned lieutenant on 9 November 1756 and amongst other service he was aboard the Valiant 74, Captain Adam Duncan during 1763-4.
Having been promoted commander on 2 June 1772 he joined the Hawk 8 in the East Indies, which vessel was paid off in April 1775.
He was posted captain on 8 April 1776 and flew the broad pennant of Commodore William Hotham aboard the Preston 50 going out to North America in May. After commanding a division of boats in the landings on Long Island during the New York campaign of July – October 1776 he was present at the occupation of Rhode Island on 8 December 1776. When the bulk of the fleet undertook the Philadelphia campaign in the autumn of 1777 the Preston remained with Hotham in the Hudson River supporting Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Clinton in an incursion into the Jerseys with Uppleby leading the debarkation. He was still holding his position with Hotham during Vice-Admiral Lord Howe?s fleet in the defence of New York in July 1778 and in the manouevres off Rhode Island during August where the Preston famously attacked the storm-damaged French Marseillais 74 before being obliged to disengage on the approach of other French men-of-war.
At the end of 1778 the Preston sailed under Hotham?s orders with a squadron conveying five thousand troops to the West Indies, and she fought at the Battle of St. Lucia on 15 December. The Preston remained in the Leeward Islands during 1779, and was present on 18 December when the fleet successfully attacked a French convoy.
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Harris Corp. will upgrade Alaska's air transportation system as part of a 10-year Federal Aviation Administration contract worth $85 million.
As the prime contractor for the Alaskan Satellite Telecommunications Infrastructure program, Harris will replace and upgrade the existing satellite communications network that links the Alaskan Air Route Traffic Control Center in Anchorage with 64 FAA facilities throughout the region, including 59 remote sites, three flight service stations and a test and training facility, according to a Harris announcement dated July 25.
The ASTI program will provide increased network performance and availability while reducing the FAA's cost of operating and maintaining the current Alaskan National Airspace System Interfacility Communication System, which covers 90 percent of Alaska's commercial aviation communications for critical, essential and routine air traffic control services.
Under the ASTI program, Harris will replace and upgrade system components that have become obsolete or have been affected by the harsh Alaskan weather as well as provide a new network management system, system security enhancements, logistics support and training, the announcement states.
Harris' teammates on the ASTI program include General Dynamics SATCOM Technologies, General DataComm, Comtech EF Data Corporation, DHL Logistics and Rockwell Collins Satellite Communications Services.
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More than just beautiful scenery, the British Virgin Islands offer a serene, blissfully romantic scene that just might make you marry the next person who walks by.
With hundreds of miles of brightly-coloured coral reefs embracing the islands and spectacular dips of the continental shelf just off shore, it's clear why divers travel the world to swim in these waters.
Visiting the Bahamas is like waking up and realizing you've been living life in black and white. A rainbow of colour awaits travellers to this island, from the pink sand beaches, to the turquoise waters.
The beach resorts are some of the cheapest in the Caribbean and the green mountains unfurl to the sugary white sand of the coast - this country has a Latin lovers culture all of its own in contrast with the European influenced islands that the...
This chic and luxurious destination was once known as 'the Caribbean's best-kept secret' but even now that the secret is out, people continue to visit Anguilla for its cultural charm and restful ambience.
Havana. Typified by the classic American cars, coloured buildings along the sea wall that have seen better days and the kind of vibe that comes from plenty of run and jazz. Romantic, yes. Vivacious, yes – where else would salsa and mambo have come from
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Some of you might already know Tamara Hart Heiner, as she's a super sweet blogger who's been around on the Internets for a while. And if you've been following her blog, you might also know that her YA thriller/suspense novel PERILOUS is set to be released in print by WiDo Publishing on November 16. I consider myself lucky for having had the opportunity to read PERILOUS before its release, and now I'd like to share it with you. So pull up a chair, grab a coffee, and have a little visit. I've got a little sweet for you at the end.
PERILOUS by Tamara Hart Heiner
Summary: Jaci Rivera has plans for her sophomore year: go to regionals with the
track team, make the honor roll, and eat too much pizza with her best friends, Callie and Sara. Her biggest concern is Amanda, the pushy girl who moved in a few months ago.
What she doesn't plan for is catching a robber red-handed, or being kidnapped. The desperate thief drags her and her friends 2,000 miles across the Canadian border. They escape from his lair, only to find that he has spies and agents watching their path home, waiting to intercept them and take them back.
Then Jaci finds something out about her family. Something which
irrevocably connects her to their kidnapper, and makes her question their
chances of escape.
Even though the main character is really Jaci, the story is actually told in third person, allowing us to see the actions of not only the friends who are kidnapped, but also that of the people searching for them (primarily the cop on their case). The alternating views let us see the story taking shape from both sides, weaving together bits and pieces of information so that the reader sees more of the the whole story coming together even before the characters themselves do. It's cleverly done so that the thriller/suspense aspect of the story is maximized.
I enjoyed working out the mystery of PERILOUS, which is enhanced by the non-stop action. Every time I thought all was about to settle down, things went haywire all over again as we're thrown into a brand new twist. Heiner keeps up an incredible pace in this, and throws in a couple of cute boys and family drama while she's at it. It's a bit sad, too, and bittersweet, as the girls' blossoming friendship is etched with tragedy. Indeed, we get to experience a wide range of emotions in this, all through the lens of teenage girls and a seasoned cop determined to find them.
PERILOUS is a fun, but poignant read that will leave you guessing how it will end. It's currently available as an e-book, and will be available in print on November 16 at these locations:
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Tamara Hart Heiner
Perilous is my first published novel, and I wrote it many years ago when I was bored in study hall. We've both come a long ways since then. I now spend my time running around my house chasing three kids and trying to sneak to the computer when they're not looking. I have a
wonderful, supportive husband who appreciates the fact that I enjoy
cooking as much as I enjoy writing. Not that I have time for either.
You can find Tamara at her blog, Chasing Dreams.
Finally, Tamara is also hosting a couple giveaways!
Blog Tour Comment Giveaway
How it'll work: The winner of this contest will be randomly chosen. Every person who comments on any post during the blog tour will be entered into a random drawing for a book, which Tamara can autograph, if you want. The contest begins on Oct. 15 and ends on Nov. 15.
So, consider leaving a comment, and you might win PERILOUS.
Kindle Giveaway
How it'll work: This contest is point-based and begins Oct. 15 and ends Dec. 15. Whoever has the most points wins the Kindle. There will only be one Kindle given away. Here are the points:
1 point: blog comment (can comment on all the blogs, multiple times, on the tour)
1 point: follow my blog (http://tamarahartheiner.blogspot.com)
1 point: retweet
2 points: blog about the blog tour
5 points: purchase the book (ebook or paperback, must email Tamara the confirmation email) if they actually buy the book in the store or you can mail Tamara a copy of the receipt. Entrants must add up all their points as well as their proof (links, etc) and email it to Tamara at the end of the blog tour (tamara at tamarahartheiner dot
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I was honoured to be invited to a private view the home of Khadambi Asalache at 575 Wandsworth Road, before it is officially opened to the public in early March this year.
Only six people can view the house at one time as it is a tiny Georgian terrace, two up and two down on the 77A bus route South of the river.
We were invited down to the kitchen in the basement of the house entered down narrow stairs. We all sat around a dining table in a cavern of delight. Fretwork everywhere, and the little lampshade over the table was like filligree lace casting light in such a way that the whole effect was like sitting in a shadow theatre.
I do not want to give too much away but this is where you are introduced to the house and its owner Mr Asalache. His devotion to decorating his house with recycled pine from doors and panels and then used for his epic carving hobby - 16 hours a day over a 4 day period. It is hard to believe how it all started, an attempt to cover up a damp patch! All will be revealed when you visit.
Khadambi Asalache bought the house in 1981 and was pleased with it because it was on his route to work, he was a Civil Servant at the Treasury in Whitehall. He was a man of many talents but he obviously enjoyed his time spent embellishing his home which he continued to do until 2005 when he announced it was finished.
It was his friends who encouraged him to think about leaving his fascinating home to the nation and I for one am so pleased he did.
Once you have visited the house you will have mixed feelings of your own. It is a very private affair even for the visitor. As you wander up and down and enjoy the exquisite collection of artefacts from quill pens to African carved bowls, crockery and kilims. Peep into nooks and crannies and check his shelves with his vinyl and cassettes, I spotted Ry Cooder, Aretha Franklin and Simon and Garfunkel, plus Bach and much more.
The influences are eastern and moorish - the African coral houses of Lamu, the Generaliffe of Granada, the Yali house of the Bosporus. As you become entranced by the decorative work on walls, ceilings, painted floors, corners, doors it is all about balance and harmony not symmetry - even some of the shadows will fool you! There are some areas which are three dimensional like a mini stage set, drawing the eye deep into the curves and motifs.
Many personal belongings remain like a pair of slippers. I will quote from the blog by the conservators that worked on preparing and refurbishing the house in preparation for the public "Each item is an integral part of the total work of art' (by Jess 16/06/2013).
Their careful protection of minute detail - e.g. tea cup posed on a non-matching saucer is not a mistabe but an aesthetic choice - this must be respected, and it is. Pay close attention to the lovely pieces in the kitchen.
The emphasis on the privacy of Khadambi Asalache by the guides adds to the mystery and may annoy some initially, however, there is plenty out there about the wonderful Mr Asalache that you can find beyond the walls of No 575. So just enjoy your visit in the spirit that it is presented, I personally found it a calm and meditative experience, for all the noise of the Wandsworth Road it is an interior of tranquil moving light and shadow. I wondered more about what he was thinking about during his long hours of carving on the back step? Was he putting the world to rights, I doubt it, he was most probably singing poetry in his head or solving some mathematical puzzle, or just enjoying the sheer pleasure of creating something with his hands.
A couple of things you need to know, you will have to view the house without your shoes on. Please wear socks or take some with you. By the time the property opens they are likely to have organised soft overshoes. But just in case, be prepared.
You will have to leave large bags, rucksacks etc in the waiting area. The walls are delicate and you will not be allowed to take your bags around the house with you.
Refreshments : After our tour we hot beverages and good plain food at the Savoy Cafe, 390 Wandsworth Road, London SW8 4TN. Very clean and has toilets. It is situated under the railway bridge on the left hand side of the road. Closed Sunday.


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Back to Run Club!
I've been attending our weekly run clubs at Marathon Sports in Mashpee pretty much the whole time I've been injured. See, the thing is, we typically run 30 minutes, but hang out together for three hours! Ha! Also, my husband still goes, so I just come along to visit my pals.
Last night I actually laced up my Mizunos and joined back in! I ran 3 minutes on, and 3 minutes off (walking) for a total of three miles. Thankfully, there's now a five-mile option, so my timing was right in line with those guys returning to the store too.
(look! my first watch photo in five months! ha!)
Most amazingly, Crystal and Amanda ran with me! Two of the same beautiful women who carried me out of the woods in December! It was wonderful having them there for my first outdoor run in five months, chatting and taking photos (carefully ;-))… it felt like old times!
Except for the fact that this was Crystal & Joe's last run club with us before their move with the Coast Guard to Sitka, Alaska. Not so cool.
But hey, at least there was pizza, beer, cupcakes and gifts!
Run club will NOT be the same without Crystal & Joe. There will be many less laughs, and a loss for Crystal's positivity and enthusiasm. It seems off that I'm just starting to run again, and my training partner is leaving… In a perfect world, I'd be running the Vermont City Marathon this weekend, after a beautiful spring (and admittedly painful winter) of running around Cape Cod with her. But there is SO much amazingness coming ahead for them in Alaska, and I can't wait to follow along and visit asap!
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The Fendi Peekaboo Tote is getting to that point in its design life cycle where people start impatiently tapping their feet, awaiting the next thing from the brand. Spring 2011 holds a few options, but until those come to retail, this pink iteration of the popular Peekaboo might just be enough to hold your attention. I just have one question, though – what is this bag actually made of?
Bergdorf Goodman's description lists the bag's materials as goat and calf skin, but makes no mention of embossing of any sort. When I first looked at the bag, I assumed that I was looking at watersnake or lizard of some sort, since those two materials are generally the sort of thing that create the texture you see above. And then there's the small matter of price: this Peekaboo costs $700 more than the goat and calf Peekaboo of the same size at Saks, which has no embossing and actually appears to be made of the aforementioned leathers. Bergdorf also stipulates that this bag cannot be shipped to Canada, although Fendi's regular leather bags have no such stipulation that I can find on the company's website.
So, I see two distinct possibilities: either Bergdorf's has the material identifications wrong, or Fendi would like its customers to pay $700 for some embossing and a bright color. For the sake of my sanity and the luxury business as a whole, I hope it's the former. Buy through Bergdorf Goodman for $3250.


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Both sleeping too much and sleep deprivation could take massive toll on your heart, suggests a new study. The amount of time you sleep, including daytime naps, is associated with the risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) and death, warned a new study published in the European Heart Journal. The team looked at a total of 116,632 adults aged between 35 and 70 for the results. People who slept for longer than the recommended duration of six to eight hours a day had an increased risk of dying or developing heart disease or stroke.
"Our study shows that the optimal duration of estimated sleep is six to eight hours per day for adults," said Chuangshi Wang, postdoctoral student from the McMaster University in Canada. "Too little sleep could be an underlying contributor to death and cases of cardiovascular disease and too much sleep may indicate underlying conditions that increase risk," Wang added.
Daytime napping too was associated with higher risks of death or cardiovascular problems in those with sufficient or longer sleep at night, but the same was not the case in people who slept under six hours at night as it compensated for the lack of sleep at night and mitigated the risks.
Compared to people who slept for the recommended time, those who slept a total of eight to nine hours a day had a five percent increased risk of developing the disease. The findings said that people sleeping between nine and ten hours a day had an increased risk of developing heart diseases by 17 per cent and those sleeping more than 10 hours a day had a 41 percent increased risk of heart ailments. The researchers also found a nine percent increased risk for people who slept a total of six or fewer hours. For every 1,000 people sleeping six or fewer hours a night, 9.4 percent developed CVD or died per year.
This occurred in 7.8 percent of those sleeping six to eight hours, 8.4 percent of those sleeping eight to nine hours, 10.4 percent of those sleeping nine to 10 hours and 14.8 percent of those sleeping more than 10 hours, findings further revealed.
"The general public should ensure that they get about six to eight hours of sleep a day. If you sleep too much regularly, then you may want to visit a doctor to check your overall health," Salim Yusuf, Professor from the varsity noted.
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Dr. Kim Hewson, Orthopedic Surgeon, former Director of Sports Medicine at University of Arizona, and a lead Telluride Ski School Instructor, has refined a scientific-based biomechanics approach to ski instruction that has been used internally at the Telluride Ski School for more than a decade to improve the quality of ski school instruction. This innovative biomechanics approach is now available to the public through the Ski Biomechanics Camp.
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The Telluride Ski School is the first ski school to create a biomechanics camp available to anyone wanting to improve their skiing ability. Open to intermediate to advanced skiers, participants ski in small ability matched groups with a maximum of four students per instructor. Classes are structured toward maximum safety for all participants. Couples are welcome to ski together but teaching techniques will be focused toward the less experienced skier.
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Join Martin Selbrede Vice President of the Chalcedon Foundation as he gives answers to various important questions.
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Martin Selbrede
00:00:46 – Rushdoony on the covenant of works. 00:10:36 – How do we handle doing business with someone who has committed a capital offense in Biblical terms but was not properly punished by the state? 00:20:55 – Joel McDurmon's capital punishment theses. 00:22:47 – Can we derive authoritative behavioral direction from Biblical narrative? 00:29:31 – If all our sin is cast into the sea of forgetfulness, how then are they used at the final judgment? 00:30:33 – How do we keep people involved politically after an election? 00:39:18 – Are their dangers to overemphasizing health? 00:49:25 – Is their a theology (or resources) for the euthanization of animals? 00:57:27 – Comments on Protestants moving to Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy.
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Did you see earlier in the week that we made Rhubarb Crumble – that's because it's rhubarb season in our garden, I love how easy it is to grow and that it's also a cut and come again plant, we end up with the rhubarb all the way through from now until Autumn and as long as we cut it regularly it keeps growing and tastes delicious. With so much of the stuff – when we moved in we had a rhubarb bed that was 2m x 10m long – I'm always on the look out for different ways to use it and here's just 10 simply delicious rhubarb recipes.
Homemade Rhubarb Marshmallows I've got to admit it I love marshmallows but I always thought they were an un-kitchen food to make, how wrong was I and these including homemade rhubarb syrup just taste divine – check out the recipe over at Hummingbird High – Homemade Rhubarb Marshmallows.
Our Families traditional Rhubarb Crumble recipe is still a firm favourite and the kids know it well that they get all the ingredients out in advance and help prepare it.
There are some things that just work with Rhubarb and strawberries is definitely one of them – this Strawberry Rhubarb Crumb Bars combine all of my favourites including the crumb topping – find the recipe over at A Farmgirl's Dabbles – Strawberry Rhubarb Crumb Bars
With Spring sunshine and the weather warming up cooling and delicious drinks are high on my list and this Rhubarb Ice Tea taste so refreshing and you can make it as sweet or as tart as you want – Rhubarb Ice Tea from Martha Stewart
Although my kids like ice-creams on a hot day I love having a sorbet and Rhubarb Sorbet hits the spot – Rhubarb Sorbet from Hint of Vanilla.
Muffins are just one of my favourites easy to make cakes and Rhubarb and Cinnamon Muffins taste amazing – like apple rhubarb is perfectly accompanied by cinnamon – find the rhubarb and cinnamon muffin recipe at The Baker's Daughter.
I've only just started to make cookies after so many disasters I'm finally getting the hang of it and these Rhubarb and Lemon Cookies are so easy to make even the kids can make them – Rhubarb and lemon cookies from Picklebums.
Rhubarb has one accompaniment in my mind custard and it's so British – a rhubarb and custard pie is perfect for combining the two flavours and this recipe either using store brought pastry or the recipe included is so easy to do – rhubarb and custard pie from The English Kitchen.
As the sun is out and we've been cleaning up the deck it's also time to look back at our favourite BBQ recipes – and this homemade Rhubarb BBQ sauce was a hit last year the rhubarb adds the perfect amount of tang to it – Rhubarb BBQ sauce from Dinner with Julie
Once the kids are in bed and the sun is going down, we're going to be lighting our outdoor fire and I'll be adding a couple of jugs of Rhubarb Margaritas to enjoy – Rhubarb Margaritas from Cooking Stoned.


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Children Being Gassed, 'Tortured'. And It's Happening In Australia
Six boys are sprayed with tear gas at close range. Not one, not two, but 10 bursts of gas. For an agonising 90 seconds. And they're already being held in isolation, in a prison.
The children cower in the back of the cell, hiding behind mattresses, struggling to breathe. One boy is exposed to tear gas for eight long minutes. He is eventually handcuffed and dragged from the cell.
This is not a scene from some pre-UN prisoner-of-war camp. Or Guantanamo Bay. Or even a movie. In 2014, this was the nightmarish reality for children at the Don Dale Youth Detention Centre in Darwin. Australia.
At the time, authorities reported the tear-gassing incident was in response to a "riot": several boys were alleged to have escaped the isolation cell, a.k.a. the Behavioral Management Unit, and were threatening staff with weapons. CCTV footage obtained by the ABC's Four Corners program, which airs tonight, shows that only one boy, aged 14 years, had exited the unit – after a guard had left it unlocked. In the video, he asks repeatedly how long he had been in isolation, and requests to talk to staff. Without a hint of empathy or professionalism, the guards laugh at him and call him "an idiot" and "a little f—ker".
The children had been kept in isolation for between 15 and 17 days for almost 24 hours a day, with no running water and very little natural light. There were two boys per tiny cell, according to reporter Caro Meldrum-Hanna. Two more boys were in cells on their own. They were discovered by a group of lawyers on a tour of the centre in August 2014. According to human rights lawyer Ruth Barson, who was not in the group - but has visited the centre - placing kids in isolation is a clear violation of the United Nations Convention against Torture.
"The UN's expert on torture has said there are no circumstances that justify young people being held in solitary confinement, let alone prolonged solitary confinement," Ms Barson told Four Corners.
Meldrum-Hanna tracked down several of the boys who were gassed. Two years on, they still suffer nightmares and flashbacks. Four Corners is on the ABC, tonight, at 8.30pm.


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The release of openSUSE Leap 42.2 Beta 2 today added several new minor versions including KDE's first Long Term Support version for Plasma.
The highly anticipated release of Plasma 5.8 LTS will be the default desktop for openSUSE Leap 42.2 and its beta (5.7.95), which was just released last week, is in openSUSE's newest beta release.
"The quality of the distribution at this point looks quite good," said Ludwig Nussel, Leap's release manager. "Since Plasma 5.8 is still a beta version, it deserves more attention and thorough testing. We can help upstream to release a good 5.8.0 and get a decent quality default desktop in return."
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Police have appealed for the public's help in finding Houghton Regis man Ian Boddy.
He went missing from the Luton & Dunstable Hospital on Monday and concerns for his welfare continue to grow.
The 42-year-old left the hospital at around 4pm.
He is white, of average build, 6ft tall, with long grey hair, and was last seen wearing a green T-shirt, a grey hooded cardigan and blue jeans.
It is believed Ian could be in Leighton Buzzard or surrounding areas such as Luton or Dunstable.
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MIAMI COUNTY — The man accused of calling in a fake bomb threat at F&P America and a fake bank robbery at Wright-Patt Credit Union on Jan. 29 appeared in Miami County Common Pleas Court on Tuesday.
David Winter, 32, of Troy, entered a plea of no contest to an indictment charging him with fourth-degree felony inducing panic. He was found guilty by Judge Christopher Gee during the change of plea hearing Tuesday.
On Jan. 29, Winter was stopped by Troy Police Department outside of Abbey Credit Union after authorities were alerted to the two suspicious phone calls drawing resources to the west side of the city. A search warrant was obtained for Winter's vehicle. Officers found a robbery note and a BB gun altered to look like a handgun. His sentencing date was set for Aug. 22. Several of the initial charges were dropped.
Winters could face up to 18 months in prison and a $5,000 fine. He was released on his own recognizance.


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Our feet are the foundation that underpins our human physique and supports our body weight. They do an awful lot of work. Did you know that the average person takes around 7,500 steps per day. Which adds up to an impressive 1,300 miles every single year? In order to maintain …Read More »
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text: In a perfect world, all medical students would receive coursework in medical nutrition therapy as part of the medical school curriculum and physicians could take as much time as necessary to knowledgeably discuss diet and nutrition with patients. We would also have world peace and all the people of Earth would have proper shelter, clean water, and good food. Our world is indeed imperfect. Fortunately, there is Diet Consult Pro, working to improve the nutrition knowledge and counseling skills of primary care clinicians—one clinic at a time. Registered dietitian, Sheryl Rosenberg Thouin, MPH, RD, CDE, is the creative force behind Diet Consult Pro. She created her line of nutrition education and counseling materials, Medi-Diets™, while teaching medical students and residents at several Family Medicine Residency Programs throughout southern California. "When I first began working in primary care residency programs, I conducted initial nutrition needs assessments of the Family Care Centers and their surrounding communities. I soon discovered that primary care physicians not only needed to develop a stronger base of clinical nutrition knowledge, but that they required a way to quickly and effectively impart need-to-know nutrition information to patients of varying levels of literacy. The goal was not to turn physicians into dietitians but to help physicians be as effective as possible with the limited time they can spend on diet counseling. My challenge was to come up with relevant nutrition tools that would serve as nutrition counseling guides for the clinician yet also provide the patient with easy to understand take home material. Could I create something that could accomplish this task within a patient visit time-frame of less than 10 minutes? That is how Medi-Diets™ came to be. Today, Medi-Diets™ nutrition materials are utilized at major teaching hospitals across the country."


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Whitney Oaks is a secluded neighborhood of 38 condominium homes just a block off of Anderson Mill Road in Travis County's 78750 zip code. Just 16 miles from Downtown Austin, the community has just one tree-shaded entrance noted by small stone monument off Spicewood Parkway.
For those buyers searching in Northwest Austin, Whitney Oaks condos for sale offers a quiet alternative to the usual suburban neighborhood. Sitting close together along a single street, these traditional 2-story houses built in 2004 by Drees Homes, seem to stand at attention with their peaked rooflines arching above mature landscaping. Colorful stone and brick, in sunset hues, complement cottage-like architecture enhanced by leaded glass doors, transom windows, arched entryways and attached garages.
The interiors of Whitney Oaks condos for sale include high ceilings, hardwood and tile flooring, upgraded lighting and spacious kitchens with pantry, granite countertops and gas appliances. The 3 to 4-bedroom floor plans include flex space such as a media room, library or a home office.
To visit Whitney Oaks from Downtown Austin, take MoPac Expressway / TX-1 Loop N to Highway 183 exiting toward Anderson Mill Road West. Follow Anderson Mill Road taking a left on Spicewood Parkway. Watch for a small stone monument at the entrance of a narrow driveway into the neighborhood. Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is from 24 miles from the neighborhood.
Buyers of Whitney Oaks condos for sale find Whitney Oaks convenient to shopping, dining and outdoor recreation venues. Lakeline Mall is less than 3 miles away with an Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, HEB grocery store, Target and Walmart Supercenter all nearby. Balcones Country Club offers memberships for swim, tennis, fitness and social activities allowing residents a chance to get outside and walk the beautiful Texas Hill Country.
Round Rock ISD serves students living in Whitney Oaks. Spicewood Elementary (K-5), Canyon Vista Middle (6-8), and Westwood High (9-12) are the assigned schools for this community. Private school options include Hope Children's Center (18mos-PK), Anderson Mill Christian Academy (PK-K), and Hill Country Christian School (PK-12).
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Sean Spicer Apologizes for Hitler Gaffe After Deluge of Criticism
White House press secretary asks for forgiveness, calls Adelson to apologize ■ Israeli minister demands apology or resignation ■ Anne Frank Center demand Trump fire him for 'Holocaust denial'
WASHINGTON - White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer apologized for saying Adolf Hitler didn't resort to using chemical weapons like Syria's president, after an outpouring of criticism from politicians and Jewish groups on Tuesday, including calls for his removal from his position.
Spicer made the remarks during a daily press briefing while addressing the chemical attack and Russia's position on it. The White House accused Russia on Tuesday of covering up in a cover-up of the chemical attacks in Syria.
"We had someone as despicable as Hitler who didn't even sink to using chemical weapons," Spicer said. "So you have to, if you're Russia, ask yourself is this a country that you want to align yourself with?"
Sean Spicer: Not even Hitler used chemical weapons. pic.twitter.com/uvA6VtyCUy— Axios (@axios) April 11, 2017
The Nazis, in fact, did use gas, Zyklon B, to commit mass murder in death camps during the Holocaust. Both Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi and the Anne Frank Center has called on President Donald Trump to fire Spicer for denying or downplaying the Holocaust.
Spicer tried to clarify his comment later in the press briefing. Hitler "was not using the gas on his own people the same way Assad is doing," Spicer said, adding that the Nazis only used chemical weapons in "Holocaust centers," evidently referring to death camps.
After attempting to clarify his remarks, Spicer apologized in an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer. "Frankly, I mistakenly made an inappropriate and insensitive reference to the Holocaust, for which there is no comparison," Spicer said. "And for that I apologize. It was a mistake to do that."
Sean Spicer: I mistakenly used an inappropriate and insensitive reference to the Holocaust, there is no comparison https://t.co/6SwTJwLWJw— CNN (@CNN) April 11, 2017
Spicer added that he was aware of the use of gas chambers during the Holocaust, saying that he should have remained focused on Assad at the press briefing and asking people to forgive him for his mistake.
"My goal now and then is to stay focused on Assad and I should have," he said. "I realized that I had made a mistake and I didn't want to be a distraction to the President's agenda." Spicer added that he did not want his comments to distract from Trump's attempts to "destabilize the region."
According to Politico, after backlash from Jewish groups over the comments, Spicer called the offices of Sheldon Adelson to apologize: "Sean called shortly after and said he made a terrible mistake and apologized if he was offensive," a statement for the Republican mega-donor said.
Before Spicer made his apology, Israeli Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz called Spicer's comment "serious and outrageous... We have to demand that he apologize, or resign," Katz tweeted.
After the apology, Katz told Army Radio that "I thought it was my responsibility as a Jew and the son of a holocaust survivor to respond and commended these statements. I thought that Israel should demand he apologize or quit and overnight I see that he did apologize and we welcome this."
The Anne Frank Center demanded President Donald Trump to fire Spicer for "engaging in Holocaust denial."
"Spicer's statement is the most evil slur upon a group of people we have ever heard from a White House press secretary," the Center's Executive Director Steven Goldstein said, adding that Spicer lacks the integrity to serve in his role.
Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi also called for Trump to fire Spicer. "While Jewish families across America celebrate Passover, the chief spokesman of this White House is downplaying the horror of the Holocaust.
"Sean Spicer must be fired, and the President must immediately disavow his spokesman's statements. Either he is speaking for the President, or the President should have known better than to hire him," Pelosi said in a statement.
Jeremy Ben Ami, the president of the dovish Jewish advocacy group J Street, took to Twitter to express his outrage:
Today's @PressSec statements on Holocaust unforgivable. WH must address its issues recognizing Jewish suffering at Hitler's hands in WWII.— Jeremy Ben-Ami (@JeremyBenAmi) April 11, 2017
The National Jewish Democratic Council criticized Spicer's comment, calling it "inappropriate and insulting."
"And yet, it's unsurprising, especially given this administration's tendency to be too casual when it comes to their relationship with the Jewish community," the NJDC said in a statement.
I find nothing funny about the Press Secretary bungling holocaust history. Because I'm not sure they should get the benefit of the doubt.— Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) April 11, 2017
My God. https://t.co/pJNxoP4nZN— David Cicilline (@davidcicilline) April 11, 2017
"We demand a full apology and a promise that these sorts of dangerous comparisons by the Trump administration are over."
Democrats didn't spare Spicer, either. "Someone get @PressSec a refresher history course on Hitler stat #Icantbelievehereallysaidthat," Sen. Ben Cardin tweeted.
Rep. Ted Deutch, a Democrat from Florida, wrote that "whether ignorant or cruel, Spicer's comments must be condemned" by Trump. He added that Spicer "needs to visit [the U.S.] Holocaust Museum for a powerful dose of reality." Deutch was part of a bipartisan group of Congress members devoted to fighting anti-Semitism, that visited the museum just last week. He told Haaretz during that visit that fighting anti-Semitism and educating people about the Holocaust has to be a bipartisan commitment in the United States.
Representatives from a number of leading Jewish-American organizations told Haaretz they could not comment on the statement because of Passover, but will address it right after the holiday.
While the Holocaust Museum has yet to issue a statement, an archivist with the museum tweeted:
To me, the most haunting artifacts in our exhibit are Zyklon B canisters. Learn re: Nazi gassing operations here: https://t.co/j5LVRkc0TS— Rebecca Erbelding (@rebeccarchivist) April 11, 2017
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Building 108, the Central Power Plant, is one of a group of buildings in the Navy Yard ceded to the Boston Redevelopment Authority when the Navy Yard closed in 1974.
First floor is 25,000 square feet.
Second floor is also 25,000 square feet.
Third floor has a sloped roof so only 7,000 square feet can be used.
Atrium is 15,600 square feet.
For three quarters of a century the coal-fired plant, which initially supplied electrical power only to its neighbor, Building 107 (the Public Works Shop), ultimately provided almost all of the electric power needed for all facilities in the yard.
After the Navy Yard was decommissioned the BRA, as a way to invite development proposals for the future use of the Central Power Plant, outlined three possible reuse options. These ran the gamut of possibilities, from retaining most of the present building, while removing all of the equipment, boilers, etc. to demolishing the entire structure and building something new. So far nothing has been developed nor has anything been torn down.
However, during some initial cleanup, when the Army Corps of Engineers attempted to remove two very large oil tanks behind Buildings 107 and 108, some of the oil seeped out. A letter from the Army Corps of Engineers states what happened:
Behind building 108 location there was a large concrete slab on grade. Below the slab were tanks listed as tanks 4 & 5 on our contract schedule for removal. These two 25,000 gallon tanks, used to store and supply fuel for the building 108 power plant were pumped, wiped down by a person entering the tank and removed with a large excavator. After removal, the tanks were inspected and there were no visible holes in the tanks. However, there appeared to be a crack in the piping system of the tanks and number 6 fuel leaked into the soils in the area of the tanks and spread laterally under the building.
After further study the Army Corps recommended that, instead of pursuing further cleanup activities in or around Building 108, an "Activity and Use Limitation" be put on the site. This meant that the property owner — in this case the BRA – could not allow any onsite activities that would result in human exposure to now contaminated material. All work had to stop. The building is vacant, openings are boarded up and chain link surrounds the space.
The BRA still owns the building. Geoff Lewis, project manager with the BRA, said the agency hopes to secure a line item of $10 to 15 million dollars in the federal budget which would allow for the demolition of Building 108 and clean-up of the space.


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Rwandan and Tanzanian private sector bodies on Monday reiterated their commitment to collaborate in advocating for elimination of Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs) between the two countries.
Restrictions that result from prohibitions, conditions, or specific market requirements that make importation or exportation of products difficult and or costly continue to trouble business people from both countries and, this was high on agenda of a one-day peer to peer meeting held in Kigali.
"Unlike politicians, business people don't have term limits or constituencies. All that is important is a good doing business environment; and that is what we all desire. We must continuously collaborate, or regularly share views on how best we can collaborate to further make things better," Stephen Ruzibiza, the PSF chief executive, said. Read more. Source | New Times


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After initially seeming to blame the victims in the massacre of 15 high school students at a birthday party in Ciudad Juárez ("they were probably killed by another group with which they had a certain rivalry"), President Calderón announced another change in strategy to address the violence in the border city. The President promised, without providing details, an "integrated" strategy including new social assistance programs, while also saying that the measures "will not be imposed from the center, but proposed and discussed with the people of Juárez, and implemented hand in hand with them." Government Secretary Fernando Gómez Mont is travelling to Juárez today to discuss new actions with Governor José Reyes Baeza. Separately, the Army said they killed the presumed leader of the attack on the students, Adrián Ramírez, in a shootout. The motivation for the attack on the students remains unknown. (Reforma 2/3, 2/7)
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Learn about our restored cottages, what makes them so special and find the perfect stay for your holiday.
A little bit of history...
We've been offering holidays with a conscience since the 1930s. Things may have changed since then, but our vision to provide a stay in carefully preserved houses, on safeguarded land has remained the same.
It all started when our tenant farmers opened their lands to visitors. Accommodation was kept as simple as possible to minimise the impact on our carefully conserved land.
Gradually, with the help from your funds, we were able to resurrect more and more relic buildings. By 1973 we had 81 cottages in our care. Today we manage over 400 cottages across Wales, Northern Ireland and England.
What makes them so special?
Our cottages offer the chance to delve into the history of a building from the past. With your continued support, we're able to restore around 10 properties a year, from cosy chocolate-box cottages to grand 17th-century manors.
We make sure their stories and original character are kept alive. We partner with local craftspeople to ensure an authentic restoration where traditional building methods are practised. This in turn allows intricate heritage skills to live on.
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A cottage-style garden contender, fragrant and vigorous stocks look simply stunning when complementing flowers like tall phloxes, grasses and delphiniums.
Strong, straight stems reveal clusters of scented flowers; they're ideal for cutting and last well in a vase too if you want to enjoy the captivating fragrance in your home.
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