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Ford Fiesta | 1.0 EcoBoost 140 Active X Edition 5dr
Ford Fiesta Overview
I would like all maintenance and service costs included
Initial Rental (Personal)
POA inc VAT
Initial Rental (Business)
POA ex VAT
Contract Length
24 Months
Processing fee
£199.99 ex VAT
Standard Options
- Electric front windows/one touch facility
- Electric rear windows
- Quickclear heated windscreen
- Rain sensing wipers and auto dimming rear view mirror
- Rear privacy glass
- Rear wiper
- Electronic stability control with hill start assist
- Boot carpet
- Front/rear floor mats
- Rough road suspension with increased ride height adjust
- Bluetooth system
- Cruise control with active speed limiter
- Drive mode selector
- Driver alert system
- Electric power steering
- Rear parking distance sensors
- Traffic sign recognition
- Ford easy fuel
- 4.2" TFT instrument cluster screen
- Trip computer
- Body coloured electrically operated and heated door mirrors with side indicators
- Power foldable door mirrors with puddle lights
- 2 USB ports
- Auxiliary input socket
- B&O Premium audio system with 8" touchscreen, 10 speakers, 360 degree sound system, Ford SYNC 3 navigation system and Ford pass connect
- DAB Digital radio
- Steering wheel mounted controls
- Active logo front door thershold plates
- Body colour bumpers
- Body colour door handles
- Body colour rear spoiler
- Chrome beltline
- Mesh design front grille with chrome surround
- Rugged body styling kit with active front wing badges
- Silver roof rails
- Solid paint
- Auto high beam
- Cornering front fog lights
- LED Night signature to rear lights
- LED projector low beam headlamps with LED daytime running lights
- EATC - Electronic Auto Temperature control
- Pollen filter
- 12V socket in centre console
- 3 spoke leather trimmed steering wheel with audio control
- Black headlining
- Centre console with armrest and illuminated cupholders
- Chrome inner door handles
- Illuminated glovebox
- Overhead console with sunglasses holder
- Part leather upholstery
- Rake/reach adjustable steering wheel
- Sensico wrapped handbrake and gearknob
- Footwell illumination
- Front map reading lights
- LED ambient lighting
- Load area light
- NCAP Pack - Fiesta
- 3 point rear seatbelts x3
- Curtain airbags
- Driver and passenger airbags
- Drivers knee airbag
- Front passenger airbag deactivation
- Front side airbags
- MyKey system
- Seatbelt warning
- Two tone horn
- Tyre pressure monitoring system
- 60/40 split folding rear seat
- Adjustable head restraints
- Drivers and Passenger lumbar support
- Front seatback pockets
- Height adjustable driver's seat
- Height adjustable passenger seat
- Ford keyfree system with Keyless entry and keyless start
- Remote central locking & engine immobiliser
- Thatcham Cat.1 alarm
- 18" 5 spoke alloy wheels with shadow black machined finish
- Tyre repair kit
Technical Options
- HC+NOx: N
- Particles: N
- Standard Euro Emissions: EURO 6
- Bore: 71.9
- Catalytic Convertor: True
- Compression Ratio: 10.0:1
- Cylinder Layout: IN-LINE
- Cylinders: 3
- Engine Layout: FRONT TRANSVERSE
- Fuel Type: TURBO DIRECT INJECTION
- Gears: 6 SPEED
- Number of Valves: 12
- Stroke: 82
- Valve gear: DOHC
- EC: True
- WLTP - MPG - Comb - Min: 5.8
- WLTP - MPG - Low - Min: 6
- WLTP - MPG - Medium: 5.5
- Any aspect of the vehicles safety cause concern?: Data Not Available
- Based On ID: N
- Coin Description: EcoBoost 140
- Coin Series: Active X Edition
- Ghost model for valuation purposes: 150000
- Man Corrosion Perforation Guarantee - Years: 12
- Manufacturers Paintwork Guarantee - Years: 1
- NCAP Adult Occupant Protection %: 60
- NCAP Child Occupant Protection %: 5
- NCAP Overall Rating - Effective February 09: 140
- NCAP Pedestrian Protection %: 1.0
- NCAP Safety Assist %: M1
- Service Interval Frequency - Months: 87
- Service Interval Mileage: 120
- Special Edition: Data Not Available
- Special Order: Data Not Available
- Standard manufacturers warranty - Mileage: 60000
- Standard manufacturers warranty - Years: 3
- This vehicle is classed as a car for VED purposes: 24
- Timing Belt Interval Frequency - Months: 64
- Timing Belt Interval Mileage: 84
- 0 to 60: Data Not Available
- 0 to 62: 9
- Engine Power KW: 103
- Engine Power RPM: 6000
- Engine Torque LBS.FT: 133
- Engine Torque MKG: 18.4
- Engine Torque NM: 180
- Engine Torque RPM: 1500
- PS: True
- Top Speed: 125
- Alloys?: True
- Space Saver?: Data Not Available
- Tyre Size Front: 205/45 R18
- Tyre Size Rear: 205/45 R18
- Tyre Size Spare: TYRE REPAIR KIT
- Wheel Style: 5 SPOKE
- Wheel Type: 18" ALLOY
- Height: 1476
- Length: 4040
- Turning Circle - Kerb to Kerb: 10.5
- Wheelbase: 2493
- Width (excluding mirrors): 1735
- Width (including mirrors): 1941
- Boot Capacity Saloons: 292
- Fuel Tank Capacity (Litres): 42
- Luggage Capacity (Seats Up): 1093
- Max. Roof Load: 60
- No. of Seats: 5
Ford Fiesta THE FIESTA AT PLAY (64/100)
Ford's Fiesta Active offers SUV lifestyle to the supermini set. Jonathan Crouch drives the 1.0T 125PS version.
Ten Second Review
Today, Ford's Fiesta range must appeal to a more diverse cross-section of buyers than ever before. Hence the need for this Active variant, the first ever Fiesta crossover model. It isn't really any sort of SUV, but it might be an interesting alternative to one for quite a number of small car buyers.
Here's a Fiesta - but not quite as you know it. For those who kind of like the idea of a small SUV but aren't quite ready to take the plunge, the Fiesta Active might be just perfect. A few off road cues, some extra traction for slippery surfaces and efficient running costs will all make it tempting to those wavering on the brink of small Crossover ownership. The differences over an ordinary Fiesta are small. Which is good news in many ways because there's lots about an ordinary Fiesta that's brilliant - including drive dynamics which we're hoping won't have been harmed by the 'Active' package. Ford insists we needn't worry on that score and reckons this Active variant will account for up to 15% of Fiesta sales going forward. Here, we're trying the popular 1.0T 125PS 'B&O Play' version.
Driving Experience
Most of the engineering effort here has been put into countering the potential handling downsides of the raised ride height that the development team knew this Fiesta Active model would have to have. There's 18mm of it - just enough to better cope with a bumpy track but not enough to deal with any terrain much more adventurous than that. You don't get 4WD of course but Ford has added a bit of substance to the lifestyle rhetoric by equipping all Fiesta Active models with a Drive Modes set-up featuring a selectable 'Slippery' setting which tweaks the traction control to help the front wheels better cope with unmade tracks and poor conditions. Other changes include a 10mm wider track, suspension revisions and optimised front shock absorbers that feature a special hydraulic rebound stopper that smooths out the bumps or jolts you'd get over rougher surfaces. Fortunately, none of this has significantly detracted from the standard Fiesta's class-leading handling package. True, the ride's a tad firmer, but it's still impressively supple over broken urban tarmac surfaces, aided by those special front shock absorbers we mentioned. Get beyond the city limits and Fiesta regulars might notice a touch more body roll than you'd get on the ordinary version of this car, but it's nothing significant; certainly not enough to detract from the kind of handling poise that's a world away from the SUV norm. Active buyers looking for petrol power get Ford's three cylinder 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine in four different states of tune. We tried the 125PS version, but 85, 100 and 140PS variants are also on offer, plus a couple of 1.5-litre TDCi diesel units.
Design and Build
In Active form, this Fiesta certainly has a more purposeful gait. In fact it's surprising just how much visual difference an 18mm increase in ride height can make, though of course the whole effect is amplified by all the styling changes made to this more outdoorsy variant. The profile perspective shows them off best, the extra distance away from the deck emphasised by dark plastic cladding that flows round the wheel arches and covers lower sills that also feature silver trimming. The 17-inch 5-spoke alloy wheels are unique to the 'Active' too. Inside, Ford says the upholstery and the trimming materials have all been specially tested for the outdoor-orientated needs of SUV-style customers - the muddy boots, sandy beach towels and soggy passengers that this car will be expected to take in its stride. Standard is the brand's latest 'SYNC 3' infotainment set-up, which allows for easy app integration and functionality that allows you to duplicate the operation of your smartphone onto the central fascia screen via either 'Apple CarPlay' or the 'Mirror Link' 'Android Auto' system. Get yourself into the back seat and if you're not familiar with this MK7 model Fiesta, you might be pleasantly surprised at the amount of legroom on offer - 16mm more than was available with the previous generation car. Plus there's a 292-litre boot.
Market and Model
If you were thinking that going for a 'ruggedised' version of an ordinary supermini might be a slightly cheaper route into the SUV lifestyle than buying a purpose-designed small 'Juke'-genre crossover, the Fiesta Active pricelist might cause you to pause for thought. Only the five-door Fiesta body style is on offer and typically, you're looking at paying somewhere in the £18,000 to £22,000 bracket for it - which is the sort of spend that would get you into any number of little SUVs. Including the Ford EcoSport model you'll find on the other side of the Blue Oval brand showroom in which this car will sit. The spec line-up starts with 'Active1', then progresses through 'Active B&O Play' to 'Active X'. If you use 'Active 1' as your starting point, you're looking at needing £1,100 more to get to the 'B&O Play' grade we tested - or £2,200 more if you want to go the whole hog and try a top 'Active X' variant. In all three cases, there are 100 and 125PS versions of the 1.0T EcoBoost petrol powerplant on offer, the 100PS unit being the only one in the range available with the option of automatic transmission - a 6-speed Powershift set-up that costs £1,350 more. Bear in mind that if you go for the auto, you'll lose the 'Slippery' drive mode option that manual models have.
Cost of Ownership
One of the reasons you might choose this Fiesta Active over a purpose-designed SUV like, say, Ford's EcoSport is to minimise the running cost downsize associated with this kind of car. Sure enough, this Fiesta model is able to achieve that. If your point of comparison is the EcoSport, then, thanks to sleeker aerodynamics and a 39kg weight advantage, this Fiesta Active looks useful more economic. With the 1.0T EcoBoost petrol powerplant that most customers choose in 85, 100 or 125PS guises, an EcoSport's returns - 53.3mpg on the combined cycle and 121g/km - are improved to 56.5mpg and 113g/km in a Fiesta Active using exactly the same engine. There's obviously a slight downside against a conventional Fiesta - about 5% thanks to this 'Active' variant's higher ride height and larger wheels. What else? Well we'll tell you about servicing, which on both engines is required every two years or 18,000 miles - whichever comes first. Two pre-paid servicing plans are available; one that costs £340 and covers you for two years and two services; and another that costs £550, is transferrable to future owners and covers three years and three services. Maintenance bookings can be done online through the 'My Ford' portal. This is part of the 'Ford BlueService' scheme that wraps up all of the care and maintenance of your car into one bundle that includes a free 30-point 'eCheck' of vital parts and highlights any work required with a red, amber and green traffic light warning to rank items that need attention in order of importance.
Not long ago, the only reason why we had SUV-style superminis was that the makers concerned hadn't yet got around to designing a proper purpose-built small Crossover model. Now that almost every brand has such a thing, is there really a place for an ordinary small hatch jazzed up with body cladding, lifestyle marketing and a bit of extra ride height? Before this test, we might have doubted that but, rather against the odds, the Fiesta Active has - to some extent - converted us to the concept. Nobody buys a small Crossover to go off roading but people do like the confidence that kind of car can give if, say, you're dropping off the main road on to a gravelly layby. Or you're negotiating a bumpy track up to a forest carpark. Bottom line? If you want a more interesting breed of Fiesta, then getting Active might well be worth a thought.
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Happy Birth-Turkey Day!
Friday, November 26, 2010 | Posted by Brodd Family at 1:07 PM 0 comments
Winter fun
Last weekend Grandma Charleen and Cousins Blake and Jared came to the house on Friday to allow Jamie and I to have a quiet relaxing dinner followed by a night of curling. What started as a plan for a bunch of inside playing turned into a fun snow-filled Saturday as well.
It looks like a game a hide and seek from Grandma found the kids all hiding behind the sofa in the living room
Thursday, November 25, 2010 | Posted by Brodd Family at 4:33 PM 0 comments
Daycare Fun
Someone LOVES to play outside in the snow... I think that same someone loves to say "Cheese" to the camera!
Happy Last Day of the Workweek!
Wednesday, November 24, 2010 | Posted by Brodd Family at 5:52 AM 0 comments
Dad works at 3M
Do other kids play with blue tape or just kids whose parents get it for cheap? Next time Auntie Liz watches Sylvia she better have a scissors in her pocket just in case.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 | Posted by Brodd Family at 4:32 PM 0 comments
Playing in the leaves
After trying to get a cute picture of Sylvia in the leaves, we concluded that she is not a big fan of leaves and more excited with the small pumpkin carving tools. Well, there is always next fall!
Sunday, November 7, 2010 | Posted by Brodd Family at 6:17 PM 1 comments
Pumpkin Celbration
A post long over-due that has been in 'draft' mode for some time. Most of the others have already posted the details about the celbration, so we will let the pictures do the talking.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 | Posted by Brodd Family at 5:43 AM 0 comments

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Since 3D printing is a market that is only going to grow more and more with time, it makes sense that there are so many 3D printers being made by different companies. Everyone wants to get in on the action. Additionally, for the consumers and hobbyists purchasing printers, it gives them a wide selection, along with competitive prices and features.
"SmarTech estimates that 65,000 personal 3D printers will be sold in 2013. These sales will generate about $110 million in 2013, growing to around $590 million by 2018. We have concluded that in 2013, 10 firms will account for more than 90 percent of the revenue generated by 3D printers," SmarTech wrote in a press release.
As a result, most of the new printers coming out are going to integrate new features within them to make their product better than the competition currently on the market. One of the more recent 3D printers to hit the market has been LulzBot's TAZ 3D printer. The printer is being crowd funded through fundable.com and has already far exceeded its $100,000 goal.
This is the company's fifth-generation printer meant for desktop use. They are offering a print resolution of 75 microns along with a build volume of 298 mm x 275 mm x 250 mm, one they claim to be the largest available. The top speed of the machine is 200 mm/sec and will print on a surface made of heated borosilicate glass covered with PET film. In addition, it will also support a variety of materials, including: ABS, PLA, HIPS, PVA, and wood filaments.
On its website, LulzBot says the printer will also require minimum maintenance and will ship to customers fully assembled. Users will simply have to level the bed and adjust the tension on the filament before they can print. The company says no extensive maintenance should be required, only periodic cleaning and care. The printer will be shipped with a thorough user manual, which will cover how to get started with the machine and any maintenance tasks that may be needed.
They also mention that the 3D printer was the first ever piece of hardware to receive the "Respects Your Freedom" (RYF) certification from the Free Software Foundation. What this will mean for customers is that their printer's software will always be available for the latest free upgrade, but will also never be required to be upgraded. They also have a large community of hobbyist, professionals, and support representatives to help others begin working with the machine or help with designing objects.
Overall, the printer is aesthetically pleasing and features a very generous build volume. The physical dimensions are 680 mm x 520 mm x 515 mm. It does have a nice open architecture to it, which makes it not seem so big but may make it more prone to dirt or accidental damage. It will also set a customer back $2,195. If anyone is interested, a brochure is available, which also has information on where to get the BOM, electronic schematics, free software, and parts specifications. This is another printer that will make for good competition against MakerBot and UltiBot printers (and hopefully drive prices down).
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Bay Fronted Apex Summerhouse 93 - Six Sided
These superb quality high specification summerhouses are available in 2 depths and 3 lengths. The depths are 8' (2.4m) or 10' (3.0m). The lengths are 6' (1.8m), 8' (2.4m) or 10' (3.0m). Ridge height under 2.5m. The six sided irregular shape features a decorative bay front but maximizes space to the rear. Feature include a choice of deal or cedar cladding. Quality features include double hinged doors and 2 opening windows. Options include a choice of Georgian, leaded or plain glazing. Other options include a coloured paint treatment in a choice of colours. Instructions are supplied for self assembly. We offer fitting as a low cost option in many areas.
- All timber used in the construction of this summerhouse originates from sustainable forests
- All timber treated by total immersion in a high quality preservative
- Morticed and tenoned joinery doors and windows - if cedar cladding is specified the joinery doors and windows will also be made from cedar
- All summerhouses include 2 full height opening windows
- Fully glazed double doors with mortice lock fitted
- Black antique style hinges and handles
- Pressure treated 2" x 2" floor joists (lifetime preservative treatment). Bearers not required
- Strong 2" thick planed deal framework (45mm x 33mm finished size after machining)
- 12mm deal tongued and grooved floor boards (finished size after machining)
- 12mm deal tongued and grooved roof boards (finished size after machining)
- Green mineral felted roof
- Eaves height 6'2" (1875mm)
- Ridge height 7'4" or 2240mm (8' wide summerhouses)
- Ridge height 7'9" or 2355mm (10' wide summerhouses)
GOOD QUALITY CONSTRUCTION: A feature of these summerhouses is the doors, which have a mortice lock and come with black antique handles and hinges included as standard. The windows are also well made with joinery opening windows featuring morticed and tenoned joints. The glazing is glass retained with timber beading. Another feature is the substantial framing which ensures a more robust and durable building.
CORNER BUILDING SIZES: For ease of reference these corner summerhouses are measured as a rectangle based on the width of the two longest walls. The first dimension listed is the depth which is the shorter dimension. The second dimension is the length which is parallel to the ridge. The external wall sizes are listed alongside the price. These sizes do not include the roof overhang. Many other suppliers quote the overall roof size which is much larger.
WE ARE PROUD TO DISPLAY A SIMILAR BUILDING: You can see a similar building to this one on display at our show centre in Norwich. Although it is not exactly the same model, it is a similar building made in the same factory to a similar specification using the same components. The display will give you a good impression of the overall quality of construction. With thousands of buildings on our website and only a few dozen on display, we only display our best value buildings. We chose to display this building because it is one of our favourite buildings. We know it will bear close scrutiny. If you are able to visit us you will see the quality for yourself. Our Show Centre is open 7 days a week with expert advisors always available.
- Installation (in most postcode areas)
- Choice of 12mm deal shiplap, 19mm deal shiplap or 12mm Western Red Cedar shiplap (finished sizes after machining)
- Choice of Georgian style glazing, diamond leaded glazing or plain glazing with clear glass
- Coloured external paint finish in a choice of one or two colours
- Decorative mineral felt tiles in a choice of colours
- Attractive and durable smooth planed cedar slatted roof on top of a felted solid pine inner roof
- Genuine traditionally made cedar shingle roof with individual Western Red cedar shingles
- 4mm toughened glass to BS6206 Class A
- Heavy duty floor with 19mm thick tongued and grooved boards (finished size after machining)
- Internal lining and insulation to the walls, floor and roof, with polystyrene insulation and plain MDF lining
- This summerhouse can be made in smaller sections if access restricted
OPTIONAL SAME DAY INSTALLATION - THE BENEFITS: Our optional in house installation service is not just convenient, it is also your assurance of a better quality summerhouse. This is because any building with in house installation available is invariably better made using quality components. Over time regular feedback from fitters ensures that design faults and weaknesses have been rectified. Same day installation is convenient for you and cost effective because it saves travelling costs. The fitters will deliver your summerhouse and then install it, all at the same time. Others send sub-contract fitters separately, often from far away and often a week or two after the delivery. Waiting for the fitter can be very frustrating. Sub-contract fitting is also much more expensive because of the travelling costs. The fitting service does not include base preparation. A flat and level base is required, which can be made using concrete, paving slabs, pressure treated timber or plastic. In many areas we offer a base laying service as an option. We also offer heavy duty plastic base kits in all areas.
COLOURED EXTERNAL PAINT FINISH: You can choose one or two of our paint colours. The doors and windows can be painted the same colour as the external cladding or a different colour. This high quality microporous paint system is available in a choice of colours. Microporous woodstains offer superior protection plus greater durability. Microporous woodstains are impervious to water but not to water vapour, which allows the wood to breathe. Colours are only as accurate as reproductive techniques allow.
WESTERN RED CEDAR: Western Red Cedar is a naturally resilient timber which lasts longer than pine and other softwoods, even if never treated from new. It has been widely used in construction for over a century. During this time cedar has deservedly earned an unrivalled reputation for its attractive appearance and extraordinary durability. It is the ideal choice for people who are too busy to maintain their garden building. This oily timber has a strong but pleasant aroma which repells insects. Cedar contains hardly any knots. If untreated it will fade to a silvery grey colour. Western Red Cedar is a sustainable resource from the well managed forests of North America.
DECORATIVE FELT TILES: Mineral coated bitumen felt tiles are an attractive and durable roofing material which is far more hardwearing than standard roofing felt. Traditionally used for small buildings only in the UK, felt tiles are used much more in Scandinavia and North America where they are used widely in general housebuilding. The sophisticated design features a strip of almost dry bitumen adhesive. This ensures that every tile is stuck to the tile below within a few days for improved waterproofing and windproofing. All fixings are covered by the next row of felt tiles, partly to ensure a neat appearance with concealed fixings but mainly to protect the fixing holes from any possible moisture. Mineral felt tiles are made using asphalt with a bitumen binder and an external covering of durable and attractive natural stone chips. Mineral felt tiles are often described as felt shingles because the design resembles traditional cedar shingles.
CEDAR SLATTED ROOF: This attractive and durable cedar slatted roof is fitted on top of a felted solid pine inner roof. Cedar slatted roofs are manufactured using smooth planed Western Red cedar boards. The planed smooth finish ensures that rainwater drains away faster and the timber dries quickly, which ensures a longer life for your summerhouse.
CEDAR ROOF SHINGLES: Attractive and durable, cedar shingles make the ideal roof for high specification summerhouses. These genuine cedar roof shingles are traditionally made from Western Red Cedar. The individual cedar shingles are laid over a felted solid pine inner roof. Each individual cedar tile is a known as a shingle. Cedar shingles have long been a popular roofing material for domestic and public buildings in large parts of North America where cedar shingles have a reputation for warmth and longevity. Cedar has an unrivalled reputation for durability and cedar shingles often last for many decades. We use only the highest grade of shingles which are 100% heartwood, 100% free from defects and 100% edge grain. Heartwood edge grain is the densest possible cut which ensures maximum durability. All fixings are covered by the next row of felt tiles, partly to ensure a neat appearance with concealed fixings but mainly to protect the fixing holes from any possible moisture.
TOUGHENED SAFETY GLASS: Toughened safety glass is around 6 times stronger than normal glass so it is less likely to break. When it does break, toughened glass breaks into harmless small pieces. This makes toughened glass the best option for all the family including children, pets and the elderly.
HEAVY DUTY FLOOR: The standard floor is stronger than most summerhouse floors and suitable for all normal uses. It features 12mm thick tongued and grooved boards. The heavy duty floor features 19mm thick tongued and grooved boarding, which is similar to the tongued and grooved boarding used in housebuilding. It also features joists which are spaced close together for improved strength. The heavy duty floor is exceptionally strong and suitable for storing heavier items such as ride on mowers and large motorbikes where a considerable weight may be concentrated on one or two small points.
RESTRICTED ACCESS: A quality feature of these summerhouses is that they are made in large rigid panels. If access is restricted, your summerhouse can be specially made in smaller sections designed to pass through a normal single door. The smaller sections are designed to be at least as strong as the larger panels normally supplied. There is no charge for this option but notice is required with the order.
EXTRA COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS INFORMATION: This item is currently available within the estimated delivery times below, with no delays. Our delivery times are slower than normal due to unprecedented demand.
- Delivery is normally between 8 and 10 weeks after order for delivered only summerhouses.
- Delivery is normally between 8 and 10 weeks after order for delivered and installed summerhouses.
- Our summerhouse prices include all delivery charges - unlike others we do not add delivery charges during the checkout process.
SPECIALIST DELIVERY SERVICE: These summerhouses are normally delivered by specialist trained staff in dedicated vehicles. Most other summerhouses are delivered by national carriers who normally deliver to the kerbside only and their prices are based on weight and pack sizes. National carriers normally refuse to carry glass and generally cause more damage. As a result summerhouses delivered by outside carriers are normally made in smaller sections and weigh less, with thinner cladding and framing, styrene glazing less than 2mm thick and OSB floor and roof boards just 7mm thick. The benefits of a specialist delivery service include less damage, larger panels, heavier construction and helpful drivers who will carry your summerhouse to your chosen storage place.
- All summerhouse prices include VAT.
- Pay only 30% deposit when you order this summerhouse by phone or online.
ORDER ONLINE: You can pay with a debit or credit card. We also accept password protected online payments using Verified by VISA or Mastercard SecureCode. You can pay in full or pay a deposit only. You can pay a minimum 30% deposit with order or pay a bigger deposit if you prefer.
METHODS OF PAYMENT: We accept most major credit cards and debit cards including VISA, MasterCard, VISA Delta, VISA Debit, MasterCard Debit, Electron, Solo, Switch, Maestro and UK Maestro. We also accept secure online payments using Verified by VISA or MasterCard SecureCode. We do not accept American Express or Diners Club cards at present.
SCHOOLS, COUNCILS AND BUSINESSES: We supply many schools, local councils and businesses both large and small. The prices and terms are the same so you can order online if you wish. If you want to pay by BACS transfer or company cheque please email us.
- Installation by specialist trained staff is available as an option in most postcode areas.
- If installation is available in your local area the prices are displayed alongside the summerhouse prices.
OPTIONAL INSTALLATION: If installation is ordered your summerhouse will be delivered and installed on the same day by prior appointment with you. These summerhouses are designed to be professionally installed so more care is taken in the factory to speed up installation and minimize problems on site. The result is better quality summerhouses which are easy to fit and longer lasting.
SIMPLE DIY ASSEMBLY: Because these summerhouses are designed to be professionally installed they are also easier to fit yourself. Features of these summerhouses include careful construction with high quality components, larger panel sizes and fewer problems.
SPECIAL OFFER . . . FREE TOUGHENED GLASS . . . ONLY UNTIL WEDNESDAY 19th AUGUST!
- We are giving away free toughened glass with this summerhouse!
- This offer ends on Wednesday 19th August so ORDER NOW to avoid disappointment!


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This was a crazy week in my classroom. It was the last 2 days of our official school year, then our extended year program started. There was not a lot of time to really spend a long time on Earth Day (Sunday, April 22 was Earth Day) this year. We did manage to squeeze a few little activities in.
We painted the earth in art center.
We took time to care for our garden. It's starting to show signs of growth!
We covered large pine cones in lard and sprinkled birdseed all over to make bird feeders.
After we made them and let them set for a bit, we took them outside to hang on our trees.
In the midst of everything else going on this week, it was also NAEYC's "Week of The Young Child". This year's theme is: "Early years are learning years". While I wasn't able to plan specific activities to go with this special week this year, I think the activities we did do will help shape my little friends into life long learners and lovers of our earth!
Thanks for visiting! Leave a little "comment love"~I'd love for you to share your thoughts!


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Legislation prevents forced discounts for optometrists
Several state affiliates are promoting legislation to stop an unfair business practice used by vision plans. The practice forces optometrists to give discounts and charge varying prices on services and materials not covered by patients' vision plans.
"This law sets what most consider to be very reasonable and obvious limits."
The bills for optometrists are based on similar legislation pushed by dentists and passed in at least 30 states that prohibits forced discounts on services.
The optometric legislation was first passed by Kentucky in 2012 and then by both Maryland and Texas in 2014. The laws prohibit anti-competitive behavior by health and vision plans and allows providers and patients to reach reasonable fees for services and materials.
Victories for two states-and the profession
Maryland Optometric Association (MOA) President John L. Burns, O.D., called the passage of House Bill 1160 a victory for optometry and for all vision care providers in Maryland.
He noted that Maryland's bill goes a step beyond just preventing insurers from mandating discounts. It also provides protections against contract provisions that force optometrists to join a discount vision plan to participate with an insurer's major medical network.
"The MOA is thrilled to have passed this piece of legislation in just one year," Dr. Burns added. "There is a lot more to do, but this was a great start."
Thomas A. Lucas, Jr., O.D., legislative chair for the Texas Optometric Association, said, "We are happy that Texas could lead the way on this state-by-state initiative to restore a small amount of independent decision-making to our practices."
"This law sets what most consider to be very reasonable and obvious limits on what is out-of-bounds in a contracting situation that can be inherently unfair to the small business optometrist," Dr. Lucas added. "Allowing optometrists to be competitive and responsive to local marketplace conditions for products and services beyond the defined covered benefit is a good thing for optometrists, employers and patients."
Other states and optometrists should get involved
The AOA State Government Relations Center offers advice to other state leaders for speaking with legislators: Point out that this bill does not mandate a benefit on insurance companies or raise insurance costs for patients because it does not require health plans, vision plans or consumers to add any additional services. The bills also do not prohibit one business from forcing another business to reduce its charges for services when it does not pay any part of the purchase cost.
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Expressing unqualified support for world peace is still safe, but beauty pageant contestants risk a shot at the tiara when they opine on more polarizing issues.
A year after Miss California Carrie Prejean claimed her anti-gay marriage stance cost her the Miss USA crown, controversy flared up again at this year's Donald Trump-owned pageant after hopefuls answered another round of politically-themed questions.
Some on the right have suggested this year's runner-up Miss Oklahoma Morgan Elizabeth Woolard lost out to winner Rima Fakih for expressing support for Arizona's tough new immigration law. But should judges even consider opinions on hot-button issues in beauty competitions? Pundits weigh-in.
- Right-wing blogger Michelle Malkin accuses pageant judges of a liberal bias. "Looks like the Miss USA pageant didn't want to risk the wrath of the open-borders mob," Malkin writes, referring to Woolard's pro-Arizona stance.
- Conservative Powerline blogger John Hinderaker notes Rima Fakih's swimsuit photo alone makes her a worthy winner and Fakih also had to "navigate a minefield" in being asked to weigh in on birth control. But Hinderaker calls for ending political questions altogether during pageants. "It is unrealistic to expect judges to put aside their own prejudices and judge beauty contestants on the quality of their answers to politically-loaded questions, regardless of the side on which the contestant comes down," Hinderaker writes.
- Entertainment Weekly PopWatch blogger Jennifer Armstrong agrees with beauty queen hopefuls being asked controversial interview questions. "It's not so much that I care what they think, but that they think at all," she writes. Armstrong further advocates that judges consider backgrounds of contestants like Fakih in making decisions. "She'll serve as a role model to Arab-American girls who, perhaps, haven't felt that they belonged — goodness knows they may have encountered reason to feel otherwise in the last several years."
- Margery Eagan writes for the Boston Herald that the real winner from the Miss USA controversies of the past couple of years has been The Donald. "For two years he's managed to wrap a boring, anachronistic beauty pageant around America's most roiling political issues," she writes.


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Considering Adoption with Pulmonary Hypertension
Doctors recommend that pulmonary hypertension patients avoid becoming pregnant due to the risks it poses to mother and child. One recently married patient calls the knowledge that she can't have a child "the hardest thing about PH." Family planning can become a source of stress for young women with PH, surrounded by pregnant friends and well-meaning family members who don't fully understand the health risks of pregnancy with this condition.
Many find ways of coping with the loss, turning to family, friends and humor to help them embrace a new take on family life. Some patients in stable health consider alternatives to pregnancy, including foster parenting and adoption.
Adopting with PH: First Person Perspectives
Family services professional Venessa Nunn and PH patient Hannah Lahmeyer share some of their experiences with the adoption process. The perspectives offered here are not meant as a substitute for a discussion between a PH patient and her medical team about this intensely personal decision.
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SOCIAL NOTES FROM ALL OVER: It Was A Lovely Party at A Berkeley Hot Spot
When the pesky poor people panhandling underneath the Berkeley Central high-rise luxury apartments at get clonked on the head with a stray wineglass, at least they'll note the quality of the Cabernet thanks to the concerted efforts of the dashing developers at the new residences' high-end helm.
"We're setting a tone," explained one of Berkeley Central's "brand ambassadors" at the ribbon cutting ceremony where swells stood in an uneasy row under the "luxury apartments" sign listening to each other's euphemisms about the "new" people they hope to drag into town to replace the scruffy bunch they have right now.
"We're seeing professional people coming here," enthused Mayor Tom Bates with a flourish when he finally got the microphone away from Chamber of Commerce Polly Armstrong's endless ode to Jon Caner as "responsible for the transformation of the appearance of our downtown" through the Block by Block program which continues to move homeless and poor people around downtown like chess pieces.
"It's part of the transformation of downtown bringing new people downtown," agreed Councilmember Jesse Arreguin while his campaign supporters cringed.
"This Berkeley Central building and the people who are going to be there are the crest of the wave," chimed in Armstrong when she finally got the microphone back – what a scrapper! And what a charming way to reference the "green" nature of the pied-a-terre beehive now available for worship at Center and Shattuck – when global warming drowns the rest of us, the "nine two-story penthouses" will still be above water.
We were pretty well dressed ourselves, so we couldn't help wondering who the "new" people were going to be. We had the heels, the little black dresses, the power suits, but maybe the "new" people never dress down in case there's an emergency call to a theater fundraiser.
"We're getting a lot of interest from San Francisco," nodded one of the bevies of identically jeweled assistants moving curious people waving champagne glasses through three floors with staged furnishings. But the best clue to the newcomers' identities might be the furnishings themselves – the $8,000 bicycle, the $25.00 soaps – it's the little things!
But one attendee bristled when I joked about the necessity, in such tiny apartments; of keeping at least half of one's belongings dangling off the balconies in milk crates.
"You don't understand," he scolded. "These 'new' people have evolved. They don't have books. They're online."
I was disappointed to be told the next day that the promised YMCA discounts were "transitioning", because I can only imagine how buff this new crowd must be. But I begin to get the transformation picture after gazing around the penthouse patio, which is high enough away from the panhandlers on Shattuck that one begins to appreciate that if, in fact, the poor are always with us, then why not make sure there's some security at the door and leave it all behind?
The 'new' people won't need umbrellas or paint supplies or suitcases: there's an app for that! And if they develop a taste for acquiring sports equipment or insist on having a record collection, well the rest of us know they'll just work harder on having an app for that, too. It's a brave new world, kids, and if you want to know who's running it, come on down to the Berkeley Central apartments where the panhandling is going to be exquisite!
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The first of two new episodes of 30 Rock prominently featured just about everything I've complained about in these posts. As the show itself acknowledged, it was predicated on a love triangle straight out of Three's Company. In true 30 Rock fashion, it served up a hoary sitcom cliché with an ironic, meta-textual spin as Jack is caught between two fantastic women: Julianne Moore's Nancy Donovan, a sassy, foul-mouthed broad from Boston and Elizabeth Banks' Avery Jessup, a sleek, ruthless beauty who doesn't just talk a good game about looking like a slutty Grace Kelly: she backs that shit up.
In another of my pet peeves, the episode dealt extensively with Liz Lemon's supposed unattractiveness and sprint to spinsterdom and featured wacky business involving the writers in the form of Toofer growing apoplectic upon discovering that he was an affirmative action hire. Yes, I should have despised tonight's episode yet I enjoyed just about every minute of it.
Why? Because I found it very funny. And funny forgives just about everything, including kitten murder (both murdering kittens and murders committed by baby cats). It helps that the episode featured the return of two characters I quite enjoy, played by great actresses who also happen to be easy on the eyes.
Jack faced a stark choice tonight: does he pursue a sexy, sassy little number whose ambition and cold-blooded cunning matches, if not exceeds, his own, or does he choose a longtime crush his own age who hearkens back to his beantown roots? Jack's romance with Nancy is sweet, endearing and as close to sentimental as 30 Rock gets while his fling with Avery is sexy, funny and blessed with explosive chemistry, a potent reminder that under his many layers of padding Alec Baldwin is still a handsome and virile man.
While Jack finds himself torn between two beautiful women, Liz Lemon's romantic desperation leads her to pursue a wide array of singles activities in a mad bid to find that special someone. In the episode's crowning moment, Liz delivers a passionate speech about what she's looking for in a man that echoed/parodied Kevin Costner's big monologue in Bull Durham. Tangential aside: Ron Shelton apparently wrote that monologue to attract a big name actor to the role by giving them something juicy to really sink their teeth into. He apparently thought the speech itself was way too long, self-indulgent and unnecessary to actually make it into the film. He was wrong.
Liz's speech was a masterpiece of practical romanticism but the show undercut it by having her deliver her manifesto while being pelted with dodgeballs to a potential suitor who, unfortunately enough, was a non-English speaker who probably caught about every fifteenth word.
The Toofer-quits-over-being-a-token subplot could easily have gone nowhere but the show made it both funny and surprisingly thoughtful by using it as a springboard to discuss Affirmative Action and our society's defiantly uneven playing field. After all, "This is America. None of us are supposed to be here." Yet we all are, gloriously and improbably enough. I know I've said this before, but USA! USA! USA! And I love that Tina Fey and Lorne Michaels have a deep enough Rolodex that they can rope Will Ferrell into popping by for a very funny ten-second cameo as the star of a deplorable NBC show called Bitch Hunter. As a wise man once said, what a country!
The second episode wasn't as funny or fresh as the first though it certainly had its share of laugh-out-loud moments. It was hampered primarily by a subplot involving a janitorial dispute that paralleled Jack's romantic conundrum but really, really, really mirrored the whole Jay Leno/Conan O'Brien fiasco. Since Lorne Michaels is O'Brien's mentor and longtime Executive Producer, you can guess what side of the Conan/Leno divide (then again is there any self-respecting comedy fan who throws down with Team Leno?).
When the premise was brought up I felt a surge of excitement and optimism. I thought the writers would come up with a smart new angle to attack the imbroglio but instead the joke began and ended with using a janitorial skirmish over turf as a clunky, obvious metaphor for the late-night wars.
Meanwhile, Tracy empowers Kenneth to act as his surrogate and has himself outfitted with a dog collar to curb his impulses and Liz discovers that everyone at the office goes out for drinks one night a week and purposefully excludes her. She understandably feels slighted and throws a party of her own only to discover that she's not much of a partier.
Neither subplot was a home run but the Tracy thread provided a showcase for some great Tracy Morgan non-sequiturs and the Liz Lemon-wants-to-be-part-of -the-gang aspect of the show illustrated her ultimate role in the office: she behaves like a responsible albeit semi-demented mother figure so that the rest of the office can behave like emotionally stunted children. As the 30 Rock gang acknowledged, everyone wants mom to bail them out of a jam and tell them everything will be all right but you don't necessarily want to trade Jell-O shots with the woman who gave you life. I thought the first episode was super-strong and merited an A- while the second episode was more of a B so collectively I'm giving tonight's double-barreled 30 Rock a B-.
Stray Observations
—When I started working at Blockbuster, I imagined that I was hired as part of a special program to give cushy jobs to disadvantaged young people. How else could you explain a schmuck like me landing a cushy gig like that? Then I realized I was just young and willing to work for ten cents more than minimum wage
—"The opposite of that just walked in"
—I like it when Liz impersonates Scooby-Doo. I find it hot
—"You look like a prison weed dealer"
—"I yelled at him about a rules violation!"
—I would so see National Lampoon's Van Wilder's Wingman Incorporated
—It wouldn't look right, like Santa Claus taking a shower.
—"You look like Mr. Monopoly."
—I like the idea of Scheinhardt wigs selling hairpieces made out of cadaver hair.
—"I couldn't really understand anything Rick James was saying
—"You may have to walk down the aisles with pirates" was a killer payoff for the Stockholm Syndrome gag. My former kidnappers/new best friends agree
—I too honor Richard Nixon's memory by getting drunk and making bad decisions but I do it every day.
—"The Secret Service never gave me my tee-shirt cannon back."
—"They will turn on you like a wife after your child has fallen into a quarry."
—"They say, 'Surf Party USA!'"


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- Original title : Reign of Fire
- Languages spoken : English
- Societies of production : The Zanuck Company
- Tagline : Fight Fire With Fire
- Release Date of film : 2002-07-11
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There are four WSR-88D weather radars in the state of Hawaii. One each on Kauai and Molokai, and two on the Big Island of Hawaii. These dopplar radars give the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Honolulu both reflectivity and velocity data about storms affecting the area.
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Fast becoming celebrity cetaceans are the bottlenose dolphins of Cardigan Bay.
These highly intelligent and exuberant creatures, which seem to celebrate their very existence by displays of sheer joie de vivre in all corners of the Bay and around the coast of Pembrokeshire, are attracting hundreds of visitors each year.
Increasing numbers of tourists are taking boat trips out into the bay and round the coast of Pembrokeshire to watch these spectacular exhibitions of swimming skill and agility, performed by marine mammals with which man has established a unique relationship down the centuries. If they are lucky, passengers aboard the ferryboats between Fishguard and Rosslare and also those from Pembroke Dock often catch a glimpse of dolphins keeping pace with the ship or romping and leaping (known as breaching) nearby. They can breach up to a height of 16-feet above the surface.
Dolphins and their relationships with humans have been recorded since ancient times. Pliny the Elder, Aristotle and Oppian all referred to them in their writings. Although they usually live in groups of 10 to 30, a dolphin can also go solo and one lone Dolphin, who was given the name Donald, frequented the Pembrokeshire coast and estuaries, and later the Isle of Man, for several years before disappearing, He allowed people to swim with him and used to frolic around moored boats in Milford Haven Waterway, Ramsey Sound, Martin's Haven and other places. They are well-known as the stars of spectacular Aqua-Shows and of books and TV series. During the Cold War both the USA and Russia trained them for a military role in the detection of seamines and enemy divers and frogmen.
Between 10 and 14-feet long and weighing up to 1,100 lbs, they can travel at up to 18mph and remain submerged for up to 20 minutes, although they normally surface for breath two or three times a minute. They communicate with their own complex language of squeaks, whistles and clicks and can detect prey or enemies by echolocation, which man has copied in his sonar devices. They bounce up to 1,000 clicks per second off distant objects, which enables them to determine its exact location, size and shape. Bottle-nosed dolphins can live for 45 to 50 years. There are a number of local boat trips available to see them, details from Tourist Information Centres.
The National Park Tourist Information Centres are: Oriel y Parc at St Davids, telephone 01437-720392 or email@example.com or www.orielyparc.co.uk. Newport TIC in Long Street, telephone 01239-820912 or firstname.lastname@example.com and Tenby TIC at South Parade, telephone 01834-845040 or email@example.com.
Visitors are also recommended to pick up a copy of the National Park's informative free-sheet newspaper Coast to Coast, which is available at all Tourist Information Centres and also in libraries, shops and supermarkets. It is a mine of information about the activities and facilities available in the National Park.


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questions people ask us is how, after a day of testing recipes, we have the
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For those with children,
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For those of us without children and who live in the heart of New York City
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Recently, I had "one of
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As I traipsed home through
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ultimately, my fear of what another night of take-out would do to my body
superseded my exhaustion. Would I have to stop at the market though? I knew I
didn't have much fresh produce in my fridge. Then it dawned on me: tonight's
gonna be a tuna pasta night.
This is a dish that's in my
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Tuna Pasta with Peas and
Note: I prefer not to use
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Serves 4
1 lb. spaghetti or linguine
Salt and pepper
1 Tbsp. extra virgin olive
oil or 1 Tbsp. olive oil tuna is packed in
1 Tbsp.
anchovy paste
1 sm. onion or lg. shallot, finely chopped
3 cloves garlic, finely
¼ tsp. red chili flakes
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8 oz. mushrooms,
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2 c. frozen peas
1 (6 to 7-oz.) jar tuna
fillets packed in olive oil, drained well
2 Tbsp. fresh parsley leaves, finely chopped (optional)
1) Heat large covered saucepot of salted water to
boiling on high. Cook pasta as label directs.
2) Meanwhile, in 12-in. skillet, heat oil on medium high. Add anchovy paste and cook 1 minute or until fragrant, stirring occasionally. Add onion and chili flakes; cook 2 minutes longer or until onion is soft, stirring occasionally. Add garlic and cook 1 minute or until
garlic is soft, stirring frequently. Add mushrooms and cook 5-6 minutes or until
tender and brown, stirring occasionally. Add peas and tuna, gently
breaking tuna into small chunks with wooden spoon. Season with ¼ teaspoon salt and
teaspoon freshly ground black pepper. Cook 2 minutes longer or until peas and
tuna are heated through. Remove from heat.
3) Reserve 1 cup pasta cooking water. Drain pasta and
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Relapse…If you keep up with the SBB you know by now that addiction is a chronic (long-lasting) disease that takes hold in some people who abuse drugs. You may also know that some people can quit their drug use. But often a person will return to using drugs after they have quit. This is what NIDA Scientists call a relapse.
Why does it happen? Addiction changes the wiring of the brain to cause uncontrollable craving and compulsive drug use—despite the consequences. For someone with an addiction, going without the drug for periods of time can make that person feel so anxious and stressed that they need the drug just to stop feeling bad.
A person who is addicted to a drug usually needs professional treatment to quit drug use. This can include medication or "talk therapy (PDF, 1.19 MB)," or a combination of both. It also helps to have support in the family and the community. While quitting drug use is possible, addiction is a long-lasting disease, and treating it takes time-and just because someone gets treatment and stops using a drug does not mean that these strong cravings go away for good, especially when certain cues are present. These cues vary from person to person and can trigger a relapse.
Imagine that your best friend is addicted to cigarettes and says she smokes to relieve stress, but that she recently quit because her boyfriend hates the smell of cigarette smoke. Since she has connected cigarette smoking with stress relief, the next time your friend faces a stressful situation, like a fight with parents or final exams, she will most likely crave a cigarette, increasing her risk of a relapse. Her use of cigarettes, which led to an addiction to nicotine, has also caused her to associate "relaxation" with cigarettes.
Not everyone will relapse once they have quit drug use; it depends on the person, their genes, their environment, and many other factors, including personal commitment and family support.
For more information on addiction and today's "Word of the Day," check out the myths about drug abuse or the Brain and Addiction page on the NIDA for Teens website.
They should call this the Lies for Teens site. Since this whole website is devoted to demonizing substances and not the root cause of drug abuse. The problem is not the drugs. Drugs are a symptom. Perhaps if we didn't waste BILLIONS OF DOLLARS A YEAR, lying to our nation about the "dangers of pot", we could instead actually provide real funding for higher education, and get people out of poverty...Nah that would make too much sense. Lets just keep incarcerating depressed Americans. YEA!
@Truth--actually we do more than just say "drugs are bad." That's way too easy and simple-minded. Instead, the mission here has to respond to a way complicated problem and a really complex disease--addiction. So yeah, in many ways "drugs are a symptom," and demand a comprehensive approach. That includes making people aware of what causes addiction, trying to prevent it, and when that doesn't work, getting people into treatment rather than going around the revolving door of the prison system. Thanks for your post.
If one is going to relapse on smoking one should at least try electronic cigarettes. They work like a charm.
and i dont like smokers
I'm new to this blog and my daughter is going for her Masters in social work. I'm going to recommend to her that she check it out, there's a lot of valuable information here, which I'll also share with my readers.
smokers are so bad to kiss goodnight
back to were i was from yesterday smokers should know that it is bad to kiss someone you love even if you love them very much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I agree with Truth!!
Actually it was my fear of experimenting with drugs on myself that kept me safe until my problems including PTSD overwhelmed my cognitive uneducated fears I tried pot, and many other things until I realized the my lack of fear towards dangerous substances was a severe issue in itself. Like the girlssays in "True Grit" "Why would I put a theif in my mouth to steal my brains?" Doing research on yourself and self reporting the results is somewhere between assisnine and insane.
I'M 53. Smoked since i was SEVEN. At least a PACK A DAY since i was 18. i would wake up every 3 hours while sleeping to smoke. i've NEVER gone longer than 4 hours, in all those years, without a smoke. Tried ALL the "Recommended" approved treatments.... gums, patches, acupuncture, hypnosis, "Chanix"... etc etc. ALL CRAP!! Then i discovered and thoroughly researched "E-Cigs". Like everything available to us in this world, there's different degrees of quality in a product. I purchased what i deemed to be a good product that delivers Nicotine ONLY in a vaporized form. it's just like smoking. Looks like it, tastes like it, and feels like it. Of the 4000 chemicals present in tobacco, 60 are cancer causing, and Nicotine is NOT one of them. I have NOT had a tobacco cigarette in 6 weeks. PERIOD. I "Vape" instead. A year ago the "Government Run (those folks would NEVER mislead you, would they?!) FDA "Tested" 17 different nicotine juices available. They found ONE from "China" (Those folks would never send us anything harmful, would they?!) that contained a "Trace" amount of essentialy car ant-freeze. So, in all their "GovernMENTAL" wisdom, they claimed that e-cigs are harmful. I don't purchase anything my children handle or eat from china, and i sure as HELL wont buy a liquid i'm going to inhale from them either. That's MY wisdom. The success rate among people (Old long-term heavy smokers) like me is unbelievable. All i know is that i can breathe again and dont smell and am no longer made to feel like a social outcast and "Second Hand Smoke Murderer!" thanks for listening.
Relapse is an ultimate lack of self-control. However, an addicted mind is a tricky mind and as this site has detailed, addiction is a brain disease. Some will never fully recovery, living in a daily battle. It IS NOT about "mind-over-matter" but rather it is both Mind and Matter. Relapse is inevitable when a person never accepts the reality/consequences of their substance issues. "If I just take a pill, I will be okay." NEVER! You are starting all over.. btw, Opiates are pure poison and should only be limited to those with terminal illnesses. Deal with it like people did before man discovered how to make a pill. "Regulated Substances" HAHAHA. There is no control once we've lost all control.
Ive been locked up for like six months because smoking and doin drug so dont do it lol
im a huge **n boss and dont even care about smokers and non-smokers
** them all
there not as boss as me
wow, a very good post, i stoped smoking 2 years ago
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I need to do cell proliferation assay for LNCaP cells after stimulation with androgen. The protocol I follow is I grow the cells in 96 well plate in 10% complete medium for 48 hrs. then remove the medium, give a PBS rinse of the plate and then add medium with 2% charcoal stripped serum. After adding medium I stimulate with different doses of androgen. However, the problem is, since LNCaP cells are loosely adherent cells, they tend to come out when I aspirate medium or rinse with PBS. They also come out when I add fresh medium with 2% CS FBS. As a result, the cell number varies.. which in turn will give me a wrong cell proliferation index. IF somebody cud help me on this topic..
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I feel like this is not correct, but the only alternative I can think of is:
The blog for all those who want to learn German.
While just being one word longer this feel boring and stiff to me. Is the original sentence perhaps grammatically correct, after all?


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Another Fairly Insane Cross‐National Health Care Comparison
Yesterday, countless newspapers published a really disappointing story by Noam Levey that the Los Angeles Times ran under this title:
Global push to guarantee health coverage leaves U.S. behind; China, Mexico and other countries far less affluent are working to provide medical insurance for all citizens. It's viewed as an economic investment.
The article is little more than a puff piece for the hotly contested idea of universal coverage. It gives zero space to the competing strain of thought that the less the government does for the poor, the sick, and the vulnerable, the better off they will be.
It quotes "Dr. Julio Frenk, a former health minister in Mexico and dean of the Harvard School of Public Health" as saying, "As countries advance, they are realizing that creating universal healthcare systems is a necessity for long‐term economic development." A necessity? Gosh. It's a wonder the United States ever became the world's largest economy.
It speaks of such government guarantees as being popular, when what it really means to say is that people are dependent on the government for their health care and frightened to death that someone might take it away.
It laments the fact that the United States is an "outlier" because it fails to guarantee access to health care for all citizens, which "stands in stark contrast to America's historic leadership in education…Long before most European countries, the United States ensured access to public schooling." Yet it makes no mention of how U.S. students fare poorly in comparison to those in other advanced countries.
It devotes no time to the costs of such guarantees, other than to say that they are sometimes "more than twice what was expected." But don't worry, those costs are borne by the government. It does not say where governments get all that money. I guess we'll never know.
Speaking of taxes, it makes no mention of how taxes suppress economic development. Evidently, unlike other taxes, those that support government‐run health care systems do not incur the deadweight loss of taxation.
But the article was at its most ridiculous when it suggested that the health care sectors in poor countries like Rwanda and Ghana might possibly be ahead of the United States in any way whatsoever. As I have written about Rwanda:
The United States generates many of the HIV treatments currently fighting Rwanda's AIDS epidemic, as well as other medical innovations saving lives there and around the world. More than any other nation, we create the wealth that purchases those and other treatments for Rwandans and other impoverished peoples. The United States is probably closer to providing universal access to medical care for its citizens — and, indeed, the whole world — than Rwanda. Rwanda's "universal" system leaves 8 percent of its population uninsured. Though official estimates put the U.S. uninsured rate at 15.4 percent, the actual percentage is lower; and again, uninsured Americans typically have better access to care than insured Rwandans. The real paradox is here that Rwandan elites think the United States is doing something wrong.
Unfortunately, it's not just the Rwandan elites. For my thoughts on how sensible people can make such insensible comparisons between the United States and other nations, read the rest of my post on Rwanda.


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Sunday, 14 June 2015 from 21:00 to 23:20 (IST)
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Unhinged Comedy is a Stand up comedy show that will take place in The Ha'penny Bridge Inn every Wednesday and Sunday starting on the 6th of May.
Each week there'll be a seasoned line-up of comedians bringing laughter from the stage to the audience. The doors open at 21:00.
The show is managed and organized by Connor McDonough-Flynn, a comedian who's been performing around Ireland and Internationally for 5-years.
It's a great night out. Laughs will be bouncing around the walls and the hinges will be blown off the doors. Top-class laughs provided twice a week.
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Greenwich beats Staples in five sets for first-ever FCIAC volleyball title
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FAIRFIELD -- Greenwich High School volleyball coach Steve Lapham has coached a lot of winning teams during his successful tenure, but he will no doubt remember his 2013 Cardinals squad as being truly unique.
Years from now, Lapham will recall the season when his Cardinals accomplished a "first" for the program, winning a title that eluded them so many times in the past.
Top-seeded Greenwich made school history Saturday, winning its first FCIAC volleyball championship with a thrilling 3-2 victory over second-seeded Staples in the conference tournament final before a large, vocal crowd at Fairfield Ludlowe High School.
"This team has a lot of heart, a lot of courage and really deserves this championship," Lapham said. "They're a special team that's worked extremely hard and pulled for each other all season."
Most Valuable Player Mirei Kato recorded 17 kills, 15 digs, six assists and three blocks for the Cardinals, who won the riveting match, 25-14, 17-25, 25-20, 24-26, 15-5. A four-year varsity player, Kato is the lone player left from the Cardinals' 2010 Class LL championship team.
"I've been trying since I was a freshman to get this title, so this feels absolutely amazing," said Kato, a senior tri-captain. "It shows that all the hard work we put in all these years paid off."
Senior Jessie Schelz registered 13 kills and two blocks, senior setter Xanthi Katsigiannis tallied 29 assists, 18 digs and four kills and senior Catherine Cabano contributed seven kills and four blocks for the 20-1 Cardinals.
"I am still in shock," said Katsigiannis, a tri-captain. "Winning the title is such a surreal feeling. We get a banner now -- our first-ever FCIAC banner."
Seniors Amelia Brackett (21 kills, seven digs, three blocks, one ace) and Lauren Mushro (17 kills, four digs, two aces) paced the Wreckers (19-2).
"It was a great match, Greenwich just made a couple of more plays than we did," Staples coach Jon Shepro said. "They played great defense. We were swinging really hard and getting it past their blocks. But they just kept digging it up on us."
With the fifth game going to 15 points, it's imperative for teams to start quickly and Greenwich did, jumping out to a 4-0 lead. Sophomore Jahaira Guerra posted three straight service points, two of which were aces, giving the Cardinals a 9-3 advantage. She finished with six aces and seven digs.
"She has a nasty floater, which just drops," Lapham said of Guerra's serve. "She did a great job of getting her serves in tonight."
A kill by Kato, coupled with a block by Cabano gave Greenwich an insurmountable 12-3 lead in the fifth set.
"When you fall behind like that in the fifth game it's tough," Shepro said. "I think we spent a lot of energy in the fourth game, battling back to win it after they had match point. It's tough to go back out there and win the fifth after using so much energy."
Trailing 2-1, Staples seized a 12-6 edge in the fourth game, courtesy of kills by Mushro and Brackett, both of whom were forces at the net throughout. Yet Greenwich battled back, eventually knotting the score at 17-17 on a Katsigiannis kill. A kill by senior Heather Desino put the Cardinals up 24-23 and one point away from securing their first FCIAC championship. The Wreckers, however, didn't give in, winning three consecutive points to force the fifth game.
"We all had a lot of energy out there," Desino said. "It was a really intense match with Staples putting up an excellent fight. A lot of us have been on this team for two or three years, so it's great to come out on top."
"This was probably one of the best FCIAC championships," added Cabano, a tri-captain. "Staples gave us great competition with their hitting and spikes. That's definitely their strongest points."
The Cardinals passed the serve well and kept the ball in play with impressive digs against the Wreckers' formidable hitters. Schelz's block at the net capped the Cards' first-game win.
"They dug so many balls with miraculous plays," Shepro said. "Points that should have been in our back pocket they brought back over the net."
"They have Amelia Brackett, the best hitter in the state, but our defense was good, it was scrappy," Lapham said. "Our team was getting to balls off the net, up in the air and bringing it from out of bounds back in. We hung in there."
Senior setter Ariana Sherman totaled 46 assists and four digs, while senior Knox Schieffelin had eight kills, two aces and one block for Staples, which had the momentum in the second set.
"It was a very close match, so we focused on staying cool the whole time and remaining consistent," said Rispoli (10 digs, three kills, one ace). "I've never been so happy for my teammates."
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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) Chris Flores scored 17 points and made the game-winning layup with 1 second left as New Jersey Institute of Technology overcame a poor shooting performance and a 14-point deficit to rally past Army 69-67 Tuesday night.
Ryan Woods added 16 points, including the 3-pointer that tied the game at 67 with 16 seconds to go. The Highlanders (5-4) went on a 7-0 run in the final 1:21, with Daquan Holiday's layup starting the burst.
Tied at 15 at the 5:25 mark, the Black Knights (4-5) closed out the half on a 9-1 run and took their biggest lead at 41-27 with 13:02 left.
Army still led 63-51 with 3:06 remaining when Flores made two layups to start the NJIT surge.
The Highlanders shot 32.8 percent from the field (22 of 67).
NJIT held Army's Ella Ellis, who had back-to-back 23-point games, to 16 points and Andrew Stire added 13 points.


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October 1, 2012, 6:30 PM ET
by Nadya Masidlove, The Wall Street Journal
This season, the most highly anticipated events at Paris Fashion Week were two debuts: Raf Simons's first ready-to-wear collection for Christian Dior CDI.FR +1.17% and Hedi Slimane's first runway show under the label Saint Laurent.
But other less high profile beginnings have also been under way in the fashion world. For Zoe Colivas, this season marked the start of the 16-year-old's international modeling career. The high school student from Toronto, Canada, has been on some of the most prestigious runways in Paris and Milan in the past couple of weeks. Her jobs so far have included shows for Prada, Cacharel, Rochas, John Galliano and Cedric Charlier.
As Colivas was exiting the backstage of John Galliano's show, she talked to Speakeasy about her first steps on the hectic fashion scene.
Edited excerpts:
Speakeasy: What have been the highs and lows of the season for you so far?
Zoe Colivas: The high points are definitely when you're in a show and, like, the anticipation…going out onto the runway. There's not really any low points. I mean, you're really busy so I guess being tired is kind of like a low point. But just like knowing what's coming up means you always have excitement and something to look forward to.
What kind of accommodations do you have here?
I'm here by myself…I'm staying in a hotel with two other girls from my agency who are about my age so it's really nice. One is from Toronto and the other one the U.S., so it's very relatable, which is always a good thing.
How have you been getting around Paris to the shows?
By metro. There are days when you have 18 castings and you're running around in the metro, so you get to see a lot of Paris and learn how to use the metro very well.
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Shoes on the runway at John Galliano's spring show
How was walking in the Galliano shoes?
Oh! Really comfortable!
They looked quite frightening…
I've walked in much more terrifying shoes… None of the shoes I've worn these past two weeks have been like scary at all.
Is that something that models really fear? Tripping?
My biggest fear is actually falling. But it doesn't usually happen so I cross my fingers every time before I go out.
So where do you go from here?
I go home at the end of the week. I have to go back to school.


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6th October 2012
Leeds captain Kevin Sinfield produced a valiant display of courage and commitment to lead his side to a famous victory over Warrington Wolves as the Rhinos once more defied the odds to retain their Stobart Super League crown.
The veteran stand-off scored a try and kicked five goals from as many attempts, but it was his bravery in defying two crushing injury blows that did more than anything to inspire his side in front of a crowd of 70,676 at Old Trafford.
It also earned him the Harry Sunderland Trophy as man of the match as Leeds made a mockery of the final league placings for the second successive year by winning the title from fifth.
The victory enabled the Rhinos to became Super League's most successful club, with six championships since the competition began in 1996, while former England captain Jamie Peacock celebrated his eighth victory on his record-breaking 10th appearance.
However, most of the plaudits will go to Sinfield, who looked to be playing on auto-pilot for most of his 78th consecutive Leeds appearance after twice being flattened in crunching collisions but got up each time to inspire his team in trademark fashion.
Sinfield has now led his side to all six Grand Final wins in just nine glorious years to confirm his status as the greatest captain in Leeds' history and increase his side's love affair with Manchester.
The Rhinos have faltered on the last Saturday of August in each of the last three years to see Challenge Cup glory slip from their grasp, yet they discover a spring in their step when autumn arrives.
Yet again they built momentum throughout the play-offs and demonstrated that, once they gain a sniff of the finishing line, they prove peerless.
It proved too much for Warrington, who were favourites to end a 57-year wait to be crowned champion on their maiden Old Trafford appearance.
This time the rain stayed away and a fast track made for an open contest, with Leeds demonstrating they are not just a wet-weather team.
Despite their local knowledge, however, Leeds took some time to settle and they went behind after only three minutes when Warrington half-back Richie Myler, their most impressive player, nipped between forwards Jamie Jones-Buchanan and Peacock to score a try from his side's first meaningful attack.
Brett Hodgson kicked the first of his three goals to put the Wolves 6-0 up and Leeds' hearts sank further when the talismanic Sinfield crumbled in a heap following a tackle by Ben Westwood and Micky Higham.
But the Rhinos captain got to his feet and sparked a purple passage of play that saw his side seize control.
His cut-out pass got left winger Ryan Hall over on 11 minutes only for referee Richard Silverwood to rule it forward, but the Yorkshiremen drew level seven minutes later.
Warrington winger Joel Monaghan could only palm the ball from Sinfield's high kick into the grateful hands of Leeds centre Carl Ablett and Sinfield was on his shoulder to take the final pass and register his first Grand Final try.
The lightning bursts of Rob Burrow had the Wolves constantly back-pedalling and the Rhinos duly went in front on 25 minutes with a Sinfield penalty.
It got even better for Leeds when Danny McGuire's long pass found right winger Ben Jones-Bishop, who bumped off his opposite number Chris Riley and stepped inside full-back Hodgson to touch down.
Sinfield kicked his second conversion to extend his side's lead to 14-6 but a crucial knock-on by Ablett gave Warrington the perfect attacking position and they took advantage to score their second try, stand-off Lee Briers' long pass getting right winger Joel Monaghan over.
Hodgson kicked the goal and levelled the scores on the stroke of half-time with a penalty, and the Wolves looked the more likely victors after Sinfield took another fearful blow early in the second half following a clash of heads with Michael Monaghan.
Once again Sinfield rose to his feet but only in time to see Hodgson feed the ball from dummy half to Leeds-born centre Ryan Atkins, who crashed over for his side's third try.
However, the Wolves were forced to defend for most of the third quarter. A string of penalties enabled the Rhinos to lay siege to their opponents' line and the pressure paid off on 58 minutes when the impressive Ablett took Shaun Lunt's short pass to crash over.
Sinfield maintained his accuracy with a fourth goal to edge his side into a two-point lead, and Leeds made sure of the win when Ablett worked Hall over for a fourth try nine minutes from the end.


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Down tree-canopied Cromwell Drive – an entry point to middle-class America with its split levels, college pennants flapping in the breeze, and two newer cars in every driveway – lies the beginning and the end of the American dream.
The red split-level home at 33313 Cromwell Dr. looks as if it was someone's proudly kept dream home. And the "for sale" sign in the front yard seems innocent enough. But behind it lies a message of the angst of a family that just couldn't manage. Maybe they didn't pay close-enough attention to the balloon payment schedule; maybe they didn't have a choice in the refinancing process. Maybe someone lost a job, got sick, or died.
Though the empty house suggests the end of the dream for one family, this is still America – where legions of dreamers are ready to take their place. And in true American fashion, there's someone selling tickets to that place – on the foreclosure bus tour.
Complete with box lunches and lemonade – and a crew of onboard experts including a home inspector, mortgage lender, and representative of a title company – ReMax Haven Realty's foreclosure bus tour takes hopeful homeowners, at $15 a seat, to see the bank-owned homes that are in "short sale."
It's a nationwide trend: The foreclosure crisis – one in every 519 American households received a foreclosure filing in April, up 65 percent from a year ago – doesn't stop at the well-manicured boundaries of these affluent suburbs. Its reach extends into every neighborhood and income level. Maybe you've seen the foreclosure tours in your own neighborhood. They can be a welcome sight when your neighbor's home sits vacant for months on end.
But they can be a disconcerting sight, too. Home ownership is what defines us as Americans. Location, size, and style say more about who we are and what we want in life than any backyard conversation can. But what happens when living the dream costs too much? The neighbors – the ones you chatted with on summer evenings in the driveway about the Cavaliers' chances in the playoffs or the condition of your lawn – vanish without a word.
Realtors will tell you that foreclosures hit less than 10 percent of all homeowners. That 90 percent of us pay our bills on time and keep our homes. But that doesn't begin to tell the story that plays out on your street, or my street, or this street that was once "their" street.
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C.J. Hartson, the agent who organized today's tour for nine hopeful homeowners to seven bank-owned houses in the middle-class Solon and Chagrin Falls suburbs of Cleveland, says that "banks don't want to hold onto the homes, so there are opportunities for some deals for buyers."
On the ride out to the first home, in Chagrin Falls, known for its New England atmosphere and 100-year-old architecture, the home seekers have few expectations. They want to see what their money will buy.
Some tours across the country require that participants prequalify for loans. That's not the case on this tour. It doesn't matter, because everyone in the group is an interested buyer.
Henry Bertorelli, a retired power company employee, has been living in an apartment. He admits that the circumstances of foreclosure are "depressing," but he's looking for a good deal on a modest home and had heard a report about foreclosure tours on National Public Radio. Dee Alexander and her two daughters are looking for a good-sized home and have marked a star by the last – and largest – on the tour. Sidney Brown, a businessman in constant cellphone and BlackBerry motion, is single, but looking for a spacious home. Another middle-aged couple follows the bus by car.
Mr. Hartson encourages the buyers to see beyond the surface, mentioning that home repair loans are available through the Federal Housing Administration. Buyers look leery, but quickly turn back to their information packets.
After circling a block of classically elegant houses, the bus stops at the first home: the price tag is $189,900. Curb appeal is lacking, but its Craftsman-style detail makes the interior of the three-bedroom house architecturally interesting. A walk down the driveway to the backyard shows a worn basketball hoop, an overturned trash can, and a tire swing hanging from a giant tulip tree.
The kitchen floors reveal years of wear – kids' cleats, that darned dog – all leaving their mark. The heavy odor of cigarette smoke lingers as if the last butt was smashed on the way out. A needlepoint-covered brick still holds an upstairs bedroom door open. And "Judy" painted a bra on the hardwood floor of her bedroom with the inscription, "2000 36C."
"Does anyone have any questions about the house?" asks Phillip Wells, a home inspector who, at each stop, checks electrical service, roofs, furnaces, windows, foundations, and looks for water damage. Armed with his flashlight and knowledge, he's the most valuable passenger.
After hearing a few tips on what to look for, the group pulls up to the next home – a large four-bedroom, three-bath Cape with an in-law suite on nearly two acres – asking price is $290,000.
Upstairs in the master bedroom, leaning against the wall are a headboard and large mirror. Maybe these – and the cradle filled with dolls in the attic – didn't fit in the truck when the homeowners moved. No room, no time to think about toys. Those things stayed behind just like their name engraved on the door knocker.
There's not been a lot of buzz about the homes, until the bus pulls up to the next-to-the-last stop – the red split-level on Cromwell Drive in Solon.
The foreclosure "tourists" who braved the spring rain file off the mini-charter bus nodding approval at this $189,000 three-bedroom, 2-1/2-bath home with grand old trees and fresh mulch in the beds.
Someone loved this house, tried hard to sell it. The sticklike crab-apple tree in the backyard still has a cardboard sleeve covering its trunk. Price tags still dangle from the euonymus plants in the front bed. Propped inside the garage are "for sale" signs. They tried to sell on their own. A sale didn't come in time.
While some homeowners in foreclosure take out their anger by ripping out appliances, plumbing, and cabinetry, others like this home's owners leave a little of their heart, along with the Christmas wreath in the garage.
"[It's] the kind of house that makes you wonder what went wrong," says Hartson.
From the living room, Ms. Alexander calls her teenage daughter on her cellphone to come off the bus and check it out. "This is nice," she says, as her younger daughter runs excitedly from room to room. "But I'm waiting to see the Winchester house."
That house is a large, newer home in a well-off neighborhood. Though the grass and shrubs are overgrown, the four-bedroom home has curb appeal and is priced at $269,900.
No sooner are the buyers in the house when two neighbors ask if they can have a look. It's the second time this home is in foreclosure, they say. The first owner's husband died, and she lost the house. The second, the neighbors believe, tried to do a quick rehab for resale.
"It was OK, but I'm concerned about the roof and the dampness in the basement," says Alexander. She was glad to have the home inspector on the tour. "I'm looking for something a little bigger," she says. Mr. Brown, too, is looking for a good deal on a house in a higher price range.
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They want their house with the lush land and two cars in the driveway – this kind of homeownership is hard-wired into the American psyche.
When all is lost, either through our own poor choices or circumstances beyond our control, so, too, is a bit of America. But for these foreclosure bus tourists – and others like them across the country – the American dream endures.