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The days of our Grandmother's icebox are gone, replaced
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Thanks Benemakesten for choosing Shaping Little Souls!
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A Wise Woman Builds her home.
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Walking By The Way
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4. Before I had children I was an accountant for our church and also worked in a child care with infants.
5. I have a 4 year degree in Early Childhood Education with a minor in Business.
6. I LOVE to see my kids learning and soaking up life!
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The team
MENDO was founded by Roy Rietstap and Joost Albronda and is co-owned by Joeri Worm and Gunifort Uwambaga. Today the team is expanding – seemingly slowly, but actually quite gradually.
Roy Rietstap
When Roy Rietstap was fifteen, he already knew he was going to be an entrepreneur. After years of running a successful advertising agency, Roy turned his back on advertising and co-founded MENDO in 2002. Roy is constantly searching for new ideas and has a knack for connecting (with) people. If you're lucky, you might catch him for a chat in the store on Saturday and see it for yourself.
Send Roy a message and check some of Roy's favorite books.
Joost Albronda
Co-owner and founder Joost Albronda is not only the designer of two beautiful kids, he's also the designer of some of our best looking books. After spending the first years of his professional career as a copywriter, Joost taught himself to be a graphic designer with a clean yet classic style. As a creative director he manages the typical MENDO look and feel, which has resulted in some of the most successful MENDO projects so far.
Send Joost a message and check some of Joost's favorite books.
Joeri Worm
When Joeri Worm isn't running the streets and parks of Amsterdam, he's running the store like no one else could. As a Willem de Kooning Graphic Design graduate, Joeri started at MENDO as an art-director. In the years that followed, Joeri became MENDO's third co-owner and also became responsible for most of the operational work there is to be done. Joeri is the best at making sure our books end up at the places they belong.
Send Joeri a message and check some of Joeri's favorite books.
Gunifort Uwambaga
If there's anything, literally anything, you need to know about our books, just ask co-owner Gunifort Uwambaga. Gunifort managed to get his masters degree in Information and Knowledge Management while at the same time being responsible for the publishing department at MENDO. Guny knows just about everything there is to know about our products and we bet you will never find anyone as passionate about our books as this guy.
Send Guny a message and check some of Gunifort's favorite books.
Emile Almekinders
As the youngest member of our team, Emile Almekinders has got a bright future ahead at MENDO. With his ever-expanding knowledge and interests in fashion and photography, Emile can help you find what you're looking for. Emile has a great sense of style which seamlessly translates to our store. Emile doesn't only know what's hot today, but especially what is going to be hot tomorrow. Add this up to his kind personality, and you know MENDO is good for the years to come.
Check some of Emile's favorite books.
Mikel van den Boogaard
Mikel van den Boogaard is as much of a know-it-all as he is a do-it-all. Besides getting his bachelor's degree in Media and Culture, he is also a promising writer, photographer and model. Mikel combines his knowledge and skills to provide valuable content for both our online and offline channels and even though we hate to admit it, his stubbornness might be the most valuable quality he has to offer.
Check some of Mikel's favorite books.
Eddie Stok
Eddie Stok is our computer scientist turned illustrator slash graphic designer. With a sharp eye for what's beautiful and the habit of being stubborn, he fits the MENDO team perfectly. When he doesn't disappear behind his desktop screen you can find Eddie reading 'anything-but-realistic' books and playing board games with his friends.
Joost Bastmeijer
If you had to describe Joost Bastmeijer in one word it would be: eccentric. Our second Joost has a hard time sitting still and that's probably the reason why he has been all over the world, and why he currently resides in Nairobi. Joost is not only an excellent writer, he's also a great photographer. You might have seen his name as such in some of our books.
Daniël Ferwerda
Looking sharp as always, Daniël Ferwerda welcomes you at our store with excellent service. Studying Media, Art, Design and Architecture, Daniël knows (or at least, he should) about practically everything there is to know about the books we stock. Maybe his culinary knowledge could be improved, but his coffee making skills definitely make up for it.
Jermain Cikic
Jermain Cikic might seem a bit mysterious, but still waters run deep. After being a very promising young soccer player, Jermain decided to focus on his love for photography. At MENDO, we also kind of have a thing with photography so Jermain was a great addition to the team. When Jermain isn't scouring the streets for that one great image, he's managing the orders in our stockroom. Making sure you receive your books when you desire them.
Dario Lacorte
When Dario isn't casually cruising the streets on his scooter, you can find this kinesiology student managing orders in our stockroom. He's one of MENDO's hidden, behind the scenes powers, but you can occasionally meet him in our flagship store as well. If you see him, you might want to greet him with a 'Buona giornata', as his father is Italian.


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"I am excited to help Trinity build long-lasting, fruitful relationships with all the clients who I interact with," Botti said. "It is important to establish trust with the clients, financial advisors and plan sponsors who Trinity works with so that the relationship can flourish."
Botti has worked in the retirement plan services industry for seven years, working most recently as a Specialist in the Bundled Plan Services Department at Nationwide. He also has experience as a DC Relationship Manager at Tegrit Group, formerly Martin Consultants. He is currently working toward his degree from the University of Cincinnati.
Botti plans to complete his Qualified 401K Administrator (QKA) designation in September. He currently lives in Columbus with his wife, Liz, and their dog, Bruce. He enjoys golf, ultimate Frisbee and fantasy football and is a fan of Cleveland sports.
"We are very happy to have Nathan on our team," said Trinity Principal Anthony Warren. "He will do a wonderful job of ensuring that our clients and their employees have the opportunity for a successful retirement. As Trinity grows, it is important to us to continue hiring quality people who are dedicated to serving the needs of our clients."
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Friday, August 17, 2007
Maradona good; Pelé better; George Best.
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- August 27, 2007 at 12:11 PM
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All great talents, but anyone who saw all three play knows that George best was the superior talent. Maradona and Pele were more popular, no question. But if you were to choose a talent around whom you would build your team? It would be George Best.
- June 10, 2010 at 11:50 PM
Pele himself said that he thought George Best was the best player in the world ever, and he was simply because he could go past every player on the pitch week in week out and get fouled and ride tackles and still stay on his feet. But there are loads of other players whome would come close and they are different type of players too, Beckenbaur, Roy Keane, Bobby Charlton, Zidane, Eusebio, the list is massive, Pele is more of a complete player, Best never played in the world cup and Maradona won it on his own!
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Is he serious about you?
Posted on Monday, 13 August 2012 by admin in Relationships
Do you ever wonder how serious your partner is about you? amoda gives you the 10 questions to ask. The answers to these important questions will determine whether you should stick around…
1. Is he listening to you when you talk about work or friends?
If he does, he probably genuinely cares about what is going on in your life. This is a sign he is serious, otherwise he most likely would not pay attention. Try engaging him in conversation about something you said yesterday and see what happens.
Don't fault him if he doesn't remember the entire conversation or only retains parts of it. It's the fact he remembered that really counts. Ask him how important what you talk about is to him.
2. Does he know about the things that matter most in your life?
If the answer is yes, chances are the two of you talk often and your conversations are pretty deep. If you are close, you will know important details about one another's lives, dreams, and desires. This is a definite sign you are getting serious about each other.
If he truly listens to you, he'll probably bear your wants and needs in mind, and this will show his level of commitment. He'll also be able to answer this question when you ask.
3. What are his values and beliefs and do they coincide with yours?
If you have discussed this and he has not pulled away or become disinterested, chances are he is getting serious about you. He's thought about what is important to you and is in tune with that.
4. Will he attend family events with you?
This is a sign he is serious, otherwise he would gracefully bow out of such gatherings. He'll surely know you're serious about him because he's met your family.
5. Have you met his family?
This is a big step for anyone, but perhaps most of all for a guy. His taking you home will be a sign that either he is getting serious or would like to show you off. If you are unsure of which it is, ask him how important it is to him that you meet his family.
6. Does he take an interest in your work?
If he supports you and wants to help you get ahead, odds are he's thinking it's serious. The two of you should want to help each other, so this would be a good sign in his favour.
7. Do you plan holidays together?
This doesn't mean you plan and he agrees. If he participates in the planning chances are he's getting serious. After all, he's agreeing to travel with you.
8. Do his future plans involve you?
When he talks about the "long run", does he place you in it? If the answer is yes, chances are you're on his mind a lot and he is definitely serious.
9. How does he feel about having children?
This is important whether you want them or not. If the two of you differ on this issue, chances are you'll run into some serious problems in the future unless one of you is willing to concede to the other's wants.
10. Where does he see your relationship now?
A lot of guys don't like answering this question because it seems loaded, and perhaps it is. Still, if you are getting serious about him, you need to know whether or not he is getting serious about you.
Instead of just asking the questions outright, ease into the conversation. That way he's more likely to discuss it with you.
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Parents can bring their kids for a special after-hours family evening June 30 at Boyce Thompson Arboretum to learn fact from fiction about scorpions and spiders.
The special "creepy crawlies" evening is open to all, not just BTA annual members. Non-member signup is $20 for adults and $10 for ages 5-12. Arboretum annual members and Arizona state parks pass-holders pay a reduced enrollment of $7.50 and $5.
BTA will close as usual at 3 p.m. on Saturday before the event, reopening at 5 p.m. for pre-registered participants to arrive. To sign up and pre-pay by phone, all Lacey Pacheco at 520-689-2723 daily until 3 p.m.
Schedule of events
Events planned June 30 include:
- Dinner. Bring an extra $4-$5 cash for a 5-6:30 p.m. hotdog or burger meal (includes chips, cookie and soda) in the picnic area. Funds raised help support the local junior- and senior-high honors banquet sponsored by the town of Superior's Soroptimist Club.
- Wildman Phil's Water World Safari, 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Children's Learning Center, with a live animal exhibit featuring some of the world's most notable water-loving creatures. Arizona's own wildlife comedian, Wildman Phil, highlights unique characteristics of various riparian wildlife with a display both informative and entertaining, featuring hands-on demonstrations with toads, frogs, turtles – even an alligator.
- University of Arizona insect collection, 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Smith Building lobby. Is an insect a bug? What's an arachnid? Entomologist Naomi Pier hosts a display of insects from the University of Arizona collection and will explain their adaptations.
- Amazing Arachnids presentation with Jillian Cowles, 6-7 p.m. in the lecture room. During the past 400 million years arachnids have evolved an array of survival strategies. Scorpions kiss and dance, spitting spiders squirt silk and glue and vinegaroons spray almost pure acetic acid from their rear ends. Giant desert velvet mites obtain enough calories in two hours to last them for over a year. The southwestern U.S. is home to a rich diversity of fascinating arachnids. Among their ranks are the tough, the resourceful, the beautiful and the dangerous. Get to know these small neighbors that share our planet – sometimes even our homes. Ms. Cowles' book "Amazing Arachnids" will be available for purchase in the gift shop during the event.
Scorpion Walk with the Scorpion Hunter and Friends, 8:30-9:30 p.m., meets in the Visitor's Center. Search arboretum trails after dark for scuttling scorpions, which reflect an eerie greenish-yellow glow beneath UV light. Guides Kelly and Dixie, who own the Mesa-based scorpionhunter.com, will be joined by Wildman Phil and his son Arch, plus entomologists Warren Savary and Naomi Pier.
The arboretum is at 37615 Arboretum Way in Superior. Check the event pages at http://ag.arizona.edu/bta/events.html or recorded information (hours, directions, events, etc.) at 520-689-2811. Also check BTA on Facebook @btarboretum.
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The Cage at Lyme Park in Cheshire is a well-known landmark to the east of the county and can bee seen (on a good day) from Manchester and as far to the west as Alderley Edge. Originally built as a hunting lodge for the nearby Lyme Hall and also used as a lock up for illegal poachers – hence 'The Cage'. It is in a moody prominent setting from which it is possible to survey the whole of the Cheshire plain to the west and the hills of Derbyshire to the east.
The Cage at Lyme Park – Landscape format print 16 by 12ins on museum grade fibre based paper. Image is orton processed.
The Cage – portrait format 16 by 12ins sepia toned on museum grade fibre based paper.
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Both are designed, created and hand screen printed here in my in home studio using water based inks.
I mix all of the ink colors (except white) myself, so please be aware that there may be some very slight variations from what you see in the listing.
Tee is a triblend of cotton, polyester, and rayon.
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Are you considering parenthood?
Single and thinking you need to be partnered first, or maybe checking out your options on your own?
Are you partnered and one of you is ready for a child today …. or at least thinks you are…. but the other isn't sure?
Do you know about the LGBTQ Family Planning Courses?
Lots of single people take the classes, lots of people are the dragger to the class, while their partner is the draggee – you don't have to be sure.
But you do need to register soon – registration is available now for Fall 2015 for:
- Daddies & Papas 2B
- Dykes Planning Tykes
- Queer & Trans Family Planning (weekend course)
The twelve week courses offer a longer opportunity to build community and evaluate choices and information over time.
The weekend course is an opportunity for those outside Toronto to participate in the program.
If you can get to Toronto for the weekend, you can join us. Usually about half the participants are from outside the GTA, typically from across Ontario, and sometimes from much further away – we've had participants from the US, the Caribbean, and Hong Kong.
We're very proud to offer the LGBTQ Family Planning Courses as a joint program with The 519.


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July 8, 2018 by Staff
Filed under Opinion, Tech/Internet, Weekly Columns
(ThyBlackMan.com) Sony's PlayStation show at E3 2018 focused more on its major first-party games and select third-party titles, while the Microsoft Xbox team showed some solid games and announced the acquisition of five game studios. During their presentations, Sony and Microsoft left many clues about what to expect next. After analyzing E3 2018, we found 5 signs that prove that Sony PlayStation will continue to rule the console market. It's not because Sony is doing everything smartly. It's because Microsoft made some serious mistakes.
1. Microsoft lacks surprises
Microsoft focused on showcasing plenty of games at E3 2018. The company's E3 presentation was impressive and they showcased some 50 games during the show. The best thing about Microsoft's show was that the company revealed the actual release date of its games. But the show was lacking surprises. Everyone was pretty sure about the titles Microsoft unveiled, and apart from those upcoming Xbox exclusives, nothing seems to be helping Microsoft stand out.
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Microsoft publishes some of the greatest exclusive games. There's no doubt about the popularity of Gears 5, Ori and The Will Of The Wisps, Halo Infinite, Forza Horizon and other exclusive titles Microsoft is bringing, but there's nothing more than that. A lack of high-quality exclusive games has been a problem that stops Microsoft Xbox One from beating the PlayStation 4.
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Let's re-examine that moment of interaction where we got annoyed, frustrated or confused. Somebody does or says something that hits us so "off" that we are "struck" by it. We're on that precipice of how we're going to deal with it. This is the moment we either react or catch ourselves. This is a moment of magic. What if this person's way of being in the world, that is so different from ours, offered us tools, resources or perspectives that would serve and benefit us? What if they're able to do things that we aren't able to do (yet)? What if they have ideas we've never thought of? What if, instead of getting them to see things our way, we took the opportunity to learn from them?
Okay, these are rhetorical questions. They are, however the kind of questions we need to learn to ask, if we're to grow and evolve. Being with people who process the world the same way we do is pretty uncommon. This is where the conflicts seem to arise. This is different than sharing values. We can "feel the same way about things," then witness a car crash, and have different accounts of what happened. Then we typically figure the other person is wrong or crazy, and start trying to "make them see it our way." There's the rub. When our processing styles collide is exactly when we need to stay in a questioning state, rather than a reactive one.
By holding on to that questioning state, we're metaphorically floating in the "realm of possibilities." Until we've collapsed them down to one possibility, we have options. The willingness to not have to have answers takes a lot of juice out of having to be "right" as well. They're very closely related. Once we jettison the illusion that being "right" somehow protects us and keeps us safe and whole, we're freed from the constraints and habits that illusion puts on us. Dr. Timothy Leary once said that his favorite three words were, "I don't know," because every time he said them, he ended up learning something.
In reality, the assertion of being "right" only serves a further illusion of safety. It separates and detaches us, placing us on a pretend throne. ("You can't hurt me because I'm up here, away from you. I'm right. You're not. You're down there, away from me.") This probably made more sense when we were three years old.
Let's get back to that original concept around opposites attracting (before "being right" enters and causes conflict.) There are plenty of reasons for this, and borrowing from the physical world around us we have examples such as magnetism and bio-diversity. Shuffling diverse genetics is a wonderful engine for driving growth and evolution. Homogeneous input is like genetic inbreeding, cumulative errors without checks and balances are the negative results. Many corollaries hold true when taking this concept from genetics to social development. [For those of you familiar with Integral Theory, this is concurrent development in Internal-Singular (biological) and Internal-Plural (cultural) Quadrants.] Generally, there are areas of preferred uniformity, (breathing the same stuff to live for example) and then there are exciting divergent experiments that propel evolution (democracy, non-violent protests, Cro-Magnon versus Neanderthal, etc.)
So here we are with Oscar Madison and Felix Unger, Mutt & Jeff, Jack Spratt and his wife. We have plenty of examples of being drawn to our opposites, but what factors are we looking at when we decide that they are opposites, and why is it a problem? And if it's a problem, what's the solution?
The more impatient you get with someone, the more likely they can teach you about patience. The more activity-oriented someone is, the more likely they can teach you to take action, and the more you can teach them about Being. When someone is so detail-oriented, they make you want to scream, the more they can teach you about crossing your t's and dotting your i's, and the more you can teach them to have fun and relax. The more someone seems too concerned with connection, the more they can teach you about your own detachment, and the more you can teach them about objectivity. The pushier someone is, the more they can teach you about your own lack of assertiveness, and the more you can teach them about letting people be who they are without judgment.
Turning the conflict into curiosity and an opportunity to learn and grow is wildly successful in both business and personal relationships. Everybody wins. Rather than backing off to compromise (where both sides feel diminished; having to give something up) we discover larger, more inclusive Truths that nourish and support us. Enlightened Self Interest; seeking growth and evolution for yourself, bears extremely sweet fruit, including by the way, one of the most powerful tools of movement on Earth: compassion
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(AP) CLEVELAND - Gov. John Kasich on Thursday signed into law a limit on the collective bargaining rights of 350,000 public workers, defying Democrats and other opponents of the measure who have promised to push for repeal.
His signature came a day after the measure was approved by the state House and Senate, which are led by his fellow Republicans.
The measure prompted weeks of pro-labor protests by thousands of people amid a national debate over union rights, keyed by a similar bill passed in Wisconsin and signed by the governor there.
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i am listening to Christmas music these days. feeling sad and lonely. i miss the snow and the scents and the general atmosphere of the "magic" of christmas that exists only in the northern hemisphere. feeling like i have to force the sensation of "christmas spirit". being pregnant and caring for two little ankle-biters, i am feeling more and more left out. rarely are we invited to eat at anyone's home, or even to dine out with them due to the complications of needing to safely and humanely tie down two tornadoes of destruction. not blaming anyone... just the truth. feeling further and further from humanity in general... and not sure that i want to put in the work to inch my way back. i'm tired and feel like an alien. which i am. the more i know of australia, the more i realize the nuances of our cultural differences; being american, myself. somehow i feel like i will only ever be half in half out, because i will never think like an aussie. my mind will always be american at the nubs. i am far from my family and, in this season of joy and silent nights (i defy you to find a christmas album that does not have that meaningless song on it) i am so aware of the distance.
somehow the ache of homesickness brings Emmanuel closer. God with us. in this season of consumerism and "getting" there is One, silently, patiently, and oh so beautifully present. He was an alien too. He was far from his home. He wandered aimlessly, sometimes hated, and sometimes loved to tiny little pieces of giving, just as a mother of a toddler who can rattle off 15,000 demands in 30 seconds flat. the God who made the world, felt sad and far away. He too was exhausted by the never ending stream of demands on Him. He felt alone, far away, and friendless. He, too, was never far enough, fast enough, high enough. He, too, cried alone.
And because He did, i do not. His hand is on the shoulder of this alien. The God with us. God with me.
tonight my son looked at me and said "mom, i love you because you are good."
Emmanuel, i love You because You are Good.


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Leaving a vineyard to its own devices for a few months from the beginning of the growing season has its problems.
On our return from overseas we found a jungle growing.
Unseasonably warm weather had pushed the vines and the inter-rows into a substantial growth spurt.
Thank goodness there was little rain so it was not as bad as it could have been.
We have been working feverishly to restore some order with mowing, green pruning, weed spraying and shoot positioning.
The next job was to be getting a protective spray against downy and powdery mildews onto the vines before the rain came.
But too late. We had two days of rain with the some torrential downpours overnight, 160mm (6.5inches) in a few hours.
Our creek came up and the lower parts of the property were flooded.
You just can't win.
At least the bush fires are now out.
Despite all that, we have had the hottest spring on record so far and it looks like 2013 will be the hottest year since records began in Australia.
Saturday, November 16, 2013
It's a Jungle Out There
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Blizzard has its own classic World of Warcraft server in the works
Alongside the announcement of a new World of Warcraft expansion at Blizzcon today, Blizzard Entertainment revealed that it will be launching its own classic World of Warcraft server at some point in the future.
A 'vanilla' version of World of Warcraft is something that longtime players of the game have been requesting for years. A classic server would offer those players a way to experience the game as it was in 2004, before expansions and updates permanently altered both the landscape and content of the game itself.
There have been numerous fan attempts to create such a server in the past, many of which have been met with threats of legal action from Blizzard since such running such a project requires, among other things, unauthorized use of Blizzard's IP and reverse-engineered source code.
One of the more infamous attempts at doing so was the private vanilla server Nostalrius, which shut down in 2016 after Blizzard threatened to take them to court over copyright infringement. At the time, Nostalrius representatives said that over 150,000 actively played on the unofficial classic server.
The latest effort to do so was the fan-project Elysium (which was born out of that shuttered Nostalrius fan server), but that project itself shut down in mid-October following its own internal management complications.
Other online games like RuneScape have already taken to maintaining an official classic server for nostalgic fans. In that case, RuneScape developer Jagex says that maintaining both classic and modern versions of the game is something that helps it meet the desires of its community.
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RIB 2269. Fragmentary milestone
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It may be the same as RIB 2268 recorded by Dodsworthe in 1612, but the text does not tally.
The restoration of this text is conjectural, but on the basis of the two letters at the beginning of ll. 2, 3 it is easier to restore the names of Gordian III, a.d. 238-44, who sometimes had his praenomen and nomen on milestones set out in full, than to make it fit the titles of Marcus Aurelius, Caracalla, or Elagabalus.
The letters om . i | cigṃ[… | seife at the lower end of Horsley's drawing seem to be a separate inscription rather than part of a long text from which several lines have been lost, for it is difficult to see how the milestone, which seems to us complete, could be fixed firmly in the ground without covering these letters. It is possible that the stone was inverted and that the lower text should be read in the reverse direction. This might explain why Horsley's version is difficult to interpret, and make it more reconcilable with Dodsworthe's version (RIB 2268) R. P. W.
- CIL vii 1171 (Horsley's version) Huebner inclines to equate it with Dodsworthe's stone
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Almost no sleep at all last night. It was like you couldn't move. No energy at all. Almost stayed in bed all day to try and get some sense of energy back. No shortness of breath or chest pain. But small things take a huge amount of energy.
Triggering things are everywhere. If you're not careful, it feels like you're in a war zone. What's real and what isn't? We've never had a day free of symptoms. Instead, you have to fight back.
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Listen once more to Jimmy's much acclaimed Comedy Radio series called 'Jimmy's Cricket Team' which was first broadcast on BBC Radio 2 during the mid 1990's.
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It is just beautiful outside for the last few days. Feels like Summer instead of Spring! I love it. So it made me pull out one of my favorite Summer Stamp sets of all. Summer by the Sea! I always loved this set--especially for water coloring.
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In a decision that may have an impact on the planned update of Bellingham's accessory dwelling unit (ADU) ordinance in 2017,
Sue Tanner, the hearing examiner in Seattle, remanded to the Office of
Planning and Community Development (OPCD) for further work their
environmental impact Determination of Non-Significance (DNS) on the SEPA Environmental Checklist
prepared for an update to Seattle's ADU ordinance . Although the
decision is not binding on Bellingham, aspects of the hearing examiner's
decision should have an indirect effect on the decision process on ADUs
As reported in the Seattle Times, "Seattle
must halt a proposal to allow more and larger backyard cottages in
order to conduct a more thorough review of potential environmental
consequences, including the possibility that it could lead to
gentrification." Tanner's decision states, ""The record
demonstrates that the challenged DNS (determination of non-significance)
was not based on information sufficient to evaluate the proposal's
impacts…" In fact, most of the questions in the SEPA checklist are
answered "not applicable". To think that the SEPA statement provides any
useful information whatsoever in determining the long-term effects of
the creation of ADUs in all of Seattle's single family zoned areas is a
risible notion.
As in Bellingham, certain ADUs are already allowed in the city of Seattle. The
Seattle ordinance would greatly expand their use by allowing ADUs on
smaller lots and even allow building of a cottage and an ADU on single
lot, thus creating three dwelling units on a single family zoned
property. The hearing examiner also found that the OPCD was not only the
proponent but also the decision maker on the DNS, a clear conflict.
Not surprisingly, the same issues raised by Bellingham citizens during the Comprehensive Plan update
this year were in play in the Seattle decision. These issues are the
impact of parking, affordability, gentrification, public
services/utilities, height/bulk/scale and lifetime effects. The examiner
found that these aspects were not sufficiently studied.
Here, the city can expect a substantial push-back by citizens
who, although generally supportive of carefully planned use of ADUs,
suspect that Bellingham's ADU ordinance update may be used to
effectively eliminate single family zoning creating severe negative
effects on the character of neighborhoods. The year 2017 may prove to be
an interesting one for housing and land use decisions.
HEALTH AND SAFETY; More than 50% of Bellingham's housing stock are rentals, yet no program exists to ensure the health and safety of renters. Bellingham should have an ordinance that will protect renters. ZONING ENFORCEMENT: Additionally, by ignoring its own zoning codes, the Bellingham city government has turned neighborhoods into rooming house districts. You can demand the enforcement of zoning codes, too.
Thursday, December 15, 2016
Friday, September 30, 2016
Misleading/Incomplete Report on Rental Inspection Results
|Pass/Fail Rate Misrepresented
Before the committee of the whole of the Bellingham City Council on 26 September, the planning director presented a "correction" to the figures on the pass/fail rate of rental units inspected over the previous three months in the Sehome neighborhood. In fact, the figures presented differed little from previous reports. (see my prior column on these statistics here) The new figures were 242 passed and 239 failed with a fail rate of 50%. [The minor differences from previous figures of 231 and 237 respectively are due to constant updates as new units are inspected each day.] The director's report (see pie chart) goes on to say that after a SECOND inspection, another 142 units passed. The claim then was that 80% of our rental stock inspected to date passed! Woohoo! This is true but terribly misleading since the initial failure rate was 50%. With the logic of the pie chart pictured above, the passing on a second inspection of the remaining 95 failed units would bring the failure rate for our rental stock to 0% when, in fact, the initial go around was a miserable 50% pass rate demonstrating the true condition of the rental units before any inspections whatsoever. This wretched failure rate should bring a collective gasp of dumbfoundedness to the city of Bellingham.
This leads us to the incomplete.
Even more alarming was that there was no specification that 310 rental units (35%) of the 880 units in Sehome are being inspected by private inspectors. The use of private inspectors is allowed by state law, however, at the moment there appears to be no means by which the city can compel the private inspector to turn over the actual inspection sheet. All the city receives is a "pass" document, attested to by the inspector. There will be no indication about the number of failed inspections made before the pass attestation is given to the city. This not only paves the way for shenanigans on the part of the landlord (inspector-landlord collusion) but it also deprives the city and, more importantly, the tenants of vital, detailed information regarding the problems found within the rental units. [To date there has been no indication of any collusion.] Nevertheless, the 310 units (35%) in Sehome to be inspected by private inspectors leaves an enormous lacuna in the information on deficiencies available to the city. Furthermore, the city is finding that landlords using private inspectors tend to be the large management/real estate firms, many of which have checkered histories in dealing with tenants. This is unacceptable. The planning director indicated that the city is awaiting a legal case now in Seattle that may clarify the private inspector issue and its consequences.
As the inspections wind down in the Sehome neighborhood, the city will fix its attention next on the York neighborhood with its 575 rental units, a mix of single and mutli-family zoned areas. 54% of York's 479 single family homes are rentals. In fact, 31 of those individual homes are owned by Dave and Jonathan Hansen. At total of 27 other single family rentals are owned variously and separately by four landlords. The number of landlords who will use private inspectors in the York neighborhood remains to be seen but the situation should give any thinking person pause
After the York neighborhood the city will move south to Happy Valley and then finish the south end with South Hill, Fairhaven, Edgemoor and South neighborhoods. An explanatory map of the inspection zones can be found here.
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Tuesday, September 20, 2016
The War Has Just Begun
|Quality Rental in Bellingham (photo: Dick Conoboy)
[Note: September 28, 2016 - the percentage figure of failures was initially reported at 42%. In fact, the correct failure rate was 50% (227 of 458 inspections.]
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning."
— Winston Churchill
Bellingham's war on slum housing has just begun and in the first round of rental inspections since June 1 in the Sehome neighborhood the enemy has been rousted. Out of the dark corners, hidden from the public eye emerges the truth about Bellingham's dirty little secret: Slum landlords are alive and thriving.
Although landlords have had about two years to fix up their units since the rental inspection ordinance was passed, a shocking 50% [corrected]of the units (according to the city's preliminary figures below) failed their initial inspection. Even the ones that passed had some "conditions" at the initial visit. This demonstrates the arrogance of landlords who, knowing that inspections were coming, did nothing. After years of ignoring basic health and safety standards they, as business owners, are now being held accountable to business standards for the very first time!
Here is the preliminary breakdown for the Sehome neighborhood where inspections officially wrap up at the end of September.
Between 6/1/16 and 9/13/16 a total of 267 properties (or approximately 458 [corrected] units) have been inspected:
• 231 units passed or passed w/ conditions at initial inspection
• 227 units failed at initial inspection
• 78 units were marked as missed appointments at initial inspection (these are scheduled again as "initial inspection" and would show back up in the passed or failed categories)
• 115 units passed or passed w/ conditions at 1st re-inspection
• 7 units failed at 1st re-inspection
• 19 units were marked as missed appointments at 1st re-inspection (these are scheduled again as "1st re-inspection" and would show back up in the passed or failed categories)
• 2 units passed or passed w/ conditions at 2nd re-inspection
Advocates for the new rental inspection program challenged the city and the rental industry to prove us wrong. Local anti-inspection landlords said their industry was better here. They promoted that myth during a long 15-year battle against implementation of inspections and registration. Unfortunately, the claims of those supporting rental inspections for the last decade or more were born out in this first round of code enforcement. Fortunately the Bellingham City Council finally, albeit for some members very reluctantly, bit the bullet two years ago and created an ordinance to inspect rental units and ensure the health and safety of half of the city's residents, tenants.
The war on slum housing has just begun. The faulty wiring, bad plumbing, infestation of rats, leaky roofs, mold and unsafe structures are finally being exposed. Bellingham's liberation from its dirty little secret has just begun.
It will be interesting to see how the "rental industry" leadership responds to this, if at all.
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Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Durham, NH, - Surprise! - Rental Inspections Worked
|Durham, NH Where Rental Inspections Worked!
In 2013 Durham, NH, passed a rental registration and inspection law over the objections of the "rental industry." Within a year, the results demonstrated the need for inspections by unearthing problems the landlords denied existed, especially among professionally managed units. In a report issued by the city of Durham only three months after passage of the law we find this:
"The DLA [Durham Landlord Association] has also argued that it is the non-owner occupied, single family rentals managed by non-professional landlords that represent the problem properties in terms of safety concerns in Durham. The new inspection program does not bear out that contention. Rental properties of all types have been found deficient in meeting fire/safety standards."The report also indicated:
"Inspection results have substantiated the long-held concerns of the Town's Code Enforcement Department, Fire Department, Assessing Office, and some members of the Rental Housing Commission – that many rental properties in town do not meet basic health and safety standards as required by state statute putting young and inexperienced, largely college-aged tenants in harms way."Two years later, the city website reported this to the citizens of Durham:
"Between 2013 and today, a total of 1,784 inspections [bolding mine] have taken place within off campus rental dwelling units (apartments) by the inspection division at the Durham Fire Department. The Fire Department staff has found 4,021 violations [bolding mine] to date, of which 3,213 have been addressed by owners. There are 808 outstanding issues for which re-inspections are required/pending.
The top five life/safety/health deficiencies include:
Detection/Alarms (smoke/co)
Electrical violations
Separation from hazards
Fire Protection Systems not being property maintained (fire alarms/sprinklers)
Durham's Housing Standards Ordinance is serving the purpose for which it was intended -- to make living conditions much safer for inexperienced students as well as adult tenants living off campus in the broader community."
That sounds like a successful program in a university city.
As in Bellingham, landlords tried unsuccessfully to fight inspections by creating uncertainty about the legality under the 4th Amendment of the US Constitution that spells out the need for warrants for searches and seizures. This specious argument has nothing to do with entering dwelling units for safety and health reasons. In Washington state, landlords already have the right to enter rental units after giving notice. It is ludicrous to posit that a city health and safety inspector operating as an agent of the municipality does not have a similar ability to enter a rental unit with notice. Washington state law also allows issuing administrative warrants to enter units where a tenant or a landlord has refused access. Rental inspectors are just not breaking down doors to find a tenant in his skivvies.
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Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Stop the Rental Fires Now!
|Ellis St. Duplex - Note Red Condemnation Sign and Protective Fencing
[Note: This article first appeared in NWCitizen on 8 Feb 2015]
City inspections of Bellingham rentals are due to begin in the 2nd quarter of this year. Over 18,000 rental units have so far been registered for the first round of an inspection regime to take place over the next three years. And none too soon! Since 2011 we have chalked up seven rental fires that have displaced about two dozen young student renters. These fires must be stopped before someone is seriously injured or killed.
Most recently, on 14 December 2015, a fire broke out in an 85 year old duplex rental home on Ellis St. The home is the property of the notoriously ubiquitous landlord Dave Hansen of Lakeway Realty who owns property citywide. Most of the female occupants (three upstairs and three down) were on holiday break from WWU and WCC, however, one of the remaining young women was at home upstairs when she was alerted to the fire by a next door neighbor. Smoke alarms failed to sound due to "discharged or dead" batteries according to the fire marshal's report. Unfortunately, this is not the first fire in a Hansen rental. On January 11th, 2011 a fire in another of his rentals on Grant St. displaced student renters. In December 2011 a fire in a Hansen rental on Maple St. left five young women renters from WWU homeless.
Nearly half of the rental fires in Bellingham since 2011 have been in Hansen rentals, although the word out on local campuses is, "Do not rent from Lakeway Realty." Yet young student renters continue to rent from Lakeway because there is little to no choice. The women who rented the home on Ellis St. had about 15 minutes to inspect the house prior to signing the lease even though they were aware of the reputation of Hansen and his property management firm. They described mold on the crumbling ceiling of one of the bathrooms that had been painted over. A window broken out after the move-in was not repaired but was finally replaced by the tenants themselves at their own expense. At least one smoke alarm was beeping during and after the move-in but the tenants were not aware of the source of the warning signal which finally stopped. Another smoke alarm in the downstairs unit was also not working. In addition, nobody informed the renters of the separately rented upstairs unit that the heating system for the entire house had one thermostat control and that was located in the lower unit of the duplex (also separately rented) to which they had no access. Notwithstanding the condition of this house, the landlord charged the tenants $1450/mo rental for the downstairs unit and $1200 for the upstairs unit.
As in the Grant St. fire, the cause of the Ellis St. fire was electrical, in an attic space. Contributing to the cause according to the official report was an "installation deficiency." The tenants also told of old, deteriorated electrical outlets. There were no ground fault interrupters (GFI) in the bathrooms, but the tenants only realized that after having been given a description of the outlet that should have been installed. At one point the stove caught fire. It took two weeks to replace the stove while the tenants were advised to buy a camping stove to do their cooking. These small stoves are notorious for giving off carbon monoxide, an odorless and deadly gas.
To date, the renters of the Ellis St. duplex have not received their security deposit from the landlord. The house was tagged as condemned by fire and city officials and some windows were boarded up. The photos below show the second floor just after the fire. This may have well been a scene of death. Unfortunately for the renters, who had no insurance, the house was almost immediately broken into resulting in some property loss and additional trashing of the interior. Inexplicably some of the electrical outlets were missing. The young women received no assistance from the landlord after gathering a few belongings from the house.
The Bellingham rental registration and inspection ordinance may, at last, do away with these dangerous rentals. Additional efforts are being made by WWU's Campus Community Coalition to educate incoming students about entering into rental agreements. This long time landlord tyranny in the rental market should eventually be eliminated.
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