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Quinny Zap WEATHERshield NEW - $20 (City of Chicago)
Zapp Xtra Weathershield $20 (NEW) -meaning never used.- OBO
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3 GREAT wall decor for girls room
NO damage at all. NEW, 3 PRETTY BUGS wall decoration for a baby girl or a little girl room. I'm asking $20 for the set of 3, firm and please pay in cash. NO DELIVERIES.
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BabyBjorn Cover for Baby Carriers City Black - $35 (chicago, 60632)
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Prima Pappa Tray and Cover (Gage Park)
Prima Pappa Best Beige with Charcoal Trim Tray plus Dinner Tray $30. Also for sale Brown Savana Cover in prestige condition. Price $50.00
$70 for both items.
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Georgeous plush witch costume for toddler
Size 5/6
Warm and nice for a cold Halloween.
Hat and wig attached to it's hood.
Purpple color.
Very good condition.
Used twice.
Britax Carseats
Perfect working condition, nice, clean safe, no accident involved in Britax Car seat for sale.
Grey color cloth cover. I'm asking $60 firm and in cash. No delivery.
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Various girl's shoes for sale
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Girl's American Ballet Theater Black Tap Shoes...Size 9.5
Girl's ABT Tap Shoes
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Great Condition!
Boys TSUKIHOSHI Brand Gym Shoes Red/Navy Velcro...Great Cond Size 8.5
Boys Gym Shoes
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TSUKIHOSHI Brand
TSUKIHOSHI are known for being very light weight shoes, washable, can put in dishwasher or washer machine.
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In original box
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Discovery bunk bed
Solid wood bunk bed in excellent condition is waiting for you to come pick it up. Manual included. Features a pullout desktop, 7 drawers, storage with access door at each end, and two mattresses. Call or email with any other questions. Price is negotiable!
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crib. mattres. 4ps pooh set
I have to sell the
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Baby shower gifts, diaper cakes, centerpieces,table decorations,favors
Your one stop shop for infant and toddler handmade gifts.
We make cars, motorcycles, baby carriages, airplanes, boats, trains, musical instruments and more loaded with age and fun appropriate items. All can be customized.
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Step2 Crazy Coupe Van for Two (RIDE-ON CAR)
Step2 Crazy Coupe Van ride-on (room for 2 kids, one 'driving' and one in the back with the hatch down. GREAT CONDITION!
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Gently Used ~ Fisher Price Soothing Motions Glider
Selling a used Fisher Price Soothing Motions glider. It has been used only a handful of times and in perfect working condition. There are no issues with the glider motor. The removable toy bar does not like to stay in place -- it's removable so the glider works with the ...
*NEVER BEEN OPENED* Born Free 9 oz bottles
Selling a NEVER BEEN OPENED package of Born Free 9 OZ classic bottles (6 pack). They've been packed away in a cabinet for months and never been used.
Details about the bottles:
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Fisher Price Precious Planet High Chair
Good condition, used for 5 years with my son and kept it when I babysat other children.
Better for Baby...
■Fewer germs - sanitize feeding tray right in the dishwasher!
■Three-position recline accommodates even the youngest eaters.
Better for Mom...
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Ikea kid bed frame GULLIVER and mattress
Perfect condition, no scratches, no stickers, nothing. Just like new, used for one year. Got a new bed dont need this one. Trying to get rid of it. Heres some more about the bed:
Length: 65 "
Head/footboard height: 22 1/2 "
Height under furniture: 8 5/8 "
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Crib and dresser
Morigeau Lepine Crib and matching dresser for sale. Dresser has a service scratch on the top (see picture) and crib has soft wear on it. Well taken care of. Crib Mattress included. Non smoking home. Have a non shedding dog that is not allowed in the bedroom. $450.00. Located ...
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Saint Charles
BearPaw Purple High Tops size 11
Bear Paw fur lined purple high tops. Worn once. Nice and warm.
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Spotted: New vegan handbag line Freedom Of Animals »
Style.com just posted about this brand new vegan company Freedom Of Animals and my dear sis-in-law sent it my way. My sis-in-law is a fashion designer and totally the arbiter of good taste so I was very stoked. Of course, the bag above is $480. So now you are probably like, "screw you, Megan Rascal, screw you!" But I got to keep you in the loop on advances in vegan fashion.
You'll like the company too:
Freedom Of Animals bags are sustainably sourced and consciously made. Our fabrics comply with EPA guidelines. No harsh chemicals were used in any of our products and we are 100% cruelty free.
Sound good? Sounds good! My favorite is the Melia Lia above. This pic from their site is also my favorite too:
∞ posted at 05:49 by youtalkfunny
Fashion Loves Animals was a huge success! Let's look at pictures! »
I attended Farm Sanctuary's Fashion Loves Animals event this past weekend, they were honoring one of my favorite people: Leanne of Vaute Couture! As we arrived, I was quickly given a shot of asparagus soup (pictured above) made by new celebrity chef Jay Astafa! I was completely stoked since I had missed his popup dinner. I was also stoked because the soup was delicious!
Here's Jay prepping behind the scenes.
Now, on to the Vaute fashion show!
Yes, lovely outfit. More importantly: OMG what a cute dog! And all the pups were up for adoption. No but really, the clothes were lovely. And I love these shoes by Love is Mighty. They're made of old candy wrappers!
Notice the Brave GentleMan kicks.
I love this dress. There were new versions of this dress I'd seen at Vaute's fashion week show—now it comes in lots of pretty floral patters! Leanne said they are at the Vaute Couture store now. Yay!
Beautiful picture of the back of this dress by me.
This puppy stole the show of course. Because PUPPY!
Beautiful picture of the end of the show by me. There's Leanne with models in tow.
Here's a behind the scenes shot from Max Gordon Photography (all the pics not taken by me were supplied by Vaute's lovely PR person Meredith and are by Max Gordon or Farm Sanctuary). Also check out the sweater, I love it. I need it.
And here we have the stars of the show—and really the stars of any show they attend for that matter!: Leanne, Gene Baur, Discerning Brute Joshua.
And in closing, here's a lovely Vine video I took:
OMG I had so much fun! Thanks, Farm Sanctuary!
∞ posted at 09:53 by youtalkfunny
Our friends at Compassion Couture are having a sale this week! With the code EarthMonth20, you get 20 percent off full priced items, and EarthMonth10 gets you 10 percent off sale items.
They got a bunch of new stuff in actually and added some new brands. I'm so in love with this Cornelia Guest bag! How come you never buy me nice stuff like this? It's because I don't put out, isn't it.
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Buy a t-shirt, help animals! They're dope and available this week only! »
I totally heart these sweatshirts and tees. It's the intersection of my love for type, clothes, and animals. The concept behind the shirts is interesting too. This site Sevenly.org runs a fundraiser each week where they sell limited edition (I think) shirts and donate $7 of each sale to the chosen charity of the week. Their goal is to raise money for the charity but also, by making things related to the charity that people can buy and wear, they raise awareness for the cause. And this week, the cause is the Humane Society! So for every shirt sold, seven bucks goes to HSUS. More importantly: you get a cool shirt! I kid, I kid. But looks like you only have until Sunday to buy so you best get on that.
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CoraLlei vegan handbags are coming to Compassion Couture! »
You know I'm in love with Irish vegan handbag company CoraLlei so I was very excited to hear that 1. their new line is out, and 2. Compassion Couture will now be selling them stateside!
I contacted Jill from Compassion Couture for the details and she told me they will be selling three styles from the current collection: The Sofia in grey (above), the Cici in tan and the Sienna in grey. And the bags should be up by mid to late March [Update: they've landed!].
More about the bags:
-The material used to make the bags is Italian Vegan Leather.
- They are produced in Milan, Italy.
-The bags are water resistant and don't absorb marks or stains and are therefore easier to clean.
-All linings for each bag are made from end of roll recycled materials from the Italian Design Houses in Venice.
I still don't think I can afford one…but I bet the quality is amazing. So maybe I will consider it an "investment" or something? A quality bag that lasts for 10 years is certainly preferable to 10 crappy pleather environment-killing bags that dissolve in one year. Sigh. We'll see.
∞ posted at 05:44 by youtalkfunny
New York Fashion Week gets vegan with Vaute! »
I had such a wonderful time at the Vaute NYC Fashion Week show! I even brought my nice lil' point-and-shoot so I could get some sweet pictures for you guys.
Leanne says the collection was inspired by Sailor Moon so I was expecting a lot of wackiness, but it was actually rather understated. But there were a lot of fun little details like the heart cutout in the dress below and various interesting buttons and such. There was a lot of purple like the jacket above—I'm in love with purple so I'm stoked about that. Purple is just flattering on practically everyone. Or…at least on me! But yes, purple was the dominant color surrounded by variations of white and beige.
I love the sweater below so much. I love the shoulders and sleeves and it's hard to see but there's this little abstract silver design on the front. So great.
There was plenty of menswear as well. And look who I saw, my friend David Raphael Hildebrand was in the show! Did you know this multi-talented author/model/Pisces is now writing pieces for The Discerning Brute? Well he is. Joshua Katcher was of course at the show as well and I believe those are a pair of his Brave GentleMan shoes on David.
The Humane Society of New York represented at the show and brought doggie models! ADOPTABLE doggie models! Look at the handsome lady below. What a cutie!
Pup model backstage:
Here's more purple:
The picture below is terrible but I wanted to show you the cute star cutout on the back of the purple dress.
Leanne was obviously the woman of the hour so I wasn't able to get that close for a pic but here she is posing with some of the models. I absolutely love the dress she wore, all red with its little heart cutout.
The quotes they're holding in the picture are all from Sailor Moon. I'm not sure I ever watched that show but Leanne was telling me all about it recently. Apparently the girl gets to be Sailor Moon because she rescues a stray cat from some neighborhood bullies? So AR.
In summary, I think the first-ever vegan NYC Fashion Week show was a hit! Rescue pups, sweets from Vegan Treats, and amazing clothes! Leanne is really helping to usher us vegans into a new era, one in which omnivores envy us instead of ostracize us. Fashion may not be your thing but it is a lot of people's thing and if veganism is going to solidify its place in mainstream culture, it's one arena we need to tackle. I think we are well on our way! The future is bright, my friends.
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Vegan phone case+wallet made of cork! »
I'm in love! New Orleans company Queork makes awesome accessories out of cork and has plenty of entirely vegan options. Like… this awesome phone case wallet! Don't worry, I already bought one. I'm an aficionado of phone case wallets, they have saved my life. I used to lose my phone all the time but I haven't lost one since I got a phone case wallet! My theory is that most people lose phones in cabs—there are studies!—but if my phone is also my wallet, I need it to pay for the cab so I totally have it in hand. Magic! I've been through several plastic, metal and rubber iterations but I was so jealous of my coworker's leather wallet case. Well shucks to him because now I've got a cork one!
As you should well know, cork is an extremely renewable material and the company says the cork material they use feels super soft like leather (without the BLOOD and DEATH!). I'm so excited! And they're only $39 with free shipping. Booyah!
Update!: There is a note on the Queork site that says they use beeswax to adhere the cork to the fabric backing—I contacted the maker to clarify and the cork fabric she uses to make these phone cases IS NOT made with beeswax. For other products, you'll have to ask; but this one is a go! Long live phone case wallets!
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Vegansaurus Giveaway: Win tickets to the Vaute fashion show! »
Obvi the Vaute fashion show next Wednesday is the talk of the town. Will you be in NYC Feb. 6th and want to come to the show? We're giving away 10 pairs of tickets! So that's two tickets for ten winners. I'M going to be there so YOU KNOW it's going to be the funnest!
by Leanne Mai-ly Hilgart
Showing of Women's and Men's Outerwear and Ready-to-Wear Autumn/Winter 2013
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
11:30am - 12:30pm
TO WIN: just leave a comment on here about why Vaute is awesome BEFORE SUNDAY AT NOON (EST). I will pick ten winners and notify them by Sunday night. That's when I'll tell you where the show is and all that jazz. Yay! Go!
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Julie Gueraseva dishes on new vegan style mag Laika! »
I recently told you about Laika, the new vegan lifestyle magazine, and now I have a special treat! Laika's creator, Julie Gueraseva, was kind enough to answer some questions for us! I don't know about you guys but I find these answers pretty awesome and inspiring. Enjoy!
Why did you start Laika Magazine?
Julie Gueraseva: I want to see animal liberation happen in my lifetime. And if not within my lifetime, then at least see definitive indications that it is in active progress. This magazine is my way of contributing to the movement, utilizing everything I have learned and all of my skills to their maximum capacity in advocating for animal liberation. I can be frank here: this magazine is a very strategic tactic. Of course, it goes without saying that I wanted to express my creativity and give other talented people an opportunity to do the same. Of course, I want to offer readers compelling, engaging and imaginative subject matter. But the real mission of this magazine is to spread compassion. And the strategy is basically carrying out this mission via a creative, dynamic format. I believe in a diversity of tactics. And this magazine is just one tactic. We all gotta get our hammers out and start hammering away at monolithic decaying status quos in any way we can, until they crumble.
How long did it take to launch Laika and produce the first issue?
The idea came about a year ago. The first photo shoot happened in January 2012, but the bulk of the work happened from June through October. So I would say about 5-6 months. In terms of the launch, I planned the party in about two weeks, and before that I was conscious to not put out much advanced buzz, because I felt that something like this needed to be delivered as a surprise, unexpected.
Were there any surprises along the way?
There's many surprises I could talk about, but I will highlight one particular thing… Right before I launched, I thought that orders for the magazine would come primarily from metropolitan areas, concentrated on the coasts. But it turned out to be totally unexpected. It's not concentrated in any particular geographic area- it's from all over the country, literally. New Mexico, South Carolina, Minnesota, East Coast, West Coast, North, South, towns I'd never heard of, even a Military address. And digital is from all over the world- places as far as Sweden, Australia and Brazil. It just feels to me now that there's more of us than we've been led to believe. It makes me feel very encouraged and hopeful. And if those subscribers are not all vegan, then they have definitely been awakened to something, and are tuning into their compassion.
How has the magazine been received by the vegan community?
Very beautifully. I have seen some genuine, wonderful support, from people I have never met— but suddenly they feel like family. (I was very touched that you Megan—never even having met me before—not only came to the party, but also wrote a post about it the very next day, and a very genuine post) [Ed. note: I know, I'm the best!]. So basically, I have seen kind gestures and words, that have been very touching, very moving and it is hard to even write about them without tearing up. We've all been discouraged sometimes, if we've been hurt or let down by someone. I've heard from time to time philosophical questions posed…are people inherently good, or bad? Well, after this experience, my life-long belief that people are in fact inherently good has not only been reaffirmed, but I see now just how much infinite we are all capable of. It's all there. I am really really inspired by Laika's readers right now, and the vegan community as a whole.
Has there been any response from the non-vegan community?
Well, interestingly, the very first piece of press came from Crain's New York—not known to be a vegan publication. And I remember the person who did the phone interview with me was completely respectful and genuinely interested in the concept of a vegan lifestyle magazine, and essentially treated it as not some kind of niche publication, but just a new interesting-sounding publication worthy of covering. And then after that, I definitely got a lot of positive feedback from omni friends, and friends of friends, who had seen the magazine (some of them tweeted about a "vegan magazine"). I've also gotten inquiries from people interested in contributing— not all of them vegan, and a few emails from people within the design community complementing the design. Many of the vegan readers have reported showing the magazine to their non-vegan friends and family, citing positive reactions. It does feel like word has spread to outside of the vegan community, and is continuing to do so.
How did you get so many great vegans involved?
Some people—like Joshua Katcher and Melisser Elliott—I had already known, admired, and had worked on other projects with. My twin sister Stacy is someone I've known since birth, who is also vegan and a great writer, so she was a natural choice. And then there were people who I either sought out, or was put in touch with by other peers—like Hannah Kaminsky, who was introduced to me by Melisser. Some connections really felt like kismet, like with writer James McWilliams. My friend and fellow vegan Jessica Turner (who had by then been modeled for the magazine's beauty feature) forwarded me an article of his one day out of the blue, which I really loved. I already knew who he was of course, and thought—what if I could get him to write a piece for my magazine? To my astonishment, he enthusiastically agreed. As did Melissa Schwartz, when I asked her if she would shoot the cover. I had already been a fan of her photography and activism, and finally met her at the Animal Rights Conference in DC over the summer (which was an inspiring, energizing experience—highly recommend everyone to attend one). After the conference, I reached out to her and proposed my cover idea, and she ended up shooting a beautiful cover, as well as the back cover.
Besides veganism, are there any other social issues you'd like Laika to address?
I would like to examine all of the aspects of animal agriculture and its toll on our world— the environment being one. Workers' plight within the animal agriculture system is something I would also like to address. There are egregious workers rights violations, exploitation. It's just a horrible industry for not only animals, but people as well. Slaughterhouses, for example, have the highest turn-over rate of any industry in the world. I'd like to shed some light on that. The psychological damage of working in an industry that exists to satisfy a demand for which there is no justification, are catastrophic.
There are many issues I am passionate about. Any kind of human rights violations shake me to the core. What is happening in Gaza right now is very distressing to me; indefinite detention, recently signed into law—deeply troubling. Is that something I can see being covered in a vegan lifestyle magazine? I don't rule it out. But my focus is advocating for animals. I side with Leo Tolstoy, who once said: "As long as there are slaughterhouses, there will be battlefields."
What is your favorite non-vegan magazine?
For articles, the Atlantic; for design, this design magazine called Grafik. I check out Vanity Fair and the New York Times Magazine. I don't know if I have a "favorite" mainstream magazine anymore. I used to. There have been some really great, inspiring publications, like Vibe in its early days, the British music magazine Q; I used to look at a lot of fashion magazines like French and Italian Vogue. But over the years, they've become harder and harder to look at, with all the dead animals permeating the pages. Which is a reason I started Laika. No risk of seeing dead animals! These days, if I look at a non-vegan mag, it's mostly for research.
Bonus question: What's your favorite animal?!
A tie between koalas and turkeys. If I ever come face to face with a koala in this lifetime, I will have an epic melt-down, in the style of Kristen Bell and the sloths. Turkeys, I've met in real life. They have qualities I most admire and enjoy in others: curiosity, kindness, affection and loyalty. They are unique and completely charming and fun to be around. One turkey in particular has my heart - Beatrice. She lives at Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary in the Catskills. I met her there last summer, and I miss her.
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Have you been wanting to burst out of your comfortable vegan shell and upgrade to an ultra-genius-hottie vegan? Laika magazine is here to help you out!
I went to the launch of Laika a few nights ago and what a party. With eco-friendly mojitos and delicious food from Cinnamon Snail, you know I was happy. And my favorite NYC vegan fashion plate, Leanne of Vaute Couture, was there, as was the ever-talented Joshua Katcher. Both made contributions to this inaugural issue. And of course, Laika creator Julie Gueraseva was there too. I spoke to her briefly, she's plain lovely. Basically: I'm drinking the Laika Kool-Aid.
The spread at the launch. Hubba hubba!
The only thing I regret about the party—and I know you're going to kill me for this—there was an elaborate cheese spread from new vegan cheese company Treeline Cheese and I didn't try any. I know! I'm sorry! But people were buzzing around the cheese plates like cray and I actually had to run back to work because I'm hella important so I didn't have time to muscle my way in. But I swear to the Vegansaur gods, I will try the cheese and tell you how it is.
So Laika covers vegan fashion but also food and travel. Plus this issue profiles several young vegan activists. There's something for everyone. If you've been wondering where the title comes from, that's my favorite part:
LAIKA Magazine is named after the stray dog who died within hours of being launched into outer space inside Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 2 on November 3, 1957. About sending Laika into space, scientist Oleg Gozanko, part of the original mission, said "We shouldn't have done it … We did not learn enough from this mission to justify the death of the dog."
Aw, sad. But that dog does deserve a namesake. R.I.P. little pal. Get your subscription to Laika here!
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Awesome. I'm totally filing this one away for the next time I make petit fours or fancy cake!
My coworker said his girlfriend makes this all the time and it's awesome! I'm going to try this next time I have a chance!!
I posted a similar recipe for marshmallow fondant on my blog, too, and had good results! Quick and easy to make, and better than store-bought rolled fondant (though I still am much more partial to royal icing or buttercream... I find all fondants a bit too cloying).
Marshmallow fondant is far superior in taste, but you do need to work quickly with it and in a cool environment to prevent pulling or tearing!
my sister makes cakes and she makes regular fondant. As for me its marshmallow fondant all the way. Its easy to work with and better tasting too.
i made this fondant when I made a rubik cube cake for a friend's birthday. I would definitely do it again. The marshmallow fondant is pretty sweet and definitely tastes better than regular fondant.
Would this work with homemade marshmallows? Not that I'm trying, I'm mostly just curious.
When I took some cake decorating courses I refused to buy the store bought stuff that tasted horrible. Who wants a cake that no one will eat? So I attempted marshmallow fondant (mmf!) and it's pretty easy and definitely tasty. Everyone at my cake class passed around my bowl of fondant and were pretty jealous.
has anyone tried this using a stand mixer?
I make this fondant all the time. used it for my home made wedding cake and last time for my kids birthday for a "car" cake and "pool" cake. it is so much easier to use than marzipan. but it is best to let it stand overnight in the refrigerator
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These days a home's spirits storage can be rich with personality and constructed to reflect a homeowner's design aesthetic, be it modern or rustic.
"Interest in wine and entertaining with it at home is very popular, so the concept of a wine cellar continues to grow," says Robert Bass, co-owner of Kessick Wine Cellars in Greenville, S.C., a wholesale designer and manufacturer of wine rack systems for nearly 10 years.
A space dedicated to wine storage in the home used to be considered a status symbol for the few. But today, it can be simple or grand.
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Obamacare has literally saved my life. While at a function in Massachusetts, during a severe asthmatic episode, I knew if I went to the emergency room, I would be able to pay for my treatment. I got lucky and ended up not needing to go, but the point still remains. Instead of being afraid of the bill, I'm now more afraid of the pain from needle sticks when I have blood drawn.
My significant other, who lives in a country with industrialized healthcare, cannot believe I pay for things that save my life. She cannot believe if I want birth control, I have to pay. She is astounded that things like chest x-rays, emergency care, and lifesaving prescriptions, are things we have to worry about in one of the richest nations inthe world.
President Barack Obama will continue keeping me breathing. The Affordable Health Care Act will ensure I can get the medication that literally saves my life. My mother will be able to have a mammogram without worrying about the cost. My father will never have to worry about prostate cancer, because the exams to discover it are now covered.
So although this election is about big things - big donations, big issues, big words and big promises - it's the small things like my asthma, my parents' exams, my brother's medications, that will continue to encourage me to vote for President Obama.
Thank you, Mr. President, for keeping me alive.
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On February 23, 1991, at about 8:23 PM, a fire began on the 22nd floor of the building. It was a Saturday night and there were only three people in the building at the time, an engineer and two security guards. Workers had been refinishing woodwork in a vacant office earlier in the day and workers left a pile of rags soaked in linseed oil on the floor. The linseed oil oxidized and generated enough heat to ignite the rags which then set fire to other solvents nearby. Smoke detectors did not cover the entire floor and by the time the fire alarm went off the fire was already well established. After the fire alarm sounded in the building the engineer went up to the 22nd floor to investigate. When the elevator reached the 22nd floor the engineer found heavy smoke and heat which prevented him from reaching the elevator controls he needed to return to the lobby. The engineer escaped after radioing to a security guard in the lobby to recall the elevator using fire safety controls there. The second security guard was on the 30th floor when the alarm went off and used the stairwell to get to the ground floor.
The lobby guard returned a call to the alarm monitoring service which had called when the alarm initially went off to confirm that there was a fire, but never called the Philadelphia Fire Department. The first call came from someone on the street who saw smoke coming from the building. During the first 911 call, at about 8:27 PM, the alarm company alerted the fire department to the fire. Engine 43 was the first firefighting unit to arrive at the scene and reported seeing heavy smoke and flames in one of the windows. As firefighters started fighting the fire it had grown with flames breaking through windows and lapping up the side of the building.
Firefighters began experiencing problems before they even reached the fire. By the time firefighters reached the 11th floor the building had lost power after the heat from the blaze damaged electrical cables. The emergency generator never began producing electricity, and despite efforts to restore power the building was without electricity for the entirety of the event. This forced firefighters to work in darkness and without the aid of elevators. In addition, the transformers that provided power to the neighboring Girard Trust Building were in the basement of One Meridian Plaza. The transformers were eventually shut down due to water accumulation in the basement and firefighters directing water streams from that building had to do so without the aid of elevators.
Firefighters were again hampered when it was discovered the pressure release valves on the standpipes were improperly adjusted when installed in the building. The Philadelphia Fire Department nozzles allowed 100 psi nozzle pressure while One Meridian Plaza's pressure release valves were giving less than 60 psi discharge pressure, which was not sufficient to fight the fire. It was several hours into the fire before a technician who could adjust the valves arrived at the scene.
The area around the building was cleared of pedestrians and firefighting personnel because of falling glass and debris. The falling debris was dangerous for firefighters because they often had to cross the perimeter around the building to enter and leave the high-rise. Hose lines stretched into the building were damaged by falling debris and one firefighter was struck by debris and seriously injured while tending to the lines.
Lost firefighters
During the second hour of the fire it spread onto the 23rd and 24th floors. Heavy smoke was building up in the stairwells and a captain and two firefighters from Engine 11 were assigned to go to the top level to ventilate the stairwell. The three firefighters went up a center staircase from the 22nd floor and soon radioed that they were disoriented by heavy smoke on the 30th floor. There were attempts to direct the firefighters through the radio, and soon after the captain requested permission to break a window for ventilation, which was followed by a message that the captain was down. Permission to break the window was given and a search and rescue effort was initiated.
Search teams were sent from the lower floors and searched the 30th floor, but did not find the missing firefighters. The teams then moved onto the upper levels where one team got lost on the 38th floor and ran out of air in their self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA). That team was rescued by a search team that had been placed on the roof by a helicopter. Rescue attempts continued until helicopter operations were suspended due to heavy smoke and thermal drafts caused by the blaze.
Using a searchlight the helicopter crew searched the exterior of the building and at 1:17 AM February 24, the helicopter spotted a broken window on the 28th floor located in an area that could not be seen from the street. At about 2:15 AM a rescue team was sent to the spot and found the three missing firefighters unconscious and out of air in their SCBAs. The firefighters were brought to a medical triage set up on the 20th floor. There were attempts at resuscitation, but they were unsuccessful and the firefighters were pronounced dead.
Fire's end
As the fire was going into its sixth hour it had spread up to the 26th floor. With inadequate water pressure coming from the standpipes, firefighters stretched hoses up the building's stairwells to help fight the fire. While hoses were being taken up to the fire a sprinkler technician arrived to fix the water pressure. This improved the hose streams, but the fire had engulfed several floors and could not be contained with just hoses. By 7:00 AM, almost eleven hours into the fire, firefighters were able to get control of the fire on the 22nd through 24th floors, but the fire was still out of control on the 25th and 26th floors and was spreading upwards. Structural damage observed inside the building by firefighters and consultations with a structural engineer led to fears that the damaged floors might collapse. At 7:00 AM an order to evacuate the building was issued by Fire Commissioner Roger Ulshafer and the building was completely evacuated by 7:30 AM. After the evacuation, the only fire suppression efforts left were water streams being directed to the building from the neighboring Girard Trust Building and One Centre Square.
The fire's spread only stopped when it reached the 30th floor which was the first fire affected floor to have automatic sprinklers. Ten sprinklers extinguished the fire on the 30th floor and prevented continued spread. Contained by the automatic sprinklers and running out of fuel, the fire was declared under control at 3:01 PM. The fire lasted over nineteen hours, destroyed eight floors, and killed three firefighters and injured twenty-four. Twelve alarms were called which brought fifty-one engine companies, fifteen ladder companies, eleven specialized units, and over three hundred firefighters. The fire caused an estimated US $100 million in direct property loss.
After the fire
By February 26 city officials had determined One Meridian Plaza was not in danger of collapse. There was structural damage to horizontal steel beams and floor sections on most of the fire damaged floors. Under extreme fire exposure the beams and girders sagged and twisted and cracks appeared in the concrete floors. However, the overall structure was stable and able to support the weight of the building. Thermal expansion of the steel frame caused some of the granite panels to be dislodged from the building's facade. The streets and buildings around One Meridian Plaza were closed and cordoned off. The 20-story Morris Building and several three-story shops behind One Meridian Plaza on Chestnut Street were damaged by falling debris and sat unused for years until they were demolished in 2000. The neighboring Girard Trust Building, then called Two Mellon Plaza, experienced extensive water damage forcing the closure of the building. A bank in the building reopened a month later but the rest of the tower remained vacant for years. The roads around the building were closed for months after the fire, including a portion of two of Philadelphia's major streets, Broad and Market.
The removal of the uninhabitable One Meridian Plaza off the real estate market and the sudden relocation of the buildings tenants to other offices in Philadelphia removed 1,500,000 square feet (139,000 m2) of real estate off the market. The city's office vacancy rate was 14.3 percent at the end of 1990 and in the two months after the fire the vacancy rate lowered to 10.7 percent.[2] On December 18 Mayor Wilson Goode signed a law requiring every nonresidential building 75 feet (23 m) tall or taller have sprinklers installed by 1997. An estimated three hundred buildings in the city were affected by the law.
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Re: ONE MERIDIAN PLAZA PHILADELPHIA FEB. 23, 1991
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February 23, 2013, 01:31:40 PM »
517, great post. In this day and age I don't think that a fire of that magnitude could be fought with the depleted Co's and manpower. Jake
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Re: ONE MERIDIAN PLAZA PHILADELPHIA FEB. 23, 1991
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February 24, 2013, 12:49:01 PM »
Fire Companies on Scene
1st/Box Alarm Assignment - Box 495 - 15th & Chestnut Streets
Squirt 43, Engine 1, Engine 20(Water Supply-LDH) Engine 11(3 Firefighter Line of Duty Deaths from this Company)
Ladder 9, Snorkel 5
Medic 7
Battalion Chief 5, Battalion Chief 4
2nd Alarm Assignment:
Squirt 8, Engine 10, Engine 24, Engine 44, Engine 13(Lobby Control)
Ladder 23, Ladder 1
Medic 13
Battalion Chief 3(Lobby Officer), Battalion Chief 11
Division(Deputy) Chief 1
Air Unit 2
3rd Alarm Assignment:
Engine 49(Water Supply-LDH), Engine 40(Water Supply-LDH), Engine 60
Battalion Chief 1
Chemical Unit 1, Chemical Unit 2
4th Alarm Assignment:
Engine 5(Water Supply-LDH), Engine 29, Engine 16, Engine 3(Water Supply-LDH), Engine 34(Water Supply-LDH)
Snorkel 2
Medic 21B, Medic 25B
Battalion Chief 8
Air Unit 1
5th Alarm Assignment:
Engine 33, Engine 27, Engine 53, Engine 25
Ladder 11
Car 1(Chief of Department)
Light Wagon 1
6th Alarm Assignment:
Engine 12, Engine 22, Engine 50(Water Supply-LDH), Engine 59
Medic 3
ES-10(Decontamination Trailer)
7th Alarm Assignment:
Squirt 57, Engine 63, Engine 14, Engine 28(Water Supply-LDH)
8th Alarm Assignment:
Engine 61(Water Supply-LDH), Squirt 9, Engine 56, Engine 41
Ladder 13
Medic 16, Medic 1
Battalion Chief 2, Battalion Chief 10
Car 6
9th Alarm Assignment:
Engine 38, Engine 66, Engine 45, Engine 68
Ladder 18, Tower Ladder 6
Battalion Chief 1102(Call-Back for Battalion Chief 2)
10th Alarm Assignment:
Engine 72, Engine 18, Engine 7, Engine 2
Ladder 25
11th Alarm Assignment:
Engine 71, Engine 35, Engine 103(Reserve), Engine 119(Reserve)
12th Alarm Assignment:
Engine 125(Reserve), Engine 181(Reserve), Engine 36, Engine 52(Water Supply-LDH), Engine 180(ARFF-Reserve-LDH), Engine 19(Water Supply-LDH)
Ladder 14
Rescue 1(Reactivated Company for Incident)
Medic 15, Medic 14
Battalion Chief 13, Battalion Chief 9
Division(Deputy) Chief 1A
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Re: ONE MERIDIAN PLAZA PHILADELPHIA FEB. 23, 1991
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February 24, 2013, 12:51:52 PM »
ES-10(Decontamination Trailer) should read EMS Mass Casualty Unit
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Re: ONE MERIDIAN PLAZA PHILADELPHIA FEB. 23, 1991
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February 24, 2013, 02:14:48 PM »
Here's the run down showing the actual timeline:
Saturday, February 23, 1991, "A", "D" Platoons, F.C.C. Platoon 2, 4, 1
8:27 P.M. - Box 495 - 15th & Chestnut Streets
Sq.43, Engine 1, 20(LDH), 11, Ladder 9, Snorkel 5, B.C. 5,4
8:29 P.M. - Special Call, b/o FCC - Medic 7
8:34 P.M. - 2nd Alarm, b/o B.C.5
Sq.8, Engine 10, 24, 44, 13(LC), Ladder 23, B.C.3(LO),11
8:37 P.M. - Special Call, b/o FCC - Medic 13, D.C.1, Air Unit 2
8:39 P.M. - Special Call, b/o B.C. 5 - Ladder 1
8:47 P.M. - 3rd Alarm, b/o D.C.1
Engine 49(LDH), 40(LDH), 60, B.C.1
8:48 P.M. - Special Call, b/o FCC - Chemical 1, 2
8:56 P.M. - 4th Alarm, b/o D.C.1
Engine 5(LDH), 29, 16, 3(LDH), 34(LDH), Air Unit 1
8:58 P.M. - Special Call, b/o FCC - Snorkel 2
9:00 P.M. - Special Call, b/o FCC - Medic 21B
9:04 P.M. - Special Call, b/o FCC - B.C.8, Medic 25B
9:05 P.M. - 5th Alarm, b/o D.C.1
Engine 33, 27, 53, 25, Light Wagon 1 w/Ladder 11
9:55 P.M. - 6th Alarm, b/o Car 1
Engine 12, 22, 50(LDH), 59, Medic 3
10:00 P.M. - Special Call, b/o Car 1 - ES-10
10:23 P.M. - 7th Alarm, b/o Car 1
Sq.57, Engine 63, 14, 28(LDH)
10:37 P.M. - 8th Alarm, b/o Car 1
Engine 61(LDH), Sq.9, Engine 56, 41, Medic 16, Car 6
10:53 P.M. - Special Call, b/o Car 1 - Pennstar Helicopter from H.U.P.
11:05 P.M. - Special Call, b/o Car 1 - Ladder 13
11:12 P.M. - Special Call, b/o Car 1 - Medic 1
11:30 P.M. - Special Call, b/o Car 1 - B.C. 2, 10
12:01 A.M. - 9th Alarm, b/o Car 1
Engine 38, 66, 45, 68, Ladder 18, Tower Ladder 6
12:30 A.M. - Special Call, b/o Car 1 - B.C.1102
12:33 A.M. - 10th Alarm, b/o Car 1
Engine 72, 18, 7, 2
12:41 A.M. - Special Call, b/o Car 1 - D.C.1A
1:09 A.M. - Special Call, b/o Car 1 - Ladder 25
1:21 A.M. - 11th Alarm, b/o Car 1
Engine 71, 35, 103, 119
2:21 A.M. - 12th Alarm, b/o Car 1
Engine 125, 181, 36, 52(LDH)
3:13 A.M. - Special Call, b/o Car 1 - B.C. 13, 9
3:21 A.M. - Special Call, b/o Car 1 - Medic 15
4:45 A.M. - Special Call, b/o Car 1 - Engine 180(LDH/FTA)
5:30 A.M. - Special Call, b/o Car 1 - Ladder 14, Rescue 1
5:32 A.M. - Special Call, b/o Car 1 - Medic 14
5:41 A.M. - Special Call, b/o Car 1 - Engine 19(LDH)
3:01 P.M. - Fire Under Control, b/o Car 1
Note: LDH = Large Diameter (5") Hose
Rescue 1 had not yet been reactivated as a full-duty company
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Re: ONE MERIDIAN PLAZA PHILADELPHIA FEB. 23, 1991
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February 25, 2013, 10:26:32 PM »
is there any audio of this call?
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Re: ONE MERIDIAN PLAZA PHILADELPHIA FEB. 23, 1991
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February 26, 2013, 06:04:54 AM »
Not to step on anyones toes, E.6 was there, probably with AU.2. Two of the guys brought off the roof were from 6s. Co's that were there, that aren't around anymore, E's 1, 6, 8, 14, L's 1, 11. Bn.5, One whole alarm that wouldn't be around if something like this were to happen today.
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Re: ONE MERIDIAN PLAZA PHILADELPHIA FEB. 23, 1991
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February 26, 2013, 08:36:06 AM »
Are there any records of who, by name, the Chief's on this job were? I see all the Chief designations by number. Thanks
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Re: ONE MERIDIAN PLAZA PHILADELPHIA FEB. 23, 1991
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February 26, 2013, 08:54:46 AM »
Battalion 5 was BC George Yaeger. Battalion 4 was BC Michael Kucowski. Fire Commissioner ( Car 1 ) was Roger Ulshafer. Deputy Commissioners were Harold Hairston and Christian Schweitzer. Pretty sure Deputy 1 was James Brady.
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Re: ONE MERIDIAN PLAZA PHILADELPHIA FEB. 23, 1991
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February 26, 2013, 11:03:43 AM »
Thanks Chief, does anyone know who BC 13, 9, 8, 11, 3, 2 and 10 were?
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Re: ONE MERIDIAN PLAZA PHILADELPHIA FEB. 23, 1991
Reply #11 on:
March 03, 2013, 12:17:21 AM »
Quote from: That guy on February 25, 2013, 10:26:32 PM
is there any audio of this call?
Audio does exist somewhere but I have not been able to get my hands on it (been trying for a few years).
Discovery Channel did a special about this incident entitled "Inferno". I saw it when it first aired (around 1999 I believe), and there were several clips of the radio traffic between Engine 11's officer and the incident commander(s) while they were in the building.
There were also clips of the ICs requesting the additional alarms.
I have not seen this program since it first aired. I would be interested in the audio if anyone comes across it. I'm also interested if anyone has a copy or knows where I can obtain the "Inferno" video.
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Re: ONE MERIDIAN PLAZA PHILADELPHIA FEB. 23, 1991
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March 03, 2013, 11:28:10 PM »
Quote from: deputy 44 on February 26, 2013, 11:03:43 AM
Thanks Chief, does anyone know who BC 13, 9, 8, 11, 3, 2 and 10 were?
Battalion 11 was Pat Campanaro.
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October 30, 2013 9:16am
I don't think anyone is opposing the Certificate of Obligations because a building might be named after them (Changing the topic is a typical Democrat Strategy) . It is like Obama saying if you like your policy you can keep it. It is just another lie. Besides I will bet dollars to donuts that the justice center will be named after him by the successor County Commissioners. Can anyone say Lila Cockrell theatre, Wolfe Stadium, etc.
Unlike you Alex that supports ever increase in taxes and build it no matter if doesn't make sense, there are those who think fiscal responsibility and wise spending of other people's money would not spend $4.6M on a Justice Center. Just for the numbers:
The projected costs for all the projects is $9.2 million (8% increase in less than 6 months) and the bond is for only $8.5M, there is no money for a shelter or roads. In fact, the county will have to come up with another $700k out of its annual budget not to mention all the money it is paying the architect Lydnsay Thorn (I have heard anywhere from $700k to $1M so far). It appears the architect fees are well above the 6% cap for costs that are regulated by law for Federal projects. This is a county project so the Judge and Commissioner have a big checkbook (our taxes) to keep funding what appear to be excessive fees. Thorn spoke at the meeting and he said that Hays County spent more money on their new facilities but did not comment that Hays County is 4 times as large as Wilson County. Also, Mr Thorn was so proud that he did the costing which he said was rare for architects. So, I wonder how far off his costs are. Either way, there will be less money for roads if this approved.
The costs for the Courthouse exterior repairs have been quoted as $1.774M and $1.985M which is a 12% difference.
Please remember when they closed the 8964 sq foot courthouse they moved into and eventually purchased a 22,333 sq foot building (old elementary). So, they doubled there space. If they opened the court house back up they would have three times as much as when they closed the court house down. So, for me this is a typical government officials grab.
Mr Abbott has commented on how much the County can get from other sources. I still do not believe they have justified the need. If they had, they would have went to the voters in a bond election first instead of being forced on a Certificate Of Obligation voter end around which is a questionable tactic by politicians.
So, I say vote "No." and let them really justify the renovations and all the extra space.
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Once the application for a residence permit has been made, a stamped copy of the application is issued; the Residence Card should be issued within three to four months. Resident Cards may be renewed at the Foreigners Office. In the event of a change of address or personal circumstance, the local Oficina de Extranjeros or police station must be notified within 30 days.
The initial Residence Card is valid for one year; this can be renewed annually for up to five years.
For non-EU nationals with an EU-national family member who is resident or intending to become resident in Spain, see the section on Family Members of EU Citizens
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