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Every body is different. You are unique. I design a plan based on the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda that works specifically for you and your body type. Helping you to achieve your optimum weight, have more energy and feel great. These consultations teach and support you in taking control of your own health and wellbeing which will last you a lifetime.
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Ayurveda is an ancient healing system of India it means "the science of life". Ayurveda is like a map which lays out a path for an individual to restore vitality, health and wellbeing within themselves. Instead of identifying and controlling disease from the outside Ayurveda takes a holistic approach and focuses on each person individually controlling disease through balancing the body and nurturing the life-force within. Through Ayurveda a person can learn health management by incorperating proper diet, exercise, life activities, routines, herbal medicines, and therapeutic practices into their daily life. Ayurveda embraces the mind, body, spirit connection. It is a medical science that aims at healing disease and imbalances in the body without the use of drugs and surgery. Ayurveda uncovers the root cause of disease according to an individuals own constitution and gives us natural ways to rebuild, balance, and support the body reestablishing an everlasting state of vitality, health and wellbeing.


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Our Photographer in Tahiti had so much fun with this couple from US during this photoshoot. This couple in honeymoon choose Moorea to have their memories. Between mountains and black sand beach, between luxurious overwater bungalow at the Sofitel to the turquoise lagoon, these lovers explore this beautiful island during an half-day.Read More
So happy to finally met J + T ! Almost a year to talk by emails about this couple shooting in Moorea, Tahiti islands and finally, a week before to move to Canada, we made it. The weather was pretty bad but we were lucky to have the good vibes of our lovers for this adventurous afternoon !Read More
So happy to finally met Marissa and Ravi, two lovely personn we had the pleasure to speak with for a year !
Discover this sexy shoot between the luxurious overwater bungalow to the postcard decor with the magnificient mountain of Bora Bora.Read More
A fun afternoon witha lovely couple from San Jose ! The weather was pretty bad, but this will not affect at all smiles and love of theses two guys. We show them our favorties spots of our island Moorea, between the tropical forest and beaches, between flowers and sand, lot of colors and joy with Christine and Jeff ! We had the pleasure to try Taiwanese food with them during our stay in San Jose just a month after this tropical adventure. And I'm pretty sure it will be not the last time we will see them :)
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Helen and John have choose to get married overseas, far from London, with a more tropical weather and background :)
They are very sweet couple and Helen was so shy but I think we releav the challenge she gave to us and have amazing shot of them into the wild of Moorea.
After the legal ceremony at the City Hall, they choose to have their Polynesian ceremony into the mountain as there is not just beach in this beautiful island of Moorea. Surrounded by grappefruit trees, with an amazing lookout over Tahiti and coral reef, we celebrate the union of Helen and John and finish by drinkinf Champagne Veuve Clicquot on a coconut !
Follow them on their discovery of Moorea, between tropical forest and sunset beach.
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We have sooo much fun with theses guys ! This couple has a so beautiful complicity and love for each other, we can only see smiles and joy on photos. And I'm pretty sure it's like that all the time with them.
The most annoying in all this is they are not only that not only happy but, in addition of that, they are gorgeous... LIIfe is not fair ;)
We wish you to always be young like that and fool around for each other !
Keep in touch, and see you very soon hopefully !Read More
Pauline and Thomas, from Paris, choose Moorea and French Polynesian islands for their honeymoon. Was such a pleasure to have them for an afternoon and show them the most beautiful spots of Moorea. They have some adventure during their honeymoon : big strike of firemen so no airplane ! They took the decision, after been blocked in Huahine, to take a fisherman boat and go to Bora Bora by the ocean ! So you can imagine their level of adventure :) We love this kind of story about our warriors-lovers, keep in touch guys and à bientôt à Paris !Read More
Follow Jen and Brendan on their journey with us, during half day on the most epic scenery of Moorea, sister island of Tahiti.Read More
With the famous Katy Hearn and his husband Haydn Schneider, theses gorgeous couple, fitness lovers, offer us beautiful images between their luxurious overwater bungalow and the magnificent spots of the Four Seasons, Bora Bora.Read More
Sam, Virginie! I am in LOVE with these photos. At first, it was so weird looking at myself in these professional photos, but then I kept looking and they are sooooooo pretty. I love them. I had so much fun working with you guys and SO happy I got to meet you. Now I have these wonderful photos to remember Moorea by. Thank you so much!!!!!!!
Love, Annie =)))) <3"Read More
Paulo and Lorna from Chile have their destination wedding with "Wedding Polynesia" on a private islet in Moorea. We made a beautiful and very fashion post wedding shoot and a trash the dress on this so amazing place with a gorgeous yellow wedding dress which inspired us very much ! A little shower, like for a blessing, before the sunset was one of the big moment of this day...Never forget you chicos ;) Hasta luegoRead More
A so good day with Kerlyn and Tim between the Polynesia wedding on the islet organised by our crew "Wedding Polynesia" and the afternoon to explore our island ! Can't stop laughing with theses two guys ! Kerlyn, Tim, we HAVE to see you again, in Disneyworld or another "temptation" place ;)Read More
Jill and R.J came from the cold Canada to have their honeymoon on our beautiful island of Moorea ! It was a so real pleasure to show them around !Read More
Have a look on this intimate wedding, on a private island.Read More
Tikehau is probably one of the best spot ever for a photoshoot in couple or with family !
We have a wonderful time with this lovely family who from cold Minnesota to have special holidays together in Tikehau. This atoll offers pink sand beach and incredible blue into lagoon.
As it was during rainy season, we have two showers during the shoot, just about 1mn (rain didn't stay for long) of rain and big grey clouds on some shots !
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Nlyte Software Asset Manager (NSAM) is part of Nlyte's Technology Asset Management Solution Suite. NSAM is an agentless Software Asset Management (SAM) product for license compliance, entitlement management, and application tracking, providing mission critical information about an organization's resources.
NSAM monitors the software used in an organization, its license status, who it is used by, and what it is used for. Recognize which applications are required and eliminate non-essential packages and associated costs.


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Published in the House Magazine, June 2007. Crushed hopes have been a hallmark of Labour's ten years in office. Across…Continue Reading
accidents and achievements: the Conservative environmental record
Published in Green Alliance publication A greener shade of blue? Reflections on new Conservative approaches to the environment. Published on…Continue Reading
The Climate Bill bear trap waiting for Brown
Published in The Telegraph, on 3rd May 2007. Tony Blair may be almost gone, but his shadow will continue to…Continue Reading
Governing the Green
Published in The House Magazine, in March 2006. 'Governance' is a rather fashionable word these days but it is less…Continue Reading
Costing the climate
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Whither green?
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The nature of the game
Published in The Guardian, on 12th November 2003. For many people, the government's proposal to abolish English Nature (EN) is…Continue Reading
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Published in the New Statesman, on 25th June 2001. At midday on the day after the election, Jack Straw was…Continue Reading
Is this the end for the green agenda?
Published in the New Statesman, on 25th September 2000. Tony Blair is not the only senior Labour politician whose carefully…Continue Reading


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Smith-Morehouse Campground near Oakley, UT - Virtual Tour/
Smith & Morehouse Campground
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest \ Kamas Ranger District
The campground is a short distance from the scenic Smith & Morehouse Reservoir in northeastern Utah; near Oakley, UT. Smith-Morehouse Campground is generally open from the 3rd Friday in May through late October. Most campsites are ADA compliant and about a third of the 34 campsites are for first-come-first-served campers. Follow the link to check rates and availability and to reserve your campsite: Recreation.gov \ Smith & Morehouse Campground
There is a boat launch at Smith & Morehouse Reservoir and there is limited overflow camping there. Campers enjoy fishing, canoeing and exploring the Smith & Morehouse Trail. Motorized boats are allowed on the lake but wakeless speeds are enforced. The 12-mile round-trip Smith & Morehouse Trail begins at nearby Ledgefork Campground. It is a great trail for hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding or snowmobiling.
Enjoy our virtual tour of Smith & Morehouse Campground below and follow the link to read more about camping in the Kamas Ranger District.


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The Chinese American Museum of Chicago invites you to an encore program in conjunction with our current exhibition, "The Chinese Helped Build the Railroad – The Railroad Helped Build America," which began March 2, 2019, to coincide with the 150th Anniversary of the Golden Spike at Promontory Summit in Utah.
The bilingual exhibit, which features photographs by Li Ju, pays tribute to the approximately 12,000 Chinese workers who completed the west coast portion of the world's first Transcontinental Railway.
"The Chinese Helped Build the Railroad – The Railroad Helped Build America" was organized by the Chinese Railroad Workers in North America Project at Stanford University and Li Ju.
This program will include a screening of "CANTON ARMY IN THE HIGH SIERRAS: Chinese workers build America's first transcontinental railroad (1863-1869)," a presentation on Chinese contribution in the building of the Transcontinental Railroad and its impact on Chinese immigration and migration, and a special slideshow from the 150th Golden Spike Conference in Utah.
Same-day walk-in availability is not guaranteed. If there are available seats on the day of the event, the admission fee at the door is $15.
This public sale is for non-members. Members will be invited separately. If you are a member and you have not received an invitation, please contact us at your earliest convenience.
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William A. Rotteveel, age 77, of Glen Mills, PA passed away on January 21, 2019. Bill was born in Sassenheim, Netherlands to Cornelius and Nilah Schonfeld Rotteveel. He came to the United States at the age of 5 settling in Philadelphia, PA, and has been a longtime resident of Glen Mills, PA. For many years, Bill worked along his father and siblings for the family greenhouse business in Chadds Ford, PA. He then owned and operated his own business, Garden Care, located in Lima, PA. He also obtained his realtor license working for several agencies in the area. Most recently, Bill was a driver for Elwyn Pharmacy. A devout Catholic, Bill attended mass daily. He was a member of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church where he once served as an Altar Server and Eucharistic Minister. In his spare time, Bill enjoyed golfing, spending time with his family & friends, and taking road trips to Florida & Canada. A hardworking man, he was devoted to his wife, children and grandchildren. In addition to his parents, William is preceded in death by 5 siblings. Bill is survived by his wife of 46 years, Yvonne Van der Lans Rotteveel, 5 children, Andrew (Christine) Rotteveel, Nicole (Chad) Crouser, Yvonne (Michel) Haddad, Sabine (Brian) Enright & Monique (Sal) Giampino, 12 grandchildren & 8 brothers & sisters. A viewing will be held on Friday, January 25, 2019, from 9:00AM - 10:15AM at St. Thomas the Apostle Church (new church), 430 Valleybrook Rd., Glen Mills, PA followed by a Funeral Mass at 10:30AM. Interment will remain private. The family requests no flowers, however donations in Bill's memory may be made to the American Heart Association (www.heart.org).
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Dad, do you ever wish you had an easier way to make a positive impact in the life of your kids? Today I'm giving you an easy, TWO-WORD TOOL for your fathering toolbox that will make a HUGE difference in how you communicate (and yes, this technique works for ALL your relationships, not just with your girls!). #thedadwhisperer #twowordtool


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How to care for your Terraware Pieces
Linen: 1. Always wash your linen in cool or lukewarm water (Never hot), and use your washing machine's gentle cycle, mixing with like colours. 2. Always hang dry and press inside out while damp, for best long lasting results.
Lyocell: 1. Machine wash on gentle cycle. 2.You can toss your garment in the dryer for a few minutes with a damp towel but hang to dry is recommended. 3. If you must touch up the garment with an iron, use a warm iron only- too much heat may damage the fabric. 4. Steams very well
Wool: 1. Always recommended to dry clean wool. 2. If needed hand wash only in cold water. 3. NEVER wring or hang to dry as wet wool stretches. 4. To dry the garment lay it flat on a clean towel and roll it up to extract water, then let dry to new towel, or rack.
Viscose: 1. Turn your garment inside out to help prevent fading or bleeding. 2. Use a delicate detergent using a gentle cycle in cold water. 3. Air dry is highly recommended, if you must tumble use the lowest setting. 4. When ironing turn the clothing inside our and set the iron to the lowest heat to protect the material. A cloth should be placed between the iron and the garment, protecting the fibers from getting too hot so the fabric does not turn 'shiny'.
Modal: 1. Can be washed in any water temperature. 2. Do not use bleach as it can weaken the fibre. 3. Should be taken from a dryer while still slightly damp to reduce wrinkling. 4. When ironing avoid high temperature as it can scorch the fibre.
Dupioni Silk: 1. Highly recommended to dry clean only
Cupro: 1. Wash on a delicate setting using a delicate detergent. 2. Do not bleach. 3. Medium heat when ironing. 4. Can be put in dryer on low, or can be dry cleaned.


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Style for men
We pick the most stylish brands to watch this week
Brand watch: French Connection
Proof that risqué business pays off
In 1997, it was by no means clear that the British public would happily walk around with a swear word on their clothing – even a misspelt one. But the FCUK campaign propelled French Connection into the retailing stratosphere, delivering founder Stephen Marks' dream in 1972 of forming a global retail force on the basis of simple, stylish and affordable clothing. This spring, it's going for men in a big way with The Man collection, including these Parker trousers, £70, straw trilby, £30, and Harrington jacket, £80 (frenchconnection.com).
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20 Minute One Pot Pasta
A quick and delicious dinner which all cooks together in one pot in 20 minutes. Enjoy my one pot pasta for dinner tonight…
Cooking the 20 minute one pot pasta
20 minute one pot pasta
- 1 red onion chopped
- 1 pepper chopped
- 2 garlic gloves finely chopped
- 250 g baby/plum tomatoes cut in half
- a mix of olives
- a handful of fresh parsley lightly chopped
- Enough pasta for 4 people approximately 200g according to the packet
- 1 red chilli optional and to taste
- 800 ml of vegetable stock add more if you want it more juicy
- salt and pepper
Add all the ingredients to the pan.
Cover the ingredients with the stock and pop on a medium heat with the lid on for 20 minutes, or until the pasta is cooked.
Serve straight away and enjoy!
New kitchen gadget alert
For this recipe I used my brand new Stellar draining casserole dish. It is my new must use kitchen gadget and it is the most versatile pan. I use it for everything from poached eggs and pasta sauces to and boiling vegetables to one pot roast chicken.
The expert design has drainage holes in the side of the lid which makes very easy to pour out without having to get out a colander which also helps reduce washing up and that can only ever be a good thing.It also makes cooking pasta or potatoes extra easy as there is enough space for steam to be let out so it doesn't boil over.
The lined handles are a great quirk which makes serving and moving the pan so much easier as they stay cool, reducing the need oven gloves to pick it up. Check out the full range of Stellar cookware here.
I've used the pan for cooking slow roast pork as it is oven safe up to 180ºC. A shoulder of pork in the pan with some cider and stock and cook at 140 for 5 hours. Delicious.
How beautiful does this pot look!
Disclaimer. I was given the Stellar Staycool Casserole Dish to try out. All opinions and recipe are my own.


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We are officially back to blogging! We've been on a bit of a "blog hiatus" lately but we are back in the saddle and catching up on posting some of our recent sessions.
I photographed this beautiful family last week at their home in Santa Monica and little Dawson left quite the impression! He is by far one of the most expressive babies I have ever met which made for some pretty adorable photos. I was literally laughing out loud while I was editing his photos today, his grumpy faces get me every time! This little man means business! I'm so excited to be able to be documenting Dawson as he grows over the course of this next year so keep your eyes peeled for many more entertaining photos of the little guy :)


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It famously took Homeric hero, Odysseus, ten years to weave his way back home through the Greek islands – and with more than 6,000 sun-soaked islands to explore en-route, who can blame him? We asked George Tziachris of the Greek National Tourism Organisation, to help us navigate this alluring region.
What makes Greek island holidays so appealing?
The mild climate, safe waters and small distances between ports and coasts all go towards making the islands popular with visitors. Some of the oldest civilisations in the world grew up here as well, so there is an amazing concentration of archaeological sites to tempt travellers.
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Top spot for beach holidays in Greece?
The long, black sand beaches of Perivolos and Perissa on Santorini are completely unique, and perfect if you simply want to chill out and enjoy the view.
Which Greek island has the most exciting food?
It has to be Crete, simply because its culinary heritage spans millennia. Contemporary Cretan cuisine is the outcome of influences from numerous conquerors throughout history, including the Romans, Arabs, Venetians and Ottomans.
Where is it best for water sports?
Prassonissi in the south of Rhodes is a wind and kite-surfing paradise. Fans of the sports from all over the world gather here for the reliable winds – as well as the sheer beauty of the landscape.
Where is your dream beach getaway? Vote now!
Where do you go when you want to party?
Mykonos is the ultimate party island, with a consistent line-up of top international DJs and a collection of uber-stylish clubs and bars. The best beach clubs are open until dawn, and there are plenty of nightlife hotspots catering for all tastes in Mykonos town.
Any stunning secret beaches we should know about?
If you're planning a visit to Crete, then the island's hidden gems include Agios Pavlos and Triopetra beaches in the region of Rethymno. The secluded vibe at Harakas beach in Kos and 'Canal d'Armour' beach in Corfu are also spectacular.
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Which archaeological sites are worth leaving the beach for?
It might not be known for its fascinating history, but Kos is packed with ancient Greek and medieval monuments. The 14th century castle, the ruins of the ancient city of Kos, the Roman Odeon in Kos town and the legendary plane tree where Hippocrates once taught medicine are all worth a visit.
Best Greek island for all-out luxury?
Santorini has some of the most exclusive hideaways in the world, combining luxe accommodation with unforgettable views of the Caldera and the Aegean Sea. It's also home to a selection of the country's top restaurants, many of which base their dishes around local products grown in the island's rich volcanic soil.
And your number one pick for family holidays in Greece?
Halkidiki is an ideal setting for families, with calm and safe waters, long sandy beaches, lots of family-friendly restaurants and a scattering of picturesque villages inland.
What are your top tips for getting around the Greek islands?
If you're visiting Athens first, then travelling by ferry is a great way to explore the islands of the Aegean Sea.


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The UN's free speech advocate has warned that British government plans to enforce age verification and some censorship of pornographic websites risk breaking international human rights law and would contribute to a "significant tightening of control over the internet".
David Kaye, the special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, called on ministers to conduct a comprehensive review of the digital economy bill, which he said facilitated state surveillance and lacked judicial oversight.
The bill, intended to regulate a range of issues relating to the internet and electronic records, also includes measures to increase data sharing between government departments and protect intellectual property.
But it is the measures to control pornography that have sparked an outcry amid fears that they will will create a database of internet users' sexual proclivities and roll back Britain's censorship regime to the pre-internet era. If the bill passes it will outlaw the depiction online of a range of legal-to-perform sex acts.
Its passage is highly likely, with support in parliament from both Labour and the Conservatives, and only the Liberal Democrats indicating they will oppose it.
Kaye's objections focus on the risk posed by age verification requirements to individuals' privacy. In a letter to the UK's ambassador to the UN, he says he is concerned that the new rules "fall short of the standards of international human rights law".
"I am concerned that the age verification provisions give the government access to information of viewing habits and citizen data," Kaye writes, pointing out that under rules introduced elsewhere in the bill the data could be shared across government and the private sector without consent.
"Identity disclosure requirements in law allow authorities to more easily identify persons, eradicating anonymous expression," he goes on, adding that such anonymity has been "one of the most important advances facilitated by the internet".
Kaye says he is also concerned by the lack of judicial oversight given to the role of the age verification regulator, which will be empowered to block websites it judges to have insufficient adequate age checks or which host content that would not be passed for UK DVD release.
"Finally, I express concern at the cumulative effect of the digital economy bill and the Investigatory Powers Act," Kaye writes. "Together, these two pieces of legislation constitute a significant tightening control over the internet in the UK.
"Therefore, while I am cognisant of the need to protect children against harmful content, I am concerned that the provisions under the bill are not an effective way for achieving this objective as they fall short of the standards of international human rights law.
"The bill contains insufficient procedures without adequate oversight, overly broad definitions and lack of data-sharing safeguards that unduly interferes with the rights of freedom of expression and privacy."
Jim Killock, the executive director of the Open Rights Group, which has campaigned against the digital economy bill, welcomed Kaye's comments, which come ahead of House of Lords committee hearings on the bill expected later this month.
"This bill creates huge problems of surveillance and privacy violations," he said. "We hope the Lords take note of this letter as they try to deal with this extremely messy, badly thought out bill. The age verification scheme is almost certain to go badly wrong as things stand."
The Conservative MP Claire Perry accused Kaye of using emotive language and said his intervention "really clouds the issue and distracts from an important principle".
A spokesperson for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, which is behind the bill, said: "These measures will ensure children have the same protections online as they do offline. There is no question of the government collecting data on viewing habits and we are in discussions with the Information Commissioner's Office to make sure data protection standards are complied with."


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What Causes Your Credit To Fall Into The Red In The First Place
Your credit says a lot about you. In fact, it tells lenders everything they would need to know about you to decide whether or not to give you a loan. Here's a summary of what they see when looking at your score. Also, how it affects their decision.
- An excellent rating: It's equivalent to a score of 800 and above. If you fall into this category, then you can expect to get good rates as well as terms anytime you apply for a loan
- A very good rating: It's equal to 720-799. A score in this range means you can also expect to get good interest rates and possibly some perks since you're a low-risk borrower
- A good rating: It's equivalent to 680-719. You can still expect to get good interest rates and approvals when your score is in this range.
- An OK rating: It's equal to 620-679. You're considered a moderate-risk borrower. It means while you're able to get a loan, there's a chance it'll come with higher interest rates.
- A poor rating: It's equivalent to 580-519. At this range, your financing options exclude getting a bank loan. Moreover, your classification as a high-risk borrower means any loan you do get would come with high-interest rates.
You should be aware that credit scores do change from time to time. Hence, the occasional dips can happen. But if you're not careful you could ultimately plunge your credit score in the red, which is something that you don't want to happen to you. Hence, it's best to know what can cause your score to drop so that you can take the necessary steps to avoid it.
- You're behind on your payments
Remember, your payment history accounts for 35% of your credit score. If you're late by 30 days or more on your payments, then it can have an enormous impact on your credit. Moreover, it's one of the quickest ways you can hurt it.
- You defaulted on your payments
What's worse than being behind on your payments, well not paying it at all. If you do this, then it's guaranteed your credit score will drop. Moreover, it would send the wrong signals to lenders who will consider you a high-risk borrower. However, it can get worse if your unpaid account is eventually charged off.
What is a charge-off?
You don't want to get a charge-off mark on your credit report. A charge off means a loss for a creditor because you defaulted on your payment. Your unpaid debt is marked as such after 120 to 180 days. It can get worse for you if the lender hands you off to a collection agency. If so, then you might end up at the mercy of a debt collector.
- You've applied for new credit
Every time you apply for a mortgage, a new credit card, or any loan, a lender will request for your credit report. They do this to check if you're credit-worthy. Inquiries into your credit report make up 10% of your credit score. Here's what you should remember before applying for new credit.
- Consider your credit history. If it's short then getting a lot of new accounts at once can cause your score to dip.
- If your credit score is already low, then a hard inquiry can bring it even lower.
- You filed for bankruptcy
Bankruptcy is one of the derogatory marks you can have on your credit report. In fact, it can have the highest impact on it according to you. It's a sign to creditors that you have serious financial problems. Here are the three types of bankruptcies you might encounter depending on your particular financial situation.
- Chapter 7 involves liquidation proceedings that sell off a debtor's assets to raise money to pay creditors. It applies to individuals, couples, companies, and partnerships.
- An individual debtor can be discharged from bankruptcy within six months after filing
- A bankruptcy trustee takes charge of the proceeding
- A debtor's wages after filing a Chapter 7 aren't part of the settlement proceeds paid to creditors
- Chapter 11 involves a reorganization process and covers partnerships and corporations operating a business. In this case, a creditor and the court would have control over how the business is managed to secure the debtor's ability to repay its loan
- Chapter 13 is a repayment program designed to help you pay back creditors. You can use it to avoid foreclosure and repossession.
Credit scores can dip on occasion. So, it's something you should expect. However, if you're not careful, then your credit score could quickly take a nosedive and cause severe damage to your credit report. Hence, it's in your best of interest to know the possible reasons it can happen. In doing so, you'll be able to avoid serious problems by managing your finances better. If you are facing a drop in your credit score and would like to raise it you can read more about credit repair companies here.


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When I got out of the navy, I was 24 years old. I got divorced a year later. I remember sitting in my apartment lamenting having been in the navy, married and divorced, all by the time I was 25. I'd felt like I'd lived a lifetime already. I felt old and awkward and lost. I had waited until after I was out of the Navy to even consider having babies. Suddenly, divorced and 25, I heard for the first time the ticking of my biological clock. Sitting by the bay window watching the four pregnant women and their children playing by the pool, I couldn't help but wonder if I'd just lost my best chance to have children.
Over time, I pushed the thought of children out of my head, even while on the floor playing silly games with my friends' kids. I just figured the six years in the Navy and the time lost married and after meant my window was closing, but there was no sense getting upset about it. I truly figured one day if I really wanted to have kids, I'd just do it by myself if I had to.
In all honesty, I'd get upset, but only when I saw mom's treating their kids like shit. I just knew in my heart of hearts, I would have been a better mom; and it made me sad that I hadn't been given the opportunity to prove it. Once I got to the place where I figured if time ran out, there was always IVF, I didn't really get down about the time tick tick ticking away.
As time went on, I started to consider what it meant to be a woman and how not having a baby figure into that. When I got to the place where I began to wonder what the gender difference was between a man and a woman if the woman hadn't ever gotten pregnant, I knew it was time to really think about life on a grander scale. I had just depressed the hell out of myself and made it all the more difficult to find the feminine me I felt I'd lost in the Navy. See, I went into the military a girl, and came out a sailor who got divorced within a year. For a multitude of reasons, I was beginning to feel like I wasn't a good enough woman. I'd not stopped to consider what good enough meant, or even who got to define "enough". Logical or not, rational or not, its just how I felt.
Over time, I got to a place where I had to figure out what it meant to be a maternal. Eventually, when you are childless, you realize being maternal has nothing to do with having children biologically. When I realized this, I was perfectly happy sacrificing the rest of the time my dear little eggs may have left for the loving and beautiful family I have spent ten years working with my partner to cultivate.
It wasn't easy, but I realized I was enough of a woman, I was perfectly perfect the way I was, with the life choices I'd made; and because of those choices, I'm a unique woman with unique experiences that help the kids in my life see things in ways they may not have otherwise. I am no longer petrified that maybe my memory will not be passed on through the generations (because we are all a bit narcissistic that way), and that my time on this Earth didn't amount to anything. I am secure that my influence on others is positive enough to survive my own eventual death.
This article (written in 2013) caught my eye today because perfection is often times wrapped up in that elusive idea of 'enough' which causes incredible amounts of anxiety, particularly where the biological clock is concerned. Somewhere along the line, someone made us feel like the only way we could be good enough women was to have babies. We don't realize we decide what enough is; and further, perfection is an individual concept…or should be.
I was stunned when I read the below paragraph:
The widely cited statistic that one in three women ages 35 to 39 will not be pregnant after a year of trying, for instance, is based on an article published in 2004 in the journal Human Reproduction. Rarely mentioned is the source of the data: French birth records from 1670 to 1830. The chance of remaining childless—30 percent—was also calculated based on historical populations.
In other words, millions of women are being told when to get pregnant based on statistics from a time before electricity, antibiotics, or fertility treatment. Most people assume these numbers are based on large, well-conducted studies of modern women, but they are not. When I mention this to friends and associates, by far the most common reaction is: "No … No way. Really?"
I couldn't help but feel a bit of annoyance that researchers and scientists/doctors/etc., would play with emotions so haphazardly. The beauty of the article below is the author, Jean Twenge, does a fantastic job of really analyzing the data that is available for when women should have babies. It turns out the decline in fertility for women in their 30s has been overblown – based on research from the 1600 – 1800s, and small sample sizes that aren't really relevant to natural births.
Having this article readily available to me when I turned 30 would have done wonders for my self-esteem. That said, I'm sure I would have put off my own exploration into what being maternal means and the subsequent realization that it can be a verb as well as a adjective; and I may have missed some truly wonderful, heartwarming moments because I didn't commit to my own inherent abilities to be maternal.
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Darvazeh Quran and good wishes for the passersby
TEHRAN – Standing at an entrance to Shiraz, Darvazeh Quran, a semi-historical gate, salutes travelers to the southern Iranian ancient city.
The gate is believed to bless people who pass beneath it before they undertake journeys by means of a copy of the Holy Quran being embedded at a small room atop.
The rectangular-based monument was initially built in the 18th century during Zand dynasty. However, it succumbed to several multiple quakes, which stroke the city during Qajar era (1785 to 1925).
Over its history, the monument has underwent several restoration and renewal projects, last of which was carried out recently for renovating its façade and bolstering its foundation.
An aerial view of Darvazeh Quran and its surroundings
The gate is adjacent to the upscale Shiraz Hotel and Khajou Kermani Park, a popular hangout for the locals and domestic travelers. Their peaceful atmosphere attracts foreign nationals as well who mainly come for observing locals and their interactions.
Shiraz is home to dozens of magnificent buildings, historical sites and scenic landscapes. It was literally the capital of Persia during the Zand dynasty from 1751 to 1794.
Under tourists' eyes
Here is a select of comments that foreign visitors to the gate have posted to TripAdvisor, one of the most popular travel websites in the world:
'Friendly locals, good view of Shiraz at night'
Qur'an Gate is a structure built on the fringe of Shiraz city, said to bless the people who passed beneath it. On the side of the gate is a park where you could have a bird's eye view of the glittering city at night. (Wei T. from Singapore, reviewed October 2017)
'Not worthy a detour'
If you are in the neighborhood and have a lot of spare time make a quick stop, otherwise scratch it from your list to see other sites. (Wim Antwerp from Brasschaat, Belgium; reviewed October 2017)
'Great place to visit'
We enjoyed visiting this site and were able to take many photos both of the gate, the large Iranian flag, and the surrounding hills. A local guide told us that a large copy of the Quran was once kept on top, and people would walk under the gate as a "blessing".
The Quran is now kept in a nearby museum. We also walked to the top of 1 of the surrounding hills for amazing photos looking out over the city. (Randall K. from Canberra, Australia; reviewed September 2017)
'Wonderful in the early evening'
This was a lovely cool spot to visit in the early evening to watch the sunset and see the view of the city of Shiraz.
The gardens and waterfall were picturesque and peaceful and it was a great plane for people watching. (Jennifer R. from Sydney, Australia, reviewed September 2017)
'Nice place to stroll'
Nice place to stroll, you can see lots of Iranian come here with the family, picnic around the Quran gate. Should go in the evening. (Chee K. from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; reviewed April 2017)


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Chapter 4: "Daddy's Girl"
I loved my mother, but we had a strange relationship, especially when I was growing up. I considered myself my daddy's girl, but then again, so did she. My father was the end-all, be-all in my world and as far as I was concerned, the sun rose and set every day because he told it to. He was the center of my universe and I was the center of his. My happiness came before anything and anyone else, and oftentimes that included my mother. Maybe that's why she was jealous of me. A mother jealous of her child? Yes, it might sound strange to you, but it happens, probably more than you realize.
This jealousy my mother had towards me was the kind that occurs when a person has her life all planned out: just her and her man, seeing the world, building, growing, living life uninterrupted. But then, something unforeseen happens and those plans are put on an indefinite hold. Having a child is the kind of unplanned event that can turn a person's world upside down, make ironclad plans become as shaky and unstable as a three-legged table.
Sometimes this child is wanted and welcomed by both parents, but sometimes there is one parent that wants the child more. In this case, my father was the one who desired a big family while my mother wanted to keep things as quiet and uncrowded as possible.
Before I came along, my mother was the queen of the castle. My father took pride in being a provider for her, so he doted on her to no end, spoiling her and adorning her with everything her heart desired. In our neighborhood, it was unheard of for a Black woman to walk around in high end fashion, have her own car, a standing appointment at the hair salon every week, whether she needed it or not, all while not holding a steady job.
And let's not talk about the jewelry! Thirty years before the world became familiar with the term "blinging", my mother was doing just that. The diamonds in her ears and shining from her wrist were clearer and brighter than anything the other neighbor ladies had on layaway at the local department store.
She was "living the life" by most standards and all she had to do was be the good old-fashioned wife my father wanted her to be. As long as he came home to hot food on the table, an immaculately cleaned house, clean laundry and sex served up with high heels and a smile, he was a happy man.
And he kept my mother happy in return. She was the "Mrs. Jones" that everyone wanted to keep up with—shopping, child-free, and always happy, all the while basking in the green glow of envy cast from the eyes of her so-called friends. And then she found out she was pregnant. It wasn't the worst news she'd ever gotten, but she had to fight back tears and smile radiantly as she told my father his wish for a family was coming true.
The bond between my daddy and I was undeniable and everyone who saw us together made sure to jokingly comment to my mother that my father had a new favorite girl. I'm sure he never meant for my mother to feel slighted or less loved, but how could she not feel that way when it was obvious I had his heart? To go from getting his undivided attention to having to share it was something she was not used to… and something she did not like. But what could she do but grin and bear it? It's not like she could let my father or any of her friends know how she felt. She would look ridiculous, jealous of her own child!
So, they carried on as the "perfect couple", plus one. To those on the outside looking in, my parents were the "ideal"—the couple other couples hoped to emulate. The women looked at my educated, well-travelled father and compared their own men to him, scornfully asking, "Why can't you be more like him?" All the women longed to be wooed by him, and I'm sure many of them tried to seduce him, with his good looks, rich chocolate skin and head full of thick, curly hair.
Their men returned the favor by lustfully gazing after my mother, the pretty trophy wife with the café au lait complexion and killer curves who kept herself up and doted faithfully on her husband. They too would look at their women and also ask, "Why can't you be more like her?"
And this "ideal" relationship is where I got my idea of how relationships were supposed to be: a kind, faithful husband and a wife who took care of him and the household. A house full of love with an attractive couple, in the perfect relationship, just like a real-life fairy tale. That was reality to me and exactly what I wanted. But truth be told, things weren't as perfect as they seemed. About the time I turned six was when things started to change.
From my bedroom, I could hear them arguing in hushed tones behind their bedroom door; curiosity made me wander down the hall to have a closer listen. Their words were muffled, but the displeasure was obvious in the shrill tone of my mother's voice. Never one to lose his cool, my father's voice was a quiet rumble as he tried to calm her down.
I would scurry back to my room at the sound of my father's heavy footsteps on the wooden floor. I acted as if nothing was wrong when he stopped outside my bedroom door and peeked his head in, frustration written all over his face.
"See you later baby girl. I'll be back later," he said as he stepped into my room to kiss my forehead before leaving. I'd go back to entertaining myself with my toys, thoughts of my parents' argument already a fleeting memory.
In the beginning, he would come home after only a few hours, the faint smell of alcohol wafting to my nose as he bent to kiss me good night. "Good night Daddy," I'd say as I'd hug him tightly around the neck and kiss his cheek. He'd pull the covers to my chin and I'd roll over and drift happily to sleep as children do, not the slightest bit concerned about where he'd been or what he'd been doing.
He faced a much different reception in their bedroom though. My mother, who had been sulking around the house, waiting on pins and needles for him to return, would show her dissatisfaction by throwing angry fits, hurling accusations and pouting like a spoiled child. But despite how angry she may have been, her tantrums never lasted long. In no time at all, there would be no more arguing, just soft moans and heavy breathing. By morning, she'd be the perfectly coiffed housewife again, not a tear in sight.
This pattern of fight-by-day, make-love-by-night went on for a while, though looking back at it now, I'm not exactly sure whether this went on for months or years. But I do remember it got to the point where my father's absences started happening more frequently and for longer periods of time. There would be times where days would go by and he wouldn't come home at all.
"Mama? Where's Daddy?" I'd ask. She would try to come up with an excuse as to why he hadn't been home since day before yesterday, or three days ago, or last week, but something in the way she said it didn't ring true. Her pacing the floor and staring out of the window every few minutes didn't help either; eventually, I just stopped asking.
I'm sure it's my close relationship with my father that stuck with me as I matured. Even though he was far from it, I expected the men I dated to be perfect, or close to it, like my daddy. Sure I knew that perfection wasn't realistic and they would make mistakes—really dumb, stupid mistakes—but I believed that as long as they came home, or spoiled me with gifts, or both, I could look over the little things and make the best of the situation, like my mom had done.
My father had told me once to never let a man make a fool out of me, but back then I was so young, it went in one ear and out the other. The last thing I was worried about was boys and besides that, I considered myself too smart for that. Even up until recently, I was convinced I was never going to be in that situation, but ha ha! The joke would clearly be on me.


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I looked for Dad's tools to fix up the house after his death. When they were nowhere to be found, I asked my mother, "Where are Dad's tools?"
"I gave them away," she replied, and then added, "As you get older, it's time to give stuff away, not amass it."
One of the many valuable meanings of almsgiving is found in her observation.
Almsgiving fosters letting go of possessions, teaching us nothing we own is really ours; everything is a gift from God. In encouraging us to give away belongings, we are reminded to avoid letting possessions control us. Equally important is the sense of freedom it gives us: less anxiety over protecting "stuff."
The Greek origin of the word "almsgiving" is "mercy," and in Hebrew it denotes justice.
Having a caring heart for others and sacrificing personal goods to help them is mercy par excellence and nothing is more joyful in life.
Practicing fairness creates solidarity, which is the essence of justice. Justice counsels us to put ourselves in the shoes of others to better understand their dire needs. In the Old Testament, God inspired the prophets to defend orphans, widows, the poor and imprisoned, those who were considered to be society's downtrodden.
St. Thomas Aquinas lists its six qualities of charity: joy, benevolence, peace, fraternal correction, mercy and almsgiving. When one quality is present, so are the others. For example, almsgiving is benevolence, which in turn causes joy and peace.
A closer look at these qualities reveals a disposition in which being well-disposed toward another, the world and God reigns. An even closer look uncovers the goodness and beauty they create echoing St. Peter during the Transfiguration, "Lord, it is good that we are here."
My boyhood pastor once said, "Gene, the reason our country is blessed is our charity. When you share your goods with another, it returns to you tenfold." A truism that runs through the psalms states that as long as we share our goods with others in need, God blessings will always follow.
I have witnessed children playing with each other and then one child will reach out to another spontaneously and hand over a cherished toy. It is ever so heartwarming to experience — one innocent child reaching out to another: almsgiving at its best.
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How do you write user defined functions in LR?
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Sogang News
|Sogang University Successfully Produces an Artificial Cell that Photosynthesizes by Itself
Sogang University Successfully Produces an Artificial Cell that Photosynthesizes by Itself
- By reassembling the protein of living thing, cell of auto-metabolism activity has been created -
▲ Prof. Shin Kwanwoo
The research team led by Prof. Shin Kwanwoo of the Department of Chemistry succeeded in producing artificial cell that has the identical form and function with living cell and that produces energy by light. The artificial cell converts energy via photosynthesis, produces ATP by mitochondria, and synthesizes substances in cell by using the produced ATP.
This success in research has been published in the international journal of Nature Biotechnology on May 28 and introduced in the Nature journal.
□ Information on Paper
- Title: Photosynthetic artificial organelles sustain and control ATP-dependent reactions in a protocellular system
- Main Author: Prof. Shin Kwanwoo (corresponding author, Sogang University), Prof. Kevin Parker (corresponding author, Harvard University), Prof. Ahn Tae Kyu (corresponding author, Sungkyunkwan University), Prof. Jung Kwang Hwan (corresponding author, Sogang University), Dr. Lee Keel Yong (the primary author, Sogang University-Harvard University)
The research team made artificial cell by extracting photointerconversion protein from bacteria and photosynthesis protein from plants and reassembling them in the similar format of cell.
The developed cell produces ATP, which is a substance that is utilized as a source for energy in all metabolism activities for various growth and reproduction in cell, synthesizes cytoskeleton that forms movement and shape of cell, and reacts to light. Aforementioned characteristics are similar to those of a living cell in the primitive form.
Prof. Shin Kwanwoo said that "The outcome of research is very innovative and we made a cell that is close to a living thing," and he added that "this showed the potential that we can create a living thing that can adapt to the external environment and grow," on the meaning of the research.
▲ Figure ①
[Details of Figure ①]
A. Artificial cell that the cytoskeleton protein in cell is grown
B. Movement of artificial cell created by cytoskeleton protein via photosynthesis in cell membrane
C and D. Cell cytoskeleton protein induced by photosynthesis in mitochondria and cell membrane, and the mimetic diagram that controls the phenomenon
A. Internal structure of an artificial cell that the cytoskeleton protein has grown by ATP induced by photosynthesis (red: artificial cell membrane, green: cytoskeleton)
B. Movement of a cell that a certain location of cell membrane is transformed by light
C. Mimetic diagram of inserting artificial mitochondria into the artificial cell membrane
D. Mimetic diagram of synthesizing cytoskeleton protein in artificial cell by producing ATP by light
▲ Figure ② Artificial Cell that synthesizes Cytoskeleton locally in cell via photosynthesis
[Details of Figure ②]
Mimetic diagram of a change and of a movement of the structure of cell membrane that local synthesis of cytoskeleton protein is done by ATP generated by endoplasmic reticulum that is similar to that of mitochondria that does artificial photosynthesis and is surrounded by cell membrane (left) and fluorescence microscope (right)


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A quick back story.
Once upon a time, @fat, a Twitter employee, wrote a javascript library that was a really good idea. Everyone thought so, and pretty soon everyone was using it. Then one day, someone looked through the software and noticed that there was nary a semicolon in sight. They looked high and low and found not one.
Now, this person looked about him and saw that every other piece of software (of note) was laden with semicolons and said to @fat, "Yo dude. What's up with that?" To which @fat replied, "The parser is gracious and lenient. It permits me to leave the semicolons out and so I do."
Immediately, the old gods of Javascript descended to the earth, stroked their mighty beards and said, "@fat, seriously, that is super dumb. It's lenient in the event that you slip up and forget a semicolon, but it wasn't meant for you to omit them all the time. Also, your code looks crazy in some places just because you mislike semicolons. We regret even adding this feature in at all."
@fat, hurt by this rebuke, cried out, "I am merely what you made me! You permitted me to create without semicolons and now you bind my hands and call me a monster!" Looking at his hands with wild eyes he announced, "Then a monster I shall be! And with these hands, I will unmake you."
And so began the great Javascript war of 2012.
This semicolon issue is much more fun written this way.
For myself, I think @fat is being ridiculous. Yes, javascript can be written as if newlines were significant (like ruby or python) but to accomplish this, he pulls tricks out that look like they were lifted from entries in the IOCCC.
Let me reiterate, just in case it wasn't clear: In the service of 'aesthetics', @fat writes code that uses tricks that bear resemblance to entries in a competition whose goal is to demonstrate the importance of coding style through irony.
And because I hate to explain anything without the use of analogy, it's as if Stephanie Meyers wrote the Twilight series using Washington Post's Worst Analogy Contest as her style guide, and Shakespeare rose from his grave to tell her to cut it out.
My money's on zombie Shakespeare.


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Texas Dust
The title track to Fox's upcoming sophomore album, Texas Dust, was born from a newly recovered stack of his grandfather's Army records that revealed the arc of his grandfather's life as a Southern migrant worker turned Sergeant wrestling with the impacts of loss and grief in his young family.
Released: January 25, 2018
St Louis
Featuring Fox on fiddle and mandolin, this bluegrass-inspired song explores the themes of place, family, and concern for loved ones that are prevalent throughout Fox's sophomore album. St Louis is Fox's first co-write with his wife (and graphic designer), Elizabeth Kelley.
Released: February 17, 2018


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Neighbourhood Food Collection (30th June to 2nd July)/
I visited the Neighbourhood Food Collection on the 1st July arranged by Tescos in conjuction with their charity partners The Trussell Trust and FareShare and added my donation and the bags collected in my Constituency Office.
Over the Neighbourhood Food Collection initiative (30th June to 2nd July) Tescos received enough food to supply approximately 7500 meals to those in need in the local community.
Even though the initiative has passed there is still an ongoing need and, if you can, food can still be donated directly to the Trussell Trust and FareShare or through Tescos collection points at over 600 of their stores nationwide.
Below is a suggested list of non perishable food suitable for the collection, any and all donations would be gratefully received.
- Tinned meat
- Tinned fish
- Tinned vegetables
- Instant mashed potato
- Cooking sauces
- Tinned tomatoes
- Jam
- Fruit juice (long life)
- Tinned fruit
- Breakfast cereals
- Tinned rice pudding
- Tinned sponge pudding
- Milk (UHT or powdered)
- Instant coffee/Tea bags
- Sugar (500g)
- Biscuits or snack bars


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For when Zombies attack! Get back with a 6x6 F250
This is just the thing for a zombie apocalypse. What's better than a diesel powered, 6x6 driven, quad headlight, Ford F250 crew cab for you and your family to cruise in? I spotted this behemoth on the back of a flat bed trailer parked on the side of the road outside of Zelienople Pennsylvania. No one was available at the shop it was outside of to get details as to what exactly this truck was built for. A few friends on facebook have said they've seen it at mud bogs and tractor pulls in the area, but no one has ever seen it run. Here's what we can tell though. Whoever built it, really took their time to create something that doesn't really look home built. The bed has been professionally finished to look like a factory piece. Same with the grille and second set of headlights which instantly make you think of a pickup from the fictitious "Wagon Queen" brand from the National Lampoon movies. Even to the point of adding the fender and hood edges from the donor truck to make a finished front fascia. They were likely added for height limitations for lights so the truck can be driven on the road.


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Five Minimalist Life Hacks (ARCHIVE)
Originally posted July 8, 2017
There are many new habits that I have started since I began minimising my life a year and a half ago. Today, I want to share the easiest ways I've found to declutter and downsize my belongings. In the minimalist tradition, I shall keep things simple.
Here are five life hacks that will help you simplify and declutter your life.
Organise things in categories. We all have a lot of stuff, even if we are in the process of minimising. Storing things in categories is a basic organizational tool to keep you on top of your belongings. Not only does this make it easy to find them, but it also means you can see how many of those things you have. When you place all your black shoes together, you might find that you have a couple pairs too many.
Get rid of duplicates. When you organize things in categories, it is easy to see whether you have doubled up on things. Most people do not need more than one of anything. Unless your objects have specific purposes, and you use them often, you can probably afford to let them go. If you have more than one of something, say goodbye to the duplicate.
Find new functions for things. One of the biggest hacks to reduce the range of things you own is to find new functions for your things. You don't need specialised products for specialised purposes. On this blog I have talked a lot about exploring the versatility of objects, especially when it comes to my wardrobe, beauty and cleaning products. I'm sure there are many more examples you can think of yourself!
Limit your range of clothing. Most of this blog is about my wardrobe, and how I keep it small. In case you still need convincing, having a smaller wardrobe has many benefits! If you are new to all this, what I would focus on specifically is having a smaller variety of colours and fabrics. Limiting your choices makes it easier to match, style, and maintain your wardrobe.
Digitize. Converting physical objects to a digital format is one of the simplest ways to reduce clutter. Paper, photographs, books, DVDs and CDs takes up a surprisingly large amount of space. You can scan photographs, documents, bills, convert CDs to mp3, and purchase your books and films in digital formats. The possibilities for compression are endless!


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Press Release Re-Gifting with Royalty/
Artistic Director Matthew Dirst, soprano Lauren Snouffer, flautist Colin St-Martin, and violinist Elizabeth Blumentsock set the stage for a season of ambition and innovation.
HOUSTON, TX (AUGUST 16, 2018) Leading from the harpsichord, Artistic Director Matthew Dirst joins returning soloists Lauren Snouffer (soprano), Colin St-Martin (Baroque flute), and Elizabeth Blumenstock (Baroque violin) and the Ars Lyrica ensemble for "Re-gifting with Royalty" on Friday, September 21, 2018 at 7:30 pm in Zilkha Hall at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. Program highlights include the Fifth and Sixth "Brandenburg" Concertos by J. S. Bach, vocal and instrumental chamber works by François Couperin, and Bach's Italian-language cantata Non sa che sia dolore(BWV 209).
Acclaimed soprano Lauren Snouffer, a Houston Grand Opera Studio alum, has been praised by Opera News for her "clear, lovely soprano [who] reached the heights with pinpoint accuracy of attack." Famed Baroque violin virtuoso Elizabeth Blumenstock and Baroque flutist Colin St-Martin also bring a wealth of experience and talent to this program: Blumenstock is longtime concertmaster of San Francisco's Philharmonia Baroque, and St-Martin serves as principal flute with the Washington Bach Consort and Opera Lafayette, in addition to Ars Lyrica. Artistic Director Matthew Dirst reveals that he is "thrilled to offer—at long last—all of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos on a single season. Each of these concertos is a marvel, and our season-long excursion with them should be quite a revelation."
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.arslyricahouston.org/re-gifting-with-royalty or call the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts Box Office at 713.315.2525. (Press 4 for Ars Lyrica Houston)
Ars Lyrica Houston, Re-Gifting with Royalty, Friday, September 21, 2018 at 7:30 pm
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Looks Suspiciously like a Thunderstorm
This picture was taken about a half hour after the Spoon Lake picture. There wasn't much of a portage between Skoota and Dix Lakes. Now it's looking more like a thunderstorm. The southwest sky rapidly filled up with thunderheads and I stopped taking pictures and started worrying about paddling. We wanted to get to Vera Lake before the storms hit, and we still had that huge portage to worry about.
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Coleraine Tennis club with nearby bus stops accessing the town and coastal areas. Rose Court is located within easy walking distance of Coleraine town centre, local amenities, schools and churches. The property would be ideally suited to a young professional or young couple, retirees/downsizers or indeed an
investment buyer looking for a property in a conveniently located development. The agent strongly recommends early internal inspection of this property which is sure to attract interest from the beginning.
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Alia Bhaat: 'If People Are Waiting For My Wedding Then, They Have To Wait For It'
Alia Bhatt has had a wonderful year at the box office from her last Hit Raazi, 'Raazi' doing phenomenal business. The actress is currently shooting for her upcoming movies 'Kalank' and 'Brahmastra' in simultaneously in Mumbai. Alia has been in the industry for only six years but she has a huge fan following and is vastly loved by the audience. Recently, Alia also crossed the 25 million mark on Instagram.
There were speculations that Alia is going to tie the knot with actor Ranbir Kapoor in 2019, but Alia says that people have to wait for it. "If people are waiting for my wedding then, they have to wait for it. I think climax should be good and there should be a happy ending to it," the Raazi actress said while interacting with the media at Lux Golden Rose Awards on Sunday.
Alia and Ranbir kind of made their relationship official when they arrived together in hand in hand at Sonam Kapoor and Anand Ahuja's wedding reception earlier this year. Ranbir and Alia are also going to share on screen together for the first time in "Brahmastra".
Alia and Ranbir have been together almost a year and the Sanju actor also admitted to being in a relationship with Alia in May this year. Ranbir said that their relationship is quite new and it needs time to cook. Recently, Alia visited her beau parents, Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor in New York City.
Reacting on Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas, imminent wedding which is going to take place in Jodhpur, Alia said, "I am really happy and excited that PC ( Priyanka Chopra) is getting married. I am very excited to see PC and her wedding attire. I am very fond of her and I have a lot of warmth and love for her. I hope that she will have a beautiful wedding. I am sure she will make a beautiful bride and she should have a beautiful life".
Brahmastra is written and directed by Ayan Mukherji and produced by Karan Johar's Dharma Productions. This movie also features some big names including Amitabh Bachchan, Dimple Kapadia and Mouni Roy in lead roles.


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Ali Zafar moved by Bohemian Rhapsody
Ali Zafar says he does not remember the last time he was so moved by a feature film as he was by Bohemian Rhapsody
Pakistani actor-singer Ali Zafar says he does not remember the last time he was so moved by a feature film as he was by Bohemian Rhapsody, a biopic on the late singer Freddie Mercury. "I don't remember the last time I was so moved by a feature as I was by 'Bohemian Rhapsody' and a performance like the one by Rami Malek of the great Freddie Mercury. What a movie," he tweeted on Monday.
"Bohemian Rhapsody" is about the British rock band Queen, focusing on lead singer Mercury's life leading up to Queen's Live Aid performance at Wembley Stadium in 1985. The film gets its title from the 1975 Queen song of the same name. Directed by Bryan Singer, it is written by Anthony McCarten, produced by Graham King and former Queen manager Jim Beach.
It stars Malek as Mercury, with Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy, Joseph Mazzello, Aidan Gillen, Tom Hollander, Allen Leech and Mike Myers.
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IsoTek are an English company creating products for HiFi systems and home cinema. They remove restrictions to produce high quality solutions to poor mains quality.
Keith Martin is the founder and managing director of IsoTek and his vision has resulted in awards from highly respected audio critics all over the globe. The special attention to every component from the electrical source to the produced sound or audio is how Isotek enable your system to reach its full potential.
Read more about the EVO3 Titan here on the IsoTek website
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- MCRU have 2 Units Ex-Demonstration
- Reduces/eliminates transformer hum by replacing the mains sine wave on the zero volts line
- Uniquely removes harmful DC by re-balancing the mains sine wave
- Silver plated OCC (Ohno Continuous Cast) copper solid core internal wiring cable.
- Virtual Air Dielectric using a Teflon FEP bridge, this offers chemically inert and very low dielectric constant over a wide frequency range
- 16A or 10A rated versions to the following output sockets UK, EU, US, Australian
- Can be used with all ranges of power cables
The Furutech Flow-15 Plus Inline Power Filter effectively removes all of that high-frequency noise from the mains power before it reaches your components.


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100 Years of Grand: The Grand Canyon Centennial Project
A digital archive celebrating the Centennial of the Grand Canyon National Park. A collaborative project of the Arizona State University Library, Cline Library, Northern Arizona University and the Grand Canyon National Park. Additional materials are available via the project website.
Resource Type
- 2 text
- 2 Public
- Grazing
- Albright, Horace Marden, 1890-1987
- 2 Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)
- 2 Hayden, Carl Trumbull, 1877-1972
- 2 Pasture, Right of
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1923 1923
- Tertiary History of the Grand Cañon District with Atlas
- History of the Grand Canyon National Park
- Stage Coach Trip to the Grand Canyon, 1895, by Josephine Frankenberg of Tempe
- Letter from A. E. Demaray, National Park Service to Carl Hayden
- Letter from Carl Hayden to J. R. Eakin, Grand Canyon National Park
Letter from Carl Hayden to Horace M. Albright regarding the grazing rights of Bankhead and Henderson.
- Contributors
- Hayden, Carl T., Albright, Horace M.
- Created Date
- 1923-05-12
Letter from Field Assistant Horace M. Albright to Carl Hayden requesting letters to be drafted in regards to the grazing of sheep and cattle on national park lands. Bankhead and Henderson are singled out as not keeping to their permit restrictions.
- Contributors
- Albright, Horace M., Hayden, Carl T.
- Created Date
- 1923-04-06


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Trout stocking and opening for downstate ponds announced
Anglers encouraged to check requirements before fishing
The Delaware Division of Fish & Wildlife this week announced that its spring 2016 downstate trout season will begin Saturday, March 5, with the opening of two downstate ponds stocked with rainbow trout, weather permitting. On that date, Tidbury Pond near Dover in Kent County and Newton Pond outside of Greenwood in Sussex County will open for trout fishing beginning at 7 a.m.
"As in past years, we plan to stock these ponds before opening day, and we plan to do a second stocking later in the month," said Fisheries Administrator John Clark. "We will include trophy-sized trout again this year as an added attraction for trout anglers."
Trout anglers planning to ply the waters of Tidbury and Newton ponds should note Fish & Wildlife regulatory requirements:
• A trout stamp is required to fish the ponds from the first Saturday in March through April 1, unless otherwise exempted by law.
• Following the opening day 7 a.m. start, trout fishing at the two ponds is permitted a half-hour before sunrise to a half-hour after sunset, unless otherwise restricted by area rules.
• The daily possession limit is six trout.
• Both ponds are closed to all fishing for 14 days prior to the season opening, with the restriction in effect from Saturday, Feb. 20, until opening day, March 5.
"These rules serve several purposes," said Michael Stangl, Fisheries program manager. "Closing these ponds to all fishing for two weeks before the season provides a better opportunity to complete our stocking and eliminates incidental trout-hooking mortality by those who are fishing for other species. In addition, the closure gives stocked trout time to adjust and spread out in their new waters. The pre-season closure also eliminates any harvest prior to the opener and improves fair access to the fishery."
Each pond will initially be stocked with about 300 pounds of rainbow trout, with an average size of 11 to 13 inches. "Trophy-sized" rainbows — weighing 2 pounds or more and measuring well over 14 inches — also will be stocked. Plans call for stocking to be repeated Thursday, March 17, with the same amount of fish in each pond.
Tidbury Pond is owned and managed by Kent County Levy Court, Department of Parks & Recreation, and anglers are being asked to be respectful of the vegetation and fences erected to protect landscaped areas. No boats of any type are permitted in Tidbury Pond.
Newton Pond, owned and managed as a state wildlife area by the Division of Fish & Wildlife, will be stocked for the eighth year. The 10-acre borrow pit site was restored using Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration funds and opened for its first trout season in 2009.
The pond features a boat ramp for car-top boats and canoes, with no gasoline motors allowed, plus a fishing pier and plenty of shoreline access to allow anglers to distance themselves from others. Clark emphasized the restriction of "car-top boats only," since the ramp at Newton Pond was not designed or constructed for heavy vehicles with boat trailers, and vehicular traffic is blocked from using the ramp. Boat anglers are being urged to exercise courtesy and caution while operating near others fishing from the shoreline.
"With the exception of the two-week closure preceding trout season, Newton Pond is also open for catch-and-release fishing for bass and bluegill. Although barbless hooks are required at Newton Pond throughout the year, they are not required from opening day through April 1 while fishing for trout. Beginning March 5, trout in both ponds will be fair game, and we encourage anglers to keep these trout up to the limit of six," Clark continued, noting that trout are a cold-water species and can only survive while water temperatures in the ponds remain cool.
Upstate, trout season will open at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 2, in six designated trout streams in northern New Castle County: White Clay Creek, Christina Creek, Pike Creek, Beaver Run, Wilson Run and Mill Creek, which will all be stocked with thousands of rainbow and brown trout.
All of the streams will receive a heavy stocking just prior to the season opener on the first Saturday in April. Trout stocking in the spring will continue on a regular weekly basis in some streams through Thursday, April 28. For more information, click http://de.gov/troutstocking.
In addition to Delaware's normal fishing license requirements, most trout anglers also must purchase a Delaware trout stamp. All proceeds from the purchase of Delaware trout stamps are used to help purchase next year's fish for stocking. The popular fishery also is supported by Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration funds generated from anglers purchasing fishing equipment.
"Since the price of trout is not expected to decrease in the immediate future, the Fisheries Section is hoping plenty of anglers will come out this season to help support the program," Clark added.
Delaware fishing licenses are sold online, at the licensing desk in DNREC's Richardson & Robbins Building, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, and by license agents statewide. For additional information on Delaware fishing licenses, call (302) 739-9918.


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Easter is finally here and that means many of us are able to enjoy a four day weekend, while we stuff our faces with chocolate eggs.
If you're thinking about making a trip to the shops during your time off, then it is worth planning ahead as some stores are likely to have reduced hours at certain points over Easter.
This can also include post offices and banks as the public holiday sets to bring parts of the country to a stop.
If you're planning to stock up on supplies ahead of an Easter celebration then here is everything that you need to know about the Easter opening times for Tesco, Sainsbury's, Lidl and Aldi.
Tesco opening times
Most Tesco stores will be opening with their usual hours on Good Friday and Saturday this weekend.
However, many of their shops are then set to close completely on Easter Sunday, although many of their Tesco Express stores are set to stay open with their normal hours.
Many of the shops will then re-open again on Easter Monday, although some will be running with their weekend hours.
Customers are advised to use the Tesco store locator before setting out over Easter as some stores could be affected differently.
Sainsbury's opening times
Many Sainsbury's stores are set to stay open for most the Easter weekend this year, including Good Friday.
However, many are set to close completely on Easter Sunday, although this can vary between stores as some convenience stores and petrol stations will remain open.
If you're planning to make a trip over the Easter period then it is worth checking the Sainsbury's store locator to see what the opening hours will be for your local shop.
Lidl opening times
Lidl stores will be open as normal on Good Friday and Saturday, but then all stores across England and Wales will be closed on Easter Sunday.
They will then re-open on Easter Monday with reduced hours of 8am until 8pm, before returning to normal hours again on Tuesday 23 April.
If you're not sure what the usual opening hours are for your local store then you can check by using the Lidl Store Finder.
Aldi opening times
Most Aldi stores will be opening their doors from 8am until 8pm on Good Friday.
They will then stay open slightly later until 10pm on Saturday before closing completely on Easter Sunday.
Many of the shops will then open 8am-8pm on Easter Monday and then return to their normal opening hours from Tuesday 23 April.
You can also check the usual opening hours for your local shop by using the Aldi store finder.
Visit our Opening Times page for more information on other store and shop opening hours.
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Sarasota police: Truck driving carelessly blocks Ringling Bridge in accident string; bridge reopened
Westbound lanes of the John Ringling Causeway Bridge are now open after four hours of being clogged by an accident.
At approximately 11:20 a.m. Saturday, a truck driving carelessly westbound over the Ringling Bridge, did a U-turn at Bird Key and drove back eastbound over the bridge with a flat tire, according to the Sarasota Police Department.
As the truck drove eastbound, it sideswiped the raised concrete wall multiple times. After going over the bridge, the truck went through the landscaped median and crossed into oncoming traffic, striking a Cadillac in the westbound lanes.
About 300 feet later, the truck sideswiped a Pontiac Grand Prix in the right breakdown lane, according to the report.
The truck driver and driver of the Cadillac were taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital with injuries.
It's unknown at this time if drugs or alcohol were a factor in the crash, according to SPD.


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Over time your Salesforce reports can get very messy. Too many get created for one off purposes and dumped in report folders. A recent customer we worked with made a number of system changes that included updating functionality with new objects. With over 2,000 reports created over 6 years there were inevitably some that referred to old objects that were still being used. This is suprisingly easy to do.
It's important to keep your reporting concise. Bad reports and old reports can confuse and run the risk of focussing your staff in the wrong direction by reporting on metrics that are no longer important to the organisation. Too many reports and old reports makes for a poor user experience so please watch out for this.
Here's a simple plan that may help.
Step 1. Scope the task
An easy way to start is the creation of another report! What a brilliant idea, another report to fix the problem of too many reports.
OK, this one is necessary. Goto Reports, click New and search on "Reports". Under the Administrative Reports folder you'll see "Reports". Use this report type.
There are 5 columns on this report that will give you some useful information for the clean up.
- Created by and created date. If the reports were created by someone that left your company a few years ago this could inform your decision about some reports.
- Last modified by and last modified date. If created by and date = last modified by and date that can help your decision because nothing's changed. If the reports have been modified and the changes seem current in terms of who and when the reports will certainly be worth keeping.
- Last run. I generally start with this column as an easy way to find the reports to remove. If a report hasn't been run for a significant amount of time I'm going to argue it's probably not required. Think about making this report a summary report based on the Last Run field summarised by year as useful first step. If a report hasn't been run for over a year it has to be an easy decision, over 2 years is easier.
In more complex orgs we've modified the underlying report types to show reports with custom objects and reports by report types. Certain fields aren't immediately available on some report types so you may need to make the fields visible. Reports based on old objects should be removed or hidden allowing certain users to view historic data in the correct context.
Step 2. Inform your users
Every time I've done this the trigger has been users fed up with wading through too many reports so push back has been minimal. That said, an email to your users about intentions to clean up the Salesforce reports with a timeframe is essential. I include the statistics such as total number of reports, number of reports Last Run by timeframe (e.g. over 2 years, over 1 year, over 6 months). I then have a cut-off date when the task to delete will happen.
Depending on personal sensitivities of reports you may want to append "FOR DELETION" of similar to the marked reports and place them in a folder for review. This gives your users time to check the reports to be deleted and make a decision to keep them or delete them.
A word of warning, there's no easy method to mass move reports so you'll need to use the Eclipse IDE, for more information please review this post.
Step 3. Delete
Salesforce makes mass deletion of reports pretty simple through Setup > Mass Delete Records > Mass Delete Reports. The filters will make it easy to locate the reports that were marked for deletion.
Please remember;
- Users get emotional about reports and they're an import aspect of user experience.
- It is not the end of the world if a report needs to be re-created. It may feel like it to the user but deleting reports doesn't delete data, it just deletes a view of the data.
- This could be a useful trigger to start controlling who can create reports within the user base so new reports aren't created identical to reports already created. You may even call this a "Reporting Strategy" where users make decisions about known views of data. It works for some organisations, although maybe not for everyone.


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Blue Chip & the Bedford Half Marathon
You can often find us singing the praises of our exceptional team members, but it's typically because of the outstanding service they provide for our clients. However, we're also well aware that many of our staff continue to go above and beyond for others in their spare time.
In September, several members of the Blue Chip team tackled the Bedford Half Marathon. Anita, Charlie, Paul, Vince and Tom all took part, training extensively for the event and all making great time on the day. Charlie and Anita also raised around £1000 for their respective charities, with many of the donations coming from their colleagues at Blue Chip, making their efforts even more worthwhile!
Fundraising made the Half Marathon more than just a run for Anita – here's what she had to say:
"I started running half marathons in 1987, when I completed the Great North Run with my Dad. Sadly, he's since been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, and in the ten years since his diagnosis I've learnt first-hand how it can affect people's mobility, speech and even their mental health. On a more positive note, I've also seen how support groups like Parkinson's UK can make life that bit easier for sufferers and their families.
So when I heard about the Bedford Half Marathon in October 2016, my first thought was that it would be an excellent way to raise money for Parkinson's UK. While I'd run half marathons in the past, I hadn't taken part in one for years at this point, so it was a bit daunting! However, with some help from personal trainers and my colleagues that were also running, I worked on my running in the months before the race.
On the day, I managed to complete the event in 2 hours and 55 minutes. It's not as fast as I'd have liked, but as I hadn't run for nearly 30 years it wasn't far off my personal best of 2 hours 20 minutes! More importantly, I managed to raise a grand total of £424.28 for Parkinson's UK, which will go towards funding research into new and more effective treatment for the disease. I'm extremely grateful to everyone who sponsored and supported me on my journey and at the race itself – and I'm already planning to take part in next year's event!"


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House With A Split Personality
Penguin Canada, founded in 1974, is one in all Canada's preeminent commerce publishers, publishing and distributing a variety of literary, thought-frightening fiction, non-fiction, life-style and children's books. The non-revenue group announced that every co-working space may have room made available to entrepreneurs with a Startup Canada Passport – La Gare will provide a hot desk and Notman home meeting room vouchers. Within the USA it seems there's a Grand Lodge in every state and in Canada one in every province. Its fascinating to notice that the Home of Commons in London depicts the structure of the Lodge. Canada House was constructed in the Greek Revival type below the path of Sir Robert Smirke (circa 1820s) and is the focus of Canada's mission in London. Alberta foreclosures has a wonderful deal on the dream house you will have been actively searching for.
The constructing, its stories and its history illustrate the profound relationship between Canada and the UK. Significant restoration and enlargement works to be completed in 2014 will continue our shared legacy for the twenty first century. Tours embrace a display of the current programme of restoration and growth for Canada House in addition to an exhibition of contemporary art from TD Bank's Inuit collection entitled Inuit Ullumi: Inuit In the present day". The Home continues to advertise Canadian culture, and now capabilities as a diplomatic and public instructional area with receptions and events all yr spherical.
It additionally predicts that the sales of houses will go down by eleven.9 p.c as in comparison with 2010 which signifies that in some provinces the state of affairs might go downhill. Our transient was to create Canada and its 4 seasons inside Canada Home, an all-day conference for 200 visitor followed by a party in the night for 250 guests full with grass, timber, mountains, snow and an edible spring dessert station.
If your present residence is situated a ways away, you should most likely get in touch with a neighborhood realtor who can help you locate houses that would meet your requirements. All indoor Open Home activities will run from 10 am to 6 pm within the West building (1055 Canada Pl.) on July 1. Picture Contest – Follow the Convention Centre (@VanConventions) on Twitter or Instagram and tag a photo from the Open Home. The 32,000 sq. foot, four-storey main home included 9 bedrooms, 17 bathrooms, sweeping foyer, 20 seat theatre, spa, massive playroom, spiral staircases and an elevator.
In addition to the Open Home, the Vancouver Convention Centre is a Group Accomplice of Canada Day at Canada Place , where an thrilling line-up of events is scheduled within the Conference Centre's East constructing and the Jack Poole Plaza. In 2007, solely 15 years after the mansion was constructed, the Gilgan's had divorced and the Property was put up for sale. To this present day, it has the excellence of being the costliest residential property ever to be listed on the market in Canada, with a gargantuan price tag of $forty five million.


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Interested in learning more about fire protection for colleges and/or universities? Click here.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill on July 25 requiring colleges to disclose fire safety and sprinkler system information in writing for students living in school owned or operated housing. The new law took effect immediately after being signed.
"This bill gives parents and students proper information so they can make the safest and most informative decision when choosing college housing," said Sen. Joseph Robach, R-Rochester, sponsor of the bill in the Senate. "I applaud Gov. Cuomo for signing this bill in to law and hope it will ease the minds of parents across New York state."
Notifications must now be made available to students regarding the fire safety system for any particular housing facility, including whether or not the facility has a sprinkler system - though state law requires all new housing units to have a sprinkler system installed.
The information will be provided to students and families in housing packets, according Steve Barz, Robach's director of communications. He noted this was the first attempt at passing this legislation in New York.
The legislation (A.5715-a/S.4180-a) is also known as the Kerry Rose Fire Sprinkler Notification Act, named for Kerry Rose Fitzsimons, a Marist student who died in a fire in her off-campus housing back in January 2012 along with her friends Eva Block and Kevin Johnson.
"It was a tragedy for our entire state when Marist student Kerry Rose Fitzsimons and two other young people lost their lives in a fire last year," said the governor. "This new law will improve fire safety awareness for our college students so we can prevent tragic incidents like this again."
Fitzsimons' family and friends have started a college fire safety education foundation called the Kerry Rose Foundation.
Patrick Dolan, president of the Enterprise Association for Steamfitters Local 638, said the chapter is grateful to Cuomo and the state Legislature for signing this bill into law. The union advocated for the law this past session because a member of the union had a child who died in the fire at Marist College.
"This is a very good bill, a common sense bill," said Dolan. "This will make a large difference in many people's lives." Dolan explained the relief the law's signing gave him with his son attending Fordham University. "That's what the Fitzsimons [family] did, they accepted their daughter was dead and what they wanted was to have a law passed that made a difference in people's lives."
Assemblyman Michael DenDekker, D-Jackson Heights, who sponsored the Assembly bill, said, "I want to thank the family of Kerry Rose Fitzsimons for starting the Kerry Rose Foundation to educate students and parents about the importance of fire safety.
"I firmly believe that college students and their families have the right to be informed of matters concerning their personal safety and in this case, fire safety, so hopefully there will be significant reductions in fatalities or injuries due to fires," DenDekker said.
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