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Last summer holiday, I went to visit my grandparents, who lived in a mountain village in the northeast of China. The village lied far away from cities and towns. 30 years ago, the annual income of each villager was 100 Yuan a year, that is quite unbelievable to the people of my generation. Few children finished high school because there wasn't any high school at all. It was because their families needed them to go back home farming, or their families could hardly afford the tuition and living expenses.
"Why did you send my parent to middle school" I asked my grandfather one day.
"How did you support him when family had a slight sum of money and only a handful of food?" I continued.
My grandfather looked up at me, silent.
I noticed, I noticed the sense of puzzle and astonishment in his eyes. Obviously he hardly prepared for answering the question from his granddaughter.
He did not begin his story until he sensed my astonishment.
My grandfather was born in a family that all members, generation after generation, farmed in villages. He did not have any kind of school education, but he learned how to read from one educated neighbor, who seemingly lived a better life. He started to read newspapers He listened to news broadcasting, day after day, year after year. Gradually he himself became one educated man and changed himself.
The more he learned, the more he realized the importance of learning.
Life was really tough then, but he was even tougher. Unlike many others, he sent his children to the best middle school in town, to continue education that no one in his family had ever done. He worked harder and saved as much possible money as he could to change destiny of his children, to change that seemed as the unchangeable.
To his wish, my father went to college. To his glory, his son is now living better life than previous generations. It was because of these his granddaughter is leading to a better day.
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Scientists: Cleopatra's Mother and Sister were Probably Black Africans
This is news to me. For most of my life… let me be real… up until today, I just knew that Cleopatra was Egyptian… African… black.
Well call me ignorant because Cleopatra came from a Greek family. (Finally some clarity as to why they cast Elizabeth Taylor to play her in that 1963 film, "Cleopatra")
But maybe the lessons I'd learned about Cleopatra weren't so wrong after all, in 2009 the BBC reported that scientists were suprised to learn that Cleopatra's blood sister, Arsinoe, had an African mother.
Queen Cleopatra was a descendant of Ptolemy, the Macedonian general who ruled Egypt after Alexander the Great.
But remains of the queen's sister Princess Arsinoe, found in Ephesus, Turkey, indicate that her mother had an "African" skeleton.
Experts have described the results as "a real sensation."
A real sensation huh? What is with people, white people specifically, trying to pretend that Egypt is not in Africa? Sure, it's super close to Saudi Arabia, which is considered the "Middle East" but Egypt is an African nation. This is fact. So why is it so surprising that Cleopatra, the queen of Egypt, would be African?
We'll get to that later.
Today scientists are stating that Arsinoe and Cleopatra, who were at least half sisters, probably shared the same mother. And this mother was, at least in part, African. And not just African, they believe she was sub-Saharan African. In case you didn't know, that's code for black ya'll.
Interesting indeed. So if Cleopatra's mom was black that means this woman, Cleopatra, regarded for her beauty, queen…no Pharaoh of one of the most powerful nations in the world at the time, was a black woman. That's why I think scientists and historians are so surprised by these findings. The lore and legend and even the truth of Cleopatra is so grand that maybe it's just a little shocking to believe that she was black.
For years Hollywood has used white actresses to play the role of the Egyptian queen, with few exceptions; maybe now that we know better, we'll do better.
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Adolfo Nadal graduated Msc in Architecture with Honors from the Polytechnic University of Madrid (2005) and holds a Master in Advanced Studies in Advanced Architectural Design as well as a Advanced Research Certificate from Columbia University in the city of New York (2009). He has a broad professional and research experience with a particular focus algorithmic design and automation of non-critical processes. He is currently developing his PhD at the Computer Engineering Faculty of the UCM on the morphological consequences of human behaviour on the built environment through ad-hoc [multi-]agent based simulations.
During his professional career, he has worked for a number of international offices, among which Ove Arup & Partners, Toyo Ito and Associates, and UNStudio Van Berkel & Bos, where he directed the spanish project division as project leader, and participated in a wide range of projects and competitions, winning the first prize for the Busan World Business Center. He is currently architect at Arnaiz&Partners, where he leads the technological project deployment, and is founder and leader of archi[o]logics, a design think-tank for innovative thinking and a platform to cross-reference architecture studios.
His teaching experience includes various publications, conferences, and seminars. Adolfo has taught at Columbia University, University of Pennsylvania, Polytechnic University of Madrid, ETSA Sevilla University, Navarra University, and Las Palmas University.
PhD Candidate (current)
Computer Science Faculty, Universidad Complutense, Madrid
Advanced Architectural Research - Master of Science Certificate (2009-2010)
Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University in the city of New York
Advanced Architectural Design - Master of Science Degree (2008-2009)
Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University in the city of New York
Masters Degree (2002-2005)
Polythecnic University of Madrid (2003-2005);
Awarded with Honours
Bachelor Degree (1998-2001)
Polythecnic University of Madrid (1998-2001)
Technische Universität Berlin (2002-2003)
Scholastic Awards
"Iberflora" International competition for Master Thesis
Finalist, October 2006
"Vivienda Singular" (Singular Case Housing) competition.
Finalist, July 2004
"II Bienal Iberoamericana de Arquitectura", housing competition.
Finalist, July 2004
"Renault Traffic Design Award".
Berlin, July 2003
"Public spaces design projects".
Berlin, June 2003
Conferences and Publications
Feb 2012 · "The future architect". Interview. Intereconomía TV channel
Jan 2012 · "Fabworks Diseño y Fabricación digital para la arquitectura". Article. Edited by ETSA Sevilla
Jul 2011 · "Rethinking urban design through behavioural models". Lecture at IE/IIT Summer School
Jul 2011 · "Hotel Design: a space for innovation". Lecture, Cursos de Verano UPM
Jun 2011 · "Algorithmic Design and Project Management". Lecture, Universidad Europea
Dec 2010 · "Digital Strategies and Visualization Methodologies". Lecture at IE (Instituto de Empresa), Segovia, Spain
Oct 2010 · "Emergence: organizational patterns and collective intelligence in built environments". Workshop hosted by the Department of Sustainable Environments, Seville, Spain.
Oct 2010 · "Emergent patterns in Urban Design", guest speaker "I/O: Mediated Environments", UPenn, USA.
Aug 2010 · "Digital Strategies", Workshop hosted by the University of Navarra, Spain.
Apr 2010 · "Mapping experimental urban systems". Video-lecture, ETSA, Polytechnic University Madrid, Spain
Mar 2010 · "Swarm systems". Exhibition at Workmen's Circle Building, New York, USA.
Jan 2010 · "The spatial role of algorithmic techniques and their implementations", lecture at Instituto de Empresa, SEK, Segovia, Spain
Jul 2009 · "Parametric Ceiling" displayed at Portuguese Architecture Bienal.
Sum 2009 · "Algorithmic Design and the City", Las Palmas University, Gran Canaria, Spain.
Jan 2008 · Workshop "Rhino for Professionals": ARNAIZ consultores, Madrid, Spain.
May 2007 · First Workshop of Parametric Design, invited lecturer. Las Palmas University, Gran Canaria, Spain.
Mar 2007 · "Landscape architecture: integration of gardens in urban design. Representation of information", lecture. ETSAM, Madrid, Spain.
Mar 2005 · "Mauerwerksbrücken (Puentes de Fábrica)" publication. Instituto Juan de Herrera, Madrid.
July 2004 · Event Coordinator: ArcoTec, first fair on Construction Materials, ESTAM, Madrid, Spain
Teaching experience
Fall 2011 - current · IE School of Architecture
·· Digital strategies and architectural design
Fall 2009 · GSAPP Columbia Teaching Assistanships.
·· Swarm Intelligence, with Roland Snooks [Kokkugia]
·· Search: Advanced Algorithmic Design, with Search
·· Parametric Realizations
Spring 2010 · GSAPP Columbia Teaching Assistanship.
·· Swarm Intelligence, with Roland Snooks [Kokkugia]
Professional Experience
Arnaiz and Partners
Architect, Division of Strategic Planning. Consultant, BIM and Algorithmic Design technologies.
Archiologics [founder & director], Madrid
Gran Tarajal Library and multipurpose center in Fuerteventura, first prize, executive project.
Ove Arup & Partners, Madrid
Architect in Department of Infrastructure.
Evaluation of economic and social feasibility, "Knowledge Campus", Cartagena, Spain.
UNStudio van Berkel & Bos, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (April 2006-January 2008)
Masterplan for the cities of Playablanca and Yaiza, Lanzarote, Spain
Invited International Competition for the World Business Center, Busan, Korea:
First Prize
Design coordinator for the Masterplan for the Green Riverbank Basauri:
Extension of the city of Basauri in the metropolitan area of Bilbao city.
Sketch design of Basauri train station. Advisor of OVE ARUP.
Competition for the Motor City of Aragón, Alcañiz, Spain
Competition for the VU Learning Center of the University of Amsterdam. Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Design Project and Executive Project of Office Square at the Arnhem Central Station, Arnhem, The Netherlands.
Project leader of the Hong Kong School of Design Competition, Hong Kong, China. Second Prize.
Spain Projects coordination and acquisition:
Expansion unit in East Valladolid.
Coordinator of projects in Baños de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
Coordinator of projects on Lanzarote Island.
Virai Arquitectos, Madrid, Spain (2005-2006)
[Virai Arquitectos]
First Prize for a secondary school extension, León, Spain.
Executive project of Sports Hall in Zendaya, La Rioja, Spain.
Gazapo/Lapayese Architecture Studio, Madrid, Spain (2004-2005)
Ezcaray Urban Plan, Vizcaya, Spain
Development of 80 singular, sustainable dwelling units
Gavia Park, in cooperation with Toyo Ito and Associates, Madrid, Spain.
"Dress Museum". Competition, first prize and refurbishment executive project. Madrid, Spain
City of Melon Closter refurbishment and project for integration with hotel and SPA installations. Melón, Orense, Spain
Rugby Field and attached equipments: executive project. La Joyosa, Almería, Spain.
Design for the transformation of the Almería waterfront and harbour, Almería, Andalucía, Spain
Refurbishment and transformation of Monfero Closter, Orense, Spain
Qualitas Ingeniería y Construcción, Madrid, Spain (2004)
Housing development and assistance.
Field research, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (2003)
Field research on the squatter settlements in the city of Santo Domingo, in cooperation with students of MIT. Work in the City Hall.
Other Information
Language Skills
Spanish: mother language
German: high [gut], ZMP (2005) from Goethe Institute. KDS from Goethe Institut, 2008.
English, high, ibTOEFL (103, 18th May 2007)
French: intermediate
Dutch: basic
Software Proficiencies
ACAD 2007; Rhino v.4.0 and Rhino 5.0; Grasshopper; GIS; Revit Architecture 2012, Top Solid; 3DStudio Max v.8.0; 3DStudio Viz; Adobe: Acrobat 8.0, Photoshop CS3, In-Design CS3, Illustrator CS3; Corel Draw, Office 2003.
Programming knowledge in visualBasic and vB.NET applied to scripting with Rhinoceros v.4.0. Incipient skills in ASP and X-HTML. Skilled Processing and Java Programmer.
Other activities and interests
Experienced teacher in Mathematics, Physics, Graphical Expression.
Organizer of conferences and events on Architecture.
Full clean driving license.
Music, art, writing, literature, philosophy, cinema, traveling, sports (swimming, basketball)


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''And last. This is it,'' said the new mother, her smile fading momentarily, the sardonic edge to her voice hinting at the exhaustion of midnight and 3 a.m. feedings. The orderliness of office life -- of clear-cut decisions and regular hours -- must have seemed enticing. There's no clocking out from the midnight wails produced by hunger or maybe a little gas.


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I got back from my latest trip on Monday. Mom, my little sister and I went to Toronto. There happened to be a National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) conference at our hotel at the same time. My first thought checking in was "there sure are a lot of brown people in Toronto" then I saw the schedule for the conference.
Toronto is a very beautiful city. It was so clean. We were really impressed with how active everyone was. People were running, walking dogs, biking and rollerblading everywhere. That was definitely inspirational.
Toronto was also very diverse. We saw people of so many different ethnicities and there were so many interracial couples! I thought it was really beautiful. I saw a lot more black woman/white man couples than ever. seems like I see that outside of the US a lot more than in it. I remembered noticing that in London too. Toronto was also somewhat expensive. Their tax rate is something like 13% depending on what you buy so buying clothes etc. can really be expensive.
On our way back to NY, I got to stalk my first celeb! In the airport, I noticed right away that this man looked like Lennox Lewis. My mom and sister are not boxing fans at all! So I tried taking a pic w/ my cell but alas the iPhone does not have zoom yet (thank God OS 4 will have 5x digital zoom). So then when he and his family (wife and 3 kids) were boarding the plane, I took a short video w/ my flip cam! So happy dude got it for me for valentine's day. so now I have proof that I did see the boxing legend! I didn't get his autograph as I didn't know if he would have been annoyed traveling with his wife and kids but maybe the next star I see (like that's likely) I'll just go for it. If the person ends up being a jerk then I'll have that story to tell!
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For cats, play is all in a day's work. A cat is never too old or too lazy to hunt, and playing with toys mimics hunting behavior. To encourage your cat to play, you just need the right toys, or interesting "prey."
So that's why all those cute bat and swat toys never leave the toy basket. To a cat, they're just so many dispatched mice. It's no fun to play with something that's no longer alive, and a mouse that's been lying around for a while isn't good to eat, either.
To cats, the best toys have a human on one end. Belle and Ginger love teasers with feather poufs. Everyone here loves the Feline Flyer and Da Bird. But you don't need to invest in wand toys. Even a long shoelace will work.
To encourage your cat to play, try to make the toy mimic a mouse or bird. Make it swoop and soar overhead or zigzag along the floor, hopping and skipping and sometimes changing direction.
If your cat is old and doesn't see as well as he used to, he'll have more fun with toys like Da Bird, which has large Guinea feathers to pounce on and chase. If your cat is a couch potato, encourage him to play by dragging the toy (or shoelace) across the sofa. He will get up!
Oh, and about those bat and swat toys. Your cat will play with them if you bring them back to life by dangling them in front of him or gently tossing them across the floor. When I toss a crinkle ball for Boccelli, he'll play soccer with it for what seems like hours. You can revive old toys with catnip spray or by "marinating" them in a container of catnip, too.
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Hi Brian, I live in Port Alberni , British Columbia, Canada. Last night I, and several friends witnessed 2 white glowing orbs circling overhead. This was around 11:30 pm. It was foggy out and it went on for quite a while and no matter where you were they appeared to follow you and remain overhead, they stuck to a circular pattern and they were opposite each other and then one seemed to follow the other getting closer to it until they were circling side by side and then the would separate eventually ending up opposite each other again. I called friends and they also appeared to be just overhead. Shortly after they disappeared the sky cleared right up and you could see the stars. Any insight?
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Get a 2 channel car amplifier, around 50 watts rms per channel. That probably means it will be advertised as a 200 watt amp.
Alternative is to buy a t-amp such as this one
Get some 2 or 3 way car speakers no less than 70 watts rms (again, advertised as a larger wattage), and here's the really important bit.... make sure they have the highest sensitivity rating you can find, 92 -93 decibels. Personally I like the oval shaped 6 x 9's.
Now you're going to need a mixer. There's a bunch of options out there for battery powered or unpowered mixers but I think currently the best one is
Behringer 302USB. It runs off usb power (5v dc ), so it's easy enough to buy 1 of those usb sockets for use in your car that converts 12v to 5v.
Get a rechargable sealed lead acid battery 12v 7 amp hour ( if you get the little t amp mentioned above, you could have a smaller battery, say 4 amp.)
Buy the cables and wires you need to hook it all up. If it works, then mount it all in some kind of box. There's a whole science to how big the box should be and stuff, but I just go with what looks right.
Don't forget to have a fuse between the battery and everything else.
I never include a switch, I remove the connection from the battery after every show. I also make the battery easy to remove and recharge it outside the box with a separate charger.
Depending on what you're doing with it, I'd recommend 2 speakers that are able to be placed about 5-6 meters apart, but if it's for roving, just have them in the one box.
I've always made my own systems, 1- because I'm cheap, 2- because when I started out 22 years ago, you couldn't buy a battery powered amp in Australia, 3-because if you make it, then you know how to repair it, especially as it is made of separate components. You might just have to replace 1 component, not the whole amp.
Most importantly, read all the install instructions that come with all that stuff you'll need. It's pretty simple though.
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I agree with almost everything Gav just said. Just like Gav, I've made all my own street amps for years. I'm on my 7th or 8th generation by now.
But I would recommend an amp like this one. It has a built-in mixer, so no need to buy one as Gav suggested:
The only thing I would add that Gav didn't touch on, is to make sure your Ohm ratings match up between all the various components. Ask the tech shop where you buy all your parts to confirm all the ratings match. Mis-matched Ohm ratings will cause speaker feedback, as well improper drain on the battery.
Lepai makes other/bigger amps as well: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=bl_sr_el...dtextbin=Lepai And I saw one a while ago that had a factory Ipod cable.
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Also check out the ARRL site {ham radio} when I was studying for my ham radio license a lot of us in the class built amplifiers. I build a small ham radio (morse code only) powered by a 1.05 volt battery but had an amplifier circuit that kicked out 10 watts of power. Fairly easy but again ham radio noe entertainment stuff
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This is where, partially at least. Many people with type 2 diabetes notice a relief of symptoms by reducing the intake of carbohydrates.
Natural cures for diabetes : Low-carbohydrate eating the solution?If you are suffering from type 2 diabetes there is high levels of sugar (glucose) in the blood. When you are suffering from this form of diabetes responds your body (FAT, liver, muscles) not correctly to insulin. This is also called a called insulin resistance.
The result is that glucose comes not in the cells, resulting in high levels of glucose in the blood remain without that this is used for combustion.
This is also called hyperglycemia.
It seems that a low carbohydrate diet the only good way is to make the blood sugar levels under control. But determining the exact amount of carbohydrates and then hold out of the diet is certainly not always easy.
As a result, doctors often prescribe more medication. And that while the blood sugar level also with the right amount of carbohydrates can be kept under control.
Different per personThe big problem is that the General guidelines not always work for everyone. The optimal mix between carbohydrates, proteins and fats may vary by person.
The disadvantage of a low carbohydrate diet is that it may be difficult to sustain in the long run.
Here I have experience with it. You should have sufficient motivation and this is not always easy during for example dinner in a family.
Further, the enlarged amount of protein and fats in these diets increase the risk of other conditions.
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I personally am not in favour of most diets. Purely because of the reason that a diet a whole food group often skips. That is exactly the reason why diet plans rarely can be sustained in the long term.
Exception to the rule is a Mediterranean diet, but I do not see this as a diet, but rather a way of life.
Low-carb the cause of diabetes?In a large-scale study done on the initiative of Harvard University in 1986 (Low-carbohydrate diet scores and risk or type 2 diabetes in one Am J Clin Nutr 2011 94: 61) were 40,000 people without any health problems for a period of 20 years examined.
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This is not entirely surprising because multiple studies and also my own experience with diets indicate that too much animal protein and fats very unhealthy for the body.
These products are often full of saturated fats, trans fats and nowadays also hormones.
It is also likely to be overweight than many times higher than with a balanced diet.
The Group of participants with low carbohydrate, but many vegetable proteins and fats had no higher chance of developing type 2 diabetes.natural remedies diabetes
It seems that to prevent diabetes, a diet with moderate amounts of carbohydrates should be followed, with most proteins and fats come from plant sources.
This is also called the Natural cures for diabetes:Mediterranean diet , and I personally believe that this is the best way of eating is.
It is not at all necessary to completely give up carbohydrates, when you are suffering from diabetes.
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A Mediterranean diet consists mainly of the good saturated fats from plants such as olive oil. Moderate quantities of meat, plenty of vegetables, legumes, nuts, lots of water and balanced amounts of carbohydrates.
The conclusion of the study is that carbohydrate arm food certainly can work well in maintaining stable blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetes.Natural cures for diabetes
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A funny thing happened to Randall Fleischer on his way to becoming a high school choir director. As an Oberlin Conservatory student, the Canton, Ohio, native got the chance to conduct a full orchestra. He never looked back.
Armed with degrees from Oberlin and Indiana University's School of Music, Fleischer pounded the New York pavements and soon became the assistant conductor of the American Symphony Orchestra and founder of a chamber ensemble at St. Bartholomew's Church in Manhattan.
Currently in his second year as Mstislav Rostropovich's assistant at Washington's National Symphony, Fleischer will conduct the Annapolis Symphony this weekend as the second entrant in the ASO's 1990-1991 conducting derby. The program includes Tchaikovsky's shattering "Pathetique" symphony, Saint-Saens' Third Violin Concerto and the "Solemn Overture" composed by Washingtonian Scott Pender. Alyssa Park, a 17-year-old prize winning violinist will serve as soloist in the Saint-Saens.


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The new report by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration,or TIGTA, was released on September 16, 2013 – stating that the IRS needs to improve accuracy, timeliness and reliability and comprehensiveness of the United States Tax Gap estimate.
The Tax Gap is the estimate between the tax liability and the amount of taxes you pay voluntarily and on time in a given year. It is widely used by the IRS for tax policy discussions, congressional hearings strategic planning and budgeting among other things. It is important that Tax Gap reflects accurately the relationship between the different form of non-compliance and the types of taxes.
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Chef Paul Turano weighs in.
Staff meal food costs:
The cost varies depending on what proteins we use. I'd say between $5 to $10 per person.
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I had a cook make chicken salad using chicken legs, which was problem number one. Then he decided to poorly pick the meat from the bone, and when I saw what he had done I asked him about it. He told me, "My opinion on staff meal is they get what they get." I responded, "Well, that's not mine. I eat this, and I'm certainly not going to serve my staff anything that I'm not excited to eat and proud to serve!" I made something else.
Favorite staff meal ever:
The best staff meal for me personally is Chicken under a Brick with Mushroom Bread Pudding! Simple and complex all at the same time. The art of feeding people!
At Arlington's chef-owned Tryst Restaurant, staff meal is good for a reason: Chef Paul Turano is cooking the food he wants to eat. "I've worked at a lot of places where you don't know what you're getting. The food is almost inedible," says the Boston-native, who's been behind the helm at the Beantown suburb restaurant for the past eight years. "I always try to make something you want to eat, because if you work five to six days a week, and you come in early in the day, you should have a great meal. I believe in staff meal; I'm an eater."
The Tryst staff chows down on house-made pasta for crew meal.
Turano keeps his staff happy and well-fed, with a handful of Tryst crew favorites, including hearty servings of brunch classics on the weekend (after the restaurant has cleared the breakfast crowd), Saturday night lo mein, and late-night Sunday carbonara (using up leftover house-made pastas). And chicken, as in so many other resourceful restaurants, makes an appearance almost every night, as Turano uses up legs and thighs in braises, lo mein ("the kitchen favorite"), and hearty dishes like his Chicken Under a Brick.
Taking a momentary break at Tryst before service for staff meal.
This isn't boring chicken crew meal—a spicy marinade teams with hot bricks to infuse plenty of flavor into Turano's dish. And the savory bread pudding that Turano serves alongside the chicken is a staff meal no-brainer. "We go through so much bread," says Turano, "so the staff saves the scrap and makes bread pudding." The dish combines ease of preparation with tons of flavor, and adds a handful of resourcefulness into the mix, so it's easy to see why it's one of Turano's favorite staff meals. And it doesn't hurt that it's a dish he enjoys eating himself, a prerequisite for any crew meal at Tryst. As far as he's concerned, when cooking for his team, "you're cultivating a feeling of warmth and hospitality, and that starts with the staff."


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The unifying role of dissipative action in the dynamic failure of solids
Dissipative action, the product of dissipation energy and transport time, is fundamental to the dynamic failure of solids. Invariance of the dissipative action underlies the fourth-power nature of structured shock waves observed in selected solid metals and compounds. Dynamic failure through shock compaction, tensile spall and adiabatic shear are also governed by a constancy of the dissipative action. This commonality underlying the various modes of dynamic failure is described and leads to deeper insights into failure of solids in the intense shock wave event. These insights are in turn leading to a better understanding of the shock deformation processes underlying the fourth-power law. Experimental result and material models encompassing the dynamic failure of solids are explored for the purpose of demonstrating commonalities leading to invariance of the dissipation action. As a result, calculations are extended to aluminum and uranium metals with the intent of predicting micro-scale energetics and spatial scales in the structured shock wave.
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The Greenes prepared plans in February 1901 for two bungalows to be built in Ocean Park (now part of Santa Monica) for David Tod Ford, Sr., president of the Youngstown Iron and Steel Co. Although these bungalows were never built, this was the beginning of the Greenes' fruitful relationship with the Ford family. Tod Ford Sr. had several connections to the Greene & Greene firm. His son, Freeman Ford, commissioned the Greenes to design his own house and worked again with them professionally in his position as the Vice-President of the Pasadena Ice Company. Ford also introduced the Greenes to Mrs. Henry M. Robinson, for whom the firm would build a large house.


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Growing interest in emotion regulation is reflected in the studies of cognitive and social development. However, the extant studies mainly highlight how emotion regulation develops based on a western value system. This study utilised a longitudinal design to examine the development of emotion regulation and explored the contributions of different regulatory strategies to emotion experience regarding the early adolescent development period in a Chinese population. A total of 303 Chinese adolescents (age range = 10–14 years) were followed up in a three‐phase longitudinal study for 3 years. In each phase of the study, participants completed Adolescents Emotion Regulation Questionnaire and Daily Emotion Scale. Results of hierarchical linear regressions revealed that Chinese adolescents reported more down‐regulation. Down‐regulation is more effective than up‐regulation in enhancing desirable emotion experience and reducing undesirable emotion experience during adolescents' development. Also, the adaptive functions of emotional regulatory strategies in Chinese background were discussed.
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Life is constantly changing. In fact, it goes by so quickly that sometimes in a blink of an eye, everything has already changed. Though, there will always be that one moment you will cherish forever. That is the moment that changed your life. Moments like these are always worth sharing not only with the people we love but to the world
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Taraji P. Henson's Wild Leather Strap Dress On Jimmy Fallon — Love Or Loathe?
Taraji P. Henson can pull off just about anything, and her outfit for her appearance on the 'Tonight Show' certainly tested that! The 'Empire' actress rocked a strappy leather dress that showed her daring style — but was it flawless or a flop? Take a look at a pic and vote right here!
Taraji's black and white dress hugs every curve on her body, but it's definitely the top of the frock that caught the most attention. The 46-year-old actress' Bibhu Mohapatra dress is already low cut, but there's even more sex appeal added to it with cage-style leather straps that allowed for some ample cleavage. And with a vertical two-tone black and white color, the leather straps aren't the only wild part of the dress!
But even though the top of Taraji's dress is a bit revealing, the rest of it is actually pretty classy. The dress goes past Taraji's knees, with no more cutouts on the body of it. Plus, she kept her footwear simple, with a pair of elegant black strap heels to compliment the sassy dress. Taraji obviously wanted the attention to be on the top of her dress, as she sported her black hair in a blunt bob that hardly even touched her shoulders. If you're on the fence about the dress itself, surely the way Taraji wore it had to help it look more fierce than over the top!
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One person who clearly dug Taraji's risqué dress was Jimmy Fallon, as fans noticed his eyes drifting down to Taraji's leather straps while they chatted about her new memoir Around the Way Girl. Besides, it is pretty hard to deny that Taraji looks totally hot in the dress — even if it is a little wacky!
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November 8th, 2012
AAPL Gets a Cold, the Market Gets …..?
I searched this blog to see what I may have written about AAPL over the years and found that there have been 15 individual posts since 2006, many comparing AAPL and GOOG (search other terms by using the search button in the lower left panel).
But situation is dramatically different today than it's been at any previous time [haven't people gotten into a lot of trouble when they claim "this time it's different"?]:
- Jobs is no longer the creative or leadership head of the company,
- the company now has competition for its products (e.g., Samsung) and its services (iTunes vs. Pandora, Spotify and Amazon)
- the stock became the largest capitalized stock in the world and held a dominant role in all market indexes
- the stock is considered "overbought" being a large position in nearly every mutual, pension and hedge fund,
- finally, some blowback is now being heard and felt about the product introduction rate and design [note: the discontent with the connection format change and the mapping service disappointment].
So, I'd like to toss my stock chartist's view of the "bear market" that has captured the AAPL driving it down 18% over the past two months. Has the stock hit bottom and is it poised for a turn around (a large Wall Street firm recently called on CNBC for AAPL to more than double over the next year)? Double it might but in the near-term it's setting up for another 25% decline below what might be consider the neckline of an emerging head-and-shoulder top all the way down to 390 (nearly 30% from current levels).
Supporting this negative view is the long-term negative divergence existing between the trends between the two price peaks in 2012 and the comparable peaks in the OBV volume trend. OBV indicates the relative volume between buyers (closes higher) and sellers (closes down). In other words, as AAPL churned higher it was on less volume than those days when it closed lower.
Unfortunately, AAPL represents a large component of the major indexes so "when AAPL sneezes, the market gets a cold". Let's hope that cold doesn't turn into pneumonia.


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On April 26, 2016 I died and went to heaven. Okay, not really but it sure felt like it. These people really know how to put on a show! It was held at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, New Jersey. For those of you who may not know, Ferraro Foods is a premier food distributor catering primarily to Italian restaurants and pizzerias in addition to numerous other businesses. What once began with a single truck operating out of a small garage in 1975 has grown to a fleet of 100 tractor trailers servicing over 3500 customers in 16 states! To see the quality and variety of the products they carry you can understand why they have been so successful.
As soon as you enter this vast arena your senses are enticed by the sights and aroma of the multitude of food products being displayed. There were roughly 120 different stations, give or take, offering every kind of food imaginable. It was a foodie's paradise! There were meats and cheeses galore and antipasti,seafood and more and wholly moly were there cannoli! Did someone say desserts, how about cheesecake, pastries, and all kinds of unbelievable Italian confections.There were displays of fruits and vegetables that looked so perfect you had to touch them to believe that they were real. Of course there was pizza, and pasta and all kinds of bread, if this doesn't make you drool you'd better check your pulse because you must be dead!
There were also three separate cooking competitions, one was for pizza, the second one was pasta and the third one was a chicken dish. In each competition the competing chefs were given the ingredients which they had to use to create the dish they were making using their own ingenuity. My son, Frank Muccari competed in the pasta competition and was a winner! He created a dish using the ingredients: linguini, spinach, clams, capers, and lemon. Pretty good ingredients to work with eh?
The pasta was La Molisana which I have to say to me is the gold standard in pasta. I have used it for years and it always cooks perfectly and makes every recipe I use it in special. Not all pasta is created equal, there really is a difference.
Another company represented there was Belgioso Cheese. Their products are top quality and they have a ricotta con latte that is so flavorful and creamy that you can eat it all by itself and it's delicious. I encourage you to look for these premium ingredients in your area. When the ingredients are that good by themselves they make any recipe that you use them in that much better. In our area you can find both La Molisana pasta and Belgioso ricotta con latte in Pricechopper.
I will be posting my family's recipe for homemade manicotti in my next post and I promise you it will make you famous! A huge thanks to our Ferraro Foods rep, Pepe Entrialgo for inviting us to this amazing food show. Our family restaurant, Joey's Pizza and Italian Restaurant in Middletown, NY is grateful for Pepe's knowledge and great customer service. Stay tuned for the recipe for the best manicotti you've ever tasted! Ciao for now!


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12 Practical Ideas to Improve a Galley Kitchen
"I have a small kitchen remodel to do, but nothing can be done with it," is heard too often – especially in New York City where galley kitchens are often the standard design layout. I use the term, 'layout,' loosely, as minimum thought has gone into maximizing the use of the space.
Galley kitchens are named for a ship's parallel, usually narrow work areas, yet they are not necessarily featureless. Some have height or length to exploit to take full advantage of the function and form that can be attained by new kitchen cabinets.
Every family and cook has their own routine in the kitchen. We all get used to working in our space – not realizing that even minor changes might improve the food preparation experience and enliven the kitchen.
Understanding the cook's work habits in the renovation of a small galley kitchen is essential as there is very little margin for error. Here are 12 practical and appealing ideas to aid your renovation.
1. Use Stove Smarts. If you rarely cook with more than two burners, placing the stove against the side wall (shown below) provides more work space on the remaining countertop area. A 24-in.-wide stove has the same number of burners – only with less space between them and on each side.In a small kitchen, a two-burner 12- or 24-in. cooktop can be set into a built-up, 3-in.-thick counter above the dishwasher.
2. Consider the Microwave. For tall clients, a microwave/convection oven placed on top of a short refrigerator will suffice. The bottom of the microwave is most convenient at the level of the person's armpit; too high, and the chance of spilling the contents increases.
3. Increase Storage. For shorter people, 15-in.-deep wall cabinets increase storage, and the cabinets still don't feel uncomfortably close to your client's face.
4. Invest in Smaller Appliances. Space-saving dishwashers 18 inches wide or a single dish drawer will allow for larger base cabinets. Refrigerators that are narrower and shallower are also taller and offer more aisle space and room for storage.
5. Hang up the Hood. If your clients don't fry on the stove, they probably don't need a hood. The bottom of the cabinet over the stove can now be level with the adjacent cabinets, providing additional storage and offering a more unified kitchen remodel. Sheet metal can be easily attached to the underside of the cabinet for protection.
6. Provide Cabinet Access. Horizontal kitchen cabinet doors that lift up or flip up (shown below), as well as sliding doors, elongate the space and provide access without doors swinging in one's face.
7. Cabinet Drawers. Deep pot drawers in a galley kitchen may be a better choice than cabinets with rollout shelves behind doors. Removing the pot at the front of the drawer may only require opening it 12 inches, whereas rollouts need wider doors fully opened to access the shelves.
8. Organize the Look. When the amount of appliances equals the cabinetry or when the row of base cabinets is a different color than the appliances, place a matching cabinet panel on the dishwasher or match the cabinet doors to the appliances. This will eliminate what I call 'the missing tooth look.'
9. Unify the Look. Having the kitchen sink and the countertop the same color achieves a more unified look (shown below). Materials that blend with a sink include stainless steel, slate and Corian. A black quartz sink can also successfully blend into a dark countertop.
10. Create Height & Contrast. Achieve height by coordinating the cabinet above the refrigerator with the refrigerator color to add a strong vertical, cohesive form. Having the refrigerator cabinet touch the ceiling with all others a little lower creates a contrast.
11. Use Horizontal Cabinets. The perception of a longer kitchen space can be achieved with an arrangement of horizontal cabinets (shown below). Horizontal doors create linear movement but act as a headband in reducing the perception of height when placed above regular swinging doors.
12. Add Detail. To relieve the monotony of all solid cabinets: a) insert a small open shelf, b) design an interesting cut-out in a flat-panel door, or c) insert clear or textured glass. Don't overdo it, however, as an abundance of objects can be too visually busy in a limited space.
– By Mark Rosenhaus, Rosenhaus Design Group
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Remember the bizarre daycare center "ritual abuse" trials of the eighties–the McMartin case in Los Angeles, the Little Rascals case in Edenton, North Carolina, the Kelly Michaels case in New Jersey? According to Debbie Nathan, whose excellent book Satan's Silence (co-written with Michael Snedeker) remains an indispensable guide to the ritual-abuse panic and its many psychosocial sources, most of the more than 100 people locked up during that mania have been quietly released. The Amiraults, a whole family convicted and sent to prison in Massachusetts, haven't been so lucky. The state's Supreme Judicial Court has allowed their convictions to stand, ruling that despite flaws in their trial, the case demanded "finality."
The Amiraults' ordeal, which began in 1984, is a textbook example of nuttiness and injustice. As in other cases, the techniques used to extract accusations, considered at the time to be exquisitely attuned to the psychology of small children, now look plainly manipulative and coercive. "Believe the children," the well-intentioned mantra of all these prosecutions, turned out to mean "disbelieve the children until they 'disclose.'" The common-sensical objections brushed aside by prosecutors, journalists and a public eager to credit the wildest allegations, now look, well, common-sensical: Daycare centers are crowded places, with parents and other adults dropping in unexpectedly; how could the elaborately weird alleged crimes have taken place unobserved? Across the country daycare workers were accused of such things as playing the piano naked, killing animals, tying a child to a tree in the front yard, flying through the air and burying children alive. Today, thanks largely to the work of psychologists distressed by the trials, children in sex-abuse cases are interviewed in a much more open-ended way, and the interviews are videotaped–which perhaps explains why there hasn't been a prosecution for ritualized sexual sadism at a daycare center in a decade.
Violet Amirault had run the well-respected Fells Acres Day School in Malden for eighteen years with a staff that included her children, Cheryl Amirault LeFave and Gerald Amirault. One day in April of 1984, Gerald changed the pants of a 4-year-old boy who had wet himself. By the end of the summer, after months of questioning by his mother, his uncle and a therapist, the boy told his mother that he had been sexually abused by Gerald every day in a "secret room." In the resultant furor, police told parents to quiz their children for details of abuse–"magic rooms," "secret rooms," "bad clowns"–and not to take No for an answer. The kids first denied such things, but eventually Susan Kelley, a pediatric nurse, hectored and nudged them into staggering allegations–porn photo sessions, talking robots, anal rape with knives. No child, including the first, ever made a spontaneous charge. No secret room was ever found, and no kiddie porn either. Symptoms presented as physical evidence of abuse turned out to be commonplace in nonabused children.
Prior to the police alert, no parent suspected anything was wrong, and no parent whose kids had attended the school in earlier years ever came forward with a similar story. The "believe the children" mantra was selectively applied: Other teachers were implicated by the children but were never charged. Gerald Amirault was convicted in 1986 and sentenced to thirty to forty years in prison; his mother and sister got eight to twenty years each. (A detailed file on the case can be found at www.ultranet.com/~kyp/amirault.html.)


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Tonight was episode 3 of the Colony. It was a good episode with lots of human interaction under stress. Here are some of the lessons and observations that I had while watching it.
-Survival is not sexy…it's continual work. Normally hard work.
-The time to start finding food to replace your survival provisions is when you've got plenty of food…not as you're approaching the end. You want to set a hard deadline for this. As an example, you could say that you'll never let your long term food storage get below 7 days, or 1 month, depending on your original stores and your situation.
-Like the last season, they made non-essentials, like a forge and a shower, a priority.
-What they need more is security, traps for food, and a sleep strategy to make sure everyone is getting enough rest.
-With all those abandoned buildings, I don't understand why they would waste time building a shower frame when they can just take a bucket and a rag anywhere private and clean off.
-As evidenced by MORE people sneaking up behind the colonists, they have no listening posts/observation posts, and no early warning devices. They also don't have an efficient way to signal each other when intruders show up.
-The two new people make a point of hiding some of their supplies before integrating with the group, which is VERY smart.
-The new girl makes a point of saying that people either love her or hate her and that if other people put up false pretenses, she calls them on it right away. In a survival situation, it's especially important that you do your best to smooth over your rough edges and try not to upset people unnecessarily.
Those of you who have lived or still live in a small community understand that you don't always have the luxury of saying what you think as freely you do in a large city. In a city, there's an assumption that you can burn as many bridges as you'd like because there will always be more people.
In a small community, and in a small group in a survival situation, sometimes you just need to shut up and throttle abrasive tendencies. Is it comfortable? No. Is it smart? Yes…unfortunately. It doesn't mean that you always avoid conflict…it just means that you need to be tactical and strategic about when you let conflicts happen and/or escalate.
-Michael (the new guy) brings up a good point that scavanging begats scavanging. We see this in riots, shortage situations, and before hurricanes and blizzards. (When it happens before hurricanes and blizzards, it's called hoarding.) If you need to scavange, try to do it invisibly so that others won't scavange what you're scavanging AND so that they won't target you in the future.
-Amber and Michael (the newcomers) decide to take care of security IMMEDIATELY and stay close but separate from the larger group.
-While they're fishing, a trader on a boat comes by and they start bartering. As I discuss in my book, Urban Survival Bartering and Negotiating, one of the most important phases of a negotiation is the planning phase. They didn't have a strategy, know what they wanted, didn't want, or the perceived value of their stuff before trading. There are proven techniques for pre-barter planning and you NEED to know them.
They also traded medical supplies, 1 pound of sugar, vodka, 2 hazmat suits and 1 toothbrush for 1 welder/generator, 3 bars of soap, one bag of fruit, & 6 fish. In general, they traded items that they can't replace for items that, for the most part, skill could get them or replace. Specifically, they should find fruit trees, catch fish, and make soap and trade these replacable items for items that they couldn't use skill to produce.
-The colonists built and used a smoker to smoke and preserve their meat. When smoking, you want to make sure to use non treated wood (NO lumber) and wood that puts off a non-bitter smoke. Smoking is a low temperature process. You want to keep the temperature between 180 and 210, and make sure that the fat/grease doesn't drip onto the coals or anything metal. One easy way to make sure that your improvised smoker doesn't get over 220 degrees is to put water in the smoker. If it boils, the smoker is too hot.
-I'm not sure what wildlife is around the colonists, but when they threw out the soup that had ants in it, it didn't appear that they set out the soup as bait to draw in rodents, birds, and other creatures that they could use for food or future bait.
-It's really "cool" that they made a forge and iron weapons, but so far they haven't covered the fundamentals of hunting or security. Fundamentals and skills beat cool-sexy tools any day.
-FINALLY at the end of day 13, the mechanic decided to get a group and go out scouting for items that they can use to trade/barter moving forward other than the limited supplies they have right now. This meshes nicely with what I said earlier about bartering strategies.
Want to learn how to survive situations like what they're experiencing on The Colony? Then check out the SurviveInPlace.com Urban Survival Course. In addition to covering all of the items above in MUCH more detail, it also covers operational security, the psychology of survival, identifying and using choke points, save movement after a breakdown in civil order, and much more. You can read more about it at SurviveInPlace.com.
So…what did you see this week? What lessons did you learn? I'm sure you focused in on some lessons that I didn't. Let me and other readers know by commenting below.
If you want to catch up on past episodes of The Colony, here's a link to the Discovery Channel: Click Here.


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George Stephens developed a plan for a streetcar suburb on his father-in-law's (John Spring Myers) farm in 1905. The neighborhood was designed by the Harvard-trained landscape architect, John Nolen, and work was underway by 1911.
Myers Park is distinguished for its winding tree-lined streets, large historic homes and architectural variety. Due to its landscaped beauty, it is one of the most-visited parts of Charlotte.
For those short on time, a simple drive through the neighborhood is worthwhile in order to view the large, historic mansions along the main streets.
Clients want new construction but don't want to wait? This is it! Custom built by Westwood in 2017 this beautiful home boasts waxed white oak flooring, incredible kitchen, professional grade appliances, oversized island,beautiful quartz counters ,custom tile, wet bar with wine refrigeration, large family room with coffered ceiling, fireplace and access to beautiful covered porch with fireplace and built in commercial Bromic heaters. Fabulous guest suite on main. Four large en-suite bedrooms on the second floor. Owner's suite with custom free standing tub, dual vanities, waterfall quartz counters, oversized shower, and large walk in closet. The playroom features a full bath and additional walk in storage that could be finished for gym or additional living area. Three car garage and fenced yard. Fully networked, integrated WIFI and three built in security cameras. Walk to all that Park Road Shopping Center has to offer or just stroll the Greenway. Welcome home.
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Yvonne Fitzgerald and RE/MAX Premier are delighted to bring to the market this beautiful ground floor apartment with it's own garden grounds.
This stylish property offers spacious living accommodation over one level, with a generous lounge/kitchen with french doors that open onto the patio area of the garden.
There is a modern cream fitted kitchen which has been tastefully designed with good quality Smeg appliances, including a retro Smeg fridge freezer.
This home is light and bright with oak effect doors, oak laminate flooring, stunning bathrooms and two well proportioned bedrooms, one of which has an En suite shower room.
The bathrooms have been finished off to the highest of standards and tastefully finished off like the rest of the living accommodation within this wonderful apartment.
In exceptional decorative order throughout, this property is sure to appeal to a number of buyers. To the front of the property is parking, and there is a private gated garden with patio area to the side.
Slackbuie Park Mews is located just off the Southern Distributor Road and offers easy access onto the A9. Near the property are both primary and secondary schools with bus routes into the busy city centre.
Raigmore Hospital is a short drive away, along with the Inshes Retail Park.
Nearby, there is an Asda supermarket, and a chemist can be found on Balloan Road, along with various other amenities. In the city centre itself, an ice rink, theatre, cinema and other national chain stores can be found.
Entrance Hallway - 13' 9'' x 4' 5'' (4.2m x 1.35m)
The open hallway has been painted magnolia with Oak laminate flooring. There is a deep storage cupboard which houses the electric meter and offers further storage. The hallway has a central heating radiator and wall mounted phone. This area of the home gives access to the beautiful bathroom, lounge and the two double bedrooms.
Lounge/Kitchen - 15' 1'' x 14' 2'' (4.6m x 4.32m)
Beautiful open plan lounge with French patio doors, leading into the apartments own private garden. This is a stylish room with Oak laminate flooring and Magnolia walls. Two double aspect windows let plenty of daylight flow through, and there are full length curtains which add a splash of colour to this tastefully decorated room.The kitchen area has cream base and wall units with Smeg washing machine, Smeg cooker and hob. A stylish retro Smeg cream fridge freezer adds character to this delightful kitchen,, which also has tiled flooring.
Bedroom 1 - 14' 4'' x 8' 10'' (4.36m x 2.69m)
Well presented double bedroom with French doors which open up into the garden area of this wonderful apartment. The walls have been freshly painted in light tones with carpeting fitted to the floor. There is a central heating radiator in the bedroom, with an Oak door leading into the En suite shower room.
Bedroom One En Suite - 6' 7'' x 4' 8'' (2.01m x 1.41m)
Tastefully decorated with both wall and floor tiles, this room is very stylish with a large shower, white WC and pedestal sink.
Bedroom 2 - 10' 2'' x 9' 9'' (3.1m x 2.97m)
Located to the front elevation, bedroom 2 has cream full length curtains which tone in with the light painted walls. There is an aerial point here, with smoke alarm, central heating radiator and a fitted carpet.
Family Bathroom - 8' 0'' x 5' 7'' (2.44m x 1.7m)
The beautiful family bathroom is stunning with contrasting wall and floor tiles. The focal point of this room is the large circular mirror which opens up the room. There is a 3pce white bathroom suite with chrome shower over the white bath. The bathroom is well laid out and a very pleasing room.
The garden of the property is laid to lawn with a gate to the front making it enclosed. There are two patio areas to the side which are perfect for bbq's and sunbathing in. The garden is a decent size and sheltered.
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Things to Consider When Financing Your Mobile Phone
Mobile Phone on Finance
A few weeks ago, Apple launched its best iPhone yet, at least according to the brand's CEO. The iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus were unveiled in September and the phones have no phone jack. It's thinner and sleeker than ever but you can't plug in your earphones through the charging port while charging your mobile phone. Regardless, millions have already lined up to buy the latest iPhone. Some of them opted to avail a contract phone and others through a mobile phone financing deal.
If you are planning to follow others and opt for mobile phone financing, there are a few things to consider before you close and sign any deal. Here are some things to keep in mind when shopping for mobile phone financing:
Credit Checks
Most providers offering mobile phone financing will usually run credit checks on their applicants. If you have good credit, chances are high that your application will get approved fast and without hassles. You can also enjoy great freedom with your smartphone choice if your credit rating is stellar. On one hand, having bad credit may mean low chances of approval. You can still get approved for a phone financing scheme but your mobile phone choices may be limited.
Smartphone Cost
You also have to consider smartphone cost. You may want to buy the latest iPhone or Samsung Galaxy phone. Because these phones are on the high-end range, the cost will be pretty steep. If you have good credit and high monthly income, chances of getting the phone that you want are high. If you have bad credit and you want an iPhone 7, approval for your application is less likely. When deciding on which smartphone to buy on finance, you need to consider the phone's cost in relation to your credit rating and your monthly income.
Repayment Terms
In addition to your smartphone's cost, repayment terms are another factor to consider. Most financing plans can be repaid over a 12-month or 24-month period. Most providers will give you a financing deal at 0% APR if you have excellent credit rating. If you want a longer repayment term like a 36-month period, for example, you should expect for a deal at APRs around 10 to 15%.
Interest Rates
With mobile phone financing, you'll usually pay more than the cost of your smartphone. For financing providers to earn money, they charge a certain interest to your financing plan. If the starting cost for iPhone 7 is £599 and you want to buy one on a financing plan, expect to pay more than the phone's original cost by the end of your contract term. In general, the longer your repayment term is, the lower your monthly instalments but you'll also pay more for your smartphone in the end.
Penalties and Other Charges
In addition to existing interest rates, financing providers also add penalties and other hidden fees. If you miss or delay a payment, for example, you'll incur penalties added on top of your current monthly bill. If you're a responsible person, on one hand, and you never miss a payment, you can enjoy the buy now, pay later scheme at zero interest. As long as you pay your balance in full before the end of the deferred period, you have nothing to worry about.