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Open Thread: It Happened to You
This is your place to talk about the funny, sad, outrageous things that are happening in your life -- whenever you're ready.
Nick and I met during my junior year of college when his cousin, Dave, invited me to a party they were attending. Was it love at first sight? I can say without a doubt that it was not.
We were both friendly, but that's just not the way it went. I was actually seeing someone else at the time, so the thought of anything romantic didn't even cross our minds.
Soon after this, Dave was cast in a scene I was directing for one of my theatre courses. He started inviting me to hang out with him and Nick after rehearsals, since they often cooked dinner and watched movies at Nick's apartment.
The hang-outs became more frequent, and I was soon finding myself at Nick's place several times a week. And I wasn't the only one -- Nick's place became a sort of hub for our friend group. I can't count the number of movie nights, parties, dinner parties, and casual hang outs that were held in that apartment.
When I was there spending time with him, it was rarely just the two of us. My boyfriend and I, plus a score of other people were in and out constantly. Poor Nick barely got to enjoy the benefits of living alone because he almost always had people showing up to hang out.
Our friendship began in such a casual way, and developed so organically, that I can't even pinpoint when he became my best friend. But after spending so much time together, it was suddenly very clear that he was the person that understood me more than almost anyone else.
I knew I could count on him for anything, just as he could count on me. We could talk for hours, or we could sit in comfortable silence and just be. He was one of the few people I could spend endless hours with and not get sick of being around.
I do want to stress that it was always extremely platonic. Like I mentioned before, I was seeing someone else. Actually, that's a bit of an understatement -- I should actually say that I was in a serious relationship for the first two years that Nick and I knew each other.
And Nick had his own love interests, he wasn't pining after me by any means. He was, however, a very present and constant friend to me throughout that time.
Although I cannot pinpoint when he became my best friend, I can pinpoint when I started to realize that I wished he was more. It happened like this: My current boyfriend was visiting a friend out of state and we hadn't had a chance to talk in several days.
One night that week, I was hanging out at Nick's place. Nothing unusual about that, but this was one of those semi-rare occurrences when I was the only other person at Nick's apartment. I don't remember what we were talking about, but I do remember that we were having an in-depth conversation.
My phone started buzzing, and I looked down to see that my boyfriend was calling. At that moment, a realization hit me like a ton of bricks: I didn't want to talk to my boyfriend. But that was crazy! My boyfriend was the guy I was supposed to be in love with! The guy I should be missing like crazy when he was out of town. But I didn't answer the phone. I didn't want to talk to him because I wanted to talk to Nick, instead.
I drove home that night deep in thought. Nick was such a close friend -- he was my confidant, my comedian, my texting buddy, my cook, my encourager, my advice-giver. He was my best friend. And then, for the first time, maybe he was something even deeper.
When things finally ended with my boyfriend, I can honestly say it was not because I wanted to be with Nick. Yes, I had the beginnings of feelings for him, but I had no way of knowing if he was feeling the same way.
In fact, based on our history, it was safe to assume he felt nothing more than our usual friendship. I knew how stupid it would be to end a relationship based on mere hopes that another one may sprout from its ashes. I had other reasons.
I remember telling my friends that if I was going to be dating someone seriously, I wanted to think that he was the best guy that I knew. I couldn't say that about my boyfriend. I couldn't say it because Nick was the best guy that I knew.
So even if my feelings for him never fully developed and even if we were never anything more than friends, I couldn't stay in the relationship I was in.
So then I found myself (finally) single with just a few months left before graduation. For awhile, Nick's and my friendship chugged along as usual. There were the hangouts, the movie marathons, the parties. And then slowly, slowly, we were hanging out a little more. Slowly, I was spending more time with him alone, sans our large friend group. Slowly, I was falling in love with my best friend.
It took a while, but I was finally confident that Nick felt the same way. He gave me all the signs to suggest it -- from spending every free moment with me, to texting me constantly, to planning his schedule around mine.
I finally couldn't handle the suspense and broached the subject of dating. I was all for it, obviously, but Nick had reservations. It was the age-old fear: We were such close friends, and what if dating destroyed that? What if we gave it a shot and things didn't work out? Then, we wouldn't just be losing a significant other, but we'd be losing a best friend as well.
After many discussions, we decided to go for it. It was a risk, but we were both ready to see where a romantic relationship could take us.
Guess what? It was the best choice we could have possibly made. It seems ironic now that we almost didn't get to be together because of friendship, when in fact that friendship is what I believe made us perfect for each other.
Our dating life flowed just as organically as our friendship had because the usual phases of dating didn't really apply to us. There was no awkward first date. There was no blissfully ignorant honeymoon stage followed by a hard slap of reality as we realized who we were really dealing with.
I knew Nick before I ever even held his hand. I knew his quirks, his pet-peeves, his habits, his good and his bad. I knew him deeply and I loved him because of it. The foundation we had built by being best friends for so long made our relationship strong, healthy, and wonderful.
Fast forward several years later and Nick is still my best friend. Only now, he's my husband, too.
It's surreal and terrifying to me that I could have lived a life in which he was not mine. I don't like to dwell on the thought that fear could have robbed us from each other.
Friendships are important -- and best friends are not something to be taken lightly. Finding someone that understands you on such a deep level is rare, and those relationships should be treasured, nurtured and protected. But being captive to fear will only ever lead to missing out on all the amazing things that life has to offer.
We spend so much of our lives avoiding things because we are afraid -- afraid of failing, afraid of getting hurt, afraid of making mistakes. And, sure, things don't always work out like we hope.
Sometimes we will fail. Sometimes we will get our hearts broken…but not always. Don't let fear stop you from living your life and taking chances. Maybe, just maybe, the thing you are afraid to try will be the most beautiful part of your story.


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Any search for woodworking plans will return multiple links for one particular vendor that claims to offer 16,000 plans on CD for a little over $60. I am not going to give them the benefit of even mentioning their name, since you probably already ran across multiple versions of it before finding this site.
The scam tactics employed by the site should be enough to deter anyone from handing over their credit card. But for those who may have missed the warning signs, I feel compelled to offer a little analysis.
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Angel Peak Trail is a 0.2 mile out and back trail located near Bloomfield, New Mexico that offers scenic views and is rated as moderate. The trail is primarily used for hiking and camping and is accessible year-round. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
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This navigated me to the bottom of the cliff rather than the topside. Still trying to figure out how to get there on this network of unmarked roads.
This is a beautiful trail!! Very, very nice. The badlands are BEAUTIFUL!
We didn't really find a trail we just went for it! We had a great time and a nice moderate short hike.
Unfortunately we drove all the way to where the directions say and were unable to find the trail. We walked around the area which is pretty but wanted to reach a bit more of a hike like the photos.
Loved this short trail. Should be noted that it takes a pretty good drive on county roads to get here. Main road is fine but the road to the picnic tables may be tough on lower profile vehicles. The place is beautiful and worth the drive. Trail is fairly easy.
Drive all the way down to the last picnic area. You'll see a small gate and foot path. There is a minimally established trail that follows the ridge line. Extremely mild hike, maybe barely 1 mile round trip. Beautiful views at all directions, aside from the engraved graffiti on some of the ridge rocks.


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Woman Faces Child Abuse Charges After Traffic Stop
A California woman faced a judge in Albuquerque on Sunday on child abuse charges.
Jennifer Dixon was arrested Friday after failing a Breathalyzer test, according to the criminal complaint.
The Bernalillo County Sheriffs Department said it was called after reports of a car driving erratically on Interstate 40.
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Launched in 2012, the Yale Journal on Regulation Bulletin (JREG Bulletin) serves as an online companion to JREG's print editions, publishing short and timely essays from legal academics, practitioners, and students. JREG Bulletin accepts submissions continually throughout the year.
We currently only accept electronic submissions of essays. Professors, practitioners, and students at schools other than Yale may submit their essay electronically by emailing a copy in Word format to Executive Managing Editor Brendan Costello (firstname.lastname@example.com). Yale students should email their submission to Callum Sproule (firstname.lastname@example.com).
Volume 36 (2018-19)
In a deregulatory environment, what do regulated firms do? The standard assumption is simple: firms revert to their pre-regulatory form. This Essay challenges that basic assumption. Increasingly, regulation is conducted through broad standards foisted on firms to implement internally. Congress articulates a policy goal; agencies enact specific standards for regulated entities; and firms are left to sort out how to comply with such standards. Recent mandates in financial, privacy, and medical regulation exemplify this approach. Despite these changes, scholars have not turned their attention to how this new form of regulation changes the structure of the regulated entity. Using case studies and theoretical insights, this Essay hypothesizes that the structures firms create in a regulated environment will not immediately disappear in a deregulatory world. Rather, they will persist. Modern regulation causes firms to make department-specific investments and centralize information gathering. Firms accomplish this, in part, by increasing the presence of regulatory-related staff. And, once these investments are completed, they will insulate regulatory-related staff from immediate removal in a deregulatory environment. That is, in-house regulators will be sticky. This Essay aims to provide an array of theories to support this phenomenon.
The Modigliani-Miller Theorem at 60: The Long-Overlooked Legal Applications of Finance's Foundational Theorem
2018 marks the sixtieth anniversary of the publication of Franco Modigliani and Merton Miller's The Cost of Capital, Corporation Finance, and the Theory of Investment, which purports to demonstrate that a firm's value is independent of its capital structure. Widely hailed as the foundation of modern finance, their article is little known by lawyers and legal academics even though it led to many major economic advances, such as agency costs and asymmetric information, recognized and used throughout the law today. The legal profession's lack of familiarity with these Nobel Prize-winning authors and their work is not merely an oversight; it is a missed opportunity. When inverted, the Modigliani-Miller theorem describes the mechanisms through which capital structure can affect value. This "reverse" Modigliani-Miller theorem provides a powerful framework that can be extremely useful to legal academics, practicing attorneys, and judges.
Volume 35 (2017-18)
Recent years have seen a great deal of controversy over political control of communications by government scientists. Legitimate interests can be found on both sides of the equation. Clearly there is a strong public interest in the free flow of scientific information. On the other hand, political leaders in any administration might need advance notice of what government scientists plan to say, and they might also seek to control the timing of their presentations and announcements. Although many important questions remain to be addressed, this essay offers a first step towards a framework that is meant to accommodate these interests and that answers a series of concrete questions about when, and what kind of, political control is appropriate. The framework allows advance notice to political officials, including the White House, and also allows control over timing, without allowing censorship of the substantive content of scientific information.
This Essay examines the interplay between state statutes that created and regulate civil unions for same-sex couples and the landmark ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges. It observes Obergefell was silent on how to treat civil unions, and argues that Obergefell presents two competing definitions of marriage. These competing definitions expose the costs and legal complications queer Americans continue to bear in both family-formation and dissolution. The Essay contends these costs are mediated by the formal disjunction between substantive equality in Obergefell and the regulatory processes which incepted and proceeded it. The Essay concludes with a survey of developments in post-Obergefell litigation around civil unions.
Not every one of a judge's actions is judicial. Judges also engage in administrative tasks, such as hiring personnel. In Ayestas v. Davis, the Court has been asked to decide a jurisdictional question that rests on whether a particular authority was conferred on judges in their administrative or judicial capacities. This Essay offers a resolution to the jurisdictional issue by looking at the underlying statutory provision. By examining the provision's codification in the United States Code, interpreted in light of the codifier's canon, it can be seen that the relevant authority is judicial in nature.
Within the first 100 days of his administration, President Donald J. Trump initiated a bold regulatory reform agenda intended to downsize the imprint and reduce the influence of the federal government. Through a series of executive orders, supported by guidance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and his proposed budget to Congress, the President has attempted to change the calculus and methodology underlying the federal regulatory process. To enforce his far-reaching agenda, the President is establishing a new administrative framework that challenges conventions on government oversight and rulemaking within the Executive Branch.
Bank examinations are one of the key tools used by federal regulators to supervise the banking and financial services industry. A bank examination is a dialogue between a regulator and a bank about the bank's policies and practices. Confidentiality is crucial to making this dialogue work. As such, publicizing examination records could inhibit candid communication between banks and regulators, and, in some cases, harm the subject institution. But preserving secrecy is difficult when a bank is involved in a lawsuit against a nongovernmental party. In many cases, a bank's adversary will attempt to obtain the bank's examination records in order to use them as evidence against the bank. Surprisingly, however, no federal statute or regulation fully addresses this problem.
Recent developments have brought renewed attention to statutes designed to constrain and discipline the President. The federal anti-nepotism statute, the federal conflict of interest statute, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act all appear set to endure unusual stress in the coming years. Troublingly, these statutes have already been given limited constructions that weaken their power to restrain the President. Under the constitutional avoidance canon, courts construe statutes so as to avoid constitutional questions. Citing the avoidance canon and the President's (sometimes merely arguable) constitutional prerogatives, courts have limited the scope of statutes meant to discipline the presidency. The application of constitutional avoidance in this context is uniquely troubling. The President is an active participant in the legislative process, and can use his veto power to protect his prerogatives for himself. As a result, judicial avoidance can greatly extend presidential power in a way that is difficult for Congress to reverse. The President's unique powers also make the application of constitutional avoidance particularly problematic in this context.
The United States Senate began confirmation hearings on March 20 to vet Neil Gorsuch, who was nominated to succeed the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Lawmakers are expected to apply litmus tests, probing him on issues such as abortion. They should also delve into his views on technology. As Wired's political reporter Issie Lapowsky noted, "[w]hile liberals [focus] on such contentious issues as women's reproductive rights and environmental protections, Gorsuch will also face cases that demand a solid command of the complex issues digital technology raises, from copyright and privacy to intellectual property rights and data storage." Although Gorsuch has a decade of experience serving as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, he lacks an extensive record on tech-related cases and his decisions have been mixed, which should raise concerns about how he might decide such cases as a Supreme Court Justice.
Volume 34 (2016-17)
Volume 33 (2015-16)
In Steve Isser's Electricity Restructuring in the United States, readers will find a rich resource that delves deeply into the story of energy law's evolution. The book covers the particulars of nearly every development in U.S. energy law and policy related to electricity restructuring from 1978 until about 2014. It documents the kinds of details that are lost over time: names, squabbles, and strange bedfellows that contributed to energy law as we know it. For researchers, such details provide texture and an ample array of sources for further exploration.
The post-King v. Burwell oral-argument hubbub has focused on Justice Kennedy's questions to counsel, which suggested that he was considering resolving the case in the government's favor using the canon of constitutional avoidance. If the challengers' reading of the ACA were correct, Justice Kennedy posited, the statute would impose a destructive subset of federal regulations on states that did not establish exchanges, which would be a forbidden attempt by Congress to "coerce" the states. However, the constitutional problem of coercion by regulatory threat is novel, and justifications for the modern avoidance cannon disintegrate where the problem being avoided is novel; therefore, the Court should use coercion aversion to resolve King only as a last resort.
Volume 32 (2014-15)
Commentators have expressed concern that a government loss in King v. Burwell will destroy the Affordable Care Act. In King, the Supreme Court might hold that taxpayers can enjoy tax credits only for policies purchased on exchanges established by a state and not for policies purchased on Healthcare.gov. That holding would jeopardize future enrollment and could lead to a "death spiral." However, this discussion threatens to mask the potential tax problems facing persons who purchase policies this enrollment season. As this Essay explains, consumers who buy policies on Healthcare.gov this year may face a surprising tax bill when they complete their tax returns. Also, whether the Treasury has the power to protect these consumers, and whether it will exercise that power, remains uncertain.
Volume 31 (2013-14)
This short Response attempts to buttress the still nascent discussion surrounding mutual fund capital structure. Moreover, the Response encourages Professor Morley and the broader academic community to advance the examination of investment vehicles and their limitations in light of the evolving needs of to-day's investing public. The seriousness and complexity of the subject matter, and its tangible ramifications for investors, necessitate a more thorough examination. And it is hoped that this Response plays some role in promoting that discussion.
The CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 was passed in an attempt to stop "the extremely rapid growth in the volume of unsolicited commercial electronic mail" and thereby reduce the costs to recipients and internet service providers of transmitting, accessing, and discarding unwanted email. The Act obligates the senders of commercial email to utilize accurate header information, to "clear[ly] and conspicuous[ly]" identify their emails as "advertisement or solicitation," and to notify recipients of the opportunity to opt-out of receiving future emails. Once an individual has opted out, that sender is then prohibited from emailing them further. Despite high hopes, the Act has largely been considered a failure for four reasons.
The question of when a war exists has been extensively considered in international law, but the subject is greatly important in the regulation of government contracting because of the little-known Wartime Suspension of Limitations Act (WSLA). The Act declares that when the nation is "at war," the statute of limitations on fraud committed against the United States government will not take effect. When the nation is at war, the general five-year statute of limitations on federal crimes can be extended without end for fraud in government contracting.
Critics of the Obama Administration's recently announced efforts to control climate pollution seek to discredit the idea of existing power plant greenhouse gas emissions limits based on legal arguments that are both shortsighted and unfounded. These arguments have most recently appeared in an essay posted on the Yale Journal on Regulation Online by attorney Brian Potts, but some of the same ideas were put forward late last year by C. Boyden Gray, at a Resources for the Future Forum. Their basic premise is that the EPA doesn't have the authority to regulate existing power plant greenhouse gas emissions at all. Mr. Potts also argues that the Agency is constrained by actions it already has taken under another program. This response argues that, contrary to the arguments put forward by Attorneys Potts and Gray, the EPA does have authority to regulate power sector greenhouse gas emissions using Clean Air Act section 111(d).
This Comment argues that plaintiffs have painted "club deals" with a broad brush as anticompetitive, whereas applying the facts alleged plaintiffs themselves to the antitrust regulators' measurement of market concentration—the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index—implies a more nuanced conclusion: consortium bidding can be pro-competitive for large targets, small bidders and small clubs.
The government has tried to promote mortgage modifications to allow homeowners to stay in their homes. One particular focus of these efforts has been subprime loans that are securitized. For securitized mortgages, a contract called the pooling and servicing agreement governs what the servicer may do to modify the mortgages in the pool. Do these agreements forbid mortgage modifications, so that the most effective modification programs have to trump these agreements, raising all the issues that attend government modification of private contracts? Or do the agreements by and large permit mortgage modifications, so that policymakers designing modification programs should concentrate on other possible rigidities that frustrate modification?
The centerpiece of President Obama's Climate Action Plan is to have the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issue carbon dioxide (CO2) standards for new and existing power plants, which account for roughly one-third of this country's emissions. The new regulations are unlikely to cause any significant retirements of existing coal-fired power plants (the largest emitters by far ), and at best will lead to no more than about a five percent reduction in power plant emissions once fully implemented around 2020, as opposed to the 17% touted by the administration. This essay explains why the Clean Air Act – which governs the EPA's ability to issue these standards – and more than forty years of federal court and EPA decisions interpreting the Act leave the EPA's hands tied. This Essay will explain why.
Volume 30 (2012-2013)
President Obama has rightly called on government agencies to estab-lish ongoing routines for reviewing existing regulations to determine if they need modification or repeal. Over the last two years, the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) has overseen a signature regulatory "lookback" initiative that has prompted dozens of federal agencies to review hundreds of regula-tions. This regulatory initiative represents a good first step toward increasing the retrospective review of regulation, but by itself will do little to build a lasting culture of serious regulatory evaluation. After all, past administrations have made similar review efforts, but these ad hoc exercises have never taken root. If President Obama is seri-ous about institutionalizing the practice of retrospective review, his Administration will need to take further steps in the coming years. This essay offers three feasible actions – guidelines, plans, and prompts – that President Obama's next OIRA Administrator should take to move forward with regulatory lookback and improve both the regularity and rigor of regulatory evaluation.
The phrase "government failure" as a term of art originated in the critique ofgovernment regulation that emerged in the 1960s. This critique premisedthat "market failures" were the only legitimate rationale for regulation.Although the phrase is a popular currency in scholarship and politics, peopleattribute to it different values. As a result, all seem to expect the governmentto fail, many believe that government inaction cannot constitute a failure,and alleged failures tend to be disputed. This essay seeks to establish acoherent meaning for the term "government failure" and its relatives (e.g.,"government breakdown," "regulatory failure").
With President Obama's nomination of Gina McCarthy as the new Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), much attention has turned to her record as the EPA official in charge of air pollution programs, experience as the head of two states' environmental agencies, and views on specific policies and priorities. And with the President's nomination of Sylvia Mathews Burwell to be the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), attention has likewise turned to her record and experience. Few recognize, however, the tight relationship between the two nominations: the Obama administration's approach to governing will make Ms. Burwell Ms. McCarthy's boss.
Some local communities in the United States, particularly in the Northeast, are scrambling to oppose natural gas production enabled by hydraulic fracturing (or fracing, fracking, or hydrofracking) in shale formations. Local opposition to the impacts of fracking is understandable, but recent proposals for national bans ignore a key, more potent threat. Due to a mismatch between the benefits and costs of fracking, on the one hand, and the distribution of political and legal influence, on the other, the voices of those opposed to extraction may drown out the more distant voices of those suffering from the widespread future effects of coal—the primary fossil alternative to gas. Energy policy processes must recognize the opportunity costs of banning gas, including the consequences of continuing to rely on coal as our primary electricity source. The negative environmental impacts of natural gas extraction must be addressed, and our focus on gas ought not to divert attention from the need to develop more sustainable energy alternatives. However, policymakers should not adopt the myopic view advocated by some anti-fracking activists. Rather, policymakers should formulate energy policies that fully weigh the costs and benefits of alternative courses of action and consider the interests of those under-represented in the policy process.
In 2011, Congress passed the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) and reformed the U.S. patent system. Most significantly, the Act replaced the "first-to-invent" patent system with a "first-to-file" system. The law is now the subject of a constitutional challenge. In this short Essay, I will explore two obstacles to this challenge: one that I view as insurmountable and one merely very difficult.
People hold strong views about regulation, but do they know what "regulation" means? National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) is a landmark in regulation jurisprudence, yet the NFIB Court was divided over the meaning of the term "to regulate." Long ago, John Stuart Mill observed that "we do not [always] understand the grounds of our opinion. But when we turn to . . . morals, religion, politics, social relations, and the business of life, three-fourths of the arguments for every disputed opinion consist in dispelling the appearances which favor some opinion different from it." The controversy and confusion about regulation illustrate the phenomenon. This Essay explores the meaning of the term "regulation."
Sandy struck a strategically important city in a strategically important country within days of a strategically important election. Together with mounting scientific consensus that burning fossil fuels threatens to further destabilize the climate, the growing pattern of disasters like Sandy has finally brought climate change back into the public discourse. This essay calls for greater energy-climate-water security mindful of Sandy-scale disasters.
The Institutionalization of Hedge Funds and the Asymmetric Price of Reputation: Could Hedge Funds Be Spending Too Much To Prevent Fraud?
Over the past decade, operating costs in the hedge fund industry have ballooned as the rate of new institutional investment in hedge funds has rapidly accelerated. These new institutional investors are demanding greater portfolio and operational transparency, more conscientious compliance, and tighter internal controls. This correlation—between the institutionalization of hedge funds and their rising operating costs—can be explained by reference to the perverse incentives created by the prevailing principal-agent relationships of the industry. Because institutional investment managers put their reputations at risk through their investment decisions, they face higher "fraud costs" than the beneficiaries of the funds they manage ("retail investors"). They thus have an incentive to over-monitor their hedge fund investments in order to decrease the risk of fraud. The dramatic acceleration of institutional money entering the hedge fund industry has resulted in monitoring costs that are likely much higher than the real cost of fraud to ordinary retail investors. This inefficiency can be characterized as an agency cost of institutional investing.


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Missing all the people you hung out with at #BlogHer16? Or did you (gasp!) miss #BlogHer16 and just want to check out the conference before you go next summer? The photos are back from the conference photographer and up on SheKnows Media's Flickr page.
Remember the Expo Hall?
And the Hatch Labs?
And great speakers like Matt McGorry and Jurnee Smollett-Bell talking about NextGen Feminists in the Public Eye...
...Or Mayim Bialik.
Or the amazing women from The Pitch?
Plus there was the always incredible, very moving Voices of the Year.
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Dear Constituent,
I wanted to update you on some of the things I've been up to as I end the first year as your MP both in Parliament and locally, and to wish you a happy Christmas.
Speaking up on the issues that matter: from housing to Heathrow to Air Pollution
From my maiden speech (video here) which described Bedford Park, the Brentham estate and 2011 riots in Ealing, I have spoken on over 40 different topics in Parliament- the full list is here. Housing and how those on average incomes and young people are being priced out of Ealing and Acton is a priority for me. I led a debate on this in July which Jeremy Corbyn and several other MPs spoke at. It had widespread coverage including in the Evening Standard – see the clipping below. I spoke out on the subject again last week, which the Ealing Gazette reported. One of my early victories was on air pollution in Horn Lane Acton, which we have secured extra cleaning equipment for after I challenged the environment minister.
Holding the Government to account in the Commons and media
I appeared on BBC's Daily Politics recently, discussing the highly emotive subject of airstrikes on Syria which I received over 1000 emails about. Climate change also came up on the programme, which can be viewed here. My question to David Cameron in October saw him praise me – rare for a Labour MP. Channel 4 News called it an "ambush of the PM". View a clip of it by clicking here.
Defending our NHS
I have spoken out on closures in our health service both in the House of Commons and on the frontline locally. Since I became an MP in May, we have lost maternity at Ealing hospital to compound the closed A and Es at Hammersmith and Central Middlesex. I will be vigorously fighting the end of paediatrics at Ealing, as a mum myself and because we are such a family borough. The recent Mansfield Independent Healthcare Commission report confirmed how "deeply flawed" these decisions are.
Opening up Parliament to people from Ealing, Acton and Chiswick
I held a meeting in December for representatives from residents' associations to discuss local issues and network with each other in the House of Commons. Lord Clive Soley (Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush MP 1997-2005) addressed us. Let me know if you are from a resident's association or similar community group as I want to work closely with you as MP. Also please let me know if you'd like a tour of the Commons or to come in and watch a debate and I can arrange this. I also serve on the Justice select committee, and we have recently had Michael Gove's court fees proposal overturned through our damning report. The hearings are all public and a constituent came to see our work on that day. Feel free to contact me if you'd also like to see this or any other committee in action.
Tackling casework, speaking up for constituents
I've raised the cases of many constituents before ministers on the floor of the House of Commons, for instance in the scandal of 1950s born women and their dwindling pension entitlement, and on Junior Doctor contracts. I also run a weekly advice surgery every Friday. It won't occur on Christmas Day or New Year's Day but please email me or ring the number below if you'd like to attend a future one.
Making links with all our communities across Ealing, Acton and Chiswick
I attend numerous community events - the Ealing Synagogue community lunch and the Ealing Charity Christmas shop at Christchurch have been particular favourites. Last week alone I was at the Armenian Centre in Acton's Christmas party, and had the honour of being the first woman to appear onstage with the Barbershop Choir, who meet at Kingsdown methodist church W13 at the West Ealing Christmas fair singing carols. I'm keen to develop relations with businesses of all sizes- I ran into Santa at Nat West Ealing Broadway in the week.
Finally I'd like to take this opportunity to wish all constituents a peaceful and joyous Christmas and prosperous new year.
Yours etc,
Rupa Huq MP
Ealing Central & Acton
House of Commons
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"Great gumbo. It was my grandmother's recipe, then my mothers, now mine. It's gone through a few changes here and there, but is basically the same. My mother liked to add shrimp to this, too, and sometimes left out the chicken entirely and put crab and shrimp in it. She never left out the andouille, though."
Chicken & Andouille Gumbo
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- 1 1⁄2 quarts unsalted chicken stock (preferably homemade)
- 1 1⁄2 lbs poached chicken, cut into bite-sized chunks
- 6 tablespoons peanut oil
- 1 1⁄2 lbs fresh okra, cut into 1/2 inch slices or frozen sliced okra,thawed completely
- 1⁄2 cup flour
- 1 lb andouille sausage, cut into bite sized pieces
- 1 (1 lb) can tomatoes, with their juice,cut up a bit
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 2 stalks celery, diced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 fresh bay leaf
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon cayenne
- 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon gumbo file powder
- fresh cooked white rice
- cornbread
- Heat 2 tbl.
- of the peanut oil in a large dutch oven and fry the okra, stirring frequently, until it is no longer sticky (this usually takes about 10 minutes).
- Remove from the pan and set aside.
- In the same pan, stir in the flour and remaining oil, and cook over medium heat, stirring with a wooden spoon pretty constantly, until the roux turns a rich mahogany color (probably another 10 minutes, maybe 15- keep stirring!).
- Add all the remaining ingredients (including the okra) except for the chicken and the file' powder, stir to combine everything, bring to a good simmer, turn the heat to maintain a low simmer, partially cover, and let cook for about 1 1/2 hours.
- Taste, adjust the seasonings if needed.
- Add the chicken and simmer another 15 minutes.
- Mound the rice into the bowls, ladle the gumbo over top, then sprinkle each serving with a little bit of the file' powder.
- Serve with generous portions of hot cornbread.
- Note- I say poached chicken in this recipe because I always make my own chicken stock for the gumbo, and so use the cooked chicken from that for the gumbo.
- But if you are using chicken broth from a can, you can either (a) poach your chicken in the canned stock (making the stock richer), or (b) just add the raw chicken cubes to the gumbo and cook for 20-25 minutes before serving.
- Note 2- DO NOT make the mistake of adding the gumbo file to the cooking gumbo!
- First of all, it will taste odd.
- Second of all- you will end up with a solid, gelatinous, stringy mess!
- A tiny bit of file powder goes a very long way, and it's intended to be used as a condiment, not cooked with.
- It's thickening powers are tremendous.
- If you don't have file' powder and can't get it, you can do without it, but it does add to the authentic"southern" taste.
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Rougier is reporting Euro 111.8 million in revenues for the first nine months of 2016, down 8.7% year-on-year. 3Q revenues came to Euro 33.3 million, contracting 7.2% from the previous year, as the company said in the press release received by Lesprom Network.
Following on from the first half of the year, the Rougier Afrique International branch's sales for the 3Q are down 9.5% from the previous year. Business over the quarter was affected primarily by the weak level of sales from Cameroon, faced with the slowdown in demand from the main emerging countries, as well as the significant disruption in Gabon in September due to the uncertain environment following the presidential elections.
The Import-Distribution France branch achieved 4.7% sales growth for the 3Q. This progress has been supported by the diversification in terms of the products offered and customers served in a French market that is gradually improving.
Founded in 1923, the Rougier Group is a market leader for certified African tropical timber. The Group has three core business lines: Rougier Afrique International (natural forest harvesting, industrial processing and international trade), Importing and distribution in France of timber from all origins (including Rougier Sylvaco Panneaux) and Plantations (research, management and investment in industrial forest plantations in Africa).


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An Illustrated Novel
By Umberto Eco
Translated from the Italian by Geoffrey Brock
Harcourt. 469 pp. $27
Italian novelist, scholar and all-around polymath Umberto Eco never met a byte of cultural data he didn't like, and his new novel -- or whatever this is -- is no exception. Part comic book, part scholarly dissertation and part faux-memoir, The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana is a work of spectacular appetites and epic confusion.
Books about books are enjoying a surge of popularity these days, but Eco has been working the vein for more than 20 years, since The Name of the Rose -- a medieval detective novel of such monumental braininess it makes The Da Vinci Code resemble Spot the Dog -- became a global blockbuster 20 years ago. Like The Name of the Rose, which far more people bought than managed to finish, The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana sounds more straightforward than it actually is: Sixty-year-old Yambo Bodoni, a rare-book dealer in Milan, suffers a stroke that erases all memory of his life, while leaving untouched a vast repository of literary lines and references, virtually all that he has ever read, heard or seen in print.
It's a tantalizing premise -- a human being reduced to a walking encyclopedia of cultural detritus, an uber-scholar who literally knows the world only through text. The novel's early going is engagingly brisk, as the amnesiac Bodoni tries to step back into his marriage and career while simultaneously puzzling out the literary scraps in his head. Bodoni's feelings of detachment give the first chapters a buoyant comic flavor, underscored by an awareness of profound loss. Learning from a friend that he was an inveterate adulterer, for instance, he wonders if he was having an affair with his beautiful assistant at the time of his stroke, but modesty prevents him from inquiring directly and prompts the mournful observation that "the best part of having loved . . . is the memory of having loved." Even sex is new to him: When he and his wife, Paola, finally make love, he observes: "That's not bad. Now I know why people are so fond of it."
Bodoni's condition leads him to a country estate in Solara owned by his grandfather, who was also a book collector. There, in isolation, he pores over a vast library of his childhood materials, everything from diaries and sentimental novels to comic books and old 78 records, with the hope of reassembling an identity and uncovering the source of his literary obsessions -- in particular, his extensive mental collection of images of fog and the "mysterious flame" of the book's title. Unfortunately, this is exactly where Eco slides almost completely into theory; once Bodoni steps into his childhood attic, the novel hyperventilates, subsumed by detailed summary of everything he finds. The splashy period illustrations notwithstanding, only the most intrepid reader will hack through this undifferentiated jungle of comic book plots, song lyrics, novel encapsulations and summarized cartoons that occupy fully 200 pages of the book.
Eco's point is that Bodoni, undistracted by living memory, has become a truly postmodern figure, a pure conduit of culture. This is an interesting idea, and no doubt this section of the novel will be lovingly scrutinized by any number of graduate students of literary theory for years to come. But in terms of novelistic engagement -- well, the wind goes completely out of the sails. Twenty pages would have made the point.
Eco seems to know this, and the book is rescued, if belatedly, by a second stroke, which restores Bodoni's memory but also leaves him completely incapacitated. A novel from the point of view of someone in a coma isn't a trick most writers should try, but Eco pulls it off. After a few pages of throat clearing, the story is up and running again. Beyond lies the most accessible and engaging portion of the novel, as Bodoni's literary obsessions crystallize around a personal history that he recounts with brio, a story of youthful love and desperate bravery in war. In a nod to Dante -- and what Italian novelist doesn't nod to Dante? -- the "mysterious flame" of the novel belongs to Lila Saba, the girl Bodoni loved but never, except for one fleeting encounter, spoke to. Featuring the political contortions of Il Duce's Italy, a sexually repressive Catholic education and a memorable escapade involving the rescue of a group of Russian deserters, this section of the novel accomplishes, with straightforward narrative clarity, what the middle passages cannot: a feeling for the way that various sources, literary and personal, build a web of meaning in the mind over a lifetime.
It's faint praise, perhaps, to say that a novel is worth the trouble, but that's the sort of book Eco has written here. Too long by half, it nevertheless rewards the patient reader with a tale that's both intellectually provoking and, in the end, emotionally serious. I have to say, along about page 250, in the midst of a long disquisition on Flash Gordon, he had me worried. But it's a rare and brave writer who will hazard losing a reader's attention like this. I'm glad I stuck it out. *
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Even if you can't always give banking customers what they want," Bell says, "you can always give them a great service experience.
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Banks, credit unions and financial institutions are not places where customers expect to find a Starbucks-like experience, but transactions there are typically much bigger than a $5 latte.
Chip Bell is a renowned customer service expert who has advised companies like KeyBank and Merrill Lynch. He says that people are stressed, tired and put out with the financial industry. One major bank was recently ranked the third worst company in America for customer service in two different polls.
"If my check bounces at my dry cleaners, I get a polite call from them to please rectify it," he says. "But, I never hear from my bank; they just hit me with a large overdraft charge and never bother to offer me a solution."
What's a financial institution to do for customers in the midst of Federal Reserve interest rate hikes, never ending fees, and general market uncertainty? According to Bell, it's still possible to create a great customer experience, even one approaching Starbucks standards.
Bell offers the following advice to today's banks:
● Bank customers want red carpet. If a customer called your bank today, would he or she reach a person immediately- or wait in a long queue and then get a call center? Baristas get to know their customers, and the best grocery checkout clerks offer goodies when they note from a driver's license that a birthday is approaching. Why not try the same thing at local bank branches? Customers love to be treated like royalty.
● Does the customer experience improve when bank fees increase? In one poll, nearly 40 percent of respondents said that fees were their biggest complaint about their bank.
● Banking by phone is convenient. But what happens when a customer has an emergency situation, wants quick advice, or needs a small loan to get through a short-term hardship? Nothing prevents banks from holding customers' hands through situations like these. Customers love service providers that help them learn, and banks can be better partners by helping their customers negotiate the many new governmental regulations now governing banking. This would be a tough feat for an automated app!
"Even if you can't always give banking customers what they want," Bell says, "you can always give them a great service experience."
About the Author:
Chip R. Bell is a renowned keynote speaker and the author of several best-selling books. Global Gurus ranked him both in 2014 and 2015 as the #1 keynote speaker in the world on customer service. He has appeared live on CNN, CNBC, ABC, Fox Business, Network, Bloomberg TV, NPR and his work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Forbes, USA Today, Fast Company, Inc. Magazine, Entrepreneur Magazine and Businessweek.
Chip Bell's latest book, "Sprinkles: Creating Awesome Experiences Through Innovative Service," offers a gourmet banquet of ways that today's companies can devise ways to cost-effectively surprise and delight customers with every experience. "Sprinkles," which is approaching its one year anniversary, has been a strong seller, ranking in the top 15 best-selling books on Amazon in the Customer Service category.


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Because….Prosperity Is Multidimensional…
I had actually planned to be a whole lot more productive once we got to North Carolina! But when I walked into our condo on the beach, saw the surf and realized they were having some unusually warm weather for October, my plans flew out the window and I "checked out" for a few days!
In fact, truth be known, I found the sounds of the surf so relaxing, that I kept napping on the living room couch every opportunity I could! And do you know what? We ALL needed it - and you do too from time to time! Don't ever forget it! Pictured at right is Morgan at the wedding reminding us all to "take time to smell the roses!"
We had some great fun at the beach… take a look here:
The main reason for our visit to North Carolina was to attend the wedding of Greg's very best friend in the whole world (aside from me, of course LOL). In fact, Bob was the best man at our own wedding, so it was only fitting that we'd be there for his!
Then again, men being men - it was also apparently only fitting that Bob naturally assumed that Greg would also realize he was the best man this time around! He just never mentioned that ahead of time - can you imagine a woman leaving out that little detail?
No worries though, we got plenty of laughs over the whole thing!
(After an emergency trip to the store for a tie that at least matched the wedding colors! Geesh!)
Catch the picture here - it's one of the VERY FEW times you'll ever see Greg in a suit these days - so I just had to throw it in! LOL
So we played, we ate and then we ate some more. In fact, I was in heaven to be back to the beach where seafood was plentiful and over the week that we were there, I got my fill and then some! We even went back twice to a place called Michaels Seafood, where the platter was as big as a party try - complete with lobster, crab, mussels, clams, oysters, shrimp, and more! I thought I was in heaven and I managed to finished every last bit of it - almost single handedly, as the girls both had their own crab legs to conquer!
We also continued the educational theme throughout our visit and spent the day at the North Carolina Aquarium and were delighted in all the sites and sounds. The girls got to experience hands on displays, hold a star fish, and get up close and personal with sharks, gators, and all manner of marine life. We also took a trip to see the U.S.S. North Carolina Battleship and it's imposing size against the backdrop of the ocean.
And because of the warm temperature, we were even able to swim in the ocean - with Morgan becoming a self-proclaimed "surfer dude!" We collected shells, built sand castles, and all the while took a well needed rest from an extremely fast paced month of travel before heading home.
Little did we know… the "work" had only just begun! Remember I mentioned the Professional Organizer a few posts ago? Well, she arrived 4 days after we returned to Pennsylvania… Don't miss this adventure!
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Mr. Sauber is senior vice president, Human Resources, Health and Administrative Services of Marathon Petroleum Corporation. He is a member of Michigan State University's School of Human Resources and Labor Relations Advisory Board and the Blanchard Valley Health System Human Resources Committee.
Mr. Sauber joined Marathon Petroleum in 2017 as vice president, Human Resources and Labor Relations, after having retired from Shell Oil Company as vice president, Human Resources Policy, Benefits and Services. He began his career at Shell in 1989, in the company's exploration and production organization. After having worked in the company's refining and chemicals businesses, Mr. Sauber was named manager, Human Resources/Industrial Relations at Shell's Deer Park refinery. In 2000, he was named manager, Industrial Relations for Shell Oil Products U.S. and was named Human Resources manager for the Convent and Norco refineries in Motiva Enterprises, a joint venture between Shell Oil and Saudi Aramco, in 2003. Mr. Sauber returned to Shell Oil Products U.S. in 2005, as Industrial Relations/Employee Relations manager and was named regional Human Resources manager for U.S. manufacturing in 2009. He served as the lead negotiator for the oil industry national oil bargaining with the United Steel Workers in 2009 and 2012. Mr. Sauber was appointed vice president, Human Resources Policy, Benefits and Services for Shell in 2013. He was named to his current position in 2018, where he oversees the Human Resources and Labor Relations, Administrative Services, Aviation and Health Services organizations for the corporation.
Mr. Sauber holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Central Michigan University and a master's degree in labor and industrial relations from Michigan State University. He attended the Cornell University-INSEAD Strategic Human Resources Program in 2004.
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Director: Allan Ungar
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- Calories 312
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- Fat 9.1g
- Satfat 1.2g
- Monofat 5.6g
- Polyfat 1.4g
- Protein 23g
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Curried Lentil-Spinach Salad with Shrimp
How to Make It
Step 1
Combine the water, red lentils, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for 20 minutes. Drain and set aside.
Step 2
Combine 1/4 teaspoon salt, mint, and the next 5 ingredients (mint through curry powder). Combine 1/4 cup mint dressing, torn spinach, mushrooms, and bell pepper; toss well to coat. Combine lentils and 1/4 cup mint dressing, and toss well to combine.
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Arrange 2 cups spinach mixture on each of 4 plates; top each serving with 1/2 cup lentil mixture. Divide shrimp evenly among salads; drizzle with remaining dressing.


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You will find the Resource Centre set in a corner over to the left in the front part of the main hall.
Please feel free to browse and to borrow from the materials on display. If you borrow, and we encourage you to do this, please:
- record your name and details of the material in the book provided. Books and DVDs are for borrowing, pamphlets are for taking away and keeping.
- borrowing period: three weeks
Please explore the range of materials on display.
- Social justice: covering current themes and issues. Biographies, in particular, are very popular.
- The Christian life and message
- Christian spirituality
- Children's materials
- Authors to meet for the first time and to get to know better.
Keep checking this website to keep in touch with new and recommended materials.
Some current examples:
Christ the Stranger. The theology of Rowan Williams. Ben Myers. (Ben Myers will be the leader at our Church camp in September and was with us in both of our church services recently).
Bonhoeffer, Christ and Culture. Ed. K.L. Johnson and T. Larsen.
Welcoming the Stranger. Vol.15. Weavings. (Weavings is a Journal of the Christian Spiritual Life. These brief, challenging articles are well worth exploring. "Room for Christ", "Strangers and Pilgrims", "Fear or Fascination? God's Call in a Multicultural World"…)
A Spectator's Guide to Jesus. An Introduction to the man from Nazareth. John Dickson.
The Christ Files. How Historians know what they know about Jesus. John Dickson.
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Our research focuses on oncology, diseases of the central nervous system and inflammation.
Protein arrays - multiplex immunoassays
Our research activities enable us to analyze signalling pathways using miniaturized multiplexed immunoassays. We are developing new mass spectrometry methods for the in-depth analysis of a given proteome.
Functional protein analyses are used to identify and validate drug targets and biomarkers.
We offer specialization in the use of RNAi libraries and in designing RNAi vectors for oncology and the central nervous system.
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The Cheap Hublot Replica 45.5mm wide case is in black carbon fiber, with what I believe is a black titanium caseback. The bezel is also in carbon fiber around the skeletonized dial and blue-filled hands and hour markers. It really nicely mixes the look of a traditional mechanical movement with a modern touch that includes the design of the bridges, the openwork, and the finishing. Even as a modern design, the finishing does not appear to be too industrial or spartan.
Functionally, the watch offers the time, 60 minute chronograph, and the date. There is no running seconds counter or extended chronograph functions, but that is OK, as Hublot wanted to give the Fake Hublot Big Bang Watches dial a distinctive look. Note, of course, the great looking chronograph pushers and the locking-style.
One design touch that I like is the carbon fiber construction of the strap deployant. This isn't the first time Hublot has done this, but I really like that the carbon fiber case material is matched in the deployant. It is a little touch, but it helps complete the carbon fiber theme. A lot of brands skimp on strap design, and in my opinion, that is a terrible shame. Hublot Swiss Replica gets its right, not only with the quick release straps, but also in the overall look and feel of the straps.
Watch straps are important more than just because they are an essential element of the overall style and aesthetic of a watch, but mostly because they are the principle part of a watch that the wearer interacts with. Most people don't set the time each day or touch the case. However, wearers not only have to feel the strap on their wrist, but they interact with the strap when they are putting it on and taking the Best Fake Hublot Watches off. A watch company can really make or break a relationship with a potential customer by having a positive or negative strap/bracelet experience.


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In addition to our state of the art 10 step inspection process, we are proud to announce that we are the only company in South Florida with the latest Aerial Thermal Imaging Technology used to locate post-hurricane season damage such as roof leaks that can contribute to moisture intrusion and enable mold growth in your property. This technology is used by first responders and fire fighters to get a "bigger picture" of what's going on in properties. With a drone license certified operator in each of our crews, we are able to easily locate any hard to see damage!
1. ATTIC AND CEILING DAMAGE The initial dangers of a roof leak are damage to the attic area and items stored there. If there is no attic, or the size of the leak is really big, it will damage the interior ceiling. Affected ceiling paint will darken and ceiling plaster may bubble and expand. The leaking water also will damage paint and plaster on nearby walls. You can also expect damage on ceiling-mounted lights and fans.
2. INTERIOR MOLD AND MILDEW ISSUES In the longer term, one of the most serious consequences of a leaking roof is moldand mildew growth. Mold can spread throughout the home's structure, to the HVAC system and then to the rest of the house through the vents where it can invade carpets, furniture and even clothing. Mold is the most common type resulting from chronic water intrusion. Mold attacks wood framing, ceiling tiles, and wall and floor coverings.
3. HEALTH CONCERNS FROM MOLD Mold and mildew can lead to serious health issues, especially for those with high sensitivity, including nasal congestion, rhinitis, inflammations and asthma, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Mold spores continue to be produced once it's present and will lead to allergic reactions, asthmatic symptoms, and more serious health problems.
4. FIRE HAZARD FROM WATER DAMAGE If your electrical wiring is present in an attic or ceiling, a leaky roof could pose a fire threat from shorted wires. It is highly recommended to turn off electricity to the area that's affected and have an electrician examine it.
5. SLIP AND FALL HAZARD A severely leaking roof can cause water to puddle on the floor. This may not seem like a huge risk, but if you have an active family, and especially if you have children who like to run, you need to get that water mopped up to prevent human spills.
6. HIGHER UTILITY BILLS High utility bills are another side effect of a leaking roof, as water intrusion is detrimental to the insulation in attic area. Your cellulose or fiberglass insulation becomes saturated and it takes a long time for it to dry out. If a roof leak repair is put off for a long time, chronic water intrusion will deplete the insulation significantly and your home will lose hot and cool air, resulting in higher utility bills.
7. COMPROMISED STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY The most obvious consequence of a leaking roof is the damaged rafters, ceiling joists, wall framing and even fascia boards and exterior trim can become victims of water intrusion. Chronic roof leaks lead to wood deterioration and weakened, rotten roof framing causes serious problems that require assistance from a professional contractor. You can also face expensive wood framing repairs if water leaks down into ceiling joists and walls.
Here are some quick facts sbout mold you should also be aware of:
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- Even though you may not see mold, you may very well have an infestation thriving in between your walls, floors, ceilings, storage areas, etc. Every mold is different. Some mold you can not see and/or smell, some only reproduce and release spores at certain times of the day/night sometimes leading to false Miami Lakes mold inspection reporting, especially on boats, yachts, big charter ships, cruise ships, along with many other types of watercraft.
-Some mold are extremely toxic, They can produce toxins that are carried along in the breeze on microscopic mold spores through HVAC systems, through an open window or door, common draft, ...These toxins can cause a wide range of serious health conditions, illnesses, and has even been proven to have at least contributed to many fatal cases over the years.
-There are doctors, specialists, scientist's , and organizations that specifically study, analyze, and treat people that are afflicted and literally infected with mold toxins throughout there body.
Aerial Mold Inspection Reports: We provide the most comprehensive Mold Inspection Report in the industry using the following methods during your mold inspection, testing, and assessment processes:
After our aerial mold inspection specialist's have completed their entire mold inspection on your boat, yacht, charter boat, or passenger ship, they will take all of the collected data and samples to a 3rd party scientific labortaory to analyze our findings and samples.
Keep in mind that the specifics of your mold inspection service are determined based upon the specifics of your issue. Various factors are involved in outlining a customized mold remediation plan and your specified treatment process will be provided to you in detail in your Aerial Drone Home Mold Inspection Report within two to three business days upon completion of your mold inspection service.
Once the remediation has concluded, a project manager will inform you as to the status of your property and schedule a remediation to remove all mold from the affected area, as per client request.
The follow-up will occur when all remediation and final clearance mold testing is complete. A mold removal Clearance Certificate will then be issued to you, upon receipt of the results pertaining to the post-remediation sampling, if you have opted for the testing. Your project manager or direct office administrator will contact you to answer any questions or address any concerns you may have and provide recommendations to avoid future mold issues.


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One dead in crash on Route 20 in Nassau
November 11, 2017 10:34 PM
New York State Police have confirmed that the driver of one of the cars involved in a two car crash on Route 20 in Nassau is dead.
Authorities said the crash happened just after 5:30 Saturday night.
Police say at least two other people were taken to Albany Medical Center with injuries. They did not say how serious those injuries are.
Authorities have not yet released detail on how the crash happened. NewsChannel 13 will update this story as more information is made available.
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Updated: November 11, 2017 10:34 PM
Created: November 11, 2017 09:21 PM
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What is it? – This is a night of crazy games, wet and messy – games you will not soon forget – we plan to have two separate "tracks" happening simultaneously this year – one for middle school and one for senior high. The night ends with all-u-can-eat pizza and other snacks.
Who is it for? – The night is for all those who will be 6th graders in the fall, through those who just graduated from high school. Bring as many friends as you like!
As always, the entire night is free! See you Friday night, June 15th!


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Frank Sinatra immortalized on US postal stampDecember 6th, 2007 - 5:57 pm ICT by admin
Washington , Dec 6 (ANI): Iconic American jazz-singer Frank Sinatra will be posthumously commemorated on an American postal stamp marking his 10 th death anniversary.
The 83-year-old singer died in 1998 and the artwork featuring him will be made public in a ceremony in Beverly Hills, California on what would have been his 92nd birthday(12Dec07).
In spring 2008, the stamp will finally come into circulation.
U.S. Postmaster General, John Potter, paid tribute to the Grammy winner singer, whom he regarded as a legendary artist.
"(He was) an extraordinary entertainer whose life and work left an indelible impression on American culture, he said.
He added: "His recordings, concert performances and film work place him among America 's top artists, and his legendary gift for transforming popular song into art is a rare feat that few have been able to replicate."
Sinatra has been recognised by U.S. postal services for the second time.
In 2002, the Hoboken Post Office in his native New Jersey was renamed in his honour. (ANI)
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Nephew Tommy Prank Call Black History Month
You know, I've been sitting here all day wondering what the MartaCard.com family could add to our site. And thank goodness for sites such as youtube.com and World Star Hip that brings us some of the most catchiest exclusives to date. So every other day (Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays) around the 6o'clock pm hour, look for the post that's entitled Nephew Tommy Prank Call. There will be a video posted under this title, as it premieres a prank phone call by the biological nephew of comedian and radio host, Steve Harvey (Steve Harvey Morning Show). So first up is the prank call entitled "We Need You To Be a Slave." I promise you will be dying laughing. You just don't tell a black person you want them to be a slave. hahahaha. WOW!
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Top 10 Pizza Places in Chicago
Tuesday might be National Sausage Pizza day but when it comes to pizza, we like ALL types. Behold: the top 10 pizza places in Chicagoland according to you, our viewers.* Cheesy, fresh-out-the-oven, and downright delicious, no matter what your toppings preference is, you're sure to find something you like in the list below. Happy eating. Don't forget to catch Chicago's Best every Sunday night at 10pm on WGN-TV. Vito and Nicks: This place oozes cheese, pepperoni and South Side pride. From…
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