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This in fact describes Himself and some spectacularly shitty evenings of late. But that's not today's topic. I've been asked to give the faculty graduation speech. I have no fucking idea what to say. Or, more accurately, I thought I had a few ideas, but dinner with a few colleagues and a handful of graduate students this evening and they all thought it was all wrong. OK. Fair enough. I've got 10 days. Some suggestions to watch various graduation speeches of this and that. OK. Fair enough.
Except, I'm the opening act. I'm not the big, inspiring, forgive all your student debt, famous person speech. I'm the guy who goes before that person. I've been in such a rubbish place for a while now that the standing joke has become reality. "It's not too late to go to law school. Maybe as the environment changes and the waters rise you'll all die terribly and then you won't have to worry about it."
The graduate students all suggested some version of "the you we know is great, be that person." I suppose that's fair, though the specific nature of the self-constructedness for a reading group on Finnegans Fucking Wake isn't a self I trot out universally, so, "be the version of you we think we know, be honest about your pragmatism, and if in doubt just spew medieval facts at them," offers only limited help.
How to be myself to students that know a me that is such a strange slice of who I think I am or who I thought I'd be? Or, if this is the moment to peel back the layers and be a little more of a person as we send them out into the world that, frankly, they all fucking live in already given how nuts the world is and how thin the wall of academia has become, how permeable the not so ivory tower, which layers? Turtles all the way down, onions all the way through.
I've got quotes for mother fucking ages. Randomly browsing poetry for some inspiring shit. I've no idea what I want to say, what 22 year old me wanted to hear, or SHOULD have heard, or could possibly have heard. Nothing. There's nothing anyone could have told me. Which is a shame, as I'm actually listening now.


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I hope everyone is having a great week. We have been getting hit by so much snow this week and the roads have been dreadful. It has also been super cold.
I love making chili during these dreadful winter weeks. An added bonus about chili is that you can make a big batch of it super quick and eat it all week. I love these easy to make recipes because law students are super busy and most days making a whole meal from scratch is a lot of work.
Naturally, when I do not have enough time to make food I just want to grab some take out. Take out is usually not that great and can really put a damper on all the hard work I do at the gym. This chili recipe is healthy, quick, oh and plant-based!
Now, before you say "no way I will not eat beefless ground, I would rather real ground beef," give this a try. This stuff makes chili super amazing and it tastes super good. It also has less fat and calories than real beef.
After I make the chili I split it up into a few different containers. When I come home all I have to do is stick the container into the microwave and voila!
This is sort of like meal prep, but you can make it while you are doing homework or watching tv. Hope you enjoy!
- A can of corn
- A can of Garbanzo Beans
- A can of Kidney Beans
- A can of Diced Tomatoes
- A can of Tomato Sauce
- A bag of Beefless Ground from Gardein
- A teaspoon of chili powder
- A teaspoon of salt
- A teaspoon of garlic powder
- A teaspoon of onion powder
- First, add all the cans into a pot.
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DayBreaks for 8/21/17: On Rough Water #1
Matthew 14:22-27 (ESV) – Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, but the boat by this time was a long way from the land, beaten by the waves, for the wind was against them. And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea. But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, "It is a ghost!" and they cried out in fear. But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, "Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid."
I've been blessed to go to Israel and see the Sea of Galilee. In fact, I've crossed it in a boat. When we were there it was pretty peaceful, but strong winds can come up from the south that are funneled into the lake and they can be fierce…and deadly. It is amazing how having been there makes a story like this come alive.
The sea is about 13 miles long and 8 miles wide. There are several other key facts that we must understand before diving into this story.
- We don't know what time of day it was when Jesus put the disciples into the boat, but presumably it was still light as he'd just finished feeding the 5000. We know it was in the afternoon or evening because the feeding of the 5000 takes place late in the day. And the disciples had just witnessed that miracle.
- We don't know what time of year it was so it may have been nearly dark when the disciples set out.
- We know that there were fishermen among those in the boat – men who had been on the lake for probably several decades with their dad's, and now in their own boats.
- We don't know how far the boat had been able to go in the storm, but they were a long way from land…certainly too far to swim in a raging storm.
So, now, somewhere between midnight and 3 a.m. (we know that because it was "the third watch") these seasoned sailors and fishermen were desperate. The storm must have truly been fierce because it is only 8 miles wide at the widest spot and they're still far from land. Try to imagine their weariness from fighting the storm, their growing fear for life and limb. And then, an apparition comes toward them across the water.
They believe it is a ghost, perhaps sent to collect their own souls. I don't blame them for being terrified. I would have been, too. When is the last time you saw someone in a corporeal body walking atop the water?!
So, they cry out. I can picture them pointing as the apparition gets closer and closer. They can't make out who it is – perhaps they were too afraid to look closely. They scream it is a ghost. And what is Jesus' response? It says Immediately, Jesus spoke to them, "Take heart, it is I! Do not be afraid.
Yeah, right. If you read just a bit further, you'll see they're still not convinced about who it is, for Peter says, rather timidly, Lord, if it is you…invite me to come to you on the water.
What is important here isn't Peter's response, but how Jesus responded to their fear. He did so Immediately…and then he told them something that should have settled their fears: …it is I. In the Greek, what Jesus uttered were the words, "I AM"…the name of Almighty God. And he did so immediately to help quell their fears.
So, why should a name have quelled their fears? Because this is the One who made the wind and the waves. He doesn't bow to them…they bow to Him.
But even more meaningful is what Jesus does NOT do: he doesn't change their circumstances. Why? Good question. He could have just spoken the word or thought the thought: "Be still!" and it would have happened. He did it before and it worked.
No, I think perhaps he didn't change the circumstances because he didn't want them to trust in the circumstances when they change, but in Him. He wanted them to learn to trust in I AM, not in the wind dying or the waves decreasing.
I don't know about you, but when I am afraid, I want God to change my circumstances. Sometimes he does, sometimes not. What God wants me to do is to trust I AM.
PRAYER: Lord, when we are afraid we hope and pray for things to change rather than praying for more trust in You. Help us remember that I AM is the master of all and that what is really important is trusting you is and not in changing circumstances. In Jesus' name, Amen.
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Woman slashed in bottle attack
A YOUNG woman had to undergo surgery in hospital yesterday after she was slashed in the face with a bottle in an unprovoked attack.
The attack happened in the Kilmacoo Lane area of Athlone, Co Westmeath, at about 2.30am yesterday.
The victim, a 21-year-old woman, was with her boyfriend when three men attacked her. She suffered facial injuries when she was hit over the eye with a bottle. Her boyfriend was not injured in the incident.
She was rushed to Portiuncula Hospital in Galway and later transferred to University College Hospital Galway.
Three men were arrested by gardai. They were later released without charge and a file is now being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
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December 4: Brandy
3. In a freezing cold office over a kitchen counter, leaning up against a running dishwasher for hot, steamy comfort. It almost felt as good as taking a shower.
2. In an idle morning over cream of wheat, chatting with Vivian.
1. In an unexpected moment over a pile of papers and laundry, receiving some very good news from a woman named Brandy.


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Poorly Drafted Assignments Can Render Patents Worthless
BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - October 13, 2010) - Many patent applicants spend considerable time and money drafting the perfect patent application but spend considerably less time and effort perfecting their ownership of the application, C. Hunter Baker, MD, PhD, counsel at the Boston intellectual property law firm Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C., writes in Intellectual Property and Technology Law Journal.
"Many applicants consider it simply an administrative task to draft, execute, and record an assignment at the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), or worse, they rely on poorly drafted agreements, such as employment agreements, to establish the ownership of patent rights," he writes in his article, "Assignments: Who Owns Patent Rights?"
Getting an assignment properly executed and recorded to effect a change in ownership of a patent application is just as important as drafting the patent application itself, Baker writes. An error in the assignment can make a patent worthless to an applicant.
In the United States, patent applications are owned by -- and patents are issued to -- the inventors, unless there is an agreement to the contrary, such as an assignment. Furthermore, an inventor who has contributed to just a single claim in an issued patent has an ownership interest in the entire patent.
"It's crucial to know where the rights of all the inventors lie," Baker says.
His article covers why applicants need to get an assignment and what constitutes a valid assignment.
Concluding, Baker offers this advice:
Wolf Greenfield, the largest law firm in New England devoted exclusively to intellectual property law, serves companies that make everything from pharmaceuticals to software to electronics to snowboards, as well as representing academic research centers. The firm counsels clients in the areas of patents, trademarks, copyrights, designs, trade secrets, and related licensing and litigation. Web: www.wolfgreenfield.com.
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I think Spring has finally sprung! The weather has shown 80-degree temperatures one day and near frozen precipitation the next, that's a sure sign of Spring in the West Virginia mountains, right? Anyway, with the arrival of Spring, many anticipate the first signs of early vegetation in the way of ramps, asparagus and rhubarb. I have heard talk of the first mushrooms up for the season and I, myself, am waiting for the first of the locally grown strawberries to appear! What "Spring" foods do you look forward to the most when the season arrives? I've provided a few recipes to incorporate some of these ingredients…enjoy!!
Asparagus Bundles
2 pounds of fresh asparagus, trimmed
12 slices of bacon, slightly precooked
1/2 cup (1 stick) of unsalted butter
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1/2 cup of light brown sugar, packed
1/2 teaspoon of Cajun seasoning
10 turns of the pepper grinder
1/2 teaspoon of garlic salt
2 teaspoons chili powder
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Trim the asparagus by bending the bottom half of one asparagus spear until it pops apart at the natural break. Then line up the other spears and use a knife to cut them all at the same length. Spray an oblong, glass baking pan with non stick spray. If you use a metal pan instead, you'll probably want to line it with a couple of layers of aluminum foil for easier clean up!
Divide the asparagus into 12 equal bundles. Starting about a half inch from the bottom of each bundle, wrap the bundles with the bacon, securing with toothpicks, if needed, and place the bundles into the baking pan.
In a heavy skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the soy sauce, brown sugar, Cajun seasoning, chili powder, garlic salt, and pepper; bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Pour sauce all over the asparagus bundles.
Roast at 400 degrees, about 25 minutes, or just until asparagus begins to wilt, basting with the brown sugar sauce several times.
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2 Tbsp. flour
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1 tsp. cinnamon
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Opunake bach named New Zealand's number one
Opunake bach named New Zealand's number one
Thomas Watt and Greer Garner fell in love with their classic Kiwi cottage the minute they saw it, and it appears other New Zealanders have too.
The pair's coastal Taranaki retreat has won a top prize in a national competition to find the country's best bach.
Fox Cottage in Opunake was named the New Zealand People's Choice Bach Of The Year 2018 and also picked up a Silver Award for Hospitality in the contest run by travel website Bookabach.
The real estate agent and fiancé bought their 1910 cottage this time last year for $220,000.
"It's quirky and unique," Watt, a real estate agent, said.
READ MORE: Bach of the Year win goes to traditional Opunake hideaway
The previous owners had done a lot of work, Watt said. He said and Garner put in nice furniture and Taranaki art on the walls and did extensive work in the gardens.
"We haven't done anything structural or major.
"It is what it is at the moment."
However, the home had already won Bronze in the 2016 Bach of the Year Award for Best Hospitality.
"After we bought it we thought we want to strive for an award."
When they found out they'd been nominated they were "rapt" and the news of their win had only just sunk in.
"It's really exciting."
Despite being in a coastal town, the bach is surrounded by bush.
Watt said it's about a block from the ocean, and although the sea is not in sight, the cottage has a "coastal feel" but is more private.
They have a lot of visitors from Wellington, Palmerston North and Auckland, as well as from overseas.
However, Bookabach is mainly used by New Zealanders.
"They see Taranaki and work out where they can base themselves," Watt said.
"Opunake appears quite central."
The New Plymouth-based pair fell in love with the 60-square metre cottage because it had charm, Watt said.
"We just went for a little nosey and as soon as we saw it we fell in love," he said.
"10 days later it was ours.
"It's nice to have a bit of our own paradise in a place that you love."
The pair also own a 1917 villa in New Plymouth. "We love character homes, they tell a bit of a story," he said.
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Snapper galore, and more await anglers making offshore runs
The short-lived recreational red snapper season has come and gone, but the boats that managed to get out and fish in federal waters, out past 9 nautical miles, didn't seem to have any problem finding and catching the prized and tasty snapper.
Dan Gamble and some friends made the run out of Galveston on the second day of the season and found plenty of snapper, along with a few king mackerel and one ling.
"We went out about 32 miles out of Galveston and fished three wrecks," says Gamble. "The first one was holding hundreds of small snapper in the one to two pound class. But the second wreck we fished was holding snapper in the 3 to 5 pound class. We probably released 50 or more from that one spot. Closer in, we fished a rig that was swarming with baitfish. That's where we caught kings and one ling. When it was all said and done, we had a great day offshore. It's just pitiful that we only have a three-day recreational season in federal waters. That's where all the snapper are on the upper Texas coast. There definitely is no shortage of red snapper."
The National Marine Fisheries Service recently released a report on the Fisheries Economics of the United States. It's almost comical to compare the amount of money generated by recreational anglers as compared to commercial fishing. The report was posted by Brad Gentner, president of Gentner Consulting Group.
According to the FEUS report, in 2015, the fisheries economy in the U.S. generated $200 billion in total economic activity. Of that number, $13.9 billion was created by the commercial sector, or $38.0 billion from the supply chain all the way to the consumer for those fish caught by U.S. commercial harvesters; $92.3 billion in seafood imports; and $63.4 billion from recreational fishing. That's $63.4 billion recreational vs. (at most) $38.0 billion for the commercial harvesting sector.
"NMFS did not try once again to paint the commercial industry as larger than the recreational industry in its announcement," says Gentner. "That only makes sense because the commercial industry has a smaller economic footprint no matter how you slice it.
"Even in the face of increasingly harsh regulations forcing recreational fishing efforts down nationwide, spending by recreational anglers has stayed strong, even increasing. 2015 was up almost $3 billion over 2014, mainly due to a revised durable good expenditure survey that showed recreational anglers are, on average, spending more per person on durable goods like boats and rods and reels. It is likely that trip expenditure estimates will go up even further for 2016 as a new trip expenditure survey has recently concluded."
Meanwhile commercial fishing is shrinking, with revenue dropping more than $300 million from 2014 to 2015 and total economic activity dropping by nearly $10 billion dollars during the same time frame.
"If the recreational sector produces nearly $12 billion a year more than the entire seafood supply chain from the commercial harvester to the consumer, and nearly $50 billion more than the commercial sector, the inevitable question is, why does NOAA Fisheries spend the bulk of its time, effort and energy on management of the commercial harvesting sector?" said Gentner.
"The federal government has routinely ignored even its own economic reports that show recreational fishing generates drastically more economic activity with a lighter impact on the environment and on marine resources. As a nation, we are missing a tremendous economic opportunity when the agency charged with managing the nation's fisheries operates in such a one-sided and completely illogical manner. "
How it all began with BASS and Ray Scott
A half-century ago, when Ray Scott of Montgomery, Alabama, wanted to entice outdoor media to cover his upcoming press conference, he didn't soft-sell the event. He invited the journalists to meet him in Springdale, Arkansas, and learn about "the biggest, most important happening in bass fishing history."
The "happening" was the All-American Bass Tournament on Beaver Lake, an event many mark as the beginning of the modern era of bass fishing. The tournament was held June 5-7, 1967 — 50 years ago this week. The tournament was successful enough to launch the professional fishing careers of Bill Dance, Stan Sloan, Don Butler and others, and it inspired Scott, an insurance salesman turned promoter, to conduct a "tournament trail" of events across the country.
And it spawned the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society — BASS for short — which would grow into the world's largest fishing organization with more than 500,000 members and a magazine, Bassmaster, currently read by 4.5 million people each month.
Thanks to tournaments organized by Scott and, later, by others, the black bass has become America's most popular sportfish, helping drive a freshwater fishing industry that generates $73 billion for the nation's economy and provides employment for more than 500,000 people nationwide.
"The celebration of Ray Scott's first tournament is vital to our sport," says James Hall with BASS. "Ray and his small band of supporters legitimized bass fishing competitions and spawned an industry. That's a big, big deal. Almost every tournament organization today still uses the basic rules developed for the All-American event held 50 years ago. That effort became the constitution for bass tournaments."


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Activities and recreation
The Haute Meuse? Probably the most beautiful region of Belgium! Its slogan "Valleys of fortresses and castles" is no accident. The Château de Vêves, and the ruins of Montaigle, Crèvecoeur and Poilvache are perched on limestone peaks while the medieval keep of Crupet, the Castle of Freyr or the Annevoie gardens occupy the valleys. Dinant is nestled at the foot of its Citadel.
One fourth of the most beautiful villages of Wallonia (Celles, Mozet, Crupet, Soulme, Sosoye, Falaën...) are within a radius of twenty kilometers of Yvoir, without mentioning others which are just as beautiful (Drehance, Furfooz, Falmagne, Evrehailles). Abbeys? Visit Brogne, Leffe or Maredsous.
The owner, a naturalist who is passionate about the environment, can guide your group. The property has been recently promoted by NATAGORA (a belgian NGO) to the status of voluntary nature reserve. Promoting biodiversity is here an obsession.
Forest walks can begin at the Ferme de l'Airbois. The chemin de Saint-Jacques passes at the foot of the property.
At the Ferme de l'Airbois there are board games, petanque, ping-pong, badminton, a sand box, swing sets and a swimming pool (special hours reserved for guests).


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It's 85 degrees in Texas and all you can think of is taking a shower, swimming, going somewhere cool, hanging out in the park or better yet, staying at home just enjoying the coolness of the AC. But if you have some happy feet like mine, you would rather choose being out, not minding being sweaty, trying to be delusional that the trees could give you cooler air than the AC at home. LOL! First, because I wanted to take pictures, second, I wanted to see new places and third, I wanted to take pictures again. Hehe.
My outfit, dress I bought from Burlington, Flats from Moddeals.com, Black Purse from Bueno, Baroque sunnies from Amazon and accessories from zenufashion.com
You guys have a wonderful Sunday! See you all again on my next post.


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This has been one of THOSE weeks. (um.. not the good kind). Let's review... shall we?
* Sunday: start the week under pressure to finish up prep for my woman's group luncheon on Thursday.
* Monday: 2/3 of my children have pink-eye
* Tuesday: serious allergic reaction to eye-drops that treat pink eye (Dewey).
* Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: trips to Dr. to treat serious allergic reaction to med. (and when I say SERIOUS... that is really an understatement. Let's just say, Deweys face looked like something from a horror flick)
* All Week: mostly ignoring kiddos so I have a prayer of finishing up program stuff (translation: UH OH... ducklings are wrecking havoc all over the house and I can't be bothered... just out of time)
* Can't even remember which day: SOMEBODY finds a pair of scissors and thinks it would be cool if my favorite new shirt had more of a "snowflake effect". (um.. this would NOT be a shirt from Walmart by the way. This would be something from Coldwater Creek ... aint nothin cheap from Coldwater Creek)
* Wednesday: can't decorate for my woman's group event because the chapel is booked all day. Must arrive by 8:00 Thursday morning and hope to get all prep done prior to 9:30. Getting ducklings out the door at 7:15 am was an amazing thing!
* Thursday morning: pull off woman's group event. Phew. Had to take Dewey with me because he couldn't go to daycare looking like a creature from somewhere other than planet Earth! Dewey was adorable at the event. (seriously gross looking... but adorable none-the-less)
* Thursday Night: baby vomits on me. While cleaning that up... Dewey squats on coffee table and goes pee pee. (this from a boy who has done such a good job this week in the "pee-pee-on-the-potty" department)
* 12:30 am Friday morning: baby crawls into bed with me (as usual). Cuddles up nice and sweet and then proceeds to spew all over my bed. Change bed... put down a huge beach towel and crawl into bed again. Five seconds later, baby spews all over my bed again. Sob uncontrollably while I change my bed the second time in 20 minutes. Put baby back in his bed because I only own 3 sets of king size sheets. Finally fall asleep at about 2:30 am.
* 6:30 am Friday morning: Baby comes to my room with diaper overflowing with "butt-squirts". It's so bad that when I take his diaper off, I have to wrap it in the changing pad cover and just throw it all away. Find out later that the diaper leaked THROUGH the changing pad cover and dripped all the way to the garbage can outside. Yep... It was THAT bad!
* 8:30 am. Dewey wakes up sick too. Spend Friday cleaning up barf and trying not to think "what next" because I just don't want to know.
* Friday morning: I have lost my voice. Much rejoicing is heard from the Ducklings!
* Friday, Saturday, Sunday: Spend all day every day cleaning up vomit and nasty diapers. All potty training has come to a complete stop. Dewey is back in diapers because the "butt-squirts" are coming so fast and he just can't control it.
* Sunday: Dewey has not held anything down since Thursday evening. Off to the hospital to have him checked out... fear dehydration. Spend 7 hours at the hospital while Dewey has an IV. Cry when they put the IV into his hand. Poor baby screamed so loud. I remember that pain.... it is not fun!
Keep in mind these are merely the highlights. Add to that the continued frustration of potty training, the countless ways the boys found to destroy the house while I was too busy to care, and 100 other little annoyances that occurred. Yep... It was a very, very bad week, indeed! But I have lived to tell the tale. I am a survivor! Woo Hoo!
By the way, I'm still searching for the funny.........
Friday, March 6, 2009
The Week In Review
Posted by Loretta Monroe at 9:06 AM
Loretta is the mother of three boys aged 12, 13, and 14, and the author of "Laughing All The Way To Kindergarten". In addition to keeping up with her crazies, Loretta is a lover of Jesus, hummer of Christian tunes, fan of TexMex, and wearer of leggings. Loretta documents the crazy at www.lorishouseofcrazy.blogspot.com. For more information about future books and a blog of devotionals, visit www.lorettamonroe.com.
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Oh how I can relate to the multiple late night pukings and soiling of many a blankets. The messy diapers weren't quite as heinous, but they were a plenty. This began for us at 2:30 am Thursday. I spent the night cleaning and writing sub plans to return to bed for a brief moment before Mason was to awake for the day. Thoroughly exhausted we blobbed out on the couch together. I can't imagine that times 3. YIKES!ReplyDelete
We'll find the funny together! I lost mine too somewhere... Can't wait to see you tomorrow!ReplyDelete
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Methods of selling a property. Which one is best for you?
There are several different methods of selling a property which we have outlined below along with a few reasons why each method is typically used. If you're thinking of selling then each of these methods should be assessed as to which one meets your goals and objectives best.
The methods most commonly used are:
- Private Treaty
- Traditional Auction
- Modern Method of Auction
- Informal Tender
- Formal Tender
Now lets go through each method in a bit more detail:
- Private Treaty
The process called "For Sale by Private Treaty" is the method employed by most estate agents, preparing descriptive details of the property and quoting a definitive asking price. Details are circulated: potential buyers may view the property and either agree to buy at the asking price or submit an offer to purchase. Agreement to buy at this stage (for England and Wales) is subject to formal contracts being prepared between the vendor and the purchaser and those contracts being signed and exchanged between the two parties.
If several interested parties are introduced to the seller those parties will be invited for "best & final offer" thus ensuring the vendor receives the optimum price.
When used:
The vast majority of presentable residential property where the seller is looking to move from one home to another.
Average time to sell from initial marketing to completion is currently around six months at the time of recording so this potential and varied timescale should be considered when choosing Private Treaty.
At present approximately 30% of transactions collapse before exchange of contracts and the average amount a homeowner loses in that process is around £2,900.
- Traditional Auction
The property is advertised for sale by Auction, rather than at a fixed price. Those interested in buying attend a competitive auction, conducted by an Auctioneer, at which the person who bids highest buys the property.
The successful bidder is legally bound to purchase when the Auctioneer's hammer falls on his bid. He pays a 10% deposit there and then and has to complete the purchase on the stated completion date – normally 4 weeks after the auction date. The buyer has to arrange finance and make any enquiries (including carrying out a survey) before he bids. It is too late afterwards.
When used:
Properties for which there is likely to be strong competition – so that it does not matter if some prospective buyers are not able to bid.
Properties that are most likely to appeal to cash buyers (rather than those with a property to sell or needing to borrow) – for example building plots and properties needing renovation or redevelopment.
Properties with serious defects, where there is a fear that buyers by Private Treaty might keep pulling out because of concerns over the risks they are taking
Those where it is very difficult to predict the likely sale price.
When the seller needs completion within a certain timeframe.
- Modern Method of Auction
New concept more commonly known or referred to as online auction.
The successful buyer is required to pay a Buyers Reservation Fee/Deposit and sign a Reservation Agreement. The property is then reserved to the buyer. The buyer and seller are then required to unconditionally exchange contracts and complete the transaction within 56 days.
This allows buyers time to raise finance so opens the auction to more potential buyers.
No Agency fees and the seller receives the full auction price achieved.
Often an upfront charge for the auction pack paid for by the seller.
When used:
Properties for which there is likely to be strong competition.
Can offer a wider range of buyers with the right marketing due to extended timescale between reservation and exchange of contracts. This allows buyers to raise finance for the purchase if required.
Those where it is very difficult to predict the likely sale price.
When the seller needs completion within a certain timeframe.
- Informal Tender
In the process known as 'For Sale by Informal Tender' the asking price will not be stated generally a guide price will be given. Written offers will be invited (sealed bids) and a closing date for such offers published. All offers are opened at the same time. Generally, the vendor is not committed to accepting the highest or any offer. The offer is not binding and on acceptance of any offer the transaction proceeds subject to contract.
When Used:
Properties where competition is strong and a choice of buyer is likely or anticipated. Properties that require modernisation (defects highlighted at survey).
Where a closure date for accepting offers is required or desired.
- Formal Tender
When a property is sold by formal tender, as with an informal tender, the sale will be advertised with a deadline by which prospective purchasers must submit their bid.
Each tender document from the bidders must include the full legal contract for sale and all bids have to include a bankers draft as a deposit on the contract. The bids are opened by the vendor or agent (representative). As soon as the "best bid" is selected, the bankers draft is accepted and contracts are automatically exchanged. The successful bidder is then committed to the contract and will have to complete the sale on the appointed date. If the successful bidder fails to complete the sale they will forfeit their deposit and further costs may be incurred.
Generally rarely used due to its complexity.
When Used:
Some land transfers and highly desirable, unique properties.
When the seller urgently needs to be completed within a certain time frame.
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The cost of Furnace Repair Keego Harbor MI depends on what's at fault with it. Thermostat replacement starts at $20 while it will cost you about $1,500 to replace a blown engine. The other popular repair issues include ignition and flame detector replacement. You may also notice that a lot of HVAC experts are offering 24-hour repair services of furnaces.
When the cold season sets in, HVAC technicians get called a lot. They usually repair the ignition or pilot light that has gone out in the middle of the night. That untimely suddenness is usually how a lot of people find out that their heating system is faulty. Also, most homeowners fail to understand why they face such a major issue all of a sudden. That generates anxiety over the price of repairing the furnace. Many homeowners can't say if their furnaces are having issues until they stop working.
Average Furnace Repair Cost
It's hard to determine the average cost of repairing furnace because HVAC technicians are dealing with a wide spectrum of parts and components. A furnace has about 50 parts and components and any of them could get broken. This also suggests that furnace repair can be such a complicated task.
Some components also need service more frequently than others. So it's understandable why a lot of homeowners are anxious about the price of repairing a furnace. It is your responsibility to know what to expect.
How to Lower Furnace Repair Costs
To lower down your furnace repair costs, give your furnace a tune-up every year. Almost every problem related to furnaces is due to improper maintenance. Annual inspections are highly recommended. You increase the likelihood of something going wrong with your furnace if you go 2 years or more of no maintenance work done.
Emergencies will cost you a lot more. A regular furnace tune-up, on the other hand, is more like furnace inspection. The technician will check the condition of the machine to prevent major problems with it in the future.
Furnace Maintenance Tips and Tricks
For example, any grime present on the wheel of the blower could build up and trigger an engine imbalance. Blower motors are supposed to last up to twenty years. But any faulty part or component could contribute to its early breakdown. For starters, dirty ignition then to short out circuit boards. The heat exchanger can also overheat, causing increased wear and tear, which may eventually lead to cracking.
It is essential to keep your system clean. Having an HVAC technician come out regularly to identify the issues on your furnace would help. It's better to do that than wait for it to stop working before calling a technician to check it out.
Be sure to change your furnace filters regularly to ensure that it is heating efficiency. Filters also keep grime from building up. Dirty filters will also reduce airflow by 20%. Change your filters frequently, preferably every 30 days. If you suspect that there's something wrong with your furnace, don't hesitate to call the furnace repair specialists near you.


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Honestly I really had no idea that this was even coming out until the day of. Is that sad? I don't think it is. Considering how much there is not really in here and it was not broadcasted. To be honest, Hearthfire, to me, was rushed and unfinished. Now if they would have spent more time on it, then perhaps this would have been better.
I will say that if you have not beaten the original game for whatever reason, then you will encounter some spoilers here.
To start off let's go over the plot:
There is no plot. This DLC is merely a way for people to either A). Adopt children, or B). Create your own house. But these two features are not really worth the $5 that it is. So keeping that in mind let's break down the features that this DLC comes with.
Building Your Dream House In Skyrim:
Before I start with this, I must inform you that it will take a huge considerable amount of money to be able to get the house you want. So if you want to build a shack and live out your days in a run down piece of crap then really it will cost about 6000 gold. Ok here are the steps to building your dream house:
- Have ATLEAST 5,000-10,000 gold. Yeah it will take a bunch of money to get this house off the ground. The funny thing is that you are the Dragonborn. Harvester of Dragon Souls and conquerer of Alduin. So why should you have to pay for your house? Because the Jarls are bastards that's why. You must first buy the plot of land that your house will reside upon. You only get three choices for the plots: Dawnstar, Falkreath, and Morthal. Go to the Jarls and talk to their stewards. They will offer you the land deed and then you can head over to it, once you buy it of course.
- Get a crud ton of Iron Ingots, Wood, Glass, Clay, Conundrium Ingots and Straw. You automatically start off with some of these things (but not all) in your possession next to your plot of land. Your house construction will require a ton of these things because they are all required to build your house. The wood, iron ingots, and clay will be used for the construction of the house and the walls and stuff. The biggest thing to acquire is the Iron Ingots because they will be used for the nails, locks, shingles, and other metal things. So make sure to get a ton of them. The straw, glass and conundrium ingots will be used for the interior of the house.
- Get a housecarl. You can get your follower to become your housecarl. What is a housecarl? They are basically your slaves and you can get them to purchase anything for you. This is in the form of materials, hiring carriages, refurbishing the house, etc. They can be very useful and are not to be taken lightly. All you gotta do is take your follower to the house and then ask them to be your housecarl. Easy.
- Start building. There is a workbench that allows you to start the construction of your house (seen above). From this you must make the entry hall first and then expand from there. Like I said this will require a lot of materials so make sure to stock up first. The more materials you have the more you can make. From there you can build a bigger hallway and then up to 3 room add-ons out of like 10. So make sure to pick them carefully. These can be like armories, extra rooms, trophy rooms, garden, etc.
- Decorate. Now that you have you house built you will notice that it is very very barren. Go around to each room and you will notice that there are workbenches throughout. Go to one of them and add stuff like tables, beds, cabinets, weapon racks, etc. This will take a bunch of money as well so make sure to not be poor.
And that's it in terms of the house portion.
Now for adopting the kids: the easiest way to do so is just go to that adoption center in Riften. Remember when you killed the owner like a pig when that one kid asked you to do so? Well her apprentice took over and the adoption center is now open for business. Just talk to the steward and ask her to adopt. Then go to the kids and you can adopt up to 2 of them. They will immediately go back to your house and then just hang around. That's it really. They ask you for money and stuff but other than that you cannot kill them. What? Oh don't give me that. I have been wanting to kill my kids in a video game since Fable 2. Dammit they need that feature. I cannot be the only one! Oh and you can also adopt them straight from the street if the kids are homeless.
Anyways that's really all. There are a ton of glitches and bugs in here though but other than that it's not really amazing or anything. The best DLC so far that has come out was still Shivering Isles. But that's just me. It's a cool little add on if you want a bigger house. Other than that it is not worth buying.
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Toward a Monetary Union in the East African Community : Asymmetric Shocks, Exchange Rates, and Risk-Sharing Mechanisms
2. Does the Exchange Rate Cause or Absorb Shocks in the EAC Countries?
- Paulo Drummond, Ari Aisen, Emre Alper, Ejona Fuli, and Sébastien Walker
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In Search of Cooperative Management by Tadit Anderson May 15th 2009
Often "mangement" in cooperatives has been a liability relative to the ability of a business to produce wealth on a sustainable basis and relative to its effect on its community. Even so, these difficulties do not really distinguish the management of cooperatives from management perpetrated elsewhere. Personalizing the faults of prior management after the fact does not address why management with in name only prior experience was accepted at the time and doesn't do anything toward changing the concept of management within cooperatives. If cooperative management remains at the level of sand box politics or corporate charades, we will never represent much more than a glinting possibilty and a lot of trauma. In the next breath let's also admit that much of what passes for management out of business schools is more ideology and imagined entitlements, than a skill set.
When the two word roots, "oikos" and "nomia," are combined the definition of the resulting word would be "household management" or "community management." If we suppose that the meaning of a word could be derived from its application, then by measuring the success of "economic" policies in favor of wealth accumulated by the few, and by the extraction of wealth from communities, then the field has been mis-named. If the term describing these policies was changed to better reflect both the actual outcome of those policies then it should be something like olig-nomics or crony-nomics, as management in the interest of the few. If a political system routinely produced such policies under the category of "economics," then "oligarchy," "not democracy," would be an accurate description. The economics of cooperatives needs to be closer to the original meaning of economics, as in management by the community in the interest of the community. There needs to be a type of management and commerce which is different from the elitism and naked class warfare of the financialized version of economics.
If the word "mangement" is to be true in its practice to the original meaning of "economics" then the processes of community would be central to its functions and priorities. Progressive management treats management as a function which can be shared within a community in the interest of perhaps a larger community. This would press for the reintegration of labor in the reproduction of an open community. Conventional corporate management treats "manager" as a position somewhere in a sometimes complex hierarchy of elite management functions.
Progressive management depends upon its ability to support an active form of group cooperation toward goal oriented problem solving and production. It tends to value knowledge, communication, imagination, and the facilitation of cooperation. Decision making based upon objectives and outcomes is favored over decision making based on rank, the promotion of competition, and other structural violence. It values both social skills and technical facility. The use of financial data and analysis is equally important within both management paradigms, with adaptations to the different ways of structuring the priorities, work and costs of the business.
Typically management within cooperatives has been confused, ad hoc, or invested in the authoritarian version of corporate management. Few cooperative managers show any evidence of being aware of progressive management as a different perspective on the process of management. And most cooperative board members seem to be even less informed. A few cooperatives have had individuals whose personal styles and values as managers have caused them to lean toward a progressive sort of world view. Even so it is doubtful that they were aware of the progressive management perspective. Lacking an appreciation for progressive management, its organizational culture will often revert to the corporate form of management and "leadership."
Conventional management tends to move accountability downward and the power of decision making upward. Conventional management is risk adverse and this will limit its capacity for problem solving. In moments of distress or crisis the practicalities of cooperation and community are often pitched over the rail in favor of the comforting superstitions and the fig leaf of authoritarianism. The alternative to conventional decision making is not decision making based upon majority rule, but upon outcome focused decision making.
Progressive management in its extension has proven itself to be more nimble toward adapting to changing markets and more effective in the utilizing of employee capacites and experience. Progressive management relates to employees who work as a part of any particular business as a part of its community of interests. Anyone familiar with the nature of successful small businesses will recognize the pattern.
Consumer cooperatives are by their traditional structure composed by members who are both owners and patrons, and the employees who are often attracted to the value placed upon community look to find it also in daily practice. Progressive management is known for a number of techniques which were later abused by conventional management. This list includes "management by objectives," "just in time" inventory control, "quality circles," the virtual organization, and team building. In using management based upon the process of community the contributions of each employee are respected.
A major factor of the temporary success of the generation of cooperatives established in the 70s around natural foods and various related production was that they began in a niche market that was not strongly contested. Those cooperatives made major contributions to the development of those markets, and then proceeeded to lose market share to businesses which were less prone to self inflicted damage, less conflicted about the nature of management, and often better capitalized. The corporate investment in this market doesn't necessarily mean that they are better managed overall or that their services and products are necessarily produced in a more ecological or just manner. We don't have a such an open niche to occupy at this time, and thereby we have less latitude to avoid taking what we are doing seriously.
Conventional management tends to be committed to reducing the costs of labor and other inputs such as raw materials and energy in favor of maximizing the return on a short term basis. Another part of this strategy shifts certain expenses such as, the cost of maintaining the infrastructure necessary to sustain an economy and the costs of waste, pollution, and related health hazards shifted onto the public. All of this is intended to increase the return on the investment held by stock holders and private equity holders, and to increase the benefits to management in the way of salaries, stock options, and other benefits. If the concept of "community" is used within this strategy, it is posed as being the recipient of trickle down benefits from the few. It is strongly biased toward conformity to authority, supposed elite professionals, and other versions of shut up and shop.
Other negatives include that financialized management tends to reduce improvements in related production technologies, to decrease the development of new products, and to limit financial analyses to short term profits. The possibility of sharing the management function and that non-management staff might have significant contributions toward operational efficiency and effectiveness are regarded at this level as being ridiculous or worse socialist. The financialization of business is more about wealth extraction and the reproduction of corporatist authority and class divisions, than wealth production. As such, it is fundamentally unsustainable in several different ways.
Cooperatives have tended to place themselves in the contradictory stance of imitating the authority structures of corporate management, without even having enough financial competence or even knowledge of basic good business practices to increase the retained earnings of that business without massively exploiting both non-management staff and the members. With just a little bit of imagination and curiosity the management of cooperative businesses would look more and more like progressive management. The Rochdale Pioneers created a model not just for cooperatives, but also for progressive management.
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Stellar Shape-shifting Scar
Well...the Sun's bruise seems to have grown in size! Yuck. I mean...the entire Earth can probably fit inside that hematoma! Nasty.
Sunspot 2529's blossomed into a very lovely magnetic structure. The penumbra and umbra are clearly defined and apparent, but the spore-like structures next to it seem to be stunted. For now. Will sunspot 2529 vomit a coronal mass ejection? Who knows. Probably not. But never say never, right? The Sun may become moody or experience some kind of mental paroxysm. Or the Sun may yawn…for another 11 years.
Hey! Did you notice something weird? Sunspot 2529 is shaped like a heart!
Well…kind of. Sunspots can manifest as a variety of wacky shapes and sizes—it's not uncommon to see peculiarly shaped magnetic structures sprout upon the photosphere. Sunspots can also change shape over time.
Let's take a look at an earlier photograph of sunspot 2529 (April 10, 2016):
See? The shape is completely different. Most sunspots will have a somewhat spherical structure, but that doesn't mean they have to stay that way. Obviously. The Sun is a dynamic fusion bomb. Nothing remains static.
Hit the play button and take a closer look at sunspot 2529!


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TAR syndrome
Clinical description
TAR syndrome is characterized by a transient Thrombocytopenia (low platelet count) and a bilateral Absent Radius from which is derived the acronym of this condition (TAR). Majority of affected individuals have a minimal 200kb deletion of region 1q21.1 (which comprise the RBM8A gene) on one copy and another genetic change in the RBM8A gene on the second copy. In this way, both copies of the RBM8A gene do not function what causes the observed manifestations in this syndrome.
Associated malformations
Although the radius is absent in affected individuals, the thumbs are still present. Upper and lower (hip, patella, long bones), ribs, and vertebra can be present.
Between others, renal abnormalities and malformations of the female genitalia can also be present.
- Transmission: TAR syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder. This means that both copies of the RBM8A gene do not function.
- In 50-70% of cases, the 200 kb deletion is inherited from an asymptomatic parent. In this situation, the risk for brothers and sisters to be also affected of TAR syndrome is 25% in each pregnancy if both parents carry a genetic change.
- In 25-50% of cases, the 200kb deletion happened de novo in the affected individual. The brothers and sisters will then have a 50% risk to be carrier but will not present symptoms of the TAR syndrome.
- Prenatal diagnosis: Prenatal diagnosis is possible if the mutations are known in the familily either by chorionic villus sampling from 11-14 weeks or amniocentesis from 15 weeks. It is also possible to evaluate the fetus by ultrasound by the observations of the limbs to see if abnormalities associated with the syndrome is present (absent radius).
Notes that little is know about the disease and this is why it's very important for studies to understand how this region can cause difficulties for some individuals carrying a certain rearrangement, and save others with the opposite one.
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About Oxford Consulting Associates
Oxford Consulting was founded in 1997 by a team of industry experts, supported by colleagues working in some of the UK's leading universities. Since that time, we have developed strong links with many research institutes and business schools across Europe. The ability to access some of the world's leading minds and most-current research remains a distinctive part of the way we work today.
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Liz Smith Russell, president of Plum Street Publishers, Inc., has been elected to the board of directors of the Arkansas Association of Instructional Media (AAIM).
AAIM is an affiliate of the American Association of School Librarians, a division of the American Library Association. AAIM's mission is to improve education and literacy through the use of communications, technology, and media.
Russell has three decades of experience in the book industry. She previously served on the boards of the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance (SIBA) and the Mid-South Booksellers Association.


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Sources said Kunal Ghosh had implicated Mukul Roy and 12 others for their role in the Saradha scam.
In a development which can have far reaching political implications, minutes after forming a team of 10 officers, the Central Bureau of Investigation has summoned former Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kunal Ghosh in connection with the Saradha scam.
According to sources, it was TMC MP Kunal Ghosh who had implicated Mukul Roy and 12 others for their role in the Saradha scam.
Mukul Roy was later arrested by the SIT but he has only been questioned by the CBI once ever since the case was transferred to the agency by the Supreme Court.
Sources told India Today that Kunal Ghosh will appear before CBI sleuths on Sunday in Shillong.
The CBI has formed a 10-member team to investigate chit fund scams in West Bengal. Sources in the CBI told India Today TV that the team will leave from New Delhi for Kolkata today.
The team comprises one SP-rank officer Jagroop Gusinha, two deputy SPs, three ASPs, and four inspectors.
Some of these officers will also go to Shillong and join Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar's interrogation.
Kumar has been accused of withholding some documents related to Saradha and Rose Valley chit fund scams.
Rajeev Kumar is expected to be summoned by CBI very soon.
On Sunday, the CBI had sent a team to interrogate Rajeev Kumar at his residence in Kolkata.However, in an unprecendented move, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee stormed to his residence and prevented the CBI from quizzing him.
Mamata Banerjee also ordered the West Bengal Police to surround Rajeev Kumar's residence and prevent the CBI team from entering it.
She then started a dharana--Save Democracy protest--against the Narendra Modi-led central government.


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Mother guilty of murdering young daughters who 'got in way' of sex life
Louise Porton was convicted of killing both Lexi Draper and Scarlett Vaughan within three weeks of each other.
An "emotionless" mother has been convicted of murdering her two young daughters after they "got in the way" of her sex life.
Louise Porton had denied killing three-year-old Lexi Draper and 17-month-old Scarlett Vaughan, but was found guilty by a unanimous jury decision at Birmingham Crown Court after a five-week trial.
Porton, who described herself as a "model" in texts to male suitors, blinked as the verdicts were read out and then sat in the court dock, one hand over her eyes, head bowed.
Jurors heard Porton had accepted 41 friend requests on a dating app just a day after the first child Lexi died, and was described by prosecutors as being "calm and emotionless" following Scarlett's death.
Reacting to the verdicts, the children's heartbroken father Chris Draper said his "only comfort" was the youngsters were now "together".
When Lexi was ill in hospital, just over a week before she died, Porton took topless photos in the toilets and was arranging to perform sex acts for money with a man she had met through a website.
Warwickshire Police said it was also "clear from the evidence" of damning internet searches about death and Lexi's two hospital admissions, in early January 2018, that callous Porton had twice tried to kill her daughter before eventually succeeding.
Between January 2-4, she used her Google account to search for "Why did my 3 year(-old) stop breathing", and "Why do toddler having a fit stop them breathing".
The 23-year-old suffocated Lexi in the early hours of January 15 last year and was then heard "laughing" at a funeral parlour two days before killing Scarlett just over two weeks later, on February 1.
Prosecutors said it had appeared to the funeral arranger present that Porton was "using FaceTime and that she was speaking to a man".
Jurors were told that after police seized her phone, they uncovered searches including how long it took a dead body "to go cold up to the shoulder" and "five weird things that happen when you die".
Opening the Crown's case at the start of the trial, prosecutor Oliver Saxby QC said: "The overwhelming inference is that Lexi and Scarlett died because someone deliberately interfered with their breathing.
"That someone can only have been this defendant."
Both children had symptoms consistent with deliberate airway obstruction and Scarlett had signs of recent bleeding in her neck tissue, suggestive of neck compression, jurors heard.
Mr Saxby said specialist doctors could find no "natural reason" for why either child had died.
Almost two weeks before her death, Lexi had been taken to hospital on January 2 and then January 4, but was sent home with antibiotics for an apparent chest infection.
Prosecutors said that while in hospital with her sick daughter, Porton went to the toilets and took topless photos.
It was in the days after Lexi was discharged on January 4, the prosecution alleged the mother looked online for "can you actually die if you have a blocked nose and cover your mouth with tape".
Porton also searched "how long after drowning can someone be resuscitated?" and accessed an article called "Toddler brought back to life after nearly drowning", jurors heard.
The Crown alleged Lexi had been dead for some time before a 999 call was made from her home on January 15, with Mr Saxby pointing to evidence of Porton's web searches.
It is hard not to draw the conclusion that, for the defendant, at times, her two children got in the way of her doing what she wanted, when she wanted and with whom she wanted Oliver Saxby QC, prosecuting
Porton later told police it was "entirely false" to suggest Scarlett was already dead when she was recorded on CCTV carrying the little girl from a hotel in Rugby, where she had been staying.
But the paramedic responding to the subsequent non-emergency 111 call Porton made described the girl as being "freezing and completely lifeless" when he arrived.
CCTV also showed Porton filling up with petrol during the period when jurors heard the little girl had already been killed.
The first day of the trial was told that from August 2016 until early November 2017, Porton lived at an address in Willenhall, near Walsall, where her landlady spent "more and more time" caring for Lexi and Scarlett while their mother was "doing social things" instead of looking after them.
The landlady made a statement to police saying Porton was doing "whatever she could not to have them with her".
Conceding that being a young mother of two young children would have placed a burden on the defendant, Mr Saxby added: "No doubt, she would have needed time to herself.
"But in the context of what was later to happen – in the context of two unexplained deaths consistent with deliberate airway obstruction – it is hard not to draw the conclusion that, for the defendant, at times, her two children got in the way of her doing what she wanted, when she wanted and with whom she wanted."
Porton had denied wrongdoing throughout, telling police in a prepared statement: "My children were never an inconvenience to me and I accommodated my lifestyle and personal life around them.
"I still don't know how my daughters died, or what caused it."
Afterwards, in a statement released through police, the children's father and family said: "Only having a short time with Lexi and never meeting Scarlett makes it all the more heart-breaking.
"We will miss out on all those special occasions they would have celebrated; their first day at school, birthdays, getting married and having children of their own."
"The only comfort is that Lexi and Scarlett are together," they added.
At no point throughout the whole investigation has she ever shown any real signs of emotion Detective Superintendent Pete Hill
Detective Superintendent Pete Hill, of Warwickshire Police, said: "I will never be able to understand why Louise Porton murdered her children, Lexi and Scarlett.
"It is clear from the evidence that Porton tried to kill her daughter Lexi on at least two occasions prior to her death on 15 January 2018.
"Not content with killing one of her children, she did exactly the same to her other daughter, Scarlett, on 1 February 2018.
"She has lied repeatedly to friends, family and professionals to cover her tracks.
"At no point throughout the whole investigation has she ever shown any real signs of emotion."
Porton, formerly of Skiddaw, Rugby, Warwickshire, will be sentenced by Mrs Justice Yip on Friday.


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Real Earth Real Body Real Love
I believe that the conventional medicine and pharma industry's have created amazing things... Some antibiotics have been life saving, some surgical procedures are phenomenal.
Man has been incredibly clever over the years.
However have we gone too far with everyday house hold and personal care products...... Recreating chemical constituents from plants.
Maybe we have.......
The baby product industry is one of the worst out there..... One brand here in Australia that most hospitals recommend.... You know who they are..... baby shampoo, baby soothe bath, baby oil..... Seriously? Check out all of the harmful chemicals under the ingredients list, just for our precious babies... These ingredients are really unnecessary with what we know now.
It's so important now, more than ever before, that we all become more aware of this! Did you know that everyday there is a whopping 4,000 new man made chemical substances added to products each day.... EACH DAY!!!
I am not just talking about human health here, lets think about our environment, our animals who don't have a say. The entire planet earth.... There is now evidence of mutagenic species... In the everglades in Florida, crocodiles are both male and female due to the high amount of toxic synthetic substances in the water.....
For us humans, degenerative diseases are so common, it's a huge problem, however we all can make a difference. We are conscious consumers and we are blessed to be able to choose what is right for us. Let us all ask more questions and seek the truth.
People have said to me, Amy, don't be silly it's only a little bit, it won't hurt...
Well, that little bit builds up gradually over years, this is called bioaccumulation. Bioaccumulation within our fat cells, blood and bones... Over years this accumulates and may cause all sorts of unbalance within our bodies, which in turn effects our mental state and our spirit. One of the first organs to show signs of ill health is the liver. When the liver becomes over burdened, it can show many different signs from allergies to asthma, eczema, a mystery illness, or worse a degenerative disease.
I have found it incredibly empowering, since becoming more aware of the impact that we are having on our society, our children's future, the environment, Mother Earth, our brilliant blue ocean..... our entire planet.
In America, 89% of the 'natural green' products are not really green?!? There are a whooping 17,000 chemicals used as trade secrets in the green cleaning industry!!!!
So, unfortunately when the label boasts things like 'eco, green, organic, earth friendly, sensitive, dermatologically tested, pure'............... This can be just a sign of extremely clever marketing, turn the product over, read the ingredients list..... and if they don't even list the ingredients, stay clear :)
The power of one:
"I am only one but still I am one. I cannot do everything but I still can not refuse to do the one thing that I can do.... We can all make a difference, and cause a ripple effect all over the world!" Connie McDanel, Young Living Educator.
What is a better choice?
What is a great solution for our homes, our bodies, our kids, our schools and our earth???
Well, if you are looking for a company that has EVERYTHING covered... check out Young Living! They work synergistically with our precious earth, they are sustainable, work with local communities, kind to the planet, a full disclosure company, and full of amazing education. They ultimately provide WELLNESS, PURPOSE and ABUNDANCE in many amazing forms.... more family time, optimal health, opportunities to see the world and financial independence. Gary Young, the founder of Young Living has even opened two schools in Ecuador to help give kids a better chance in life.... how awesome is that?
MY FAVOURITE ECO HOME PRODUCTS: Stimulating and Spicy :)
Thieves House Hold Cleaner is an amazing product:
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It's all about consumer awareness and choices... Be a part of the change!!!
No more endocrine disruptors messing with our precious bodies, think of our lakes, our rivers, our animals.... Our precious plant... WE DON'T NEED TO USE THESE UNNECESSARY CHEMICALS ANYMORE!!!
My mum has said to me in the past when I have screwed my nose up at the commercial liquid washing detergent she has used 'oh Amy, I used the same when you were little and you turned out alright'. Well, yes mum, but just reminding you of the 4,000 new man made chemicals, that are being introduced on a daily basis!!! My parents didn't have these chemicals 'back in their day'.
Being a mum of two adorable little girls.... do you see why I am so passionate?
--:So here are my:- -
Top 10 Crazy Chemicals to Ditch from Your Life:
1. Sodium lauryl sulphate - (maybe petroleum/palm oil derived) Found in toothpaste, whitener, facial cleanser, body wash, shampoo, foundation, carpet cleaner, carwash. Potential effects: Can penetrate skin and accumulate in vital organs, suspected liver toxicity, cause various skin conditions..... Why is it used? Its nice and foamy!
2. Propylene glycol / Polythylene glycol - (Petroleum derived) Found in moisturiser, shampoo, hand cream, soap, cleanser, food and pet shampoo. Potential effects: respiratory, immune and neurotoxicity, sensitization, eczema, etc... Why is it used? It softens the skin.
3. Fragrance/parfum/fragrant oil - Mostly synthetic. Found in most cosmetic products and household products. Can even be found in products labelled unscented or fragrance free. Potential effects: Allergic reactions, asthma, suspected neuro and immune toxicity. Why is it used? Deodorant, masking, perfume.
4. Triclosan - (Petroleum derived) restricted in cosmetics in Japan and Canada. Found in liquid hand soap, hand sanitiser, facial cleanser, toothpaste, deodorant, dish washing liquid, pet shampoo. Potential effects: Gets absorbed and piles up in our bodies, where it may disrupt our hormones. Skin, eye, lung irritation, allergic reactions, wildlife and environmental toxicity, suspected skin, sense organ and immune toxicity... maybe contaminated with other dangerous chemicals. Why is it used? As a deodorant or preservative.
5. Aluminium compounds - Found in lots of cosmetics, personal care, sun screen, foods and vaccines. Potential effects: Suspected respiratory, liver, musculoskeletal and neurotoxicity!! Aluminium alters the function of the blood brain barrier. Various functions including anticaking and viscosity controlling.
6. BHA - (Petroleum derived, banned in the EU) Found in lipstick, lip gloss, lip liner, moisturiser, eye shadow and food! Potential effects: Recognised carcinogen, wildlife and environmental toxicity, suspected respiratory, liver, endocrine, immune and neurotoxicity.......... Why is it used? Antioxidant and masking.
7. Oxybenzone - (Petroleum derived, restricted in Japan). Found in lip balm (*as a teenager, how many times did you put lip balm on your lips? Me about every 30 mins!!), fragrances, moisturiser, anti aging, sunscreen, lipstick, paint and pesticides.
Potential effects: suspected kidney and liver toxicity, absorbs through the skin, produces damaging reactive oxygen species upon exposure to sunlight, associated with endocrine disruption, wildlife and environmental toxicity!.... Why is it used? It's a UV filter and UV absorber... (yet, it produces free radicals on exposure to sunlight?!?)
8. Sodium fluoride - (Banned in oral products in Canada!!!). Found in breath freshener, tooth whitener, mouthwash, toothpaste, glue, adhesives and insecticides.
Potential effects: dental fluorosis, bone cancer, bone fractures, osteomalacia, suspected cardiovascular, respiratory, developmental, liver, musculoskeletal and neurotoxicity. Why is it used? For anti plaque and oral care :/
9. Methyl/Propyl-paraben - (Petroleum derived). Found in facial cleanser, anti-aging, foundation, shampoo, conditioner, lip gloss, mascara, moisturiser.
Potential effects: Sensitisation, interferes with gene expression, suspected endocrine disruptor, skin irritation, contact dermatitis, wildlife and environmental toxicity. Why is it used? Preservative.
10. Phthalates - (some banned in cosmetics in the EU, may be petroleum derived). Found in nail polish, hair spray, body lotion, perfume and detergents.
Potential effects: Suspected endocrine, liver, kidney, reproductive, developmental, immune and neurotoxicity, wildlife and environmental toxicity, linked to birth defects and damage to male reproductive system. Why is it used? It's a plasticiser and solvent.
**Alcohol (Denatured) - steer clear of this one too......
**Alcohol (Pure) is regarded as safe...........
Does that make you curious as to what you have in your house? Jump up and check out some of your products :)
So what on earth do I use? I hear you say :)
Well, Young Living essential oils have everything covered... from plant based wellness, first aid (bring fever down with peppermint oil) toothpaste and even dental floss, shampoo/conditioner, face scrub, moisturiser, pure perfume, synthetic free nutrition, slique tea, energy bars, pet care, emotional and physical wellbeing.... cleaner.... home pamper sessions, there is as they say an oil for everything :)
A beautiful part of your daily life, so why not use the best in world.... share them with your friends and get them for free!
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Even my five year old can do it, with my guidance of course!!!!
These amazing oils allow you to make your own personal care products, make your own plant medicines (the original chemical components), make your own first aid, make your own flavourings, make your own fresheners, make your own cleaners...... We are all conditioned to have so many individualised cleaners, we don't need this..... We don't need a shower cleaner, a separate fridge cleaner, oven cleaner, wonder cleaner, floor and wall, bench top, basin, stainless, marble, granite and wooden cleaner....
If you don't know who Young Living are, you better start learning ;) They are growing faster than an F1 race car :)....... During the 'financial crisis' they grew about 47 % and grow more and more every single year. With such incredibly pristine products and beautiful life values, it's really no surprise. It's exciting, an honour and a privilege to be a part of such a high quality, prestigious and empowering company like Young Living. Their core values are to help and give to people so that they too can experience their best life ever.
For me I have never been happier. To know that I have found my niche, my passion and my calling. I have never felt so healthy, fit and vibrant and it makes you want to jump out of bed each and every morning, because you never know whose life you are about to transform next..... If this also resonates with you, then I urge you to take the plunge and do it.
You will never look back!!
Young living essential oils, nutritional supplements and personal care products are straight from the plant, nothing added, nothing taken, therapeutic and more of a necessity than ever before.
I will leave you with a quote direct from the father of inspiration and motivation, Dr Wayne W. Dyer, straight from YL Convention 2013. As a member of Young Living essential oils he use to buy about 12 bottles of rose oil a month and rubs JOY on his chest before bed every night!!!! He used them to increase his vibrational frequency and energy field.
"What Young Living is doing is going to alter and shift the state of consciousness of our planet" - Dr Wayne W. Dyer.
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