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London. How I've missed you, ever since moving to Manchester, I take any given opportunity to come back to one of my favourite cities in England, if not the world. I always feel like I can finally breath, that some unknown weight is lifted off my shoulders. When I've finally got off my 5h coach ride at Victoria Coach Station and started to walk towards any given coffee shop, because you all know coffee runs in my vains and sleep can be rather exhausting experience, while walking I had this feeling of excitement, I was going to go to an event that I've wanted to go for a while (I never knew applying for a ticket was so easy, I've always thought you needed following with of few k, silly me!) I was going to meet brands that I've been aware of and fan of since the age of 14 (such as Hell Bunny, oh men!), I was going to see bloggers and content creators that I've been following online for years. I was going to be around the kind of fashion that was 100% me! I was excited, I was also anxious and scared, being it new experience and new environment. But I was going to be around like minded people, and I couldn't wait!
When I've finally walked into the Islington Business Centre, looked around and seen dozen of different stands, with brands displaying their products, and it all ranged from fashion, to beauty and lifestyle, mostly in form of hip flasks, because you know, rock 'n' roll. The first brand I spoke to was Laura Zabo a very unique brand that created accessories,jewellery and homeware from recycled bicycle tires! BICYCLE TIRES, people!! All of the items are also vegan! As someone who is trying to live environmentally friendly life, you know as much as I can, this concept was just so amazing, I couldn't stop looking at the products mesmerised when the brand founder was introducing me to all of the different products! Ethical, stylish and badass looking, that's the kind of fashion I want to be surrounded with! I also had a quick look at leather accessories and jewellery brand bullet 69, and looking at all the studded belts and chokers just would make my 14 year old self speechless, and now looking at the body harnesses well, I'm all about that right now! You can just imagine how fast my mental bank balance was going down each second. Another amazing Gothic accessories brand was Heikichi Body Jewellery which had chokers, that looked like they've been taken from Japanese anime aka Gothic choker goals! I'm telling you, two walls filed with chokers and body jewellery! True beauty!
And as we are talking about Gothic aesthetics (who's sick of me overusing the word "goth"?) As someone who is a sucker for black coats, corsets and all black clothing Queen of Darkness was of course my next destination. Looking at all the black capes, jackets, shoes, trousers, you name it! I want it all! Tyneway Trading was another dark brand that was full of corsets, PVC trousers, which have been on my radar for quite sometime if I have to be honest, leather skirts and of course jackets that would make you look like a Dementor, which is always a good thing, you guys need to admit, these dudes had great fashion sense! We all know that no Goth, punk whatever style or aesthetic you personally identify as goes barefoot, although that would be rebellious af! To go with all of your studded accessories and dark clothing, footwear is always my personal favourite item of wardrobe to make a statement. And what's better then Alternative Footwear ? Yes, that's the actual name of the brand, pretty self explanatory isn't it? Well, these guys say it as they see it, and oh men I love it! Shoes designed in Germany, made in Poland, covered in leather, lace, all black, with platforms as high as my standards in fashion.
Jack's Inn an accessories and clothing brand that creates bags, mugs and hip flasks all finished with beautiful, slightly creepy illustrations, but for me creepy equals beauty therefore they were all beautiful! The German brand gave me such a Western feel to it that I can't shake it, it's a good thing of course. There isn't much fashion or accessories like that in the UK so seeing something that looked like that was rather refreshing and interesting to see. Few stands away there was another brand that some might find rather odd to be in an alternative trade show, much ladies and gentleman, lingerie can be so freaking alternative, it makes up quite a big percentage of the trade design inspiration after all. Something Wicked fitted ideally with the crowd, with bra's, corsets, underwear and hosiery is so many different designs that my exited brain was getting overwhelmed! From lace, to mesh, silk, whatever your heart desires! I've personally always been a massive fan of the art of lingerie designs, the diversity and creative outlet surprises me each time, especially since I find those in more "alternative" brands rather then high street!
Another brand that I found rather intriguing was Pamela Mann mostly because of the creative range of designs regrading tights, as I'm sure there are classics that we all know and love, like your standard black tights, fishnet tights etc. However this brand offers that and so much more, when I first went to the stand there was one particular pair that I could take my eyes off, and that was a pair with a black skull print and printed on white skin tone tights it honestly gave such a tattoo effect that one may wonder if getting tattooed is worth it if you can just put tights with some illustrations on the tights instead (the answer is yes but you get my point).
Oh and you think I'm done here?! Oh no! Besides from Gothic, steampunk and all of that *alternative* fashion, there were also some street ware inspired brands,in other words something for everyone, good job London Edge! One of the brands was Libra Style Tee's I must also say that it was so lovely speaking to one of the co-creators of this brand! What a wonderful open minded human being, I'm telling you guys! And did I also mention that the t-shirts come with so many different adorable and very relatable graphics? For example this "Trash" tee? Honestly, t-shirt meant for me! Right after I went to a stand that was right across from Libra Style Tee's and that was Anchor and Rose London. What caught my eye was a crisp white tee with a black illustration that resembled so much of Grace Neutral tattoo practice, yet had little to do with it. Grace Neutral that is. The fashion brand that was born from pure need to create and love for art, decided well, to put the art somewhere else rather then their walls, let's put that art into clothes! This is a practice that more and more artists do now days, which is so freaking awesome! Who wouldn't want to wear art on the body? I was laughing the whole time that my next (read: 4th) tattoo will be one of their designs! Check their website as they have pretty cool ones! You can also buy the art! And who doesn't like art, right?
What I found amazing in London Edge was the diversity of brands and their aesthetic, sure the majority of them were in the "dark" spectrum, however there were few streetwear inspired brands that had the dark twist to them! On the second day I spoke to 3 different brands who's designs would fit any Health Goth's dreams, or anyone who like sporty inspired clothing in all black everything! Syd and Mollory was one of the first brands I got to speak to, with letter printed sleeves and rose embodied mesh dresses the way the brand looked was a mixture of a better version of Pablo by Kayne West (I'm sorry personally I'm not the biggest fan) and Ragged Priest (a company that I lust over all the time but don't own anything from them yet) In other words, casual perfection! And the prices themselves are incredibly well put, we're talking an average of £20 per long sleeved top. Not bad! On the same day, I also got to meet the creators of two different brands but with a very similar design style, I'm talking about Fearless Illustration and Cosmic both brands were right next to each other, with their brands creators just chatting away while I approached them. Little bit of the topic, but I love when brands interact with each other, there isn't any cattiness, we all should work together! Loves it! Fearless Illustration was honestly my dream come true for Halloween time (read: everyday, everyday is Halloween) with the name already giving out the design approach, you guessed it, the clothes are covered in illustrations, but not any odd illustrations, I'm talking about bones, gutt's, blood, brains, you know the fun stuff! The simple silhouette's in either monochrome or with touch of red and pink, it was a brand that I just could not take my eyes away from! The simple yet complicated lines really stood out! Next to it being Cosmic, a brand that I have no idea goes about copy rights, mostly because they take the anime or Disney characters and make them creepier and more scary then their original selfs. Of course just like Fearless Illustrations I couldn't take my eyes away from the designs, give me the creepy and give me the insanely soft fabric and I am sold!
Besides from all that art on the clothes, there were two more brands that would go into the category of mine of Gothic Streetwear, the brands being Okayla and Too Fast. Okayla being originally a sport luxe brand, I would be wondering at first how a brand with such a sport look would fit into an event that is London Edge, and after seeing the brands designs, seeing the mesh, the black and even the sequins well it fitted perfectly, of course all of it was more on the sporty side of things but with right shoes, accessories, and maybe a leather jacket it could work into such a perfect dark look! The other brand being Too Fast, was on the other hand something that a lover of punk fashion would get into, or anyone who loved colorful prints on black t-shirts (me!) Of course there were dresses, skirts and all of that fun stuff but guys! Check out the tops and t-shirts! The prints on there are too cool (for school) no, like literally, I know if I would wear one of them in school I would get into trouble! Yeah!
Another brand that you would think wasn't your stereotypical Gothic, alternative clothing was Elements Rainwear. Mostly because it's a brand that specialise in well, rainwear. Perfect idea for a rainy country like England if you ask me. But honestly why don't we get more brands that are well, rain friendly!? I mean it makes sense doesn't it? The brand originally from Manchester that is all about saving you from the cold rain and making sure you are looking ever so stylish while doing so! The coats come in so many colours and styles that I'm sure there's something for everyone, however I personally loved the black coat (Worn on Wioleth in the photo below) mostly because it's black and it goes almost to the ground. I'm thinking that this coat was just meant for Matrix!
Right before the actual day of London Edge I got followed on Instagram by one of the companies that was going to show their designs on during the trade show. That company was Priority Clothing. And their priority are mostly t-shirts! Concentrating on the design of the graphics and illustrations that go on top of, white, black, blue or green tops. However let's be honest, it's all about the monochrome tones! And just like with the other stands, I had really lovely conversation with the brand owner about fashion and the brand it's self. Of course as someone who loves poking fun at the society, for some reason I found the "God shave the Queen" hilarious! Stupid sense of humour? Maybe, thank god that I'm not the only one with it! Fulwood London yet another brand that know the understand the importance of social media interaction, I really respect that! The brand that is all about showcasing the up and coming talent in the tattoo world in a format of t-shirt collaborations showcase the variety of designs made by different tattoo artists. As someone who is all about sharing the work of others I find that brand idea so sweet and combining fashion, art and tattoos is something we need more in the world off definitely!
Even thought I've saved talking about Fennec London as one of the last brands, it was the brand I've met on the first day of London Edge and straight from the beginning I was hugged, told all about the brand, showed the different designs and told about the concept and design process of scarves that may not be Goth, or punk or any of those things but damn are the original! With British currency printed in between black letter font, flowers on the white background was one of the designs I've seen. The quality really got me, it was a very high quality of silk! I've also found out about the different designs, from large to small sizes and even pocket sized ones having the diversity to be worn is endless ways! And you all know how I feel about a multifunctional product (I love it!)
As always I like to save best for the last, even though all the brands Ive mentioned and seen during the course of two days have been truly amazing however in my personal opinion and I'm sure many people who've seen the brand are going to agree with me on this one, Hex Bomb was one of the coolest ones! I'm not sure whenever it's the fact that the brand is cruelty free and vegan, made in England or because their bath bombs are super badass! There is a black bath bomb! A black bath bomb I repeat! I've been in a search for one for ages, without spending insane amount of money of course! Looks like I found one! I was kindly gifted few bath bombs in black, green and red as well! My creative side is already thinking of cool posts, videos I can do using these and I'm planning to do an entire review anyway so for me going on and on about these amazing products would be pointless. But the brand was so lovely and their products are well, the bomb!
I can't even tell you how sad I am that this event isn't every single week. At London Edge I felt like a home, I didn't feel like a weirdo for liking alternative fashion, body modifications or metal music. I truly felt like I belonged in the community, and that's a feeling I didn't feel in a while, but more about that in my next post. Besides from meeting and seeing brands that I've been loving and following since I was in my teen's I also go to meet in person people who really inspire my and drive my creativity and passion for communication every single day! I spoke to some of them before but really meeting them in person, talking, discussing all of the things regarding fashion, self expression and blogging was incredible. Thanks to all of these ladies, Kimi, Olivia, Viola, Hannah, Connie, Kayla and Nelly I really got the amazing sense of belonging in fashion. Because fashion isn't only high fashion, alternative side of it is fashion! And I loved it for so long, and it's truly who I am so meeting people that inspire you and keep you on the track of you're core of fashion sense. I'm not sure if all you will see this, but thank you! But yeah it was just such a cool experience, and all of them are really lovely and talented and amazing, so if any of these names sound unfamiliar to you please make sure to click that link, you won't regret it!
Anyway, I am so sorry about this long blog post! (2k words! WHY kinga why?!) I've wanted to make sure to give you all the details, yet I still think thatI left some things out, however there was so much going on that I couldn't not possibly give you all of the information, without making you read this blog post for the entire day!
I hope you enjoyed this post and please let me know if you ever went to London Edge and what was your experience or what brands you like most ^_^


text: Two Edit Center class projects are being released on DVD this fall. Manhattan, Kansas, the project of the May/June 2005 six-week course, is coming out on November 18, and Swing State, the project of November/December 2006 and January/February 2007 classes, was released on November 4. Manhattan, Kansas was edited by TEC alum Cindy Lee and is being distributed by Carnivalesque Films. The Film Society of Lincoln Center called the movie "simple and direct" and "emotionally blunt and affecting -- Manhattan, Kansas acknowledges that love abides, even when forgiveness is not always easy or possible." Swing State, which the Syracuse New Times called "fresh and timely," was edited by TEC alum Erica Freed and is being distributed by Morningstar Entertainment.

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(TIMES) 'Resolve Petauke wrangles''Resolve Petauke wrangles'
Mwanawasa intervenes, orders House of Chiefs...
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PRESIDENT Mwanawasa has directed the House of Chiefs to help resolve the chieftainship wrangles in Petauke. Chairperson, Chief Mumena, informed the house yesterday that the President had directed that a committee to look into the wrangles in Petauke should be constituted. He said the committee would also study the conflicts surrounding Paramount Chief Gawa Undi's chiefdom of the Chewa in Katete district.
Chief Mumena said a committee was formed and would start operating as soon as logistics and terms of reference had been discussed.
He said he was confident that the committee would succeed in its mission because the house had in the past managed to resolve such differences.
The seven-member committee comprises Chiefs Ntambu, Shaibila, Simaamba, Nsamba,Chinakila, Kashiba, and Chieftainess Chiawa.
And Local Government and Housing Minister Sylvia Masebo has advised chiefs to be mindful of their traditions and culture when demanding for anything from the Government.
Ms Masebo, who yesterday witnessed the debate of two motions in the house, said this after the chiefs demanded that the Government should build modern palaces besides renovating dilapidated ones.
She said some traditional rulers shunned the same palaces after the death of a chief.
The minister said the Government needed to know how many of the 286 chiefs were
"modernised" because some records at the ministry showed that some of them could not live in brick houses according to their traditions.
She said the Government at times experienced problems in handling matters of some chiefs who died at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka in view of claims that their bodies could not be taken to the mortuary.
Ms Masebo said as could be demonstrated by the motor vehicles that had been bought for them, the Government cared for and respected chiefs and in situations where it failed to provide for them it was because of financial constraints.
She said as the Government had embarked on a programme to build houses, the traditional rulers should surrender land for the project as some of them were refusing to offer land for development.
About the call for Government to provide clean and safe drinking water in rural areas, Ms Masebo said the Government had formulated a strategic plan to reduce distances to water points.
The exercise was expected to take about 10 years and would cost K923 billion.
She said traditional rulers should encourage their subjects to have fixed villages to make it easier for the Government to provide water especially that communities would be involved in the exercise.
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Spring is often the time when you take a good look at your tennis court and realise that you really need to tackle the moss, especially after all the wet weather we had last year.
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so very much radio silence over here the last month and a half; my bad. my job is its busiest january through may, which is amazing considering that's only 5/12 of the year, but it's also intense while i'm in the thick of it. april was swamped, and it's a shame that my one year anniversary as a delray beach resident- and then 16 days later- my one year workiversary, slipped by without the cool-shit-i-did-this-year recap i'd planned to share here. it's coming. like, after may 20th?
exciting things on the horizon keep me going. we booked a ten day nyc apartment share with some west coast friends for late june, in the most beautiful williamsburg loft. more and more i'm feeling pulled to new york (broken record, i know), and this is going to be a great chunk of time to see my friends and explore the nitty-gritty. (send your recommendations over! i mean food ones.) i'll still have another week of vacation time to use up before august's end, so imagining the places we might go this summer is a favorite pastime of mark's and mine.
and it hasn't been ALL work, no play. we've obviously been taking serious advantage of our beach in this precious window: tourist/snowbird season is over, and it's not yet maniacally hot. and i have so so much good vintage to add to my shop! soon, babes.


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Jun 15, 2013
This workshop, which ran on Father's Day, had fathers and daughters team up to learn 3D modelling using SketchUp.
Partway through the session, I gave a talk on 3D printing and demonstrated a MakerBot Replicator 2 in action.
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Diwali Outfit Inspiration 2017
Right from Card Parties, to dressing up like a pro, I like it all about Diwali. From school to office I believe I have always been actively involved in all Diwali Activities, like Rangoli competition, skit etc. But you know what, wearing new clothes for Diwali has been in the top of my list since ever. Although I'm not a person who wears blingy clothes normally, but I make sure my Diwali Outfit is LIT.
Think about it, if not on festivals, when will you wear those oh so beautiful outfits, not to your office right? I agree one should keep it simple, but a little bit of Bling won't harm anybody :p
Details of my Diwali Outfit
This year I wanted bold colors with either golden or copper detailing. My search ended at Goldy's Nestt located in Greater Kailash, M block. I opted for a Red Skirt which had a beautiful golden work on it. The Dori made up of Gottapatti and Shells added that glamour. The flowy silhouette of the skirt was well defined, keeping in mind the festival theme. If it's your first Diwali Party after marriage, I think you should definitely go for it.
Talking about the blouse/choli, it had a fine work of golden all over it, accompanied with small pearls. The shine of gold and softness of pearl made it a perfect piece, to wear with a saree, skirt or a lehenga.
Accessories are an important part of any outfit. Since the blouse had a beautiful neckline, I opted for Red & golden Chaandbalis to complete the look.
The makeup was full of golden glitter on the eyes and red lips because it's Diwali!!! A side bun completed the look.
Now that you got some real inspiration for your Diwali Outfit, don't waste your money on burning crackers. Rather go for this ensemble and become a head turner this Diwali.
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|By Kat (tc-1-4.hnet.net - 220.127.116.11) on Wednesday, May 31, 2006 - 2:35 pm: Edit Post
I'm in the USMC and i was just woundering if i could still be in the peace core and all. I'm only 19 and all but i was always interstead in the peace core and all.
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"The Peace Corps has a long history of accepting qualified applicants who are retired military or on IRR (Individual Ready Reserve) status--similar to those in the NCS program--and who then served successfully as Volunteers. Currently, there are, on average, approximately two inactive military personnel a month who are completing the application process and being invited to serve as Peace Corps Volunteers."
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I have no clue what I want to be so my mom gave me an idea,to join the peace core.


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Copenhagen apartment with balcony and garden
Villa Vanløse apartment
Enjoy this 1st floor holiday home in the Vanløse area in walking distance to Vanløse station. The apartment consists of 2 bedrooms, livingroom, fully equipped kitchen, bathroom with shower and a terrace. Cleaning is incl. There is wifi and large TV pack.
Entire rental, no sharing with owner or other guests.
End Cleaning is included in the rent.
Free cancellation within 72 hours with this property
Sleeping arrangement
Bedroom 1: Bedroom with double bed for 2 people.
Bedroom 2: Loft with 2 matresses for 2 people and an airbed for 1 person. Please notice when booking 2 nights linen and towels are not included but can be rented for 50 DKK per person (or feel free to bring it).
Quick overview
|Max sleeps
|60 m²
|City centre
|5812 m.
|Guest Ratings
|End Cleaning
|Cancellation Policy
|Free cancellation within 72 hours with this property
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The area
Vanløse: The apartment is located in a quiet residential area close to grocery shopping, cafes, library, cinema and shopping.
Transportation & Parking
Walking distance to Vanløse station. Take the S-trains or Metro which run 24/7 to Copenhagen city center in just 12-14 minutes. The Metro runs directly to Copenhagen Airport. There is free parking for 1 car (agreed with the owner after booking if space is needed). Furthermore, there is payment parking in the area.
- Nearest S-train st.: Vanløse st
- Nearest Metro st.: Vanløse st (Metro)
- Copenhagen Airport: 14 km.
- Copenhagen City centre: 5812 m.
- Copenhagen Airport: 14 km.
- Copenhagen City centre: 5812 m.
Entertainment etc.
|Internet / Wifi
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|Washing machine
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|Children's bed
|Changing table
|High chair
|Children's room
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Rated 4.5 / 5 by 84 guests
We had a wonderful stay in Kopenhagen. The appartment was perfect for us. We, parents with one child in the age of 17 recommend to visit Copenhagen and to stay in this appartment.
Dagmar Rüschoff, Marienfeld (5/5)
Villa Vanlose was perfect for our family trip. It was conveniently located within walking distance of Train, Metro and supermarket. With a separate entrance to the apartment, we were able to come and go without disturbing anyone. The apartment was clean and well equipped. Thank you for accommodating us. We would definitely come again.
Alison Rushton, Preston (5/5)
Had some very good days in this apartment, everything was under control and nothing missing. Can only be recommended.
Rene Nielsen, Skive (5/5)
Very cozy and well equipped apartment. The lessor ensures immediately that we got the thing we just were missing. So we, 5 girlfriends, had 3 wonderful days in Vanløse and Copenhagen. We will gladly come again.
Heidi Parsberg Jensen, Hedensted (5/5)
This was an excellent apartment, exactly as advertised. We were surprised at how close it was the train station. The apartment was very clean, and we have high standards for cleanliness. Two of us (the parents) slept downstairs in the private bedroom, our daughter slept on the very nice pullout couch, and our 20 year old son slept in the loft. The loft is only suitable for young people--it does not have a high ceiling, and its ladder-like to get up in there. This is not an elegantly furnished place-but the furnishings are in good condition. It is upstairs with its own private entry. The owner lives downstairs and was very nice. It is in a quiet neighborhood. We had some excellent pizza just a few blocks away. We are from the US, travel often, and have rented many apartments. We were very pleased. You will be too.
Renee Sher, Dublin (5/5)
We ( family of 4 adults and 1 child) had a very good stay at this apartment. It had all the facilities we wanted. Even though the owner was not in town when we checked in and out, he ensured smooth check in and check out. Location is slightly away from city center, but it is close to Metro and S Line, so it really did not matter. Will stay again.
Subash Chandran Amarchand, Bangalore (5/5)
Nice bright apartment, good air on the small loft because the roof window. Small kitchen with everything you may need.
Katja Ingeborg Fynbo Andreasen, Stoholm (5/5)
We very much enjoyed our stay. The location of the apartment was great; outside of the hustle and bustle of the city centre with a fantastic transport system only 5 minutes from the front door- getting into the city could not have been easier. The apartment itself was very welcoming, and very well equipped- particularly suitable for a family as two of the guests sleep in a loft space accessed by a ladder style stair which you can electrically raise/ lower from the ceiling. The fixtures and fittings/ furniture were all of an excellent standard. Would definitely recommend this apartment.
Claire Wood, Worcester (5/5)
Thank you for a pleasant experience in your apartment, which we would like to visit again. Lovely and sweet children you have, our wanted to said goodbye to their new "friends" and did not think about that they were in school. Friendly greetings from all of us. :-)
Annie Jespersen, Esbjerg (5/5)
We had a lovely stay in Vanløse apartment and my 8 year old son expressed it like this: the apartment oozes cosiness and atmosphere.
Anne Gjern Johansen, Aarhus V (5/5)
We will surely come back - in summer. We really enjoyed our stay. The apartment was small, but did not miss anything - we had WIFI, a dishwasher and even some coffee for the first breakfast after arriving late the night before! Special thanks to our hosts who were supportive from the very beginning and ignored our noisy children play. Our kids especially liked the bed under the roof - and the winch to operate the stairs. It felt like part of a fairytale castle. Travelling the city was quite comfortable with public transport as we had Vanlose station at walking distance. We sincerely want to come back for another stay in summer to also experience some outdoor activities.
Marcus Klose, NA (5/5)
A nice apartment and it was lovely that the beds were made up for us when we arrived. We would certainly like to book it again and have already recommended it to others. It has a perfect location - a truly positive experience.
Lone Bjerner Larsen, Hjørring (5/5)
A lovely apartment, very close to metro and train, so its very easy to get into the center.
Torben Juul Nielsen, Odense Sv (5/5)
We were very pleased to stay in your lovely apartment. The balcony was used, and we enjoyed the quiet surroundings despite easy access to trains. We enjoyed it very much. Thank you.
Steen Kobberøe, Mørke (5/5)
Friendly host, near Metro, good shopping possibility. We enjoyed our stay during the Eurovision Song Contenst 2014 in Copenhagen very much. Metro, S-Bane and Bus is near to the location. Also bakery and supermarkets. Perfect for a weekend in Copenhagen.
Frank, Claudia & Steffi from Germany, Sehnde / Hannover (5/5)
perfect for a copenhagen weekend stay. Beautiful cosy flat. We were four persons and had a great time there. Owner is very friendly and helpful. Trainstation is just a five minutes walk away. Trains every four minutes.
Joe, Berlin (5/5)
The apartment is located in a quiet area. It was clean and had all the things we needed. Short walking distance to shopping.
Anne Mette Abplanalp, (5/5)
Very cozy apartment. We were a group of 4 adults. The apartment was clean and cozy. There was enough space for all of us. The kitchen was well eqiuped. Calm location a bit outside of the inner city. The center of Copenhagen was reached easily by metro or s-tog within about 15 minutes. Grocery stores and metro station within 5 minutes foot walk. We would rent this apartment again.
S., Bavaria/Germany (5/5)
Thanks for letting us rent this apartment. There was everything we needed and the apartment was cosy decorated. Everyone had a nice time and it was easy to walk for grocery shopping and the metro station. All in all a good weekend. We would like to rent the apartment another time.
Pia Hvilshøj Koch, (5/5)
Absolutely fantastic place to be on vacation. Everything was nice. The owners was really nice and helpful.
Lene Ladekjær, (5/5)
Nice apartment with small mezzanine- a little difficult to get up and down the first times but got used to it. We had everything we needed in the apartment and there was space for all of us. Lovely terrace and easy acces to s-train and metro. We will definitely use it again :-)
Lisbeth Frederiksen, (5/5)
Nice and quiet apartment. Comfortable apartment. The apartment was that the description say. Close to metro Vanlose.
Anna, Barcelona (5/5)
Weve had a wonderful stay in this cozy apartment. Well like to return another time. It is very central located, yet it is quiet and calm.
Sanne Kristensen, (5/5)
We, a family of 5, had 4 really wonderful days in the apartment with space for all of us. It was very easy and fast to get to the Copenhagen city centre with the Metro near by - nice!
Anders Stagsted, (5/5)
We had a nice stay in our apartment. The property was located only 5 minutes from the metro and there was grocery shipping in the same distance. The apartment was fine and lived up to the pictures posted on the website. There was everything we needed in the apartment. We didnt had any troubles by renting from a private owner. We will definitely rent the apartment again if we need accommodation near Copenhagen again.
Mette Ramsgaard, (5/5)
Ausstattung. Tolle ausstattung - von Mülltüten über Spültabs bis hin zu Wattestäbchen war alles vorhanden. Zentral gelegen.
Jana S., Berlin (5/5)
a nice flat in Kopenhagen. it was a nice flat and a kind guest family, it was all very easy and you can visit the town, the metro is near the accommodation
nice flat for trip to Kopenhagen, Berlin (5/5)
Great rental, close to public transportation, shops, etc. Great little place to stay. Very convenient to shops, transportation, etc. The owners are very friendly and helpful. Our daughter even played in the backyard with their daughter and they brought us a crib without us even asking. The only minor inconvenience was that none of the beds were made when we got there. Not a huge deal but after a long day of traveling it would have been nice to just sit and relax.
Gogog, - (5/5)
Thanks a lot to the owners for a nice stay. We enjoyed the days in your beautiful and cozy apartment - a good base in a quiet area and we will definitely consider returning next time we are going to Copenhagen.
Rita Jensen, (5/5)
We are a family of 2 adults and 2 children who have had a wonderful holiday. The apartment is perfectly located for public transport (metro and S-trains), it lived completely up to the description and the apartment owners were very friendly and welcoming. We can highly recommend others to rent this apartment.
Bent Danielsen, (5/5)
Thank you very much! We truly enjoyed our stay and will definitely rent again/recommend your apartment!
Nurangiz Khodzharova, (5/5)
We have had a great stay. Perfect location, quiet and the children loved the garden and the owners children!
Susanne Nielsen, (5/5)
Thank you for our 3 nights stay.
Eva Petersen Markussen, (5/5)
Very cozy apartment with location close to the metro. Contains everything you need. We recommend the owner to make a railing from the living room to the 1st floor. We had 3 older guests with us, so the stairs was a challenge.
Kurt Petersen, Janderup (4/5)
An excellent apartment with everything we needed. Perfectly cleaned upon arrival. Excellent location, 5 min. walk from Vanløse train and metro Station, which provides links to the Central Station and all the destinations in Copenhagen.
Poul Bergmann, Hadsund (4/5)
The apartment was as we expected, nice centrally located and near public transport. Well equipped.
Jette Hjorth Ballisager, Brørup (4/5)
Lovely place to be and feel at home.
Ole Hougaard Pedersen, Svenstrup (4/5)
Thank you for a lovely weekend in your cozy apartment, which has a comfortable location. We felt welcome. We had only one problem: it was too hot the first night until we found out how to control the heat. It could be more visible in the otherwise good guidelines. We will recommend your apartment to friends.
Annelise Thuesen, Kerteminde (4/5)
A lovely apartment, with the things we need. Neat and clean tidy appearance. Missing only a small street light at the entrance door to the left. Otherwise excellent place to stay.
Knud Nybo, (4/5)
Nice flat & perfectly located. The flat is really nice and perfect for 2 adults and 2 children, perfect connection to the metro to get into the city centre in 15 minutes, the big balkony is great to relax after a long day of walking in the city, the area is very calm, which is perfect to refresh for the next day, very nice and helpful landlord
Rolf, Tönisvorst - Germany (4/5)
Great connections to the center. Ok apartment with great connections to the city center and shops nearby. Service was good. We were able to leave our luggage at the house after 11 am and collect them in the evening before our flight was leaving. Nice garden and neighborhood. Improvements: Add curtains to prevent the sun shine to the apartment in the morning and when the weather is hot. Add also more lamps to give overall light to the apartment. The stairs were quite noisy...
Susanna, Lempaala (4/5)
Best suited to 2 adults with 2-3 children. Its easy to take the Metro to Copenhagen city centre, and tIckets can be purchased in the Kiosk at the station, e.g. a 10 trip card depending on usage.
Lillian Fisker, (4/5)
Only the best.. Booking easy. The apartment is great. Everything in place and very clean. We were four adults. The nearest metro is 500 meters. Documents are available in the apartment. For questions and has helped the owners very much. Thank you.
Geli, Detmold (4/5)
Despite some small heat problems, it is a cozy apartment, whith just all what we needed. Nice owners.
Dorthe Porsmose Pedersen, (4/5)
We had a really nice weekend in your house. The apartment was clean andwelcoming when we arrived. And it was equipped with all we needed. And the location is perfect.
Ole Hougaard Pedersen, (4/5)
vanloose. Very good location, close to the metro. A shop is near by. It is a quiet part of town, but yet very close to the center of the city.
jurijb, Slovenia (4/5)
We had a nice stay in the bright and spacious apartment. Super location close to S-trains and Metro.
Hanne Møller, (4/5)
Thanks for a nice holiday week in Copenhagen.
Johann H. Jacobsen, Wyk Auf Föhr (3/5)
Well, it was just as good a stay in the apartment, we had everything and it was very nice, easy access to metro and trains. We can recommend to rent.
Dorte Søgaard, Lemvig (3/5)
Satisfied. For older people is the "bedroom" on the very top of the appartment not done. !!!
Nico, Leiderdorp Holland (3/5)
A really nice place and I could certainly imagine us to come back - lovely balcony in summer time, I can imagine; o)
Marianne Nissen, (3/5)
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A tales of loss and victory
In October, I was told my publisher, Ellora's Cave, was closing their doors.
As a newly published author, I was pretty crushed. I had a contract for eight books and only six of them were edited and only four of those were released at the time. While I could get my rights back, I was looking at starting all over again with rejections and the whole thing. I adore my editor and my cover artist and they were losing their jobs too! The whole situation was just bad.
My family had been circling like vultures just waiting for something bad to happen and here it was. Even though it was no fault of mine, I carried the weight that I'd done something wrong. It felt as though I'd personally driven the publisher out of business.
I only told my husband and a couple close friends what happened. Then I wallowed in a pit of despair for about a week. I did some soul-searching and I threw myself back into writing. My cover artist and then my editor contacted me. All was no lost. I could self-publish!
I finished two more books while the rights for two of the unpublished contracted books returned to me. I submitted one of those books to an agent and was rejected right away. I submitted in a contest through twitter and got rejected by several editors there. Good times.
When I reached out to my cover artist, she gave me the contact for a publisher she does freelance work for. Long and short of the back and forth, I signed and sent my contracts to Torrid this morning for three of the books! It's a step in the right direction! Frankie and Christopher and Rev'Dawn and Nina have a home! Yay!
I think that this craziness that we call writing is a trial by fire. It is not easy. There are a series of hoops to jump through all the time. I don't know how other people handle rejection but I suck at it. I realize that the worst part is being told 'NO'. For those people who are writing and wrestling with their muse, keep at it. Each step is a building block to the next step. Your stories are important and should be read!


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|Courage quotes by famous people
Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities... because it is the quality which guarantees all others.
Winston Churchill
All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.
Walt Disney
How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough to mend them.
Benjamin Franklin
We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.
Maya Angelou
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.
Mark Twain
Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.
C. S. Lewis
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.
Albert Einstein
History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.
Maya Angelou
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
Winston Churchill
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
Lao Tzu
You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man's initiative and independence.
Abraham Lincoln
You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
Winston Churchill
One man with courage is a majority.
Thomas Jefferson
Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.
Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.
Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.
Steve Jobs
Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.
John F. Kennedy
Courage is a mean with regard to fear and confidence.
Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts.
John Wooden
The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment; but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy.
John F. Kennedy
Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment.
Napoleon Bonaparte
He is a man of courage who does not run away, but remains at his post and fights against the enemy.
Courage is grace under pressure.
Ernest Hemingway
Courage is knowing what not to fear.
It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things.
Theodore Roosevelt
It requires more courage to suffer than to die.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.
Bruce Lee
Just as courage imperils life, fear protects it.
Leonardo da Vinci
A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
From caring comes courage.
Lao Tzu
Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage.
Theodore Roosevelt
Courage is a kind of salvation.
The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second virtue.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Most of us have far more courage than we ever dreamed we possessed.
Dale Carnegie
Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
George S. Patton
Those who lack the courage will always find a philosophy to justify it.
Albert Camus
Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets.
George S. Patton
Real nobility is based on scorn, courage, and profound indifference.
Albert Camus
A man of great common sense and good taste - meaning thereby a man without originality or moral courage.
George Bernard Shaw


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This is an article contributed by Isabel Götz, our colleague who is responsible for Human Resources, Public Relations and Events. Isabel is from Bern, the capital city of Switzerland, and the city has a tradition with onions!
It's been a while since I joined the annual "Zibelemärit" in Bern, Switzerland. Zibele…what?
Let me share with you a bit of my hometowns tradition. "Zibele" is the Swiss German word for onion, and yes we happen to have a special event for onions, a unique market for one day. You'll find all sorts of things made out of white and red onions, such as braids or ornaments, and little figurines and more decorative items. In addition this market is also offering a broad selection of traditional Swiss textiles and ceramics. It takes place every year, on the forth Monday of November. So if you are not a fan of onions or the smell of them – this is the day you want to skip your visit to the capital!
I think I was 7 years old, when my Mum took me to my first "Zibelemärit". We had to get up super early and left home at around 5am, in order to arrive on time for the opening of the market at 6am. It was still dark, and very cold. But despite the early morning hours, the city was packed with people, walking through the streets. Thinking of all these people, I would describe it similar density compared to rush hour at People Square Station! But, in a slightly cosier atmosphere of course ;-) There was one market stand after the other, displaying the handmade goods and crafts nicely, and onions as far as your eyes could see!
A culinary "must-eat" during that day is the special onion pie or cheese pie! You would hear vendors praising their pies, shouting "Zibele Chueche…Chäs Chueche" on every corner. Nearby you have the colorfully wrapped peppermint hard candy, which you wear like a necklace. Another highlight is the "Konfetti-Schlacht" at 4pm, which means that people gather for a gigantic confetti paper battle! You can buy bags with confetti in all kinds of colors, and then you simply grab a handful and throw it on someone. So you need to be careful when you walk through the stands, because you might get a confetti shower. Oh and yes, when you get home, you'll discover these little confetti flakes everywhere! Some people wear a hat, in order to not have confetti in their hair, but also to protect themselves from getting hit by the little soft plastic hammers. Rumor has it, that during the "Zibelemärit" you can hit anyone (even highly ranked politician or the mayor) with these squeaking little hammers, without them getting mad!! I never tried…
Growing older and when I was working in the city, visiting the market became more of an after work tradition. I would meet with my friends for some wine and the mandatory cheese or onion pie. The market stands slowly wrap up in the evening and the visitors from far away head back home. The city calms down a bit again, and with that the cleaning crews move in. While we were eating onion pie, they tackled the seemingly unbeatable battle of bringing the city back to its normal appearance. So after one day of craziness, the city is back to normal again, and it all starts again the year after, on the fourth Monday of November!
Happy "Zibelemärit" to my friends back home!!


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Information for Landlords
We offer 4 packages for landlords. An advertising only package for the landlord who is hands on, a let only package where we take care of all the paperwork, a fully managed service for busy landlords or those who are not local to the area and fully managed plus which includes rent and legal protection with the fully managed service.
We will advertise your property across our four local Peter David branches and pass you the leads. We will prepare the property details including taking photos if required. You will be advertised on Rightmove, peterdavid.co.uk and other web portals, we will provide a TO LET board, inclusion in our branch property lists handed out from branches, inclusion on our 24/7 interactive TV screens, office window display card and matched to our large database of tenants. Cost is £240.00 (£200.00 + vat) payable up front. Non refundable.
We also offer a LET only service if desired charged at £400.00 (£333.33 + vat) paid once the tenancy is signed. This is everything included in the advertising package; plus accompanied viewings, references, right to rent checks, collecting the first months rent and deposit, tenancy agreement, deposit registration.
For our full management service we charge an initial letting fee of £238.80 (£199.00 + vat) for finding the tenant which is deducted from the first months rent. We charge a management fee of 12% (10% + vat) each month*.
*min fee £54.00 (£45.00 + vat)
Included in the initial letting fee are the advertising costs including TO LET board, accompanied viewings, right to rent checks, legionnaires risk assessment, housing health and safety risk assessment, smoke alarm testing, ensuring property is compliant with Fire and Furnishing Regulations, ensuring compliance with EPC and Gas Safety requirements, check in report, taking and provision of date stamped digital photos of the property prior to occupancy and providing a copy to the tenants, initial meter reads and advising utilities and council tax, deposit collection and registration. Note we DO NOT charge tenancy renewal fees unlike many agents.
The management fee covers property inspections, key holding, rent collection, monthly accounting to the landlord, annual financial statement for HMRC if requested, non resident landlord scheme guidance (where applicable), on going right to rent checks when visa expires, legal guidance, repair handling, dealing with tenant enquiries throughout the tenancy, service of notices (S13, S21 and s8), check out report, final meter reads and advising utilities and council tax, liaising with the deposit protection scheme, landlord and tenant to facilitate the release of the deposit.
Full management above PLUS we can offer our full rent and legal protection for complete peace of mind for a management fee of 15% (12.5% + vat). This is proving very popular with our clients. Your rent is paid regardless of whether the tenant pays and all legal eviction costs are covered. Please ask for further details.
In accordance with the Cancellation of Contracts Regulations 2008 there is a 14 day cooling off period once we are instructed. Once let, if we are managing the property and you withdraw, we charge the let only service fee as above.
All Peter David branches are members of The Property Ombudsman www.tpos.co.uk/findamember
All Peter David lettings operations hold Client Money Protection Insurance arranged by Client Money Protect
All Peter David branches hold Professional Indemnity Insurance
Guide for Landlords
Before a property can be let, there are several matters which the owner will need to deal with to ensure that the tenancy runs smoothly, and also that he/she complies with the law. If you require further advice or assistance with any matter, please do not hesitate to contact us.
If your property is mortgaged, you should obtain your mortgagee's written consent to the letting. They may require additional clauses in the tenancy agreement of which you must inform us. We will assume this has been done unless you advise us otherwise.
You should ensure that you are suitably covered for letting under both your buildings and contents insurance. An important aspect of your buildings and contents cover is your Pubic Liability Insurance, please ensure your policy includes such cover. Failure to inform your insurers you are letting your property will invalidate your insurance. We can provide information on Landlords Rent and Legal Protection and Landlord's Buildings and Contents insurance if required.
Council Tax
Council tax is the responsibility of the occupier. You should inform your local council tax office that you are leaving the property. During vacant periods the charge reverts to the owner. Calderdale Council, since April 2013, charge 100% for empty properties 30 days after they become empty.
The Schedule of Condition
It is most important that a record of the property condition is made in order to avoid misunderstanding or dispute at the end of the tenancy. Without such safeguards, it will be difficult for the landlord to prove any loss, damage or significant deterioration of the property or contents. We take date stamped digital photographs of the property and provide the tenants with a copy. This provides an excellent record of the property condition prior to occupation and can be used as a point of reference to identify any dilapidations.
Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)
Since October 2008 landlords have to provide tenants with an EPC, this is a legal requirement coming from EU legislation. There are penalties in place if the legislation is not complied with. The aim is to provide tenants with a formal assessment of the energy efficiency of a domestic dwelling. This must be carried out prior to marketing the property. We are able to arrange this for you if requested. The good news, it is valid for 10 years once completed for rental properties.
Income Tax
When the landlord is resident in the UK, it is entirely his responsibility to inform the Inland Revenue of rental income received, and to pay any tax due. However, where the landlord is resident outside the UK during a tenancy, under new rules effective from 6 April 1996, unless an exemption certificate is held, we as landlord's agents are obliged to retain and forward to the Inland Revenue on a quarterly basis, an amount equal to the basic rate of income tax from rental received. An application form for exemption from such deductions is available from the Inland Revenue. Further information about the Non Resident Landlord Scheme is available at http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/cnr/nr_landlords.htm
Important Safety Regulations
The following safety requirements are the responsibility of the owner (the landlord).
Gas Appliances & Equipment
Annual safety check: Under the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 all gas appliances and flues in rented accomodation must be checked for safety within 12 months of being installed, and thereafter at least every 12 months by a competent engineer (e.g. a GAS SAFE registered gas installer).
- Maintenance: There is a duty to ensure that all gas appliances, flues and associated pipework are maintained in a safe condition at all times.
- Records: Full records must be kept for at least 2 years of the inspections of each appliance and flue, of any defects found and of any remedial action taken.
- Copies to tenants: A copy of the safety certificate issued by the engineer must be given to each new tenant before their tenancy commences, or to each existing tenant within 28 days of the check being carried out.
Electrical Appliances & Equipment
There are several regulations relating to electrical installations, equipment and appliance safety, and these affect landlords and their agents in that they are 'supplying in the course of business'. They include the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 1994, the 2005 Building Regulation - 'Part P, and British Standard BS1363 relating to plugs and sockets. Although with tenanted property there is currently no specific legal requirement for a qualified electrician to carry out an inspection and issue a safety certificate (as exists in the case of gas appliances), it is now widely accepted in the letting industry that the only safe way to ensure safety, and to avoid the risk of being accused of neglecting your 'duty of care', is to arrange such an inspection and certificate. We can arrange this for you if requested.
Furniture & Furnishings
The Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988 (amended 1989, 1993 & 1996) provide that specified items supplied in the course of letting property must meet minimum fire resistant standards. The regulations apply to all upholstered furniture, and beds, headboards and mattresses, sofa-beds, futons and other convertibles, nursery furniture, garden furniture suitable for use in a dwelling, scatter cushions, pillows, and non-original covers for furniture. They do not apply to antique furniture or furniture made before 1950, bed clothes including duvets, loose covers for mattresses, pillowcases, curtains, carpets or sleeping bags. Therefore all relevant items as above must be checked for compliance, and non-compliant items removed from the premises. In practice, most (but not all) items which comply must have a suitable permanent label attached. Items purchased since 01/03/1990 from a reputable supplier are also likely to comply.
General Product Safety
The General Product Safety Regulations 1994 specify that any product supplied in the course of a commercial activity must be safe. In the case of letting, this would include both the structure of the building and its contents. Recommended action is to check for obvious danger signs - leaning walls, broken glass, sharp edges etc., and also to leave operating manuals or other written instructions about high risk items, such as hot surfaces, electric lawnmowers, etc. for the tenant.
Smoke Alarms and Carbon Monoxide Detectors
From October 2015 you must fit a smoke alarm to every floor of the property (battery or mains). We will test this when we perform the inventory and then it is the tenants responsibility to regularly test and replace batteries throughout the tenancy. Where there is a solid fuel fire or stove a carbon monoxide detector must be installed.
Legionella Risk Assessment
We will carry out an initial risk assessment as part of our management package, at no extra charge, at the start of each tenancy. A few simple steps can significantly reduce the risk of Legionella in low risk properties. In higher risk properties a specialist may needed but we will advise you if this is required. We also provide tenants with a Legionella Advice Sheet to reduce the risks.
General Data Protection Regulations
The GDPR regulations came into force on the 25th May 2018. Please read our Privacy Policy to understand how we collect, store and process your data. As a private landlord, did you know you need to register with the ICO?
Preparing the Property for Letting
We have found from experience that a good relationship with tenants is the key to a smooth-running tenancy. Our policy of offering a service of quality and care therefore extends to our tenants too, and we are pleased to recommend properties to rent which conform to certain minimum standards. Quality properties attract quality tenants.
Housing Health and Safety Rating System
As part of our full management service, we carry out a health and safety risk assessment to assess any potential risks to a tenant at the start of every tenancy. The areas we address include electrical risks, damp, trips and falls, fire risk assessment - although this list is not exhaustive it ensures any risks are identified.
General condition
Electrical, gas, plumbing, waste, central heating and hot water systems must be safe, sound and in good working order. Repairs and maintenance are at the landlord's expense unless misuse can be established.
Similarly, appliances such as a washing machine, fridge freezer, cooker, dishwasher etc. should be in usable condition. Repairs and maintenance are at the landlord's expense unless misuse can be established. We strongly recommend you ensure any appliances provided are PAT tested on an annual basis to ensure they are safe. We can arrange this for you if requested.
Interior decorations should be in good condition, and preferably plain, light and neutral.
It is recommended that you leave only minimum furnishings, and these should be of reasonable quality. It is preferable that items to be left are in the property during viewings. If you are letting unfurnished, we recommend that the property contains carpets, curtains, and a cooker.
Personal items, ornaments etc
Personal possessions, ornaments, pictures, books etc. should be removed from the premises, especially those of real or sentimental value. Some items may be boxed, sealed and stored in the loft at the owner's risk. All cupboards and shelf space should be left clear for the tenant's own use.
Gardens should be left neat, tidy and rubbish free, with any lawns cut. Tenants are required to maintain the gardens to a reasonable standard, provided they are left the necessary tools. However, few tenants are experienced gardeners, and if you value your garden, or if it is particularly large, you may wish us to arrange maintenance visits by our regular gardener.
At the commencement of a tenancy the property must be in a thoroughly clean condition, and at the end of each tenancy it is the tenant's responsibility to leave the property in a similar condition. Where they fail to do so, cleaning should be arranged at their expense.
Mail forwarding
We recommend that you make use of the Post Office redirection service. Application forms are available at their counters and the cost is minimal. It is not the tenant's responsibility to forward mail.
Information for the tenant
It is expected that you leave information for the tenant on operating the central heating and hot water system, washing machine and alarm system, and the day the refuse is collected etc.
You should provide one set of keys for each tenant. Where we are managing we will arrange to have duplicate keys cut as required.
Please contact any of our offices to arrange a free, no obligation rental appraisal.


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Will your state get hit by a sharknado? Someone investigated
By now you've probably seen at least one of the Syfy Sharknado films....
But really...c'mon. A sharknado? Those things can't actually happen. Right?
Well, the folks at Estately have some bad news. Using what we're not really comfortable calling "science," they scried a list of the top 10 states where a Sharknado could probably-definitely happen.
Essentially, the real-estate search site looked at which states have the most tornadoes per year.
And which states have had the highest number of unprovoked shark attacks.
And combined the two to figure out which state was going to be most likely to experience a Sharknado.
Coming in at No. 1? Florida, unsurprisingly. If you have any shark-tornado-type phobias, you may want to find a new place to live.
In fact, most of the South was at risk, according to Estately. Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, North and South Carolina and Mississippi were all in the top ten states most likely to experience a fearsome sharknado.
"Sharknadoes have now been reported all up and down the east coast," a news reporter says in Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No.
California to the west and New York to the north rounded out the list at nine and ten, respectively.
Not be left out, Estately included which states were least likely to experience a Sharknado.
And with zero average tornados per year and zero unprovoked shark attacks, Alaska came in as the safest place to live if you're afraid of flying sharks.


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Victim Services of Ontario
Our Mandate
As a professional community of practice, the Ontario Network of Victim Service Providers will promote awareness and raise the profile of Victim Service agencies across the province of Ontario
Our Mission
Through collaboration and support, our mission is to utilize the collective skills, experiences and knowledge of a vast range of Victim Services Professionals in order to preserve, promote and create more meaningful and supportive experiences for Victims in Ontario.
Our Guiding Principles
The Network is a coalition of member agencies. The Network will act with integrity, transparency and will work collaboratively to build trust.
The Network will embrace the diversity of perspectives from all stakeholders. We will be responsive to each other's needs and inclusive in our decision-making process.
The Network supports victims' rights to receive service throughout Ontario.


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Probate requires the court to control the administration and distribution of your estate following your death. A Probate action can range from a relatively uncomplicated Small Estate Administration to an expensive, time-consuming formal and contested Probate litigation. Most Probate actions are not contested but, depending on the circumstances, may still be costly and time-consuming.
These are some of the reasons for carefully developing an Estate Plan now and avoiding costly court controlled administration later.


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Featured Poems
Featured Poems
Drunken Cow
Louis Clark/Two Shoes
Continuing the Iroquois Oral Tradition
Drunken Cow
I went down to the canning factory
Sitting on the edge of town
Where they pick up all the corn
And sell it all year round.
They tear off the stalks, the leaves and the cobs
Then throw that all away
So the Farmers come and pick it up
And feed it just like hay.
Drunken Cow.
It sits there in the noon day sun
Until it's raw and ripe
I never smelled anything that bad
Not even pickled tripe.
Still the Farmers go and gather it in
On the checkbook it makes no dent.
They stuff it in a storage bin
And leave it to ferment.
Drunken Cow.
Now cats and rats and mice and dogs
They won't touch them a drop
But to Bessy and Bossy and all their friends
It's become their favorite crop.
They gather together underneath a tree
And munch it all the day.
I do believe it's a coming trend
For a cow to join A.A..
Drunken Cow.
I feed it to my cows and then
They grin from ear to ear.
They stagger round and some fall down
Upon their derriere.
I tell you this it ain't no joke
Though some call it a spoof
I put up with these crazy cows
Cause their milk is 90 proof.
Drunken Cow.
Drunken cow I don't know how
I'm gonna get you in the barn
But I swear to you and you know it's true
I'll do you all no harm
It's not your meat that tastes so sweet
It's the milk sitting in the pail
I'll live my life with a happy wife
Sipping a Guernsey cocktail.
Ain't That Something
Louis Clark/Two Shoes
Continuing the Iroquois Oral Tradition
I strove to be
All that I could be
A man who said yes
When he meant yes
A man who said no
When he meant no
I tried to be
By my history
One who was kind
Walking the line
Showing no fear
Protecting those
he held dear
I tried to be
Forgiving and free
A man who was strong
Ashamed to be wrong
A man who knew pride
On the honorable side
Between you and me
There are secrets you see
My beautiful wife
The love of my life
I think on a dare
Bought me orange underwear!
Big Black Dog
Louis Clark/Two Shoes
Continuing the Iroquois Oral Tradition
Big Black Dog your teeth look sharp
Big Black Dog like an Asian carp
Big Black Dog sends a chill down my spine
Big Black Dog almost every time.
Working on the road
Trying to earn my pay
dueling traffic
each and every day
When a big black dog with teeth so white
Who the owner said, "will never bite."
I'd heard it before as my blood ran cold
And my dreams of pain were taking hold
He was stalking, to and fro
licking his chops cause I would know
That when I turned my back I feared
that stupid dog thinks he's thinning the herd
instinctively taking out the lame
Put an old man out, out of his pain
It's not that I have the greatest pride
As I hear his paws and his toenails slide
Across the asphalt out of control
I fall like a Viking at the superbowl
This surely ain't clean poetry
This ain't no glorious prose
I was a lying with that Big Black dog
Lying there nose to nose
I guess I was wrong
the owner was right
I'm half dead
But the dog didn't bite
He took off running
Scared out of his wits
do I look,
do I smell,
like bacon bits?
Amy Crane Johnson
Green Bay
My mother, she killed me. My father, he ate me. My sister Marlene, she gathered all my bones.
― Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm, The Juniper Tree: And Other Tales from Grimm
I'm asleep fields of poppies pretty, pretty poppies
still a little green pea bruises dreams full of Prince Charming
his mighty sword once upon a time a wolf dressed as a sheep.
One would-be suitor begs me to let down my hair
create a braided ladder to happily ever after
Another swoons over my sleeping form
leans close contemplates a kiss dares to lean closer
then by moonlight I climb beanstalks never swipe an egg
never find a golden goose there is no beginning no end no marriage takes place.
Little mermaids walk on knives. Breadcrumb trails dissolve. I'm lost
end up sleeping in someone else's bed eating something too hot too cold
I build a house of sticks & bricks while gingerbread boys bake in a big hot oven.
If I make it to Grandma's my goodies are safe keep dreaming
an ice queen a deck of cards shuffles itself becomes a boy named Jack
an Ace of spades a King (almost as good as a Prince!)
a huff and a puff I cry wolf once too often. A clock strikes.
I awake trip through real morning a sleepy wooden puppet
following a barefoot piper. Damn! I've lost my slippers the ones that really fit.
Midnight Sailor
Doris Bezio
Green Bay
Originally Published in Your Daily Poem
Stars have fallen to earth,
their light
quivers on indigo waves.
He raises white sails,
sets an even course
down the silver path
of the moon.
Old Woman
Doris Bezio
Green Bay
Originally Published in Fox Cry Review
No one knows who she is,
this ghost of another age,
body like gnarled driftwood,
pale eyes reflecting the sea.
Strings of white hair
whip her face like seaweed,
thundering waves
echo her heartbeats.
There are stories told
that she lives on sea air
and the tide
flows in her veins.
There are stories told
that she sees living things
far out under deep water.
They call her name.
Some day she will answer.
She will walk out to sea
and turn into foam.
Basket Weaver
Doris Bezio
Green Bay
Originally Published in the Peninsula Pulse
A woman crosses the mossy earth
as she sings an ancient song.
She loads on her back willow reeds,
gathered close to the river's edge.
By the light of a fire
she begins to weave,
under the drying grass moon.
She weaves in her songs,
memories, dreams,
to the sound of drumbeats
fading in the night.
Cool winds remind her
of snow that will come
and when the warm sun
will melt it into streams.
The rivers will fill
before the moon
of budding trees.
Memories take her
to roots that go deep
while dancing shadows
circle and spin.
She sees in the shadows
her mother's kind eyes,
a grandmother's smile.
The pliant willow
begins to take form
as skilled fingers weave
far into the night.
She carries within her
a secret joy
as she weaves a fine cradle,
to shelter new life.
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Dressing Up an Area Rug
Needing to define a client's living room with an area rug, I knew immediately that I wanted to use a sea grass rug. Sea grass is intriguing without being fussy. It was perfect for my client's lifestyle, however being for a formal living room, I had to take it up a notch. Months ago, I had seen that Barry Dixon used nail heads as a border on a staircase rug, so I went to my rug binder and asked if they could do something similar. They had never seen such an application and were not interested in attempting it. I called up another company, and they wanted to charge an arm and a leg. Frustrated, but undeterred, I thought to myself, "If Barry has done it, maybes he would be so kind to share his secret." I had met him at Westweek, but I was one of hundreds that he met that day. But I am a nut, and I wrote him (as if he were my best friend) and asked him how he executed the nail-head border. To my delight, he wrote back that his upholsterer applied them. Ahhh ha! So suddenly I needed to figure out how to get a 18 foot rug to my upholsterer. Enter Solana Flooring. They were so kind to schlep this thing back and forth for me :)
The end result: stunning! I am so in love with it...and more importantly, so is my client!


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Erik leaned forward, his eyes straining to pierce the darkness beyond the fire's dying light. He spoke with a hoarse whisper, fearing the enemy was ever listening. "So you have heard my plans. What say you, dear cousin? I shall forge ahead regardless, but it is always best to have a trusted friend at your back." His arm stretched out, the fingers of his hand slightly trembling.
Gabe sat for a moment, taking in all he'd just heard. The odds were stacked against them, rebellion could easily bring with it, dire consequences. But he had been moved by his cousin's words. The seed of defiance had been planted, quickly taken root and was already sprouted. Without another thought or word, he reached out and grasped the offered hand. The bond was made.
With a nod and slight smile, Erik rose, his eyes continuing to scan the quiet night. "Come, cousin, the fire pit is almost out and the cold night closes in. I've drink aplenty inside and we've a long night planning the revolution."
Out in the darkness the enemy watched as the cousins entered the house, an uncomfortable feeling growing in the pit of its stomach. It had been a long time since it had felt such fear…
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12 November 2015
By Amir Taheri
To sign, or not to sign?
For the Islamic Republic President Hassan Rouhani, that is the question.
The signature in question refers to the trigger needed to activate the
so-called ''nuclear deal'' negotiated with the P5+1 group in Vienna last
During two years of negotiations, part of it in secret, Rouhani and his team
managed to spin the whole thing in a way as to wiggle out of any situation
that required their signature.
So far, US President Barack Obama is absolutely the only person on earth who
has signed anything related to the ''nuke deal'' with Iran. Now, however,
Rouhani and his team face a situation in which signature is needed. Let me
To help Obama remain happy with his mirage of a ''deal'', at least until his
term is over, the mullahs need to give him something. Many aspects of the
''deal'' are easily fudged, for example the conversion of enriched uranium to
fuel rods, but cannot provide good television footage. And, yet, Americans
won't believe anything unless they see it on TV. So, to keep Obama happy you
have to give him TV footage showing that something is being done.
Two items on the ''nuke deal'' are potentially telegenic enough to do that.
The first is the reduction of centrifuges enriching uranium, from the current
20,000 to around 5000. CNN and Fox News could show how the machines are being
dismantled and mothballed, with voice-over by ''experts'' crowing about
Obama's ''historic'' diplomatic coup.
Another item that is telegenic is the blocking of the plutonium reactor in
Arak by injection of cement. That, too, could provide exciting footage
occasioning enthusiastic commentaries by the hoodwink-America lobby in
Washington. But here is the problem.
To make such things possible, someone must sign something to grant the
bureaucrats and technicians at the bottom of the ladder authority to
de-commission centrifuges and ''suffocate'' the Arak reactor with cement.
Those familiar with Iranian bureaucracy, a beast that is 500 years old in its
present shape, know that it is not easily manipulated. To get a copy of the
deed of your house, you need no fewer than 17 signatures. Thus you cannot
order the employees of the Atomic Energy Agency to dismantle 10,000
centrifuges on the strength of a phone call. Rouhani could hoodwink the
gullible Obama without signing anything at all. But now he is caught in the
Kafkaesque tentacles of Iranian bureaucracy.
The first idea was to have Muhammad-Javad Zarif, the hapless Foreign
Minister, sign such an authorization. Zarif, the son of a carpet merchant,
however, was quick enough to distance himself from the whole thing by
insisting that he had been in charge of negotiations, not implementation.
''The Foreign Ministry deals with foreign policy, not domestic matters,'' he
Next, the hot potato of signature was kicked towards the High Council of
National Security and its chief Rear-Admiral Ali Shamkhani. However, the
Rear-Admiral also passed, pointing out that his organization had purely
analytical and advisory functions and could not order another organ of the
government, in this case the Atomic Energy Agency, to do anything.
The next target for signature was Ali-Akbar Salehi, head of the Atomic Energy
Agency. Why wouldn't he sign the authorization that his organization needs to
do a couple of things to make Obama look less ridiculous? However, Salehi,
too, didn't rise to the bait. ''Our agency is a scientific and technical
organ, and cannot take political decisions,'' he said, kicking the hot potato
The next candidate for signing was Ali-Ardeshir Larijani, Speaker of the
Islamic Majlis, Iran's ersatz parliament. Six months ago he was a ferocious
opponent of the ''deal''. Then he became its enthusiastic supporter. Evil
tongues suggest he changed position after being assured that he would keep
his seat in the next Majlis election in March 2016. Having violated every
parliamentary rule to prevent the submission of the ''deal'' to normal
parliamentary scrutiny, Larijani would be the ideal man to sign, some
analysts claimed.
However, being a clever cookie, Ali-Ardeshir knows that in Iran's
contemporary history anyone who signed anything with foreign powers also
signed the end of his political career and, at times, even his life. So he
came out with the explanation that the Majlis was a legislative not executive
body and that under separation of powers he couldn't order the agency to do
For a brief moment, some toyed with the idea of having the ''Supreme Guide''
Ali Khamenei provide the signature. Under the Khomeinist Constitution, the
''Supreme Guide'' can issue a binding ''al-hukm al-hukumi ''(State Edict) on
any subject under the sun. He can even order the suspension of the rules of
Islam itself.
He would, of course, never sign the ''deal'' because he prefers to exercise
power without responsibility. If the'' deal'' turns out well, he would take
credit; if it fails, he could put Rouhani and his ''American boys'' under
house arrest.
Now, the hot potato is being kicked towards Rouhani himself. People ask why
he doesn't sign the authorization papers needed for dismantling the
centrifuges and cementing the plutonium reactor. In any case, the Atomic
Energy Agency is part of the presidential set-up, its head bearing the title
of Assistant to the President.
Like Larijani, however, Rouhani knows that if he signs he would be forever
identified with a gamble that may turn out badly for Iran. He needs what is
known in political jargon as ''plausible deniability'' which means blaming
somebody else in case what you have done turns out to be a mistake. Last
week, digging into the mullahs' treasure of ''taqiyah'' (dissimulation), ''kitman''
(Dissemblance) and ''tamkir'' (trickery) which have deep roots among mullahs,
he found what he believed was a clever formula.
The idea was for the Atomic Energy Agency to have the 10,000 or old
centrifuges that have been de-commissioned already dismantled and filmed and
the footage sent to the US to make Obama happy before the 15 December
deadline for ''start of implementation''. However, that stratagem, too, ran
into trouble.
The Atomic Energy Agency spokesman Behruz Kamalvand, a scientist and not a
politician, let the cat out of the bag by telling the media that only old,
useless, centrifuges were involved.
Next, the agency's staff said they wouldn't de-commission even discarded
centrifuges without written authorization because they, too, fear a future in
which they might be labeled ''traitors'' and ''Zionists'' for having done so
without orders from above.
Embarrassed, Kamalvand returned to TV screens to insist that ''nothing had
been dismantled''. ''The nuclear programme continues without the slightest
change,'' he said. ''We have received no instructions to do anything else.''
In Tehran, the hot potato continues to be kicked around while Obama waits for
his TV footage as 15 December approaches.
Amir Taheri was born in Ahvaz, southwest Iran, and educated in Tehran, London
and Paris. He was Executive Editor-in-Chief of the daily Kayhan in Iran
(1972-79). In 1980-84, he was Middle East Editor for the Sunday Times. In
1984-92, he served as member of the Executive Board of the International Press
Institute (IPI). Between 1980 and 2004, he was a contributor to the
International Herald Tribune. He has written for the Wall Street Journal, the
New York Post, the New York Times, the London Times, the French magazine
Politique Internationale, and the German weekly Focus. Between 1989 and 2005, he
was editorial writer for the German daily Die Welt. Taheri has published 11
books, some of which have been translated into 20 languages. He has been a
columnist for Asharq Alawsat since 1987. Taheri's latest book "The Persian
Night" is published by Encounter Books in London and New York.
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Comb jellies safe to swim with and to handle
I heard there was a wreck of comb jellies on the strand and while I didn't go down immediately to see these delicate, transparent jellyfish I did keep them in mind. The next time I was on the shore I was pleased to see that they were there again in their thousands along the tideline.
Comb jellies are a tiny group of creatures that comprise a phylum all on their own. In the classification of the animal kingdom, a phylum is the uppermost division of the kingdom. For example, all of the tens of thousands of back-boned animals - fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals-make up one phylum. Only a handful of species of comb jellies are known but they are so unique they are assigned to a phylum of their own, Phylum Ctenophora.
Five species have been recorded in European waters. Only one, the Sea Gooseberry, has a common English name. It is widespread and common around Ireland. It is about the size and shape of a gooseberry but is transparent so, on the beach, it looks like a shining blob of wallpaper paste. It comfortably fits on a teaspoon.
Closer examination of the gooseberry-like, rigid blob of jelly reveals that the creature's transparent body is ribbed. The ribs are eight in number and run along the length of the body. Along each rib there is a comb-like structure with rows of tiny hairs that the animal beats to enable it to swim.
It is the possession of these combs that make these jellyfish unique resulting in them being assigned to a group all on their own. However, their little swimming combs are not powerful enough to enable them to swim against currents and tides so rafts of them regularly get wrecked on beaches.
All comb jellies are meat-eaters. They swim in surface waters using sticky tentacles to catch tiny creatures in the soup of plankton that the sea supports.
Most comb jelly individuals are both male and female. They can produce both eggs and sperm, can fertilise themselves and can therefore produce young without the need for a partner. As a result, the population can multiply rapidly when conditions are right.
In high summer, comb jellies often swarm inshore. They spawn at night when the water is particularly warm. In the dark, they are phosphorescent and light up the sea with a dull eerie glow.
Unlike other jellyfish, comb jellies do not sting people so they are safe to swim with and to handle.
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