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Houses called Stephen, Mello, Nadeau, Dunton @22 Odessa; Jarvis, Michael & Tartaglia are all near each other. Houses called PIRRELLO @113, BUXTON & ROCHE-For families & friends who rent together. All are close to Ocean Park. Click here to learn about local attractions.
NOTE: They now run a Trolley in summertime daily and into the evenings from Old Orchard Beach to Camp Ellis & back again. They run up until 11:00 PM, I'm told. They'll stop to pick up passengers along the route – just flag them down. They also go to Pine Point and back.
** All cottages/houses, etc. below are in Alphabetical order. **
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This is a very nice 4-bedroom house located near the Salvation Army area on Union Ave., Old Orchard Beach.
BED SETUP: Bedroom 1 has 1 Queen bed and has room for a large blow-up mattress if you have and need one. Bedroom #2 has a bunk bed (2 twins for sheets); Bedroom #3 has a bunk, which is full on the bottom, and twin on the top + Day bed (twin for sheets). Bedroom #4 has 1 full-size bed. Sleeping is for 10 in beds. There are 2 full baths, both with shower/tub combos. Big kitchen, sitting room, patio & gas BBQ grille, porch, washer/dryer, cable T.V. & WI-FI, phone (can call Canada & U.S. long distance at no charge). Fenced-in yard. About .10th of a mile to the beach, about a 5-minute walk. About 8-minute walk to the pier. (Either depends on how fast you walk) Park 2 cars in driveway, more cars out front on the street. Pets permitted with approval—$ 1,800/wk.
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Nice 2 b/r is this downstairs unit in a 2-family house. There is no yard here but the beach is only yards away. Owners do not rent the upstairs. About a 3 or so minute walk to the pier & amusements, about 1/4 mile tops.
BED SETUP: The 1st bedroom has a Queen + 1 full bed; 2nd bedroom has 1 Queen-size bed. There's a full sleep sofa in living room. Sleeps 6 in beds, 8 with sleep sofa. Cable TV, VCR, a full bath with shower/tub combo, fans, WI-FI, washer & dryer and there is an outside shower (Not enclosed) & a gas BBQ grille shared by both units (no big table outside). Downstairs has A/C & heat if needed. The driveway in front of the house is for this downstairs unit. Only $1,500/week, for so close to the Beach. Sorry, no pets permitted +.
For families & friends who rent together. This is one of four adorable cottage condos only a minute walk to beautiful Grand Beach, right down the street. Rent this one alone or if with friends & other family members, rent along with one of the other cottages here (called Roche). Recently remodeled with new living room furniture.
BED SETUP: The cottage has two bedrooms; master has a full bed; 2nd b/r. has two twins. Sleeps 4 in beds. New sleep sofa (full size for your sheets) will sleep 2 more; sleeps total of 6. Home has an enclosed porch; a bath with shower/tub combo, outside enclosed shower with hot & cold water, cable TV, WIFI, gas BBQ grille, picnic table. Has Air Conditioning if needed. Park 2 cars….one in driveway & one out front. It's only about a 5-minute walk to the famous pier for those fries, fried dough & amusements. $1,450/wk. Small/medium dog okay with permission. Off-Season spring & fall, rates. Pet-friendly cottage in Old Orchard Beach.
This is a cute 2-bedroom cottage on a side street across from the Rite Aide in Old Orchard Beach. Bath is small but functional with a shower (no tub), 2nd is a half bath (also small). Home has an enclosed front porch, deck in rear, lawn for kids to play, washer/dryer; cable; WI-FI, gas BBQ grille. Parking for 1 car in the driveway… can park on grass to left of driveway too and more out front on the street.
BED SETUP: Bedroom 1 has a queen bed (small bedroom); Bedroom #2 has a set of bunk beds. Home also has 2 new full size sleep sofas in the living room. Home will sleep 4 in beds; 6-8 with sleep sofas. Home has heat if needed. It's only .3 (three tenths) of a mile from down to the pier & beach; about 5-minute walk for those pier fries, amusement rides & the beach. Pets permitted with approval. $1,300/wk. X-tra $70 if pets are coming (cheaper than a kennel) and pets not allowed on beds or furniture.
Large 3-bedroom unit, ground level, handicap accessible. Mint unit in a very nice quiet area with only 6 units in the whole building, nestled in the woods on Randall Ave. in Ocean Park. This is indeed one of my nicer units. It's more like a large house than a condo-the complex is called "Tanglewood." This unit has a large deck with a ramp for handicapped accessibility.
BED SETUP: One bedroom has 1 queen bed, 2nd bedroom has 1 Queen bed, and the 3rd bedroom has 1 full bed + 1 twin bed. TWO baths; one with handicapped shower, other with tub/shower combo. The unit has a microwave, Cable color TV, VCR, washer/dryer, dishwasher, lobster pot, gas BBQ, picnic table at the deck. Dumpster is in the rear for trash. There are marked parking for 2 cars in lot; others on street. About a 3- minute walk to the beach (depending on how fast you walk). $1,600/wk. + tax
This home is currently remodeled with new carpets, baths, new beds & many other features, including central A/C. This is a 5 bedroom house with a full bathroom on 1st floor + a bath with a shower upstairs. It's located in a quiet neighborhood yet only a 4-or-so minute walk to the pier for "fried dough." Enjoy cook-outs in the fenced-in backyard on the Gas Grill and then a walk to the Pier for some additional beach fun!!! Home has an outdoor shower, dishwasher, washer/dryer & VCR + an extra smaller fridge in basement for soda & beer. Enjoy summer ocean breezes on the enclosed porch. toys for the kids to use.
BED SETUP: 1st floor bedroom - 1 Queen bed; 4 bedrooms upstairs have 1 full bed in each. There are 3 sleep sofas, 2 on the porch. This Will sleep 10 in beds - 14 utilizing the sleep sofas. Wireless internet. There's parking for 5 cars. All of this for $2,600/wk. Pets permitted. Pet-friendly in Old Orchard Beach.
Got an extra big family or rent with family & friends? Rent Fichera @9 Central Park Ave. along with Fichera @ 11-A Central Park Ave., next door. Combined will sleep 18 in beds & 24 utilizing sleep sofas. For larger groups (see below) ** OR Rent #11-A with a 3-b/r in the basement,#11-C. Combined has 7 bedrooms. The cost for apartment is reduced to $950 if combined with one of the other units. Combined total will sleep 14 in beds
This 2-story, 4-bedroom apartment is far enough away from the busy area and located in a quiet neighborhood, yet only a 4-or-so minute walk to the pier for "fried dough."
BED SETUP: Bedroom #1 has a queen; bedroom #2 has a queen; Bedroom #3 has 1 Queen and bedroom #4 has 2 twins. 3 bedrooms have an air conditioner & each b/r has a TV. The living room has 1 double/queen sleep sofa. Also has a twin sleeper and also has a cot. Sleeps 8 in beds and 12 utilizing sleep sofa, twin sleeper & cot. There is a picnic area and gas BBQ grill; outdoor shower with hot & cold water, toys for the kids. There are 4 A/Cs in the house, along with 5 TVs (one in each bedroom), dishwasher. Wireless Internet. Shared driveway. Park 3 cars in the right of the shared driveway, back to back abutting the garage. Extra cars park on the street in front. There is 1 full bath with shower; 1 half-bath + the outside shower. Located in a quiet neighborhood yet only a 4-or-so minute walk to the pier for "fried dough." A short walk to the beach, about a 2-3 minute walk. All of this for only $2,000/wk. Pet-friendly rental in Old Orhard Beach. Pets possible with permission.
Very nice 3 b/r basement unit & can be rented along with #9 or #11-A if you need extra beds. In the yard, there is a picnic area and gas BBQ grill to enjoy a summer barbeques + an outdoor shower with both hot & cold water which are shared with unit 11-A.
BED SETUP: Each b/r has 1 full bed and will sleep 6 in beds. Located in a quiet neighborhood yet only a 4-or-so minute walk to the pier for "fried dough." A short walk to the beach, about a 2-3 minute walk. There is a fully-equipped kitchen, living room; bath with shower (no tub), cable TV, A/C, washer/dryer, toys for the kids to use. Driveway is shared. 3 cars can park in the left of the driveway, back to back abutting the house. $1,050/wk. Small pets possible. Pet-friendly.
This is a 3 bedroom, pet-friendly house in Old Orchard Beach, ME. House has two bathrooms and is within walking distance to the beach. BED SETUP: Bedroom 1 has a queen bed, bedroom 2 has 1 twin bed, the den has a double futon; the loft room has a double futon and 2 twin beds + a youth bed. Sleeps 10 with futons and youth bed. There are two full bathrooms, one with tub and washer/dryer, new dishwasher for 2014; an enclosed front porch, small side deck, rear patio with barbecue and Table/chairs. WI-FI throughout, window AC units, in the upstairs bedroom, room with queen bed, and living room. The single bedroom does not have one but it stays pretty cool. Kitchen with new appliances and living room furniture, a full complement of dishes, pots/pans, gadgets, coffee maker and microwave. It's about a 2-4 minute walk +/- to the beach and about 5 or less minute walk to the pier (all depends on how fast you walk). Pet-friendly rental in Old Orchard Beach, ME. All of this for just $1,800/wk+tax. Pets okay+extra $70 if pets come (cheaper than a kennel).
Located at the popular Franklin Green Condominium! This spacious 2-bedroom condo has 1 & 1/2 bathrooms, is a 2-story condo. About a 4 or so minute walk to the beautiful Grand beach and also walk to the Old Orchard Beach Pier, while still being nestled away in a neighborhood. Home has high*speed WIFI, at least one A/C unit, and a washer & dryer. It also has 2 A/C wall units, one in each bedroom located upstairs. On those rare hot and humid days, just leave the bedroom door open, and the a/c will cool the entire condo. Home has cable T.V., a DVD, games, and books. Home offers 6 beach chairs for your use, a cooler on wheels to pack a lunch and drinks for the beach, pails, and shovels for the kids, a boogie board, and a beach umbrella. Gas BBQ grill. Off-street parking for two cars. Nice front yard area to sit in or for kids to play. There is a full bathroom with a shower/tub combo upstairs + 1/2 Bathroom 1st floor. BED SETUP: Master b /r has a King bed; bedroom 2 has 1 queen and set of bunk beds (twin sizes for your sheets). In season $1,300/wk. Sorry due to condo rules, no pets are allowed.
Hakim Up & Down can be rented separately or rented together. Rent with family or friends? This is the place. HAKIM UP & DOWN: (just steps to the beach). Upstairs sleeps 8 in beds, 10 with sleep sofa in large living room. Downstairs sleeps 3 in beds, 5 with sleep sofa. Both together sleeps a total of 11 in beds, 15 using sleep sofas. Rent together or separately. Upstairs is $2,300; Downstairs is $1,300. Reduced by $100 if both taken together, $3,500.
Got a big family or rent with other family members or friends? Rent both Hakim units together.
This is the top unit which has a great view of the beaches from a very large living room area. Fully equipped kitchen. In a quiet area to relax and enjoy the summer. It is only the second house back from the ocean and has gorgeous ocean views! Nicely located close to the Ocean Park area, it is still within walking to the Pier.
BED SETUP: Bedroom 1 is a large bedroom with a full bed and 2 twin beds; Bedroom #2 has 1 queen bed, and Bedroom #3 has 1 full bed. Queen sleep sofa in the living room. Living room is very large. 1 bath with shower/tub combo, deck, dishwasher, microwave, charcoal grille, park 1 car in shared driveway, others on street or on the grass to the left of the driveway. Just steps to the beach, about a 3-4 minute walk to the pier. Sleeps 8 in beds, 10 with sleep sofa. $2,300/wk. Sorry, no pets permitted. Sorry, no WIFI at this house.
This is the bottom unit, only the 2nd house back from the beach in a quiet area of Old Orchard to relax and enjoy the summer. It is only the second house back from the ocean and is located close to the Ocean Park area. It's within walking to the Pier.
BED SETUP: Bedroom 1 is a large bedroom with 1 full bed; bedroom 2 is a "half bedroom" with 1 twin beds. You need to walk thru half bedroom to access bedroom 1 & garage to sunporch. Home has a queen sleep sofa in the living room. Bath with corner shower (no tub), fully equipped kitchen; microwave, etc., enclosed sunroom off garage area, charcoal grille, park 1 car in garage & 2nd in shared driveway, others on street. Sleeps 3 in beds, 5 with sleep sofa. $1,300/wk. Sorry, no pets permitted. Sorry, no WIFI at this house.
Four Cottage Condos, side by side, 1 block from the beach, just a 4-5 minute walk (=/-) to the pier for those pier fries, gift shops and amusements. Rent separate or 2-3 together: CHAUNCEY, LOONEY & ROCHE. All side by side. (Across from Pirrello) Rent with family & friends? Rent along with Stephen & Nadeau, close by. Also, Dunton @22 Odessa, Tartaglia & Michael are not far away.
This house rents FRIDAYS TO FRIDAYS (Which avoids heavy traffic on Saturday AM + gives you a complete weekend at the house).
Adorable 2-bedroom house on a dead-end street. Tracks not far away; you will hear the trains from here but at most places in OOB you will hear them. Great for small kids… little very traffic. Large yard & 2 decks. Walk down Reggio, cross W. Grand to the beach, about 150 yards-about 2 minutes. About an 8-minute walk to the pier in OOB.
Bed Setup: Each b/r. has 1 queen bed & a door that goes out to the rear deck. A queen sleep sofa in living room. Blow-up mattress to leave on the floor in b/r or put in the living room area. Mello will sleep a total of 4 in beds 8 total using the sleep sofa & a blow-up mattress. TV, VCR/DVD player, blender; CD Cassette radio system, one bath with a shower/tub combo, cable, gas grill, dishwasher, washer/dryer, microwave; small A/C unit up in the kitchen area in the window near the spiral staircase that would cool the kitchen area but not living room downstairs. Home is about 1,688 sq. ft, not counting the garage. WI-FI Internet connection - just bring your laptop. $1,400/wk. Dog possible with permission. Pet-friendly rental Old Orchard Beach.
Vacation with family or friends? Rent Michael with Tartaglia or Jarvis close by… or Nadeau, Stephen, Mello or Dunton @22 Odessa, not far away. All close to each other.
This cottage is close to the Ocean Park area of Old Orchard. This unit has 2 bedrooms. BED SETUP: The 1st bedroom has 1 queen bed; the 2nd bedroom has 2 twin beds. Left will sleep 4 in beds. Living room has a trundle bed to sleep 2 more. It will sleep a total of 6 using the trundle. Complete kitchen, cable TV, WI-FI, bath has shower (no tub), hardwood & tile flooring, ceiling fans in all rooms. No A/C. There is a gas BBQ grille & picnic table in the large backyard, shared with unit #6. Park 1-2 cars. It's a quick 1-2 min. walk to the beach and Ocean Park. Approximately a 5-minute walk to the pier in Old Orchard (depends how fast you walk). Sorry, no pets. Only $1,450. Rent with right side for 3 bedrooms, discounted for both sides together $1800/wk..+ tax
This little cottage is a studio, very affordable for a couple, close to the Ocean Park area of Old Orchard. This is a "studio" unit with 1 queen bed, fridge, microwave, coffee maker. Good for a couple. Cable TV, WI-FI, Bath with a shower (no tub), ceiling fan. No A/C. There is a gas BBQ grille & picnic table in the large side yard shared with #7. Park 1-2 cars. It is a quick 1-2 min. walk to the beach and Ocean Park. Approximately a 5-minute walk to the pier in Old Orchard (depends how fast you walk). Sorry, no pets. Affordable at only $800/wk. Cheaper than a motel room in OOB. Rent with left side for 3 b/r. Discounted for both sides together to $1800/wk. + tax.
Step back a little in time in this 3-bedroom classic Maine cottage with large porch nestled in the woods in Ocean Park.
BED SETUP: One bedroom has 1 full; 2nd bedroom has 1 twin & 3rd bedroom has 2 twins. Sleep 5 in beds. At the top of the stairs there's an open area where one could put a cot, aero bed or sleeping bags for extra sleeping. Home has a very large screened-in porch (porch size, 35'x7' + 17'x7'). This "rustic" classic 2-story cottage has a bath on 2nd floor with tub & hand-held shower setup. A new enclosed outside shower with hot & cold water, gas BBQ grille, cable TV, fans in each bedroom. Cottage cleaning by renters on the "honor system." Home is located on the west side of Rte. 9, W. Grand Ave, a couple of blocks to the beach. Randall is where the Shuffleboard court is located. About a 2-3-minute walk to the beach. $1,200.
Got a big family or rent with other family members or friends?
Pearl by the Sea Each unit sleeps 6 using futon upstairs and a sleep sofa downstairs for total sleeping for the whole house being 12 with sleep sofa
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Great for large families or families & friends who rent together. This is a 2-family house but being rented as one. Each unit has a full kitchen, bath with stand-up shower, two bedrooms and a porch.
Bed Setup: In each unit, 1 bedroom has two twins and Master bedroom has 1 queen. Upstairs has a futon and downstairs has a sleep sofa. Each unit sleeps 6 using futon, total sleeping for the whole house is 12 with futons. Home has an outside shower for rinsing off, picnic table, gas BBQ grille, PEARL Cable TV's & WI-FI. Off-street parking. Just 100 steps to the beach and walking distance to downtown OOB for those pier fries, shops and amusements. All this for only $2,800/wk. Sorry, but no pets permitted.
Back on my list for 2018.
This is nice a 3-bedroom house with an apartment upstairs for a total of 4 bedrooms close to the beach and not far from Ocean Park. BED SETUP: The downstairs has 3 b/r. The 1st b/r has one queen bed; 2nd b/r has 2 queen beds & the 3rd b/r has a set of bunks which is a full on the bottom and a twin on the top (sleeps 3). There is a sleep sofa (full size) in living room sleeps 2. Upstairs has 1 bedroom with 1 full bed and in 2nd living room is a futon, full size, to sleep 2 more. This room can double as a 5th bedroom. The whole house, will sleep in beds and using sleep sofa downstairs and the futon upstairs. There are 2 baths; one with tub/shower combo, upstairs nice tiled shower. Home has a new fridge & stove 2 yrs. ago & outside deck. Just walk down the street to the beach, about a 1-1/2 minute walk. About a 5-minute walk to the pier & amusements. Located on the corner of W. Grand (a/k/a Rte. 9) & Seacliff Ave. There is a microwave, Cable 55" flat-screen TV (for those Red Sox games); 2 picnic tables, wooden swing. Has a washer/dryer, Gas BBQ grille, new deck, WIFI. There are plenty of fans. Park cars in driveway, more out front & on the side street. Across from 3 little cottages on Seacliff Ave. called Scrub Pines. Pets okay with approval. $2,500/wk.
Scrub Pine Cottages. Four Cottage Condos, side by side, 1 block from the beach, a 4-5 minute walk (=/-) to the pier for those pier fries, gift shops and amusements. Rent separate or 2 together: ROCHE & BUXTON. All side by side. (Across from Pirrello @113 W. Grand Ave.)
For families & friends who rent together. This is one of four adorable cottage condos only a minute walk to beautiful Grand Beach, right down the street. Rent this one alone or if with friends & other family members, rent along with one of the other cottages here called BUXTON. The cottage has two bedrooms.
BED SETUP: Master has a Full (double) bed; 2nd b/r. has two twins. New sleep sofa in living room which doubles as a couch to sleep 1 more (twin sheets). Sleeps 4 in beds, 5 with new sleep sofa. Home has a new kitchen in May 2015, some new windows, bath with shower/tub combo; outside enclosed shower, enclosed porch; cable TV, WI-FI, gas BBQ grille, picnic table, screened front porch. Smaller living room because it has the porch. Park 2 cars….one in driveway & one out front. It's only about a 5-minute walk to the famous pier for those fries, fried dough & amusements. $1,350/wk. Pets okay with permission. Off Season spring & fall, rates vary. Pet friendly cottage in Old Orchard Beach.
Rent Stephen with Nadeau Left & Nadeau Right (across the street); Mello (down street toward RR tracks). Others nearby are, Michael, Jarvis & Tartaglia on Reggio & Dunton @22 Odessa Ave.
New owners for 2020. They'll be completely updating the condo, kitchen, and replacing furniture in living room, kitchen, bedrooms, updating baths, etc.this spring so photos won't be updated til finished. Very nice end unit close to Ocean Park on a dead-end street, good for small children. Two bedrooms + a sunroom that can act as a 3rd b/r.
BED SETUP: Master has 1 queen; 2nd b/r will have 2 full beds.. The sunroom will have a new futon to sleep 2 more.. Sleeps 6 in beds 8 using futon. Cable TV, WIFI; washer/dryer, nice patio with gas BBQ grille & patio set. Now has in A/C on each floor and heat if needed. Home has 1-1/2 baths.. Bath up has tub/shower combo. Park 2 cars in the parking lot, more out front of unit on street. About a 2-3 minute walk to the beach, crossing W. Grand; about 5 minutes to the pier +/-. All of this for only $1,700/wk. The building is close to the RR tracks, but no matter where you are in Old Orchard, you'll hear the trains. Sorry, no pets due to condo rules.
Very nice 2 b/r condo in OOB. Home will sleep 8 you can fit 10 with queen sleep sofa, rather than 8 guests. Master b/r has 1 king size bed; bedroom 2 has 2 sets of bunkbeds (twin sizes for sheets) to sleep 4; and down stairs sleep sofa pulls out to a queen. There is a balcony with table chairs. It has a washer & dryer on second floor + 1 full bath and half bath downstairs. Cable TV's, WIFI & A/C. There is parking for 2 cars in back of condo and there is a grill next to shed for this unit. It's a 2-min walk back and 2-min forth to beach and there is access to the beach. Sorry no pets allowed here. No smoking allowed (in any of my places). For this particular unit, check in 2 pm check out 10 am Season rate is $2,100/wk. + tax. For the month of June off season $1,800/wk. + tax
Cute 2-bedroom cottage located 2-tenths of a mile from the beach (0.2) on a quiet side street in Old Orchard. About a 3 or so minute walk. Walk to the pier, about 5 minutes away for those pier fries & amusements.
BED SETUP: Master has 1 Queenbed; Bedroom #2 has 2 twins. There's a new Queen-size sleep sofa in the living room. Sleeps 4 in beds and sleeps 6 with the sleep sofa. Parking for one car in the drive, others allowed on street. Bath is a tub/shower combo and the tub is a jet tub. Home has a washer/dryer, full kitchen, microwave, dishwasher, garbage disposal, gas BBQ grille, cable TV. Home has a ceiling fan in one bedroom and one in the living room. Mostly all hardwood or Pergo floors. Small pet possible. $1,300/wk. Pet-friendly house in Old Orchard Beach, ME.
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Need a big house? This nice 2-family house is perfect for friends & family who rent together, close to the Ocean Park area of Old Orchard. Upstairs has 3 b/r is the upstairs unit in a 2-family house. Downstairs has 2 bedrooms, total of 5 bedrooms. Only 2 blocks from the beach, about a 1-2 minute walk, about an 8-minute walk to the pier.
BED SETUP-Upstairs: The 1st bedroom has 1 Queen + 1 trundle bed (twin mattresses); 2nd bedroom has two twins and 3rd bedroom has 1 full bed. Upstairs sleeps 8 in beds using trundle bed.
BED SETUP-Downstairs: The 1st bedroom has 1 Queen & 1 twin; 2nd bedroom has 1 king bed. Sleeps 5 in beds. Combined will sleep a total 13 in beds. There is a futon upstairs and sleep sofa downstairs but Max 14) Upstairs has a complete kitchen with new stove & full bath with tub/shower combo, cable TV, washer/dryer, fans, WI-FI. Downstairs also has kitchen facilities, cable TV, a full bath with a shower/tub combo, washer/dryer. Home has several fans between both units. Picnic table & gas BBQ grill are in the rear yard. There is heat if needed in both units. Driveway to left of house will hold 3 cars; driveway in front of the house for 1 car. On-street parking is allowed here as long as you don't block neighbors driveways. More parking allowed on the street. $2,850/wk for the whole house.
Vacation with family or friends? Rent Tartaglia along with Jarvis, same location. (Close to Ocean Park). Michael across the street. All near STEPHEN, Nadeau Left & Right; Mello, Dunton @22 Odessa. All are in the same general area. On & between Reggio Ave & Odessa Ave., near Ocean Park.
This is an adorable, two-bedroom cottage condo 1 block from the beach, about 100' or so +/-. Nice large common yard with picnic tables. Walk down Odessa or Reggio to the beach, very close, only about 100 steps to the beach. The Pier in OOB is an easy walk, about a 3-5 minute walk.
BED SETUP: Master has a Queen bed; 2nd b/r has 2 twins. There's a full-size futon in the living room. This house will sleep a total of 4 in beds 6 total utilizing the futon. **There also is a loft with a full mattress but this cannot be used for small children. Cable TV, air conditioner; one bath with a shower (no tub), parking for 2 cars on Odessa Ave. side in front of the split-rail fence. Please turn off air conditioner when you go to the beach and are not at the cottage. Picnic tables are in center area outside. Owner has gas BBQ grille. The house has a small 8x12' screened in porch to enjoy warm summer evenings. $1,300/wk. Sorry, no pets allowed per condo rules.


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This study was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association 1997 Dec 24-31;278(24):2145-50
Study title and authors:Inverse association of dietary fat with development of ischemic stroke in men.
Gillman MW, Cupples LA, Millen BE, Ellison RC, Wolf PA.
Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9417007
The objective of the study was to examine the association of stroke incidence with the intake of fat and type of fat among middle-aged men. The study included 832 men, aged 45 to 65 years who were followed for 20 years.
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(a) For every 3% increase in fat consumption the men had a 15% reduced risk of stroke.
(b) For every 1% increase in saturated fat consumption the men had a 9% reduced risk of stroke.
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In addition to M&A mandates from private businesses and smaller PLCs, Irwin Mitchell attracts a range of private equity and venture capital work, with Dan Bastide leading the small cap group. Regional managing partner Faye Bargery, who 'runs a tight ship', is highly experienced in corporate and commercial matters, especially where private equity is concerned; Stuart Padgham overseas the commercial work and has a background in the IT industry, and Dan Hedley is well rated by technology clients.
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'Their in-depth familiarity and first-hand experience of IT matters helps a lot. They have shown an outstanding ability to manage complex customer, partner and supplier relationships, a strong business acumen and therefore good capability to stay pragmatic on legal matters while keeping an eye on what the business actually needs.'
Key clients
Nuffield Health
Saga Group
LzLabs GmbH
Destiny Pharma plc
Marco Limited
Air Partner plc
Micheldever Tyre Services
Media and entertainment Tier 1
Irwin Mitchell acts for a wide range of clients across the media sector, specialising primarily in commercial contracts work, including branding and sponsorship deals, as well as the sale of media rights. The firm's client list includes large media estates and digital agencies, alongside a substantial base of private, high-profile individuals. Stuart Padgham heads the team, which includes senior associate and fellow commercial contracts specialist Aurelia Butler-Ball, and senior associate Thomas Barnard, who focuses on commercial litigation in the media sphere.
'The firm treats small customers like big ones'
'They really know their stuff'
'The Irwin Mitchell trademark team is outstanding and dedicated to providing a very high level of advice in a cost and time-effective manner.'
Key clients
Lady Leshurr
Rose and Rosie
Conan Doyle Estate Limited
The Sports Sphere
Beth Tweddle
Alec Steele
VOSH Ltd
UK divers who rescued Thai boys from cave
Charnley Communications
Personal injury: claimant Tier 1
The 'fantastic' personal injury team at Irwin Mitchell has 'a wealth of knowledge' in of brain and spinal cord injury claims, orthopaedic injury matters and fatal accidents. Key figures in the team include Claire Howard, who leads the serious injury group, Andrew Buckman, who specialises in claims related to the armed forces, and Nicola Maier, who heads the asbestos disease team. Managing partner Guy Darlaston has particular expertise in representing mesothelioma patients.
'Andrew Buckham is an excellent partner in the military personal injury field, with a wealth of experience. He is strategic in his approach to the way in which his cases should be advanced and resolved.'
'Guy Darlaston is incredibly knowledgeable and thoughtful when dealing with very sensitive situations. He is outstanding during the claims process, and well-liked and respected.'
'Irwin Mitchell has an excellent team, working incredibly hard for clients, and have a wealth of knowledge and recourses.'
'The individuals within the team are highly professional, very approachable and responsive. They provide clear instructions and guidance on requirements and pay in a timely manner for the services.'
Personal tax, trusts and probate: Kent, Surrey, Sussex Tier 1
Irwin Mitchell's private wealth team is known for its ability to handle complex instructions. 'Exceptional in all aspects of her work' Caroline Shelton leads the Crawley group and 'measures up to all that would be expected of a good private client partner'. This substantial group is home to experts in every aspect of private client work; the creation and restructuring of trusts, high-level trust administration and exceptional tax expertise. It advises trustees and on a range of high-value estates with UK and international assets. matters and also advises national corporates on pension death benefit in service cases. Anthony Nixon is expert in inheritance tax and trusts and 'stands head and shoulders above any other tax lawyer'. Head of later life, Kelly Greig is highly rated for her abilities in dealing with complex issues of tax and succession, mental capacity and applications in the Court of Protection. Non-lawyer, tax specialist Michael Taylor is also a highly rated member of the team.
'All the work they have done for us has been carried out to a high standard.'
'The advantage of Irwin Mitchell is their extensive knowledge of law in varying areas; something which we have not found with local lawyers. We have always found the private client team approachable and at the same time totally professional.'
'If we are dealing with particularly complex matters we will refer to IM. My usual contact is Anthony Nixon but if he is not available I deal with other members of the team. They are always quick to respond and deal with any referral efficiently. They have excellent breadth of knowledge and provide good value for money. I am always confident that if I refer a client on they will be well looked after.'
'The private client team demonstrate a holistic approach to their clients problems and do not just act as order takers. They proactively discuss the clients issues and proactively provide the right solutions. They understand the full picture regarding not just legal matters but taxation, and potential client needs both now and in the future.'
'Caroline Shelton has the ability to explain the relevant tax provisions clearly to the more simple minded and has been efficient in producing the relevant documents. She has also kept me up to date on relevant changes in taxation.'
'Nicola Midgley does our tax returns very efficiently and I consider Michael Taylor to be an effective head of department.'
'John Bunker's knowledge of trusts and trust taxation is extensive and we would generally turn to him for more complex advice. Likewise Lucy Samy has provided us with efficient, reliable and accurate work which we value greatly.'
'Anthony Nixon stands head and shoulders above any other tax lawyer I have dealt with (counsel included). He has a fantastic ability to immediately get to the heart of the issue and provide clear and concise advice.'
'Kelly Greig in particular demonstrates an holistic approach, and involves professionals from other disciplines in order to provide a full solution. She does not expect the clients to know the answers and will question them to establish exactly what is required.'
Planning Tier 1
The planning practice at Irwin Mitchell is particularly highly reputed in mixed-use regeneration schemes involving former brownfield land, where it expertly bridges the gap between planning and development. The group, which is led by Carl Dyer, has recently had an increase in work from clients in the retirement living sector. James Pavey has expertise in contentious planning matters. Another key figure is Nicola Gooch, who is knowledgeable about the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) and town and village green issues.
Key clients
One Lansdowne Road Limited
Hanbury Properties (Chichester) Limited
Roffey Homes
Globalrange Limited
Landlink Estates Limited
Welbeck Strategic Land II LLP
Store Properties
Retirement & Care Village Partners
Seaward Properties Limited
Jaspar Group
Sport Tier 1
Irwin Mitchell's cross-practice team advises sport sector clients that include private individuals, companies, associations and governing bodies and the firm's private client team assists prominent sports figures and managers. Its comprehensive offering ranges from disputes and medical negligence to contracts, IP and wealth planning. Outside of the realm of professional sports the firm also acts for clients in the leisure facilities industry. Dispute resolution specialist Hannah Clipston heads the team, while Michael Taylor is a key contact for tax, trusts and estates matters.
'Michael Taylor has excellent attention to detail and client care.'
'The team is specialised, knowledgeable, and accessible.'
Key clients
Nuffield Health
Greenwich Leisure Limited
English Table Tennis
British Association of Sport & Exercise
British Athletics Commission
Sheffield City Trust
7 Hills Leisure Trust
International Netball Federation
Giles Long MBE
Jess Varnish
Julia Regis (founder of Cyrille Regis Legacy trust)
Banking and finance Tier 2
Irwin Mitchell focuses mainly on lenders, but also acts for borrowers, assisting clients with general commercial banking matters and secured lending to businesses. Expertise includes complex financings including real estate and development finance transactions. The team is well known for its specialism in the education sector. Daniel Webster heads the practice from the Gatwick office.
'The team has an excellent understanding of the requirements of both the banks and the clients and comes up with a solution that works well for both sides.'
'The key strength is the proactive way in which they approach their work and the speed at which they execute the work they are involved with.'
'I find the team to be service orientated and easily approachable. As ever with most of the work we do prompt and pragmatic responses are required. These are always forthcoming from Irwin Mitchell.'
'Daniel Webster has always been pragmatic and helpful when I have asked questions and raised queries. He is happy to look at the issues from both sides and provide a solution which works all round.'
Key clients
National Westminster Bank plc/RBS
HSBC Bank plc
Lloyds Bank PLC
RBS Invoice Finance Limited
Arbuthnot & Latham
Artisan Real Estate Investors
Chichester College
Coutts & Co
DWP Housing
Lambeth College
Commercial litigation: Hampshire Tier 2
Irwin Mitchell, which is highly active in matters with a cross-border component, is highly regarded by high net worth individuals, multinational companies and other household name clients. It has a notable focus on the sports, media, manufacturing, technology and financial services sectors. Hannah Clipston is an expert in breach of contract cases and associated complex tortious matters, with an industry specialism in sport and leisure. Associate Stephanie Reeves is also recommended.
'The team were very dedicated and went the extra mile to ensure a successful outcome'.
'Simply excellent service'.
'Stephanie Reeves is thorough and thoughtful'.
'Stephanie Reeves negotiates in a calm and authoritative manner; her tenacity was vital to our success'.
Key clients
Topcon GB
Id Verde UK
Commercial litigation: Kent, Surrey and Sussex Tier 2
Irwin Mitchell has outstanding expertise in the financial services, manufacturing, tech, media and sports sectors and offers a strong national network of offices, thus being able to harness expertise in a range of practice areas. Robert Kenyon has many years of experience of High Court litigation and commercial disputes and Sarah Birkbeck specialises in IP, media and technology disputes. An impressive team of associates includes senior associate Robert Parks who is highly valued for his technical ability and commitment to his clients.
'Irwin Mitchell's Crawley team is a rare beast: a firm doing City of London work at out-of-London rates. Since they merged with Thomas Eggar, this commercial litigation boutique has benefited from the manpower and resources that come with being part of a larger firm. The best of both worlds.'
'The team provide a reliable, consistent level of service always ensuring that a team member is available to support you through any process. The practice had guided us through the minefield of dispute resolution which has been a new aspect of our particular business.'
'Robert Parks is a committed and dedicated commercial lawyer with remarkable focus and attention to detail. He rolls up his sleeves and gets to grips with knotty technical points and really understands the client's business and their commercial needs.'
'I have rated them as excellent to exceptional on everything where I am in a position to comment.'
'Robert Parks and Sabrina Goran are excellent to work with. They are detailed, provide options and solutions to all issues, always checking that we have a full appreciation of both possible positive and negative outcomes.'
'A high level of trust has been developed since the business relationship commenced. Tom Barnard and Clemmie Burch have been a real pleasure to work with, as has partner Martin Cross. They are all extremely responsive and approachable, as well as being highly practical and with sound grasp of details.'
'Robert Kenyon provided practical and helpful advice, and was always available and happy to talk through issues in detail.'
Commercial property: Kent, Surrey, Sussex Tier 2
Irwin Mitchell provides a full real estate service that includes finance, construction and planning and has access to a national network of offices. It also attracts regeneration and mixed-use projects. Tina Webster is the highly rated team head who also heads the firm's education group - she deals with complex development projects, corporate re-locations and land promotions. The 'technically brilliant' Balbit Thandi includes property investment companies and funds in her client roster, while associate Samual Knight is noted for 'getting good results'.
'The team has a good depth of knowledge, they are always efficient and a pleasure to work with.'
'A partner-led approach – they personally get involved in most of the projects and they are very commerial, appraochable and effective.'
'They have an excellent breadth of expertise in all matters to do with commercial property. A well-resourced team with excellent cover and support.'
'Tina Webster gives us 100% commitment at all times, with a real eye for detail and for protecting our interests at all times. She is very friendly and personable to deal with and has excellent depth of knowledge.'
'Associate Sam Knight is calm, friendly, knowledgeable and very good at getting results.'
'Balbit Thandi is brilliant technically, reliable and an all round wonderful person to work with.'
Key clients
Micheldever Tyre Services
Berkeley Strategic Land
Hanbury Properties
Artisan Real Estate Investors
Infrastructure Investments
Dorrington Estates PLC
Seaward Properties
North Street Quarter
Store Property Investments
National Grid
Hendy Group
Chichester College
Lambeth College
Greater Brighton Metropolitan College
South Essex College
Idverde SAS
Topcon (GB)
Glenchi Property
Pallant Homes
Generator Strategic
Welbeck Strategic Land
Construction Tier 2
Irwin Mitchell's 'responsive and thorough' construction and engineering team acts for clients across a wide range of sectors, including manufacturing, energy, public sector and residential development. In addition, the firm's specialist expertise in the education sector attracts numerous complex instructions from higher education institutions. Dispute resolution is an area of recent growth for the team. Practice head Mark Clinton has more than 30 years of construction law experience.
Key clients
Artisan Real Estate Investors
Lambeth College
Brighton & Hove 6th Form College
Paula Rosa Manhattan
Jackson Rowe Group
Corporate and commercial: Hampshire Tier 2
In addition to undertaking mid-market M&A, Irwin Mitchell's team also handles joint ventures and corporate restructurings. The team works across offices, enabling it to draw on firm-wide expertise in private equity transactions. Dean Drew is the name to note.
Key clients
The Hendy Group
Spire Financial
Ross Holdings
Hectic Europe
Emerson Process Management
Trant Engineering
David Lindley & Co
Compleat Food Network UK
Portland Bunkers
Insolvency and corporate recovery Tier 2
Irwin Mitchell's restructuring and insolvency team in Gatwick comprises dedicated restructuring and insolvency lawyers who carry out the full-range work in the practice area. The team is headed by Andrew Walker who deals with both contentious and non-contentious matters, advising on high value and complex restructuring work. He has particular experience in restructurings involving defined benefit pension schemes and work involving banks and asset based lenders.
'The exceptional player in the Gatwick market. With excellent technical knowledge and a personable team, it is always a delight to deal with the Gatwick team.'
'Rebecca Walker – a stand-out senior associate who is surely heading for bigger things. Her technical knowledge is second to none and her approachable personality means she is always a pleasure to deal with.'
Key clients
Begbies Traynor
Smith & Williamson
Kreston Reeves
IT and telecoms Tier 2
Irwin Mitchell provides clients with a range of commercial IT advice, and is particularly adept at handling business-critical procurements in highly regulated industries. Stuart Padgham heads the practice, and has a strong track record in the areas of high-value IT contracts. In addition to Padgham, the team is made up of individuals with substantial technical experience, including former IT professional Dan Hedley and software developer Chris Bridges.
'The team we are working with has shown very profound knowledge with regard to software license agreements and all kinds of IT contracts.'
'They go the extra mile to ensure matters are completed on time and to budget.'
'The team that I have worked with have excellent knowledge and ask the right and difficult questions to the internal team and to the lawyers on the other side.'
'Dan Hedley has a wealth of knowledge and has excellent experience with the IT contracts that we are dealing with.'
'Dan Hedley is a fantastic lawyer, who understands the needs of the business.'
'They have shown an outstanding ability to manage complex customer, partner and supplier relationships, a strong business acumen and therefore good capability to stay pragmatic on legal matters while keeping an eye on what the business actually needs.'
'Stuart Padgham is excellent and always provides thoughtful and considered advice.'
'Chris Bridges has provided excellent support to our data protection team throughout the year.'
Key clients
Nuffield Health
Saga Group
LzLabs GmbH
Personal tax, trusts and probate: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40 Tier 2
Irwin Mitchell's private client practice combines expertise in trusts, wills and estate planning with in-house complementary tax advisory and compliance services. International tax specialist George Merrylees, who has recently joined the Newbury team from the London office, is experienced in advising on French tax and succession matters and is the key contact for Francophone clients. Practice head Sarah Phillips has a strong track record advising entrepreneurs, business managers and senior executives on protecting their business interests including advising on inheritance and capital gains tax and also advises on Court of Protection matters. Andrew Parry has expertise in tax and succession planning, with substantial experience of advising on matters affecting owners of landed estates and rural businesses. Senior associate Stewart Stretton-Hill is recommended for mental incapacity and Court of Protection work.
'Sarah Phillips and Stuart Stretton-Hill keep me informed of progress and are always happy to answer speculative queries and to offer guidance and next steps prior to client engagement.'
Commercial property: Hampshire Tier 3
Irwin Mitchell's Southampton team regularly works with the firm's broader real estate team in the Chichester and Gatwick offices to provide a wide range of expertise to clients. Its varied practice covers real estate finance, regeneration/mixed-use schemes, corporate occupier work and portfolio acquisitions and disposals. One of the key figures in the team is Tina Webster, who excels in complex residential and commercial development projects, large corporate relocations and land promotion. David Fanchi, who has a first-rate reputation in real estate finance, has built up a notable following of lender clients. Philip Gray and Robert Stangroom are also names to note.
'A strong team with a clear cross-practice banking & finance element'.
'Sound legal knowledge and high quality of work'.
'David Fanchi is experienced, knowledgeable, affable and takes a commercially-driven yet risk-aware approach'.
Key clients
Micheldever Tyre Services
Berkeley Strategic Land
Hanbury Properties
Artisan Real Estate Investors
Seaward Properties
North Street Quarter
Store Property Investments
Hendy Group
Chichester College
Lambeth College
Greater Brighton Metropolitan College
South Essex College
Idverde SAS
Pallant Homes
Generator Strategic
Welbeck Strategic Land
Family: Hampshire Tier 3
Irwin Mitchell's family team is supported by the expertise of practitioners in the firm's other private wealth divisions, including residential property and trusts, tax and estates. Post-nuptial wealth protection mandates make up the bulk of the firm's work, with the majority of clients seeking to ring-fence inherited assets. Practice head Katharine Shaw is a key contact.
'Irwin Mitchell comprises a wide range of different disciplines and therefore members of the firm are able to share their legal knowledge and experience when presented with problems outside their particular field. It has an enviable reputation'.
'Katherine Shaw is an unflappable character who always gets quickly to the nub of a case. She provides well thought out solutions which more often than not are such that a settlement on very good terms is reached by her client'.
Employment: Kent, Surrey, Sussex Tier 4
Irwin Mitchell's Gatwick team is headed by London-based Sybille Steiner. It provides a comprehensive range of advisory and disputes-related expertise and it can call on experts in areas such as immigration, regulatory, safeguarding and pensions in addition to corporate and litigation teams. Senior associate Charlotte Sloan heads the Gatwick division and together with Matthew Irvine and Sarah Burke, serves an impressive range of clients from large PLCs to smaller regional businesses and includes a strong involvement with the education sector.
Irwin Mitchell > Firm Profile
The firm Nationally acclaimed, and with strong international capabilities, Irwin Mitchell is one of the few law firms that provide a diverse range of legal services to businesses and private individuals. It has a strong customer facing culture, and impressive client retention levels.
The company, which employs over 3,000 staff, operates out of 15 locations in the UK and has a modern, agile workforce with more than 400 staff adopting formal flexible working patterns and a dress-for-your-day policy among other popular initiatives.
Irwin Mitchell has won 15 awards in the past 12 months, including a LawWorks pro-bono award, best training contract for a national firm, firm of the year at the British Wills and Probate Awards, corporate lawyer of the year at the Insider South East Dealmakers Awards, excellent in client service awards for both business and private clients at the Birmingham Law Society Awards and personal injury team of the year at the Northern Law Awards 2019.
On top of its commitment to reducing its environmental impact and providing pro bono legal advice to those who cannot afford access to justice, the Irwin Mitchell Charities Foundation (IMCF), the firm's independent registered charity, has made over £2m of charitable donations since its formation in 1997. In 2018, the IMCF donated more than £280,000 to 13 good causes around the UK, through Irwin Mitchell's Charity of the Year programme.
PRINCIPAL areas of work One of the largest law firms in the UK, Irwin Mitchell provides a wide range of legal and financial services to individuals and businesses.
The firm was the third most active litigation firm in the UK courts in 2018 and is ranked as one of the most active deal-making law firms for corporate M&A by Experian.
Its legal and financial services are complemented by an extensive client feedback programme which helps refine the offer to provide what clients truly value. This is one of the reasons that clients are increasingly using more than one legal service line from the firm across both business and personal teams.
Personal Injury: The firm continues to be the market-leading personal injury and medical negligence litigation team in the UK. It offers a wide range of services covering all of the key injury types, from road traffic accidents and international personal injury claims, to product liability claims and catastrophic brain and spinal injury cases. The firm also has a national public law team and the UK's leading Court of Protection practice.
Private Wealth: Irwin Mitchell advises on a full range of private client matters including ultra-high-value family and divorce law, international tax and trust work, succession planning, rural estates matters, and high-value residential property financing and sales. Its prestigious client base includes high and ultra-high-net-worth individuals including business owners and entrepreneurs, high-level executives, investors and multi-generational families.
Services to Businesses: The firm offers a wide range of commercial services. Areas of expertise include banking and finance, commercial litigation and dispute resolution, construction and infrastructure projects, corporate and commercial, employment, environmental, insolvency, international, investigations and prosecutions, pensions, planning, real estate, recoveries, restructuring and tax. The firm also has strength in several sectors including manufacturing, TMT, financial services, consumer businesses, education, media and sport.
Subsidiaries: Irwin Mitchell's investment management business (IM Asset Management Ltd) provides specialist fund management services for private individuals. It acts for a wide range of clients including high-net-worth individuals and personal injury claimants. IM Wealth Management, which is part of and owned by IM Asset Management, provides expert financial planning, helping clients of all ages prepare for their current and future financial needs.
Irwin Mitchell owns a full service DCA (debt collection agency), Ascent Performance Group Limited, which covers all types of debt across the UK and Northern Ireland.
Coris UK Ltd, part of the Coris Group, is also part of the Irwin Mitchell Group, providing a worldwide network of services to a range of independent clients in the travel and insurance industries.
Main Contacts
|Group chief executive
|Andrew Tucker
|Group chairman
|Glyn Barker
|Chief executive, personal legal services
|Craig Marshall
|Chief executive, business legal services
|Vicky Brackett
|Group finance director
|Richard Allen
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Staff FiguresNumber of partners : 249 Number of other UK fee-earners : 1,500+
Student (The Lex 100 )
The Lex 100 VerdictUnlike many other firms, national firm Irwin Mitchell offers two alternative training contract streams: Personal and Business Legal Services. This allows applicants to practise in areas of the law they enjoy most, proving that 'the firm really cares about its employees as well as its clients'. The firm's 'hours, work/life balance, size, and approachability' are but a few reasons aspiring solicitors applied to Irwin Mitchell. The firm's dedication to social responsibility is reflected in best moments like 'achieving settlement for a child' and being involved in a claim that improved the client's quality of life. Many respondents also enjoyed 'being heavily involved in high-value cases' with a 'high level of responsibility'. Client contact and 'exposure to high-profile litigation work' is on offer too. Attending client meetings and mediations were popular best moments, whereas 'the NQ process' and 'not being able to do the seat applied for' were common gripes. The 'unreliability of IT systems' was also a concern, and many agreed 'the pay could be better', however this is 'massively outweighed by other factors'. 'A good work/life balance', the firm's 'genuine passion for its clients', and friendly atmosphere' appeased trainees. There are 'many opportunities to get involved in extra-curricular initiatives, such as charitable work and learning development' and this is actively encouraged from day one. If you want to work for a firm with a community feel, the freedom to express ideas and 'London-quality work whilst generally getting to leave on time', then consider applying to Irwin Mitchell.
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Agriculture and estates
- Clinical negligence: claimant
- Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Media and entertainment
- Personal injury: claimant
- Personal tax, trusts and probate: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Planning
- Sport
Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Commercial litigation: Hampshire
- Commercial litigation: Kent, Surrey and Sussex
- Commercial property: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Construction
- Corporate and commercial: Hampshire
- Insolvency and corporate recovery
- IT and telecoms
- Personal tax, trusts and probate: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40
- Commercial property: Hampshire
- Family: Hampshire
- Employment: Kent, Surrey, Sussex


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How To Install Battery Backup Sump Pumps
You've decided to be proactive about flood prevention in case your primary sump pump fails, so now it's time to roll up your sleeves for the installation!
It's highly suggested that a professional plumber be brought in to complete the installation, but should you be interested in doing it yourself, it's important to know everything the process entails. Above all, the manufacturer's instructions should guide you in the installation, but we'll provide a quick overview on the process. If you have any questions, consult the manual or speak to a representative of the pump's manufacturer.
What you'll need for the job
You can purchase or borrow the equipment for the project, but either way, you will most likely use all the items on the list:
- PVC pipes, fittings, check valve, and male adapter
- the secondary sump pump, battery, and electronics to control it
- reciprocating saw, hack saw, and hole saw
- wrenches of a variety of sizes
- screw drivers
- hammer
- channel locks
You can also use protective gear such as gloves and safety goggles.
Disconnecting the primary pump
Step 1
Unplug the main pump, and other exposed electronics in the work space.
Step 2
Using the wrench, loosen the check valve, remove the rubber coupling, and take the pit cover off.
Step 3
Look for the discharge piping and measure the distance from the bottom of the pit to the start of the piping.
Step 4
Using the saw, cut the PVC piping according to the measurements made in the previous step.
Step 5
Glue the adapter to the cut pipe.
Preparing for installation
Step 1
Drill a hole facing downwards in the discharge piping before the water traveling along the pipe leaves the sump pit. This opening is called a weep hole.
Step 2
Install piping into the pump's body before lowering it into the pit.
Step 3
Tie the sump pit cover down with cord or rope
Completing the installation
Step 1
Affix the rubber coupling, tighten the hose clamps, and cut in the check valve.
Step 2
Glue all the fittings together.
Step 3
Seal the valves with Teflon tape.
Before starting up the primary and secondary sump pump, keep your eyes open for any leaks, large or small. Plug in the primary pump, turn it back on, and listen to make sure that things are running smoothly. For extremely skilled hands, the project should be manageable, but for beginners, you should consider asking a professional for supervision or help along the way. Be sure to keep the manual and other documentation in case you need to use the manufacturer's warranty.


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The complaint process is something I am currently going through and it has not been an easy ride. I was unsure of whether to complain at all because I didn't want the hassle on top of everything else and neither did I want to make it awkward between me and the staff member I was making the complaint about. Then I realised that actually I matter and this matters. It's important that the issue is raised and the staff member is educated otherwise her comments could haunt me for years to come. You are entitled to, and have a right to complain about the care you are given. If you would like to make a complaint about the care you have received then contact the service and ask for their complaints procedure.
Eating Disorder Awareness Week: The Vital Role of The GP
The GP plays such a vital role when it comes to eating disorders. They are the key holders to all other services and provide referrals to eating disorder services and community mental health teams as well as referrals for the physical effects of eating disorders such as bone density scans.
The GP is the foundation upon which the rest of treatment is built. They often monitor the patient's weight and do regular blood tests. They are often the first port of call for the sufferer. This is why it is so important that GPS have training and understanding in eating disorders.
I had been ill for years but when I went to the GP to ask for help I was terrified. It shocked me to see the words 'anorexia nervosa' on my notes and I so desperately needed help. Despite the low weight and terrible mental state I was told to come back in a month. A month is a long time for someone so desperate and poorly. I couldn't see how I could get through another month and out of sheer fear and desperation I took an overdose which hospitalised me and resulted in a CAMHS referral and a referral to the eating disorder service.
Usually GPs continue to support the patient whilst they are under the care of mental health services monitoring both weight and bloods and it is important that GPs know how to support and talk to the patient in a way that is supportive and full of understanding.
Eating Disorders Awareness Week: Early Intervention
When it comes to eating disorders, early intervention is so important. I often wonder what my life would be like if I would've had treatment much earlier on in my eating disorder. Looking back I just wish someone would've taken me seriously. My parents were called into school because I had been throwing my packed lunch away and concerned friends told teachers but other than that no action was taken. The school nurse's response was to tell me that I didn't want to end up like a girl in the year above me who had anorexia. On one occasion I did visit the GP but no further action was taken, there were no referrals to CAMHS or follow up appointments. I wasn't referred to eating disorder services until I was 17, at which point I was years into my illness.
Early intervention is important because these illnesses are so easy to get stuck in. They take over the whole of who you are. Anorexia took over my body, my personality, my social life and eventually my identity. Food and weight were all I thought about and if I wasn't obsessing over these I was exercising. It became my life and the longer it is your life, the harder it is to get out of. With early intervention comes quicker recovery and I believe there is more chance of making a full recovery too.
Early intervention isn't just important in the beginnings of eating disorders but also when it comes to relapse. When I first relapsed with anorexia nervosa it took 13 months from referral to treatment by which point I was very poorly both physically and mentally. At the beginning of my relapse I had friends, a boyfriend, a part time job and I was studying A levels at college. At the start of treatment I hadn't seen friends in months, I had broken up from my boyfriend, was unemployed and had lost my place at college due to my health. Now imagine if things had been different and I would've gotten treatment earlier on, I might've been able to make things work with my boyfriend and my job and college. I might not have lost my life to the illness and since losing it, I have yet to rebuild it.
Maybe with early intervention I wouldn't be typing this from a hospital bed with an NG tube up my nose and maybe it would've saved a lot of heartache and pain not only for me but for my family too.
Eating disorders are potentially fatal illnesses and unfortunately some sufferers do die whether this be because of health complications or suicide. Early intervention would save lives.
So my message is this: Early intervention when it comes to eating disorders is key and life saving in more ways than one.
Time To Talk Day
Today is Time To Talk day 2017 so take 5 minutes to talk about mental health. It is so important that we get these conversations going because they can save lives as well as working to stamp out stigma.
This Time To Talk day, I'm going to tell you a little bit about how I'm spending it. I'm currently in a general hospital being tube fed for my anorexia, I'm on 2:1 observations meaning I have two members of staff with me at all times and I'm on a level 4 which means I must be within arms length of the staff members, this includes when using the toilet. So there the facts about my situation but now it's time to talk about how I feel.
I'm confused, recovery and weight restoration is being forced on me and I'm not sure that I want it. I'm scared about the future, my team are looking for a unit to send me to and so far none have accepted me. I don't know what the near future holds for me. I'm homesick, I haven't been home in 18 months and I would give anything to sit on the sofa with my family and dog and watch some rubbish telly. I feel alone and lost, I haven't seen many people in the last 18 months and my grandmother has passed away during that time, I never got to say goodbye, I wasn't well enough to go to her funeral and that breaks my heart everyday. I'm annoyed and angry at myself for losing out on so much. My goddaughter will be 3 in March and I've missed so much of her growing up, my dog is 14 and I'm scared she will die before I get home.
I have conversations about mental health every single day because I am unwell, but you don't have to be ill to talk about mental health. We all have mental health, so please this Time To Talk Day 2017, take 5 minutes to ask someone how they are, send a text, natter over a cuppa, get the conversation going about mental health.
Happy Time To Talk Day everyone!
The Huffington Post: Youth Centres Are Being Treated As An Alternative To Mental Health Care
Child Mental Health Services 'Face Overhaul': My Response
Today the BBC have published an article http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-31914765 stating that the government will admit that mental health services for children and young people in England need a complete overhaul. Ministers are said to be proposing a five year plan to improve services but already that's too little too late. CAMHS services go up to the age of 18, this means that all people aged 13-25 now have slipped through the net and will probably not get the help they need. Children and young people's mental health services are a complete mess at the moment, suggesting a 5 year plan is a start but changes need to start happening now, not in 2020.
The BBC's article lists some statistics on child mental health and the one that really struck me was that one in six 16-24 year olds has a common mental disorder. That's a staggering number of young people but what's more shocking is that this article implies that the 16-24 age bracket are a part of this 'overhaul' but the truth is that this will only improve mental health services to those under 18, the rest of those young people will be lost within the adult mental health services or simply not get the help that they need. Too often we cling on the words of these articles but I can already see flaws and dishonesty.
To tackle the problems ministers have come up with a list of measures, these include a comprehensive set of waiting time targets for services, the launch of an anti-stigma campaign, continued support into the early 20s, greater use of online tools and apps, care close to home and extra training for GPs and schools. This all sounds fantastic and could help change and save so many lives as long as these promises are stuck to. Saying and doing are two very different things. We have got ministers to listen, now the fight begins to get them to stick to their word.


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When we receive real wedding submissions, we sometimes have to say no, because we have other features in the pipeline that are similar in style. So when we received a Star Wars themed wedding, and I had to turn it down – I don't think the photographers believed me when I said 'I'm terribly sorry, but we already have an epic Star Wars themed wedding waiting to be blogged.' Well THIS wedding is that bad boy, and it's a REALLY good one…
Sometimes 'themed' weddings just get it bang on – they aren't over done, they aren't like a set from a West End musical, they're just Really. Good. Fun. And Mike & Jay's super relaxed day gets it just right. I'm not sure how they've managed to combine the tropics with Star Wars, but on a visual level it TOTALLY works and it clearly worked on a practical level too, as I don't think I've seen such a happier, relaxed bunch of guests at a wedding. Their venue, the rather aptly named, Freedom Cafe looks like a great place to hang out too.
The Venue
Mike & Jay: The lead up to our big day involved much driving around and deliberation in where we were going to find a venue that really captured what we are about as a couple. We were also very keen to use the venue to generate some of the inspiration for the day so that the concept and place ran together. This meant that the venue was critical. We visited many a venue, that while very pretty, were quite traditional and placed a huge emphasis on the more feminine elements that make up wedding – we're talking a lot of pastel shades, lace and taffeta – clearly this was not going to work for us! Factoring in the time and season and considering that many of our guests were traveling from far, we wanted to be central and have an outdoor brunch wedding – not only did this allow us to show off our city but our guests could enjoy a quick visit to the beach while in town. Freedom Café was the perfect fit for us, urban but relaxed, which accommodated a relaxed, "kuier" style reception while keeping it masculine.
The Decor
Although heading in to Autumn, Durban remains tropical year round – underpinning our want for an outdoor wedding. The bold and edgy urban venue really framed this. Working with the opportunities presented, we linked the soft, tropical, Durban feeling to the strong architectural/urban identity of the place, and threw in a little Star Wars too. Emphasis was on keeping it local and timeless – a tropical La Dolce Vita. We also held a Party for folding origami – this gets your nearest involved and makes them part of the process – we ended up folding over 100 TIE-fighters and X-Wings which were used to decorate the table and strung up in rows.
The Flowers
Again, linking to the context, we wanted tropical but with minimal fuss and maximum effect – we didn't want to go all Preston Bailey on this! We were clear from the beginning that we would stick to a couple of large sculptural floral elements per table, broken up by simple bold foliage in basic, cylindrical vases: considered and composed but simple and masculine. We carried this conceptual approach through to the buttonieres and corsages at a micro scale and the grooms' featured our Star Wars theme. We had several donors for the leaves and bought the more unique pieces from Fresh Flowers in Morningside, a bit of tricky one because they are wholesalers and you can only buy what they got from the market that week. Bunches, while apparently random, were pre-snipped and prepped on the day before so that on the day, set-up by our very accommodating friends and family was a cinch.
The Ceremony
We wanted a spiritual, rather than religious, ceremony but finding an accommodating officiant (who you get on with) even in a city as large as Durban was rather tricky. Eventually we found a lovely lady who could help. We kept the ceremony itself brief but impactful as we have been to enough weddings to know that a 3 hour long affair wouldn't do! Inspired by couples who described the rush between Ceremony, Photos and Venue as being chaotic – we chose to have our ceremony under a huge tree in the park adjacent to Freedom Café, and do our photos in the surrounding lanes. This way, no one needed to drive around, and we didn't disappear for hours while having photos taken. Pinterest had helped in providing us with outdoor ceremony ideas and we settled on choreographing a circle of our loved ones to bare witness to our vows. This also eradicated the need for anyone to choose a side, or walk down an aisle. Same sex weddings have the opportunity to break traditions and create their own.
The Entertainment
Because of the brunch style we held back on a dance floor and DJ and went with a pre-ceremony session from a local musician (Aden Hinds). This amazing guy helped us to keep it local and honest by playing a superb unplugged set, a mixture of some of his bands recorded numbers and some requested pieces – live music really does set the tone.
The Food
Freedom Café specialises in whipping up sumptuous easy eating snacks and meals. We discussed what we were looking for with Lucy and she proposed a menu of expertly crafted, seasonal eats and canapés – our only pre-requisites were that they be delicious, easy eating and seasonal – NO BUFFETS!
The Fashion
In building on the themes already gleaned from the overall concept for the day – we wanted to keep the look clean, classical and fresh. When there are two Grooms it is a little challenging to ensure that the outfits complement each other while not matching or competing but the selection of a simple pallet and clean lines does help. Jay's fixed requirement was to wear his late father's waist coat to the wedding, although this needed some serious alterations as he was 6 feet tall. Finally, we didn't want any "single-use" clothing as for us the items are more meaningful if they have a life after the big day.
The Wedding Party
Although we had a group Pinterest board and WhatsApp group set up to co-ordinate the clothing, our wedding party all went out independently to find their outfits. The only guidance we provided was for the ladies: light, summer dresses in a green to blue range; and for the men: button up shirts and formal slacks in the blues and browns. The drivers for the choices were to keep it tropical, fresh and to dress in clothing that they are comfortable in – the best photos are of people when they are comfortable.
The Photography
What really drew us to Knot Just Pics was their incredible collection of photographs online – I know that sounds silly but they really do capture the most exquisite moments. We are not for traditional portraiture – while this may float some people's boats we prefer photographs which tell a story. Andy and Szerdi's photography is strongly influenced by their travels and consequently is more journalistic/narrative in nature. This is exactly what we were looking for – we wanted a story to be told, not an album to be filled.
You can lose sight of the fact that it is your day too, when you realise the majority of the effort is to ensure your guests are happy. So we did have to remind ourselves that the wedding is primarily for us. Although Jay likes his schedules, on the day, the plan becomes a guideline and you have to set it free and allow it to unfold. To spread the work load we had the best-lady (Anthy), maintain a wedding blog for updates and the travel registry (mikejaywedding.wordpress.com). And our MC (Mikes sister) Ursula took charge of the ladies hair and make-up arrangements because we had no idea what goes into that. Not to mention the help we received for the Origami.
Our officiant recommended that we don't ban guests taking photos because, in her experience, it really can be a mood dampener. So we asked the guests to please stay out of the way of the professionals, but to tag their photos on Instagram with #mikejaywedding2015 so we could see the day through their eyes.
Lastly for additional wedding help, there is a candid site for Grooms called "The Plunge" which is very handy.
Photography by Andy & Szerdi Photography
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We were outside this afternoon with Grandma. We noticed there were some hornets flying around and I had suggested that it may be time to bring the kids in if these hornets were not going to leave us alone. I went in the house to check on dinner and the next thing I know the kids are being escorted in the house and I hear the words "she's been stung"!
Poor Maddy got stung not just once, but twice by a hornet! Grandma and I did our very best first aiding for Madeline. She apparently never cried once the stinging had happened, but once I put on the anti sting medication did she ever let loose with the screams. Her screaming upset Isabelle. So I gave Isabelle a very important job of going upstairs to the twins bedroom to retrieve Madeline's lamb. And if she felt she needed it, she could get her puppy and bring it down also. As we were fixing up Maddy, Isabelle announced "I coming"! Once Maddy had her lamb the tears stopped. She sat with Grammy who held on her boo boo pack (ice pack) on her sting site.
By dinner Maddy was fine and not complaining of her stings, unless you went near them. Gave her some meds at bedtime to help her sleep since not only does she have the sting sites that are painful, but she's getting about 4 teeth at once. It's just not her day.
I think we are going to have to start looking around for this hornet nest and see about getting it sprayed. I can't have the kids outside with these angry little buggers. The kids love to be outside and I want to get them out there as much as possible before they require 13 layers of clothes to get out there! I'm looking forward to seeing what the twins will think of winter and if Isabelle will remember what winter is also. I am not looking forward to all the clothing again however. I have to get Aidan a new winter coat. Maddy should be able to fit in Isabelle's and I'll most likely have to get Isabelle a new one also. Kids cost way too much money! Thank goodness ours are pretty cute!!
The laundry monster is calling. Time to go sort clothes, find my bed under the pile and hopefully get some extra sleep tonight.


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More Déjà Vu Theories
The Hologram Theory
Dutch psychiatrist Hermon Sno proposed the idea that memories are like holograms, meaning that you can recreate the entire three-dimensional image from any fragment of the whole. The smaller the fragment, however, the fuzzier the ultimate picture. Déjà vu, he says, happens when some detail in the environment we are currently in (a sight, sound, smell, et cetera) is similar to some remnant of a memory of our past and our brain recreates an entire scene from that fragment.
Other researchers also agree that some small piece of familiarity may be the seed that creates the déjà vu feeling. For example, you might go for a ride with a friend in an old 1964 Plymouth and have a strong déjà vu experience without actually remembering (or even being aware of the fact) that your grandfather had the same type of car and you're actually remembering riding in that car as a small child. Things like the smell and the look and feel of the seat or dashboard can bring back memories you didn't even know you had.
Dual Processing (or Delayed Vision)
Another theory is based on the way our brain processes new information and how it stores long- and short-term memories. Robert Efron tested an idea at the Veterans Hospital in Boston in 1963 that stands as a valid theory today. He proposed that a delayed neurological response causes déjà vu. Because information enters the processing centers of the brain via more than one path, it is possible that occasionally that blending of information might not synchronize correctly.
Efron found that the temporal lobe of the brain's left hemisphere is responsible for sorting incoming information. He also found that the temporal lobe receives this incoming information twice with a slight (milliseconds-long) delay between transmissions -- once directly and once again after its detour through the right hemisphere of the brain. If that second transmission is delayed slightly longer, then the brain might put the wrong timestamp on that bit of information and register it as a previous memory because it had already been processed. That could explain the sudden sense of familiarity.
"Memories" From Other Sources
This theory proposes that we have many stored memories that come from many aspects of our lives, including not only our own experiences but also movies, pictures we've seen and books we've read. We can have very strong memories of things we've read about or seen without actually experiencing, and over time, these memories may be pushed back in our minds. When in we see or experience something that is very similar to one of those memories, we might experience a feeling of déjà vu.
For example, as a child we may have seen a movie that had a scene in a famous restaurant or at a famous landmark. Then, as an adult, we visit the same location without remembering the movie, and the location appears to be very familiar to us.


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Evgeny Kissin plays Carnegie Hall.
by Ellen Fishbein
On Friday night, pianist Evgeny Kissin presented a program at Carnegie Hall that was a thoughtful reflection on the passage of time. Sticking close to the standard repertory, the pianist tracked the development of piano music from Haydn through the works of Beethoven, Schubert and Liszt.
by Ellen Fishbein
|The pianist Evgeny Kissin returned to Carnegie Hall on Friday night.
Photo © EMI Classics.
The program opened with Franz Josef Haydn's E♭ Major Piano Sonata, a work that epitomizes the Viennese classical style. Haydn's crisp, almost regimented counterpoint did not constrain Mr. Kissin's playing. Each phrase seemed like a surprise. During each contrasting gesture, the pianist changed character rapidly, giving Haydn's music a new, almost contemporary flavor while staying true to its form and intimate character. As he played, Mr. Kissin never broke character. Even the pauses between movements were planned, expresing a distinct awareness and purpose. This was a mature, discerning interpretation of Haydn's music.
The next selection was Beethoven's final piano sonata, No. 32 in C minor, which represented the next leap forward in musical history. This sonata has only two movements. The first is fast and bracing, the second reverent and calm. Mr. Kissin brought a sincere, almost childlike interpretation, exploring Beethoven's dynamics with gusto. He shifted between fortes and pianissimos, painting from a broad palette. This youthful, unembellished performance challenged the audience to engage with the music directly.
Having visited 1790 with Haydn and 1822 with Beethoven, Mr. Kissin highlighted the stylistic shift that occurred in just five years with four of Franz Schubert's 1827 Impromptus. As he contrasted Beethoven and Schubert's styles, he also moved into a new artistic space. Mr. Kissin played the Schubert with a loving familiarity, seeming to invite the audience to peer in at him as if he were playing in a private salon. This performance lay somewhere between the maturity of the Haydn and the youthfulness of the Beethoven.
Mr. Kissin concluded with Franz Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12. In the short piece, he revealed a renewed ardor that had been only peripherally present in the other selections. His performance was ecstatic; still, Mr. Kissin did not lose his decisive control over the music. Mr. Kissin distinguished himself by playing accurately even during the most windswept, rapturous passages.
An explosive, universal standing ovation demanded several encores, and Mr. Kissin used them to continue to explore the same chronological window. Among his encores, he featured Liszt once again, alongside an introspective performance of Christoph Gluck's "A Melody." The passion and intergenerational appeal touched at least one young audience member: at the end of the evening, Mr. Kissin walked offstage with a teddy bear.


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How do you remember to reply to someone on email? Do you find yourself forgetting? The trick I do is hit reply on my phone to start a response, hit cancel and then save as draft. Then I go back later when I am ready and complete the drafts. Then I send them all at once. I have heard other friends use flags and go back. I tried this method too but the draft box method has worked best for me. How do you not forget? Do you respond immediately?
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Location: Hui Sing Hawker Center 辉盛小贩中心
Business hours: They will open around 4.30 - 5pm, please call to confirm: 012-8830101
Sometimes I will crave for rice dumplings. Though mum's dumplings always my favourite, I prefer meat in small chunky size rather than mince meat, and with lots of mushroom bits. These days she refused to make it because of the tedious process. So I have a few alternatives in my list. The dumplings at Hui Sing Hawker Center is one of them. Their dumplings are quite famous because of their special ingredient: yam paste, and also its size is larger than a fist size.
If not mistaken, they have 3 types of dumplings with different ingredients. Normally I'll go for yam paste. Price wise, it's reasonable.


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Malaria is an infection of the blood that has been around for thousands of years and is carried from person to person through mosquitoes. Previously wide spread, it is now mainly confined to Africa, Asia and Latin America. Problems of controlling malaria in afflicted countries are aggravated by inadequate health structure and poor socio-economic conditions of countries where this disease is prevalent. According to WHO (World Health Organization) between 350- 500 million cases of malaria occur world wide each year and approximately 1 million people die, the majority of whom are young children and pregnant women..
Doctor's Profile
Dr. Rehana Abbass is a graduate of Fatima Jinnah Medical College, Lahore, and is presently working as a medical officer at Packages Limited. She has been working extensively with patients suffering from malaria for several years. The following is an account of the discussion that took place with Dr. Abbass:
What are the symptoms of malaria?
Symptoms of malaria include headache, fever and vomiting, and usually appear between 10-15 days after the mosquito bite. If left untreated, malaria can quickly become life threatening by disrupting the blood supply to vital organs.
How is malaria diagnosed?
Ans: Simple blood tests taken at regular intervals confirm the diagnosis for malaria. The doctor may at times do a daily blood smear to keep track of the infection; if there are no complications, the fever will clear in three to four days, and most parasites will disappear from the blood.
What treatment is available for malaria?
Ans: Malaria can be cured with prescription drugs; the type of drugs and length of treatment administered depend on what kind of malaria is diagnosed. Mild malaria can be treated with oral medication, although the drug treatment of malaria is not always easy. Chloroquine phosphate is the drug of choice for all malaria parasites; however, quinine sulphate tablets are used effectively in Pakistan to treat malaria.
How can malaria be prevented?
Ans: Medicines to prevent malaria are most effective if you take the recommended dosage exactly as prescribed by the doctor for a specific duration. Some of the preventive measures against malaria that can be adopted are:
Limit out door activity between dusk and dawn Stay in screened rooms Wear protective clothing, like full sleeve shirts and socks while out side Use insect repellant lotions Use bed nets if sleeping outdoors Use indoor mosquito mats/repellents
Great emphasis should be laid on educating people about malaria, its control, and how the general public can contribute towards the prevention of malaria by keeping their surroundings clean, and ensuring that stagnant pools of water are not present as dirty water is an ideal breeding location for mosquitoes. By adopting such measures, malaria and other similar diseases can be controlled to a large extent.*
* The same preventive measures can be adopted for another deadly mosquito-borne infection, i.e. dengue fever.


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Last night we read from the 12th chapter of St.John's Gospel. In v. 31, Jesus says, "Now is the judgement of the world; now will the prince of the world be cast out."
The prince of the world is, of course, the devil. Now the world is to be ridded of his tyranny. Notice: here, the world is the plaintiff, not the defendant. The world is now going to receive the relief and redress it seeks. Its despot is to be overthrown.
In verses 47-48, Jesus returns to the theme of judgment: "And if anyone hears my words, and does not keep them, it is not I who judge him; for I have not come not to judge the world, but to save the world. He who rejects me, and does not accept my words, has what judges him: the word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day."
The Cross, then, is not God's judgement upon the world, but for the world. The world will become the defendant "on the last day."
And the Judge will not be the Father, as is commonly supposed, but the Son. (John 5:22) The Judge will be the very One Who came into the world not to judge it, but to save it. (John 3:17)
And if that sounds a bit as if the book has been cooked (in our favor, that is), I think nobody who makes it past the Pearly Gates will find any cause to complain.
P.S.) If this confuses anyone, and makes you ask, "Well, then, what was the Crucifixion all about?" I refer you to the series "Why Did Jesus Die?" that I posted beginning on 30 June, 2008. There are so many ways to think of Jesus' death that the series took 17 installments!
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Judgement: "Now" or Later?
Last night we read from the 12th chapter of St.John's Gospel. In v. 31, Jesus says, "Now is the judgement of the world; now will the prince of the world be cast out."
Posted by Anastasia Theodoridis at 11:10 AM
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- Anam Cara said...
When I try to go back to 2008, I get an error statement from blogger.
I think you reposted some of the series a few months back. How can I see the rest?
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UN Praises Anti-Drug "Triangular Initiative"
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The United Nations has praising the operations of the so-called "Triangular Initiative"—a cooperative effort between Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran to stem the flow of drugs through the region. Although the supply of opium and heroin into Pakistan has increased significantly over the last five years—and the drug problem there is thought likely to worsen after the withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan, the world's leading opium producer—the UN believes that progress has been made. "The close collaboration between Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan is achieving operational successes. More than eight tons of drugs have been seized in 17 operations planned and coordinated by the Joint Planning Cell, which is one of the key features of the Triangular Initiative," says Yury Fedotov, the executive director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). According to the UNODC's Afghan Opium Survey 2012, net opium cultivation in Afghanistan (after eradication) has increased from 131,000 hectares in 2011 to around 153,000 hectares in 2012—a 17% rise. However, production declined from 5,800 tons in 2011 to 3,600 tons this year—a 38% fall. Fedotov says that the Triangular Initiative's next steps will include deploying more regular joint patrols and operations, addressing the health issues related to drug abuse—as well as strengthening maritime cooperation between Pakistan, Iran and other forces in the region. "I cannot overemphasize the importance of a maritime response to illicit drugs and crime," says Fedotov. "The criminals are using the seas around Western Asia to their advantage, we must coordinate to increase the risk of their detection."