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"The best things in life are the people you love, the places you have seen, and the memories you have made along the way"
This is why we believe that is really important to choose the right spot to develop your dream project. The place you choose will be part of your life for years, so please take a little time to read this post.
After long years experience and thanks to the advice of our beautiful customers I have decided to write this post, talking about these few main issues that people abroad should consider before buying land and building a house in Matarraña, Aragon, Spain.
When you live thousands of kilometres away from this remote but magical spot, called Matarraña in Spain, this marvellous region named by the CNN as the Spanish Toscana, you probably have a list of questions and doubts about whether or not you are choosing the right place to start building your dream project.
Thanks to the many talks with people who we have met over the 8 years since we started building our customers sustainable houses thanks to their honesty and confidence in us, we are able to understand the main concerns when you are standing on the first step of a big, challenging, exciting new project. Building the house of your dreams surrounded by nature in a foreign country. In this case we are talking about Matarraña, in Aragon, where you can legally build your dream house. But we understand that although legality is important there are other items that you need to know before making any decisions.
We hope that after reading this post and going through all the points below you will have some valuable answers about your first doubts and hesitations.
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1. The surroundings:
The Matarraña region borders with Catalonia, Castellon and the Bajo Aragon. The region has 18 charming little villages. Valderrobres is its main village and Capital.
Valderrobres and Calaceite are listed in the rankings of the most beautiful villages in Spain http://listas.20minutos.es/lista/los-35-pueblos-mas-bonitos-de-espana-402450/.
Each village has something special and historic that captivates new visitors. Beceite, Valderrobres, Cretas, Calaceite or la Fresneda are usually the most visited villages, but Arens de Lledó, Lledó, Monroyo, Torre de Arcas, Fórnoles, Penayroja de Tastavins, La Portellada…all have the magic touch and feeling of being in real Spain surrounded by nature and history.
2. The possibilities to do sports, hiking, bicycling, horse-riding and other general outdoor training and activities…..
In the region you have many natural attractions that deserve to be visited:
El Parrizal de Beceite
Las Rocas del Masmut. Penyaroja de Tastavins
El Salt, in the Portellada Village
Natural Park of Beceit for nice hiking and walks.
Green Track for cycling
L'Assut de Lledó
Natural swimming pool Arens de Lledó
3. Culturale activities, cinema, concerts.
You can enjoy summer cinemas that are part of many villages cultural activities
In Tortosa only 45 minutes drive away you can find a Big cinema which is part of a large shopping area.
Many of the villages celebrate traditional festivities such as:
- Sant Antonio in January
- Sant Jordi in April
- Sant Cristobal in July
- Summer Cultural weeks with many activities to join in
- Fiestas Mayores
- Fair Exhibition
- Festivals
Each village cares about the social life of its neighborhood and visitors. During these events you can share their traditions with the local people, and get closer to Spanish culture.
4. Historic places and towns.
- Castillo de Heredia XV.c considered a National Monument since 1931
- Gothic bridge from beginning of the medieval age.
- Asuncion Church XVIII.c
- Tossal Redó, Iberic Village
Penyaroya de Tastavins
- Sanctuary of La Virgen de la Fuente. Gothic style built in 1653
- Prison route built between 1588 and 1594
- Iglésia Parroquial del Salvador XIV.c
La Fresneda
- Mirador de Santa Barbara
- Sant Santiago Apóstol Church XIV.c
- Casa Turull, Stately Home, 1746
Arens de Lledó
- Old Sant Francisco Convent XVIII.c
- Sant Hipólito Chapel 1711
- 15 meters old stone bridge built in XV.c – XVI.c
- Santa Barbara Chapel VI.c – XIII.c
5. The weather and climate.
The rainfall decreases markedly from South to North, since we move from the higher areas of the Ports (* common name for the Natural Park, Els Ports de Tortosa & Beceit ) we get closer to the depression of the Ebro. While the mountainous area can experience up to 700 mm, the areas located further North and may not even reach 400 mm. In addition, in the mountainous areas part of the precipitation tends to fall as a snow (10-15%), while in the lowlands, the presence of this phenomenon is rather anecdotal.
Another very important element that defines the rainfall is that it is irregular, and can give very dry years (about 300 mm) with others with generous rains (close to 1000mm). It's cycles are something very typical of the Mediterranean climate.
This irregular character adds three factors that determine the climate: seasonality of rainfall (with two peaks in spring and autumn), the torrential nature (in summer and autumn especially, with point values which exceed I 100 l/h) and the presence of a strong dry wind known as the Cierzo.
In terms of temperatures, we also notice this phenomenon of gradation, giving annual averages from 12 ° C to 16 °C. At the highest altitudes the minimum can fall to – 15 ° C and maximum in the lower areas can reach 40 ° C. Another significant element is the temperature range which, especially in seasons such as spring and autumn, can exceed 20 ° C.
Storms and floods
In summer we experience stormy rainfall, that in a few hours, can result in more than 100 l/ square meter being registered. So, rivers and ravines, sometimes dry, suddenly carry plenty of water (cloudy due to the sediments that wash down) in a short space of time.
6. Ecology and environment issues
As we are based in a rural and prosperous region, all projects are developed using ecological and sustainable systems with boreholes for water and solar panels for electricity. Wood burners are connected to radiators to heat up the houses in winter and ceiling fans are used to cool it down in summer. Swimming pools are maintained by using the power of solar panels.
7. Relationships to local people.
Local people are willing to welcome new neighbours and visitors. Language can be an initial difficulty, it is not in the end. In the whole Matarraña region they speak Spanish and Catalan due to the proximity to the Catalonia region.
But in the end the locals enjoy inviting and welcoming new people to their
day- to- day life. Going to the village bar and joining the festivities will help you to start new relations with the inhabitants of the Matarraña villages.
8. Relationships to officials, Town Hall.
On this point we recommend you obtain the services of a local agent and project manager. We deal with the administration and it is always better to have someone with professionalism, knowledge, and good manners to deal with local authorities to obtain the necessary licenses to legally build your project.
9. Relationships to other newcomers / other nationalities….
As per our experience with new neighbours coming from many parts of Europe and the world, we like to introduce the newcomers to the ones already living in the region. It helps to start, when you don't know many people and you have the guarantee that you can also build your dream project as they did. It is not a matter of building a community of foreign people in Matarraña but it helps when you have just landed. There are many different nationalities, so no ghettos involved in the progress of this beautiful spot in Spain.
10. The language barrier. Possibilities of learning the local language.
In Valderrobres there is a language school where you can take your first lessons, but what really helps is living in the area and using the local services and meeting local people. This will take you a few months but you will end up speaking Spanish. It is just a matter of being interested and making little effort.
11. The local schools.
Each village has its rural school which means that if you have young children you can take them there to join other local children and grow up with them. In Valderrobres there is a secondary school and also college where they can study until they go to University.
12. Commuting – local buses, taxies , trains…..
In the Matarraña region you need a car to be able to move around with any freedom. There is a train station in Mora la Nova or Tortosa but both places are about 45 minutes drive away.
There are buses from Calaceite or Valderrobres to bigger cities like Alcañiz
Taxi there is a taxi company in Valderrobres
You can also use the kindness of your neighbours.
13. Security and safety in general – a very important issue these days
Spain in general is a safe country with no conflicts. The Matarraña region is a very calm and quiet region where you feel safe and secure anywhere. This is an important issue to consider where you start searching for new locations in which to invest and start building your dream project.
14. Doctors and medical services – how does it work in the area.
In the smaller villages there is a doctor who comes every day for a couple of hours. In Calaceite there is a bigger health centre with ambulance an in Valderrobres too. If you ever need hospital assistance there is one in Alcañiz. You can use National Health insurance by obtaining your personal health card or they will assist you as a foreigner.
We hope the above post helps you to choose a destination to start your dream project.


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Jose Santos Pedraza, (02/25/51 Hispanic Male, 5'-9" 195lbs, Brown Eyes) is wanted by the Hartford Police Department Special Investigations Division - Sex Offender Registry Unit for the attempted sexual assault of a young child. Jose Pedraza lured this child to his apartment, and once inside attempted to sexually assault him. Jose Pedraza is already on the sex offender registry for similar past offenses. His current whereabouts are unknown as he fled immediately after this incident. The child's age is 5-10* years old.
*Vague To protect the child's identity
Warrant Charges:
1. Criminal Attempt/ Sex Assault in the Fourth Degree
2. Risk of Injury to a minor
3. Disorderly Conduct.
$250,000 Judge set bond.
If you have any information about Pedraza, You are asked to call HPD Sgt. Earl Baidy 860-757-4276.

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Barring the rare interest-yielding accounts, it is hard to get much out of your checking account besides the money you already deposited into it and some checks. But using programs associated with you bank may get you a little more. Two weeks ago, I wrote on how to make the most of your Citibank account using the ThankYou network, and today I will cover Bank of America.
Bank of America hosts Add It Up, an online shopping portal offering cash back for purchases you make through it. Of course, there are several other similar portals, such as ShopDiscover, UPromise, and each of the airline portals, and Add It Up won't always have the best deal. However, it is worth a visit when you online shop, since the top cash back offer varies by retailer and the cash back earned through Add It Up is deposited directly into your Bank of America checking account – unlike ShopDiscover, for which there are thresholds for cash back redemption, and UPromise, which has a threshold and only makes transfers quarterly. (Click here for a previous post comparing different cash back offers and here for last week's NYTimes' Your Money column's explanation on online shopping portals).
Moreover, unlike most other online portals, Bank of America has a good range of in-store partners as well – at least until the end of 2009. Once you register your Bank of America checking account for the Add It Up program, you can get a 5% cash back for purchases you make at Staples, Barnes & Noble, Sephora, Macy's, and Radio Shack stores and at Olive Garden and Burger King restaurants. This offer runs until December 31, 2009, and is limited to $250 in cash back. Once you enroll in the Add It Up program, just use your Bank of America check/debit card when shopping at these stores and the bonus will be credited straight into you checking account. And don't forget that you can always combine these cash back offers with store coupons.
With Add It Up, it is almost as if Bank of America is paying you to do your holiday shopping – or at least giving you a discount for doing so.
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Soul Calibur was a fantastic arcade game when it first launched. Due to it's success it was ported to the Playstation 2, Xbox and Gamecube for home enjoyment. Developed by Project Soul and published by Namco it complimented the bare knuckle technical fighter Tekken perfectly. It's emphasis on weapons allowed it to branch out from the usual pummel fest to allow it to come out of Tekken's shadow and be it's own franchise.
I'd like to say that it was the use of the 3D environment, the full 360 degree movement and ability use each weapon in a myriad of different ways that enamoured me to it. Sadly it wasn't. The 8 year old Ninja Turtle that still inhabits me just loved smashing people's skulls in with a pair of Nun chucks!
Almost 11 years after initial release a HD remake has made it's way onto home consoles with an online feature tacked on. 11 years is a long time. You can do a lot in that time like make 3 Lord Of The Rings movies, launch 2 new Playstation Consoles or even read a Game of Thrones book (just about). Since then we have seen some stellar fighters be launched like Street Fighter 4, Injustice, a Mortal Kombat reboot and a few Marvel VS Capcom titles too. Well, Soul Calibur 2 HD Online is definitely not as good as those but it's a great trip down memory lane.
It's roster of Characters is larger than the original Soul Calibur and the weapon choices are extremely varied. But it's the way that each avatar wields it's weapon of choice that made this game a little bit better than the rest. From the swift and abrupt slashes of the Katana sword to the blunt force trauma of the staff the game allowed you to experience the pros and cons of each one intimately. For example my favourite character Maxi would have to swing his nun-chucks across the fighting arc of an opponent and then bring them around from the back to reset into a defensive position. This moment of vulnerability allowed other players to take advantage of this and retaliate. Also the arena allowed for people to move about in the 3d space to turn the tables and occasionally get in a reverse attack. It's use of block and counter was simple but effective too.
Through the several iterations that followed (3,4 and 5) many features were added and the characters became more outlandish as the series evolved. Soul Calibur 2 by comparison is a fairly subdued game in terms of design which is actually a strength rather than a hindrance. It is positively realistic compared to 4 and 5.
Sadly it's still an 11 year old game that has some retro control features like the emphasis on the D-pad that still reminds you that dual analogue was in the early days of development back then. The ring out feature that made the game tense in a one on one contest (and kept everyone on their toes) is severely overused in the Online version. The amount of times I was close to bringing an opponent to their knees only to have them get their spin on and get a lucky "Ring Out" was numerous. Also, the 3D arena seems to make some battles feel like a rolling contest on who can make the other player puke from motion sickness first.
Graphically though it's incredibly solid. It's bright and full of HD textures that make it a bit more current. It's not as detailed as 4 or 5 but on a PS3 it's stutter free and incredibly smooth. The arena backdrops are a little lacklustre but once you get engrossed in a fight the backgrounds allow you to keep focused on the foreground melee much more.
The soundtrack is still intact and the listing of each tune at the start of a round really takes you back. Unfortunately the UK version only supports the english language version and has been stripped of the original Japanese/subtitled one which may put off a few purists. But on the whole the english language version is fairly well handled and doesn't sound like it was poorly compressed or recorded.
The online feature is simple to navigate and players can jump in without too much delay allowing for more fighting than waiting, something a lot of modern online games could learn a bit from.
Soul Calibur 2 HD Online is a good re-skin of a classic arcade beat em up. The online feature will keep a lot of traditional fans who loved the game coming back for more but for younger people who don't quite remember the original release they will most likely just gravitate towards one of the newer sequels to get their fight on (and who can blame them?)
Oh, did I mention you can fight as Spawn and Heihachi?
Yeah you can totally do that!
MLG Rating: 7/10 Format: PlayStation 3 / Xbox 360 Release Date: 20/11/2013
Disclosure: Midlife Gamer were provided a copy of Soul Caliber 2 HD Online for review purposes. The title was reviewed over the course of a week on the Playstation 3. For more information on what our scores mean, plus details of our reviews policy, click here.
Tags: Beat Em Up, hd button, Namco Bandai, Online, soul caliber


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On Wednesday I biked to City Island in 97-degree weather, continuing the project of biking to every island in NYC (and now I think I've finished every bikable island except the ones on the way to the Rockaways) and continuing the unfortunate trend of planning long bike rides on the hottest days imaginable. Any other day since Wednesday would have been far more pleasant, but for some reason I chose the hot and humid first half of the week for extensive outdoor entertainment, including the Bryant Park Film Festival (showing a Pepe Le Pew short followed by Hitchcock's Suspicion) and the Staten Island Yankees vs. the Vermont Expos (a farm team of the Washington Nationals that has bravely kept its name despite the major-league affiliate's move from Montreal -- "why should I change? he's the one who sucks").
I do recommend this bike ride, especially when the weather isn't so extreme. The majority of the ride from anywhere in Manhattan to City Island is on designated bike paths, so you don't have to ride much in traffic. Some of us started downtown, and some of us joined the group further uptown, and we took the West Side Greenway as far as it goes, then went up the very steep uphill paths near the George Washington Bridge. We continued on the bike path next to the Henry Hudson Parkway, then took city streets across Inwood to the University Heights Bridge into the Bronx. The "university" in University Heights was the main campus of NYU from 1894 to 1973, and is now Bronx Community College. We went east on Fordham Road; this was the main part where we were actually in traffic. We continued on the road between the Bronx Zoo and the Botanical Garden, and ended up on Pelham Parkway. There is a dedicated bike path along the whole length of Pelham Parkway (with just a few traffic lights, and entrance/exit ramps to cross), so we could have taken it all the way to the end, but a minor disaster struck and necessitated a detour. My rear tire went flat, so I had to walk a mile or so out of the way to the nearest bike shop (which was easy to find, thanks to the free bike map), in Westchester Square. With a brand new tire, we continued on the last leg of the journey, through Pelham Bay Park, NYC's largest park. The City Island Bridge took us into the "Seaport of the Bronx".
City Island is a strange place. Yacht clubs, seafood restaurants, houses overlooking the ocean (including new houses under construction), all like what I imagine Cape Cod to be like (I've only been there in December, and in an isolated enclave), except it's part of New York City! We filled ourselves with food and air conditioning.
If it had been a smidge colder than 97 degrees, we could have biked back too, but instead we just watched garbage barges pass under the drawbridge in Pelham Bay Park, and biked as far as the 5 train and rode the rest of the way home on an air-conditioned subway.


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Sriracha is catching fire.
The popular Thai hot sauce is finding it's way into everything from bacon to burgers.
"You see so many new flavors," said Iwona Alter, menu strategy Vice President with Jack in the Box. "What we have seen is that people like more and more spicy."
That's why the San Diego-based fast food chain is now selling a Sriracha burger, as well as adding the flavor to its burrito and fish filet sandwich.
So why add a spicy flavor to traditional items like a burger? Alter said the younger generation is looking for different tastes and spiciness.
"It's this whole big surge in global fusion," said Alter.
San Diego State marketing professor Erlinde Cornelis said restaurants and food makers constantly monitor what flavors are out there. It's no surprise sriracha is now trending.
"Food trends come from all corners of the globe," said Cornelis.
She said fast food restaurants like Jack in the Box always need to find the next big flavor.
"They want to jump on the hype," said Cornelis, "like a clothing trend you do it when it's hot."
This month Heinz is introducing a Sriracha-flavored ketchup. It joins a line of flavored ketchups including jalapeño, balsamic vinegar and Tabasco Pepper Sauce.
I asked people to taste test the Sriracha ketchup, and most liked it.
Dave Lawhead said, "I thought the ketchup flavor sort of started at the beginning and then it kind of gives way to the sriracha as you go along."
Hector Campos agreed, "It's got some little bit of a spice to it but it's really, really good."
Louette Easton thought the spiciness was a little too much, "I think it kind of overwhelmed the ketchup flavor for me."
Iwona Alter with Jack in the Box said millennial-aged consumers are driving the trend toward spicy foods. So what could be the next big spice?
"Thai chili and cayenne and chimichurri," said Alter, "all of these words may not mean as much today, but they are brewing in terms of the future trends."


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The Murfreesboro Police Department is still investigating the single vehicle fatality accident that occurred on Saturday night. The Fatal Accident Crash Team confirmed the wreck involving a 2010 Ford Mustang occurred at around 9:00 Saturday night in the 1600 block of Riverview Drive in Murfreesboro. The Mustang left the roadway and struck a tree in the front yard of a home along a sharp curve on Riverview Drive.
The driver of the car, 24-year old Xavier C. Bingham , was pronounced dead at the scene. Bingham is from Knoxville, Tennessee. The passenger, 19-year old Emmanuel Wallace, was flown to Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville via LifeFlight helicopter. Murfreesboro Police Sergeant Kyle Evans told WGNS that Wallace is listed in critical, but stable condition.
The MPD is still investigating the accident and has not released the cause of the wreck.
MPD F.A.C.T. Team
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Fresher's appeal to find her prosthetic hand after she lost it in Oceana
It costs £3,000
A fresher who lost her prosthetic hand after a night out is appealing for its return.
Amelia Welch, 20, who was born with a congenital hand malformation, is desperate to be reunited with her missing £3,000 limb after leaving it in a nightclub toilet. She woke up after the night in Oceana to celebrate the end of her first year at uni and was devastated to discover it had disappeared.
And she is now terrified that someone may have thought it was a joke and thrown it away. A reward of £100 has now been offered for its safe return. Amelia says she was out after a university summer ball on Friday, June 3, when she last saw it. Amelia, originally from Somerset, said that because of the cost it would be almost impossible for her to replace.
She said: "I don't know at what point I lost it, but I didn't have it the next day. I think I went to the toilet, took it off, probably left it and didn't realise."
Amelia, who has just finished her first year of a marine biology degree at Plymouth University, does not have any use of her right hand and says she feels lost without the aid.
She added: "It's really special to me because I wear it when I go out. I feel lost without it and it would mean the world to me to get it back. It's an aesthetic thing. There are not many things I struggle with, but the prosthetic gives me confidence and it's really expensive.
"I'm worried that somebody has maybe picked it up thinking it's a joke and thrown it away It's priceless to me but worthless to anyone else."
She has now launched a desperate bid to track it down. She has contacted Oceana and Devon and Cornwall Police but had no luck so far and is now appealing for the public's help.


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What is Leviosa?
Leviosa, a Harry Potter and YA writers conference, will take place in Los Angeles, California, from June 27-29, 2019. The conference will take place at Loews Hollywood Hotel ®
When is it?
Programming will take place starting on Thursday afternoon through Sunday – June 27-29, 2019.
Where is it?
Leviosa will be at the Loews Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles, CA. It's just less than three
miles from Universal Studios Hollywood® in California – the home of the Wizarding World of Harry
Potter®. It is centrally located for so many LA area attractions. Group rate room reservations are available now at this link.
When will registration be available?
Registration is now open. Go to this link to register.
What types of tickets will be available?
Once registration is open we will be offering two types of tickets – regular and VIP registration. An Early Bird discount will be available through the end of 2018. Full cost tickets go into effect on Jan. 1, 2019. Regular registration includes the full four days of general session panels and informal programming. Additional tickets may be purchased for key-note luncheons and other special add-on events. VIP tickets include full registration, plus add-ons and other special perks. Please see the registration page for more information when it becomes available.
Will single day tickets be available?
In the future we may offer some one day tickets depending on availability and capacity. If we are able to offer one-day tickets, they will go on sale starting 30 days prior to the event.
Who do I contact if I'm running into problems with online registration?
Here's a quick help reference for the registration process.
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Pirates Press Record of the Week
Record of The Week is a blog that mentions releases over at Pirates Press. Skimming through the first page I found a few gems on Tankcrimes, Nuclear War Now Productions, and Buried by Time and Dust that I helped design or prepare files for print.
Okay back to cranking the finishing touches on Short Fast and Loud #24, 10 year anniversary issue!


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Website of Lina Clerke -
Holistic Bowen Therapist,Midwife &Childbirth Educator Sussex UK
Wonderful Birth Stories to inspire and encourage you
on your birthing journey
Conception : Divine. Due date: a mystery.
Working full-time as a weaver.
11 weeksBristol England: feeling very bloated and reflecting
on the realisation that I hadn't had a period in a long time? Two days
later in Goldbourne, UK, tested positive and visited local Doctor to
confirm pregnancy. Following days I had an ultrasound to determine age of
foetus and number of foetuses! Thank-you to the wonderful Roberts family
who nurtured me throughout this initial learning period and helped me feel
happy and comfortable with my new circumstances. It was also good that I
was free from the worry that I might have had glandular fever and so
continued my travels through England, Spain and France.
22 weeks Returning to home in 'Dec' was dominated by
Doctors, ultrasound and resting. Late planning of birth and education
process found us having difficulty in getting into antenatal programs. Our
doctor arranged for us to get into a private hospital with an
obstetrician. This was a lot easier than we had understood - friends told
us it would be very difficult to organise a hospital or doctor so late in
the pregnancy. For your own reference you might want to note that travel
insurance will only cover your pregnancy up to 24weeks.
29 weeks Started 'Le louvre Project' (full-time working from
33 weeks Ultrasound showed Baby in breech position. Doctor
suggested an elective c-section as the best course of action, which we
rejected and made very clear this would only be considered if there were
complications during birth. Thankfully this was accepted and my Doctor was
experienced enough to go ahead with a breech delivery. My understanding is
that many obstetricians will only do a breech birth by c-section. For me,
I felt that everything was in my favour; being tall thus having a large
pelvis, fit and flexible from yoga and having a trouble free pregnancy
gave the Doctor confidence to abide by my wishes. Family History: My
Grandmother laboured 48 hours with my father (breech baby) and I was a
breech baby until manually turned weeks before due date. The breech
presentation promoted personal research and classes with birth educator
'Lina Clerke'. Lina's session focused on the natural birth process and
breech babies. Armed with this knowledge Glen and I had confidence to
pursue our desire for a natural birth.
36 weeks Finished 'Le Louvre' project.
38 weeks My waters broke at midnight, I'd just retired but it
was not long before I was dashing to the toilet with incontinence! The
process was beginning, I stood in front of Glen (my partner) sitting on
the toilet with a strong trickle of warm clear-white liquid running down
my shuddering legs feeling a little scared. I was confused as to "what
next" with no contractions or Brackston Hicks practice contractions. My
head was in a spin and Glen decided to call the hospital for our next
step. Two heads are better than one, and though our plan was to stay at
home as long as possible things change. (Because the baby was breech, it
was suggested to go to hospital to await contractions once the membranes
had ruptured).
Hospital: Arrived 1 AMSettled into a room, so Glen returned
home. About 4 AM I got my first contraction. I was just lying in bed going
with the flow of the pain, wiggling and resting when I was over come with
nausea and next thing I was in bed with my dinner. It was then that I
called the midwife for help. Foetal monitoring she said. What for, I
feared, but all was well. About 5 AM I was moved to the birthing suite and
Glen was called as my support team (he arrived about 6.30 AM). During this
time I "went off the boil". I think because he wasn't there I wasn't
ready, therefore the baby and I waited for him. I didn't time any
contraction wanting to concentrate on being relaxed, listening and
allowing my body to take control. Irregular labour (but pretty constant if
you ask me ) started about 6.30 AM. When you are asked how long the labour
was the official version is "regular labour" at about 10 AM for me. But I
can assure that my 3 ? hours of irregular labour counted too.
Active LabourMoving around the birth suite on the floor, all
fours, leaning against the bed on my knees and making the noises that felt
right, Arrrrģ..! Offered Hot packs YES, YES, YES hot packs were my best
friend. Offered Gas. My contractions were consistent but not regular by
the clock, so when Joanna (second member of support team) arrived at about
10.30 I got her to call the naturopath who recommended we massage Neroli
aromatherapy oil into my back (but check with your naturopath in advance
because that was simply all we had to choose from). Not long after that,
regular contractions (about 11 AM) became bigger and it became much more
uncomfortable moving around the room. Over the hours I was encouraged to
move around, I had a shower, then was on the bed leaning into a beanbag. I
had my first show in the birthing chair where I spent most of the time
leaning into the end of the bed face buried in the pillow. About 3.00 PM
the Doctor examined me, 6cm dilated, this was uncomfortable and showed
that this birth was progressing fast.
Transition and BirthAt this stage I listened a lot to the
midwives and was guided by their voices. It was on the bed leaning into
the beanbag that I had the uncontrollable urge to push and all their
encouragement to hold back was ignored. Real descending pains began and
real noise. My birth team helped position me and hold the gas mouthpiece
when I was relaxed. Throughout I listened to every word they said, but
they felt powerless. Their voice's guided me as she traveled into the
world. Due to her being breech it was agreed that I would have an
episiotomy and give birth in lithotomy position. The pain was so big it
wouldn't have mattered what position I was in as I was so focused on
pushing, the gas was only an occasional crutch. Throughout, my support
team were my 'eyes', I listened to them my eyes closed hard with the force
I was exerting. Once the baby was in visual range it seemed to me more and
more difficult to push her out and the pressure of the baby bearing down
was so great, that my perineum being stretched was a mere tingle. Bottom
first she came. Her legs flopped out and I could feel the weight of her
body swinging free. I had the episiotomy after she had 'crowned' ( bottom
born) this makes the birth a lot faster and she wobbled out without
resistance. Birth is like having the biggest shit of your life.
4.20 PM Birth of our wonderful Daughter, Magenta Violet came out
eyes open wide, and with her hands in the air opening and closing. She lay
on my tummy for a while and then suckled while we experienced the joy and
amazement of our baby. The midwife commented on Magenta's alertness and
attributed it to my not taking anything other than gas. All up form the
waters breaking 14 hours but medically speaking I laboured for 6.5 hours.
Magenta's placenta remained attached for about 1.5 hours after the birth,
(one surprise at a time for Magenta and for Glen the 'cord cutter'). Third
stage went on un-noticed I couldn't even tell it happened.
When did I start gas? I accepted Gas when I wasn't coping with the
pain. The use of gas was largely guided by the midwives. Initially it
began on a low dose with oxygen but soon I was so into my body I became
oblivious to increases until they wanted to turn it down and then I had a
word to say. They wanted to turn down the gas because they thought I was
too high, this was some time after they had offered pethidine and clearly
things were escalating. With a firm grip on my mouthpiece and a clear calm
manner of relaxation between contractions my primary midwife listened to
me and kept the status quo going. Glen later told me that I was hardly
using the gas at all for the final pushing phase; I thought I was but
apparently was not properly breathing with the mask.
When was I offered Pethidine? Apparently I had a discussion about
having an injection and I felt that the gas was getting me by and I'd
stick to it, but I have very little recollection of this or the pain at
that time. Glen told me that the midwife was genuinely surprised about my
reluctance to use Pethidine; the bonus was an alert Magenta waving hello
to everyone.
What did I take in with me? Lovely cloths to make the room homely, my
favourite pillow and oils for joy (neroli, jasmine and rose). I wore a
t-shirt and had pegs to tuck it up for the massage. I gave birth wearing
my favourite jewellery of necklace, earrings and rings. Post
birth comments:Believe in your body, it will know what to
do.Relax knowing women were designed for pregnancy, birth and
motherhood. It was only after the birthing experience and early days with
Magenta that the truth of this statement meant a lot to me. My support
team and a primary midwife listened throughout this experience to help me
achieve my goal. Take lots of photos of your baby at birth and over
the first 2 weeks of life - they'll never be that small again. No one
ever told me the newborn sleeps through on the first night - I was up all
night waiting and watching to nourish her and love her. This is the time
to restore your body after its journey. Freeze 3 loaves of pre-made
sandwiches because you get bored of bread and butter.Breast-feeding
requires drinking lots and lots of water for good milk and re-hydration
from blood loss.Menstruation: returned 3 months after birth.
This is the best thing that has ever happened to me. It has been an
amazing joy-filled three months with our little girl.
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St. Maximilian Kolbe Council 15700 Officially Instituted
On May 8, 2013, St. Maximilian Kolbe Council 15700, Grafenwoehr, Germany in the European Overseas Military District #1 was officially instituted with 42 Charter Knights. Formed initially as a roundtable sponsored by Fr. Emil Kapaun Council 11987, Ramstein, Germany, the Council's institution represents the cooperation and coordination among Council 11987, the District Deputy Sir Knight Gary Gnidziejko, District Warden Sir Knight Gene Wall, Former District Deputy Sir Knight Scott Dunn, PGK Sir Knight Thomas Shaver and Sir Knight James Federline at Grafenwoehr. The council honors St. Maximilian Kolbe an heroic Catholic Priest martyred in a Nazi concentration camp in World War II. This gives the European District eight active military councils in England, Germany, and Italy.


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Demolition Sought to Replace Grocery Outlet Building with 5-Story Mixed Use Project
Aided by the economic recovery, the gentrification of the part of West Berkeley once devoted to light manufacturing and warehouse space continues apace. On June 16 architect David Trachtenberg filed an application for a use permit for a 5-story mixed use building on the site at 2001 Fourth Street now occupied by Grocery Outlet, a discount retail store which is part of a more-than-200-store chain.
Long-time Berkeleyans remember that the market used to be called Canned Foods. It has filled an important niche for the financially strapped West Berkeley shopper, specializing in packaged food items that had dings and dents, were close to their pull date, or were marked down for some other reason that didn't affect safety or nutritional value. It will be sorely missed if it closes, patrons say.
An obligatory large yellow sign has been hung on the back wall of the store facing University Avenue, but it lists only the architect, not the owner. Yesterday, the City of Berkeley's Planning Department posted the full application and accompanying plans on its current zoning list. A number of variances from height and density zoning regulations are requested. -more-
Berkeley Cancels Plan to Remove Homeless Property from Gilman Overpass
City of Berkeley officials today at least temporarily called off their threat to remove property at a homeless encampment under the Gilman Street overpass adjacent to Interstate Highway 80, saying some of the people who lived there have been able to find housing elsewhere. -more-
Press Release: Richmond Planning Commission Adopts Community Recommendations to Fix Chevron Project
Late Thursday night, July 10, 2014, the City of Richmond Planning Commission voted to certify the Environmental Impact Report for the Chevron Modernization Project. CBE had previously highlighted the flaws of this EIR; despite the millions of dollars and consultant resources spent on drafting the EIR, it still presents a project with clear climate, pollution and safety implications. -more-
Press Release: Berkeley Rotary Honors Judy Heumann and Ed Roberts
The Rotary Club of Berkeley, California announces the 2014 Rotary Peace Grove Awards Ceremony to honor Ed Roberts and Judith Heumann, leaders of the civil rights movement for the disabled, on July 16, 2014 at 4:00 p.m., at the Ed Roberts Campus, 3075 Adeline St. in Berkeley.
Ed Roberts, a native Californian, and Judith Heumann, a native New Yorker, are the bookends in the story of the independent living movement for disabled persons in America. Both contracted polio as children, both fought for their right to attend school, and both gained post-graduate degrees from Cal Berkeley. Their combined tenacity energized the civil rights movement for the disabled, established laws to provide access, and created organizations that helped countless individuals around the world find ways to reach their potential. -more-
Public Comment
We Need The Redistricting Referendum
Much pro and con has been written to date about the sad and threatening business of the recent Berkeley redistricting. From one District 7 resident's vantage point, here is the view: -more-
Condo Project Threatens
Berkeley Bob's Auto Repair:
An Open Letter
Dear Planning and Development Dept;
After receiving your mailer announcing the proposed modifications to Use Permit #2014-0005 on Grayson and San Pablo I became aware of the condo project. I run a small automotive repair in the neighborhood just north of this development. The City installed parking meters out front of our business a couple years back greatly changing the ability of my customers, vendors and employees to find close parking and most days it's difficult to find any around the block. Bear in mind I operate an AUTOMOTIVE repair therefore my customers do not walk, bike or skateboard here - they must drive or tow in their vehicles. I feel if you allow this developer to build a 23 condominium mixed use project with only 13 parking spaces my business will be negatively affected when the occupants seek local street parking for their vehicles. I figure at least 33 cars looking for street parking not to mention any businesses that may be included in this project whose customers may need street parking. -more-
Israel – escalating violence
It is unconscionable that Prime Minister Netanyahu should blame Hamas with the vile killings of three Israeli teenagers without offering any proof of their guilt. His wild accusations were largely responsible for the tragic death of 8 Palestinians and hundreds more arrested without charge. Netanyahu should present his evidence and those responsible must be fully punished. -more-
Select a Progressive Pro-Tenant Rent Board Slate on Sunday
The Berkeley Tenants Convention will be held on Sunday, July 13th, at 1:30 pm at the South Berkeley Senior Center. All Berkeley residents are invited to this historic grassroots event, where we will select the progressive Rent Board slate for the November 2014 ballot. -more-
Berkeley City Council Race:
Let the Endorsements Begin
They're off and running! Endorsements are coming thick and fast for Berkeley's City Council races.
The official candidate's filing period opens on Monday, July 14, and extends until August 8. A number of councilmember wannabes have already taken out the necessary papers and are collecting signatures which can be substituted for the $150 filing fee, and incidentally prove to the doubtful that the candidate actually has a few friends. -more-
ON MENTAL ILLNESS: Being a "Special Needs" Employee
Our society keeps jobs and wealth away from those who can not keep their pace up with the rest. However, in order for companies to maximize profits it isn't actually necessary to exclude people with disabilities. Many of us have a great deal of potential that is being wasted. The work ethic as it currently exists excludes people who may have a few problems or a few differences. And it doesn't have to be this way. -more-
ECLECTIC RANT: Remembering Our African Safaris
Recently, my wife and I have been looking through photographs and notes from our various trips. One trip, our longest, was a two-month's long In 2002 to countries in eastern and southern Africa: Botswana, Namibia, Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, and Ethiopia. We especially enjoyed our safaris in Botswana. A "safari" refers to a trip to observe and photograph wildlife.. -more-
Odd Bodkins: Back to 1969 (Cartoon)
Arts & Events
Around & About Music: The 28th Annual Mendocino Music Festival & Susan Waterfall's Festival-Within-A-Festival, the Bach Fest
This weekend, the Mendocino Music Festival starts up its 28th annual season, two weeks of music of all kinds, with afternoon and evening programs every day ... -more-
A Not-to-Be-Missed Film Retrospective: A Tribute to The Amazing Career of Don Murray
"Don Murray." If a bell rings when you hear the name, you are probably (1) a die-hard fan of ancient, edgy, noirish cinema and (2) more than 50 years old.
I don't believe I ever actually caught any of Don Murray's performances but I always associated him—erroneously it turns out—with a string of serviceable B-movie productions. Au contraire, Roxie Theatre programmer Elliot Lavine points out. "Don Murray was as big a star in the late 50s as Paul Newman." He starred alongside the likes of James Cagney, Eva Mary Saint, Henry Fonda, Charles Laughton and James Earl Jones. Now, after two decades of oblivion, San Francisco's Roxie Theater has resurrected 14 of Murray's greatest films for a three-day run on July 11-13. As a bonus, Murray himself—still energized and whip-smart at the age of 84—is coming along for the party!
A "Very Special Weekend with Don Murray" will serve as a rich cinematic prequel to the scheduled November release of Unsung Hero, a new feature film on Murray and his extraordinary career. Directed by Don Malcolm, Unsung Hero, recounts how one of Hollywood's great careers wound up derailed by the politics of the day. "What happened to him is one of the truly baffling events in Hollywood history," says biopic director Malcolm. "It's a story that's just begging to be told." -more-
The 2nd Annual Matatu Film Festival
July 16-19, 2014
San Francisco no longer has a lock on international film festivals. Moviegoers, start your engines: it's time for the second roll-out of Oakland's Matatu Film Festival which is set to run from July 16 to 19 at The Flight Deck (1540 Broadway) and Impact Hub (2323 Broadway).
First order of business: what's a "matatu"? Well, matatus (it's a Swahili word) are popular and highly decorated minibuses that fill East Africa's busy streets with color and the blare of onboard music. The connection? As festival founder Michael Orange explains, both movies and matatus transport people to new (and sometimes surprising) destinations. "These different films spotlight a unique journey, regardless of age, geographical bounds, sexual preference, race, and socio-economic status."
Here's the line up: -more-
Merola Opera Presents André Previn's A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
Composer André Previn's opera A Streetcar Named Desire, based on the play by Tennessee Williams, received a scaled-down presentation on Thursday, July 10, as the opener of Merola Opera Program's 2014 season. Previn's Streetcar, which was commissioned by San Francisco Opera under former General Director Lotfi Mansouri, received its world premiere at the War Memorial Opera House in 1998 with a huge orchestra of 70 instrumentalists. Peter Grunberg, who serves as Michael Tilson Thomas' personal music assistant and also as a musical coach at San Francisco Opera, thought Previn's top-heavy orchestration of Streetcar was both unnecessary and a formidable obstacle to performances of this opera. So Grunberg, at the urging of conductor Mark Morash, undertook to reduce the orchestra from 70 to 40 players. It was this new, scaled-down version that was presented, under the baton of Mark Morash, at Everett Auditorium in the Mission.
I must confess that I have never understood the admiration many people profess to have for Tennessee Williams' play A Streetcar Named Desire. It combines an over-the-top hysterical woman, Blanche Dubois, and a brutally violent man, Stanley Kowalski, in a farrago of lies, deceit and downright stupidity that culminates in a brutal rape. In creating an opera from this unwholesome hodgepodge, Composer André Previn was very faithful to the play's text. And therein, as I see it, lies half the problem. Previn composed jazz-inflected 'conversational' music; but it is extremely difficult music for the vocalists to sing, for they are forever singing against rather than with the orchestra.
This being said, however, it was the singers who came out best in the opening night performance of Merola's Streetcar. As Blanche Dubois, a role written for Renée Fleming, soprano Julie Adams was a vocal standout, hitting all the right notes, and offering an appropriately affected acting style that summed up the character of Blanche as a woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown. In the role of Stanley Kowalski, baritone Thomas Gunther made the best of the few extended passages his character gets to sing; but he was dramatically believable as the brutal husband of Blanche's sister, Stella. Adelaide Boedecker had some lovely moments as Stella, her soprano voice giving eloquent expression in a wordless vocalise to the sexual fulfillment she finds in her marriage with Stanley. Tenor Casey Candebat was outstanding as Mitch, the workmate of Stanley's who falls naively in love with Blanche only to learn the truth about Blanche's past when the suspicious Stanley ferrets out his sister-in-law's dark secrets. The ensuing confrontation between a drunken Mitch and Blanche is the highlight of the opera, for when Mitch shouts that he has never really known her and now sees the reality, Blanche retorts, "Who wants the real? I want Magic." -more-
Next Week at the Berkeley Arts Festival
Here are upcoming events in the Berkeley Arts Festival Space (2133 University, on the corner of Shattuck and University, next to University Hardware): -more-


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Eight separate festival weekends between October and December - including a special finals series played in one city - will be the showpiece events for the first season of the Women's Big Bash League's brave new world.
The schedule for the 2019-20 WBBL season will be formally unveiled on Wednesday, with the competition played in a discrete period at the start of the season, away from the men's Big Bash League, which will maintain its largely summer-holidays window.
The 59-match WBBL tournament will open at North Sydney Oval on the night of Friday, October 18. That will be the first of seven carnival-style weekends across the country throughout the regular season. Melbourne, which kicked off the 2018-19 season, will host its marquee weekend at Junction Oval on November 30 and December 1.
The top four teams will contest the finals from Friday, December 6 to Sunday, December 8. Both semi-finals and the tournament decider will be held in the city of the team that tops the ladder after the regular season.
In addition to the festival weekends, several games will also be held mid-week, with the Melbourne Renegades and Melbourne Stars both hosting matches on Wednesdays.
Channel Seven and Fox Sports will again broadcast 23 matches, with the rest available to be streamed online via the Cricket Australia and Fox Sports websites.
Australian all-rounder and Sydney Sixers captain Ellyse Perry is looking forward to the standalone window.
"It's a really awesome challenge for the competition I think. And it's an exciting challenge. I think it shows what we've done in the last four years has been really successful. It's grown year on year," Perry said.
"This our first opportunity to really test it in terms of it being on its own, potentially not in the prime of summer.
"It's a really nice gesture to the strength of women's cricket in the country at the moment."
Cricket Australia's executive general manager of fan engagement Anthony Everard said it was a significant milestone, ahead of a bumper summer of women's cricket on Australian soil that will culminate in the Women's Twenty20 World Cup.
"This is monumental for the women's game," he said.
"The players showed that last year with more totals of over 150 than the first previous three seasons of the rebel WBBL, all culminating into an incredible standalone finals festival weekend.
"Moving the entire tournament to its own standalone period is the first step towards achieving that ultimate goal of being the best women's league in the world, giving the world's best female cricketers from across the globe the platform to show fans what they are capable of."
Perry heads to Brisbane later this week for a training camp ahead of the upcoming women's Ashes series.
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TOTTORI - A single snow crab fetched a record ¥2 million (S$24,188) in the season's first auction to be held at a port in Tottori Prefecture, on Wednesday. Snow crabs are a prized winter treat in Japan.
The previous record for the prefecture was ¥1.3 million, set in 2016, according to the Tottori fisheries department. An official of the prefectural government said the bid for the premium snow crab must be the highest ever in the country.
The crab had a shell 14.6 centimeters wide, and weighed 1.28 kilograms. It was among the three auctioned that were recognised as Itsukiboshi premium-brand crabs.
A snow crab in Hyogo Prefecture, where there is a major port for landing them, recorded its highest bidding price of nearly ¥1.09 million on Tuesday. In Fukui Prefecture, a top price of ¥460,000 was fetched for snow crab.
People at the bidding site in Tottori Port, including the brokers, cheered and applauded when local company Kanemasa Hamashita Shoten won with the record-breaking bid. Company President Tetsuji Hamashita, 48, said he sought the crab "because this is the last [snow crab] season of the Heisei era." Speech


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Why is Africa poor? Why is, on the other hand, Haiti equally poor? This is because they're populated by the same people.
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Crazy. How many people do you see there? 20? Maybe 30? Thanks for revealing this "movement".
Breitbart News is "the platform for the alt-right," boasts Stephen Bannon.
So explain to us why Steve Bannon and Breitbart explicitly proclaimed to be a platform for this movement:
By my advanced Caucasian math skills


text: This weekend I was lifting and thought about something...The weights tell you where you stand. They don't lie, they don't lighten up when things are tough, they don't go away. They are there when you want them and they will be 100% honest with you about where you stand and what you are capable of in that moment. There is something special about the relationship we have with the weights.


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Why should I care about the marriage of a JINO who selectively censors who uses his site by allowing Holocaust-denial and terror-supporting groups to function with impunity while banning pro-Israel, pro-Jewish groups arbitrarily?
The day after Facebook went public, ending the day with a market capitalization of $104.81 Billion, the founder and CEO effectuated a major merger and acquisition. So to speak.
Mark Zuckerberg married his longtime girlfriend, Priscilla Chan, in a surprise private wedding at his home in Palo Alto California on Saturday. You can check out Zuckerberg's personal page on Facebook, where the photo above was taken from. I'm sure that there will be a lot more news coming soon.
And soon is now! According to Mashable, Zuckerberg placed a ring, which he designed, on his wife's finger during the ceremony. The ring was described as featuring a "very simple ruby." The Associated Press reports that "The ceremony took place in Zuckerberg's backyard before fewer than 100 guests, who all thought they were there to celebrate Chan's graduation." Surprise!
No word about Rabbis or anything like that (Zuckerberg is Jewish).
Why should I care about the marriage of a JINO who selectively censors who uses his site by allowing Holocaust-denial and terror-supporting groups to function with impunity while banning pro-Israel, pro-Jewish groups arbitrarily?
yes please some example now.. i am curious as well.
Half a century ago, 6.5 millions Jews were murdered here in Europe.
Today, Jewlicious celebrates conscientiously the extinction of the Jewish community in US.
It so easy to drop blog entries but when dealing with memory of 6.000.000=1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1…………. humans like you, it's big headed and daft to act like you do.
it's science. since jwes don't have a lot of genetic diversity, they need to marry people from other ethnic backgrounds in order to increase genetic diversity. understand?
You must be new to Jewlicious Sam, because if anything, the "Good Shabbes" in the title is a reference to the fact that the wedding. took place on the Sabbath, in violation of the Sabbath – which is considered worse than eating on Yom Kippur. This post is polite, but don't mistake it for a "celebration."
As an adult, Mark Zukerberg has stated he is nontheist. As an adult, I embraced Judaism. Today my Jewish beliefs are Humanistic (see definition here: http://www.shj.org/mission.htm)
One we are adults we assess what we have been taught at home. Some of us embrace the values but not the categorization: Catholic, Muslim, Jewish etc. We also look at the subsets: orthodox, moderate, reform. Then we find our way and that is what we embrace.
Although I don't know Mark Zukerberg or his wife, Priscilla Chan, I wish them a long, happy life together.
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Most casual visitors to the Linville Falls Visitor Center will take the Erwin's View Trail first. The other trail, the Plunge Basin Trail is rated strenuous and is for serious hikers only. The trail is generally rough, rooty and very steep. Good hiking boots and a walking stick are almost mandatory.
The trailhead is to the left of the Visitor Center. You'll immediately come upon a trail on the left marked Duggers Creek, which will take you to a small waterfall about a quarter mile down the trail.
Continue on the main trail for about 0.2 miles to a well-marked trail junction. The trail to the right will take you another 0.3 miles to the Plunge Basin Overlook, where you'll be suspended about 300 feet above the river with a dead-on view of Linville Falls as it comes around a huge boulder that blocks any upstream view before dropping about 50 feet into an almost square plunge basin. Normally, this would be called a base pool but the size makes this a true basin.
The trail is rated difficult but does have some wooden and stone steps to assist with this short hike.
Return back up the trail to the junction and take the other fork. This is will lead you down some 400 feet to the river level in a half mile hike. This is rated strenuous and every step is earned. About half way down, you'll encounter a 200-foot rock face that will give you an idea what the trail had been avoiding. Once at the river, you can work your way upstream and get close to the falls. Depending on water levels, some wading may be needed to get to the best photography shots.
The falls thunder into the basin immediately in front of you. You have a view of the river as it makes its turn (seen from the Upper Falls Overlook on the Erwin's View Trail) to position itself to leap from the "window" in the rock wall that makes this one of the most dramatic waterfalls you will see. It literally seems to spring from nowhere out of the rock face.
Return back up the trail to the Visitor's Center. It is recommended that, if you are going to do both trails, do the Basin Plunge Trail first. Hiking Erwin's View Trail first could leave you with an energy deficit you will need for the climb up from the Plunge Basin.
The total distance given the 2 branches and backtracking is 2.0 miles.
DIRECTIONS: The access road to the Linville Falls Visitor Center is directly on the Blue Ridge Parkway at mile marker 316.4. Another approach would be to take US 221 north from Marion, NC to the Parkway then go north for 1 mile to the access road.
NOTE: The Erwin's View Trail is profiled in a separate article.


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A Free pattern that I created for my black cat cosplay! The download link will be emailed to you!
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I have so many thoughts on what I see going on in America right now.......
That video and the spate of killings leading up to it are all a visceral reminder of how far we still have to go in our fight for equality.
As many of you know, I am from Trinidad and Tobago, a majority POC country (with race issues of its own) BUT I have also personally experienced racism in alot of my travels that broke me down to my very core.
I know what it is like to fear for my life as I walked down a lonely street being followed by drunken white men in vehicles shouting racial slurs, throwing things at me, not knowing what they were going to do to me, but knowing that whatever they decided to do, there was no one to save me. The takeaway here is this did not happen in America guys, this happened in Leamington Spa in the United Kingdom....... not only once either.....
I say this to shed light on a stance I see some non US folk taking on social media. Newsflash: Racism is not a phenomenon that is peculiar to the US. I can actually give you more examples of racism that I have encountered as a young black woman in different countries. We need to stop looking at this as an American problem while we live in our proverbial glass houses. This is at its very core a human problem.
If I had to relive those moments, where I genuinely feared for my life on a daily basis, I honestly do not know how I would cope. Yet this is the reality for MANY. People are sending their sons, husbands, daughters etc out every day not knowing if they will return home.
The violence you see is the response of a people who are fedup, fedup of being unheard, fedup of placing their trust in a system that is built to oppress and keep them from succeeding. You may not agree with their actions and that is your right, but you also cannot tell them how they should react either.
I may just be another cosplayer on your feed here to dress up and entertain I guess, but I am a black woman first and foremost.
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Reader photos: Southern California Moments, Day 306
November 2, 2012 | 4:00 pm
Full moon: Maureen Bond took this photo of her students on a night hike on Oct. 29.
"Not sure if they were more interested in the glow sticks or s'mores afterwards," wrote Bond. "Next time, they are going to hike farther."
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Hindi news most benefited genre in Chrome DM week 5
This week Chrome DM had three genres in the gainers list
MUMBAI: With a growth of 0.63 per cent as compared to last week (4), the Hindi news genre marked the highest opportunity to see (OTS) among all categories in week 5 of Chrome Data Analytics & Media.
In the Hindi news genre, India TV gained the highest OTS with 99.3 per cent in HSM excluding the less than 1L-market.
OTS is the actual census-based percentage connectivity of a channel spread across 81 million homes, as reported by Chrome DM, across analogue cable, digital cable and DTH.
The second position in the gainer's list of OTS was grabbed by the Hindi movies genre with the growth of 0.48 per cent in HSM excluding the less than 1L-market. Rishtey Cineplex was the most benefitted channel in this category with 94.9 per cent.
The third position in the gainers was garnered by the Kids genre in All India 1 Lakh+ market with 0.16 per cent OTS. Nickelodeon gained the highest OTS with 91.7 per cent.
This week, the list saw only three gainers in the list.


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Not the rocket man, HFX Wanderers' Elton John is the soccer man
HFX Wanderers FC boasts the biggest name in the Canadian Premier League even if the fame has to be shared.
Midfielder Elton John is used to the attention his name brings.
"I get that a lot," he said. "I got that a lot as a kid growing up. It's okay with me now.
"It's easy for me to get in the spotlight if I really think about it. I'm kind of piggy-backing off his name. But it's two different characters. He's a great singer, obviously. And I'm still trying to make a name for myself as well."
John is a fan of his namesake's music, growing up a fan of John's "Circle of Life" from "The Lion King." These days, he's probably listening to Soca, rhythm and blues, and rap.
His mother is the real Elton John fan, however.
"I think she liked the music and probably said 'I'll name him Elton [because] he's already a John,"' he said with a chuckle.
A holding midfielder, the 32-year-old from Arima, Trinidad, can also play centre back.
Signed in January, the five-foot-nine 155-pounder and fellow Trinidad and Tobago natives Jan-Michael Williams, Akeem Garcia and Andre Rampersad were the Halifax club's first overseas signings. All four started Sunday in the Wanderers' 1-0 loss at Pacific FC.
The Trinidad connection is strong on the Halifax team thanks to Trinidad-born head coach Stephen Hart, who has coached both the Canada and Trinidad national teams. Wanderers assistant coach Derek King was part of Hart's coaching staff in Trinidad and was a club coach.
'Won everything in my country'
John won league and cup titles with Williams at Trinidad's Central FC, also winning titles with North East Stars FC — where he was captain under King and played with Garcia —and San Juan Jabloteh FC.
The midfielder, who also played club football in Belgium, has represented Trinidad and Tobago at both youth and senior levels, winning five senior caps.
"I basically won everything in my country, in the league that I played (in) so I was up for a new challenge," he said, when asked about the move to Canada.
"And I was open to it because I know what it stands for and I believe I could come and add to what they're trying to build," he added.
John, who had never been to Canada before, has already been won over by Halifax.
"From the first day I came it was very welcoming. I mean it was a bit cold — I'm accustomed to the heat — but from the backroom staff to the coaches, everyone has been great."
John, whose full name Elton David Wallace John, also savours the view from his apartment.
"It's wonderful. I can see almost the whole city," he said enthusiastically.
Married with two young daughters, he has been doing his best to stay connected via FaceTime while working on plans to have the family join him.
Williams, a goalkeeper, has won 80-plus caps for Trinidad and Tobago and played professionally in Belgium, Hungary, Honduras and Guatemala. Rampersad, John's roommate in Halifax, won a Trinidad league title with FC Santa Rosa under King.
Halifax's next game is Saturday against visiting Forge FC (0-0-1).


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Termanology - Say It (ft. Sheek Louch, Joell Ortiz, Bun-B, Saigon & Freeway)
Termanology - Circulate (100 Bars)
"You know how Smurf tried to do to 50 [Cent] and then all of a sudden Smurf was gone," Jones compared. "What about J-Hood to The Lox --like these are the things I want to know."
"Yeah, Shawnna and I are actually hard at work on that album now, it's going to be called Battle of the Sexes and its coming together real crazy right now. That will absolutely be coming out in '09 as well. "
"Man...time flies like crazy and it's been four months already...every 17 songs we will release a Manic Mondays Mixtape...here is Volume 1 complete with all of the songs from the past 17 weeks (including this weeks song G.A.M.E) mixed by Mixtape Assassin...my goal for the up coming 8 months is to continue raising the bar even further...this isn't a mixtape because this is really an album...thank you to every Web Site, Blog, DJ, Street Team Member, Fan, Magazine, Radio Show, and Hater (cuz my name stay in your mouth which gives me free promotion) and everyone that continues to support Manic Mondays...Nuff respect" - K. Sparks
K. Sparks - Manic Mondays Vol. 1
Charles Hamilton's makes comments towards Soulja Boy during interview with ThisIs50.
Soulja Boy responds to several comments made by Charles Hamilton during an interview on ThisIs50 & Shade45.
"Me and Dre are back in the lab like the old days, man," Eminem says. "Just him banging away on tracks and me getting that little spark that makes me write to it. I don't have chemistry like that with anyone else as far as producers go -- not even close. Dre will end up producing the majority of the tracks on Relapse.' We are up to our old mischievous ways ... let's just leave it at that."
"Paul Wall has announced a first quarter return to Hip-Hop with Fast Life, the Houston rapper's third studio album."
"In conjunction with of course G.O.O.D. Music and my new upstart company Band Camp Records which is headed by myself and Rik Cordero we're about to 'Get Shit Shaking Fam!!!'" Consequence stated via his blog at ItsTheCons.com. "It has been almost two years since Day Job dropped. I remember the struggles and adversity I was faced with when attempting to get a release date from Sony. I just have to say two things. Thank Allah and it was worth it!!!"
The Wu-Tang Clan's main strategist and creative overseer the RZA has announced plans to kick off 2009 with three high-profile film and music projects.
On January 27, the Abbot will release Afro Samurai: The Resurrection.
The LP serves as the soundtrack to season 2 of the critically acclaimed animated series Afro Samurai.
Voiced by Academy Award-nominee Samuel L. Jackson, the series debuted in 2006 on Spike TV and went on to become the best selling anime DVD release of 2007.
The original, well-received soundtrack featured guest spots from Q-Tip, Big Daddy Kane, and Talib Kweli.
The project will mark RZA's second full length album for the series.
In hopes of creating a diverse musical experience for Hip-Hop fans and avid watchers of the show, the RZA has secured guest appearances from Sly Stone, Kool G Rap, Rah Digga, Killah Priest, Inspectah Deck, Ghostface Killah, Rah Digga, and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard's son Boy Jones.
The Resurrection will be a continuation of Wu-Tang Music Group's partnership with The Orchard to digitally distribute and market the entire label's catalogue worldwide.
In Summer 2009, RZA's talents moves to the big screen with a high profile role in The Funny People, an upcoming comedy from writer/director Judd Apatow (The 40-Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up).
The film revolves around the story of a famous comedian coping with a near-death experience.
The Funny People also stars Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, and Leslie Mann.
Fans of the Wu-Tang Clan can also catch the legendary group on tour at select dates throughout December 2008 and January 2009.
"Rain is mood music that is on some laid back tip...the piano loop creates an over all vibe that is dope...Kurser is mad eclectic when it comes to beats...big ups to every blogger and Hip Hop site for the support...lastly shout out to Nick Cannon...Nick recently put out a compilation Album with my song from Manic Mondays week # 2 Needs vs Wants on it...nuff respect" -K. SPARKS
Been busy with work all weekend.
Here's most of the hotness that dropped anyway.
Shouts to the NMC as usual for supplying some of these joints.
over Lil Wayne's "Misunderstood"
Ludacris - Press The Start Button
TOTM, iTunes Bonus Track
Lupe Fiasco - Hustlers & Customers
Unreleased Lupe courtesy of FSD
Memphis Bleek- Keep Backing Em Down
New Bleek w/ Freeway on the hook
The Game & Fabolous - Where You From
off Big Mike & DJ Neptune Present: 4th Quarter Pressure Pt. 2
Eminem - Number One (Prod. by Dr. Dre)
Camp Lo ft. Styles P & Pete Rock - OnSmash
Remix to the Camp Lo & NMC exclusive
Produced by Clinton Sparks, off Get Familiar mixtape, coming soon
Busta Rhymes ft. T-Pain & DJ Khaled - Blown
off Busta's album B.O.M.B., dropping early 2009
Jamie Foxx ft. Kanye West & The Dream - Digital Girl
off Foxx's Intuition, dropping December 16th
1982 (Static Selektah & Termanology) ft. Lil' Fame - Thugathon
off Static & Term's upcoming group album
We lost another veteran in hip-hop today, Bronx MC Party Arty passed away this afternoon (Thursday December 4) due to heart complications. For those of you unfamiliar with his work, he was one half of the rap duo Ghetto Dwellas, and was also featured on several D.I.T.C. releases. I've always been a fan of his lyrical ability, and always thought he beat Murda Mook in when they battled for Smack DVD. But my heart goes out to to his family, friends & fans, we lost a good man today. R.I.P. Party Arty.


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Hi,Can anbody help I have two disc drives one dvd the other is the normal disc drive the dvd will read a dis but the other wont can any body help solve this problem,I can go to folders to read the disc but it wont start on its own?
If the second DRIVE, not disk, can read media when using Windows explorer then there is nothing wrong with the drive. The Autorun feature is a Windows function which you can adjust.
I am using Windows 7 right now and don't recall the exact location of the settings you want in WinXP.
In Windows 7 it is called Auto play and is located in Control Panel. Try there.
Open My Computer, right click on on the drive then click Properties. Click on the AutoPlay tab, choose the action you want, then click Apply
This is an hardware issue. Make sure the jumper setting is properly done if communication cable is IDE but if its SATA its automatics(which cannot be) on individual drives. Then the two would be effective.
Check inside desktop case(box) and see how the drives is connected to the board. If an IDE communication cable is used the above guide would resolve the issue by setting one jumper on MASTER and other on SLAVE or check the drives back for own settings.
It's NOT a hardware issue.
It is not a hardware issue. albert can see the disk but they need to setup autorun. Read the posts more thoroughly.
Hi Othehill,Thanks for your answer I have the same problem on my Windows 7 but what do you alter the setting to have tried with out sucess,our could it just need the lens cleaning it is on an HP Paviillion lap top
Your problem does not sound the same. For best results I suggest you start your own thread here in the hardware forum. Piggybacking is not good. Post all the details including computer model or specs and description of the problem and your attempts at repair.


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Two missing Milwaukee girls found and are being reunited with their families
Two Milwaukee girls missing since Saturday evening have been found and are being reunited with their families, police said Sunday afternoon.
Milwaukee police had asked for the public's assistance in their search for Lenae Bryant, 10, and Azarayah Reynolds, 9, of Milwaukee.
Police said around 6 p.m. Saturday, the girls were seen riding on the back of a motorized wheelchair operated by an elderly white man, along with an unknown white girl who was the girls' age. All four were last seen headed westbound on West Lincoln Avenue from South 18th Street.
Details on how and where the girls were found weren't immediately available from police.
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The number one rule of SEO is to have a website that is clean, current, efficient and updated, If you don't have that, your efforts aren't even worth it. Web design is integral when drawing traffic. People are interesting in attractive websites that are highly functional. Give them what they want by using these tips.
Look at the site you are designing in many different browsers. What you see on one browser is not necessarily what others see on other browsers. Research the different browsers that are popular and design your site accordingly. You may also send people you know with other operating systems to see if their browser works like yours.
Stay away from using pop-up ads. Customers are turned off by the constant advertising pop-up ads represent. Many visitors to a site will just click away from a site with pop-ups, even if the site is a popular one. In addition, many people now have pop-up blockers anyway. Make sure your customers are happy by eliminating these pesky ads from your site. If you have a host that requires the use of pop-ups, then look for a new one.
A successful website needs to work for visitors using any browser, so it is important to test your web pages to make sure they display properly in different browsers. What works in Chrome might not appear the way you want it in Firefox, Internet Explorer, or Safari. Prior to formally launching your site, verify that it displays correctly in each of these popular browsers.
Use a well known software program that is known for getting the job done to help create a professional looking website. Using this type of program will help a website look more professional in a short amount of time. If you don't have PS, it can be difficult and time consuming building a nice site quickly.
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Go through all links on any page on your website carefully to make sure there are no links that are broken before you upload the page. Nothing is more frustrating to a visitor than clicking on a link and being taken to an error page. Either use a program to check for broken links or check each link manually.
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Always delete any outdated content that is on your website. Failing to update your page with current information and upcoming events will cost you in terms of site visitors. Readers want current information and want to feel safe in dealing with a company that is on top of things. Make sure you regularly schedule time to add new content, and to remove old.
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When you design your site, you can make some independent CSS pages. This will allow web browsers to use conditional loading. Having these pages allows for easier testing and necessary maintenance in the future. Do not forget that you simply cannot go live as the site does require regular maintenance and what you just learned makes you job much easier.
Know your subject thoroughly. Should you plan to make a blog, it is imperative to be well versed on the topic you are blogging about. People will not come to your website if you don't appear to know what you're talking about. The secret to a goo blog is familiarity with your subject.
Perform a thorough error check of your site, including checking for broken links. Before uploading any page, you should do a thorough test to identify any misdirected links. Links that lead to the wrong place or nowhere at all are frustrating and visitors will soon lose interest in your site and stop visiting it. Give all of your links a double check before uploading in order to prevent this problem.
There are many newsletters available that distribute both proven and novel web design information. Sign for some of them to keep yourself inspired and give yourself a web design "safety net" you can rely on to maintain your base of knowledge on the subject. There are many newsletters that will provide good information and tips for both beginners and seasoned web designers!
Many people find it very helpful to subscribe to a newsletter for website designers. This offers periodic updates and ideas that will be useful for developing a site. Newsletters are helpful to both beginners and experienced designers.
Begin by creating smaller websites that allow you to gauge your strengths and weaknesses, and how to improve upon both. Create the basic pages of a website, such as Contact Us and About Us, and add items as you go along.
Keep your early site building efforts small, so you can more easily identify what is working, and what is not. If you begin by creating only a few pages, it will be easier to gradually build your confidence.
Make sure to familiarize yourself with HTML5. You will need to work hard if you do not already know much about html5.
Proofread everything so it looks nice. Your goal is to make it easy for people to read your content. When you have errors on your site it really looks unprofessional and people won't take you or your site seriously which can hurt it's reputation.
CAPTCHAs are only useful when people are registering for your website, otherwise skip them. The captcha triggers a response from the viewer that he or she now has to perform complex problem solving just to view a simple webpage. Unless your visitor is already devoted to your site, he or she will likely leave your page and go somewhere else.
Familiarize yourself with HTML5. You will need to work hard if you do not already know much about html5.
Remember, just because your site is launched, doesn't mean you are done with designing. Be prepared to engage with your website on an ongoing basis. While you don't need to do something all the time, it will need to be updated on a regular basis. It is imperative to implement this technique if you incorporate videos and current events into your design. Updating a site isn't like updating a blog. It does require you to work at it.
Imitation might be the best form of flattery, but when it comes to web design it's important to develop your own ideas. Make up your own designs or make other designs you have seen into your own. By doing this, you are taking advantage of a wide range of website creation options.
It's important to work on more than a single platform if you will be making more than one website. PHP, MySQL, and Java will all come in handy in the future if you get into web design. Whether you intend to become a professional web designer, or you just want to do the best work you can for yourself and your friends, you should try to develop a diverse skill-set.
Site Searching
When it comes to posting important information on your website, place it high and far to the left. Visitors read starting at the left, so doing this ensures that they will see the best information first.
If you can, you should include "site searching" on your home page, as well as any other pages. Site searching makes it easier for users to access information, and increases the overall usability of the site. Site searches are easy to implement; the result will be worth the effort.
Don't use huge ads on your websites, if you've going to have advertising. This can make people uncomfortable. Add content that is valuable and functional for the user.
If you intend to design more than one website, you should learn to design under multiple platforms to improve your skills. Knowing MySQL, Java, PHI and more will benefit you in the future. Regardless of whether you intend to create websites for yourself or for others, being skilled in multiple areas will make you a better designer.
Your search box should appear close to the top of each webpage and should contain a minimum of 27 characters. The button you use to start the search should also say only "search" to thwart any confusion. The term 'search' will help people notice the search box and encourage them to use it.
Visual Sitemap
Create a favicon that reflects your website's personality. A favicon will help users who add your website to their bookmark see your page more easily. When they pull up their bookmarks, your memorable favicon will stand out. Your favicon should, ideally, match your website's general theme and logo.
Build a visual sitemap for your website so that you can plan your site architecture efficiently. You'll be able to visualize how your site is growing as you add each new part. From this point, you have the ability to locate with precision any components that will require tweaking, or have yet to see more work being done with them. There is no better way to get an overall view of your website than to have a visual sitemap.
Learn all about CSS, or cascading style sheet. HTML is okay, but most of the design work happens in CSS. Cascading style sheets create consistency in your formatting. Style sheets also make it a breeze to apply universal changes across your entire site. All it will take is altering a single line of code to change the font on every page of your site.
The more often you check the site, the faster you can delete spam or negative contents. This is definitely key if you're operating a blog or a forum. A professional website designer will always be prepared to wipe away the trash and clean up the page.
Make sure your logo is on the top of every web page. This is the easiest way to maintain consistency in your web design and link every webpage together. A logo also helps develop brand recognition. Make a logo that represents what your company stands for.
People online are not overly picky, it is just that they do not want to visit sites that are hard to navigate, slow loading, and unattractive. You can avoid all of the mistakes amateurs make by use the tips you've learned here.
Make sure you pay attention to how other sites you browse can influence your own. Collect the best ideas from other websites and note what you don't like about them so you don't include anything bad.


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You will be given a row of numbers (x), and a single number (n). Your job is to write a script that will stretch out the row of numbers, putting n numbers between each of the numbers in x. The numbers you put in x will be linearly interpolated.
For example, if x=[1 5 2 4 3] and n=1, your output should be:
y=[1 3 5 3.5 2 3 4 3.5 3]
There is n=1 number between all of the original values of x, and the new values are linearly interpolated from the original values of x:
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Weaving together various observations and musings -- usually pertaining to aspects of Hong Kong (life) but sometimes beyond.
Sunday, September 18, 2016
An unexpectedly sanitized Hong Kong EcoPark visit
4 comments:
- peppylady (Dora) said...
Gee that a lot of trash pile up. Our community is pretty late on ideal of recyling but we did get on board.
One thing I like our community is doing every so often. We hold a "Take it or leave it" you bring your good items and hopeful it will find a good home.
Coffee is on
- September 19, 2016 at 10:46:00 AM GMT+8
- YTSL said...
Hi peppylady --
I like that "Take it or leave it" event idea. Wish we had ones like that around here -- or if they do exist, I wish I could find out more details about them!
- September 19, 2016 at 11:24:00 PM GMT+8
- Unknown said...
It's unfortunate we don't get the true story of what is done or not done with recycling here in Hong Kong. However, I am also glad to see that they are at least trying to educate the younger generation with this tour.
- September 20, 2016 at 11:50:00 AM GMT+8
- YTSL said...
Hi Stacie --
I get the distinct feeling that not enough is being done with recycling here in Hong Kong. So any improvement at this point -- in education as well as practice -- would be good!
- September 20, 2016 at 11:59:00 PM GMT+8


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Can your credit score affect your insurance premiums?
Your credit score can have a more significant impact on your insurance premium than you might imagine. This is because insurance companies these days are taking into consideration credit scores, besides other usual factors, to determine someone's insurability.
Primary reason why your credit score is given so much importance when you apply for insurance is to determine your chances of making an insurance claim. The correlation between poor credit history and likelihood of someone filing a claim has been proven time and again through various studies.
It has been found that people with bad credit are more likely to claim insurance as compared to those with good credit. A possible explanation behind this belief is that if someone is not careful with his money, then he might show same carelessness in other aspects of his life as well, such as driving.
Depending on credit scores people are divided into high and low insurance risks and then accordingly charged a premium which is equal to assumed risk. Generally five categories are included to evaluate your credit score, which can give insurance company a fair idea of whether you fall into the category of high or low risk. These include your previous payment history, total credit amount, time period since the credit is established, any new credit and types of established credit.
While the topic of whether credit information should be a decisive factor while approving or denying insurance coverage or setting premiums is up for debate, it is true that insurance companies are striving hard to lower the associated risk while approving anyone for insurance.