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This morning I was working on my white Fuego, Yivalté. Just some little details that could be improved. I re-adjusted the rear brake and moved the return chain tube 2 centimetre forward. There always was a black spot of oil just above the front idler, so I added a small plate of aluminum to my home made idler support system. She's not an average Fuego indeed, and she's become even more special since yesterday. I'll show you the big new part on Saturday, then I'll have the final details worked out.
While working on the Fuego, I spotted a bee crawling near the rear tyre. The bee was obviously tired. The little insect hardly moved when I gave it a careful push. The flying honey machine did start walking, slowly, so I let it walk onto a cloth. My idea was that it needed some warmth and sunshine. It still was quite chilly in the shade, especially when you're an insect. I was right. As soon as a planted the insect on the leaf of a flower on a sunny spot in the garden, live fully returned to the 6 legged furry animal. All system warmed up again! Moments later, it took of to the blue sky.
Later today I saw a ant dragging something huge and fungi-us. Determined as ants can be, it kept going dragging this thing. A fellow ant gave assistance when it reached the little ant house between the tiles. What did surprise me was the straight line the ant walked. Most of the time they travel with a lot, from my point of view, unnecessary corners and de-tours. Could it be that they just like doing that and that this load was so heavy that it took the direct route?
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A bee and an ant
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- Anonymous13 April 2010 at 22:09
Haha... the adventures of Peter, the bee and the ant ;-)ReplyDelete
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- ExposingZionistEvil said...
Folks, this is THE TRUTH of all of this "Trump, Jr. meeting" shit, and PLEASE get-the-information-out to EVERYONE you can, which means to call-in to radio-programs, and do it that way. The attempted coup, and that is EXACTLY what is happening to and in our nation, right now, a literal insurrection, has been exposed, for the fraud/hoax/lie that it is:
"The DNC hired a company called Fusion which is a commercial research and strategic research firm. Natalia Veselnitskaya (now known as the "Russian Lawyer") is a Fusion employee and contacted Trump Jr. with promises of damaging information on Hillary Clinton. The DNC used the now publicly released emails to get the FISA warrant to unmask and spy on the Trumps. That is the only way the New York Times reporter could have access to these private emails and work on his report for almost a year (from his rant on twitter)."
Folks, they failed, they have been exposed, and NOW!!!, more than ever, it is incumbent-upon ALL OF US to get the truth to everyone we possibly can, before things get even more out-of-control.
- July 12, 2017 at 10:53 AM
- Panzerfaust said...
I appreciate your passion but what the hell can we do when the media pushes the narrative and ignores truth? IMO it is incumbent upon PRESIDENT TRUMP to use his office and influence on Capitol Hill and TAKE THE GLOVES OFF by ISSUING SUBPOENAS and ARREST WARRANTS
- July 12, 2017 at 11:41 PM
- ExposingZionistEvil said...
God damn, DO I agree with you, 1000%.
I only know that we are NOT helpless, NOR, AT ALL, POWERLESS, and still need to do what we can do, to get the truth to EVERYONE WE ARE ABLE, and hope that they will do the same.
We are on-the-cusp of a literal civil-war, as this is a LITERAL insurrection/attempted coup-d'etat, and I do think that enough people understand the seriousness of this situation, at-large.
NB: "EVERYONE" at various comments-sections are asking, "Where-the-FUCK is Attorney-General Sessions?" and "Someone needs to wake-up AG Sessions from his coma, and START DOING HIS JOB!!!" Those are not "MY" comments, but are the comments of MANY people, for-the-record.
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Woo hoo! How exciting. I love renovations, but after renovating one house my husband is no longer keen! I'd love to find a gorgeous little old house to do up. A girl can dream, and you are helping me with my dream by sharing yours! What are you doing in the kitchen? Only half the kitchen? :)ReplyDelete
I'm loving following this project.
The other day I found dust in the juicer. . . from a wall we took out a year ago.
Keep calm & carry on - I want that on a t shirtReplyDelete
It looks absolutely amazing. Good on you!
That is a beautiful flow through space there! I love how it looks - the crisp white and all that light streaming in. Good luck with the kitchen too :) KReplyDelete
Looks brilliant. So much better, I'm sure. :)ReplyDelete
What were they thinking to block it off!ReplyDelete
It looks like the kids can get a longer run-up as well!
So exciting to see your renovations coming along. Can't wait to see it all when the dust has been cleared. Good luck!ReplyDelete
I love it!!! I bet you will notice a huge difference when the doors are open and the cool summer evening breeze can flow through the house. Just perfect!!ReplyDelete
So exciting, I love this - it's like you're getting a new house (though who would want a new house with your gorgeous house). Love it. Can't wait to see the next installment. Aga on the way??ReplyDelete
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You have the loveliest house ... I so wish you'd come and do my house as well.ReplyDelete


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In honor of the new year, I'm going to start a new section on my blog that focuses on organizing for us parents. Nothing keeps us more in touch with the power of a good system then doing it for ourselves now and again. Like Sensory Organizing Systems, we're going to focus on small changes that make a BIG impact. With Simply Organized Enough, we'll look at problem areas / challenging tasks and focus on organizing one small section that will impact the whole space or task as a whole. For me, 2015 is all about doing less but achieving more!
Often, when I'm am working with an organizing client on a problem area, it almost always comes down to one main issue. Like other areas in life, the 80/20 rule applies to organizing problem areas – 20% of the area causes 80% of the problems. If you can find that 20% and adjust it, the whole space will work much more efficiently.
My house is no different. Here's an example of this 80/20 rule in my own house – the master bedroom closet. My husband wears business clothes to work – some that can be machine washed and some that need to be dry cleaned. Knowing his work clothes could not go in with the everyday clothes in the hamper, he kept them separate but with no definitive home, they all end up mixed up on the closet floor. When it came time to try to figure out what was what – the task took longer, was more frustrating, and was often done at the last minute. This one small area was causing 80% of the challenges with this task.
With Simply Organized Enough, I'm just going to focus on this one small area, use items I already own (if possible), and make a simple yet visual system.
Here's Why It Works:
Working off where the clothes were already piling up (working off the habit that is already in place for my husband), I'm going to use the floor space under his hanging rod. Shoes that were in this space were put on a shoe rack that runs along the back wall of the closet. The front floor and low hanging space here was free game for me to use.
Looking at what I already had around that I could use, I found a great Contain Yourself reusable shopping bag from The Container Store (http://www.containerstore.com/shop?productId=10026217&N=&Ntt=reusable+shopping+bag ). It's significantly bigger than most reusable shopping bags (17-3/4″ x 7″ x 18-1/2″ h), holds up to 30lbs, and it features two sets of handles; two long shoulder straps and two shorter carrying handles. Knowing I needed 2 bags for this systems, it was easy and inexpensive ($1.99 per bag!) to pick-up one more.
The system was completed with: Two Large Binder Clips for labeling the bag (which I already had). I used large binder clips from Staples ($4.59 for a 12 pack) – http://www.staples.com/Staples-Large-Satin-Silver-Metal-Binder-Clips-2-Size-with-1-Capacity/product_329502 Two laminated labels – one for each bag (using my laminating machine). In my house, labels need to be big and in your face : ) The labels could have also been make with simple luggage tags or paper gift tags that could be attached on one of the carrying handles on the bag. Example of JAM Paper Gift Tags ($8.50 for 6 pack) – http://www.staples.com/product_38422?externalize=certona
The key to this system is the study, portable bags with carrying handles. Once each bag is full, it can be carried either to the car for the dry cleaner or to the washing machine. Visual and portable makes this system a win. Here is a system that is inexpensive (even if you had to purchase the 2 bags and the sturdy paper gift tag labels, the total cost is $12.50), took about 10 minutes to create and install, and reduced 80% of the problem task. A visual, portable system + keeping with up dry cleaning / laundry = BIG Impact to daily life. Here's to Simply Organized Enough and to small changes for more peaceful days ~
For people who are good at taking care of our sensory kids, we are often not very good a taking care of ourselves. This is the part that never gets talked about but it is as important (if not more important!) as all the things we do to support our sensory children.
Here's my top 10 Self-Care To Do List (with a few book suggestions mixed in):
1) YOU JUST DID THE HARDEST PART Just by having the courage to say you need help right now, you have already shifted the dynamics of your experience.
2) WHAT YOU ARE FEELING IS NORMAL Know that all that you are feeling is completely normal and comes with the special needs territory!! We have an amazing ability to feel like we are the only ones going through something, but we're not. Know that.
3) WE ARE HIGHLY SENSITIVE TOO! 9 times out of 10, us parents are very sensitive also. This sensitivity can be something we've always had or can be the result of navigating life with a special needs child. The more we can understand and support what overwhelms us, what we need help with, the better for our sensory kids (they can feed off our energy so easily!). So let me remove any guilt for you about taking time for yourself – it will undoubtedly help your kids. When I am in a rough spot – I do the worksheet that is in my book (meant to help us understand our kids) to understand where I am, what are my triggers right now, and what times of day are pushing me over the edge and I try to add in 2-3 things for me, for my emotional regulation. 2 Books I love about understanding our own Highly Sensitive Profiles are: – "Too Loud, Too Bright, Too Fast, Too Tight: What to Do If You Are Sensory Defensive in an Overstimulating World" by Sharon Heller. (Heller is a trained psychologist and also lives with sensory defensiveness herself!). http://www.amazon.com/Loud-Bright-Fast-Tight-Overstimulating/dp/0060932929 – "The Highly Sensitive Person" by Elaine N. Aron Ph.D. One of the trail blazing books on highly sensitive people. Gives a great picture of how to understand your sensitivities and how to set up your life to support them. http://www.amazon.com/Highly-Sensitive-Person-Elaine-Ph-D/dp/0553062182
4) SIMPLE THINGS WORK! Think simple and small changes. Sometimes it's a bitch session with a friend or 10 minutes of complete quiet a day. If before dinnertime is a nightmare for your family, try to make dinner ahead of time and have it ready to go. Taking one thing off our plate at a stressful time of day can totally change how we navigate the stress.
5) TAKE YOUR OWN ADVICE This is hard to swallow sometimes but every time I am telling my sensory child to do something, there is a piece of that advice I need to take for myself. EVERY SINGLE TIME. Sometimes it's just a small piece but I still have my piece so I need to look at that. If I'm telling my child to to find something he loves to do, I need to find something I love to do. When I am feeling sorry for him because of friendship changes, I need to go call one of my friends and make a date to see them. It's all connected.
6) MAKE YOURSELF A VISUAL Visuals are powerful tools for us too. Make one for yourself and throw it in a nice picture frame that is front and center in your house. When you are feeling overwhelmed and need to get yourself grounded quickly, look at your visual. This will create some space between you and the stressful moment and it changes everything. Maybe it's a saying like "IT'S ALL GOING TO BE OK" or a picture of your favorite, most relaxing place in the world. Find your powerful visual, print it out, frame it, and use it everyday.
7) SOMETIMES BIG PROBLEMS HAVE SIMPLE SOLUTIONS Get out there and talk to people – be vulnerable. Just like we tell our sensory kids that their brains can make some things much bigger than they actually are, we can do that too about our life with our sensory kids. Get out there and connect, ask for help, find out what is working with other special needs families, and be open to new ideas and perspectives – it really shifts everything.
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9) WORK ON BUILDING YOUR OWN RESILIENCE Learn to trust in this life process. Get a journal. Think back on all the hard things in your life (as a child too!) and write down what they were and what you learned from them. There are gifts in the hard experiences, even the one you are in right now, you just can't see them yet. One book to check out is "The Resilient Parent: Everyday Wisdom for Life with Your Exceptional Child" by Mantu Joshi – http://www.amazon.com/The-Resilient-Parent-Everyday-Exceptional/dp/1933084251
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And most importantly, know that everything I just told you, I need to hear for myself but only every single day. Thank you for helping me see it again today ~
Most schools send home some school work with their students to do over the summer. We all know how hard it can be to get our rigid, anxious, or distracted kids plugged in to doing homework during the school year, let alone over the summer. Thankfully, there are some easy ways we can create some structure, break it down into weekly expectations, and tap into some visual aids. Summer is our chill time too so this falls under Sensory Organizing that helps us help our kids. We know that if our sensory kids know what the plan is ahead of time and can easily find their work supplies, they will be more likely to be successful. And sure enough, it will soon become a part of their summer routine – guessing not their favorite part – but a part nonetheless ~
– Always work with what you have on hand first!
– Fabric Wall Mount Magazine Organizer – I got this one from the Container Store – http://www.containerstore.com/shop?productId=10020391&N=&Nao=20&Ntt=reisenthel
(The wall mount option very important in my smallish house. I use vertical space whenever I can!)
– Over-the-Door Single Hooks – Again to make it easy and temporary (no construction!), over-the-door hooks are a nice option. Just be sure that hooks fit into the tabs on magazine organizer. These hooks are from Walmart – Mainstays brand. (To have my magazine organizer fall lower so everyone could reach everything, I added hooks I had on hand to the over-the-door hook).
– Color Coded Supplies – This can be a good option to personalize for each child. This example shows personalized folders from Mead and All Purpose Zipper Bag from Tech Gear.
– Clear Clipboards – I love clear clipboards because they are visually calmer – I found these at Walmart. To color code these a bit, I used the colored Scotch Tape Expressions Tape. The clipboards can be used as a reading / math log of expected weekly work and work completed.
– Labels / Images – for clipboard and folders.
With the 7 pockets I had to work with, the top pocket holds the pencil cases and then each child had 3 pockets – Work Log Clipboard, Math Page Folder, and current reading book. Simple yet visual and structured is the name of the Summer Work Game. That way, we can get back to the real summer fun as soon as possible. Simple changes for more peaceful summer days ~
I don't know about you but the amount of clothes I have ruined because I forgot to pull out the "hang-dry only" item from the washing machine before throwing the whole load into the dryer is pretty astronomical. If I can't remember to do it myself, I definitely won't remember to remind any other laundry helpers to do it either. So I finally surrendered and tried to think about a visual for me (and my helpers!). Had to be easy, eye-catching, and not a whole lot of extra steps (because laundry itself is enough steps!). So here's what I came up with:
* Adhesive magnets (business card size) from office supply store. See example below from Staples – http://www.staples.com
* Applicable Image – can use stock photo sites, picture from a magazine, picture image software like Boardmaker or Picture Exchange Communication System. I got my image from istockphoto – http://www.istockphoto.com
* Word Processor or White Labels (labels can be trimmed to fit what you need). I think the image / text combination is often the most powerful for us adults.
* Clear Packing Tape – small piece of tape to protect top of image / label after you adhere to magnet. One I like is Scotch Long Lasting Moving & Storage Tape – http://www.scotchbrand.com
Since most washing machines / dryers are magnetic – this visual works like a charm. When not in use "Hang-Dry Item" visual hangs on top /or under door to washing machine. When a hang-dry only piece of clothing in washing machine, "Hang-Dry Item" visual gets moved onto the door of the washing machine so it visually hits you in the face when time to move laundry to dryer. Now just imagine all the great clothes you will be saving in your future.
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Card fraud gang sentenced to 15 years
Members of a card fraud gang have been sentenced to a total of 15 years for their involvement in a chip and PIN
Pump prices to hit £1.30 a litre
Motorists are looking at pump prices of 130ppl by the end of the year, according to RMI Petrol. The organisation's chairman Brian Madderson warned that, while Chancellor George Osborne did not announce any increase in fuel duty in the Emergency Budget on Tuesday, the decision to raise VAT to 20% on January 4 2011 would add to already steep
Energy Minister acknowledges critical role of downstream oil sector
The UK oil industry, from offshore production to the downstream oil sector
MPK partners with Londis
MPK Garages has signed a three year supply agreement with Londis to supply up to 28 of its forecourt sites
Brulines buys LBI Installations
Brulines Group has agreed to acquire LBI Installations, subject to due diligence, in a deal expected to go through on July
Co-op's plans split Community
More than 200 people turned up at a town council meeting in Lechlade, Gloucestershire, to hear Midcounties
Morrisons breaches planning law
A Morrisons forecourt store in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, has been caught breaking planning law by selling
Budget will "shock us all"
Fuel retailers should get ready to be shocked at the Emergency Budget next week, according to Spar UK MD Jerry
Business Rates appeals flood in
More than 500 appeals have already been lodged by fuel retailers over the new Business Rates valuations – with a
Fuel price hike warning after BP oil spill
UK retailers have reported that it is "business as usual" at BP forecourts,
Fears over alcohol duty hike
The government has been warned not to increase duty on alcohol amid speculation that the Chancellor may be considering another tax hike in the
Total helps HGVs go green with AdBlue
Total UK is now offering AdBlue HGV additives from a pump dispenser on five of its UK forecourts.
Work starts on first of three Scottish Harvest Energy sites
Harvest Energy are "thrilled" that work has started on their first Scottish forecourt, at Crossways Garage, Glasgow
Major gains for Gulf
Gulf's recent signing of Washbourne Garage, Caldicot from Esso has further strengthened the brand's presence in South Wales as Gulf continues to grow
Brulines buys forecourt solutions specialist
Brulines Group plc (AIM:BRU), specialist in real-time monitoring systems and data management services for the forecourt services and leisure sectors,
Shoppers put Esso on top - in big top - at CTP awards
Esso beat off stiff competition from major oil companies to be voted Best Forecourt Retailer 2010 in the Convenience Tracking Programme
Shell invests in biotech company
Shell has announced it has bought a stake in US biotech company Virent Energy systems, starting a joint
Jonathan James calls for action over planning rules
Jonathan James has urged the government to oppose more out of town supermarket forecourt deveopments.
BP and Texaco's fuel card deal goes live
The deal that brings together the UK's two largest branded networks to create wider fuel card acceptance for car and van fleets is now live. BP PLUS
TomTom agrees new two-year sponsorship deal with Amscreen
Portable navigation system provider TomTom has extended its contract with digital signage specialist Amscreen for an additional two years. Following on
GreatGas launches fuel card
Great Gas Petroleum (Ireland) Ltd, the Irish owned fuel supplier – part of the DCC Group which owns GB Oils Ltd – has launched the GreatGas FuelCard,
US retailers fear BP boycott over oil spill
US fuel retailers have expressed concern that calls for boycotts over the
Motor Fuels Group expands network
Motor Fuel Group has added two more BP sites to its network. The Top 50 Indies retailer has bought Loxford
We're preparing to buy not sell, stresses MRH (GB)
MRH (GB), the UK's biggest independent fuel retailer, has vigorously denied a recent story in the Daily
NICE proposals threaten forecourt stores
Forecourt stores could be under threat if proposals announced by (the National Institute for Clinical Excellence) NICE to
A sad day as Bentley's Garage closes after nearly a century
One of the UK's last remaining petrol stations that offered a pump attendant service has closed after nearly 100 years
Business Rates warning ahead of Emergency Budget
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has highlighted Business Rates as a key issue in its submission to the new
Total launches mobile internet website
Total UK today launches its mobile internet website, which is designed for customers on the move and accessible
Supermarkets cut fuel prices again
Asda and Sainsbury's have entered round two of the supermarket fuel price war, cutting the cost at the pumps from
Forecourt Trader of the Year to speak at seminar
Forecourt Trader of the Year winner and Top 50 independent Patrick Sewell of the Hull-based Sewell Group, will be one of
Chance for change as new era in politics begins
A poll of retailers by the Association of Convenience Stores on the eve of last month's General Election showed that 54% of retailers had not at that stage made up their mind who to vote for twice as many as national opinion polls showed for the general population.
Osborne urged to act on rates
RMI Petrol has been quick off the mark in writing to George Osborne to call for his support in the campaign against the current Business Rates system. The
Cloudy times
Diarmuid O'Donovan has a friendly smile and some easy banter for everyone who walks into his smart O'Donovans forecourt store in leafy Carrigrohane, in the Republic of Ireland. As the owner of the busy County Cork site for the past 13 years, he knows many customers who pass through his doors and he'll go out of his way to get to know the ones he doesn't.
Soap stars
The past year has definitely been a challenging one for the car wash industry what with the recession and the continued competition from hand washing operations, but things are looking up. Kevin Pay, managing director at Wilcomatic, says: "January was very poor in terms of wash volumes due to the unprecedented cold weather which disrupted much of February too. Since then volumes have improved and many weeks have seen positive growth year-on-year, a trend we hope will continue with the ongoing volcanic ash deposits and dry weather."
Morning story
In its 'Eight tips to eating well' recommendations, the Food Standards Agency advises people not to skip breakfast. However, a recent survey conducted on behalf of yogurt brand Onken found that 64% of people sacrifice breakfast for extra time in bed or the chance to get to work earlier. The survey also revealed that it's men who miss breakfast the most, with 74% saying that lunch is their first meal of the day.
Price war kicks off at the pumps
Tesco has joined Asda, Sainsbury's and Morrisons in a price war at the pumps. Last month all four supermarket giants
End to 'war on motorists'
On his first day as Minister for Transport, Philip Hammond MP vowed to put a halt to Labour's 'war on the
Shailesh out but not (too) down
Forecourt retailer Shailesh Parekh came third in the General Election voting for the Hodge Hill constituency in
Agency probes crime link to hand car washes
The Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) is investigating the hand car
Soaring fuel prices see 50% rise in drive-offs
Soaring prices at the pumps has triggered an alarming rise in drive-away thefts from forecourts in one East
Boxing champ does the honours at store relaunch
Johnny Nelson, local boxer and former World Boxing Organisation Cruiserweight World Champion, helped Jet garage,
Robbers jailed after knifepoint theft
A 27-year-old who robbed a Total station, as his accomplice held a knife to a cashier's neck, has been jailed for
Applegreen set for UK expansion
Irish petrol retailing company Petrogas hopes to have a network of around 50-60 Applegreen-branded service stations in the UK mainly in the south within the next five years, according to the company's managing director Michael O'Loughlin. During a presentation at last month's Association of Convenience Stores annual Summit in Birmingham, he said the tag line 'low fuel prices, always'; an offer of a 3ppl promotional discount link to 'dressed up' car washes; and a huge focus on coffee, were key elements of the Applegreen format that is pushing the boundaries in terms of service station operation. "We sell own-brand fuel, and don't accept fuel cards," he said. "We have two sets of fuel prices on the price pole one showing the usual unleaded and diesel prices, and one showing the 3ppl discount that comes with buying a car wash. We also put coffee on the price pole, as well as 'deals' we have in the off licence alcohol is a big earner for us."
Results of this month's online poll:
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All change as new government arrives?
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Many signs of these times
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Have you ever picked up one of your resource books, looked at a lesson and thought "What does that mean?" It happens to me every so often and sometimes it's not convenient to call or email a colleague to find out how to do a certain dance step. I've often wished that I had some pictorial guide or video to watch in order to better understand how to play a game or do a dance.
TheSingingClassroom.com is a great new resource available to music educators that solves these problems. Deborah Pasternack, a Kodaly and Orff certified educator, along with her husband have created an online collection of songs and games to use in the elementary classroom. Each song has a detailed description of the activity, materials required, the recommended grade and the skills/concepts that can be taught using the song. In addition to all of this wonderful information, there are videos and animations of the games being played and recommendations from Deborah on how to implement the lesson in your classroom!
Check out a sample lesson here: https://www.thesingingclassroom.com/sample.html
After browsing the site, I have discovered that even more than video instructions, what I really needed was organization. Once you have discovered a song or game that you LOVE in the collection, you can bookmark it so that you can easily access it when you need it. The nice thing about being able to bookmark a song is you don't have to worry about carting a bag of resource books around with you. If I know the song is bookmarked in my account, I can access it from anywhere I have internet.
It's fun watching the videos and thinking about using the lessons with my own students. Right now there are just over 50 games/songs in the collection but it grows every week. I look forward to emails letting me know that there is new content available.
This resource is available for a $12.95/month subscription fee. Now, I know that may seem like a lot but there is new content added frequently, so it's like getting a bunch of resource books all at once. I'm pretty cheap when it comes to purchasing resources; I want something that I know I will use and won't just sit on a shelf. For me, this is something worth the investment. Remember, PTO is always a great option for resources like this!
I am so excited about this site and using it to supplement my curriculum this year. I've already bookmarked a number of songs and games to use with my kids!


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excerpt; "During the assassination, several witnesses saw a gun barrel protruding from the southeast window which we know was occupied five or ten minutes earlier by the elderly negro. James Worrell, for instance, told the FBI on November 23, 1963, that he 'saw the barrel of a rifle sticking out of a window over my head about 5 or 6 stories up.' He saw it fire before he 'got scared and ran from the location.' (16H959; cf. 2H193-194) Just after the last shot, Robert H. Jackson of the Dallas Times Herald, who was travelling with the motorcade itself, saw 'what looked like a rifle … drawn fairly slowly back into the building.' (2H159)
The problem, though, is that all these persons caught sight of only the rifle, not the person wielding it. When it comes to the all-important task of identifying the shooter himself, we are left with the testimony of only two eyewitnesses, 15-year old African American schoolboy, Amos Lee Euins, and white construction worker Howard Brennan. Unfortunately, while both individuals saw a shooter who resembles one of the two individuals seen by numerous witnesses on the sixth floor, each saw a different man. While Brennan saw the white man shooting, Euins saw Rowland's elderly negro. Althought the testimony of neither individual can be accorded precedence over the other with any certainty, it is obvious that only one of them could have been right and the other has to have been mistaken. After a brief examination of their testimony, I propose a tentative, but plausible resolution of the problem.
Of the two eyewitnesses to the commission of the most important political assassination since Sarajevo, Brennan is by far the better known. Within seconds of the crime, Howard Brennan was telling people that he had seen the shooter. He soon became the lynchpin of the case against Oswald. He told the Warren Commission that the shooter had been 'in his early thirties, fair complexion, slender but neat, neat slender, possibly 5-foot 10' and weighed 'from 160 to 170 pounds.' When explicitly asked, Brennan affirmed that the shooter had been white. (3H144) However, we now know that Brennan was never in a position to furnish so full a description of the assassin. Beginning with Sylvia Meagher's Accessories After The Fact (1967), evidence has steadily mounted that Brennan has to have been lying, at least about some of his claims. According to Duffy and Ricci, 'Brennan's testimony is full of discrepancies, including the fact that he said the man in the window was standing, which allowed him to estimate the man's height and weight. Photos taken seconds after the shooting show the window was raised less than halfway, suggesting the shooter would have had to kneel.' Even Joseph Ball of the Warren Commission was sceptical: 'In staging a reconstruction on March 20, 1964, Ball found that Brennan had trouble seeing a figure in the window, and thus it seemed doubtful Brennan could have positively identified a man in the partially opened 6th floor window, 120 feet away.' Furthermore, Brennan's figure, which can be clearly seen in the Zapruder film, was in a somewhat different position and posture to that which he told the Warren Commission he had been in. He therefore did not have as good a view of the sixth floor window as he would have to have had to furnish as full a description of the shooter as he did.
Because Brennan had clearly 'sexed up' his testimony, many researchers have dismissed him as a phoney. Harold Roffman, for examples, states that Brennan's account 'warrants not the slightest credence.' (Presumed Guilty, ch. 7) Yet there is one good reason why it is not possible to dismiss his testimony altogether and that is the curious fact that the description he furnished of the sixth floor shooter resembles the white man seen by many other witnesses rather than Oswald. If Brennan was simply a liar looking for his fifteen minutes of fame, it has to be regarded as an extreme coincidence that his description of the shooter resembled the white man seen by many other witnesses. If Brennan had been pressured by the Warren Commission into providing a description that supported its case against Oswald, he should have at least gratified his interrogators by describing the sniper as aged in his early 20s rather than his early 30s. This, however, he did not do. Furthermore, as all Brennan's critics are aware, when Brennan saw Oswald in the police lineup on the evening of November 22, his response was merely that Oswald looked more like the shooter than anyone else in the lineup – a statement which obviously falls far short of an identification. Since Brennan's description of the shooter conforms with the white man seen earlier by Rowland and other eyewitnesses, it is hard to avoid the conclusion that he really had caught a glimpse of one of the two men on the sixth floor.
Unfortunately, however, it remains in doubt when Brennan first began to claim that he had seen the shooter himself rather than only the rifle. In my judgment, the more reliable of the two witnesses is Amos Euins. Unlike Brennan, whose original statements cannot be reconstructed at all, Euins identified the TSBD shooter as a coloured man to a police motorcycle officer, David V. Harkness, within five minutes of the assassination. (6H310) Unfortunately, Harkness neglected to tell the Warren Commission that Euins had identifed the shooter to him as a coloured man. However, we know that Euins had done so because he was overheard speaking to Harkness by newsman, James R. Underwood of KRLD-TV, who had just alighted from the press car in which, sitting next to Bob Jackson of the Dallas Times Herald, he had been travelling in the motorcade. Underwood then questioned Euins further, establishing to his satisfaction that Euins had seen a coloured man shooting. (6H170)Euins's testimony therefore supports the view that the shooter had been Rowland's elderly negro.
It is true that in an affidavit taken in the Sheriff's Department on November 22, 1963, Euins states that the gunman 'was a white man.' (16H963) But when he was deposed by the Warren Commission, Euins, while not going so far as to state that he had seen a black man, did insist that his Sheriff's Department deposition was incorrect and that he had never identified the man as a white man. His explanation was that the person taking down his statement had misinterpreted his reference to a 'white spot' on the man's head for the identification of a white man. (2H208) Taking into account the considerable pressure he seems to have been under to admit that he had originally identified the gunman as a white man, denying that the man had been white seems to have been as far as Euins felt able to go in the intimidating situation in which he had suddenly found himself. (2H204, 205-6, 207) We can be certain that if Euins had been as tenacious a personality as Rowland he would have insisted that the shooter had been a coloured man."
Anoter excerpt; "A voice from Dallas: "It is thought that a Negro was involved in the assassination attempt." A black courtroom attendant shift from one foot to the other as he tried to look innocent. The others in the room tried not to stare at him." (p. 13)
The Movie 'JFK' from 1991, made by Oliver Stone, also depicts a black man in the "hit-team".
Amos Euins;
Excerpt from the Warren Report (Chapter III); "Other witnesses saw a rifle in the window after the shots were fired. Robert H. Jackson, staff photographer, Dallas Times Herald, was in a press car in the Presidential motorcade, eight or nine cars from the front. On Houston Street about halfway between Main and Elm, Jackson heard the first shot. As someone in the car commented that it sounded like a firecracker, Jackson heard two more shots. He testified: Then we realized or we thought that it was gunfire, and then we could not at that point see the President's car. We were still moving slowly, and after the third shot the second two shots seemed much closer together than the first shot, than they were to the first shot. Then after the last shot, I guess all of us were just looking all around and I just looked straight up ahead of me which would have been looking at the School Book Depository and I noticed two Negro men in a window straining to see directly above them, and my eyes followed right on up to the window above them and I saw the rifle or what looked like a rifle approximately half of the weapon, I guess I saw, and just as I looked at it, it was drawn fairly slowly back into the building, and I saw no one in the window with it. I didn't even see a form in the window.
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After last week's court ruling against Samsung found that the tech giant had violated Apple's patents and awarded the latter more than $1 billion in damages, the technology world awaited both companies' next moves, Tecca reports. Now we know that Apple is seeking to prevent the sale of eight Samsung smartphones in the U.S., according to a document filed today. While it might seem to be another huge blow for Samsung, the devices Apple is seeking to ban — notably the Galaxy S2 — are actually pretty dated at this point. The full list includes the Galaxy S 4G, Galaxy S2 AT&T, Galaxy S2 Skyrocket, Galaxy S2 T-Mobile, Galaxy S2 Epic 4G, Galaxy S Showcase, Droid Charge, and Galaxy Prevail. While some of the Galaxy S2 models are still offered by carriers, the selection is already limited, as these devices have already been replaced with newer models. In addition to these devices, Apple is seeking to extend an existing ban on the wifi-only Galaxy Tab 10.1 that went into effect in June to the 4G-enabled version of the tablet…
Apple calls for several Samsung devices to be banned following court victory
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Permanent Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Le Thanh Liem (R) and UKEF Chief Executive Louis Taylor (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – The United Kingdom Export Finance (UKEF) is willing to provide financial support to development projects in HCM City, including big and long-term ones, said UKEF Chief Executive Louis Taylor.
Taylor made the remarks during the meeting with Permanent Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Le Thanh Liem in the city on May 12.
Liem said he appreciates UKEF's interest in local urban transport development projects such as the city's metro system project, line 6, asking the UKEF to study an effective funding mechanism for such projects.
The vice chairman also invited UK enterprises with experience not only in urban transportation but also in healthcare and education to invest in the city, placing the emphasis on the private-public partnership (PPP) project to construct an area for medical examination and treatment at Nguyen Tri Phuong Hospital.
He suggested the two sides cooperate in human resources training and transfer of advanced education curriculum.
For his part, Taylor agreed to look into the possibility of participating in the city's development projects, particularly those in urban transportation, healthcare and smart city.
The UKEF will work with relevant state agencies from the UK and soon contact local authorities to discuss appropriate partnership mechanisms between the two sides in the coming time.
The United Kingdom is now HCM City's 12th biggest investor. It is also among the city's large trade partners with two-way trade estimated at 816 million USD. The bilateral trade reached 210 million USD in the first four months of 2017.-VNA


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Next time you have an electrocardiogram (ECG) done, take it with you forever by snapping a pic of it with your phone. If you are lucky enough to have an iPhone or Droid (or any phone with a decent camera) the quality of the ECG image will be very decent.
This could come in very handy if you were to ever end up in an ER or doctor's office who wanted one for comparison. And that happens more commonly than you might think.
This is a quick, cheap an easy way to answer what potentially may be a very important question: is this finding on your ECG new?
This may be particularly important in those patients with chronically abnormal ECGs at baseline. Certain findings on an ECG, such a left bundle branch block, can prompt fairly aggressive courses of action if they ate thought to be a new finding. Obviate that by carrying yours on your phone.
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This weekend the Archdiocese of San Salvador published in its diocesan weekly the news that the Archbishop of San Salvador has accepted the «Suplex Libellus» or formal request to open the cause of the Salvadoran Jesuit priest Rutilio Grande García, although the process is already in an advanced phase. In the decree published by the archdiocese we read that the request was made by Msgr. Rafael Urrutia, who was appointed vice postulator of the cause "by order given in Rome on June 16 this year." Super Martyrio has confirmed that the Postulator of the Cause will be Fr. Anton Witwer, SJ, Postulator General for the Jesuit Order.
The assignment to Jesuit headquarters confirms the importance of the cause for a Jesuit pontificate. Many sources have reported that the cause is close to Pope Francis' heart. Cardinal Angelo Amato, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints—the highest authority on canonization processes in the Church—conveyed the importance to the Archbishop of San Salvador, Mgr. José Luis Escobar Alas in May. "We are very pleased—the Pope is very pleased"—the prelate said to Archbishop Escobar upon greeting him at the airport—"that you have already begun the process of canonization of Father Rutilio Grande".
The Pope himself brought up Fr. Grande on his own when asked about the Romero case in August 2014 flying back from Korea, "after him [Romero] there is Rutilio Grande," the Pope recalled.
The interest of the Holy Father is no coincidence: "I met Rutilio Grande once, at a meeting on Latin America, but did not speak with him," said the Pontiff. "After his death I became very interested. He left the 'center' to go to the peripheries"—one of the central pastoral themes of the Bergoglio pontificate. Father Grande left a university teaching position, "to be the pastor of the oppressed and marginalized peasants," Cardinal Amato said in his homily for Archbishop Romero. "He was a great one," says the Pope.
The Rutilio Grande cause will draw on lessons learned during the course of the Romero case and expects to dramatically shorten the time needed to accomplish the goal. In fact, even before the acceptance of the «Suplex Libellus» much work had already been done. Between the end of last year and beginning of this year, about 30 testimonies of witnesses, including family members, priests and laity, were collected to support the beatification of the Salvadoran Jesuit martyr. Msgr. Urrutia, Father Edwin Henriquez (second vice postulator of the cause), and the lawyer Rodrigo Belismelis (also a veteran of the Romero cause) collected testimonies in El Salvador and Guatemala.
After concluding the diocesan process, the Father Grande file will be put into the hands of the Jesuit curia, whose recently successfully completed cases include the equivalent canonization of Saint Peter Faber and Saint José de Anchieta, both under Pope Francis. Based on the track records of the Salvadoran and Jesuit postulators, we should expect to see the second Salvadoran Blessed very soon.
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text: Around this time last year (i.e. shortly after 12/31/2013), we recall how five-year annualized returns of various mutual funds got a substantial boost not only from adding the good year of 2013 but from dropping the dismal year of 2008. The authors of this study titled "Past Performance May Be an Illusion: Performance, Flows, and Fees in Mutual Funds" introduce a new term to describe this phenomenon—the horizon effect. To illustrate just how large this effect can be, consider the S&P 500 Index which had 5-year annualized returns of 1.66% and 17.94% as of 12/31/2012 and 12/31/2013, respectively. The authors of the study state that investors appear to be unable to differentiate between the new and stale information components of performance reported by mutual funds. As a result, stale performance chasing is amplified for funds which promote performance via advertising, and fund companies exploit this behavior by increasing their fees when they see increased in-flows from investors. The Economist recently published an excellent summary of the study titled "Mutton Dressed as Lamb" which is a reference to the advertisements of the mutual fund companies. As Americans, however, we can more readily identify with the idea of putting lipstick on a pig. As one of the study's authors (Raghavendra Rau) was quoted in the The Economist article, "The study paints a picture that's not very pretty. The effect is not unlike a Botox operation gone terribly wrong." In many articles such as this one, IFA has warned investors against the hazards of performance chasing, and most of the advertising for actively managed funds that we see emphasizes short-term returns. It appears to us that investors who are influenced by short-term performance are afflicted with a form of the gambler's fallacy. The 2002 Nobel Laureate in economics Daniel Kahneman and the late Amos Tversky concluded that these investors tend to believe in "the law of small numbers." In other words, they tend to generalize from small amounts of data such as five or ten years of mutual fund returns. Kahneman and Tversky were alluding by way of contrast to the Law of Large Numbers which states that the average of a large number of trials approaches the true average as the number of trials increases. IFA's own study of the performance of actively managed funds (see here) indicates that even 20 years is inadequate to conclude the presence of true skill. With a typical standard deviation of alpha around 6%, a fund with a true alpha of 2% would require 36 years of returns before we could conclude that skill rather than luck is the explanatory factor. The t-stat calculator below shows how this works. As much as we would like to get rid of the industry standard 1, 3, 5, and 10 year comparisons, we do recognize that they stem from the Securities Act of 1933 which was designed to protect investors in the wake of the crash of 1929 and subsequent downturn that wiped out so many of them. We at Index Fund Advisors will continue to do our part to educate investors about the importance of having very long-term data (50 years or more) when making investment decisions. Step 3Luck Vs. SkillPast PerformanceShort-Term Data Previous Article Next Article All Articles About Index Fund Advisors Index Fund Advisors, Inc. (IFA) is a fee-only advisory and wealth management firm that provides risk-appropriate, returns-optimized, globally-diversified and tax-managed investment strategies with a fiduciary standard of care. Founded in 1999, IFA is a Registered Investment Adviser with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that provides investment advice to individuals, trusts, corporations, non-profits, and public and private institutions. Based in Irvine, California, IFA manages individual and institutional accounts, including IRA, 401(k), 403(b), profit sharing, pensions, endowments and all other investment accounts. IFA also facilitates IRA rollovers from 401(k)s and 403(b)s. To find out more about the value of IFA click here. To determine your risk capacity, take the Risk Capacity Survey. About the AuthorsMark Hebner and additional IFA employees contributed to this articleFounder and President of Index Fund Advisors, Inc., and author of Index Funds: The 12-Step Recovery Program for Active Investors. He is a Wealth Advisor, with an MBA from the University of California at Irvine and a BS in Pharmacy from the University of New Mexico with a specialization in Nuclear Pharmacy.


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Saratoga Springs, NY — Saratoga Juice Bar, LLC, a premium cold pressed juice company with a retail store and over 100 wholesale locations, announces their new 12oz cold pressed juice bottles and the debut of their new 2oz wellness shots. Both will be featured at Natural Products Expo East this Thursday September 22nd. Visit booth 8273 during the show for free samples and information.
Saratoga Juice Bar now has production facilities on both the east and west coast and is aggressively seeking nationwide placement and distribution.
Saratoga Juice Bar's cold pressed juice and wellness shots can be found on the East Coast in retail stores including Whole Foods, Wegmans, Fairway Markets, Hannaford's, Roche Bros., CVS and many more. The company also offers a line of 16 oz cold pressed juices.
For more information and where to find Saratoga Juice Bar products, visit us at Expo East or http://www.saratogajuicebar.com/.


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Last week, Lenovo introduced the new Moto G smartphone series, and now we are getting news that at least one of them will see an upgrade next year to Google's Android O build, thanks to a leaked piece of document.
According to what you see above, the Moto G4 Plus smartphone will be upgraded in 2017 to Android O by Lenovo, a build which Google has yet to announce (likely in the first quarter of next year). The news breaks ahead of Android N build even being released by Google to Android users. The other week at Google I/O 2016, the Search giant announced the availability of Android N first beta, but only limited to some Nexus devices and for developers only.
Either way, Lenovo is looking to keep its clients close for at least another year, by rolling out critical (security) software updates and upgrades to the next build of Android.
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Yesterday, the faculty, staff, and hundreds of volunteers of C.S. Mott Children's Hospital and Von Voigtlander Women's Hospital carefully moved nearly 200 patients from the old hospitals to our state-of-the-art new facility. If there's one thing that became obvious from the move, though, it's that the people here are what truly makes The Michigan Difference. Within moments of a floor being emptied of its patients, families and staff – even though there were still chairs, toys and games left behind for now – The Michigan Difference was gone, all the people having been whisked over to their new home. Today we bring you one more "farewell to the old Mott" story from a parent of two "little victors." Her story is just another demonstration of how – even though we're proud of our shiny new building, it's the people that work there that make The Difference.
Little Things Mean Everything
By Laura Hurst, mom to Alex and Levi Hurst Gugino, happy and healthy 2-year-old Little Victors
My family's story starts 11 years before my children were born. I was a graduate student at the University of Michigan, studying social work. I did my internship at the University of Michigan, during which time I spent three weeks in the NICU. I saw impossibly small babies born very premature and very sick. I witnessed doctors, nurses, and staff perform miracles and saw the tiniest of babies thrive against all odds.
When my three weeks in the NICU were over, I moved on, graduated, got a job, and lived my life. I really didn't think much more about that experience until my husband and I started trying to have children. After years of infertility treatments and miscarriage, I finally became pregnant with twins. I had an inexplicably strong feeling that I had to have these babies at U of M. I thought back to the extraordinary staff and technology that I had seen in the NICU at Mott years before and just knew that it was the best place to be. The University of Michigan has an excellent reputation, so it wouldn't seem unusual for me to want to have my babies there, except that my husband and I were living in San Francisco, California at the time. After many discussions, we decided that we would move to Ann Arbor when this pregnancy became viable (at 24 weeks gestation).
As it turns out, I was right to follow my intuition. Four days after getting off a plane from California to Michigan in the middle of January, I went into preterm labor. My contractions were strong and fast-coming two minutes apart. The doctors at U of M were able to stop my contractions and I went on bedrest. I was back at 27 weeks with another episode and at 29 weeks, my water broke. My baby boys were coming.
The doctors explained that I needed a c-section immediately. They explained that there would be two medical teams waiting to take the babies into another room to stabilize them and then take them to the NICU. They told me that I would not see them after they were born.
The surgery began and as the doctor pulled out the first baby, he told me to look up. He held the baby up so I could see him. It was only for a split second before he handed him off to the medical team, but I saw him. He held the second baby up so I could see him too. They were very tiny and purple, but I saw them. I saw them. I will never, ever forget that moment as long as I live.
It was a small gesture, it took less than a few seconds, but in those moments, I knew we weren't just another case. I knew that the doctor was trying to do everything in his power to make this terrifying experience just a bit easier. It was a moment of humanity and compassion.
After the surgery, I was sent to a general care floor to recover. My babies were intubated and sent to the NICU. The NICU staff gave me a picture of my babies to look at because I couldn't be with them. I showed everyone who walked in the room the pictures of my two pound, intubated babies. If you've never seen a premature baby before, "adorable" is not the first word that comes to mind when you see them. My babies were painfully skinny. You could see their bones through their skin, they were on ventilators and had wires and tubes sticking out all over. I showed every nurse on every shift change pictures of my babies. All the nurses made such a fuss about how cute my babies were, how adorable they were, how they looked just like my husband and me. They recognized that I was a new mom and wanted to show my babies off just like every other new mom.
No one could help that my babies came way too early, that this was not the birth experience that I wanted. No one could help that my babies were hooked up to ventilators and fighting for their little lives in the NICU. But what they could control and help, they did. There were hundreds of moments like these. Most of the time, I don't even think the staff recognized what they were doing. When someone said a kind word, recognized and connected with the humanity of our situation, showed us little moments of kindness and compassion, we knew were being cared for not as another case, but like family. It was these little moments of connection that helped send the message that we are all on the same team. Together, we, parents, doctors, nurses, and staff all pulled for these little babies. We cheered on their every breath, stood together at every setback. We did this together.
To our family, the University of Michigan's Women's Hospital and C.S. Mott Children's Hospital is not just a place of extraordinary medicine, its a place of extraordinary people.
Thank you, Laura, for sharing your story! To all who have been celebrating with us and watching our progress the last few days (and years!), thank you! You are part of our Michigan Difference, too!


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On Tue, Oct 16, 2007 at 09:51:16AM +1000, skaller wrote: > On Mon, 2007-10-15 at 22:35 +0200, Julien Moutinho wrote: > > Just in case someone would want to use this parse_utf8, > > be aware that depending on the trust you have in your input, > > it may be sorely discouraged to do so. > > Indeed, this code does not check comprehensively for invalid characters. > > That is correct. It is specifically designed NOT to do so. At your own risk, there was no offense. > The last thing you want in 99% of codec use is to abort due > to an error. > > Try switching codecs on Firefox.. do you really want to abort > if you have bad input or the wrong codec? I would say, whatever Firefox does I want it to be a minimun safe. > UTF-8 is primarily used for Unicode which is human readable text. > Errors and faults in the text aren't important most of the time. Unless they are voluntarily put by a malicious assailant. cf. [1] where a backslash is used with the overlong UTF-8 form "\xC1\x9C" instead of "\x5C", fooling IIS' string search algorithm. > It has nothing to do with a 'trusted' source. It has to do with > the fact that the human text is an approximation in the first > place. [1] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1806/discuss


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Thanks for making it easy to find the cheapest renters insurance. Knowing our stuff is always protected gives me peace of mind.
Matt and Bethany, Charleston SC
Landlord rental insurance is one way of referring to the insurance coverage that property owners procure when they rent or lease their property to another person. It is also referred to by some people as let property, property owners, or rented property insurance. It is a type of home owners insurance that, in its standard form, provides protection against the financial fallout from the typical accidents or perils that could affect a home.
Once a person becomes a property owner and gets a mortgage to do so, the bank or mortgage company will insist on a certain minimum level of protection, such as condo rental insurance, of their interest in the property. They will require that the property owner carry coverage for the duration of the loan. Homeowners have a responsibility for the safety of the members of their household, and for that of any guests and visitors that may come onto the property. Ordinarily, the homeowner's coverage will apply to family members and guests. These are the persons who will most frequently be on the property. No extraordinary considerations need to be given to the general public.
When a property owner decides to put a property up for rent, however, a different set of protective and safety considerations come into play. Now, there are commercial considerations. The property owner now has to arrange coverage for the standard perils and risks such as fires, vandalism, accidental overflow of water, civil commotion, floods, hurricanes and other natural disasters, as well as issues peculiar to a rental property. For this, there is landlord rental insurance.
In addition to acquiring insurance protection against financial losses that he or she might suffer from the usual cohort of standard perils and natural disasters, the landlord now has a rental, and therefore a commercial liability. The landlord rental insurance policy can be purchased to offset and protect against the potential losses.
In addition, once the condominium, townhouse, or loft becomes a rental and begins to generate income, that income will need to be protected. The landlord rental insurance policy will need to include an income protection clause. This protection could be included as a clause in the policy so that if there is damage to the rental and the tenant stops paying rent for a period of time, perhaps until repairs are complete, the landlord will be compensated for all or part of the rent.
The property owner will do well to maintain landlord rental insurance to protect against financial losses above and beyond the protections provided by either the homeowners policy or the coverage that the renter provides. Landlord rental insurance could turn out to be significantly more costly than standard homeowners, even with the addition to that, of additional clauses and natural disaster riders. However, it could also protect the landlord from much more serious losses in the long run.
Homeowners Insurance
Standard landlord rental insurance provides coverage for the standard perils. It covers damage from windstorm or hail, riots, aircrafts falling the sky, freezing, and from artificially generated electrical current. If the property owner wants coverage against natural disasters, those will have to be purchased separately. Each natural disaster that is likely to occur in the region in which the home is located will require a separate policy or rider attached to the standard form contract.
Flood coverage is separate from hurricane coverage even if the hurricane causes a flood. Earthquake coverage is required if there is to be coverage for the effects of an earthquake, even if those effects include a fire. The insurer might very well cover the fire damage, but might choose not to cover any other damages unless the landlord has an earthquake coverage rider. Insurance carriers can be excruciatingly pedantic when they are called upon to cover claims, so it is imperative that property owners be sure that the specifics are clearly indicated in the landlord rental insurance policy.
The urgency increases exponentially when the house, apartment, condo, office, or retail space becomes a rental property for a student, senior citizen, or a young family. The risk of damage, accidental or malicious, increases when the number of people who will use the property increases. The landlord will want to get a policy to cover those things.
The bodily injury liability also increases, as does the likelihood that someone will file a suit, in which case, the landlord could find himself or herself facing legal action and its attendant high fees. If there is landlord rental insurance, the legal fees will be paid by the insurance carrier. Any judgments arrived at in court to the detriment of the policyholder will be covered by the insurer up to the maximum limit agreed to in the policy. A higher limit on that portion of the policy once the property is converted into a rental would be very much in order, except that it would bring with it a higher premium.


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Two weeks ago we got a call from Terri and Brooke, the editors of Weddings Unveiled Magazine. Bridal Market was coming up and their schedules were so packed that they needed an additional photographer to cover some of the events. Of course Taylor and I jumped at the opportunity to be involved, Bridal Market is HUGE, every major wedding publication covers it, and Weddings Unveiled is an awesome magazine! Thousands of beautiful dresses go down the runway, from designers like Vera Wang, Reem Acra, Amsale, Monique Lhuillier and Oscar de la Renta. So we were totally psyched to be able to shoot our first runway shows for Weddings Unveiled. I spent two days shooting for them, trekking around the city to different shows, accompanied by Anne Marie from Weddings Unveiled. For the shows that I couldn't make it to, Emily accompanied awesome photographers Michael Norwood and Trent Bailey. To see the photos from the shows that I photographed, check out the Completely Unveiled blog by clicking the images below. The first show was the Wedding Trendspot show, and featured designers Lindee Daniel, Beth Ellis, Katerina Bocci, Chaviano, CB Couture, Karen Hendrix, and Valena. The second show was for Anne Bowen's new collection. Weddings Unveiled has an awesome blog, so make sure to follow them! And a big thank you goes out to Cake and Pictures for hooking us up with them!
We're so excited to share a bit of good news. We recently became listed on the prestigious and wonderful Cake & Pictures Wedding Directory as one of their New York photographers. Here's a bit about what they do: "Cake and Pictures is the only website exclusively dedicated to bringing brides and wedding planners an edited selection of just the very best wedding photographers from around the world. We're highly selective about the photographers we show, and while we list our photographers according to where they live (in 50 cities in the U.S. and many countries around the world), all of our photographers are accustomed to traveling for weddings, and can shoot yours, wherever it might be." They also have a fantastic blog called the Pantry. Jump over there now and check it out! We're so PUMPED to be working together with such a stylish and classy organization.
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Things getting complex with Java 3D and complexity results in hard working. I was wondering how 3D graphics are implemented and after inspecting Java 3D and implementing some simple objects, I got how the things done. What I've been dealing is using textures and materials for 3D objects to have nice appearance. This is my latest working application screenshot
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Spindletop founder Jennifer Blanco was recently interviewed by AIGA Houston in their September Professional Spotlight. Jennifer discusses her design heroes, what she considers to be her greatest accomplishments, and the creative industry in Houston.
"Why don't we as a design community have a dedicated space which serves has a home for speaking events, design exhibits, etc? Creating an environment for productive or critical discussion in our field…could potentially offer a whole new chance at engaging not just with other designers, but artists, architects, writers, and the general public."
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Imagine yourself finishing off a really good meal at your favourite Chinese buffet restaurant. You take a deep breathe after you manage to squeeze in the last bit of food on your plate.
You feel satisfied.
You are content.
You are just absolutely stuffed.
That's how I felt the last time I had lunch at my favourite Chinese buffet restaurant.
Sitting in front of me was the treat that I've been waiting for. The fortune cookie. After all, I ate my heart's desire and paid my server with a nice tip. I slowly peeled off the plastic wrapping. It's just at my fingertips now – that crispy, crunchy sweet cookie.
Ah that's it. I got it! I broke it in half to reveal the white rectangular paper. Popped in the cookie half I broke off and threw it in my mouth. I started to crunch away. The paper read my Lucky Lotto numbers but I didn't care about that really. I wanted to know what everyone wants to know. My fortune.
So I quickly turned the paper around to read my fortune.
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Painting Desk Shots
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The full view of my working area, in all its untidy glory. The permanent part is on top of the elevated mini shelf there. You can see some 15mm greens against a gray backdrop, ready to be photographed :) As well as a growing collection of craft paints on the right... My chess clock to time my progress on the left, and all the figs in the process of being painted on the shelf on the right. On the desktop itself, you can see my portable working area. It's still a bit cluttered, but I recently cleaned it up so it is much more tidy that it could be!


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Wednesday, October 18, 4 pm
Thursday, October 19, 12 pm
Friday, October 20, 12 pm
Meet for the tours in the front of the DeBruce Center (http://debrucecenter.ku.edu/rules).
1647 Naismith Drive, Lawrence, KS
The DeBruce Center is also open every day for self-guided tours until 6 pm.
Across the street from the Kansas Union
Right next to the Kansas Union
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