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People with criminal records face a daunting array of counterproductive, debilitating legal barriers that make it much more difficult for them to succeed in almost every important aspect of life. The Legal Action Center's groundbreaking report, After Prison: Roadblocks to Reentry (http://lac.org/roadblocks-to-reentry/), documents and grades each state on the legal obstacles that people with criminal records face as they seek to become fully productive members of society. The Report also makes a series of recommendations for legislative and policy change that point the way for future advocacy that can make a real difference in facilitating reentry for this population.
In order to help advocates eliminate these unfair roadblocks, the Legal Action Center has developed advocacy kits on 12 critically important policy, funding and legal issues that can be used to remove nearly all of the most harmful roadblocks to re-entry. Each advocacy kit contains some or all of the following:
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1. Prohibit Inquiries About Arrests That Never Led to Conviction. This kit helps those advocating for legislation to prohibit any inquiries about, consideration, and use of information about arrests that did not lead to conviction by employers, housing authorities and other non-law enforcement agencies.
2. Standards for Hiring People with Criminal Records. This kit helps those advocating for legislation that prohibits across-the-board employment bans based on conviction records and requires employers (as well as agencies that conduct criminal history background checks) to assess job applicants individually on their merits.
3. Certificates of Rehabilitation. This kit helps those advocating for legislation to create certificates that lift automatic bars to employment, occupational licenses and public housing.
4. Sealing/Expunging Arrest and Conviction Records. This kit helps those advocating for legislation that automatically seals arrests that never led to convictions and seals old and minor convictions after a reasonable period of time.
5. Drivers' Licenses. This kit helps those advocating for legislation that limits suspension or revocation of licenses to only those drug or alcohol offenses that are related to an individual's ability to drive safely, and provides for restricted licenses for employment, education, and receipt of medical care for those whose licenses were revoked or suspended because of drug convictions.
6. Public Housing. This kit helps those advocating with local housing authorities to expand housing opportunities for individuals with criminal convictions while still protecting public safety by prohibiting consideration of arrests that never led to conviction and assessing all applicants individually on their merits.
7. Opting Out of Federal Ban on Food Stamps and TANF. This kit helps those advocating for legislation to opt out of or modify the lifetime ban on food stamps and public assistance for people convicted of drug felonies.
8. Adoption and Foster Care. This kit helps those advocating for legislation that protects the best interest of children by requiring individualized determinations about the suitability of applicants with a criminal records to be an adoptive or foster parent.
9. Restoring Medicaid Upon Release From Prison. This kit helps those advocating to ensure that states meet the federal requirement that Medicaid be automatically restored to individuals upon their release from confinement.
10. Valid State Identification Cards. This kit provides information on various ways to facilitate the provision of state ID cards to released prisoners to help them obtain employment, housing and benefits.
11. Funding Streams. This kit provides information on the variety of funding streams that help individuals with criminal records make a successful transition into employment and stability.
12. Enforce Anti-Discrimination Laws. This kit provides information on Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and relevant state laws that prohibit employment and other forms of discrimination against people with criminal records.
13. How to Use Byrne Justice Assistance Grants. This kit helps providers obtain federal Byrne JAG funds to support alternatives to incarceration (ATI), reentry, and substance use treatment and prevention services.
We hope you find these materials helpful to your work. Additional information is available on the Legal Action Center's web site, http://www.lac.org.
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I know that gamma-amino butyric acid is a depressant of the central nervous system, and is used primarily to stimulate the release of growth hormone for increased muscle mass, but is it also called GHB? Also, what form would it come in? Bottle? Packets?
(FYI, this question is regarding non-prescription use, bought off the street for nefarious purposes. Lorelei, your poor characters! Aren't we writers so mean?)
Gamma amino butyric acid (GABA) is a neurotransmitter in the brain. It's job is to temper the excitability of neurons. (Kind of a like a mom who tells her sugar-hopped kids to keep their grabby hands to themselves and to please, for the fifth time, settle down!) GABA also regulates muscle tone (without it, muscles become spastic).
GABA that is ingested can't actually get into the brain, so it can't be used as a medicine. Instead, there are meds that mimic GABA and have calming, anti-anxiety, and anti-seizure effects.
Examples: muscle relaxants (Baclofen), benzodiazepines (Valium), and anti-seizure meds (phenobarbital) and other substances (alcohol, kava, lemon balm, valerian).
But what is GHB?
GHB is Gamma hydroxybutyrate. It was initially created in France to mimic GABA, but had too many side effects to be approved for US usage at first. Soon after, it was sold in health food stores as a supplement for bodybuilding and weight loss. Before long, it became abused because of its euphoric, stimulant, relaxation effects and usage as a date-rape drug.
Two industrial solvents also began being abused (gamma butyrolactone and 1,4 butanediol) because they are chemically converted into GHB after ingestion.
GHB is used in the medical community, marketed as Xyrem, to treat narcolepsy. It comes in a brown bottle and is given as a liquid form, by dropper.
GHB on the street is sold as a clear, odorless liquid with a salty or soapy taste. It can also be sold as a white powder. The two solvents are liquids with chemical taste to them so they are often masked with flavorings or colors, but they too have shown up on the black market in capsule form.
GHB is extremely dangerous. It can cause:
- death, almost always because the user stops breathing
- coma
- agitation, violent behavior, tics, and delerium
- fatal heart rhythms
- amnesia
- seizures
- muscle destruction that can then cause kidney failure
- trauma from intoxication (including broken bones, head trauma, and motor vehicle accidents)

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A push for plan to rebuild bridge
Schumer and other top officials back Livingston Avenue bridge proposal
ALBANY — Imagine riding your bike across a bridge from Albany's Riverfront Park to Rensselaer.
That could be a daily occurrence under a plan being pushed by U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer and top officials on both sides of the Hudson River.
The Brooklyn Democrat said Monday he wants any plans to rebuild the 146-year-old Livingston Avenue Bridge — now used exclusively by trains crossing the river between Albany and Rensselaer — to include the addition of a pedestrian walkway and bike path.
Standing at Riverfront Park in Albany by the Corning Preserve, the existing bridge as his backdrop, Schumer stressed the need to push for the pedestrian and bike path now. If not, he said, it will likely be left out of a project to rebuild the bridge.
Schumer said for more than 80 years, Capital Region pedestrians could walk across the Livingston Avenue Bridge or its sister crossing, the Maiden Lane Bridge. That ceased, he said, when the officials deemed the walkway was unsafe for walking. At present, the only way to walk from Rensselaer to Albany is across the Dunn Memorial Bridge, which Schumer said is steep, windy, filled with dozens of cars and unpleasant for bicyclists and pedestrians.
His message was directed at CSX, Amtrak and the state Department of Transportation, all of which would be involved in a rehabilitation or rebuilding of the bridge, which dates to the Lincoln administration. He wrote a letter to each of the agencies.
"Fortunately we have a new opportunity to connect Albany and Rensselaer over the Hudson, but if all of our government groups and rail companies don't get right on board, it could come to a screeching halt," Schumer told reporters. "It would be a serious mistake to do a major overhaul of this bridge or build a shiny new one that will carry the trains of the future, but shuts out pedestrians and cyclists. If we make that mistake, it'll be decades — maybe even another century — before we could fix it."
Schumer said the bridge could bring tourism and economic activity to Albany and Rensselaer similar to how the Walk over the Hudson, a pedestrian and bike crossing between Poughkeepsie and Highland, boosted tourism and economic activity in the mid-Hudson Valley.
"That's created one of the biggest bike path networks in the state. We need that same kind of 'can do' spirit here," he said.
When asked, Schumer could not place an estimate on the cost of the project, noting it is still in the early stages.
He was joined by, among others, Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings, Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy, Rensselaer County Executive Kathy Jimino, Rep. Paul D. Tonko, Assemblymen John McEneny and Ronald Canestrari.
"We appreciate the senator's interest and will review the letter and respond in the near future," CSX said in a statement related after Schumer spoke.
State DOT spokeswoman Jennifer Post said her agency is working with the Federal Railroad Administration on a $4 million environmental assessment of the potential rehabilitation or replacement of the bridge. The feasibility of a safe pedestrian walkway is part of the study, she said.
She said public meetings on the issue are expected later this year.
Martin Daley, project director of Parks and Trails New York, said the Livingston Avenue Bridge would be more of a "community resource" than the Walk over the Hudson bridge, which he described as iconic on a larger scale. But he noted some similarities.
"Certainly the successes of that (bridge) and the understanding that bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure can be a benefit of community for health reasons, economic development, quality of life issues and I think there are some parallels between that project and this one," he said. "Companies like CSX start to see that they have a corporate responsibility to the communities that they serve and here is a project for them to say, 'The community, we care about you and your interests and we want to help you achieve it.'"
A spokesperson for Amtrak could not be immediately reached.
Schumer said he already secured $2 million in federal funding to study the creation of a new Livingston bridge. Across the river, the Troy-based construction company, U.W. Marx, is preparing a major waterfront trail project in Rensselaer that could link up with the bridge, he said.
That's not the only help a bridge could bring, officials said.
"There's so much emphasis now being placed on alternatives to running our cars back and forth across the river," Jimino said. "This would be a wonderful way for people who want to walk and ride their bikes back and forth."
She estimated construction would not begin before 2017.
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League One preview: Chesterfield vs. Millwall
CALUM Butcher will go straight into Neil Harris' squad after completing his switch to Millwall on Thursday.
The 25-year-old midfielder played 90 minutes for Burton Albion in their 5-0 defeat to Liverpool in the EFL Cup second round on Tuesday, his third appearance of the season.
Lee Gregory is a doubt with the hip flexor problem that forced him off against Sheffield United last Saturday.
Harris could pair Steve Morison with Aiden O'Brien – who scored in the corresponding fixture between the sides last season – if the Irish forward shows no ill-effects from the knock to the foot he suffered against Nottingham Forest on Tuesday night.
Fred Onyedinma looks set to miss out after limping off in the 44th minute of the same game.
Defenders Shaun Hutchinson and Shaun Cummings are still a month away from returning.
Chesterfield are unbeaten in four at Proact Stadium but there is speculation around the futures of striker Sylvan Ebanks-Blake and midfielder Gboly Ariyibi.
After a controversial summer in which they saw long-standing sponsor HTM Products quit after the signing of Ched Evans, and a fake raffle winner drama that attracted national news headlines, Chesterfield have made a solid start to the season and are fourth in the table on seven points.
Millwall record versus Chesterfield:
Played 37
Won 16 Drawn 7 Lost 14
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Chesterfield: DLWWL
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Probable Millwall team:
Millwall: 4-4-2: Archer; Romeo, Webster, Craig, Martin; Worrall, Thompson, Williams, Ferguson; O'Brien, Morison.
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Kris and Gale are off to Greenland as part of a NASA-funded effort to explore ways of monitoring methane on Mars. The project is part of the ASTEP program, and is led by Principal Investigator Lisa Pratt of Indiana University. Over the next several days they will be deploying specially designed "sniffer" drills for capturing methane released from the ground.
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Kandari, Mohd Azamri (2001) Perlaksanaan mata pelajaran pendidikan teknik dan vokasional di peringkat sekolah menengah kebangsaan: satu tinjauan di daerah Batu Pahat. Masters thesis, Kolej Universiti Teknologi Tun Hussein Onn.
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This case study was observed the implementation of technical and vocational education in secondary school at Batu Pahat. This study was observed the need of the school physically, teacher's qualification and student achievement at school which offered the subjects concerned. The study method was based on survey using 2 instruments that are questionnaires and interview. It was found that the technical and vocational education only offered Technical Drawing subject. There were only 4 schools that offered this subject for form 4 and form 5. The sample taken from these 4 schools are teachers, which involved in technical subject teaching. The result showed that 60% of the respondent had 3 to 4 years teaching experienced in technical drawing subject. The respondent highest academic achievement in firstdegree level was 90% with 60% had educational background in engineering courses. The result also showed that the schools provide 2 rooms for drawing and computer lab. 75% of the rooms are actually from a classroom that had been renovated and 25% of the rooms are additional new building. The student had an averaged of 80% achievement, where else 20% had poor achievement. Base on this finding, a few suggestions had been made to improve the performance of implementing the technical and vocational subject in secondary school.
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For most parents, head lice are an all-too-frequent problem because children seem to spread lice around much more often than adults do. Its not odd to hear that theres a lice infestation at your childs school, whereas if you heard the same announcement about your office, youd probably be more than a little bit surprised!
One of the resulting thoughts that parents have about this frequency of lice infestation is that pharmacological anti-lice shampoos are not a good way to get rid of lice. Many parents, especially of today, believe that if its not natural, it shouldnt be eaten or worn by a child.
Of course, some people are more extreme about this than others, but in the case of products that contain chemicals, its very understandable that parents are not interested in using anti-lice shampoo with their children time and time again as they get infested and re-infested with head lice from other children around them.
Anti-lice shampoos only kill live lice, so if these shampoos are the only way that you are treating a lice infestation, chances are pretty good that the treatment will not be very successful.
Mayonnaise and Vinegar
In order to really treat lice, youve got to also remove all of the egg sacks (sometimes called nits) in addition to killing the live lice. One way to do this is to smear your childs head with mayonnaise or dippity-do (ask the parent of a child who dances what this hair gel is) and leave the product on over night.
In the morning, as you try to get the product out, you will invariably remove most of the nits as well as the mayonnaise or hair goop. Some alternative health specialists claim that the mayonnaise of gel kills the live lice, but theres no real proof for this yet, but at least its known that getting the product out will involve also removing the nits living in your childs hair. Other products that you can try are olive oil and, some say, vinegar.
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If you would like to try one of these home remedies, simply layer the product on thickly, very liberally, both onto the scalp and the entire length of your childs hair. Then you should gather all of their hair into a shower cap and have them sleep on it.
Make sure to leave yourselves lots of extra time in the morning because youll need it in order to get out all that sticky goop. Some people swear by tea tree oil as an effective lice killer. Since it is an essential oil, it is not tested by the FDA either for safety or for effectiveness.
For this reason, you should steer clear of 'natural remedies from the health foods store; natural doesnt always mean safe. The home remedy method listed above is not proven to work 100% of the time, but it is completely safe, though not too appealing, to smear your childs head with mayonnaise, for that reason you have nothing to lose. Give it a try if youre so inclined.


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We are located at the Avondale East building on Golf Park Ave.
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Secretary-General Outraged at Deadly Attack on Peacekeepers in Côte d'Ivoire
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
The Secretary-General is outraged and condemns in the strongest possible terms today's attack on peacekeepers from the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) in which seven military personnel from the Niger contingent were killed. There have been reports that Ivorians were also killed.
The peacekeepers were attacked by a group of unidentified armed elements while on a reconnaissance patrol in the proximity of Para village, near the border town of Tai in south-western Côte d'Ivoire.
The Secretary-General also remains seriously concerned about the continued instability in the border areas between Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia since the Ivorian post-elections crisis, which has resulted in the death of a number of individuals in that region.
The Secretary-General conveys to the Government of Niger and to the families of the deceased his deepest sympathy. He also extends his condolences to the families of the Ivorians who have lost their lives in this tragedy. The Secretary-General calls on the Government of Côte d'Ivoire to do its utmost to identify the perpetrators and hold them accountable for this wanton attack.
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In 2016, a teenage boy announced that he had found a way to make triple-negative breast cancer, a deadly and untreatable form of the disease, treatable. That's impressive enough without this next fact: he claimed the breakthrough a year after winning the Google Science Fair for creating an early, noninvasive test for Alzheimer's Disease. The 16-year-old Krtin Nithiyanandam hails from Surrey, England and says he first became interested in the medical sciences after he had ear surgery as a young child. Clearly, his interest has taken off.
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The best new subscription box in town... #GirlCrush
I am a sucker for subscription boxes so when I received an email about the #GirlCrush box I just HAD to sign up. I loved the look of the first one in March which came with work out leggings in it and I was dying to get them but it turns out that I had subscribed that little bit late so I missed out on the March box. I was egar to find out what Aprils held and to my utter surprise I received the leggings that I was so desperately wanting! For me that was the best part, I already got my moneys worth and more with just that item.
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Nevada is a great State with rich heritage from the Old West, but the overwhelming majority of the population lives in either the Las Vegas or Reno metropolitan areas. Here are three great places with fewer residents but tons of character. CPA Reno NV here. Even if you never move here or rent an apartment, you should visit these fantastic communities.Carson City, NV - average apartment rent: $895, population 55,176The capital of Nevada, Carson City is in the western part of the State and is one of Nevada's best-kept secrets. The climate here is so much nicer than Las Vegas and most of the other large communities -- summer is hot, but not scorching, and winters are cold, but not freezing. Average high temperatures reach 89 degrees in July and average lows get down to 22 degrees in January, with around 10 inches of snowfall per year.Carson City has a great, old-west feel to it and is rich in State history. Traditionally, the city is Republican, but Barack Obama beat John McCain here in the 2008 Presidential election by 204 votes. The city is greener than many others in the State and there's a wonderful railroad museum for families to visit.Pahrump, NV - average apartment rent: $915, population: 41,654The town's motto is "Heart of the New Old West" and it certainly lives up to the designation. The community is 60 miles west of Las Vegas and has many naturally-occurring artesian wells which provide much-needed water to the remote settlement.Pahrump also sees a fair amount of tourist traffic from visitors to nearby Shoshone, CA and Death Valley National Park. Life in Pahrump is peaceful and simple; and, while necessities are available, residents travel just over an hour to Las Vegas for the extras.Boulder City, NV - average apartment rent: $755, population: 14,896A quirky city in Nevada that prohibits gambling, Boulder City is about 30 miles southeast of Las Vegas. The community may be small, but it offers golfing, a city pool, lit tennis courts, hiking trails, a BMX track, skydiving and aerial tours of Hoover Dam and the Grand Canyon.Proximity to Lake Mead and the Hoover Dam brings a number of tourists to Boulder City each year.Residents of Carson City, Pahrump, and Boulder City hold some of Nevada's best-kept secrets. If you're looking for apartments outside of Nevada's dense population centers, be sure to look in these communities first. Click for details.


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The Core of Our Model
Academic Engagement
We strive to nurture the next generation of innovative, out-of-the-box thinkers, by presenting our curriculum in a variety of unique ways. We provide space, guidance and one-on-one support for each Scholar to be able to uncover their own passion for learning. Core uses the unique teaching method, 4 C's of Learning in the 21st Century, to promote Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Communication, Collaboration, and Creativity and Innovation.
Learn more about P21 Framework for 21st Century Learning
Cultural Enrichment
A very important component to rounding out our model is regularly immersing our Scholars in culturally-enriching activities locally and out-of-state. According to a report published by Child Trends Data Bank, researchers have found a positive association between arts participation and a number of desirable academic and social outcomes, such as school grades, test scores, enrollment in post-secondary education, attainment of a bachelor's degree, and higher levels of literacy and civic engagement.
Character Education
Core believes that having a Growth Mindset and strong foundation of self, grounded in confidence, integrity, respect and worth, are necessary to achieve success. Our Scholars participate in an extensive character education curriculum professionally designed to help them build these powerful character traits. Through one-on-one guidance, they learn how to conduct their lives in-and-out of school, with positivity, curiosity, purpose, gratitude, grit, optimism, self-control, and social and emotional intelligence.
Learn more about Character Lab
Community Service
We believe that the best path to a higher sense of purpose and gratitude begins with serving others. At Core, every Scholar understands the importance and the opportunity of giving back to the very community that supports them. Each month, Scholars work together to identify, plan and execute community service projects rooted in their own passions and interests. Volunteering at the animal shelter or food bank, serving dinner at the rescue mission or assisting local charities, our Scholars are on a mission to inspire others to Do Good Things.
At Core, our mentoring programs – Individual, Group, and Project-Based – are an essential and necessary component to our program, and even more importantly, to our Scholars' short-and long-term success. Our committed and dedicated mentors, all of whom are well respected and high achieving members of our community, help our Scholars navigate the many obstacles that may deter them from reaching their goals. Our volunteer mentors are the foundational piece of our successful mentoring program.
Basic Needs
As a result of our proven approach to building one-on-one relationships with our Scholars, we are able to quickly identify their basic daily needs, as well as their social-emotional needs, of which both are essential considerations in working to clear a Scholar's path to success. We work with Core designated community businesses and organizations that align with our Mission, and can help fulfill basic daily needs such as food, clothing, school items, access to health care, in addition to the social-emotional needs of our Scholars both at school and at home.


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Event Itinerary
Mumbai Midnight Cycling (South Bombay Circuit) Event Itinerary
- Meet at Colaba Causeway at 11.00 p.m. sharp
- Allocation of cycles and a short briefing will take place.
- The ride will begin and follow the pre-decided route with multiple halts in between.
- Colaba Causeway
- Nariman Point
- Marine Drive
- Haji Ali
- Worli Seaface (U-turn from Worli surface)
- Churchgate
- Colaba
- The ride ends at Colaba Causeway.
- Tour concludes with happy memories
Inclusion & Exclusion
Cost Include:
- Cycle Rental (option 1)
- Helmet
- Energy bar, juice
- Expertise charges
- All taxes applicable
Cost Exclude:
- Transport till Colaba and back
- All kinds of Extra Meals / Drinks Ordered
- Insurance, tips, Porters, bottled mineral water, aerated drinks, etc.
- Any kind of personal expenses
- Any kind of cost, which is not mentioned in the above cost includes
- All expenses incurred due to unforeseen and unavoidable circumstances like roadblocks, bad weather
Things to Carry
- ID Card (Compulsory)
- Wear light and comfortable clothing that is suitable for cycling.
- Extra t-shirt
- Water 2 liters min
- Food - Snacks
- Personal medicines if any
- Electoral powder / Glucon D
- Camera (optional)
- Rucksack to carry everything
- Sturdy sports shoes.
Cancellation Policy
- 75% refund if notified via phone conversation 8 or more days prior to the event date.
- 50 % refund if notified via phone conversation 4 to 7 days prior to the event date.
- No refund if the cancellation requested is less than 3 days prior to the event date
- No show No Refund.
- Event Tickets cannot be transferred to another date against cancellation.
- Event Tickets cannot be transferred to another person against cancellation.
- If the event gets canceled we will refund "Trek Amount" only.


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This clutch kit has a runs a heavy duty 10.5" pressure plate with a with an organic clutch plate, this kits suits the 153T flywheel, this pressure plate has the highest clamping pressure of the MCK117 kits. It requires the use of a flat faced bearing.
NOTE: The pressure plate is located to the flywheel using three 1/4" dowels and held using six 3/8" bolts. The PCD for both dowels and bolts is 289mm.Kit contains:
- Heavy duty pressure plate
- Clutch plate
- Clutch diagnostic guide


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Engage in search of the perfect wedding dressIt can be infinite, because every day designers offer more and more new models. If you have decided to hold a celebration in ethnic style, have to give up the white dress of the bride and stop the choice on original, creative ways. It is interesting and stylish look wedding dress, made in Russian national style.
How to look ancient Russian wedding dress?
The 19th century is characterized by the advent of fashion on whiteWedding dress up this bride-time adorned in blue, red, and sometimes even black outfit that was considered the norm. Almost always I wore a skirt young, festive shirt sundress. To a wedding image was harmonious and complete, was added thereto neck adornments, the special winding, which is tied to the kokoshnik bright ribbons. The ancient Russian wedding dress - a bright sundress, complete with interesting embroidery.
That offer modern designers?
Fashion designers offer modern bridescompromise and very interesting options - stylized white dresses that are as close as possible to the traditional Russian. If the idea of folk and modern fabrics are used at the core of the bride attire, will have a chance to create not only beautiful, but also a unique wedding dress.
Cape will look very interesting,trimmed with fur - it's the best version of a winter wedding dress. On the wedding before Russian girls wore dresses of red. It is considered an exotic outfit, made in the style of "ethnic." But, if you want your wedding to be not only memorable, but also original, refer to the ancient Russian traditions.
Stylized white dresses
Modern fashion brides a wideselection of wedding dresses made in the Russian folk style, the main difference is that the variety of colors, richness of decoration. The outfit is complemented by a beautiful embroidery, which is mainly composed of national ornament, flower motifs, a variety of colors with the addition of gold.
There is also a greater choice - the wedding dress,created manually renowned designers, decorated with thin threads, interwoven with pearls, beads, rhinestones. In the old days the young outfit had to be red, but it is now becoming increasingly popular white. Very beautiful and unusual looks crisp white dress, which has a bright accent - the insertion of the blue or red fabric, embroidery in these colors.
Wedding apparel from fashion designers,made in the Russian folk style - a combination of white, red, blue. It is not necessary, they should be similar to a traditional Russian sundress. In almost all cases, the designers present their collections in fashion styles, which are used to manufacture only high quality, expensive material, supplemented by national motifs.
Among the main elements of the Russian style ofexcept for the embroidery, refers fluffy skirt, the sleeves in the form of a flashlight, a long train. More and more fashion designers are brides wedding dresses A-shaped silhouette - bodice smoothly into a full skirt, extended downward. Among its advantages include the fact that it is just perfect for any girls figure. And thanks to a special cut of the dress, having a vertical line, visual figure becomes slimmer, more toned.
You can choose an outfit for a celebration with a modest, opening only the collarbone, or a neckline. If you planned wedding in the traditional Russian styleIt is necessary to prepare in advance two dresses: more closed - for the upcoming wedding, and the second - for a party. Engagement also requires careful preparation. Note the modest and popular option - Dress A-shaped silhouette, which is well suited to a hen party.
Dress in the folk style
It features not only an abundance of colors, but alsounique luxury. Women of fashion are a wide number of classical options of styles with a high waist and wide straps. This can even wear a sundress pregnant, hiding your tummy. The skirt can be narrowed or flared (most popular is the second option).
If you want a wedding dress, made inRussian folk style, and traditional white does not suit you, note the incredibly beautiful sundress. Through colorful colors, you can put it on almost any event. Scheduled for a celebratory feast in the open air? Dress - the perfect choice. To image looked harmonious and complete, use this accessory as kokoshnik.
When you create a sundress in the Russian stylesuch a conventional element used as bright fabrics. Wearing this, you will not only stand out from the crowd, but also to attract everyone's attention, will emphasize their own individuality. If you do not like too bright colors, do not worry, because the designers are also models in their collections in a more soothing colors, pastel shades.
Dress made in the Russian folk style,perfect not only for weddings but also everyday wear - walking around the city, meeting with friends. This fashionable thing! Very nice and stylish look shorter models, which combine folk motifs, amazing decor and modern fashion trends. As such, you can take a walk around the city or go on a romantic date with her lover. To get as close to the Russian folk style, do not forget about the hair and makeup.
Easy to cut, fashion floral prints make ofeach girl a real Russian beauty. The main focus of these sundresses - embroidery stones, colored threads, beads, ribbons. Very interesting and unusual look this outfit in the form of a short scarf. In these dresses, you can spend an interesting, unusual themed photo shoot, for which it is best to select the extended model of any cut - from direct and long skirts to bell.
Dresses with Russian patterns and embroidery
Modern women's clothes made in Russianstyle may be considered too fanciful, colorful, and some models are very similar to the dress-shirt. But the way it should be! These fashions are complemented saturated colors, embroidery patterns. Attire should be made only from high-quality natural fabrics, such as cotton or linen suit. Sleeve-lanterns, printed patterns, ornaments Gzheli favorably emphasize Russian style, a dress should not be too short or have a deep cleavage.
At the peak of popularity were stylizedwedding. If you choose the Russian folk style, you need to choose the right wedding-dress - red sundress, complete with colorful embroidery. This outfit can be slim or wide style of the chest. Looks nice addition sundress inserts stones, bottom worn linen white shirt, having straight sleeves. If you follow all the folk traditions, while at the head of the bride should be kokoshnik, decorated with sequins and colored stones, hair braided with ribbons.


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How Chillers Work
Air Cooled Water Chillers – How They Work
Air cooled water chillers are vapour compression refrigeration systems. The main components of a vapour compression refrigeration system are the compressor, condenser, expansion valve & evaporator. Vapour compression refrigeration systems cool via a refrigeration cycle. The cycle starts with a cool low pressure mixture of liquid & vapour refrigerant entering the chiller evaporator. Once inside the chiller evaporator it absorbs the heat from the relatively warm water or fluid that the chiller is cooling. This transfer of heat boils the liquid refrigerant in the chillers evaporator and the super-heated vapour is pulled into the chillers compressor.
The chillers compressor then compresses the refrigerant to a high temperature & pressure, high enough to allow the chillers condenser to give up its heat to the cooler ambient air. Within the chillers condenser heat is transferred from the hot refrigerant to the relatively cool ambient air. This reduction in the chillers refrigerant causes it to de-superheat and condense into a liquid, it then further sub-cools before leaving the chiller condenser. The high pressure liquid refrigerant then enters the chiller
expansion valve causing a large pressure drop across the chillers refrigerant circuit. The pressure reduction causes a small portion of the refrigerant to boil off, or flash. This would be seen in the chillers site glass. The site glass also indicates if the chiller is short of gas, if this is the case the flashing inside the chillers site glass will increase. The boiled off refrigerant helps cool the remaining refrigerant to the desired temperature before the mixture enters the chiller evaporator to start the cycle again.
Fig 1 – A scroll chiller compressor
Air Cooled Chiller Condensers – How They Work
The condenser is a major component of a water chiller. It is used as a heat exchanger that rejects heat from the chillers refrigerant to air. A Water cooled chiller gives up its heat into relatively cool water from a cooling tower, air-blast cooler or adiabatic cooler. A typical air cooled condenser fitted to an air cooled water chiller will use axial fans (propeller type) to draw outdoor air over a finned tubed heat transfer surface (heat exchanger).
The temperature difference or "delta T" between the hot refrigerant gas that is flowing through the condenser and the cooler outdoor air induces heat transfer. The heat reduction of the chillers refrigerant vapour causes it to condense into liquid. The last part of the chiller condenser is called a sub-cooler. The chiller sub-cooler reduces the liquid gas temperature still further, until it is under its condensing temperature. Air cooled chillers are best suited to chiller hire applications due to the fact chiller
hire projects require systems to be delivered and installed quickly with the minimum of fuss.
Fig 2 – Axial fans on top of a chiller
Chiller Evaporators – How They Work
The chillers evaporator is a heat exchanger that transfers heat from a process or air conditioning water circuit to the chillers cooler liquid refrigerant. Most air cooled chillers in the UK chiller hire market will be fitted with a shell and tube evaporator, a plate heat exchanger evaporator or a coil in tank evaporator.
A shell and tube evaporator is used primarily on chilled water applications. When a chiller is fitted with this type of evaporator the chillers cool liquid refrigerant flows through tubes encased in a shell. The process or air-conditioning circuit water fills the shell flowing around the tubes. As heat is transferred from the water to the chillers refrigerant the gas boils inside the tubes and the resulting vapour is drawn into the chillers compressor.
Hot water will enter the shell at one end, chilled water leaving at the opposite end. A plate heat exchanger evaporator can be used for chilled water or fluid cooling applications. Stainless steel evaporators are especially suited in food and beverage applications
such as batch cooling or portable water systems. A coil in tank evaporator comprises a coil block, usually copper, with aluminium fins to provide an efficient heat transfer surface. The coil block is then submerged in a chilled water tank which acts as a thermal buffer for the refrigeration system. This type of coil is suited to hire chillers used on process cooling applications, typically reactor cooling systems in chemical cooling, petrochemical cooling & pharmaceutical cooling systems.
Fig 3 – A chiller shell and tube evaporator
Summary of Chiller System Components
- Air cooled condenser – a type of condenser where refrigerant flows through the tubes and rejects heat into a flow of ambient air, most chiller hire units are fitted with air cooled condensers.
- Capillary Tube – A type of expansion device typically fitted on small capacity hire chillers, it comprises a long tube which reduces the pressure of the refrigerant.
- Centrifugal Fan – A type of fan fitted to an air cooled chiller allowing the fitting of ductwork onto the hot side of an air cooled condenser. The fan is designed to work against a static pressure.
- Compressor – The main component in a chiller system, the compressor is used to increase the pressure & temperature of the refrigerant vapour.
- Condenser – The part of a chiller system where the refrigerant vapour is converted to liquid as it rejects heat.
- Cooling Tower – Used for process cooling applications & water cooled chiller condenser cooling.
- Distributor – A device used to supply uniform gas supply through a submerged coil in a tank chiller evaporator.
- Enthalpy – The property of a refrigerant indicating its heat content per Kg of refrigerant.
- Evaporator – The part of the chiller system where cool liquid refrigerant absorbs heat from the chilled water circuit.
- Expansion valve – A device used to maintain the pressure difference between the high pressure & low pressure sides of the chiller system.
- Fill – The heat transfer surface inside a cooling tower.
- Flash – The process of liquid refrigerant being vaporised by a sudden reduction in pressure when entering the low pressure side of the chiller system.
- Hot Gas Muffler – A device installed at the discharge side of the chiller compressor to reduce noise and vibration in reciprocating compressors.
- Liquid Line Filter Drier – A device installed in the liquid line to remove moisture and foreign matter, designed to protect the chillers compressor.
- Pump Down Cycle – A control sequence used in a chiller system to pump the refrigerant from the low pressure side of the system to the high pressure side.
- Shell & Tube Evaporator – A type of evaporator where refrigerant flows through the tubes & chilled water fills the surrounding shell.
- Shut Off Valve – Used to isolate one part of the chiller system from the rest.
- Sub-Cooler – The lower portion of the chillers condenser that further cools the saturated liquid refrigerant.
- Suction Header – A section of pipe within the chiller system used to collect the refrigerant vapour when it leaves the tubes of a submerged coil evaporator.
- Suction Line Filter – A devise installed into the chillers suction line to remove foreign matter from the refrigeration system
- Superheat – The amount of heat added to the chillers refrigerant vapour after it has vaporised within the evaporator.
- Water Cooled Condenser – A type of chiller condenser that uses water to remove heat from the refrigerant, this is normally a shell & tube type design.


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Ares Capital Corporation
Ares Capital Corporation
Ares Capital Corporation ("Ares Capital" or "ARCC") is a leading specialty finance company that provides one-stop solutions to meet the distinct and underserved financing needs of private middle-market companies across diverse industries. ARCC is the largest business development company by both market capitalization and total assets, with approximately $14.9 billion of total assets (NASDAQ: ARCC).(2)
Our mission is to create long-term value for our shareholders through an attractive dividend(1) and solid investment performance across economic cycles.
ARCC is externally managed by a subsidiary of Ares Management Corporation (NYSE:ARES) ("Ares"), a publicly traded, leading global alternative asset manager.
ARCC pursues strong risk-adjusted returns, leveraging its disciplined investment philosophy, broad origination, multi-asset class expertise and creative structuring capability.
(1) Dividends may not continue at the current level if at all.
(2) As of December 31, 2019.
(1) Dividends may not continue at the current level if at all.
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The New Zealand Herald has come up with and interesting experiment – transparency by crowd-sourcing. They want to use ordinary New Zealanders to trawl through the donation records for all the candidates in the last two elections and expenses for 2014. The Electoral Commission issued the relevant statistics in the form of over 900 PDF documents which makes computer analysis difficult. This amounts to censorship by obfuscation while maintaining an illusion of transparency. Issuing the data in machine readable spreadsheets and / or XML data sets would be preferable instead of or parallel to the published PDFs.
This is an admirable project and should be lauded by Pirates at home and abroad. It relieves hard pressed journalists from having to spend time doing this to expose the, sometimes, underhanded way politicians behave. If there is one thing New Zealand needs, it is more transparency from the state. Starting with the election records is a good place to start.
Harkanwal Singh, the Herald's data editor said;
The purpose of this project is to make the data available and reusable. Also, having 2011 and 2014 returns means we can track donations and spending by each candidate. It gives a clearer picture of the role money plays in New Zealand democracy.
For every document for every electoral candidate, users of the site will be able to:
• Help create a structured database
• Highlight donations and expenses of interest
• Explain why that return is interesting and provide a context
The Herald does not say if the resulting database will be made available to the public or if there will be any access restrictions by other news media but the Pirate Party of New Zealand hopes they will do so in the spirit of publicly sourced data belongs to the public domain. If not it would be worthwhile looking at getting an open access organisation or to investigate the setting up of an organisation that would openly publish such data and expand the scope.
PPNZ encourages all New Zealanders to take part and make our #dirtypolitics a little cleaner. Go to Money in Politics and dig a little dirt.
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The Urban Big Data Centre has announced that they are collaborating with BSI on the next free SASNet event on 'Shaping Data Standards for Future Cities'.
Future cities face many challenges as urban populations increase. Physical resources – such as energy and water – along with healthcare, traffic, public transport and other logistics need careful management in order to meet the needs of citizens, maintain economic growth and ensure sustainability. The effective use of data and new technology solutions are providing new tools and opportunities that can help overcome these challenges.
Standards support the widespread adoption of common approaches to the implementation of products and services in future cities. A range of standards are required to help the smart city meet its potential and to help address issues at different levels, from the decision-making at the city level to the interoperability of particular devices. This event aims to bring together local authorities, researchers and innovators to identify the challenges facing cities, discuss potential solutions to common problems and look at the role and future of smart city standards.
This free event will take place on 19 May 2017 in the Still Room at the IET Glasgow: Teacher Building – a landmark venue in the heart of Glasgow city centre.
The programme details and timings are still to be confirmed – Each session will be approximately 60 minutes in length including a Q&A. There are no specific pre-requisites for attending but the event is likely to be of most interest to standards professionals and urban planners from the academic, consultancy and public sectors. Registration for this free event is available via Eventbrite and is necessary due to limited space and for catering arrangements.


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Did you know that about 80% of our immune system originates in the gut and that without the trillions of beneficiary bacteria in it we could not survive? Most of us, however, don't have enough of these healthy bacteria that help prevent the production of toxic substances in our intestines. High fat, high sugar diets, tap water, caffeine, alcohol, preservatives and stress destroy intestinal friendly bacteria. Our abuse of antibiotics has also depleted our immune system and made us vulnerable to super bugs. Taking probiotics helps reestablish the right balance between good and bad bacteria and build up our immune system.
In the cold season, probiotics help increase our immune resistance and prevent disease and in turn, the need to take antibiotics. If you are pregnant or contemplating pregnancy, taking probiotics is recommended by doctors to strengthen your body and protect your future baby.
According to research, probiotics are also good for digestive support and help children absorb the nutrients in their food better. Probiotics are also beneficial in the treatment of allergies. They have been proven to support the intestinal lining by prohibiting allergens from entering the digestive track. Probiotics are also effective in the treatment and prevention of eczema. Probiotics come in all sizes and forms these days so I decided to sort through the different brands and present my favorites.
Dr. Shahani was a foremost pioneer of probiotics who discovered the DDS-1 strain of Lactobacillus acidophilus that predominates in the small intestine. The Dr.Shahani's ™ Lactobacillus Acidophilus DDS – 1 Probiotic strain is especially recommended for adults who have yeast infections, skin problems, diarrhea, bad breath, stomach ulcers or gas. It is of human origin and adapts better to the human gastrointestinal tract. This brand helps to digest proteins and carbohydrates. It also produces B vitamins, folic acid, enzymes and natural acids to help digestion. The body produces Acidophilin, a natural antibiotic-like substance that suppresses pathogenic bacteria such as E.coli and salmonella, after it takes this probiotic. Pro-Flora™ Children's Chewables contain two probiotic strains, the Lactobacilllus Acidophilus and the Bifidobacterium Bifidum that colonize in the large intestine and colon. The combination works synergistically to maintain great protection for the digestive system of children. Each tablet contains over 1.5 billion live organisms. The raspberry taste is delicious and really appealing to children and adults alike. It contains Sucrose and Ascorbic Acid. More information on Dr Shahani's L.Acidophilus and Pro-Flora ™ Children's Chewables is available at http://www.drshahaniprobiotics.com.
If your digestion needs a boost or you suffer from allergies, the Vidazorb Daily for daily digestive support provides nutritional support. The strain of Probio-Tec ™ L.Acidophilus and La-5 ™ used in this formulation provides a healthy colony of beneficial probiotic bacteria. It helps build vitamins including B-12. There is no artificial color or flavor but a light natural lemon taste with Sucralose added to it. Vidazorb™ Super C with enhanced antioxidant support also contains Bifidobacterium, BB-12™ and Masquelier's OPC and vitamin C for increased antioxidant support, cardiovascular support and healthy immune protection. It has a delicious pineapple and orange natural taste. Vidazorb Belly Boost for kids helps kids absorb nutrients better and address the specific immune and digestive needs of children. Caesarean delivery and bottle – feeding can result in inadequate microflora in the infant gut that can cause allergies and gastrointestinal diseases. Belly Boost ™ uses Chr. Hansen's clinically substantiated probiotics, Probio-Tech ™.Bificobacterium , BB -12 ™ and S.themophilus TH-4™. These two strains have been found to be effective for children with viral and antibiotic associated diarrhea. Children with severe food allergies or eczema are prime beneficiaries of a probiotic such as Belly Boost in their daily diet. The story of Ethan, a little boy born with severe food allergies and a horrible case of eczema, is told on the Vidazorb website. He suffered from red itchy skin and was only cured after taking Vidazorb probiotics on a daily basis. You can check before and after photos and read the moving testimony of his journey back to health at http://www.vidazorb.com
Culturelle Probiotics for Kids offer the first dairy-free probiotic that comes in little packets to dissolve in a bottle or sippy cup unnoticeably for the infant or toddler who cannot (or like mine, refuses) to take anything solid in his mouth. Lactobacillus GG is the most studied probiotic in kids and is proven safe and effective for infants as well as small children. Your child will not even know it is there because there is no taste. Taking probiotics is always good for children but especially for children with milk protein allergies or babies who are not breastfed enough. In order to make up for natural probiotics deficiency in case of milk intolerance, taking probiotics regularly like Culturelle is highly recommended. Culturelle Probiotics for Kids alleviate tummy troubles, reduce digestive upset, replenish good bacteria in body, help in digesting food or in alleviating poor nutrition. Culturelle contains no sucrose, no corn syrup or artificial coloring, flavor, sweetening or preservatives. It is dairy and gluten free and contains no allergens. http://www.culturelle.com
Whether you are an adult or a child, you should consider taking probiotics to strengthen your immune system and help fence off bad bacteria in your gut. Studies have also shown that children probiotics aid in oral hygiene and limit dental cavities. These three brands offer exceptional quality and are recommended for your family's protection.
Disclaimer: Before you or your child take any oral supplements, consult your doctor and/or pediatrician.


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Tax fraud occurs when an individual's conduct goes beyond negligence and becomes intentional or willful wrongdoing. It has been described as an intentional violation of a known legal duty.
If you want to fight tax fraud penalties, you will have to convince the IRS that they have insufficient evidence to prove that your acts were willful. You may be able to fight the charges against you, or negotiate the amount of penalties owed, but you must consult with a criminal tax attorney before saying anything to the IRS.
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With waterfalls, beaches and nights at the Reggae Bar, Langkawi is definitely the best place we've stayed so far
I have to say, Langkawi is definitely the best place we've stayed so far.
Like Penang we intended to stay for a few days. Those few days turned into a week as we've enjoyed exploring the island so much.
We stayed at a small hostel called Geckos just off the main road in Pantai Cenang. Most of our days were spent wandering down the beach. Ultimately that ended with us having a few drinks at the Reggae Bar that backed onto the beach.
The week wasn't all spent at the beach. Along with the Norwegian couple we had met in Penang, we hired a car to tour the island.
Our first stop was at the Seven Wells waterfall. After a steep climb you arrive at a set of crystal clear water pool. We had great fun sliding down the slippery rocks into the cool water.
Following the road around to the north we ventured to Tanjung Rhu Beach. The beach was really quiet and peaceful. We were able to walk out to a sandbank in the sea as it never got more than knee height.
It was a full day out rounded off with a quick visit to the island's capital Kuah.
Another day trip was out to Pulau Payar Marine Park via speedboat. The water was incredible with us able to see hundreds of fish as well as the odd reef shark.
We're sad to leave Langkawi and Malaysia as we end our Asia leg of the trip. Next stop.. Sydney.


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Waste monitoring in any kind of residential or commercial property is an essential part of its upkeep. In the office, you have one technique which is workplace paper recycling using industrial storage bins. Meanwhile, in residences, waste management is one of the basic practices of home upkeep.
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In a work environment, trusted waste administration practices, like office paper reuse, should be executed. The workplace waste monitoring is targeted at decreasing the waste, in addition to recycling of items. With office paper recycling, the shredded papers can be used as a product packaging item. If any type of paper is printed on just one side and also the other's still empty, you can utilise reused paper for printing drafts and so forth.
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When handling office waste, industrial storage bins in Australia has actually provided an unique 'secluded bin' which has actually ended up being prominent for its effective waste management function. These industrial storage bins are so developed that they can be pressed right into the cooking location counter table. Moreover, these products are provided with two containers–one for collecting waste and another one for gathering recycling items.
Usage Oxygenated Containers
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Waste Dividers
Efficient waste monitoring depends upon the use of reliable dividers of the waste. This partition has to be made at the resource specifically in every house. The waste is usually categorised into three, particularly including damp waste like food scraps. The other type of waste is reusable items, like glass bottles, milk, as well as juice containers. Moreover, products like the nappies, cloths, plastic, damaged glass, and aluminium foil could be categorised as the third type. These wastes must be compiled in different bins.
Waste Collection
About waste segregation, what the Australian industrial storage bins shops provide are created in three various colours, such as red, yellow and green. The waste collection is made on a periodical basis, like weekly. Recycling products can also be done bi-weekly and natural waste can be collected as quickly as every 10 days. Click here VISIPLAS for more details.
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The kitchen bins are normally paired with a rubbish container of suitable design. This unit or stand is made from stainless-steel, aluminium, or powder covered steel. Normally, the manufacturers provide published standards concerning the method where the wastes are to be saved in the bin.
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In accordance to Australian standards, the rubbish inside the framework can be gathered either in a plastic container, pedal container or in a purchasing bag of proper design. When the container is complete, it ought to be firmly closed.
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Last summer I wrote an article titled 'Is your designer ripping you off? Look for these 5 telltale signs…', which was born out of a negative experience I'd recently had with a web agency. To give a bit of balance, I'm going to approach this article from the side of all Web Designers & Graphic Designers out there.
It's simple, the biggest challenge we all face as designers is price. As design professionals who are selling a service, we are basing all of our quotes on time estimates. More often than not however, our client has no spec, and only a rough idea of what they want which often either evolves or is revealed over the course of a project. Whether you're a freelancer or run your own design organisation, I know from experience that this is a challenge we all face on a regular basis.
1. Making Assumptions
It's so easy to assume that because a client hasn't mentioned something in the initial discussion, it isn't on the agenda. We've all been there before – you've scoped out a project and began work, then it comes to round one of client feedback and they throw a huge spanner in the works that puts the deadline date in jeopardy really early on.
It's crucial to ask the right questions right from the very start to ensure that firstly, you're going to be giving the client exactly what they want, secondly, you're pricing the project correctly, and thirdly, to cover yourself when those aforementioned spanners are thrown so that your resource isn't stretched beyond what you've quoted for.
2. Giving the Easy Answer
A large proportion of the time during the sales process is spent talking to decision makers who tend to be strong characters that have much more experience than you in situations that require negotiation. It's very easy to feel intimidated if this is not familiar surroundings, and subsequently agree to things that you shouldn't really be agreeing to. Whether that be to lower the price of the project, or maybe do an additional piece of work for no extra charge, etc.
Remember, a client won't mind you taking things away from a meeting and providing an answer later. If you feel like you cannot make a decision right there and then, voice it. There's no shame in deliberation and it's crucial that anything thrown at you in these scenarios is fully considered and thought through. Instinctively saying yes to keep the meeting going in the right direction is a big mistake that could come back to bite.
3. Undervaluing Yourself
I remember sitting in meetings with prospects back in the day, and being almost apologetic for the fact that I was charging for my service. Over the years, I've come to realise that what we do as designers requires time, patience and above all, talent. All of these come at a price and the right clients know this, so don't be afraid to be honest when it comes down to laying out your proposed costs.
You'll always get the odd prospect who thinks you are too expensive and claim they can get someone else to do it for "x" amount cheaper, but remember, there'll be a reason why that someone else is "x" amount cheaper, and that's usually at the expense of the quality of the product and/or the service provided. Stick to your guns and charge what you know you're worth, not what somebody else thinks you're worth who doesn't know a pixel from a pickle.
4. Being Too Accommodating
I've been very guilty of this in the past, particularly in my freelance days, but this is a habit that can seriously harm a business over time. Firstly, I'm a huge advocate of going the extra mile for my clients, but there is always a limit and sometimes clients can take your good nature for granted, either consciously or subconsciously. We've all heard the question "Can you just make one more small change please?" and then dread what's next.
Most clients I've worked with, whether it's large, blue chip organisations or small, one-man start-ups, don't know how large, small, easy or difficult their requests are to implement, particularly when it comes to web design. What might seem small and trivial to them, may be 2-3 hours of work to you.
It's entirely up to the individual in question how accommodating you are, but my advice would be that, should the client request something post sign-off that takes a considerable amount of additional time, you notify them of how long this will take/has taken, and that any further amends will incur an additional cost. By this point, the client will have had multiple opportunities to review your work, and therefore more than enough opportunities to flag changes. Unfortunately, at times you have to just draw that line on a project yourself otherwise it'll never end.
5. Not Documenting EVERYTHING
Your initial project documentation should be as detailed as possible, but we all know that things can evolve as mentioned earlier. And as a many discussions surrounding a project will be made either face-to-face or over the phone, this can cause problems later down the line as there is no future reference point.
I'm sure some of you can relate to being in a position where a conversation has taken place between yourself and the client, in which an important decision was made about a project, yet the client has no recollection of making that decision and now wants to reverse it. This adds time, resource and ultimately cost onto the project that you have to bear the brunt of.
Whether it's down to selective memory or early stages of dementia, it's 100% avoidable. I'm assuming the majority of you make short hand notes during meetings and calls (if not, you should). These short hand notes can be used to create an email summary of your call, the points covered and the actions coming out of it for each party. If a re-spec and re-quote is required because of a change request, this should also be highlighted. This gives the client ample opportunity to respond adding or amending certain pieces of information. Both parties then have a written reference of this conversation so there is no room for ambiguity and no need for you to take an unnecessary hit on the project.
Over the years, I've made these types of mistakes and learned the hard way. I think it's important for all designers out there to realise that the work you do adds a lot of value to businesses, and that you should be rewarded appropriately for applying your talent. Trust me, not everybody can do what we do, and that's why there always has been and always will be opportunities out there for us all. Keep being creative.
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Feeling low or anxious is a normal response when you've been made redundant or are struggling with debt.
You may be feeling, behaving or thinking in ways that are unfamiliar. But that doesn't necessarily mean you're suffering from depression or an anxiety disorder.
How to survive financial stress
David Richards, professor of mental health services research at the University of Exeter, shares his top tips for coping with feeling low or anxious because of money worries.
Stay active
Keep seeing your friends, keep your CV up to date and try to keep paying the bills. If you have more time because you're not at work, take up some form of exercise – it can improve your mood if you're feeling low.
See Get fit for free for ideas on how to exercise without spending any money. You can also search for exercise classes and sports clubs close to where you live.
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For example, if it looks like you're going into debt, get advice on how to prioritise your debts. When people feel anxious, they sometimes avoid talking to others. Some people can lose their confidence about driving or travelling. If this starts to happen, facing up to these situations will generally make them easier.
Don't drink too much alcohol
For some people with money worries, alcohol can become a problem. You may drink more than usual as a way of dealing with your emotions or just to fill time. But alcohol won't help you deal with your problems and could add to your stress.
Get tips on how to cut down on alcohol.
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Get up at your normal time and stick to your routine. If you lose your routine, it can also affect your eating: you may stop cooking, miss breakfast because you're still in bed or eat snacks instead of having proper meals.
For tips on healthy eating, see our food and diet section.
More help for money problems
Citizens Advice
Citizens Advice is a good place to get information about benefits, how to deal with debt, what you're entitled to if you're made redundant and who to speak to if you're at risk of losing your home.
GOV.UK has sections on:
Finding a new job
The jobseekers section on GOV.UK provides lots of advice for people looking for work, including tips on writing a CV, planning your job hunt and applying for jobs online.
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You can find lots of ideas for exercising and healthy eating on a budget in our fitness and food and diet sections.
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The charity Mind has a money and mental health section on its website, which includes advice on how to manage debt.
Mental Health & Money Advice has information and advice for anyone struggling with money because of mental illness or whose financial situation is affecting their mental health.
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I woke up today to the wonderful news that my story, Feeders, has been reprinted at Nova Fantasia. Nova Fantasia publishes in Galician so I can't actually read it, but that's okay. Galician makes the third language my zombie stories have been published in (English being the first, and Estonian the second) and that makes me ridiculously happy. On the off-chance you can read Galician, you can check out my story here:
On a fun related note, when I went to look at my story (even though I can't read it), I saw this:
When else is my picture going to be on the same page as Benedict Cumberbatch, Sam Raimi and Rose Leslie's? LOL Like, never. So I screenshoted it 🙂


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Aspiring film-makers at the College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London (CONEL) created their own movies when they took part in a three-day workshop.
Two groups of students scripted, shot and edited their short films with the London Film School as part of a project run by the BBC Academy.
The first film called Yin Meets Yang tells the story of a previously kind and friendly girl who comes through a vortex from a bad universe and causes trouble among her peers.
The second called Trapped follows a bored and angry student who questions his behaviour when he comes to the rescue of a woman trapped in a lift.
The students used iPhones mounted in special rigs to enable them to use telephoto and wide-angle lenses and external microphones to make their films using the FiLMiC Pro app.
The finished films were shown on the final day of the workshop to families and friends of the students at a screening at the College's Tottenham Centre.
Music student Lisa Farrell-Tonge, 19, who took part in the workshop, said: "I'm really pleased with how the film has turned out. It's been a brilliant experience learning about different camera techniques and the effects you can use.
"I had fun coming up with a story about two different personalities. I was quite proud of myself that I turned around a script in one night.
"It's been great getting ideas from others in the group, and advice from professionals on how you can add more interest and tell a story through film."
Another student, Tai-Jaun Akberali, 18, added: "I really enjoyed the workshop. We came up with a good story and I worked on the script.
"I also learnt a lot about the technical settings to make your film look good, and that you can do anything you want and you're only limited by your own creativity."
Freelance writer-director Nic Shearer and London Film School graduates Sedi Ghadiri, Vincenzo Marranghino and Fred Vanstrydonck led the sessions.
Nic, who has worked as a second unit director on films including 24 Hour Party People and Possession, said: "I thought the students did very well across the three days to produce the films they did.
"It was encouraging to see them really take ownership of their films and they should be proud of what they achieved in the limited space of time they had.
The way they expressed themselves was great. They were very enthusiastic and really demonstrated not just a lot of confidence and creativity, but also originality. There was definitely some talent there."
Call 020 8442 3055 or click here for more information on Creative and Media courses at the College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London (CONEL).
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All our therapist are volunteers and have the relevant recognised qualifications for the therapies they perform, are fully insured, and are interviewed for suitability before starting at The Pink Place. Our therapists work on a rota basis at the sessions and are more often than not found helping out at Pink Place events too.
In order that we can expand our services and help more people we NEED MORE THERAPISTS & HAIRDRESSERS
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Thomond Reserve, Sauvignon Blanc, 2009
More stock dumping by wineonline.ie in their recent pot luck sale.
A 7 year old Signature Sauvignon Blanc, signed by some Munster Legends. I wonder if they knew what they were signing.
Like Munster Rugby, this wine has past it's best. Hopefully Johan Erasmus' recent appointment will restore Munster's reputation, sadly it won't help this stale liquid that tastes as if it was made from grapes grown on the Fields of Athenry.
Vinarstvi Krasna Hora, Sauvignon Blanc, 2014
Michel Lynch, Sauvignon Blanc, 2014
Rios de Chile, Sauvignon Blanc, 2013
A first: wine specially selected by a Petrol Station which probably says more for Applegreen's aspirations that my wine snobbery.
Very crisp, compact and tarty Sauvignon from the Valle Central in Chile.
Good party wine I guess.
One of a bring from Ian to his fifth decade bash.
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