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Emu Point Beach Chalets. (08) 9844 8889. 9 Medcalf Parade Emu Point Albany WA 6330. Email: burnsidehold@bigpond.com. Fully self-contained accommodation at budget rates in 2 bedroom units. Lounge and kitchen/dining with all facilities and linen supplied. Covered parking, shared laundry and wood BBQ's. Located 6 km from Albany and Bibbulmun Track.
Havana Villas. (08) 9844 1085. Firth Street Emu Point Albany. 17 self-contained villas which sleep up to 6 people. Full cooking facilities with appliances provided. Mail collection and car parking available by arrangement. Located 7 km from town centre and Bibbulmun Track.
The Lilacs. (08) 9841 2390 or Freecall 1800 632 390. 151 Frenchman Bay Road, Albany. 2 and 3 bedroom fully selfcontained units with kitchen and lounge. Mail collection, car parking and pick-up from bus station available. Located 3.5 km from town centre overlooking the harbour and adjacent to the Bibbulmun Track.
Albany Holiday Units (08) 9841 7817. 17 Golf Links Rd, Middleton Beach, Albany. Self contained Motel-style units and two bedroom flats, linen and electric blankets. All with full kitchens, colour TV, radio. Laundry facilities available. Close to Golf course and Bowls. Pick up and drop off and car parking available, mail held by prior arrangement . 3 kms from Albany and the Track terminus.
Clarence House Bed and Breakfast (08) 9841 5409.110 Hare St, Albany. Email: clarence@albanyis.com.au. Ensuite bathrooms, tea and coffee making facilities, 2 queen size bedrooms, extra beds available, electric blankets, refrigerator in every room. Spa bath by arrangement. Views from lounge and balcony, cottage garden. Cut lunches or picnic basket by arrangement. Pick up and drop off to Track. Mail holding service. 2 km from Albany and Bibbulmun Track.
Cliffview Bed and Breakfast. (08) 9841 7710. 34 Cliff Street Albany WA 6330. Bed and breakfast with double room or twin rooms, guest bathroom and laundry. Lounge, verandah, private deck and separate entrance. Drop-off and pick-up from Albany and mail collection service. Packed lunches and storage of luggage can be arranged. Located 1 km from town centre and Bibbulmun Track.
Elizabeth House. (08) 9842 2734. 9 Festing Street Albany WA 6330. Bed and breakfast with full English Breakfast. Free pick-up. Located 500 metres from town centre and Bibbulmun Track.
Norman House Bed and Breakfast. (08) 9841 5995. 28 Stirling Tce Albany. Bed and breakfast with cosy lounge, upstairs sunroom, ensuite bathrooms. Single, twin, double and family rooms available. Drying facilities and foot spa. 5 % discount to walkers who carry the Bibbulmun Track Guidebook. Packed lunches by arrangement. Pick-up and drop-off to Tourist Centre. Car parking and mail collection available. Located 500 metres from town centre and 300 metres to Track.
Bayview YHA. (08) 9842 3388. 49 Duke Street Albany. Dormitory, twin, double, family rooms available. Free pickup from bus station. Shared kitchen and bathroom facilities. TV/games room. 400 metres from town centre and Albany Terminus.
Albany Backpackers. (08) 9842 5255. Cnr Spencer Street and Stirling Tce Albany. Postal Address: PO Box 5232 Albany WA 6332. Backpacker accommodation in single, twin, triple or dormitory rooms. Shared bathrooms and kitchen, games room, reading room and TV room. BBQ area. Drop-off and pick-up from Track. Mail collection and group discounts available. Four wheel drive adventure tours available. Free coffee and cake each evening. Ask about free beer token. Located in town centre and 50 metres from Bibbulmun Track.
Devine's English Bed and Breakfast. (08) 9841 8050. 20 Stirling Tce Albany. Bed and breakfast with ensuite and all appliances provided. Car parking, BBQ and washing machine available. Pick-up service available. Located in town centre and 500 metres from Albany Terminus. Cars may be left by arrangement.
Vancouver Guest House. (08) 98421071.86 Stirling Terrace Albany WA 6330. Email: vangsths@fullcomp.com.au. Bed and breakfast offering private or shared bathrooms, dining room and modern appliances. Car parking available by arrangement. Located in town centre and 50 metres from Albany Terminus of Bibbulmun Track.
Kate's Cottage. (08) 9845 1027 RMB 9411 Bolitho Rd, Bornholm, Albany. Self-contained cottage mid-way between Albany & Denmark. Close to Bibbulmun Track. Can organise pick up/drop off & meals on request.
Oakview Cottage Bed and Breakfast. (08) 9841 4538. 34 Frederick Street Albany. Warm and friendly cottage close to town and track terminus.
Country Cottages. (08) 9846 4228 or Freecall 1800 624 228. Nanarup Road Lower Kalgan. Postal Address: RMB 8622 Nanarup Road Lower Kalgan WA 6330. 6 selfcontained 2 and 3 bedroom cottages sleeping 6 - 8 people. Fully equipped kitchen and wood fire. Disabled facilities and pets welcome. Pick-up and drop-off service available and car parking available. Located 16 km from Albany and the start of the Bibbulmun Track.
Fresh Organic Vegetables (08) 98444132 sold from home. No.76 Bayview Drive, Little Grove, Albany. 100m from Track near the boardwalk.

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emu point beach chalets. (08) 9844 8889. 9 medcalf parade emu point albany wa 6330. email: burnsidehold@bigpond.com. fully self-contained accommodation at budget rates in 2 bedroom units. lounge and kitchen/dining with all facilities and linen supplied. covered parking, shared laundry and wood bbq's. located 6 km from albany and bibbulmun track.
havana villas. (08) 9844 1085. firth street emu point albany. 17 self-contained villas which sleep up to 6 people. full cooking facilities with appliances provided. mail collection and car parking available by arrangement. located 7 km from town centre and bibbulmun track.
the lilacs. (08) 9841 2390 or freecall 1800 632 390. 151 frenchman bay road, albany. 2 and 3 bedroom fully selfcontained units with kitchen and lounge. mail collection, car parking and pick-up from bus station available. located 3.5 km from town centre overlooking the harbour and adjacent to the bibbulmun track.
albany holiday units (08) 9841 7817. 17 golf links rd, middleton beach, albany. self contained motel-style units and two bedroom flats, linen and electric blankets. all with full kitchens, colour tv, radio. laundry facilities available. close to golf course and bowls. pick up and drop off and car parking available, mail held by prior arrangement . 3 kms from albany and the track terminus.
clarence house bed and breakfast (08) 9841 5409.110 hare st, albany. email: clarence@albanyis.com.au. ensuite bathrooms, tea and coffee making facilities, 2 queen size bedrooms, extra beds available, electric blankets, refrigerator in every room. spa bath by arrangement. views from lounge and balcony, cottage garden. cut lunches or picnic basket by arrangement. pick up and drop off to track. mail holding service. 2 km from albany and bibbulmun track.
cliffview bed and breakfast. (08) 9841 7710. 34 cliff street albany wa 6330. bed and breakfast with double room or twin rooms, guest bathroom and laundry. lounge, verandah, private deck and separate entrance. drop-off and pick-up from albany and mail collection service. packed lunches and storage of luggage can be arranged. located 1 km from town centre and bibbulmun track.
elizabeth house. (08) 9842 2734. 9 festing street albany wa 6330. bed and breakfast with full english breakfast. free pick-up. located 500 metres from town centre and bibbulmun track.
norman house bed and breakfast. (08) 9841 5995. 28 stirling tce albany. bed and breakfast with cosy lounge, upstairs sunroom, ensuite bathrooms. single, twin, double and family rooms available. drying facilities and foot spa. 5 % discount to walkers who carry the bibbulmun track guidebook. packed lunches by arrangement. pick-up and drop-off to tourist centre. car parking and mail collection available. located 500 metres from town centre and 300 metres to track.
bayview yha. (08) 9842 3388. 49 duke street albany. dormitory, twin, double, family rooms available. free pickup from bus station. shared kitchen and bathroom facilities. tv/games room. 400 metres from town centre and albany terminus.
albany backpackers. (08) 9842 5255. cnr spencer street and stirling tce albany. postal address: po box 5232 albany wa 6332. backpacker accommodation in single, twin, triple or dormitory rooms. shared bathrooms and kitchen, games room, reading room and tv room. bbq area. drop-off and pick-up from track. mail collection and group discounts available. four wheel drive adventure tours available. free coffee and cake each evening. ask about free beer token. located in town centre and 50 metres from bibbulmun track.
devine's english bed and breakfast. (08) 9841 8050. 20 stirling tce albany. bed and breakfast with ensuite and all appliances provided. car parking, bbq and washing machine available. pick-up service available. located in town centre and 500 metres from albany terminus. cars may be left by arrangement.
vancouver guest house. (08) 98421071.86 stirling terrace albany wa 6330. email: vangsths@fullcomp.com.au. bed and breakfast offering private or shared bathrooms, dining room and modern appliances. car parking available by arrangement. located in town centre and 50 metres from albany terminus of bibbulmun track.
kate's cottage. (08) 9845 1027 rmb 9411 bolitho rd, bornholm, albany. self-contained cottage mid-way between albany & denmark. close to bibbulmun track. can organise pick up/drop off & meals on request.
oakview cottage bed and breakfast. (08) 9841 4538. 34 frederick street albany. warm and friendly cottage close to town and track terminus.
country cottages. (08) 9846 4228 or freecall 1800 624 228. nanarup road lower kalgan. postal address: rmb 8622 nanarup road lower kalgan wa 6330. 6 selfcontained 2 and 3 bedroom cottages sleeping 6 - 8 people. fully equipped kitchen and wood fire. disabled facilities and pets welcome. pick-up and drop-off service available and car parking available. located 16 km from albany and the start of the bibbulmun track.
fresh organic vegetables (08) 98444132 sold from home. no.76 bayview drive, little grove, albany. 100m from track near the boardwalk.


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Wonder what the failing of a nonprofit board's duty of loyalty can look like?
One of the best examples I've seen is described in detail in the following Chicago Tribune story. And, as a refresher, the most common failing of the duty of loyalty is conflict of interest -- that is, when board members make decisions that take advantage of their position as a board member and result in personal material gain. If there's a case for failing their conflict of interest, this is it. For shame, for shame, for shame!!!
College of DuPage Trustee Dianne McGuire shows President Robert Breuder a newspaper clip before a special board meeting in January. McGuire has pushed for competitive bidding for college contracts.
Tribune: College of DuPage Foundation's board members have business ties to the school worth $200 million.
Who are top donors to College of DuPage? The official fundraisers who also billed it for $200M in business.
Officials at the College of DuPage have a long list of items to turn over to federal investigators by next week, including a trove of documents related to contracts with companies tied to board members for the school's fundraising foundation.
Here's what those records will show: Nearly half of the College of DuPage Foundation's 22 most recent board members are executives at companies doing business with the publicly funded school, and many of those companies have been awarded jobs without going through a competitive selection process, according to a Tribune investigation.
Those businesses have billed the college for nearly $200 million since July 2010 — while also ranking among the foundation's most generous donors. The Tribune's investigation, examining many of the same documents now being sought by federal authorities, raises questions about the confluence of business dealings and fundraising at the state's largest community college.
The foundation contracts are the latest legal and public relations battle for the Glen Ellyn school, which was served with two grand jury subpoenas this week as part of a federal criminal investigation. Since January, the school has been under fire for giving its president one of the largest buyout packages in state history, lavish spending by top administrators and its lax financial oversight.
A review of board minutes, emails and an audio recording shows that some school trustees raised foundation-related concerns more than a year ago. But President Robert Breuder repeatedly resisted calls for a more open contracting policy.
"I thought here in Illinois especially, even the appearance of pay-to-play or conflict of interest is dangerous," college Trustee Dianne McGuire said in an audio recording of a December 2013 board meeting.
McGuire, the board's liaison to the foundation, pushed for a more competitive selection process and suggested at that meeting that, based on an earlier conversation with Breuder, he agreed.
He didn't, the recording shows.
"I never weighed in," said Breuder, now also a target of the federal investigation. "I didn't go either way. I just sat there."
"I have to assume that at some point you saw there was some validity to what I was saying," McGuire replied.
"No," Breuder answered firmly. "It was an easy way to satisfy an interest that you had."
It's now an interest shared by federal prosecutors. The college has been ordered to provide documents showing all payments, reimbursements, contracts or loans between the college and foundation board members and their businesses, according to grand jury subpoenas obtained by the Tribune. The subpoenas also ask for documentation of any bids the companies submitted, their professional qualifications, and any efforts made to ensure the work was competitively awarded.
Including two members who resigned from the board this month, 10 of the foundation's 22 board members do business with the school, according to documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act. Of those 10, nine have received non-competitive deals for a variety of business, including construction management, legal representation and political lobbying, the records show.
Nothing more than pay to play the Chicago way.
The businesses, meanwhile, all have donated generously over the years to the college's foundation. In fiscal year 2014, each company — or the foundation board member employed by the company — gave at least $5,000, putting them in the President's Circle, the highest level of annual giving, according to the foundation's annual report. Three companies are also part of the Presidential Society, an honor bestowed upon those who have given $100,000 or more over a lifetime.
College and foundation officials met with the Tribune on Monday, before the revelation of the federal investigation. In a lengthy interview, they defended the relationships because in all but one case, they said, the contracts were awarded before the company employees joined the board. The foundation-connected vendors all joined the board between 2010 and 2014.
Records show, however, companies tied to at least seven board members received contract renewals, extensions or increases, or new business, after their executives joined the board.
Many of the jobs did not have to be competitively bid because they involve professional services, one of the few exemptions under the state's procurement laws, or because the college already had a "satisfactory relationship" with the company, according to the officials.
"These people were contracted long before and became good friends of the college because they became involved in the mission. They are community and business leaders," said Catherine Brod, the foundation's executive director.
Still, critics have said there is at least an appearance of impropriety.
"All of the transactions are completely legal if conducted at arm's length, but the pattern is troubling," said Adam Andrzejewski, founder of the watchdog group For the Good of Illinois and an outspoken critic of the college's spending.
The nonprofit foundation serves as the college's fundraising arm, and while it is legally separate from the college, the school pays foundation employees' salaries and provides them office space. Foundation board members don't get paid.
According to the foundation's annual report, it gave away over $452,000 in scholarship money to more than 600 students last school year. It also awarded more than $130,000 to support faculty and staff projects.
"The people who are on our board are really very involved with their time. They are passionate about the college," said foundation board President Susan Lang Berry.
Board members are asked to donate at least $1,000 a year and make the foundation one of their top three charities, Berry said.
Community colleges nationwide have rules regarding vendor agreements between the schools and foundation board members, from policies prohibiting them to using conflict-of-interest statements to make the business dealings transparent. The College of DuPage Foundation's conflict of interest policy does not address board members' business dealings with the college, but cautions "most conflicts fall into a gray area where ethics and public perception are more relevant than statutes or precedents."
"Loss of public confidence and a damaged reputation are the most likely results of poorly managed conflict of interest," the policy adds.
Taken together, foundation-connected companies have billed the school for nearly $200 million in the past five years, records show. The companies include two construction firms, Chicago-based Power Construction Co. and Minnesota-based Mortenson Construction Co.; two local law firms, Robbins Schwartz and Fuchs & Roselli; lobbyist Scott Marquardt; architectural firm Wight & Co.; project management firm CCS International; and signage company Herricane Graphics.
U.S. Bank, which has a representative on the board, pays $1,500 a month to operate the only bank branch on campus, a noncompetitive deal approved by trustees in October 2012. The bank's Chicago market president, Marsha Cruzan, has served on the school's foundation since July 2010.
St. Charles-based Bison Gear & Engineering also has done a small amount of business with the college, selling $7,550 worth of equipment in the past year. A foundation official said Bison Chairman Ronald Bullock — a foundation member who donated $275,000 for student scholarships last year — would not have been aware of such a minor transaction at his company.
The companies and their foundation-connected representatives either did not return calls seeking comment or deferred most questions to the college.
Amid the Tribune's reporting, college attorneys Kenneth Florey, of Robbins Schwartz, and Steven Ruffalo, of Fuchs & Roselli, stepped down from the foundation board, citing personal and business reasons. Payments to their firms are included in the Tribune's analysis because they were sitting board members until earlier this month.
The college declined to provide contracts signed before July 2010 and didn't release any records until a Tribune attorney intervened. Officials also would not provide records showing proposals from those companies, though the officials contend all went through a competitive process before their first deal with the school. The vast majority of the payments were for construction work as the college has built or significantly renovated a number of buildings since Breuder became president in 2009.
A review of more than 900 pages of invoices, contracts and board minutes shows that the college has paid more than $192 million in the past five years to Mortenson Construction and Power Construction. The two companies have spearheaded projects funded by a successful referendum in fall 2010, when voters approved a $168 million measure to expand the campus' homeland security education center and renovate other buildings.
College officials say the $192 million figure is misleading because it includes payments that passed through the construction companies to other contractors. They also said the amount includes both construction management fees — which were not competitively awarded — as well as construction work for which the companies submitted bids.
School officials declined a Tribune request to provide an itemized accounting of the payments made to Mortenson and Power. Both companies deferred questions to the college, which argued that no quid pro quo existed because neither firm had a seat on the foundation board until last year.
Though the foundation does not provide detailed information about contributions, records show the foundation-connected construction companies are among the largest lifetime donors to the group. Both Mortenson and Power have donated at least $50,000 each over the years, according to the organization's annual report. Mortenson — which served as construction manager for the McAninch Arts Center renovations — also donated $50,000 last year to be the "platinum sponsor" of the building's re-opening celebration.
The firms also have contributed financially in other ways.
In 2010, the two contributed to a political action committee started by college administrators to help promote the building referendum. Mortenson gave $5,000, and Power employees contributed $10,000 of the $65,000 raised in total, according to state campaign records.
Eight months after the referendum's passage, school trustees awarded both companies construction management contracts.
"You have this culture of pinstripe patronage," said Chicago attorney Mark Stern, who raised questions about the political action committee during the referendum campaign. "People are contributing money to the people making the decisions."
There have been signs that trustees and law enforcement officials have begun to recognize potential problems with the procurement system. Before the federal investigation, DuPage County prosecutors began looking into no-bid contracts awarded to Herricane owner Carla Burkhart, who joined the foundation board in June 2012.
The Tribune recently reported that Burkhart has billed more than $630,000 to design and install signs for the school over the past four years without submitting a single competitive bid, including a new project awarded in 2014. Much of the work was made possible through a contract that references her experience as an architect, though she is not one.
McGuire — who is spearheading a board review of foundation-connected contracts — said in the interview Monday that she now feels comfortable with the existing deals after the college recently compiled statistics showing the fees were within industry standards. She also applauded a recent decision to bid an architectural contract for a new Naperville facility.
A new vendor won that job.
She said she intends to recommend that the college seek proposals from several companies before agreeing to professional service contracts in the future.
"I don't want to make it a mandatory process," she said. "I think we want to leave some flexibility in place, but definitely encourage that."
Although McGuire had been rebuffed by Breuder in December 2013, emails last fall show she continued to push for an open and competitive contracting process.
"If a foundation board member is also a vendor of the college, then the board of trustees must be assured that any contracts they receive must be shown to be competitive with other similar service providers," she wrote in an October 2014 email to Breuder. "(O)therwise, it has the appearance of pay to play ... we must be able to defend that contract if questioned."
Breuder replied that the college had no legal obligation to bid contracts awarded to foundation members.
When McGuire asked what harm could be done by a competitive process, Breuder ended the discussion.
"I am comfortable where we are," he wrote. "That said, we can always look at another step at times. We will rely on our good judgment."
Two months later — at McGuire's urging — the college board approved a new competitive contract for lobbying services. Foundation member Scott Marquardt had handled the college's lobbying efforts since 2010, and had joined the foundation board in July 2012.
The college had been paying him $5,000 per month under several non-competitive contracts.
But, when it came time to renew the deal last year, the school solicited proposals from 33 lobbying firms.
In the end, Marquardt submitted the only proposal, but he lowered his price to $4,500 a month — saving the college $6,000 a year.
Tribune reporter Christy Gutowski contributed.

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wonder what the failing of a nonprofit board's duty of loyalty can look like?
one of the best examples i've seen is described in detail in the following chicago tribune story. and, as a refresher, the most common failing of the duty of loyalty is conflict of interest -- that is, when board members make decisions that take advantage of their position as a board member and result in personal material gain. if there's a case for failing their conflict of interest, this is it. for shame, for shame, for shame!!!
college of dupage trustee dianne mcguire shows president robert breuder a newspaper clip before a special board meeting in january. mcguire has pushed for competitive bidding for college contracts.
tribune: college of dupage foundation's board members have business ties to the school worth $200 million.
who are top donors to college of dupage? the official fundraisers who also billed it for $200m in business.
officials at the college of dupage have a long list of items to turn over to federal investigators by next week, including a trove of documents related to contracts with companies tied to board members for the school's fundraising foundation.
here's what those records will show: nearly half of the college of dupage foundation's 22 most recent board members are executives at companies doing business with the publicly funded school, and many of those companies have been awarded jobs without going through a competitive selection process, according to a tribune investigation.
those businesses have billed the college for nearly $200 million since july 2010 — while also ranking among the foundation's most generous donors. the tribune's investigation, examining many of the same documents now being sought by federal authorities, raises questions about the confluence of business dealings and fundraising at the state's largest community college.
the foundation contracts are the latest legal and public relations battle for the glen ellyn school, which was served with two grand jury subpoenas this week as part of a federal criminal investigation. since january, the school has been under fire for giving its president one of the largest buyout packages in state history, lavish spending by top administrators and its lax financial oversight.
a review of board minutes, emails and an audio recording shows that some school trustees raised foundation-related concerns more than a year ago. but president robert breuder repeatedly resisted calls for a more open contracting policy.
"i thought here in illinois especially, even the appearance of pay-to-play or conflict of interest is dangerous," college trustee dianne mcguire said in an audio recording of a december 2013 board meeting.
mcguire, the board's liaison to the foundation, pushed for a more competitive selection process and suggested at that meeting that, based on an earlier conversation with breuder, he agreed.
he didn't, the recording shows.
"i never weighed in," said breuder, now also a target of the federal investigation. "i didn't go either way. i just sat there."
"i have to assume that at some point you saw there was some validity to what i was saying," mcguire replied.
"no," breuder answered firmly. "it was an easy way to satisfy an interest that you had."
it's now an interest shared by federal prosecutors. the college has been ordered to provide documents showing all payments, reimbursements, contracts or loans between the college and foundation board members and their businesses, according to grand jury subpoenas obtained by the tribune. the subpoenas also ask for documentation of any bids the companies submitted, their professional qualifications, and any efforts made to ensure the work was competitively awarded.
including two members who resigned from the board this month, 10 of the foundation's 22 board members do business with the school, according to documents obtained under the freedom of information act. of those 10, nine have received non-competitive deals for a variety of business, including construction management, legal representation and political lobbying, the records show.
nothing more than pay to play the chicago way.
the businesses, meanwhile, all have donated generously over the years to the college's foundation. in fiscal year 2014, each company — or the foundation board member employed by the company — gave at least $5,000, putting them in the president's circle, the highest level of annual giving, according to the foundation's annual report. three companies are also part of the presidential society, an honor bestowed upon those who have given $100,000 or more over a lifetime.
college and foundation officials met with the tribune on monday, before the revelation of the federal investigation. in a lengthy interview, they defended the relationships because in all but one case, they said, the contracts were awarded before the company employees joined the board. the foundation-connected vendors all joined the board between 2010 and 2014.
records show, however, companies tied to at least seven board members received contract renewals, extensions or increases, or new business, after their executives joined the board.
many of the jobs did not have to be competitively bid because they involve professional services, one of the few exemptions under the state's procurement laws, or because the college already had a "satisfactory relationship" with the company, according to the officials.
"these people were contracted long before and became good friends of the college because they became involved in the mission. they are community and business leaders," said catherine brod, the foundation's executive director.
still, critics have said there is at least an appearance of impropriety.
"all of the transactions are completely legal if conducted at arm's length, but the pattern is troubling," said adam andrzejewski, founder of the watchdog group for the good of illinois and an outspoken critic of the college's spending.
the nonprofit foundation serves as the college's fundraising arm, and while it is legally separate from the college, the school pays foundation employees' salaries and provides them office space. foundation board members don't get paid.
according to the foundation's annual report, it gave away over $452,000 in scholarship money to more than 600 students last school year. it also awarded more than $130,000 to support faculty and staff projects.
"the people who are on our board are really very involved with their time. they are passionate about the college," said foundation board president susan lang berry.
board members are asked to donate at least $1,000 a year and make the foundation one of their top three charities, berry said.
community colleges nationwide have rules regarding vendor agreements between the schools and foundation board members, from policies prohibiting them to using conflict-of-interest statements to make the business dealings transparent. the college of dupage foundation's conflict of interest policy does not address board members' business dealings with the college, but cautions "most conflicts fall into a gray area where ethics and public perception are more relevant than statutes or precedents."
"loss of public confidence and a damaged reputation are the most likely results of poorly managed conflict of interest," the policy adds.
taken together, foundation-connected companies have billed the school for nearly $200 million in the past five years, records show. the companies include two construction firms, chicago-based power construction co. and minnesota-based mortenson construction co.; two local law firms, robbins schwartz and fuchs & roselli; lobbyist scott marquardt; architectural firm wight & co.; project management firm ccs international; and signage company herricane graphics.
u.s. bank, which has a representative on the board, pays $1,500 a month to operate the only bank branch on campus, a noncompetitive deal approved by trustees in october 2012. the bank's chicago market president, marsha cruzan, has served on the school's foundation since july 2010.
st. charles-based bison gear & engineering also has done a small amount of business with the college, selling $7,550 worth of equipment in the past year. a foundation official said bison chairman ronald bullock — a foundation member who donated $275,000 for student scholarships last year — would not have been aware of such a minor transaction at his company.
the companies and their foundation-connected representatives either did not return calls seeking comment or deferred most questions to the college.
amid the tribune's reporting, college attorneys kenneth florey, of robbins schwartz, and steven ruffalo, of fuchs & roselli, stepped down from the foundation board, citing personal and business reasons. payments to their firms are included in the tribune's analysis because they were sitting board members until earlier this month.
the college declined to provide contracts signed before july 2010 and didn't release any records until a tribune attorney intervened. officials also would not provide records showing proposals from those companies, though the officials contend all went through a competitive process before their first deal with the school. the vast majority of the payments were for construction work as the college has built or significantly renovated a number of buildings since breuder became president in 2009.
a review of more than 900 pages of invoices, contracts and board minutes shows that the college has paid more than $192 million in the past five years to mortenson construction and power construction. the two companies have spearheaded projects funded by a successful referendum in fall 2010, when voters approved a $168 million measure to expand the campus' homeland security education center and renovate other buildings.
college officials say the $192 million figure is misleading because it includes payments that passed through the construction companies to other contractors. they also said the amount includes both construction management fees — which were not competitively awarded — as well as construction work for which the companies submitted bids.
school officials declined a tribune request to provide an itemized accounting of the payments made to mortenson and power. both companies deferred questions to the college, which argued that no quid pro quo existed because neither firm had a seat on the foundation board until last year.
though the foundation does not provide detailed information about contributions, records show the foundation-connected construction companies are among the largest lifetime donors to the group. both mortenson and power have donated at least $50,000 each over the years, according to the organization's annual report. mortenson — which served as construction manager for the mcaninch arts center renovations — also donated $50,000 last year to be the "platinum sponsor" of the building's re-opening celebration.
the firms also have contributed financially in other ways.
in 2010, the two contributed to a political action committee started by college administrators to help promote the building referendum. mortenson gave $5,000, and power employees contributed $10,000 of the $65,000 raised in total, according to state campaign records.
eight months after the referendum's passage, school trustees awarded both companies construction management contracts.
"you have this culture of pinstripe patronage," said chicago attorney mark stern, who raised questions about the political action committee during the referendum campaign. "people are contributing money to the people making the decisions."
there have been signs that trustees and law enforcement officials have begun to recognize potential problems with the procurement system. before the federal investigation, dupage county prosecutors began looking into no-bid contracts awarded to herricane owner carla burkhart, who joined the foundation board in june 2012.
the tribune recently reported that burkhart has billed more than $630,000 to design and install signs for the school over the past four years without submitting a single competitive bid, including a new project awarded in 2014. much of the work was made possible through a contract that references her experience as an architect, though she is not one.
mcguire — who is spearheading a board review of foundation-connected contracts — said in the interview monday that she now feels comfortable with the existing deals after the college recently compiled statistics showing the fees were within industry standards. she also applauded a recent decision to bid an architectural contract for a new naperville facility.
a new vendor won that job.
she said she intends to recommend that the college seek proposals from several companies before agreeing to professional service contracts in the future.
"i don't want to make it a mandatory process," she said. "i think we want to leave some flexibility in place, but definitely encourage that."
although mcguire had been rebuffed by breuder in december 2013, emails last fall show she continued to push for an open and competitive contracting process.
"if a foundation board member is also a vendor of the college, then the board of trustees must be assured that any contracts they receive must be shown to be competitive with other similar service providers," she wrote in an october 2014 email to breuder. "(o)therwise, it has the appearance of pay to play ... we must be able to defend that contract if questioned."
breuder replied that the college had no legal obligation to bid contracts awarded to foundation members.
when mcguire asked what harm could be done by a competitive process, breuder ended the discussion.
"i am comfortable where we are," he wrote. "that said, we can always look at another step at times. we will rely on our good judgment."
two months later — at mcguire's urging — the college board approved a new competitive contract for lobbying services. foundation member scott marquardt had handled the college's lobbying efforts since 2010, and had joined the foundation board in july 2012.
the college had been paying him $5,000 per month under several non-competitive contracts.
but, when it came time to renew the deal last year, the school solicited proposals from 33 lobbying firms.
in the end, marquardt submitted the only proposal, but he lowered his price to $4,500 a month — saving the college $6,000 a year.
tribune reporter christy gutowski contributed.


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This is a fast, easy, and oh so yummy way to make crispy bun homemade pizza, or even have a pizza party for family and friends, where everyone can make a one of their own wishes and taste.
You can make all alike, or you can have several different kinds of topping ready, and let the imagination set the guidelines. It is great for a lunch, dinner, midnight or any time snack. I think the only meal I haven't made these for, is breakfast. But now that it's mentioned, why not!
Set the fajitas on a cookie sheet.
Serve with garlic sauce on the side if you so desire.

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this is a fast, easy, and oh so yummy way to make crispy bun homemade pizza, or even have a pizza party for family and friends, where everyone can make a one of their own wishes and taste.
you can make all alike, or you can have several different kinds of topping ready, and let the imagination set the guidelines. it is great for a lunch, dinner, midnight or any time snack. i think the only meal i haven't made these for, is breakfast. but now that it's mentioned, why not!
set the fajitas on a cookie sheet.
serve with garlic sauce on the side if you so desire.


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A large, brand-new movie studio in Palm Beach County already has a potential box-office hit.
Twentieth Century Fox will film interior scenes for Speed II, sequel to the popular 1994 action movie, in the 20,000-square-foot sound stage at Palm Beach Ocean Studios in West Palm Beach, the studio's chief executive said on Thursday.
"I said when we opened in April we'd be lucky to get something in here by September," said Thorpe Shuttleworth, president and developer of the 42,000-square-foot studio at the Vista Center on Okeechobee Boulevard, west of Florida's Turnpike.
"And now we've got a high-budget action-adventure feature. Yes, that's a coup," he said.
Speed II will star Sandra Bullock, making a return appearance in the sequel, and Jason Patric, who is taking over the role played by Keanu Reeves in the original, according to Variety, the movie industry's trade publication.
Speed II will help get the studio's name out among film producers, said Chuck Eldred, executive director of the county's Film and Television Commission.
Eldred pushed for the county to give Shuttleworth $208,000 in job growth incentives.
"This is exactly what we needed to attract this kind of attention here," Eldred said.
And the studio is benefiting from the increased attention being paid to South Florida by Hollywood producers after recent films such as The Birdcage and Striptease, Shuttleworth said.
The film's producers will hire extra cast members in Florida, and other technical support workers may be hired locally as well.
Film industry publications estimate the cost of making Speed II at $40 million to $70 million.
The movie's producers toured the studio in April and have been working there since Monday. Sets are under construction in preparation for filming later this year.

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a large, brand-new movie studio in palm beach county already has a potential box-office hit.
twentieth century fox will film interior scenes for speed ii, sequel to the popular 1994 action movie, in the 20,000-square-foot sound stage at palm beach ocean studios in west palm beach, the studio's chief executive said on thursday.
"i said when we opened in april we'd be lucky to get something in here by september," said thorpe shuttleworth, president and developer of the 42,000-square-foot studio at the vista center on okeechobee boulevard, west of florida's turnpike.
"and now we've got a high-budget action-adventure feature. yes, that's a coup," he said.
speed ii will star sandra bullock, making a return appearance in the sequel, and jason patric, who is taking over the role played by keanu reeves in the original, according to variety, the movie industry's trade publication.
speed ii will help get the studio's name out among film producers, said chuck eldred, executive director of the county's film and television commission.
eldred pushed for the county to give shuttleworth $208,000 in job growth incentives.
"this is exactly what we needed to attract this kind of attention here," eldred said.
and the studio is benefiting from the increased attention being paid to south florida by hollywood producers after recent films such as the birdcage and striptease, shuttleworth said.
the film's producers will hire extra cast members in florida, and other technical support workers may be hired locally as well.
film industry publications estimate the cost of making speed ii at $40 million to $70 million.
the movie's producers toured the studio in april and have been working there since monday. sets are under construction in preparation for filming later this year.


text: All photographic prints are available in three sizes: 8.5 x 11, 13 x 19, 24 x 36. All images are unframed, archival, signed, dated and captioned. In addition to the prints below, all photographs from the book are available for purchase.

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There is a great diversity of inequalities in our world.
But let's focus on inequalities among states at this international global level.
among states which are less or more powerful.
social inequalities, natural inequalities and so on.
These inequalities can be considered trough the concept of human security.
cultural security, economic security, individual security.
And these securities are more or less achieved.
Let's give the priority to the food security, why?
causing also political, social and economic instability.
which are also working for the other insecurities.
About food security, let's first forget some commonplaces.
is able to feed these 7 billion of people which are composing humanity.
But it does it badly and this is the problem, it can, but it does it badly.
multiplied by 2.4 in 40 years.
That is probably something really efficient.
900 million starving people in the world.
however, the global population is increasing.
That is apparently the evidence that the situation has improved.
In proportion, starvation is fortunately decreasing.
by now currently 6,000,000 people die of starvation per year.
with very severe nutritive deficiencies.
And last point, starvation changes, formerly it was rural.
Now it's more and more urban.
that starvation in rural societies didn't have.
And starvation is more and more centered on one continent.
That's to say, on Africa.
three remarks, very important remarks, to make.
First of all, starvation, hunger, are economic problems.
That's to say the main factor of starvation is to be found in poverty.
70%, 90% of the family budget for food.
If the price of food is increasing they have just to reduce their own consumption.
but it's also as my second point, a poverty problem.
to the misconception of global public policies.
But it's also a systematic problem.
in the ways of consuming in northern, developed countries.
Let's now focus on these factors of hunger in our present world.
why our global world is not working well.
The first one is, as I mentioned, overconsumption in northern countries.
That's to say inequality ladies and gentlemen.
In his life, a Frenchman like me, will eat seven [INAUDIBLE].
9 sheep, 60 rabbits, 1,300 chickens.
in our developed countries which is taken away from the southern consumption.
area of farmland multiplied by 1.6.
China needs Its own farmland multiplied by 2.5.
multiplied by 7.1 and US by 1.9.
That explains this process of land grabbing.
vital parts of their own agricultural resources.
agriculture in thousand and developing countries.
developing countries than for developed countries.
It creates new areas of farmland in Canada or in Russia.
as you know, one of the main factors of starvation in this part of the world.
a regression of farmlands in developing countries.
which is pushing away farmlands out of the main places of urbanization.
which take every year about 100 million tons of cereals.
market is marginalizing small producers.
the main factor of development and of reducing starvation.
Seventh factor, maybe the more critical, is speculation.
20% within two weeks in 2007.
we can imagine the consequences of this.
But the problem with that is the price is decreasing, the risk is the same.
That's to say, in this case, small producers are ruined.
aggravation of, and worsening, of this situation.
Solutions are very difficult to find.
But however, however, some countries could do the job.
policy, which was defined by the president Lula Da Silva.
food purchase to people in condition to send their children to school.
And this program could cut the number of starving people by 20 million.
there is a possible willingness to do that.

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there is a great diversity of inequalities in our world.
but let's focus on inequalities among states at this international global level.
among states which are less or more powerful.
social inequalities, natural inequalities and so on.
these inequalities can be considered trough the concept of human security.
cultural security, economic security, individual security.
and these securities are more or less achieved.
let's give the priority to the food security, why?
causing also political, social and economic instability.
which are also working for the other insecurities.
about food security, let's first forget some commonplaces.
is able to feed these 7 billion of people which are composing humanity.
but it does it badly and this is the problem, it can, but it does it badly.
multiplied by 2.4 in 40 years.
that is probably something really efficient.
900 million starving people in the world.
however, the global population is increasing.
that is apparently the evidence that the situation has improved.
in proportion, starvation is fortunately decreasing.
by now currently 6,000,000 people die of starvation per year.
with very severe nutritive deficiencies.
and last point, starvation changes, formerly it was rural.
now it's more and more urban.
that starvation in rural societies didn't have.
and starvation is more and more centered on one continent.
that's to say, on africa.
three remarks, very important remarks, to make.
first of all, starvation, hunger, are economic problems.
that's to say the main factor of starvation is to be found in poverty.
70%, 90% of the family budget for food.
if the price of food is increasing they have just to reduce their own consumption.
but it's also as my second point, a poverty problem.
to the misconception of global public policies.
but it's also a systematic problem.
in the ways of consuming in northern, developed countries.
let's now focus on these factors of hunger in our present world.
why our global world is not working well.
the first one is, as i mentioned, overconsumption in northern countries.
that's to say inequality ladies and gentlemen.
in his life, a frenchman like me, will eat seven [inaudible].
9 sheep, 60 rabbits, 1,300 chickens.
in our developed countries which is taken away from the southern consumption.
area of farmland multiplied by 1.6.
china needs its own farmland multiplied by 2.5.
multiplied by 7.1 and us by 1.9.
that explains this process of land grabbing.
vital parts of their own agricultural resources.
agriculture in thousand and developing countries.
developing countries than for developed countries.
it creates new areas of farmland in canada or in russia.
as you know, one of the main factors of starvation in this part of the world.
a regression of farmlands in developing countries.
which is pushing away farmlands out of the main places of urbanization.
which take every year about 100 million tons of cereals.
market is marginalizing small producers.
the main factor of development and of reducing starvation.
seventh factor, maybe the more critical, is speculation.
20% within two weeks in 2007.
we can imagine the consequences of this.
but the problem with that is the price is decreasing, the risk is the same.
that's to say, in this case, small producers are ruined.
aggravation of, and worsening, of this situation.
solutions are very difficult to find.
but however, however, some countries could do the job.
policy, which was defined by the president lula da silva.
food purchase to people in condition to send their children to school.
and this program could cut the number of starving people by 20 million.
there is a possible willingness to do that.


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The National Security & Resilience Conference, hosted by the National Security & Resilience Consortium (NS&RC), for government departments, corporations and industry, enable you identify the future threats to your organisation and help you strategise and plan for your business security and resilience.
Services: The DBS NSV’s task is to carry out national security checks, through a process called "National Security vetting". This Government department vets people in the Armed Forces, MOD civil service, defence contractors, and certain other government departments and private organisations that operate in secured facilities or handle secure information.
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the national security & resilience conference, hosted by the national security & resilience consortium (ns&rc), for government departments, corporations and industry, enable you identify the future threats to your organisation and help you strategise and plan for your business security and resilience.
services: the dbs nsv’s task is to carry out national security checks, through a process called "national security vetting". this government department vets people in the armed forces, mod civil service, defence contractors, and certain other government departments and private organisations that operate in secured facilities or handle secure information.
services: we can provide peace of mind in your hiring decisions and aftercare reviews. as one of the authorised suppliers of specialist vetting services to government, we've fifty years of vetting expertise.
services: provides a map of the uk it job market, identifying the level of demand for particular it skills with a guide to the average salary and contractor rates offered.


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With sweeping views of the sea the pool and the city the Nostos Apartments Oia offers airconditioned apartments with free WiFi access. This apartment complex is conveniently situated in the city centre.
The Nostos Apartments Oia provides a range of facilities and services to make your stay both comfortable and memorable. Facilities at the apartment complex include a concierge luggage storage and an outdoor pool. Travel arrangements can be made at the apartment complexs tour desk.
Apartments at the Nostos Apartments Oia have a TV a safe and cable satellite channels. They include a coffee maker an iron and a refrigerator.
The Nostos Apartments Oia has its own onsite restaurant perfect for those who wish to dine in. After a day of sightseeing guests can enjoy a drink in the apartment complexs bar. The apartment complex also serves a daily breakfast.
The area around the Nostos Apartments Oia has a lot of popular cafes and restaurants. Naval Museum of Oia is less than a 20minute walk from the apartment complex.
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вам нужна помощь? позвоните : +90.5301512091 или напишите нам 24/7.
with sweeping views of the sea the pool and the city the nostos apartments oia offers airconditioned apartments with free wifi access. this apartment complex is conveniently situated in the city centre.
the nostos apartments oia provides a range of facilities and services to make your stay both comfortable and memorable. facilities at the apartment complex include a concierge luggage storage and an outdoor pool. travel arrangements can be made at the apartment complexs tour desk.
apartments at the nostos apartments oia have a tv a safe and cable satellite channels. they include a coffee maker an iron and a refrigerator.
the nostos apartments oia has its own onsite restaurant perfect for those who wish to dine in. after a day of sightseeing guests can enjoy a drink in the apartment complexs bar. the apartment complex also serves a daily breakfast.
the area around the nostos apartments oia has a lot of popular cafes and restaurants. naval museum of oia is less than a 20minute walk from the apartment complex.
проверьте наличие номеров, цены и предложений "nostos apartments"


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Do you like trying new types of gardening methods to see how they work? Some people like to grow a variety of crops in containers or on a mound. An ingenious way to grow plants that you may want to try is straw bale gardening.
A couple of bales of straw are all you really need to get started with straw bale gardening. The best part is the bales of straw will become a raised garden bed in your backyard. There are many good reasons why you may want to try doing this on your homestead. You do not need to till any land or prepare soil.
The interior of your straw bales will break down just like compost over time. This means that you have a terrific way to use straw bale gardening to grow all types of plants. Just make sure to water regularly and wait for a bumper crop to develop.

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do you like trying new types of gardening methods to see how they work? some people like to grow a variety of crops in containers or on a mound. an ingenious way to grow plants that you may want to try is straw bale gardening.
a couple of bales of straw are all you really need to get started with straw bale gardening. the best part is the bales of straw will become a raised garden bed in your backyard. there are many good reasons why you may want to try doing this on your homestead. you do not need to till any land or prepare soil.
the interior of your straw bales will break down just like compost over time. this means that you have a terrific way to use straw bale gardening to grow all types of plants. just make sure to water regularly and wait for a bumper crop to develop.


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We're proud to design and build workspaces, where people thrive and business grows.
Absolutely every office space we create is designed to be loved by our clients who embrace innovative workspace living.
We believe we stand out from the competition because we care.
We live to undertake creative design and build projects which we can all be proud of.
We’re a highly experienced team who are focused on delivering exceptional client service. Our team is trustworthy, dynamic, youthful in mind-set and fun to be around.
We produce a project diary for all of our sites so everyone can keep up to date on all aspects of construction from start to finish. Click ‘View Diaries’ to see which projects we currently working on and have recently completed.
We’ve been designing and building offices for our clients since 2008. Family run, we’re experienced and extremely well resourced. We believe that everyone deserves a great environment to work in.
As well as designing and building amazing workspaces, we get up to a whole heap of things – want to get to know us better? Then click through to our news to see what the team get up to in and out of the office.

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we're proud to design and build workspaces, where people thrive and business grows.
absolutely every office space we create is designed to be loved by our clients who embrace innovative workspace living.
we believe we stand out from the competition because we care.
we live to undertake creative design and build projects which we can all be proud of.
we’re a highly experienced team who are focused on delivering exceptional client service. our team is trustworthy, dynamic, youthful in mind-set and fun to be around.
we produce a project diary for all of our sites so everyone can keep up to date on all aspects of construction from start to finish. click ‘view diaries’ to see which projects we currently working on and have recently completed.
we’ve been designing and building offices for our clients since 2008. family run, we’re experienced and extremely well resourced. we believe that everyone deserves a great environment to work in.
as well as designing and building amazing workspaces, we get up to a whole heap of things – want to get to know us better? then click through to our news to see what the team get up to in and out of the office.


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In this Sept. 1, 2014 photo released by the U.S. Geological Survey, fluid lava streams from the June 27 lava flow from the Kilauea volcano in Pahoa, Hawaii. The June 27 lava flow is named for the date it began erupting from a new vent. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory issued a warning Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014 to a rural community in the path of a lava flow on Hawaii's Big Island, as the molten rock moved to within a mile of homes. Observatory scientists said lava from the Kilauea volcano could reach the Kaohe Homesteads in five to seven days if it continues advancing through cracks in the earth.
PAHOA, Hawaii — Lava from one of the world's most active volcanos has been advancing at a slower pace the past few days and is now moving parallel to a sparsely populated subdivision on Hawaii's Big Island.
Lava from Kilauea volcano was still at least a mile from any homes in Kaohe Homesteads, Hawaii County Civil Defense Director Darryl Oliveira said.
Oliveira took a helicopter flight over the area Monday and saw the lava had crept about 150 yards from the previous day. It's moving north for now but could still stop or change directions.
"It's been doing that for the last several days," he said of its northern pull. Prior to Friday, it was going northeast toward the subdivision.
The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory has warned the lava could reach the subdivision in a matter of days.
Oliveira said he didn't anticipate issuing an evacuation order Monday. But residents should be prepared because it's difficult to predict the lava's movement. It was also raining over the flow site, he noted, which meant there wasn't a wildfire threat.
"That's good for today," he said. "But it doesn't get us out of any potential threat down the road. It just means it's going to be a very slow process."
The lava warning has created an "edgy" mood in Puna, the rural region on the southeast side of the Big Island that is at risk from the lava, said Bill Parecki, a real estate agent who has lived in the area for 42 years. The area is still recovering from the damage from a tropical storm about a month ago.
"Everybody's a little concerned," he said. "Everybody's a little worried. We just have to see where the lava goes. There's no control. It's Mother Nature."
A big concern is lava crossing roads and blocking Puna off from the rest of the island, or becoming "lava-locked," he said.
Business has been quiet since Tropical Storm Iselle made landfall over the region last month, said Mary Bicknell, owner of Big Island Book Buyers, a bookstore in downtown Pahoa.
"We're always watching it, but we're not usually threatened by it," she said of the lava.

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in this sept. 1, 2014 photo released by the u.s. geological survey, fluid lava streams from the june 27 lava flow from the kilauea volcano in pahoa, hawaii. the june 27 lava flow is named for the date it began erupting from a new vent. the hawaiian volcano observatory issued a warning thursday, sept. 4, 2014 to a rural community in the path of a lava flow on hawaii's big island, as the molten rock moved to within a mile of homes. observatory scientists said lava from the kilauea volcano could reach the kaohe homesteads in five to seven days if it continues advancing through cracks in the earth.
pahoa, hawaii — lava from one of the world's most active volcanos has been advancing at a slower pace the past few days and is now moving parallel to a sparsely populated subdivision on hawaii's big island.
lava from kilauea volcano was still at least a mile from any homes in kaohe homesteads, hawaii county civil defense director darryl oliveira said.
oliveira took a helicopter flight over the area monday and saw the lava had crept about 150 yards from the previous day. it's moving north for now but could still stop or change directions.
"it's been doing that for the last several days," he said of its northern pull. prior to friday, it was going northeast toward the subdivision.
the hawaiian volcano observatory has warned the lava could reach the subdivision in a matter of days.
oliveira said he didn't anticipate issuing an evacuation order monday. but residents should be prepared because it's difficult to predict the lava's movement. it was also raining over the flow site, he noted, which meant there wasn't a wildfire threat.
"that's good for today," he said. "but it doesn't get us out of any potential threat down the road. it just means it's going to be a very slow process."
the lava warning has created an "edgy" mood in puna, the rural region on the southeast side of the big island that is at risk from the lava, said bill parecki, a real estate agent who has lived in the area for 42 years. the area is still recovering from the damage from a tropical storm about a month ago.
"everybody's a little concerned," he said. "everybody's a little worried. we just have to see where the lava goes. there's no control. it's mother nature."
a big concern is lava crossing roads and blocking puna off from the rest of the island, or becoming "lava-locked," he said.
business has been quiet since tropical storm iselle made landfall over the region last month, said mary bicknell, owner of big island book buyers, a bookstore in downtown pahoa.
"we're always watching it, but we're not usually threatened by it," she said of the lava.


text: What about Ceasefire of the Empires? It's a charity drive for Save The Children and War Child. You see, the charities believes that the future is the children.

lowercased: what about ceasefire of the empires? it's a charity drive for save the children and war child. you see, the charities believes that the future is the children.


text: Beautifully maintained 2250 square foot, 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom family home in Pebble Hill. This home has had upgrades throughout the years, including a newer hot water tank, completely rebuilt sundeck, professionally built bookshelves in living room and family room, and even an updated kitchen and bathrooms. Situated on a 7728 square foot sunny west exposed lot, entertaining is made easy in this backyard with a beautiful swimming pool, sundeck and custom built in charcoal/wood barbecue. Perfect family home in quiet, private location close to Pebble Hill School.

lowercased: beautifully maintained 2250 square foot, 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom family home in pebble hill. this home has had upgrades throughout the years, including a newer hot water tank, completely rebuilt sundeck, professionally built bookshelves in living room and family room, and even an updated kitchen and bathrooms. situated on a 7728 square foot sunny west exposed lot, entertaining is made easy in this backyard with a beautiful swimming pool, sundeck and custom built in charcoal/wood barbecue. perfect family home in quiet, private location close to pebble hill school.


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How Is a Reference Bible Different From a Study Bible?
Written objectives for vocabulary lessons provide students with the desired outcomes in advance of each lesson plan or activity. This helps students focus on the key vocabulary skills and information you want them to learn from the lesson. Objectives also help you construct more complex lessons and activities based on a concise plan.
Learning objectives should be written in a concise manner. Begin each objective with a stem that places the student in the lesson or activity, such as "By the end of this lesson, the student will..." Next, include an active verb that the students will perform, such as "learn" or "understand." Finally, define the vocabulary objective that students are to grasp by the end of the lesson.
Include information that is specific to the vocabulary lesson or activity. If the lesson incorporates material from a reading assignment, reference information from the text in the learning objective so students can properly utilize their texts. For writing assignments and other activities, include specific vocabulary knowledge that students are expected to learn in each activity. Specific details create a clear definition of the lesson plan. This helps students focus and apply their studies.
Include new words that students will learn from the lesson, such as "preposition" or "predicate." Many students may not know these vocabulary words in advance. Including them in the lesson plan objective highlights these words for students so that they have a list of keywords to pay special attention to. This also gives students an easy way to look up unknown words that are not defined in the lesson plan so that they can understand the lesson or activity.
An example of a vocabulary learning objective dealing with a phonetics activity might be "In this activity, the student will learn and practice the proper pronunciation of 10 vocabulary words." For lectures and reading assignments, highlight the information students are to learn, as in this objective: "After this lesson, the student will understand the eight parts of speech and how they function." For worksheet activities, make the objective specific to the action to be completed, such as with this objective: "In this exercise, the student will circle the correct verb from the given choices to properly complete each sentence."
Eliot, Alexander. "Writing Objectives for Vocabulary Lessons." Synonym, https://classroom.synonym.com/writing-objectives-vocabulary-lessons-12102861.html. Accessed 18 April 2019.

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how is a reference bible different from a study bible?
written objectives for vocabulary lessons provide students with the desired outcomes in advance of each lesson plan or activity. this helps students focus on the key vocabulary skills and information you want them to learn from the lesson. objectives also help you construct more complex lessons and activities based on a concise plan.
learning objectives should be written in a concise manner. begin each objective with a stem that places the student in the lesson or activity, such as "by the end of this lesson, the student will..." next, include an active verb that the students will perform, such as "learn" or "understand." finally, define the vocabulary objective that students are to grasp by the end of the lesson.
include information that is specific to the vocabulary lesson or activity. if the lesson incorporates material from a reading assignment, reference information from the text in the learning objective so students can properly utilize their texts. for writing assignments and other activities, include specific vocabulary knowledge that students are expected to learn in each activity. specific details create a clear definition of the lesson plan. this helps students focus and apply their studies.
include new words that students will learn from the lesson, such as "preposition" or "predicate." many students may not know these vocabulary words in advance. including them in the lesson plan objective highlights these words for students so that they have a list of keywords to pay special attention to. this also gives students an easy way to look up unknown words that are not defined in the lesson plan so that they can understand the lesson or activity.
an example of a vocabulary learning objective dealing with a phonetics activity might be "in this activity, the student will learn and practice the proper pronunciation of 10 vocabulary words." for lectures and reading assignments, highlight the information students are to learn, as in this objective: "after this lesson, the student will understand the eight parts of speech and how they function." for worksheet activities, make the objective specific to the action to be completed, such as with this objective: "in this exercise, the student will circle the correct verb from the given choices to properly complete each sentence."
eliot, alexander. "writing objectives for vocabulary lessons." synonym, https://classroom.synonym.com/writing-objectives-vocabulary-lessons-12102861.html. accessed 18 april 2019.


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Buy your next sparkling new bike from RM Motors or refer the bike superstore to a friend and earn cash or discount that you can pass on to others or use as you please.
Get a full petrol refill before you wheel the bike from RM Motors. Enjoy your new bike and when you are ready for a new one after many years of memorable driving, we willingly accept your old bike and you can either accept cash or a discount on your swanky new bike.

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thinking of buying a motorbike? visit rm motors on bhagwati hospital road at navagaon in dahisar (west). all brands under one roof, low prices, good finance options and knowledgeable staff, they have it all.
buy your next sparkling new bike from rm motors or refer the bike superstore to a friend and earn cash or discount that you can pass on to others or use as you please.
get a full petrol refill before you wheel the bike from rm motors. enjoy your new bike and when you are ready for a new one after many years of memorable driving, we willingly accept your old bike and you can either accept cash or a discount on your swanky new bike.


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There’s no denying that turtlenecks fall under the category of trickier tops to wear. But when it comes to covering up, sometimes more layers mean more style. Throw away your misconception that this cold-weather staple is unflattering. It’s chic, clean & slimming. Paired with the right layers & accessories (or none at all), this versatile piece gets a check for “cool” in our book. Here’s how to style this timeless top.
Pair a classic knit turtleneck in a solid dark color like navy, black or grey with a contrasting pant in crisp white or cream. Don’t have white trousers or jeans? A pair of khaki chinos or even light-wash jeans will do the trick too.
Stylist Tip: Surprise, you can wear a necklace with a turtleneck. Try pairing long, delicate chains to create an interesting, elongated neckline.
An ultra-chic pairing: a turtleneck & blazer. Not only does the neckline peeking under the collar of your blazer give you instant street-style cred, but it adds dimension to your look. No accessories needed! Just throw on boyfriend jeans, booties & a crossbody satchel for a carefree yet polished look.
Stylist Tip: The key here is to wear a turtleneck in a fine, lightweight knit. That way, you can alternate between wearing it on its own (at a restaurant, per se) to layering it under jackets (once you step outside).
As we’ve stated, the turtleneck is effortlessly sleek. But, if you’re looking to up your style ante, take it tonal for an instantly office-approved outfit. For a twist, try navy. It’s less severe than black (although we love all-black everything), but it maintains the city-inspired look you’re going for.
Stylist Tip: Going all-over tonal? Try a pair of neutral heels. They will elongate your silhouette & keep your style simple & elegant.
Do you dare hop on this trend and wear a turtleneck? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!

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there’s no denying that turtlenecks fall under the category of trickier tops to wear. but when it comes to covering up, sometimes more layers mean more style. throw away your misconception that this cold-weather staple is unflattering. it’s chic, clean & slimming. paired with the right layers & accessories (or none at all), this versatile piece gets a check for “cool” in our book. here’s how to style this timeless top.
pair a classic knit turtleneck in a solid dark color like navy, black or grey with a contrasting pant in crisp white or cream. don’t have white trousers or jeans? a pair of khaki chinos or even light-wash jeans will do the trick too.
stylist tip: surprise, you can wear a necklace with a turtleneck. try pairing long, delicate chains to create an interesting, elongated neckline.
an ultra-chic pairing: a turtleneck & blazer. not only does the neckline peeking under the collar of your blazer give you instant street-style cred, but it adds dimension to your look. no accessories needed! just throw on boyfriend jeans, booties & a crossbody satchel for a carefree yet polished look.
stylist tip: the key here is to wear a turtleneck in a fine, lightweight knit. that way, you can alternate between wearing it on its own (at a restaurant, per se) to layering it under jackets (once you step outside).
as we’ve stated, the turtleneck is effortlessly sleek. but, if you’re looking to up your style ante, take it tonal for an instantly office-approved outfit. for a twist, try navy. it’s less severe than black (although we love all-black everything), but it maintains the city-inspired look you’re going for.
stylist tip: going all-over tonal? try a pair of neutral heels. they will elongate your silhouette & keep your style simple & elegant.
do you dare hop on this trend and wear a turtleneck? let us know your thoughts in the comments below!


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Bengaluru — Gold prices rose on Thursday as the growing expectation that the US Federal Reserve will pause its rate tightening cycle in 2019 and an impasse between US President Donald Trump and Democrats on funding for a border wall weighed on the dollar.
Spot gold was up 0.2% at $1,295.85/oz as of 4.36am GMT, hovering near Friday’s peak of $1,298.42 — a level last seen in mid-June.
US gold futures gained 0.4% to $1,297.2/oz.
Minutes from the Fed’s December 18-19 policy meeting showed that several policymakers said they could be patient about future interest rate hikes and a few did not support the central bank's rate increase that month.
“Gold is getting a bit of support out of a dovish Fed and institutional instability in the US,” said Kyle Rodda, a market analyst at IG, Australia.
“We have got the markets pricing in the possibility of a Fed rate cut rather than a hike in the year ahead,” Rodda said, adding that the Fed minutes gave the dollar a bit of a “kick down” and there were chances for gold prices to break the $1,300 level with the present sentiment.
The dollar index, which tracks the greenback against major currencies, hit its lowest level in nearly three months.
Gold prices are highly sensitive to declining interest rates, which decrease the opportunity cost of holding the nonyielding bullion while pressuring the dollar.
Meanwhile, Trump walked out of talks with Democratic congressional leaders on Wednesday over funding for a border wall with Mexico and reopening the government, saying the meeting in the White House was “a total waste of time”.
Asian equities took a breather after an extended rally, as markets awaited more news on US-China trade talks that have raised the hope of a deal to avert an all-out trade war between the economic giants.
China’s commerce ministry said on Thursday that trade talks between Washington and Beijing were progressing, but gave no details on the issues at stake.
“With the government shutdown still far from resolved and Chinese trade talks just partly concluded, we are not sure that the turbulence in the equity markets is over just yet,” INTL FCStone analyst Edward Meir said in a note.
Holdings in the world’s largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund (ETF), SPDR Gold Trust, rose 0.33% to 799.18 tons on Wednesday.
Among other precious metals, silver was flat at $15.75/oz.
Palladium fell 0.5% to $1,320.50/oz. It scaled a record high of $1,342.43 on Wednesday after a Chinese official said the government was contemplating policies to increase domestic buying of cars.
Platinum inched up 0.1% to $825.60.

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bengaluru — gold prices rose on thursday as the growing expectation that the us federal reserve will pause its rate tightening cycle in 2019 and an impasse between us president donald trump and democrats on funding for a border wall weighed on the dollar.
spot gold was up 0.2% at $1,295.85/oz as of 4.36am gmt, hovering near friday’s peak of $1,298.42 — a level last seen in mid-june.
us gold futures gained 0.4% to $1,297.2/oz.
minutes from the fed’s december 18-19 policy meeting showed that several policymakers said they could be patient about future interest rate hikes and a few did not support the central bank's rate increase that month.
“gold is getting a bit of support out of a dovish fed and institutional instability in the us,” said kyle rodda, a market analyst at ig, australia.
“we have got the markets pricing in the possibility of a fed rate cut rather than a hike in the year ahead,” rodda said, adding that the fed minutes gave the dollar a bit of a “kick down” and there were chances for gold prices to break the $1,300 level with the present sentiment.
the dollar index, which tracks the greenback against major currencies, hit its lowest level in nearly three months.
gold prices are highly sensitive to declining interest rates, which decrease the opportunity cost of holding the nonyielding bullion while pressuring the dollar.
meanwhile, trump walked out of talks with democratic congressional leaders on wednesday over funding for a border wall with mexico and reopening the government, saying the meeting in the white house was “a total waste of time”.
asian equities took a breather after an extended rally, as markets awaited more news on us-china trade talks that have raised the hope of a deal to avert an all-out trade war between the economic giants.
china’s commerce ministry said on thursday that trade talks between washington and beijing were progressing, but gave no details on the issues at stake.
“with the government shutdown still far from resolved and chinese trade talks just partly concluded, we are not sure that the turbulence in the equity markets is over just yet,” intl fcstone analyst edward meir said in a note.
holdings in the world’s largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund (etf), spdr gold trust, rose 0.33% to 799.18 tons on wednesday.
among other precious metals, silver was flat at $15.75/oz.
palladium fell 0.5% to $1,320.50/oz. it scaled a record high of $1,342.43 on wednesday after a chinese official said the government was contemplating policies to increase domestic buying of cars.
platinum inched up 0.1% to $825.60.


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This is a interview with Skyline College student Jazmin Orozvo, who created a number of artworks for the Fall 2014 Dia de los Muertos Exhibition. The exhibition took place on Nov. 5 and was open to students and members of the community.
The interview was conduced by Miguel Garcia, the TSV Multimedia Editor and edited by Will Nacouzi, the TSV Digital Editor.

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this is a interview with skyline college student jazmin orozvo, who created a number of artworks for the fall 2014 dia de los muertos exhibition. the exhibition took place on nov. 5 and was open to students and members of the community.
the interview was conduced by miguel garcia, the tsv multimedia editor and edited by will nacouzi, the tsv digital editor.


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1 in 3 people in the UK take a supplement of one kind or another, and those with ill health are high on the list. The most popular supplements are multi-vitamins containing anti-oxidants closely followed by Vitamin C. Claims range from helping stave off Alzheimer’s, Arthritis and Cancers to actually prolonging life which, if true, make them more potent than most drugs yet supplements are not regulated in the same way as drugs – in fact, they’re not regulated at all.
I watched a fascinating BBC Horizon documentary last Thursday night called ‘Vitamin Pills: Miracle or Myth’ which looked at 60 years of research into Vitamin supplements and it made for interesting, and at times worrying, viewing. It started off by measuring the vitamins and minerals in the blood of 3 people of differing ages, sexes and diets. One was a female student who had an addiction to Curly Fries and admitted she ate like crap. The other was a 30-something female yoga teacher who ate a ‘healthy’ diet with loads of fresh fruit and veg and very little processed food, and the third was the reporter, a middle aged Chinese man who loved takeaways washed down with a beer. When measured, all three had the recommended levels of vitamins and minerals in their bodies…………….well, all except the woman with the ‘healthy’ diet who was ironically lacking in iron. For the most part we are all getting enough nutrients from our food, whatever kind of diet we follow.
There are, however, groups of people who may need supplementation. If you are housebound or your working life means you spend hardly any time outdoors you will probably need a Vitamin D supplement. If you are a female teenager or female adult with heavy periods you may need an iron supplement. If you are pregnant you should take a folic acid supplement, and if you have any kind of dietary restrictions, eg. Coeliac Disease, you may need extra help. But, on the whole, most of us are getting enough, or more than enough, vitamins and minerals from our food. I haven’t eaten meat for 25 years yet only became deficient in iron when a) I had to change my diet due to my Histamine Intolerance and b) this coincided with heavier periods due to the peri-menopause. All my other levels, including B12, have always been either good or excellent.
The whole ‘free radical/oxidative stress’ argument for taking anti-oxidants was started by one researcher in the 1950s. He discovered that exercise initiated a period of oxidative stress within the body which, he assumed, was bad for us so looked at ways of counter-acting it using anti-oxidant supplements. This snowballed over the next few decades as companies joined the band wagon and before we knew it anti-oxidants were miracle supplements which counter-acted free radical damage, staved off aging, made us look and feel younger, warded off diseases and actually prolonged our lives. The only problem being it’s bunkum. More recent research has shown that the oxidative stress produced by our bodies after exercise is actually needed and if we interfere with that we are actually harming ourselves! One researcher looked back at trials from the last 50 years from all over the world and concluded that taking anti-oxidant supplements either had zero effect on disease and wellbeing or, more worryingly, actually increased mortality (one study was stopped after the mortality rate from lung cancer increased by 28% for those taking antioxidant supplements).
We’re also encouraged via persuasive marketing to buy various herbs and foods which have been condensed down into supplement form. The programme looked at Green Tea which you can buy condensed into a pill and which, after only 3 months, gave one man liver disease so severe he needed an immediate liver transplant and is now in kidney failure – before this he was totally healthy. Obviously this isn’t going to happen to everyone but the fact it happens at all is huge cause for concern when there is virtually no regulation on supplements and no legal obligation to make manufacturers prove the claims they make about their health effects or provide warnings of potential side effects. One of my good friends who has had severe M.E. for decades decided to try Spatone iron water for her proven low iron levels – it led to severe GERD which has continued ever since and has left her in tortuous daily pain. I, on the other hand, take 2 sachets a day and it’s been brilliantly helpful to me. None of us know how we’re going to react to supplements and we aren’t warned they may have serious side effects, may interfere with medication or be contra-indicated for a disease from which we may be suffering. Also, according to the research, if we are dieting or on restricted calories for whatever reason we may absorb more of the active ingredients of herbs and supplements and so be unwittingly taking higher than recommended doses.
I’m not anti-supplements and have benefitted hugely from taking iron and, in winter, Vitamin D but I am anti lack of evidence, regulation and monitoring. Companies selling supplements aren’t the slightest bit interested in hearing about issues with their products, but there is a way of reporting them via the Yellow Card Scheme which is a Government run website for feedback on adverse reactions to a range of products, including drugs, herbs and homeopathic remedies. We don’t do this enough and if the Government don’t know there’s a problem they won’t know to look into it.
The fact that simple supplements can in some cases, decrease rather than increase life span is shocking to me and just goes to prove that our bodies are mind-boglingly sophisticated entities that have kept us alive as a species for millennia without any intervention. For most people popping a herb or supplement won’t do anything much other than produce very expensive wee, but for some they can cause untold misery or even prove fatal. I personally don’t take anything unless my blood work shows I need to and then make sure I have regular tests to monitor any effect, which I think is doubly important when you have mast cell disease and your body may react in ways not usually seen.
This entry was posted in Medical & treatments and tagged adverse effects, antioxidant, dangers, supplements on October 31, 2018 by Jak.

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1 in 3 people in the uk take a supplement of one kind or another, and those with ill health are high on the list. the most popular supplements are multi-vitamins containing anti-oxidants closely followed by vitamin c. claims range from helping stave off alzheimer’s, arthritis and cancers to actually prolonging life which, if true, make them more potent than most drugs yet supplements are not regulated in the same way as drugs – in fact, they’re not regulated at all.
i watched a fascinating bbc horizon documentary last thursday night called ‘vitamin pills: miracle or myth’ which looked at 60 years of research into vitamin supplements and it made for interesting, and at times worrying, viewing. it started off by measuring the vitamins and minerals in the blood of 3 people of differing ages, sexes and diets. one was a female student who had an addiction to curly fries and admitted she ate like crap. the other was a 30-something female yoga teacher who ate a ‘healthy’ diet with loads of fresh fruit and veg and very little processed food, and the third was the reporter, a middle aged chinese man who loved takeaways washed down with a beer. when measured, all three had the recommended levels of vitamins and minerals in their bodies…………….well, all except the woman with the ‘healthy’ diet who was ironically lacking in iron. for the most part we are all getting enough nutrients from our food, whatever kind of diet we follow.
there are, however, groups of people who may need supplementation. if you are housebound or your working life means you spend hardly any time outdoors you will probably need a vitamin d supplement. if you are a female teenager or female adult with heavy periods you may need an iron supplement. if you are pregnant you should take a folic acid supplement, and if you have any kind of dietary restrictions, eg. coeliac disease, you may need extra help. but, on the whole, most of us are getting enough, or more than enough, vitamins and minerals from our food. i haven’t eaten meat for 25 years yet only became deficient in iron when a) i had to change my diet due to my histamine intolerance and b) this coincided with heavier periods due to the peri-menopause. all my other levels, including b12, have always been either good or excellent.
the whole ‘free radical/oxidative stress’ argument for taking anti-oxidants was started by one researcher in the 1950s. he discovered that exercise initiated a period of oxidative stress within the body which, he assumed, was bad for us so looked at ways of counter-acting it using anti-oxidant supplements. this snowballed over the next few decades as companies joined the band wagon and before we knew it anti-oxidants were miracle supplements which counter-acted free radical damage, staved off aging, made us look and feel younger, warded off diseases and actually prolonged our lives. the only problem being it’s bunkum. more recent research has shown that the oxidative stress produced by our bodies after exercise is actually needed and if we interfere with that we are actually harming ourselves! one researcher looked back at trials from the last 50 years from all over the world and concluded that taking anti-oxidant supplements either had zero effect on disease and wellbeing or, more worryingly, actually increased mortality (one study was stopped after the mortality rate from lung cancer increased by 28% for those taking antioxidant supplements).
we’re also encouraged via persuasive marketing to buy various herbs and foods which have been condensed down into supplement form. the programme looked at green tea which you can buy condensed into a pill and which, after only 3 months, gave one man liver disease so severe he needed an immediate liver transplant and is now in kidney failure – before this he was totally healthy. obviously this isn’t going to happen to everyone but the fact it happens at all is huge cause for concern when there is virtually no regulation on supplements and no legal obligation to make manufacturers prove the claims they make about their health effects or provide warnings of potential side effects. one of my good friends who has had severe m.e. for decades decided to try spatone iron water for her proven low iron levels – it led to severe gerd which has continued ever since and has left her in tortuous daily pain. i, on the other hand, take 2 sachets a day and it’s been brilliantly helpful to me. none of us know how we’re going to react to supplements and we aren’t warned they may have serious side effects, may interfere with medication or be contra-indicated for a disease from which we may be suffering. also, according to the research, if we are dieting or on restricted calories for whatever reason we may absorb more of the active ingredients of herbs and supplements and so be unwittingly taking higher than recommended doses.
i’m not anti-supplements and have benefitted hugely from taking iron and, in winter, vitamin d but i am anti lack of evidence, regulation and monitoring. companies selling supplements aren’t the slightest bit interested in hearing about issues with their products, but there is a way of reporting them via the yellow card scheme which is a government run website for feedback on adverse reactions to a range of products, including drugs, herbs and homeopathic remedies. we don’t do this enough and if the government don’t know there’s a problem they won’t know to look into it.
the fact that simple supplements can in some cases, decrease rather than increase life span is shocking to me and just goes to prove that our bodies are mind-boglingly sophisticated entities that have kept us alive as a species for millennia without any intervention. for most people popping a herb or supplement won’t do anything much other than produce very expensive wee, but for some they can cause untold misery or even prove fatal. i personally don’t take anything unless my blood work shows i need to and then make sure i have regular tests to monitor any effect, which i think is doubly important when you have mast cell disease and your body may react in ways not usually seen.
this entry was posted in medical & treatments and tagged adverse effects, antioxidant, dangers, supplements on october 31, 2018 by jak.


text: You've picked out the perfect dress, now it’s time to order your flower accessories! Blooms On Main has the best selection of flowers to wear for your prom, wedding or special occasion. Call and let us help you personalize the perfect corsage & coordinating boutonniere!

lowercased: you've picked out the perfect dress, now it’s time to order your flower accessories! blooms on main has the best selection of flowers to wear for your prom, wedding or special occasion. call and let us help you personalize the perfect corsage & coordinating boutonniere!


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My Basement Flooded, Now What? Going down the stairs to find out your basement is full of water is never a good feeling. Most people store their family heirlooms, decorations, extra stuff in their basement because they want to keep everything safe, so it is so devastating to have those things ruined.
My Basement is Flooded! Now What? ... Whether you’re facing a flooded basement at this moment or if you simply want to be prepared in case of future issues, there are things you can do immediately to reduce your risk of property damage and long-term issues.
What to do if Your Basement Floods. If your basement has flooded, there are some really important things you should know. When in doubt, don’t enter the flooded area until you are told it is safe by a professional qualified to do so.
What To Do When Your Basement Floods. ... Unexpected issues in your home aren't enjoyable, but they are common. A flooded basement can give even the most stoic homeowner a sense of helplessness and panic. If you have a basement flood, try not to over-analyze the situation. It may not be as bad as you think.
Basement floods are nothing if not annoying, but once they happen, you can take steps to save your property and prevent future flooding. Once you’ve taken the steps above, get in touch with Safeguard Waterproofing to waterproof your basement. We’ll do our best to keep you from experiencing a devastating basement flood ever again.
My Basement Flooded: What Do I Do Now? Posted on March 2nd, 2017 by ulbdrywaterproof Due to their below-ground location in the home, basements are more likely to flood than other areas of the house.

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my basement flooded, now what? going down the stairs to find out your basement is full of water is never a good feeling. most people store their family heirlooms, decorations, extra stuff in their basement because they want to keep everything safe, so it is so devastating to have those things ruined.
my basement is flooded! now what? ... whether you’re facing a flooded basement at this moment or if you simply want to be prepared in case of future issues, there are things you can do immediately to reduce your risk of property damage and long-term issues.
what to do if your basement floods. if your basement has flooded, there are some really important things you should know. when in doubt, don’t enter the flooded area until you are told it is safe by a professional qualified to do so.
what to do when your basement floods. ... unexpected issues in your home aren't enjoyable, but they are common. a flooded basement can give even the most stoic homeowner a sense of helplessness and panic. if you have a basement flood, try not to over-analyze the situation. it may not be as bad as you think.
basement floods are nothing if not annoying, but once they happen, you can take steps to save your property and prevent future flooding. once you’ve taken the steps above, get in touch with safeguard waterproofing to waterproof your basement. we’ll do our best to keep you from experiencing a devastating basement flood ever again.
my basement flooded: what do i do now? posted on march 2nd, 2017 by ulbdrywaterproof due to their below-ground location in the home, basements are more likely to flood than other areas of the house.