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Certain people seem to be forgetting that the Leveson Inquiry into the Culture, Practice and Ethics of the Press was partly prompted by a newspaper’s interference in criminal investigations after a schoolgirl was murdered.
It is understood that reporters from the News of the World (I don’t know how many of them did it) hacked into Millie Dowler’s mobile phone, listened to voice messages left on it, and then deleted them, allowing new messages to be left and illicitly monitored, and leading her parents to believe that the teenager, who had been killed by Levi Bellfield, was still alive. This act also hindered the police investigation into what had happened.
Rebekah Brooks, a close friend of Conservative MP David Cameron – who later became leader of the Tories, and Prime Minister in 2010 – was editor of that newspaper at the time. The New York Times alleged that, if the allegations were true, then it was possible Mrs Brooks knew about the hacking and allowed it.
I am a newspaper reporter – and was editor of The Brecon and Radnor Express for a while before running my own online news business for a few years. I know the scale of our respective operations was vastly different, but I can promise that I always knew how my reporters were getting their stories. If I didn’t know, I asked.
Mrs Brooks was followed as editor of the News of the World by one Andy Coulson, who went on to become Conservative Party Communications Director and then Director of Communications for the Prime Minister (when David Cameron assumed that role in 2010). He had taken up the Conservative Party position after resigning from the newspaper over the phone hacking affair. He had been subjected to allegations that he was aware his reporters were hacking into the telephones of private individuals, including celebrities.
The Andy Coulson/David Cameron (or AC/DC, as I propose to call it from now on) relationship is the important issue here.
The main question behind the Leveson Inquiry has always been this: Did David Cameron allow a criminal, who used illegal methods to monitor the activities of others, into the heart of the British government?
This would have been a colossal error of judgement – possibly an unforgivable one.
The editor of The Independent seems to have forgotten that this is what it’s all about. Responding to a letter from the Inquiry, Chris Blackhurst claimed that Lord Justice Leveson was “loading a gun” that he was preparing to fire at the newspaper industry.
He told the BBC it was “a point by point demolition of the industry”, describing it as a “diatribe” raising criticisms that did not bear any relation to practices at his “end of the market”.
This is a man who badly needs to get over himself. Serious questions have been raised about the behaviour of our national newspapers, and if the Inquiry has found that they are justified, then they need to be addressed.
He does not know the full extent of the Inquiry’s findings. The letter he received is a standard part of inquiry procedures and gives notice of possible criticism, offering those concerned a chance to respond before a conclusion is reached. They are one-sided because positive findings do not necessitate a warning.
And we should not gloss over the fact that Mr Blackhurst has broken the rules by making the complaint. The letter he received was confidential and those who receive such correspondence are obliged to keep them that way and not discuss them openly.
By whining about it, Mr Blackhurst has made Leveson’s point for him.

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Incumbent Mitch Mashburn and Nolan Sullivan on Wednesday retained their vote-count leads for two seats on the Vacaville City Council, with the two men saying they look forward to working with the apparent winner of the city’s mayoral race, Councilman Ron Rowlett.
He said he has known Rowlett for a half-dozen years and was familiar with the mayor-elect’s experience in the building trades.
Sullivan on Tuesday said finding solutions to building affordable housing for young couples is among his top priorities and hopes to “tap into” Rowlett’s construction experience.
Likewise, Mashburn said he and Rowlett are “like-minded on a lot of things in the city” and share a lot of same views on issues facing Vacaville.
“We’ll be working on those to get us in a good place,” he added.
As of 5 p.m. Wednesday, the latest update with all 44 city precincts reporting, according to the Solano County Registrar of Voters, Mashburn had tallied 15,197 votes, or 37 percent of the votes cast, Sullivan 11,423, or 28 percent.
Raymond Beaty, a pastor at The Father’s House, trailed in third place with 8,825 votes, or about 22 percent of the votes, and Solano Community College student Rovante Robinson occupied fourth with 5,137, or nearly 13 percent. A write-in candidate was fifth with some 216 votes, or less than 1 percent.
During a brief, early Tuesday evening interview in his southeast Vacaville home, Mashburn expressed gratitude to voters for electing him to a third term on the Council, a political life that began in 2010, amid the ongoing socio-economic ravages of the Great Recession. His 2008 bid for a Council seat was unsuccessful, but then-Mayor Len Augustine later appointed him to the City Planning Commission.
Sullivan, reached by telephone, was home with family members and a close friend shortly before the posting of returns at 10:15 p.m. Tuesday.
Sullivan, 36, director of Yolo County Social Services in Woodland, is no public service novice. He served three years on the Vacaville Unified School District governing board, three years as a Vacaville Community Services commissioner, eight years as a Vacaville Public Education Foundation member, and as co-chair of the $194 million Measure A school bond in 2014.
He and Mashburn will be sworn in during the Dec. 11 Council meeting.
After the 5 p.m. updated election results, the Registrar of Voters will begin its election canvass, a 30-day period after the election, when all by-mail and out-of-county ballots are accounted for as well as those needing signature checks, said John Gardner, assistant registrar of voters.
Additionally, he said, the canvass includes the counting and processing of some 600 damaged (torn or compromised in some way) ballots, and an estimated 5,000 provisional ballots, the latter typically turned in on Election Day, when a voter’s eligibility is subject to question for any number of reasons. Those will be “hand verified,” he said.
The canvass also includes “memory card scans,” when ballot counts at polling stations must match the electronic counting of a station’s ballots, followed by a formal audit, noted Gardner, who projected the election’s certification will be filed on Nov. 29.
He remained hopeful that the total voter turnout would reach 60 percent, a figure he project Tuesday.
At the 5 p.m. Wednesday update, 126,459 ballots, accounting for 56.2 percent of Solano County’s 225,142 registered voters, had been counted, with provisional ballots, damaged ballots awaiting the labor-intensive hand count, Gardner said.

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Oysters often get moved around because of waves and other sea creatures. Oysters are unable to move on their own.
Oysters are one of the most complex mollusks and are incredibly intricate in relation to the way they look. Upon first look, oysters appear to simply be a seashell clamped together. These shells open up to reveal a creamy colored blob that looks more like clay than food. This blob is actually an extremely complex body. It contains the mouth of the oyster, the stomach, the heart and even colorless blood. These parts are nearly indistinguishable to the naked eye but can be picked out if people know what they are looking for.
While many oysters are harvested before they are fully grown, they can grow up to 4 inches. They are able to live around 4 years and grow about 1 inch per year on average.

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It had been five years since I had gone trick-or-treating.
I've got a baby face. Sometimes it's awful, specifically when I want to buy a bottle of wine at the grocery store and the cashier thinks my ID is fake because I don't look a day over sixteen. But, there are times where looking like a child has its perks. Halloween is one of those times.
I stopped trick-or-treating the year I attended school in Chicago. My campus wasn't near any neighborhoods great for trick-or-treating. They were all high rise apartments and businesses.
Since we were all adults now, we didn't go trick or treating.
We went to parties. We went school events. Trick-or-treating was for kids.
I had four more Halloweens of parties and bar hopping until I met my friend Sam who convinced me to go trick-or-treating this year. When he brought up the idea, I thought he was joking. Adults don't trick-or-treat! That's for kids! But he was serious. “Will they let us?” I asked as if candy givers checked IDs of trick-or-treaters. Now, this brings me back to my first point about passing for someone not a day over sixteen. I realized I could easily pass for a teen. They have no idea that I was a twenty-two-year-old college senior on their way to becoming the next best selling author or something. So it was settled then. On Halloween, I would go trick-or-treating for the first time in five years.
On the night we went, I dressed as the dancing pumpkin meme and my friend went as David S. Pumpkin from SNL. We walked from his dorm to the neighborhood which had been more upscale. The houses had elaborate decorations and large yards. Sam said he had a good feeling about this neighborhood. We stopped at every house with an open gate and a lit porchlight and not once did someone ask us, “Aren’t you a little too old for trick-or-treating?” No one questioned us once. I felt like a kid again. Memories of trick-or-treating with my friends flooded back to me as we went door to door collecting candy. After the night was done and my pillowcase was full of candy, we dragged our hauls on the CTA back home.
I had the best Halloween I've had in a while. I didn't need to go to a party. I didn't need to get drunk. I felt happy with my bag of candy.
I think what I learned is that I don't need to grow up too fast.
I've only been an adult for five years. I've got plenty of time to figure things out and plenty of time to enjoy myself and enjoy being young.

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A good handbag always adds extra charm to your style. At Neiman Marcus, we have a wide variety of trendy handbags made from high-quality leathers and fabrics.
With a variety of designer handbags to choose from, you can pick styles for casual and formal events. Looking for a modern handbag for a business conference or meeting? Choose from our leather handbags in clean and minimalistic designs. For a more casual affair, we have embroidered handbags in vibrant and bold colors. We also offer large, spacious handbags that are the perfect companion for traveling.
Our handbags are tailored to perfection and feature outstanding detailing. Shop Neiman Marcus for women’s fashion handbags in contemporary designs.


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Recently renovated in January 2016, the Hilton Garden Inn West Palm Beach Airport hotel is located just three minutes from Palm Beach International Airport and the shopping, dining, and theater attractions of downtown City Place. Travelers can discover everything Palm Beach has to offer including the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, the exclusive Worth Avenue, and Palm Beach Island with its pristine beaches and world-class restaurants.
Guests can take in the upscale and inviting atmosphere of the Hilton Garden Inn hotel near West Palm Beach Airport. They can relax by the tropical outdoor pool on the patio, or enjoy an invigorating workout in the complimentary fitness center. We offer over 800 square feet of space to accommodate corporate or social events.

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Carey Danis & Lowe is currently investigating claims that American Express is engaging in unfair and deceptive trade practices in connection with the sale and administration of their Account Protector Plan, which is a debt suspension / debt cancellation plan offered to its card members for a fee.
In particular, CD&L is investigating claims that American Express enrolls card members into their payment protection plan without first determining whether the consumer is qualified to ever receive benefits under the program. The result is that card members are paying fees even though they can never receive benefits.
In addition, the lawyers at CD&L are investigating whether American Express is enrolling card members into the Account Protector Program without their consent or authorization and subsequently charging them a recurring monthly fee.
If you were enrolled into a payment protection plan scam without your consent, please contact us today.

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New Computech Inc can be found at Fulton St 139. The following is offered: Business Computer Maintenance. The entry is present with us since Sep 9, 2010 and was last updated on Nov 14, 2013. In New York there are 5 other Business Computer Maintenance. An overview can be found here.
New Computech Incorporated is located at 39 Broadway, New York, NY. This business specializes in General Contractors.

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Please fill in your Email Address. We send you an Email if Ferrari D50 CMC Sonderedition Fangio is available.
This special edition consists of the following three winning racing cars, each with Fangio at the wheel in 1956. Background information can be found in the individual model descriptions.

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Golfshake Ambassador Rob Treanor played the Duke's Course in May 2018.
Woburn is a world class golfing destination with three championship courses occupying a vast and secluded area within the Woburn estate. All three courses feature regularly in top 100 lists meaning this really is a bucket list venue for golfers who want to experience the very best the game has to offer. Golfshake played the Duke’s Course recently and this is how Golfshake Ambassador Rob Treanor got on.
Inside the clubhouse some of the most famous names in golf are etched onto the competition boards lining the walkway, serving as a reminder of the many professional events staged at the venue over the years. There is a real sense of history and grandeur at the club which builds a sense of expectation ahead of the round.
The front nine on the Duke’s Course sits easy on the eye but one very special hole is the 134 yard downhill par three third. This short but stunning test requires no more than a wedge and lends itself well to a “closest to the pin” challenge. After the thrill of the tee shot, golfers would be forgiven for breathing a sigh of relief, though this would be a mistake as, after the descent, there is a very tricky green to grapple with. The club recommends that “no putts be given here” and I can certainly vouch for that having made GIR both times I have played here but required three further strokes on both occasions!
After a relatively gentle start the course begins to twist and turn around the mighty pine trees which line the fairways. Mature does not do these surroundings justice; it feels as though golf has been played at Woburn for centuries and it is a surprise that the Duke’s (the first of Woburn’s three courses) was constructed relatively recently in 1976.
The fourth is another exceptional hole, ideally requiring a drawn tee shot which follows the bend of the landscape to the left. There is space to the right for those who opt not to follow the driving line, but it is the second shot; played uphill to a majestic double tiered green, which really captures the imagination. This is golf course design at it’s best, making the most of the natural landscape by meandering around the high ground before nestling into a green perfectly proportioned with the surrounding contours. It epitomises the harmony of the course within the scenery that envelops it.
The combination of immaculate fairways, high quality sand in the bunkers and a course which follows the landscape of the dramatic surrounding forest make this a very special place to play golf. Good shots are rewarded with help from the playing surfaces whilst bad shots result in consequences where trees feature heavily, making this a golf course which delivers full and frank feedback.
There are several truly spectacular holes, including the beautiful 13th which looks delicious from the tee. Not an easy hole to reach in two at 440 yards, especially with the dramatic gully which protects anything short and right of the green. A good tee shot however will receive help from the downward lie of the fairway and here’s hoping you got enough on it to go for the green over that imposing drop! This is a hole which is likely to headline post round discussions, as players digest which holes won or cost them the day!
The 16th is another tee box which could be mistaken for a film set. There are some very well-placed bunkers just as the hole turns gently left on this long par 4. Rarely are there so many holes of this quality put together on one course and this enticing tee shot might well be the pick of the bunch. Hitting a good shot is one of life’s great pleasures and to do so on a hole as splendid as this is very, very gratifying.
As if you needed any further incentive to visit, Woburn Abbey, Safari Park and a treetop adventure course are all within a stone’s throw should the family need occupying for a few hours… with three courses to explore they might have time to get round them all! Woburn is a beautiful, tranquil place where the golf is truly heaven sent. Just as prisoners on death row are given the choice of their final meal, if I could only play one final round of golf; it might well be here at Woburn.
Top tips for success: sacrifice distance for precision to avoid the trees which line almost every hole. Consider the chip and run onto the greens as many welcome this approach. Remember to account for the wind which may well be stronger above the tree line. Few of us play courses like this regularly so drink it in and enjoy!

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Shell and Eni always denied that bribery was involved. But an Italian court already ruled that both companies knew the money was being channeled to the company of a controversial former oil minister in Nigeria.
The Italian courts already convicted multiple people in this case, according to NOS.

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Texas 2 Step Detail Kit is totally organic and safe for all types of materials. Use to clean without the need of water.
The Texas 2 Step Detail Kits come with (1) 4 oz Bullet & (1) White Microfiber towel. Great to keep in your glovebox, on your bike, or under your seat. Easy to reach & dust off your ride.


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This month's Gay Games included some amazing athletes—guys who are really committed to their sports, and proud to compete. And among those athletes were some of our own RealJock members. We heard from a couple of our guys who won gold at the Gay Games, and today we'd like to congratulate them. But we also know there are more Gay Games competitors in our community from whom we haven't yet heard. Now's the time to speak up.
Games Participants, Please Stand Up!
Did you participate in the Games? Would you like to tell us about it? Write to us and let us profile you on the site!
What to send: Email us some information about yourself (age, competitive background, what led you to the Games), as well as the sport you competed in (division/group), how you did, and what you thought of the experience. In particular, we'd like to know what was special about the Gay Games for you, and whether you plan to compete again. Finally, please include a couple of photos of yourself, preferably including a pic from your Gay Games appearance.
It was a great Gay Games for two of our members, Coltsd (actual name: Billy) and MarathonManiac (real name: David). Both won gold medals, Billy in diving, and David in (not so surprisingly) marathon. We spoke to both of them about the experience, and here's what we learned.
Billy competed in three diving events: the 1- and 3-meter springboard as well as the platform. He won gold medals in all three. Pretty impressive, right? And he's only at the beginning of competing in this sport. "I'm actually new to diving," he tells us. "I've always been interested in learning and I just started last fall. I was a nationally ranked gymnast when I was younger (I'm 43 now), and the muscle memory for flipping and twisting is still there so I'm picking up quickly." We'll say—hard to see how you could pick it up any quicker. And he's been having success all year leading up to Cologne. "In May I competed in a national Masters competition and had a great meet (two bronzes) so I thought I might give the Games a shot. I'm so glad I did because it was an amazing experience."
We also asked Billy to tell us about his favorite Games moments. "Besides being on top of the podium, the most memorable part of the Gay Games was the opening ceremony," he says (though it's hard to imagine anything beating that podium vista!). "It was so inspiring to see thousands of athletes from all over the world march into the stadium. The mood in the arena was incredibly uplifting. It felt great to be a part of a community of people that was so focused on health and fitness. Everyone was very friendly, easy to talk to and really excited about being there."
This is a key aspect of the Games—the blend of talent and inclusion. "It felt so good to have trained as hard as I have this year and compete well," Billy says. But there was more to the experience for him than winning. "It was also great to have met some incredible divers from many other countries.They were all so nice and helpful and the atmosphere of the competition was very friendly. An awesome thing about the Games which most people don't realize is that you don't have to be an expert in a sport to go there and compete. There is no qualifying event and anyone regardless of age or ability level can enter and compete in the sport of their choice."
That means that there's no reason not to think about going yourself—a point Billy's own experience highlights: "I highly recommend going to Cleveland in 2014 to anyone training for a sport. Or like me, you can pick a new sport you've always fantasized about doing. It's four years from now, so go for it! I'll see you there." In fact, you could also be like Billy and find sponsoring, in his case through Treasure Island Media. "They have been and continue to be incredibly supportive in helping me pursue my competitive diving goals."
David got his MarathonManiac profile name from his training regimen: "Most of my training is with Frontrunner friends," he says, "and I also belong to a club called Marathon Maniacs." That persistence has paid off. "I've always been a slightly-better-than-average runner," he says, "but as I've aged, the competition has gotten slimmer and thus on a good day placing in races is within reach. My highest marathon finish was second place overall in the 1999 Dam Tough Marathon, in Lake Isabella, Ca.; the secret is that there were only 11 runners." But he's also a Gay Games veteran, with this year's trip being his fifth. "In every case I ran the marathon; at the Chicago Games in 2006 I placed second in the men aged 50-54 division."
As so often at the Games, David's victory is a story both of personal accomplishment and community support. Here's his account of the race: "Marathon day turned out to be cooler than it had been all week, and the course was mostly shaded through a large urban park. I burned through the first loop about 3 minutes faster than planned and paid for that with a markedly slower second loop. Most of my Frontrunner comrades had elected to do just the half-marathon, so as I neared the finish I was glad to hear them cheering me on from several spots in the final kilometer. Due to some disorganization, it wasn't until 10PM that night after the closing ceremony that I found out I had placed, but I had a good feeling at the finish line that I must've made it. So my elation was delayed; my friends made a bigger fuss about it than I did, which really gave me a boost."
David, like Billy, gives a lot of good reasons to head out for the 2014 games: "Every Gay Games has been a wonderful experience. The entire city turns gay, the locals are friendly. Besides sport, there are all sorts of cultural and sightseeing things to do. Plenty of parties, too, though I'm past the age where that appeals. Winning isn't the ultimate goal of the Games; the goals of the Games are participation, inclusion, personal best. Everybody can and should participate in their favorite sport. I guarantee they will have the time of their life."
As the sign behind David says—be part of it!


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It’s burrito month! In the latest episode of Cooking the Books, co-host Fran Wilde and I interview John Scalzi — and talk with him about writing during tough times, the importance of lawn care equipment, and burritos, bacon, and pie.
And we also have a giveaway of a SFWA cookbook and a copy of Robots vs Fairy, in which he has an story: enter below!
It’s all for Cooking the Books this month, both here and at the extension kitchen over at The Booksmugglers! (check out John’s Booksmugglers Bonus answers!).
A lot of bacon. Bacon is always there for you.
That time Scalzi’s phone started playing “Rock You Like a Hurricane” all on its own.
John has obligingly shared with us his recipe for Schadenfreude Pie, discussed during the podcast!
1 graham cracker pie crust (9 or 10 inches). Choose regular or chocolate graham cracker crust according to taste.
Preheat your oven to 375 degrees (Fahrenheit). Melt butter in largish mixing bowl; add in corn syrup, molasses, brown sugar and cinnamon. Mix well. Melt chocolate; fold into existing mixture. Add eggs and Kahlua; mix vigorously until mix has an even consistency. Pour into pie crust (depending on size of crust you may have a little filling mix left over).
Shove into oven, center of middle rack, and bake for about 45 minutes. At 45 minutes, poke pie with butter knife. If butter knife comes out clean, your pie is done; otherwise give it about another five minutes.
Once you take the pie out of the oven, let it set at least 20 minutes before you dig in. It’s really good when still warm, however.
Serving recommendations: small slices (this is an awesomely rich pie) and an ice cold glass of milk to go with it.
John Scalzi writes books, which, considering where you’re reading this, makes perfect sense. He’s best known for writing science fiction, including the New York Times bestseller “Redshirts,” which won the Hugo Award for Best Novel. He also writes non-fiction, on subjects ranging from personal finance to astronomy to film, was the Creative Consultant for the Stargate: Universe television series. He enjoys pie, as should all right thinking people. You can get to his blog by typing the word “Whatever” into Google. No, seriously, try it. You can find him on twitter @scalzi, and elsewhere.

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, a digital strategist for with a background in public relations and interior design, and her partner Bo, carpenter apprentice, took a risk right after college. Their jobs in the small town of Walkerton, Ontario weren’t fulfilling the couple so they saved enough money for a first and last month rental deposit and decided to move to Toronto. “Neither of us had jobs, or job leads. All we had was first and last month’s rent, a stack of resumes, and 30 days to either find jobs and stay, or pack up and go back home,” Autumn shares. They booked a hotel in Toronto and started touring potential apartments. “The first two were duds, so we were crossing our fingers we would like the third option — as we couldn’t afford to stay another night and this was kind of our ‘shot.’ Luckily, we really liked option #3 and without hesitation we signed the papers and moved in two weeks later.” The last-resort apartment turned out to be a great find with a massive backyard.
Autumn and Bo's kitchen went from uninspired to bright and dreamy.
"I wanted my kitchen to feel bright and playful," Autumn says. "Living in a basement can be a bit of a drag. Part of the purpose of this makeover was to really open up the space, make it feel fresh, and add some life!"
"I think when they decided to make the basement into an apartment, the kitchen was an afterthought that was just thrown in as affordably as possible," Autumn explains. "The toe kick was chipped, the vent was all greasy and there was literally only like 10 inches of counter space on each side so we rarely prepared good meals. Also, because of the wacky pipe job under the sink, there was nowhere to put our garbage and our compost... so we kept it out on display, like art."
The overall aesthetic is warm, inviting, modern and minimal.
While Autumn was ecstatic to get to update her kitchen, she kept things cost effective for her and her landlord. She chose butcher block countertops and IKEA cabinets for the rental kitchen.
"I think painting the wall pink was a bold decision -- even bolder considering the fact I did not do the proper design protocol and test patches. I literally carried a vintage plate into Home Depot and bought enough paint to cover the entire wall. I wanted to design a space based on what I thought was cool, and what I really loved today," Autumn says.
Autumn and Bo's kitchen in progress.
"This kitchen island might be one of the best purchases of our life. Before we had it, we literally had zero counter space to prep on. This island has changed the way we eat, because now we have space to prep and make meals. It’s changed our storage situation, as we now have tons of space below for all of our pots, pans, bowls, and sweet potatoes. It’s a spot for me to work on my laptop, or for Bo and I to meet for breakfast. It’s the new gathering spot for when we have friends over," Autumn shares.
While Autumn and Bo were displaying their compost before, now they're showing off their favorite objects and glassware.
To balance the white and light pink tones, Autumn chose a black matte faucet and black grout for the blacksplash.
"I am thankful for space. I am thankful that it's much more open, functional, and makes us feel great. Both my and my partner's lives have drastically improved because of this makeover."
"I remember telling close friends that I really wanted to redo my kitchen and I was met with the same faces and answers each time. For the most part, people didn’t really understand why I would spend money on a basement rental apartment, instead of saving for a house. Well, I’m going to have to go ahead and wholeheartedly disagree, as renovating my kitchen has been an absolute game-changer. I am not sure people fully understand the positive impact of great design. Not just aesthetically, but for the way your life works," Autumn advises.
Bo and Autumn take turns writing each other messages on the felt board each week. This week's message: Make moves.
"To say we are thrilled with how our kitchen turned out is an understatement. For our first fixer-upper project on a bootstrap budget, I would have to say we did a pretty decent job," Autumn shares.
"I knew I wanted pink and I had a few chips but none of them were looking like what I wanted," Autumn shares. "So, I started snooping around my apartment to find something pink I liked to hold up and take pictures of against to the wall to see if it would look good. I really wanted to steer away from being too pink. I didn’t want it to look immature or like a nursery, so I knew I wanted to lean more towards a peachy pink instead of a pinky pink."
What is the wall color? Love the peachy pink!
This space was completely transformed- it looks amazing. I really enjoy floating shelves in kitchens; they force you to keep your dishes organized and it reduces the need for home decor.
What a lovely renovation! So warm, inviting and modern!
Gorgeous. Where are the chairs from?
Where is the kitchen island from? Was it custom? Thank you! Remodel looks great.
Girl you rocked this kitchen – love!
every room, check. silver leaf ceiling in the kitchen, check.
every penny was worth it. I think I’m in the minority though!
the hallway he said: “wow, it looks like a cruiseship in here”.
Maybe this has to do with living in one of the most expensive housing markets in the country, but the likelihood is that I will never own, no matter how long I save my pennies. I still want a comfortable, welcoming home that makes me feel good. I wholeheartedly agree that sometimes the investment in improving a rental is absolutely worth it. You did an amazing job with this kitchen, Autumn!
Wholeheartedly agree with making even a rental a fantastic space to be. I have had people look at me like I am insane for painting walls in rental spaces, but I think they’re the insane ones – takes a few hours to do and if you really have to paint it white/cream again, only a few hours to undo. Weighing this up against years of looking at ugly beige walls, I think it’s worth the investment many times over.
The space is lovely and I love the color! Where are the cactus/mountain paintings from?
This is definitely a cheery update! Way to go Autumn & Bo!
Amazing job on your beautiful kitchen, Autumn! I, too, am embarking on a major kitchen reno, and love to see others’ progress. I especially appreciated your comment about people not always understanding how great design and beautiful living/working spaces can transform your life. I’m sure you walk into your new kitchen and it just puts you in a great mood!
A very brave choice to go with a pink wall in the kitchen but it is only a small section of wall, at least from what I can tell from the photos. It looks good! Great job with only $2,000 to spend!
Love the shelving. Can you please share where you sourced them?
That open style shelving looks cute after it’s intalled. After months of gathering layers of kitchen oil and dust, it doesn’t look nearly as cute. Of course, you can still get the look if you don’t mind washing every single plate or pan you grasp from the shelves prior to using.


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Boom lifts are motorized aerial working platforms. Gas, diesel, and electric boom lifts are widely used across many industries. From shipyards to orchards and demolition sites to aircraft hangars, boom lifts allow aerial work to be completed in a safe, professional manner.
Articulating boom lifts, telescopic boom lifts, scissor lifts, and other types of aerial work platforms allow people to work at great heights. Motorized industrial equipment is particularly useful in applications where the utilization of ladders or scaffolding would be prohibitive. Aerial working platforms were created as a means to raise workers and materials to operational heights. As the industry evolves and technology advances, aerial boom lifts continue to see an increase in both improvements and accessories.
Budgetboomliftrental.com showcases the many companies that have joined in manufacture of boom lifts so you can find the optimal articulating or telescopic boom lift for your company.
The founder of JLG Industries, John L. Grove, is a recognized as the man who propelled the aerial working platform movement in the late 1960s. JLG Industries introduced their first boom lift in 1970. Improvements in technology over time include oscillating axels for enhanced motion, an extended reach electric boom for environmental friendliness, and the Workstation in the Sky™ line for ultimate productivity at increased heights. In recent years, the company has made great strides with the UltraBoom which reaches an astounding height of 185 feet.
Snorkel joined forces with UpRight and Aerial Access to provide a wide array of aerial platform lifts.
Haulotte and Pinguely merged in 1995—10 years later the Haulotte Group stepped forward and ranks as one of the top three manufacturers of aerial work platform worldwide.
Originally a company focused in scissor lift production, MEC Aerial Work Platforms introduced the first in a series of Titan booms in 2010.
Introduced in 1985, Skyjack quickly joined the ranks of other top names in the industry with the manufacture of quality boom lift equipment.
Thanks to Bud Bushnell, Genie Industries is a big name in boom equipment. Genie was first established in 1966 with an initial line of lifts that were powered by compressed air.
The best aerial working platform for your company is the one that attains both the vertical and horizontal working heights you need, carries a combined load suitable to your industry, and is able to exceed your expectations in quality and craftsmanship. Renting a boom lift is easier now with leading industry information on today’s aerial work platforms from budgetboomliftrental.com.

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Kokobongo ft Boboh – Nice Placement. Accra Born and Adenta brought up Samuel Budu-Asante, Kokobongo dropped a new single he titled “Nice Placement” featuring Boboh.
Kokobongo as he is preferred to be called is a new artist who is determined to make waves in the music industry with his unique style of delivery to which fans can easily relate to.
Kokobongo who has an overdose of confidence was the lead drummer in his local church band at a tender age of 9 and was a solo dance performer in High School.
He never pictured music as being his career path but creativity and taste for good music has set him on this journey as poised to give it his utmost best. He has a number of freestyles and music cover works to his name.
He is currently promoting his first single “Nice Placement”. He has a lot of ongoing projects which should mature in the coming weeks.

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Stephanie C. is drinking a 44 Wheat by Gally's Brewing Company at Gally's Brewing Co.
They don’t have their strawberry wheat on here yet, but it’s fantastic!
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I’ve never been good at crafts. Drawing, coloring, glueing stuff. Na-ah, wasn’t my cup of tea, still isn’t. So I let the new trend of coloring books for adults pass me by… until my friends Katie and Geoff published one.
“Travel Between the Lines” is a collection of travel scenes taken straight out of the couple’s travels. After having been on the road for over two years, they wanted to share some of their favorite destinations in a creative and engaging way. This coloring book for adults is the result.
It has a content table so you can skip to your favorite place, as well as an index with a bit of information about when Katie and Geoff visited each of these places that you can now color in.
I think it’s such a cool idea and, in fact, it was the first time I really felt like giving this whole coloring thing a go. And so I did. I discovered that I still find it hard to color between the lines – literally – but to my surprise it was also kind of addictive. As I saw how the illustrations kept looking better as I was coloring them (yes, honestly), I just wanted to keep on coloring. On top of that, the coloring forced me to slow down for a while. No ten tabs open. Just one page and a box of crayons.
I guess sometimes, that’s all you need.
Want to try it out for yourself? You can get “Travel Between the Lines” on Amazon. The link here is an affiliate link, so I’ll earn a tiny commission (honestly, tiny) if you purchase the book through here, at no extra cost to you.
Check out the other editions too!
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Get those legs in motion this fall while enjoying the sport of cross-country running. Runners will be trained by USATF certified coaches to improve their running technique and ability - it's a sport the whole family can enjoy together. Practices are held every Tuesday as a team and individual workouts will be provided to those who want to train more on their own. There are several meets during the season to choose from including: The Wayland Cross-Country Challenge, The Mayor's Cup, The Candy Run, and the Turkey Trot. Come get fit, become a better runner, and most importantly - have fun!
Join us for some fun while learning the sport of track and field. Young athletes will be trained by USATF certified coaches to improve their running, jumping, and throwing abilities, through a series of games and obstacle courses tailored to the young track and field athlete. The season will finish with Northeast Indoor Classic Meet on Sunday March 3, 2019.
Enjoy a combination of special training and fun while learning the sport of track and field. Athletes will be trained by USATF certified coaches to improve their running, jumping and throwing technique throughout the winter months. What a great way to prepare for track programs in the Spring. The season will finish with he Northeast Indoor Classic on March 3, 2019.


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Domain Name . . . Got One?
A domain name is how consumers find you on the internet. They type your domain name into the browser or into search engines like Google. It's very important to have a domain name that is easy to remember and spell and one that is relevant to your website.
If you already have a domain name, you may consider skipping this section, BUT before you do, you might want to ask yourself if you have the BEST domain name. Here are a few questions that will help you determine if your existing domain name is the best choice going forward.
How old is your domain? Google likes domains that have some age on them. If you domain is only a year old or less, abandoning it may have little or no consequence.
Does your domain have PageRank? Check PageRank here. If your site has PageRank of PR1 or higher, you may want to continue building upon this.
Does your domain name include your important keywords? If you sell “blue widgets” and people will be searching for your products using that term, a domain name that included any (or all) of those keywords would be more beneficial that a company name (branding) domain.
With the keyword discussion above, you already know more than most people who acquire their first domain name. You know that a “keyword-rich domain” will attract more traffic than a “company name” (branding) domain. Choosing a domain name begins with keyword research (we’ll discuss this a bit later), and try to use those keywords in the first part of your domain name.
Considerations: If your site now has Google PageRank or if your pages have been indexed by Google, your only decision is whether or not a new ‘keyword-rich’ domain name would be a better marketing choice. “XYZ Company” domain (your company name) is a branding exercise, whereas a domain utilizing good keywords, “BestBlueWidgets.com” is a marketing effort and will typically rank higher on keyword searches.
Solution: Keep the domain name that has PR, or has pages indexed. Obtain a new domain using your best keywords and make it your blog. In your posts, you will talk about “blue widgets” and link to the appropriate pages on your other domain. The blog will attract traffic and funnel it to the other domain while adding additional ‘Google Juice’ to that domain.
When you obtain a new domain name you should answer three important questions before you can proceed.
Will this be a static website (i.e. a brochure), or will this function as a blog?
Will you hire a web designer or attempt the design your website yourself?
Who provides the best solution to host your new domain?
The recommendation we give to most small businesses today is drastically different than it was just a few short years ago. You can accomplish all or any of these things if you first choose the right hosting solution provider. If you will be doing lots of blogging will want to use a blogging platform like Blogger or WordPress. if you want a "traditional" website you will want to use Hostgator to host and build your website.
Each of these solutions still require some knowledge of website design, functionality and SEO skills. You can save yourself lots of time and frustration if you allow us to build your site for you.
Not sure what's the best domain name for your new website? Give us a call or send us an email so that we can help you with your website development.


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It’s that time again! We’ve reached that first holiday that kicks off a string of fun, family oriented, and sometimes stressful seasonal events. First stop on the holiday whirlwind train- Halloween!
Here at Synergy Homecare, we understand the importance of preventing depression in the elderly by creating strong social and familial ties with them. So we’ve come up with a few ideas on how you can spend time with your aging loved ones during Halloween.
Bring your loved ones over to spend quality time with the grandkids by creating fun and spooky decorations for the evening. Grown or no children? Take your loved one and volunteer for a children’s community or church event.
There’s nothing like watching the cute and creative costumes that children of all ages come up with. Sitting outside together and watching all of the costumed kiddies gives both of you the perfect opportunity to sit and reminisce about the past and all the fun both of you had during Halloween.
Get together and bake up a storm of scary and gross treats for the big night. Then share them with friends, family, and neighbors. Depending on where your loved one lives, nothing says “Hi! Nice to meet you!” like witch’s fingers and bloody potatoes when meeting neighbors in their neighborhood or community center. Check out theFood Network and TLC for recipes and ideas.
Invite over friends and family and have a pumpkin carving party. Share all those spooky and creepy treats you made with them and have a pumpkin carving party. Swap stories and share creative tips as you spend time with your aging loved one and all the people that both of you love.
Settle in together with popcorn and some of those creepy baked goods (if there’s any left) and get ready to enjoy Vincent Price or The Thing.
No matter which idea you choose or come up with one on your own, Halloween can be another holiday that can make our loved ones feel alone and nostalgic. Call us to find out more about our Companionship Services so that your loved ones will have someone during Halloween and the holidays.

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Fast access to the shell that defaults to the working directory of the currently used file from say xcode and you can paste in the current working file(s) as arguments to whatever you want to run. There is an option to run the command in the overlay app or in terminal.
I recently found out about it because I was looking for xcode git integration and this makes accessing the shell git stuff quick. It's free too.
I've a few others but they're less generic than the above. Also although the above were sitting in my .profile I probably yanked them from random parts of the inter-webs; in other words, I take no credit for them.
That's not really flippant as those are useful by themselves. All the utility I am advocating does it make the oneliners a bit easier to get to and have context(i.e. changing the working directory to what you are actually working on) readily available. I would say that a programmer without a decent list of aliases saved up is not the best programmer.
I've replaced my MacPorts install with Homebrew and have been pretty happy with it. It's relatively new so not everything is in there yet.
There is something written on the linked page that has always bothered me: "Using sudo all the time is annoying, but far worse — it conditions you to type in your root password without thinking about it." That quote implies a misunderstanding of sudo, and has made me less confident about installing Homebrew. Unix permissions and installation procedures should be well understood by a developer of package management software.
It's probably good software, for all that. He probably understands Unix better than I do, but it still bothers me.
The author (of Homebrew) is well intentioned but I've gotten a few hints that he doesn't really come from a *nix background (the /usr/local thing, the aggressive Gentoo-esque "optimization", etc).
* MacPorts was once as simple as Homebrew, it's not now for good reasons. Eg, the reason MacPorts uses it's own python is beucase Apple is slow to update their own python, and when they do it happens outside of your own setup so you won't necessarily know you need to rebuild X, Y and Z.
* Homebrew did some silly things like aggressive stripping (which seemed to just be commands pulled from the Gentoo wiki without any real justification) which caused problems a few times when I tried to install things outside of Homebrew (eg, easy_install of MySQLdb didn't work out-of-the-box with the Homebrew mysql libs).
I'd check this out. But I just can't bring myself to do it when they still have that as their default install instructions.
A lot of developers have no idea how UNIX permissions and mode bits work. I've witnessed this countless times, when a developer can't figure out why his code won't run, and just tells me to "chmod -R 777 /programdir/*"
I've had to sit a few developers down and teach them how to use commands like strace and truss to show them exactly which file they are trying to f_open and why it fails (usually trying to open a file in read/write mode that is not owned by them and 644 permissions).
Shouldn't this stuff be taught in basic CS101 courses?
Why would stuff about a particular OS's filesytem be taught in a beginning computer science class?
It's akin to "here's where the computer lab is" rather than in the "this is what a stack is"
Because CS101 should teach you about basic programming techniques, like how to open a file for reading or writing. In order to understand how to open a file, you need to have a basic understanding of how permissions work. In order to understand how permissions work, you need to understand how mode bits work.
This is really basic stuff, but I'm not surprised that most developers think it is beneath them. "That's sysadmin stuff; I don't need to learn that." These are usually the same developers that think chmod 777 is a fix.
I don't get why this is bad. The stuff in /usr/local is supposed to belong all to me unless I have to share my computer with other users and then I guess I'd use a group. I also like the point the brew README makes about how using sudo a lot conditions you to use it without thinking.
Uh, so don't do that. On my macbook, I stuck homebrew in ~/homebrew and everything is great.
I think the point is more that the general instructions tell you to do it without any justification (which a lot of experienced *nix users seem to think it needs, myself included), it makes you wonder what kind of code is sitting in there without real justification.
I'm just waiting to get a new MBP to setup everything via homebrew. Building myself vs choosing MacPorts has never been an easy choice. Inevitably over the years the choice one way or another has caused me a lot of pain. Homebrew seems to be the best of both worlds, and allows you to confine everything to your home directory which is a nice bonus in my case.
My only fear with homebrew is the lack of robust dependency resolution, but in practice I tend to be installing a limited set of devtools, so it doesn't rise to the same dependency hell that gave rise to the modern crop of unix package managers.
I feel like this is a common argument against homebrew, but have yet to encounter a situation where this was actually an issue.
I've found that the dependancy resolution is pretty decent. Heck, it can install ImageMagick just fine.
Why isn't there a binary package system, like apt, for OSX?
> Rudix features a world class collection of pre-compiled and ready to use Unix compatible software which are not available from a fresh installation of Mac OS X but are popular among other Unix environments. Here you can find utilities, programming languages, libraries and tools delivered as standard Mac OS X packages.
I haven't used this, though it may appeal to some.
MacPorts isn't binary. I didn't know Fink was, but that's cool, and I'm switching right away.
"Dependency resolution and updates are basic or not working yet."
pretty cool, a tool I have been using for quite some time that I find incredible useful is http://visor.binaryage.com/ . Not quite the same thing, but still awesome.
Huge visor fan, couldn't live without it. I have a fullscreen terminal a control-tilde away at all times.
Thanks for that link! I hadn't realized the source had forked away from the Blacktree original and now I find I am running a rather old version of visor.
I like that tool too. I could see them being complementary.
That's really awesome, thanks for the link.
It's basically quicksilver but with less obscure configuration dialogs and without the crashes (quicksilver would crash a lot on me).
Is Butler being maintained? Is there a bug tracker? It doesn't look like there's been a release since 2008, but I can't tell because I can't find a dated changelog for the project.
I use Butler to remap Home and End keys to have PC-like behavior. Can't live without it!
I had to exclude iTerm (you can exclude apps in Butler), everything else (Firefox, Eclipse, Parallels, TextWrangler, Thunderbird) works fine.
Obviously, Shift-Home and Shift-End should be remapped as well so selection would work.
command + (left|right) arrow would do the same on a mac.
This is exactly what Home and End are remapped to.
That solves one half of the terminal/GUI interaction disconnect, but I'd really like something to do the opposite too... keep a Finder window synced to my current working directory, preferably that floats above everything else* .
Why? There's a few things that you can't do with a Terminal, such as seeing and easily editing all the info from Get Info at once, or most things involving the use of a contextual menu - especially seeing what programs are in the Open With list (there may be a launch services related command, but you still can't pick one without typing another command (open -a Application file). Multi-file drag and drop is easier than multi-file cp, especially if you don't need a particularly named group of files that you can use a wildcard with - it's easier to shift-click or command-click than to type each one out individually, even if you can use tab completion.
I use quicksilver [http://github.com/andreberg/blacktree-alchemy/downloads], more than anything else. (still like it better than launchbar, even with it being not updated in a few years).
The "stealth" release of QuickSilver beta 57, from November 2009. It's not perfect, but it crashes far less than other builds in 10.6.2 (for me at least).
I have no idea why it's not on the blacktree site.
I am a quicksilver user too. Though the index updating seemed to beachball my computer on the regular. After changing the prefs to only update once a day they have gone away.
I used to be a quicksilver user, I now use this http://www.google.com/quicksearchbox/ basically the same idea.
Actually, the main developer of QSB is also the creator of Quicksilver, whom made it an open source project once Google hired him.
That's why Quicksilver has no official site, by the way.
Yeah I tried it, but it's not as featureful as quicksilver, still. Maybe once it matures a bit.
DTerm is awesome, and since it went free there is no reason not to try it out even if you're a Quicksilver/LaunchBar user – you probably will find it serves you better in many scenarios.
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I have to say this tool made me consider getting a mac for a second. Still wont but it has done more good for the argument than any other I've sen before.
Interesting. What sold me on OS X almost 10 years ago now was the simple combination of a first-class UNIX OS w/ support for the major consumer and professional creative apps.
I must say that the biggest selling point on the mac to me was that it had a POSIX shell readily available and I didn't need "putty" to do anything interesting. I have been and still am responsible for many windows boxes but I cannot stand it for my main machine.
Semi command line, icalBuddy + GeekTool for displaying calendar items and to do's on the desktop is awesome.
DTerm is a great tool.
dterm, eh? That looks awesome... gotta give it a try now.
Awesome. I can't believe I lived without this.


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Support for unlimited HDR colors (including negative colors!) across the entire rendering pipeline.
Bomber component for spraying image particles in a controlled manner.
Gamma correction options — our first step towards a gamma-aware workflow.
Instant filter search for people with large filter collections.
Median, Maximum, Minimum and Percentile components — the latter allows custom-percentile filtering.
Polygon and Ellipse components (“sounds boring but they are very flexible”).


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Home » News » High Performance + Zero Energy = Superior Building!
Building a new home is the largest single investment homeowners will make in their lifetime. Invest wisely by choosing the home experts recommend – a zero energy ready High Performance Home made with Superior Walls by Advanced Concrete.
High Performance Homes, LLC (“HPH”) is a US Department of Energy 2016 Housing Innovation Award Winner and the leading Mid-Atlantic builder of Zero Energy Ready Homes. Many homebuilders use a few energy-efficiency components in their builds; however, HPH has been recognized with industry-leading awards and achieved the highest certifications in the country by seamlessly integrating all of the best technologies under one roof.
Utilizing Superior Walls is a significant factor in helping builders like High Performance Homes achieve exceptional performance so that homeowners don’t have the dread of huge energy bills.
Coded for the future, HPH’s state-of-the-art technology package includes geothermal heating and cooling, solar panels/shingles, systems for vastly improved indoor air quality, and energy saving techniques such as those provided by Superior Walls by Advanced Concrete’s foundation system.
As buying a home is one of the largest investments of a lifetime, it’s critical to choose a home designed and constructed to last with exceptional quality standards for better living. That is why High Performance Homes utilizes the Zero Energy Ready Home whole house approach to building.
So what is a Zero Energy Ready Home? A Zero Energy Ready Home is the home of the future. It is a high performance home that is so energy efficient that a renewable energy system can offset all or most of its annual energy consumption. It utilizes seven complete systems to ensure not only ultra-energy efficiency and savings but also advanced comfort, improved health, durability and overall superior value compared to conventionally built homes.
Superior Walls by Advance Concrete is a significant contributor to High Performance Homes’ industry-leading performance.
High Performance Homes is in the top one percent of builders in the country meeting the extraordinary levels of excellence in energy and performance specified in the US Department of Energy’s Zero Energy Ready Home Program requirements. High Performance Homes is also a Home Innovations NGBS Green Partner pledging to design and construct all of their homes to achieve the rigorous requirements of the ICC 700 National Green Building Standard (NGBS). High Performance Homes’ latest build has received NGBS Green Certification at the Emerald level. Less than three percent of the homes in the nation have achieved this level of performance.
Superior Walls by Advance Concrete is proud to partner with High Performance Homes.
Superior Walls is bringing High Performance Homes more energy saving building techniques from the foundation up with their Superior Walls’ Xi™ wall constructed with built-in 2.5 inches of Dow® STYROFOAM™ blue-board insulation. Everything about this wall is insulated, including corners, studs, and top bond beam, making a complete thermal envelope. Special engineering makes the wall thermally insulated and isolated from the exterior elements. It is monolithically poured (poured all at once) with high-strength concrete for solid structural integrity and reinforced with steel rebar and polypropylene fibers.
The Xi Wall’s concrete has a high strength, low-water, mix that requires no additional damp proofing and meets or exceeds energy conservation requirements from both the IECC and the IRC Codes.
1. Reduces Energy Leakage – Superior Walls concrete wall panels minimize the potential for energy leakage. The combination of pre-engineered built-in insulation and high-strength concrete makes a great foundation for energy conservation.
2. Lowers Energy Cost – Built-in insulation lowers energy loss through the basement walls. The R-12.5 insulation throughout the wall panels minimizes thermal transfer.
3. Saves Valuable Natural Resources – The foundation panels are engineered and manufactured with insulated concrete studs, thus reducing the amount of lumber, stone, sand and concrete in your new home.
4. Pre-Engineered for Energy and Strength – Superior Walls 5000+ psi concrete, engineered with a lower water-to-cement ratio, ensures durability and helps prevent the transfer of moisture through the wall. A dry basement will limit the possibility of mold and other airborne fungi found in other basements, which can affect your air quality.
5. Reduces On-Site Soil Contamination – Superior Walls begin in an indoor production facility; therefore, no form oil is used at the job site. Because damp proofing is built-in (ESR-1662), there is no need to use an on-site bituminous coating.
6. Reduces Jobsite Waste – With the reduction of installation time, there is less environmental impact and less job site waste than a home using other foundations.
In summary, if you are looking to build a beautiful, state of the art, high-performance home that conserves energy and money during construction and throughout the life of your home, a home built by High Performance Homes built with a Superior Walls foundation is the winning choice to achieving the home of your dreams.


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NanoMedPhD offers the selected candidates the following support schemes.
Scientific Supervision: the scientific PhD supervisor will be the person responsible for the research activity of the NanoMedPhD participant. Each NanoMedPhD participant will be supported by a scientific PhD supervisor, selected among the research groups of BIONAND. This Centre will be the physical space where NanoMedPhD participants undertake their research activities, with the objective that they can benefit from its multidisciplinary nature, the expertise of its groups and its technological infrastructure specifically oriented towards nanomedicine.
Academic Supervision: the academic PhD tutor will be the person responsible for the orientation and monitoring of the academic formation of the NanoMedPhD participant during the doctoral period. Each NanoMedPhD participant will be supported by an academic tutor. In some cases, tutor and supervisor functions can be performed by the same person.
All PhD students at University of Malaga will be evaluated annually by a Committee designed by the Doctoral School. This Committee assesses two documents prepared by the PhD student, the Research Plan (describing the progress of the research) and the Activity Report (describing the training activities performed), together with yearly reports from the tutor and supervisor. Additionally, the Committee can require the student attend a personal interview. The result of this evaluation can be positive, positive with recommendations or negative. In the case of a negative evaluation, the student will have a second chance after six months to obtain a positive evaluation. If the evaluation is again negative, the student will be excluded from the PhD programme. This process is performed through an on-line system where the students maintain a register of their activities.
NanoMedPhD participants, in liaison with the scientific supervisor, will draw up a Personal Career Development Plan in the first two months. The Personal Career Development Plan will comprise his/her training needs (including complementary skills) and scientific objectives and will later on report upon the success with which these objectives were met. In this way the researchers will be encouraged to play an active role in shaping their own training programme and professional development. Annual meetings will be held between all the fellows and the Scientific Project Coordinator, who will be the Responsible of the Career Guidance of the fellows, acting as a bridge between the academic tutor, the PhD supervisor and the specialised technical staff of the Programme.
The main objective of NanoMed PhD Programme is that participants acquire suitable training and scientific expertise through the research groups where they are integrated in order to obtain a doctoral degree. Moreover, they will receive broad training in relevant scientific techniques in order to improve their scientific background. These training activities, described below, aim to enhance the skills and competitiveness of programme participants and thus increase their future employability in this emerging field.
Training in the use of unique scientific equipment, offered by BIONAND’s specialist technicians.
Technical Courses organised by the University of Malaga Research Support Services.
Annual Conference Series of BIONAND, where international researchers specialised in Nanomedicine are invited to give lectures on their work.
University of Malaga Conference and Seminar Series, with the participation of renowned national and international researchers.
Cycle of conferences: “Science and Society: The power of knowledge”. With the participation of renowned specialists in the relationships between science and society.
Workshop on Professional Orientation for PhD students.
Observational Methodology and Qualitative Data Analysis.
Impact Factors and Writing of Scientific Texts for Journals.
Advice on preparing proposals for regional, national and international funding calls, including specific courses on preparing European projects organized by the FPS International Projects Office.
Consultancy on the ethical aspects of projects.
Advice and guidance on technology transfer and intellectual property, including annual courses such as “Intellectual and Industrial Property”, “Technology Transfer” and “Creating and launching spinoffs” that are organized by the Technology Transfer Office in conjunction with partners from the private sector.
Assistance with aspects related to the dissemination of research results to both specialist and non- specialist audiences, with the involvement of the FPS Communication Department which is responsible for preparing press releases and organizing the participation of researchers in events that disseminate scientific activities to the public, such as the European Researchers’ Night.
Legal advice on all aspects related to biomedical research, such as Material Transfer Agreements or the import/export of biological samples.
Following their incorporation, NanoMedPhD participants will receive an “immersion session” in which all aspects of the training offered by the project team will be explained.

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Hand carved from Donnybrook stone, the Tree of Life supports a number of bronze leaves each of which provides a heartfelt way in which to commemorate a loved one.
Memorial gardens are located throughout Pinnaroo. In keeping with the natural bushland theme of the park, all gardens feature native and bushland style plantings.
A native tree creates a unique living memorial for an individual or a group of up to four. In keeping with the environment, trees are selected from native species ranging from Grass Trees to large Tuart or Jarrah Trees.
Vista Memorials at Pinnaroo are offered on bridges located throughout the park and on the Sir Thomas Meagher Lake Boardwalk. They offer a larger plaque size and the serene backdrop of flowing water.
There are many more memorial options to consider. The entire range of memorials available at Pinnaroo are available by downloading the Memorials - Celebrating Lives Lived information guide.
The Metropolitan Cemeteries Board is committed to maintaining its cemeteries and memorial gardens to a high standard.
Following an extensive community consultation exercise, a revised policy was developed in 2011.
We thank our visitors for observing the conditions described in the policy.
Whilst artificial tributes do have an environmental impact and the placement of fresh tributes is preferred, the Board recognises that many families prefer artificial tributes and, as such, their placement is respected as being an integral part of the grieving process.
When placing new tributes, we would ask that plastic wrapping be removed and withered/weathered tributes be placed within one of the rubbish bins located throughout the cemeteries.
The Flower and Ornament Policy can be downloaded here. Alternatively, please contact Client Services on 1300 793 109 should you prefer to have a copy mailed to you.
For more information about the Flower and Ornament Policy Review, click here.

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Valmet DNA Machine Monitoring provides condition monitoring information for process operators and maintenance personnel through one common user interface.
The easy to interpret user displays provide operators with critical information essential to maintaining process performance and provides instant alert to problems that might otherwise go unnoticed until catastrophic failure. The same displays can be viewed in the maintenance office with tools to help maintenance specialists analyze complex problems and isolate specific faults before they cause a breakdown.
Process control and condition monitoring can be fully integrated in Valmet DNA to easily combine process data and machinery condition information for efficient analysis and problem solving. With process data easily linked to condition monitoring measurements, cause and effect relationships are more easily identified, the right support staff can be notified and immediate corrective action can be taken if necessary.
Building data links between separate systems is no longer needed as the same operator stations, history data bases and system network can be used by both applications. Utilizing shared system resources for control and condition monitoring applications also simplifies system maintenance because only one engineering environment is needed.
Valmet condition monitoring and vibration analysis systems were formerly developed by Valmet as Sensodec.

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For those who want to put their thoughts on paper with almost any effort, this Slider Memo ballpoint pen by Schneider is a great choice.
Perfect for everyday intensive use in the office, classroom or at home, this outstanding rollerball pen ensures you with an extraordinary writing experience. Its blue and green barrel is ergonomically shaped and fully rubberized for firm and convenient grip, while thanks to the special Viscoglide technology the pen glides smoothly on the paper surface.
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Resistance training not only builds muscle, but also prevents disease, improves mood and reduces weight. You’ll be amazed how easy it is to work out with fitbod for Watch, every time you hit the gym.


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Or, snap backs might be more your steez. Coming soon!
And make sure to check out Future Tense.


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Please feel free to contact me if you require information regarding pricing, or exhibiting.
All artwork is available for sale unless marked 'sold'.
Full payment must be made prior to shipment, thank you.


text: When it comes to bag latches for your Harley Davidson you now have a choice. Precision Billet has you covered with our new Darkside Harley Davidson Bag Latches. The latches are CNC milled out of T6061 Aircraft Grade Billet Aluminum with a Hard Coat Black Anodized contrast cut finish or our two-tone chrome, both provide a long lasting beautiful and durable finish. They have a perfect fit design that ensures no rattling.


text: Neisseria gonorrhoeae antimicrobial susceptibility is monitored in the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA) by the European gonococcal antimicrobial surveillance programme (Euro-GASP). Results from 17 EU/EEA Member States in 2009 showed that 5% of isolates had decreased susceptibility to cefixime, an upward trend in the minimum inhibitory concentrations of ceftriaxone and a high prevalence of resistance to ciprofloxacin (63%) and azithromycin (13%). These results are of public health value and highlight the need for healthcare professionals to be aware of possible cefixime treatment failures. Euro-GASP is being implemented in additional EU/EEA Member States to achieve greater representativeness. In addition, Euro-GASP aims to set up a system which will allow biannual reporting of antimicrobial resistance in the EU/EEA, with a transition from centralised towards decentralised testing, and will link epidemiological data to laboratory data to enhance surveillance. The benefits of this approach include more timely detection of emerging trends in gonococcal resistance across the EU/EEA and the provision of a robust evidence base for informing national and European guidelines for therapy.


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Under 20% women in IT.
Only hired because boss thought female employee would stop male employees from swearing.
Don’t give too much credibility to job descriptions.
Job description important. Minimum requirements. Don’t put technologies that are not relevant.


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Bellingham Politics and Economics: Republican "Marxist Envy"; Che!
"If you were to listen to the debate...you would think this was some Bolshevik Plot."
President Barack Obama speaking to Republicans about their resistance to health care.
Whenever the reactionary elements of American political society need to tar and feather some opponent, they pull out the "Marxist" or "Communist" label. This is a long term "straw man" and/or "bogeyman" for the paranoid right wing. The "red scare" is the their primary tactic that they slash against reform or proletarian movements across American 20th century history. In truth, it used far less often than the label of 'fascist' which is an accurate label for many modern reactionary/conservative movements.
Considering how hawkish and bank-oriented Barack Obama's economic past year of policies have been, the charges of Barack Obama as a "Marxist" or "Socialist" strike me as lacking credulity. In reality, we cannot realistically compare Obama's imperialist, corporatist, war-time economy to the policies promulgated by 20th century New World Marxist leaders like Castro, Guevara, Allende, Ortega, or Chavez . Indeed, I cannot imagine 20th century American Marxists Big Bill Heywood, Norman Thomas, Eugene V. Debs, Harry Bridges, or even Huey Newton or Angela Davis striking as centrist wartime and corporatist economic policies as President Obama.
As a simple example of this: Can any of you imagine any of these Marxists leader supporting anything but either 'single-payer' or (more accurately) true nationalized health care? Would any of these Marxist leaders send such a continued rush of troops to Afghanistan? Would any of them have tolerated the subversive, reactionary lobbying influences of the lobbyists of pharma, insurance, private health markets to health care proposals? Would any of them have "bailed out the banking system" with such ferocity instead of nationalizing the banking system? Would any of them have tolerated the widening gap between the rich and the poor in America without very direct 'redistribution efforts'?
I can't imagine such tolerance by Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, or Hugo Chavez. I suspect that even Canada wouldn't tolerate our watered down, luke warm, health proposal as it now stands. If we receive a health care bill, it will most likely not be the most efficient/economical delivery of health care for our citizens. For most part, it will migrate, with corporatist help, into a profit vehicle for the American private health,pharmaceutical, insurance industries. Our President is most decidedly not Marxist in his policy suggestions. He seems to truly believe in "Ho'oponopono" from his native Hawaii, a term that suggests a form of tribal or even familial conflict negotiation.
Indeed, the subconscious of the Republican party in the United States seems to be driven by some form of "Marxist Envy"; their animus propelled by some deep and powerful search for "Communists" coupled to a paranoia more energized than many of the utopian socialist fantasies of the left wing in America. To get an accurate idea of what one of the most recent Marxist revolutions in this hemisphere actually looked like, Bellinghammers can now check out from "Film is Truth" a 2008 Film by Steven Soderberg and Laura Bickford : Che . I recommend especially the supplemental third disk which contains interviews with still living revolutionaries in Cuba who fought along side Che and Castro and interviews with Cuban historians that describe how deep the support for the revolution in Cuba was, how brutal the Batista regime appeared in their neighborhoods and how the armed forces supported Castro and Che. I recommend the film if only to help come to understanding of what it would take for a true Marxist revolution to effect itself here in North America.

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Kenya is at the 145th position in the Human Development Index.
46,1% of people live below the poverty line e child labour still affects 26% of children between 5 and 14 years old.
6% of people being more than 15 suffer from AIDS and 26% of children under 5 are underweight and suffer from malnutrition.
40% of people can’t use drinkable water, while 70% of them have no access to services and electricity.
Life expectancy is about 60 years, but 40% of deaths are caused by infections and parasites, like TB, Malaria, HIV, hepatitis and diarrhoea.
Why in NAIROBI and its slums?
Nairobi has 5,000,000 inhabitants and 60% of them live in 110 slums. Slums are abusive urban settlements that lack of hygienic services, drinkable water, electricity and where there are open-air dumps and open sewers.
An agglomeration of shabby houses, which, especially in Korogocho and Dandora, grows up next to one of the biggest African dumpsites, where the emergency is permanent.
Korogocho is the second slum in size and in population density, where life expectancy goes down to 30/40 years old.
70% of slum’s population lacks hygienic services and drinkable water.
Here, the percentage of people affected by AIDS goes up to 60%, most of which are women and children.
Families, usually formed by 6 people, live in 13 square metres shacks made of wood, mud and metal sheet.
80% of these shacks are for rent, which costs 10 $ a month.
Teachers/students ratio inside schools is 1:60.
50% of children suffer from respiratory diseases and severe infections.
WHY AT KILIMANJARO’S SLOPES, IN MAASAI LAND?
Maasai families live of agriculture and breeding. Therefore, lack of water is the greatest problem, as it affects the income of the family, which can’t afford to enrol children in school.
80% of Maasai people in this area lack of drinkable water and hygienic services.
According to Maasai traditions, young girls undergo circumcision at the age of 12/13, in order to become women. After that, they are ready to get married. This tradition leads to a high rate of illiteracy and of school leaving among girls.


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Each year we seek to raise $800 as "seed money" to help fund expand our growing network of free lending libraries dedicated to youth literacy.
clubs, malls and other routinely accessed areas.
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Winter is settling into the Queenstown area but not everyone is tuning up the old snowboard. Whilst many of our southern rivers are now closed for the winter there is plenty of excitement still to be had in our larger Southern lakes.
By now the browns will have taken off up our major rivers to spawn, but there will still be a few stragglers cruising the drop offs and river mouths, and along with numerous rainbows starting to gather, will be willing to accept ones fly.
Woolly Buggers, Grey Ghosts, Rabbits and Mrs Simpson’s are always productive, and one never overlooks the deep drifted bead head around the drop offs.
Traditional tactics dictate a range of sunken lines and streamer patterns, but one is always thinking, how can we make this a little more productive?
This season past, my good friend, and successful Ireland competition angler / guide Ronan and I shared a few afternoons on the water. Being easily accessible much of our time was spent on lake Wakatipu itself, either throwing from the shoreline or drifting from the ‘Wakatipu Warrior’, our sometimes-trusty fishing club boat.
I was fortunate enough to be introduced to an interesting array of techniques regarded as Irish ‘loch style’. Time after time, Ronan would come out on top with his team of flies arranged carefully to suit the conditions.
So what is loch style you ask? The following is but a brief introduction to the fundamentals of ‘loch style’. Further elaboration on specific techniques may follow at a later date.
- Each fly responds to the inclusion of the others, wether via movement, or a suggestive relationship between the team.
- Each fly can be designed to behave in a different manner, or to present differing food sources / imitations over a range of depths.
- A team of flies, fished correctly can suggest predator chasing prey, inciting an instinctive reaction from trout to compete for the prey. Otherwise sullen or wary trout may simply ‘go for it’.
Over the past couple of months I have been experimenting with these techniques with impressive results. For the most part, I fish a team of three flies, and have slightly adapted the loch style concept to what I believe better suits the larger expanse, and dynamic of Wakatipu.
Traditionally the top, or ‘bob’ fly is a fuzzy, buoyant dry fly type variant designed to create an enticing disturbance as it’s drawn along subsurface. On Wakatipu, I have found the good old Woolly Bugger to suit the bob position well, and with its large, not very air resistant design casts better closer to the fly line.
My ‘middle dropper’ varies with success, but my selection often rotates around a range of flashy attractor patterns, something to get the fish going. This is usually slimmer and a little more aerodynamic than the bob fly, wether of streamer, or nymph design.
The bottom, or ‘point fly’ of choice is usually a weighted monsums bully imitation, a smoothly tapered, aerodynamic weighted pattern deadly upon our southern lakes. A slim, weighted pattern on point is important in assisting in turnover of the leader.
Ronan explained to me that by rigging the bob and middle flies on separate droppers one would achieve a much more attractive action than if attached directly onto the leader ‘kiwi dropper style’. I noticed with interest his droppers were each several inches long, long enough to facilitate a couple of fly changes if requ ired, yet controllable and largely tangle free. A stiff nylon such as maxima would be an advantage here, minimising the flies’ chances of tangling around the leader.
The distance between flies too varies according to conditions. In normal conditions I will often hang my middle fly around 3 feet from the bob fly, then tie off my point fly a further 4 or 5 feet below. It is important to consider, particularly if fishing by oneself that too longer distance between the bob fly and point will make netting fish difficult if the top fly reaches the rod tip. In rough water, or windy conditions I would shorten these distances accordingly, dropping down to two flies in heavy winds to avoid tangles.
It is important for the distance between the mid fly and point to be greater than that between the bob and middle fly. This assists in a more even turnover and more tangle free presentations. That’s a Paul Arden tip.
Whilst most commonly fished from a drifting boat, I have been using this set up increasingly with much success from shore.
Simply pitch the line out there into the lake and strip it back in at a steady pace. That’s it! Really! Could that be any easier?
The theory behind this is that instead of seeing the one enticement moving through the water randomly by itself, the fish sees the whole team, apparently chasing after the bob fly – the whole predator / prey thing.
I remember as a kid down Taieri Mouth, and Grandad tying a grey ghost a metre above my black and gold toby. You guessed it – the streamer got them every time! Trout can become rather competitive when it comes to food, and the sight of one fish chasing its prey will often incite the tout into joining the chase. This incidentally is one of the theories, which abound as to why a large percentage of the takes are to the bob fly, so tie that top fly on good.
If fishing my favoured flats south of Staircase creek I will employ an intermediate sinking line and a rather fast retrieve. One of the traditional ideas behind a quick retrieve is to give the fish a fleeting glance of the attractor fly whizzing past, so it then gives chase.
Over the deeper drop offs or where currents are present around river mouths I move to a higher density sinking line. Vary the depth and speed of your retrieve, and pause every so often to allow the flies to fall. Often this is when the takes will come when fishing deep.
When casting this three fly rig it pays to open up your loops a little to avoid collisions upon turnover. Widening your casting arc by rotating more throughout your stroke is one of the ways to achieve this, and casting more elliptical style with a horizontal back cast, and an overhead forward cast will also make easy work of presenting your team. If casting ‘belgiun style’ simply open the forward stroke to keep ones flies well away from the rod leg of the loop.
It is also important to ensure your flies land in a straight line, as opposed to piling upon one another as they hit the water. With droppers and multiple fly rigs, the last thing you want is to spend all day untangling presentation after presentation.
To improve turnover of this less than aerodynamic rig, shoot your final cast through your fingers, clamping down on the line as the loop unfurls. This will ensure a clean, efficient turnover every time.
Loch style presentations sure aren’t new, and I’ve since met others who have been employing this method on our NZ still waters with more than satisfactory success. I have myself only been playing with these methods but a short time, yet the more I learn, the closer I believe I am coming to cracking the code of our larger glacial lakes.
Enjoy the winter season, experiment with patterns and presentations but most importantly get out there – you won’t catch trout in front of the heater!

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Those of you who have been following me know that about half of my columns deal with California’slackluster leadership and its resulting failed, irresponsible tax-and-spend policies. And, while I would prefer to shift my focus to other states and issues, this week’s Golden State-related headlines are — quite simply — impossible to avoid.
Though some cities’ have traveled unique paths on the way to fiscal hell, in many cases, the pension crisis that was predicted more than a decade ago is upon us, and taxpayers in each of those cities and states will pay for the fiscal mismanagement. At the very minimum, city governments should ensure that local leadership can manage 100% of their revenues, along with their liabilities.
Only about half of the states have laws that govern municipal bankruptcies. Other financially distressed municipalities are taken over by state-appointed emergency managers. In Michigan, six local municipalities are under direct control of an emergency manager. In some cases, this would be the better path — but only if the new manager is dedicated to making the hard decisions and not afraid of the bare-knuckled political fight.


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Leave the M 56 at junction 12 ( Frodsham ) and Follow the signs to Liverpool Airport.
After crossing the Runcorn Bridge proceed along the A561.
Continue past the Airport, sign-posted `Garston, City Centre & Albert Dock`. Continue past the `Estuary Business Park` on the left.
On reaching the `30 MPH` restricted sign, continue through Garston and follow the signs to `City Centre`. You should now be travelling along Aigburth Road.
Shortly after passing St. Anne`s Church on the left, crash barriers will be seen on the left as the road curves slightly to the right.
At the traffic lights, filter into the left-hand lane and turn left, sign-posted `Otterspool Promenade`.
Continue along Jericho Lane and at the roundabout turn right, sign-posted `Docks and Albert Dock`.
Continue along this road for approximately 1.6 miles with the River Mersey on the left, passing the Britannia Inn, the Jaguar garage, Harry Ramsdens and the Brunswick Dock on the left.
After passing the BP petrol filling station on the right take the second turning on the right (you will see the Coburg Public House on the corner) opposite Liverpool Yacht Marina.
You are now in Stanhope Street.
Cato Crane Buildings are about thirty yards on the right and free on-road parking is available adjacent to the action rooms. A welcome will be waiting for you when you arrive.
Follow the signs to the `City Centre`, passing the `Edge Lane Retail Park` on your left.
Proceed down Edge Lane, passing McDonalds on the left and continue.
You will notice a park at the bottom of the hill on the left; this was the former site of the Liverpool Botanical Gardens. Continue on up the hill for about two hundred yards until you reach St. Cyprian`s Church on the left.
At this church, there are traffic lights. Turn left here into Durning Road and cross straight over the next set of traffic lights into Tunnel Road and proceed until you reach the next traffic light junction. Filter into the right hand lane at this junction and turn right into Upper Parliament Street and then continue down the hill into Parliament Street passing over five sets of traffic lights.
You will observe Liverpool`s Anglican Cathedral on the right and gain a view of the River Mersey.
Right at the bottom of Parliament Street, filter into the left-hand lane and turn left into Sefton Street.
Take the first turn left at the Coburg Public House into Stanhope Street.
Park you car and when you arrive at the auction rooms we will welcome you.
On leaving the Kingsway Tunnel (known locally as the `new` tunnel), continue along the dual carriageway for approximately 0.25 miles and filter into the right-hand lanes.
At the traffic lights turn right into `Leeds Street` sign-posted `Albert Dock` and proceed with the flow of traffic passing the Audi garage on the left and the BMW garage on the right and bear left across the junction until the Liver Buildings are on your right.
Proceed along the `Dock Road` passing the Albert Dock on your right and as you approach the Campanile and Dolby Hotels filter into the right-hand lane and turn half right which is sign-posted `Widnes A 561, `Liverpool Marina and Speke Hall`.
Stanhope Street is at the first left turning, just past the Coburg Public House and opposite Liverpool Yacht Marina.
Cato Crane Buildings are on the right and a welcome will await you on your arrival.
On-road parking is freely available adjacent to the auction rooms.

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Whether you’re looking to partial exchange, or directly sell your Mercedes-Benz; Look for a reliable buyer of used and prestige cars who can offer you a hassle free process with immediate payment.
With Mercedes-Benz dealerships available all over the world, the dealers are always looking to replenish stock. The first step to finding a good dealer for selling your Mercedes – Benz is to look for a buyer who can evaluate your car with the best price. Now there are online dealers available who are providing secure buying facilities. The vehicles are valued fairly on the set industrial pattern as per the model.
The online dealer travels to you and will pay you promptly and arrange collection upon completion of the successful purchase of the car. So, while selling your Mercedes-Benz, or for any queries that you may have in regards to selling your car; take help of online resources which will be delighted to receive your question at the highest priority and reach to you as early as possible.
When you are in the process of selling your Mercedes- Benz, firstly look for a nearby dealer who can give you the best price. But in case, if you are not getting a satisfied price for your car or not convinced with the service, no worry’s at all. Now you have the option to sell your car online.
Family sedans are in high demand by people needing basic, inexpensive transportation.
Sports cars can never beat the luxurious cars like Mercedes – Benz. So, don’t get tensed up.
You can get a high price if you keep little patience while selling your car because of the high compatibility and technology used in Mercedes- Benz especially models after 90s.
Once you have surveyed online classified ads and asked your local dealers, use automatic tools to evaluate your car by a Mercedes- Benz dealer. He will give you a fair value of your vehicle. The prices will depend on mileage, color, region, options, and condition.
Wash and vacuum the car and give it a shiny look.
Wipe the dust off the wheel covers and treat the tires with a tire gloss.
Wipe and clean the windows and all the mirrored surfaces.
Clean the dust from the dashboard.
Take an Okay report form mechanic, if possible authorized dealer mechanic.
Now that your car is looking great, it’s time to advertise it for sale. Take the advertising online as well as with your local dealer, who so ever gives you the best prices. Web sites, social media, peer-to-peer sites, message boards and lastly word of mouth to your friends and family members are some of the common platforms where you can sell the Mercedes- Benz cars effectively.
If a person sees your car and he passes their approval after a test-drive, you can expect them to make a reasonable offer. Most people go for negotiation while buying a second-hand car, so you must set a price in your mind before the several mediations offer to come to you.
In most of the cases, you might reach an agreement with a buyer that is contingent on performing repair work on the car. It can lead to hang on the deal down the line, so avoid this situation by keeping the terms clear. The best way to do is to keep the car in running order. If you state clearly in your ads that the vehicle will be sold “as is,” you can refer to this statement when it’s time to close the deal.
Moreover, all these hassles are taken care by online dealers when they act as a middle man in the process of selling or buying a second-hand car.
The rules on selling cars keep varying. Make sure you check with the local automobile authorities and go for a fair deal. Keep in mind that much of the information is now available on websites now and selling a second hand car is an easy process.
When selling your car, it’s important to limit your liability. Selling a vehicle through a dealership especially when you are trying to sell a used Mercedes- Benz requires a lot of patience and expertise of dealer to promote your car in the second-hand car market of sale. Make sure that your dealer will get you the best price!