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Spacious house 3/2 classic style, in good condition, with possibilities to convert it into a duplex, with two independent electric meters and an efficiency with kitchen, 1 room and a bathroom.Fully fenced and with a large lot. In a quiet area, close to markets and schools minutes from the airport and downtown.
Listing courtesy of Unlimited Real Estate Corp..
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Australia-based HR software provider PageUp recently shared another update on the data breach disclosed earlier this year. The company says it has found no evidence that the attackers have actually stolen any data from its systems.
The security incident was identified on May 23 after the firm detected suspicious activity on its IT infrastructure. Roughly two weeks later, it notified customers that contact information, usernames, password hashes and other data may have been taken.
Specifically, the attacker may have gained access to information belonging to current and former employees of PageUp clients, PageUp client job applicants, and agencies.
PageUp says it has 2.6 million active users across over 190 countries, and the incident resulted in some of the company’s customers shutting down their online recruitment pages.
PageUp informed customers last week that its investigation had been completed and there was no evidence that any data was actually stolen.
“A detailed forensic investigation on the PageUp security incident in May this year has concluded that while an attacker was successful in installing tools that could exfiltrate data, no specific evidence was found that data was exfiltrated,” the company said.
PageUp notified data regulators in both the UK and Australia shortly after discovering the breach. A statement issued by Australian authorities following public disclosure noted that the risk of identity theft was low, but warned that the compromised information could be more useful for phishing emails and phone scams.
A few weeks after PageUp disclosed the breach to customers, Florida-based HR services provider ComplyRight revealed that its tax reporting platform was involved in a cybersecurity incident that resulted in the exposure of personal information.

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This book was narrated by the voices of seven, yes, 7 people. Lance, Jan, Ailana, Peller, Dov, Rekah, and Sandy. Some of it took place in space, some on other planets and some seemed like Earth, but during the middle ages. I could never get a clear picture of where the author was going with her book and of course it is to be continued in book 2, which I will not be buying. There was no resolution and none of the seven voices clearly lead to one another, in a rational way. In my opinion, it was a mish-mash of seven different stories which could have been fleshed out making seven different novels. It was a pretty clean read with a couple of f-bombs courtesy of Lance. Two stars.
4.0 out of 5 starsKeep at it..it is worth it.
This book is story is told from the viewpoint of each main character of which there are like 7. Several times I almost quit but it kept drawing me in and finally the dots were being connected. I am glad I stayed with it. The writer should put the timeframe by the name at the start of each chapter because it does span time and worlds. I received this book as a free copy, but bought the second one in the series of 6. I can't wait to start that one.
If switching back and forth between many stories is something you like this book is for you. I feel like they didn't have enough for 1 good story so they spilt it into 5 or 6.
While this story had more of the same, who used who to do our get what they wanted. What disappointed me the most was the jumping back and forth and all around in time.
5.0 out of 5 starsOH!
This is like no book I have ever read. It's A whole new genre! It took me a while to get into. It's fast paced but also confusing at some points I will definitely read other books by this Author if only to understand how this Author writes.

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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The head of public schools in Jackson, Mississippi, has won a prestigious honor.
The school system says Cedrick Gray was named the Superintendent of the Year by the National Association of School Superintendents.
The announcement of Gray’s award on Tuesday comes as the school district – the state’s second largest – finds itself at risk of starting the new academic year on probation pending the outcome of the August 16 hearing before the Commission on School Accreditation.

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The City of Oxford Mayor and Board of Aldermen adopted a deer management plan in August 2010. The goal of this plan is to ensure a safe and effective system to manage the growth and control of the white tail deer population that resides within the boundaries of the City of Oxford. The plan includes methods to ensure public safety, reduce property damage, and destruction caused by overpopulation within the urban areas of the city limits.
Hunting within the boundaries of the City of Oxford is a privilege granted by the City of Oxford Mayor and Board of Alderman. The City of Oxford conducts these hunts in an effort to scientifically manage wildlife populations within the city limits, and in an effort to preserve a balanced ecosystem while providing viewing opportunities for the citizens and general public. The current and future success of these hunts depends on the ethical and safe conduct of all individuals who participate in this program. If this program is to be a success and continue, each individual involved in the program must make their safety, and the safety of the public, as the first and foremost priority.
City of Oxford Controlled Hunts will be authorized under an Animal Control Permit issued by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) after the City of Oxford applies for and receives said permit.
The Hunter Application Form and the Participant Acknowledgment Form must be completed and submitted with a $20 application and testing fee to City Hall.

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Since your reservation is so early at Chef Mickey's, I'd drive directly to Disney's Contemporary Resort for your 7 am breakfast reservation. You will be permitted to park at the resort during your meal. After breakfast, simply move your car over to the general Magic Kingdom parking lot. If you are a Disney resort guest, parking is free. From this parking lot, you can take either a ferry or a monorail to the Magic Kingdom.
Have fun at breakfast and say hi to Mickey for me! Thanks for posting your question to the Moms Panel.

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text: Just one comment: as others, I agree that leaving bibtex out seems odd. I understand that there are alternatives, such as biblatex, and there is also biber.  But at least a very brief reference should in my opinion there.


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The ongoing mission of the Madison Area Arts Council is to highlight, feature, and promote the arts and artists within the Madison area through innovative and community oriented programming.
Physical: BrickHouse Community Arts Center, 106 S.E. 2nd St.

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According to the latest U.S. Census Bureau report, the national vacancy rate for rental properties in the first quarter of 2013 stood at 8.6%. That means nearly one of every nine units stands empty. For property owners, that translates to a significant cash drain.
An all-important job for any owner or property manager is to fill all rental units. To that end, here are some websites in which you should market your units in the event of a vacancy.
This high-traffic site is one of the first places people go to for any number of needs including looking for a place to live. The site features location-based search that significantly increases the odds that you will be reaching your target prospective tenants.
This site offers a search-optimized website for your property listing with a unique URL. Postlets makes it fast and easy to create a professional-looking classified ad, and then to syndicate the listing on Craigslist, Zillow, Local.com, as well as your Facebook page, Twitter feed and LinkedIn account.
Just as many people still view print ads when looking for a rental property, many also look to local newspaper websites for the latest listings. A good number of individuals use these sites as their browser’s default “Home Page,” meaning this is the website that automatically appears when they open their browser each time.
Don’t forget social media, including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Google+ and Pinterest. It’s the new digital word of mouth.
You can post your listings directly on the above list of sites. Or, if you are using property management software, you likely have the ability to post your vacancies to hundreds of sites on the Internet including most of those listed above with just a couple of clicks of your mouse. Most programs provide professionally designed listings automatically. Prospective tenants can be directed right to your website if they are interested in one of your units.
In addition, for a fee, you can add rental listings to an MLS. There is no agent involved, but you can list here starting at around $100.
Renting empty units is a top priority for you, and there are more ways than ever to get the word out to prospective tenants online. Use as many top rental sites as you can to keep your vacancy rate down.
AppFolio, Inc. develops Property Management Software that helps businesses improve their workflow so they save time and make more money. Appfolio submits articles & blogs including topics of Resident Retention, Improved Owner Communication, Time Management, and more.
I have a friend who’s nuts about apps. He’s always downloading the latest and greatest. Whenever we meet, he tells me about a new one he’s found. The last time we talked, he said, “So many apps, so little time.” Now that was a comment that stuck.
Apps… all these wonderfully creative little tools. Some are useful. Some are just fun. But for me, the best ones are the apps that save us time.
There are dozens of apps available to help property managers. But resident-specific apps would be a big help, too. So how do you cut through the clutter to find them?
Think “functions” first… then look for the apps.
1. Maintenance Requests. In a 2011 SatisFacts Research survey, residents reported that the quality of maintenance services is the number one factor influencing retention. Number one! You want— you need—to make maintenance requests, scheduling and follow-up easy for you and easy for your residents.
Your property management software may offer an app for residents to use to submit maintenance requests. Maintenance issues don’t always wait until you’re in your office. Use your message notification service to confirm appointments and satisfaction. Check for apps that allow you to communicate with residents and staff anytime, from anywhere. And apps that make it easy for message recipients to add appointments to their calendars.
2. Payment Processing. Online payment processing is good for your cash flow. Some property management software offer payment processing apps for residents. Use your message notification service to send automatic reminders that help keep payments coming in on time.
3. Communications. In the same 2011 SatisFacts Research survey, residents ranked the ability to easily communicate with the community staff fourth in nearly 50 items analyzed. A good message notification service helps property managers meet the challenge of timely communications with staff and residents. But managing the daily flow of incoming communications is challenging for recipients, too. Again, look for apps from your message notification service that are created specifically help recipients manage their messages and their calendars.
Time is a valuable commodity. With only so much of it in a day, it’s a struggle to keep up—to get everything done. Hassle-free time savers are always welcome. Make life easier for you and your residents with apps that shave minutes off your days and turn multiple steps into just a few taps.
Nick Frantz is the National Sales Manager for Property Management Solutions at One Call Now, where he has worked since March 2011. He specializes in Property Management solutions – commercial and residential – assisting in communications between property managers and staff/residents. Nick holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Miami University.
What is the OFAC Terrorism Watch Search and Why is It Important to Real Estate Professionals and Landlords?
When choosing screening services have you ever wondered what the OFAC search was, and if it was really necessary to use for your company? Recent events like the tragedy in Boston have placed a lot of emphasis on America’s terrorist watch list, and what it really means.
The Office of Foreign Asset Control, or OFAC is part of the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence. It administers and enforces economic and trade sanctions based on national security goals against targeted foreign countries and regimes, terrorists, parties engaged with weapons of mass destruction, and other threats to the national security, foreign policy or the economy of the United States (US Department of Treasury).
So how does this search affect you and your business? In short: the list they administer and enforce tells you who and who you cannot do business with legally. The list they create of the restricted parties is known as the “Specially Designated Nationals List” (SDN), and is available on their website. A recent LinkedIn poll showed that 78% of Real Estate professionals use the OFAC search and believe it to be an important tool, while 5% used it, but didn’t really know what it was, or what they were getting, and 16% did not use it in their tenant or pre-employment screening at all, or knew what it was.
While the SDN list is extensive, it is important to note that you always need to perform due diligence with it (just as with any other report you get back with tenant or employment screening), as it can return with similar names to your applicants. If you do suspect a match has been found there are hotlines to call to verify that information, depending on what list you received the information from.
Most OFAC searches will return with information regarding the applicant at the top: name, address, filing state, social security number, birth date, birth country, and a best name, followed by the databases searched. It is important that every applicant to any property, be it small, large, class A-C assets, should be screened, and in light of recent events should be searched through the OFAC Terrorist Watch/Patriot Act Database.
Not only is it important to screen every tenant or employee applicant, it is also important to know and completely understand what you are receiving in your reports. It is also good practice to perform due-diligence before making any final conclusions.
About the Author: Elizabeth Whited is the Operations Coordinator at the Rent Rite Directory. She has written educational articles for multifamily magazines and Real Estate websites to help Property Managers and Owners improve their properties, in an effort to reduce crime in their communities. The Rent Rite Directory educates Property Managers and Owners at Crime Watch Meetings, and Crime Free Association Conferences, and works closely with law enforcement nationwide. For more information, visit www.therrd.com.
Spring has sprung… it’s maintenance season! After the winter thaw come the winds, the rain, the leaky pipes and roofs, the cracked paint, the weed surge, the potholes, need I say more? It’s a time when property maintenance becomes a frantic rush to stay ahead of the routine schedule, so you can also tackle the unplanned issues.
This is also a time that puts your retention rates at risk.
Here’s why: the quality of maintenance services tops residents’ lists of all factors that influence retention (SatisFacts Research 2011 survey). Yes, you’ve got to get the job done, but keeping your residents satisfied with your maintenance efforts doesn’t take perfection. It takes communication and coordination.
When it comes to maintenance issues, nobody likes to be surprised!
People become dissatisfied when their expectations are not met. Now this is good news for property managers. With timely communications and follow up, you have more control. You set the expectations.
Acknowledge requests as soon as you receive them.
Let the residents know the next steps: who will perform the service, when it will be scheduled, what will happen.
Confirm all appointments with residents.
Follow up with residents after every service call.
Continue to follow up until the maintenance is complete.
Let residents know what will be happening, who will perform the service, when it will take place and if alternative actions are needed (e.g. “…park in the north lot until repaving is finished on Tuesday”).
Notify residents when the maintenance is complete.
Electronic communications—your website, email, texts and phones—will make this heightened level of communication easier. Check out a message notification service. It can save you and your staff loads of time and be convenient for your residents, too.
Let your residents know that you are addressing their maintenance issues and that it’s important that they are satisfied. It will pay off in the high-quality condition of your property… and it will pay off at renewal time, too.
As America’s population continues to grow, property developers are having a difficult time finding space to accommodate eager renters. Now, with the emergence of micro-apartments, property developers may have found a solution.
Micro-apartments are becoming more and more common in population-dense cities like Chicago, Boston, San Francisco and New York City. Typically located in popular neighborhoods, micro-apartments meet the needs of middle-class, single, young renters who want to be close to urban centers but would not otherwise be able to afford the price tag that comes with these areas of town.
Besides meeting the needs of renters, micro-apartments can benefit property owners and developers by increasing the number of rentals in their portfolio and their total revenue. Property owners can achieve this by converting their current apartments into micro-apartments – or developers can consider developing properties to be used for micro-units.
Take New York City for example: the increasing popularity of micro-apartments spurred Mayor Bloomberg to change the minimum living space requirement to 250 square feet. Seeing as the average one-bedroom apartment in New York City is 750 square feet, a property owner could take that one-bedroom apartment and create three individual units.
While these micro-apartments will come with a lower monthly rent, property owners will make up for it as they’ll have more units to market. In San Francisco, some micro-apartments are listed for $1,600 a month. This price tag may seem high given the reduced amount of space, but when compared to the average rent in the city – $2,741 a month – micro-apartments are actually quite a deal.
By looking at both of these examples, a property owner can end up with three units bringing in a total of $4,800 per month, which is $2,000 more than what one unit could bring in.
What’s more, micro-apartments don’t necessarily have to be confined to just renovated apartments. In Chicago, property developers are creating micro-apartment communities out of foreclosed flophouses.
Some developers are even using micro-apartments as a way to preserve historic buildings. In Providence, Rhode Island, architects took an old mall that was considered one of the most endangered buildings by the Providence Preservation Society and transformed it into a 48-micro-apartment development.
Before jumping into a full-blown construction project, there are a few factors property owners need to consider.
First off, the cost of converting any kind of building into micro-apartments can add up very quickly. As these units will be very compact, they will need to be designed well to accommodate all the needs of renters without making them feel as if they live in shoebox. And since the units will be under construction, property owners will not be collecting rental income.
Additionally, property ownerrs need to be sure they have the ability to take care of all their new micro-apartments. Two or three times as many units means more maintenance needs and more renters who will require more attention and administrative duties.
Location can also be a deal breaker. In order to be successful with micro-apartments, it’s vital that prospective building be in a city experiencing mass growth and in a part of town that is highly coveted by single, young people looking to live in the center of the action.
With the right location, financial plan and target demographic, micro-apartments can be a great option for property owners looking to expand and improve their portfolios.
This is a guest submission by Holly Aker, of Austin-based Software Advice. Software Advice provides free reviews, comparisons, and demos of property management software. The company also maintains a blog about current industry news and developments.
Legislation to bar millions of Californians from smoking inside their own homes was rejected today by an Assembly committee.
Assembly Bill 746 would have made California the first state to venture into personal bedrooms and living rooms with smoking restrictions. It targeted condominiums, duplexes and apartments.
Assemblyman Marc Levine, D-San Rafael, proposed the measure to ensure that people who live in structures that share walls, ceilings, floors or ventilation systems with neighboring units are not subject to second-hand smoke.
The bill was rejected 5-2 by the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee today despite several amendments, including one that would have delayed fines from being issued until January 2015.
Voting no were Democrats Norma Torres, Toni Atkins and Cheryl R. Brown and RepublicansBeth Gaines and Brian Maienschein, according to Levine’s office, and Democrats Ed Chau andKevin Mullin voted yes.
Landlords already have authority to prohibit smoking in their rental units, through a law implemented last year, but Levine’s bill would have imposed a mandatory ban statewide.
AB 746 would have permitted outdoor smoking near apartments or condos, but only in a clearly marked area that is at least 20 feet from any housing unit and 100 feet from a playground, school or pool.
Critics of AB 746 questioned who would enforce it, how, and what impact the bill would have on habitual smokers or on people with disabilities who could not easily leave their residences to smoke.
Do you find yourself spending less and less time at your building?
These days, that seems to be the case with many building owners and, too often, routine maintenance issues evolve into costly repairs that could have been avoided.
First and foremost, we look for potential hazards. Broken sidewalks, poorly lit stairs, missing handrails – anything that can potentially cause an injury for one of your tenants or a guest. And, of course, we make sure that fire extinguishers are functional and fire escape areas are clear of clutter.
It is important to check building exteriors for cracks in the foundation, open crawl spaces and any places in brick work or stucco where water might get into the walls during heavy rain. This includes making sure that caulking around vents and piping is sufficient. We do a similar inspection of the roof, looking for spots were leaks might occur.
We also make sure that all of your property’s windows close smoothly and securely and identify any broken panes. Windows that leak or collect condensation on the sills can create major problems down the road.
Dryer vents should be inspected to make sure they are clear of lint and debris. Biannual furnace filter inspections at the end of fall and spring will keep your HVAC systems operating at peak performance, while ensuring dangerous conditions are not present. Chimneys are inspected for cracks and proper ventilation.
Both gas and electric water heaters pose fire and water hazards. Electrical connections are checked as are gas lines along with water pipe connections and venting.
The most costly and damaging of all deferred maintenance is water related.
Plumbing throughout the building must be inspected to make sure that seals are secure, faucets are not leaking and pipes are in good condition. Residents should be encouraged to to report leaks and drips. A small leak under a cabinet can create serious damage if left unattended.
We also recommend the inspection of fuse boxes and all electrical equipment: Washing machines, garage door openers and other mechanical devices such as garbage disposal units and re-circulation pumps etc. Check for loose wires, water leaks and un-safe conditions.
This is just a partial list of routine inspections items. If this all seems like a lot to undertake, Buffalo Maintenance, Inc, can lend a meaningful helping hand by checking up on your property when the time does not permit you to do so.
We are pleased to offer expert property evaluations, reporting and maintenance services. Our qualified staff knows what to look for and can make recommendations for the most efficient and cost effective solutions. And right now we are offering building owners & managers free no obligation property evaluations to better acquaint you with our organization.
1. Decide on your light bulbs. In 2014 you will be forced to make a light bulb decision. That’s when the federal government’s ban on incandescent bulbs goes into effect. For standard fixtures, your new choices are CFL (compact fluorescent) bulbs or LED (light-emitting diode) bulbs. Both deliver huge energy savings over their old fashioned predecessor. LEDs are superior in energy usage and quality of light, but are much more expensive to purchase.
2. Expand on recycling opportunities. In most municipalities, recyclable trash is picked up separately from regular trash. Although often voluntary, in some areas it’s mandatory. You may already have separate bins for recyclable trash. Are there enough of them? Are they convenient?
I know a managed community whose residents have curb-side pickup, but they take their paper products and aluminum cans to centrally-located bins for pick up. The vendor pays for the recyclable paper and cans and the funds go into the HOA. . It’s a voluntary program and nearly everyone participates.
3. Ask your utility companies to help. Contact all your utility companies and ask for onsite assessments. Some may charge for the service. However fees are usually reasonable and may qualify you for discounts on upgrades or repairs. They also should have energy-saving tips they can pass on to you, or available on their websites. Pull the ones that apply to your property and publish your own tip list.
4. Increase communications, but conserve your paper. It’s time—past time—to make a serious reduction in your paper communications. A message notification service can do the job better and save you loads of time and money, too. Look for one that sends voice and text messages to cell phones and also to email.
5. Foster a green perception. Lots of brands tout green qualities. But the ones that carry strong green reputations do a better job at fostering the perception. Make that work for you. Whenever appropriate, communicate your green efforts.
This article is presented in a general nature to address typical landlord tenant legal issues. Specific inquiries regarding a particular situation should be addressed to your attorney.
Question: My new tenants just moved in a month and a half ago. The lease requires that the tenant pays for all utilities, and must put the utilities in their own name prior to moving in. Well, I just received the electric bill, and it’s still in my name. I’m thinking about not paying it, just letting it get shut off. Maybe when the lights go out, they’ll take care of it. Can I do that?
Answer: No, you can’ t let the utilities be shut off. Your tenant’s actions are a breach of the rental agreement, and must be addressed in compliance with California law. You should immediately prepare and serve a Notice to Perform or Quit-Breach of Covenant notice. The notice should identify the specific breaches, the failure to place the electric utility in their own name, and their failure to pay the utility charges incurred since taking possession. The notice should be specific as to how they must cure the breach, namely, they must put the utilities in their name, and reimburse you for the amount of utility changes that have been billed and incurred post tenancy. Note that some jurisdictions may require that you include a statement identifying a witness who observed the breach, as well as the date and time of the breach. In such jurisdiction, you or your manager would suffice as the witness, and the breach would be considered ‘ongoing’ as it continues to occur. In the event of noncompliance, you would be entitled to file an unlawful detain action to recover possession of the premises. Rarely though is that necessary, as the vast majority of residents will immediately comply.
Question: I just put my single family house on the rental market, and have agreed to rent it to a nice family of four; mom, dad and two kids, two and five. The parents seem responsible enough and I’m sure they’ll make great tenants, but I am concerned because the house has a pool. Is there anything I can do to protect myself from liability should one of the children fall in and drown?
Answer: The short answer is yes. There are several measures you can, and should, take to protect yourself. First and foremost, ensure that the pool and the gate/enclosure conform to all state and local codes and ordinances. The gate should be self-latching, and should be checked to ensure that it closes properly. Review your insurance policy with your broker to ensure that your coverage is adequate; consider a commercial umbrella policy as well. Your broker can counsel you on coverage limits; consider $3,000,000 as a minimum. Finally, you should include as part of your rental documents an addendum to the lease in which the tenant acknowledges the dangers of the pool, agrees to ensure that all gates are kept closed, and agrees to periodically verify that the self-latching gate functions properly. Consider requiring that your tenants procure renters liability insurance as well. These requirements should be a part of your rental policies for a property with a pool, regardless of whether or not your tenants have children.
Question: Just opened up the mail, and what do you suppose was in it? A notice from my bank informing me that one of my tenant’s rent check was returned unpaid because he placed a stop payment on it. Imagine that, it’s now mid-month, no warning, no phone call, the deadbeat didn’t even have the courtesy of letting me know he was going to stop payment on his check. It kind of makes sense though, he asked a couple of weeks ago if I’d let him out of his lease early, guess his girlfriend has a nicer place and he wanted to move in with her. I called his phone number, got a recording saying that it had been disconnected. His cell phone works, got his voice mail, and left a message. I’m guessing that when I swing by later today, it’ll be empty. What do I do now? I don’t want to make any mistakes; can I just change the locks if he’s out?
Answer: You have a couple of issues that you need to resolve, first the issue of return of possession of the premises, and then, of course, getting you paid. If the tenant appears to have vacated when you visit the unit later today, then you must follow certain procedural rules before you simply change the locks. Ideally, you will be able to contact the tenant on his cell or at work. If you make contact, ask that the tenant confirm that he is out by faxing or emailing you written confirmation. If you are able to confirm that he has moved out, you will not have to follow the abandoned real property notice requirements, and will be able to retake possession immediately. If when you visit the unit, and find that it is vacant, and if the rent is due and unpaid for fourteen days, and the tenant has not voluntarily surrendered possession, then you must serve a written notice of Belief of Abandonment of Real Property. The notice can be posted on the premises and mailed by regular mail to the tenant’s last known address, your property. You must wait eighteen days before you retake possession. If the tenant does not reply, in writing, by informing you of his address for service of an unlawful detainer within eighteen days, then you may retake possession, and change the locks. Once you regain possession, prepare the security deposit disposition form. If he skipped mid lease, he will owe the balance of the term, or until you mitigate your damages by reletting the unit, whichever occurs first. Hang on to the tenant’s check that was returned by the bank. Stop payment orders are only effective for six months, unless renewed by the maker, which rarely happens. That means, in six months and a day, you can redeposit the check, and if there are sufficient funds, the check will clear.
Question: I’m looking at a single family residence to purchase. It’s a pocket listing, no signage, not on the MLS. The agent claims it’s a great deal because the seller needs cash quickly, wants a quick escrow, and is willing to let it go for under market. The only catch is, the tenant doesn’t know the house is for sale, and the owner doesn’t want the tenant to know. He says that when I close escrow, I can serve my own notice to have the tenant leave, but he doesn’t want the tenant getting nervous and moving out if the deal doesn’t go through. Seems like a really good deal, I know the house, I’ve peeked in the windows, and it’s in incredibly great shape. What am I missing, what can go wrong?
Answer: Lots. You have actual notice of a tenant in possession. That means that you are bound by whatever rental agreement, or contract, exists between the owner and the existing resident. The tenancy agreement may turn out to be a fixed term lease for a long period of time at less than market rent. The resident may have a lease with an option to purchase the house for a fixed sum, possibly less than what you are paying for it. There may be litigation between the parties relating to the premises, possibly mold or some other contamination issue that you may not be aware of. If the deal really is as described, then prepare a purchase agreement providing a due diligence period allowing you a brief time period to check title, condition and other issues. Once escrow is open, and you are satisfied with title, and the condition of the premises, contact the resident, confirm the terms of his tenancy, get a copy of his rental agreement, and prepare an estoppel certificate for the resident to sign affirming the tenancy agreement, amount of deposit, and affirming that he has no equitable or legal interest in the property.
Stephen C. Duringer – The Duringer Law Group, PLC is one of the largest and most experienced landlord tenant law firms, has successfully handled over 200,000 evictions, and has collected over $90,000,000 in unpaid rent since 1988. The firm may be reached at 714.279.1100, toll free at 800.829.6994 or 877.387.4643.
Visit www.DuringerLaw.com for more information and the locations of their six offices.
This is an exciting, dynamic, ever-shifting time for income property managers and investors.
Land values and rents are on a rapid upward climb – finally – but so too are operating and maintenance costs, legislative mandates and potential liabilities.
What does this uncertain mix of events mean to the future of the industry?
Will the collective assault on Prop. 18 succeed?
Will affordable rent become an enforceable mandate?
What impact does California’s energy policy have on commercial and investment property now and in the future?
The answers to many of these questions won’t be known until they unfold in the months ahead.
Clearly, the industry is in flux – poised between unprecedented opportunities, demands and uncertainties – and it will become increasingly important as we all move forward for income property owners and managers to stay informed.
How does a busy real estate professional stay current?
Through a variety of presentations, workshops and face-to-face meetings, they will address current issues and trends in the industry, from finance and maintenance to energy efficiency, renewable energy and environmental laws.
FAIR HOUSING, LITIGATION AND OTHER LEGAL ISSUES: Law firms and legal experts will be on hand to provide the latest information on new statutes, mandates and precedents affecting property managers and income property owners.
FINANCE AND TAX STRATEGIES: Today, 1031 exchanges provide more value than ever. Lending rates are at an all-time low. Experts will be on hand to discuss custom-made solutions for those in attendance, including low-rate cash flow loans.
MAINTENANCE: Frankie Alvarez, co-author of the “Dear Maintenance Men” column, will provide seven important tips and other details to keeping operations to a minimum.
GREEN MANDATES AND INCENTIVES: How do AB32 and other new pieces of legislation impact how you must do business? What kinds of incentives are available to income property owners to save energy or to go solar? Government representatives and service providers will be on hand to explain the many incentives that can help building owners save money on energy costs.
This is a great opportunity to catch up on the latest, to touch base with experts with questions specific to your situation, and to network with others in the industry who might be of value later on.
When it comes to staying informed and getting the most from the time invested, the Income Management Property Expo is an efficient resource that could bring about significant returns. A second expo is planned for October in San Mateo. Visit www.incomepropertyexpo.com for details.
Kaufman, James J. A Professional Corp.

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They looked on him as an authority. I'm feeling pretty confident. I haven't actually met him yet. Snakes are said to mesmerize small animals and birds. He failed to come on time. These are gorgeous. Don't you just have anything else to do? Give me the ball. Eddie knows why Kerri doesn't like him. What a hideous-looking couch.
Today, the locomotive is pushing the cars in the train. The defendant is free to go. Max probably won't even notice that Jenine isn't here. We are short of money. Jared is expected to be the new chief executive officer, when the current one retires. The spaceship is out of orbit around the moon. Tovah is a failure as a father. Naim was up half the night studying. Where did you buy that? I want one too. I'm losing my passion for modern languages.
I want to try to enjoy this. Tired as I was, I went on working. We all agreed with Leonard. I have to go to the bank this morning. Are those the people you saw yesterday? I have a collection of sand dollars. Marek told me he had information on your son. What time will he be here? I've got something on you. That can't be done.
Thank you for explaining everything. I'm not your slave. Connie looked up from his iPad and smiled at Winston. I have no less than four brothers. For the thousandth time, I'm telling you not to do it. What would you recommend we eat? I could sure use that reward money. Fool as he is, he knows how to make money. I don't have any cavities. No problem, I understand.
Cristopher told me I shouldn't talk to Hank. It was stupid. We never should have done it. I want you to redirect the output of this command into that file. We are baking cookies. I never meant to hurt him. His quick temper will get him in trouble one day. Neil never had to do that. Kelly watched Kenton go. Was that another joke? I didn't take your bloody car, for crying out loud!
The apple-trees were in full blossom, and the fragrant elders bent their long green branches down to the stream which wound round a smooth lawn. She adjusted the clock. Jong and Dennis sang the song they had just written. Japan is also called "Nihon" in Japanese. The real definition of science is that it's the study of the beauty of the world. The investor stole the capital of his client. He is not any better than a politician. Hienz got shot at. I'm usually awake by 8:00 a.m. Lowell despises people who smoke.
We are a people born of many peoples. Cristopher is always full of ideas. Who's Herman talking to? He is studying. Don't stand there. Don't look back. You are never completely alone. It is all right to eat out tonight? She went to college to learn English. We all knew it. We have three dogs.
How long have you been teaching Spanish? This was a translation of copyrighted material, so I deleted it since copyright owners have the right to control derivative works. She slept. Donna wanted to eat a couple of slices of salami. The end of which there were two little sketches of rhetoric and logic, the latter finishing with a specimen of a dispute in the Socratic method. Were you able to talk to Hazel? I figured it couldn't hurt. The tourist bus crossed the border. Srivatsan didn't even attempt to kiss Eddy. He made up a bundle of firewood.
Samir has received several job offers. What's your favorite question to ask on a first date? Can you get him? Russ and Brendan are having a really good time. What have you seen? Is this a sign? We have to come to some agreement. What stopped him? The dog wouldn't let go of the ball. The magistrate disqualified himself from hearing the case because of a conflict of interest.
This was built long ago. This is the first time I've ever spread chili on bread. I'm looking forward to hearing from you soon. Many students have a car of their own nowadays. She absolutely doesn't need to know why I did it. Mott Jackson was indicted in 2013 on drug smuggling charges. In our office, we work on the assumption that everything that can go wrong will go wrong. I wanted to make a few phone calls. I just decided to do it. Johan didn't know where Mohammad was.

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Amazon has slashed the price of the Logitech Revue from $300 to $200. This is likely a response to the fact that Google's partners are having trouble pushing Google TV as many consumers are finding the platform too complicated to use.
Last month, we learned that Logitech, a Google TV launch partner, had only made $5 million in sales of the Logitech Revue and accessories (released in October 2010). In the quarter before that, Logitech reported Google TV product sales of $22 million. The company was estimating to sell another $18 million this past quarter, meaning it missed estimates by more than 70 percent.
Google officially launched Android 3.1 earlier this week. The minor update to Android 3.0 (codenamed Honeycomb) is being made available to various tablets in the coming weeks, and will arrive on the Google TV platform in the coming months.
Logitech has confirmed that all Logitech Revue boxes will automatically get the Android 3.1 (codenamed Honeycomb) over-the-air update when it becomes available later this summer. Google is hoping the update will give its platform a much-needed boost, but until then, it appears that sales expectations are still low. This price cut is a clear indication of that.
For consumers, the update means that the Android Market is coming to their TV. For developers, the update means being able to use one SDK to ship apps that work both on Android tablets and on Google TV.
On the flipside, Logitech is also going to have to deal with increased competition. Google has hinted that new hardware from Samsung and Vizio is coming, but hasn't shared further details. The two were rumored to have Google TV product announcements set for CES 2011, but those plans collapsed, and another rumor even said Google was the one that delayed the products. Either way, there will soon be four hardware vendors for Google TV: Logitech, Sony, Samsung, and Vizio.


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I kno!! lol, I love that song thou, that and La La La. Thx for listening…..
U mix bad dawg mi nah lie but NO KARTEL??? Dawg Jah Knw!!!!!
Thank u. As for Kartel, I post a mix of latest dancehall every month n it just so happens there wasn't anything new from him that month. Kartel mi favorite artist. Checkout my September mix nuff Kartel!!


text: The toddler mirror has the added feature of a metal sensory bar (fixed to wall) which has colourful wood manipulatives, so children can pull themselves up and play. Mirror is manufactured from safety glass with a plywood frame. Suitable for children aged 6 months +.

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Accelerated the implementation of an innovative shift change practice to all units in 31 hospitals within 16 months.
Coached 12+ project managers, nurse managers in how to lead their teams through innovation and improvement.
Designed and conducted virtual training, education and kick-off sessions for 31 hospital-based teams.
Researched and analyzed best practices for nurse communications at hand-offs (reducing time before nurse seeing first patient at shift change by half original time), and patient flow through hospitals.
Led groups of clinicians, nurses, labor leaders and management staff to co-develop best practices for hospital-based hand-offs between nurses and doctors, nurses and nurses, clinical team and patients, and clinicians and ancillary staff.
Produced a toolkit and change package for hospitals to adopt practices in nurse communication and bed management.
Administered federal AmeriCorps grant to 15 national sites.
Built training and development program for site leaders to deliver to their program staff.
Delivered national training to site leaders.
Service organization working to enable Bay Area public schools in high-poverty communities, serving mainly students of color and English-language learners, to achieve educational equity through school-based reform.
Advised school leaders of three Bay Area elementary and middle schools on reform initiatives.
Evaluated schools’ progress on addressing initiatives including decreasing the achievement gap between white students and students of color.
Managed two school-based teams responsible for working with teachers and lead teachers to test and implement reform strategies.

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text: A worker was in a metal recycling company’s yard cutting apart the bucket portion of a front-end loader. A co-worker affixed the rear bumper of a city bus to an excavator and proceeded to reverse the excavator along a roadway, moving the bumper to another location. While reversing, the excavator struck and crushed the first worker, causing fatal injuries. An MOL investigation determined that the worker operating the excavator didn’t have a clear view of the intended path of travel, there wasn’t a signaler to assist with the task and the excavator didn’t have a working travel alarm. The company pleaded guilty to an OHS violation and was fined $105,000 [Peterborough Iron & Metal Inc., Govt. News Release, Jan. 23, 2017].


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Google Scholar suggested queries on advanced topics.
USDA now avoids climate science.
Link. Good thing climate doesn’t impact agriculture.
CIA is run by Trump’s lackey.
The Touch Bar is kind of a dud.
Pharma finds new way to gouge patients.
Link. Emergent or planned, proftitable either way.
New age: politicians not punished for lying.
Age discrimination is essentially legal in US employment.
Link. Retirement age needs go down, not up.
The GOP will rule Congress for many years.
Link. US gov favors rural areas, they are white and left behind.


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This page contains links to various websites related to DotGNU Portable.NET.
Rhys Weatherley, Gopal V: Design of the Portable.NET Interpreter .NET Developers Journal, Vol. 1, Issue No. 3, Mar 2003.
Rhys Weatherley: Treecc: An Aspect-Oriented Approach to Writing Compilers Free Software Magazine, Vol. 1, Issue No. 2, Feb 2002.
The standards documents for C# and the CLI can be freely downloaded from the ECMA website. The C# specification is ECMA standard 334, and the specification for the CLI ("Command Language Infrastructure") is ECMA standard 335. If you wish to contribute to the C# library, you will also need the file ECMA-335-xml.zip. Unpack this zip file and then use the "csdoc2html" program (which you can find in the csdoc directory of the pnet package of DotGNU Portable.NET) DotGNU to convert the XML file into HTML, so that you can view its contents more easily.
The Neil Cawse Portable.net homepage has System.Windows.Forms screenshots, information about the DotGNU Coding competition, and "PNETLIB Visual Studio 1.1 Projects" downloads.
wx.NET is a C# wrapper for the wxWindows cross-platform GUI framework.
Qt# is a C# wrapper for the Qt GUI toolkit, on which the KDE desktop environment for GNU/Linux is based. Qt# developer Adam Treat (irc nick: manyoso) is often on the #dotgnu irc channel.
Pocket C# is a port of the DotGNU project's C# compiler to Windows CE.
Rubydium is aiming to become an optimising reimplementation of the Ruby 1.8 interpreter. A preview version 0.1 has been released; it is described by the author as "a proof of concept that does show that The Twist is implementable using the libjit library."
ANTLR, ANother Tool for Language Recognition, (formerly PCCTS) is a language tool that provides a framework for constructing recognizers, compilers, and translators from grammatical descriptions, which usually contain embedded C#, Java, C++ or Python action code. The generated code is similar to what a developer might manually and is therefore easy to understand.


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In the government district of Putrajaya, a new administration building of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission is under construction by Mitrajaya Holdings Berhad.
In Malaysia, the architecture of the elevated buildings has a very long tradition in eliminating specific situations. Buildings are usually designed to keep out wild animals or prevent flooding of living rooms and bedrooms. In addition they have to withstand extreme winds and heavy rain.
In the government district of Putrayjaya, this construction method provides the high-rise complex with an extraordinary architectural design.
The first 30 floors of the three building complexes are elevated on delicate inclined supports.
A massive intermediate level appears to hover at a height of 40 m. In addition to the special architecture, the ambitious construction schedule provided a special challenge.
For constructing the complex elevated high-rise areas, the contractors are working with Peri for planning and delivery of the formwork and scaffolding solution from a single source.
The systems used were perfectly matched to one another resulting in a safe and time-saving execution.
Peri engineers planned and delivered the overall concept of the wall, slab and climbing formwork through to the appropriate form lining for the required concrete surfaces.
A particularly important role in the project-specific planning services was played by the spatial working scaffold and shoring solution which was based on the PERI UP modular scaffold system.


text: Do not loose the opportunity to try new free animated amusing original well-done 3D screensaver by GameFalls.com! Dinosaurs do not disappear completely; they continue to live at the uninhabited islands. One of them, cute and quick - Arnold - managed to stole a tape-recorder at the drifting sailer and now he has a lot of fun, pasturing and dancing. Calm blue sea, green island, rich colors, picturesque landscape, white sailer, cool music, funny animation - GameFalls.com has done its best to give you a lot of pleasure.

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Are YOU, dear reader, living in an area ravaged by man-made quakes due to oil fracking? Check out this map by U.S. Geological Survey scientists comparing natural quake zones versus man-made quake zones.
The big difference is, the quakes in Oklahoma and Texas are "induced" — they're caused by oil and gas operations that pump wastewater down into underground wells.
USGS scientists have now published the first maps of these new quake zones, and they're an eye-opener. An eye-opener because 7 million people are now, suddenly, living in quake zones. There are 21 hot spots where the quakes are concentrated. They're in places where, historically, noticeable earthquakes were rare.
Sooner or later, American citizens will start playing the game Fracture, and start to wonder if weaponry like Tectonic Grenades that create "terrain deformation" might not be feasible after all.

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text: And he said, "There was a man who had two sons. And the younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me the share of property that is coming to me.' And he divided his property between them. Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took a journey into a far country, and there he squandered his property in reckless living. And when he had spent everything, a severe famine arose in that country, and he began to be in need. So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs. And he was longing to be fed with the pods that the pigs ate, and no one gave him anything. "But when he came to himself, he said, 'How many of my father's hired servants have more than enough bread, but I perish here with hunger! I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Treat me as one of your hired servants."' And he arose and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him. And the son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.' But the father said to his servants, 'Bring quickly the best robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet. And bring the fattened calf and kill it, and let us eat and celebrate. For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.' And they began to celebrate. "Now his older son was in the field, and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. And he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant. And he said to him, 'Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has received him back safe and sound.' But he was angry and refused to go in. His father came out and entreated him, but he answered his father, 'Look, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed your command, yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might celebrate with my friends. But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your property with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him!' And he said to him, 'Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. It was fitting to celebrate and be glad, for this your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost, and is found.'"


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These instructions will hopefully assist you to start with a stock ZTE AT&T Trek 2 HD, unlock the bootloader (if necessary), and then download the required tools as well as the very latest source code for LineageOS (based on Google’s Android operating system) for your device. Using these, you can build both LineageOS and LineageOS Recovery image from source code, and then install them both to your device.
The blobs should be pulled into the ~/android/lineage/vendor/zte folder. If you see “command not found” errors, adb may need to be placed in ~/bin.
lineage-14.1-20190420-UNOFFICIAL-jasmine.zip, which is the LineageOS installer package.


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…Fetch The Engine: Fire Fire!
I’m amazed that anyone under 35 with legs in their trousers and another language up their sleeve has not left the UK’s absurdly overpriced capital. Over 50% of Londoners own their home (nearly half without a mortgage), but at 26%, market renters are rapidly on the rise, overcrowded, in poverty and not well served. Half a million quid will barely get you a one-bed in London, but will get you a luxury penthouse in the centre of Rotterdam, minutes from beaches and the countryside, or a big new house in booming Bordeaux. [In case you are wondering about relative earnings, my understanding is that the household budget capacity for buying a first home in Bordeaux is similar to that of the average London household]. London’s Mayor might be in charge of the city’s fire brigade, but has limited water to pour on this fire. The key factors are land ownership (a lot of London’s land is no longer in city control and hard to wrest back), capacity to build (which lies largely with a few private sector operators), and public funding and tax policy (controlled from the centre). Empowered mayors can matter a great deal, as my next post on Bordeaux’s renaissance will show. London’s voters must campaign for their new mayor to have the power to pour on water, for all our sakes. Or the young will keep fleeing to Berlin and Bristol. And when my local café turns into a soulless Starbucks I’ll come and join them.
PS: It’s going to be 350 years since London’s Other Great Fire next year. What better time to vote for a healthy dose of cold water.
Adonis makes two points: the first is that the private and voluntary sectors cannot meet demand alone: I agree. Everything I have seen in Europe points to a mixed economy of housing delivery, with local authorities being a significant driving force behind upfront investment, master-planning and setting the briefs for major schemes (not necessarily being the actual developer, but this does also happen). It would be a major rebuilding of the public sector to achieve this in the UK.
The second is that public land is the key to more development: I agree again, but I am less clear about how much of this there really is. (The London Land Commission should help). Estate redevelopment is particularly advocated by Adonis, but again, it is extremely time and resource intensive and has to be handled perfectly. The need to buy out a lot of small (and sometimes larger) ownerships at market value hampers many a strategic site in the UK which would be easier on the continent. Incidentally, TfL is about to embark on a huge development programme of its assets so Adonis need not fear for that ‘public estate’. Network Rail is active in property development too, though the technical challenges should not be underestimated. Some of Peabody’s first large estates were built on surplus railway lands, so railway owners divesting has been active for over 150 years!


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In the world of session styling we are always looking for new ways to change the hair. Wild crazy colour become the new hot thing but you can't just colour a model hair just because you feel like it. We wanted full on colour but without the commitment! We had the share of moments where we wanted crazy colour hair on a Friday, but come on Monday morning I didn’t want my crazy colour anymore.
We want to be able to put it on and just as easily take it off. I'm asking myself why can't hair colour be just as easy as applying make-up? I had been experimenting with pigments since the 80’s obsessed with the powdered wigs of the French Revolution. The influence came from those times but we wanted it to be intense and almost fluro as it is the intense flash of colour that makes it modern. Dexe HAIR COLOR CHALK products are wipe on, wipe off colouring products! It’s just for fun and just for the one night. With a towel draped around your shoulders to protect your clothes, we would apply the hair coloring product and then the Dexe COLOR CHALK product make it stick. You can keep this raw texture or apply a fine mist of hair spray to lock the colour.
Dexe Beauty Gaga Hair Color Tong is a professional hair dye chalk with non-toxic, safe and will not harm hair. The Dexe Beauty Gaga Hair Color Tong is a wipe on, wipe off coloring product! It's the creation of instant highlights, the color can stay on your hair until it is wahsed with normal shampoo. there are 12 colors are available to meet different styles, different colors can be applied on hair to highlight your hair. Besides, the finest ingredients make it never harm your hair. It is the most convenient temporary hair color product which can gives you crazy hair at Friday night and can be easily wiped off in the Monday morning.
1. Put a dry towel around your neck to protect your clothing or just use an old t-shirt.
2. Spray some water on the hair.
3. Daub the chalk onto the wet hair evenly from the top down.
4. Blow dry the hair.
5. Use the curling iron or hair spray, the color will last longer.
6. You can not brush your hair after the chalk is applied as it will brush out.
7. When you have finished simply wash your hair with shampoo and your chalk will be washed out.
8. Be careful of water and rain as the chalk powder may run onto your clothes.


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Young at Heart Lunch & BINGO!
Young at Heart is a monthly gathering of adults of all ages who meet to have lunch, celebrate birthdays, and spend time together doing various fun activities . December's event happens on 12/13 with a menu of pasta, garlic bread, and salad. We will play BINGO with small prizes. RSVP by Tuesday, December 11 to Cori in the church office.


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Today’s trekking was the core of our climate journey.
We left Lobuche around 8am and made our way gradually uphill along a broad path to Gorakshep, a settlement perched on a small knoll on the glacial moraine.
We were fortunate to have glimpses of the high mountains around us, but growing cloud focused our attention on the mid slope. On the way up, I caught sight of the Italian Pyramid weather monitoring station, installed as part of the SHARE program (Stations at High Altitude for Research on the Environment).
After lunch and a rest, we followed the steep moraine ridge, high above the Khumbu glacier to our right. The views were astounding, the path beneath our feet periodically treacherous. Helpful Sherpa porters offering to carry our day-packs made walking easier for several of us. I was grateful for Pemba’s help at that altitude, as breathing was an effort uphill and it was good to concentrate.
The smaller melt lakes lower down the glacier were like small green sinkholes in the ice. Further up, we came across a larger lake with two dark holes like train tunnels in the ice wall behind it, revealing where meltwater flows are boring into the glacier from beneath. Closer to Base Camp, a truly enormous glacial lake had small white ice-flows floating on its green surface.
Millie, AYCC’s indigenous coordinator and I posed for ‘climate photos’ in front of the lower lakes, wearing AYCC’s “Climate Action Now” and 100% Renewable’s “Build Big Solar” t-shirts.
Much jubilation on reaching Base Camp. People wandered around taking photos of each other, all wearing warm clothes and silly grins. I’d brought my larger Tibetan prayer flags, and we unfurled them to take a group photo in front of the small cairn marking the old Everest Base Camp. The new one has now moved some 6km further up the glacier, where climbers make their final camp.
I was deeply struck by a conversation with Tirthe, our experienced trekking guide. He had last taken a group across to Base Camp only two months earlier and was himself shocked to see how much the landscape had changed in that short space of time. An entire section of the moraine wall had collapsed, the river itself had changed course, and a new path had been made across the valley, including a new small wooden bridge with dokos filled with rocks shoring up its far side.
The memory of seeing those ever-growing lakes and ever-diminishing glaciers will stay with me for life.
This entry was posted in Activism, Climate change, Environment, Foreign aid and development, Uncategorized and tagged activism, AYCC, climate change, environment, glaciers, solar power by Philippa Rowland. Bookmark the permalink.


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2003 Graduate Student Organization Instructional Award for Outstanding Teaching and Advising of Graduate Students, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign.
2011 Dazzling Woman Faculty Award, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Women’s Resource Center Annual Awards.
2015 Campus Award for Excellence in Public Engagement for the Psychological Services Center Advocacy Project. Project Director.
2009 Substance Abuse Mental Health Administration Children’s Mental Health Initiative. N. Allen, & M. Aber, Principal Co-Directors of Research Component. $1,800,000 over six years.
2006 National Institute of Justice (NIJ). Coordinating the Criminal Justice Response to Intimate Partner Violence: The Role of Collaborative Settings in Producing Systems Change. N. Allen, Principal Investigator. $356,830 funded.
2014 System of Care Statewide Expansion Implementation Grant. Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration Children’s Mental Health Initiative via State of Illinois. M. Aber & N. Allen, Principal Co-Directors of Research Component. $541,760 over four years.
2015 Champaign County Community Mental Health Board. Evaluation of Mental Health Board Funded Programs. N. Allen & M. Aber, Co-Principal Investigators. $50,000 funded.
My research program has four major thrusts: a) to examine systems change processes in the response to social issues (namely, intimate partner violence, sexual assault, and juvenile delinquency) and the role of collaborative settings in facilitating such change; b) to explore the experiences of individuals as they navigate complex systems (formal systems such as criminal justice, human service, health care, as well as informal systems such as faith-based settings, sororities, and social networks); c) to investigate the effectiveness of social interventions that aim to alter the contexts of individuals’ lives to promote health and well-being; and d) to examine the gendered nature and context of intimate partner violence.
Lehrner, A. & Allen, N. E., Nov 1 2018, In : Violence Against Women. 24, 14, p. 1697-1717 21 p.
Dworkin, E. R. & Allen, N. E., Jan 1 2018, In : Violence Against Women. 24, 1, p. 85-100 16 p.
Perry, L. A., Dover, T. J., Lancaster, S. L., Allen, N. E., Keel, T. G. & Eliopulos, L. N., Nov 1 2018, In : Criminal Justice and Behavior. 45, 11, p. 1709-1722 14 p.
Calancie, L., Allen, N. E., Ng, S. W., Weiner, B. J., Ward, D. S., Ware, W. B. & Ammerman, A. S., Mar 1 2018, In : American journal of community psychology. 61, 1-2, p. 251-264 14 p.
Dworkin, E. R., Newton, E. & Allen, N. E., Jan 1 2018, In : Psychology of Violence. 8, 1, p. 100-109 10 p.


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My biggest day so far today at just over 38km. I’m doing what is known on the Bib and double hutting it and in most cases skipping every second hut. I won’t do this all the way through; in most cases I will do at least 1.5 huts at a time which means I will be camping on some occasions. I must admit I expected to be using the tent more often but so far have I’ve had the shelters to myself and am sleeping in exactly the same spot at each hut.
So far I have only come across one southbound hiker and that was in Denmark. I know there are more people on the trail and I expect to see them in the next couple of weeks. I did however come across my first overnight hikers at Peacful Bay today and they left the Rame Head Hut in very good condition, thank you very much.
Today I did the canoe crosssing at Irwin’s Inlet which was simpler than it looked. My trip over was a matter of paddle on the right, drift, repeat, and let the incoming tide and wind do the rest. The hardest part was getting the canoe into the shed on the top rack. A small person would struggle.
I passed through Peacful Bay today and had an ice cream (not a Weiss Bar unfortunately) and a chocolate milk (big mistake). I know that chocolate milk gives me an upset stomach when I exercise so I won’t do that again.
Arrived at Rame Head shelter at just on 6:00pm after a 10 hour and 40 minute day. This is the latest I will go to bed this trip while out on the trail. Tomorrow I plan on going to Franklin River shelter which is around 30km and this will leave me around 20km from Warpole to do the next next day.


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I have a user running ACT 6.0 When he opens ACT he gets the message "An attempt was made to access an unnamed file past its end". No contacts show up. However, everything else seems to work fine.
I cannot acess Edit/Define fields for Contacts, can access for other items such as Contact List.
Does anyone have a solution for this problem, any help greatly appreciated.
Tried all options, nothing worked, finally restored database and everything works ok, for now.
There were a few other options in the KB if you do a search... I just posted the most likely.


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This is a dashboard for working with Yandex.Checkout. More precisely, it is for managing payment acceptance and payouts to clients.
Start accepting payments: transmit to us the required documents, download the contract, specify settings for your site (now only enabled for the Russian residents).
Manage payments: track your payment history and download operation history, make refunds, and issue invoices to your clients via email.
Manage payouts: look through and download the operation history, check your payment gateway balance.
Change company's banking details, information about your company and its representatives, settings of the stores, and payout settings.
In your Merchant Profile, you can see all active services: stores and payouts to clients.
Several persons can access one Merchant Profile at the same time: its owner can add users to it and grant them various access rights.


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On your mark, get set, GO! Frontier Metal has finally opened its doors. And like our customers, we've set our expectations high. We'll be getting customer service back where it should be; at the heart of any business. Let us provide you with the quality of materials, customer service and professional expertise you DESERVE!
Our location, just off the intersection of Highway 5 and 52 in Versailles, is second to none of our local competitors. That saves you TIME and MONEY.
We've got all your framing needs covered. From hi-line SPF to Southern Yellow Pine and treated posts, you name it; we either have it or we'll find it for you. Whether you need a truckload of framing materials or just an extra sheet of plywood, we'll be here happy to help.
Our panels come from steel rolled RIGHT HERE IN THE USA! Does your current supplier know where their rolls are made? Many companies use steel rolls made in China to form your roofing and siding. Make sure you're using quality, AMERICAN MADE steel!


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Company intelligence is the art of learning more about a company. Numerous methods are used to capture data, analyse that information and draw out real insight for the reader. In this article, we’ll go through three ways to use company intelligence to grow your business.
Making sure that you have all of the above in place can be a real challenge. Most companies worry about some/all of these things and more, however how many are collecting real information and data to ensure that they really are where they want to be on all of these points?
Let’s take competitive pricing as an example. A business owner who wants to make sure his pricing is strong may do a number of things – checking competitor websites and consulting with current and potential clients would be two obvious ones – but they may also go with their gut feel or with prior experience. What they don’t often do if go and find what their competitors charge in different situations. Competitors, naturally, won’t want to share their pricing (particularly in the services industry) so companies often don’t try and find out what it is. But, it’s absolutely imperative to have this information to know if you’re pricing strategy truly is competitive.
Company intelligence allows you to find out this type of information for just about any company – meaning you can profile your direct competitors or the wider market to see where your company fits, and make adjustments in key areas if needed.
Understanding what others are doing now, where they’re going, and what they’ve done allows companies to get the right strategy in place – avoiding wasted time on elements that may not work, and taking the best of what the competition is doing. There’s very few businesses who are unique enough to not need any view of what their competition are doing.
The second way to use company intelligence to grow your business is in utilising it in your business development/sales team.
If you have key clients you want to win, profiling those companies can give you a higher chance of success. From knowing what makes a particular decision maker tick, to knowing which networking events the business attends – there’s a number of ways to get ahead.
For example, if you were able to go to a networking event with a high level of confidence that a key potential client would be there, and know core information about the decision maker you would meet (think what football team they support, where they went to school, where they’ve worked before etc), then you’ll have a great chance of building rapport in a natural way – giving you a much better chance of turning that contact into a client in a seemingly organic way.
This approach has been proven to be far more successful in terms of sales conversion rates than all other channels – it completely outstrips cold-calling & telesales for instance as you can build your relationship in a normal way, with the added advantage of having the upper hand in terms of information.
If your business is in the market to acquire another company, is looking to merge, or if you’re looking for strategic partnerships then company intelligence can really add value.
With any of these scenarios you want to have the upmost confidence in the people you’re going to be working with or acquiring – meaning that making the effort to go beyond due-diligence, and to look at a full company intel report is well worth the time.
Furthermore, company intelligence can help you scan the horizon and find the companies you may want to partner with in the first place based on aligned values, similar market positioning, or where their team has skills that yours does not yet.
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The Western States Endurance Run is the oldest and arguably most competitive 100 miler in the world. Thanks to members like Ling Ru and Bruce Labelle, GVH is privileged to operate one of the aid stations and, as compensation, receives an entry into the race. Kelly Barber was our man this year, and he had a good race. Starting slowly due to snow and epic mud, Kelly paced conservatively through the heat of the canyons. He gradually sped up after nightfall, picking off less-hardy runners as he went. At 3:40am, he crossed the finish line in Auburn with a total time of 22:40.
Of 369 runners who started the race, only two thirds finished within the 30-hour cutoff. Kelly took 38th place and earned a coveted silver buckle.
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It’s not unusual for actors to practice acceptance speeches for awards they haven’t won yet, dreaming of the peer acceptance and industry-wide respect that inevitably comes with an Emmy, BAFTA or Oscar award.
It wasn’t a ‘real’ award that led to this amazing story, though. Or, perhaps, it was a more ‘real’ award than an Emmy or an Oscar itself.
During an on-location shoot of The Wire’s first season, Andre was offered heroin from a real drug addict.
I laughed a little bit and I got emotional. I was like, “Wow, he thinks I’m a junkie for real.” I felt validated.
While Andre (and perhaps many other actors) dreamed of the peer respect and international acclaim of winning an industry award, it was the ‘street Oscar’ that really validated Andre’s work.
It might seem shallow to use network ratings and viewer numbers to validate the worth of an actor or a TV show, but this story does point out an important fact: a TV show’s real customers are its audience members, its viewers. Not critics, industry heavy-weights or other actors or creatives.
Who do you want validation from?
We all want validation from someone. It’s normal. If you’re running a business, it’s essential that you get validation—for your product, your market, your business plan.
But who are you looking for validation from? Your peers? The media? Industry leaders, competitors, enemies? None of those will hurt, surely, but you can’t build a business on top of validation from people who won’t buy your product.
Andre’s story is a good reminder that your customers are the ones you need validation from. The people on the street—the real-life junkies. They’re the ones you need to convince.


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The government is expected to announce plans to spend billions of pounds to remove bottlenecks on the rail network. The transport secretary has set out plans to spend billions of pounds to ease overcrowding on trains.
Measures to increase capacity to cope with growing passenger numbers are also set to be in a White Paper unveiled by new Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly. Ruth Kelly said Â£10bn would be invested by 2014 to increase services and make trains longer as she outlined the government's rail strategy to MPs.
There are likely to be details of 1,300 new carriages on the network - 300 more than first announced earlier this year. She said by 2030 she wanted the railway network to carry twice the number of passengers and freight.
Station improvements Ms Kelly said Â£600m would be spent on tackling "bottlenecks" at Birmingham and Reading and there would be 1,300 new carriages to ease overcrowding.
It is set to give the go-ahead for the delayed Â£3.5bn upgrade of the crowded cross-London line. A Â£5.5bn north-south cross-London Thameslink project was given the go-ahead and Ms Kelly said by 2014, the aim was that 92.6% of trains would run on time - currently the figure is 88%.
Ms Kelly may announce that the limit on rises for advance saver fares of 1% above inflation will be removed. She told MPs that the government had drawn up "the most ambitious strategy for growth on the railways in over 50 years".
Platform extensions, longer trains and the possible reopening of disused lines could also feature in the White Paper. "Our challenge today is not about managing decline," she said.
Although the punctuality of trains has improved overcrowding is still a problem.
He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that the funding for longer trains could be expected to come from growing passenger revenues, with government support needed for many of the other planned improvements.
"Instead, it's about how we can build on this solid progress to provide a railway that carries more passengers, on more and better trains and on more frequent, reliable, safe and affordable service."
While government money for the railways will amount to Â£15.3bn between 2009 and 2014, passenger fares are expected to make up Â£39.2bn in the same period.
Ms Kelly also there would be a "radical simplification" of the fares structure with rises in saver fares capped at 1% above inflation.
For the Tories, Theresa Villiers said it was another "false dawn" for the Â£15bn Crossrail scheme - a proposed high-speed rail link from Berkshire to Essex via central London - saying it was "getting more distant by the day".
She added that while Ms Kelly had claimed "real acheivements" overcrowded trains were packed so tight "it would be a criminal offence to transport animals in the same conditions".
And she said it "seems extraordinary" that the government had not made more mention of Crossrail in the paper.
Ms Kelly said the government was committed to Crossrail and was currently trying to "pin down" private sector funding, to match government funding.
But passenger groups have been angered that some train companies have raised off-peak prices by up to 20%, and the system of franchising routes has come under criticism. But passenger groups have been angered that some train companies have raised off-peak prices by up to 20%, and the system of franchising routes has come under criticism.
Bob Crow, general secretary of the RMT union, said passengers were "already paying through the nose to subsidise the profit habits of fat-cat franchisees and train-leasing companies".
BBC transport correspondent Tom Symonds says the announcement may disappoint those hoping for bigger thinking on the future of the railways, such as plans for a new high-speed rail link between London and Scotland.
Brian Cooke, chairman of London TravelWatch, which represents the interests of passengers, said extra capacity was urgently needed in the capital.
"Over 70% of all national rail journeys are to, or through, London. London's rail travellers pay the highest fares and London's train operators are paying the highest premiums to the government for running train services," he said.
"London's train services are the most overcrowded, with use of rail in London growing much faster than projected."
Shadow Transport Secretary Theresa Villiers said nothing had changed under the new prime minister, Gordon Brown.
"There'll be a lot of hype and spin about the future of the railways to disguise a series of reheated announcements that are years later than promised," she said.
"If they do announce progress on the Thameslink 2000 of course that would be welcome but the project is already 7 years late.
"This government has broken so many transport promises in the past, why should anyone believe them now?"

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In this column last month, I mentioned Oregon House Bill 2639, passed in 2013. This law requires Oregon landlords to consider federal rent assistance (e.g., Section 8 vouchers) as a source of income when screening applicants. The law took effect 1 July 2014, over four and a half years ago. Yet on any given day, I can always find an ad or two on Craigslist advertising a vacancy with stipulations such as “No Section 8,” or “Not set up for Section 8.” I hope that those using this language in their ads are not members of RHA; in case you missed the memo, such advertising is illegal under Oregon Fair Housing law.
Compliance with Fair Housing law is not difficult, and there are many resources available to landlords. The Fair Housing Council of Oregon (FHCO) has several guidebooks available for download from their website (http://fhco.org/), including the New Landlords Guide to Fair Housing Law and a table of Protected Classes. If you are not familiar with the fraught history of housing discrimination in Oregon, I recommend that you take 15 minutes to watch the video on the FHCO website.
The issue of housing discrimination by landlords in the Portland metro area was brought to the forefront in a 2011 report entitled Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice. Improvements have been made in the past eight years, but work remains to be done. I believe the best way to achieve fair housing goals is through improved education of housing providers and tenants and enforcement of current law. However, there are some very loud voices in the Portland community advocating for changes in screening and security deposit rules that go far beyond current Fair Housing law. Under these proposed ordinances, security deposits would be limited to one month’s rent or just one-half month’s rent depending on whether the landlord charges first alone or first & last month’s rent to move in. Landlords would not be able to set a higher income threshold than two times rent. The use of criminal history as screening criteria would be strictly limited. The list goes on. The Portland City Council has tentatively scheduled hearings on these proposed ordinances at their meetings 3 – 4 April. Tenant advocates will certainly show up in force at these meetings; I hope Portland landlords will as well.
RHA continues to be a strong advocate for Fair Housing. One of our board members sits on the Oregon Housing Choice Advisory Committee, and another is a member of the Portland Fair Housing Advocacy Commission, which was established in response to the 2011 report. The next RHA class on Fair Housing will be held on 11 April, the 51st anniversary of the 1968 passage of federal Fair Housing Act. The course is being taught by Louise Dix of FHCO. I hope to see you there!