Over the last 15 years of my life, I have purged A LOT of stuff.
Some of it was sold or given to friends or relatives, some of it was trashed, and most of it was given to thrift stores.
There have definitely been times when I've hastily purged things I MIGHT have been able to use later — but as I think back over the thousands and thousands of items I've purged, there are very few items I regret getting rid of. In fact, I can honestly only think of 3 or 4 items I wish I didn't purge!
What-if-I-need-it-clutter accumulates quickly and can be very difficult to get rid of — especially if you are frugal, emotional, or someone who tends to worry. I am not emotional or prone to worry about much besides my kids… but as a frugal person, even I catch myself wanting to hold onto various items just in case I might need it some day.
Thankfully, I'm almost always able to convince myself to purge the items in question, and 99.9% of the time, I'm so glad I did!
If you're looking for a little motivation to purge your what-if-I-need-it-clutter, I hope today's post will help! If nothing else, you'll at least get a peek into my brain and my rationale as to why I do NOT keep what-if-I-need-it-clutter.
1. I know I can almost always make do with something else.
I suppose there's a chance I MIGHT need or want one of the items I purged… but I figure that if I'm already considering purging it, I'm not using it much right now. And if I DO need or want something I purged, I'm confident I'll be able to make do with something else — at least for a while.
It's always interesting for me to realize just how few things we actually NEED… and how resourceful we become when we don't have the exact item we want.
Believe it or not, I got rid of my stand mixer and blender years ago and have been (easily) making do with a small hand mixer and hand-held immersion blender ever since. Even with ALLLLL the cooking and baking I do, I've only missed my stand mixer once or twice when I was making an extra huge batch of thick cookie dough or bread dough… and I don't think I've ever missed my blender.
When people hear that I purge many of my baby things after each child, I always get the question "but what if you have more kids?" I usually respond somewhat sarcastically with "Well, what if we don't?" In all seriousness, though, even if we do have more children, I know I'll be able to find anything we actually need at thrift stores, on Craigslist, from garage sales, or as hand-me-downs from friends or relatives.
As for clothing, books, decorations, or any other number of things — I'm confident any one of us could easily do without a few of these things without too much trouble.
2. I can almost always find a great deal IF I do need it.
I realize not everyone is prone to bargain shopping — but it's honestly amazing how many times I find an amazing deal on Craigslist for just what I was looking for, get freebie hand-me-downs from friends or relatives, or find a clearance item that works perfectly for what I need.
I don't feel that I'm extra lucky or always "in the right spot at the right time" but rather, I think that more often than not, there are plenty of good deals out there IF I decide I need something I already purged.
But as I mentioned above (and as I'll touch on later) there have been so few times when I've actually regretted a purge that this really hasn't been much of an issue for me.
3. I LOVE the extra space in my house.
I would SO much rather go without a few items I might (or might not) want or need someday in exchange for an empty shelf in my closet, an empty cabinet in the kitchen, and less-full toy bins in the playroom. Room to breathe, room to expand, room to put more things when they inevitably come into our house.
So often, I hear others make excuses for their abundance of clutter by saying "but I have the space for it". Well yes, technically you can cram a little bit more into your closet or the shelves in your garage or your attic crawl space… but why? If I don't use it, need it, want it, or love it, there is no reason to hold onto it even if I do have boatloads of empty storage space to keep it.
In fact, we truly do have a ridiculous amount of empty storage space in our house — a full walk-in closet upstairs that is completely empty, empty shelves in the kitchen, empty dresser drawers in our bedrooms, a basement that has almost nothing in it, and a garage that can easily transform into a party-hosting space in about 15 minutes because we don't stuff it full of things we "might need someday".
The extra space and breathing room does my soul good… and it's much more beneficial to me than a bunch of things I might (or might not) need in the future.
4. I'd rather let someone else enjoy it.
When we lived in our first house, we got SO much furniture and decorative items give to us from family and friends. Initially, it was really fun for me to practice painting and distressing the furniture to give it a new look, and I even made a few slipcovers for chairs. By the time we had our house the way we wanted it (about 2 years later) I realized some of the freebie furniture had been sitting in our basement collecting dust for over a year — and other people could have been enjoying it for over a year. I ended up selling everything on Craigslist for very reasonable prices and enjoyed the extra space (and the extra cash).
After that, I vowed to never hang onto ridiculous amounts of stuff that we didn't have an immediate need for.
Fast-forward 5 years and Nora was a baby — quickly outgrowing her adorable baby clothes. Initially, I had a hard time deciding what to purge so I only purged about half of her things (keeping all the super cute outfits I loved at the time). Then, 2 years later when we realized we were having a boy, I decided it was time to purge the rest of her clothing. However, by then, several of the items had yellowish spots on them (I think from spit-up that didn't wash out all the way) and many of the items already looks somewhat dated. I couldn't help but think of how many other people could have enjoyed her baby clothes if I hadn't stored that tub for 2 years… and I doubt those yellowish spots would have showed up if the items had been regularly washed.
Needless-to-say, I am now pretty adamant that unless I have an obvious need for the items (like passing several of Simon's items directly down to James) I will not hoard them in my house — but instead, I'll let others use and enjoy them.
5. I have come to realize I most likely WON'T need it!
As I mentioned above, I have purged thousands and thousands of items over the years, and have only slightly regretted a purge 3 or 4 times. So if you think about it, the odds are pretty likely — at least based on my own personal experience — that I will NOT need it again.
I could probably come up with a few more reasons, but I think these 5 cover the bulk of it.
Yet, at the same time, I'm fully aware there are probably more than 5 reasons someone WILL hold onto their what-if-I-need-it-clutter. I'm not saying YOU personally shouldn't hang onto any what-if-I-need-it-clutter… I'm just sharing why I DON'T hang onto mine.
I do hope that if you are debating about whether to purge something or not, this post will help bring clarity to that decision — whether the answer is "yes" or "no". Also, I hope it gets you thinking about why you're hanging onto the things you have in storage — do you actually have a use for them (ex: camping gear you use once every summer, holiday decorations you use each year, etc.) or are you simply worried you might need them again some day (clothing that's too small, old baby clothes, an extra toaster, etc.)?
I know from my own personal experience how freeing it is to get rid of items I don't need, use, want, or love — even if I might potentially need them again some day.
Do you struggle with what-if-I-need-it-clutter?
Argh!!! This needs a caveat. Do not declutter any appliances made in America. My old crockpot was getting grimy and the paint was sort of blistering. Since I rarely use it in the summer (traveling) months, I got rid of it last spring. This last winter I've bought and trashed 4 count em 4 crockpots made in China. My old one lasted 30 years. The ugliness on the outside of the metal part is why I trashed that one, but the Chinese made ones had way worse issues. The first one did not work at all. Sent it back to Amazon. Second one from Target, the cord and plug assembly got hot and melted and blew a fuse. That went back. Got a different brand the next time. It had a digital display that didn't. Display that is. The last one a very pricy brand from William Sonoma bought with Christmas money burned everything. So it's in a box. Can't give to goodwill in good conscience. I'm trying to get my money back. It's almost April. They called it operator errors !!!! Hello I have grad degrees I can read instructions.
Get rid of all the I might need it but only if it turns out to need replacement. Old sheets, towels, no brained. Grandma's deep fryer? Hang on to it. You can't find one anywhere except eBay.
haha — sorry for your slow-cooker woes 🙁 Hope you get your refund!
Hi Leslie! Glad to have you as a new reader!!
Good luck with the move and yay for more storage at the new house!!
We just bought and moved into our very own house (after 7 yrs of marriage and 3 kids). Now, my husband thinks we are done having children…I'm not so sure. So in preparation of our move, Hubby was adamant that we get rid of the boxes and boxes of baby clothes and other things that we currently don't need for our youngest. And thanks to you and your rationale that if we have another kid, we can easily replace clothes and other items, we did it! And I am so glad we did for 2 reasons: 1. I'm so glad we don't have all of those boxes (and there were A LOT of them) cluttering up our new garage, and 2. I realized after having 3 kids and finally seeing ALL of those clothes piled up at our yard sale, that we had WAY more than any one person needs for their kid (like you, we received a lot of freebies with our first one). I didn't even use half of the boy clothes with my second son. It's kinda crazy that I held onto them for as long as I did! But my mom's a very "what if I need it person" and so that's how I was until I began reading your blog. Thanks for showing me a different way!
Great post! Today I followed your advise and I got rid of half of my glasses and cups, it feels great to have the extra space.
I usually have the hardest time getting rid of things when I say to myself: "but this sweater still fits really well", "these decorations match my home", "this kitchen item is still brand new and cute", "this is part of a nice matching set" (relating to your recent post about those), etc. and of course – exactly as you put it so well – "what if I need to use it/want to wear it/miss it later". Sometimes it helps to mentally think through what is REALLY the reason for wanting to hold onto and item and often I come to terms with the fact that I just need to get over whatever is holding me back and just purge. I am a perfectionist by nature so it would usually drive me nuts to get rid of a partial set of something – would rather have all or nothing. I also struggle most when I know the item isn't replaceable if it's something that's super unique or not for sale anymore. However, when it comes to clothes, my biggest motivator (other than a slimmer closet) is knowing that there will always be cute, practical, good fitting stuff out there I can look forward to shopping for in the future if I ever do find myself needing to replace something I gave up. Like you mentioned, I usually don't end up missing the purged items at all, but reminding myself that it's "just a sweater and can always be replaced" helps my reasoning process and leads to more successful purges!
Also, I'm so happy you keep telling yourself that "it's just a sweater" (or whatever it is). It takes a lot of work to purge — even I have to talk myself into it sometimes — but it really does pay off in the end with less stuff, less stress, more space, and more peace of mind!
Trunkload*, whoops. Maybe someday I'll have enough to fill a truck, haha.
I have learned and applied so many great decluttering tips from you and feel so much more free in our home, and in turn, in my mind. I can find what I need and it's streamlined the whole household having the family purge regularly. Thank you Andrea!
We have a huge cedar walk in closet and it's kind of the 'holding area' where anything goes and then I gather everything up at my convenience for a Goodwill drop. I personally go through the boxes, or clothes. I will cut up old tshirts for cleaning clothes and throw out the stuff really that should have gone in the trash (but am still thankful they purged it!) and have found one tip to work for me on 'hard to get rid of items.' I have a roll of masking tape & a sharpie in there and I write the date & stick it on it. If it's still sitting there the next Goodwill run, I usually toss it in. I have left stuff there for longer than a few months, and sometimes it does get used or picked up by someone who needs it, but normally, after I see that date a few times, I indeed get rid of it!
Thanks so much Summer! It sounds like you have a really good system for purging — I love that you put a date on items so you can actually know how long they've been sitting around. It's amazing how quickly something goes unused for months (or years) without us realizing it!
Yes, this is definitely something I struggle with. My husband was laid off 3 times within 5 years early in our marriage so I am always afraid of us not having money to replace it if we need it. We are purchasing our first home and in preparation we donated tons of stuff and threw tons out but I still feel like we have way too much. I told my husband we should leave everything in boxes and only unpack as we find we need something. After 6 months if we haven't unpacked it, we should throw away the boxes without looking in them.
I think that's a great idea Jamie! Obviously, you'll need to unpack some essentials right away, but if you really haven't used something in 6 months, there's a pretty good chance you'll be able to easily live without it!
Very relatable article for me. I am in the process of selling my spacious condo and looking to downsize into a smaller place. I can't tell you how many things I've either sold or taken to our local Goodwill and I still have so much "stuff". I love the uncluttered, staged look we have going right now but there are still some closets and our garage that have more stuff I know I should get rid of.
I'm sure it's probably a bit overwhelming… but doesn't it just feel GREAT to purge!!
This was a great post. We are going through our house again. We do periodically. I usually want to "throw out more" than my husband. But, after having to empty out his aunt's home he has finally seen the light. She didn't have much left other than her clothes and normal living things like pots, pans, kitchen equipment, furniture etc.,but still, it was a weekend worth of work for several people many calls to find out what to do with antiques and many trips to Goodwill. Great post!!
I hear this SO often — the "light bulb" finally goes on after they need to clear out a house after someone's death. Glad you were able to clean out his aunt's house though — so great of you to do that!
Great post! All so true. We are due for more purging in our garage at the moment! (And everywhere else in the house, too!). I wanted to also add sometimes to get rid of something is painful, but still worth it. In our 20's my husband and I had small apartment in San Francisco. We did a big purge and gave a couple of carloads of stuff to the Goodwill. It was so wonderful to get rid of all that stuff. I, however, felt a great loss because I had decided to give away a giant teddy bear that my mom had given to me in high school. I was so sad and I couldn't even remember how I had decided to give that teddy bear away! It seemed like such a mistake . My husband even went around to the different Goodwills in San Francisco looking for it! After a week or so though , the feeling went away. And I realized I was so glad not to have that giant teddy bear! We just didn't have room for it. And I was in my 20's, in the city, with my husband- a giant teddy bear just didn't fit my life! We didn't even have much closet space, so the bear was prominent in our one room! Ha ha. I was sort of stuck with it. In a moment of wisdom I knew I wanted it to go. So I sort of had to walk through that grief. And it was hard , but it needed to happen. I still remember the bear and I appreciate it and the feelings it held. I didn't lose that. If it wasn't so huge I could have kept it! I still have my childhood (regular size bear) in my kid's room today, because my kid's like it. So size and space and how your life is does matter. It's okay to make those tough choices, and overall it will be okay, even if it's hard sometimes. We can't carry everything with us everywhere, and that is okay. In fact it's just so nice to have space and room to live in the moment!
Thank you for sharing the story about your big bear. I have what seems/feels like hundreds of "giant bears." I just read on another blog about taking pictures and writing the story/memory that goes with the picture and keeping it in a memory book, for those times when you enjoy reflecting on the memory the thing sparks. I could use encouragement in the purging area of life and this post and the comments are encouraging. Something else that I think about is…what if purging does NOT give me clarity of mind, peace, etc. What if I clear out my clutter and then feel like I've lost a friend? Ha! The burden is real, isn't it?! 🙂 I do know that currently there is a feeling overwhelm and may be worth taking the chance and seeing if possibly this can be lifted with a bit of purging.
you might not believe this… but I've never actually thought of the idea that someone might NOT feel less stress, peace, etc. after purging! I just always figured everyone would feel so "free" after removing boatloads of stuff they no longer needed or used.
You've given me something to think/read about… that's for sure!
I need to do this in my kitchen, I have quite a few repeats in there. I always think that I will need it later but in reality there are lots of things that I've used once and that was it. It is hard to do the purging sometimes but I am running out of space at this point.
Yes, kitchen gadgets are the worst! They are so enticing and seem so useful… until you realize they really aren't that awesome and are just taking up valuable real estate!
Andrea, A perfect post for me as a grandmother approaching a significant birthday in 60 days! I am all of what you mentioned: sentimental, frugal, and tending towards worry. But thanks to my husband, we downsized out of the house we raised our children in upon my early retirement and moved into a much smaller but still very functional home in a retirement community. We fit most of our "stuff" into a POD when we moved! Still, I have boxes in the garage that I need to go through. Your post today is a great encouragement to me to finish purging the rest of my "stuff" !!! My goal is to do it within 60 days!
I hope you make some good progress with your boxes! I know it will feel so freeing once you purge much of that stuff!
I agree with you a 100% but it is sometimes so difficult to do. I think that we tend by nature to hold onto our stuff "just in case" because in human history there have been times when people struggled to get things they needed. Maybe that explains why it is so difficult for most people to get rid of their stuff.
If you approach life with a poverty mindset, you believe you need to hoard and keep things because there is a limited amount out there and you need to keep your pile, just in case. If you have an abundance mindset, you believe that there will be more when you need it, so you can happily give away what you don't need.
Our Heavenly Father is infinite and has infinite resources to insure that His children have what they need. It's so much more peaceful to trust His care than to worry about how we're going to have enough. Sometimes He uses some really creative means to take good care of His children. It's great fun to watch.
Sometimes we get to be the answer to someone else's prayer for something they need. We're switching beds as our children are getting bigger. We needed a new twin size mattress for our son's bigger bed, but hadn't gone shopping for one. We have to drive a long way to buy big items like that, and we're at a busy time of the year with my husband's school starting. We Just Happened to Mention this to an aunt on Sunday, who Just Happened to have gotten a bigger bed and was wondering how she could get rid of her old twin size mattress! No shopping needed, no money exchanged, and we have what we need and our aunt doesn't have to make arrangements to have a big item hauled out of her small apartment. That makes God and me smile.
I love this comment. Think in abundance. I am relatively good at purging but over the last year things have creeped up and I am tackling it as we speak.
I am definitely not a keeper or clutterer anymore. I've always been a bit sentimental but I got over that when I realized I didn't want to pass junk onto my kids and strap them with guilt about keeping something of mine just cause it belonged to their mom. When does it end?
The worst I ever saw and it was life altering for me, my friend's mom passed and left 4000sqft of a well organized and cataloged life. It was horrifying to watch her kids have to clear out that house while they were also grieving. It cause so much fighting and trouble, the kids have never recovered from it. So sad.
oh wow — that's a huge house and a lot of stuff!
My grandma is my only close relative who has died and left stuff behind — but she was SO good about purging that there was hardly anything left to go through. Even with her few possessions, there was STILL some arguing and hurt feelings. It's so crazy (and sad) how THINGS and GREED can have such a huge impact and hold on our lives.
Good thoughts. I am on the same page. Just out of curiosity, what are the things you regret getting rid of?
As I reflect on all my years of decluttering, I'm happy to realize I can't think of anything I am sorry to have gotten rid of! And in a similar train of thought, I can't think of anything I'm sorry I didn't buy.
yeah… I agree with the "nothing I'm sorry I didn't buy". There are so many times when I think "oh shoot, I just missed that deal" only to realize later that we totally didn't need it and I'm SO glad we didn't purchase it in the first place!
right now I have soooo much clutter.. but with working full time out of the house and 2 kids going in completely different directions… I really have to make some time to have a garage sale !
One thought — what about just donating everything and skipping the super time-consuming garage sale?
I've personally never had a garage sale because they seem like WAAAAAY too much work for me. Maybe it's worth it for you based on the income you make from it — but in my experience (and after talking with lots of people who have garage sales) it might be more advantageous for you to simply purge and not worry about sorting, pricing, and organizing everything… and then giving up an entire weekend to sit outside and wait for potential buyers.
My husband and I never think we have much to sell but we always make about a hundred dollars by quiting time. That's a days pay and we got to hang out together. Win, win! It's a great resource for those of us on a limited income. It was also a great way to show our son how if he purged some 'tired' toys that he could use that money toward something new at Target!
Also, garage sales can be pretty easy nowadays. Dollar tree has pre-priced sticker dots and garage sale signs. If you have a family member that wants to join in it can be twice as fun and fruitful.
Good to know — Thanks Tina!
If I ever have a garage sale, I'll head to the Dollar Tree to get my supplies!!
Great tips! In regards to your comment about having more children, I love to read a blog called Frugalwoods. When they had their daughter, they had this on their blog. "Thus far, we've spent a whopping $20 on baby accessories: $10 for a charming baby swing from a garage sale (see photo below) and $10 for a bag of 53 baby outfits, 3 hats, and 2 blankets from another garage sale (see photo above). Everything else in Babywoods' retinue is a used hand-me-down". I thought that was great. Even if things are needed in the future, they can purchased pretty cheaply sometimes.
haha — WOW, that's quite a compliment!


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Egor Kraft
Still Human
Feb 19 – Jul 31, 2020
Colección SOLO, Madrid, Spain
We're delighted to share that three pieces from the Content Aware Studies series by Egor Kraft have entered the Colección SOLO in Madrid, Spain and can be seen in the current exhibition Still Human alongside works by David Altmejd, Mario Klingemann, Miriam Cahn, Tomoo Gokita, Evru/Zush, Nam June Paik and others.
A reflection on how we react to what's new
Colección SOLO launches its new exhibition, Still Human, an invitation to reflect on our capacity to relate to what's new. David Altmejd, Mario Klingemann, Tomoo Gokita, Neo Rauch, Nina Saunders, Nam June Paik, Evru/Zush and Miriam Cahn feature in this dialogue on how we create, observe and interact with new developments.
Still Human brings together over 40 contemporary artists and almost 100 works from Colección SOLO's holdings and guest artists. It takes a multidisciplinary approach, featuring painting, sculpture, sound art and artificial intelligence.
Still Human has been presented at Espacio SOLO, the museum which houses the collection, at an event attended by the German AI-art pioneer, Mario Klingemann, and the Danish artist now resident in London, Nina Saunders. Together with the artists, SOLO's Development Director, Oscar Hormigos, and Rebekah Rhodes, Head of Research and Publications at Colección SOLO, explained the new exhibition.
"Recently there's been a lot of discussion about the relationship between artworks and the tools used to create them. We wanted to address this question from a viewpoint that links what's new — such as technological advances or other social change — with the strengthening of the most basic features that define us as human," says Hormigos. Along the same lines, Rhodes adds that, "contemporary artists are responding to new social and technological contexts armed with imagination, proving perhaps that we're not only still human but more human than ever before."
With Still Human, Colección SOLO looks to observe our relationship with newness from a range of different artistic perspectives. It focusses the debate on human potential for development in the face of social or technological change. Works such as those by Nina Saunders or Mario Klingemann illustrate how novel aesthetic and conceptual fields are being opened up, supporting the exhibition's premise that developments become springboards for extending the limits of collective knowledge, so enabling new ideas to emerge.
Within this context, Still Human includes work whose primary creative tool is artificial intelligence. In Memories of Passersby I, a machine created by Mario Klingemann and trained on European grand master paintings generates a constant stream of portraits, while Appropriate Response produces phrases in real time using artificial intelligence.
Saunders, meanwhile, takes the opportunity to make us "think again." With pieces such as Greta, the Danish artist invites us not only to rethink specific objects but reflect on our surroundings. Her works connect with others present in Still Human, such as the repurposed everyday objects by US artist Willie Cole, who defines himself as a "perceptual engineer."
The ongoing relationship between artistic creativity and technological advancement has enabled new routes to emerge in the visual arts. These are illustrated in Still Human through works by video art pioneer Nam June Paik or the AI-art of Mario Klingemann and Egor Kraft, among others. Nam June Paik, present in the exhibition with Antenna Buddha, not only extended the limits of artistic expression but also highlighted one of the most inherent features of being human: our ability to play. Homo ludens appears in the exhibition through works such as Brick and Fingers by Nik Ramage, sculpture by Tony Matelli and the art of Juan Díaz-Faes, who plays around not only with materials such as ceramic but also algorithmic research.
Newness and plasticity
Nam June Paik's playful approach is reflected in the work of Cassie McQuater too. This young artist harnesses video game narratives as a feminist means of expression and therapeutic space to alleviate her insomnia. In Still Human, McQuater is presented alongside Spanish artist Evru/Zush, exploring artists' response to change as an exercise in neuroplasticity. Evru/Zush, who has worked extensively on the therapeutic benefits of creativity, is an example of constant change in terms of his artistic media, output and identity. New creative routes made possible by technological developments — such as the invention of tin paint tubes and emergence of Impressionism — are reflected in Still Human with pieces such as Half Human – Half Machine Portraits Series by Sholim or the 4D video animation of Nikita Diakur, unthinkable before the development of digital imagery. Cool 3D World and SMACK venture into the "uncanny valley," the concept put forward by Masahiro Mori to define the unease produced by robots or animations which seem too human.
Fluidity and critique
Work by these emerging digital artists is presented in Still Human alongside pieces which tackle new realities through more classical materials. These include sculptures by David Altmejd or the hybrid characters of Neo Rauch.
Liquid borders between the concepts of what we are and what we might be are also to be found in Im Fernsehen gesehen by Miriam Cahn or the modified organic-digital figures of Can Pekdemir. Using digital collage, Yang Yongliang transforms the ancient Chinese art of landscape painting into critical discourse on extreme urbanization.
The apocalyptic yet fascinated vision of the future developed in 1950s comics is also present in Still Human through the retro-futuristic artworks of Ryan Heshka and Sergio Mora, two artists who have benefitted from Colección SOLO's artist support programmes.
The musician Lars Dietrich explores the possibilities of transforming jazz performance by developing and playing with sound robots; the evolution of this work into a stand-alone piece is Lily: A Modernised Music Box. Another exercise in sound-based creativity is the delicate beat machine created by artist and composer Koka Nikoladze, on display until July as part of Still Human, an exhibition which will also feature a programme of activities running in parallel over the coming months.
About Colección SOLO
Colección SOLO is a project to support, drive and accompany contemporary artistic creation developed by the Spanish entrepreneurs, Ana Gervás and David Cantolla. Colección SOLO is housed at Espacio SOLO, a museum which shows the collection's holdings through different temporary exhibitions. Designed by Juan Herreros and awarded the Madrid College of Architect's Prize in 2018, Espacio SOLO is located in Puerta de Alcalá, Madrid.
Photo © Courtesy Colección SOLO.

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Coal ash may be spilling into Cape Fear River following dam breach at Duke Energy
In this photo released by Duke Energy, Gray material that Duke Energy characterized as lightweight coal combustion byproducts could be seen floating on the top of the lake, near Wilmington, N.C. The ash left over when coal is burned to generate electricity coal ash contains an array of components, including mercury, lead, arsenic and other toxic heavy metals. The inundated basin contains at the plant 400,000 cubic yards of ash.
The Sutton 1971 coal ash basin is seen near Wilmington, N.C. Duke spokeswoman Paige Sheehan said that floodwaters continue to overtop an earthen dike at the north side of Sutton Lake, a 1,100-acre (445-hectare) reservoir at the L.V. Sutton Power Station.
WILMINGTON, N.C. >> Florence's floodwaters breached a dam holding back a large reservoir at a Wilmington power plant today, and coal ash from an adjacent dump could be flowing into the nearby Cape Fear River.
Duke Energy spokeswoman Paige Sheehan said the company does not believe the breach at the L.V. Sutton Power Station poses a significant threat for increased flooding to nearby communities because the river is already running high after the hurricane.
Floodwaters from the Cape Fear opened several breaches overnight in the earthen dam at Sutton Lake, a 1,100-acre reservoir at the power plant. Water from the lake then flooded one of three large coal ash dumps lining the lakeshore.
Sheehan said the company can't rule out that ash might be escaping from the flooded dump and washing into the river.
Gray material that the company characterized as "coal combustion byproducts" could be seen floating in both the lake and river Friday.
The ash left over when coal is burned to generate electricity contains an array of components, including mercury, lead, arsenic and other toxic heavy metals. Duke said Friday that the inundated basin at the plant contains about 400,000 cubic yards of ash.
Floodwaters at the site were continuing to rise Friday. The area received more than 30 inches of rain from former Hurricane Florence, with the Cape Fear River expected to crest Saturday.
North Carolina's top environmental regulator said the extent of the potential environmental harm is not yet known.
"What we don't know at this point is if any coal ash has filtered into the Cape Fear River," said Mike Regan, secretary for the state Department of Environmental Quality. "We plan to conduct flyovers … to see if we can ascertain that."
Security personnel for Duke blocked access Friday to Sutton Lake Road, which leads to a public dock on the reservoir, a popular local destination for boating and fishing.
Duke denied a request for an Associated Press reporter at the scene Friday to pass the barricade, saying that the situation at the lake "continues to change" and is "not safe." Aerial photos released by the company showed a wide breach in the earthen dam and the affected ash dump largely underwater.
Sutton Lake is the former cooling pond for a coal-fired plant Duke retired in 2013 and replaced with a new generating station that runs off natural gas. Duke said that power plant was shut down overnight as it was swamped floodwaters and all employees safely evacuated.
The current breach at the Wilmington site is separate from the rupture at a nearby coal ash landfill reported at the site last weekend, spilling enough material to fill 180 dump trucks.
Duke's ash waste management has faced intense scrutiny since a drainage pipe collapsed under a waste pit at an old plant in Eden in 2014, triggering a massive spill that coated 70 miles (110 kilometers) of the Dan River in gray sludge. The utility later agreed to plead guilty to nine Clean Water Act violations and pay $102 million in fines and restitution for illegally discharging pollution from ash dumps at five North Carolina power plants. It plans to close all its ash dumps by 2029.
At the separate Duke plant near Goldsboro, three old coal-ash dumps capped with soil were underwater Thursday after the Neuse River flooded.
Staff from the Waterkeeper Alliance, an environmental group, visited the flooded dumps at the H.F. Lee Power Plant by boat Wednesday and took photographs and collected samples of gray sludge and water they said was washing into the floodwaters. The group said a private lab would analyze samples.
State environmental regulators went to the site Thursday, though they were unable to make a full assessment because of high water levels.
Sheehan, the Duke spokeswoman, said that any release of coal ash at the Goldsboro site appeared "minimal."
"We'll learn more as flood water recedes," she said.
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29 years of being a Monmouth County divorce attorney has taught me that every case is, in fact, different.
At some point during my initial consultation with a potential new client, I usually ask the person what goals he has set for the divorce case.
Very often, the person really cannot articulate any clear set of goals.
That is understandable, as a person who is facing the end of a marriage by coming to a divorce lawyer's office often has many stresses on his or her mind.
I believe that it is the job of a good divorce attorney to focus the person on the goals that he or she hopes to achieve at the end of the divorce case.
In my view, it is only after one has firmly established what his or her goals are that we can begin to move toward them.
Otherwise, we are fighting a battle without an exit strategy.
And that not a good idea.
Part of my job as a Monmouth County divorce attorney is to help people focus on what the specific goals for his or her divorce case are.
If one of your goals for your divorce in New Jersey is to minimize the stress of your divorce, then consider carefully the NJ grounds for divorce before choosing which ground to file under.
In this Huffington Post article, Georgia divorce attorney Randy Kessler lists 5 questions that you may want to ask your potential divorce lawyer before deciding whether they are the right lawyer for you.
It is important if you are beginning the divorce process yourself that you sit down with a competent divorce attorney to establish well thought out goals for yourself, and a plan to achieve them in as quick and painless a manner as possible.


7 Top Places to Eat Out In Cape Town.
This place is at the top of the list because it was the only sit down restaurant that I visited more than once in Cape Town- three times actually! This Tex-Mex place is a little pricier than other casual dining, but is close proximity to the University of Cape Town residences and student neighborhoods made up for it. Approximately 10 USD will get you more than enough delicious food and drinks. My go to was the pulled pork tacos.
This market is a large groups dream. Open nearly 40 different street food stalls open everyday, there is truly something for everyone. My favorite thing to order there were sweet potato samosas.
If you're looking for a truly unique dining experience, this Ethiopian restaurant in the heart of the city is an absolute must. Addis has an expansive vegan, vegetarian, and non-vegetarian menu with different combination options to suit everyone's tastes. Everyone's food will come out on one tray, and you eat communally with your hands. The chicken tibs were my favorite.
This restaurant is a hidden gem. After driving past it almost everyday, my roommates and I decided to try it out on a whim. If you love mac and cheese like I do, order the truffle version. Another piece of advise is to order the beer sampler instead of a single drink to see everything the brewery has to offer.
If you're like me, a burger is your go to when you're dining at an unfamiliar restaurant. Out of all the burgers I've had in my life, this one may have been the best. The only thing I can say I regret about this place is trying it roughly 4 hours before leaving the country.
17 Reasons why you need to be under the African Sky.
The Bombay Bicycle Club stands out. Whether it be the flashy lights outside, or the eclectic décor inside. While it is most famous for their Chocolate Steak, the drinks are to die for, try the Raspberry Collins or the Cinnamon Margarita. Make a reservation early and you will be able to sit at a table with rope swings as chairs.
Hosting over 100 specialty traders and food stalls every Saturday; this market is a brunch lovers dream. From bacon infused waffles to North African tagine, breakfast pizza to falafel, you can find anything your heart desires here. Take some time to explore the Old Biscuit Mills craft market and small shops after stuffing your face.
See More: 10 Places to visit in Cape Town, South Africa.


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I am super excited about these adorable Fable Friends cards! In a few snips you have super cute gingham patterns to go with a spring theme card set.
Note. digital file will also be sent by the 11th also. These are my in-class directions sheets and contain full measurments and step by step directions. The photos have not been watermarked and the sheets do not have my name on them, so they are demonstrator friendly to reuse them for a class.
Optional** If you prefer not to paper piece (fussy cut) you could also have the following markers to color the projects instead: Balmy Blue, Highland Heather, Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lime Twist, Calypso Coral.
Darn Selene, these are just too cute! I have to think about this! I was not going to get any new Easter sets but the gingham clothes on them just make me smile. I know several people who could use a smile - they are not necessarily Easter.


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Q: Delphi Form Flickering I have an application created by  Delphi XE2 having one form. When the application runs the form flicker to the Desktop it is no smooth. I have set "Double Buffer" and "Parent's Double Buffer" are true to the all possibilities. But the form ficler is present. Then I have added one FadeInTimer and it works fine. I question is "Without any Timer Delphi Form Flickering can be removed or not" . If possible please tell me how ?
Here is my code :
unit KoushikHalder01;

interface

uses
  Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
  Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Vcl.Buttons, Vcl.ExtCtrls,
  Vcl.ComCtrls;
type
  TForm01 = class(TForm)
    Label01: TLabel;
    Edit01: TEdit;
    Edit02: TEdit;
    BitBtn01: TBitBtn;
    BitBtn02: TBitBtn;
    procedure FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
    procedure FormClose(Sender: TObject; var Action: TCloseAction);
    procedure FormShow(Sender: TObject);
    procedure FormHide(Sender: TObject);
    procedure BitBtn01MouseEnter(Sender: TObject);
    procedure BitBtn02MouseEnter(Sender: TObject);
    procedure BitBtn01MouseDown(Sender: TObject; Button: TMouseButton;
      Shift: TShiftState; X, Y: Integer);
    procedure BitBtn02MouseDown(Sender: TObject; Button: TMouseButton;
      Shift: TShiftState; X, Y: Integer);
    procedure BitBtn01MouseLeave(Sender: TObject);
    procedure BitBtn02MouseLeave(Sender: TObject);
    procedure BitBtn02Click(Sender: TObject);
    procedure BitBtn01Click(Sender: TObject);
  private
    { Private declarations }
  public
    { Public declarations }
  end;

var
  Form01: TForm01;

implementation

{$R *.dfm}

uses System.IOUtils;

procedure TForm01.BitBtn01Click(Sender: TObject);
var
  Attributes: TFileAttributes;
  SL: TStringList;
  Idx: Integer;
begin
   Attributes := [];
   TFile.SetAttributes('C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts', Attributes);
   SL := TStringList.Create;
   try
      SL.LoadFromFile('C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts');

     if
        SL.IndexOf('10.220.70.34    VIRTSDP25') <> -1
     then
        begin
        Edit02.Text := 'Your Host File Has Already Been Modified Successfully.';
        end;
     if
        SL.IndexOf('10.220.70.34    VIRTSDP25') = -1
     then
        begin
        SL.Add('10.220.70.34    VIRTSDP25');
        Edit02.Text := 'Your Host File Has Been Modified Successfully.';
        end;
     if
        SL.IndexOf('10.220.70.32    BSNLESDP25A') = -1
     then
        SL.Add('10.220.70.32    BSNLESDP25A');
     if
        SL.IndexOf('10.220.70.33    BSNLESDP25B') = -1
     then
        SL.Add('10.220.70.33    BSNLESDP25B');
     if
        SL.IndexOf('10.220.70.34    VIRTBSNLESDP25') = -1
     then
        SL.Add('10.220.70.34    VIRTBSNLESDP25');
     if
        SL.IndexOf('10.220.70.34    KOSDPTwentyfive.bsnl.in.net') = -1
     then
        SL.Add('10.220.70.34    KOSDPTwentyfive.bsnl.in.net');
     if
        SL.IndexOf('10.220.70.34    KOSDPTwentyfive.bsnl.net.in') = -1
     then
        begin
           SL.Add('10.220.70.34 KOSDPTwentyfive.bsnl.net.in');
           SL.SaveToFile('C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts');
        end;
     finally
       SL.Free;
   end;
    Include(Attributes, TFileAttribute.faSystem);
    Include(Attributes, TFileAttribute.faReadOnly);
    TFile.SetAttributes('C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts', Attributes);
end;

procedure TForm01.BitBtn01MouseDown(Sender: TObject; Button: TMouseButton;
  Shift: TShiftState; X, Y: Integer);
begin
   BitBtn01.Font.Color :=10379745;
end;

procedure TForm01.BitBtn01MouseEnter(Sender: TObject);
begin
   BitBtn01.Font.Color :=16711825;
end;

procedure TForm01.BitBtn01MouseLeave(Sender: TObject);
begin
   BitBtn01.Font.Color :=15756035;
end;

procedure TForm01.BitBtn02Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
  Form01.Close;
end;

procedure TForm01.BitBtn02MouseDown(Sender: TObject; Button: TMouseButton;
  Shift: TShiftState; X, Y: Integer);
begin
   BitBtn02.Font.Color :=10379745;
end;

procedure TForm01.BitBtn02MouseEnter(Sender: TObject);
begin
   BitBtn02.Font.Color :=16711825;
end;

procedure TForm01.BitBtn02MouseLeave(Sender: TObject);
begin
   BitBtn02.Font.Color :=15756035;
end;

procedure TForm01.FormClose(Sender: TObject; var Action: TCloseAction);
begin
   Doublebuffered := True;
end;

procedure TForm01.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
begin
   Doublebuffered := True;
end;

procedure TForm01.FormHide(Sender: TObject);
begin
   Doublebuffered := True;
end;

procedure TForm01.FormShow(Sender: TObject);
begin
   Doublebuffered := True;
end;

end.

A: DoubleBuffered doesn't always fix flicker, and in some situations can make things worse. You may consider only using DoubleBuffered during resizing, and then switch it back off when resizing is done. This property should only be used on those controls which are actually being resized. For example, when resizing the form, enable DoubleBuffered on the form. But when resizing just the contents of a panel, enable it just for that panel (and all its child controls).
But here are some tips from A Collection of Delphi Tips & Tricks
 (PDF)
Avoid flickering in graphics programming
There are four ways to reduce flickering:

*

*Use the DoubleBuffered property of TWinControl descendants: set    DoubleBuffered := true;

*If your control is not transparent, include    csOpaque in ControlStyle: ControlStyle := ControlStyle    + [csOpaque];

*Handle the WM_ERASEBKGND Windows message and set Msg.Result := 1;

*in the handler Use off-screen bitmaps (like    double-buffering, but works for any control)

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Westgate Venezia at Valencia, gorigudda, Mangalore is a sprawling residential apartments offering Vastu compliant 18 apartment for blissful living. The apartment has everything to celebrate life in freedom & spaces. Excellent planning, desirable amenities make Westgate Venezia a destination of quality lifestyle. Uncompromising standards, thoughtful designs will make Westgate Venezia a residential address where you enjoy life in the company of like minded neighbors. This live, work play and shop in estate (Close proximity to School, Colleges, Offices, Shopping complexes, & Places of worship etc.,) offers a "do not" disturb tranquility of a spectacular enclave of modern, contemporary homes of truly excellent architectural design. The design, construction and quality of finishing are details that make you want to own a Westgate Venezia apartment. We on our part are proud to make you own a treasure. The Westgate Venezia is free from noise and pollution. Once you are inside the premises, you are in your private world that is tranquil, clean and beautiful. You will discover, family relationships will bericher. You will find that your children will grow in carefree environment of secure gated community. Stretch yourself to live a fulfilling life.
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A bracelet to raise money for Unicef's Children Programs.
As British jewellery brand Links of London prepares to celebrate its 20th anniversary and their first year of entering China, the company has announced its collaboration with HKCU to release a Hong Kong China Friendship bracelet with 10% of the sales going to benefit Unicef's Children Programs.
Japanese fashion icon and ex-football star, Hidetoshi Nakata , and Hong Kong artist , Crystal Huang, have come on board to raise awareness for this project.
From August 26, 2010 to July 31, 2011, shoppers can get the Links of London Friendship bracelets in stores all over HK, Macau and mainland China. The bracelet is inspired by children's traditional friendship bracelets and is Links of London's way to do its part.


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Sustainable Eco Home Designs That Don't Cost The Earth
Modscape's eco-friendly homes minimise environmental impact, maximise year-round comfort and reduce running costs. These factors are incredibly appealing to clients looking for houses to live out their dream of a green life in a sustainable house.
While the definition of sustainable building design evolves over time, Modscape's perspective on sustainability is centred around a desire to create eco-friendly homes that are innovative, comfortable, healthy and more environmentally sensitive.
In creating our modular homes, sustainable design principles are applied to every aspect of the house design – including thoroughly considered orientation, the material selection, the systems utilised to construct and the operations of the dwelling.
A shining example of our eco-friendly off-grid homes is our Winchelsea project.
Owners Judy and Graeme were keen to relocate from Geelong to a rural area and had been investigating eco-friendly homes online when they came across Modscape.
Sanctuary Magazine – the bible for eco house designs and sustainable houses from Australia and across the globe – caught up with the clientsto hear their story:
"One autumn day, when the broad Western Plains views were delivering the full 'sunlit plains extended' cliche, a semi-trailer backed down the couple's driveway and dropped off their living room/kitchen, bedroom and ensuite.
A couple of hours later, a second semi delivered the other part of the couple's new 11-square modular home—an interconnecting module containing an entry foyer, laundry, a main bathroom (with ensuite), an open study and a guest bedroom for the children, grandchildren and out-of-town friends.
Both fully-fitted-out modules were set down on 14 steel-screw pylons, which made for a very light footprint on the scenically spectacular site located on the border of the Otway Ranges forests and the volcanic plains southwest of Melbourne.
While it took the drivers and the five on-site workers only a couple of hours to set down and set up this prefabricated home, it took a couple more days to connect the blackwater and greywater systems. After that, realising this fully-functioning dwelling was simply a case of adding water!
She was so thrilled that her instant modular home was exactly what she'd envisioned, she could have moved in then and there—only a practical consideration stopped her. "It took a month longer, because we had to have water in the tank."
As empty-nesters, the clientsdecided to realise their dream of swapping the big, conventional houses in Geelong to live simply and sustainably, with a five-acre permaculture garden, in a friendly rural place with magnificent views and a sense of like-minded community.
They opted to go the prefab homes route for the simple reason that the whole region is in the throes of gang-buster development and they couldn't find a builder interested in doing small eco sustainable houses. "My neighbour couldn't even get a builder to quote!" recalls Judy.
Related: Creating a sustainable home through passive design
While it took two years of ground-work to secure the right site, it took mere minutes of internet-work to find what they were looking for in prefabricated houses.
Following online recommendations, Judyfound a Melbourne prebuilt homes company called Modscape, which is creating eco-friendly homes in a factory in Melbourne's western suburbs. She inspected the display suite and factory, and was thrilled with the quality of design and construction- "I could just see one on the block. I couldn't wait to get started!"
Want to visit our factory? Get in touch with us today to arrange a visit.
Modscape was formed in 2006 by four mates who knew each other, either through university or the commercial construction industry. Collectively, Jan Gyrn, Stefan Seketa, Dan Larkey and Paul Fellows have experience in project management, design and construction that has been honed on large-scale developments. Jan says allof Modscape's beautiful homesfulfil six-star energy rating criteria as well as rigorous recycling practices.
"But to me it seemed ludicrous that domestic brick and terracotta architecture was still not being built with core eco-friendly design principles," he recalls.
Having been born in Japan, where prefabrication is not unusual, and exposed to domestic building practices in Denmark, the United States and Canada "where 20 per cent of the population lives in prefab homes" Jan was fascinated by prefabricated domestic architecture. Its practical side appealed to him, too, as it promised a way of achieving streamlined minimalist and sustainability, all with minimal impact on the environment.
Reducing the environmental impact with eco friendly prefab homes
"Prefab houses are the ultimate medium for reducing the impact on the landscape," he says. "It is 95 per cent built in a factory, is a cheaper but not inferior product, and is more accountable in its material use, including minimising material waste. To us, sustainable and eco-friendly homes was not a compromise because it ticks all the boxes."
After some long discussions, our group decided that just such a pragmatic approach would fill a potential niche in the market and lead the way to a more sustainable future in domestic construction "because anything can be broken down into smaller parts or modules".
If you'd like advice on a project, contact us today and we'll get back to you within 48 hours.
For Modscape, the physical dimensions of the typical semitrailer determine the size of the modules. "Our typical living module is 15 metres long and 5 metres wide, and that is what fits on the back of a truck."
Judy and Graeme became one of Modscape's many customers to benefit from the process whereby a fully-formed building can be delivered, with all its cross-ventilating windows and internal fittings and fixtures, in just 12 weeks.
By early afternoon on the day the parts arrived on site, the home was fully erected. Judy marvels that the only waste left from the delivery exercise was one cardboard box and a stray plastic bag. She mulched the box.
The couple asked for some variations which Modscape were more than happy to include as every Modscape project is bespoke and designed to suit a client's unique site, spatial requirements and budget. Modscape has architects and interior designers in-house who worked collaboratively with Judy and Graeme to design and construct their dream home.
Because the house is in dairy country—with its accompanying pesky flies—Judy requested three double-glazed sliding glass doors for the double-skinned north-facing wall of the living space, instead of a whole wall of glass. This meant the glass doors could be fitted with flywire screens.
Related: Designing and building eco-friendly homes
Delighted with this house and the fact that small-scale building is more friendly and rewarding than doing large-scale developments, Jan says they are equally happy to be pushed to find new solutions by clients who ask for sustainable and eco homes tailored to suit their needs.
Judy lovingly calls the place her cave, but there's no sense of spatial stinginess here. The home's two interlinked modules are surrounded by wide expanses of spotted gum decking, which lead the eye out to the endless landscape and its distant horizons. This contained, cosy modular home gets through the depths of winter on the heat from a single combustion stove.
Thoroughly considered site orientation, solar hot water, a Biolytic plumbing system for waste water, rainwater tanks and double glazed windows all support this thoughtful eco house design.
There's a strong sense of aesthetics at play here, too. The south-facing exterior of the home, for instance, features horizontal galvanised steel with vertical double-glazed windows. This is contrasted with the vertical spotted gum walls and horizontal windows of the guest wing. In time, the materials will weather to a muted, uniform greyness. "It will get better with age," says Jan.
With her home up and running in just one month, Judy can't wait to start creating her permaculture garden. The point of her new lifestyle, she says, is not about having big homes with a "wow factor" but of having an intimate, workable modular home that allows her to forego "stuff". "I wanted small because small homes are more eco-friendly. If you've got space you just put stuff in it!"
If you would like to fulfil your dream of living a green life in a sustainable home, contact our consultants to discuss how a modular solution can work for you.
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The Federal Hotel was built in 1889 after John Gray, who owned the punt at Swan Hill, secured the land and gained a NSW liquor licence.
The weatherboard Hotel was completed in 1890, six years before the first lift span bridge on the Murray was built in 1896. "Puddi's" Bistro is named after a former licensee, George Puddicombe, who operated the hotel from 1915 until his death in 1939. Mr Puddicombe was a prominent and popular citizen of Swan Hill for many years.
When the hotel was being renovated in the early 2000's, a brick facade bearing "Puddicombe's Federal Hotel" was revealed, and in wanting to retain some history of the hotel, the bistro has been named "Puddi's".
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Contact Federal Hotel
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Hotel Trading Hours
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This venue is committed to providing the highest standards of customer care and responsible gaming. Our responsible gambling code of conduct describes how we do this. Responsible gambling means that customers exercise a rational and sensible choice based on knowledge and their particular circumstances. It means a shared responsibility with collective action by the gambling industry, government, individuals and communities.
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The "Superiors" represent the best qualitative fruit of the tradition and experience of our winery. All the products have been created to grant the requests of demanding consumers and desirous to feel the tastes and the emotions of our land and our history more and more.
For the one who loves the taste of the tradition and the simplicity, the line of the "Classical" bringing in the whole genuineness of the true Lambrusco reggiano DOC.


You can expect a lot from the 2013 Volkswagen GTI. This 2 door, 5 passenger hatchback still has less than 90,000 miles! It features a standard transmission, front-wheel drive, and a 2 liter 4 cylinder engine. Turbocharger technology provides forced air induction, enhancing performance while preserving fuel economy. Volkswagen prioritized practicality, efficiency, and style by including: a leather steering wheel, front fog lights, power moon roof, power door mirrors and heated door mirrors, an overhead console, rear wipers, and remote keyless entry. Storage solutions are integrated throughout the interior, demonstrating thoughtful attention to detail. Premium sound drives 8 speakers, providing you and your passengers a sensational audio experience. Volkswagen ensures the safety and security of its passengers with equipment such as: head curtain airbags, front side impact airbags, traction control, brake assist, anti-whiplash front head restraints, a security system, and 4 wheel disc brakes with ABS. For added security, dynamic Stability Control supplements the drivetrain. We know that you have high expectations, and we enjoy the challenge of meeting and exceeding them! Please don't hesitate to give us a call.


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Revenue Bar Association
Whom do we work for?
Special Advocacy Scheme
Joint Advisory Scheme
The term "Licensed Access" replaces the terms "BarDIRECT" and "Direct Professional Access".
Licensed access is a licensing system whereby organisations or individuals who are suitable to instruct barristers because they have expertise in particular areas of the law can apply to the Bar Council to be licensed to instruct barristers directly in those areas.
The licence can cover advice or representation or both and permit licensees to instruct barristers either on their own affairs or on behalf of their clients. Of particular interest in relation to tax, is that the members of the following professional bodies can instruct the Bar directly:
The Association of Authorised Public Accountants
Association of Taxation Technicians
The Chartered Association of Certified Accountants
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
Institute of Chartered Accountants
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland
Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland
The Chartered Institute of Taxation
The Institute of Financial Accountants
The Institute of Direct Taxation
For full details see the Bar Council website.
"The RBA promotes a high standard of professional advice and advocacy in the complex and ever-changing world of tax."
Jonathan Peacock QC, RBA Chairman 2013-2016
Barristers specialising in taxation
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FREAKDELAFASHION: Craziest high heels ever!
You thought you knew crazy high heels. Maybe you thought the heels from the Alexander McQeen show 2010 where crazy and the heels from Jan Taminiau the one's I tried at FNO.
Then you have to check this film. These heels are designed by Leanie van der Vyver.
This shoe is crazy. That looks very painful to wear - she can't even stand straight!
oh my! this is crazy!
This is sickkkk! Not easy to walk I think haha. By the way I like your blog and followed you on GFC to stay in touch. Maybe you like to follow me back?
so that's where zombies learned how to walk... haha love this vid! thanks for sharing!
Thanks for your comment and for becoming my new follower!
WTF are this high heels? hahahaah. So crazy.
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I am not a big fan of unemployment insurance or social security - social programs should be based on need.
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I believe that rules and regulations should be simple and fair to small business and large corporations alike.
I believe that estate taxes should be eliminated.
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A Collection of River Cruise Line Recipes from Around the World.
Dining out and enjoying a fine meal has become ingrained in the fabric of our society. The endless desire to find that still "undiscovered" new restaurant with that still unknown, but creative chef has become a quest for many of us who enjoy great food at a reasonable price.
For those of us who live in the "big city," the choices are bountiful. There's Wolfgang, Bobby Flay, Emerald, and a myriad of extraordinary chefs, most formally trained in Europe. For those who are fortunate enough to go on a river cruise, the availability of exceptional, European-trained culinary masters are plentiful as well.
Travel and food are forever aligned. For many, cuisine is an integral part of any great vacation: discovering new restaurants and enjoying wonderful local or regionally inspired cuisines. That's exactly what you'll be able to do aboard today's modern, luxurious river cruise ships.
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Because river cruise ships carry so few passengers, meals are individually prepared by culinary masters then offered to guests in unmatched ambiance as the ships gently float down the world's greatest rivers. We thought you might enjoy learning more about river cruise cuisine and the chefs who prepare these epicurean delights. Within this section, we'll offer some of the more exotic, but easy-to-fix recipes available, complete with the "how to" steps needed to make it perfectly. From time to time, we'll also do a brief biography on some of the more interesting river cruise chefs. Our featured recipe — 3-Alarm Firecracker Chicken — is from Viking River Cruises. While this recipe will be a delightful addition to your recipe file, the best way to sample the extraordinary cuisine offered aboard Viking and the world's other fine river cruise ships is to be on one to experience and savor the cuisine first-hand! (READ MORE about Viking).
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Epanalambanontai stis 14 Ianoyarioy ston OHE oi synomilies Aqhnas Skopiwn gia koina apodekth lysh sto qema ths onomasias ths geitonikhs xwras. Symfwna me diplwmatikes phges, oi dyo pleyres einai apofasismenes na diathrhsoyn kai na enisxysoyn tis kales toys sxeseis kai na kanoyn oti mporoyn gia thn ejeyresh mias koina apodekths lyshs. H deyterh synanthsh qa pragmatopoihqei sta grafeia ths ellhnikhs monimhs antiproswpeias me th symmetoxh apo ellhnikhs pleyras toy monimoy antiproswpoy ths xwras mas ston Organismo presbh Adamantioy Basilakh kai apo pleyras Skopiwn toy presbh ths PGDM sthn Oyasingkton Nikola Nimitrof. H synanthsh eixe arxika orisqei gia tis 12 Ianoyarioy alla metateqhke gia tis 14 kaqws stis 12 Ianoyarioy o k. Basilakhs qa kanei thn prwth toy omilia sthn anoikth synedriash toy Symboylioy Asfaleias me qema ta problhmata ths Aiths.
Ektos leitoyrgias qa teqei epi ena 24wro thn Kyriakh to diatrapeziko systhma DIAS. Aitia, oi ergasies poy qa ginoyn sthn hlektromhxanologikh ypodomh. To koino qa mporei na kanei synallages apo ta ATM ths trapezas toy.
Prin kala kala perasei enas mhnas apo to aisio telos sthn ypoqesh twn dyo Gallwn dhmosiografwn poy kratoyntan omhroi sto Irak gia perissoteroys apo tesseris mhnes, mia trith ejafanish, ayth th fora ths Gallidas dhmosiografoy ths Liberation erxetai na tarajei th gallikh koinh gnwmh. H Florens Ompena, epi xronia ergazomenh sth gallikh efhmerida kai me megalh empeiria sthn kalych megalwn gegonotwn, den exei dwsei shmeia zwhs apo thn Tetarth to prwi, otan mazi me ton Irakino diermhnea poy th synodeye bghkan apo to jenodoxeio toys sth Bagdath. Ektote h tyxh kai twn dyo agnoeitai.
Gia ton entopismo ths Ompena h gallikh kybernhsh ergazetai stena me tis amerikanikes kai irakines arxes.
Nwritera shmera, o yp. Ejwterikwn Misel Mparnie ejefrase anhsyxia gia th zwh ths, para thn empeiria, poy, opws eipe, exei h dhmosiografos se tetoies apostoles.
Parembash gia thn ejafanish ths Ompena, ekane kai o Zak Sirak, o opoios tonise oti oi gallikes arxes kanoyn oti mporoyn gia ton entopismo ths.
Parallhla synesthse stoys Galloys dhmosiografoys na mhn tajideyoyn sto Irak.


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Public transport: All modes
Boardings: All modes
PT005 Public transport boardings by mode
PT006 Bus boardings by region
PT007 Ferry boardings by region
PT008 Public transport boardings by region (million)
PT009 Public transport boardings in main centres (million)
PT010 Public transport boardings in Wellington (million)
RL002 Commuter train boardings in Wellington and Auckland (million)
PT011 Public transport boardings in Auckland (million)
HD019 Total Mobility boardings by region
Public transport accounts for 3% of trip legs. Total boardings have increased by 35% over the last 10 years.
Core information dashboard
Public transport boardings by mode of travel (bus, train, ferry) in millions per year. Boardings include SuperGold Card passengers, who ride for free.
Boardings are the number of passengers that boarding public transport services. Patronage that is reported on is related to:
all contracted/funded services
all commercial services available to the public and recorded in the region's passenger transport register or regional passenger transport plan, unless they are considered to be not material or relevant (based on the impact on the transport network)
The following services should not be included:
commercial services not on the passenger transport register or in the regional passenger transport plan, including fare paying school services
Ministry of Education funded services
Primary source NZ Transport Agency
Custodian of data
NZ Transport Agency
URL http://nzta.govt.nz/planning-and-investment/learning-and-resources/transport-data/statistics-on-mode-of-transport/
Frequency Annual
National by transport mode. Breakouts by region and by SuperGold Card and non-SuperGold Card passengers are available at the above URL.
Quality of the data
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Public transport is used most by residents of the main urban centres. In 2016/17, close to 90% of bus boardings were in Christchurch, Wellington, and Auckland. Bus boardings have been growing in Auckland, but are fairly flat elsewhere.
Public transport bus boardings. Boardings include SuperGold Card passengers, who ride for free.
Boardings are the number of passengers that board bus services. Patronage that is reported on is related to:
Primary source NZ Transport Agency, direct from the Passenger Transport team, not from Smartmovez
Custodian of data NZ Transport Agency
URL http://www.nzta.govt.nz/assets/userfiles/transport-data/PTPerformance.html
Regional. Breakouts by SuperGold Card and non-SuperGold Card passengers are available at the above URL.
Next Update February
Public transport ferry service is used mostly in Auckland, with much smaller numbers in Wellington, Canterbury, and the Bay of Plenty. As with other public transport services in Auckland, ferry boardings have been growing.
Public transport ferry boardings. Boardings include SuperGold Card passengers, who ride for free. The Cook Strait ferries are not considered to be public transport ferries.
Boardings are the number of passengers that board ferry services. Patronage that is reported on is related to:
Since 2000/01 boardings have risen in all regions except for Southland and the West Coast.Over 90% of public transport boardings are in the Auckland, Wellington, and Canterbury regions.
Public transport boardings. Boardings include SuperGold Card passengers, who ride for free.
Boardings are the number of passengers that board public transport services. Patronage that is reported on is related to:
Public transport patronage has risen in all the main centres over the past 10 years except for earthquake-disrupted Christchurch.
Primary source Auckland Transport, Metlink, Environment Canterbury, and NZ Transport Agency
This data has not been previously published in one place. Data for Auckland is available at https://at.govt.nz/about-us/reports-publications/at-metro-patronage-report/
Data for Wellington is available at https://www.metlink.org.nz/customer-services/public-transport-facts-and-figures/patronage/
Use of public transport is high in Wellington, with 77% of residents using public transport at least once in the last year (see PT002). Public transport patronage has grown modestly, but steadily, since 2012/13.
Public transport boardings in Greater Wellington Region. Boardings include SuperGold Card passengers, who ride for free.
Primary source Metlink
Custodian of data Metlink
URL https://www.metlink.org.nz/customer-services/public-transport-facts-and-figures/patronage/
New Zealand commuter train patronage has increased significantly since 2012/13, especially in Auckland, where there have been major improvements in service.
Commuter train boardings in the Wellington and Auckland regions. Boardings include SuperGold Card passengers, who ride for free.
Primary source Auckland Transport, Metlink
Custodian of data Auckland Transport, Metlink
URL https://www.metlink.org.nz/customer-services/public-transport-facts-and-figures/patronage/ and https://at.govt.nz/about-us/reports-publications/at-metro-patronage-report/
Use of public transport in Auckland has historically been low, driven in part by a decision in the 1950s to favour a network of motorways over an upgrade of the rail system and the removal of the tram network. More recently, public transport use has grown across all modes.
Train patronage has shown the most significant increase, which is attributed to the opening of the central Britomart station in July 2003, the introduction of electric trains, and network improvements. The planned construction of the City Rail Link is expected to enable more use of public transport with increased train capacity, new central-city stations, and reduced travel time.
Public transport boardings in the Auckland Region. Boardings include SuperGold Card passengers, who ride for free.
Primary source Auckland Transport
Custodian of data Auckland Transport
URL https://at.govt.nz/about-us/reports-publications/at-metro-patronage-report/
The Total Mobility Scheme provides subsidised licensed taxi services to people who have an impairment that prevents them from undertaking an unaccompanied journey on a bus, train or ferry in a safe and dignified manner.
Total Mobility boardings per year. Does not include transport of disabled children to school.
URL https://transport.govt.nz/area-of-interest/strategy-and-direction/total-mobility-scheme/
National and regional
Next Update September


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Discussion in 'Sports Photography' started by v4honda, Aug 3, 2009.
excellent derek,really like the composition...and background,well done!
Wow, I've never seen anyone shooting from the outside of even slight corners before- unique perspective even if I wouldn't go there! Nice shots!
EXIF seems to be minimized when you exported them. Any chance you could re-upload, or post with it? And if possible, label them 1 through 6. Makes it easier for commenting.
The straightaway shot doesn't really do anything for me. Feels very boring.
The last one is definitely the best of the bunch. And, how many of these did you shoot at fairly wide open? With bikes, anything more than f/5.6 probably isn't needed. A few head on, at f/4 would have worked great, with focus on the helmet.
Nice pics Derek . .. I'm like you . . have a 2.8 lens and dont think I have ever taken a bike pic at that apperture . .
Top pics as usual Derek. Love the shot Mickey D!!


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Holston welcomes two new deaconesses
June 04, 2020 - by: Corrina Sisk-Casson - Conference News Discipleship Leadership
Donna Camper, left, and Mitzi Sadler-Thorne were welcomed into the Order of Deaconess Home MIssioners on May 11.
COVID-19 has changed a lot of things and many events have been cancelled. However, it did not stop the United Methodist Women from moving forward and welcoming 32 new Deaconess Home Missioners to the Order. Four deaconess relationships were also transferred from the Philippines.
On May 11, the candidates were dedicated in a special Zoom meeting. All the retired and active Deaconesses and Home Missioners, as well as family and friends, were invited to join in the online event.
Candidates were scheduled to be consecrated at General Conference in May 2020 in Minneapolis. Due to the pandemic, General Conference was postponed until Aug. 29-Sept. 7, 2021.
When General Conference was postponed, the Deaconess Home Missioner event had to be quickly reorganized, according to Megan Hale, executive for the Deaconess and Home Missioner office, based in New York City.
"We went from nearly booking our flights to Minnesota to everything coming to a complete halt," she said. "We created multiple contingency plans – and the candidates always responded with positive words even though I know it was an emotional roller coaster for them."
Among those dedicated were Mitzi Sadler-Thorne is a member of First United Methodist Church in Narrows, Virginia. Donna Camper is a member at First United Methodist Church in Bristol, Tennessee.
Sadler-Thorne learned about the Order by being active in the United Methodist Women. She went to St. Louis, Missouri, for a training event and found a class discussing what it was like to be a deaconess and home missioner.
"I just started to think about it that it might be something I would be interested in," Sadler-Thorne said. "Everything I read, I believed in. I was always somebody who wanted to help the underdog. It seemed like every time I went somewhere there was someone talking about it."
As a schoolteacher and someone who does ministry in prisons, Sadler-Thorne met one of the main requirements to be a deaconess candidate. Her vocation focuses on love, service, and justice.
"It's a big commitment to serve my fellow man, however that is, and making sure that people get the things they need," she said. "I just feel that for several children, God needed me to be there to help these kids. A lot of them have gotten the shaft because of their situation."
Camper agrees, noting how life can be difficult for people and we need to help and show God's love. A retired teacher, Camper's current ministry is running a recovery house for women trying to get their lives back on track after incarceration and rehabilitation.
At first, Camper thought she was being called to be a minister, although she had some doubts. "When I heard about 'love, justice and service' with being a deaconess, it just fit," she said.
Camper explained that deaconesses answer a higher calling into ministry. She likes being part of the community the Order offers.
"I feel like there is a support system beside me now. And in front, behind, everywhere with me with the community," she said.
Hale said that the dedicated group will be consecrated in the future.
"The act of consecration is a holy act where a bishop will formally lay hands on each individual and consecrate them 'to a lifetime of service under the authority of the church,'" Hale said. "Circumstances beyond their control prevented the consecration service from taking place on the day that was planned, but as soon as it is safe for us to travel and be together, there will still be a formal consecration service."
Sadler-Thorne and Camper will also be commissioned into service for Holston Conference at a later date.
Corrina Sisk-Casson
Corrina Sisk-Casson is a Home Deaconess Missioner based in the Three Rivers District.


Web Desk: Living in a harsh climate is not a piece of cake. From cooking to sleeping, you have to suffer a lot. The same happened to this astrobiologist Cyprien Verseux, who is working at Concordia Station in Antarctica.
Antarctica is known for its harsh temperature, which can go down to a whopping -80C due to which the area is absolutely isolated. Cooking is certainly no easy feat as most things end up freezing. The scientist has shared gravity-defying images which are worth looking at.
You think cracking an egg is the simplest task? In Antarctica, it is almost next to impossible.
Even Nutella gets frozen at this temperature.
Have you tried frozen noodles?
But the man still tries to eat!


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Sat, Feb 27 2021 10:24 AM
While playing a game (any type) over the last few weeks I've noticed that the game will sometimes sit there for 3 to 15 seconds (estimate). It will either move on, or throw an error with Retry. Typically I select Retry, it pops up again, I select Retry again. It then goes back to the game, and continue playing. It got me thinking, is this WGT or is it me? As soon as I notice it sitting there, I recently started opening a browser and go to some site. The site will not load for the same time as stated above 3 to 15 seconds. I tried changing my wifi from one router to the other, same issue. Tried changing 2.4 to 5 and 5 to 2.4 ghz, same issue. Ruled out routers, channel, etc. Wait, this is not WGT's fault? Oh man. Really? Still thinking it's due to WGT. The only time I have an issue is while playing WGT. I can play Youtube, Youtube TV, browse the internet, listen to music, or etc. with no issues, no interruptions on my pc or any other devices. I started looking around my network adapter settings.
Think I may have ran across a solution, wireless network adapter power management. I'm guessing by default the "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power" is checked. I unchecked the box, and closed the windows. I've only tested/played one ALT Shot game, but no disconnects/waiting/Retry. I figured tonight I'll try again when I typically play. Fingers crossed! Side note, my windows power options is set to high for performance. I've been playing the new version for a year, mainly issue free.
WGT, the older version use to send and receive data constantly on the flash version, does the new version do the same? Trying to think why my network adapter would think I'm not watching, playing, or etc in a middle of a game that I need to turn off the power management option. Also makes me wonder, does this also apply to searching for a game? If the game isn't talking with my pc and the server, is it really searching for a game? Just throwing stuff out there, who knows!
Windows 10: Go to Device Manager, Network adapters, select your wireless adapter, right click, properties, Power Management, uncheck. Give it a try.
Sat, Feb 27 2021 4:06 PM
Thanks, protonc. I've done this also and I'll see how many disconnects/waiting/Retry incidents I get over the next couple days. Like you, my Power Options are set to High Performance.
WGT, the older version use to send and receive data constantly on the flash version, does the new version do the same?
Obviously, I'm not WGT, but I think the answer to this is Yes. When you play a multiplayer game, you'll see your opponent's avatar move sometimes while they're selecting their shot, and you'll see them change clubs before they hit their shot. That tells me they are sending data every few seconds to everyone in the game.
Hope it works for anyone that has had the issue. It's an easy test, so I figured I would post about it.
Yes, I agree, and understand what you are saying. For the flash version I use to use the chrome dev tools (Ctrl Shft I) to stop a lot of the non-sense back and forth. I was amazed at how often and how many times it was sending and receiving data that wasn't game related. Think about it, we don't touch or interact with the game as much when it's not our shot. We don't change the camera view or anything, we sit there and wait (WATCHING OPPONENT) lol!
3 Alt.Shot games and 1 stroke, without any issues. May be on to something.
Sun, Feb 28 2021 6:06 PM
I'm sorry to report that even changing that network adapter setting, I'm still getting occasional errors. Here are 2 that I've received today.
In addition, our game froze tonight when playing a 3-player stroke play. The other 2 players said they could see me on the tee box with my timer running, but my screen showed the 1st player to tee off still on the tee.
We were chatting on Discord the whole time, which means my internet and my wireless card were both working fine.
It was a good idea of something new to try, though.
Mon, Mar 1 2021 3:23 AM
Well that's not good. Was really hoping it would help.
It seems to help. I havent received any of the errors over the past two days. I did play one 3 hole coin game where the other users time ran out and it just sat there. But he had hit already. We could chat, but the game was froze, had to back out.
Tue, Mar 2 2021 3:15 AM
Recieved a retry error last night while playing Alt.Shot. Oh well.
Fri, Mar 12 2021 4:19 PM
Hey Sam....
I don't have many issues with the game, but I still get a error from time to time, so I keep searching. Trying to help WGT or the members. Latest change was adjusting Roaming Aggressiveness also under the advance tab to the Lowest setting. Does it help, who knows, but I don't need my wifi roaming for the best channel anyway.
If I remember correctly, you're in the IT profession, do you by chance have a wifi program that reads active programs and you can adjust bandwidth etc.? My wifi adapter is killer wireless, which has a Control Center to give priority, adjust bandwidth, and etc for different programs. On it, it has an overview of active programs, while the game is running it is not in the active wifi programs. See image below. It will show up for a second, and go away. It's more in the inactive apps, than the active. Image also shows I have Chrome, Edge (I opened these just to view), etc open and as active, even though i'm not actively using it (searching, reading, viewing, only open). It still seems like WGT is missing something. Thoughts? Any program you can test too?
Sat, Mar 13 2021 10:03 AM
Interesting . I have unchecked the box .
As Sam pointed out . That during game play . There is usually movement almost constantly by one of the players . So no lag there .
But searching for players is one of the longest periods of lag . And where a lot of the disconnections occur .
So I noticed on my wifi adapters meter . That the signal strength stays at 100 % .
The link quality drops and varies . Sometimes dropping to 83 % .
This does not happen all the time .
Percentages aren't very helpful . But it's a start .
But I occasionally get video buffering / delay or whatever . Also .
The link quality could be related to the WGT disconnections and lags , delays . As well .
But that's where it gets tricky . The variables in noise and interference , devices , servers , weather , leeches , etc . Are many .
Sat, Mar 13 2021 12:21 PM
Latest change was adjusting Roaming Aggressiveness also under the advance tab to the Lowest setting. Does it help, who knows, but I don't need my wifi roaming for the best channel anyway.
Roaming Aggressiveness has to do with connecting to different access points (APs), not wifi channels. Most home users only have one access point (their router/gateway) so for them there's no roaming. There's also no roaming if you have a hardwired Ethernet connection between your router and your PC. So I don't think changing that setting will have any effect for most users.
do you by chance have a wifi program that reads active programs and you can adjust bandwidth etc.? My wifi adapter is killer wireless, which has a Control Center to give priority, adjust bandwidth, and etc for different programs
I don't have a program like that on my PC, but I don't think it would have much of an effect unless (a) you had WGT in your list of programs with a really low priority and a very restrictive bandwidth limit and (b) you had a bunch of other higher-priority stuff running that was actively using up most of your bandwidth.
It still seems like WGT is missing something. Thoughts? Any program you can test too?
I think what WGT is missing is not doing testing themselves using outside (not internal) connections and looking at their network connection logs to see what's going on when those connections fail. Their attitude has always been that all the connection problems are on the client side and not their side.
I would certainly be willing to be a guinea-pig client and test with them... giving them my IP address and letting them trace and monitor the connection from their side, as well as sharing my own router logs so they could see what's going on from my side. My router has a "syslog to remote host" option that would make that easy. But there's really no reason why they couldn't do that themselves.


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A magyar labdarúgó-válogatottnak 1936-ban kilenc mérkőzése volt, ebből két Európa-kupa, a többi hét barátságos. Öt győzelem, egy döntetlen és három vereség volt a mérleg.

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Források

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Külső hivatkozások
 A magyar válogatott összes mérkőzése
 A magyar válogatott a soccerbase-en
 A magyar válogatott mérkőzései (1936)

Kapcsolódó szócikkek
 A magyar labdarúgó-válogatott mérkőzései (1930–1949)
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