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Closet: Dorm room closets usually have one thing in common: they’re tiny, dark and they don’t have enough space! Most of these closet spaces only have one rod that offers 3-5 feet of storage – and in some cases this is shared between two roomates! Before leaving home, select clothes that you really believe you’ll need at college or at least for the first semester. This prevents unnecessary items in your closet. And to maximize the storage potential of your closet, use hangers that will hold several garments in a very small amount of space. Product Solution: o Platinum Huggable Hangers o Huggable Cascading Mini Hooks Platinum Walls & Doors: Due to strict guidelines set by residence hall officials, drilling and nails are often not allowed. Look to your walls and doors to store more than just posters. Use our Command Hooks that have an ingenious adhesive to allow you to hang anything from a bathrobe to a plant without damaging the wall surface. They easily remove from dorm room walls and can be reused. You can also use an Overdoor Shoe Bag for more than just shoe storage! Product Solution: o Command Designer Hooks Desk: Standard-issued dorm room desks generally don’t provide a whole lot of storage space for all the books, notebooks and supplies you’ll need to have within reach. Use the vertical space above your desk by adding a freestanding shelf – this will give you more space for personal items like picture frames. Also, use colored organizers such as this document box to separate projects, notebooks and personal documents that normally would clutter a desk Product Solution: · Folding Hutch · Edison Collection Laundry: Chances are this may be the students first time to do laundry and there is a good possibility they’ll have to haul their laundry up and down several staircases throughout the course of their college career – it can be such a pain! Choose a laundry solution that is portable, easy to carry and will hold all of their clothing. Product Solution: o Round Crunch Can Bath: You’ll want to have your shower gear all in one place and ready to go in a convenient carrying tote that has a handle to carry and holes at the bottom for drainage. And don’t forget about a solution for storing your styling products that can be stored in a cabinet or the vanity area. Product Solution: o Flexible Shower Tote Storage: Where are you going to put everything else that you simply can’t leave behind? Look for every inch of available space and maximize every area include under the bed, over the door, on the walls, on the floor – wherever you can find a bit of open space. A great moving tip is to pack your contents inside the storage containers you’re planning to use in the room this way you know exactly how much storage you’ll need and save you valuable unpacking time. Product Solution: o Underbed Boxes o Footlocker with Tray

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a farmington house is in such disrepair, next-door neighbors are leery of even turning on their air conditioners. they're afraid of what could get into their homes---in the air. devin neely has shocking video of the inside....and speaks with equally-shocked city officials. @:14-:17 @:17-:23 @:32-:38 @1:05-1:15 absymal, horrible i think it is disgusting but mostly it is a real health hazard years worth of mail, weeks-old newspapers and weeds litter the yard of this house. it brings down our property values it looks horrible while the outside is an eyesore,

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Reporter’s Notebook: There’s no way to stop aging. For so many, senior citizenship is marked with health problems, dementia, and vulnerability. In many cases, the care for a loved one eventually becomes too large a problem or unmanageable. Every day in New Mexico, seniors are admitted to nursing homes, often as a last option and in dire circumstances. Admitting your loved one to nursing homes is an emotional time filled with stress and worry. The KOB 4 On Your Side began looking at concerns with nursing homes in the Albuquerque area, not to instill more fear, but to encourage people to really do their homework when it comes to finding an assisted living facility. Through an Inspection of Records Act request, our investigative unit requested a copy of all inspections done of all nursing homes in Bernalillo County by the NM Dept. of Health. In our state, this is the agency responsible for investigating complaints and ensuring compliance with laws, rules, and regulations. There were dozens of deficiencies noted among nursing homes in every quadrant of the city. Some concerns were minor…like an ant infestation in a food pantry to the more serious…like nurses dropping patients due to lack of care and seriously hurting them. In our research, we found Paloma Blanca Health and Rehabilitation in Albuquerque had by far the most deficiencies in the last year compared to its competitors. The problems noted by state health department officials were troubling. The issues range from billing concerns to patients allegedly being neglected to the point they seriously injured themselves or died. By going through court records and meeting with attorneys familiar with nursing home abuse, we found Fredrick Cloyd. We interviewed him via Skype from his home in San Francisco. His family is suing Paloma Blanca accusing the company of being responsible for his 82-year-old mother’s death. Records show she fell more than 20 times during her short stay, even breaking a hip. Fredrick says Paloma Blanca staff knew how to get a hold of him, but chose not to until it was too late. Fredrick told us a nurse called him to tell him that his mother was about to die and he needed to get to Albuquerque quickly. His mother, Kiyoko Cloyd died a short time later. Fredrick and his legal team believe Kiyoko often needed to use the restroom, but Paloma Blanca staff ignored her, forcing her to get out of her bed unassisted and falling. While gathering information for this story we met Albuquerque attorney Dusti Harvey. Dusti is exactly the person you want to talk to before admitting your loved one into a facility. She’s been both on the defense and prosecution side of nursing home abuse cases for more than 15 years. She knows her stuff. Dusti gave us excellent recommendations to consider BEFORE admitting a senior. 1. Never sign an arbitration agreement. This agreement strips your constitutional right to a jury trial should anything ever happen to your loved one. This allows the company to spend less money on litigating your claim and often gives the corporation an upper hand on choosing the arbitrator. 2. Do more than one visit. Often the facility will offer a “canned visit.” Sometimes the tour guide will carry around a flashy-colored binder as a visual way to let other staff know that a tour is in progress. Take the tour, but also drop in at odd times like weekends or evenings. 3. Visit medicare.gov and read what kind of deficiencies inspectors noted about the facility you are interested. Demand to know how administrators have corrected those deficiencies. Don’t just take their word for it, demand proof. 4. Choose a facility that will be close to your home. A frequent visit is critical for the health of your loved one. Be sure to find a home that you will be able to easily and conveniently get to. 5. Don’t assume that just because a facility has a religious affiliation, that it is in any way safer or better than non-religious affiliated homes. The problems we saw were across the board. 6. Once your loved one is admitted, don’t drop in at the same time. Don’t visit every day after work. The staff will know that you’re arriving and will be expecting you. Instead, drop in before work some days, during your lunch break on other days. Change it up. If you suspect a loved one is being abused, REPORT IT. The NM Dept. of Health will investigate. If the abuse is criminal, report it to police immediately. Our loved ones deserve the best care; a little bit of snooping and homework will help get them there. One more note, we reached out Paloma Blanca’s corporate office located in Florida. We outlined the concerns noted in the lawsuits and in state inspection reports. The company chose to not respond to our story, even with a week’s advance notice.

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U.S. housing starts and building permits unexpectedly fell in June, suggesting the housing market recovery was struggling to get back on track after stalling in late 2013. The Commerce Department said on Thursday, groundbreaking declined 9.3 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual 893,000 million unit-pace, the lowest since September. A survey on Wednesday showed confidence among single-family home builders hit a six-month high in July, amid optimism over sales over the next six months.