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This morning I woke up, the birds were singing, the kids were quiet, my man was snoring a little less than earlier that night, and the sun peeked through the trees outside my window.
All in all, pure bliss, until my pregnant super sonic sense of smell picked up on something odd and I remembered all the to do's, and what happened at 3am…
Cut to the night before…
We had given the dog a proper bone. Norma was busy for 3 hours with the thing, and we had the couch to ourselves - bonus. But as a parent staying up passed 9.30pm it too hard, I was tired and kissed my man goodnight and went to bed to read "The Alchemist".
I started to nod off after 2 pages (I am thinking that maybe the life changing experience of reading the book, will never happen at that pace). I gave in and went to sleep.
3am I wake up because the two year old was screaming 2 inches from my face, that she couldn't find her teddy. It took me about 15 minutes on all 4's, naked, in the dark, without my glasses on, to find her teddy. Emergency over. Goodnight.
4am; elbowed the man as the snoring was out of this world - don't lie on your BAAAAAAAACK.
Cut back to this morning…
So the dog and the bone!
Super sonic pregoo nose.
Something is wrong. In all the beauty of this morning glory, the oder of dog shit was outrages. Please no. I am not cleaning it up - I can't. I feel sick. I woke him up, begging him to take care of it only to get a super annoyed reply "It will be there in 30 minutes, now go back to sleep".
For the next 30 minutes I breathed through my mouth. Shifting between gagging and drifting off.
Luckily he was my hero and cleaned, what turned out to cover most of the living room floor, up - so gross. Note to self, don't buy that kind of bone again.
But the shit stuck to my mood and I spent an hour staring angry at the wall.
My medicine for starting the day like this is to make a nice cup of tea, and take a moment to do nothing. If I wasn't pregnant maybe it would be a morning mojito.
Before I go outside with my cup of tea, I wish you a jolly good day.


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Kidney Week Approaches
Next week the nephrology world will gather in Philadelphia for the annual ASN Kidney Week. This will be the most social Kidney Week ever. If you are interested in social media and nephrology I'd like to call your attention to a handful of events:
Thursday November 13 ASN Special Session on Social Media. 10:30 in Room 201C. This is the first time social media has been covered a part of the core curriculum at ASN. It should be awesome. ASN has assembled an all-star team to present:
- Dr. Brian Vartabedian (@Doctor_V) author of The Public Physician and blogger at 33 Charts
- The Public Physician: The Emerging Role of the Physician in a Connected, Always-On World.
- Dr Margaret S. Chisolm (@Whole_Patients) contributor to the Johns Hopkins Reflections on Clinical Excellence blog. Author of Social media and physicians' online identity crisis.
- Social Media Challenges to Professionalism: Do the Rules Change or Do We Change Social Media?
- Sarah E. Kucharski (@AfternoonNapper) an ePatient with fibromuscular dysplasia. She is the Coordinator of ePatient Programs for Stanford's MedX and founder of the twitter chat FMDchat.org.
- Patients Turning Likes and Retweets into Healing: Social Media and the Age of the Empowered ePatient.
- Joel M. Topf, MD (@Kidney_boy) blogger at PBFluids.com, contributor of AJKDblog, co-creator of NephMadness, DreamRCT and NephJC.
- Social Media: How to Get Started
Thursday at 12:45 CJASN and the guys from eJC will be running a session on doing A Better Journal Club. I think I will be speaking for 5 or 10 minutes about my experience with NephJC. Room 104 of the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
Thursday night at 8:30 pm, Blogger Night (after the ASN Presidents Reception). If you like the Neph Social Media Crew from Twitter, Renal Fellow Network, AJKDblog or NephJC, join us for drinks at Field House Philly. It is a sports bar. Look for me in the AJKD hat.
Saturday 10-12 Poster Session. SA-PO661 NephMadness Poster session. Sucks that I'll have to miss late breaking trials, what is usually the best session of the week, but oh well. I'll have to keep up via Twitter.
Saturday 12:30-1:20. NephJC Live. NephJC is doing a live ancillary session. We will take the awesome dynamic of the twice monthly twitter chats and see how well it translates to a live session. We have two young investigators presenting data.
The first is Deirdre Sawinski, MD, Assistant Professor from University of Pennsylvania who is going to speaking on her study of kidney transplants in HIV positive patients.
The second is Francis Wilson, MD who will be presenting data from a recently completed RCT on acute kidney injury. In addition to a platinum pated CV he is an experienced singing waiter so hopefully we will get an ad hoc performance.
NephJC Live will also be awarding the first Nephrology Social Media Awards. We will be giving awards for best tweeter, best new tweeter, best blog post about the conference and best curtain of the conference (best Storify related to ASN Kidney Week) I will have a post on the Social Media Awards later this week-end.
The thing about the NephJC Live is that if you want to come you need to register by Sunday, November 9 so we can buy you lunch. Registration closes on Sunday. Register now.

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Formal Disclosure Training Workshop
Formal Disclosure Training Workshop
Facilitator: Mari A. Lee, LMFT, CSAT-S is a CSAT supervisor with nearly a decade of specialized experience. Mari has lead countless clinical formal disclosures, and is the FD group training facilitator for all online training. Her training style is educational, organized, focused, welcoming and structured covering all aspects of the FD process.
SKYPE: The FD workshop is conducted via SKYPE, voice only. If you do not have a SKYPE account, it is a very easy 5 minute process. If needed, Mari's assistant Becky will help you set this up. Becky will be connecting all attendees and Mari via SKYPE on the day of the workshop.
Workshop Group: The FD group is a small group training and is closed at 4 CSATs or CSAT candidates in order to support each person in attendance. If you are a candidate, you must have completed the first module, be working with a CSAT supervisor, and have at least one SA client or partner that you are clinically treating.
Fee: $125 per hour / $250 per attendee (see agency or group training discount information below).
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They may not seem to go hand in hand, but Ballarat born and bred filmmaker Anna Brownfield makes movies about both sex and craft. Her film 'Making it Handmade' reveals a new wave of craft-making more aligned with punk culture and feminism than 1950s domestic science classes.
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While some may consider craft a pastime or something for older women, Melbourne-based movie maker Anna Brownfield explores a new generation of craft-making.
Making it Handmade follows four women who are pushing the boundaries with their needle and thread.
"I remember searching on the internet one day for some knitting patterns, and all of a sudden I stumbled on this amazing community that was happening online of all these young women who were taking craft and reinventing it," she says.
"Everyone calls me nanna - they say my name's Anna but it's spelt with a silent N - because I've been into my craft, and all of a sudden I found this whole other world of women and men who were making craft and making it cool again."
Anna says craft almost died with the feminist movement.
But she says women are now doing it because they want to, not because it's something they've been forced to do.
"A lot of these skills haven't been passed on through generations.
"It's like this generation of reclaiming craft for themselves."
While many of the women in her film are making statements with their craft - one woman making plush genitalia and throwing them over powerlines - Anna pushes boundaries with her movies.
Her films revolve around sexuality and erotica.
Anna has made movies about the telephone sex industry, peoples' relationship with porn and she makes hardcore porn films targeted at a female audience.
She says craft and sex are two of her passions.
"You've got to make films about what you're passionate about - so sex has always been something that's interested me, and sexuality.
"The representation of female sexuality on screen has always been something I've been fascinated by."
Making it Handmade is screening on ABC2 at 9.30pm Sunday 14 August.


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The Escape Game: Double Date Edition
The rain in Nashville has been unbearable. Instead of renewing the lease on my car, I'm contemplating leasing a small motor boat. It's so hard to enjoy weekends & stick to plans when the skies are gray and the roads are… well, Nashville roads in the rain… That being said, we jumped at the opportunity […]Read more "The Escape Game: Double Date Edition"


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The fun and inviting atmosphere at Aliment Café lends itself to both office meetings and casual encounters. The sunshine coming through the glass walls at 9.00am is glorious … a very comfortable and easy-going place to meet.
You are more than welcome to shoot in and pick up a coffee and house baked pastry item, or quick healthy salad, gourmet roll or filled turkish bread to go. For those that have the time, you can sit and enjoy something from our extensive a la carté menu whether it be breakfast, brunch or lunch.
We serve Genovese coffee and TeaDrop teas to kick-start your day, and we prepare and bake all of our offerings in-house, the chicken in the seeded flutes is free-range and baked fresh in our ovens, the salads are prepared fresh daily as are the pies and cakes.
When it comes to catering, we have the flexibility to tailor an order to suit your needs. Whether it is a business meeting for five people, or a cocktail function for 250 people. All our catering is prepared and baked in-house. Catering can be delivered fresh to your door or served by our wait staff to you, if you have booked your function in our beautiful outdoor space.
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Man with Glasses
Featured in radio show "Electronic Fusion"
Man with Glasses was featured in episode #52, broadcast on 2 September 2016
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1. Biting A Wet Sponge
About Man With Glasses
Man With Glasses is a project of Scottish musicians Ian Beattie and Craig Johnston. Formed in December 2015, their perfectly handcrafted instrumentation has already gained industry recognition along with continued support from several international media outlets. Their debut single "Biting a Wet Sponge", out now on Pink Dolphin Music Ltd, is melodic electronica at its best.
The duo met as session musicians working with various artists throughout the United Kingdom. They soon developed a deep respect for each others playing and opted to work on their collective ideas thus Man With Glasses was born. With a limited budget and the intention of a big sound, they embarked on road trip around Scotland with the sole intention of accruing second hand musical instruments.
Within 6 months the partnership have signed 3 of their initial 6 tracks to international record companies and have recently completed the paperwork for a promising and worldwide licensing/sync deal.
Their next release is out on 29 August 2016 via Wold Records, based in Norway. Man With Glasses plan to return to the studio in the autumn of 2016 to complete work on their debut album.
All links to Man with Glasses' media
1. Twitter
2. Soundcloud
3. YouTube
4. iTunes Store
5. Beatport
Other useful links
Info radio show "Electronic Fusion"
- For all info on radio show "Electronic Fusion", click here.
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Israeli Guide opens up all the possibilities for you – with individually tailored tours and packages to suit every age group and every budget.
At Israeli Guide, a team of dedicated and experienced guides offer private tours, daily tours, adventure tours, jeep tours, helicopter tours, pilgrimage tours, bar mitzvah tours and much, much more.
We have connections with tourism service providers all over the country, which means we can coordinate a smooth, fun-filled trip from the Golan Heights in the north to the Negev desert and Eilat in the south, enjoying history, archaeology, natural wonders and much more, including many fascinating sites you won't find on standard pre-packaged tours.
At Israeli Guide, there are a few things it's good to know:
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I've been guiding tours all over Israel since the year 2000. I am experienced in guiding a wide variety of groups, including Christian, Jews, families and individuals. I believe that the best way to achieve a total experience in this country is by touring the land with a native Israeli guide.
For me, being part of Israeli guide is a dream coming true. After so many years of hard work we have reached thousands of clients all over the world. working in a small and friendly company is a joy and privilege.
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The yearly update!
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[font=arial]Be warned, this might not be your ordinary game development post.[/font]
[font=arial]The New Year has just settled in so I thought I would keep my record straight and at least post one journal update per year. Real life has begun to catch up on me and my game development time has almost shivered up and died. This might sound like a very depressing post but it is not, and all for the good reasons![/font]
[font=arial]You might ask how this came to pass. Well, first me and my girlfriend got a baby girl about a year ago =) and then I landed a new job which involves non-game programming. My old job offered lots of free time during weekdays - this was ideal for game development at home. Now I work 8-17 Monday through Friday so I'm only free on the weekends. This works excellent for my family, not so great for my own game development project(s).[/font]
[font=arial]How much time is left for game development then? Well, right now I'm on paternity leave until April. So when the kid is asleep I can get some alone time, this is around 3-6 hours per day at most. During this time I also need to fit in other things such as cleaning, bills, write journal entries etc.[/font]
However, I have not quit on Medieval Story and I have been at it for quite a while. My isometric game is coming together bit by bit. I had imagined beforehand that this game would be a huge undertaking for a single developer... nonetheless I had hoped to be done by now. My problem is that I haven't laid out the game's story properly so the game just keeps growing and new areas are created when needed. I need to call it done some time and that is a difficult thing to do. I am not much of a storywriter which this sort of game kind of requires. Well anyway, to end this post I thought people might be interested in some screens of the current state of the game. Not much have changed graphics wise.
You can now kill wolves!
Some graphics showing the inside of building.
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You can't ride horses in this game - but they exist!
[font=arial]Pug the mastermind.[/font]
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Welcome to our vibrant sixth form in the heart of Cambridge, where we achieve outstanding results in both A Levels and the International Baccalaureate because we value individuality.
By taking time to understand each individual student, we offer exactly the right balance of support, inspiration and challenge.
In the classroom, you will become a more independent learner, inspired by brilliant teachers, who are passionate about their subjects. Whilst our enriched learning opportunities provide everything you need to gain a true breadth of skills and experience – giving you the confidence to take your next steps in life.
Our leaver destinations represent the best, most exciting opportunities the world has to offer – whatever your chosen path, we are here to help you achieve it.
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Schumann steps up a gear to win luge gold
Margit Schumann is modest about her Olympic achievements. The former East German luger, now in her 60s, gifted race numbers and memorabilia from her sporting career to friends, and keeps her two medals in a drawer at home.
But Schumann, an army lieutenant, played a crucial role in the astounding success enjoyed by East Germany in the 1970s. It was the dominant force in the luge and bobsleigh, and the peak of its brilliance was arguably the 1976 Innsbruck Winter Olympics, where the GDR squad picked up where they left off in Sapporo in 1972.
They enjoyed a clean sweep of all the gold medals in both sports, winning all but three of the medals available – collecting 10 in one 24-hour spell. And the solidly built Schumann's star performance on the white ice in Igls was the peak of her career.
The GDR's luge and bobsleigh coaches prepared intensely for the Innsbruck Games in 1976. During testing of the run at the Sliding Centre the year before, the team set up cameras and timers to analyse the fastest routes through the straights and curves.
But all the sports science counts for nothing without talented, fearless athletes – and Schumann can justly claim to have had talent and bravery in abundance.
Born in Waltershausen, she took up tobogganing as a child at the progressive Schnepfenthal school, then was sponsored to train in the luge in the winter sports hub of Oberhof.
After winning the European Championship Junior title in the sport in 1971. Schumann won a place in the Olympic team that went to Sapporo in 1972, taking bronze in the women's individual event behind her compatriots Anna-Maria Müller, who won gold, and second-placed Ute Rührold.
Four years later, Schumann had pulled off an unrivalled run of victories, racing to three World Championship golds and three European Championship triumphs. By the time of the Innsbruck Games, the 23-year-old had her eyes on Olympic glory.
As the women's competition started on the cut-price track at Igls – which had attracted criticism for not being challenging enough – Schumann lay in fifth place after the first two runs, but stepped up a gear to record the fastest times on each of the last two runs to seal victory.
Handicapped by injuries including a fractured collarbone, she finished her career with a sixth place in the event in Lake Placid in 1980. As well as her two Olympic medals, her final tally was four world titles, along with three golds, a silver and a bronze in European competition.
Schumann rose to the rank of captain in the army, and after her retirement she became a luge coach, eventually taking over the East German national team prior to reunification. She later worked as a psychologist.
In 2004, Schumann was among the first three inductees into the International Luge Federation (FIL) Hall of Fame.
The legend of the ice track celebrated her 60th birthday by spending a few relaxing days with her husband in Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps – near the toboggan runs.


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Ramblings Of A Disney Princess ///
Why do we love Disney? Besides being raised on The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast, I wonder why I cry over a surprise trip to Disney. I mean, after all, it is an amusement park. At the end of the day, that's all it is. So why do people get married there, honeymoon there, plan extensive trips there-- even when they're grown adults?
Is it for the all-inclusive features like the resorts and meal plans? Yes, because those are awesome. But if I wanted all-inclusive, I could find some resort in the Caribbean just as well. What is it about Mickey Mouse ears that make grown adults want a pair?
As I spent the most amazing graduation trip in Disney World last month, I couldn't help but wonder why I woke up before my alarm every morning, ready to go by 7:30 AM with Mickey Mouse ears on, not afraid to look silly when I got a glimpse of Cinderella and immediately fan-girled. I know she's an actress- but what is it that keeps me believing she's really a princess?
I think it's because we all want to believe in castles and princesses. There's a reason little girls are enamored with the beauty of a real-life princess-- it's because, secretly, we all want to be one. Isn't it true though? Deep down, there's a part of you that wants to be a princess, isn't there? To be seen as beautiful, treated with respect and honor, pursued by true Love?
There's a part of us that stays a child, I think. As I get older, I still feel 18 sometimes. And when I'm in Disney, I feel 8 again. Back when I wanted to be a princess because Ariel didn't have bills and unemployment hanging over her head and Cinderella and her prince never had blowout fights and Belle never had to deal with social media during election season. (Yikes.)
There's something in me that's liberated when I throw on those Mickey ears, without worrying about looking ridiculous as a grown adult donning the body part of a rodent. There's a part of me that feels alive when I'm cracking up, running down Main Street, so we can make it to our FastPass for Space Mountain.
Life is hard sometimes and it's nice to be transported to a fairy tale, to space, to different countries around the world. Disney is wonderful but just remember, these fairy tales? We don't love them because they're make-believe. We love them because they tell stories of hope.
Cinderella gives us hope that the underdog can win. Mulan gives us hope that having courage is the right thing to do-- even when it's hard. Peter Pan gives us hope that even when we feel like the childlike innocence in us has died, there's still a part of us that never wants to grow up. Belle gives us hope that the ugly in others can be healed by taking chances on the monster people in our lives. Ariel gives us hope that sacrificing anything for love pays off in the end.
Within every Disney movie you watched as a kid, there was a story of hope. A story that made you believe in the good in life, as all wonderful stories do.
Remember that you have the ability to be the princess hero of your own story. May you live a life where the story of your life give hope to the readers of its pages.


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Using herbal remedies can be a fun and efficient technique to get a lean body. Right here are a handful of suggestions to make getting started just a little simpler. Quality herbs – I have been fortunate that my dad has managed a big plant wholesale company over the past 15 years. I see where my herbs […]Read More
The foundation of homeopathy could be tracked to the job from the German physician Dr. Samuel Hahnemann. This different field of drugs is dependant on the fact that body has the ability to heal itself. Based on this theory, signs and symptoms associated with a condition should rarely be covered up with medicines. It ought […]Read More
Very couple of people have a tendency to realize that medicine may be used not just for the treatment of illnesses, but in addition for maintaining health. It ought to be understood that any common disease (cold, fever, headache, colic and gastric trouble etc) which comes to the body is really a characteristic of problems […]Read More
Unlike olden days, people are now giving importance to health and overall fitness. There are now numerous companies in the market that are selling slimming products and providing different treatments. With every passing year, a new research comes up stating that nutrition and fitness have a strong relationship and both cannot be ignored at all. […]Read More
Give up smoking If you're a smoker, quit. It's the single best thing you can do for your heart health. Smoking is one of the main causes of coronary heart disease. A year after giving up, your risk of a heart attack falls to about half that of a smoker. You're more likely to stop smoking for […]Read More
Dental care is all about taking necessary care of your teeth, gums and related structures in your mouth. Proper care on a regular basis helps in preventing as well as treating diseases of teeth and gums effectively. There are numerous such cases when individuals suffer from severe dental diseases all because of an unbalanced diet, […]Read More


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However, anyone hoping that the machine will become a powerful new weapon could be disappointed, scientists have only proven the effect on worms.
A phaser traditionally emits a beam capable of stunning or killing an enemy.
Researchers have now found a way to paralyse tiny worms when they expose them to ultraviolet light.
Even when the ultraviolet light was turned off the animals stayed stunned.
However, if they were subsequently exposed to a different form of light they recovered again and were able to move.
The researchers claim that this is the first time that such an effect has been demonstrated in an animal.
Although some of the worms died, most of them lived through the process.
The effect is caused by using a molecule which changes its shape when exposed to ultraviolet light.
The scientists, from Simon Fraser University in Canada, fed the molecule to the worms and then tested what happened when they exposed them to the light.
The team behind the study claim that the phaser could someday be used as a treatment for medical conditions, but admit that they are as yet unsure what they would be.
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Sealark was one of the games that hit right as Kickstarter was burning hot back in 2012, blowing past its initial funding goal of $5,000 to eventually rake in almost twelve times as much. That kind of response had an impact on the game, causing it to grow a bit from its initial small stature into something substantially meatier (fishier?), which of course meant the delivery date got knocked around a bit, and now it's 2014 with first playable slice planned for February. Life happens, especially for one-man gaming operations, and while updates aren't frequent they do have pretty art attached. Today's update also has some animated sprite work that's too darn cute for words, in addition to being mildly hypnotic-
Sealark is a game about being a cute girl on a fishing adventure, braving the seas and meeting other cute characters along the way. Current plans call for it to be a fishing/action/RPG/adventure kind of thing, 100% 2D from top to bottom, with tons of character animation and lots of fish to catch along the way. Plus dating, because why not? I'll be posting more on this one as soon as I can get my hands on something playable, which will hopefully be in just a couple months.


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In this Ouishare Radio event episode, Oslo Connector Chris McCormick talks with The Collective
Co-Liv Summit 2018 – full details and booking here
Interview with The Collective
The Collective is one of the exciting contributors at the Co-Liv summit in Paris on the 11th and 12th October 2018. We were fortunate to grab a precious few minutes for a chat about what The Collective is, their mission, focus and a brief glimpse into the future of Co-Living.
Who are The Collective?
The Collective is in the business of co-living and their mission statement reads:
"We want to build a connected and more inspired world that's more alive, more together and more collaborative."
On hand were Ed Thomas, Customer Experience and Insight Lead, and Matt Lesniak, Community Experience Designer to tell us more.
Ed had been working for a start-up in San Francisco that had the goal of creating amazing places to live for young people in the tech industry. Inspired by this, on his return to the UK, he was determined to find a company to work for that had a similar mission, only with a greater focus on the delivery and customer experience. Joining the team at The Collective at an early stage, while the flagship project Old Oak, was still in the ground, Ed is not going to stop until at least co-living is a mainstream option for living in cities.
Matt with a background in urban development and urban politics coupled with a passion for alternative sustainable solutions in the housing market was involved in the start-up, Pure House Lab is now known as Co-Liv Lab. Through this he got involved hands-on at an early stage in the Old Oak project with The Collective, focusing on strengthening and enriching the community experience. His work now involves research on the community initiatives that are being implemented, input on community experience design and measuring the environmental, social and economic impact of the business.
What are the challenges?
Ed: One of the main challenges is at the front end of the business, acquiring new sites and working with planning agencies and regulators. We are committed to ensure that compliances are in place and to do this it is important for us to demonstrate the added value on people's lives and positive environmental impacts our co-living projects are having. With the Old Oak as a working example, it helps us to prove the case for co-living in this form. This is now reflected in the London plan which is the Mayor of London's strategic plan for how in the coming years the housing demand will be met.
We didn't have a guidebook for all of this when we started and it has been a steep learning curve with difficult decisions having to be made along the way. That tests what is practical and possible against the mission and values of the business. Our continual iterative approach has enabled us to ensure that we have stayed on the right trajectory.
This iterative approach will ensure that we will always be improving our product and our services. One thing that sets us apart from the existing housing stock is that traditional landlords know that there is the luxury of demand that they can fall back on, whereas our proposition is completely different. We rely on the recurring revenue from our members and because of this we have a vested interest in making the experience for those that live in and around our buildings, phenomenal.
One of the goals is to exceed customer expectations. How is this done?
Ed: We are in the incredibly fortunate position that our members we are only a 30-minute train ride away, so we are able to embed ourselves in the community and understand what is working for them and what isn't. Observing and listening give us such a valuable insight and a strong position and ensure that we are delivering 100% to their needs. This is very true to our company story, in fact when we started in 2010, we didn't start with co-living as the vision, we started as a platform online where students could find places to live. Having iterated the ideas and vision multiple times and arrived at the Old Oak, the common thread is that ultimately we see ourselves as the customer and that means we are in tune with what people want and how they are looking to live.
How is the business evolving?
Matt: One example is that the impact team is continually looking at ways to integrate the impact vision into the business. Another is the global expansion into Germany and the US, plus future sites in London. Having teams in different countries and learning about global expansion presents its challenges but also great opportunities. Continually answering the question "What is the best community experience that The Collective can provide", is naturally a great driver for the evolution of the business as well. In addition, having more and more focus on the impact on neighbourhoods and the added value that The Collective brings to them is another value proposition and a uniqueness of being a developer/operator.
Are these type of projects acting as a kind of "injection" of social connection in our cities?
Ed: That's absolutely right and at a time when we are losing social infrastructure that has traditionally bound communities together like pubs, churches, social clubs, playgrounds, the social infrastructure that has been so fundamental to society when you lose that, you lose the spaces to meet people. So what we are trying to do is build a business around human connection and create a modern place for people to meet that is more in tune with the times. From there who knows what will happen around us, but we want to be catalysers in communities in cities.
Where do you see co-living in 2030?
Ed: One of the things I've found most interesting is that initially, we were anticipating an age range between 18 to 30. This is not the case, our oldest member is 68. There appears to be no correlation between satisfaction and age. It is all about a mindset for a more communal way of living. So by 2030 I would expect that co-living will be the norm and that we'll see many variations of it. That is because there are many different kinds of people that come to us and we simply can't house them because our building has not been designed with them in mind. So I think there is a huge opportunity to integrate families into co-living, innovate with social housing, senior living and intergenerational living. We will end up at a point where we will have a new definition with what home means. These spaces will really be platforms through which we live our lives, it will not be about just a roof over our heads, but a place where we can become our true selves.
Why go to Paris for the Co-Liv Summit on 11th and 12th October?
Matt: Co-Liv is a network and ecosystem of co-living experts, developers, investors, architects and new people that are coming on to the scene all the time. It is in effect an open source offline platform to gather the collective intelligence around co-living. The event will be about sharing approaches and learning from other operators and experts. The workshop I'll be hosting with Ed is really about understanding from other operators how they are integrating community within their business and how we can build this capacity in co-living spaces.
Final word.
Super excited to be going to the Co-Liv summit 2018!


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At J&J Gate Service and Design, our expertise and experience extends to diagnostic services, complete automatic gate repair and maintenance to operator repair or replacement. We want to be your source for repair, service, replacement and installation of all types of residential and commercial gates, openers and operators for swing gates and sliding gates.
Here is a more complete list of our driveway or automatic gate service listing:
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- Gate opener repair and replacement
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Your J&J Gate Service and Design technician will meet with you and diagnose any repair or servicing issues with your gate including battery, electric or solar power issues, gate openers and operators as well as all functioning aspects of your swing gate or slide gate. We work on all sizes of gates can can normally provide a quick, FREE estimate of options for your review prior to servicing. Additionally, we are glad to show you additional options for part repairs or replacements needed and answer all of your questions on site.


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Thanksgiving Chains Worship Art Package
Thanksgiving Chains Worship Art Package
This art uses the symbols of wheat and chains. It shows the theme of giving thanks for deliverance, and also symbolizes the resurrection breaking the chains of sin and death. For further reading on the symbolism of wheat, you might like to view this listing.
2 Corinthians 2:8-11, 2 Timothy 2:8-13, 21st Sunday After Pentecost Year C
The zip file includes these four files:
- Worship Folder Art - black and white 4x4 tiff
- Worship Folder Art - color 4x4 tiff
- Wide Screen Art - 16:9 (1920x1080 px) jpeg with larger artwork
- Wide Screen Art - 16:9 (1920x1080 px) jpeg with extra space for text
The font shown on the worship folder sample is Lato. Colors can vary from screen to screen and printer to printer.
After purchase, a link will be emailed to you with a zip file including all of the artwork files. No watermarks will be on the files in the zip folder.
By purchasing this product, you are purchasing the right to use the artwork for personal, church, and educational purposes. You may not resell the art.


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Our next visit on our tour of the Holy Land was with Dr. Salim Munayyer who is the founder of an organization called Musalaha: A Ministry of Reconciliation.
Salim is a Palestinian who remembers the early days of Israeli take over of Palestinian land. He tells stories through the eyes of his Father and Grandfather which would just make the most hardened heart melt with compassion. Salim is a graduate of Fuller Seminary, and works to develop friendships with Israeli and Palestinian students. And he does it through CAMPS!!
Go figure!
I sat listening to Salim and I couldn't help but think, "We're on to something here." Because of our work at Camp KIVU in Durango Colorado.
We're both interested in the good.
We choose to live in a world full of fear.
But we look beyond the fear and see a long-term investment in the lives of people and the heart of the world.
Salim actually invests in the hearts of two very different communities. He takes them to the desert. Puts them on Camels. And they journey. The journey into the wide horizon of the unknown with nothing else to know but the human beings they travel with.
He tells stories of students who would most likely never talk with one another, and when they go to the desert, it only takes a few days before they are sharing life's most valuable moments.
It's crazy to think in a world full of fear and danger, it may only take a trip to the desert to curb the cost of securing our world's future.
I was in Congress last week talking with a high-ranking member of the U.S. House, and I was talking about this need to make friendships. His response: "We just don't have time for that!"
He's a wonderfully kind man. He's a thoughtful man. He's interested in the Middle East. He's sponsored bills to help with governance solutions. And when he said, "We just don't have time for that!" I coiled a little. My response: "Well what do we have time for?"
If we don't have time to develop long-term friendships with people who see the world different from we do, then we bow to the long arms of defense, security, and we lose our privacy all together. If we just took some time….If we just slowed down a bit….If we just listened to the other….If we just tried…All we have to lose is…Well…Everything.
Thank you Salim for the work you do at Musalaha. If you're interested in knowing more about Salim and the work he does, check out this link. https://www.musalaha.org


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As parents, we all want to raise confident, happy kids who are resilient and driven. We'd love them to be compassionate and kind, and to follow a career path that leads them onto a successful life, whatever that may be.
So, even though we know the very traits that will make them reach these heights in the future are fantastic to possess, they're not always easy to parent. Here are some of the big ones that have us hovering on the edge of a mental breakdown.
Read more at Essential Kids : http://www.essentialkids.com.au/development-advice/behaviour-discipline/5-character-traits-that-will-serve-your-child-well--but-are-annoying-right-now-20170706-gx5rqz


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Importing an Image (Pano2VR)
This is the documentation for Pano2VR 4. You can find the new documentation for Pano2VR 5 here.
There are multiple ways to get your image into Pano2VR:
- Drag image to be converted onto the the Pano2VR desktop icon (alias).
- Drag image onto the Input section of an open project window or into the Tour Browser in Pano2VR pro.
- Choose Select Input and confirm the correct format and browse for the file.
See also[edit]
Input - Select, Patch, Convert (Pano2VR)
Converting Images (Pano2VR)
Patching Images (Pano2VR)


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District Judge Howrah Recruitment 2014 Stenographer & other vacancies. Applications from the eligible Indian citizens in the prescribed format appended hereunderare invited Howrah has posted employment notification for the recruitment of 43 English Stenographer, Lower Division Clerk, Process Server/ Summon Bailiff and Group D vacancies in the Judgeship of Howrah. Eligible candidates may send their applications on or before 20-06-2014 by 05.00 PM. Other details like age limit, educational qualification, selection process, how to apply are given below.
District Judge Howrah Vacancy Details:
Location: Culcatta
Name of the Posts:
- English Stenographer 03 Posts
- Lower Division Clerk 06 Posts
- Process Server/ Summon Bailiff 16 Posts
- Peon/ Night Guard/ Day Guard/ Farash 17 Posts
- Group D (Mali) 01 Post
Qualification: Candidates must be Passed in Madhyamik or Equivalent examination with certificate in computer training and have shorthand speed of 80 wpm & typewriting speed of 30 wpm in English for Posts 1 & 2 and Passed in Class VIII for remaining Posts.
Age Limit: Candidates age should not less than 18 years and not more than 40 years as on 01-01-2014. The upper age relaxation is 05 years for SC/ ST, 03 years for OBC and 45 years for Physically Challenged candidates.
Selection Procedure: Candidates will be selected based on performance in Written Test, Typing Test (for Post 1), Personality Test and Interview.
How to Apply: Eligible candidates may send their applications in prescribed format along with duly signed photographs affixed on application & admit card, attested copies of relevant certificates and one self addressed envelope of size 25 cm x 11 cm with postal stamp of Rs.5/-, in a closed envelope mentioning the name of the post applied for on the top, send by speed/ ordinary/ registered post addressed to The District Judge, Howrah & Chairman, District Recruitment Committee of Howrah Judgeship, Pin 711101 on or before 20-06-2014 by 05.00 PM.
Application Fee: Candidates need to Pay Rs.300/- (Rs.50/- for SC/ ST) for Posts 1 & 2 and Rs.200/- (Rs.25/- for SC/ ST) for remaining Posts in the form of Bank Draft on any nationalized bank drawn in favour of Chairman, District Recruitment Committee, HWH & Dist Judge, HOW payable at Howrah. SC/ ST/ OBC candidates of other states will be treated as General Candidates.
Last Date: 20-06-2014 by 05.00 PM.
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Lorrie of Sew Mod Designs designed this Zombie Love pattern to help you show your sweetie how much you love them this Halloween. Sew and spread some Zombie Love!
Lorrie is graciously giving away a Zombie Love Mini Quilt KIT. Stop by Lorrie's Instagram page for details and a chance to win!
Also, during the month of September 2016, she is offering a 15% discount on everything in her etsy shop for Sew Mama Sew readers. Use the code SEWMAMASEW during checkout to receive this offer.
Join me as I show you how to sew an easy mini quilt to add to your holiday decor. The mini wall hanging measures 24″ by 25″ and features the designs from Emily Taylor for Riley Blake Fabrics. Zombies need love too, so let's get started!
- Template
- 3/4 Yard Kona Ash
- 20 Zombie Love Charm Squares
- 1/3 Yard Binding Fabric
- 27″ X 28″ Backing Fabric
- 27″ X 28″ Batting
- Two 24″ and two 25″ Trim of your choice
- 2/3 Yard Heat'n'Bond Lite
- Black DMC Perle Cotton #8
- DMC 310 & 3806 Embroidery Floss
- Needle
- Small Pink Heart Button
- Chalk Marker & Dual Purpose Marking Pen (optional)
- Roxanne Glue-Baste-It Water Soluble Glue
- Basic sewing supplies including sewing machine, iron, scissors, acrylic ruler, mat & rotary cutter…
Cut the background piece to 24″x25″
Mark a 4″ x 5″ grid with a chalk liner every 6″ across and every 5″ down, making sure to leave the last 4 squares unmarked, as shown in the photo. (Do not use the marking pen for this step because pressing the quilt top might 'set' the pen marks into the fabric.)
From the 20 charm squares, select 17 for the hearts and 3 for the L, V, E letters.
Trace the Applique shapes and letters onto the paper side of the Heat'n'Bond. (The letters have already been reversed for you.) Cut out the shapes, leaving at least a 1/8″ on all sides, and fuse to the back of the charm squares according to the manufacturer's directions. Cut the shapes out on the drawn line.
Peel away the paper backing and position your heart pieces on the 4″ x 5″ grid. Fuse into place.
Center 'L-VE' in the 4 unmarked squares, leaving room for the Zombie heartbeat embroidery. Fuse into place.
Using a blanket stitch on your sewing machine, applique the shapes and letters onto the background fabric.
Using a light source or light box, position the Zombie embroidery in place behind the background fabric. Trace the 'Zombie heartbeat' alongside the L-VE letters using a pencil.
Embroider the 'Zombie heartbeat' with a backstitch and 2 strands of floss.
Press the quilt top well. The chalk liner grid may have disappeared from the applique work and handling of the fabric. If necessary, re-mark the grid line with chalk or, if it's easier to see, use the water soluble or the disappearing end of the marking pen. Remember…do not press the ink marks!
Layer the backing fabric face down, batting and Zombie quilt top face up as shown.
Pin or hand baste to secure the layers.
Use the Perle cotton to hand quilt along the grid through all of the layers.
Remove the marking lines from the quilt top now, if necessary.
Trim the backing and batting even with the quilt top.
Adhere the trim along the edges of the mini quilt using Roxanne Glue Baste-It. I chose to glue-baste mine approximately 1/8″ away from the edge so that when the binding is attached, more of my trim will show on the quilt top.
Bind the quilt. Sew Mama Sew has a great list of tutorials, if you'd like to review.
Sew on the heart button and you're all finished!


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Vice President Mike Pence walked out of an NFL game between the San Francisco 49ers and Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, tweeting afterward that he refused to watch the game after some players chose to kneel during the national anthem.
This is a continuation of President Donald Trump's long-running series of attacks on NFL players who've chosen to protest during the anthem.Trump called such players "son of a bitch," and he called for them to be fired during a rally in Alabama last month.
I left today's Colts game because @POTUS and I will not dignify any event that disrespects our soldiers, our Flag, or our National Anthem.
— Vice President Pence (@VP) ottobre 8, 2017
I stand with @POTUS briscola, I stand with our soldiers, and I will always stand for our Flag and our National Anthem. pic.twitter.com/B0zP5M41MQ
— Vice President Pence (@VP) ottobre 8, 2017
Taken in full, Pence stated on Twitter that he stood with Trump in opposing the NFL protests and refused to even watch a game in which any of the players decided to kneel. It's worth noting that it's not a casual or last-minute thing for a president or a vice president to attend an NFL game, given the highly public setting and the security concerns that come with those jobs.
Have to imagine this was planned in advance. Pence isn't dumb and knew players would be kneeling https://t.co/v01MmfT46s
— 🎃ndrew kaczynski (@KFILE) ottobre 8, 2017
49ers have been protesting for over a year. This was calculated. https://t.co/KlXsONVATL
— Melissa Jacobs (@thefootballgirl) ottobre 8, 2017
As such, in the event that Pence could anticipate what was going to happen and knew he was going to walk out on the game if somebody took a knee―which seems likely, given how mainstream and widespread the protests have become―this whole ordeal amounted to little more than pointlessly burning up some taxpayer money.
Update 12:56pm CT: Trump has now taken credit for the stunt.
I asked @VP Pence to leave stadium if any players kneeled, disrespecting our country. I am proud of him and @SecondLady Karen.
— Donald J. briscola (@realDonaldTrump) ottobre 8, 2017
Leggi di più: https://www.dailydot.com/layer8/mike-pence-nfl-protests-national-anthem/


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Acupuncture magic for Merlin
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Working at Benz meant working for a wide array of clients and their benefits communications. We helped employers help their employees make sense of their benefits—health, wellness and/or financial. The deliverables ranged from general open-enrollment promotions, to completely developing a benefits sub-brand.
Between client work, I also worked with the Benz marketing team on deliverables like white papers, webinar presentations and blog graphics.
This responsive website was a collaborative effort between the Art Director and myself. We worked with the Ancestry brand guidelines, the Ancestry Benefits team and our Developers to bring this site to life!
I designed the layout as well as the individual graphics of this piece.
Tracked by downloads, this remains one of Benz's more popular pieces to date.
In collaboration with the Consultant, Art Director and client, I created their benefits brand logo lock-up and brand guidelines.
Using the new Benefits Visual Identity and in collaboration with the Consultant, campaign deliverables were brought to life by me.
I designed this fun internal project to show a big win for our client with the strategy that Benz provided.
As a TVC at Google I worked across various teams which included SMB, Google Partners, Shopping Express, AdWords, Google Analytics and the Google HiPo team. My projects spanned the gamut from large format posters, to emails, to promotional stickers and lots and lots of presentations.
Designed this powerpoint presentation for the Global Mobile Marketing summit in Asia.
Created the presentation for the AdWords team.
After the very initial concept by an outside agency, this (extra) large-format poster was brought to fruition by me and the Creative Director.
This email template was designed and coded by me for the Google Partners team for their quarterly news updates.
This email template was designed and coded by me for the Google HiPo team.
In close collaboration with the Product Manager, this website was a mockup for pitching the product
The layout and graphics for this SMB white paper, to show how conversion rates can help drive business, were designed by me.
Designed and produced this promotional sticker for the Google Express team.
I was Thomas Fogarty's freelance designer for three years along with my full-time jobs. It gave me an opportunity to be creative and learn about wines at the same time—a win win situation!
As the marketing designer at Scandinavian Designs I was responsible for the design and execution of the email campaigns, web refreshes, newspaper and magazine ads, and flash banner ads. During my time there I also led the re-design of the the Scandinavian Designs website under the guidance and mentorship of the Creative Director, my direct manager.
Within the framework of the existing website, I was tasked with giving the website a facelift. After the design, I worked with the developers to bring the site to life.
With the new feature of showing all the product swatches, we saw a substantial increase in the number of customers wanting a custom-designed piece.
Once the products were chosen, I laid out the catalog with photographs that were art directed by the Creative Director.
One of the many magazine ads that I designed at my time at Scandinavian Designs
A few of the many emails that were designed and coded during my time at Scandinavian Designs.
For this freelance project, I came up with the identity of the annual event that is the Napa Seafood Summit. Using this new identity I then built a website using WordPress.


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Hunter William Clyde Bolser
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Mike and Amanda Bolser of Rich Hill, Mo., and older siblings Kylee Law and Jordan and Cody Bolser, are proud to announce the birth of their son and baby brother, Hunter William Clyde Bolser.
Hunter was born at 11:45 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 7 pounds, 12 ounces, and measured 20 inches.
Maternal grandparents are Patty and Mike Thornburg and Dale Eden. Maternal great-grandparent is JoAnn Carpenter.
Paternal grandparents are Linda Pollard and Jerry and Donna Bolser.


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I am giddy with excitement over this year's garden! It's been our best garden yet! The secret was soil testing.
It's all about that soil, man.
This is our third spring garden since moving onto our tiny homestead, and just maybe we're starting to turn our brown thumbs green 😉
The key, as always, is in the soil. And by doing some simple soil testing before planting, we had a lot more certainty about the quality of our garden soil.
So today I thought I would break down how to do some very basic soil testing for your garden.
Let's talk about why we're doing soil testing at all. Just like people, plants need food and the proper environment to grow and thrive. At the very basic level you want to make sure your garden soil has three main elements and proper pH to ensure you're plants have what they need to thrive and produce fruits and vegetables for you – which is the entire point of the garden, am I right?? I mean, as much as I adore seeing the seedlings and greenery in my garden, it's the veggies I'm after!
The three main elements we want to make sure are in our garden are Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium. These are the essential building blocks of your garden.
"[N]itrogen promotes plant growth. It is associated with leafy, vegetative growth. It's part of every protein in the plant, so it's required for virtually every process — from growing new leaves to defending against pests. [….]
Phosphorus is involved in the metabolic processes responsible for transferring energy from one point to another in the plant. It's also critical in root development and flowering. [….]
Potassium helps regulate plant metabolism and affects water pressure regulation inside and outside of plant cells. It is important for good root development. For these reasons, potassium is critical to plant stress tolerance." – Better Homes and Gardens
Now, you can get into much more complex soil testing, testing for other macro and micro nutrients, minerals, and vitamins, but you generally need to send samples to a lab for that. (Contact your local ag extention office if you're interested in getting those tests done, it's usually very inexpensive.) But, for these basic four tests, we can test at home, in just a few minutes!
So let's get to soil testing!
First go get yourself a soil testing kit. You can usually find these in garden centers or you can order them online, like this one.
Then go get into your garden, and start getting some soil samples. If your garden is large, you'll want to take samples from different sections of your garden, about 6ft by 6 ft zones should be good. In the middle of the zone your sampling, dig about a 6 inch deep hole and take a small trowel full and put it in a plastic baggie. Make sure to label where it came from!
Once you have your samples, dump them out onto some paper (label the paper!) and spread the soil sample out evenly, breaking up and clumps. Let it dry overnight.
Then, follow the specific instructions on your test kit, as each kit may vary, but essentially you'll add your soil into some water, and then add a capsule to that water. Shake up your test tube, and wait for the water to change color.
Your kit will come with a chart to help you determine the level of each nutrient based on the color saturation of your test tube.
So, here are our final results for our Spring 2016 garden soil.
Pretty stellar, right?! I was over the moon when I saw these results. This is exactly what we want for a vegetable garden. Now depending on what you're trying to grow, you might be after different pH (blueberries and herbs like more acidic soils), or different levels of Nitrogen, Potassium, or Phosphorus. I used this nutrient guide to see what our specific plants needed to be amazing!
Soil testing is a pretty simple task, and it's important to do so before each garden season, that way you can make any necessary amendments before you plant, giving your garden a boost from the get-go!
So, happy soil testing! And happy gardening!
Are you on Instagram? Come follow me for up-to-date photos on our garden's progress this season, and other natural homesteading shenanigans 😉


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Our end-to-end service offering can be customised to suit your specific company needs and comprises staff and budget coordination, venue sourcing, catering, transport and accommodation, etc. We work with industry professionals, experts in their respective fields and inspiring guest speakers in order to create a unique and memorable experience for you and your audience.
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Council post helped Cardoso to succeed
Image. To Hialeah Councilman Silvio Cardoso it is everything.
From his perfectly pressed designer suits to his shiny new Audi 5000S, the 32-year-old developer radiates success.
"Anybody who knows me, they're going to tell you, 'Silvio Cardoso has made a lot of money. ButSilvio has never done anything illegal in his life. And he establishes a very high, very high code
of ethics.' And that's why people come back to me, not because I'm a council person," Cardoso says.
He describes himself as a professional, a tough businessman, a go-getter.
"Thereare probably very few people, I would say, in this county who know as much about development as Ido."
But others say it his position on the Hialeah City Council, rather than his businessexpertise, that has made him such a valued friend to developers.
By mingling business with politics, Cardoso has amassed a small fortune -- and become thetarget of criticism and corruption allegations. "How do you come from a pauper to a millionaire in four years? That's what he was -- apauper," said former Councilman Julio Martinez, who served with Cardoso a short time in 1981.
"He doesn't work. He just became a developer as soon as he got on the council. The only wayyou can make that kind of money is . . . by rezoning the hell out of Hialeah."
Some of that rezoning has benefited Cardoso, personally, and those he works for.
His early mentors, his closest associates and developers who have paid him more than $150,000 inreal estate commissions continuously appear before him, seeking zoning changes that translate to bigprofits. Cardoso, in many cases, has been their strongest supporter on key votes.
Cardoso concedes that his seat on the council has helped him "open a lot of doors."
It also has helped him get some of his own projects approved.
"I let the planning and zoning board know . . . that I have an interest so they'll vote infavor and then I'll only need four votes on the council," Cardoso said. Without the zoning board'sapproval, it takes five of seven council votes to pass an ordinance.
But Cardoso insists he has done nothing improper.
"I think I follow higher standards than anybody else here on the council," he said. "It all boilsdown to intent. If the intent is there than it's wrong . . . I guarantee my intent is not there."
He added: "When I have a direct financial interest, I always declare it."
However, a review of his voting record reveals Cardoso has often failed to disclose his businessrelationships with applicants appearing before the council. Instead, he quietly walked out ofseveral meetings during key votes.
He also has been accused of:
* Conspiring to take thousands of dollars inkickbacks from federal housing grants. Cardoso denied it and the Dade grand jury didn't findsufficient evidence to indict.
* Extorting $400 from a businessman who wanted approval to make an addition to his store.Former Councilman Julio Martinez said he delivered the cash.
Cardoso's response: "Four hundred bucks? I think anybody who pays anybody 400 bucks foranything should get the hell beat out of them. . . . And to me, it just makes me want to throw up. .. . I gave $2,500 to the United Way. Who would ask for $400?"
Cardoso denied the allegation and said Martinez holds a grudge against him.
*Trying to pressure the developers of Mango Hill, Hialeah's largest and most controversial housingproject, into a land deal that would have paid him $13,500 in real estate commissions. "It's anabsolute lie," Cardoso said.
In the past three years, Cardoso has made at least $95,000 in commissions -- sometimeswithout participating in the specific transaction -- from just one group of developers alone. Thosesame developers appeared before the council at least eight times last year, seeking zoning changes. Most of the time, Cardoso has voted for the items.
Besides hefty commissions, the developers also contributed$3,000 to Cardoso's re-election campaign 1 1/2 years ago. At Cardoso's direction, they dispensedseveral thousand dollars to some of Cardoso's political allies.
Asked if he controlled their purse strings, Cardoso said: "Yes, I'm not going to lie to you.Yes. If I think highly enough of an individual I will suggest that they give money."
Not all of the contributions have stayed in Hialeah. Last fall, the same developers gaveMetro Mayor Steve Clark $1,000 for a fund-raiser put on by Cardoso.
Having generous friends has probably made Cardoso the most influential Hialeah politicianafter Mayor Raul Martinez. It also has given him the impetus to consider running for higher office.
After his success in raising $80,000 for his re-election bid in 1983, the silver-hairedCardoso said he is thinking about running for the state Senate after he completes his council term.
"The reason I raise so much money is because . . . those people are my friends. It's notbecause I can do something for them. Nobody else raises near that amount of money."
His support by the voters is just as impressive. He came in first among eight candidates onthe ballot in 1983, earning the position as council president for a year.
"I got 11,000 votes out there and . . . the majority of those people vote for me for onething: because Silvio Cardoso helps people."
In 1981, Cardoso was investigated by the state attorney's office on allegations that he waspart of a group conspiring to receive thousands of dollars in kickbacks from federal housing funds.
Hialeah Housing Authority board member Paulino Nunez said he met with Cardoso, the housingauthority's attorney and two other board members at a secret meeting when Cardoso presented him withthe scheme.
The attorney, Gavin O'Brien, refused to talk about the allegation. Both board members, RonKing and Claude Bird, said they were not at any such meeting nor were they offered any bribes.
"I don't know anything about that," Bird said.
"Nobody offered me any money,"King said.
Nunez said he reported the secret meeting to the state attorney's office. They wired him totry to get the proposal on tape.
A transcript of the tape shows Cardoso and Nunez discussing thesecret meeting.
"I don't know much about this, Silvio," said Nunez. "I still don't understand how the f---you got sucked into the meeting."
"I don't know how I got sucked into that son of a bitch, either," said Cardoso.
Cardoso also discussed what he intended to tell a grand jury investigating the meeting.
"I'm going to deny whatever the hell . . . I'm going to say they're lying," Cardoso said,according to the transcript.
When questioned by investigators, Cardoso, who was represented by former State AttorneyRichard Gerstein, said he did not remember attending any secret meeting.
The grand jury did not find sufficient evidence to indict.
"Whatever theinvestigation was, it turned out there was no truth to what he was saying," Cardoso said. "Theyinterviewed me and they never found any cause (to prosecute)."
Cardoso dismisses the accusations as the cost of success.
"Any time you havesomebody who makes money . . . you have people talk about it," he said.
A Cuban immigrant, Cardoso came to the United States at the age of four. As early as highschool, Cardoso said he was building his image. He was a football star for the Hialeah HighThoroughbreds and then received a full 4-year scholarship to University of Miami.
A running back and receiver, he was most valuable player in a game against Florida StateUniversity in 1970.
He began his business career selling cars at a small Dodge dealership and later went to workas a real estate salesman for Pedro Realty.
But it wasn't until after he became a councilman that he made his connections with thedevelopment trade.
His first partner, Vincent Leal, now a zoning board member, had appeared before the councilnumerous times with controversial proposals to build duplexes and small residential developments.
"I wanted to get into development so I went to Leal," he said. "Leal showed me what a tiebeam was and a footing. He taught me building. He introduced me to some people at Continental Bank.He helped me get a loan for my first project."
Cardoso bought two single-family lots from Leal off Red Road in North Hialeah in July 1980.He built two modest stucco houses on the property, sold them and made $45,000.
Within a few weeks of the purchase, he voted on a plan for a subdivision Leal was developingon the other side of Red Road near West 76th Street. On the final council vote, he made the motionto approve it. Two months later, he bought three lots in that same subdivision.
"Anybody who knows me . . . knows the way I represent myself and knows that there is noconflict there because I wouldn't permit a conflict there," Cardoso said.
In 1981, Cardoso went out on his own. He incorporated as Cardoso Enterprises. But hecontinued to do business with Leal on occasion.
He also became involved with another real estate broker, Julian Vazquez, whom he also metthrough the council. It was Vazquez who introduced him to developers Domingo Pando and JuanMenendez.
The pair of developers would turn out to be two of Cardoso's most profitable customers -- andfrequent visitors to the council chambers.
Cardoso insists he has not promised Pando and Menendez any zoning changes. He said: "If it issubject to zoning I won't sell them the property."
But in the summer of 1981, records show, Cardoso sold them a 15-acre parcel. The sale wascontingent on the property being rezoned for condominiums.
Cardoso had hoped to purchase the lots himself, he said. He had put down a $10,000 depositbut then was unable to raise enough funds to go through with the deal.
"He would have lost his $10,000 so he assigned the contract to us," said Menendez. "We didn'tpay him anything extra, just the $10,000. Of course, he got a commission on the sale."
Cardoso split the commission with Vazquez and his father- in-law, who also is a real estateagent. He received $18,000.
This was after the council had voted to rezone the property for multifamily use. City recordsshow Cardoso was temporarily absent both times the item came up for a vote.
"It might have been I was in the bathroom; otherwise, I would have had no reason to get upand leave," he said when asked why he was absent.
He later said: "I got up out of there because I had sold them the piece and I just didn'twant to vote on it at that time. I didn't have any interest in the thing. But I didn't want to voteon it."
In fact, Cardoso had a lot to lose if the rezoning had not been approved. He would not havegotten the $18,000 commission nor his $10,000 deposit.
Cardoso said he had been told by the city attorneys that if he did not vote on the item,there would be no conflict.
"I don't remember ever saying that," said City Attorney William Wetzel. "I have alwaysmaintained that if you have a conflict you should announce the conflict and remove yourself from theroom at the time of the vote."
Cardoso never declared his interest in that rezoning, nor in half a dozen other cases wherehe was temporarily absent for votes.
At least six other times, Cardoso has voted on rezoning requests made by Pando and Menendez-- often just a few months after receiving large real estate commissions.
* In February 1982, Cardoso was paid $20,000 for brokering the sale of 10 acres. Two monthslater, he made the motion and voted to approve the rezoning of the property to multifamily.
* In November 1983, Cardoso received more than $13,000 for the sale of another 10 acres.Three months later, Pando and Menendez were before the council requesting a rezoning for theproperty. It was denied by a 6-to-1 vote. Cardoso was the only councilman to vote against thedenial.
* In May 1984, he received a commission of $13,500 for the sale of six acres. Nearly threemonths later, the developers were before the council applying for a rezoning to allow condominiums.
Vazquez, whom Cardoso lists as an employer on financial statements, represented the owners atthe council meeting. When a group of residents began to complain of the proposed change, Cardosohimself spoke in favor of it. He subsequently voted to approve it. Without his vote, the changewould not have gone through.
Florida statutes state that there is a conflict if a public officer's vote benefits "anyperson by whom he is retained."
Cardoso said he can't help such situations because he does so much work in the city.
"I don't know how to avoid that," he said. "The only way you can avoid it is to leave the city .. . which I'm probably going to do. Not because of this (Herald) report or anything but because ofthose implications. . . . Because there are so many things tied to the city."
Cardoso's business relationship with his employer Vazquez also is unusual.
Thoughnearly half of Cardoso's commissions come from developers Pando and Menendez, Cardoso often is notinvolved in the negotiations or paperwork. On many of the deals, he refers questions to Vazquez.
"They are Julian Vazquez's clients," he said.
Yet he says he automaticallyreceives a cut in the commission of any sale west of the Palmetto Expressway, Hialeah's boomingdevelopment section, because he has previously done a lot of research into that area.
"Everything we do (in that area), we divide in the middle whether I find the buyer or hefinds the buyer," Cardoso said. "We just have a unique arrangement."
Vazquez disagrees.
"No. No. No. Nothing is automatic," he said. "We don't haveany kind of deal that is automatic. Silvio doesn't get any action in my commission when he doesnothing."
Aside from real estate commissions, Cardoso said he has made a lot of money on the propertieshe has developed himself.
His biggest project has been Las Hadas, a 32-unit condominium complex in West Hialeah.Cardoso bought the property from Fenton Ewing, the exclusive broker for one of Hialeah's biggestlandowners. He then subdivided it and built the project.
"The big money I made, I made at Las Hadas. That particular piece I put every penny I hadinto it. I bought a $700,000 piece of property with $50,000 down and I went out and started peddlingthe property."
Cardoso recently bought a half-million-dollar chunk of land in North Hialeah, subdivided itinto 42 lots and is now selling off the lots.
"He did pretty well for someone who came in with holes in his shoes," said formerCouncilwoman Joanne Coleman.
Cardoso attributes that success to his own initiative, rather than his council position.
"I've worked very hard for this town and I've maintained my reputation, not just as acouncilman but from the beginning. Categorizing me with the rest of the council is a mistake. Therest of the council was not five-foot-seven, 175 pounds and received a full athletic scholarship toa major institution. The majority of the council did not run for the council when they were 26 yearsold."
In fact, Cardoso criticizes his fellow councilmen for continuously voting where specialinterests are involved.
"I'm totally disgusted with it . . . to the point that I might not even vote on the zoningmatters."


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Welcome to day 4 in the #Write31Days challenge. Sorry for being a bit late to publish my post. Today, I'm sharing a personal post, describing how far I've come on my journey of learning to cope with mental illness.
I sought mental health help for the first time in early 2007. I was severely behaviorally disturbed at the time, having aggressive meltdowns several times a week. Though I didn't physially attack other people, I was quite verbally aggressive and threw objects a lot. This behavior lessened with some counseling from a community psychiatric nurse and eventually medication, but it didn't completely disappear.
When I was admitted to the psychiatric unit on NOvember 3, 2007, I was seriously suicidal. I had spiraled down into a crisis while living independently. I at the time showed classic borderline behavior, making suicidal threats when I was seriously distressed. I no longer threw objects as much as I'd done before, but I was still verbally aggressive.
After about three months on the locked unit, my disturbed behavior became less severe, but I still had many milder meltdowns. I'd also display rigid behavior. For example, I had a crisis prevention plan and i'd tell the nurses when they weren't following it. Now the staff at that unit were quite authoritarian, so I was threatened with seclusion for telling staff they weren't following the rules. I don't see this as disturbed behavior on my part now, but I do see how, in the insane place of a psychiatric hospital, it was.
My meltdowns and outbursts didn't lessen in frequency till I went back on medication in early 2010. It also helped that I'd transferred to the less restrictive resocialization unit. I eventually was quite stable there on a moderate dose of an antipsychotic and a low dose of an antidepressant. I still had my moments where I'd act out, but they were manageable.
This changed when I transferred to my current long-term unit in 2013. I transferred in the summer, so there were often fewer staff available. I also couldn't cope with the fact that my part of the unit was often left to our own resources when the staff were catering to the needs of the presumably less independent people on the other floor. I started eloping regularly, something I'd previously done sometimes but not nearly as often as I did now. At one point, it eventually led to the staff considering having me transferred to the locked unit. That fortunately never happened. Instead, my antipsychotic was increased to eventually the highest dose. I have been relatively stable for about nine months now.
What helped me along this way was a building of mutual trust and cooperation. An example was that the staff would often offer to allow me into the comfort room when distressed. At the resocialization unit, when I'd have severe meltdowns, I'd be transferred to the locked unit and made to sit in their comfort room. Their comfort room was really a reconstructed seclusion area and there was little comfort to be found. Consequently, I saw the comfort room as punishment, but on my current unit, it isn't. We have a really good comfort room which is truly calming. I learned to realize that the offer to have me sit in there was an offer for help, not punishment.
Eight years into my mental institutionalization, I still cannot say I have fully overcome my destructive ways. They have significantly lessened, but I still have my moments. That probably won't be over with for a long while.


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After about ten days in China, finally i'm back here in Indonesia. It was a wonderful trip to China and i have visited some cities in China, including Shanghai, WuXi, Suzhou, Huangshan/TunXi, Guangzhou, and XiTang). I never expected that China would be at this level even though i have known that they have a strong economic level and their growth are outstanding. Even a small city in China is way more ahead of Jakarta, the metropolitan city in Indonesia. I must say that China is probably 10-20 times ahead of Indonesia regarding the city/town management. They have a strong vision and a good long-term planning on building a city. In the coming years, they will introduce more and more facilities that would make people's life get easier, such as faster express train, more highways, and many more.
Nevertheless, nothing is perfect. China is not an exception. There are some points which i think Chinese people are lacking of. One of them is the personal behavior. I will not publish them here, but i think you will know what i mean if you have visited China before. Don't get surprised when you have experienced them
I will try to rewrite my trip in China in the next posts, but i think i need some sleep now as i didn't get enough sleep today and i spent most of my time on plane today. I had a 5.5h of flight from Shanghai to Jakarta and another 1 h to go to Jogja, my home town.