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MJ Shoer – President & Virtual Chief Technology Officer
MJ started Jenaly Technology Group in February of 1997 in the basement of his home. The vision for Jenaly grew out of MJ's collective experience with a variety of hardware and software technology companies, focusing on sales automation, executive information management and electronics distribution, holding both sales and technical management positions. In these roles, MJ also had responsibility for hiring and working with outsourced IT services firms, experiences which have directly influenced the mission and vision of Jenaly Technology Group.
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In 1995, MJ was named President of Portsmouth's first Internet Service Provider. MJ quickly grew the company to over 2,000 subscribers in 6 months. Shortly thereafter, the business was successfully acquired by a regional ISP and the vision for Jenaly began to gel.
MJ holds a bachelor of arts degree in political science with a concentration in Soviet studies, from the University of New Hampshire, graduating in 1986. After the Cold War ended, what was left but to become a technology entrepreneur? MJ remains involved with the University as an alumnus, having volunteered with the Pathways program that mentors seniors as they begin their career search in earnest. MJ is also a season ticket holder and avid fan of the Division 1 UNH Wildcat Men's Hockey team. Professionally, MJ is a Microsoft Certified Professional and has completed many business and technical professional education programs.
MJ is very active in both the local community and the global IT community. Locally, MJ is a former member and officer of the Board of Directors at the Seacoast Family YMCA. MJ is currently serving as the Ex-Officio of the Board of Directors of Seacoast Crime Stoppers.
In the global IT community, MJ serves on the Advisory Committee of both The ASCII Group and ConnectWise, the leading Professional Services Automation (PSA) software in the IT industry. MJ is one of three co-founders of the Northeast ConnectWise User Group. He is also a member of the Editorial Board of SMB Books. MJ is also very active in the Computing Technology Industry Association, CompTIA. He is currently Chairman of the Board of Directors. He has previously served as Chair of the Audit and Investment Committee as well as a CompTIA Ambassador and member of the Ambassador Advisory Council. From 2005 to 2008 MJ served a prior term on the Board having served as Board Secretary, Audit Committee member and member of the Ad-hoc Selection Committee that selected a new CEO for CompTIA in 2008. MJ participated in the formation and testing of the CompTIA Security Trustmark, which validates the IT security credentials of IT service providers. He also served on the Board of Directors for the CompTIA Educational Foundation. He has also served as a co-chair of the MSP Partners and Small Business Owners Communities.
MJ has also been named to the MSPmentor 250 ranking of the 250 most influential executives in the IT industry for four consecutive years, beginning with the introduction of the ranking in 2008.
MJ is also an accomplished writer having published his first book, Hassle-Free Computer Support, in August of 2006. His latest book, The Tech Multiplier, is an Amazon.com best seller. He also writes columns for local newspapers, The Portsmouth Herald and Fosters Daily Democrat and the statewide business magazine, Business NH. MJ maintains a blog about IT for small and mid-size businesses and is frequently interviewed for local and national publications. MJ was featured on the cover of Channelpro magazine in November of 2009 and Business Solutions magazine in June of 2012. You may review current and past articles, columns and interviews on our In The News page. MJ has also testified before the United States Congress and the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation on the topic of information security.
MJ firmly believes that all these activities, local and national, help make him a better person, business person and most importantly, help Jenaly deliver a value proposition to our clients that is unsurpassed in our industry.
A native of Swampscott, Massachusetts, MJ lives in Portsmouth, New Hampshire with his wife Jennifer, daughters Hannah and Molly, son Noah and sibling dogs Sparkles and Blizzard.
What inspires you to get out of bed each morning? My family.
When you are not working, what are you most likely doing? Something with my kids, attending UNH Men's Hockey games or working around the house.
What technical device are you lost without? My smartphone.
What's your favorite blog & web site? www.scrappygenealogist.com and www.airliners.net.
MJ is also very active with social media, both personally and professionally. Feel free to connect and follow MJ and Jenaly via any of the following social media sites…
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A graduate of the University of Vermont, Ellen Sargent joined Jenaly as an IT Specialist in 2000 after spending six years with a Portsmouth market research firm where she held several positions, including the network administrator. After 2 maternity leaves Ellen returned to Jenaly in 2006 in a part time capacity. Ellen's current role focuses on client satisfaction. She communicates with clients via daily status emails, monthly executive summaries, our monthly newsletter Jenaly FYIT as well as our annual client satisfaction survey. These vehicles help her maintain communication with clients and measure their level of satisfaction.
What inspires you to get out of bed each morning? Coffee and my family
When you are not working, what are you most likely doing? Cleaning up spilled milk
What technical device are you lost without? My iPad
What's your favorite blog & web site? NYTimes.com.
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Jon Barksdale joined the Jenaly team as an IT Specialist after 5 years working senior support for a software development company specializing in barcode printing in a LAN/WAN environment, followed by 2 years as the network administrator for a computer parts refurbishing/repair warehouse. Jon is always looking towards future technologies for both enhanced network performance and improved efficiencies. Currently his focus has been towards Virtualization and Document Management Systems.
What inspires you to get out of bed each morning? Caffeine
When you are not working, what are you most likely doing? Reading, driving, movies
What technical device are you lost without? I actually welcome the opportunity to spend time away from all technical devices.
What's your favorite blog & web site? www.imdb.com.
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A graduate of the University of New Hampshire, Ron joined Jenaly as a Virtual IT Specialist in 2005. Ron's current role focuses on proactive client work, refining processes and processing client orders. Ron brings both Mac and PC based expertise to our team and has a genuine desire to innovate. Ron lives in Lee, New Hampshire and is recently married.
What inspires you to get out of bed each morning? The buzzing of the alarm, and the Cat who wants her morning treats, also coffee…
When you are not working, what are you most likely doing? Being a new homeowner means projects around the house!
What technical device are you lost without? All of them…
What's your favorite blog & web site? Lifehacker.com & CNN.com.
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Mike is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire with a BA is Psychology. Mike started with Jenaly in 2006. Prior to Jenaly, he worked in a very similar environment for 6 years as a Network Consultant servicing clients throughout New England. Mike holds an A+ certification from CompTIA and has extensive training in Microsoft and Cisco technologies. Mike and his family live in Deerfield, NH.
What inspires you to get out of bed each morning? Seeing my son.
When you are not working, what are you most likely doing? Spending time with my son, enjoying outdoor hobbies.
What technical device are you lost without? My cell phone.
What's your favorite blog & web site? PCWorld.com/reviews.
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Prior to joining Jenaly in May 2011, Bob spent five years as the IT Administrator at a medical auditing firm. He has also spend time working as a Director of Professional Services and Customer Relations in the software industry and in several IT support roles and Director of IT at a regional news organization. Bob attended North Shore Community College and Franklin Pierce University and hold a degree in Computer Science.
What inspires you to get out of bed each morning? Life in general!
When you are not working, what are you most likely doing? Talking or visiting with my two sons, riding my Harley Davidson Road King or working on my seemingly never ending home projects.
What technical device are you lost without? Not a one :).
What's your favorite blog & web site? Loyola University Library
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Nathan is a true lover of technology. Before he was a teenager, he was working with DOS and repairing printers and other peripheral equipment. He was an active user of Bulletin Board Systems (BBS), before the Internet as we know it was widely available. In the early 2000's, Nathan was a member of the user group developing personal assistant artificial intelligence programs that are considered to be a precursor to todays Siri.
Nathan chose to follow his second love and studied stage craft at Bradford College until it closed in 2000. He went on to a career as a stage technician for theater, concerts and corporate events. He has toured the country with Cirque Dreams and is quick to quip "I am one of the few people you'll meet who has actually run away with the circus." Nathan remains active with the Seacoast theater community.
Nathan is also an accomplished writer. He was the regional winner of the Three Minute Fiction contest sponsored by the New Hampshire Writer's Project. He is also a musician and has studied Shakespeare at St. Paul's Advanced Summer Program and was a reader in the North Shore Colleges Young Poets Festival.
Technology has remained Nathan's first love and he is working toward a degree in computer science with a focus on networking and programming. He would even like to understand machine code one day. Nathan truly enjoys helping people solve technology problems. If you're interested, he will also gladly tell you all about the bits and bytes that went awry and how he fixed them.
What inspires you to get out of bed each morning? Hot showers and lots and lots of coffee.
When you are not working, what are you most likely doing? Running sound for a concert event, helping backstage at a community theatre or just sitting around reading a programming text book.
What technical device are you lost without? A pencil. It's a near perfect design and has not had to be reengineered in over a century. It was the height of new technology when it was introduced and it doesn't require power.
What's your favorite blog & web site? Buzfeed and KnowYourMeme.
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After graduation from Castleton State College in Vermont studying graphic design, Valerie moved to southern Connecticut and worked in the production/design departments of several large corporations including Gartner, NewsCorp under News America Marketing, and META Group, a former Gartner competitor. In 2002, she took time off to start a family and moved to Florida. After three years, she returned to New Hampshire and the working world, taking a job doing office management, web sales and some minor design work for an antique dealer in Portsmouth, NH. She fell in love with Portsmouth and never left, moving and working in the city ever since. In 2011, after working front desk for a few years at a software security developer, Valerie joined Jenaly Technology Group as front desk administrative support for all staff.
What inspires you to get out of bed each morning? All the possibilities.
When you are not working, what are you most likely doing? Spending time with my daughter and working on my second love, paranormal investigating & research.
What technical device are you lost without? My cell phone.
What's your favorite blog & web site? Facebook.
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A graduate of Assumption College in Worcester, MA, Kathy joined Jenaly Technology Group as a Business Development Specialist in August 2012. She had taken a hiatus from her career to raise her children. Most recently, she has consulted in a business development role at an IT security company and a management consulting firm.
What inspires you to get out of bed each morning?My boys and a large glass of iced coffee :).
When you are not working, what are you most likely doing? Baking, gardening and reading. I also recently joined a yoga studio and love taking in a class when my schedule allows. I also spend a great deal of time in the car driving kids to practices and love being a spectator at their games!
What technical device are you lost without? My smartphone.
What's your favorite blog & web site? Taste of Home
OK, so what's with all the virtual in everyone's title? We'll, it's simple, we are your virtual IT staff, it couldn't be simpler. When you engage Jenaly to manage your IT infrastructure, we bring an entire virtual IT team to your business, from IT administration and all that that entails, to hands on and remote IT specialists and your very own virtual CTO. We bring the collective experience and skills of our entire team to yours. That's what we mean when we say we provide Hassle- Free IT.


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Slates is proud to present Southwest Florida with a premier Jazz Venue featuring craft cocktails and award winning food all to accompany some of the best Jazz around.
Doors open at 6pm
The Sidedoor offers live Jazz throughout the week. Our doors open at 6pm on nights with music with no cover charge.
See our Calendar below for scheduled music and special events.
Throughout the month we invite some of the best talent to be found in Florida and beyond to come play at our intimate venue. Among others, Bob Page makes a monthly appearance on the third weekend of each month.
Being a part of Slates affords the customers access to some of our award winning menu items. We offer not only our classic items (Gumbo, Jambalaya and Etouffee) but also any of our wonderful appetizers. Our drinks are made from the freshest ingredients and always include "That New Orleans Flare"

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Seven years ago, Scot Chisholm's mother was diagnosed with cancer. Not being one to sit around and swim in sadness, Chisholm did what he knew best. He got busy raising funds for cancer research to get involved and work toward a cure, not just for his mom, but for all the others like her.
He started off with what he thought we be an easy event to organize–a pub crawl. In his first event raised $1,000 and, soon, friends and colleagues began asking him to organize these events for other charities. He and business partner, Pat Walsh, began throwing events for a range of nonprofits and even using their business prowess to consult with the organizations. Through these projects, they experienced a constant frustration when it came to the types of software available for fundraising. So they decided to create their own.
StayClassy is an online fundraising platform for nonprofits to raise money and organize their supporters. After years of testing their concept with dozens of nonprofits, their initial idea has evolved into what is now an industry-leading online fundraising solution for charities, foundations, churches, schools, clubs, and more. They are the secret to fundraising success for thousands of organizations nation-wide. StayClassy works with such organizations as Invisible Children, Oxfam America, Pencils of Promise, Quicksilver Foundation, and the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
StayClassy's latest evolution is the annual CLASSY Awards, the largest philanthropic award ceremony in the country, which is happening this weekend in San Diego. Hundreds of thousands of votes have been cast and everything will culminate in philanthropy's biggest night, the CLASSY Awards' red carpet award ceremony, on September 22.
Chisholm and Walsh continue to expand the ways in which they can help grow, support and raise capital for vital nonprofit organizations through both StayClassy and the CLASSY Awards. In preparing to speak at the CLASSY Awards' inaugural Collaborative event this week, I dug into their business model and was pleasantly surprised to discover three pillars of uncommon sense in their innovative online methodology for nonprofit fundraising:
1. Make making a difference personal.
For Chisholm, StayClassy was a very personal business idea. His undeniable fervor has poured over into the detail and care with which he has developed their technology platform. He and his army of fundraising experts constantly educate and inspire customers to approach fundraising with the same level of passion and personalization he had during his very first pub crawl.
2. Use the best in technology to help you punch above your weight.
Most people hadn't heard of Invisible Children or Pencils of Promise when they first signed up on the StayClassy platform. And it's fair to say that many of the millions of people who have donated to those organizations may not have a clue who StayClassy is, but that's not the point. StayClassy exists simply to empower non-profit organizations and individual fundraisers with the best fundraising technology available. Period.
3. Get actively connected to the broader community of social entrepreneurs.
It's easy as a tech startup to spend days and nights behind your oversized Apple screen and invest all of your marketing dollars in PPC and SEO. But StayClassy understands the importance of sitting at the center of this conversation, which is probably one of the reasons the CLASSY Awards exist. Their annual awards not only serves as a great viral marketing engine, but it provides an added value to all of their customers who can come together every year, network, learn from one another and grow stronger through the process.
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Venice is the epitome of elegant, ancient Europe, and makes us wistful for another time and place. It's still there for you to visit, with handsome gondola boats floating in the canals waiting for you and your love. But will they always be there?
Boating for transport was born of necessity in the watery city, but they are still embedded with the elegance and panache of the Italian's of old. Well, apparently the "art of rowing" in the dream-boat city is being lost.
Check out this National Geographic short piece on the Art of Rowing in Venice, and how these two old fellows are doing their best to preserve it. "Native Venetians have concerns that the traditional art of rowing is dying out," Nation Geographic says.
If this is something you've always wanted to do, maybe you should start making plans. Or maybe, the little video is exaggerating the situation to make more of a story, as one commenter alluded to, saying this is really not a concern of Venetians at all.
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SHORT TAKE: Latest and fun addition to the Marvel Universe of super heroes and the bridge between Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame, Captain Marvel is a super hero who just happens to be a female, re-discovering her real identity while meeting Young Nick Fury and Young Phil Coulson.
Family friendly: Young teens and up should be fine, perhaps even middle schoolers with parental discretion. A handful of mild profanities but otherwise pretty clean. The violence, albeit mostly cartoonish, one alien autopsy, and threats to a family with small children might upset the littler members of the family depending on disposition.
Mark Twain is incorrectly thought to have said: "The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated." But much like Rick's famous misquote from Casablanca: "Play It Again, Sam" or Jimmy Cagney's "Top of the world, Ma!" or Oliver Hardy's "Another fine mess you've gotten me into," while close, are famously – not… quite… accurate. It just goes to show how persistent mistakes can be carried on into posterity if quoted often enough.
And just so, I had read in a number of early pre-opening screening reviews that Captain Marvel was rife with promotions of feminist propaganda and an anti-male manifesto. After watching the movie I discovered all this hype to be wrong. On the contrary I found Captain Marvel quite charming, a fitting addition to the Marvel superhero universe, and most importantly – FUN. Not at all the feminist manifesto it was touted to be.
However, I understand how the misunderstanding arose. For example, what some people, women in particular, perceived as examples of women being treated with negative bias in the military, I saw as the quite natural hazing common to ALL military newbies.
If you remember back to Captain America, Steve Rogers pre-superhero serum, was the butt of a lot of disrespect in both civilian life as well as boot camp. No one at the time complained that it was an example of discrimination against slightly built men, but appropriately just defined his backstory and provided a dramatic comparison for Steve Rogers' transformation, as well as defining his character traits of courage, persistence and dignity in the face of adversity.
Similarly, Carol Danvers, aka Vers aka Captain Marvel, like any other human, faces obstacles specific to her background and physique before she can become the hero that is needed. Everyone has limitations as well as challenges they must overcome to achieve their goals and dreams. For reviewers to see logical challenges in the very competitive field of Air Force pilot training as discrimination is to have a ridiculous prejudice against men and a foolish bias in favor of women, which assumes that no woman should fail just because she's a woman. That is inherently stupid. And it's all just throwaway McGuffin background anyway.
Where did the feminist rumor come from? Like most rumors – from half truths. It is true that Brie Larson made some rather blunt and rude comments about white male reviewers. Personally I wouldn't take offense were the playing field equal and white men were allowed to make similar comments about women. Her dismissive comment that she is not interested in hearing what a white male has to say about a movie with a female lead does not bother me half so much as the thought that if a white male said something in reverse he would be eviscerated. Can you imagine someone getting away with saying they are not interested in hearing what a minority woman has to say about Justice League since there were no minority women in the lead roles? The liberals would have lost they're narrow little minds. Yet Brie Larson is lauded for her equally offensive remark. The inequity truly rankles the reasonable mind. How about: I'm not interested in what a woman has to say about 12 Strong because there were no women in the lead roles? Or I'm not interested in what an Eskimo has to say about West Side Story? Or ANYONE other than a white middle class male has to say about Castaway because Tom Hanks was just about the only one IN the movie? You see how ridiculous this liberal, politically correct, so-called "mentality" quickly becomes?
Larson simply expressed herself boorishly in voicing a reasonable desire to include a more interesting combination of reporters, like: the disabled, women, and minorities. I only wish she'd included homeschoolers, and faith-based reporters. But, of course, good luck with that one.
Regardless of all that CAPTAIN MARVEL IS A GOOD MOVIE.
Captain Marvel is about a military pilot, Carol Danvers (Brie Larson who knocked it out of the ball park in The Glass Castle – see my post here) who mysteriously ends up believing she is a member of an alien race's warrior class, fighting the Skrulls, a race of extremely dangerous shape shifters who threaten the Universe in general and Earth in particular. On an investigative mission she winds up on Earth, meets a young, two-eyed Nick Fury and starts unraveling the mystery of her past.
Captain Marvel was co-directed by the established team of Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, who, up to now, have done Sundance award winning shorts and indies. They were chosen because of their insightful enthusiasm for the character of Carol Danvers. The duo have created a very solid and entertaining bridge between the two Avengers movies.
The CGI was interesting but, possibly deliberately, of checkerboard quality. Danvers in full bore Captain Marvel mode looked a bit like a highly rendered cartoon – a nice homage, I thought, to her comic book origins.
As to the youthened Samuel L Jackson's Nick Fury, either Jackson has a picture of Dorian Gray tucked somewhere in his attic or they did a masterful job with the special effects. Jackson looks legitimately 20 years younger in the movie. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for Clark Gregg, whose younger Phil Coulson looked like a creepy, unnaturally smooth-faced caricature. Even were this choice purposeful due to the nature of the Skrulls and the part they play, other Skrull "imitations" looked far more natural and, assuredly, Fury would have picked up on it far before he did.
Ben Mendelsohn plays Talos, a Skrull adversary. Mendelsohn usually plays flat, two-dimensional bad guys, like the evil mad scientist Orson Krenic, in Star Wars: Rogue One or the diabolical businessman Sorento in Ready Player One. Mendelsohn's Talos has a bit more to him, even a sense of humor, and it is nice to see Mendelsohn tackle a character with a bit more complexity.
Jude Law, the third man up to bat as Dumbledore, plays Yon Rogg, Captain Marvel's mentor.
Annette Benning plays both Dr. Wendy Lawson, as well as a manifestation of the Kree Supreme Artificial Intelligence, which serves as teacher to the Kree.
As a side note, I thought the choice of Annette Benning in an important supporting role in a superhero movie was odd, familiar as we are with her in emotion-driven interpersonal dramas, like her shrewish unfaithful wife in American Beauty. Casting Benning in a major sci-fi is a peculiar fit which I am not completely sure works. She is a decent actress. She did manage a very serviceable Queen Elizabeth in a modern rendition of Shakespeare's Richard the Third some years ago, after all. Science fiction is just not the genre I normally associate her with. However, her screen time is fairly small, so this casting choice is not a big drawback.
And then – MOST importantly – there's Goose the cat played, depending upon the demands of the scene, by: Reggie, Gonzo, Archie and Rizzo – all of whom got along famously with both Samuel L. and Ms. Larson despite the fact Jackson is self described as not a cat person and Larson is actually allergic to them. Obviously all six of them are consummate professionals. LOL
Pinar Toprak (who, with Danny Elfman, also did the soundtrack for Justice League, and has composed for other films, TV shows and video games) wrote the soundtrack, which stays in the vein of the triumphant and inspirational themes in other Avengers movies. Toprak also intersperses songs like Crazy on You by Heart, Man on the Moon by R.E.M. and Only When it Rains by Garbage, which, similar to the casting of Annette Benning, is another unusual creative choice by this film team, requiring some getting used to, but is not off putting.
In conclusion:
Is Captain Marvel a good movie and a worthy inclusion to the Marvel Universe in general and the Avengers franchise in particular? Yes.
Do I wish they had left the gender politics drivel out of the equation? Most certainly.
But when it comes to marketing, as my Dad used to say: "Say something good about me, say something bad about me, but don't say nothing about me." Still, someone should inform Ms. Larson that perhaps it would be sensible, if not just courteous, to avoid deliberately alienating the fundamental demographic which has, frankly, built the financial empire of the comic book industry: THE WHITE MALE – especially since Captain Marvel was created AS a male, so the incarnation as a female is really borrowing off the male pioneered territory. She should be saying an appreciative: "Thank you," instead of starting a snide spitting contest.
Most comic book hero authors were men: Stan Lee, Bob Kane, William Marston, Jerry Siegel, Bill Parker to name only a meager few.
And without the WHITE TEENAGED MALES there would be no comic book industry such as it is. Up until recently the vast majority of the comic book reading/buying demographic WAS male.
Am I the only one who can see that if the odds were so terribly stacked against woman, as the gender-victim baiters and pseudo politician-community agitators would have you believe, that this movie would never have been made?
Larson should consider that she has made it to the top of what is currently considered the Hollywood Mountain. Her movie is going to make a bazillion dollars. She should learn a little etiquette and be gracious in her win.
That being said, I DO think, thematically, it WAS a wise decision to make Captain Marvel a female, if for no other reason than there is already a VERY well established MALE super hero with a "Captain" nomenclature against which she would NOT want to compete in a popularity contest. (To paraphrase a wise Black Widow – "That's a question she just does not need to get answered.")
Meanwhile – I think we would all have a much better time if everyone, Miss Larson included, and perhaps especially, should just chill out.
Thankfully and ultimately, Captain Marvel is about the creation of a super hero who just happens to be a woman, NOT about the creation of an expressly female super hero.
I must admit that a surprising homage to Stan Lee in the opening credits had me a bit choked up. Without him none of these creations: Hulk, Spiderman, Iron Man, Nick Fury, Black Widow, Ant Man, Yondu, Peggy Carter, Dr. Strange, Magneto, Loki, Ronan, Professor X, T'Chala, Groot and the plethora of others that populate most of the Marvel Universe (See the list of Stan Lee's creations on Wikipedia here) would exists and for that we all owe Mr. Lee a tremendous debt of gratitude. I pray he finds the joy and inspiration he brought to millions while he was alive awaiting him in eternity. The film makers gave him a lovely appropriate epitaph send-off just before the opening credits to Captain Marvel, as well as a delightful posthumous cameo, almost breaking the fourth wall, in the middle of the movie. Thank you Stan, you will indeed be missed.


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That's a wrap on the 2019 Yukon Quest 1,000 Mile International Sled Dog Race, as the remainder of the field crossed the finish line throughout the day.
Deke Naaktgeboren and Jason Biasetti were the first arrivals of the day just before 08:00 AKST. Departing one-minute apart out and dueling all the way in from Two Rivers, Naaktgeboren managed to squeak by on the home stretch to cross the line just three minutes ahead of Biasetti and take sixteenth place.
Naaktgeboren said the checkpoints and hospitality stops were a highlight of his race. "Each one had its own little culture. The people of the Yukon Quest are unbelievable." For Biasetti, it was watching his young dogs learn how to lead and adapt.
Next in almost an hour later was Quest veteran Andy Pace. Of the many memorable moments from his race experience this year, Pace singled out the leadership and cooperation of his traveling partners in getting over the summits, especially Rob Cooke for his guidance. "Hands down, one of the most commendable things I've seen," said Pace.
Rob Cooke himself wasn't far behind, hitting the line shortly after 10:00 AKST for nineteenth overall. Cooke reciprocated compliments to Pace, in particular his calm presence during their summit ordeal. For Cooke, this year's Quest also represented an emotional farewell race for some of his team, who've run with him since 2011.
At 11:12 AKST, Curt Perano was cheered in by family and friends, including his six-year-old son. Perano praised his young team, remarking that they really stepped up whenever he seemed to need it most.
Twenty-first overall went to rookie Remy Leduc, crossing the line just after 13:30 AKST, greeted by his beaming wife and daughter. Remy enjoyed the run in from Two Rivers for its lack of summits after the challenge of Eagle and Rosebud, and said his young lead dog Max was a superstar throughout the race.
Rookies Laura Allaway and Isabelle Travadon came in four minutes apart not long after 15:00 AKST. Allaway's advice to future Quest rookies was simply to "be prepared to want to do it again," while Travadon spoke of the immense courage her dogs showed in tackling the summits.
Twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth went to Jim Lanier and Chase Tingle. Lanier, the 78 year-old rookie, said the Quest was everything it was supposed to be, and he doesn't know why he waited this long to do it. Remarking on the camaraderie and cooperation during the Central Seven's trials over the summits— which he called "No Joke Country"— Tingle described it as "whole other mindset of mushing."
Misha Wiljes and Hendrik Stachnau were the final mushers to cross the line. While snacking her dogs for a job well done, Wiljes expressed her pride in their performance throughout the race. Strachnau, meanwhile, spoke of a reflective pause he took at sunset to savour his Quest experience.
Join us for Meet the Mushers tomorrow at 6 p.m. AKST at the LaQuinta Inn & Suites in Fairbanks. Meet the competitors from this year's race, get your 2019 race poster signed, ask about favourite trail moments, and enjoy the camaraderie that mushers bring to this post-race soiree.
Final and current standings as of 11:59 p.m. AKST:
- Brent Sass - FINAL
- Hans Gatt - FINAL
- Allen Moore - FINAL
- Michelle Phillips - FINAL
- Matt Hall - FINAL
- Paige Drobny - FINAL
- Torsten Kohnert- FINAL
- Denis Tremblay - FINAL
- Jessie Royer - FINAL
- Nathaniel Hamlyn - FINAL
- Ryne Olson - FINAL
- Cody Strathe - FINAL
- Brian Wilmshurst – FINAL
- Martin Apayauq Reitan - FINAL
- Dave Dalton - FINAL
- Deke Naaktgeboren - FINAL
- Jason Biasetti - FINAL
- Andy Pace - FINAL
- Rob Cooke - FINAL
- Curt Perano - FINAL
- Remy Leduc - FINAL
- Laura Allaway - FINAL
- Isabelle Travadon - FINAL
- Jim Lanier - FINAL
- Chase Tingle - FINAL
- Misha Wiljes - FINAL
- Hendrik Stachnau - FINAL


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Great Gadgets for the Triathlete
Gadgets for the Triathlon
If you're like me, you love the spirit of competition and whether you choose team or individual sports, you want to achieve optimum performance. In order to do that, you may be willing to splurge on the latest and greatest accessories, yet perhaps you aren't fully aware of all that is out there to choose from.
In order to help you become the best triathlete you can be, I am sharing some ideas about great gadgets that are especially for athletes like you.
Swimovate Pool-Mate Swimming Computer
If you are interested in measuring time, laps, strokes per lap, calories burned and overall efficiency, you may be interested in the Swimovate Pool-Mate Swimming Computer. This wristwatch style watch is a great way to keep track of workouts. It comes in three colors and is water resistant to 50M. You can also use this for triathlon training, running, and cycling. It works great for both pool swims as well as open water swims and with its backlighting, it is easy to read.
Speedo Vanquisher Swim Goggles
While these goggles come in a variety of colors including blue and silver, it is the clear goggles that you should invest in. Since the vast majority of triathlons are swum in open water, clear goggles are crucial. Open water is often dark and murky, reducing or virtually eliminating visibility. Wearing darker tinted goggles will completely obliterate visibility, even when you are in your breathing strokes. Clear goggles offer the best opportunity for visualizing the competition when you are breathing and for seeing in the water as well.
Be sure that your goggles fit appropriately before purchase. Not all goggles are going to be right for you. The key here is to opt for clear goggles, beyond that, the brand is up to you. Inquire with your sales associate as to whether they have brands that you can try on prior to purchase. Press the goggles to your eye sockets gently. If they remain in place for 2 to 3 minutes without popping off, you have a good fitting pair. The goggles should not create too much suction. You should not feel as if your eyes are bugging out. Goggles that have a split strap are good as well, as it helps with adjustment.
Blue Seventy Wetsuit
Open water swimmers will agree that wetsuit ownership is critical to success. Most races will allow wetsuits if the water temperature is 73 degrees or lower, and in bigger, deeper lakes, that is often the case. Wetsuits are also preferred by distance swimmers for their buoyancy, which helps to promote speed and efficiency. Wetsuits come in a variety of styles including long and short sleeves, ankle and knee-length legs. A good fit is crucial, so before purchasing, I would recommend trying on a variety suits. Many stores also rent wetsuits, which will give you opportunity to try them on for size and functionality before purchasing. Good wetsuits are very pricy (several hundred dollars), but many rental stores will apply a portion of the rental price toward purchase. Be aware that wetsuits should not be worn in chlorinated pools, so if you are renting, please wear them in open water only. A tight fit is required for optimum performance and minimal leaking, so be prepared for the constricting feeling that a typical tri-suit does not have. Blue Seventy is a big name in wetsuits. I've personally worn Blue Seventy in competition and loved it. They are challenging to put on over naked skin, but are much easier to pull on over a tri-suit. They are easier to peel off and with the help of wetsuit peelers at your race, you should have no trouble.
Speedo Aquabeat LZR Racer Special Edition 2GB MP3 Player
If you're like me, you don't mind swimming, but it would be a lot more enjoyable if you were able to listen to music while doing it. I love running and cycling with my i-Pod, but I've never been able to bring that music into the pool. Until now. This cool gadget is waterproof up to ten feet under water. The buttons are easy to use while swimming and the device floats, so in the event that you drop or dislodge it you can easily recover it. The device is compatible with i-Tunes, so downloading music is easy and you can enjoy up to 9 hours of music without recharging. The device comes with two extra earplug adaptors and waterproof earphones. This item can be found at swimoutlet.com
Cateye Strada Wireless Cyclocomputer
This little computer mounts right onto your cycle without use of tools and measures such things as current, average and maximum speeds. It has a programmable odometer, a 12/24 clock and can measure two distances. You can track your pace and determine if you are at, above or below your average speed. Because the Cateye Strada has dual wheel-size settings, you can use it on two different bikes. That is perfect for the cyclist who trains on tri-bike, but logs additional miles on their road bike.
Giro Prolight Bike Helmet
- Giro Prolight Bike Helmet at REI.com
The Giro Prolight helmet sets the standard for modern lightweight cycling helmets. Plus, its remarkably well ventilated and comfortable with its labyrinth of optimized internal channels.
Giro Prolight Bike Helmet
This Italian manufacturer makes some of the best bike helmets in the business. Made for both the amateur and pro athletes at a wide range of styles, colors and prices, you're sure to find one that is ideal for you. If aerodynamics and ventilation top your list of important factors, than you should consider the Prolight. It comes in 3 sizes (S-M-L) and is easy to adjust. It features 25 Wind Tunnel ™ ventilation chambers and fits both men and women. The outer shell is strong and built to absorb strong impact in the event of a crash.
I advise you to try on helmets before purchase. Play with the adjustments and check things such as whether or not there is a ponytail portal in the rear.
Information on Choosing the Right Pedal System
Clipless Cycling Shoes and Pedal Systems
Athletes that are in training and others that are cycling long distances will benefit from investing in a clip less pedal system. There are two types of systems, those made for road bikes and those made for mountain bikes, so be sure to choose the one that is right for you. Clipless pedal systems are critical to posting faster times because they increase one's efficiency by up to 30%. There are manufacturers that also make triathlon specific pedal systems. These are essentially road bike shoes that have special features including an inner lining that allows the cyclist to wear them without socks. This is an important factor for those that are trying to increase efficiency during T1.
I tried several brands and styles of clipless pedal systems prior to purchase, and found those manufactured by Shimano to be the most comfortable for me.
Adamo ISM Bike Saddles
If you're like me, long distance rides on the bike can be excruciating. Most saddles, especially those that are aerodynamic and made for racing, are also woefully uncomfortable and can make mincemeat of your privates. Enter the likes of high-tech saddles such as those made by Adamo. I purchased an Adamo Typhoon racing saddle which literally changed my life! I have easily doubled my endurance and comfort. The saddle has the perfect amount of cushioning without looking like a weekend recreational bike. It's V shaped design allows for both men and women's private areas to rest between the Vs so as to be pressure-free. The seats are simple to install and adjust and are very lightweight. I highly recommend this to anyone who can no longer tolerate unbearable saddle sores!
Adamo Saddles
- ISM Adamo Road Saddle
ISM Adamo Road Saddle - ISM Adamo Road Saddle has all the same features as ISM Racing Saddle, but with Chromoly rails and a slightly wider base, which is better served for the road position. The ISM ...
Camelbak Bottles
Hydration is crucial to the triathlete and any athlete going the distance. I love Camelbak products. Their spill-proof bottles are revolutionary. With simple twist open/ close lids and sturdy, bite-proof rubber straws that produce your beverage when squeezed, these are the perfect bottles for cycling. Because of the physics involved, they do not need to be tipped when drinking, allowing you to keep your eyes on the road at all times, and they fit comfortably into your standard water bottle cage. If you're up for a hands-free experience, which offers maximum efficiency, check out their wearable hydration packs.
Hydration is also obviously crucially important to the distance runner and triathlete in training. Camelbak has additional products that are ideal for the long distance runner including hand-held water bottle holders that fit their revolutionary fuel bottles and fuel belts that hold the 22 oz. bottles as well. Visit their website for a complete catalog of their incredible products.
Garmin Forerunner 405
Garmin Forerunner 405
Garmin is a leader in the GPS industry and makes a fantastic GPS watch which is ideal for runners who are particular about the features of their sport watch. This one is not only a watch, but a personal trainer as well. With this device you can monitor your pace, distance, time, and calories. You can add a heart rate monitor to monitor heart rate as well. Data from your training runs can be transferred to your home computer without cables and hookups and Garmin offers an online sport community, Garmin Connect, that you can join to share your training data with if you choose. I'll admit that I am a bit technologically challenged, so I had a hard time taking full advantage of this incredible watch's capabilities, yet I have several other athlete friends who managed just fine and love this watch!
Elastic Shoe Laces
If you are trying to find a way to maximize efficiency during T2, then elastic laces are a very inexpensive, great option for you. They eliminate the need for tying your laces and get you on your way in record time. They come in a variety of styles such as speedlace cord locks, bungee cord laces, and more. Laces thread through a simple piece of plastic loaded with spring wires. Simply press the lever and slide along your laces to achieve desired fit. No tying. It's perfect! Check out trisports.com for their selection of Easy Laces, iBungee Laces and Speedlace Cord Locks.
Balega Socks
You haven't worn anything like these! I stock up on these socks. While a bit pricy, they are well worth the money. Running socks feature cloud-like cushioning, seamless toes, and extra deep heel pockets. They also feature a tab that protects the Achilles tendon from blistering. When I put on my Balegas I actually sigh…every single time! My feet are in heaven even before I start running. I can't describe it. You have to experience them for yourself. My favorites are the Hidden Cool Sock and the Hidden Comfort Sock.
I-Fitness Fuel Belt
These belts are amazing! Lightweight, small, stretchy, and water resistant, they are one of my favorite running accessories. I got a double pouch which easily fits my cell phone, keys, IDs, i-Pod and Gu. Both sides zip shut and are made of durable neoprene. It fits like a dream and I always forget I'm even wearing it. Despite putting all my little accessories in it, it never bounces around. The reflector strips increase safety during nighttime runs, which is great for me because I hate running in the morning.
Triathlon Transition Bags
We've all got tons of gear to carry to our races and having a bag that allows us to not only fit it all, but keep it organized, is crucial to reducing race day stress. Check out the Zoot Tri Bag, Speedo Pro Backpack, Zoot Z-Pack Training Bag or the Blue Seventy Nero Bag at triathlete.com. You'll find any one of these to be a great investment.Great bags can also be found at swimoutlet.com
Triathlon Suits
These suits are wonderful for reducing transition times, providing optimum ventilation and comfort during your races. You can swim, bike and run in these without changing clothes. A light padding provides added comfort on the bike.
The Orca 226 Triathlon Race Suit has the lowest price guaranteed on women's wetsuits. These suits feature ¾ zippers and are made of hi-tech materials that facilitate quick drying. They're tight fitting and hide nothing, but if you can pull this off, you'll be happy you've purchased one. Enjoy fast, free shipping on purchases of $75, no hassle 45 day return policy and price matching!
Pearl Izumi Elite Triathlon Speed Suit also guarantees the lowest price on women's suits, so you be the judge. This is also a quality suit.
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I love my heart rate monitor and cannot imagine living without it. The Balega socks I had never heard of - now that my husband and I are running together I will have to look into these. There is nothing better than great socks - I am a sock person not a shoe gal.
Fantastic information - you did your homework. Triathletes deserve the tools of the trade for the hard work they put in.
Thank you for your hard work. Voted up and useful!
We ARE a society of gadgets, aren't we? Thanks. There is SOME great information here.


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First local crypto podcast launches on Blockchain Island
The first local crypto podcast, My Blockchain Island has aired. The newly launched podcast is hosted by Carla Maree Vella, VC and Brand Ambassador at the Malta Blockchain Summit and features inaguaral guest Anthony David Gatt, from Malta Enterprise, also a confirmed speaker at the regulatory conference of the summit.
The podcaster, Carla Maree Vella, has a strong history in startups, entrepreneurship, funding and operational management. She is the former CEO of Optimizer Invest, a family office VC based in Malta and was responsible for managing 24 portfolio companies with a value of over €1bn. Carla is now also a Partner at Growth Chain Ventures, a Malta-based VC firm investing in early-stage startups with an exclusive focus on blockchain projects.
The first episode of her podcast offers valuable advice and support to start-ups, with discussion focusing on the key advantages Malta as a blockchain island has to offer, particularly the three newly introduced pieces of legislation – and as Anthony says, "the knowledge that you are going to a jurisdiction that is embracing of blockchain as a technology." Also discussed are financial incentives for start-ups, the inner workings of the taxation regime, and R&D assistance.
One of the incentives offered by Malta Enterprise is startup finance. This loan, which is repayable over a period of 10 years, is described by Anthony as comprising of three pillars. The first offers matching share capital up to €200k, however it does require that a solid business plan or white paper is in place.
The second is capped at another 200k and can be redeemed as a refund on fixed assets, and finally, the third pillar, a crowd funding approach, which is ideal for pre ICOs companies. This sees Malta Enterprise match the amount raised (up to €100k, through 4 rounds of €25k).
Anthony also speaks about the taxation regime –"for anyone who wants to bring their company to Malta there is one corporate tax band riding onto 35%, however, non resident shareholder have the opportunity to make use of a refund, which will render it to 5%."
He stresses that this is completely sanctioned by the European Union.
Companies bringing their business here can also fill in an application for Incentive tax credits.
- Companies with 0-50 employees can redeem up to 30% on the capital expenditure of their company
- Companies with 50 – 250 employees, can redeem up to 20%
- Larger companies over 250 can redeem 10%
Other incentives towards employees apply to anyone earning more than 45K annually, entitling them to apply for a personal tax benefit of 15%.
'What we do as Malta Enterprise is try as much as we can to give an overarching feel of the jurisdiction, the county, the ecosystem, the people, and the companies that are part of the building blocks of this new ecosystem,'
"We'd like to as much as we can, simplify the process of landing in Malta," says Gatt.
Malta Enterprise is a Government corporation that aims to help established companies that are already established, be they foreign-owned or locally-owned, and to advertise Malta as a business location – including hosting incoming delegations.


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Webisode 9. Segment 4
Rich As Rockerfeller
Where did the great tycoons of the Gilded Age get all their money? Carnegie's came from steel. For others, like the Vanderbilts, it was the railroads. For still others, it was oil. In 1858, a small-time prospector named Edwin Drake sank a hole into the ground near Titusville, Pennsylvania. Black slimeoilsoon filled the hole. When the news got out, people raced for the hills and gullies of western Pennsylvania. Before long that state was a wild placea little like California in the gold rush a decade earlier. One day, a quiet young bookkeeper was sent to this disorganized area to see what was going on. "Is oil worth investing in?" His employers had sent him to find out. "No," he told them, and then went on to invest in it himself and to become one of the most successful businessmen the world has known. His name was John Davison Rockefeller.
Some say John D. Rockefeller was the greatest capitalist who ever lived. Others say he almost destroyed capitalism for everyone else. One thing is certain. He soon brought order to that disorderly oil business. In 1863he was twenty-fourhe and a partner bought a small refinery. With his efficient methods, it grew large. Rockefeller began buying competitors.
If you have raw material to sell, two costs are important: the cost of the oil and the cost of transporting it to buyers. Because he was such a powerful oilman, Rockefeller could get the railroads to give him special prices to ship his oil. Actually what they did was give him back half of what he paid for transportation. And part of what others paid as well. They were called kickbacks, and they weren't fair to his competitors. Soon he had put most of them out of business. His company, Standard Oil , became spectacularly rich.
John D. saw his competitors as buds to be nipped. "The American Beauty Rose can be produced in all its splendor only by sacrificing the early buds that grow up around it," he said. Rockefeller wasn't very popular with most Americans. Often he behaved as if he were a king. Crusading journalists called him a "robber baron."
But there were two sides to Rockefeller, and they were both exemplified right beside his bed. That was where he kept his safe, filled with money. But on top of that safe was his Bible. The Bible inspired him to be generous. He gave away vast sums. He once said, "I believe power to make money is a gift from God. I believe it is my duty to make money and still more money, and to use the money I make for the good of my fellow man according to the dictates of my conscience."
For the last forty years of his long life, Rockefeller spent much of his time giving away his money. Always orderly and precise, he gave away precisely half of his fortunehalf a billion dollarswhich went to create the University of Chicago , the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, and a foundation that exists just to give money to worthwhile causes.
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In outlining Celebrity's new "Go Big, Go Better, Go Best"
permanent pricing program to a number of agent leaders, Dondra Ritzenthaler
explained what the brand is looking for in key partnerships, and why the new
pricing structure ties in so well with this priority.
Ritzenthaler, Celebrity's Senior Vice President of Sales outlined how the new program focuses on more inclusive rates that should significantly increase agent yields for those who sell up. From the consumer standpoint, she said, the idea is giving passengers the ultimate in choice, regardless of itinerary or cabin category.
"Then when we start describing it, we would say, 'Go Big is this, Go Better is this and Go Best is this,' for almost all itineraries. This allows you to get away from 'In Europe you get this, and in the Caribbean you get that."
Ritzenthaler explains that there are 4 choices: beverage package; prepaid gratuities; unlimited Internet and $150 on board credit, with each of them individual choices.
"The reason that we want it to be the
same 4 is to make it much easier to understand," she says.
"So 'Go Big' would be that you get to choose 1 of those 4, with 'Go Better' you would choose 2 of those 4, and with 'Go Best' you have the all-inclusive product option, because you would get all 4."


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Shilpa Shetty who is the judge of Super Dancer show spotted on the sets of the TV show. She is looking so gorgeous in the Ridhi Mehra outfit. Super Dancer is an Indian Hindi kids dance reality television series, which is scheduled to premiere on Sony Entertainment on Sat-Sun from 10 Sept.
Here are some pics of beautiful judge Shilpa Shetty from the Super Dancer show.


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Price Range : Under $10 ($)
El Ranchito Taco Shop is the best place to spend your leisure time tasting delicious food and enjoying the nice atmosphere. After visiting our restaurant you will definitely have a wish to come back!
Adress: 32251 Mission Trl Ste G4, Lake Elsinore, CA 92530
Phone: (951) 245-1438
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Food is delicious, great customer service! New bar just opened few games to play also a little pricey. They have a decent kids menu.
Tamara Martin
Love the extension of new Sports Bar! Great service and Awesome food! Nice change, LE doesn't have many venues to choose from....
Eric Castro
This place turned into a sports bar a week ago! Highly recommend coming here to drink a few beers, watch a game, and get some grub. Hidden gem. I'll be back.
Steven SCMowns
Best tacos in lake Elsinore but also the most priciest. You can enjoy 3 tacos for about $8. I recommend their shredded beef tacos. They have specials like taco Tuesday (2 tacos for $3.50- does not include shredded beef tacos). I have tried their burritos and they are pretty good and are at a fair price. I do not regularly return to this restaurant because Taco Bell or Veros is right around the corner. The employees here are also nice.
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Dead Leaves (2004)
Beyond the gross-out factor, Dead Leaves is also a self-consciously stylish orgy of animation aesthetics and techniques.
Dead LeavesDirector: Hiroyuki Imaishi
Cast: Kappei Yamaguchi, Takako Honda, Yuko Mizutani, Nobuo Tobita
MPAA rating: Not Rated
Studio: Manga Entertainment
First date: 2004
US DVD Release Date: 2004-09-28
In a pre-screening appearance included on the DVD of Dead Leaves, director Hiroyuki Imaishi warns the audience that to enjoy the film, they should lower their moral standards to the level of a 14-year-old boy. The caution is apt: the latest anime from Production I.G. (Kill Bill, Ghost in the Shell) is rife with the explosive gore, bawdy sexual references, and scatalogical humor that characterize much adolescent entertainment. But beyond the gross-out factor, it's also a self-consciously stylish orgy of animation aesthetics and techniques.
The plot is simple enough. Pandy (Takako Honda), a tall, pale beauty with a bright red stain around one eye, and Retro (Kappei Yamaguchi), who has a television in place of a head, find themselves naked in the middle of an open field, with no recollection of how they got there. To secure food and clothing, they embark on a wild crime spree that earns them a trip to the notorious lunar prison, Dead Leaves. They soon discover that the prison is a top-secret cloning facility, its inmates the grotesque victims of genetic experimentation.
The prison setting, with its cast of bizarre inhabitants, affords more than ample opportunity for outrageous toilet humor. Each prisoner is wrapped in a cocoon-like straightjacket with only two holes: one for the face and one for the other end. Like helpless larvae, they are shuttled from their padded cells to the "dining hall," where they are fed through tubes. They are then immediately dispatched to another room, where they are forcibly voided by another set of tubes connected to the opposite orifice. The scene would be utterly nightmarish if it weren't so monstrously light-hearted. A bewildered Retro complains to his neighbor that he doesn't have "to go," only to discover that he not only has no choice, but that he actually enjoys the high-tech enema.
A fascination with assholes and buggery is further elaborated in Chinko, a.k.a. Dick Drill (Nobuo Tobita), whose penis is a huge, metallic drill. A permanent hard-on, Chinko's drill cannot be contained by his straightjacket. It's a literal manifestation of unruly, adolescent male horniness; true to form, Chinko is always looking for an opportunity to "drill" the other inmates, male and female.
While using such homoeroticism for easy laughs, the film posits heterosexuality as downright revolutionary. After Pandy and Retro copulate noisily in their shared cell, they not only receive the adulation of their eavesdropping neighbors ("The sex you had was awesome!"), they are also miraculously able to break their bonds and free themselves.
And what's sex without violence? Most of the film is given over to dense, fast-paced action sequences, in which the hail of bullets, blood, and body parts goes straight for the optic jugular. Extreme, visually bombastic action scenes are nothing new in anime, but Dead Leaves gives them an original aesthetic treatment. Rather than strive for life-like detail, the film employs a flat, comic-book style that emphasizes pattern, repetition, and color over realism. When Pandy and Retro lead the inmates to fight the prison guards, just before the melee begins, the scene cuts to a black screen that slowly fills with the disembodied heads of the guards. The effect is repeated with a motley assortment of the inmates' heads. The effect is jarring and powerful, heightening tension in the same way as a close-up on a single face or gaze might in a conventional treatment. The film also inserts text "sound effects" like "Pow!" or "Blam!" alongside the action, and often splits the screen into multiple panels, echoing a comic book format.
Manga Entertainment executive Kaoru Mfaume calls the film's look "an abstract modern art car crash." In that vein, on the DVD's commentary track, Imaishi draws attention to scenes executed by different star animators. The scenes are so crammed with impossible camera angles and split-second cuts, that the film resembles a cavalcade of virtuoso moments, like solos in a jazz performance. In the opening chase sequence, Retro leaps gracefully from car to car, unscathed amid a barrage of police fire, and Pandy single-handedly takes down a giant predatory robot. The showdown between prison guards and inmates becomes a rain of body parts and anachronistic spent shells. And the film's final sequences are simply baffling, morphing from a cartoon world into something resembling a drug-induced hallucination, complete with giant cosmic caterpillar and a mutant gun-slinging baby.
The rest of the DVD extras illuminate, not only the process of creating the film, but also the attitude behind it. A panel discussion with the cast and crew culminates in a five-minute discussion of feces, in particular a variety dubbed "twirl shit." Footage of a drinking game, "Truth or Doubt," shows each of the obviously drunk filmmakers telling a behind-the-scenes story about the film. The others have to guess whether or not it's true, and those who guess wrong must imbibe a mysterious blue cocktail. One of Imaishi's stories is a description of a background detail in a fight scene in which a penis gets cut off and lands in someone else's mouth.
Such casual depravity suffuses Dead Leaves with adolescent glee. While the film revels in perversity for perversity's sake, its saving grace is that it wraps juvenile defiance in a savvy, art-smart package. Closer in spirit to U.S. counter-culture classics like Fritz the Cat, or Frank Miller's graphic novels than most anime, it's one wild ride, gorgeous and startling. Though it repeats timeworn rebellion narratives, it looks oh-so-cool in the process.


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a round table discussion about iOS development, macOS and Swift.
We found 10 episodes of More Than Just Code podcast - iOS and Swift development, news and advice with the tag "apfs".
Episode 141: No Longer Spinning Rust, Best of the MTJC podcast
April 28th, 2017 | 1 hr 27 mins
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Rescued from the archives - Greg Heo leads the all West Coast show. We begin with a discussion about NSPredicate. #askMtJC covers tips for finding your first job. We follow up on Swift Playgrounds and APFS. We discuss GraphQL and the rumored in-screen Home button on the iPhone 7. Picks: Ultimate Apple IO death chart, Git standup, Detecting Low Power mode, WWDC app. Stealth Pick: Buckethead


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I am looking at the pictures that we have taken during the Filipino get-together in our flat last Thursday, which by the way is considered a weekend from where I am right now. The pictures captured the "happy" moments we had BUT as expected, it prominently displays the big pimple on my left cheek!
I have this pimple problem since time immemorial. It's not really the kind where pimples are scattered all over the face that you will be teased to be carrying a pimple with a face It is the kind where every month or so, a pimple or two will break out from the face, it will become big and swollen and it leaves dark scars on my face. Of course, I hate it! I tried everything.... I am now using Neutrogena to wash my face, and use Panics to make the pimples dry faster but the pimples keep coming back on a regular basis. I hope that in time, pimples will leave me alone.
Since the pimple is disturbing me, I tried to Google i found many information about it. I realized that I was wrong into believing that only teenagers get pimples. You see, I always complain that I shouldn't get pimples anymore coz I am not getting any younger. I hope this information will help me solve my problem and i hope that it will help those who will read this and who has the same problem as mine. Please read on:
General Acne / Pimples Information
Acne is a common skin condition that occurs when oil and dead skin cells get trapped in the pit of the hair follicle. Bacteria then begins to multiply and the area becomes inflamed producing pimples, blackheads and whiteheads on the face and upper body. Acne affects 80% of the population at some time between the age of 12 and 44, making it the most commonly treated skin condition. Although acne affects more than 20 million teenagers, it is appearing in adults in increasing numbers. Most acne cases are in the mild to moderate range, but severe acne can cause serious cosmetic problems, which often leads to emotional stress and low self-esteem.
Possible Causes of Acne / Pimples
- Sebum (oil) which normally drains to the surface of the skin gets blocked and bacteria begins to grow.
- Acne blemishes may be a message that something is wrong with your body's chemistry, diet or method of skin care.
- Acne may be caused by hormonal changes or hormonal imbalances, heredity, oily skin, monthly menstrual cycle, candidiasis, allergies, stress, and the use of certain drugs, such as birth control pills or steroids. Acne may also be caused by allergic reactions to foods or dairy, a nutritional deficiency or a diet high in saturated fats, hydrogenated fats and animal fats.
- Other causes may include environmental conditions and pollutants that can clog the skin pores. Low body pH levels foster the growth of bacteria that may cause acne to develop.
- Poor kidney and liver function may also play a role in acne development.
Possible Lifestyle Changes for Acne / Pimples
- A diet high in raw vegetables and fruits is beneficial. Avoid all forms of sugar, alcohol, butter, caffeine, cheese, chocolate, cocoa, cream, fat, fried foods, margarine, hydrogenated oils, soft drinks, iodized salt and processed foods. Sugar may impair immune function and promote the growth of bacteria and candida.
- The face should be kept free from oil by washing with an herbal cleanser or with lemon juice three times per day.
- Hair should be kept clean, as well.
- Friction makes pimples more likely to erupt, so not over-scrub or touch the affected area whenever possible.
- Avoid tight clothing and do not wear makeup whenever possible. When makeup must be worn, use water-based, hypoallergenic products without harsh chemicals, dyes or oils.
- Do not squeeze the spots as this may increase the growth and development of bacteria, worsening the condition and increasing the chance of scarring.
- Many dermatologists recommend 15 minutes of sunshine, regular exercise and sufficient sleep every day.
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NJ ASSP Chapter Meeting Honoring Past Presidents and Anniversaries
Dec 11, 2018
Our December 4th meeting was a huge success! We honored our past presidents along with long term service award recipients. We even had a mentalist for entertainment. Please click HERE to see some wonderful pictures of our event.
OSHA's Updated Recordkeeping Standard: What to Record & Report in 2019
Dec 06, 2018
NJ Chapter Member and Community/Youth Outreach Chairperson, Jack Fearing is presenting a webinar on January 8th. Click HERE for more information and to register.
Documenting and reporting injuries & illness has gotten more complicated with the new requirements for electronic submission. It's vital safety managers and employers understand these changes, and how to adapt their practices. Join us for this can't-miss, 60-minute webinar to discover:
NJ ASSP November 8, 2018 joint NYC Chapter meeting at the N. J. Aviation Hall of Fame-Teterboro
Nov 19, 2018
Thank you Jack Fearing (Fearing International Group – a NJ ASSP sponsor) for coordinating this "high flying" chapter meeting event, complemented by a sumptious Jersey Mike's buffet. Speaker John Griffin, Special Agent FBI (ret) spoke on "Deploying Aviation Assets to Enhance Law Enforcement": History of FBI Aviation Safety, Mission · Anti-terrorism Initiatives, Use of Drones in the NY TCA" and enthralled the audience. Museum host, Bruce Meyer, presented on the history of aviation and the museum via presentation and video! This museum presents an incredible experience for all ages and we recommend you make time to go there with friends or family. This event, all agreed, was one of the best meetings ever.
ASSP's Industrial Hygiene Practice Specialty Publishes Silica Resource Guide
Sep 28, 2018
ASSP's Industrial Hygiene Practice Specialty has developed a resource guide for contractors that pulls together frequently asked questions about complying with OSHA's silica standard. The guide addresses issues such as air sampling, the use and sources of objective data, medical surveillance, respirator use and exposure control plans. It also contains links to a wide range of resources that provide detailed information, including OSHA documents, voluntary national consensus standards and tools created by key stakeholder organizations.
"The construction silica regulation is a complex, performance-oriented regulation that gives contractors flexibility for compliance. However, this flexibility also requires contractors to ensure that selected compliance methods protect workers to the maximum extent feasible," the guide explains. "Contractors should use all available resources, including insurance loss control, private consultants, OSHA consultation, university programs and tool manufacturers, in developing their programs and addressing concerns."
Hearing Loss Prevention Seminar
Aug 24, 2018
A free hearing loss prevention seminar is scheduled for October 4th. This will be presented by 3M and the Midwest Center for Occupational Health & Safety. Please click HERE for more information on the program and how to register.
Fall PDC October 10th
Jul 23, 2018
The PDC Planning Committee is pleased to announce the date and venue of our Fall Professional Development Conference. It will be held on Wednesday October 10th at the Beaverbrook Country Club. There will be technical sessions, vendors, give-aways and a later afternoon 9 hole golf event. Please check back soon for more information and save the date!
NAOSH Proclamation
Jun 12, 2018
We are happy to announce that May 6th through May12th was recognized as Occupational Safety and Health Week in New Jersey by Governor Phil Murphy. Please see this Proclamation for more information.
Summer Certification Review Course
Jun 12, 2018
The New Jersey Section of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (NJ-AIHA) and NJ ASSE is offering a comprehensive Industrial Hygiene Course. The course is designed to provide basic training in some critical areas of industrial hygiene and safety and will likely be beneficial for those entering the field as well as those who are just looking to sharpen their skills in certain technical areas. In addition, many of the people who have attended the program have found it to be very helpful in preparing for the CIH and CSP examinations. Certified Industrial Hygienists have the opportunity to obtain CM points per lecture (0.167 points per contact hour). Participants are welcome to attend any or all of the lecture sessions, depending on their individual training needs. People who need certification points must sign an attendance sheet for each session.
Industrial Hygiene & Safety Lecture Topics:History of Industrial Hygiene, OSHA Act Review and IH Management, Epidemiology, Fire Protection, Emergency Response, Ergonomics, Risk Management – Record Keeping, Indoor Air Quality, BioSafety, Equipment & Facility Safety, Ionizing Radiation, Non-Ionizing Radiation, Math, Statistics & Calculator Review, Air Pollution, Toxicology, Regulatory & Legal Affairs, Physics & Basic Engineering, Air Sampling – IH Chemistry, Direct Reading Instrumentation, Noise, Ventilation, Ethics & Professional Conduct, Respiratory Protection & PPE. The IH classes will be held Tuesday nights (6:00 pm-9:00 pm) beginning the first week of June 2018.
Safety Classes Sponsored by The NJ Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers:Safety Topics have been added to our schedule (included in the price). We will have guest speakers on certain safety topics to help prepare people for the CSP exam. Safety classes will be held on Thursday nights (6:00 pm).
All classes will be held at the Rutgers Environmental Health & Safety Dept., 74 Street 1603, Piscataway NJ 08854. Tel. (848) 445-2550.
Click HERE for registration information and more information can also be found in this FLYER.
NJ ASSE Celebrates NAOSH Week
Jun 12, 2018
North American Occupational Safety and Health Week, or NAOSH Week is May 6-12, 2018. NAOSH Week is intended to raise awareness about occupational safety, health and the environment. Click HERE for more information on NAOSH week and HERE for a presentation on distracted driving.
Local members of NJ ASSE along with thousands of other organizations, will be working to raise awareness of the importance of preventing on-the-job and off-the-job accidents, by distributing transportation best practices information and urging all to heed to traffic rules and regulations. HERE is a press release.
OSHA 501 General Industry 10-Hour Course
Jun 12, 2018
The NJ State Safety Council is pleased to offer OSHA 501 General Industry 10-Hour Course on June 5th and 6th. More information and to register can be found HERE.
April Meeting at Unilever
Jun 12, 2018
On Wednesday, April 18th, NJ ASSE held our monthly chapter dinner meeting at Unilever in Englewood Cliffs. Members from BSI, BP, General Glass, General Mills, Tiffany and Co, PSE&G, NIST, and other organizations joined the tour. Our host, Neal Saiz, CSP, CHMM, who is the Safety, Environmental, Sustainability & Security Director, provided a wealth of information about the programs and successes of Safety and Sustainability at Unilever rarely seen at such a large corporation. Safety at Unilever embodies a number of outstanding initiatives such as Motor On Mobile Off "MOMO" for employees who drive on behalf of the company. For more information about Unilever Safety visit Creating a Safe Workplace.
Unilever also has a unique vision and mission in regard to Sustainability, which they communicate and support at every level in the organization. The Unilever Sustainable Living Plan (USLP) is a blueprint for achieving the vision to grow the business, whilst decoupling their environmental footprint from growth and increasing our positive social impact. Unilever's ambition is to double the size of their business and half their environmental footprint, become zero non-hazardous waste landfill, and has a goal to be carbon positive by 2030! Details about many of the efforts that support these progressive efforts and best practices can be found at https://www.unilever.com/sustainable-living/. In addition to the education provided, the new and improved building design at the North America Corporate Headquarters exhibits Sustainability, diversity of employees, open space building design concept, product displays, collaboration spaces, employee lounges, an employee store, cafeteria encouraging healthy choices, and even tea bar. Best of all, the ice cream was free!
Festival 5k Fun Run
Jun 12, 2018
NJ ASSE supported the Festival 5-K Fun Run on April 14th at he New Overpeck County Park in Ridgefield Park. Information was given out to run participants on the safety profession. A few of us even ran the race! A good time was had by all.
CT Valley Chapter: OSHA Summer Summit 06/14/2018
Mar 09, 2018
The CT Valley Chapter is co-hosting this event. Register early if you are interested. This event has sold out for the last two years! Over 100 registrations have been made in the first 4 days! Thursday, June 14, 2018 from 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM UMass Amherst Lincoln Campus Center (Lower Level) 1 Campus Center Way Amherst, MA 01003 Register Now and Save!! No Walk-ins Please Early Bird Registration until May 1, 2018 – $40 per person Registration after May 1, 2018 – $65 per person (Includes parking, continental breakfast and lunch) Choose from these great topics and more… Drugs in the Workplace, Case Study #1 – HVAC Fatality, Case Study #2 – Beryllium, Case Study #3 Mass Bay, Industrial Hygiene – OSHA Update, Fall Protection- Construction, Engaged and Empowered – Everbody Leads, Safe-ari Risk Assessment – Learning Situational Awareness from the Savannah, Emergency Preparedness – Preparing for the Apocalypse, Basic Electrical, Safety for the Frontline Worker – LOTO, Developing a Safety Culture in Construction, Machine Guarding, Walking & Working Surfaces, Myths of PPE , Suicide in the Workplace, Maintenance & Garage Safety. Please register at SCWNE.org
2018 NJ AIHA Scholarship Applications are Being Accepted
Mar 05, 2018
The New Jersey Section of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (NJAIHA) is pleased to offer scholarships for the study and promotion of industrial hygiene / environmental health and safety for the 2018-2019 school year.
Up to $7,500 is available for award among the selected candidates.
Applications and questions should be sent to Candice Kowalewski, Director of Member Services, at firstname.lastname@example.com.
New Jersey Chapter Elections – Derek Smith, Platform Statement
Mar 01, 2018
During the 8 years I have been in safety, paying attention to detail has been a vital part in providing and implementing a strong safety program. This includes the ability to communicate, document, and follow through on multiple platforms to execute a successful safety program. This is paramount in developing a lasting safety culture as well. These skills translate exceedingly well for a secretary, especially for an organization as strong and well run as the New Jersey American Society of Safety Engineers. As your secretary, it would be a tremendous honor to aid in the continuous success while building on the great foundation previous and current executive board members have worked so hard to construct. Thank you!
Managing Fall Hazards – Free Training
Jan 31, 2018
Rutgers School of Public Health is offering free training entitled, " Expectations and Accountability for Managing Fall Hazards inMultiple Employer Construction Sites."
Falls continue to be the leading cause of serious injuries and death on construction sites. Controlling contractors exert the most influence on multi employer job sites and set a general tone for work. This is often referred to as a "culture of safety." The OSHA Susan Harwood sponsored fall prevention training will address:
1. Fall protection as a general condition on construction worksites
2. Examples of multi-employer roles & responsibilities
3. Fall protection training requirements
Click HERE for more information including how to register.
New Jersey State Safety Council Names New President
Jan 23, 2018
The New Jersey State Safety is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert Paulukiewicz as President.
Prior to his appointment, Robert was employed by AIG as a Senior Risk Consultant in the Casualty Risk Solutions/ Liability Risk Consulting Division with a specialty in the Energy Industry. With over 37 years in the Safety/Loss Control profession, Robert has experience in the public and private sectors, service and manufacturing industries, and the insurance/risk management fields.


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Although a few principal types can be distinguished from among the freely composed works for organ, the terminology is unable to establish impassable borders between the prelude, the toccata and the fantasy. In Bach's case, each represents, above all, a type of composition that allowed him to approach the limits of keyboard playing outside a strict formal framework.
Whether as organist or harpsichordist, LÉON BERBEN can be considered a master in his field. His extensive knowledge of music history and historical performance practice make him one of the leading figures within the younger generation of the early music world. His repertoire embraces keyboard music from 1550 to 1770, in particular German music, the Virginalists and Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck. He is the co-author of various articles in Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart. His interpretations are given special weight by intensive study of the sources, and constant research work, and his solo recordings on historic instruments have received great critical acclaim, winning several awards including the Diapason d'or, Monde de la Musique's "Choc", as well as the German quaterly Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik. Léon Berben was born in 1970 in Heerlen, The Netherlands, and lives in Cologne. He gained his solo diploma in organ and harpsichord in Amsterdam and The Hague, studying with Rienk Jiskoot, Gustav Leonhardt, Ton Koopman and Tini Mathot. He was the harpsichordist for Musica Antiqua Köln (Reinhard Goebel) from March, 2000, with whom he performed throughout Europe, Asia and North and South America, and recorded many CDs with Deutsche Grammophon / Archiv Produktion. Since the dissolution of the ensemble in 2006, he has pursued a solo career, appearing in several of the most prestigious international festivals.


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Do you find yourself obsessing about food?
Are you thinking about what you've eaten today, and how many calories you've consumed or burned?
Do you overthink your diet, plan meals excessively or undereat?
Are you exhausted by the negative mind chatter about the shape and appearance of your body? And caught up in self-loathing that constantly downgrades your worth?
Do you crave certain foods and find yourself stuffing them down on autopilot to soothe an emotional issue?
Do you binge eat secretly or suffer from full-blown bulimia?
Do your issues with food, fat and your body shape consume your life and affect your intimate relationships and the quality of your experiences?
If this sounds like you, know that you are not alone. Many women struggle with food issues in silence.
When you obsess over food and plan your day around a nagging inner critic that regulates your eating, there is no space for life to flow to you. You become disconnected from the abundance that you could be experiencing. Your energy is depleted, and you're in battle mode, on red alert. Every food binge is followed by a wave of regret that perpetuates the loneliness and self-disgust. The mirror can seem like your worst enemy, and it can feel as if you will never escape the secret, dark pit of depending on food to fill the emptiness within.
Psychologist Anita Johnson, a specialist in women's eating disorders and author of Eating in the Light of the Moon, believes that a core factor in a woman's issues with food is her perception of the world as hostile to her intuition, her sensitive vulnerabilities and her emotional world.
You may have learned not to trust your feelings or your body, the apparent source of all those scary emotional experiences. Fear of being overwhelmed by the wild wolves of your emotional life may have caused you to disconnect from the core of your being and from the colourful inner life that empowers and guides you as a woman.
You may have been a sensitive, intuitive child who learned to disguise your vulnerable feminine understanding and emotions by stuffing them down with food. If your emotions were considered 'too much', or people were dismissive of your sensitivity and intuitive understandings, you may have concluded that your feelings were somehow ugly, threatening, and unsafe for people around you.
Disordered eating soon becomes a place of safety when you are trying to make sense of your emotional needs. Real hunger and emotional hunger trade places and become indistinguishable.
Women who struggle with food have lost their connection to their essential nature. Food acts as a metaphor for what you really need to in order to nourish yourself from the inside out.
When you feel ready to liberate yourself from the prison of disordered eating and to learn to trust your ability to truly nourish your body and yourself, Journey to Wholeness supports women with a combination of Jungian psychology, creative expression, bodywork and the WAVEtm (a powerful coaching and communication process).
What can you expect from your Emotional Eating sessions?
- A deeper understanding of your unique journey with food, fat and dieting, and of the unconscious stories and hidden scripts behind your food battles and eating behaviours
- Support as you examine the hidden metaphor behind your cravings and emotional reliance on food, so you can create a new reality based on a growing trust in the True You beyond the food issues
- Encouragement as you connect with your emotions and self-expression, and support as you release buried emotions from the past so you can begin to trust your own emotional intelligence, inner guidance and your ability to know what you need
- Support as you learn to distinguish between physical and emotional hunger
- A strong sense of empowerment as you tune into your emotions, intuition and creativity and rediscover your true hungers.
- New healthy behaviours that nourish your highest vision for yourself
Nicki Anderson qualified as an Occupational Therapist in 1988.
When she worked with children with emotional issues, she often found that they also had eating issues. She has used cooking with children as a way to explore issues related to emotional nurturing and maternal deprivation. In her work with female clients, emotional eating and bulimia frequently show up as part of the tapestry of concerns.
Nicki uses creative therapies in her practice, and works with the metaphor of the food craving or binge story.
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New York City's Lowline Is One Step Closer To Reality
New York City's Highline, the elevated park that winds along the Hudson River, has become a must-see destination for visitors.
Soon a new attraction may compete for some of New York City's tourists: the Lowline.
The Lowline would be an underground park underneath Delancey Street, in Manhattan's Lower East Side neighborhood—a lush paradise, with sunlight beamed in by high tech solar projectors.
The idea garnered serious skepticism, considering the challenges of keeping plantlife alive below the city streets. But the project just jumped its first administrative hurdle: City Hall gave the project its official initial approvals.
The concept comes from James Ramsey and Daniel Barasch, who now have the official go-ahead to begin transforming the long-disused underground trolley terminal at the base of the Williamsburg Bridge into an ivy-draped oasis. To keep the dream alive, they must meet certain fundraising and development benchmarks. They have their work cut out for them: The park is expected to cost $60 million to build, and as much as $4 million annually to maintain. They may turn to Kickstarter again to raise funds.
The project could also get some help from supporters in the city's government.
"When they first presented it to me, I thought, "That is some crazy, smoking-dope stuff—let's check it out.'" Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Development Alicia Glen told New York Mgazine. "We're very excited about taking interesting technology, and the way the tech ecosystem is converging around cities, to solve civic problems and objectives."
With the city on board, and locals as well as visitors eager to take a stroll underground, hopefully the Lowline will soon see the light of day.