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The Doorman
- Director: Wayne Price
- Running Time: 80 minutes
Not Rated: Trevor's most questionable act is luxuriating in a silk robe for just a bit too long.
'You Can't Bring A Hat And A Backpack'
'Straight Guys Don't Wear Turquoise'
'It's All About Money... And Connections'
Trevor is a hilariously preposterous movie creature. In The Doorman, he seems sprung from an alternate universe, as unexpected in his individual way as a Wall-E or a Borat.
A preening peacock with a clipboard, handsome in an offbeat, Eurotrashy manner, he's the sort of person one is unlikely ever to encounter — that I, anyway, am unlikely to encounter — in real life: the divider at prestige events of the gorgeous from the less-than-gorgeous, the welcome from the unwelcome, the hot from the not. His aura is part arrogance, part ... well, it's all arrogance, really, as exquisite women greet him with air-kisses and whispered intimacies on their way into whatever club, fashion show, or rock-star trailer he's been hired to defend from an invasion of the unbeautiful.
Trevor is so secure in his ability to distinguish the hoi from the polloi that, for a while in documentarian Wayne Price's handheld, behind-the-velvet-ropes look at his place among the privileged, you may just see things through his eyes: the rigid pecking order, the petty jealousies, the divine right of A-Listers. But soon, the inconsistencies start to register — his too-fabulous home furnishings, his evasions about his past and even his present — and as he misconstrues terms, or looks, or gestures, his attempts to stage-manage his story finally falter.
I wish there were a way for every audience to see this movie as I did, utterly clueless as to its content and style. (There is a way, of course: Stop reading.) Alas — spoiler alert — to even minimally characterize the movie that contains Trevor is to reveal more about it than I knew when it was screened for me. For it took me fully half the film to realize that The Doorman is a mockumentary, and that Trevor is not a found object.
Rather, he is Lucas Akoskin, an Argentine unknown who both stars in and co-wrote what amounts to a brightly observant comedy of jet-set manners, in which such folks as boxing champ and club owner Michael Olajide, Miss Universe 2001 Denise Quinones, and filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich play themselves so effectively, it's hard to tell whether they were even let in on the joke. By the end of the film's scant 72 minutes, the conceit is on the verge of wearing out its welcome, but by then, it's created so much stomach-churning, quease-inducing, uproariously embarrassing humiliation for Trevor that it's become all but irresistible.


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When I first heard about Caravanserai (the previous incarnation of Bruno's efforts), I was excited. Having helped get coworking started back in 2007 with Citizen Space, this seemed like the next logical progression, especially considering that coworking had been the logical extension of BarCamp (a hyper-local gathering for people of the internet). This is like a global approach to satisfy that same desire to be part of a community of kindred spirits, but with the added benefit of (thanks to the internetification of work) being able to go anywhere in the world to do it. I became an advisor to Roam after talking to Bruno about his plans and realizing that he was talking about a future world that I wanted to someday live in. I have traveled the world and struggled to find suitable places to work. When I book AirBnbs, I'm commonly scouting them out for their suitability for work, or looking within their general vicinity for the same purpose. Furthermore, finding and meshing with a good sized local crew when traveling can prove challenging. This kind of co-living/coworking arrangement addresses those issue. Roam comes in at a very interesting and transitional moment. While humans have never been more connected through technology, we still lack opportunities to truly live with each other and deepen the serendipitous connections that we've made. Bruno and his team have been very thoughtful and considerate about the architecture and interior design of the space, in order to maximize the opportunities for connection and collaboration. He's thought carefully about the shape and duration of membership: what it entails, what it doesn't, and how long the right length of time for a "rotation" should be (long enough to melt into the local environment without staying so long that become permanent). He's also very tuned in creating the right balance of personalities and interests because this isn't a hotel where you're not meant to meet your neighbors. Indeed, it's quite the opposite, and that requires a good deal of social engineering and planning (for a good cause!). Y'know, to draw a comparison, Periscope's tagline is, "Explore the world through someone else's eyes." But Roam answers the question differently. Roam isn't about seeing the world through someone else's eyes, it's about living in someone else's world, and to brush shoulders with others in a way that virtuality — so far — simply can't replace. I hope that I someday get to live with Roam, but in the meantime am thrilled that this kind of opportunity will exist for other intrepid spirits out there. -- Decided to republish this on Medium!
@chrismessina Thanks Chris, really appreciate the ongoing support and input!
@chrismessina I remember Citizen Space -- did you pursue that any further along the lines of Roam or Common? Was it too early? Thanks in advance :)
@brunohaid @chrismessina its amazing how much innovation can be done around a concept as simple as booking or find space. Roam seems to be gaining alot of traction in a short period of time and am yet to find out why.
@chrismessina As you mentioned, sometimes it's really tough to find suitable place for work and live. I've experienced same problems with Airbnb till I came to Portugal where one of my friends pointed me to SurfOffice, kind of co-working space and co-living with freelancers around the world. Roam now looks definitely promising for Asia and I hope to see it in more countries soon!
@terencepua hey @terencepua! I mean, the closest thing to Roam that came from Citizen Space was the global coworking movement — that we made it an open source community from the outset, and made our intentions very clear. We wanted people around the world to take the idea, adopt it, modify it, and so on. And they did! That approach is markedly different from Roam's in the sense that Roam seeks to offer a more uniform and consistent set of locations and spaces, available via one centrally managed membership. Had we franchised or opened up a network of Citizen Spaces (a la WeWork) then maybe there would have been more connection there — but we opted for the pieces-loosely-joined network model.
I've been considering moving location recently as Cardiff, UK is not the right place for me. Tech scene here is probably the best part of 20 years behind. I was chatting with Chris about what he thought I should do, and he mentioned about living it up Digital Nomad style. I've not given it too much thought before, but recently I have. I'm considering a month or two in different places around the world then maybe a couple of months in NYC or something. Then he showed me this. You can check out the story behind it here. It looks like the type of thing I should throw myself into... but I'm not in a position too just yet. Can't wait to see stories of the experiences who people get themselves on board straight away! @brunohaid @kimmaicutler and @sushimako tell us a bit more. What sets this apart?
@bentossell @brunohaid @kimmaicutler @sushimako with or without it, it's a great lifestyle, you should do it while you can...
Thanks a ton @bentossell (and @chrismessina)! There's a lot of nuances, but I guess the three main themes are: - The places are built to spec by local partners and operated by us, so compared to simple booking platforms you can fully rely on everything, from the wifi to your private studio. - The size (Miami will be 38 units) gives you an immediate community of people you live with, and we spend a ton of time to invite the neighborhood in and show you around, the events that are going on, local businesses and initiatives etc. - We build this not only for the late-twenties East-London designer or SF programmer, but also couples in their late thirties who want to downsize and shift their priorities, as well as retirees. It's not so much about a certain group or ideology, but more unifying themes like curiosity. Other than that: You have to experience it to really see how different it is ;-)
An answer to Metallica's song: Wherever I may roam.
@mmt Additional Note: Band's like Metallica can use this great product to go on tour! In fact this product should be promoted to/for various types of tours! -examples include: musical festival tours (fans/employees)/ carnival tours(employees)/ sports team tours (season ticket holding fans)/ tourist cross-country road trips/ etc.. I hope this helps! Thanks, Jaswinder Brar
Congrats on all the progress, @brunohaid @kimmaicutler @sushimako! For those interested in early thinking behind Roam, here's Bruno discussing the "CaravanSerai" (as it then was called) project on @TeleportInc podcast: https://soundcloud.com/teleporti...
Is there only one place right now? In that case, I think it's a bit difficult to advertise it as a "global co-living subscription", but whenever you have multiple places I think the concept will rock.
@sillaspoulsen Mom told us to start somewhere... Thanks! Miami is coming in April (but please don't tell anyone) and the pipeline of further locations looks quite nice.
@sillaspoulsen imagine that part of your MVP is to scout, renovate, program, and design a space suitable for live-work, and then recruit ~40 brave souls to give up their familiar life and join you (Survivor-style) in a completely new, never-been-tried, live-work situation. How might you approach it? :)
Hi, @chrismessina I would partner up with places in a region, let's say south east asia, where it's relatively cheap to rent a room at all ready existing hotels/places, and then saturate a region rather than spreading it out. The places might not cost the same for Roam to book, but they know the exact limit of how much they can pay per night to the hotel, since they have a fixed price on 1600$, so then i would just start attacking all the places hotels in the specific region that fits the criteria for Roam. Thats how I would do it :)
@sillaspoulsen interesting. That greatly limits the appeal of membership though, which is predicated on moving around the world every six months, not all over one region...
@brunohaid Where in Miami is it located? :)
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Scholarly works I want to write
TITLE: "Machine ethics for superintelligence: some challenges" [in progress]
Machine ethics is the field that studies how to design artificial moral agents so that they behave ethically. This paper will show that a wide variety of proposed designs will not work if the artificial moral agent is superintelligent, due to two factors: a superintelligent machine's superpower and its literalness.
TITLE: Ethics and Superintelligence [in progress]
This book will be an expansion of my article "Machine Ethics for Superintelligence," and will also include an update to Chalmers' (2010) argument for why we should expect to see superintelligence in the next couple of centuries if some kind of global catastrophe does not occur.
TITLE: "The sources of normativity and friendly artificial intelligence"
Most work in machine ethics concerns how to implement various ethical theories in artificial moral agents, but do not consider the question of which ethical theory we should implement. What sources of normativity should we program it to respect? The paper would survey the evidence for various sources of normativity, and conclude with some general recommendations for designing Friendly AI.
TITLE: "Machine ethics keeps moral philosophy honest"
The limits or computer programming force moral philosophers doing machine ethics to be honest and precise, because fuzzy and incoherent theories cannot be implemented with 1s and 0s.
TITLE: "Machine ethics and Railton's moral reductionism"
Outlines a a plan for implementing Peter Railton's moral reductionism in an artificial moral agent.
Scholarly works I wanted to write in January 2011
TITLE: "Theism and Kolmogorov Complexity" [new]
Theists often argue that the God hypothesis is simple, and this gives it a competitive edge as an explanation for phenomena. But this is due to lazy definitions for simplicity. When using a more rigorous definition of simplicity that has a more logical link to explanatory merit – "low Kolmogorov complexity" – theism turns out to be just about the worst explanation for anything you can imagine, for it posits an extremely complex phenomena (mind) as an explanation for far simpler phenomena (particles, laws, etc.).
TITLE: The Varieties of Moral Value Worth Wanting
This book would argue that the search for One True Theory of Morality is misguided. People use moral terms according to many different concepts of morality, just as they use the term 'love' according to many different concepts of love. Some concepts of morality can be used to make true statements and others cannot. For example, when 'good' is used to mean 'that which is praiseworthy in the opinion of the speaker', moral utterances can undoubtedly be true. But when 'good' is used to mean 'that which is approved by God', moral utterances cannot be true. But the result should not be a theory of 'moral incoherentism', just as the variety of uses for the word 'love' need not lead us to a theory of 'love incoherentism'. Rather, moral theorists might accept many true theories of morality (and reject several false ones), and perhaps also seek a 'maximal' theory of morality – one that is objective, universal, and accounts for many common features of moral speech but also happens to be true about reality. I would then sketch the theory of desirism, and argue that it is 'maximal' enough for many people, while also happening to be true about the universe. (The inspiration for the title and approach of the book is, obviously, Dennett's Elbow Room: The Varieties of Free Will Worth Wanting.)
Scholarly works I wanted to write in November 2009
TITLE: "Morality is an essentially contested concept, not an incoherent one."
Don Loeb has argued that morality is an incoherent concept. I argue instead that morality fits W.B. Gallie's model of an 'essentially contested concept.' Thus, we can make true claims about morality in the same way that we make true claims about other essentially contested concepts like art, religion, and rape.
TITLE: "How to Use 'Objective' and 'Subjective' in Moral Theory."
This would be a paper about the confusing variety of ways in which moral theorists use the terms 'objective' and 'subjective', how these uses compare to the use of these terms in other fields, what the implications of each proposed definition for these terms are, and how to use these terms with more clarity in the future. The inspiration would be this essay.
TITLE: "Moral Realism and Theological Realism."
This paper would argue that the arguments given in favor of moral realism and theological realism are very similar, and that this is damning for moral realism.
TITLE: "Moral Realism and Explanation."
This paper would argue that an "explanatory virtues" approach to explanation shows that moral realism is unlikely to offer a successful explanation for such phenomena as popular moral belief or moral experience.
TITLE: "The Moral Realist Carries the Burden of Proof."
This paper would argue that since moral realists are making positive existence assertions, they carry the burden of proof. I would examine several theories of "burden of proof" and show why the moral realist carries the burden of proof according to each theory. I would also argue that such things as popular moral belief and moral experience do not provide prima facie evidence in favor of moral realism, for the same reasons that popular religious belief and religious experience do not provide prima facie evidence in favor of theological realism.
TITLE: "The Central Conceit of Natural Theology."
There are many things in the physical world we cannot explain, and many debates in philosophy that remain unsettled. Most of natural theology consists of saying that the only way to solve these problems and settle these debates is to swoop God into the picture. But saying "God did it" solves nothing. It's a god of the gaps argument, even though theologians are now careful to phrase it as an "argument to the best explanation." I will show how most contemporary arguments for theism have an 'argument to the best explanation' in them at a crucial point, but the problem is that theologians never phrase their arguments to the best explanation in such away that they even could be successful, and thus we can dismiss these arguments as nothing more than "god of the gaps" arguments.
TITLE: Several Dozen Arguments for Atheism
This book would examine several dozen arguments for atheism, in ascending order of the specificity of the God they reject (from arguments in favor of naturalism to arguments rejecting a specifically orthodox version of the Christian God). I would survey the literature on each argument and give my concluding opinion on the strengths and weaknesses of each argument. Here is a concept book cover I use to inspire myself.
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La Reunion Island
Maloya : safeguarding a pillar of our culture
33 years after "Peuple de La Réunion - Peuple du Maloya"
According the nomination form, «for several years, the Regional Council has been promoting and supporting maloya in various ways».
According the nomination form, «for several years, the Regional Council has been promoting and supporting maloya in various ways».
The revitalization of maloya over the past 30-odd years has ensured its current visibility within the island and internationally. Many people practise maloya and contribute to maintaining its stylistic diversity. The methods of production of traditional instruments have been passed on to younger generations, and pupils learn these methods in arts and culture classes in primary, lower and upper secondary schools. Maloya thus plays an important role in the fields of music and culture in Reunion.
However, the social and cultural shifts that have occurred in Reunion in the past 30 years (including the decline of the plantation economy and the emergence of a middle class) have undermined the historical basis of maloya music. The leading members of the "maloya families" have almost all passed on. The involvement of young people in maloya and its rearrangement by them fits into the context of "world music" although it sometimes also reflects a desire to revitalize the Malagasy component of this Creole form of maloya peculiar to Reunion. The safeguarding of certain forms of maloya – particularly its more ancient forms – is thus necessary.
For several years, the Regional Council has been promoting and supporting maloya in various ways.
In 1987, the National Regional Conservatoire held its first class on the music of Reunion (sèga and maloya). Furthermore, the regional authority set up several frameworks for action to enable artists to export maloya throughout the world; it supports multidisciplinary events and activities (research, production of recordings, photographs and audiovisual works); lastly, it helps artists to purchase or renew their musical instruments. Since 1997, the Pôle Régional des Musiques Actuelles de la Réunion (PRMA) has been conducting, inter alia, a development initiative on the musical heritage of Reunion and the other islands in the south-west of the eastern Indian Ocean. In addition to assisting the collection of items by ethnomusicologists, PRMA reissues, for the general public, the works of deceased artists and artists forgotten by the music industry, who have nonetheless marked the history of local music.
Zarboutan nout kiltir : pillar of our culture
It is thus for the purpose of preservation and promotion that the Takamba record label – specializing in this musical heritage – was established. The albums produced by the label aim to preserve the country's music heritage. Each album is accompanied by an exhaustive booklet that provides extensive information (lyrics and their translation; biography; social, historical and stylistic context, and instruments) and illustrations (archive photographs, record sleeves, musical scores) to interested persons. With regard to the restoration of vinyl recordings (78, 45 and 33 rpm) and old tape recordings, this is done solely to eliminate scratches due to wear and tear, thus ensuring that the original music remains unaltered, so as to enable listeners to discover or rediscover original recordings that have become unavailable or inaudible. To ensure their authenticity, but also out of respect for the practices and beliefs related to the repertoires performed, "live" recordings are made in the usual environment of the musician(s) to avoid inhibiting their spontaneity as might be the case in a studio environment, taking into account its technical constraints. In the context of its mission, PRMA has produced several maloya CDs.
Moreover, the Regional Council, through the Maison des Civilisations et de l'Unité Réunionnaise, has created the title Zarboutan nout kiltir (pillar of our culture) which, each year, pays tribute to people from Reunion who have contributed to creating, preserving and transmitting the island's culture. In 2004, when it was established, it was awarded posthumously to Rwa Kaf, a leading figure in maloya and an eminent storyteller; in 2005, it was awarded to representatives of the leading families of maloya – Firmin Viry, Gramoun Baba, Gramoun Bébé and Granmoun Lélé. On that occasion, the Maison des Civilisations et de l'Unité Réunionnaise produced a CD entitled "Viry 1976" which was accompanied by a booklet. The CD included the songs and speeches that featured in the first 33 rpm maloya record, recorded in public in 1976.


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Forget anything that has happened up to this point in relation to the Obama administration and a possible Trump administration investigation.
While we may never know for sure if the Obama administration was watching the Trump campaign in the months leading up to the election, we may well find out that the Obama team does have a history of meddling in elections.
A group of six Republican Senators has asked Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to begin an investigation into possible malfeasance by the Obama administration, focusing on whether or not the administration spent money to influence foreign elections. Specifically, the Senators charge that the evidence seems to show that Obama directed taxpayer dollars to "extreme and sometimes violent political activists" in an effort to push those nations further to the left. They also name George Soros' Open Society Foundations as one of the groups that seemed to profit most from the Obama administrations big international spending.
This investigation may prove fruitful as the Senators have spent months collecting information from politicians and diplomats from around the world, all of whom told their American colleagues that the Obama administration was influencing their countries in a "counterproductive" manner, by giving to these extremist groups. The letter outlines examples both specific and general and requests that Tillerson launch a cull-fledged investigation into how taxpayer dollars are being used abroad.
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From the Washington Free Beacon:
The lawmakers disclosed multiple conversations with foreign diplomats who outlined active political meddling by the Obama administration's State Department, including the use of taxpayer funds to support leftist causes in Macedonia, Albania, Latin America, and Africa…
"Over the past few months, elected officials and political leaders of foreign nations have been coming to me with disappointing news and reports of U.S. activity in their respective countries," Lee said in a statement. "This includes reports of diplomats playing political favorites, USAID funds supporting extreme and sometimes violent political activists, and the U.S. government working to marginalize the moderates and conservatives in leadership roles."
"This sort of political favoritism from our missions around the world is unacceptable and endangers our bilateral relationships," he said.
The senators are seeking an investigation that would review "all funds associated with promoting democracy and governance and review the programs, accounts, and multiplicity of U.S. entities involved in such activities."
Such an investigation could shed light on the distribution of taxpayer funds to organizations and causes meant to instigate left-leaning political change abroad.
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The trailer of Baahubali: The Conclusion also offers snippets of Devasena and Amarendra's romance. In the first part of the magnum opus, Amarendra was declared the emperor of Mahishmati following a glorious victory against invaders. But he was killed and Devasena was thrown into prison by Bhallala Deva, Baahubali's much-discussed anti-hero. The trailer, which promised to reveal why Kattappa killed Baahubali, also drops a major hint but the answer still remains shrouded in mystery.
Watch the trailer of Baahubali: The Conclusion :
Karan Johar's Dharma Production distributes the Hindi version of Rajamouli's National award-winning film. On Thursday, the production house described the trailer aptly on Twitter: "The most awaited trailer of the year is here!"
Ahead of the trailer, director Rajamouli kept us updated with intriguing posters like this:
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It turns out the Internet is useful for horse people, I was able to find a whole list of simple online resources and tools that may interest the horse lover in you.
Online Horse Calculators
All of them are easy to understand and use and their results are instant.
Horse Age Calculator
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Horse Weight Calculator
Simply enter heart girth and body length (in inches) and get the estimated weight of your animal.
Coat Color Calculator
Input the dam and sire coat information and it will calculate the possible offspring coat colors and their probability.
Horse Gestation Calculator
Add the date of exposure and this calculator will give you an estimated due date for your latest foal.
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Another option, this one requires that you enter your weight, length, heart girth length, workload and condition.
Anyone know of another? Leave it in the comments or send it to me and I'll add it here.


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Have you finished matric but your results aren't good enough to apply for the course you want to pursue? Find out how you can improve matric subjects and get the marks you need to pursue further education.
Finishing high school is a huge step forward in your life but it also comes with a lot of pressure, decision making and disappointments. This is a dilemma many matriculants face. Remember, you are not alone and second chances do exist.
Firstly, pat yourself on the back for getting through high school. You deserve to be proud, even if you aren't happy with your marks right now. The next step is to figure out the next move forward. Do you want to improve matric subjects? Do you need better marks to get into a specific course? If yes, it's time to lay out your options on the table. You are at a crossroads and the options you have must be weighed up carefully.
Choose a Different Route Going Forward
There are many institutions who offer the option to redo matric subjects. Few public high schools allow students to re-do the full matric year. This is probably a relief – most people generally don't want to go back to their old school.
Here are a few institutions which will allow you to redo your subjects:
Damelin Correspondence
How much does it cost to register for the course?
The cost depends on the subject chosen and can be worked out by the institution.
How much does it cost to do courses per subject?
R 3 500 +/- per subject (depending on which subject).
Abbotts College
How much does it cost to register for the course?
Admin fee of R2000
How much does it cost to do courses per subject?
To redo 1 – 3 subjects, the costs are about R4808 per month for matrics.
FYI: Students will need to go in from Monday to Friday the whole year to the specific subjects they want to redo.
Intec College
How much does it cost to register for the course?
Course cost includes registration but NOT the Matric exam fee for the Department of Higher Education is around R 2 200 per subject.
Students can only rewrite a subject not upgrade a subject
(e.g. you cannot go from Math Literacy to Pure Math).
Please note: if you wrote the exams set by the Department of Basic Education, you will need to register to rewrite the subjects for which you did not meet the minimum requirements. You may register at your high school or at an examination centre for part-time NSC grade 12 repeat candidates.
FYI: Online tutoring and course material provided.
Learners will still be required register for the final exam with the Department of Higher Education at the Exam Centres. Intec College can advise learners on this.
There are no classes; all correspondence. If you are over the age of 21, different conditions apply. You may call Intec College directly for more information.
Another option is to consider vocational training. TVET colleges allow students who have not passed Matric to receive a vocational or occupational qualification. This means that you will receive education and training towards a specific range of employment possibilities. Here's how:
- A certificate from a TVET college may allow you to apply to a University of Technology.
- This will allow you to continue your studies at a higher level in the same field of study as you are studying at the TVET College.
*There are so many TVET colleges to choose from. Click here to see a list of all the available TVET Colleges in South Africa.
Tshwane University of Technology
How much does it cost to register for the full course?
Around R9 500 for Math and Science. This is for Maths AND Science.
To register you will be required to provide:
2 certified copies of your matric results, 2 certified copies of your ID and R100 for the selection process
What are the entry requirements?
Please note that you will need to have a minimum of 30% for Maths and Science and a minimum of 50% for English
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Naming Names: Washington's Neighborhoods
Published: September 17th, 2018
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By Matthew B. Gilmore*
There's a kind of sport in identifying the neighborhood name for any particular spot in Washington — a sport played by realtors, developers, and planning geeks. Sadly (or happily), it's all for naught; there are no official neighborhoods in the District of Columbia. There are many things that serve as proxies, but DC has no officially-defined neighborhoods. [1] There is a list of neighborhoods published by the District's Office of Planning, but there are no officially recognized boundaries.
Though everyone knows what neighborhood they live in, its boundaries — even name — they use may not accord with that of their neighbors; but neighborhood is a key part of how people think about their lives. The answer to "where do you live" is often conditional based on who's asking. If it's a non-local asking, someone will usually use nearness to a recognizable landmark, while the answer to someone familiar to DC will be narrower and specific.
Land Grants
But no matter what the exact boundaries of the area one calls their neighborhood, the name has an origin in the long past or recent history. Some names on the land can be traced back to the early development of Maryland — to the original land patents granted when the District was part of Maryland. Priscilla McNeill created three maps illustrating the patents and their gradual transformations and combinations and re-divisions. Below is the first covering 1696 to 1748.
Due to the difficulties of the challenging terrain, land grants were often defined based on their river frontage. The length of shoreline was calculated and then the boundary ran the depth inland (and uphill). With each grant being perpendicular to its individual section of shoreline this did present challenges when surveyors' boundaries did not quite match.
It is from the original land patents that we have the shape of the grounds of St. Elizabeths Hospital, as well as the origin of the name, derived from the 1662 Saint Elizabeth patent. Other familiar names derived from Maryland land patents include Blue Plains (patented as Bew Playne in 1662) [2] and Turkey Thicket (1686). Patentees of that era had a sense of humor rather alien to us today and tracts often received sarcastic or snarky names; in what became the District these included Good Luck, Poor Tom's Last Shift, the Widow's Mite, Chance, Conjurer's Disappointment, and the infamous Cuckold's Delight. Other names recalled lands far distant — Jamaica, Barbados, Dumbarton, and Fife.
Today's neighborhood reminders of Maryland land grants include Chevy Chase, Barnaby Woods, Pleasant Hill, and Pleasant Plains.
City of Washington
Neighborhoods within the city of Washington itself did not retain any of the land patent names. There was the new name, City of Washington (in the territory of Columbia), so proclaimed on September 9, 1791 (some name had to go on the map about to be published). But Washington City was a rather big place, and if someone asked where you lived and you replied Washington City, the next question would be, "Where in Washington?"
In 1802 Washington City was first divided into wards, first three, then ultimately seven. As the boundaries shifted one remained quite constant — the First Ward, west of 15th Street. "First Ward" was commonly used as a kind of neighborhood name.
But since these wards shifted boundaries and really were larger than what one would consider a neighborhood they weren't so useful in identifying one's community. In the mid-1800s the newspapers began to refer to areas of the city by slang, nickname terms. These were generally uncomplimentary or even derogatory. Two are the most famous –- Swampoodle, the Irish neighborhood on North Capitol Street, and Foggy Bottom, the area generally west of 17thh Street, NW and south of Pennsylvania Avenue. The origin of these names is frustratingly opaque leading to the creation of various mythologies.
The name Swampoodle was in use by 1855 in Washington, probably imported from Philadelphia along with "Northern Liberties" for the area north of Swampoodle. [3] Similarly, and appropriately, the origins of the name "Foggy Bottom" are lost in the mists of time. Near Swampoodle, in the vicinity of judiciary Square, was English Hill; north of it was the Northern Liberties.
Samuel Clagett Busey, in his Pictures of the City of Washington in the Past (indexed under "noted localities") mentions almost 50 different curious and quaint names: Murder Bay, location of the Mellon Auditorium on Constitution Avenue today); Cowtown, just north of Florida Avenue; Pipetown, 12th and K Streets, SE; The Island, part of southwest Washington was cut off from downtown by the Washington City and James Creek canals.
Of today's neighborhood names, only Foggy Bottom survives (and perhaps Buzzard Point) from these nicknames.
Nicknames and political subdivisions were the first neighborhood names in the City of Washington. Beyond Florida Avenue (originally Boundary Street), reflects an entirely different development story. Until the 1880s, outside of the city there was no regulation on how land could be subdivided, as far as location, pattern, or width of streets and no naming conventions. It was left to the developers to develop (and name) their lands as fhey saw fit.
Union Town was the first suburban subdivision in 1854. It was across the Eastern Branch and is the core of what is now historic Anacostia. "Anacostia" is derived from the Nacotchtank Indians.
By 1887 the pace of development outside the L'Enfant city was picking up. On June 13 of that year the Washington Post reported on the new Cliffbourne subdivision, the potential Petworth, Woodley Park, and additions to Burleith. Also noted was that the market was strong for property on Capitol Hill, particularly Lincoln Park. This proliferation of uncoordinated development led to public and government concern. Between 1854 and 1902 over 176 residential subdivisions were laid out in the District. [4]
The solution was to lay out the approved street pattern for the entire District beyond Florida Avenue and hold developers to that design; it was called the Permanent System of Highways (highway being a common term for thoroughfare). With the implementation of the Permanent System, developers lost much of their discretionary power over the layout of the properties they developed — all now needed to be in conformity with the street pattern (or lobby for amendments to the plan).
Subdivision plats were recorded with neighborhood names less and less frequently. Whether this was at the direction of the Office of the Surveyor or not is unclear. Naming subdivisions had been common practice, even when subdividing property within the original L'Enfant city. Names were used, of course, for advertising purposes, even when the name was not entered with the Surveyor. Not many large tracts to be developed remained as the 20th century drew to a close, but a recent one is Hillandale (1980s and 1990s) west of Burleith.
Good Hope Hills, which submitted its designation on December 31, 1924, seems to have been the last subdivision recorded with a name. Bradbury Heights (1912), Chevy Chase Grove (1915), Hampton Heights (1914) preceded it, while a few other named subdivisions were filed which were extensions of earlier ones, such as Washington Highlands (1916).
A large proportion of today's neighborhood names derived from these late 19th and early 20th century subdivisions recorded by name with the Surveyor:
American University Park, Anacostia, Barry Farm, Bloomingdale, Brightwood Park, Brookland, Burleith, Burrville, Cathedral Heights (originally Cathedral Highlands), Chevy Chase, Cleveland Park, Columbia Heights, Congress Heights, Eckington, Edgewood, Garfield Heights, Grant Park, Ivy City (originally New City), Kalorama Heights, Kenilworth, Langdon (originally Langdon Park), Lanier Heights, LeDroit Park, Lincoln Heights (originally Town of Lincoln), Manor Park, Marshall Heights (originally Marshall), Massachusetts Avenue Heights, Mount Pleasant, North Cleveland Park, Petworth, Randle Highlands, Takoma Park, Trinidad, Twining (originally Twining City), University Heights, Washington Highlands, Wesley Heights, Woodley Park [5], Woodridge, and 16th Street Heights. [6]
Glover Park and Spring Valley were later subdivisions, not recorded by name with the DC Surveyor. Of course, the name of the subdivision has its own derivation. Some, like Bloomingdale and Eckington, are the names of the houses and estates that were subdivided. Some come from developers' family or relatives' names like Lanier and Randle. Twining was the highly-respected first Engineer Commissioner of the District, responsible for planning the reclamation of West Potomac Park (the Tidal Basin was originally named Twining Lake). Marshall had been one of the Maryland land patents.
In 1919 Charles O. Storm compiled an index to all the named subdivisions in Washington. This is a descendant of the subdivision index published in the Hopkins Real Estate Atlas beginning in 1892.
These subdivisions, as well as being the origin of many neighborhood names, were also part of the legal record on property deeds. Subdivisions had been renumbered into the DC property square system, but this was not written into existing deeds; fortunately, Storm created a vital translation tool. At some point the Sanborn Company acquired Storm's index and included it in its fire insurance maps for the District of Columbia.
Neighborhood Citizens and Civic Associations
Citizens organized neighborhood associations in Washington as early as 1870 to express common neighborhood concerns. Distribution of civic improvements was always a struggle between various sections of the city, even before the creation of the territorial government and its comprehensive plan. These organizations proliferated and by 1913 the list of citizens associations filled a page and a half in the city directory — 59 in all. Many still exist today.
Each was self-defined with specific boundaries and membership. The names used reflected a choice often amongst several — for example, Cleveland Park encompassed several other subdivisions, including Cleveland Heights, Oak View, Richmond Park, and Connecticut Avenue Highlands. However, citizens' associations were segregated, leading to the creation of a parallel organizations in some neighborhoods.
In those black membership associations place names might be similar but obviously would need to be distinct. This led to different names for the same neighborhood, used by different communities. The establishment of Advisory Neighborhood Commissions under DC Home Rule charter diminished the need for and role of the neighborhood associations; even so, about 45 associations still exist.
Assessment Neighborhoods
The only "official" neighborhoods named and given a boundary by the District of Columbia are the 71 assessment neighborhoods, as opposed to 131 Office of Planning neighborhoods. Several are non-residential. Assessment neighborhoods were created simply for the purpose of analysis required for doing property tax assessments.
Many of the assessment neighborhoods do correspond to Office of Planning neighborhood names. Some less frequently heard ones show up — Kent, Berkley, Chillum, Old City I and II, Riggs Park; also in redeveloping areas like RLA NE (more often NoMa) and RLA SW. These derive from various sources. An assessment neighborhood name currently used which is derived from a patent name is Chillum, the original patent in 1762 having been Chillum Castle Manor. In 1891 the land was subdivided for residential development, also shown as Chillum Castle Manor.
Perhaps to avoid confusion the assessment neighborhood data being distributed by DC government no longer includes neighborhood names, instead the Real Property Tax database still does.
Historic Districts and other sources
Washington has over 40 residential historic districts which reflect or supply neighborhood names or likely alternatives. Georgetown is its own story, being Washington's first historic district.
Those named after landmarks include Dupont and Logan Circles. A new coinage was Striver's Section. Foggy Bottom, LeDroit Park, Woodley Park, Cleveland Park, Mt. Pleasant, and Takoma Park reflect the common neighborhood names. Washington Heights brings back a name long dormant and replaced by Adams Morgan. Capitol Hill and Greater U Street are given boundaries which may more closely reflect common understandings.
Recently the District implemented special taxing areas called Business Improvement Districts (BIDs); this has spawned at least one new neighborhood name — Golden Triangle.
Newspaper attempts
In the May 30, 1937 issue of the Washington Post C. Harold Gray wrote about Washington's neighborhoods, "Washington, the Planned City, Is Really a Collection of Old Villages." The accompanying map showed nearly 100 neighborhoods outside the L'Enfant city. Many of the names are familiar and used today. Some have been discarded or replaced over the past 80 years. Gaps exist in what he mapped — blank spaces, perhaps overlooked.
The following year, on November 13th, the Evening Star produced something similar, but surprising — rather inferior. It too listed about 100 outside the the original city's boundaries. The similarities are striking, so obviously some debt is owned; but there's some very poor mapping of the far southeast neighborhoods. The Star dispensed with mapping out boundaries, only labeling locations (much like the Office of Planning today).
Neighborhood Action
Even if DC doesn't define neighborhood boundaries, it has its list of 131 names maintained by the Office of Planning. Where did these originate? Just as in the very beginning of Washington's history the creation of a map required names to fill it.
In 2000 the DC government launched the Neighborhood Action initiative, a program to engage citizens in the government planning efforts. In doing this, planners defined 39 neighborhood clusters in an effort to disengage from ward and advisory neighborhood commission politics. These clusters were made up of 129 neighborhoods. In that era, before widespread digitization of maps, a generalized thick line offered the appropriate amount of ambiguity when it came to drawing boundaries. The maps themselves imposed a kind of granularity limit — all things being equal, mostly medium-sized neighborhoods, none too big, none too little. (In 1967 the National Capital Planning Commission included a similar map in its comprehensive plan.)
The 131 names (see appendix) reflect 400 years of naming places in Washington. The outer residential neighborhoods are represented by many of the names commonly found; not every neighborhood could be included so choices were made. The most recent additions to the DC government list are these being Penn Quarter, Chinatown, Stronghold, South Central, Langston, Lincoln Park, 16th Street Heights, [7] Downtown East, Skyland, Hill East, and Golden Triangle
The addition of Penn Quarter, Chinatown, and Downtown East comes from the repopulation of these areas beginning in the 1990s. The construction of the Navy Memorial and Market Square building in 1990 on Pennsylvania Avenue opposite the National Archives spurred the defining of a new "Penn Quarter"; Chinatown and the Chinese community had shifted from Pennsylvania Avenue to several blocks of H Street, NW in the 1930s.
As the District moves to populate or repopulate areas of Washington it may take some time to incorporate new names on the map. The District maps do not show NoMa, Union Market, Walter Reed, or the Wharf (yet).
This story would not be complete without taking a glance at the neighborhoods on Google Maps. At the moment, 120 neighborhoods are mapped out on Google maps for the District of Columbia. It seems that there has been some data vandalism, however — Glover Park, Golden Triangle, and Chinatown have disappeared entirely, while Lincoln Park, Wakefield, and Anacostia are represented only by labels; neither are any boundaries . Other typical intricacies of neighborhoods are present; some, like Barney Circle and Hill East overlap. Besides Google maps, the one that shows in a Google search for DC neighborhoods is one by Peter Fitzgerald, created in 2008 and revised in 2011. Again another version of DC's neighborhoods.
Thanks to Don Alexander Hawkins.
[1] The District has 71 defined assessment neighborhoods used for tax purposes, several of which do not cover residential areas. The data being distributed by DC government now has had the neighborhood names suppressed, but the tax database still includes the names.
[2] "Bew Playne" could either be a misspelling of Blew Playne or an unfamiliar form of Beau Playne—beau meaning beautiful.
[3] Matthew B. Gilmore. Making Washington's "Swampoodle": Irish Neighborhood in the Tiber Valley. The Intowner February 4, 2018.
[4] Matthew B. Gilmore and Michael R. Harrison, "A Catalog of Suburban Subdivisions of the District of Columbia, 1854-1902." Washington History, vol. 14, no. 2, Commemorating the Centennial of the McMillan Plan, Part II (Fall/Winter, 2002-'03), p. 39.
[5] Originally "Thomas E. Waggaman and John Ridout, trustees', Addition to the City of Washington, formerly called Woodley Park," recorded June 15, 1888 [Co. 6/133]. Gilmore and Harrison, [170], p.56.
[6] Matthew B. Gilmore and Michael R. Harrison. "A Catalog of Suburban Subdivisions of the District of Columbia, 1854-1902." Washington History, vol. 14, no. 2, Commemorating the Centennial of the McMillan Plan, Part II (Fall/Winter, 2002/2003).
[7] The 16th Street Heights subdivision is in the area now called Shepherd Park. 16th Street Heights name has been applied to what was 16th Street Highlands, 14th Street Heights, and 14th Street Terrace.
References and Resources
See resource list published on author's Washington DC History blog.
Matthew B. Gilmore is the editor of the H-DC discussion list and blogs on Washington history and related subjects at matthewbgilmore.wordpress.com. Previously, he was a reference librarian at the Washingtoniana Division of the DC Public Library for a number of years and chaired the Annual Conference on DC Historical Studies for four years.
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The cartoon in Wednesday's Post by Sean Delonas shows two police officers, one with a smoking gun, standing over the body of a bullet-riddled chimp. The caption reads: "They'll have to find someone else to write the next stimulus bill."
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has published data about 3,691 credit card complaints it received in the first quarter of 2014. When the federal government's consumer watchdog gets a complaint, it relays it to the company in question and tracks the company's response. Here is a look at the causes of complaints about credit cards during the first three months of the year.
Leading the list of gripes were billing disputes, the perennial No. 1 complaint. Billing disputes include charges posted by merchants on your credit card tab, such as automatic re-enrollment fees and surprise subscription charges. Identity theft and fraud issues were also friction points, while complaints about rewards made up only 2.8 percent of the total. The smallest volume of gripes concerned cash advances, with only two complaints per 1,000.
The bars in the chart above show the number of complaints that major credit card issuers attracted in the first quarter. The red line tracks the number of company-proposed solutions of those complaints that were disputed by their customers. Proposed solutions have a wide range: A company might offer to correct a problem and pay monetary compensation, or it could merely offer an explanation of why it did what it did.
While Citibank has the most overall complaints, with 659, Bank of America's 70 disputed solutions out of 346 complaints give it the highest dispute rate, at 20.2 percent. Some companies with relatively high numbers of complaints had a low dispute rate, such as GE Capital, indicating a strong record of solving customers' problems. Barclays had the lowest dispute rate of the group, at 16.3 percent.
To file a complaint with the consumer protection bureau or to learn more about the process, visit the complaint portal .
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See related: CFPB: Complaints about cards declined in 2013
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Missy requests your presence for an intimate evening of stimulating conversation, laughter, and provocative revelations. With no questions off limits, Missy promises to go all the way. But you must be able to handle her!
She's getting ready for you…She's slipping into something special…A spritz of perfume… Adjusting the bra straps…Come on in.


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So I was looking over the Cuffs Staff Diary and wondered, who on earth would buy "Goth-Loli Sora's White Wine" and "Miko-Miko Akira's Red Wine"?
But then I remembered the Jones Planeswalker Soda.
And then I thought I would probably be interested in buying Rumi Cola (aka "Is That So-da") if someone actually made it.
I don't have any products worth selling right now, but maybe in the future a print version of Fairy Ring or a compiled Lotus Cobra is Evil might be marketable, if I threw in the proper bonuses. But I'll have to wait until I have at least 50 pages worth of material.


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Contributor: Mat Bull
Do progenitor cells matter for patients with HF? First, what is a progenitor cell? A progenitor cell is a stem cell that has potential to differentiate into multiple different cell types. Progenitor cells are classified by cluster of differentiation surface markers, which act as receptors and ligands to their target tissue. CD34+ progenitor cells have been shown to play a role in vascular and myocardial regeneration and in this article are shown to be an important biomarker in heart failure.
Progenitor cells seem to do lots of good things. Decreased circulating progenitor cells are associated with vascular disease such as atherosclerosis and endothelial dysfunction. Low levels of progenitor cells are also associated with dysfunctional cellular regeneration and repair. Progenitor cells appear to mitigate adverse left ventricular remodeling, prevent cardiomyocyte apoptosis, and stimulate angiogenesis.
514 HF patients were analyzed (330 HFrEF and 184 HFpEF). The HFrEF cohort was further divided into ICM (286) and NICM (44). These patients were then compared to over 1400 non-HF controls. This represents the largest and most powerful study to date looking at levels of circulating progenitor cells in HF patients. A separate cohort of 582 patients (137 with HF) served as a validation cohort.
So what did they find? Patients with both HFpEF and HFrEF had decreased levels of circulating progenitor cells compared to controls without HF, and this directly correlated with NYHA symptoms. Individuals with NICM had the most depressed CD34+ counts. Interestingly, low endothelial-enriched progenitor cell counts correlated with poor outcomes in HFpEF but not in HFrEF.
In a heartbeat… HF patients have lower circulating levels of progenitor cells compared to non-HF patients. Levels are predictive of HF outcomes and have distinct cellular patterns between HFpEF and HFrEF. Unlocking stem cells continues to be a promising, but unrealized, therapeutic strategy.
Study Link: Progenitor Cells and Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Heart Failure


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BARCELONA—Remember that old SNL sketch about Shimmer, the floor wax that's also a dessert topping? Well, Huawei's TalkBand is a pedometer, smart band, and Bluetooth headset, and the combination makes a whole lot of sense.
The TalkBand, announced earlier this week at Mobile World Congress, features a 1.4-inch OLED screen on a rubbery bracelet. The screen shows the time of day, how many steps you've taken, calories burned, and it's got a timer too. The data syncs back to your Android or iOS phone with NFC and Bluetooth.
It also displays notifications about new messages and phone calls, but when you get a call you don't have to scramble for your phone to answer it. Just press the button and the whole screen pops right out of the bracelet and acts as a Bluetooth headset. You just stick it in your ear and chat away.
The other thing we love about TalkBand is that the end of the strap peels back to reveal a full-size USB connector. To charge it, just plug it in to your computer whatever USB charger you have lying around—no extra charging dongles to lose.
The thing we don't love about TalkBand: We can't buy it yet. Huawei will launch the product in the first quarter of 2014 in China, and then in the second quarter in Europe, Asia, and Latin America, along with the other new products it announced in Barcelona on Sunday. A noisy press conference was no place to test the TalkBand's sound quality, or Huawei's stated 7 hours of continous talk time on each charge. But with a design this intriguing, we're eager to answer the call to review it, should it come to U.S. markets later in 2014.
This story, "Up close with TalkBand, the Bluetooth headset you wear around your wrist" was originally published by TechHive.


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This homemade costume for kids entered our 2014 Halloween Costume Contest.
A word from Ashleigh, the 'The Three little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf' costume creator:
My three boys Cole (age 5) Mason ( age2 ) and Max ( 10 months ) as the three lil pigs and their Mimi as the Big bAd wolf. Their talented and creative Mimi made the houses out of cardboard then created the house and door with fabric.
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The new Cisco Unified IP Phone 7931G provides functions that are commonly needed in commercial and retail environments.
It shares many of the industrial design features of the highly successful Cisco Unified IP Phone 7900 Series with a distinct user interface to suit the needs of our commercial and retail customers.
'Cake Boss' bakery recently upgraded their legacy PBX phone system to include unified communications and streamline sales growth pushed by rapid demand and company expansion.
A new service from Messagenet offers users personalized web pages that can be clicked on to make calls or send text messages via PCs, smartphones or tablets.
Level 3 Communications revenue within the North America core network services enterprise segment grew from $586 million in 2012's fourth quarter to $651 million in 2013's fourth quarter.
Hosted Unified Communications providers help businesses streamline operations by combining multiple methods of communicating with customers and business partners but it's important to understand the pros and cons before making the move to the cloud.
VoLTE continues to be a driving force for growth with both the VoIP and IMS equipment makers who, according to a recent report, experienced a revenue increase of 37% in year-over-year sales.
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1. Coloradans Running Ultra Distances. An informal group of friends who enjoy running long distances on trails in the Pikes Peak / Front Range region of Colorado. Some of us race, some don't. Membership requirements: None. Club symbol: Purple Pineapple.
Most of our training runs and other events are announced via our Yahoo! Group. See Yahoo Groups to view or join.
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Videogame publishers scored with new game launches in May, and software sales surged an impressive 57% during the month, driven by blockbuster launches of Ubisoft's "Watch Dogs," Nintendo's "Mario Kart 8" and Bethesda's "Wolfenstein: The New Order."
New titles generated $274 million last month, NPD Group said. Overall, the games biz generated $586 million, a gain of 51%, as hardware also propped up the biz — the sale of new consoles like Sony's PlayStation 4, Microsoft's Xbox One and the Nintendo Wii U helped hardware sales surge 95% to $187 million. Consoles alone accounted for a 137% uptick.
The hacker-themed "Watch Dogs" was the top-selling game of the month (see above); Nintendo's "Mario Kart 8," Sony's "MLB 14: The Show," Bethesda's "Wolfenstein: The New Order" and "Minecraft" for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 rounded out the top five. The launches ended six straight months of software sales declines for the industry.
Activision's "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" was also popular, while Activision's "Call of Duty: Ghosts," which debuted last November, is still in the top 10.
For the rest of the biz, used game sales and rentals generated an estimated $124 million, while downloads, microtransactions and other digital sales brought in $787 million, NPD said, adding up to $1.46 billion when factoring all platforms.
Sony's PlayStation 4 was the top0selling console for a fifth month in a row in May.


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If you are an author, speaker, coach, health advocate or healer with empowering messages that you'd like to share with the world, I heartily urge that you attend the upcoming Movers and Shakers conference in Toronto.
I wholeheartedly heartily recommend this conference to you if you'd like help to reach a broader platform your their programs and services.
I freely admit that attending the first Hay House Movers & Shakers conference in December in New York changed my life in so many ways. More about that shortly.
At this fabulous event, you'll have the pleasure of meeting and getting taught by the amazing bestselling author and life coach Cheryl Richardson and Reid Tracy, CEO and president of Hay House, the largest and most influential self-empowerment publishing company in the world.
Plus, you may have the rare opportunity to be inspired by the influential, life-changing, bestseling author Louise Hay (seen left), who has been dubbed as "the closest thing to a living saint" by a member of the Australian press.
Now, let me tell you more about my experience with the Movers and Shakers conference. Back in December, I attended the first Movers & Shakers event in New York City.
Now, months later, I still cannot rave about it enough! Over the years, I've attended some 20 to 30 wonderful conferences for authors, speakers, bloggers, social media experts and more, but this Movers & Shakers conference was a powerful event that really pulled it all together for me.
Here's my heartfelt testimonial about this fabulous Movers & Shakers conference:
"If you feel a calling to serve people and help them transform their lives for the better, then you MUST attend the upcoming Movers and Shakers conference in Toronto. This is a powerful, transformative, life-changing experience that gives you valuable tools, tips and insights, which empower you to be true to yourself and pursue your vision at the same time. As if that's not enough, you also could make the most wonderful friends."
— "Smart Habits Girl" Connie Bennett, CPC, CHHC, Author, SUGAR SHOCK!
If you're serious about becoming a Mover & Shaker, I strongly recommend that you sign up now for one of these life-changing Hay House Movers & Shakers events. I predict that you'll be enthused, exhilarated and excited when you meet the amazing Cheryl Richardson and Reid Tracy.
By the way, I'm now grateful that I have a deal with Hay House for my next book, Beyond Sugar Shock, which is a follow-up to my first book, Sugar Shock. In fact, I'm now very engaged in the writing process and actually enjoying it quite a bit.
Please let me know if you attend this Movers & Shakers conference in Toronto. And please share how this amazing event influenced you.
To learn quickly about this event, go to http://tinyurl.com/HayHouseMoversAndShakersConnie
Disclosure: Please note that I'm a proud, enthusiastic, exuberant affiliate of Hay House, whose programs and services, I believe, can truly change your life, as they have mine.


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While stationary engines may be one of the smaller, less significant pieces of equipment at an industrial facility, they are regulated by federal regulations that are complex and difficult to navigate. EPA's National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) rule for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines (commonly referred to as RICE MACT) has undergone numerous changes since its initial promulgation in 2004, including the most recent amendments finalized on January 13, 2013. The table below provides a high level overview of how the applicability of this rule has been broadened over the course of several years to include almost all stationary RICE.
It is important to note that for certain new or reconstructed RICE, compliance with RICE MACT is achieved by compliance with New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for stationary internal combustion engines codified in subparts IIII (NSPS for compression ignition [CI] internal combustion engines) and JJJJ (NSPS for spark ignition [SI] internal combustion engines).
The latest round of amendments to the rule address issues raised by various stakeholders and include the following key changes:
- The addition of an alternative compliance demonstration method for existing and new stationary 4-stroke rich burn non-emergency engines > 500 HP located at major sources of HAPs and for existing 4SRB non-emergency engines >500 hp located at area sources of HAPs
- The allowance for owners/operators of stationary emergency RICE to operate their engines as part of an emergency demand response program for up to 100 hours per year (including hours spent for maintenance and testing)
- A provision for existing emergency engines located at area sources to participate in peak shaving (non-emergency demand response) for up to 50 hours per year prior to May 3, 2014
- The creation of a subcategory for existing spark ignition engines located in sparsely populated areas.
- Additional miscellaneous clarifications, corrections and provisions
In consideration of the 2013 compliance deadlines for subject stationary RICE, it is critical for owners and operators to assess specific applicability and compliance obligations closely while bearing the following in mind:
- HAP Status: Is your site a major source or an area source of HAPs?
- Facility Location: Is your engine located in a sparsely populated area remote from human activity? Is your engine located in Alaska? Is your engine located in a state or local district that will require the installation of controls/upgrades to meet more stringent local standards?
- Stationary determination: Is your RICE stationary or does it qualify as a non-road/mobile/portable engine?
- Engine dates: Is your stationary RICE "new", "existing", or "reconstructed"? When was the stationary RICE installed, built, purchased, reconstructed or modified?
- Purpose of RICE: Is your stationary RICE meant to serve emergency or non-emergency use? If you consider your stationary RICE to be for emergency use only, does it meet the regulatory definition for such use?
- Fuel type: Is your stationary RICE fueled by diesel, natural gas, gasoline, propane, or landfill gas?
- Engine type: What is your stationary RICE's horsepower rating? Is it a 2 stroke (2S), 4 stroke (4S), lean burn (LB) or rich burn (RB) stationary RICE?
The RICE MACT is among the most complex and confusing regulations in EPA's entire suite of NSPS and NESHAP regulations and includes a slew of requirements related to testing, notifications, reporting, and recordkeeping. Trinity has tools available to assist in your RICE MACT applicability determinations. To determine whether the RICE MACT has been evaluated accurately at your facility and address its future compliance, contact your local Trinity office at (800) 229-6655.
1A major source of HAPs is defined as a site that has the potential to emit ≥ 10 tpy single HAP or ≥ 25 tpy any combination of HAPs.
2 An area source of HAPs is defined as a site that is not a major source of HAPs.
3 Existing sources covered by 2010 amendments are stationary RICE constructed orreconstructed on or after June 12, 2006.


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Daily Prompt: Let's Go Crazy
Sometimes, we act on impulse: What's the most crazy, outrageously impulsive thing you've ever done?
Well for this I don't need to think very far. I'd been meaning to
confess write about my this little, okay not that little, adventure for quite a while now and today I've got my chance at last. Before I start I need to make something clear, I'm not PROUD of what I did but lets just admit it was IMPRESSIVE how we never got caught. You'll know what I'm talking about in a while.
Okay so on one fateful day, my friends decided to study in the break. We usually goof around whenever we have time but our exams were near so they decided to study instead. Now the question was where to study. Library? No, Too many people there, they needed to combine study and they couldn't sit still for a second. Outside? Too much distraction so they ditched that as well and decided to study in an empty class room. (Which was our lecture hall in the previous semester)
Notice how I wrote THEY and not WE ? It is because I was not in the favor of studying together in the first place. I knew that we were not made to study together. It just isn't possible with such loud personalities of almost everyone in our group. So I told them to go off without me. For a while I sat alone, doing nothing but then I though; 'what the hell, better go and check them out at least, maybe they are actually studying for a change.' So I went in and as I suspected of course they were NOT studying !
I sat with them, talking and laughing about some random stuff. We were sitting on the plastic arm chairs, I don't know how or why but one of my friends started to draw me on the arm rest with a board marker as a joke.
Then I drew my other friend sitting with us, who got caught in the crossfire:
Things escalated quickly and we ended up drawing everyone who was present in the room at that time:
(You must be wondering how this is connected to me breaking the projector screen and never getting caught? Let me tell you this has a HUGE role which you'll know in a while.)
So after drawing each other, we got up on the stage where lectures are given on the board and projector screen. The projector screen was rolled up and just a thread was hanging from it so it can be pulled down whenever needed.(One thing I need to clarify is that our projector screens are not the ones which are put on stand and are of small size, actually they are suspended from the wall with a heavy bar and are quite big in size.) One of my friends dared me to get the screen down:
The projector was suspended about 13-15 feet high on the wall, I tried to pull the thread down to open the screen but as it was quite high I could only reach up to touch the thread but wasn't able to get a hold of it and get it down. My other friends decided to join me. Now this was a matter of pride. We HAD to get the screen down. In our fail attempts, me and my other friends tried to perk up another friend on our shoulders to get a hold of thread but she was too heavy for us to keep her up, she nearly fell on the cement floor but we caught her just in time.
Caught in the moment of emotion and frustration one of my friend even tried to use the power of her shoe to get it down. But Alas we weren't successful. My friend 'M' was pretty tall so we asked her to get it down for us which we were refusing to do so before. One should know when to accept defeat….but not me. No No, I wanted to take revenge on that screen for not letting me get it down.
I decided to push the thread to make it roll upwards again. Before I pulled on the thread my friend M said: Be careful, it may fall down. I was like 'Stop with your black tongue' to which she replied: 'No seriously when I was pulling the thread down to open the screen it felt a little loose and was shaking'
But I was gone too far on my spree to revenge that I didn't care, I didn't really though that what she said could actually happen. So I gave a tug to the thread and Whooooooossshh, up it went. It struck its bar to which it was attached: Thhhhhaaaaasssshhhhhhh
As soon as it went up and struck the heavy bar, the bar came off the wall and came crashing down 13 feet along with everything : BBBaaannnngggg Bbbbboooommm Baaaaaaangg.
I still remember those three sounds it made as it fell on the cemented stage. It was like a loud car crash or sound that comes from steel making factories. It was bound to be heard by everyone in the university!
For a moment we all froze, right where we were standing. And then realizing what happened we ran with a speed of lightning. We dashed picking up our books from the chairs and skiting out of the room with thumping hearts and almost falling on each other.
We reached the corridor, which we found empty, luckily. As there were only two ways of being in that corridor, either from the library (which was locked at that time) and the lecture hall from where we were appearing. If someone saw us in the corridor at that time we'd be doomed.
We took a sigh of relief and started to make our way out when one of us suddenly remembered the pictures we drew of all of us on the arm rest….Shit !!! And here is how those pictures were of great value. It was VERY important to remove any kind of evidence that pointed to our presence there., As that lecture hall was closed usually and no one would go there in usual circumstances. If they found our pictures drawn on the chairs, it would certainly mean that we were there at some point in time. And it wouldn't take them long to connect the dots and put the pieces together and us ending up suspended or worst paying up for that already shitty projector which used to turn off after every 15 minutes due to over heating. What? Really? Yes !
So one of our friends was chosen to clean up the evidence. She ran to the lecture hall and cleaned off the pictures as we waited for her in the corridor . This mission was successful. Then there was the important task of getting out of there unnoticed. The sound which came off as projector hit the ground was too loud to ignore, Someone specially one of our classmates were bound to inquire about it soon enough even though it was on the ground floor. I told all of us not to leave together because that would be suspicious. I had seen enough of 'Criminal Minds' to cover up my tracks ! So we left in the number of two. Careful of anyone eying us. And then dashed up the stairs , out in the ground !
Later we asked various students if they had heard any kind of sound, they said No. Thankfully it was our last day in university before our preparatory week holidays for exams. We went home, never to hear of this incident again from anyone ever again…