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Leopardo Manages Large Interior Construction Projects from Aon to Zebra
Leopardo Wins 290,000-SF Interior Construction Project, Finishes Another 160,000-SF Project
CHICAGO (June 24, 2014) – Leopardo Companies, Inc. has been selected as construction project manager for Zebra Technologies' 290,000-square-foot office space at 3 Overlook Point in Lincolnshire, Illinois. The new assignment comes as Leopardo recently completed the interior build-out of Integrys Energy's 160,000-square-foot space at Aon Center in downtown Chicago.
"Today's large tenants often have very specific build-out needs, from highly specialized technical spaces to unique architectural features," said Rick DuPraw, Senior Vice President of Leopardo. "We're winning some of the largest commercial interior construction assignments in the Chicago area because we can show a track record of completing complex, challenging assignments quickly and under budget."
Zebra Technologies
Zebra Technologies, a global company built on integrity, innovation and delivering valued business benefits to their customers, selected Leopardo to reflect these values in building out its 290,000-square-foot space at 3 Outlook Point in Lincolnshire. Construction will start in August on a seven-month completion schedule.
The build-out includes demolition of existing interior offices to create an open-plan environment designed by architect tvs design with modular furniture and new carpet and paint throughout. The design change requires new power wiring, telecom cabling and lighting solutions throughout all workstation areas.
In addition to office space, the Zebra Technologies space will include:
- Electronic lab space for product testing and development, including a compressed air system and a high concentration of electrical and data components
- An anechoic chamber to absorb sound and electromagnetic waves, aiding in the development of Zebra Technologies products
- A complete fitness center with locker rooms
- A state-of-the-art cafeteria
Integrys relocated to its new 160,000-square-foot space on five floors of the Aon Center in June. The architect was Nelson Architects. Design features include numerous carpet styles and lighting fixtures, ceramic flooring and high-end finishes throughout. Elevator lobbies and conference rooms on each floor feature curved walls with glazed art-glass insets.
Leopardo completed the build-out of Integrys' space in just 19 weeks, including demolition of existing finishes, installation of videoconferencing systems on numerous floors. The fast pace of construction was possible because Leopardo professionals devised ways to work more efficiently.
As part of the build-out, Leopardo installed a Skyfold vertically folding operable wall partition in the training room. Leopardo also fully renovated 10 restrooms, including new plumbing, and constructed five new ADA-compliant restrooms.
Leopardo Completes 240,000 SF Ravenswood Station Retail Center
Area's Largest Mariano's anchors $43M project, joined by LA Fitness and Sears Auto
CHICAGO, June 24, 2014 – Leopardo Companies, Inc. has announced that construction is complete at Ravenswood Station, a 240,000-square-foot retail center anchored by Mariano's Fresh Market, LA Fitness and Sears Auto.
Located at 1800 W. Lawrence, the $43-million Ravenswood Station is directly across the street from the Ravenswood Metra station, which is also in the final stages of an upgrade. The 80,000-square-foot Mariano's, reportedly the largest in the chain, includes unique features such as a wine bar, an oyster bar, a spice bar, a smoothie bar and a BBQ bar.
"Urban infill projects carry extra challenges, but there's also an extra reward when you complete something the community is so enthusiastic about," said Steve Smith, Vice President of Leopardo.
Ravenswood Station was built to LEED Silver certification standards with sustainability features that include permeable pavers, electric car charging stations, 80 bike racks, and a pre-vegetated modular green roofing system.
In constructing Ravenswood Station, Leopardo used heavy-gauge metal stud framing and architectural metal cladding, partially assembled in advance of installation so shorten the construction schedule. Leopardo also installed an underground 21,000 cubic-foot water retention tank to limit stormwater runoff.
As general contractor, Leopardo worked with the development team of Seymour "Sy" Taxman, Timothy Barrett and Gene Porto, as well as architect Antunovich Associates and attorney Paul Shadle of DLA Piper. This same team previously completed another Mariano's-anchored retail center, the $34-million Gateway to the West Loop at 40 S. Halsted.
Leopardo's Business Ledger Cover Story
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Illinois (April 24, 2014) — The cover story of the April 14, 2014, Daily Herald Business Ledger is about Leopardo Construction and its 35-year success story. After winning one of the Herald's 2014 Awards for Business Excellence, business writer Anna Marie Kukec was eager to interview CEO Jim Leopardo and learn more about one of the Chicago area's top companies. The story was republished on the cover of the Daily Herald's business section on April 21 and also appears online at dhbusinessledger.com.
As the article reports, "Hoffman Estates-based Leopardo Companies, Inc. has made its mark with building condos, medical offices and major corporations… The firm handles about 400 projects a year in a variety of industries including health care, retail, municipal, recreation, office, industrial, higher education, K-12 education, hospitality, hotel, residential and aviation."
- Click here to read the cover story in the Daily Herald Business Ledger (April 14, 2014)
- Click here to read the business section cover story in the Daily Herald (April 21, 2014)
Leopardo Executive Named to National 40 Under 40 List
CHICAGO, Illinois (April 24, 2014) — Leopardo Vice President Dan Ulbricht, 38, was recently named to the "40 Under 40" class of 2014 by Building Design+Construction magazine, a national trade magazine for the architecture, engineering and construction communities.
As corporations move to Chicago or expand existing operations in the city, Dan Ulbricht is busy working behind the scenes helping CEOs and CFOs crunch construction numbers, select building materials and develop leading-edge office spaces. Dan is vice president in the Chicago office of Leopardo, one of the nation's largest construction firms. In addition to medical buildings, police stations and retail centers, Leopardo has earned a reputation as one of Chicago's top tenant interior contractors. A chunk of that reputation is thanks to Dan, who works as a key client liaison, trusted advisor and the firm's top business developer.
Dan is also past president of CoreNet Chicago, the local chapter of the national corporate real estate organization. As a leader for the organization, Dan helped boost program attendance to record levels.
However, what made Dan truly unique for induction into Building Design+Construction's "40 Under 40" is not his ability to climb the corporate ladder or his role behind Chicago's coolest offices. Dan is a philanthropic rock star. He is lead singer and guitarist for Leopardo's charitable rock band, better known as Liquidated Damages, which almost exclusively plays non-profit fundraisers. Thanks to Dan's active role booking and playing such events, Liquidated Damages has raised more than $2.5 million for charity. Example: In 10 years of performing the House of Blues' REACH Social, Liquidated Damages raised over $550,000 for the City of Hope to aid pediatric cancer research.
Property Damage from Winter 2014 Can Emerge in Spring; Prepare for Next Year
As published at REJournals.com, April 17, 2014:
By Michael Behm, AIA, Senior Vice President, Leopardo Construction, and Mike Machalinksi, Senior Soils Engineer, Testing Service Corporation
One of the most brutal winters in recent memory is now officially behind us, but the headaches from property damage caused by the extreme weather conditions are far from over. Many issues often are not apparent until the weather warms and the freeze-thaw cycle is complete. Although the problems caused by the changing weather are not necessarily a reflection on the quality of design or construction, there are some things that owners and property managers can do to minimize the effects of extreme winter conditions on properties in the future.
The U.S. Weather Service's Winter Severity Index, which considers snowfall, temperatures and other factors, ranks 2014 among the five worst Chicago winters in recorded history. The damage to property could have been worse—there have been years, such as the winter of 1978-79, when excessive snow damaged or collapsed many roofs, but this year's heavy snowfall was spread throughout the season rather than concentrated over short periods. The problem in 2014 has been the cycle of extreme, extended cold spells worsened by occasional above-freezing temperatures and rain.
When it comes to how weather impacts site conditions, the concepts are usually rather simple. The cold causes the ground to freeze. The lower the temperatures and the longer the duration, the deeper the frost penetrates. All soils contain a percentage of moisture, and when they freeze the water fraction expands in volume and can cause related heaving, or upward swelling of soils. Additional and potentially worse heaving may also occur due to the formation of ice levels in the frozen soils with associated water pulled up by capillary action or fed from the surface.
Expanding soils and ice can exert extreme pressures on adjacent and buried structures, and such expansion causes movement and damage. Below the surface, these extreme pressures can rupture sewers and water mains, causing all kinds of problems, especially during very cold winters when soils freeze deeper. On the surface, frost heaving can cause significant displacement to asphalt pavements and concrete sidewalks. Normal and expected "heaving" usually is not problematic, but multiple and extreme freeze-thaw cycles can cause severe damage. Chicagoans are very familiar with this phenomenon with potholes in streets throughout the city and suburbs every spring. But the winter of 2014 has been worse than most, and the fallout may be more costly.
Snow tends to be an insulator, reflecting sunlight and acting like a blanket as it protects the ground from the cold and deep frost penetration. In snow covered areas, frost depths may have reached two feet or less, even with the extreme cold. However, the insulating effect of snow cover is lost on sidewalks, parking lots or other areas where it is removed for traffic, parking and pedestrians. Also, a quick thaw and snow reduction followed by another quick deep freeze renders the once insulated ground susceptible to deeper frost penetration.
In the Chicago area, architects, engineers, and contractors plan building foundations for a maximum "frost" depth of 42 inches. New water mains are typically installed with a minimum cover of 66 inches. However, existing and aging utilities in Chicago and surrounding suburbs (some of these structures being 100 years old) may not benefit from adequate soil cover. This year, temperatures remained below freezing for a majority of the winter, and plummeted and stayed well below zero for extended times. The frost depth pushed well past the 42-inch code requirement, and even reached 60 inches or more below pavements throughout the area.
The Effects
From November through March, major cities like Chicago witnessed the effects of the freeze-thaw cycles with broken water mains and local flooding. Many businesses experienced concrete slabs heaving, cracking and spalling, or flaking around their entrances, which required walks and entries to be ground down in order to open doors. Others observed parking lots, pavers and concrete aprons heaving several inches above surrounding curbs and walks, showing cracking and distress even in new pavement and concrete.
And the arrival of warmer weather does not mean the end of property woes. A great deal of pavement damage may occur once the season changes. Concrete walks and asphalt pavement will settle once the frozen soils thaw and move back towards their original elevations, but cracked concrete walks may create tripping hazards and present problems next winter when the freeze-thaw cycle occurs again. The deterioration of pavements and sidewalks that have heaved and cracked will be accelerated if it is not repaired. Making this worse are the new cracks that increase the amount of water that will penetrate into the underlying soils and freeze the next winter. Parking lots that already needed help before the winter may be in desperate need of repair. Even new asphalt may show distress and require filling and sealing.
Owners also may see more water seepage than usual this year because of the amount of snowmelt and more/new cracks opening up in foundations and masonry systems than usual. After a severe winter "we often see ratcheting, where masonry moves a fraction of an inch in the cold weather, and slides back a different way when it warms up again," said Ernest Rogalla, Associate Principal of Wiss Janney Elstner. "If an entire structure settles two inches, you may not see damage because it all moves together. But when one corner moves differently than the rest of the building, that's when there can be problems." This is also a function of how abrupt the shift is. "A difference of a half-inch of movement over a distance of 30 feet is not as bad as if it occurs over 10 feet," he said.
The Fixes and Tradeoffs
This resettling is fairly common even in newer buildings, and like other weather related damage to buildings, is not necessarily an indication of poor design or construction. Owners and developers can mitigate risks relating to frost and ice damage, but some measures tend to be viewed as not cost-effective. After a winter like this, it may seem logical to install water mains deeper than 60 inches, but for most owners, the additional protection against frozen utilities is not worth the extra cost of digging the trench a foot or two deeper. It would be much more cost effective to replace old utilities before they break, but many municipalities are budget strapped. Unfortunately, an emergency replacement costs far more than one that is planned.
Sidewalks and pavements are more prone to heaving and deterioration when the underlying soil is not conducive to water drainage, as is the case with northern Illinois' clay-rich soil. Standard practice is to replace the clay beneath pavements with granular materials that often are structural and not free draining, so they hold moisture in winter that can freeze and promote heaving. There are new base materials on the market that are both structural and enable free draining. While these products tend to cost more, the initial investment may prove to be a cost savings over time as maintenance costs and insurance claims may be tremendously reduced. As a bonus, free-draining base products generally promote environmental sustainability.
Other potential moisture and extreme cold problems can be headed off with relatively simple fixes, and some problems can be mitigated with good property management. Be aware that letting snow pile up next to a building increases the chance that water will seep inside when the snow melts. It also can damage the walls that absorb the moisture and undergo freeze-thaw cycles. Using the wrong products can accelerate the deterioration of concrete surfaces. And salts should never be used on pavements that are less than 12 months old.
When it comes to building structures, owners can prevent water infiltration from ice dams by properly insulating roof lines and removing potential dams before they occur. Owners and property managers should make sure that brick buildings are inspected in the spring to repair cracks in the mortar, a process known as tuckpointing or repointing. "It's good to do tuckpointing well in advance of the next winter to give the mortar plenty of time to cure before freezing," Rogalla said. "But doing it too soon after the thaw can be a problem if the building has not finished resettling. Using the proper pointing mortars and techniques are also important. Parapets should get special attention, because they can deteriorate easily and pieces can fall and potentially injure people."
If you are building a new facility, be aware that some types of brick are more absorptive than others, and when water gets into the pores and freezes, the result is spalling where pieces of the brick flake off. It is difficult to address spalling effectively once it starts. Also, the type of mortar used on new brick veneer buildings is important. Type "S" mortars are used for structural masonry and provide additional strength to a structural wall, but type "S" mortars are not necessarily good for brick veneer applications. Type "N" or normal mortar tends to be more flexible and forgiving in hostile environments and is more appropriate for brick veneer. In this case, stronger doesn't necessarily mean better.
Although it's too late to do anything for the winter of 2014, it's not too late to think about how to mitigate future problems before they occur. Climate experts suggest that the next two or three Chicago winters could be just as brutal as 2014.
Michael Behm, AIA, serves as Senior Vice President at Leopardo Construction in Hoffman Estates. He can be reached at 847.783.3212.
Mike Machalinski, serves as Senior Soils Engineer at Testing Service Corporation. He can be reached at 630-784-4086.
Leopardo Double Feature
Leopardo earned a double feature in the February 2014 issue of Illinois Real Estate Journal with Big Ten and Universal Technical Institute articles on a two-page spread (pgs 10 and 11). Click here to read the digital issue.
Leopardo Wins Three Awards for Excellence
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Illinois (February 12, 2014) — Leopardo recently earned three awards for excellence:
Project of the Year (Fox Valley Associated General Contractors): The FVAGC named the DuPage Medical Group's new medical office building in Lisle (pictured) as its 2013 project of the year. Leopardo built this $28 million, three-story, 100,000-square-foot medical office building at the intersection of I-88 and I-355. The facility houses a state-of-the-art cancer center for DuPage Medical Group with services such as radiation oncology, infusion and medical oncology.
Safety Excellence Award (Fox Valley Associated General Contractors): The FVAGC recognized Leopardo's outstanding safety record with its annual Safety Excellence Award in the 250,000+ man-hour category.
Award for Business Excellence (Daily Herald Business Ledger): Leopardo is one of 22 suburban Chicago-based companies honored by the Daily Herald Business Ledger newspaper for business excellence. The Annual Awards for Business Excellence are presented in recognition of business achievement, growth and community involvement.
Since its founding in 1979, Leopardo has thrived on a culture of continuous improvement and has won more than 500 industry awards, including 10 project of the year honors in the last five years alone.
Some of Leopardo's other awards and honors in 2013 included:
NAIOP Chicago Awards for Excellence: Office Development of the Year for Big Ten Conference Headquarters
Chicago's American Institute of Architects Architecture Award: Citation of Merit for Manifest Digital
American Institute of Architects Northeast Illinois Chapter: Award for Excellence in Design for the Hanover Park Police Headquarters
Restoration Project of the Year: Landmark Illinois' Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation Award for Walgreens Bucktown
Leopardo Completes High Tech Campus for Universal Technical Institute
LISLE, Illinois (January 29, 2014) — Designed to complement a new curriculum that offers real world experience, Universal Technical Institute's (UTI) new flagship campus in Lisle, IL, will provide a true living laboratory for tomorrow's automotive engineers.
"They let the curriculum drive the building, not the building drive their curriculum," said architect Erika Carey, partner, Partners by Design, Inc., Chicago. "We designed this building from the inside out. A lot of discussion early on helped shape the building while giving UTI the most efficient and flexible space to shape their facility."
Opening in November 2013, the $25 million state-of-the-art Midwest regional campus redeveloped an existing 20-acre site into three interconnected buildings to serve 1,500 students and 200 staff members. Leopardo Companies built the new 180,000-sq.-ft. facility for UTI to feature 22 separate laboratories, including a number of manufacturer and part-specific training areas, and most notably, a cornerstone high bay lab that anchors the three buildings and serves as a focal point for the campus, both internally and externally.
Big Ten Conference Opens Swanky HQ and Museum
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The new mixed-use headquarters includes a museum, broadcast studios, conference facilities, office spaces, and, oh yeah, a Brazilian steakhouse.
ROSEMONT, Illinois (January 29, 2014) — With 12 institutions, 280 national championships and 120 years of historic intercollegiate sports, the Big Ten Conference will continue its mission of "honoring legends and building leaders" in a new $20 million, 50,000-sq.-ft. headquarters located in Rosemont, IL.
The new mixed-use HQ will feature a 3,500-sq.-ft. interactive museum on the first floor entitled "Big Ten Experience," showcasing past and present legends, and is scheduled to open in early 2014. The building also includes a conference center on the second floor for more than 130 annual Big Ten academic and athletic meetings that educate tomorrow's Conference leaders. Oh, and don't forget the 10,000-sq.-ft. Brazilian steakhouse, Fogo de Chao, on the first floor. Athletes need to eat, too.
Leopardo Breaks Ground on New 133,000-SF High School
Spring Valley, Illinois (November 4, 2013) – Last Wednesday, construction manager Leopardo, architect Healy Bender and the Hall Township High School Board of Education were joined by local dignitaries to break ground on the new Hall Township High School.
The new $28-million, 133,000-square-foot, three-story high school will consist of an academic building, athletic complex and performing arts center. The academic building will house science, technology, engineering and math classrooms along with a learning resource center and administrative offices. The athletic complex will comprise two gymnasiums, weight training and fitness room, locker rooms and a concession area. The performing arts center will feature a theatre and stage with a high-end sound and recording system. An art lab, kiln room, dark room, set design area, and cafeteria with kitchen area also part of the plans.
The new high school, expected to be completed in early fall 2015, will be built with several sustainable energy features such as permeable pavers, bioswales for storm water management, daylight harvesting and occupancy sensors.


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Munther A. DahlehProfessor/Associate Dept. Head of EECS
Texas A&M, BS, EE 1983
Rice University, PhD, EE, 1987
Biographical Overview
Professor Dahleh joined LIDS as an assistant professor of EECS in 1987 and became a full professor in 1998. He is currently the associate director of MIT's Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems. He spent the spring of 1993 as a visiting professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering, California Institute of Technology and has held consulting positions with several companies in the U.S. and abroad.
Dr. Dahleh is interested in problems at the interface of robust control, filtering, information theory, and computation, which include control problems with communication constraints and distributed mobile agents with local decision capabilities. His interests include problems in network science, such as distributed computation over noisy networks and information propagation over complex social networks. He also studies model reduction problems for discrete-alphabet hidden Markov models and universal learning approaches for systems with both continuous and discrete alphabets. His research includes the interface between systems theory and neurobiology, and in particular, providing an anatomically consistent model of the motor control system.
Research Areas
- Optimal and Robust Control Synthesis with Logic and Discrete Constraints
- Model Reduction of Stochastic Hybrid Systems
- Distributed Control of Networked Systems
- Learning in Complex Social Networks
- Neurobiology, focusing on cerebellar control and understanding cortical oscillations
- Automotive Applications
Selected Publications
M.A. Dahleh and I. Diaz-Bobillo, Control of Uncertain Systems: A Linear Programming Approach, Prentice-Hall, 1995.
N. Elia and M. A. Dahleh, "Computational Methods for Controller Design," Lecture Notes in Information Sciences Series, Springer Ver-Lag, 1998.
O. Ayaso, D. Shah, and M.A. Dahleh, "Information Theoretic Bounds for Distributed Computation," submitted to IEEE Trans. on IT.
D.C. Tarraf, A. Megretski, and M.A. Dahleh, "A Framework for Robust Stability of Systems Over Finite Alphabets," Automatic Control, IEEE Transactions on automatic control 53(5), June 2008, pp. 1133-1146.
D. Acemoglu, M. Dahleh, I. Lobel, and A. Ozdaglar, "Bayesian Learning in Social Networks," LIDS Working Paper #2780, 2008.
N.C. Martins, M.A. Dahleh, and J.C. Doyle, "Fundamental Limitations of Disturbance Attenuation in the Presence of Side Information," Automatic Control, IEEE Transactions on automatic control 52(1), Jan. 2007, pp. 56-66.
H.A. Waisanen, D. Shah, and M.A. Dahleh, "A Dynamic Pickup and Delivery Problem in Mobile Networks Under Information Constraints," Automatic Control, IEEE Transactions on automatic control, 53(6), July 2008, pp. 1419-1433.
F. Karameh, M.A. Dahleh, E. Brown, and S. Massaquoi, "Modeling the contribution of lamina 5 neuronal and network dynamics to low frequency EEG phenomena," Biological Cybernetics, vol. 95, no. 4, Oct. 2006.

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"We try to protect our kids from everybody and it's just like as parents it's not like we're doing enough to protect our kids because anything could happen to them, and it's just very disgusting that someone would do this to kids," Melendez said.
One of the girls helped police create a composite sketch of the man, they say two of the incidents involved 10-year-old girls walking to Kissimmee Elementary.
"She had a man in a white SUV yell something to her and then exposed himself to her," said Stacie Miller of Kissimmee Police Department.
They say the man also made a lewd comment to another 10-year-old girl riding her bike home from Mill Creek Elementary, officers say the incidents happened about six days apart and each girl reported the man was driving a white SUV -- now they're urging parents to be on the lookout.
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A Tel Aviv-based civil rights group warned on Wednesday that British satellite
operator Inmarsat could face criminal prosecution if it continued providing its
technology to Iranian oil tankers.
In a letter to Inmarsat, Shurat HaDin
(Israel Law Center) said the company could risk civil as well as criminal
proceedings in US courts if it did not stop supplying its guidance services to
Iranian military vessels and tankers.
Shurat HaDin director and civil
rights activist Nitsana Darshan- Leitner said the warning letter came in the
wake of recent US Treasury Department sanctions against Iranian
The sanctions, imposed earlier this month, identify 58 National
Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) vessels by name. The Treasury Department said that
identifying the vessels would help companies and individuals comply with
sanctions against Iran and undermine Iranian attempts to use NITC front
companies to evade sanctions.
Twenty-eight of the vessels that the
department named appear on Inmarsat's shipping directory as being in receipt of
the company's services.
Ahead of EU oil sanctions, NITC "reflagged," or
registered in other countries, a large number of its vessels to mask their
ownership and so evade sanctions. Many of the ships on the Treasury Department's
list have been reflagged in countries including Tuvalu in the South Pacific.
However, Shurat HaDin said that this did not affect their legal liability under
US sanctions, because the ships were either under Iranian control or primarily
dedicated to supporting Iran.
According to Jane's Intelligence Weekly,
the Telecommunications Company of Iran (TCI) is the Islamic Republic's national
signatory to Inmarsat. Iran's Revolutionary Guards have effectively taken over
TCI since the Mobin Trust Consortium, a company that the Guards partially own,
won a 2009 tender.
Meanwhile, other documents available on Inmarsat's
website list TCI as a Point of Service Activation – the company's term for an
entity that has concluded a contract with Inmarsat for its C or Mini C satellite
system, which vessels use for two-way communication.
In its letter to
Inmarsat, Shurat HaDin said that providing aid to Iran was illegal.
materially supporting Iran's oil industry, the organization alleged, Inmarsat
was facilitating the Iranian regime, including its nuclear program.
the extent that Inmarsat's satellite support is utilized by Iran's military
agencies, Inmarsat is a direct participator in Iran's terrorist activities and
nuclear weapons program," the letter read.
Shurat HaDin cited a recent
ruling by the US Supreme Court in the Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project case,
which held that providing any support to a terrorist organization, even for
supposed humanitarian purposes, was sufficient to impose criminal
"The analysis in Holder is no less accurate or binding when
applied to the business activities of a sophisticated sovereign entity that
orchestrates terrorist operations globally," the rights group argued in its
Darshan-Leitner said on Wednesday that the organization would not
tolerate Inmarsat's "profiting from the blood of innocent
"Anything short of immediate and decisive action on our part
would be akin to acceptance," she said.
She called on Inmarsat to uphold
its legal obligations in compliance with US Treasury regulations and immediately
cease its support for Iran.
"It is a simple issue of justice," she
Inmarsat did not respond by press time to a Jerusalem Post request
for comment.
Shurat HaDin's warning comes as other groups have also
stepped up campaigns against Iran's shipping industry.
On Tuesday,
US-based group United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) called on Japanese Prime
Minister Yoshihiko Noda to end his country's provision of sovereign insurance
guarantees for companies shipping Iranian oil.
According to UANI, last
week, Japanese crude carrier Ryuho Maru loaded 1.7 million barrels of Iranian
crude on behalf of two companies, JX Nippon Oil and Energy Corp and Idemitsu
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With no free agency to discuss and little else to talk about many here at MHR have been sustaining our football souls on history and speculation based on history - as meager as that sustenance might be. One bit of this speculation that has been repeated many times is this
"John Fox's teams don't use the TE for anything more than blocking, so Fox's Broncos will do the same"
In doing some research on this I started to want an answer to the broader question of how the NFL currently uses TEs - has it changed in the past decade? If so, what caused the change? Moving on from there I also wanted to know how much truth there is in the conjecture about Fox's use of the TE. I also wanted to compare the Broncos use of the TE over the same time period. Make the jump with me if you are not afraid of stats, graphs and Shannon Sharpe's massive guns
We'll get back to Sharpe later, but first I am going to show you how the NFL as a league has been changing the way it uses the TE over the past decade - the changes have been pretty dramatic. Throughout the statistical analysis keep in mind that Sharpe had the best years of his 14 year career (the truly position redefining years) in the mid to late 90s with the Broncos.
I did a league-wide analysis by looking at how many total receptions, yds and TD's TEs have had each year and then what percentage of the total NFL catches, yds and receiving TDs went to TEs league-wide.
First the catches
The total number of receptions in the NFL has gradually increased in the past decade from 9500 to 10500 catches per year. As Maxwellsdemon showed us recently, this was done with fewer offensive plays. The total number of TE catches has increased at a much greater rate. Over the past decade TE catches have gone from 1500 per year up to 2200 per year. The relative % rate of change for all nfl catches is about a 1% increase each year. TE catches have been increases at a five times that rate over the past decade. Accordingly the % of TE catches (TE catches/all NFL receptions) has also gone up over the past decade from 16% up to 22% (jump to the % graph at the end if you want to see the trend). According to advanced NFL stats, TEs also have a much higher catch to target percentage than WRs and RBs. So TEs are getting many more catches than they were in 2000 and they catch the ball more often when it is thrown their way. The trend towards offensive efficiency has caused a shift to using the TE more in the passing game, because throws to the TE are generally shorter and higher percentage (at least compared to throws to WRs).
So what about receiving yards?
Not surprisingly, with more catches TEs are accounting for more receiving yards (thanks Captain Obvious). The trend here parallels the trend with catches, but as you will see later, the % of receiving yards being gained by TEs has gone up fairly dramatically over the past decade from 14% up to 20%. The rate of change is also much greater than the rate of overall increase in receiving yards.
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Ok, so that's all well and good, but TEs have always been a red zone weapon. Has this changed? Are TEs getting more or fewer TD receptions than they used to?
Looking at the chart above you see that in the past decade TE TD catches have gone up at about the same rate as TE catches and TE yds. The TD numbers have bounced around much more than the yds and the catches. If you exclude 04, 09 and 10 than the number of TE TD catches has been fairly static over the past decade at somewhere around 130 per year. 2004 saw 13 TEs catch 5 or more TDs with Gates catching 13. 2009 saw 15 TEs catch more than 5 TD passes with 3 TEs catching more than 10 (Shiancoe, Davis and Clark). 2010 saw 14 TEs catch more than 5 TDs again with 3 TEs grabbing 10 TDs (Lewis, Gates and R. Gronkowski). A more normal year like 2003 had only 3 TEs hauling in more than 5 TD passes. So while the increase in yds and catches has been steady, the TD catches have pretty much stayed the same (or maybe increased slightly) if you exclude the three banner years for TEs. The percentage of TD catches going to TEs has fluctuated quite a bit - in a good year 1in 4, in a bad year 1 in 5.
While I didn't look back at the 90s, 80s or 70s, I don't recall the TE playing anywhere near as big of a part in the offense during those decades. With more time (and motivation) I could probably support that statement with data (but the majority of this data had to be tabulated manually). Here is my Broncocentric leap - Shannon Sharpe redefined the TE position. With the speed of a WR and the strength of an OT, he was a matchup nightmare. He was an adequate blocker (all pass catchers had to be in those Bronco offenses). The NFL, being a league of imitation, then began looking for TEs who fit that mold and those guys have made the tight end much more of an offensive weapon than before. These changes, in the TE position and how it has been used, all occurred after Sharpe made his mark on the league.
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So how was the TE used by the Panthers under Fox? And how have the Broncos used the TE during that same time frame?
The Panthers under Fox only had about 15% of their catches going to TEs, although 2009 makes the trend appear to be that the Panthers were using the TE more than earlier in Fox's tenure. The Broncos under Shanny were gradually reducing the % of catches that went to TE, but even with that the Broncos in the past decade under Shanny were still throwing more balls to the TEs than the league average. Under McD the TE was at first deemphasized (2009) and then completely ignored (2010). For perspective in 2010, 21.5% of all receptions were made by a TE league-wide while the Broncos only had 8.1% of their catches going to a TE. The TE TD catch data is pretty similar.
The Panthers and Broncos had a fair amount of fluctuation during this time period, but the Panthers under Fox ended up averaging about 1 in 5 TD catches going to a TE. In stark contrast, the Broncos used to throw an huge % of their TDs to the TEs, always being above average to way above average. In 2003, 47% - 9 of 19 receiving TDs - went to Bronco's TEs (Cooper Carlisle included here even though he was a T). That number was more than double the league average of 19.3% for that year. Only under McD did the Broncos shift away from throwing TDs to the TEs, with 2009 being the first year in the sample where the Broncos were below the league average and 2010 seeing the Broncos throw 0% of their passing TDs to TEs. Oh, Patrick Hape where have you gone!?! (For those of you who have forgotten, Hape was a TE-FB for the Broncos who made 32 catches with for 9 TDs during his 4 years in Denver.)
So if Fox follows his historic usage of the TE, we will have more passes thrown to TEs than during the McD years, but fewer than during the Shanny years. RedZone-wise history says that we should see the same thing for TE TD catches - more than when McD was here, but fewer than when Shanny was here. Of course, this presumes that McCoy moves away from the McD playbook enough to start using the TE more. This also presumes that one of the TEs who make the team will be a legitimate pass catching threat and that whoever starts at QB will have a good rapport with him.
Is the next Shannon Sharpe on the roster? Probably not since Sharpe is a Hall of Famer and we may not see another player like him playing for the Broncos, but Green and Thomas both have promise. In this strangest of NFL off-seasons, we can dream that our two later round TE draft picks can turn into the next Sharpe (Green) and the next Gates (Thomas). Remember, folks, Sharpe was a 7th round draft pick himself from a small school that played well below BS (oops, I mean BCS) level football.
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From Broadway to Harlem, BBraxton's salon is in full swing! For skin and hair care, this top shop gives men the star treatment! When it comes to grooming, men have come a long way with feeling comfortable in a grooming salon. It seems like men have always enjoyed a steam room at their gyms, especially after a vigorous workout. Dad used to always looked forward to his visits to the barber shop, where he often met his friends and enjoyed a laugh or two. He would always smell so nice when he came home. You could tell that he felt good too. Located on the street level at 1400 Fifth Ave. (off the corner of West 116 Street), BBraxton's salon offers "exceptional grooming for exceptional men." The shop is dedicated to attending to a man's needs when it comes to his hair, nails, feet, hair and skin. They recently signed on to be the official groomer for the men in the cast of the Broadway hit "Motown: The Musical." When you walk into BBraxton, you can relax immediately.
When you walk or drive by the location on W. 116th St., you may think that it doesn't look like a spot that's just for men. However, it's the only luxurious, full-service grooming parlor in Harlem.
In 2006, Brenda Braxton launched BBraxton Exceptional Grooming for Exceptional Men. Her goal was to service the astute gentlemen in the neighborhood. The establishment continues to evolve while maintaining its elegant charm. Men can even make an appointment at BBraxton for a professional to visit them at their office or home. The salon is serviced by licensed and skilled men and women.
BBraxton's services includes a barber shop and spa that offers hot towel treatments, straight-razor shaves, haircuts and styling, reflexology, massages and skin care. With the salon's state-of-the-art audio systems and flat-screen panels, patrons can catch the latest news while they are having their hands and feet addressed. Gentlemen may sample and stock up on grooming products by the Art of Shaving line, which is exclusively sold at Bbraxton. She is looking forward to launching BBraxton in Atlanta by summer 2014.
Braxton is actually a Broadway star. She has played Velma Kelly in the hit musical "Chicago." Prior to that, she was featured in Broadway's "Smokey Joe's Café." Her performance won her a 1995 Tony Award nomination, the NAACP Theatre Award, the city of Chicago's Jefferson Award and a Grammy Award for Best Cast Album. In 2009, Braxton received the Men of Style Award, given by Gillette Fuzion. She is currently performing in "Cougar The Musical" at St. Luke Theatre (308 W. 40th St.) on Fridays at 8 p.m. and Saturdays at 2 p.m. Braxton is also the founder of Leading Ladies Just For Teens (LLJFT), a not-for-profit organization that holds seminars geared toward empowering young girls to be the best they can be. LLJFT began in 1996 at the Virginia Theatre with a series of seminars designed to encourage, challenge and inspire young ladies to dream and set goals.
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The skaters may not keep perfect three-quarter time in their waltz across the glistening surface of Bethlehem's Municipal Ice Rink, and sometimes the small fry can barely keep moving all bundled up in their snowsuits.
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Zhang Yuqi had another busy night during Cannes Film Festival, giving us two more great looks; both were strapless.
'Inside Llewyn Davis' Premiere: Early in the evening, she donned a heavenly Roberto Cavalli white mermaid gown featuring a tiered train and fitted bodice. Sweeping her hair to one side, she completed her look with a gold Sergio Rossi clutch and diamond bracelet.
'Blind Detective' Premiere: Later that same evening, the Asian beauty, who is fast becoming my favourite newcomer at this event, wore a Monique Lhuillier gown from the designer's Resort 2013 collection. The strapless gown has that distinctive print we've seen worn by Blake Lively and Naomie Harris. On this occasion she braided her glossy tresses, opting to go hands free and styling her look with dangling gold earrings.
The Cavalli is my favourite here. It's always a delight to see Cavalli Cannes gowns on the red carpet.
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More changes are coming to downtown South Bend. This time at The Cove.
The South Bend Silver Hawks renovated Coveleski Stadium for last season; adding a playground, splash pad, and new concessions and seats.
This year you can expect to see a Tiki Bar that seats about 100 people in left-center field. Also, they're changing their most popular promotion; Flat Screen Fridays to Saturdays.
"We heard from a lot of people that we're in that 30-40 mile range, and they had trouble making it out here for Friday nights because of work and everything, so we thought let's move it to Saturdays. It'll be a great night and get more people out to the ballpark Saturdays."
The folks who run The Cove also have plans for a party deck with an elevator, but that won't be complete until 2014.
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Two generations more than sixty-six per cent of the people living in the newly-created Spanish towns as well as in San Pedro de Macoris were mixtures between the conquering Spanish and African invaders and the subject populations.
Mixing of any sort remains a notable San Pedro de Macoris history characteristic.
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Since 1930s and '40s San Pedro de Macoris history, travelers have regarded San Pedro de Macoris as one of the most alluring of the Caribbeans.
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San Pedro de Macoris, located a one hour's drive east of Santo Domingo, was founded in the late 19th century by Cubans who were fleeing their country's War of Independence. They brought their extensive sugar cane farming knowledge and contributed to making the sugar industry the most important economic activity in this area. The city reached its peak during the first quarter of this century when sugar production enjoyed high prices on the international market as a result of the First World War. Many Europeans settled here, creating quite a cosmopolitan urban center. There was even a time when the port enjoyed more commercial activity than Santo Domingo's. A decline in sugar prices and destruction from Hurricane Georges in 1998 put the area down for a time but it has since experienced resurgence. Today San Pedro de Macor�s is a city of approximately 125,000 inhabitants and enjoys a very bustling Malec�n (Oceanside boardwalk). The city has a renowned university, Universidad Central del Este , and an undisputed contribution to Major League Baseball. This town and its surrounding area have supplied the greatest number of Major League players in the world. The winter league games, held November through February, are a huge attraction at the local stadium, Estadio Tetelo Vargas .
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(WMC-TV) - It is estimated that 22,000 women will be diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer this year and 16,000 will die. A group of Mid-South women are working to raise awareness to an often misdiagnosed Mid-South killer.
"It was actually my 23rd wedding anniversary when I was diagnosed," said 10-year ovarian cancer survivor Susan Moore. "I had six rounds of chemotherapy three weeks apart."
Now the retired nurse is on a mission to bring awareness to the disease by tying teal ribbons across the Mid-South. Teal is the color for the Ovarian Cancer awareness foundation. Many residents will find teal ribbons at the Collierville town square and Bartlett's city hall and Memorial Park.
"We are going to squeal teal this month," said Moore with a smile.
The symptoms of the disease are tricky
"The symptoms are bloating pelvic or abdominal pain feeling full after not eating very much and change in your bathroom habits," said Connie Scheel with the Ovarian Cancer Awareness Foundation.
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam and mayors in Memphis, Bartlett and Collierville have all made September Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Like all cancers, early detection is key.
"If the disease is caught early in the first or second stage there is a great survival rate. Unfortunately most women are diagnosed at late stages," said Scheel.
There a 5K at Cancer Survivor Park in Memphis September 21 bringing more awareness. For ways to get involved or what to look out for, click here.
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Last night Dan Meyer pitched a fine game, as the Rivercats beat the Tuscon Sidewinders 8-5.
Meyer pitched 6 solid, with 1 earned run, 4 hits, 3 walks, and a very encouraging 7 K's. If it's true that he'll never regain the velocity he had in Atlanta, he must learn to be a different pitcher. His upside may turn out to be a good fourth starter. I'll take that. His ERA on the year is now 3.73 over 31 innings with a 16/9 K/BB ratio and a 1.37 WHIP.
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Well, back now. More players of note:
Jason Windsor looks to be fully recovered from last years "tired arm" and biceps strain (or whatever it was. In 6 starts and 33 innings, Windsor sports a 2.97 ERA with a 35/10 K/BB ratio and a 1.11 WHIP.
Kevin Melillo is having a power outage. He just hit his first home run of the year the other day. Oddly enough, he's hitting for average. .308/.373/.393/.765 is his line, with 1 homer and 14 rbi's. His BB/K ratio is a mediocre 10/23. Quite odd.
Travis Buck is off to a wonderful start. As advertised, he is spraying doubles all over the place. .324/.385/.590/.976 with 3 homers, 3 triples, and 13 doubles (!!). He's scored 21 runs, and has a solid 13/17 BB/K ratio. Hopefully these doubles (an unbelievably amount) will turn into homers.
Jared Lansford made his debut on Monday, and it was excellent. He's slated to start today if i'm not mistaken. Lansford pitched 5 innings of 2 hit, no run ball. He K'ed 5 and BB'ed 2. GO JL!!!!
Thomas Italiano also continues to be as advertised. His ERA in 18 innings (4 starts) is 3.5. He's give up 18 hits, and has a 23/9 K/BB ratio.


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Robe UK is restructuring following 12 months of continual growth.
Ian W Brown, who joined the company in September, becomes sales director in the new management team, having helped boost the turnover dramatically since his arrival. His colleague Bill Jones becomes sales manager. Both will continue heading up the sales department, looking after current clients, seeking new business, and continuing their proactive sales strategy.
Robe UK is also looking for two new members to join the sales force reveals Ian W. Brown, "to ensure we maintain the company's efficiency and thoroughness in processing the increased volume of orders." One will be based on the road to help Brown and Jones to cover the UK and maintain their high level of personal contact. The other will be based at Robe's Northampton HQ, engaged in administration and ensuring smooth running of the vital sales support infrastructure.
Another two new members come onboard in Northampton to strengthen Robe UK's core team and busy operations hub. John Linnell joins as MD and Bill Baker as business development manager. Baker's background is in the electronics, electrical equipment, and distribution trade, and his skills will be a great asset to the company.
Nathan Wan continues as Robe UK's technical manager. He's also taken on the overall responsibility for exhibition design and coordination.
After 28 years of active service, Ian P. Brown, a founder of Robe UK, steps back from front line sales operations. He will continue to work with Robe UK in a consulting capacity.
Czech Republic-based Robe Show Lighting's MD Josef Valchar says, "These changes are a direct result of the major sales successes that have characterized the UK market over the last year. It's all looking extremely positive and we are confident we now have everything in place for Robe UK to continue growing and increase its market share."


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Beginning Monday, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is scheduled to make traffic changes on both the Marsha Sharp Freeway (US 62/82) and Spur 327, at Milwaukee Avenue, as work continues on Phase 5A of the Marsha Sharp Freeway (MSF).
Eastbound US 62 (MSF) traffic will be reduced to one-lane as motorists approach the MSF/Spur 327 split. At Milwaukee Avenue, traffic will be shifted onto a 1-left turn lane, 1-pass thru lane and 1-right turn lane configuration.
Westbound MSF traffic will be reduced into two lanes as motorists approach Milwaukee Avenue. At Milwaukee, traffic will also be reduced/shifted into the 1-left turn lane, 1- thru lane and 1-pass thru/right turn lane configuration.
On Spur 327, eastbound traffic will be reduced to one-lane beginning at the MSF/Spur 327 split, to Norwich Avenue. No traffic changes will be made to the Milwaukee Avenue intersection at Spur 327, but traffic east of Milwaukee will also be reduced to one-lane.
Westbound Spur 327 will also be reduced to one-lane west of Milwaukee.
The lane closures are part of a $22.4 million project that will build the MSF (US 62/82) and Spur 327 interchanges, add entrance and exit ramps at Spur 327 and MSF, complete the Spur 327 main lanes to just west of the new interchange and make improvements to Milwaukee Avenue.
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Thursday's 60-second rant: Falcons game a great opportunity for Newton
It's only Week Four, but, make no mistake — Sunday will be one of the most critical games of Cam Newton's young career.
Falcons' Abraham arrested on misdemeanor charges
Falcons DE John Abraham was arrested on misdemeanor obstruction charges on Monday, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
NFC South Spin cycle: Week Three
The undefeated Falcons had no trouble disposing of the Chargers, while the rest of the NFC South came up short in Week Three.
Falcons rout Chargers to remain undefeated
Matt Ryan threw touchdown passes to three different receivers for the Falcons, who overwhelmed the Chargers 27-3 Sunday to remain undefeated.
Turner, running game plodding out of the gate for Falcons
While some say he's just not breaking tackles like he used to, the team is not pinning all of the blame for the running game's slow start on Michael Turner.
Chargers-Falcons game blacked out
The Chargers-Falcons game will be blacked out on Sunday to televisions in Southern California.
Falcons RB Turner apologizes for DUI arrest
Michael Turner apologized Wednesday to the team for his drunken driving arrest, saying he made "a bad decision."
Falcons RB Turner arrested on DUI charge
Falcons RB Michael Turner was arrested on DUI and speeding charges on Tuesday morning.
Falcons hold on, defeat sloppy Broncos
Falcons QB Matt Ryan threw two TDs, and Atlanta capitalized on some early Peyton Manning mistakes in a 27-21 win vs. Denver Monday night.
NFL Links: Should Rams have drafted RG3?
Sam Bradford over RG3 was the right choice, the Green Bay defense makes a statement and the Giants lose a treasured mustache.
Key matchup: Falcons wide receivers vs. Broncos cornerbacks
In Wednesday's key matchup, we take a look at a tough test awaiting Denver's secondary on Monday night in Atlanta.
Falcons sign CB Johnson
The Falcons signed CB Terrance Johnson Tuesday and placed CB Brent Grimes on injured reserve.
NFC South Spin cycle: Week One
Two teams are up and two are down — here is our weekly team-by-team take on the state of the NFC South.
Falcons place CB Grimes on I.R.
Falcons CB Brent Grimes will go on injured reserve after suffering an Achilles injury in Sunday's game.
Ryan throws three TDs as Falcons top Chiefs
Matt Ryan threw for 299 yards and three touchdowns, and Atlanta used a second-half surge to pull away for a 40-24 victory.
Ryan says he is not focusing on contract talks as he appears destined to become the NFL's next $100 million quarterback. General manager Thomas Dimitroff says the Falcons hope to finalize a new deal with Ryan before the season.||||||| Drew Brees, Tony Romo and Joe Flacco have recently signed five- or six-year deals worth at least $100 million. As the most recent Super Bowl winner, Flacco became the game's highest-paid player with his $120.6 million deal.
Ryan sprained his left shoulder in the closing minutes of the NFC championship game and won't be able to play in Sunday's Pro Bowl.||||||| Coach Mike Smith says Ryan will need three to four weeks to recover from the injury, which was described as a sprained AC joint to the non-throwing shoulder. No surgery is required.
Ryan passed for 396 yards and three touchdowns in Sunday's NFC title game loss to the 49ers.||||||| Ryan also lost a fumbled snap and threw an interception as the Falcons were shut out in the second half.
Ryan matched a career high with four touchdown passes in Saturday's 31-18 win at Detroit.||||||| Ryan was 25 of 32 for 279 yards without a turnover. His 31 TD passes are a career high and he could be the league MVP. The Falcons have nothing to play for next week against the Bucs so monitor the situation closely.
Ryan completed 23 of 28 passes (82.1 percent) for 270 yards and three touchdowns in Atlanta's win against the Giants on Sunday.||||||| Ryan's 142.6 passer rating on Sunday was the second highest of his career.


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Interesting things are afoot in July, and you are perfectly positioned to take advantage of the major planetary shift that is about to take place in late July. If you have feared that 2014 would be a washout for you because you found it hard to make progress, you will be glad to hear that the conditions will change substantially now. In many ways, 2014 officially begins now, in July. Better progress is on the way, dear Cancer. You have by now come though the hardest part of the year - the rewards to you are about to flow!
Part of the reason I say that the year never took off on New Year's Day is that first, April and May were difficult, for you experienced a monster full moon eclipse on April 15, which may have drawn your attention to a home, property, or family situation, most likely involving your mother or a career situation. Then more news, involving a friend, may have come up near the solar eclipse, April 28, and in mid-May at the full moon, May 14. Throughout, you had to remain realistic and practical, and try to keep your emotions out of the equation, which is never easy, and especially not for a compassionate, sensitive Cancer.
On top of this, retrograde planets all year so far has made progress difficult for everyone. Venus, which rules Cancer's home and family sector, went retrograde from December 21, 2013 to January 31, 2014. You may have made progress, but doing so must have been like drilling though a concrete wall. Then Mercury went retrograde from February 6 thru February 28, and you had to wait to sign contracts, and also to not buy anything expensive, such as a flat screen TV, a new computer, or car. After that, assertive Mars went retrograde, and Mars is the natural ruler of Cancer's solar tenth house of career and status, from March 1 to May 31. By this time you were ready to scream, but just as you were coming off the Mars retrograde, Mercury went retrograde June 7 but will turn direct this month, July 1.
This all made day-to-day progress difficult on just about every front, because the personal planets of Venus, Mercury, and Mars - planets that spin closest to earth - affect us very strongly on a day-to-day level when they are retrograde, much more so than the big outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto) when they retrograde.
No planet, not a personal planet or an outer planet, bolts out of the gate in strong condition after turning direct, as each one takes a certain amount of time to regulate its orbit. At first, the planet is groggy and lethargic, as if needing a few cups of coffee. Venus is fully regulated by now, but Mars took from May 19 until now, in July, to come up to typical, energetic speed. Mercury will turn direct on July 1 but be in much stronger shape by July 16. If you can wait to sign papers and launch important projects until closer to July 16 (or the full moon, July 12, plus or minus four days), I would agree, it's better. While this rule of thumb of giving space to a planet after going direct is always true, it is doubly true for you now, for Mercury is heading back to Cancer, the place he went retrograde in the first place. (Mercury's now in Gemini.)
In every way, you are looking at an open road, for there will be no more retrograde personal planets until October 4 to 26, 2014, when Mercury will go out of phase again. October also holds two eclipses, a full moon lunar eclipse in Aries, October 8, and a new moon solar eclipse in Scorpio, October 23. Compared to what you've come through, that'll be like a tiny sneeze. You might want to keep your October schedule open, for eclipses usually demand quick attention to the part of the chart the eclipse will be focused on, and for that reason, eclipses rapidly change agendas. I still maintain you will like the second half of the year much more than you did the first half.
As you enter July, birthday time, you are feeling happy. A new moon just occurred on June 26 in Cancer, and it was in perfect angle to transiting Neptune in Pisces, in your ninth house of international people and places, long-distance travel, immigration issues, academia, and publishing / broadcasting. All these areas sparkle for you now. A new moon at birthday time can be used in other ways too - any way you'd like to advance your life in a new direction. It will be important that you jump on goals quickly in the first half of July. A new moon brings ten days of energy, but with each passing day the energy of that full moon becomes progressively weaker.
If your birthday falls on June 26, your year will be filled with new goals and fresh inspiration. It's rare to have a new moon on your birthday (or within five days of your birthday), as it may take many years for this lovely coincidence to happen again. A new moon on your "solar return" ? which means literally "the return of the Sun to the place it occupied at your birth" - is considered very special. All new moons open doors of opportunities, and this one will bring you a whole year of lucky breaks, no matter what your age happens to be. Speaking of age, in an interview on CBS this week, Shimon Peres, retiring President of Israel, said, "You are as young as your dreams, not as old as your calendar." I love that quote! It's so true!
In the first week of July, there will be two troublesome days. The first is July 4, when Pluto will oppose the mighty Sun, and you may have a very aggressive person near you who can be considered a steady lover / spouse / business partner / agent / manager / collaborator - who will try to get you to conform to his or her way of thinking in a very pushy way. Then, on July 8, the Sun and Uranus will be at odds, and you may have problems with a VIP, someone at the very top of your company or in your industry. Avoid those days for major initiations, and if possible, keep a little space BEFORE the day happens, as the tough energy will be building in strength the day before.
Your close relationship will be the focus of the full moon, July 12. How things will go depends largely on how things have been going leading to this full moon, over the course of months. For many, this full moon will mark a time of joy - an engagement or wedding, or a time to make business collaboration official. In that latter sense, it may be that you will hire an agent, manager, or publicist, or sign a business partner.
This full moon seems powerful and strong, for it will be in good angle to Saturn (long-term gain) and Neptune (inspiration and creativity). If you met the person you are currently dating seriously during the past twelve months, you can credit Jupiter in Cancer for that, and chances are, this person is the one for you. When Jupiter pays a once-in-twelve-year visit to our sign, it often coincides with a fateful meeting of our one true love. You will have other chances to meet your soul mate, but it is true that Jupiter in Cancer was an amazing time to meet a new romantic interest.
If you are not happy with your relationship, you might open up and talk about what is troubling you together on the full moon, July 12, plus or minus four days. (If your partner has a concern instead of you, he/she may bring up the matter to you - be ready.) If you feel you are at the point beyond talking, you may decide now what to do, to stay or to break up, for full moons bring things to end points, where a decision is often made one way or the other. You will only get one full moon in your committed, serious relationship house this year, so this one will be it. Remember, this decision involving a partner may point to a business partnership or collaboration, not a romantic alliance, so don't worry needlessly about the state of your relationship with your significant other. As I said before, this could be a great time, when you get engaged or married!
If your birthday falls on July 12 or within five days of this date, July 12, you will be most affected by this full moon. It falls on your "solar return," a term I talked about earlier, and indicates that your coming year will bring many of your goals and events to fruition or conclusion. By next year at this time, you will need to draw up new goals, because so many of the goals you had drawn up previously have been already reached, and in some cases, you may feel you have outgrown them, and they no longer interest you.
Now, for the truly big news of July!
Jupiter, giver of gifts and luck, will leave Cancer on July 16 and move into Leo. This is the second phase of Jupiter, as you started a new Jupiter cycle last year in June 2013 when Jupiter went into Cancer. You have been the celestial favorite, for during those Jupiter years, you were likely very busy. You may not have been aware that you were in a highly potent period, where many of the seeds you were planting had a far better than usual chance of success. You will see this to be true now, for Jupiter is moving into your earned income sector on July 16, to stay for thirteen months until August 11, 2015. This is the time you are likely to see the financial rewards for all that you set in place during Jupiter in Cancer, June 2013 to July 13, 2014. In other words, this is a nearly sure sign your income is about to hit new heights.
Jupiter has not been in your income sector for years, not since August 2002 to August 2003. It's been a long time, so you may not even remember that period. No matter - this is one trend you will love. More money will give you options in life, and hopefully, if you have struggled financially due to the 2008 global economic downturn, you will see this coming period as a true turning point toward better days.
To be sure you notice this change, the luckiest day of the year, July 24, is on the way, when the mighty Sun, and ruler of your second house of salary and earned income, will meet on your behalf with Jupiter, both in Leo, to discuss ways to help your financial situation. Circle July 24 in red, and use this day for financial talks of any kind - you are likely to be looked at quite kindly by bankers, brokers, and all financial types. You might ask for a mortgage or bank loan, or meet with investors about venture capital. Even though these types of funds are ruled by the eighth house of other people's money directly across the wheel (180 degrees), energy often bounces from one house across to the other, bringing benefits to both. Make July 24 work for you!
Just two days later, on Saturday, July 26, we have a new moon in Leo 4 degrees, to bring in an entire new financial trend for you. You can now build a steady income if you are self-employed by generating new clients, or if you work for others, get a raise in salary. It is important that you quickly ask for that raise in the days that follow that new moon, for this will be the most vital moment of 2014 to increase your income! A new moon loses strength with each passing day following its appearance; so do have that financial talk soon!
Romantically, things are about to get more interesting too. Mars will finally leave Libra on July 25, a place it has been for months, since December 7. In Libra, Mars made you focus very intently on your home and family during those nearly eight months. Perhaps you have been overseeing the work of contractors, dealing with an estate sale, or were responsible for the ongoing care of an elderly parent or other relative, as a few examples. Cancer rules the home and family, so you would be sensitive to the needs of any person in your family. Now the pressure to manage everything going on at home base, or in regard to other property, will be alleviated and you will have time and energy to focus on other parts of life, including your romantic life.
If you are single, you still have Saturn in your fifth house of true love, and now Mars will enter the same house July 25 to September 18. Saturn can create obstacles, and he is not going anywhere until the end of the year, on December 23, 2014, when he will slip into Sagittarius and your house of work assignments. In the meantime, if single, you will meet those who are not yet available ("my divorce is coming" - something you may have heard before) or more believable, that the new person you just met lives in another city or works long hours like a medical resident might do. Or it may be your new love will travel overseas a great deal for work. Saturn won't squash your ability to find love, only set up obstacles to test your determination to get over those hurtles. Mars will add more energy to this house, so be optimistic!
On top of this, Venus will enter Cancer on July 18 until August 11, and amp up your charisma, making you very alluring to others. This would be the ideal phase to see about refreshing your appearance with a new hairstyle or look. (My male readers, pay attention to this, as you are included too). Cancers of either gender may want to choose new clothes as well. Life should be bright and breezy, and you may even get a chance to travel next month, in August, so all in all, things are looking up! If you are attached, you are included too - much more fun is in store, as you will have more time to spend together. Everyone wins in this made-for Cancer month!
Jupiter had crowned you, Cancer, the celestial favorite last June 2013, and ever since, you have ruled the zodiac as the most favored of all signs. You met many people in the past twelve months, and many of your new acquaintances and friends have played, and will continue to play, an important role in your future. In fact, among the many faces you met, you may have had an introduction to your one true love.
The period of mid-2013 to mid-2014 was to be a major phase for you, and you may not see just how pivotal it was for you until you have the benefit of hindsight, when you have time to reflect back on all that happened. You will still wear the crown for two more weeks, until July 16. To be sure those last two weeks are the best they can be, Jupiter, giver of gifts and luck, has corralled the new moon in Cancer (July 26 and still strong in the first half of July) to ensure that you will still have a special, fertile time to plant more beginnings. Jupiter will not be back to Cancer until 2025, so while you have the great planet of good fortune in your corner, luck comes more easily - make the most of this!
Because the next gestation of Jupiter in Leo will be all about financial gain for you, it behooves you to quickly seed an idea during the first two weeks of July. All your financial gain in the coming year will relate to the projects that you presented from the end of June 2013 to mid-July 2014. That's why it's important to keep up efforts to take an important first step toward achieving a key goal. These dates are not casual - act in the first two weeks to increase your income by getting approvals.
Mercury was retrograde last month, but as of July 1 will turn to speedy direct orbit. If you put off signing a contract last month, you had the right idea. Do so in July, and if possible on the most fortunate day of the year, July 24. This day will glitter for financial gain, so schedule a presentation or an interview, or send in your manuscript for consideration. When it comes to money, on this day you will be golden! Go after other key moneymaking opportunities after the new moon in your earned income sector July 26. These sparkling days are rare and not to be repeated anytime soon!
More good news involves the move of Mars to water-sign Scorpio, a sign that blends beautifully with yours, on July 25, to stay until September 13. Mars has been in air-sign Libra, a tough place for you to host Mars, and this has been going on a long time, since December 7. In Libra, Mars has practically forced you to keep your mind focused on home and family. There are various ways this may have manifested, so you may have had to oversee the sale of a house or searched for a new home. Or you may have needed to oversee a contractor's renovation, or had the responsibility for caring for a parent, such as your mother. Now that phase ends, and you will notice a lessening of pressure on you.
Mars will move into your fifth house of true love from July 25 to September 13, making your love life lighter, sweeter, and more romantic, just in time for summer (in north hemisphere countries). To help things along further, Venus, planet of beauty and magnetism, will tour Cancer from July 18 to August 11. This is your signal to improve your looks by booking salon and spa treatments, and to choose new clothes for the coming season. After you have worked on your appearance, step out and find out what the world has to offer you - this will be your time, dear Cancer, to meet the one for you, or to grow closer to the one you already love. If you can travel to a foreign city or island this month, do - you'll have an amazing time, no matter which week you choose to go. No doubt about it, July changes everything for you - and it is all for the better!
Dates to Note: CANCER
Most important dates for love, meetings, or key actions on any front for Cancer: July 1, 2, 6, 7, 15, 16, 20, 24, 29, and 30.
Mercury goes direct July 1 after having been retrograde since June 7. Try to give some space between your initiations and July 1. Mercury will work up to his former speed by July 16. You need not wait quite so long, but I would say waiting until you get closer to the full moon July 12 would be wise.
Saturn goes direct July 20, after being retrograde since March 2. Saturn rules your committed relationships, so they should improve from July 20 onward.
The Sun will be at odds with Pluto on July 4 and may provoke a dispute with your partner. Choose your words carefully.
Uranus will taunt the Sun on July 8, a time not to ask for favors from VIPs. Things could go very wrong.
The full moon on July 12 will bring an important conclusion or culmination to a relationship matter.
Venus moves into Cancer on July 18 and will enhance your natural charisma and presence. It is an excellent time to pick up new additions to your new wardrobe or to change your look.
Saturn, which has been retrograde since March 2, will no longer hamper your efforts to find love if you are single and looking, starting July 20.
Jupiter brings income opportunities for you when it moves into Leo for a year, starting July 26. It is an excellent time to increase your earned income. July 22 through July 24, when the Sun joins Jupiter, will be the best time to look for new employment or ask for a raise.
If you cannot act on July 24-26 to get your raise or find other funds and fees, then use the new moon of July 26, which also will be stellar for your income.
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