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Nicholas Bodington
Nicholas Redner Bodington OBE (6 June 1904 – 3 July 1974, Plymouth) was, during the Second World War, a head of F section of the Special Operations Executive. He took part in 4 missions to France.
The son of Oliver Bodington, he studied at Cheltenham College and (for a year) at Lincoln College, Oxford and became a journalist, working from 1930 onwards for the Daily Express. Prior to the war, he was Reuters's press correspondent in Paris. There he mixed with Karl Bömelburg, future head of the Gestapo in France and Henri Déricourt, future triple agent. He also worked for MI6 for a time.
During the war[edit]
In 1940 he joined F section as its second in command, assisting Leslie Humphreys then (from December) H.R. Marriott. At the start of 1941, he recruited Virginia Hall and at the start of summer that year Maurice Buckmaster became Section F's head. At the start of 1942 Bodington participated in the landing by boat in Brittany which picked up Pierre de Vomécourt, codename Lucas, head of the AUTOGIRO network, and Mathilde Carré, codename Victoire, the famous spy nicknamed La Chatte.
1942 mission[edit]
On the night of 29/30 July 1942, he was sent to France to evaluate the value to F Section of collaborating with André Girard's CARTE network. Landing from the sailing ship Seadog at Golfe-Juan, shortly afterwards he made contact with Girard and Henri Frager at Cannes. He wished to meet with the head of the Armée d'armistice. André Girard put him in contact with colonel Vautrin, formerly head of Paul Reynaud's cabinet, and asked for large quantities of arms, which Bodington promised to supply. On this occasion, he also went to Lyon to try to undo the chaos that was then reigning there. On the night of 31 August, Bodington re-embarked on Seadog[1] and sailed for Gibraltar, arriving on 9 September. Returning to England, his enthusiastic report on CARTE (delivered on 12 September) would form the foundation for the use of CARTE's file as the basis for recruitment for the Prosper - PHYSICIAN network by its heads Francis Suttill (Prosper) and Andrée Borrel (Denise) on their arrival in France.
1943 mission to France[edit]
In 1943 Bodington supported the candidacy of Henri Déricourt, who was engaged by F section and sent to France in February that year, codenamed Gilbert, to organise aerial rendezvous for F Section. Bodington himself was parachuted in from a Hudson on the night of 22/23 July 1943 to clarify the circumstances surrounding the collapse of the Prosper network in June and the role of Henri Déricourt (Gilbert), strongly suspected of betraying several agents. Jack Agazarian (Marcel, arrested later in this mission), Cdt Adelin and the Belgian Marissael accompanied him [Source : Verity]. Oddly, it was Déricourt who welcomed them when they landed, in the field Achille 1 km to the southeast of Soucelles. Having escaped the Germans, exonerated Déricourt (though he was dismissed from SOE) and tried to convince Noor Inayat Khan to return to England (she refused), Bodington returned on the night of 16/17 August by Lysander, along with Lise and Claude de Baissac. For the following six months he wrote reports on the French political situation for the forces preparing for D-Day.
1944 mission[edit]
SFHQ sent him back to France under the codename Jean in July 1944 to reactivate the PROFESSOR network in the Marne as the PEDLAR network, and to assist the French Resistance. He provided useful information for RAF bombing objectives and, from 24 August, was attached to Jedburgh Arnold's team.
After the war[edit]
In June 1948 he was a witness at the trial of Henri Déricourt, and his testimony was decisive in bringing about his acquittal.
- UK : Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) ; Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).
- France : Médaille de la Résistance
Sources and external links[edit]
- Photographs of Nicholas Bodington on the Special Forces Roll of Honour.
- Michael Richard Daniell Foot, SOE in France. An account of the Work of the British Special Operations Executive in France, 1940-1944, London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1966, 1968 ; Whitehall History Publishing, in association with Frank Cass, 2004. Ce livre présente la version officielle britannique de l'histoire du SOE en France. Une référence.
- Hugh Verity, Nous atterrissions de nuit, Vario, 2004.
- André Gillois, L'Histoire secrète des Français à Londres, Le Cercle du nouveau Livre, Librairie Jules Taillandier, 1973.
- ^ "Re-embarkation took place on 31 August 1942 with a certain solemnity in the little bay of Cap Long, in the commune of Agay where we waited for midnight in the house owned there by Germaine Sablon. André Girard and Henri Frager were present, as well as Joseph Kessel." [Source : André Gillois]


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Dear Dr. Greene, thank you so much for what you wrote about bedwetters being deep sleepers! I knew that my 7-year-old (who wets the bed every night) was a deep sleeper, but my doctor said it had nothing to do with that. Your answer made so much sense! My question is, how can I help him learn to wake up when his bladder is full? I tried a bed-wetting alarm for two weeks, but it was a miserable failure — it never woke him up!!!
Napa, California
Dr. Greene's Answer:
How frustrating! His sleeping through the alarm, though, is a sign that treatments aimed at making it easier for him to wake up are likely to be particularly effective for him.
All rational treatments for primary nocturnal enuresis, the most common form of bed-wetting, are aimed at either teaching the child to wake up when the bladder is full or at decreasing the need for nighttime urination. I will discuss with you several ways to teach children to wake up. Any child beyond the sixth birthday, though, should have a medical evaluation to rule out other underlying problems before instituting any therapy for bed-wetting.
Bed-wetting alarms are among the safest and most effective of all therapies. The alarms have a simple moisture-sensor that snaps into your son's pajamas. A small speaker attaches up on the shoulder with Velcro. At the first drop of urine, a piercing alarm goes off, that sounds similar to a smoke alarm. Instantly, the child reflexly stops urinating. Next, the household awakes, EXCEPT for the deep sleeper who wets the bed. Precisely those children who sleep through the alarm are most likely to be helped by it.
For the alarm to be effective, someone else must wake your son up (the most trying part — I'm sure he's difficult to awaken), walk him to the bathroom, and get him to finish urinating in the toilet — all before resetting that annoying alarm. If this ritual is continued, the alarm will likely begin to wake him up directly within 4 to 6 weeks. Within twelve weeks, your son will very likely master nighttime bladder control, and no longer need the alarm. Relapses after alarm therapy are uncommon.
I participated in a conference on enuresis where one of the speakers described the use in Africa of frogs strapped to the child as a 'natural' alarm. Today's electronic alarms are more effective, and I dare say, more comfortable (for the frog as well as the child). Many good alarms are available. I like SleepDry, produced by StarChild/Labs (in which I have no financial interest whatsoever). It may be obtained for approximately $55.00 by calling 1.800.346.7283. or ordering online at www.sleepdryalarm.com
Star charts prove very beneficial to some children, used either alone or with a bed-wetting alarm. As you know from experience, you wake up more easily when the day holds promise and excitement. On holiday mornings it is easier to get out of bed; on dreary mornings it is easier to hit the snooze-alarm. Star charts use this to advantage. A child is offered a star on the calendar for each dry night. When the child collects a predetermined number of stars (usually 3-7), he is given a small reward. When he collects 21 in a row, he gets a larger, looked-forward-to, prize. This puts the reticular activating system of the brain in a more heightened state of readiness to wake up when the bladder signals that it is full. For some children, this is enough to make them responsive to nighttime bladder fullness. If no improvement occurs within 2 weeks, however, it should not continue to be used without an alarm or some other therapy.
Hypnotherapy and guided imagery are other techniques available to help deep sleepers gain nighttime bladder control. Hypnotherapy requires a trained therapist, but guided imagery can be employed by anyone. Have your son relax, close his eyes, and listen to what you say. Tell him that his kidneys are a pee factory, making urine day and night. His bladder is a storage tank where the pee is kept until he is ready to put it in the toilet. There is a gate or muscle that holds the pee in the bladder until he is ready. During the day, he is in control of the gate, but at night some of the pee has been sneaking out. When he sleeps, he is going to begin taking control. When the bladder starts to fill up, he will control the gate when he is asleep, just like when he is awake. He will pee in the toilet when he is ready. Messages like this help put his brain in a state of readiness to receive the bladder's signals. As with star charts, this should not be continued as the only therapy for longer than 2 weeks with no noticeable improvement.
Many advantages result from being a deep sleeper. Sound sleep restores and refreshes the body and the mind. (Children who wet the bed do not sleep as soundly after they wet each night as they did before.) The frustration you've had of your son's sleeping through the alarm is not a reason to give up, but a sign that with perseverance he will stay dry and enjoy sound sleep all night long.


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A committee set up to assess proposals for development around Gary/Chicago International Airport has started exclusive negotiations with a company based in the Washington, D.C. area. Officials believe talks with Aviation Facilities Company Inc. should be completed in the coming weeks and a final recommendation will be presented to the airport authority next month.
October 25, 2013
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GARY, IN, October 25, 2013 � The Ad Hoc Committee of the Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority, appointed to evaluate public-private partnership (P3) proposals to invest in the airport and the surrounding area, today announced it has entered into exclusive negotiations with Aviation Facilities Company Inc./AvPORTS (AFCO).
The Committee expects to conclude negotiations in the coming weeks and present a final recommendation to the Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority next month.
�Entering into exclusive negotiations is an important step toward our goal of unlocking the value of the airport and the surrounding area to attract jobs, long-term investment and professional management to the airport,� said Carrie J. Hightman, Chair of the Ad Hoc Committee and Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of NiSource Inc.
In September, the Committee announced it had begun negotiations with two leading respondents � Aviation Facilities Company Inc./AvPORTS and the GCIA Group.
�We are proud to have been selected to enter into exclusive negotiations for development and management of Gary/Chicago International Airport,� said Steven R. Forrer, Executive Vice President, Aviation Facilities Company Inc. /AvPORTS. �We look forward to concluding negotiations quickly so that we can get to work.�
In addition to Hightman, Ad Hoc Committee members include:
� Marion Johnson � Pastor Mt. Moriah Baptist Church
� Bo Kemp � Managing Director, J Gari and Associates, Advisor to Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson
� Harley Snyder � Chief Executive Officer, HSC, Inc., Board Member of the Regional Development Authority
� James Cooper � Board Member, Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority
� Shontrai Irving � Board Member, Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority
Advising the Committee in the evaluation of proposals is Michael Zonsius, Chief Financial Officer of the Chicago Department of Aviation.
Tasked by the Airport Authority in February to explore a P3 to accelerate job creation and long-term investment in Gary and the Northwest Indiana region, the Ad Hoc Committee is pursuing a P3 model that retains public ownership of the airport and benefits from private sector innovation and access to capital. In addition to the P3 exploration, major construction at the airport of a $166 million runway extending the main 7,000-foot runway by 1,900 continues.
The Gary/Chicago International Airport is less than 30 minutes from the heart of the tri-state region � Chicago. The airport is directly connected to Chicago's transportation network through freight, interstate and mass-transit and has close proximity to multiple Lake Michigan ports.
Source: Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority


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Dinner in NE Philly w/ a picky grandmother
Does anyone have any suggestions? I'm running out of places to eat with her and I can't do another meal at Famous Deli, Bennies, or any other jewish-style deli/restaurant. She's an old school Jewish grandmother who leans towards corned beef, whitefish salad, knishes. We've gone to Country Club, Franks, Jack's. She's not into ethnic foods.
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isn't Stevie Stein's the same as Famous Deli? I would suggest Andonio's on Krewstown Road. My folks refer to it as "their kitchen".
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I persuaded her one day to go to Picanha, and she basically ate nothing but the salad. I really enjoyed it though, but it's not g-mom's thing
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Unfortunately yes. She does drive, and we live in South Jersey. So, to pick her up and then drive into center city and drive back, drop her off and head home leads to a very long night.
I am so all over this! I grew up in NE/Bustleton and go back to visit my mom often. Stein's in Krewstown is indeed a fantastic recommendation for good Jewish food.But I understand you've had your fill! I'd also recommend Gallo's on the Blvd, Nichol's seafood on Castor, and Kelly's seafood on Bustleton.
Just for a change of scenery, but sticking with Jewish/diner food, there's Tiffany's at Welsh and the Blvd.
Of these suggestions, Gallo's is my favorite. The last time I was there I had fantastic crab cakes (with salad and 2 sides).
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thanks! I'll be ready the next time we have dinner, probably next week, and hit her with those choices. She does enjoy a good crab cake.
re: monavano
gallo's is grandma dinner centrel...u can't go wrong there
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Ha! Hasn't Gallo's come a long way since it first opened on the blvd.? It was a total blue hair place, but has undergone expansions and upgrades to the interior. It's actually quite a nice atmoshere now, and has retained good prices.
Their website is slick too!


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Monday, September 17, 2012
Date My School: Creepy or Comforting?
Some questions may develop when you see this truck:
What the hell is that truck doing there?
Isn't Date My School creepy?
What even is Date My School?
Over the past few days, I've tried to demystify Date My School by actually using myself as a "dating guinea pig."
Step 1: The Introduction
When first logging onto DateMySchool.com, you watch a video that defines what this dating game is all about. From the video, you find out Date My School is a service for finding people (possible friends or more than friends) within your university or university area. In order to even be able to use the site, you have to use a university email account. The video also stresses the website's level of privacy: only the groups of people that you specify can see your profile. After the initial signing-in process, you pick from a series options to create your ideal "friend," like his/her gender, age, school, nationality, and major.
Step 2: The Experiment
After punching in my university email and answering a few questions, I was able to set up a profile where I could add pictures of myself and write small descriptions about my personality. I browsed carefully through people from the category I selected, which in my case was men who are interested in women who come from the NYC area. Not long after, I came across a cute boy who goes to Columbia. I clicked on his profile and his interests and personality seemed to really fit mine. I then had the option to IM or message him. I messaged him and he kindly responded rather quickly! Online conversation quickly ensued and it was a great experience. Where you take it from there is your choice!
Things to keep in mind when using Date My School
It is a little creepy.
When I first started exploring the site, things were not weird at all--to be honest, it seemed like Facebook. But then, I realized people could see when I looked at their profile and I could see when people looked at mine. Date My School also keeps track of how many views your profile gets, so if a person keeps looking at your profile, you will be notified every time. Which sort of freaked me out. Also, at one point, a random boy IM'd me, and I won't lie... it was weird. Personally, I wasn't a fan of either the tracked pageviews or the potential of being hit up by strangers.
You can either delete or de-activate your account.
Deleting your account is truly getting rid of everything about you on the site, and you are not allowed to create a profile for three months. De-activating is a little more lenient, like the Facebook option.
It's all about your comfort level.
If the whole idea of online dating freaks you out, don't do it. If you are open, even just slightly, to the idea, I'd say go for it. You may find someone, like I did, who was super nice (and not creepy) and find yourself in a great conversation.
Images courtesy of The Frisky and The Triangle.
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Governor Dayton is prepared to fight hard for his $38 billion budget plan that includes a lower sales tax rate, but a wide expansion of services that will be subject to the sales tax.
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As series two of hugely popular BBC One comedy series 'Mrs Brown's Boys' comes to DVD, we caught up with the show's BAFTA-winning creator and star Brendan O'Carroll for a chat…
Congratulations on the BAFTA
Thanks - we're still walking on air.
How did it feel to win?
It was an unbelievable moment. When they said 'Mrs Brown's Boys' we all got sucked out of our chairs. My wife said I looked like I'd been shot. With all these milestones I've felt like a horse in the Grand National. You're told you're up for a pilot and that's a fence and then the pilot's going to get made into a series and that's another fence, then you have to write the series and that's another fence and then you're making the series and that's another fence. But for the first time when they said 'the BAFTA goes to Mrs Brown' it felt like the finishing line.
What was the reaction like from your contemporaries?
Tremendous contragulations. In the UK circuit I'm not in the business that long as I didn't do the stand-up circuit. But Michael McIntyre and Ricky Gervais both went out of their way to find me and congratulate me and I felt very honoured by that.
Why do you think it's so successful?
I have no idea. Honest to God, if I knew I'd do it again in some other form. There's no secret to it. If you're a writer, write what you know about – that's what people say to you. I grew up on comedy in the 70s and 80s and that's what I know. That's what makes me laugh and I wanted to do something that was reflective of that. Write what makes me laugh and hope the audience agree and buy in. But I knew from a long way back because the novels of Mrs Brown had been very successful – they're in 11 languages and were in the Top 10 in 22 different countries around the world. I knew from that that the story itself was not Irish. I learned very early that the story of Mrs Brown is not a unique story, she's not a unique character because I get letters from Mexico, letters from Japan, that Mrs Brown lives just down the road or they have a granny like Mrs Brown. I think the story is just Charlie Chaplin set in a Dublin house and I think there's nothing more international than Charlie Chaplin.
Where did she come from then?
My mam was in politics when I was very young. She went on to buy a couple of houses, knock them into one and started a shelter for battered wives and homeless children. There were 11 of us and whether we liked or not we volunteered to work in the home. So we'd be running errands and cooking breakfast from the earliest of age. When I used to finish school I would stuff my school bag under a stall in Moore's Street, a market street in Dublin, where all the stall holders are women. Tough, hard-bitten women and I used to run errands for them. They were so funny, so quick-witted, so tough – they were tough old broads. And a couple of things they had in common – number one, they all adored their children. Their children were the centre of their lives and number two, even though they weren't rich, they still believed that their ship was over the horizon and was just about to come in. And it takes a lot to believe that your dreams will come true when your world is collapsing around you. So I picked it up from them.
In the show, Mrs Brown gives you a chance to say things that you could never normally say – do you think you ever go too far?
Oh God, I'm sure I did; I never consciously did. Age brings amazing freedom with it. You get to a particular age where you don't give a s**t what anyone thinks about what you say. You just express your opinion. You get to a point where you get truth Tourette's. They're going to put you in a home anyway, no matter what you say. I think Agnes has that. There's also a sweet innocence about her. They forgive her a lot that they wouldn't forgive me. There's a freedom about a mid-60-year-old woman that you wouldn't get as a man.
Do you ever find yourself slipping into her in real life situations?
Never! Ever. The truth of it is when you analyse her she's an aul bitch but she has a heart of gold and she loves her kids. She has that uncanny ability that mothers have to say back to you exactly what you said but make you sound like a b*****d. So she'd say 'so you're saying…' and she'd say exactly what you said but make you sound like a b*****d. She has this manipulative way with her family that is able to turn everything around to her situation. But she also this uncanny art of things working out for her. She has this ethos 'everything works out the way it's supposed to, it always does' and for her it does.
Could you live with her?
No. God no, I'd kill her. I'd emigrate. I'd do what most of the Irish boys do when they realise that mammy has a complete hold on them and just emigrate. Go to America. The thing that Irish mothers have is a four and a half thousand mile umbilical cord – you might go away but you'll never leave.
The show's a real family affair for you. Does that ever cause any problems?Surprisingly not. Even if we have disagreements or spats it's as if we're having them with workmates rather than family. I'm probably harder on family than I would be on any of the other actors or members of the crew because I expect them to work harder than everyone else. But on top of that I also had this fear that they had to be better than anyone else because I didn't want anyone thinking they had the gig just because they are family. They have the gig because they can do the gig. I can't have somebody in there just because I like them. They've got to fulfil their role otherwise the whole thing falls down.
How does the live show differ?
You have much more freedom in the theatre. I'm lucky the BBC allowed me to do exactly what we're doing with them. When I first told them I wanted to leave mistakes in there they were like 'WHAT?' I want the audience to feel that they know what's going on.
Do you have any celebrity fans who want to be guest stars?
Not that I'm aware of. I'm not a celebrity head in that I don't know that many people who are celebrities. I tend to stick to the family. We haven't booked a table at The Ivy yet.
Is there anyone you'd like to have come on the show?
We thought about that and we went 'you know what, let's not' because if we were to do that it takes away. You couldn't have Bono on being anything but Bono. You couldn't have him as the paper guy because the gag is that Bono is the newspaper guy and then how do you get him off and what do you do with him now? So we've never really thought about putting celebrities in there.
We'd like to see what Mrs Brown would make of Jedward
I did a video with them for Eurovision. Mrs Brown played their granny and it was like making a video with two Mexican beans. In the first 20 minutes I thought 'I'm going to kill these f*****s' but you just warm to them and they are such a bundle of innocent energy and positivity and in a country that needed a lift, by God they are full of optimism. You look at them and think 'that is what we need right now'. They are a lovely pair of kids. Once the first 20 minutes were over I'd have done anything for them – they are fantastic. I'd love to work with them again if I could keep up the energy.
Is the movie going to happen?
I think so. I think the success of 'The Inbetweeners Movie' has opened the door for a lot of us. The good thing is that there is lots of material there to pick from. I've set aside the dates for shooting in September to November next year for release in 2014 so it has to happen or otherwise that's three months when I have no work!
Any hints on the plot? Will it see you leaving Ireland?
No, I didn't want to go down the line of Mrs Brown goes to Marbella or Mrs Brown goes to Cannes, the usual idea of a movie from a TV series taking them out of the context. I want to take on the challenge of writing a movie within the context of the TV series. Film and shoot it in Dublin and its surroundings. Make it a nice meaty story with plenty of comedy. If I could make it 'The Hangover' starring Mrs Brown. Now there's a thought.
When are you back on TV?
I'm currently writing the third series. Also, BBC wanted a one-hour Christmas special but we've ended up with two half-hour specials which is great. The BBC and I have agreed that if the third series is the last they do want to commission Christmas specials up until 2016. Series three starts on Christmas Day.


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Calls for clarity over Green Deal changes in the region
Posted: July 05, 2012|
The Green Deal, introduced by the Energy Act 2011, is the Government's flagship initiative for improving the energy efficiency of residential and commercial properties.
And, by no later than April 1 2018, landlords will be unable to let properties which do not achieve an anticipated minimum energy efficiency rating of E or above.
Just how far these new standards will impact upon property sector investors – and the businesses that operate within their premises – is still unclear, with many of the ground rules still to be defined and rubber-stamped by government.
But an expert panel told delegates attending the Property Forum Foot Anstey's Sutton Harbour headquarters in Plymouth, that where investors and businesses can take steps to future-proof their portfolios or premises, they should begin to do so now.
The panel of speakers, which was introduced by Foot Anstey real estate partner, Richard Walford, was made up of Patrick Brown, associate director of the British Property Forum, Tim Davis, who heads the Bristol office of global real estate advisors DTZ, and Paul Maryan, director of sustainability at planning consultancy Peter Brett Associates. Joining them in taking questions from the floor was Midas executive director Andrew Johnston.
Uncertainties over new legislature arising from the act are still manifold.
At the moment, it is unclear whether current energy efficient standards will in fact apply, by the time that the Energy Act comes into play in 2018. Buildings attaining the minimum "E" rating in 2012 could be in danger of not achieving more stringent guidelines closer to 2018 – and beyond.
"An E rated building today could be an F tomorrow," warned Mr Brown. "We are calling for those ratings to be fixed to the floor."
Meanwhile, according to a 2010 Housing Condition Survey, it is estimated that 18 per cent of existing commercial property stock and 17 per cent of residential properties are F or G rated, already falling below the minimum energy efficiency standard that will become mandatory.
Professionals also warn that differentials between existing energy efficiency surveys can vary dramatically, according to the professional commissioned to carry out the work, as well as the sum invested in the procedure to ensure full and detailed feedback of where improvements can be made.
The British Property Forum is currently petitioning government to clarify where responsibility will lie for enforcing guidelines to ensure buildings meet the baseline energy efficiency standards.
Mr Brown asked: "Will the Energy Performance Certificate methodology be improved, to allow it to be used as a regulatory barometer?"
The Government is anticipated to announce in October how the Green Deal's energy efficiency retrofit payments will enable property owners to fulfil targets, with the cost of necessary improvements to properties tagged onto energy bills. Who, ultimately, will be compliant, will depend upon the terms of the lease.
What's clear, is that some property owners will find it more straightforward to divest their portfolios of properties unlikely to meet energy efficiency targets – or at a cost which makes the option unviable over the lifetime of the building.
Tim Davis said: "Investors and landlords need to make the correct decision of whether to refurbish or to dispose of the properties in their portfolio.
"Shorter lease lengths, increased use of break clauses means investors should review current stock to determine poor performing properties."
Landlords may also begin to evaluate whether the tenant business's plant and processes themselves are the cause of reduced energy efficiency ratings – and act accordingly.
While the terms of the Green Deal upon the commercial sector are still being fine-tuned, Mr Davis said landlords may look to adding terms to leases, that will require tenant fit-outs to take the EPC rating into account.
The disposal of older properties – often found in town centres – that become unviable in 2018, could create a property shortfall among the thousands of small businesses that are tenanted within such facilities, that lack the finance to relocate to units that comply with regulations – and on which the commercial value looks set to rise.
Those property owners and developers who effectively make their portfolio watertight – and airtight – through energy efficient modifications or building processes are likely to see increased demand – and a rise in market value. And there is potential for them to create further value-added through investment in green energy technology; quickly paying off their investment and generating a new income stream through selling in eco-electricity to the National Grid.
Mr Walford said that while the Green Deal could be a "win-win, win-win" situation in terms of addressing fuel poverty, the development of a sustainable green energy industry and the emergence of the UK – and South West in particular – as a leader within the emerging renewables technology sector, there were still many questions to be addressed prior to the act coming into play.
Tim Davis, of DTZ, said: "With energy prices in the long term likely to increase above inflation, combined with a growing amount of legislation and political interest in the area of sustainability, investors in both commercial property and the private residential rented sector need to be more proactive with their assets and not wait for changes to be imposed.
"The Energy Act 2011 will have significant ramifications for the UK property market.
"From 2018 it will be unlawful to transact a non domestic property with a poor energy efficiency rating, assumed at present to be an Energy Performance Certificate with a rating of E or worse. Recent research conducted by DTZ, which reviewed over 1,500 EPC's undertaken since 2009 throughout the UK, revealed that the act could affect up to 42 per cent of all commercial assets if no action is taken by property owners.
"Occupiers are increasingly being driven by cost control and, as a result, more energy efficient buildings will increasingly have a commercial advantage.
"We anticipate that a green premium, in terms of capital value/rental value, is likely to materialise for such buildings.
"Property owners need to appraise their portfolios, strategically investing in assets where viable, but selling the obsolete ones before the market re-prices them as the detail of forthcoming secondary legislation which follows the Energy Act emerges."
Patrick Brown said: "The BPF has been calling on the Government to begin consulting on the detail behind its plans for minimum energy efficiency standards.
"Currently there is a lack of clarity over how they will work causing confusion in the market, and with the average lease length currently standing at 5.3 years for commercial property, leases which will run through April 2018 are being negotiated right now. There are scant detail on the precise mechanics.
"Some of the issues requiring clarity include: Which Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) grades will form the starting threshold for minimum standards, and whether the Government aspires to tighten standards over time? And what exemptions – if any – will be provided?
"And, when minimum standards come into effect, will they catch existing leases – or just new ones?"
Paul Maryan said that while the Energy Act is being used by government to achieve more efficient use of energy in buildings, it is taking very much a 'stick' approach to make this happen.
"Any 'carrots' remain focused on low carbon energy supply," he said. "This creates major opportunities for the property sector to use these 'carrots' as the basis of a new approach to low carbon energy supply which can lead to more stable (and potentially lower) energy costs.
"This has enormous value in the current market. The South West is ideally placed in terms of low carbon energy resource, giving the potential to differentiate the region and make it the location of choice for major commercial organisations, especially those who see the value of low carbon energy supply to their business.
"The big question is if the property sector in the South West is ready to make these opportunities into reality?"


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Shafir's 32 lead Rockets past EaglesWritten by Mike Bauman | | email@example.com
The Rockets have been making a case game-in and game-out this season as to why they are in fact the No.1 overall team in the Mid-American Conference. On Feb. 23 at home against Eastern Michigan, humble junior guard Naama Shafir made the case as to why she deserves strong consideration for MAC Player of the Year, scoring a game-high 32 points as she went 14-of-15 from the free throw line and notched seven assists as Toledo hung on for a 65-64 victory over the Eagles. Shafir routinely got in the paint against Eastern Michigan, creating opportunities for both herself and her teammates as she scored her highest point total ever in Savage Arena.
"It takes the heat off a lot of players because you can tell she gravitates toward the ball whenever the game's on the line," Toledo head coach Tricia Cullop said of Shafir's performance. "You've got to love that about her. She's not someone that's going to shy away from an intense moment. She thrives in those kind of opportunities, and we've seen it night-in and night-out.
"I hope she's a candidate for [MAC] Player of the Year in this league because I think she put on that kind of a performance tonight."
The victory clinched the Rockets of the MAC West Division title outright and at least a share of the MAC regular season title, their first since 2003 and eighth overall in school history. Sophomore center and Start graduate Yolanda Richardson also scored in double figures for Toledo, finishing with 10 points.
"It's a big win," Shafir said. "It's [an] important win. We had to win to achieve our goal. We didn't start good. I don't really know what the reason is. We could easily just let the game go, but we came back and stayed together."
In the first half, it looked like business as usual for the Rockets (21-6, 13-1 MAC) as senior guard Jessica Williams knocked down a three-pointer eight seconds after the opening tip. That's when things got ugly for Toledo. Eastern Michigan (18-10, 9-5 MAC) scored 13 unanswered points and held a 10-point lead by the 16:01 mark. Sophomore forward Lecretia Smith ended the Rockets' scoring draught with 14:08 remaining when junior guard Haylie Linn found her in the lane for the layup to make it 13-5.
After an Eagles' turnover on their next possession, Shafir got the and-one on her layup and made it 13-8 at the 13:52 mark. Back-to-back treys from Tavelyn James extended Eastern Michigan's advantage to 20-8 with 12:12 left to go in the half, forcing Cullop to call a timeout as James got her 11th point of the period. Toledo cut the deficit to single digits and trailed 36-31 at halftime in large part due to Shafir, who had 16 points and four assists at the break.
"It was all of us," Shafir said. "They're [Eastern Michigan] really physical. They play strong, and I just tried to stay strong and go to the basket a little bit more."
Shafir continued to get to the basket in the second half as the Rockets battled their way back into the game. Trailing 44-35 at the 16:06 mark, Toledo went on a 10-0 run and took its' first lead since its' first basket of the game after Shafir knocked down her 11th consecutive free throw to make it 45-44 with 12:13 remaining in the game. Following senior forward Melissa Goodall's floater off the glass to tie the game at 53 apiece, Shafir scored six-straight points to give the Rockets a 59-53 edge with 5:43 left to play.
Richardson scored her eighth point of the half when her layup put Toledo up 62-60 at the 3:39 mark, but India Hairston countered with a jumper on the Eagles' ensuing possession to tie the game. However, Shafir came up big again for the Rockets, nailing a three-pointer as the shot clock expired with 55 seconds to go to give Toledo a 65-62 lead. Kristin Thomas answered with a putback layup to make it 65-64 on Eastern Michigan's next trip down the court, but the Eagles decided not to foul on the Rockets' ensuing possession and were unable to get the ball back as Toledo hung on for the win.
"It was great," Richardson said. "We knew that we had to come out here and try to play our best because we had a big, heavy sack on our backs, so we knew we had to come out here and play intense."
For Cullop, the win marked not only a personal accomplishment, but also a big accomplishment for the seniors in Goodall and Williams.
"It means an awful lot," Cullop said. "I think the thing that would mean more is to win it outright. It's neat to see that these seniors are going to go from 14 wins their freshman year to at least a minimum of a share of the MAC title. That's a great career."
The Rockets will be in action again Feb. 26 when they head to DeKalb, Ill. to face Northern Illinois (11-16, 5-9 MAC) at 4 p.m.


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Grey's Anatomy
Shonda Rhimes: I'll Tell You Why I Have "All the Gays on My TV Shows"
We pretty much love everything that comes out of Grey's Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes's mouth (or keyboard), and her latest comment is no exception.
When a fan asked Shonda why she had so many gay and lesbian characters on her TV shows (in addition to Grey's, Shonda produced Scandal, Private Practice, and the short-lived Off the Map), Shonda had a lot to say.
Her response is actually worthy of a standalone missive about promoting diversity — among genders, races, and sexual preferences — that we wish all TV producers would jump on board with.
"Because I believe everyone should get to see themselves reflected on TV. EVERYONE," Shonda begins. She goes on:
"And because I love all my gay and lesbian friends. AND because I think same-sex marriage is the civil rights fight of our era and back when being a person of color was the civil rights fight, people like Norman Lear put black people on TV and helped change some minds. So you know, it's gotta be paid forward. As long as we are willing to sit by while one person is not free, none of us are free."
Shonda also took issue with the fan who asked the question in the first place. She says that the mere fact that someone thinks it's OK to ask that kind of question is proof that there is still "a HUGE problem that needs to be solved."
Do you agree with Shonda? Sound off in the comments!
Catch the next new episode of Grey's Anatomy on Thursday, December 13 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.
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My job: Heavyweight Boxer
My daughter's job: Village Idiot
My husband's job: Rabbit Slayer
None of those sound too good to me.
Hmmm... i don't think this thing likes me too much.
First, I put in Boredom, and it said I should be a rally car driver. Haha. So funny
Then, I put in Boredouttamind, and it said I should be a stripper. Uhh...
Then I tried Bored, and I'm supposed to be a pupetteer...
Then I tried my real name (without middle name), and it said 'who are you kidding... you work?'
Then I tried my real name with middle initial, and it said I should be a stripper again... so, that's two for stripper
Then I put in my real name with my middle name, and it said I should be a 'spinster with cats'
That thing's driving me crazy...
senrik, Your ideal job is a Air Steward(ess). (Coffee, tea or me!)
Erik, Your ideal job is a Bearded Lady in the circus. (Whoa, I didn't see *That* one coming)
(my full name): Your ideal job is a Circus Freak. (hmm, I'm beginning to see a pattern)
"The purpose of the new capitalism is to shoot the wounded." ~ Andy Grove, Chairman, Intel Corporation
Jewelsy, Your ideal job is a Lap Dancer.
Jewels, Your ideal job is a Village Idiot.
Julianne, Your ideal job is a Topless Model.
Mermaid. ?
For coksy: Your ideal job is a Anything where you can kiss ass.
For just my first name: Your ideal job is a who are you kidding, you work?.
For my real name: Your ideal job is a Evil boss.
I choose Evil boss
My husband should either be a human shield (first name) or a trained assassin (full name) :rolleyes
Wrigleys Doublemint Gum....double your pleasure, double your fun!
Maveno, Your ideal job is a Paleantologist.
Real name, Your ideal job is a Professional Tramp.
Paleantologist; the scientific study of fossils.
Tramp; a) walk with a heavy foot b) wander c) prostitute
I dunno what to say. So many options.
All things beautiful do not have to be full of color to be noticed; in
life that which is unnoticed has the most power.
Forum: 13 times, Your ideal job is a Gigolo.
Real name: Ashley, Your ideal job is a Paleantologist.
AHHH... I'm Ross Gellar!
this is the funniest thing reading all of your posts above.....
Smile it makes people wonder what you are up to.
My real name leads me to "Kids TV Presenter", whatever that is.
But under Qboots I'm supposed to be a Topless Model.
"I'm telling you - it's a madhouse out there. I feel like Charlton Heston waking up in the field and seeing the chimp on top of the pony." ~ Dennis Miller


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The monitor of the films listed above is farther down in this eNewsletter. This is a loaded one, folks, so be prepared.
Terrorism in America - Nothing New for Blacks
The Video - "A Girl Like Me"
Most of our readers who got the original distribution of the last BN-W eNewsletter on 9/4/06 only received an article about this video, but thanks to Principal Baruti Kafele (see below), we can also provide the video, which we thought was powerful enough to also link on our site, so you can find it there as well. The media along with miseducation, misinformation, and hundreds of years of mental/physical abuse and conditioning foisted into and onto our ancestors (and now us) have done a wonderful job in making way too many of us continue to feel "less than." Don't you think it's time for a reversal of that trend?
Principal Baruti Kafele is offering Parent Empowerment Workshops during the 2006-2007 school year for
FREE in the
October 14 – 1:00pm – Essex County College, Newark, New Jersey – Free Admission:
A Proactive Forum for Black Men of All Ages
Look at how Black men are overwhelmingly portrayed in the media – and how effective it's been in even turning Black men against one another – and you know something's got to be done. So, if you can attend, please do.
Male Student College Tour Workshop Series
Support Services Consultants (SSC) is offering a six-college tour workshop series for men ages 13-17. The dates are October 7th, November 4th, December 2nd, January 13th, February 3rd, and March 3rd. The cost is minimal and you can attend individual workshops/tours at $20-25 each or do the whole six tours for about $120. And if cost is a concern, compare that price to prison ($40,000 per year) or funeral expenses ($5000) and ask yourself, what makes the most sense?
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture - Scholars-in-Residence Program
Fellowship 2007-2008 – Deadline is December 1, 2006
Electronic Vote-Stealing Machines
Steal This Election (Video)
We know what happened in the 2000 election, we know what happened in the 2004 election, we can pretty much see what's going to happen in the 2006 elections, and with two additional years to really "fine tune" the theft, we know what can happen in 2008. So let's at least be prepared and know we've been forewarned.
First Ever "Whiteness Survey" by the University of Minnesota
[Link #2 from UMN]
Time Magazine: The Meaning of White
This is supposed to be the "nation's first ever 'Whiteness' survey" and it's supposed to be "available upon request" but we put in a request for it about a week ago and haven't received anything yet. But we did get questioned as to what is our "interest" in it. If it's supposed to be available upon request, why would it matter what our interest is? Nevertheless, until – and if – we get a copy of this survey, here's a few of the findings which basically prove that many Whites are very aware of their "privilege" status and want to maintain it by any means necessary. "The researchers found that a majority of Whites (74 percent) felt that their own racial identity was important to them, and that a similar majority were able to see prejudice and discrimination as important in explaining White advantage." "…a stunning proportion of Whites – 77% – say their race has a distinct culture that should be preserved." "Whites are more likely to say prejudice and discrimination put Blacks at a disadvantage than to say those factors contribute to White advantage." According to one co-author of the survey Douglass Hartmann, "Whites have invented subtle ways to convince themselves that race isn't a problem in
Music to Hate By
This article discusses White supremacy in general as well as the Prussian Blue band that features 14-year old twin sisters Lamb and Lynx Gaede (see our previous reference to them in BN-W #51) who promote some of the findings in the University of Minnesota Whiteness survey – according to what we can only gather from the school's press release, especially since there seems to be a reluctance to release it. Some of the most interesting quotes from
And while we're on this topic of race matters and before we get to the very serious Darfur issue, here's some quick SATIRE – we repeat SATIRE – from playahata.com for September 2006: The Ku Klux Klan Disbands: Leaves Their Job to TOP Selling Rap Artists
Everyone knows how badly the continent of
Following are some articles, links, and writings that will take a while to read. We recommend you read what you can on screen, but for the majority of these documents, we suggest you print them out and set yourself up comfortably to read with understanding and completion. There is, quite simply, a whole lot to digest here. Ready? All right, here we go:
Time Magazine:
The Deadliest War In The World
The primary focus on this story is Congo where even with all its man-made chaos it still "represents the promise of Africa as much as its misery: its fertile fields and tropical forests cover an area bigger than California, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon and Texas combined. Its soils are packed with diamonds, gold, copper, tantalum (known locally as coltan and used in electronic devices such as cell phones and laptop computer) and uranium. The waters of its mighty river could one day power the continent." There's also a passing reference to colonialism: "
An African Building Boom Made in China
Black Commentator – A Tale of Two Genocides:
The Failed U.S. Response to Rwanda and Darfur
This article gives the background of both
Black Electorate – Asking the Right Questions About Darfur, Sudan
In 2004, BlackElectorate.com did an eleven-part Q&A with various individuals knowledgeable about the
Okay, now that we know more about the history of Darfur, Sudan, including it being the third largest oil producer in Africa, we have this link on the organizations behind the Save Darfur campaign, somehow it seems like there's more to this story than capitalizing on the "Never Again" slogan. If you know the story of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and its beginnings and who really pulled the purse strings and had the decision-making positions of power, then you'll understand our curiosity. No doubt that Darfur needs involvement from the international community, but as we wrote in the top of this section, the implementation of an accurate teaching of history through EDUCATION is the key to effective change and that will substantially reduce Africa being seen (falsely) as a liability, especially when in reality at its core everything about it is an asset. One quick example is the New York City Board of Education – why put Joel Klein, a businessman with a professional background in the seriously tainted music business as the Chancellor of the NYC public school system, and not Dr. Adelaide Sanford, a long time principal and educator within the NYC school system who had a proven track record of success and educational excellence within the NYC public school system? It's this type of continuous education fundamental raw deal that we have to correct – and then other loose ends, however slowly at first, will begin to come together and strengthen. And, unfortunately, that's what many don't want to see happen and they organize and work hard to make sure effective change stays at a crawl.
We at BN-W encourage you to come to your own conclusions and know that it is better to be aware than unaware.
We just shared a whole bunch of serious and heavy stuff with you, so we're going to balance it out with some lighter stuff.
A lot of fun activities are going on all over the world, but since we're here in the
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
[AAADT's annual holiday season at
New Jersey Performing Arts Center
As we mentioned in BN-W #54 the conclusion of Part II: Black-Jewish Relations will be included with our new bi-monthly Music Monitor. As we also stated, we've got a lot of information, and, for that reason, until Part II comes out, we'll be filtering stuff to you so it won't be too overwhelming in the buildup to Part II's conclusions. Refer to BN-W #53/54 if you need a repeat of our feelings on the Anti-Defamation League (ADL).
In light of the recent controversial statements made by Pope Benedict XVI about the Muslim faith, we thought this would be an opportune time to also present a strictly religious angle on the Christian and Jewish faiths and some of the inner conflicts between the two. Sometimes you've got to wonder: Organized religion? Do we really need it? Think about it – what has it really done for and to us? In the truly big picture, has it more often been a unifier or a divider?
Papal Apology Unacceptable:
Pope Fails to Recant Offensive Remarks
"Don't think for a minute that the Pope's words were a simple slip of the tongue either, because he was reading from an annotated, well-researched, carefully-prepared, papal script."
Pope Benedict:
The First Year
"He firmly believes that the moral values of Christian Europe are the safeguards of civilization around the globe. The Holy Father considers
The Church and Jewish Ideology
"Where is the corresponding statement of Jewish leaders repudiating and repenting the Jewish role in a cause whose crimes dwarf those of Hitler? Did major Jewish spokesmen or organizations condemn Communism as it devoured tens of millions of Christians? Did a few brave Jews in the
If you missed any other BN-W monitors, just send an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com and request that it be sent to you. As always, we highly encourage you to see these films for yourself and, if applicable, make your own judgment call on the N-word usage – appropriate/inappropriate? necessary/unnecessary? sensible/nonsensical? does it add to or take away from the film's concept? does the N-word have to be used at all? is there a valid reason for doing so? is it mandatory for the scene(s) to be effective? what are the circumstances/situation that necessitate any use of the word? is it just thrown in for humor, fear, crime, insult? are other culturally insulting slang terms used as much as the N-word in the film? Lots of questions and a whole lot of reasons to wonder what's the real purpose and thought process behind why these entertainers, writers, directors, producers, executive producers, distributors, and studios/studio heads and executives give the "greenlight" for these crews to liberally use (or allow to be used) the N-word.
[Release Date: 9/15/06]
Starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Xzibit;
screenplay written by Jeff Maguire; directed by Phil Joanou; produced by Neal H. Moritz, Lee Stanley; executive produced by Michael Rachmil, Shane Stanley, Ryan Kavanaugh, Lynwood Spinks; studio – Columbia Pictures
NOTE : Overall this film was pretty good. With the exception of the N-word being an unnecessary free-for-all – the Blacks used it, the Hispanics used it, and ultimately a White boy used it the way it should be used, which is in its historically racist context. There was no counterbalance to it – not one Black adult male character being socially conscious and astute enough to tell these young males not to use the word. There were also no other ethnic slurs whatsoever being used. It just continues to be disappointing to see Black men and young boys sit or stand there like idiots and not realize what they're doing to themselves by allowing these executives and a global audience to get the last laugh at you. As the above satire from playahata.com indicates, sometimes people participate in their own demise – often it's sincere and sheer ignorance and other times it's willingly. Get it together people and stop getting so easily played. How is it ever empowering to call one another nigger/nigga?
[Scheduled Limited Release Date (New York/California): 9/27/06]
Starring Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Kerry Washington;
screenplay written by Peter Morgan, Jeremy Brock; directed by Kevin MacDonald; produced by Andrea Calderwood, Lisa Bryer, Charles Steel; executive produced by Tessa Ross, Andrew MacDonald, Allon Reich; studio – Fox Searchlight Pictures
This film was quite good and Forest Whitaker was, as usual, fantastic!
He brought life to every scene he was in.
But, of course, the ultimate hero was the White boy from
BN-W Monitor Coming Soon: "Catch A Fire" [Derek Luke, Tim Robbins]; "Déjà Vu" [Denzel Washington, Val Kilmer]; "Bobby" [Laurence Fishburne, Anthony Hopkins]; "Casino Royale" [Daniel Craig, Jeffrey Wright]; "Stranger Than Fiction" [Queen Latifah]; "Let's Go To Prison" [Chi McBride]; "Slow Burn" [LL Cool J, Ray Liotta]; "Dreamgirls" [Beyonce Knowles, Jamie Foxx, Eddie Murphy]; "Blood Diamond" [Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou]; "The Pursuit of Happyness" [Will Smith, Thandie Newton]; "Pride" [Terrence Howard, Bernie Mac, Kimberly Elise]; "Home of the Brave" [Samuel L. Jackson, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson]
Also Coming : Part II: Black-Jewish Relations; Bi-Monthly Music Monitors