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UVST is mainly aimed at an end-to-end service with centralized key management, called UVST Core Version, but it can be provided also as a UVST P2P version, without any central storage of encryption keys and logs in the CivicRoom, as well as a UVST Server-Side version, whereas the service only includes will include only the CivicRoom, CivicLab, CivicProvider and the CivicAuthority.
The same CivicProvider and CivicLab can offer P2P version or Core version concurrently, and P2P and Core user will be able to communicate seamlessly.
- UVST Hybrid Managed Version: End-to-end deployments will all include CivicPod devices, whereas the Desktop docking station, the CivicDongle/Box and the CivicPhone are optional depending on different commercial deployment scenarios. P2P and Core versions users can be provisioned by the same CivicProvider and communicate among themselves at the same levels of security. In fact, UVST is mainly conceived for large-scale deployment scenarios, whereas the CivicProvider falls under intercept legislation through warrant and logs maintenance, applicable to telecom operators, or it may fall as a result of future legislation. Communication metadata therefore, although routed thorough onion routing techniques, is sent from CivicPods the CivicRoom to be encrypted and stored together with the time-based encryption keys used to encrypt text and voice content of the communications.
- UVST P2P Managed and Unmanaged Versions: A UVST P2P Version of the UVST service will concurrently be developed to: (a) enable smaller entities, to offer a non-commercial P2P UVST service to its members/staff in usage scenarios that are exempt (for example Italy) from such requirements in which CivicPod/Phone keys are only stored in the user device and not in the CivicRoom and no user-activity logs are maintained; (b) support "scorched hearth" scenarios (see page 14) as an ultimate protection against forceful unconstitutional or unlawful physical access attempts to the CivicRoom.
- UVST server-side version: Non-client side UVST solution components are intended for exploitation as core technical and security architecture for solutions for specific markets and use cases with highest-end server-side privacy and security requirements of private and public organizations, including highest-security state security agencies, such as ultra-private server-side/cloud/CED/Paas/IaaS solutions. Only includes the CivicRoom, CivicLab, CivicProvider and the CivicAuthority.
Contract Types, Client Types and Business Development
Intellectual properties, competencies and partnerships generated by the publicly co-financed UVST R&D project(s) will be exploited economically by the proposal and project partners, and especially by the UVST Consortium or Member (see Partner section), in different commercial deployment scenarios for different markets.
Contract Types. Types of commercial offering for prospective clients and/or commercialization partners:
- Direct service offering
- White-label standard or custom deployments
- Co-marketing partners for the same.
Business Development Approach and Phases. Actual clients and co-marketing partners may be constituted by both current or prospective partners of the UVST project or UVST R&D grant proposals, as well as other parties that are approached – during R&D proposal finalization and the R&D phase – to sign initial agreements with the UVST Consortium or Member for:
- Interest in the outcomes of the R&D project, as prospective client and/or partner;
- MOUs in regards to commitments (nonbinding or binding) for alpha testing, beta testing and/or initial limited demo/trial real-world deployments (paid or free); or even
- Binding agreements for commercial custom-deployments, which include a down payment
Deployments by Sector
Prospective Client Types
Commercial deployment of UVST in one or more of its versions will be concurrently promoted towards the following client types. Interface with such prospects will start at R&D proposal phase:
- Banks. Enable them to offer (white-label) to premium individuals and organizational clients an ultra-secure replacement to the typical token, ultra-private mobile and desktop communications, and ultra-private and secure e-banking.
- Large private and public Organizations. Offer direct or white-label ultra-private mobile and desktop communications for all or top employees.
- Broadcasters and Mobile Operators.Offer through the CivicDongle, a uniquely ergonomic and comfortable user experience, to access: free to air digital TV; the full mobile Web; the UVST ultra-private communication environment; preferential access to their or their partners' paid or ad-supported video and interactive content; very innovative privacy-respecting yet highly targeted advertising.
- Municipalities. Enable them to offer (white-label) to citizens ultra-private mobile and desktop communications as well as access to dedicated for e-democracy, e-participation and e-government;
- State Security Agencies. Beyond state of the art end-to-end solutions to protect high-level state officials communications, as well as very advanced server-side-only UVST solutions to protect server-side state and other critical IT infrastructure, that may cause severe arm to the population if compromised.
- Member-supported non-profit Organizations. Offer direct or white-label ultra-private mobile and desktop communications for all or top employees.
CivicDongles and offerings to Member-supported non-profit organizations will be "at marginal cost" of provisioning, in order to increase public support for project and promote large deployment of CivicDongles.
Deployments for Banks (white-label B2B and B2B Premium)
A white-label solution for banks or banks associations (such as ABI or equivalent Brazilian) whereas they offer their current and prospective high-worth individuals and organizational clients a solution that offers all of the following: (A) premium replacement for the typical time-synchronized authentication token, through a dedicated one-time password app in the CivicPod, offering a much stronger authentication and security than the one provided by the token, especially after the scandal involving world leading token manufacturers1 (B) ultra-privacy protection to mobile and desktop Web financial transactions; (C) ultra-secure basic text, voice communications to other CivicPods and Web navigation.
UVST Configuration:
- UVST version: Core (and/ or P2P)
- UVST Mode: white-label
- All UVST components are included, except the CivicDongle/Box, which is extra.
- Features in addition to Basic Features:
- A client-side and server-side random-number generation application is added to replace one-time password tokens.
- A server-side highly-secured stripped-down Web application offering access through CivicPod to ultra-private and ultra-secure e-banking services is added to standard CivicLab and CivicRoom standard setups. The CivicLab may be located in street-facing bank-own premises, possibly next to existing bank agency (or bank association offices).
- UVST is (or may be) made compatible with current national certified email and digital signature.
B2B Premium for highly privacy-sensitive Organizations
Direct offer to consumers by UVST partners, for the first 9-18 months, would be limited to beta testers, selected top security experts, high-profile figures, opinion leaders and the such, in order to allow large white-label Banking or Broadcaster/Telco clients to gain the limelight of first deployment and relative publicity effect.
It is offered as a direct end-to-end service, or as a white-label solution, to members or top employees of large organizations, especially high-worth, high-power or privacy/security-sensitive individuals within such organizations. The UVST user space can be fully controlled by the client organization, instead of the user.
Organization types most interested would be: large financial organizations, large companies and transnational corporations, news organizations, international or national civil rights organization, political organizations and public organizations in democratic states.
For most of those organizations, the privacy of their data and communications is their primary security concern, as authentication and security are a lesser issue and/or mostly satisfied by current technologies and incident mitigation procedures.
With trends like BYOD (Bring-your-own-device) and BYOC (bring-your-own-cloud service, as in Dropbox and the likes), it is crucial to enable workers to easily access both their commercial computing devices (Mac/Windows PC, Apple/Android smartphone) as well as access secure environments, such as cryptophones or dualOS (dual persona or hybridOS) devices attempt to do.
UVST Configuration:
- UVST version: Core
- UVST Mode: direct offer or white-label
- All UVST components are included, except the following which are optional: CivicDongle/Box.
B2C wide-market deployments via Mobile Operators and/or Mobile Device Maker
In a global market where all personal and business communications, and all entertainment, rapidly converge into a few leading mobile Internet platforms, which in turn are gradually overtaking broadcasters as gatekeepers of the TV – and when NSA surveillance disclosures have enormously raised the bar for the security and privacy of communication of citizens and businesses – UVST for Broadcasters/Telco – through an end-to-end client-server architecture including a portable end-user device (CivicPod) interfaceable with commercial smartphones and an HDMI TV-dongle (CivicDongle) – will complement the user's PC and Smartphone, with an unprecedented ultra-secure communication environment, as well as an on-TV entertainment solution with unique UX and choice of content which complements and/or competes with satellite/terrestrial payTV service or emerging IP mobile2TV services like ChromeCast, Apple AirPlay/AppleTV and smart TVs.
It would provide the user: (A) uniquely immersive, comfortable and effective mobile, desktop and TV interaction and user experience; (B) beyond-state-of-the-art privacy, security and authentication; (C) a very wide choice of global content unrestrained access to all and any mobile Web content, and a wider choice of Italian content expected due to the control of the platform by national content right holders and aggregators; (D) uniquely extensive and privacy-respecting user-profiling for ads, both automated and user-driven, and immersive living room entertainment applications, that are made uniquely acceptable to consumers by unprecedented and guaranteed levels of user privacy, and by pseudonymity-based profiling.
The CivicDongle platform and its governance would be controlled and marketed by partnering local content rights holders, broadcasters and/or mobile operators, in addition to its users, and marketed/developed in partnership with the CivicDongle device manufacturer and/or the open Web OS maker (Firefox). Therefore, local TV broadcasters/rights-holders and major local video content rights owners would have a strong vested interest to join as content and minority governance partners of the CivicDongle platform as it enables them to: (A) compete, with a platform they substantially control, versus the emerging dominant of US and Korean mobile/TV ecosystems (Google, Apple, Samsung, etc), both for privacy/security and for entertainment services, as well as (B) increase (for broadcasters) substantially their negotiating power in respect to the quality of the presence of their contents and apps on such players' platforms.
UVST for Broadcasters/Telco will create a mobile and mobile-to-TV meta-platform fully interacts with and functionally extends leading mainstream mobile platforms (Android, iOS), and aims to integrate and fully side with one or more open and open-Web-based mobile platforms (FirefoxOS and/or Ubuntu Phone, possibly Android), to provide users with the following key competitive advantages respect to market leaders: (A) uniquely immersive, comfortable and effective mobile, desktop and TV interaction and user experience; (B) beyond-state-of-the-art privacy, security and authentication; (C) a very wide choice of global content unrestrained access to all and any mobile Web content, and a wider choice of Italian content expected due to the control of the platform by Italian consumers and content right holders; (D) uniquely extensive and privacy-respecting user-profiling for ads, both automated and user-driven, and immersive living room entertainment applications, that are made uniquely acceptable to consumers by unprecedented and guaranteed levels of user privacy, and by pseudonymity-based profiling.
In the case of deployments that include a local public Broadcasters, content and services may include on-TV ultra-private and ultra-secure educational, e-government, e-participation and e-democracy services, which would be streamed directly from the CivicPod to a dedicate secure decryption chip on the CivicDongle.
An ecosystem of content, meta-content, content partner, community, tools and may be developed for content that take advantage the 3 unique capabilities of such platform: full mobile HTML5 Web appa and content on TV; on-TV ultra-secure communications apps and services; content, apps and services that take advantage of Kinect-like functionalities of the CivicPod when docked on the TV frame. Such content may be> linear and interactive; mainly entertainment, infotainment and edu-tainment, cross-media and transmedia, video-intensive, designed for the highest levels of involvement, stickiness or immersivity, and primarily for live performance or interactive use in real time. Typical areas of application will be: live cross-media and transmedia TV-centric shows, programs and channels, Web TV content and channels, corporate events, theatrical performances and artistic live streaming and / or interactive. In combination with the CivicDongle/Box, the CivicPod can be used by TV-show audience members, either on-stage or to at-home randomly-selected samples, to enable advanced live performance formats that include audience participation, through dedicated apps, that are immersive and UVST-secure.
UVST Configuration:
- UVST version: Core
- UVST Mode: direct offer by USVT Consortium or Member through co-marketing agreement or as white-label for large broadcasters, Broadcasters association, in partnership with one or more mobile operators
- All is included, except CivicKeyboard/Mouse and Desktop docking stations which would be optional
Legislative constrains for B2C and B2B deployments
The availability of UVST both a Hybrid version with a (user-verifiable) encryption key escrow as well as in P2P solution, enables the UVST service provider to find ways to commercially provide UVST-based offerings – initially in niche markets and, subsequently for wide deployment – by balancing and often merging competing objectives: (A) unique privacy levels per market sector; (B) ability of the judiciary and state security agencies to pursue national and international crime; (C) respect current laws, as well as be future-proof for Italian laws that may be (rightfully) triggered by wide user adoption of UVST solutions.
Background on relevant Italian (and in part EU) Surveillance Legislation
Italy's surveillance laws, to a large extent resemble other large EU states, and may be summarized as follows: 1. Commercial Internet/voice service providers are required to enable interception and access to logs of given user after court order; 2. The sale – as well as personal and organizational use or self-provisioning (for members or employees) – of highest-security cryptophone and VPN infrastructure, without any encryption key held in escrow by third party, is legal; 3. A January 2013 Executive Government decree enables Italy's DIS to request and obtain "logs data" for needs of national cybersecurity (not previously verified by a judge) by telco/Internet service providers that have signed special conventions (Many have signed, including Telecom Italia and Poste).
Offering as a Device or as a Managed communication service
UVST offering would initially be targeted to moderately to very-high privacy-conscious consumers,
Therefore, in addition to the B2B white label and custom deployment scenarios, the UVST Consortium may offer UVST directly or through partners to consumers in 2 main modalities:
- As a device and/or unmanaged infrastructure offering, NOT subject to Italian lawful-intercept legislations (and/or DIS convention):
- Offered to high-worth individuals and organizations – private, public and state security (military) – typically current or potential customers of cryptophone or VPN
- For protection against business competitor, social acquaintance, political adversary, foreign state surveillance and/or other criminal with other mostly economic motives, through their exploitation of:
- Vulnerabilities accidentally or willfully inserted in any of the actual hardware, software and process involved in the fruition of the communication device, as well as
- (FULLY) Any vulnerabilities of the Italian legal intercept systems, both technological (due to use of non verifiable and/or verified systems) as well as procedural vulnerabilities from insider or external abuse (private and public)
- The CivicPod is sold by UVST Consortium or Member, or a controlled company – or partially or fully through a deployment partner – as a working P2P product offering, with products that are much more verifiably secure and private, cheap, profitable and user-friendly than the competition.
- UVST service provided by a no-profit CivicProvider. The CivicPod would be sold as a pure P2P solution but – in order to receive upgrade and patches necessary for long-term effective use – CivicPod users would need to become members of a no-profit CivicProvider which constitutes itself as a member-based organization offering UVST service, among other services unrelated to UVST. The service would be provisioned "at cost", under the oversight of the CivicAuthority (see p.14), by a CivicProvider, that will manage the dedicated lab, CivicLab, and server room, CivicRoom, which provide all services to the users. Although not required by law – order to prevent abuse by criminals and prevent legislations outlawing such service as the services get widely adopted – such CivicProvider will also provide voluntarily a centralized geo-located server room (CivicRoom) where a judge or other state security agencies can request, under the oversight of a users' citizens jury, for access a specific user's data based on court order for intercept. (See p.12)
- As a managed voice/Internet service offering, subject to Italian lawful-intercept legislations (and/or DIS convention(s)), offered:
- Offered to consumers that are ordinarily-conscious to moderately-conscious in regards to their privacy and security
- For protection against business competitor, social acquaintance, political adversary, foreign state surveillance and/or other criminal with other mostly economic motives, through their exploitation of:
- Vulnerabilities accidentally or willfully inserted in any of the actual hardware, software and process involved in the fruition of the UVST end-user device, or server-side components.
- (PARTIALLY) Any vulnerabilities of Italian legal intercept systems, both technological (due to use of non verifiable and/or verified systems) as well as procedural vulnerabilities from insider or external abuse (private and public)
- CivicPod and UVST service are (both) provided by UVST Consortium or Member, its subsidiary and/or a partner. The CivicAuthority would of course remain an independent no-profit organization (see p.14). Although not required by law – in order to prevent abuse by criminals and prevent legislations outlawing such service as the services get widely adopted – POSTE, as CivicProvider, will also provide voluntarily a centralized geo-located server room (CivicRoom) in addition to current required procedures and technologies for legal intercept, which will provide an added layer of user-verifiable security – under the oversight of a users' citizens jury – to the way intercept processes are actually performed by the people and technologies involved process. (See p.12)
Deployments for State Security Organizations
- UVST version: Core, P2P and Server-side-only
- UVST Mode: standard and custom white-label
In partnership with Fondazione Ugo Bordoni – a core partner and the co-promoter of UVST from the start, and controlled by the main research arm of the Italian Ministry of Economic Development Communications Department (which has a crucial role in high-security state communications) – and with the Center for Cyber Intelligence and Information Security of La Sapienza, we have started initial dialogue and analysis aimed at building technologies that may be fit for possible deployments by (Italian or other) state security agencies and other critical public organizations in one or both of the following scenarios:
- For their internal communications. UVST can be deployed to substantially increase the protection of individuals within one public organizations from external threats, as well as internal threats by individuals or groups within the same organization or other public institutions and agencies. Given the extensive use in the security and military sectors of technologies that are not fully open to review and extensively independently tested, UVST could very well compete to replace highest security infrastructure currently used by the Office of the Prime Minister of Italian as well as the Italian Ministries Council, and its international equivalents (such as EU states and Brazil).
- For existing and/or future data mining programs operated by public security agencies. Deployment of UVST could be applied (or even mandated by law) to provide fully–automatic generation of leads to possible criminal activity, through free/open-source big-data semantic and sentiment analysis software and configuration settings, that constantly analyzes in fully-transparent user-verifiable way in a CivicRoom, and a especially fully and exclusively automated way, data streams to which they are given lawful automated access.
Such software would send fully-automated suspicion flags, including an excerpt of basic data about the communication and the people involved, when a certain threshold of suspicious elements and connections emerge. Such fully-automated suspicion flags, in accordance to local current and/or future legislation, may be used by the security agency in support of a warrant request to a judge. The user-verifiability of the fact that such flags are created exclusively through democratically-approved and transparent parameters, rather than changing discretional factors or manual choice, would produce a win-win situation in which suspicious communication patterns can be identified, while completely preserving the privacy of innocent citizens which are not under reasonable suspicions. Some of such search may happen through homomorphic cryptography. "Encrypted Search" may be deployed which allows for arbitrary queries on a encrypted data set so that after "discovering" that something matches a certain criteria set, state agencies could request access to the very specific data.
Such functionality would allow for the full capability of analyzing all communications for suspicious activity without the huge risk of abuse and arbitrariness of a manual, or also manual process, as well explained by Prof. Lawrence Lessig. It would concurrently radically promote both privacy AND security, by fulfilling concurrently: (A) the very legitimate need (and proposals) of security agencies to have access to all endpoints, when supported by warrant; (B) the great utility for security agencies to apply the latest big data analysis techniques to help identify suspected criminal activity, and (C) protect the constitutional rights of citizens and businesses to privacy and security of communications unless a judge determines there is probable cause that justifies interception or log access.
Such use would substantially increase the actual capacity of state security agencies to fulfill their mandates, proving to a large extent that privacy and security are not a zero-sum-game. On the contrary, there are combined technical and legislative solution whereas one can strongly enhance the other.
Given the huge public opinion backlash due to the US surveillance scandal, and the consequent "privacy pressure" on US and all national governments, a law mandating law could be drafted as a way in accord among civil liberties associations, security agencies, and elected officials.
Provided UVST research project fully delivers on its aims and promise, we could see it possible, and surely advisable, that new legislation may be drafted (in Italy, in the US) that provides strong incentives and (progressively stronger) disincentives that all Internet communication end-points (devices and server rooms) be UVST certified (or similar).
Deployment as experimental "highest-assurance certified email"
In partnership with Fondazione Ugo Bordoni – a core partner and the co-promoter of UVST, the main research arm of the Italian Ministry of Economic Development Communications Department (which has a crucial role in high-security state communications) – we'll be exploring initial agreements to explore the possibility that UVST may be used as the basis for experimentations by the Italian Ministry of Economic Development to verify the definition of mandatory standards end-to-end technology standards for a new "high-security certified email" and "high-security digital signature" for specific high-security public organizations user scenarios.
In fact, one of the partners we are intensely negotiating with, SERPRO, is the Brazilian state IT agency that was delegated by the President of Brazil Rousseff to develop a "foreign espionage-proof" email system which she has famously committed to develop for the Brazilian public institutions and then for all citizens. Three of our key partner are Brazilian entities (Kryptus, USP CITI center, LSI-TEC) that are also key partners of SERPRO and other Brazilian agencies in such kind of projects, and will be participating with us to a EU Horizon 2020 EU/Brazil Cooperation Call to develop UVST as a project aimed also at setting or facilitating new international standards. USP CITI Center especially is in fact currently leading the Brazilian group of partners to a EU-Brazil 7FP Grant R&D project, including the German makers of the current HbbTv standard, to create an interoperable EU-Brazil interactive TV standard compatible with Italian MHP and TivuOn standards.


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Scott Arnold
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Scott Arnold concentrates his practice in all areas of government contracts law, including litigation and counseling matters. Mr. Arnold has extensive experience in bid protests and claims litigation, prime contractor/subcontractor disputes, suspensions and debarments, internal investigations and False Claims Act litigation, development and presentation of compliance programs and training, and counseling about government contracts, foreign military sales, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and export control issues.
Bid Protests
Mr. Arnold represents government contractors in all industry segments in connection with bid protests filed before procuring agencies, the U.S. Government Accountability Office ("GAO") (formerly the U.S. General Accounting Office), federal courts, and, when it had bid protest jurisdiction, the General Services Administration Board of Contract Appeals.
He has represented clients in hundreds of protests during the last 25 years and has extensive experience not only in litigating protests, but also in accompanying clients to debriefings in order to assist in the formulation of strategy regarding whether and how to protest.
Before entering private practice in 1985, Mr. Arnold was the Assistant Counsel for Procurement at the Naval Facilities Engineering Command ("NAVFAC"), within the Navy's General Counsel's office. In that capacity, he defended all GAO protests filed against NAVFAC procurements and contract awards. Since then, he has represented dozens of government contractors, both in pursuing and in defending against protests filed by their competitors. He has successfully litigated numerous bid protests, each involving government contract awards in excess of $100 million, and some in excess of one billion dollars.
Mr. Arnold has assisted numerous government contractors in the investigation and preparation of requests for equitable adjustment and claims, and has litigated claims at several agency boards of contract appeals, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He also has represented government contractors in the defense of claims filed by the government, including defective pricing claims brought under the Truth in Negotiations Act. One of the more notable cases he litigated established that the government may not use a contract clause to deprive an agency board of contract appeals of jurisdiction under the Contract Disputes Act.
Mr. Arnold's claim experience has entailed contracts for highly complex supplies, services, and construction, and he has worked extensively on critical path issues. In addition, he has unique experience in the negotiation and litigation of claims for pension cost adjustments brought under the Cost Accounting Standards in connection with sales of government contracting businesses.
Procurement Fraud
Mr. Arnold regularly represents clients in connection with procurement fraud matters, including proposals for suspension or debarment from government contracting, False Claims Act suits brought directly by the government and by qui tam plaintiffs, and internal investigations regarding alleged wrongdoing in government contracting. He has handled numerous internal investigations resulting in the acceptance of his clients into the Department of Defense ("DoD") Voluntary Disclosure program, and has co-authored a book about how to successfully utilize the DoD Voluntary Disclosure program, which can operate to substantially reduce a contractor's practical exposure to penalties for certain violations of procurement laws.
Counseling, Compliance Programs, and Training
Over the years, Mr. Arnold has counseled clients on virtually every aspect of government contracting, including how to bid for government work, protection of contractor data and intellectual property, utilization of small business and related socioeconomic programs, negotiation of teaming agreements, claims avoidance, contract performance issues, and dealing with government audits. In addition, he has designed and developed several corporate government contract compliance programs, and has conducted numerous training sessions to assist clients' employees in their efforts to meet company-specific requirements imposed in such programs. These compliance programs and training efforts cover a broad spectrum of government contract topics, and he has extensive experience in compliance programs and training in the Procurement Integrity Act, government employee conflicts of interest and the related "revolving door" rules, organizational conflicts of interest, labor charging, and proposal preparation and compliance with the Truth in Negotiations Act.
Mr. Arnold also has developed compliance programs and conducted training in international areas of relevance to many government contractors. These areas include Foreign Military Sales, the special rules associated with U.S. Government funding of direct commercial military sales to foreign customers, export controls, and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Mr. Arnold began his career in 1982, as a law clerk to the administrative judges of the Department of Transportation Board of Contract Appeals, where he served until 1984. From 1984 to 1985, he served in the Office of General Counsel of the Navy as Assistant Counsel, Procurement, Naval Facilities Engineering Command. From 1985 to 1991, he was an associate in a Washington, D.C., law firm, where he later served as a partner from 1992 to 2001. Prior to joining Blank Rome, he was a partner at a D.C.-based Am Law 200 firm and a shareholder in the Tysons Corner, Virginia, office of an Am Law 100 law firm from 2001 to 2003.
- 2017, listed in Legal 500
- 2015 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll
- 2014, "Commended Attorney" by the Financial Times North America Innovative Law Firms
- 2014, "Government Contracts MVP" by Law360
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Record Release Show
Olivia Fox
Beth Bombara
Thu, June 1, 2017
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pmrecordBar
$10.00 - $12.00
Tickets at the Door
This event is 18 and overhttps://www.therecordbar.com/event/1469697/
Olivia Fox
Based out of Kansas City, MO, three young ladies join together to become OLIVIA FOX. This trio consists of Lauren Flynn, Tiffany Smith and Aubrey Callahan. They call their sound Folk/Pop and it's a unique marriage between classic folk instrumentation, vocals, and harmonies to modern programmed beats and synth pads. Their music is emotional and builds a foundation of tension and relief while the lyrics are honest, deep, and heart wrenching at times. All three members of OVFX sing and play multiple instruments that vary depending on the song. OLIVIA FOX is a fresh interpretation of a timeless sound.
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I played Toy Story Midway Mania one-handed because sleeping 2yo in my lap hence my score suffered; so Buzz Lightyear was my triumphant comeback story for real, y'all.
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KANATA It wasnt pretty and it wont be most nights without their giant game-changing captain.
The Bruins managed to make it two straight wins without Zdeno Chara in the lineup by limping to a 5-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place that became a sprint in the fateful final period. The Bs did what they had to do in the first two periods to build a slim lead.
Milan Lucic threw down with Matt Carkner in the first period for an emotional spark that led to Rich Peverleys whistling wrist shot, and Chris Kelly took out the garbage with his rebound goal in the second period. The score was Kellys 12th goal of the season and leaves him only three shy of his career-best in that category less than 30 games into the regular season.
A Daniel Alfredsson strike punctuated some nifty two-man hockey with Jason Spezza on one second period shift, but Tim Thomas was otherwise brilliant in bouncing back from a benching against Columbus. Thomas had 47 stops in the victory that pads his career-best win total at the Sens barn through the course of his brilliant Bs career.
The narrow lead opened things up for breakaways by Patrice Bergeron and Daniel Paille in the third period, and gave Boston the breathing room theyd been seeking the entire game. It also acted as a gut punch of sorts to an Ottawa team that had outplayed the Bruins for large stretches of the game, but couldnt win the all-important third period battle against the Bs.
Paille added a sizzling top shelf wrist shot in the final minutes to put the finishing touches on Bostons seventh win in a row over the Ottawa Senators in whats become a one-sided divisional battle.


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Aberdeen City Council Home Check Department
Aberdeen City Council is committed to ensuring that our community lives as safely as possible in their own homes.
Your home is the place where accidents are most likely to occur and therefore everyone should be aware of the dangers so that these accidents can be avoided.
Homecheck, supported by the Common Good Fund, offer a free service to any family with a child under the age of 24 months and the elderly or disabled.
Our services are available to everyone living within the Aberdeen City catchment area.
The Homecheck team provide basic home safety advice and installation of safety equipment for the residents of Aberdeen City absolutely free of charge whether they are owner occupiers, council or private tenants.
Apply online for a home safety check
The Team can offer assistance with the following:
Home Safety in General
- Visual Check for safety.
- We check the condition of the microwave oven door for emissions.
- We check smoke alarms, where fitted, and either install or replace any defective/missing unit that we find.
- We supply and fit new batteries for smoke alarms. (We may refer occupiers to the Fire Service if they have excessively high ceilings or if they wish a detailed house inspection)
- Will tidy or attach telephone wires to skirting boards if they constitute a trip hazard or any other minor task, which can improve home safety for the occupant.
- Fire Guards can be provided if required.
Home safety for young children we offer:
- Home visits with advice on potential hazards/sources of danger.
- A maximum of two safety gates fitted for internal stairs and one gate for a flatted property for households with children up to 24 months of age.
Home safety for the elderly and/or infirm we can provide and fit:
- Internal and external grab rails.
- A service to replace any light bulbs which require the climbing of a ladder or excessive bending (bulbs not provided).
The team does not replace trained health professionals who do have access to qualified trades people however are able to carry out tasks to make the home a safer place for the householders.
We may refer occupiers to the Fire Service if they require a more detailed fire risk assessment of their home.
Homecheck Team
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I have always been a HUGE fan of the food network, but I usually DVR the shows and then fast forward through the commercials, which must be why I missed any sort of announcement or mention of the new Cooking Channel. I was surfing today looking for something to watch, and was checking out the Food Network, TLC and some of the other channels I know have food shows occasionally.
Instead I see this COOK staring at me, (and even though its my last name, I knew it wasn't a channel dedicated just to me) so I start going through the upcoming shows and I notice its all food related TV shows and now I am getting excited and almost hyperventilating. So how did I miss this? How long has this been around?
Give me tips on your favorite shows on this channel? (or on Food Network, if you prefer) Is there anything new, or is it just a roll-over of Food Network?
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Ironman Frankfurt: Chris McCormack and Chrissie Wellington redo Hawaii
In what will be one of the most memorable Ironman's of the decade, Chris McCormack and Chrissie Wellington repalyed Hawaii by grabbing the European Championship at Ironman Frankfurt by the horns and not letting go till they had both posted blistering times.
Let's start off by setting the stage: Ironman Frankfurt this year had 500,000 people show up, they had live television (14 hrs across 6 stations), and yes the Europeans now how to set up a true party. This particular Ironman crowns the European Champion and with it the respect of emerging victorious in front of one of the largest triathlon crowds of the year. This is race is on my top 10 list of races I'd like to cover (not necessarily race as I will discuss below) and it seems like they try to outdo themselves each year that goes by. The second part to this great race is the type of competition that comes out to Frankfurt. Let's leave the pro ranks behind for one moment and quote a little slowtwitch forum factoid: "32 males in the 35-39 AG went sub 9:30, 86 went sub 10. … That's absurd!!!" What you are reading right there are times that you will not see in any race outside of Europe. Let's look at my age group, the 25-29 year old men: 16 under 9:30 with the first 5 under 9:05 and the winner of that AG posting a crazy 8:49. So not only do you have a combination of great event promotion and execution, but you also see some blistering times against stacked competition, which brings us appropriately to the pro race.
On the women's side the clear favorite was Chrissie Wellington. No woman has shown this level of domination in Ironman competition in years, probably a decade. Sure Natascha Badmann would win an early Ironman and the win Hawaii, but winning four ironmans in a row, and not only that but winning every_single_ironman ever raced? Chrissie did the unthinkable in winning the World Championship in 2007, but then has backed it up with wins in Australia and now has Frankfurt to add to her four in a row streak. Her splits were a fish like 48 minute swim, with a 4:57 bike (on a longer than official bike course), and a 3:01 marathon. She missed taking the world Ironman record from the great Paula by just 30 seconds by posting an 8:51:24. Take a big gulp and read that again. Instead of gunning for the finish she took time at the finish shute to high five and run with a bunch of kids – the live reports quote her: ""It would have been great to have broken that record and go down in history, but what was more important for me was to savor that moment. A couple of weeks ago Brett (her coach, Brett Sutton) said to me, if your in a position that you can, take the time to savor the moment. I haven't experienced an atmosphere like that, not even in Hawaii."
Nicole Leder tried to stay with Chrissie but when you are setting the second fastest Ironman ever by a woman no one is going to stick to you. As a reminder, Chrissie after Hawaii mentioned that she thought the female record could be broken and more than a few scoffed (I am guessing some on the west coast…). Scoff no more sirs, because Chrissie easily could have broken the record today and with a regular 180km bike course would have been minutes under it. Nicole Leder (winner of 2007) finished in second, while Wenke Kujala rounded out the podium on the women's side of the ledger.
Oh but that was not all, on the men's side the Ironman battle of the summer would play out between Chris McCormack, Eneko Llanos, Faris Al Sultan, Cam Brown, Normann Stadler's (Normann pulled out because of some sickness and will race Lake Placid instead) teammate Jan Raphael, brothers Hektor and Eneko Llanos, and last year's winner Timo Bracht. Macca pretty much said I will come to Germany, I will face da Germans, and I will do what I do – win. For his cocky self assuredness, McCormack has become the most consistent Ironman this decade and has propelled himself into the top 10 triathletes of all time. Frankfurt proved to be no different as he posted his 4th time going under the magical 8 hour time with a 7:59:55. No other person has gone under 8 hours more often than Macca and his drive toward breaking the record (it'd take 7:50) should prove fruitful sometime in the next two years the way he is racing. Apparently Faris tried to make a break from the leaders on the bike (they were all riding 25 mph, for 112 miles…not for the faint of heart) but that proved unsuccessful and by the time the marathon started Faris was three minutes behind and ended up pulling out to DNF. Macca and Eneko went to the front and raced each other through the loops of the 26.2 mile run course. With about four miles to go Macca took the lead and never looked back, proving that when 140.6 miles are on the line, the most feared name in triathlon is that guy with the Aussie accent and a triathlon library for a mind. The times for the other top males are pretty funny to look at, because on different course or on a different day they could all be wins. Eneko got second with a 8:00:49, Timo Bracht third with an 8:04 (and a day's best 2:42 marathon!), even Cam Brown posted an 8:08 to earn fourth. In the end the first five guys ran under 2:50 and Macca's 2:45 sure looks like good for it only being July.
Congratulations to the age group victors, as Stefan Werner from Germany posted an 8:41 and Joanna Carritt from Great Britain earned the podium with a 9:43.
***Finally, for those who don't understand the title of this post, Macca and Chrissie were the 2007 Ironman World Champions at the annual race that takes place in Kona, Hawaii.
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"Look into my eyes. Now open your wallet."
Just found out that the Wise and Powerful Steve Jobs has decided to lower the retail cost of the iPhone by two hundred bucks. That's right: the 8 GB flagship model has been slashed from $599 to $399. This comes just a couple of months after countless tech addicts stood in line to purchase one at what may have been an artificial price-point.
Are geeks handy with torches and pitchforks? 'Cause if I were Jobs, I'd start digging a deeper moat around Apple HQ.
It seems foolish to risk offending those customers who do the grunt work of hyping your overpriced lifestyle device. Especially since we're still waiting for those promised software bumps that are supposed to take the iPhone from a cool plaything to a truly all-in-one device worthy of the Apple brand. They can start with copy & paste functionality, MMS and Flash/Java support. A more practical RSS system would be nice, too.
Adding insult to injury, the soon-to-be released Touch iPod has pretty much the same features as the iPhone, minus the ability to, you know, make calls. But with a mere 16 GB of storage space (the regular iPod, re-branded as "Classic," is up to 160 GB), it might not be enough to satisfy real music and video junkies.
Apple is also unveiling the Wi-Fi iTunes Store for use with their new music player. This means you can now download that crappy Fergie single while waiting in line for your Frappuccino™. Seriously. When away from the coffeeshop, you're on your own as far as finding an open network — the device doesn't have a fallback internet provider. Not like the iPhone, which utilizes AT&T's pack mule-paced EDGE network.
According to reports, the iPhone will receive Wi-Fi downloading capability with the next upgrade. Forgive me if can only muster the tiniest "yay."
you really can't use an ordinary non-starbucks wireless network to download a song? It seems like a person could do much better by purchasing a super small PC laptop and a regular 39.99 cell phone.
No, you can — you just have to find an open network. In some cities, no problem. In DC, everything is "secure," except for the Pentagon, apparently.
This helps…
A somewhat fair compromise. Perhaps we shan't torch Jobs' gold-plated office just yet, eh, my fellow early adopter?


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Are you doing it?
Posted by claudiolassala in lifestyle, Productivity, quotes on August 3, 2017
"If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done."
Bruce Lee
That's one of the quotes that inspire me. I read it again today and thought it was worth writing about it. As I started to write, I though, "hey, this feels familiar… I think I've already written something similar to that before!". Yes, I did: Stop Thinking About It and Just Do It!
While I didn't have Bruce Lee's quote in mind when I wrote that other blog post, the main idea is the same. A year and a half has passed since that post. As I ponder over it, as well as today's quote, I realize I've been following a "think less, do more" approach.
For example: one of my goals back then was to post more often to this blog. In the last 18 months I've posted about 54 times, which averages 3 posts/month. That's a heck of a lot better than in previous years when I had periods of two years without any post.
Another thing I wanted to do was to start taking my sportbike to the race track, which I have been doing quite often. In order stay focused and motivated, I also started a YouTube channel to document and share my progress: 3-Lap Rider
There are other things that have come out as a resut of this mindset. I think it's great to look back and see the results of changes I've tried, taking the time to see if the change has worked out or not, whether it needs adjustments, whether it stimulates other changes to be tried out, etc.
Quotes That Inspire Me
Posted by claudiolassala in Evernote, lifestyle, Productivity on August 1, 2017
For the last one year or two I've been keeping track of interesting quotes I find that somehow either inspire me or make me think. I have a "Quotes" note in Evernote where I keep them all.
The quotes I collect usually come from the following resources:
Momentum: As part of the rituals I have when I get to work, the first time I open a new tab in the browser I take a couple of seconds to contemplate the great inspirational photo that Momentum shows me, as well as to read the quote of the day and ponder on it;
Tim Ferriss' 5-Bullet Friday: Tim's weekly blog post includes a "quote I've been pondering on" section;
5-Minute Journal: As part of my Morning Ritual I update my 5-Minute Journal. It includes a great quote each day.
Intelligent Tuesday: Another weekly blog post that includes a good quote worth pondering (these are the makes of 5-Minute Journal).
I'll start picking random quotes I've been noting down and use them as inspiration for blog posts. Let's see how that's gonna go.
Organizing my Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Yearly
Posted by claudiolassala in lifestyle, Productivity on January 25, 2017
A few years ago I found this great YouTube video:
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I really like the approach presented there and thought I could adapt it to the way I was already organizing things. One part of the approach is to have a note titled "Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Yearly". See below what that note looks like:
I have a shortcut to that note, as I'm constantly going back to it, often multiple times every day. Even though I have other calendars I need to use (Google Calendar, Outlook Calendar, etc), I consider my note in Evernote as my single source of truth: everything that's really important for me has to be in that note, as it makes very easy for me to see the immediate stuff as well as things that are expected to happen in the future.
Let's see how that note is organized.
Things that happen every week
In that section I want to see things that happen every week on a specific day. For instance, I need to fill out timesheet on Friday, and I'd like to post to this blog every Tuesday.
Current month
Here I want to see the most important things in the current month. I try not to put to much info in the calendar itself. Instead, I create a separate note for each entry containing all the info I need about it, and then I add a link to that note to the calendar.
Months in the current year
Here I want to see all months in the current year, and things that are expected in those months. Notice that I'll only put here things for which I know the month, but do not know the actual date (either because it could be any day within that month, or because I don't really have the actual day yet). When I do have the date, then I move it to another specific place (more on it later).
Things in specific periods
Here's where I put things I may want to remember in specific periods. For instance, I like doing a monthly review in the first couple of days in the following month. Or, I like remembering that December is a short, unusual month because of the holidays, and I use that information when I'm about to do planning for that month.
Entire current year, day by day
As soon as I know exactly the date for something expected to happen, I put it in this section. It makes very easy for me to see at a glance everything going on the entire year. When I'm planning for a month that's about to start, I look here to see how the calendar needs to be populated. I also put here birthdays that I absolutely cannot forget.
Five years in the future
This is where I keep things expected for the next five years in the future. If I know the exact date, I'll add that information, too. It can also be something like "passport expires on Month/Day. Look into getting new one 6 months earlier.". If I don't have a date, I'll at least add a note so I'll always have a reminder of something important that needs attention.
If there's something I know should happen beyond five years in the future (for instance, an important document that'll expire and need renewing), then I list it under a Beyond section at the bottom of that note, including the year and note.
Review it often
As I mentioned earlier, I review this note at least once a day. Since I put everything really important in this note and review it often, I get peace of mind knowing I won't forget these things.
2016: Annual Review
Posted by claudiolassala in lifestyle on January 17, 2017
As I did last year, here goes my 2016 Annual Review!
1. What went well in 2016?
Meditation: I've blogged about this last year. In summary, mindful meditation has been working well for me. It has helped me a lot through situations where I'd handle badly in the past.
Professional blog: I wanted to make this blog you're reading more active (write more posts), and I've succeeded on it. In 2015 I had only posted twice, whereas in 2016 I posted 23 times.
Personal project related to my experiences living in the US: This was one of the things that didn't go well in 2015. It almost slipped through the cracks again in 2016, but I finally got the ball rolling, and the Brazuca nos Uessei channel on YouTube was finally born! The first video came out late last year, but I've been posting new videos frequently ever since. I already have many videos recorded and am working on editing them.
Stop thinking about it and just do it: on my last year's review I said I was working toward "less ideas, more action". It's very fulfilling following that approach and seeing a new project going from idea to production within 4 months. Even more so when the clients are still so happy almost a year later.
Back to doing presentations: I had been missing going out to speak at conferences, meeting old buddies, networking. It was great speaking again at Houston Tech Fest 2016. Even though I felt rusty and off-paced, I needed the action to get the ball rolling in this area.
Joining Improving: This was something that was bound to happen, and for me it was one of the highlights of last year.
Best for last… Relocating to the USA!: my yearly review last year mentioned a "Personal/Professional secret project" that didn't go so well. This was it; my relocation back to the US. As I mentioned back then, I had done everything I could do, but the holdup wasn't on my end. I've even set a Plan B in motion, and shortly after I did that, Plan A actually came through. Long story short, I'm permanently back to the USA.
2. What didn't go so well?
Project I had to drop: early last year I was working on a side project that I though had potential (I still do). However, a good friend who was working with me on it faced personal problems and couldn't continue, while I had so much going on with my relocation to the US that I just had to put that one project aside. I'm fine with it, though, because I did learn things while I worked on it, and maybe one day I can go back to it.
3. What am I working toward?
Playing catch up professionaly: in the last 5 years or so I've been focused on delivering the projects I was working on, and didn't spend much time on keeping up with what was going on out there, as far as technologies are concerned. That was great, don't get me wrong; delivering working software AND seeing the businesses grow on top of it, for me, is WAY more fulfilling then staying up to date with bleeding-edge technologies that may just die within a version or two. That said, I do want to spend more time this year revisiting some things I should know more, while learning new things that have been proven solid options.
Serious Hobbies: I have a couple of hobbies that I take seriously, and I'm making sure I put time and effort into them this year.
Continous Improvement: I am making an effort to improve both both as a person as well as a professional on a daily basis. Some days are harder than the others, but I'm surrounding myself with an environment that keeps me on track.
The year of 2016 was great. Obviously, there were ups and downs. However, for years I've been keeping a lot of things I'm grateful for, and my 2016 list looks great and inspires me to an even better year.
My brain does work better later in the day after all
Posted by claudiolassala in lifestyle, Productivity on April 28, 2016
I've been playing Lumosity's brain games daily for several months now. I've read about people swearing by it, so I decided to try it myself.
For many months, my morning routine included meditation, and then the brain games. I thought that'd be when my brain would perform at its best: early in the morning, before reading emails or anything like that, and right after meditating. Well, I was wrong.
There was one week where I had time to meditate in the morning, but didn't have time for the brain games, so I was doing them later in the day, around 9pm or so. I thought my scores that week would drop noticibly, given I was very busy working all day and would be tired in the evening. That's not what happened: all my scores went up that week, despite the fact that I was feeling very tired!
I then decided to change my brain games time to my evenings, and my scores have been consistently better than when I was doing it early in the morning.
I've been experimenting with finding the best time of the day for me to perform certain tasks. I've always had this feeling that my brain works much better from mid afternoon into the evening, so it seems these brain games are confirming that.
Meditation is finally paying off
Posted by claudiolassala in lifestyle, Productivity on April 27, 2016
I feel like meditation is finally paying off for me!
I remember I was a kid (maybe 10 years old or so) when I first tried any sort of meditation. No idea what motivated me to do so at the time. Maybe it's because I was into watching martial arts movies and saw the characters meditating?
I used to close the doors and windows to keep my bedroom dark, put on Vangelis' Alpha song (my brother had a small LP that had that song), sat on the floor, and went like "ommmmmmmm" for a while. Go figure.
A little over year ago I heard of Headspace's app for guided meditation and decided to give it a go. I tried their free 10-day program, enjoyed it, and ended up getting the yearly subscription.
As of today, I have had 243 medication sessions, totalling 44 hours, averaging 11 minutes per session. I first started doing 10-minute daily sessions, and only about two months ago I've increased it to 15-minute sessions.
It's definitely not easy sitting through those sessions trying not to get distracted by everything going on in my head. For a long time I kept asking myself whether that thing was actually working, since I couldn't tell difference. But I decided to insist on it.
Now I think it's finally paying off!
I've been noticing how smoothly I'm handling some stressful situations, such as cases where in the past I'd lose my temper and end up regretting how I handled it.
I've also been noticing that I'm detecting my distractions a lot quicker and more frequently and bringing my mind back to whatever it is that I need to be focused on.
Many times those distractions come in the shape of thoughts that bring me down, and most of the times those are things either sitting in the past (which I cannot change) or future (which I may or may not be able to change). I'm noticing I'm doing a lot better at recognizing those thoughts and letting them go as quickly and smoothly as possible.
Overall, I'm feeling happier and more focused, which are things I had been really in need of, and I believe meditation is one of the things helping me with that.
Due to my consistency following my daily sessions, Headspace has been giving me vouchers that I can give out to people who would like to try their app for one month for free. Let me know if you'd like to get one voucher.
Get the Boredom out of my Workout
Posted by claudiolassala in lifestyle on January 19, 2016
Working out is boring as hell for me!! I don't want to run a marathon. I just want to not be sedentary. That's all. But boy, working out is just too boring!
I know it's good for me, so I need to do it
I've been trying to get into a workout flow for many years now. Several years ago I was going to a YMCA where I'd swim for a bit and then do a little bit of arms, legs, abs, etc. That lasted a couple of months. Had to stop it for stupid reasons.
Then I started inline skating for about 40 minutes/day. I really enjoyed that, but in the last few years I just couldn't find the right logistics to make it happen. Hopefully I'll get back to that in a couple of months.
Find the rhythm
Since last year I've actually fallen into a good rhythm, though. How? Fooling myself into not paying attention to what I'm doing. Seriously, I get on the treadmill, look up, and there are TV's showing things I don't care about. When they do have something that may be interesting, there's no way for me to listen to it, and they don't put on the closed caption, so it's pretty much useless. I also don't get inspired by the crappy music (for my standards) that they play over there. So if there's nothing that keeps my mind busy, I'm there on the treadmill thinking "why am I doing this boring thing?".
So I had to find something that works for me.
Keeping my mind busy with useful/interesting stuff
If I'm on things such as the treadmill or the elliptical, I watch videos. First, I've saved tons of TED videos to my iPad. Many of them were inspiring and got my mind working through several ideas. Quite a few of them really didn't do much for me, but it was good seeing some things that have nothing to do with my main areas of interest, as it gave me insight on people solving problems in areas I'm not familiar with.
Once I was through with all the TED videos I had queued up, I've downloaded the Rails Tutorial videos. I have watched videos for this tutorial 5 years ago, but decided to watch the latest version so I could freshen up my Rails mojo on version 4, since I haven't done much with it.
Another thing I sometimes do is to use the Text-to-Speech feature of Pocket to go through some articles I've saved. I may also switch over to podcasts if I'm tired of looking at the iPad screen.
Jot down ideas and thoughts
As I go through videos, articles, etc. sometimes my mind start to wander off, so I jot quick notes down on Evernote, and review those notes later in the day. If I don't do write down notes, those thoughts may either come back at another moment, or I may forget it, but stay with that feeling there was something I thought I should have written down, and that bugs me.
I need music for certain activities
When I go to work on other things, like arms, abs, etc., then I switch over to music. Doing those things, I can't quite pay attention to audiobooks or podcasts, so I just put on fast paced, intense music. That way, again, I don't pay much attention to the boring thing I'm doing, but instead, get into the flow of the music.
But what's my goal, really?
One goal I had was to lose some weight, just to stay within the ideal weight for my age, height, etc. I managed to lose 6.2kg / 13.7lbs, and have been keeping it there, so I'm comfortable with that. I credit this weight loss to getting into this routine of at least 3 workouts/week, but also, to very small changes on my diet (I may talk about this in another post). Keeping a steady workout routine has also helped me with another goal: spend more time learning.
Is it working?
I've been keeping track of every workout, just to keep myself accountable and not drop the ball. If I skip a workout, I write down the reason, and figure out a way for it not too happen again. If my weight goes up or down, I think about what I've been eating, to understand how my body works (I'm not quitting on pizza, lasagna, pasta, and all the other stuff I enjoy eating if I don't have to!).
I'm feeling good about it. I'm feeling both physically and mentally better.
There are days I'm not in the mood for working out, but then I remember I was looking forward to finishing whatever video I was watching, and that motivates me to go to the gym.


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Every day I wake up in my home town of London, I feel grateful that there's so much activity on my doorstep: garbage collection, traffic noise, neighbors shouting and swearing and the pungent odors of doner kebab wafting across the street.
All this really does happen, but on a more serious note, while London has long been a cultural mecca for theater, film, opera and art, the past decade has seen an exciting new development. Call me biased as a home-grown Londoner, but I'm not alone in my view that England's capital is now the gastronomic melting pot, wok and saucepan of Europe.
Yes, London today boasts many of the world's finest dining establishments. You can enjoy, for instance, the sophisticated ultra-classical cuisine of The Savoy Grill, The Ritz, The Connaught or The Square. Equally, you can take pleasure from many of Mayfair's modern, discreetly luxurious establishments such as Murano, Quo Vadis, Galvin at Windows, Corrigan's and the Greenhouse. There's Hibiscus, Arbutus and Texture in the West End, West London's Medlar and The Ledbury, or great locals such as Chez Bruce, Hedone and The Glasshouse. The ultimate in trend-setting creativity is embodied by the likes of Dabbous and Heston Blumenthal's Dinner.
Whether because of recession or a demand for less formality and more fun, upmarket brasseries, bistros and wine bars have mushroomed like puffballs. Texture has opened two new wine bars called 28-50 with extensive wine lists and simple, appetizing food. Inspired by Cave de Pyrène's "natural" wine list, popular wine bar Terroirs just off Trafalgar Square has spawned Brawn in the trendy East End and Soif in residential Battersea. The Hotel du Vin's offshot, Bistro du Vin, now has two London branches, Comptoir Gascon sits cheek-by-jowl with its Michelin restaurant Club Gascon, and Smithfield's Vinoteca recently launched its second branch off Baker Street.
Most of these informal wine bars draw inspiration from classic French cuisine, but one of the thrilling aspects of the gastronomic revolution lies in the diversity of cultural influences. From Italy there's Bocca di Lupo, da Polpo, Zucca, Dego, Ottolenghi and Spuntino, from Portugal Portal, O Fado and Eyre Brothers. Japan is well represented by Umu, Sake No Hana, Roka and Yashin, China by Hakkasan and India by Tamarind, Benares, Rasoi Vineet Batia and the Cinnamon Club.
Did I mention British? Go to St John or Bread and Wine, or one of Mark Hix's places such as Hix Soho or Hix Oyster & Chop House for the finest of fresh British produce on your table.
Exciting influences
One of the most exciting culinary influences is Spanish, notably the plethora of new sherry and tapas bars. Some are the offspring of a parent restaurant: Moro's Morito, Camino's Bar Pepito, Fino's Barrafina and Cambio de Tercio's Capote y Toros. Others like José started as a tapas bar and then added a restaurant, in this case Pizarro. Brindisa, Ibérica, Salt Yard and the Opera Tavern fuse tapas bar and restaurant in one place.
Others again such as Soho's Copita are tapas bars in their own right. But whether traditional or modern, what they share is a passion for traditional, modern and regional Spanish cuisine and the wines to accompany it.
Crammed full of fresh meat, fish, vegetables, deli products, cakes and freshly baked bread, the calorie count is not low in London's burgeoning local food and farmer's markets (www.lfm.org.uk/markets-home). As well as Brindisa's spicy chorizo and Monmouth's aromatic coffee at the Borough Market on Saturdays, the pork and apple sauce rolls from Roast are succulently irresistible. Tozino's wafer-thin jamón iberico and Hansen & Lydersen's fine Norwegian smoked salmon in nearby Maltby Street Market are dangerously good.
Or head to the vibrant Brixton Village Market and try the exotic Som Tam at KaoSarn or Banh mi at Berwick Street Market in the heart of the West End. For hidden treasures of the flea market kind, Brick Lane on a Sunday morning is the place to be.
As the hub of global wine activity, London is home to a mind-boggling number of quality independent wine merchants such as Lea & Sandeman, Jeroboams, Philglas & Swiggot, Bottle Apostle and Roberson. A growing trend is try-before-you-buy, with sampling machines allowing consumers to try wines from under £10 to £1,000-plus (US$15.50 to US$1,549) in small, affordable measures. Selfridges's Wonder Bar and The Sampler pioneered the concept and there are many more such shops and bars, including Vini Italiani, the Kensington (and Fulham) Wine Rooms and Vagabond Wines.
Department stores are a feature of the London shopping scene with Harrods, Selfridges and Harvey Nichols all worth a visit, not to mention Fortnum & Mason for its musical clock and high-quality selection of branded wines, teas, jams and marmalades. A stone's throw along Piccadilly, tea at the Ritz Hotel is an institution and there are great afternoon teas in hotels like the Athanaeum and Browns.
London has quite a few tucked-away boutique hotels, from the luxurious, centrally located Montcalm, Hempel or Sanderson Hotels to the less well-known Orange in Pimlico or Alma in Wandsworth. For a change from hotel breakfast, try coffee at Cocomaya in Marble Arch or the Allpress Café in Shoreditch's trendy Redchurch Street.
On a fine summer's day, what could be more invigorating than a London city walk down memory lane. Our streets are after all "paved with gold," or at least that's what the fictional Dick Whittington who, according to the English folk tale, became Mayor of London three times, believed. If you prefer greenery, flowers and wide open spaces, take a leisurely stroll in one of London's beautiful parks such as Hyde Park, Regent's Park and Kensington Gardens.
For river enthusiasts, there's nothing to compare with a sightseeing trip down the Thames on the Thames Clipper, past the London Eye and Big Ben, under Tower Bridge and on to the Millennium Dome and the Greenwich Royal Observatory. There you straddle Earth's eastern and western hemispheres on the famous Meridian Line.
Galleries galore
A wet day on the other hand - and we have those - is the perfect time to visit one of London's galleries or museums such as Tate Britain, Tate Modern, The Hayward Gallery, The National Gallery, The Victoria & Albert or the British Museum. Or check out three off-the-beaten-track galleries, each with much of their original furnishings: the John Soane Museum, the Foundling Hospital, and the Wallace Collection. Try not to miss Picasso's Vollard Suite prints at the British Museum until September 3 and Damien Hirst's (whatever you think of the enfant terrible of modern British art) retrospective at the Tate Modern.
Talking of hot tickets, London's theaters are abuzz with fantastic shows. "War Horse" at the new London Theatre is a wonderfully moving play for anyone from age eight to 88. If you're happy to split your sides, if not your trousers, "One Man, Two Guvnors" with the brilliant Owain Arthur at the Haymarket Theatre and "Noises Off" at the Novello Theatre are two of the most hilarious farces known to humankind.
I don't think I've ever seen a bad play the National Theatre (www.nationaltheatre.org.uk) and the Barbican, as well as being home to the London Symphony Orchestra, is another cultural haven with a fascinating array of art, music, theater and dance (www.barbican.org.uk).
If you have the stamina for it, London's nightlife is so varied and exciting that it's impossible not to find a bar or club to suit you. London's hotels contain some of the best bars and one of my favorites is the Connaught hotel bar, but there's a huge range of excellent bars, each with their own unique atmosphere. Try The Corinthia, Durrants or check out the skyline at night in one of many rooftop bars such as the Vertigo 42 Champagne Bar or the SkyLounge at the Hilton Hotel.
So, if you are taking a summer break to come for the London 2012 Olympic Games and all the surrounding events and festivities, I sincerely hope you will feel welcome.
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A wide open 4th floor balcony, how do you make it feel warm, private and inviting. People are peering down on you from all angles! Plants, Pergolas and lighting, and of course some inspired furnishings. Nice work on this design and build Mark Schwarz.
Here is a rooftop patio garden and rooftop pergola in Waterloo ON. The simple modern design, flawless use of space and inspired look is magical on this open balcony. From having to shop build and prefabricate parts, to having them lifted 4 stories into place, projects like this are just not easy. More planning goes into a rooftop patio with pergola than many might imagine. Concept, Design and Build was by EarthScape.
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If you're buying new bedding, just as when you're buying a new bed, there are several things to consider. Here we're going to look at duvets and in our second article we'll look at pillows so that you can buy what's right for you.
Buying a new duvet.
A duvet (doona in Australia or dyne in Scandinavia) is essentially a soft bag filled with feathers or synthetic fibre, then sewn into pockets or 'baffles' which give the quilted appearance. It's one of the most popular types of bedding because of its versatility and ease of use.
Duvets have a Tog rating system that relates to their thermal performance. The higher the number the warmer the duvet. Here's rough guide to Togs. The Tog system isn't scientific so it may vary a little between countries.
Tog 4.5 – 6.0 is duvet suitable for summer use or use in warm climates.
Tog 7.5 – 12 is suitable for cooler climates or seasons.
Tog 13.5 – 15 is best for colder climates or seasons.
HOWEVER the Tog rating shouldn't be taken in isolation. Think also about:
- How warm your bedroom is at night
- Your own body temperature
- How warm you like to be at night – some people prefer to be cooler rather than warmer
- Your partner's body temperature – a warm partner may be like sleeping with a hot water bottle!
- How warm or cool your partner likes to be. We'll talk about the best duvet to buy for bed partners who like different levels of warmth in this article
- The filling in your duvet – down, feather, natural or synthetic fibre
- The weight of your duvet
- How do you want to care for your duvet – machine wash or professional cleaning; how often will it need cleaning? See below for care of duvets.
Some manufacturers make duvets that consist of 2 low-Tog duvets which can be split for summer use and clipped back together for winter use. They're often called all season duvets.
Lightweight or heavyweight duvets?
If you prefer the feeling of a light cloud resting over you while you're lying in bed then a lightweight duvet is the one for you. The proportions of feather, down and polyester filling vary to give the different weights to the duvet.
However if you would rather have the comforting weight of a cover that makes you feel 'tucked in', then a heavyweight duvet would suit you better.
Good quality duvets will be labelled as lightweight or heavyweight when you buy them.
How to get the right duvet filling.
There are 4 main types of filling for duvets: down, feathers, natural fibres or synthetic fibres.
Down filling.
Down is a natural and very light weight duvet filling. It comes from the breast of a bird (commonly duck or goose) and is able to trap air to make it a good thermo-insulator and very luxurious.
Feather filling.
Feather-filled duvets and pillows are heavier than down-filled products because the feathers each have a small quill (the stiff 'spine' of the feather). This heavier weight is ideal if you like the 'tucked in' feeling we talked about above.
Natural fillings.
Natural fillings are wool or cotton.
Wool has the advantage of keeping the body temperature stable and is naturally anti-dust mite which is an advantage if you have allergies and are sensitive to dust mites. Be careful if you know you're sensitive to wool products though.
Cotton is naturally breathable and hypoallergenic, also an advantage for allergy sufferers. It will also keep you cooler at night.
Look here for an article written for allergy sufferers who have poor sleep.
Synthetic fillings.
Synthetic filled duvets are easier to care for as they can be machine washed and are hypo allergenic. The downside is that they are less breathable than natural fillings. There are several types.
Hollowfibre, as the name suggests, is a fibre with a hollow centre. This hollow centre traps air to retain warmth and the fibre is less easily to bend. This means that the duvet keeps its shape well.
Polyester is one of the most common fillings in duvets and pillows. It's hypoallergenic and an inexpensive choice of filling.
Microfibre fibres are very fine, warm and lightweight. Microfibre is often associated with high performance sportswear.
Washing and caring for your duvet.
Always follow the manufacturer's instructions for washing and drying and if your duvet is machine washable, a large drum machine is best.
Most synthetic duvets can be washed at 60C/140F which will kill bacteria and all duvets must be thoroughly dried before they are put back into use.
Natural fibre filled duvets, including feather and down should be cleaned by a specialist duvet cleaner unless the care label states otherwise.


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Love on a Budget Trailer (2007)
"Is there an end-of-contract in love?" 21 July 2007 Drama 96 mins
Leo's life is a series of terminable contracts. Unable to finish school and forced to be the family breadwinner, he takes on five month service-oriented jobs, one after another. Will his love affair with the spirited dreamer Tanya finally give him a taste of security and permanence?
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Fri, 12/30/2016
Informal tenure and rights-based fishing in nearshore waters offer a more positive outcome to the no-longer-tragic "commons" of the ocean.
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Thu, 10/23/2014
In the Wall Street Journal, Gary Libecap and Robert Glennon discuss the West's outdated water laws. A policy overhaul, they argue, would allow efficient water markets and reward conservation.
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Tue, 06/17/2014
Environmental Markets is the inaugural book in Cambridge Studies in Economics, Choice, and Society, a new interdisciplinary series of theoretical and empirical research focusing on individual choice, institutions, and social outcomes.
James G. Workman
Tue, 05/13/2014
An upwelling of PERC-trained innovators quietly replenish the sea.
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Fri, 03/21/2014
PERC Fellow, Gary Libecap, talks with John Batchelor on the history of mineral rights in the United States.
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Wed, 03/05/2014
Thanks to secure property rights, this technology has the power to resuscitate our lagging economy.
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Wed, 05/15/2013
Some of our most beautiful and amazing species of fish are at risk for extinction. Here's how we can save them.
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Mon, 10/01/2012
One sunny day in La Jolla, at the public Windansea Beach, I tried to catch a wave and sit on top of the world. I splashed into the "wild, open, and free" waves with the Beach Boys' "Surfin' Safari" melody in my head.
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Fri, 06/29/2012
On the John Batchelor Show, Gary Libecap discusses the property rights alternative to international whaling agreements. This catch-share alternative would give individuals a stake in the whale fishery, which would likely improve the stock and lead to its long-term health.
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Sun, 04/01/2012
A savvy new breed of capitalist is using incentives such as mitigation credits to protect critical habitat and earn profits.


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