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On Friday, April 28, renovations on the Salem Inn's historic West House were completed, just in time for the grand re-opening. Members from the Salem Chamber of Commerce, local businesses, news outlets, and Mayor Kim Driscoll, joined together for a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a tour of the West House, as well as the inn's other two houses—the Curwen House and the Peabody House.
Owned and operated by Dick and Diane Pabich, the 154-year-old inn is steeped in history (the inn was a men's flophouse when the couple purchased the property in 1983), offering an authentic historical experience, now made even more comfortable with such renovations as European style walk-in showers. Renovations on the West House and Curwen House began last November (there are 33 rooms between the two houses) and wrapped up this past week, Dick says. Renovations on the Peabody House began in November 2015 and wrapped up in April 2016. Now, all 40 guest rooms, in addition to the inn's 43 bathrooms and 20 kitchens, have been renovated, Dick adds.
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The historic West House, built in 1834 by sea captain Nathaniel West has come a long way since the Pabichs purchased the property in 1983. "Women used to cross the street," Diane says, referring to the building's past life as a flophouse. But slowly after Dick and Diane, who decided to turn the property into an inn (it came with a lodging house license), "the men gradually left," says Diane, who had plans to attend graduate school in Boston until Dick brought home a paperback with a title that read something along the lines of "How to Make a Million Dollars in Real Estate." So, the couple sold off their brownstone as condos and purchased the West House, converting it into a bed and breakfast.
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Today, the Salem Inn's three locations reflects the fine craftsmanship of the Federal period, each room individually decorated with beautifully restored antiques. Additionally, the West House is the only pet-friendly hotel in Salem, perfect for those traveling with their furry friends. Breakfast is offered from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. in the cozy breakfast room, located in the original kitchen of the West House.


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DiRT Rally Is Coming to MacOS
Mac and Linux Games Publisher Feral Interactive announced that they will release a MacOS version of Codemasters DiRT Rally.
DiRT Rally by Codemasters came to life as a Steam Early Access version on 27 April 2015. The full Steam version was released on 7 December 2015 followed by the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and physical PC DVD versions on 5 April 2016. Dirt Rally is by many considered the best Rally game release since the old but hugely popular Richard Burns Rally.
Earlier this year, Feral Interactive already released a Linux version of the popular racer, and will now be bringing Codemasters rally success to MacOS. The DiRT Rally MacOS version will contain exactly the same content as the existing PC and Console versions.
At the time of writing, the publisher did not yet give a final release date but hinted that the title should be out later this year. It is reported that Feral Interactive will sell the game through his own shop on Steam and the Mac App Store at a price of €50 euros.
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– Gold Bullion Is "100% Guarantee from Legal and Political Risks" – Russia (Goldcore, May 27, 2015):
– Gold is a "100% guarantee from legal and political risks"
– Russia's central bank buys another 300,000 ounces in April
– Russia views its overseas assets as vulnerable
– 'De-dollarisation' continues across Asia
– Gold offers protection from growing risks today
Russia's central bank once again increased its gold holdings substantially in April. They added another 300,000 ounces to their existing stockpile bringing the total up to 40.1 million ounces (see chart below).
It marks the continuation of a policy which was only slightly affected by last year's rouble crisis following the collapse in the price of oil and Western imposed sanctions.
In an address to Russia's lower house, a senior policy maker at Russia's central bank indicated that while gold prices fluctuate they offer invaluable insurance against external factors. Dmitry Tulin, manager of monetary policy said, "The price of it swings, but on the other hand it is a 100 percent guarantee from legal and political risks."
Reuters reports that western sanctions "have not targeted government assets abroad" to date and suggest that Russia's reduction of its exposure to U.S. Treasury bills is a symptom of its fear that state assets will be targeted next.
Of course, Russia's reducing of its Treasury bill holdings may also be part of the policy of de-dollarisation which Russia and China are energetically pursuing. As may the insatiable appetite of their central banks for gold.
Countries across central Asia continue to buy gold eagerly. The government of Kazakhstan banned the export of mined gold and is stockpiling its reserves – although its current holding of 200 tonnes is dwarfed by those of its Russian and Chinese neighbours.
Gold is absolutely central to monetary policy in Eurasia and Asia. China openly refer to their yuan as "the reserve currency of the world". While this ambitious slogan may be slightly premature it is likely that by backing the yuan with gold it would become a major reserve currency that would challenge the debt-bloated dollar.
Investors would be wise to take heed of Russia's attitude to gold as a "100% guarantee". In the crisis that approaches physical gold held outside the banking system in safe vaults in safe jurisdictions will prove to be such a guarantee to individuals, companies, pension funds, family offices, as well as nations.
– Grandmaster Putin's Golden Trap:
Very few people understand what Putin is doing at the moment. And almost no one understands what he will do in the future.
No matter how strange it may seem, but right now, Putin is selling Russian oil and gas only for physical gold.
Putin is not shouting about it all over the world. And of course, he still accepts US dollars as an intermediate means of payment. But he immediately exchanges all these dollars obtained from the sale of oil and gas for physical gold!
– How long will the West be able to buy oil and gas from Russia in exchange for physical gold?
– And what will happen to the US petrodollar after the West runs out of physical gold to pay for Russian oil, gas and uranium, as well as to pay for Chinese goods?
No one in the west today can answer these seemingly simple questions.
And this is called "Checkmate", ladies and gentlemen. The game is over.
The above article was translated buy Kristina Rus – which originally appeared in Russian at http://investcafe.ru/blogs/mbcy/posts/46245#


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Seventeen year-old Imogene?'s tough, rebellious nature has caused her more harm than good-so when her family moves to Newford, she decides to reinvent herself. She won't lose her punk/thrift-shop look,but she'll try to avoid the gangs, work a little harder at school, and maybe even stay out of trouble for a change. Her first friend at Redding High?, Maxine, is her exact opposite. Everyone considers Maxine a straight-A loser, but as Imogene soon learns, it's really Maxine's mother who's rules make it impossible for her to speak up for her true self. Oddly,the friendship works. Imogene helps Maxine to loosen up, Maxine keeps Imogene in line. But trouble shows up anyway. Imogene catches the eye of Redding?'s bullies, as well as the school's resident teenage ghost. Then she gets on the wrong side of a gang of malicious fairies. When her imaginary childhood friend, Pelly?, actually manifests, Imogene realizes that the impossible is all too real, and unfortunately, she's caught the eye of some of its more sinister members.


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I was intrigued by the premise and it was a pleasant story but I expected something a little more.
In 1958, a diary is found in a cave on the small Japanese island of Hatoma. Alongside it are the remains of three people.
The journal reveals the story of Hiromi, a sixteen-year-old girl who'd grown up in the United States before living in Japan in the midst of World War II. One day, while collecting star sand—tiny star-shaped fossils—Hiromi finds two army deserters hiding in the seaside cavern—one American, one Japanese. The soldiers don't speak the same language, but they've reached an agreement based on a shared hope: to cause no more harm and survive. Hiromi resolves to care for the men—feeding them and nursing their ailments—despite the risk that, if caught, she'll die alongside them as a traitor. But when a fourth person joins in on their secret, they must face a threat from within. The diary abruptly ends, leaving everyone's fate a mystery.
Decades later, in 2011, a young female university student decides to finally determine who died in that cave and who lived. Her search will lead her to the lone survivor—and bring closure to a gripping tale of heroism at a time when committing to peace was the most dangerous act of all.
It wasn't really all that gripping. It was a little too convenient too. Everything worked together more like a modern fairy tale, a happy dream that these things could even begin to happen, even the end of the main situation isn't exactly happy. It's more strange and beautiful than believable.
For someone who loves a fairy tale, which is inherently not believable, it was a nice little book for a day when you want to read something a little light and not so serious. I did have some issues with certain lines that were a little off for our female protagonist, they were a little sexist, like an annoying bit about being accustomed to lying by virtue of being a sixteen year old girl and some assumptions about tears. Do girls do these things? Yeah, some do, and so do boys (more the lying because it's socially unacceptable for them to cry but they have manipulative equivalents), but part of it is the way that piece was written. Like all girls are like that and it's a girl thing. Like it's natural and obvious. It annoyed me but it wasn't a common theme throughout the story, so I chose to forgive it, but it was the kind of moment that made my skin crawl at the idea that any man actually thinks we all think like that. I hate it when that happens and it was this sort of thing that drove me nuts in some of the Dangerous Women stories.
The book begins with the contents of the diary, which has some holes in the story of it all. It had made me not quite want to finish, but there was enough left to the story that I decided to carry on. They do get mostly resolved and the holes in the story of the diary are put there on purpose, and spur on the third part of the story. Still, it was all convenient, even when it was tragic. None of this stopped it from being a nice story to read but it all kept it from being something as gripping as All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr, which was the level of work that I had been hoping for.
Still, it was nice to read something a bit more hopeful and something short and easy on a weekend like this past one. I had done a lot more reading than I thought I would because I hadn't anticipated choosing such short books.
I got my copy on Amazon somewhere along the way, perhaps a Kindle First book, I'm not sure. It's still available from them here and also made it's way to the Book Depository as well.


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OK, so last Sunday neighbor dude actually managed to get the cat down. He had been up about 9 days, I believe.
Credit where it's due, the rescue was actually entirely uneventful. Dude has some tree experience.
Now... The days of this cat roaming the hood, starting shit with the dog, using my driveway as a litter box, etc are done, right?
The wife and I put the house over/under at 10 days until he's back out.
I should have taken the under. He's baaaaaack.
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Should your neighbor continue to have to climb trees to retrieve this cat, he himself may feed it to your dog.
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Same tree every time or different ones? This thread is fucking hilarious.
Nomination: Best Off-Topic Thread of 2014.
Go fast. Have fun. Repeat.
And 2013.
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Life in the suburbs is weird.
Just rolled out back, four beers in after a weekend of skydiving. I smell like Jet-A and give zeeeeeeeero fucks.
"Cat's back up, yeah? You need to borrow a shotgun?"
"I think I'm just gonna let him marinate up there for a few days."
"I think if that cat could come down it would..."
"Yeah, but I don't want to make it easy for him."
"Okie Dokelie, then, let me know if you want that 12-GA."
I just read this whole thread for the first time. Thank you Tricky Mike, thank you.
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I just read this the whole thing through and had a few good laughs myself. Haha thanks for the story.
We have a situation with our dogs and our neighbors 2 dogs, they all get along fine but the problem is our neighbors leave them outside all the time and are never home. So their dogs will just walk up onto our patio door and get our dogs all riled up and we don't let our dogs run outside unleashed because we live so close to a busy road but the neighbors don't seem to care. Its too bad because if we didn't live on the road I'd have no problems with our dogs staying outside and playing with them. But I don't want to be responsible for one of their dogs if it decides to do a dash into the road and gets pancaked. So the best i've been able to come up with is to not let the dogs interact to avoid them getting used to being welcomed in our yard.
Is the most recent treeing the result of your dog or does it just want to run up a tree every time it gets scared? I'm curious how you've been handling your dogs interactions with the cats since the original incident, if the cat avoids the fenced yard etc.
Cat hasn't been back into the back yard (at least that I'm aware of). Seems he learned that lesson immediately. Strange that he can't seem to make the connection between climbing and the resultant misery.
The dog will whine at him if he's within view, but the cat doesn't usually get close at all anymore. Most days they don't even know each other exists.
Not really sure why he keeps climbing trees. I'm guessing that he's chasing chipmunks or something. I suppose something could be chasing him up the tree, but I doubt it. There are coyotes in the mix and I have seen a fisher a mile or so away, but nothing at all close to the house. I think this is his seventh or eighth stint in a tree. If it was always him getting chased up there I suspect I (or our dog) would have at least seen the coyote, fisher once.
If it were a Fisher, it would probably have killed the cat in the tree. They are incredible climbers.
I sometimes think cats just dare themselves to climb up into trees. I've seen them just off and run up the side of a tree 15-20 feet, stop, look around, and get a WTF look on their face. Kind of like feline compulsory disorder or something.
Awesome thread!
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A friend of mine made this video to show off ORCA, which is sequencer I guess (although they refer to is as an environment.)
I suppose it could be used for things beyond audio, but in the video she's using it to control midi.
Every character does some kind of operation, and it's on this grid where you can route things. So this could be used to create generative music, or something similar to livecoding
My friend, explaining how it works:
There is a linux version, and it is open source (mit license)
Thought someone here might get a kick out of it.
I haven't used it yet, and I'm somewhat intimidated by the interface. I like the simplicity but I don't have time to memorize what the letters do.
Has anyone else tried this out?
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Tombstone - Boss in Marvel's Spider-Man Spider-Man Guide and Walkthrough
Tombstone is mob leader who "unfortunately" came into contact with a mysterious substance that gave him superhuman power and prevents him from feeling pain. This is an optional boss, Spidey will face him during the "Tombstone: Let's Get Ready to..." mission.
Battle with Tombstone in Marvel's Spider-Man
In the beginning you'll witness a cut-scene with Tombstone. After the intermezzo, you'll start the duel with the boss. Your rival is equipped with a large hammer, with which he tries to attack Peter. Some blows are so strong that they trigger a shockwave. Your opponent also often uses a kick to complete his combo. Tombstone is extremely vulnerable to gadgets - use electric web and hit the boss when he is defenseless.
After some time, other enemies will invade the battle arena. First, focus your attention on eliminating them quickly. Be sure to use dodges - even one or two of Tombstone's blows can leave you almost dead. At this point in the fight, it's worth to activate a good suit ability, which will make it easier to fight multiple enemies. After you clean the warehouse of minor villains, get back to the boss.
An another cut-scene awaits you, after which the final phase of the fight will begin. Tombstone will start to feel the pain once again - the boss will grasp flaming chains and use them to fight you. Enemy blows are really hard to avoid this time - despite dodges, many attacks will be able to reach you. The best you can do is to circle him from the right-hand side and wait until he completes his combo. Then shorten the distance, make land a few hits and jump back. Continue circling around Tombstone and keep adding some damage. If you still have some gadgets, use them now. If you run out of health, go back a little, grab one of the objects and throw it at the boss - it will renew a lot of Focus, which you can use for healing. Eventually, the enemy will fall and you'll finish this difficult fight.


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When Learning at Work Week (LaWW) began on Monday 14th May, all eyes were on the mezzanine at Blackpool Victoria Hospital to see how union learning reps (ULRs) Bev Herring and Jane Eyre would be launching this year's packed programme of events at 'the Vic'.
Expectations were high after dancing drag queens kicked off proceedings last year and a choreographed flashmob took over the mezzanine the year before. And when the clock struck twelve, an extravaganza of flamboyant feathers and high kicks from Viva Blackpool got things going in the grand fashion.
But the fun was only just starting when the curtain-raiser ended, because Bev and Jane are firm believers in making all their learning enjoyable, accessible and inclusive.
A quick glance at this year's LaWW programme at the Blackpool Teaching Hospitals Trust confirms that, since alongside subjects like IT, foreign languages and English grammar there will be sessions on calligraphy, finger-knitting and flower arranging, among many other things.
Bev and Jane know that their approach to learning at the hospital is just what the doctor ordered as far as their members and colleagues are concerned.
"A lot of people I work with say, 'It's too late for me, you'll never get me into learning'," explains Bev, who joined the workforce 22 years ago as a catering assistant.
"So we have put on courses like calligraphy and flower-arranging and these people who said they're never going to learn anything are coming along – and once we get them there, we can tell them all the other things they can learn through UNISON."
Last year the duo attracted 130-plus participants at the 23 different workshops they organised for LaWW – and they are looking forward to an even bigger turnout for the 23 they have organised for this year.
"It shows people that UNISON don't just support you when you're in trouble but we do educational and recreational courses as well," Bev says.
Mixing the educational with the recreational serves an important purpose for the staff and their employer, Bev points out.
"It's all about people's well-being – and if you help somebody with their well-being, you cut down on sickness, people don't need to take time off for stress, and this helps the individuals and the Trust," Bev says.
Bev originally decided to take on the ULR role after listening to an inspiring talk three years ago by a member of the regional UNISON learning team.
"The whole time I've been working at the Vic, I've been a member of UNISON and I have always been involved in the branch – at one point I was the treasurer, I've always been the health and safety rep within my department and I've always attended branch meetings," Bev recalls.
"One day in 2015, a regional officer came along who was so enthusiastic about learning and helping other people to learn and made it sound so exciting that I couldn't help but get involved."
Bev and Jane signed up to train as ULRs on a course at UNISON centre taught by Member Learning Officer Davinder Sandhu and the then Learning and Workforce Development Officer Emma Lipscombe.
Bev admits that she was feeling nervous at the beginning of the course. "This was the first learning I had done in a long, long time and I was a little daunted because a lot of the people in the room were a lot higher qualified than me: I'll be honest – my initial reaction was, 'I'm a bit intimidated'," she recalls.
In addition, Bev had not undertaken much learning since her unhappy experience of education at the local grammar school in the 1970s.
"When you showed any form of difficulty, you were shoved to the back of the class, you weren't helped along, so basically my education went by the bye," Bev recalls. "I left school with some O Levels but I left as soon as I could."
The UNISON approach couldn't have been more different, she says. "Davinder and Emma made everybody feel equal and I got through the course with support from Jane, who has been by my side through all the learning that I've done – she has been my mentor since we started," Bev says.
Since returning from their ULR training, Bev and Jane have not looked back on their quest to help encourage ever-increasing numbers of their colleagues to return to learning.
Bev is now on a 12-month full-time secondment from the catering department, with one day a week paid by Blackpool Health Branch and the rest by UNISON's Inclusive Learning project, as part of a programme to support workplace learning at branch level.
Bev is especially proud of the their work promoting maths with the charity National Numeracy, which has led to the trust embedding the Numeracy Challenge in the training plans for first year nurses (preceptorships) and healthcare assistants (HCAs).
"They have to reach a certain level but if they don't all it does is highlight where they are struggling so we can help them," Bev explains. "For instance, we had one person who thought they wouldn't be able to take the Challenge for their preceptorship because they thought they had dyscalculia but we had them tested and it turned out they were dyslexic, so now the Trust are putting something in place for them."
The other breakthrough Bev is happy to have helped achieve is the provision of computers in the canteen so that ancillary staff who don't use computers in their day-to-day work can access digital resources.
"We have managed to get funding from UNISON's Inclusive Learning project for a couple of computers and we have made a deal with one of our directors who is providing the desks that we're putting them in the staff canteen for the ancillary workers: we're going to run a six-week course to get them all on the computer," Bev says.
"I'm proud that we are getting computers for the ancillary workers and making them feel like they're part of the Trust because they can access all the information that every other worker in the Vic can."
And Bev is also developing her own IT skills. "I have basic skills myself on the computer, which I am using to help the ancillary workers, but I am also now being tutored by Jane to develop my own skills on it – and that is something I never thought I would do," Bev says.
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"Communications" means any and all agreements, communications, disclosures, notices, records, documents and/or other items"Contacting us" means emailing us at email@example.com"Current version" means a version of any particular software or application that is currently being supported by its publisher."Electronic Communications" means any and all Communications that we provide to you in electronic form, and/or any and all Communications that you consent or agree to in electronic form, including but not limited to by means of your Electronic Signature."Elecronic Media" means the internet, a website, email, messaging services (including SMS and/or any other form of text messaging), software and/or applications (including applications for mobile devices, hand-held devices and/or other devices), and/or any other form of electronic media, whether existing now and/or that may exist in the future."Electronic Product or Service" means each and every product and/or service we offer that you apply for, use or access using any Electronic Media."Electronic signature" means any means that is used to indicate your consent and/or agreement by means of any Electronic Media, which may include, but is not limited to, clicking a button or checking a box on or taking any other action to indicate your consent and/or agreement on or in any Electronic Media.
(a) Electronic Signatures. To use Electronic Signatures to indicate that you have read and understand, and that you agree and consent, to these Terms, our Privacy Policy, and any and all other terms and conditions and/or any other agreements that we may provide on any form of Electronic Media.(b) Electronic Communications That any and all Communications that we may send or provide to you (even Communications that we may otherwise be required to send or provide you in paper form) shall be in the form of Electronic Communications.(c) When Deemed Received. Each Electronic Communication will be considered to be received by you at the time that we first attempt to send it to you, or if posted on the internet or on a website, within 24 hours after the time that it is posted.(d) Printing, Saving and Storing. To print and save and/or electronically store a copy of all Electronic Communications that we send to you.(e) Updating of Contact Information. To notify us of any Pillar in your email address or your mobile device number or other text message address by Contacting Us.(f) Withdrawal. That the foregoing consents and agreements will remain in effect unless and until you withdraw them in accordance with these Terms.(g) That you represent and warrant to us that you have read and understand this Consent to Use Electronic Signatures and Electronic CommunicationsHardware and Software Requirements. In order to access and retain our Electronic Communications, you need to have, and you represent and warrant to us that you do have, and you consent and agree that at all times you will have, all of the following: (1) a valid email address; (2) a computer, laptop, tablet, smartphone or other device that is Internet-enabled and is connected to the internet: (3) a web browser that includes 128-bit encryption, such as a Current Version of Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox or Safari, with cookies enabled; (4) a Current Version of a program that accurately reads and displays PDF files, such as Adobe Acrobat Reader version 7 or higher; (5) a computer or device and an operating system capable of supporting all of the above; and (6) data storage to electronically save Communications or an installed printer to print them.Withdrawal of Consent. You may withdraw your consent to receive Electronic Communications by Contacting Us. Such withdrawal will be effective only after we have had a reasonable time period to process such withdrawal, and will not apply to Electronic Communications provided by us to you before the withdrawal of your consent becomes effective. If you withdraw your consent, then, except as may be expressly provided otherwise in these Terms, (a) we will terminate your access to, and your ability to use, the Services, and (b) we will close any account that you may have with us and will return to you any balance that you may have therein.Changes. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, (a) to communicate with you in paper form and/or (b) to discontinue to provide you with Electronic Communications, and/or (c) to terminate or Pillar our terms and conditions with respect to Electronic Signatures and Electronic Communications. Subject to any applicable law, we may notify you of any such discontinuance, termination or Pillar by means of Electronic Communications, by updating these Terms on the Website, or by delivering notice by email or text message, or by any other means of Electronic Communications that we may choose in our discretion.Contacting Us Regarding Electronic Signatures and Electronic Communications. Please feel free to request information or ask questions regarding our policy on Electronic Signatures and Electronic Communications by Contacting Us.
When the following capitalized terms are used above or below in this Terms and Conditions, the following definitions apply:Account means a Pillar Account.ACH means the Automated Clearing House, a network for, among other things, direct payment by electronic funds transfer.Funding Source means a checking account that you use to send money to and receive money from your Account. It is a checking account that will be a source of Deposits and destination of Withdrawals in the Program. Your primary Funding Source is the primary checking account from which ACH payment will be debited to make Transfers. If you have a secondary Funding Source, that checking account may also be a source of Deposits and a destination of Withdrawals in the Program. Your secondary Funding Source may also be a secondary checking account from which ACH payment will be transferred if Pillar is unable to collect the amount from your primary Funding Source.Transfer means any transfer of money from your Funding Source to your Account.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, you may access and use the Website for the purpose of using the Services on a non-exclusive basis. When sharing, transferring or otherwise using the Website or any of Services, you will be required to, and responsible for, ensuring the acceptance of any party you send to, share with, or otherwise use the Website or Services, with the Terms. You acknowledge that the Company may, in its sole discretion and at any time without prior notice, modify, update or otherwise change the Website or Services, including discontinuing any part of the Website and/or Services or to modify or delete any content available through the Website or Services, including these Terms and/or any other legal terms, and conditions, or terms of use that are found in any part of the Website and/or with respect to any or all of the Services. To the extent of any such discontinuance, deletion or modification, the use of the Website and/or Services shall be void.By using the Website and Services, you represent and warrant that: (a) any information you submit is truthful and accurate; (b) you have the right and authority to submit or otherwise provide us with any documents for the provision of the Services, including but not limited to any invoices, orders, agreements and other documents related to your affairs and operations (the "Documents"); (c) you are the rightful owner and holder of your bank accounts (the Bank Accounts") and credit card accounts (collectively, the Financial Accounts") in which your financial operations are being managed and with respect to the Services that shall be provided; (d) you have the right and authority to provide us access to the Financial Accounts for the purposes hereof; (e) you will maintain the accuracy of the information detailed in sub-section (a) above and such Documents; (f) you are at least 18 years of age or, if higher, the age of majority in your jurisdiction; (g) your use of the Website or Services does not violate or promote the violation of any applicable law or regulation or any legal or contractual obligation you may have to a third party and you have and will at all times comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations in connection with your use of the Services and Website, any services arranged through the Services and Website, and any interactions with other Users; (h) you are a U.S. citizen (or a legal U.S. resident); (i) the applicable Financial Accounts are located in the United States; and (j) you (i) have not been the subject of a complaint, investigation, or any other legal action (either by any governmental authority or otherwise) involving fraud or larceny; and (ii) have not been convicted of a crime of any nature, including any felony or misdemeanor of any kind, including without limitation any money laundering offenses.Subsections (a)-(j) above shall be referred to, jointly, as the "User's Undertakings and Warranties".By using the Website and Services, (1) you agree to provide us with all information and documentation requested by us, such as your name; email address; mobile device number; online credentials for your Financial Accounts;; and/or any other information that we may require from time to time (collectively, "User Information"); and (2) you authorize us to, directly or through a third-party or from the financial institution holding your Financial Accounts or through third-party websites and databases to obtain, verify, and record any User Information.The information you provide us is subject to our Privacy Policy.By using the Services, you understand and agree that the Company may in its sole discretion, but is not required to, verify that any or all of the User's Undertakings and Warranties are met by any User and you further agree that the Company is not responsible for assuring that the User's Undertakings and Warranties are met or for any failure to suspend, terminate or prevent the use of the Services and Website by Users who do not meet the User's Undertakings and Warranties.You understand that you are solely responsible for making your own evaluations, decisions and assessments about the Documents and their provision to the Company, the Financial Accounts and the provision of access to such Financial Accounts, use of the Services and use of any information provided to you by the Company. If you become aware of any violation or possible violation of the User's Undertakings and Warranties, you will report it to the Company. If the Company becomes aware of any violation or possible violation of the User's Undertakings and Warranties (either by reports provided to it by other Users or any other means) by you or any other User, it may suspend and/or terminate your or such User's membership with or without notice in its sole discretion. If your membership is suspended and/or terminated, you agree not to access the Website and to make no further use of the Services and Website after termination or during the suspension.Without derogating from the above, the Company expressly disclaims, and you expressly release the Company from any and all liability whatsoever for any controversies, claims, suits, injuries, loss, harm and/or damages arising from and/or in any way related to: (i) any inaccuracy or incompleteness of a User's representations regarding or non-compliance with the User's Undertakings and Warranties; and (ii) misstatements and/or misrepresentations made by any Users.By using the Website and Services you understand and agree that the Services merely offer a platform designated to assist you in better managing personal financial behavior and day-to-day spending. You understand and agree that the Company: (a) may address any third party which is associated with you for the provision of the Services and to receive and/or provide any information related to you for such purpose, unless you specifically asked us to refrain from such action by contacting us at firstname.lastname@example.com in which case this service shall be excluded from the Services upon confirmation of receipt of your request; (b) does not employ, recommend or endorse any User, vendor, supplier, service provider or any other third party, including the third parties referred to in sub-Section (a), which is referred or linked to through the Services (each, a "Third Party"), and has no control over the acts or omissions of any such Third Party; (c) makes no representations or warranties about the identity or other characteristics of any Third Party, the quality, suitability or any other feature of the information or about your interactions or dealings with Third Parties; (d) makes no representations or warranties about the information provided by or obtained from such Third Parties relating to the User; and (e) is not responsible for the performance or conduct of any User or Third Party in any way using or having used the Services and/or Website.Further, although the Company may from time to time, in its sole discretion, facilitate and make available to you through the Services and/or Website various third-party information-related services, including assessment and/or suitability services, quotes, commercial offers, etc., the Company does not undertake to provide such services or otherwise conduct any kind of checks, and even if providing such services or doing such checks, the Company may cease from doing so at any time in its sole discretion without providing any notice, not in advance nor otherwise, and the Company shall not be responsible for any loss or damage arising from or connected to the performance or nonperformance of such services or checks. For the avoidance of doubt, the Website and Services are providing, in essence, tips, how-to and guidance ("Information") in respect of ways and methods to enhance and improve financial behavior utilizing several inputs that you shall provide, such as, but not limited to, Financial Accounts information, by providing various recommendations and suggestions to use certain Third Parties through the algorithms operated by the Company.The Company is not, and shall not be held liable for any Information provided to you. Any Information provided is strictly the Company's opinion, expressed through its algorithms as such, and you are responsible for examining such Information, assessing it including its suitability for your needs, and deciding whether to use it and to what extent. By using the Services or Website, you acknowledge that you are solely responsible for such use and that all use of the Services and Website is at your sole risk. As such, you should exercise caution, use good judgment, perform your own assessment and do suitability checks before using any Information. The Company expressly disclaims, and you expressly release the Company from, any and all liability whatsoever for any controversies, claims, suits, injuries, loss, harm and/or damages arising from and/or in any way related to the Services and Website or your use of the Information or any interaction with Third Parties, including without limitation any acts and/or omissions of Third Parties or any other third party in any way using or having used the Services or Website in any means. By using the Services or Website, you acknowledge that you are solely responsible for such use and that all use of the Services and Website is at your sole risk. The Company reserves the right but has no obligation, to monitor any interactions between you and Third Parties and/or other Users. Further, the Company is not responsible for ensuring that your Bank Accounts have sufficient funds for your needs, purposes, or transactions. Before using the Services, you should consider obtaining additional information and advice from a financial adviser. The Company is neither a financial adviser nor a financial planner. We do not make any representations, warranties, or guarantees of any kind that the Services are appropriate for you. Before using the Services, you should consider obtaining additional information and advice from a financial adviser and/or financial planner and/or tax advisor.
By using the Website and/or Services, you automatically authorize us to obtain, directly or indirectly through our third-party service providers, such as but not limited to Plaid, the Application Programming Interface utilized by the Website and Services, and without any time limit or the requirement to pay any fees, information about you and your Financial Accounts from the financial institution holding your Financial Accounts and other third-party websites and databases as necessary to provide the Services to you. For purposes of such authorization, you hereby grant the Company and our third-party service providers a limited power of attorney, and you hereby appoint the Company and our third-party service providers as your true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for you and in your name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, to access third-party websites, servers, and documents; retrieve information; and use your User Information, all as described above, with the full power and authority to do and perform each and every act requisite and necessary to be done in connection with such activities, as fully to all intents and purposes as you might or could do in person.YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT WHEN THE COMPANY OR OUR THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS ACCESS AND RETRIEVE INFORMATION FROM SUCH THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES, THE COMPANY AND OUR THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS ARE ACTING AS YOUR AGENT, AND NOT THE AGENT OR ON BEHALF OF THE THIRD PARTY.You agree that other third parties shall be entitled to rely on the foregoing authorization, agency, and power of attorney granted by you. You understand and agree that the Services are not endorsed or sponsored by any third party account providers accessible through the Services. We may, but are not required and do not undertake, to review and assess information obtained from the financial institution holding your Financial Accounts and other third-party websites and databases for any purpose, including, but not limited to, accuracy, legality, or non-infringement.
You acknowledge and agree that the Company is in the business of providing the Services and that the Company may provide the Services or such services as it shall provide from time to time in accordance with its sole discretion to third parties, including any corporate body or other entity involved in the business or providing services similar to the Services.
Without derogating from the provisions of Section 1 thereof, you shall not, and shall not permit any third party, to (a) reverse engineer or attempt to find the underlying code of the Website and/or Services; (b) use the Website and/or Services in violation of any applicable law or regulation, including but not limited to, post, publish, share or otherwise transfer any illegal or offensive material; (c) copy, modify, or create derivative works of the Website, Services or content of any of the Website or Services; (d) attempt to disable or circumvent any security or access control mechanism of the Website or Services; (e) design or assist in designing cheats, exploits, automation software such as but not limited to spiders, bots, hacks, mods or any other unauthorized third-party software to modify or interfere with the Website or Services; (f) use the Website or Services or engage with other Users or any third parties for any purpose that is in violation of any applicable law or regulation; (g) attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Website or Services, other Pillar User Accounts, as defined below, or other devices, computer system, phone systems, or networks connected to the Website or Services; and (h) harvest or otherwise collect information about Users without their consent.Without derogating from the foregoing, if you post, publish, share or otherwise transfer through the Website and/or by using the Services any content or other information, including without limitation by providing the Documents (the "Content"), you represent and warrant that such Content provides an accurate and complete picture of any information or services described therein, complies with these Terms herein, and does not: (a) infringe the intellectual property, moral or publicity rights of any third party; (b) contain any defamatory, libelous, obscene, sexually suggestive or otherwise offensive content (including material promoting or glorifying hate, violence, or bigotry); (c) contain any worms, viruses or otherwise malicious software; (d) violate any applicable law or regulation, including any law or regulation concerning advertising or marketing; (e) attempt to gain control of another Pillar User Account for any reason; (f) connect any Pillar User Account that you do not rightfully and lawfully control; (g) impersonate or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity; (h) take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure; and (i) encourage or enable any other individual to do any of the foregoing.By posting, uploading, publishing, sharing or otherwise transferring any Content using the Website and/or Services, you hereby irrevocably grant the Company and any of its affiliates and/or sublicenses a worldwide, non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free license to publish, share, display and otherwise transfer such Content, except when such content concerns the Documents or any financial information, in any reasonable form as shall be in the Company's sole discretion. The Company reserves the right to remove, suspend access to or permanently delete any Content in accordance with its sole discretion without prior notice, including without limitation any Content that violates the warranties set forth above or the Company's business interests, you shall have no right or claim in respect of any such decisions and actions and will hold the Company harmless for any damage or loss arising from the above. Without derogating from the foregoing, the Company is not, and shall not be, liable for any Content provided, posted, uploaded, shared or otherwise made available by Users, directly or indirectly, or any interactions engaged by any Users or with Third Parties. Each User using the Website and/or Services hereby represents to take full responsibility in respect thereof, and the Company shall bear no liability with respect to the foregoing.
Users wishing to use the Website, App and Services must complete a registration process and create a user account (the "Pillar User Account"). The Pillar User Account allows the use of the Website, App and Services, subject to these Terms. To create a Pillar User Account, User must provide truthful and accurate information and keep such information up-to-date, and select a password or a pin. You agree that you will supply accurate and complete information to us in the creation of your Pillar User Account and the use of the Services, and that you will update such information promptly after it changes. You shall have all responsibility for any inaccuracies in any information you provide to us, or in respect of your failure to keep such information up-to-date. When you complete the registration process, you create a Pillar User Account. The Company reserves the right for any reason at its sole discretion, (a) to refuse to allow anyone wishing to use the Website, App or Services to open a Pillar User Account, or (b) to close any Pillar User Account. You may not provide false information during the registration process. You shall not share your Pillar User Account or login information with any third party, nor let any third party access your Pillar User Account, and are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the login information for your Pillar User Account. You are fully and solely responsible for the security of your computer system, mobile device and all activity on your Pillar User Account, even if such activities were not committed by you. The Company will not be liable for any losses or damages incurred by unauthorized use of your Pillar User Account or password, either to you or to any other User or third party, and you agree to indemnify and hold the Company harmless for any improper or illegal use of your Pillar User Account, including any Content shared or otherwise made available, unless you have notified the Company via e-mail to email@example.com that your Pillar User Account has been compromised, that you have modified your login information, have requested the Company to block access to it, and the Company has had a reasonable amount of time to review and act on such notification. Without derogating from the foregoing, we may terminate your use of the Website and/or Services if you let any third party use your Pillar User Account inappropriately or if you or anyone using your Pillar User Account violates these Terms.
Your Pillar User Account may be linked to one or more of your Financial Accounts. However, any single Financial Account of yours may not be linked to more than one Pillar User Account. Regardless of motive or purpose, or even if the result of a mistake or miscommunication, we will deem any attempt to link a Financial Account to more than one Pillar User Accounts, whether such attempt is by you alone, or by you and one or more joint owners of such Financial Account, to represent a potential abuse of the Website and Services. In such case, we will not permit you or any such joint owner to open any Pillar User Account, and we will close each and every Pillar User Account that has been opened by you or by any such joint owner. If you believe that we have made an error in this regard, please feel free to contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Company may from time to time provide automatic alerts. Automatic alerts may be sent to you following certain changes made online to your User profile or Financial Accounts. Electronic automatic alerts will be sent to the email address or mobile number you have provided during your registration process. If your email address or mobile number changes, you are responsible for informing us of that change. Changes to your email address or mobile number will apply to all of your alerts. Because alerts are not encrypted, we will never include your password. However, alerts may include your username and some information about your Financial Accounts.
The Company is the owner of all worldwide rights, titles and interests in: (a) the Website and Services, and all content therein and related documentation and all enhancements, derivatives, bug fixes or improvements to the Website and Services; and (b) trade names, trademarks, and logos of the Company, and shall at all times remain solely with the Company. All references in these Terms or any other communications to the sale, resale or purchase of the foregoing shall mean only the right to use the Website and Services pursuant to these Terms. Users bear sole liability for any and all Content, including any intellectual property rights thereof, provided, shared or otherwise made available by the Users using the Website and/or the Services, and the Company makes no representation with respect to any such Content. The Company will not be liable for any losses or damages incurred by such Content, and Users agree to indemnify and hold the Company harmless for any damage or loss arising from the above.
User undertakes not to save, collect or otherwise maintain in his/her possession and use any Content which was not provided by him/her to the Company or provided by the Company to him/her directly without the prior written consent of the User who uploaded, shared or otherwise made available such Content and the Company. User further agrees that the Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to save, collect or otherwise maintain in its possession and use the Content and Information, including information that may personally identify such User or describe his/her personal interests in accordance with the terms detailed in its Privacy Policy available at Privacy Policy. The Company reserves the right to make any and all permitted use under any applicable law of the Content and Information as set forth in the Company Privacy Policy. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company does not review, test, confirm, approve or otherwise verify the Content. Each User posting, uploading, sharing or otherwise making available such Content, either with the Company for the provision of the Services or otherwise, shall bear the sole responsibility for the Content, including any and all third party information and required consents. The Company will not be liable for any loss or damage incurred by not complying with the above, and User agrees to indemnify and hold the Company harmless for any damage or loss arising from the above. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, USER UNDERSTANDS AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE COMPANY IS NOT A CONTENT STORAGE SERVICE. THE COMPANY SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY LOST OR ERASED CONTENT. USERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT ANY CONTENT POSTED, UPLOADED, SHARED OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE MAY BE READ, COLLECTED, AND USED BY OTHER USERS, AND COULD BE USED TO SEND UNSOLICITED CONTENT.
The Website or Services may contain links or other content related to websites, advertisers, products and/or services offered by third parties, including without limitation such that are part of, or in connection with, the Services. The Company has no control and makes no representation with respect to any such links, content, websites, products or services or any information provided or transmitted via such links, websites, products or services, or otherwise provided by any such third party. USER UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT USE OF SUCH LINKS OR OTHER CONTENT IS AT HIS/HER OWN RISK, THAT SUCH LINKS OR OTHER CONTENT ARE GOVERNED BY SUCH THIRD PARTIES' TERMS OF USE AND PRIVACY POLICIES, AND THAT THE COMPANY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PRIVACY OR BUSINESS PRACTICES OR OTHER POLICIES OF SUCH THIRD PARTIES. USER SHOULD CAREFULLY REVIEW THE APPLICABLE TERMS AND POLICIES THAT APPLY TO THE USE OF SUCH LINKS OR OTHER CONTENT OF ANY SUCH THIRD PARTIES. THE COMPANY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE IN ANY MANNER FOR SUCH THE USE OF SUCH LINKS OR OTHER CONTENT OF ANY SUCH THIRD PARTIES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY SORT INCURRED AS THE RESULT THEREOF, AND THE COMPANY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS, AND USER EXPRESSLY RELEASES THE COMPANY FROM, ANY AND ALL LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR ANY CONTROVERSIES, CLAIMS, SUITS, INJURIES, LOSS, HARM AND/OR DAMAGES, ARISING FROM AND/OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THE USE OF SUCH LINKS OR OTHER CONTENT OF ANY SUCH THIRD PARTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION RELATING TO AVAILABILITY, TERMS OF USE, PRIVACY, INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, ADVERTISING, CHARGES, PRODUCTS AND/OR SERVICES.
The Website and Services are for the use of individual Users only and may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors without the express written consent of the Company. The Website and Services may not be used by any person or organization to recruit for another website, solicit, advertise, or contact in any form Users for employment, contracting, or any other purpose for a business not affiliated with the Company without express written permission from the Company. User agrees not to use any Content in order to contact, advertise, solicit, or sell to any other User without their express consent.
Users may contact the Company with regard to support for the Website and Services by sending an email to firstname.lastname@example.com. We welcome feedback, comments and suggestions for improvements to the Services ("Feedback"). You can submit Feedback by emailing us firstname.lastname@example.com. You grant to us a nonexclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, fully-paid, royalty-free, sub licensable and transferable license under any and all intellectual property rights that you own or control to use, copy, modify, create derivative works based upon and otherwise exploit the Feedback for any purpose.
The Company makes reasonable efforts to ensure that its technology keeps the Website and Services safe and secure. However, no technology is 100% secure. Therefore, while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. Except as expressly set forth herein, your use of the Website and Services is at your sole discretion and risk. The Website and Services are provided on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis without warranties of any kind. The Company expressly disclaims all implied or statutory warranties of any kind relating to the Website and Services, including without limitation the warranties of title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement of proprietary rights, course of dealing or course of performance. The Company does not give any advice regarding the risk or suitability of any trade, transaction, engagement or other interaction. The Company assumes no responsibility for any transaction, engagement or other interactions made by you and you acknowledge that you are solely responsible for the assessment of your transactions, engagements and other interactions. You shall not hold the Company or any of its officers, directors, shareholders, advisors, employees, agents, anyone acting on Company's behalf or its affiliates liable for any transaction, engagement and other interaction-related choices made by you. No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by you from the Company, shall create any warranty not expressly stated in these Terms. If you choose to rely on such information, you do so solely at your own risk. Some states or jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties. Accordingly, some of the above exclusions may not apply to you.
The Company does not guarantee the value, quality, compatibility or any other feature of any Content and Information, as well as any characteristics of the Users (hereinafter in this Section: the "Features"). Any Content, Information or Features are in the sole responsibility of the User using the Features or Information or posting, uploading, sharing or otherwise making available such Content on the Website or by using the Services. While each User must comply with these Terms and non-complying may result in termination of the Pillar User Account, use of the Website or Services, the Company does not undertake to monitor such compliance and may act where non-compliance is detected as shall be decided in accordance with its sole discretion, as described in these Terms.The Company is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any email due to technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or on any of the Website or Services or combination thereof, including any injury or damage to Users or to any person's computer, mobile phone or any other device related to or resulting from participation or downloading materials in connection with the Website or Services. Under no circumstances shall the Company be responsible for the conduct of third parties, including any Users, whether online or offline, and operators of external sites.In no event shall the Company or any of its officers, directors, shareholders, advisors, employees, agents, anyone acting on Company's behalf or affiliates be liable to you for any indirect, incidental, special, punitive, or consequential damages, arising out of or in connection with your use of the Website or Services, whether or not the damages are foreseeable and whether or not the Company has been advised of the possibility of such damages. The foregoing limitation of liability shall apply to the fullest extent permitted by law in the applicable jurisdiction.
User shall defend, indemnify and hold the Company harmless from and against any and all suits, proceedings, assertions, damages, costs, liabilities or expenses (including court costs and reasonable attorneys' legal fees) which the Company may suffer or incur in connection with any actual claim, demand, action or other proceeding by any third party arising from or relating to any breach of these Terms by the User or any use by the User of the Website or Services not in accordance with applicable law.
These Terms shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York with regard neither to conflicts of law principles nor to the choice of law principles. Any dispute with Pillar, or its officers, directors, shareholders, advisors, employees, agents or affiliates, arising under or in relation to these Terms shall be resolved exclusively through arbitration as set forth in the Section below, except with respect to potential imminent harm to Pillar requiring temporary or preliminary injunctive relief, in which case Pillar may seek such relief in any court with jurisdiction over the parties.Except for disputes relating to your or Pillar's intellectual property (such as trademarks, trade dress, domain names, trade secrets, copyrights and patents); you agree that all disputes between you and Pillar (whether or not such dispute involves a third party) arising out of or relating to these Terms, the Website, the Services and/or the Privacy Policy shall be finally resolved by arbitration before a single arbitrator conducted in the English language in New York, New York, U.S.A. under the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association ("AAA"), and you and Pillar hereby expressly waive trial by jury. You and Pillar shall appoint as sole arbitrator a person mutually agreed by you and Pillar or, if you and Pillar cannot agree within thirty (30) days of either party's request for arbitration, such single arbitrator shall be selected by the AAA upon the request of either party. The parties shall bear equally the cost of the arbitration (except that the prevailing party shall be entitled to an award of reasonable attorneys' fees incurred in connection with the arbitration in such an amount as may be determined by the arbitrator). All decisions of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on both parties and enforceable in any court of competent jurisdiction. Notwithstanding this, the application may be made to any court for a judicial acceptance of the award or order of enforcement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Pillar shall be entitled to seek injunctive relief, security or other equitable remedies from the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York or any other court of competent jurisdiction. Under no circumstances shall the arbitrator be authorized to award damages, remedies or awards that conflict with these Terms or to award punitive damages, including but not limited to pursuant to federal or state statutes permitting multiple or punitive awards.Any claim against Pillar must be brought within one (1) year of the date such claim arose.Any claims brought by you or Pillar must be brought in that party's individual capacity, and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class or representative proceeding. Neither you nor Pillar will participate in a class action or class-wide arbitration for any claims covered by these Terms. You hereby waive any and all rights to bring any claims related to these Terms and the Privacy Policy as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class or representative proceeding. You may bring claims only on your own behalf.These provisions will survive the termination of your relationship with Pillar.
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The Edmonton International Airport has started work on a $15-million road project to improve traffic flow, especially at a frequently bottlenecked highway off-ramp.
"We're looking to do some significant upgrades to respond to increased traffic that we're seeing and to prepare for things like the Outlet Collection development that's underway as well," said EIA director of communications Heather Hamilton.
The construction project, which started Wednesday, will take a year to finish.
One major traffic problem that airport officials hope to fix is the off-ramp from the southbound Queen Elizabeth II Highway that leads either east to Nisku or west to the airport.
"The first immediate and biggest benefit that people are going to appreciate is that, between here and December, we expect to put signals at the intersection of Highway 2 and Airport Road," Hamilton said.
"That's a big issue for us right now because it's a high-traffic area in the mornings when people are turning right into the airport and they're also turning left into Nisku. The left turn without a signal is a real challenge. It can back up traffic for quite a while."
To skirt the tie-up, about 300 Nisku-bound drivers every morning drive toward the airport, cut through the 7-Eleven parking lot and come back onto the road eastbound. "That's kind of dangerous as you can imagine. Three hundred cars in the space of an hour to an hour-and-a-half U-turning on the road is a safety concern.
"Commuters who commute into Nisku are really going to appreciate that left-turn signal."
The exit ramp from Queen Elizabeth II southbound will also be widened from the current two lanes to five lanes. There will be double left-turning lanes to Nisku where the off-ramp meets Airport Road. A third lane will go straight toward the future Outlet Collection at EIA mall. The fourth and fifth lanes turn right toward the airport.
Other planned work includes:
- Sections of Airport Road will be widened and resurfaced
- Traffic signals will be added to the new intersection of Airport Road and Airport Perimeter Road
- A new off-ramp from from Airport Road will be built onto Queen Elizabeth II southbound
- A new access road from Airport Road is being constructed to the future site of the Outlet Collection mall
The project is funded entirely by EIA, using non-aeronautical revenue such as tenant rent, concessions and parking, Hamilton said. Airport Improvement Fees collected from departing passengers are not funding the upgrade.
Travellers arriving and leaving the airport aren't expected to face major delays, Hamilton said. "Most of what we're doing is adding extra lanes and widening existing lanes. Because of that we should have a limited amount of interference."
Resurfacing work early in the project will cause some disruption but will be scheduled for off-hours, she said.


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We all have that voice in our head that is constantly talking, constantly narrating a story. Typically, the story is about the way people/life should be. In the story, there is always drama, always stress, because the story is always about the past or the future. With no story, there is no drama. With no story, your mind can be aware of the present, which always produces peace. Listen as I explain:
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The 29-year-old actress plays Essex-born Tina Moore in the ITV drama
Yep. We're officially addicted to Michelle Keegan's new show Tina And Bobby.
The ITV drama tells the story of World Cup-winning footballer Bobby Moore and his first wife Tina, who fell in love as teenagers in Essex.
See: Michelle Keegan Defends Herself After Being Mocked For Football Comment
Of course, this means Michelle's had to swap her Manchester tones for a TOWIE-esque accent.
But unfortunately for the 29-year-old actress, not everyone was particularly impressed with her southern twang when the first episode aired last Friday. Eep.
One viewer Tweeted: 'I absolutely love her but Michelle Keegan's accent is bloody awful in Tina and Bobby.'
Others wrote: 'I love Michelle Keegan but I'm so confused by her accent in #TinaAndBobby ?? What accent is she meant to be doing,' and: 'Enjoying #TinaAndBobby but why does Michelle Keegan keep slipping back into her Manc accent 🤔 [sic].'
See: Tina Moore Speaks Out About Michelle Keegan In Tina And Bobby
Hmm. Well, we thought she did a great job – and she actually had someone pretty special helping her get to grips with things.
Mich's hubby Mark Wright hails (of course) from Essex, so he gave her a few tips.
Last week, she told Radio 1's Breakfast Show: '[Mark] did help, I used to go on set and I'd ring Mark on the sly and say: "Just say this word for me," so I can hear him say it.
'Luckily, Tina [Moore] had elocution lessons when she was younger so her Essex accent was quite neutral.'
Happily for Mich, plenty of others thought she did an amazing job as Tina.
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Comments on Twitter included: 'Michelle Keegan is so good in Tina and Bobby,' and: 'Well Tina & Bobby what a amazing performance Michelle keegan. Loved it can't wait until next Friday 😊👌xx brilliant [sic].'
And Mark, 29, was definitely on his wife's side, writing on his page: 'She's just special #Tina&Bobby #wow #loveit.'
Aw. We're already excited for tomorrow night's episode.


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Cover Story: Gold Ink Awards
Widely regarded as the print industry's most prestigious event, the 2009 Gold Ink Awards received more than 1,000 entries across 45 competitive categories, including Consumer Magazines, Magazine Covers, Magazine Inserts, Specialty Magazines (Web), Trade Magazines (Sheetfed) and Trade Magazines (Web), to name a few. In all, 132 entries were selected for Gold, Silver or Bronze honors.
Produced by Publishing Executive and Book Business magazines and now in its 22nd year, the Gold Ink Awards were judged over a four-day span by 15 print veterans touting diverse backgrounds. (See the sidebar for more about the judges.)
This year's esteemed crop of judges was particularly impressed by the quality and competitiveness of the Trade Magazines, Sheetfed category. After much deliberation, the judges settled on a Gold award for Woods Lithographics-printed Rigamarole magazine for "[its] beautiful, rich color rendered sharply on a matte paper, evoking a silky smooth luminosity," according to Charles Ault, assistant director and director of production, Temple University Press.
The Magazine Covers category warranted a great deal of debate by the judges as well, though Revolution magazine stood out above the rest of the entrants, earning a Gold. Printed by C&C Offset Printing Co., Revolution magazine was a "no-brainer" pick for Gold, according to Dawn Flook, director of production, Lorel Marketing Group, thanks largely due to its "awesome printing," added Traci Lucien, vice president, publications operations, AARP.
"The overall quality and excellence of our Gold Ink Award submissions never ceases to impress our staff and judges, and the 22nd year of the awards was no exception," said Mark Hertzog, vice president/group publisher of Publishing Executive and Book Business. "We are continually in awe of the superior work done by those publishers and printers who continue to produce the finest print products in the world, and we look forward to celebrating their excellence for many more years."
The staff of Publishing Executive congratulates the many deserving printers, publishers and other constituents who are being recognized for their fine work in this year's competition, and thanks to all of the entrants and judges who continue to make the Gold Ink Awards the industry's most prestigious print competition.
Winners of the 2009 Gold Ink Awards will be recognized at the Gold Ink Awards/Hall of Fame Banquet on Monday, Sept. 14, in Chicago during Print '09.
For a complete listing of 2009 Gold Ink winners, visit www.GoldInk.com
- Companies:
- Lithographics
- Publishing Executive
- Places:
- Chicago
Matt Steinmetz is the publisher and brand director of Publishing Executive.


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In the next 6 or so weeks, I'll be doing slide shows from the new book, talking about options for young people seeking shelter (and avoiding high rents or bank mortgages), and signing books. In Northern California, Canada, and NYC; then in August in Oregon.
April 7 – 7PM
138 North Main Street
Sebastapol, CA 95472
April 11 – 7PM
City Lights
261 Columbus Ave.
San Francisco CA 94133
April 28 – 7 PM
Bookshop Santa Cruz
1520 Pacific Ave.
Santa Cruz CA 95060
May 4- 7:30 PM
Builder's Booksource
1817 4th
Berkeley CA 94710
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May 7 – 11AM
Book Passage
51 Tamal Vista Blvd.
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Corte Madera CA 94925
May 15 – 7PM
Hornby Island Community Center
Hornby Island, BC, Canada
May 18 -7 PM
Russell Books
734 Fort Street
Victoria, BC, V8W 1H2
May 23 – 7PM
Banyan Books
3608 West 4th Ave.
Vancouver, BC, Canada
May 25 – 7:30PM
McNally Robinson Booksellers
1120 Grant Ave.
Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3M 2A6
May 27 – 11AM
Toronto Public Library
1303 Queen St. West
Toronto, ON M6K 1L6
May 27 – 2 PM
Toronto Public Library
1675 Danforth Ave.
Toronto, ON, M4C 5P2
Between May 29-June 2, 2017, date to be determined
Spoonbill & Sugartown, Brooklyn
June-July: shoulder surgery (torn rotator cuff); I tried to avoid it, but it needs repair. Argh!
August 5-6, I'll be speaking at the Mother Earth News Fair in Albany Oregon, and doing appearances at Powell's Books in Portland, and bookstores in Corvallis and Eugene.


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Vicky's of Santa Fe
Address : 45-110 Club Dr,
Indian Wells, California 92210
Phone : 760-345-9770
It's easy to blend with the locals when you know where to go in Indian Wells, and that's Vicky's of Santa Fe. Serving award-winning American cuisine, Vicky's is consistently named "Best Hot Spot," "Most Vibrant Bar Scene," and "Best Venue for Live Music."
"Vicky's is a great dinner spot because it's the kind of place where everyone knows your name," says owner Marc Laliberte. "If you love good food and wine and want to be surrounded by people you enjoy, Vicky's has all that."
Mouthwatering menu items include three different steaks, like the popular filet, which Laliberte recommends cooked rare and served with melted bleu cheese crumbles and a seasoned twice-baked potato. The walk-in wine cellar features volumes of California wines from well-known winemakers and select boutique vintners. Signature cocktails, served at a spacious center bar, shake up happy hour and late nights.
The pièce de résistance, though, is the music lounge. Featuring more than 36 local and nationally renowned musicians, Vicky's ambitious nightly live music program presents favorites like the John Stanley King Show, Kal David & Lauri Bono, the Real Deal, Lisa & the Gents, John McCormick, Slim Man, Rose Mallett, the Corwins, and Chase Huna, to name a few. Vicky's is also home to the Show Supper Club Concert Series, an array of Broadway-style song-and-dance dinner shows that benefit music education in local schools.
Private dining, cocktail receptions, and special events for up to 100 guests are available, too, and this bustling venue books up fast. Reservations in the Dining Rooms 5:30–9:30 p.m. daily.
Photo by Shaun LaBelle.


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It is getting colder. This means the NFL playoffs are heating up. Some call this the best football weekend of the year. I was 4-0 last week. The "experts" and I don't agree on much this weekend. This means I'm either crazy like a fox or just plain crazy. Let's dive in.
Ravens (11-6) at Patriots (12-4)-The first game to be played this weekend is in my view, the most interesting. John Harbaugh, Joe Flacco and the rest of the Ravens are real comfortable in Foxborough in January. They've gone in there twice in the last 5 years and knocked off heavily favored Pats teams in the playoffs. The Pats can't be too happy to see the Ravens again. The Pats have been so good at everything this year. A healthy Rob Gronkowski has stabilized the passing game. They've used a myriad of tailbacks to keep defenses honest, and they have all done a good job. Tom Brady is still Tom Brady. The Ravens' Justin Forsett has been quite the find. The journeyman RB got the starting gig out of necessity, 1,200+ yards later, he has kept it. I just hate this matchup for New England. I expect their undersized wideouts to be tossed around by Baltimore's physical defense, led by Terrell Suggs. The Ravens always elevate their game this time of year, and the Pats haven't the last few years. I'll take the upset here, but have enough respect for New England to realize I could eat major crow. Bal 24 NE 20
Panthers (8-8-1) at Seahawks (12-4)-Why is Seattle an 11.5 point favorite here? They should be favorite. However, has anyone watched Carolina this last month? Cam Newton is playing as good as any QB in the playoffs, they can run the ball on anyone, and Seattle won't be the only great defense on the field in this game, Don't let all the winning fool you, ranked 28th in the league in passing, Russell Wilson is Andy Dalton with a ridiculously better supporting cast. I think LB Luke Kuechly and company stuff Marshawn Lynch and the run game and the offense scores just enough to shock the world and make sure there is a new world champ on February 1. Car 17 Sea 13
Cowboys (13-4) at Packers (12-4)-This game sells itself. Two of the NFL's most iconic franchises grinding it out in the playoffs at Lambeau Field. The fact that it is going to be freezing actually benefits Dallas who has the more consistent run game behind the league's leading rusher DeMarco Murray. We all know Green Bay's defense is average at best. They will get some stops, but not many. Aaron Rodgers will have to put the Pack on his back. Given his health and the conditions, I don't see it. I picked Dallas to reach the Super Bowl last week, no reason to change. Dal 27 GB 20
Colts (12-5) at Broncos (12-4)-Denver comes off a much needed bye week and may be as healthy as they have been all year. C.J. Anderson continues to give the offense the balance it has strived for since some guy named Manning arrived in Denver in 2012. The aggressive Broncos defense needs to simply stay home and guard against the Andrew Luck to Dan Herron checkdowns that were responsible for Cincinnati's slow and painful death last week. I see a straightforward win for my Broncos here. Den 31 Ind 17.
There you have it folks, I said I was crazy. By the way, I'll take the Bucks over the Ducks by a field goal in an underwhelming title game on Monday. Happy weekend to all.


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Fans of the Dolan Twins won't want to miss their first ever TV interview!
YouTube stars Ethan and Grayson stopped "Extra's" Universal Studios Hollywood on Wednesday to chat with Mario Lopez.
The 16-year-olds told Mario all about how they got their start, who's older, whether they have girlfriends, and more.
Later, they helped Mario and Charissa Thompson co-host the Extra Feed segment in which they dished about their tour. Watch!
To learn more about the tour and buy tickets, visit 4OU.com.


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If you're one of the 47.2% of women and men over age 30 in the United States with periodontitis, you may need root planing therapy to remove tartar and plaque from underneath your gum line. At the Midtown Manhattan office of Beth Caunitz, DDS, expert periodontist Michael Chau, DDS, provides deep-cleaning scaling and root-planing therapy for women and men who live or work in the New York City area. To set up your root-planing therapy, call the friendly staff or contact them with the online form.
Root planing therapy is a nonsurgical periodontal procedure that removes plaque, tartar, and bacteria that have collected underneath your gums. Root planing therapy is sometimes referred to as deep cleaning. Dr. Caunitz or Dr. Chau may recommend root planing therapy if you have evidence of the gum disease periodontitis, such as:
Root planing therapy is the gold-standard, first-line treatment for chronic periodontitis, one of the main causes of tooth loss in adults. A root planing procedure restores health to your gums and teeth.
Periodontitis is an infection of your gums that will progress if not treated. Periodontitis can destroy gum tissue and the periodontal ligaments that hold your teeth in place. Gum infections can also spread to your oral bones and other areas of your body.
Root planing therapy consists of two steps, scaling and root planing. Scaling is a deep cleaning with special tools that remove plaque — the sticky, bacteria-filled film that covers your teeth after eating — and tartar — the brown, crusty material that forms when plaque hardens.
After your teeth and gums have been cleaned through scaling, your periodontist then uses another set of tools to smooth and reshape your tooth roots so that your gums can reattach to them. Once your tooth roots have been smoothed and planed, your gums adhere tightly to the roots, preventing the collection of bacteria, plaque, and tartar.
Dr. Caunitz's office provides sedation dentistry to keep you comfortable and pain-free during root planing therapy. Depending on the extent of your periodontitis, you may need more than one appointment to complete your scaling and root planing therapy.
Root planing therapy restores health to your gums so they can reattach to your tooth roots, keeping your teeth secure. As your gums heal, you'll notice that they look pink and healthy again. Your symptoms should resolve.
Root planing therapy may be the only treatment you need to reverse your periodontitis. To set up an appointment, call Dr. Caunitz's office today or use the online contact form.


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We have a lot of love for white around here on YLF recently and I am no exception. There is something magical about white in summer which feels cool and refreshing, don't you think? Interestingly enough prior to YLF I had a big white-phobia (especially for bottoms) but Angie shown me the way of truth...:-)
pic 1 White above...
What can be simpler than a white shirt, a flared skirt and flats in summer? Never mind that the skirt is bold polka dot and the flats are bright silver...:-)
I carried a Monty cousin bag that day because I have not decided if I keep the silver tote yet but this outfit looks much better with the silver on! (which I am keeping - YAY).
White Tahari shirt - Winners (desperately needs replacement)
B/w polka dot skirt - Jessica Howard via consignment
Silver Isaac Mizrahi slipper flats - Nordstrom
Silver tote - Danier :-)
pic 2-3 White below...
I was inspired by Angie's outfit post that morning to wear loose fitting top tucked into jeans. Never mind that my outfit looks nothing like Angie's eye candy - it was still inspired!
Indigo silk shirt - Le Chateau
White BF jeans - Kut
Ros Hommerson bone slingbacks
Faded biker denim jacket - Gap
Silver tote - Danier :-)
pic 4 Column of White
This is my Christmas outfit in summer- green and red with a lot of snow white!:-)
White Editor pants
Emerald riding jacket (my mom)
White tank - Laura
Me Too red pumps
Monty cousin bag from Winners
pic 5 Almost White
I think this was my favorite of the week. I wore these blush pants with black, I wore them with burgundy but I think I like them the best with white!
I almost did not wear it that morning though as I discovered another wardrobe hole - nude cami! I put a white cami underneath this oyster top and it was awful! The silk is slightly see through with a nude bra BUT extremely sheer with a white underneath. I was considering to wear something else completely but my heart was set for this outfit so I decided to wear the top without the cami and do not remove blazer at work. I really like how optic white of the blazer and off white oyster color of the silk banded top work together. Off white studded belt and bone slingbacks were another shades of white here - and an oversized nude clutch from Portugal to break up all white!
I really love how these shoes look and how they play in the outfits but they are not very comfortable for me. They squeeze my toes too much and I cannot walk far in them without a discomfort. If only I can find a pair of pointy toe shoes which are comfortable...but do they even exist?
White cotton blazer - Melanie Lyne
Blush knaki pants - Gap
Off white silk banded top - Le Chateau
Ros Hommerson bone slingbacks
Nude studded oversized clutch from Portugal vacation
pic 6 Hmmm...no White this time :-)
...unless you count the white in the shirt's pattern. Anyway I wanted to wear shades of blue so this teal lace skirt met this blue patterned blouse and I think they liked each other!
I have a question about these shoes: do you think they work here? Of course classic pumps would be the natural pairing here but what about those Fidjis? Do they look frumpy? They are very comfortable and I can walk in them for hours no problems. Is the fact that the toe box is not pointy or almond makes them frumpy or not? I think it is a good shape for me for comfort for my wide toes - what about the style part? Thoughts?
Blue patterned shirt - Cleo
Teal lace skirt - my mom
Nude Fidji pumps
Silver tote - Danier
As you can see I am on the Team Wear and my silver tote came out to play several times this week. I LOVE it and cannot understand why I had any doubts. It is shiny and bold and I love it - and the shape and size work perfectly for my needs. It makes me happy just seeing it sitting at my desk at work!
That was my week - thanks for looking! As usual any suggestions and advice is very much appreciated.
Have an awesome weekend!!!!