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I've been very occupied with my work and therefor forgot to blog. Beside that I started my Flipboard where I post interesting, relevant news about retail. Since I discover that there are still a lot of viewers left I will try to rehabilitate my blog by starting to post an updated personal presentation about retail. Inhere I explain the driving forces, principals of retail and the movers and shakers in the field of retail. Hope you enjoy it.
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Store holds inventory on revolving clothes rack14 February 2013
Jeans, retail and innovation seems to be a pretty good combination. And this recently opened San Francisco shop is nice example to prove that again. The shop constructed from three shipping containers is now home to an even more intriguing inventory system. To maximize space, the Aether team incorporated a custom-built rotating rack that spans all three floors. Watch the short movie to see how it works.
Strange, interesting and all about retail trends 213 February 2013
The first not-for-profit grocery store in the US31 January 2013
photo: Fare & Square
Convenient access to nutritious food is a growing and complex problem in the US. There are vast areas called food desserts where the offering of fresh food is scarce but fast-food restaurants and convenience stores selling prepared foods thrive. The City of Chester lays in one of these food desserts and has been without a decent grocery store for 11 years.
The largest hunger relief organization of the region that helps the poor and hungry realized that they had to come up with a more radical solution to tackle the problem. And last year they announced that they would open the first nonprofit grocery store in the country. The nonprofit grocery store will go by the name Fare & Square and will provide greater food access to the residents of Chester. At the same time the organization hopes to enhance the interaction in the community by partnering with local organizations and businesses.
Retail design consultancy and brand agency CBX has been retained to design a prototype for Fare & Square that will open its doors this summer. Build in the old supermarket to save cost, the goal is to design a neighborhood store that will have the look and feel of a traditional supermarket and can be replicate in other communities in the Delaware Valley."
An interesting and sympathetic retail initiative that I hope will succeed, not in the last place to show that the mechanisms of retail not only are harmful but can also be helpful.
You can now lease your jeans at Dutch fashion label Mud Jeans.18 January 2013
Sustainable Jeans brand Mud Jeans has introduced "Lease a Jeans". A rent a service they think make their already sustainable produced jeans affordable and even more sustainable.
When you pay your purchase you do not receive your receipt but a contract. Only ones you pay € 20,- for your jeans and after that for a year € 5,- per month. After a year you have paid eighty euros. What comes next is that you have three choices: you send the Mud jeans back, you choose a new one for € 7,50 or you pay for yet another four months € 5,- a month to wear your jeans.
When you want to return your Mud jeans after a view years, you get your warranty of € 20,- back for your next choice. The jeans will remain property by Mud Jeans because you are renting it.
An exciting initiative which stretches the boundaries of the temporary ownership economy.
The most interesting retail of December and January11 January 2013
Since December a lot of new things seem to appear that made me move again. All sorts of concepts and ideas caught my eye because they reflect the new reality. A few I already posted on this blog and I now want to share the rest of the most attention-grabbing ones with an explanation why I consider them interesting.1.) Polaroid announces plans to launch polaroid photobar experiential retail stores. We will see more old decaying brands develop a retail concept trying to become relevant again. 2.) Department store Selfridges introduces a 'No Noise' shopping experience. In our hectic information overloaded urban society tranquillity is becoming a rarity. Retailers and brands that can offer us an escape from this fast-paced world will win. 3.) Farmigo is an online farmer's market connecting organic farmers directly with communities in their direct environment. The Internet has been collapsing supply chains and rewriting conventional business models for nearly two decades, but until now it has had limited impact on the food industry. 4.) The Billionaire Shop is an online store for the super rich created by gambling company Multilotto.com. The world is getting polarized and that counts for (on-line) retail too. 5.) The Tommy Bahama flagship store on NYC's 5th Ave. generates two and a half times the sales per square foot than a regular store because of in-store restaurant and bar. Big cities become leisure paradises and people like to spend their leisure time shopping. But shopping doesn't necessarily mean immediate buying. Therefore physical stores have to find new business models that cash in on the leisure 'shopper'. A successful model is an in-store restaurant or bar to lure people and compensate the loss." 6.) Takeo Kikuchi's flagship store in Tokyo has no one-way shopping circulation and is a place to feel at ease. Online shopping changed the rules for offline retail. Not only became stores showrooms or places to relax, the way we enter the shop, how we browse and the moment we pay has all changed. Stores with a one-way shopping circulation will become a thing of the past
What were the 10 retail trends of 20121 January 2013
On the blog of Gensler architects Barry Bourbon always gives us, at the end of the year, a retrospective of what trends appeared the past year. This month he again pointed out 10 trends that got shape this year and will influence next year. I think with all points he hit the nail on it's head but there are 3 that caught my attention because they aren't talked about that much but seems to be just as significant.
Turning the pop-up into experience design: For years, pop-up shops have signaled fun if not fleeting introductions to new brands and new products, but my number one observation from 2012 is that pop-ups are here to stay. I don't mean that we'll see even more of the here-today-gone-tomorrow temporary shops (though I don't think that trend is over), but rather I believe the experience that pop-up shops have provided is a major impetus for traditional retailers' push to reengage their own customers. It's about finding unexpected elements within retail – a health care advisor inside a grocery store or a tea shop inside a furniture store – that create value, convenience and unique experiences. Shoppers want to be wowed, and that's a trend that's not going anywhere anytime soon.
Elevated brand image overseas: As Western brands increasingly migrate to new international markets, it's exciting to see prototypes adapt to global consumers' tastes for innovative, boundary-pushing design. If it weren't for the logo, would you have guessed that this is a Starbucks? I think this is another trend that has a long future; in fact, I think retailers' willingness to test new ideas in new markets will raise the bar for design and branding back at home in the U.S., too. One to watch.
Department store reinvention: With credit to my colleague Kathleen Jordan for her keen eye on this trend, I'm especially excited about what department stores are doing to make themselves relevant again – improving customer experience, integrating technology, offering exclusive brands, and de-cluttering their store designs.
The seven other trends are
– Personalized coupons
– Digital transactions simplified
– Local made products
– Showrooming
– Big data
– Brazil in the spotlight
– Design collaborations
via Gensleron
Girls only telecom store.21 December 2012
In an extremely mature retail environment like Japan, retail is less generic and often very niche, specialized or single subject focused. An example of this single subject focused retail is lifestyle or gender orientated stores. One of the most recent cases is from Japanese mobile carrier DoCoMo who has just opened a new communications concept called The Shelf. It is a relaxing environment for young women where technology is being presented as part of people's everyday lives rather than a (beautiful designed) technology orientated phone store.
Located in the backstreets of Omotesando (Tokyo, Japan) The Shelf has two floors to explore and test the communication technology, books, magazines and make-up. The first floor features four areas surrounding the themes of Travel, Work, Beauty, and Fashion. All the different services and products are curetted by a popular role model who represents one of the themes. They have collaborated in creating a space that shows how the smart phone integrates into everyday's life for young women. The second floor is the café and lounge to sit down, enjoy tea, read a magazine and check out some make up.
The Shelf is a fascinating idea That is based around understanding lifestyle and need instead of features and models.
via Shift East
Rethinking Retail by Dana Cho and Beau Trincia, Ideo18 December 2012
The opportunity, as Dana Cho and Beau Trincia from IDEO shared in their presentation, is for brands to make it possible to connect individuals. Wether it is with people who like the same product, the maker or just friends.
Read also their paper the future of retail
5 Trends That Will Shape Digital Services In 2013 (and therefore retail)16 December 2012
Now we entered the omni channel world in retail it is impossible to ignore the digital trends. Olof Schybergson of the design firm Fjord named 5 key trends that have to be watched in 2013 and what to do. The last one is even solitarily dedicated to retail.
Connected objects start to take their place–right by your side.
Simplicity has a long track record of success and disruption. How good old-fashioned K.I.S.S. principles are making a comeback.
What does it mean to own something in the digital age? As the focus shifts from ownership to access.
How to survive if you find yourself on the personal data battlefield.
The coming revolution in retail
Personalization is nothing new in the digital world, but in the world of retail, users often find that comparatively few services actually meet their needs. This is likely to change in 2013, as the online and offline retail environments merge, creating a more holistic and immersive customer experience.
A statistic to strike fear into the heart of any retailer: Almost half of U.S. smartphone users have used their devices in-store, and more than half of those have gone on to abandon their in-store purchase. For smartphone users, the distinction between online and in-store shopping has all but disappeared.
The key to retail success lies in creating experiences that make customers feel better. A shopping experience that feels smarter or easier can be more valuable for many customers than simply getting the best deal. Key factors that ensure success are increasingly going to be based on recognition, recommendation, follow-through, and support. Services like Intuit GoPayment and PayPal Here (both of which Fjord helped to design) are already revolutionizing commerce for small retailers by simplifying payment, and the next natural step is to offer digital customer relationship management for these small merchants.
Shop staff will increasingly be equipped with tablets or smartphones to deliver improved individual service, and opt-in location-based services will help customers find precisely what they're looking for, when they're looking to buy, and will enable them to pay on the spot without queuing. Virtual shops, in other words, will also take hold in the physical world.
Suggestions for the shopping services of 2013:
• Design commerce services that make use of smartphone sensors and contextual data–camera, gyroscope, time of day, and location.
• Design innovative and simple solutions for small merchants. This is a big group of merchants, yet they are not digitally savvy at all. Inventory management, customer relationships, loyalty solutions, digital storefronts–these can be life-changing services for small retailers.
• Re-imagine the boring things and make them engaging. As PayPal and Square have shown, even something as painful as paying can be pretty cool.
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PhoneDog's Editor-in-Chief, Aaron Baker, is back at Mobile World Congress 2013 (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, to snag all of the hot wireless news from Samsung, HTC, LG, and more! Follow everything MWC 2013 as it happens right here!

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When Rihanna went from good girl, to bad, so did her lyrics. She used to sing about dancing and begging the dj to "Pon De Replay" and now she sings about licking the icing off. There's something so enviable about Rihanna's unique way of doing, singing, smoking, sexing whoever she wants with no regards to who's judging her. As Rihanna continues to get racier in lyrics and lifestyle, we're left wondering–maybe we could take some pointers from the 24-year-old Bajan beauty.
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Pointers like what, you ask? How about sex tips from the "Where Have You Been" songstress? Once Good Girl Gone Bad was released, Rihanna began giving out sex lessons and we're taking notes. Check out this list of Rihanna's top sex tips from her lyrics.
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1. "Push Up On Me" on Good Girl Gone Bad
Come up to my room my sexy little thing
And let's play a game, I won't be a tease
I'll show you the boom, my sexy little thing
Rihanna's all about getting down to business. Sometimes you just don't have time for the teasing.
2. "Let Me Get That" on Good Girl Gone Bad
I'm a put you on the spot
keep the sheet in knots
Knotting up the sheets is a tell-tale sign that things got a little crazy in the sack. What's better than wild, passionate love making?
3. "Rock Star" on Rated R
Make sure you frisk me good
Check my panties and my bra
People forget to play roles in the bedroom. Rihanna knows there's nothing like cops and robbers that starts with a good frisking!
4. "Rude Boy" on Rated R
I like the way you touch me there
I like the way you pull my hair
Babe, if I don't feel it I ain't faking, no, no
I like when you tell me 'kiss you there'
I like when you tell me 'move it there'
Sometimes you have to tell you lover exactly what you want and don't be afraid. Rihanna has no fear and no shame in her game.
5. "S&M" on Loud
Sex in the air, I don't care, I love the smell of it
Sticks and stones may break my bones
But chains and whips excite me
There's nothing exciting about vanilla sex. Put some flavor in your love life with some good ol' whips and chains.
6. "What's My Name" on Loud
Looking for a guy to put in work
Oh, oh
Oh na na, what's my name?
There's nothing sexier than hearing your name moaned in the heat of the moment. Rihanna be knowin'. She made a song about it.
7. "Only Girl In The World" on Loud
Want you to take it like a thief in the night
Hold me like a pillow, make me feel right
Baby I'll tell you all my secrets that I'm keepin', you can come inside
And when you enter, you ain't leavin', be my prisoner for the night
Sometimes you have to keep your lover prisoner for the night and turn them into your very own sex slave.
8. "Skin on Loud
Baby strip down for me,
Go on take em off.
Don't worry baby,
Imma meet you half way
Stripping for your lover is not only effective in love making, but a fun way to get naked.
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9. "Cockiness" on Talk That Talk
I can be your dominatrix
Just submit to my every order
Enter my diamond matrix
If you want my golden flower
Make me your priority
There's nothing above my pleasure
Dominatrices know what true sexual pleasure is and know exactly how to seek their own pleasure.
10. "Birthday Cake" on Talk That Talk
Put a candle on my mother****ing back baby blow it
Love the way you do when you do it like that
I have absolutely no idea what Rihanna's talking about here (ha) but using candles in between the sheets is hot (literally) and pleasurable.
11. "Roc Me Out" on Talk That Talk
Come over boy, I'm so ready
You're taking too long to get my head on the ground
And my feet in the clouds
Head on the ground, feet in the clouds. It's only right.
12. "Watch N' Learn" on Talk That Talk
On the bed, on the floor, on the couch
Only cause your lips say make it to my mouth
Just because I can't kiss back
Doesn't mean you can't kiss that
Sex isn't just for the bed. It can be anywhere and the kiss doesn't just have to be for lips.
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Chris O'Dowd discusses his very Irish, very feminist new sitcom
"Moone Boy," the sweet, hilarious and utterly charming story of 12-year-old Martin Moone's coming of age in a small town in the west of Ireland in the late 1980s, arrives on Hulu this week. It was co-written by Chris O'Dowd ("Family Tree," "Girls"), who also stars as Martin's (David Rawle) imaginary friend Sean Murphy. O'Dowd spoke with Slate about the show.
Slate: How much of "Moone Boy" is autobiographical? I can't help noticing that you're from the same town and would've been 12 at about the same time as young Martin.
Chris O'Dowd: Everything that's very funny happened, and I wrote all the filler.
In truth, I think that all of the stories have some kind of basis in reality. Obviously, the kid is very much based on me as a kid -- the same three sisters, my parents did the same thing at that time. That's all very similar. But I didn't have an imaginary friend, because there was no room in our house.
Slate: It's an incredibly feminist story -- Martin's mother is a strong supporter of Mary Robinson's presidential campaign; his sisters have very strong personalities.
O'Dowd: My house was a feminist stronghold, and in a way, I'm not writing about Ireland, I'm writing about personal experience. I was always surrounded by strong women. Also, I am conscious of the fact that women are so badly served in comedy most of the time, so I wanted to make sure that the show we wrote had strong female characters.
Slate: It's also set in a time when Ireland is changing a lot. It seems like Martin's life will be very different from his dad's. Did you consciously choose a time of transition in Ireland's history?
O'Dowd: I was definitely conscious of that, but as much as it's different for Ireland, I think it was an age of huge transition for all kids, because it's pre-mobile phones, pre-Internet, and all that stuff. We decided that we wanted to do a show with a kid at the center before we decided that we wanted to do a period show. I realized that if we were going to do a show about kids, I wouldn't know how to write them now, with their iPads and their Twitter. I suppose I sound like a very old man, but that kind of upbringing feels very alien to me. My upbringing was pretty rural. I think we had it easier.
Slate: Do you worry that American viewers won't get some of the references? It feels like you made a show for Irish viewers, knowing that people in other countries might miss some things -- rather than making a generic international show.
O'Dowd: I thought it was very important to make a very specific show. All the great stuff is specific. There are moments when I'm conscious of the fact that a British audience, or in particular an American audience, won't get a reference or a joke that we're writing, and I just make myself not care. Audiences are forgiving.


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Stop press! Boy Least Likely To tour this week.
Tickets come with the added boon of getting you in to watch Loney, Dear and The Little Ones, which is, like, well wicked. Here are the dates:
16 Brighton Komedia
17 Bristol Academy 2
18 Nottingham Rescue Rooms
19 Glasgow Oran Mor
20 Aberdeen Moshulu
21 Newcastle Academy 2
22 Manchester Academy 3
23 Birmingham Barfly
24 Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms
25 London Scala
The band have also recorded a version of George Michael's 'Faith'. Why? I have no idea. But you can hear it here.


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DescriptionIn this amazingly addictive fishing game you have to catch the most valuable objects with the hook of the fisherman as it swings back and forth. Tons of different levels with challenging puzzles and pretty fish. Is it champagne and caviar for you or is it an old rubber tire that is your destiny?
- The fishing hook swings back and forth. Catch the valuable items by sending down the hook at the right time. It will catch the first object it connects to. If you catch the same type of object several times in a row the score is increased.
- Click in the aquarium area or press the Down Arrow on your keyboard to send the hook down. It will always travel in it's current angle. To use the Extra fishing line press the Up Arrow.
- The Sturgeon fish will drop caviar cans when you hit it. Try and hit it several times before it disappears again. The Blowfish explodes on impact and will destroy any nearby objects.


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Abortion Robots
Like the other Women on Waves campaigns, the abortion robot is using the different legalities concerning abortion in the different countries.
The robot operated from the Netherlands is delivering the pills to the woman after she has been counseled by a doctor though the robot. Counseling the woman and providing the abortion pills is allowed in the country where the robot operator is based so through the distant operation of the robot the abortion service is legal.
So far Women on Waves has used the abortion robot in Northern Ireland and Poland.
Abortion Robot on Stage in Poland, 2018
December 2018,
On the invitation of director Maja Kleczewska and CHOTKOWSKI Lukasz, Women on Waves participated with the play BACHANTKI in the Teatr Powszechny in Warsaw. We gave a workshop to the actors. As part of the play the actress ALEKSANDRA BOŻEK performed every week in front of the… Read more »
Abortion Robot in Belfast, Northern Ireland 2018
Operated from Amsterdam, the abortion robot successfully delivered abortion pills in Northern Ireland. With the robot the abortion pills can be supplied to women in Northern Ireland without breaking the law because the robot is operated from the Netherlands.
There was an overwhelming amount of… Read more »


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Photo Friday: The Ostrich and the Zebra
This week's entries come to you from the village of Colnbrook, just outside of Heathrow Airport. I find myself in this unlikely place due to a last minute trip to kick off a new job that I started on Monday as a developer advocate for the newly launched Travelport Developer Network. Feeling trapped by the manicured comfort of my hotel, I needed to get out. Knowing that a trip to Central London wasn't feasible, I settled for exploring the nearby town, stopping in at The Ostrich, which just happens to be England's 3rd oldest pub.
As I savoured my Guinness, I read a pamphlet which detailed the history of the inn, dating back to the year 1106. Before there were trains, there were stage-coaches, which gave rise to an industry of coaching inns. The Ostrich was a popular stop for travelers from London on their way to see the king at Windsor Castle, where they might swap horses and change out of their riding clothes and into more formal wear.
Of particular notoriety was a 17th century proprietor named Jarman. He and his wife built an elaborate trap door in the room above the kitchen and would drop unsuspecting lone riders with large purses into a boiling cauldron in the middle of the night.
Business travel is rarely glamorous. When one isn't working, it can be all too easy to relax into the comfort of expense-paid 4 star hotel luxury. However, one just has to walk out the door and be open to finding a little adventure.


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Citi reports higher profit, revenue; stock rises
Citigroup is reporting earnings that beat Wall Street's expectations for the second quarter as investment banking profits rose sharply.
Profit for the March-to-June period was $3.9 billion after excluding an accounting gain, the bank reported Monday. That's up 26 percent from a year ago.
The profit amounted to $1.25 per share, beating the $1.18 per share predicted by analysts polled by FactSet.
Revenue was $20 billion after excluding the accounting gain, up 8 percent from the same period a year ago. That beat the $19.8 billion predicted by analysts.
Citi's earnings from investment banking soared 63 percent, boosted by strong stock and bond markets. Citi also did well in private banking, which caters to wealthy clients, and the bank set aside less money to cover bad loans.
Profits from consumer banking slipped 1 percent. Citi funded and serviced fewer mortgages in the U.S. and said it expects mortgage results will continue to be crimped. Interest rates have been rising as the Federal Reserve contemplates pulling some of its support from the economy. Mortgage rates have risen as a result, though they still remain near historic lows.
The loss at Citi Holdings, where the bank keeps troubled assets from the financial crisis, shrank again. The bank released some of the reserves it has set aside to cover bad home loans stored in Citi Holdings, only the second time Citi has done so.
Like most of its big-bank peers, Citigroup continued to cut jobs. Head count fell to 253,000 from 261,000 a year ago.
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A day after TMZ posted a video of her going on a racist tirade which had her using the n-word a total of 12 times in less than 2 minutes, Christina Hopkins is now apologizing for her shameful behavior.
The Bad Girls Club season 5 alum herself got in touch with us on Friday night, telling Reality Tea, "I apologize and take full responsibility for my foul remarks, which stem from a physical altercation." Christina's full apology is below –
"The video that was aired on TMZ is a careless and irresponsible rant that was egged on by anger and alcohol in response to a fight I was involved in over a year ago. Moments prior to the recording, I was subjected to racial slurs during a physical fight with a group of African American women. This is not a defense for such foul behavior; however, I take full responsibility for my inexcusable comments. Words cannot erase the pain that I have cause and I hope that those affected by my hurtful words can forgive me."
Meanwhile, hours after the video hit the net yesterday, the Oxygen network revealed that Christina is now banned from ever appearing on their network again. The network told TMZ, "Oxygen condemns those comments… she will never appear on Oxygen again."
And finally, Christina's season 5 costar/nemesis
/weak sauce Ashley Cheatham is now speaking out against her. Ashley is furious at Christina's comments, rightfully so, telling TMZ that "being drunk is not an excuse to bring out your inner racism. It's disgusting and downright offensive … Go get a f**king life. Better yet, do the world a favor and go kill yourself."
Christina's signed letter of apology is below –


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Relix Magazine premieres new Helen Kelter Skelter video!
Helen Kelter Skelter release their blistering new album Melter last month. But they're not showing any signs of slowing down. Relix Mag just premiered their newest video, for the single "Palamino."
Check out the post here and pick up your very own white-vinyl copy of Melter here!
If you're in Tulsa, you're also in luck! They're playing The Vanguard tomorrow night, the 2nd. For all of their tour dates, head over to helenkelterskelter.com


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ALE Helpdesk web page says "license expired"
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There are two versions of the software. The freeware version is free and does not require a license. However if you download the Enterprise version you are running on a free trial. Once that expires if you do not purchase you are reduced to freeware functionality only. The helpdesk portal is not available in the freeware version.
Posted 01 October 2018 - 06:23 PM
We are having the same problem. We've used ALE for over 3 years and really appreciate it. Just had to migrate to a new server and have re-download the free version. However now we have gotten the License Expired warning twice. When it expires it stops working and doesn't send email alerts and we can't open the console, it just says the license expired. We've reinstalled and 2 weeks later have had the same issue. It is definitely the free version that was installed because the zip file is called "Account_Lockout_Examiner_Free.zip" I called into support and was told to come here for support on the free version but was directed to this kb to try: https://www.netwrix.com/kb/1048
This has enabled the product to start working again but I noticed that a users.dat file has been recreated. Will it stop working again in a couple weeks?
Posted 02 October 2018 - 02:47 AM
What's version do you using ?
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BOSTON/NEW YORK - Target Corp said PIN data of some customers' bank ATM cards were stolen in a massive cyber attack at the third-largest U.S. retailer, but it was confident that the information was "safe and secure."
The stolen PIN data was "strongly encrypted" when it was removed from Target's systems, spokeswoman Molly Snyder said in a statement on Friday.
"The most important thing for our guests to know is that their debit card accounts have not been compromised due to the encrypted PIN numbers being taken," Snyder said.
News of the PIN theft was first reported by Reuters on Tuesday.
Target uses the Triple DES encryption standard that can only be unlocked with a digital cryptographic "key" when the PIN data is received by the company's outside payment processor, she noted.
Target has declined to identify its payment processor.
"The 'key' necessary to decrypt that data has never existed within Target's system and could not have been taken during this incident," Snyder said.
Some security experts said that even if the encryption is not broken, cyber criminals can still break the PINs.
"There is potential for gaining access to debit card accounts," said Shane Shook, an executive with the cyber security firm Cylance Inc, who has investigated some of the biggest cyber breaches.
While it is virtually impossible to decrypt a PIN without the digital key to unlock it, Shook said many debit card holders choose easy-to-guess numbers like 1234. He said that in some investigations he has found that more than 20 percent of PINs could easily be guessed.
Chris Morales, research director with NSS Labs and a security expert who has helped investigate major breaches, said the hackers may be able to crack the PINs on some of the stolen debit cards.
U.S. merchants and banks have refused to adopt technologies used overseas, such as embedding credit cards with computer chips for additional security. Instead they use PINs to secure accounts, which leave them more vulnerable to theft.
"PINs are not secure," Morales said.
Criminals can identify PINs by using online systems some banks offer which allow customers to access their accounts using their debit card numbers and PINs, he said.
Madeline Aufseeser, a credit card analyst with research firm Aite Group, said she does not believe the hackers could unscramble the PINs, but still advises Target customers whose accounts have been compromised to replace their cards immediately.
"Smart consumers are calling their banks and getting them reissued," she said. "Better safe than sorry."
Target has said little about how the cyber crooks accessed its network or stole the data in the attack which breached 40 million payment card numbers at unprecedented speed.
The attack began on Nov. 27, the day before the Thanksgiving holiday and continued until Dec. 1, making it the second-largest data breach in U.S. retail history.
The largest breach against a U.S. retailer, uncovered in 2007 at TJX Cos Inc, led to the theft of data from more than 90 million credit cards over about 18 months.
News of the breach at Target has hurt the retailer's reputation and stock price.
Target's consumer perception scores dropped to their lowest level since 2007 after the breach, according to a survey of 15,000 people by YouGov BrandIndex, which tracks thousands of brands around the world.
"Target's problems may very well continue and that is unfortunate, as we've been seeing a little bit of a perception rebound the last two days," YouGov BrandIndex Chief Executive Ted Marzilli said.
Marzilli said Target's perception scores bottomed out the day before Christmas and the impact from the latest news could be less severe now that the holiday shopping rush is over.
The Minneapolis-based retailer's shares have fallen about 2.3 percent since Dec. 18, when news of the cyber attack broke, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index has risen 1.7 percent over the same period.
Target is due to report quarterly results on Feb. 26, but may disclose the impact of the breach sooner.


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The congregation of one of the largest Lutheran churches in an eastern Pennsylvania county has voted to name a woman who is in a same-sex marriage to serve as its associate pastor.
The Reading Eagle (http://bit.ly/1pafHnu ) reports that 27-year-old Julie Recher received more than the required two-thirds majority Sunday from members of Atonement Lutheran Church in Wyomissing.
The Rev. Richard Summy called her "a qualified, outstanding person."
Recher said she was excited by the opportunity to serve at the church. She said "I feel like this is where God was calling me the whole time."
She also said she hopes the church "can still be a place where people feel welcome."
Atonement Lutheran Church is 104 years old and has about 1,700 members


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Our youngest is seriously stressed these days. See, he's currently enrolled in major subjects this term and did I mention he's taking a double degree course in Accountancy and Economics?! Talk about being toxic. He works every night and sleeps just about four hours so he can finish his homework. He is always tired (up to the point of frustration) and taking vitamins as supplements so he won't get sick. The term is ending in a few weeks, and I hope he gets through fine.
Super Stressed
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Red-hot Valencia gets start against righty pitcher
TORONTO -- Red-hot designated hitter Danny Valencia was back in the Orioles' starting lineup Friday, earning his first start of the season against a right-hander in Toronto's Todd Redmond.
"I'm not going to put a stereotype on him that he's purely just [good] against left-handers," said manager Buck Showalter, who has primarily used Valencia in a platoon role. "He's shown that his whole career he handles that well, but it's not like he goes down to Triple-A and can't hit a right-handed pitcher. A lot of it depends on how the pitcher is right now ... the matchups have been in his favor without looking at what you look at vs. [Redmond]. But I think he's deserving [of] a continued opportunity."
Valencia, 28, was batting .548 (23-for-42) with seven doubles, four homers and 10 RBIs over his last 12 games entering Friday. Nine of those are multihit contests, and he's fresh off a game-tying three-run homer in Thursday's 6-5 loss to the Yankees.
"It's one of those streaks where I've been fortunate enough to have some balls find holes and make some solid contact in between," said Valencia, who has a .380/.402/.684 line against lefties this year. "A lot of guys go through it. There are definitely more ups than there are downs in this game, it's just nice to be swinging the bat pretty well and helping the team as much as I can."
Valencia had never faced Redmond, but he has held his own against righties, with four homers and nine RBIs in 33 at-bats this season entering Friday.


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Kelly Rutherford has run out of money after spending more than $1.5 million on legal fees as part of a divorce and custody battle with ex-husband Daniel Giersch.
Rutherford has filed for bankruptcy, claiming debts of $2.1 million and assets totaling $23,937.
She has asked her family law judge to have Giersch pay the legal fees. Rutherford's monthly income has dropped from $486,000 to $1,279.33 after the end of "Gossip Girl" last year.
Rutherford also owes more than $350,000 in income taxes for 2012 and $25,251 in American Express charges. She currently has $11,487 in her checking account. Her other assets are made up of $5,000 in furniture, $5,000 in clothing and $1,500 in jewelry.
She has borrowed money from family and friends to try to avoid bankruptcy, but has reached the end of that money. She is still fighting for her children, Hermes and Helena, to live with her in New York. They currently live with Giersch in Monaco, and Rutherford's finances will not allow her to pay for travel to visit them.
Rutherford is staying in a friend's apartment out of necessity, as she has "spent every penny. Every penny from 'Gossip Girl,' my pension, my stocks has been spent fighting for my children."
Rutherford started divorce proceedings while she was pregnant with her daughter with Giersch.
"I said, 'I don't want any money, I don't want anything, let's figure out a great plan for the kids,'" she said. "The relationship was obviously not working. And four years later, this is where I am."


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Are you a teacher caught up in a career "computer loop," where every day is the same thing over and over again, like a never-ending Groundhog Day? Has lesson planning become so rote that it has become virtually meaningless?
What you may need is a good dose of reflective practice. And linguist Thomas Farrell is there to provide it.
"The whole point is that teachers become aware of what they do and why they do it," Farrell says. "Workshops – or dog-and-pony shows as I call them – in which an expert from the outside comes in and tells teachers what to do and what to change is not effective in the long term.
"How can you change something if you don't know what that something is?" he says.
Farrell says that a teacher knowing what he or she does involves thinking about – and articulating – not only the tasks they perform on a regular basis, but why they do these tasks and how they know that they've achieved their goals.
"Most people teach because they want their students to learn something," Farrell says. "For example, how do they know their students are learning something? Reflective practice involves investigating all of this."
Even explaining common tasks is challenging in cases where teachers are stuck in a rut and have gone into automatic pilot mode. Farrell says his research shows many teachers subsequently don't actually do what they say they do, largely because they lack the space and time to be introspective and self-examining.
A key tool in the process is reflective writing, which is also the title of Farrell's latest book, scheduled to be released in September. It's a type of stream-of-consciousness journal writing in which behavioural and other patterns emerge.
"There's a very famous quote that sums up what reflective writing is: 'How do I know what I think until I see what I say?'" Farrell says. "In other words, when you see what you've written, then you can see what you're thinking. You're organizing your thoughts."
Farrell and the Faculty of Humanities are talking about offering a Certificate in Reflective Practice, likely beginning in the fall of 2013.
The theory of reflective practice was introduced by Donald Schon in 1983, who drew upon earlier concepts primarily to combat professional burnout. One definition is "the capacity to reflect on action so as to engage in a process of continuous learning."
Farrell says the concepts and practices can apply to any profession.


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Never tire of experiencing another's awakening to le jardin rustique.
High, medium & low meadows, above. Came home with Tara Turf at first siting. A well known blogger, saw similar and said, "they even have daisies in the grass." He saw, without comprehension. And, he's a degreed residential architect, USA of course.
What is this enfilade, above, to le jardin rustique? Survival of mind-body-spirit. Literally, and metaphorically.
Aside from beauty, unskilled labor to maintain, no chemicals or n-p-k poisoning groundwater/killing pollinators, no irrigation system, canopy-understory-walls-groundcover plantings to increase pollinator habitat & shade/sun the house as needed thru the years/seasons, increased property value/decreased HVAC, increase of crop yields by 80%, scientifically proven need of our bodies to harbor beneficial bacteria given to us from these habitats reducing auto-immune diseases, ADD, depression & more, there is a simplicity of relationship with Earth, as we intellectually engage, Earth provides & sustains beyond what we know we need.
We all need a-room-of-our-own, Virginia Woolf, "When a subject is highly controversial, one cannot hope to tell the truth. One can only show how one came to hold whatever opinion one does hold."
If you have read this far, and have a mow-blow-go-testosterone-on-wheels-commodify-all-I-touch-landscape, why? Rejection with those landscapes was upfront with me, without knowledge of their replacement. Decades have been spent finding the answer. More than resonate, hope your inner core, from your gut, feels the words, above.
Garden & Be Well, XO Tara
Jung knew, "Our lives are about getting the outside to match the inside." The time this takes & riches to be found are, indeed, our life.
Links to scientific studies meander in previous posts, no time to look them up today.
Pic via Pinterest.
" 'Like life,' said the painter. 'We eat and are eaten, and we are very lucky if we reach our three score years and ten, which is less than a flash in the eyes of an angel. The understanding persists, for a time. In your craft and mine.'" – from "Christ in the House of Martha and Mary", by A.S. Byatt
For a beautiful garden & home filling you with joy, become my client, local/on-line.
Award winning speaker, hire me for your group, local/out-of-state.
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NOTE to my gardening friends... look for changes to come.
Knew before computers/cell phones, sitting in Atlanta traffic on way to a client, 'I must reach a larger audience with the same amount of effort.' Soon after that epiphany I signed my CBS-TV, and, books contracts on the same day.
Then I read an article in the NYTimes about something called 'blogging'. Saved the article for a year before reading it. Studied all the blogs they mentioned, hired a computer expert they quoted, and attended a blogging seminar.
Blogging 2.0 has arrived, my knowledge is 1.0. A believer in copying the best historic gardens across the globe it flows into every arena of life. Watching Maria Killam grow her career/blog/life over the past 3 years made its impact. Signed up for a year's course with her blogging expert, Jon Morrow.
Changes will be slow, plodding is my adored method. Pulling triggers here/there is spice in the mix.
What do YOU want?
Nothing is too small, too big, or too ego crushing to mention.
Passion lies in sharing what has filled me to the depths of grace, joy & atonement, the best landscapes created over the last 2,000+ years.
Just so you know...
I welcome your input.


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Make your decisions in the space of seven breaths, because
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai is the Greatest Movie EVER!
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featuring Sean 'Hollywood' Hunting.
Review in a Nutshell: I think I pronounce Jim Jarmusch's last name about ten different ways in this recording about a movie involving urban samurai, aging gangsters, icecream, and a boat on a roof. I don't even know who I am any more. What year is this?
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Guiding Principles
GIIS' Vision
Our vision is to become a global role model for teaching and learning.
Our Mission
Our mission statement supports this vision while also conveying how we plan to realize it:
We nurture our global students into men and women, who will be leaders of distinction, committed to spirit of excellence, through high quality education imparted by globally experienced and caring teachers building strong virtues and values while focusing on all round development, creativity and entrepreneurship.
Core Values
To that end, several core values infuse everything we do at GIIS:
- Manage with Information and Metrics
- Agility and Adaptability
- Honesty, Integrity and Ethical Practices
- Attitude before Knowledge
- Teamwork
- Mentor, Coach and Make a Difference
- Ambience for Learning
It's no coincidence that GIIS is home to the Global Indian Mahatma Gandhi Centre for Universal Values. With a presence on GIIS campuses worldwide, the MGCUV not only gives our students valuable insights into the experiences and teachings of Mahatma Gandhi, but also serves as an institutional lodestar in terms of the values and beliefs it reinforces, and their relevance to the world in which we live.
Quality Policy
We recognize that our vision is meaningless without a supporting framework. Because of this, we have implemented a number of measures aimed at keeping us on track while enhancing student learning.
These include:
- Adherence to a Quality Management System
- Sharing of best practices
- Actionable feedback based on stakeholder satisfaction surveys
Together, these add up to a viable and actionable system of checks and balances which keep both our vision and mission firmly in sight.
Quality Objectives
Our Quality Objectives work in tandem with our Quality Policy to ensure the following:
- Compliance to our Quality Management System
- Learning at all levels
- Stakeholder satisfaction
- Adherence to our values
As GIIS continues to grow and evolve to meet the needs of today's diverse student body as well as the global challenges ahead, one thing will remain the same: Our guiding principles.
Our vision, mission, core values, quality policy, and quality objectives have sustained us over the past decade and will continue to do so as we get closer to our vision of becoming an international standard for learning.


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Ferry from Kefalonia to Ithaca
HOW TO GET FROM Kefalonia TO Ithaca BY FERRY
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From Kefalonia to Ithaca by ferry is the best option you have and it can be a very nice and exciting experience and especially if you are doing some Ionian island-hopping too. Greek islanders are seasoned ferry experts and they prefer to travel by ferry because of the convenience and flexibility it affords!
There is a choice of regular ferries running frequently from Kefalonia to Ithaca with stops along the way. Cars are allowed on most Ionian ferries running Kefalonia to Ithaca, for an additional fee and children usually travel for half price!
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Shane Williams signed off in fairytale fashion as his try double helped the Ospreys edge out Leinster 31-30 in an epic six-try RaboDirect PRO12 shootout.
In his last ever game for the Welsh region, the diminutive winger ducked out of Rob Kearney's challenge to wriggle over in the right corner for a 78th-minute try.
Williams' score made it a one-point game and Dan Biggar showed nerves of steel to land the difficult conversion, etching the Ospreys into the record books as the first team to win four league titles.
The late knockout punch left the RDS crowd stunned as Leinster were on course to complete a famous European and domestic double - a feat not achieved since London Wasps did so back in 2004.
Joe Schmidt's men had led 17-9 at half-time thanks to tries from Sean Cronin and Isa Nacewa, and another from the Fijian international gave them a 30-21 advantage.
However, the Ospreys showed tremendous grit and will to win as Biggar landed his fourth penalty and then added the extras to Williams' effort to seal a famous comeback win.
The defeat is a bitter pill for Leinster to swallow as it is their third straight loss in a league decider, the Ospreys repeating their 2010 victory in Dublin.
Steve Tandy's side had beaten the Heineken Cup champions twice during the regular season and they nipped ahead thanks to a ninth-minute penalty from Biggar.
Leinster were level within two minutes though, Jonathan Sexton delivering a crisp penalty strike to reward the carrying of Gordon D'Arcy and Mike Ross.
Prop Ross injured his left leg at a subsequent scrum - a concern ahead of Ireland's summer tour to New Zealand - and Kiwi Nathan White had to be introduced.
Leinster had the better of the possession in a fiercely contested first quarter, but pressure from the visitors' blitz defence forced a turnover and Andrew Bishop broke downfield.
He linked with Rhys Webb who was hauled down in sight of the posts as Leinster scrambled back, with the Ospreys having to settle for a Biggar three-pointer.
But the Ospreys struggled to use their scrum as a weapon and the Irish province charged back into scoring range, retaining possession through seven phases.
That set up an opportunity on the left for Brian O'Driscoll to brilliantly draw in two defenders and set hooker Cronin free for a rampaging run to the line.
Sexton converted with aplomb, a quality kick which was matched by the in-form Biggar as he topped off a powerful scrum with his third successful penalty.
However, Sexton's pinpoint restart kick was fielded superbly by a leaping Nacewa and the winger burst through for an opportunist try.
That defensive lapse was further punished by Sexton adding the extras from wide out, although the Ospreys quickly got back on the front foot.
There were extraordinary scenes as Leinster were camped close to their own line for eight minutes before half-time, frantically defending scrum after scrum.
They had loosehead Heinke van der Merwe sin-binned for dropping his bind against Adam Jones. But youngster Jack McGrath dug in and eventually, with the Ospreys failing to get the shove on and Jones being singled out, referee Romain Poite awarded a penalty to the hosts.
The Ospreys felt aggrieved and as the players headed for the dressing rooms, there was an altercation between the forwards with Alun-Wyn Jones and Jamie Heaslip having to be separated.
Suitably fired up, the Welshmen had the try they craved just 84 seconds into the second half. Joe Bearman's clever offload released centre Ashley Beck for a well-taken seven-pointer.
Leinster replied almost immediately, Sexton rifling over his second penalty and van der Merwe and Kevin McLaughlin were back on the pitch just moments later.
Ospreys captain Jones infringed at a ruck to allow Sexton to kick Leinster 23-16 ahead and Nacewa then
went close on the left after Shane Jennings scooped up a turnover.
In yet another twist, the Ospreys worked numbers on the left to release Williams for a rare scoring chance and he showed his renowned finishing skills by crashing over past Eoin Reddan.
Biggar missed the conversion, leaving Leinster with a two-point buffer, and the league's table-toppers seemed to be turning the screw when Nacewa swooped for his second of this closely-fought final.
A surging maul got Leinster in sight of the whitewash and Nacewa was able to collect Reddan's loose pass and stretch over from close range.
Sexton's conversion completed his 15-point haul and pushed the margin out to nine points with just 16 minutes remaining.
It was an uphill task for the Ospreys but with replacement Kahn Fotuali'i getting them moving well, Leinster were suddenly pinned back and starved of possession.
The defensive workload took its toll on the home side, who had prop White sin-binned for successive scrum infringements. That led to uncontested scrums, and Biggar sent over the resulting penalty to give his team-mates renewed hope.
With their forwards making the hard yards, the Ospreys went for the jugular and as they flooded out to the right, ace poacher Williams had enough of a sniff to go for the kill.
The 35-year-old had scored better tries in his regional career but few have been more important. He passed the baton to Biggar, possibly one of Welsh rugby's future stars, to loft over the match-winning kick.


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Clip-On Probe Thermometers for Meat, Deep Frying, and Candy Making
We made French fries, fried chicken, and caramel sauce, evaluating four thermometers for accuracy, functionality, and durability.
Recently, the manufacturer of our winning clip-on probe thermometer, the ThermoWorks ChefAlarm ($59.00), released a new, stripped-down model, the ThermoWorks DOT ($39.00), which performs just one function: alerting you when your food has risen to the temperature you set. When we compared the two models, we found that the DOT is just as accurate, fits on just as many pots and pans as long as you buy a pot clip (available separately for $4.00), can monitor the same range of temperatures, and is compatible with six of ThermoWorks's accessory probes. We also liked its intuitive interface. That said, we think the feature-rich ChefAlarm—it includes a low-temperature alarm, a timer, a tracker that monitors the time elapsed since the target temperature was reached, a storage case, and a pot clip, and it's the only model we tested that can be recalibrated—is worth the extra money.
While evaluating oven thermometers, we discovered that the ThermoWorks ChefAlarm offers an alternative to the dial-face models we tested. The company sells a separate ambient temperature probe, which connects to the thermometer and tracks the temperature of the oven. The probe clipped easily to the grate and was accurate to within a single degree. We also like that the remote thermometer, with its large digital display and intuitive user interfaces, allows you to easily check the oven temperature without opening the door. If you already own a ChefAlarm, it's a great choice.
How We Tested
In the test kitchen, we use hands-free clip-on digital thermometers to monitor temperatures when deep-frying food, making candy, and—with some models—checking food as it cooks in the oven without needing to open the oven door. We tested four models, priced from $24.99 to $59. Three have probes that clip onto a pot, with a wire that transmits readings to a small countertop receiver. The fourth is a single unit that clips on entirely.
We made French fries, fried chicken, and caramel sauce, evaluating the thermometers for accuracy, functionality, and how well they fit a variety of pots and pans, from 1-quart saucepans to Dutch ovens. To confirm accuracy, we double-checked each reading with two additional laboratory-quality calibrated thermocouples. The three models with separate wire probes can be used in the oven, too, so we put them to another test: roasting pork loins. (The fourth model is for stovetop use only.)
Our final test was aimed at durability. Sous vide cookers are designed to hold water at a specific temperature for many hours, so we inserted the probe of each thermometer into the sous vide and recorded their displayed temperatures every 30 minutes for 5 hours. Then we checked the recorded temperatures against the machine's readout and results from an additional lab-quality thermometer.
Accuracy is paramount, as anyone with a faulty thermometer knows. A few degrees in the wrong direction can spell scorched sugar or soggy fried chicken. But our numbers were befuddling: Two models were off when we made caramel, yet in the sous vide cooker—and for one model that also works in the oven, when we did the pork loin test—they were perfectly on target. What gives?
Experts told us that a thermometer can be inaccurate for many reasons, including heat or moisture damage and poor quality control during manufacturing. Also, as with our sometimes-faulty thermometers, they may work in a consistent environment like that of a sous vide or an oven roast but aren't responsive enough to report quickly rising or falling temperatures with accuracy.
Of our two accurate thermometers, one was a basic model with a timer, simple controls, a programmable alarm that rings when you've hit your goal temperature, and a probe that fits securely on a variety of pots and pans as well as in an oven roast; it's our Best Buy. But for the Cadillac of clip-on digital thermometers, nothing beat the accuracy and user experience of our winner. Its slightly wider keyboard, with buttons for every function, was so easy to use that we didn't even need the manual. Its high- and low-temperature alarms, with adjustable backlight and volume, were useful and well designed. It has the highest maximum temperature, 572 degrees, of all four models, which is nice for the oven and grilling. Most importantly, it's the only thermometer in our lineup that can be recalibrated so that it stays accurate over the long term, just as professional thermometers do. It's more expensive, but its accuracy, easy interface, and promise of longevity are well worth it.


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Lincoln News
2014 TIAA-CREF Four Diamond Awards
Jul 09, 2014
Lincoln Property Company recently won eight prestigious TIAA-CREF Awards at their annual Four Diamond Award Ceremony. Five of the eight awards were in the Four Diamond Award category and were given to select LPC communities for "Consistent Property Management Excellence." Three Lincoln Property Company employees were honored with the newly created Make a Difference Awards including Joy Davis, Business Manager for the "MVP - Most Valuable Person" award, Leah Morris, Business Manager for the "Put the Customer First" award and Amy Vaughan, Business Analyst for the "Act With Integrity" award.
The LPC-managed communities to win the Four Diamond Awards in 2014 are:
The Park Evanston - Evanston, IL
Phoenician - Houston, TX
Montecito - Houston, TX
The Maroneal - Houston, TX
Glenridge Walk - Atlanta, GA
Click HERE to read the official press release.