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It's the 30th of June, half way through the year
I'm grateful to God that I'm still here.
Many of us started 2010 together
Sadly, some have gone to meet their maker.
I'm grateful for my family
Who mean the world to me.
I'm grateful for the favour God has shown
and for friends who never make me feel alone.
Hoping for much Happiness the next half of the year
the last few ones have been hard to bear
… and for all who are going through a tough time
May Angels watch over them and keep them fine.
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Resilience has been on my mind lately, after spending a summer watching my child respond — day in and day out — to new situations. His summer was filled with a collection of day camps where he learned new things like zip lining, archery, and how to make suits of armor out of old cardboard boxes.
Week after week, we would drive him to a new location and he would get on a bus with strangers. At the end of the day I would ask him how his day was and he'd respond, "Awesome." At the end of the summer, I asked if he had a good summer and he said, "Oh, it was so awesome. It was the best."
Now imagine any of us, adults, doing what he did. Every week he got on a bus and went somewhere he'd never been before and played with kids he'd (mostly) never met before. Every week he was in an entirely new situation, and he loved it. I admire that in him. (For the record, when I was a kid, my parents wanted me to go to a lovely Vermont sleep-away camp and I said, "No way, no how. Nope.")
What does my son possess that I didn't? And that most people don't come by very easily? Adaptability and resiliency. He has the ability to go into a new experience feeling confident that no matter what happens he will be okay. He makes the best of things day after day. Even when he got into a little trouble (Boys and balls! And apologies.), he wasn't any less enthusiastic about going back the next day.
The thing is, I'm not actively teaching him resiliency. It's just something he possesses. I do actively encourage it, validate it, and praise him for it. But every time I see it in him I can't help but think that resiliency just isn't something that most adults possess. At least not like that.
Adults like routine and familiarity, and yet in order to really embrace what needs to happen at work — do better, work faster, produce more, innovate, compete — we have to be resilient enough to not only create some surprises but react to them in a positive way. To meet experiences head on and create something good from unknowns.
As we grow up, we start caring about what people think of us. And then, somewhere around 40 or 50, we (hopefully) stop caring as much. But we don't have that time to wait anymore! We have to invest in our own strength of character and our own interest in adventure, even at work. We can't wait to be 40 to 50 for that kind of confidence.
We have to embrace new opportunities and new experiences now, in order to embrace (and produce) better outputs. We might screw up, but that shouldn't stop us from wanting to go back the next day and make the best of that situation and learn from it.
People are scared. Fear influences most of the decisions we make at work. We're afraid of screwing up, or falling down, or making idiots of ourselves. It's that fear that makes us less resilient and open to change. If we let go of that fear and commit to being more open to new things — disruptors, agitators, and uncomfortable ideas — imagine the fun and adventure we could have!
Stop caring what people think of you, and start thinking about how to be less afraid and more resilient. I think that's the secret to getting better at work.
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Gov. Bob Taft said Tuesday he was disappointed by Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell's attack ads in the GOP primary and worried that a negative campaign will weaken whoever wins the Republican primary.
"If it's a really negative kind of campaign in the primary, whoever would come out of the campaign would be so damaged that it would make it more difficult for them to win in the fall," Taft said.
Taft only calls the ads "negative" because they remind voters that he's been convicted of campaign finance law violations. We voters call the ads "informative", because they state the facts. The ads are an attempt by Blackwell to distance himself from Taft, Jim Petro, Tom Noe, Bob Bennett, and the whole Ohio Republican establishment (a group now renowned for its political ineptitude and ethical laxness).
These ads won't weaken Blackwell; quite the opposite. They're essential to his survival. If Blackwell changes strategies to play nice with Taft and somehow gets past the primary election, Democratic frontrunner Ted Strickland will tar him as Taft's crooked crony and will eat him for lunch. Putting distance between oneself and a crook is smart politics.
Taft to date has declined to endorse a GOP candidate to replace him and says that hasn't changed. But he encouraged both candidates to talk about issues important to Ohioans.
Call me crazy but based on the ad and on his continuing effort to be "The Un-Taft", I'd bet that Ken Blackwell isn't exactly waiting by the phone for the Governor's call.
If Bob Taft really wants to damage Blackwell, he should endorse him.
Update: The Blackwell for Governor blog led me to Michael Meckler's piece on the ads. Meckler has no beef with the content.


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Yankees fan returns missing Red Sox World Series ring
Yankees fans don't like the Red Sox and Red Sox fans don't like the Yankees, right?
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Well, New York restaurant owner and avid Yankees fans Luigi Militello is trying to change that perception, anyway.
You see, on Thursday night, the owner of Luke's Bar and Grill in Manhattan found a shiny 2013 World Series championship ring in a bathroom sink that could only belong to someone within the Red Sox organization.
"I was like, geez, it's big. Who would leave this here?" Militello told The Associated Press. "I'm a big Yankee fan. What are the chances of this happening?"
The ring, which consists of diamonds, rubies and sapphires set in 14-carat white gold with the Red Sox and Boston Strong logo, happened to belong to Drew Weber, a frequent customer of Luke's who just so happens to be the owner of the Lowell Spinners, the Red Sox's Single-A minor league affiliate in Massachusetts.
It's not uncommon for major league organizations to reward minor league executives with World Series rings.
According to the AP, this was the first time Weber had worn the ring outside. "I went looking around my apartment and started having palpitations. Sweat was pouring off my forehead. "I'm looking at my finger and it's not there."
In a panic, Weber called the restaurant hoping that he left it there, and sure enough, Militello assured him that it was there.
"But this being Yankees-Red Sox, I started razzing him," said Militello. "I told him he wasn't getting it so easily. I was playing with him, a lot."
Weber returned to the restaurant and picked up the ring. Weber offered to pay Militello for the find. The owner wouldn't accept. Instead, he wanted Weber to call in to a local radio station and put down the Red Sox, but Weber declined.
So they settled.
Weber and the Red Sox invited Militello to Fenway Park for the regular season finale on Sept. 28. That just so happens to be the final regular season game of Derek Jeter's career.
Weber is also making a donation to the charity Militello helps with relief efforts for Hurricane Sandy damage.
Not a bad way to smooth over one of the biggest rivalries in professional sports.


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Have you ever heard a couple million people cheer all at once? Have you ever heard them continue cheering for three-quarters of an hour? It was moving, but also a little creepy!
So there I am, IBS'ing under an open window (upper pane) a little after 11:30 ET tonight (Wednesday), out of reach of TV and radio. The Phillies-Dodgers game was in its 6th inning when I had last seen or heard it. All of a sudden I hear a dull roar outside – not from my neighborhood! I don't live in a very noisy part of Philadelphia, so this was definitely coming from some distance away. It was like the sound from outside a stadium – but the stadium in question was about 3,000 miles away! So basically this was the whole Delaware Valley cheering the Phils' 5-1 win in Game 5 of the NLCS, clinching the National League pennant for the first time in 15 loooong years, punching their ticket to the World Series. After a moment my own neighbors joined in with yelling and firecrackers. But then it was quiet. I think Philadelphia was getting into its cars, because about ten minutes later, the roar started up again, accompanied by more firecrackers and car horns. And it went on like that for 45 minutes!
I've never heard anything quite like it in my life, not even for either of the Flyers' Stanley Cups.* I guess exasperation can unite a region when it finally breaks!
Does God pick winning or losing sports teams, athletes, plays? Apparently it's not uncommon or unusual in Orthodox countries to offer services for national sports teams. Well, IIUC God's Uncreated Energies, and Holy Spirit (One of the Trinity), are "everywhere present, filling all things." What I'm not clear on myself yet is where God's Energies leave off and the created energies of non-human creatures / objects come into play, like wind, gravity, the weather, lighting, what umpires see, etc. But human free will is definitely involved in athletes' self-conditioning and practice, choices and performances, teamwork and precision, as well as how umps decide to rule, and coaches decide to call; that's not God. Though out of human decisions and created energies, God works to try to bring about good, in particular, people's Salvation or Theosis, Godlikeness. This is the ultimate object of all Orthodox prayers of petition, eg, "grant their saving petitions and eternal life," "which conduce to salvation," etc.
(*–I was in suburban New York when the Phillies last won the World Series, in 1980, so it wasn't the same for me anyway! In fact, I was attending a Catholic high school seminary, so we couldn't even watch or listen to the whole game because of our schedule of study hall and lights-out. The superior of the religious community was from Kansas City, so he and I were the two people there most invested in that Series. After Mass early each morning we both ran for the newspaper to check it out. ["For a Special Intention, let us pray to the Lord." No, just kidding!] I actually don't remember that final morning in detail though…. In '93 I was in Seattle. The closest I came to sharing that experience was on a mental-health day-off, driving back to town from the Olympic Peninsula, tuning in via a Vancouver BC radio station … though the following summer I enrolled in Mennonite seminary with a classmate from southern Ontario who wore her Blue Jays victory T-shirt to Biblical Hebrew class!)


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The Coverly Set
May 24-June 30, 2017
Participating Artists:
Deborah Anzinger
Charlie Billingham
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Matthew Day Jackson
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Sargent's Daughters is pleased to present The Coverly Set, a group exhibition of painting, drawing, video, sculpture and installation. The exhibition will be on view from May 24 through June 30, 2017.
The exhibition takes its title from Tom Stoppard's play Arcadia, in which 18th century Thomasina Coverly plots the mathematical equation for a leaf well before the invention of computers. Coverly, who is loosely based on Ada Byron King, Countess of Lovelace, asks:
"If there is an equation for a curve like a bell, there must be an equation for one like a bluebell, and if a bluebell, why not a rose? Do we believe nature is written in numbers?"
The natural world and the digital world are often viewed as being at odds with each other, with the natural usually cast as "good" and the mechanical as "evil". This simplistic notion of natural vs. digital is at odds with reality, in which the meeting point of the nature and science is far more complex. Artists have long been drawn to the inherent possibilities of rendering the natural world numerically, as in Fibonacci sequences and Umberto Eco's calculations of ideal beauty, and this intricate relationship has become more pronounced as technology becomes not only a subject for art, but the means by which it is made.
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Me and the baby yoys are visiting my folks for a few days. Oddly enough it is about ten degrees cooler here than in the ATL. We are enjoying the break in the heat.
Big E is obsessed with the "lake" behind my parents house so we have been taking twice daily walks down there to identify birds and other things I'm pretty sure he is not actually seeing in the lake such as sheep.
Little E has shown his first interest in crawling. The motivating factor is a Palm Beach magazine. What can I say, this kid has class.
We miss everyone in the ATL and we'll report back later on our trip.


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as opposed to the typical forehand clear. And, start off with the right backhand grip. Typically you want to hold the grip, place
your thumb somewhere between the broad part of the grip, which is this, and the narrow
part of the grip. So, it should be right in between there. Somewhere at the apex of the grip. The motion of the backhand swing is a rotation
of the elbow, not a wrist flick. So, you want to be doing this. I'll do it a couple times very slow. I'll show you what not to do. You don't want to do this. This is typically, never a shot in badminton. As a matter of fact, if you do this too vigorously
you can damage the tendons and the ligaments in the wrist. Now, I'd like to say a couple words about
the point of contact when you hit a backhand overhead clear. You want to strike the shuttle when it's,
more or less, directly above your head or even a little bit behind your head. So, I'm going to do the full backhand swing. Contact and then you follow through. I'll do it again. Contact, shuttle and then follow through. You notice that it's a full rotation of the
elbow and not a wrist flick. So, I'll do it a little bit faster. And, just as a reference point, the forehand
is exactly the opposite. Again, it's a elbow rotation, not a wrist
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Our foundation is finished and the basement floor has now hardened. Before the space around the foundation can be backfilled we have to add the plumbing, electrical conduit and foundation drains that are below grade. The water and electric power have always been buried and enter the crawl space under the old house. I opted to leave the electric service entrance where it was with plans to upgrade it in the future.
We added an underground valve in the main water line far enough from the foundation so we could drain the system back beyond any chance of freezing. An outside water hydrant was added on the house side of the valve to not only have a source for water for use outside but also to allow air into the line if we ever want to completely drain water from the line where it enters the building.
The house is also prewired with at least six pairs of telecommunication inside wire and CAT5 local area network cables. A central Uninterruptable Power Supply powers outlets in important locations throughout the house. The house is also equipped with a 17.5 kW emergency generator with automatic transfer in case of commercial power interruption. With the flaky service we get from Green Mountain Power, this generator is more than just a novelty. We have had more than ten outages in the last year, some lasting up to five days. More on that later.
Our new kitchen was designed by my wife, Doreen, as a "galley" style kitchen with a lot of room compared with the old cabin facility.The double sink is part of the couner top without any ridge at the opening. The deepest one available was selected making it easy to handle large items. The view from our kitchen is toward the town road and our detached garage and is directly above the water supply manifold, keeping the water lines as short as possible.
We chose the bssement for laundry facilities with the appliances adjacent to the main power distribution center and water manifold with the hot water heater centrally located adjacent to the chimney. This keeps the hot water lines to all the household fixtures reasonably short. There are no water lines in any exterior walls. You will understand why when the shell of the house is installed.
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There is a revolution occurring throughout the United States. This revolution is not fought with swords and metal armor; instead, it is a food revolution. The revolutionaries are fighting with a small piece of cheese placed delicately at the end of a plastic toothpick. They want you to taste more cheese and change your mind (and palate) about French cheeses in particular.
Last weekend in Santa Monica, cheese lovers and cheese neophytes alike gathered together to celebrate and learn more about the variety of delectable cheeses produced in France. Many of these cheeses may be brand new to some of the American audience, but there are others which are more familiar such as goat or brie cheeses. No matter the previous cheese knowledge, several French vendors filled this "pop-up" event at Central Plaza at Santa Monica Place to inform interested visitors about the deliciousness of French cheeses and their various uses in common American dishes.
The French Cheeses pop-up event in Santa Monica has been just one of many separate similar events that have taken place in a host of U.S. cities over the last year. People in cities such as San Francisco and New York have been lucky enough to not only learn about French cheeses but also enjoy scrumptious samplings. The people of Los Angeles, thanks to this Santa Monica pop-up, now join in a new chorus of French-cheese converts.
The theme for these city-to-city pop-ups is, "Make it Magnifique" (Make it Magnificent). According to event organizer Heather Noll, the theme was chosen for the purpose of introducing and educating people in the United States about the delicious taste, value, and array of practical food-uses for French cheeses. When asked why Americans might be unaware or resistant to try French cheese, Noll suggested that many consumers might simply be intimidated, unexperienced, or even unfamiliar with the French pronunciations (and for some consumers, this might be off-putting).
However, Noll and the other event organizers have a solution to this unfamiliarity. She invites those who want to learn more about French cheeses to visit TheCheesesofEurope.com website where consumers can find a plethora of useful tips and information on a variety of French cheeses they may – or may not – know about.
After personally sampling more French cheese than I ever thought possible, let me tell you: Go try French cheese! For example, Camembert is the most common cheese used in France (and it may also be the most applicable to the American cheese palate). This is a wonderful cheese to start out with in order to introduce you to French cheeses. Some of the stronger and more pungent cheeses usually have aged longer, and they may be somewhat unbecoming if you have not tried French cheese before.
Certainly, as the event expounds, the French are very proud of their cheeses and the long history behind them. For instance, as the representative of French producer Isigny Ste. Mére (based in Normandy, France) informed me, the mimolette cheese has a history that dates back to King Louis the 14th who wanted this particular cheese to be a different color in order to distinguish it from other white cheeses such as brie; so, it became a distinct bright orange cheese.
These historical anecdotes, combined with the undeniably unique and delicious flavors of the French cheeses sampled in Santa Monica, remind us to venture from the ordinary or familiar in terms of food. One personal suggestion based on extensive sampling (and actually it is not a cheese suggestion but I did sample it amongst the array of cheeses): the butter produced by Isigny Ste. Mére. It is the smoothest, creamiest, and softest butter I have ever tasted and ideal for both cooking and tasting! Just remember, in terms of French cheeses, take the simple and concise advice of the French representative of Président Cheese, Cecille Hollman: "Don't be afraid of French cheese."


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2019 Fantasy Baseball: August Redraft– Outfielders 13-24
Last time we looked at fantasy outfielders that were ranked one through twelve before the season according to Yahoo six category rankings. This time we will look at the next group of outfielders. For a standard twelve team league, this would be your second outfielder. Obviously, outfield is an extremely
2019 Fantasy Baseball: Nelson Cruz to the Twins
The Minnesota Twins sign free agent Nelson Cruz to a one-year deal worth $14.3 million. The Twins bolster their offense as they aim to return to the playoffs after their somewhat surprising trip there in 2017. In arguably the weakest division in baseball, where the standout Cleveland Indians are favourites
2018 Fantasy Baseball: PECOTA Projections– Outfielders Part One
The rankings took a beating as they always seem to do. If there is anything universal, it is our need to trash others rankings. I'm happy to play along. The previous rankings were based primarily on past performance and not projections. So, we will reboot the rankings here based primarily
2018 Fantasy Baseball: Top Ten Fantasy Right Fielders
We come to our last position amongst hitters with right fielders and oddly enough this is the deepest position on the diamond. Right field has more studs and really good young players than any positions, so choosing a top ten was brutally difficult. The rankings this year have taken a
2017 Fantasy Baseball: Total Points– Right Fielders
Right field might be the strongest position on the diamond. At least, it has had two players that have captured the attention of the baseball world. Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton have hit home runs by the bushel, but are they best right fielders in the game? Total points encompass
2017 Fantasy Baseball: Right Field PECOTA Projections A-K
"Cause I'm here in right field just watching the dandelions grow." — Peter, Paul, and Mary I spent many a game in right field in my youth. I could postulate that it was about my strong throwing arm, but it was really about the same thing as the song above.
2017 Fantasy Baseball: Seattle Mariners Team Preview
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2017 Fantasy Baseball: Right Fielders A-K
I would like to begin our coverage of right fielders by thanking everyone that has been loyal to our site over the past year. As we wind down 2016, it becomes important to thank those that make all this possible. Eyeballs are what moves the needle and we would like
Post Trade Deadline Position Rankings: Right Field
We come to the end of another series as we look at the top twelve fantasy right fielders in the game right now. Of course, many of you might bristle at some of the rankings along the way, but the point has been to demonstrate the number of surprising performances
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There are many ways to rank players. I don't claim to have a monopoly on the truth, but I hope my methods balance analytics with common sense. The analytics part is probably the most involved. We take runs above replacement from the past three seasons according to three different sources


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My mom and I are professional carrot cake taste testers. It's a tough job. Anytime we're at a restaurant and carrot cake is on the menu, it's our professional obligation to order it.
Okay, not really. But we both really, really like it. Over the years, we've collectively tried A LOT of different recipes. No matter how many try, we keep coming back to this classic recipe from the 1970's.
Here's the clipping from my mom's recipe box.
Before I talk about the actual recipe, can we just talk about this clipping for a second? I love so many things about it… The Days of Our Lives reference, the fact that "pecans are …." (who knew?!) and the haphazard order of ingredients (not like today's recipes, in which ingredients are listed in the order used).
They really knew how to do things in the '70s. I say "they" because I was still a toddler when this recipe was published, so all I really knew how to do was terrorize my mom in the kitchen, much like my kids now do to me.
Anyway, this is a no-holds-barred kind of carrot cake. Decadent. Moist. And full of carrots, like a carrot cake should be.
But since this isn't the '70s anymore, I can't help but make a few tweaks to it. Sure, my tweaks may take away from the decadence a bit, but since my kids love eating carrot cake in the form of "mini muffins" for breakfast and snack, my recipe cuts back on the sugar and oil a bit, adds raisins, uses some whole grain flour and skips the frosting. And it's still delicious.
Here's my helper, mixing the ingredients.
I mean, seriously, look at all those carrots and raisins! They are literally spilling out of each mini muffin. We haven't even put them in the over yet and can see my son's mouth watering already.
My kids literally "line up" to eat these things. (My daughter is dutifully posing for the picture here while my son is ready to have a break-down. He can't believe I'm making him pose for a picture when there are carrot muffins to be eaten!)
Hurrah! A carrot muffin!!
These mini muffins are perfect for little mouths.
Seriously. You have to give these things a try. As my son says, "they are DE-LISH!"


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A $3.4 million investment into the Taranaki Crossing is part of the Government's plan to boost growth in Taranaki, Economic Development Minister Simon Bridges and Conservation Minister Maggie Barry say.
The investment will over time form part of Taranaki's Economic Action Plan as part of the Government's Regional Growth Programme.
This week, Minister Bridges welcomed the launch of Make Way for Taranaki. The project, led by the region, will prepare an economic strategy and plan of action for Taranaki for the next 10 years.
"This is the first step in working towards an economic action plan for the Taranaki region," says Mr Bridges.
"Taranaki performs well in sectors like dairy and energy, but there is significant scope to diversify products and investment, and build long-term resilience in the region.
"Tourism is one sector which has the potential for significant growth, having grown steadily over the last three years," says Mr Bridges.
Ms Barry says the investment in the Taranaki Crossing forms part of a $76 million DOC tourism infrastructure package announced through Budget 2017.
"The Government's announcement of $3.4 million towards enhancing the infrastructure on this crossing will support the development of what will be a truly world class experience in Taranaki," says Ms Barry.
"We are developing a network of Great Short Walks and Great Day Walks because of increasing demand for activities that can be done in a day or less. Great Day Walks and Great Short Walks will give people more choices."
"The DOC estate is our biggest and best-known tourism asset and the new walks networks will ensure we can maximise the tourism benefits for biodiversity and threatened species protection."
"Overseas visitor numbers are set to reach 4.5 million in just five years and we need to be ready.
"Since 2013 DOC, with partners including Te Atiawa and Taranaki Tuturu Iwi, New Plymouth District Council, Taranaki Regional Council and Venture Taranaki Trust, has been examining options for improving access on what is now being called the 'Taranaki Crossing'.
"Although much of the detail is yet to be worked out, including through further consultation with Iwi and hapū, the broad plan involves upgrading existing tracks, adding new bridges, toilets, signage and interpretation at an estimated $1.8 million. A further estimated $1.6 million will be required for on-going operating and maintenance, and other associated costs."
The work is expected to be completed over a two to three-year period.
"We would also like to acknowledge the work of New Plymouth MP Jonathan Young who has worked tirelessly on this project over the last three years," Mr Bridges says.


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Struggling to fill vacancies in your shopping center?
Then it's probably a good idea to know the most active tenants in your marketplace.
But how do you access that kind of data? LoopNet tells you what is for lease, but not who is leasing what. CoStar offers that type of data, but they charge EXORBITANT rates for access privileges. And tack on additional fees for every added feature.
So if you're like most independent retail property landlords, such tools out of your reach.
Well Here's Some Good News!
CBM completed nearly 400 deals last year in Los Angeles and Orange County, a pace we've maintained over the last half decade. Our 2015 completed transaction list offers a clear image of the most active Los Angeles and Orange County retail tenants.
Here's breakdown of CBM's completed leasing transactions organized by tenant type and usage…
Total Restaurants & Food Users: 54
Restaurant and food users were by far our most active individual retail tenant category. Here's a further breakdown by type and usage:
Restaurants By Type
- Mexican (14)
- Asian (11)
- Cafés, Bakeries & Donut Shops (7)
- Ice Cream, Frozen Yogurt & Candy Shops (7)
- Takeout Pizza (5)
- Juice Smoothies & Boba (3)
Credit Restaurant Tenants
- Waba Grill (6)
- The Stand
- Subway
- Little Caesar's Pizza
- Domino's Pizza
- Baskin & Robbins
- Wienerschintzel
- Starbucks
- Dunkin Donuts
Total Retail Office Users: 75
Technically there are more retail office tenants than restaurant and food use tenants. Retail office tenants, however, represent a broad and diverse range of businesses. Here's a further break down by business type:
Total General Office Space: 19
Total Medical Offices: 17
- Dental (2)
- Acupuncture (1)
- Pharmacy (1)
- Physical Therapy (1)
- Medical Billing (1)
- Hospice Care (1)
- Speech Therapy (1)
- In-Home Health Care (1)
Credit Tenants
- Concentra Health (1)
- Allied Health (1)
- Community Health Alliance (1)
- DaVita Dialysis Center (1)
- Total Insurance: 15
- State Farm (3)
- Farmers (1)
- Adriana's (1)
Total Auto Title Loans: 8
- Title Max (6)
- Fast Auto (2)
Total Tax Prep Offices: 6
- Liberty Tax (1)
- H&R Block (1)
- Jackson Hewitt (1)
Total Banks: 5
- Wells Fargo (1)
MISC Retail Office Tenants: 11
- Staffing & Employment Agencies (5)
- Real Estate & Mortgage (2)
- Law Offices (3)
- Construction Office (1)
Personal Services
Total Hair Salons, Barber Shops, Nail Salons & Eyebrow Threading: 22
Hair and nail salons are the largest personal service tenant. Here's a further breakdown by service type:
- Hair Salons (16)
- Barber Shops (6)
- Nail Salons (8)
- Total Eyebrow Threading (6)
Total Massage: 9
Massage is the second largest personal service tenant. Here's a further breakdown by massage type:
- General massage (8)
- Foot massage (1)
Coin Laundry: 6
Coin laundries are the third largest personal service tenant.
Check Cashing, Payday Loans & Pawn Brokers: 5
Financial services are the fourth largest personal services tenant.
Dry Cleaners: 4
Dry cleaners are the fifth largest personal service tenant (tied with dance, yoga and martial arts studios).
Dance, Yoga & Martial Arts Studios: 4
Dance, yoga and martial arts studios were tied with dry cleaners as the fifth largest personal service tenant.
Tutoring: 2
Tutoring was the sixth largest personal service tenant type. Here's a further breakdown by provider type:
- Kumon Learning Center (1)
- Mathnasium (1)
Retail Sales
Total Cell Phone Sales & Service: 27
Cell Phone Sales and Service tenants are the largest retail sales tenant. Here's a further breakdown by provider:
- Cricket (14)
- Metro PCS
- (7)Sprint (3)
- T-Mobile (3)
- Verizon (1)
Total Tobacco Shop & Vape/E-Cig Sales: 9
Tobacco and Vape + E-Cig shops are the second largest category in retail sales. Here's a further breakdown by store type:
- Tobacco Shops (6)
- Vape & E-Cigs (3)
Mattress Stores: 6
Mattress store are the third largest retail sales tenant.
Total Convenience Stores & Mini Markets: 5
Convenience stores are the forth largest retail sales tenant (tied with clothing stores). Here's a further breakdown by retailer:
- 7-Eleven (1)
Total Clothing: 5
Clothing stores are tied with convenience stores as the forth largest retail sales tenant.
Total Thrift & Discount Stores: 3
Discount stores are the fifth largest retail tenant. Here's a further breakdown be retailer:
- Salvation Army (1)
Video games: 3
Video games sales were the fifth largest retail sales tenant. Here's a further breakdown by retailer:
- Game Stop (1)
CBM's Retail Leasing Team Has a Finger on the Pulse of Los Angeles and Orange County Retail Markets.
If you really want to fill your vacancies quickly and efficiently, with tenants ideally suited your property, hiring a competent leasing broker is critical.
And as the list above shows, CBM's leasing team gets a LOT of deals done. And our leasing agents have strong relationships with the most active SoCal retail tenants. In short, our leasing team has their fingers on the pulse of the marketplace.
Hire CBM to Lease Your Shopping Center
To find out more about CBM's leasing or hire CBM to lease your property, visit our Services page for more details and contact info.


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US researchers have found an increased number of cardiac deaths, particularly among women, after a city's home team lost in the famed Super Bowl, the biggest American football game of the year.
The study, published Monday in the journal Clinical Cardiology, examined residents of Los Angeles where the home team lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1980 and won against the Washington Redskins in 1984.
It looked at how the rise in deaths after the loss related to age and sex and race and found that in women, there was a 27-percent increase in all circulatory deaths.
In men, there was a 15-percent increase in such deaths associated with the loss.
"The Super Bowl may elicit an emotional response that is similar in US females and males, or perhaps a male's reaction to the Super Bowl loss adversely affected the emotional state of a female partner," the study said.
Women also fared better than men after the Super Bowl win four years later.
"For women, but not men, there was a reduction in all-cause death and circulatory deaths associated with the Super Bowl win," the study said.
After the loss, more cardiac deaths occurred overall across sex barriers. And among people over 65, there was a 22-percent increase in circulatory deaths, though no statistically significant differences were found among various races.
"Physicians and patients should be aware that stressful games might elicit an emotional response that could trigger a cardiac event," said lead study author Robert Kloner.
Previous studies of football (soccer) fans in Europe found an increase in acute coronary syndrome and arrhythmia, more so among men than women, during the 2006 World Cup.
This year's Super Bowl takes place February 6 between the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers.
"Stress reduction programs or certain medications might be appropriate in individual cases," said Kloner.
Study links Super Bowl to cardiac deaths
US researchers have found an increased number of cardiac deaths, particularly among women, after a city's home team lost in the famed Super Bowl, the biggest American football game of the year.


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Chinese New Year, also known as Spring Festival, is one of the most festive celebrations in Chinese culture. It is also well celebrated in the world Chinese culture region. The celebration goes on 15 days and the preparations could start one month before the New Year Eve. It is actually start of the brand new year of Chinese lunar calendar, so the date varies from the west calendar each year.
Every year, thousands and thousands of Chinese both home and aboard getting together to celebrate this most important festival of the year. The famous Chinese new year rush is created by such a huge amount people getting home to meet their loved ones. During the Spring Festival, families sit together for a big reunion; many traditional courses are served on the table. This is a great chance to get to see almost all decent Chinese tradition cuisine. Various preparations, decorations and celebrations are going on day by day all in order to sweep out the bad luck of last year and pray for a good fortune for the next year. Traditional kung-fu Dragon dance, magnificent fireworks display, Chinese New Year gala... This is a truly great time to experience Chinese culture at first hand! Here in this page we are introducing you with origins, dates, preparations & celebrations, greetings, red envelope & taboos… mainly everything you are interested in Chinese New Year!
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Contrary to what current intellectual discourse in the social sector might lead you to think, the reality is that the vast majority of organisations working for people are small and massively underfunded. Neither governmental nor transgovernmental entities have been able to eradicate human problems through size alone, so it's clear that the answer lies in some alternate mechanism that leverages the power of small able organisations. The long term goal of Social Effect is therefore to support, enable and network the design and delivery of workable social solutions and manageable organisations that are still deeply connected to the frontline.
We mostly work behind the scenes, either independently or in teams of associates, designing, implementing and scaling programmes to address poverty, local economic development, reforestation, climate change, violence, identity, HIV, drugs, producer marginalization, human rights, financial and environmental sustainability, water, permaculture, education, conflict mediation, disaster recovery, trauma, trafficking, disabilities, social inclusion, political change, civil action, mental health, women's empowerment, youth at risk, microfinance, farming and agriculture, digital inclusion, gender issues and healthcare amongst others.
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Best Time to Cruise Yangtze River
The best time to cruise the Yangtze is not simply a month or a season. Actually, the 'BEST' depends on what you are mostly concerned about, the BEST WEATHER or the BEST PRICE.
Generally, spring and autumn are the peak seasons for Yangtze cruise, for the most comfortable weather and nice scenery, while winter is the best season for the greatest deals.
In order to help you find YOUR best time to cruise, we are here, listing some reasons and facts about cruising in different seasons.
Spring & Autumn - The Best Time for the Best Weather
See the red gorges in winter cruise.
Spring (from March to May) and autumn (from September to November) are always regarded as the BEST time to cruise the Yangtze, for the nice weather and glamorous natural beauty in the Gorges.
The lowest rainfall and cool temperature, neither too cold nor hot, will offer you a pleasant weather condition, especially when you do the shore excursions. Also, the fresh blossoms in spring and the endless red-leaves on the mountains in autumn are quite amazing and impressive.
However, cruising in these peak seasons is always accompanied with the crowds and high prices. During the Golden Week holiday of Chinese National Holiday, (from late September to middle October), it is a bit difficult to book cruise ship and the prices of flights and hotels will also be higher than usually. Also when Chinese enjoy the Labor Holiday (around May 1st), there will be crowded. So if you choose to cruise in the best time in spring or autumn, try to avoid these two biggest holidays of China.
Winter - The Best Time for the Biggest Deals
Winer (from December to February) is the LOW season for Yangtze cruises, mainly because of the cold weather. Since the water level of the Yangtze River becomes low during these months, which makes many ships stop cruising in winter.
But the leading members, such as Victoria Cruises and Century Cruises, still offer winter cruises during the cold time with the greatest discount, like the prices for 2018-2019 winter cruises is just from $349-$399 for a popular Chongqing- Yichang cruise, with a saving up to over $200 for winter cruise.
If you cruise during the Chinese Spring Festival, you can also have the chances to celebrate the most important Chinese festival onboard with all the customers and staffs, experiencing the traditional custom.
Summer - A Good Family Time
Take the budget Yangtze cruise in summer with your family.
Summer is always a good time for family tour because of the months' summer holidays. When cruising the yangtze river in summer(June, July and August), you will enjoy a shoulder season price, which less paid than peak ones.
The weather in summer is not quite perfect as it is in spring and autumn. It is a bit hot and humid, but you will get away from the heat onboard, for all the ships are air-conditioned.
Note: you will enjoy different scenery of the Yangtze River in different months due to its change of the water level. Usually, in November and December, the water level is a little high for the storage of water to generate electricity and also there is lesser river wind, so you could enjoy the emerald river waterscape and peaceful sightseeing of "high hills and flat water". During April, May, September and October, the water level becomes lower, and the fascinating green river scenery can also be appreciated. However, in summer particularly in June, July and August, level of water becomes higher. When sometimes there are constant heavy rains, the river may change into a little yellow.
In a word, you can take a Yangtze cruise anytime of a year. If you want more information about cruise deals and advice about cruising in your expect date, feel free to ask our cruise experts. We will try our best to help you make the most use of your time and money, making your cruise the BEST!
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Thank you for the question and nice to hear your cruise to the Yangtze. However, if you depart from Yichang on the 8th in November, you may be board on Century Sky or Victoria Lianna. And if you get on the cruise on August 11th, your cruise may be President Prime 6, Yangtze Gold 7, Century Paragon, or Victoria Anna.
For the dress code for the evening meal, usually it is not very formal, and a suite and tie for a man or an evening dress for a woman is not strictly required. Just wear comfortable to enjoy the vacation. However, avoiding dressing too casual like jeans, round-neck shirts, shorts, slippers, and so on is OK.
Have a nice day!


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My latest poem
On stage
The curtain opens
, he steps onto stage,
he loses his nerve,
no words to be heard,
doesn't remember a thing.
Stands there so silent.
The crowd gasps and shouts.
The tears come and he runs and hides.
Its quite a surprise.
Read many a poem before,
which people adore.
So much to say, but not today.
All he can do is walk away
song 1
When she walks down the street.
She looks so sweet, sweet, sweet.
He would love them to meet, meet, meet.
maybe in the street, street again.
Chorus de de di de de di.
He shouts hello.
Shes too shy.
wont even say hi,
so he sighs and she walks on by.
Her eyes shine blue.
Her hair glows in the sun,
he looks at her again,
not sure what to do,
not sure what to do
then walks on by
Song 2
No words I can say.
No words I can say,
make up for what I did to you.
Chorus Happy, happy is how I feel.
Happy, happy is how I feel
when I am with you
You cry and I lie,
then you sigh.
I promise to try to make it up to you
You say yes,
what a relief.
you have so much belief in me,
we can start all over again
Chorus x2


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Business Asset Finance is an agreement that enables businesses to obtain the assets needed to manage and/or expand effectively, and spread the cost/outlay.
Benefits of 2020 introducing a Business Asset Finance broker:
Solutions we introduce:
Regardless of the size of business, the decision to invest in assets is always difficult. Take a look at some of the benefits:
- An alternative to a traditional bank loan
- Payments can be budgeted according to cash flow
- Lenders secure against the asset
- Hire Purchase: allows you to buy an asset and pay for it over a period of time, spreading the cost via an agreement with a finance broker. An initial deposit is payable
- Finance Lease: a rental agreement through which an asset can be obtained for a fixed term. At the end of the initial term, the agreement can be extended, or sold with a rebate of the sale proceeds to the client.
Product Type
Requirements to Progress an Enquiry
Hire Purchase
Lease Purchase
12 –84mths at 3%-18%
12 –84mths at 3%-18%
- Latest full financial accounts
- 3 months bank statements
- Management accounts
- Rationale for purchase/provenance of proposal


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Just a few of my FAVORITE spots to do Beach Photo Shoots on the Island!
When planning a family photo shoot many of my clients rely on me to suggest the perfect spot for their memorable photos while visiting Galveston! I am always trying to make things convenient for my clients, especially those with multi family members or small children. Although I have my FAVORITE places to shoot I also do ON LOCATION shoots where I meet you where you are staying when renting beach front homes. Here are some of my favorite spots and samples of photos in each location. You can choose what fits your style and vision best for your family photo shoot.
Here are some more great tips for WHAT TO WEAR for your beach session!
Beachtown is a quaint little beach front community on the East End of the Island. It has so much character with beautiful landscaping, picturesque white mini pavilion and walking bridge leading to the beach.
Just a hop across the street from IHOP! This is a great spot right off the Seawall! Fluffy sandy beach, flowers and amazing picket fences that look great in photos! Access to jetties for creative shots.
Pocket Park 2 is located at 11745 San Luis Pass Road on Galveston's West End. It has convenient parking near the beach and outdoor showers to rinse off your feet. There is a nice wooden covered pavilion for shade and wooden stairs for photos along with sandy trails leading to the beach!
This spot is a secret treasure, surrounded by beautiful and colorful coastal beach homes. So much versatility in one spot for the perfect family photos! Featuring green grass with large pond, palm trees and island flowers, wooden boardwalk to the beach, soft and fluffy sandy trails, large driftwood and secluded access to the beach for the perfect family pics!
Photos under the Pleasure Pier are vacationers favorites!!! In additional to being in the shade it makes for beautiful photos. Photos with the colorful Pleasure Pier in the background and shots out on the jetties are also popular in this area.
For vacationers staying on the far West End of the Island, Pointe West is a great spot to meet for photos! There is much versatility and options here for photos. Offering grassy trails, rustic wooden boardwalk to the sea, wooden steps, sandy trails and beautiful sand dunes. This is a very secluded spot and great for multi family photo shoots and there always seems to be driftwood on the beach for gorgeous photos. This spot is also one of the best for beautiful sunset photos.
There are so many beautiful beach rentals on the Island and lots of families choose to stay in beach front homes. For larger families staying in beach front homes it is sometimes convenient to meet at your beach rental and take photos at the beach at your location.
To schedule your Family Beach Session
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I am sure that, on any given day in the U.S. Catholic Church, faithful members are calling their congresspersons, meeting with legislators at their Statehouses, and assembling in their parish halls to write letters. They are advocating at all levels of government on such issues as protecting unborn life, capital punishment, clean energy, religious liberty, and affordable housing. What's equally amazing? We can imagine that two parishioners somewhere are in a lively dialogue about their opposing views on such matters. These two people are clearly committed to their principles. But, refreshingly, they are not threatened by the conversation. In fact, they each want to know if the Holy Spirit has something to say through the experiences of the other person!
This is faithful citizenship in action. It's promoting God's vision for life, dignity and care for creation through civic life while recognizing the goodness in those who disagree with us. As Pope Francis said to Congress, "All political activity must serve and promote the good of the human person and be based on respect for his or her dignity" (Address, Sept. 24, 2015).
Yet, few would dispute that, with each election season, faithful citizenship becomes more of a challenge. Heightening antagonism and polarization can tempt you and me to abandon our Christian behavior with each other. As my Archbishop recently shared in the newspaper:
One of the songs we sing in our churches includes the refrain, `Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me.' A fundamental cause of all the negativity we face in our national conversation is the speed at which we confidently point fingers at others as the source of our problems. We need to look humbly to ourselves first… We must engage in dialogue with the person who has a view differing from our own. The Lord is active in all our lives, so respect demands that we at least try to understand where the other is coming from. (Archbishop Dennis Schnurr quoted in the Cincinnati Enquirer, May 15, 2016).
The content and tone of our political conversations must not be left up to political candidates and the media. We can make clear the type of rhetoric we expect from those honorably seeking public office, and we can exemplify respectful dialogue with each other. As a Church, we can help shape the public discourse.
To that end, the Archdiocese of Cincinnati has launched a new campaign, Civilize It: Dignity beyond the Debate. We invite everyone to join the movement and take the pledge at www.civilizeit.us.
As the webpage explains, "Civilize It is a non-partisan movement and a call for all of us to help change the tone, follow our faith, and quiet the quarrels in our day-to-day lives."
In the Archdiocese, we're handing out Civilize It campaign buttons, car magnets, t-shirts and yard signs. Parishioners have signed letters to our candidates, urging them to keep their campaigns respectful and to consider the full slate of Catholic social teaching in their platforms.
Wherever you are, take the pledge! Share it! Tell yourself, friends and family that you are part of a movement to infuse civility, clarity and compassion into our political engagements.
Instead of allowing another election year divide American Catholics further, let's first and foremost respond to the goodness of Christ in each other.
As Pope Francis exclaimed, "No to warring among ourselves!" As we faithfully live out our consciences in the public square, "[l]et us not allow ourselves to be robbed of the ideal of fraternal love" (Joy of the Gospel, nos. 98-101). Let's Civilize It!
Tony Stieritz is the Director of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati's Catholic Social Action Office
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Learn more about civil dialogue with these resources:
- Bulletin Insert on Civil Dialogue | Spanish
- 10 Tips on Dialogue from Pope Francis: A Challenge to Families…and Candidates?


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12 December 2016
The future of RTGS
The introduction of Real-time gross settlement (RTGS) systems has been a uniform process in most of the world's major economies over the last 30 years. RTGS ensures wholesale obligations between financial institutions, typically high in value and low in volume are settled in a way that eliminates risk between those institutions, whilst through more complex processing (such as scheduling and liquidity management) ensures that the flow of funds between these organisations is managed intra-day to optimise efficiency and avoid a national cash flow crisis. RTGS is essentially electronic book keeping of funds held on behalf of the Financial Institutions by the Central Bank.
Traditionally RTGS has been used to settle "bulk", retail payments in aggregate. Such systems used either a "settle before release" (SBR) or Deferred Net Settlement" (DNS) model where the aggregate sum of all transactions in a "batch" was settled together as single RTGS debits and credits either before (SBR) or after (DNS) the batch of payments were paid into individual beneficiary accounts.
Such systems operate on a periodic cycle of between several hours and several days. Both processes have shortcomings: SBR creates a delay in funding beneficiary accounts and inhibits multilateral netting (a process used to maximise efficient use of liquidity), whilst DNS payments create a "settlement risk" between participants until the corresponding bulk settlement has occurred. Various means of dealing with this risk are put in place such as guarantees, loss sharing agreements "unwinding" facilities etc. Few have ever been called into operation and it is not even clear that they would work.
As retail payments meet the 21st century, the requirement has been for speed, robustness, 24/7 availability and certainty. This has led to the rise of real-time payments. Typically smaller in value and higher in volume, such services meet the need for digital transfer of value instantly and irrevocably from bank customer to bank customer. Such payments cannot be conveniently batched and settled across RTGS in the old way as they have no concept of a "payments cycle".
Early adopters used a "quick-fix approach" to solve this problem: in the UK a "loss sharing model" was put into place which was tied into hard caps in the Risk management of the real-time retail Faster Payments (FP) system. This ensured that settlement would always occur on a DNS basis, by calling on assets of the surviving Banks. In Mexico, the SPEI system, with relatively low volumes, has adapted the RTGS system to accommodate retail payments during working hours. Neither of these settlement methods has proved ideal or promises to be scalable.
The UK has now moved to a much more flexible model of "pre-funding" by which sums deposited by banks into a central bank account are reflected in values within the FPS risk management system, providing banks with a retail balance. From that point on, the FP system records the change in ownership of these balances between participants – effectively acting as a delegated mini RTGS system (although operating much faster and with much higher volumes). Designated settlement points enable banks to re-set their positions, either extracting excess value or inputting to re-set working balances.
In Sweden this model has been developed even further, such that the BiR real-time retail system operated by Bankgirot has its risk management functionality more tightly integrated with that of the Swedish Riksbank's RIX RTGS system – to the degree that it is effectively legally recognised as part of that system. Recently both the Bank of England (BoE) and the ECB (ECB) have put into place reviews of their respective RTGS services. One key question is how far should they go in supporting real-time retail or instant payments. Whilst the BoE has recently said that whilst extending opening hours may be on the cards (to enable working balances to be adjusted more frequently), they have also indicated that settling each retail transaction separately is not for their RTGS system – effective connection to ancillary retail systems will enable these huge volumes to be managed effectively elsewhere, leaving the RTGS system to manage the more systemically significant funds flows between institutions. But the systems will be much more tightly connected, closer to the Swedish model. The ECB, however, is considering a range of future options (under the working title of TIPS – Target Instant Payment Service) which could see a new addition to its infrastructure, providing instant settlement of low value retail transactions directly to banks and other PSPs, as well as CSMs, 24 hours a day.
Such a model, if priced attractively would offer a viable alternative to existing Euro area CSMs, substituting central settlement for key elements of CSM functionality (the risk management element and network addressability). Some areas (e.g. messaging and network, the equivalent of a retail version of the UK's current CHAPS scheme) may continue to rely on the existing national clearing organisations. It would also be a potentially massive undertaking for the ECB, if, as VocaLink expects, many existing transactions migrate to a real-time model – perhaps as many as 44 billion across Europe by 2027.[1] Contrastingly in Canada, a recent review of payments services has suggested that a new system be built which treats replacement RTGS as an extension to a new real-time retail service.
The actions of Central Banks in reviewing their RTGS systems will shape the future retail payments landscape. Tighter integration between retail and wholesale systems will be a certain outcome. Whether this is achieved by greater centralisation by central banks, or by an approach which enables better interoperation with a synchronised commercial system will depend on decisions within each community, but the need to provide effective and irrevocable instant payments in high volumes will be top of the list of required outcomes.
[1] In view of the exponential increase this represents over existing euro RTGS volumes, together with different processing priorities, such a solution would more than likely require dedicated, separate infrastructure.


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EXCLUSIVE TO DATA SECURITY PODCAST: Former White House Security Chief Comments on Sudden Resignation of Homeland Security's National Cybersecurity Center Director
InfoSec World Conference, March 8th, Orlando Florida – In an exclusive in-person interview today with The Data Security Podcast, Howard Schmidt commented on the sudden resignation Friday of Rod Beckström as head of the National Cyber Security Center ("NCSC)". Howard Schmidt served as the Cyber Security Advisor to the White House, and he was the Chief Security Strategist for the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-Cert) Partners Program for The NCSC.
Rod Beckström wrote a strongly-worded resignation letter that has been made public. Mr. Beckström claims that the organization he was appointed to head, the NCSC, has been forced to subjugate its role as the nation's leading cyber security body to the National Security Agency. The National Security Agency is part of the defence department. Rod Beckström felt that cyber security should be led by the civilian Department of Homeland Security, in the name of democracy and civilian control.
Schmidt said that Beckström, an entrepreneur and author prior to heading NCSC, had a "different perspective, coming from the private sector."
"The NSA has done a great job on defense systems, and that [expertise] could be applied to other areas of cyber security," Schmidt said.
Howard Schmidt thinks that NSA does have a legitimate role to play in the leading nation's cyber security. While he does acknowledge Beckstrom's concern about the NSA's reputation of secrecy and eavesdropping on US Citizens, Schmidt thinks that controls can be put into place that "draws lines." Schmidt suggested that these lines need to be "constantly monitored."
He also said that the Obama administration promised transparency in government – that promise should extend to drawing those lines.
(Data Security Podcast says: To date, the Obama administration has been less than transparent in certain respects, and has reneged on promises to post all bills online for five days of public comment before the President signs them. Let's hope for more transparent practices when it comes to cybersecurity.)
Learn more about the resignation in these stories Noah Shachtman at Wired, and Jaikumar Vijayan at Computer World.
More about the face-to-face interview on Episode 43 of the Data Security Podcast.
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Mandarin Oriental is expanding its wholly-owned
hotel in Munich through the construction of a mixed use complex on
an adjacent site.
The group has entered into an agreement
with the project developer Wöhr + Bauer Projekt HTW GmbH & Co. KG
and its parent entity Wöhr + Bauer GmbH to construct new hotel
rooms and facilities as part of the mixed use complex estimated to
open in 2021.
The group's total investment in the
project, which will also include a refurbishment of the existing
hotel's 73 rooms, is estimated at €124 million (US$170 million),
in today's terms.
The site will be developed into a mixed use
complex of some 23,000 sq. m. comprising two buildings that will
jointly house new hotel rooms and facilities, 19 luxury branded Residences at Mandarin Oriental, retail units, commercial offices
and underground car parking.
One of the new buildings, housing the
hotel rooms and facilities as well as six of the 19 Residences at
Mandarin Oriental and approximately 800 sq. m. of retail, will be
connected to the existing hotel via an underground tunnel.
Mandarin Oriental will own 100% of the freehold interest in
the land and buildings of the new hotel annex, comprising 51
additional guestrooms (increasing the total number of guestrooms
of the expanded hotel to 124), a restaurant and bar, a spa,
fitness centre and swimming pool, hotel back of house facilities
and ten underground car parking spaces.
Mandarin Oriental will
manage the expanded hotel, as well as brand and manage the
W+B will retain and manage 100% of the freehold
interest in the remaining land and buildings, comprising 19
Residences at Mandarin Oriental (until sold), a third party
operated restaurant, commercial offices, retail outlets and
underground car parking.
The site, which is currently a
multi-storey car park, was acquired by W+B from the City of Munich
in 2013. As a condition of the purchase of the car park, W+B are
required to develop and construct a replacement car park at
another location in the city prior to commencing redevelopment of
the site. As a result, construction of the complex is estimated to begin in 2018, with completion expected for late 2020.
Mandarin Oriental will pay the developer, W+B, a turnkey
construction price to build the new hotel rooms and facilities, a
portion of which will be subject to indexation. Mandarin Oriental
will provide technical services to the developer. Mandarin
Oriental's financial commitment during the period 2014 to 2017 is
limited to development fees and land purchase price installments,
estimated at €17 million (US$23 million), with the final land
purchase price installment only due when construction on the site
commences. Refurbishment of the existing hotel rooms will be
undertaken during the construction period.
The expanded
and enhanced hotel operations are currently estimated to generate
incremental EBITDA in 2023 (expected third year post opening) of
US$17 million, in today's terms. Mandarin Oriental will fund the
estimated €17 million (US$23 million) of payments leading up to
the final land purchase price installment and commencement of
construction using existing cash reserves, with the remaining
investment to be funded through the use of an appropriate mix of external debt and cash reserves.
Edouard Ettedgui, Group
Chief Executive of Mandarin Oriental, said, "This project creates
a rare opportunity to expand one of Mandarin Oriental's best
performing assets, and further strengthen Mandarin Oriental,
Munich's market leading position in this strategically important
German city."
Wolfgang Roeck, Managing Partner of W+B,
added, "Our goal is to develop a vibrant destination, which
encompasses the best of Munich's tradition and innovation in the
form of a new high quality mixed use development, designed to
appeal to the city's residents and international visitors alike.
We are delighted to be partnering with Mandarin Oriental to create sought-after branded residences and to expand Munich's most
luxurious hotel."


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Hartford Wrongful Death Lawyers
Seeking Justice in the Wake of Tragedy
If someone close to you dies because of an act of negligence or an intentionally harmful act, you need an experienced wrongful death attorney in Hartford, CT to hold the responsible party accountable. Goff Law Group can help you explore all possible sources of compensation. Nothing can make up for the loss of a loved one but you may be able to secure a more financially stable future and perhaps prevent such a travesty from happening in the future.
Regardless of what type of case you bring to us, we offer open communication, but this is particularly true for those grieving the loss of a loved one. We know that, in these situations, we are all some clients have to support them during this process – and we take that responsibility seriously.
For compassionate representation, call Goff Law Group at (203) 408-1213.
Who Can File a Wrongful Death Claim?
In Connecticut, the executor or administrator of the deceased's estate must file this lawsuit. In the event that the decedent never appointed such an individual, or the one he/she appointed is unable to serve, the courts may appoint someone else to oversee the estate and file a wrongful death lawsuit. Whether your loved one was already pursuing a personal injury case or the claim is new, we will investigate all avenues of the law to ensure as fair a settlement as possible.
The same burden of proof the law places on victims exists for the plaintiffs in a personal injury case prior to death. Connecticut law defines a wrongful death claim as one that seeks recompense for damages stemming from death. In a case of negligence, as an example, the accused party must have owed the victim care and have failed in fulfilling that obligation. Additionally, the failure must have been the direct cause of the death. Because the injured person has passed away, someone else must now step in on behalf of the survivors and the estate. Wrongful death liability, according to Connecticut law, can only result in financial penalties owed by the defendant, which distinguishes it from criminal proceedings.
Wrongful Death in Connecticut & the Statue of Limitations
The statute of limitations for wrongful death claims in Connecticut requires the executor or administrator to file suit within two years of the date of death. No filing may happen after five years from that date. Some exceptions exist that allow the filing of the lawsuit after the two-year limit, but these are rare. Consult with a Hartford wrongful death attorney from Goff Law Group if you have questions about statues of limitations or filing dates in Connecticut. We can guide you through this process within the period the law stipulates.
Compensation in Wrongful Death Claims
Losing a loved one is both emotionally and financially taxing. If you lost a loved one due to someone else's mistake or loved one, you deserve compensation to cover the many tangible and intangible consequences you incur.
Connecticut law states that any damages owed because of an untimely death may be granted in compensation for:
- Outstanding medical or long-term care expenses
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- Ongoing pain and anguish from the death
Connecticut law allows courts to award double or triple damages in cases where a driver's deliberate actions in violation of traffic laws constitute the primary factor leading to the accident. If this is applicable to your case, our Connecticut wrongful death lawyers will help you file the claim with the specific plea the law requires, explaining that the driver's willful or grossly negligent actions led to the death of your loved one.
Choose Goff Law Group
You will face several critical steps when filing a wrongful death claim. Make sure you find the right legal team to help you take the necessary steps going forward. Goff Law Group has offices across Connecticut in Stamford, Shelton, New Haven, and Hartford, but we have helped people in every area of the state.
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About the authors
Benjamin Perkins is a Sr. Escalation Engineer at Microsoft. His experience includes designing, developing, deploying, administering, and managing enterprise-level IT solutions.
Jacob Vibe Hammer helps develop solutions for the health care industry as a Senior Software Engineer at Systematic in Denmark. He has co-authored a number of .NET books and works with numerous Microsoft technologies.
Jon D. Reid is a Product Solution Manager in Research and Development at IFS AB, specializing in Field Service Management using C# and .NET.
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BuskNY is looking for folks with a few minutes to spare for performer outreach. It's fun and low-commitment (0-3 hours per week, as you wish). Most of all, it's a chance to hear great music. The key duty is direct outreach — i.e. chatting — with the performers you cross in the subway. You can read more on Idealist. To get involved, simply RSVP on Facebook for our training event next Monday, December 15 at 6:45 at 224 W 29th St, 14th floor. There will be snacks, and participants will receive free "We Are Culture" t-shirts. In other news, we've prepared our Kickstarter rewards for shipping. Those of you who backed our campaign can expect them to arrive soon, and anyone who missed out can still buy one for $25 — just email me at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Author Archives: Milo Wissig
Busker Ball VIII
BuskNY was proud to speak at Busker Ball 8, a showcase for the city's most vibrant freelance performers, on Thursday. Under the direction of Theo Eastwind, the latest Busker Ball brought its focus to activism, criticizing the wrongful ejections, tickets, and arrests that have plagued the NYC subway performing community.
BuskNY spoke and displayed the banner we used for our rally at City Hall, and the audience also heard a recorded update on buskers' rights from Nick Broad of the Busking Project.
Performers included Lawrence Wilson, Eli Bridges and Ken Shoji, Theo Eastwind, Grace Kalambay, Cathie Russo, and Mr. Reed.
2014 Kickstarter: "We Are Culture" T-shirts
A couple of days ago we launched our Kickstarter campaign to make new t-shirts. They'll be free for performers like before, and you can also get one for $25 by backing our project!
BuskNY 2014: "We Are Culture"
We also have made a Facebook event for our art show SHOWTIME: Underground Arts, which so far features art by Chris Wright, David Everitt-Carlson, Ron Richter, Marina Ross, and Heidi Younger and will be opening October 3. We are hoping to get more artists involved before the Sept 19 deadline– if you have any art to submit or would like to perform at the opening, please send me an email at email@example.com.
"SHOWTIME: Underground Arts" OPEN CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
BuskNY is pleased to announce that we are open for submissions for our upcoming exhibition. Please submit your work or share this information with any artists you know whose work is relevant to our theme!
"SHOWTIME: Underground Arts"
BUSKNY ART SHOW at Armature Art Space
BuskNY and Armature Art Space invite you to submit work for "SHOWTIME," an exhibition of art made in and about the subway and public transit.
BuskNY is an arts advocacy organization that was created in 2013. Our mission is to generate broad awareness of the legality of artistic performance in the New York City subway, in order to end wrongful ejection, ticketing, and arrest of subway performers. While our primary focus is on musicians and performing artists, we also promote the creation, promotion, and sale of art by independent artists in the subway.
Through SHOWTIME, we will support visual artists whose work deals with or is made or sold in public transit and public space, with a particular focus on art made in the subway system itself. SHOWTIME will refocus the subway art dialogue on work made by independent artists, and publicly reemphasize that all New Yorkers can participate in the creative process.
Our partner, Armature Art Space, is a Bushwick gallery that showcases local artists using traditional media. Armature, which describes itself as "the support (or "armature") on which artists can express themselves and around which artists may build community," has graciously offered its gallery space free of charge.
The opening reception for SHOWTIME will feature refreshments and live performances by visual artists and prominent subway musicians.
Show dates: October 3-12
Opening: Friday, October 3 7-11 PM
Submission deadline: September 19
Work dropoff times: Minimum 3 days before opening
Work pickup times: Sunday, October 12 1-5 PM
Address: Armature Art Space, 316 Weirfield St, Brooklyn, NY
Submission information appears on the following page. We appreciate your interest, and will respond to all queries in a timely manner. Please feel free to forward this message to other artists, and to connect with us online at buskny.com or armatureartspace.org.
Milo Wissig
BuskNY Co-founder
Please send all submissions and inquiries to Milo Wissig, firstname.lastname@example.com, with SHOWTIME SUBMISSION in the subject line. Please include an image of the piece[s] you would like to submit with the file name formatted as: Name_Title_HeightxWidthxDepth_Medium_Year.jpg.
The images should be 72 DPI JPEGs about 1000 pixels wide. Please include the following information:
Retail price
If you choose to sell your work, you will receive 100% of the retail price. (Armature Art Space takes no commissions).You may submit up to six pieces for consideration; we will likely choose 1 to 3.
Open_Call_SHOWTIME (PDF)
7th Busker Ball
This Thursday we attended the 7th quarterly Busker Ball, an event organized by Theo Eastwind, in which some of the best buskers in New York performed at Williamsburg bar and music venue Spike Hill. Theo has been inviting us to speak about busker's rights, distribute flyers and sell t-shirts for the past few Busker Balls.
The lineup for this season's show:
Following the success of last year's Kickstarter campaign, we will be raising the money to make our new shirts free to all performers. We would like to include footage of a variety of buskers in our video, so if you would like to participate you can either send your own brief clips (webcam or phone video is fine) of yourself performing or speaking about busking and police harassment to firstname.lastname@example.com, or contact us so that we can film you ourselves later in the month when we're putting the video together.
The next Busker Ball is October 30th at 7:30 at Spike Hill!
2014 MUNY Auditions
Yesterday, Music Under New York held its 27th annual auditions in Grand Central Terminal's Vanderbilt Hall. About 20 acts out of the 60 contestants will be chosen by a panel of 35 judges to be added to the MUNY roster. The auditions lasted five minutes each over the course of about six hours, and winners will be announced within the next few weeks.
We asked MUNY manager Lydia Bradshaw to make sure the legality of freelance busking was mentioned during this year's auditions. Kalan and I attended the first few hours of the auditions to find out if our requests had been honored as well as to see some of the performances, and MUNY turned out to be quite supportive of our cause. We were unexpectedly invited into the press area where we found that MUNY had included a highlighted copy of MTA rule 1050.6 in the press packets for the event.
We stuck around to see the first 20 performers, and I managed to get close enough to get clear shots of most of them:
Based on some of the articles we've seen so far, not every member of the press has actually read everything in the packet, since some still conflate MUNY membership with a general busking license. BuskNY has been largely successful, however, when asking the authors of such articles to make corrections. If only informing the NYPD and general public that busking is legal were that easy!
But back to the auditions themselves: we'll be looking forward to finding out who wins, and hope to run into all sixty of the contestants performing in the subway soon.
6th Busker Ball
Last Thursday was the 6th Busker Ball at Spike Hill, and BuskNY was there to give another report on the state of buskers' rights in NYC.
Shiloh Levy gave a speech about the recent and planned further increases in enforcement of "quality of life crimes" (which results in increased enforcement of fictional laws as well.) Matthew asked me to check out Union Square a couple weeks ago and I went up and down every line; it was totally silent underground except for a single MUNY performer and a religious pamphlet table. Since then buskers have begun to return, but in smaller numbers, and I haven't seen a churro vendor anywhere since.
Meanwhile Kalan, whose recent arrest has prompted some pretty bizarre political commentary as well as the more straightforward news coverage, arranged his equipment and assorted beasts, and ended the presentation with puppetry and balloon music.
In other news, last night I managed to make it down to open mic night at Goodbye Blue Monday for the first time since the place was saved from shutting down. In addition to coming out to the Busker Ball next time, I encourage everybody to check out GMB on a Tuesday night or whenever you can, and make sure the place doesn't suddenly evaporate like Pearl Paint.


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General News of Wednesday, 15 March 2017
Source: Classfmonline.com
Graduate nurses numbering over 200 have staged a protest at the Ministry of Health to demand the lifting of the ban on the recruitment of graduate nurses.
The aggrieved nurses who were at the Ministry by 9am, were clad in red armbands and red gear as they demanded action on their recruitment.
According to Class FM's Mercy Obeng Akrofi who visited the scene, some of the nurses complained that they had been home for more than two years.
She reported that the police were deployed to the scene to dismiss the nurses for violating the Public Order Act given they did not inform the police prior to the protest.
But the angry nurses insisted that they were not there to destroy any property as they were purely pursuing a labour issue with the Health Ministry.
It will be recalled that the Government of Ghana suspended the recruitment of health professionals into the various health facilities in the country.
A letter written by the Minister of Health, Kweku Agyeman-Manu, and directed to all agencies under the Ministry said: "I (minister) refer to our earlier letter with reference number HRHD/DIR/01/17/07 dated 31st January, 2017. I wish to request that you suspend all recruitment activities for the 8,634 nurses and other health staff until further notice.
"The suspension is not a cancellation but to allow the Ministry of Health to finalise all issues related to financial clearance. Kindly take steps to inform all your officers accordingly. You will be duly informed as soon as the final clearance is granted."
The ministry is yet to review the directive.
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Hit a very local impoundment here in N Westchester for a few hours. Ended up with some nice big gillies and a brace of perch. Also a dozen or so bass(released of course). This was a shallow body of water so I went to a more natural presentation - 1/32 jig in "MayflY" tipped with SPIKES of course (just got shipemnet of 500 from the Smith Creek Fish Farm- $15). Great fun on 4lb flouro.Going to try and cash in on the evening bite tomorrow. Nice to fish on a day you can feel your fingers.
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