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David Robert Weible is an assistant editor at Preservation magazine. He came to D.C. from Cleveland, Ohio, where he wrote for Sailing World and Outside magazines.
A long summer weekend finds me escaping the stifling D.C. heat back in my hometown of Cleveland and in the thick of some innovative preservation work at Crop Bistro & Bar, the dual-purpose restaurant and research and development kitchen of chef and restaurateur, Steve Schimoler, in the heart of the historic Ohio City neighborhood.
The kitchen specializes in modern American cuisine with a focus on local and seasonal ingredients and tonight, my quail stuffed with pecan cornbread, drizzled with a fresh plum sauce, and served on a bed of baby kale salad is exceptional. But perhaps the most impressive element of the meal is the setting.
To create both a viable restaurant and a legitimate research and development kitchen, Schimoler needed a big space. What he found was the United Bank Building. The classical 1925 structure designed by architects Frank Walker and Harry Weeks features six massive arched windows along the building's facade, a coffered ceiling, 12 bronze light fixtures ornamented in gold, and 17,000 square feet of floor space, including a 5,000-square-foot vault that now serves as a private dining room.
The space was originally pitched to Schimoler as a manufacturing facility for special items designed in his test kitchens.
"So I came over and did the tour and I'm like, 'No way,'" says Schimoler. "There's no way you can turn this into a manufacturing facility. And I immediately was smitten with the space. I'm a total sucker for historic buildings and I knew at that moment when I walked through here, I said 'I'm going to do a restaurant here.'"
Schimoler did much of the adaptive reuse planning and restoration work himself, including the design of the restaurant layout and the building of the bar, which entailed cutting and hand-polishing original white Carerra Marble that was discovered in the basement. He also restored the 1925 mural of a marketplace, which revealed billowing storm clouds in the background – perhaps a prescient nod, Schimoler suggests, to the October 1929 stock market crash that shuttered the building four years after its completion.
"It was almost like it was [originally] designed to be a restaurant," Schimoler says of the building. "I have restaurateurs and chefs come in here from all over the country and they're like, 'we couldn't have designed it as a better restaurant.' It's kind of scary."
But the United Bank Building isn't Schimoler's first foray into historic preservation. He previously adapted a 200-year-old grist mill in Waterbury, Vermont that lacked running water and electricity into a similar restaurant venture, renaming it The Mist Grill (since closed).
Schimoler says his love for historic buildings is the result of his upbringing in an 18th century home on Long Island and a mother who was active in their local preservation society.
"One of the things that I'm really most proud of is that we have thousands and thousands of people that are coming through the doors of Crop who are getting a chance to see this piece of history," he says.
This post originally appeared on the National Trust for Historic Preservation blog, an Atlantic partner site.
An Apartment List report reveals the cities apartment-hunters are targeting for their next move—and shows that tales of a California exodus may be overstated.
As the city's real estate market heats up, neighborhood groups say that cash investors use building code violations to encourage homeowners to sell.
The automaker-turned-mobility-company announced last week it wants to build a living, breathing urban laboratory from the ground up in Japan.
The practice of redlining in the 1930s helps explain why poorer U.S. neighborhoods experience more extreme heat.
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OUR Executive Offices Library, located
at 30 Broad Street, New York, contains
about 2,500 books and 5,000 pamphlets.
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Ayer, Leslie J . Cases on Business Law.
(Seattle, University of Washington Book
Store, 1925. 463 p.)
Bailey, Warren G. and Knowles, D. E .
Accounting Procedure for Public Utilities.
(Chicago, A. W. Shaw Company, 1926.
471 p.)
Bolton, Reginald Pelham. From Sheep
Pasture to Skyscraper. (New York, Equitable
Trust Company, c1926. 38 p.)
Britton, William Everett and Bauer,
R. S. Cases on Business Law. (St. Paul,
West Publishing Company, 1922. 1563 p.)
Bruère, Henry and Lazarus, Arthur.
Applied Budgeting. (Chicago, A. W. Shaw
Company, 1926. 248 p.)
Conant, Luther. A Critical Analysis of
Industrial Pension Systems. (New York,
The Macmillan Company, 1922. 262 p.)
Cook, William W. The Principles of
Corporation Law. (Ann Arbor, The Lawyers
Club, 1925. 815 p.)
Crow, William H. Corporation Secretary's
Guide. (New York, Prentice-Hall,
1926. 764 p.)
Dewing, Arthur Stone. The Financial
Policy of Corporations. Revised Edition.
(New York, The Ronald Press Company,
c1926. 1281 p.)
Dice, Charles Amos. The Stock Market.
(Chicago, A. W. Shaw Company,
1926. 667 p.)
Drummond, Isabel. Corporate Resolutions.
(New York, The Ronald Press
Company, c1926. 321 p.)
Estrich, Willis A. The Law of Instalment
Sales of Goods. (Rochester, The
Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company,
1926. 1605 p.)
Farrell, Hugh. What Price Progress?
(New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1926.
323 p.)
Fisher, Irving. Mathematical Investigations
in the Theory of Value and Prices.
(New Haven, Yale University Press, 1926.
126 p.)
Frederick, J . George. Modern Industrial
Consolidations. (New York, Frank-Maurice,
Inc., 1926. 397 p.)
Garnsey, Gilbert. Holding Companies
and their Published Accounts. (London,
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Miley Cyrus, the Jonas Brothers and "Twilight" came up huge at the Teen Choice Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday.
Cryus took home six surfboard-shaped trophies for her performances in TV hit "Hannah Montana" and movie by the same name, The Associated Press reported. The teen sensation gave a special shout-out to Britney Spears when presenting the pop star with an ultimate choice award. "I'm a huge fan of hers," Cyrus gushed.
The Jonas Brothers hosted "Teen Choice," performed the hit "Much Better" live, and won five awards of their own.
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Nevada Ballet Theatre is set to begin its 2012-2013 season in bedazzling style: joined by Pacific Northwest Ballet and Ballet West, the company will perform George Balanchine's "Jewels" at the Smith Center on October 13 and 14.
Comprising three movements, one each for emeralds, rubies and diamonds (and named accordingly), Balanchine's work is a truly classical neo-classical piece if there ever was one. Ballet West will be taking on "Emeralds," the first movement, with NBT undertaking "Rubies" and PNB tackling "Diamonds."
And, to crown a show featuring three vibrant companies with a history of collaborating with one another, the performance will be set to live music. The performance will – appropriately – be set in the lovely jewel box that is Reynolds Hall.
If you're interested in seeing the show, call the Smith Center Box Office at 702-749-2000 or click here. Season subscribers can purchase tickets now; single tickets can be purchased beginning Aug. 16. "Jewels" will be performed Saturday, October 13 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, October 14 at 1 p.m. at Reynolds Hall at the Smith Center, 361 Symphony Park Ave. Tickets ring in at $35-$128, plus fees.


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I've got bookend posts from March 1 and March 31. Not much to show in between.
Unless...you count Facebook.
I've found friends from Grant Elementary.
Fellow Marinette High School alumni are active on Facebook, and there are some friends who are closer now than they were back in the day.
I've connected with many former co-workers, at least one from everywhere I've worked since I left college. That's 8 places from which I have a W-2.
My circle includes cousins from all corners of my family, even those with whom I have only a paperwork right to say we're related.
I'm back in touch with many in my extended family -- in-laws, outlaws and step-siblings -- and even my former step-daughter.
My mom no longer feels so far away because her next door neighbor is my Facebook friend.
The wonderful young women who cared for my children from infancy are all my friends on Facebook. One has a family of her own and the others are well on their way.
I collect friends. The random connections I've nurtured over the 20+ years of my adulthood have joined the fun on Facebook. I count them among my treasures.
Mr. O has introduced me to the funniest, craziest, most affectionate group of people from his days living and growing up in Bahrain. They are now my friends, too.
I have neighbors who are my Facebook friends. I wave at them around town and then comment on their Facebook status.
Although I work with them every weekday, I know more about my current co-workers via Facebook than we could ever discuss during the busy-ness of 9 to 5.
There are second generation Facebook friends, the children of people I've known from times earlier than marriage and their offspring.
I've also got some people I haven't had the pleasure of meeting but who read the magazine I edit. They are my Paper Crafting Peeps, and I read every one of their status comments every day.
Some people I've met as friends of friends are there, too. We've shared more via Facebook than we could possibly understand about each other at a chance social event with whirlwind and interrupted conversation.
I'm not sure how I'd be able to happily wrap myself in this connectivity without Facebook. We share trials and triumphs, laughter and tears, sarcasm and wit, photos and lists.
It has a heartbeat, this electronic obsession. A lifeline.
It's the lion in my life.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
In like a lamb, out like a lion
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4 comments:
- susan opel said...
And I'd like to think that I had a hand in bringing the joy of FB to your life. You're welcome! ;)
- Cath said...
Great synopsis of the power of the FB. I'm a believer!
- Megan said...
Not to mention the fact that you're better than most about instantly sharing photos with the FB world. :)
- BusyDad said...
I'm very very afraid to rejoin facebook (I was on it before everyone below the age of 97 was mandated to join it). But now my existence is slowly flickering due to this decision. If I'm not on facebook, for all practical purposes, I don't exist.
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Not that anyone comes to Vegas for the room view, but mine is particularly horrendous. This is who I woke up to. Have a great weekend! Full Story
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Well there's an hour of my life I'll never get back.
Watched Dancing with the Stars last night to lust over Mel B's dance partner (underwhelming) and get freaked out by Marie Osmond (absolutely frightening). Take a look yourself at the photo attached. She was inelegant, she was classless, she was disrespectful, even People Magazine today wrote that Marie "does not know how to graciously accept criticism, no matter how completely on the money it was" and still the MiniVan Majority will likely keep her around tonight. Because as she put it herself: I really didn't do it for (the judges). I did it for all the people who have been voting for us, and I have a massive doll base (???) and that's who I did it for. I could've come out and done something slinky and sexy, but it's a family show. I know my audience, so it was really a thank you to them. I think it shows how far I've come over the 10 weeks. I'm almost 50 years old! Give me a break! There's no way I could've done that 10 weeks ago!
And in the face of Mel B showing off her taut abs just a few short months after giving birth, you know the MiniVan Majority ate up Marie's obsequious appeals.
Was it like this all season long???
Please please please let the Writer's Strike be resolved soon.
Tuesday, live blogging all day, refresh refresh refresh!
Yours in gossip,
PS. To Darcel – Happy 23rd Birthday!
PPS. Ashley Olsen is not All Ages & Jonesing. And Jennifer Garner is not Cheap & Crafty.
MiniVan Fraud!
Another MiniVan Fraud: The GMD Marriage, Jennifer Aniston's squeaky clean demeanour and secret happy habits, and now Marie Osmond who has botched her way onto the dance floor and will likely ride her satanic dolls all the way to the crown allegedly faked her fainting spell a few weeks ago? I don't watch but there was something about her passing out during her routine. Full Story
Mel B vs The MiniVan Majority
Yes, they all drive SUVs now but you know what I mean. The same stronghold that keeps Jennifer Aniston's career and her highlights alive, the same stronghold that turns a blind eye to Travolta's gay gay, the same stronghold that believes every publicist-fed word in the pages of People Magazine… they have now raised Marie Osmond on their formidable shoulders and will likely carry her to victory on Dancing With the Stars. Full Story


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FreeCandy44 wrote:Love this thread....
dodint wrote:Is a PHI-BOS round one series a possibility? That'd be delightful. By the way I'm reading it PHI needs to backslide into whichever wildcard slot goes up against BOS.
Amusing that if it started today it would be PHI-NYR despite them being 6/7 in the East. WEIRD.
DesertPenguin wrote:Team I do want to see: Columbus
I know Columbus is playing well as of late, but we have had their goat for a long time and would pack the house for games at their building. Just the idea of building a Pens - Jackets rivalry makes me excited.
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The FLTCH-series battle droid of mercenary combat droids were produced prior to the Clone Wars by the Colicoid Creation Nest for the Trade Federation.
They were often used as assassins and were equipped with built-in blaster, explosive projectiles, and blades and spikes for close combat. The droids were 2.3 meters tall. They were designed for security and military duties, and were known to be determined and effective fighters. One drawback of the design was the hands, which required the droid to use specially designed weapons. It was also limited due to its large size, which could hinder its ability to move or use small objects.[1]
One droid, FLTCH R-1 was dispatched by Representative Bron and Ephant Mon to assassinate Cerean Jedi Knight Ki-Adi-Mundi. Ki-Adi-Mundi defeated the droid and had it reprogrammed to work for him in hunting down Mon.
Other FLTCH series droids joined with Force-sensitive Shard, such as Firkrann, to form Iron Knights.
- Star Wars 3: Prelude to Rebellion, Part 3 (First appearance)
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- Star Wars 5: Prelude to Rebellion, Part 5
- Star Wars 6: Prelude to Rebellion, Part 6
- Star Wars 8: Outlander, Part 2
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 115 (Merc Droid)
- "Unknown Soldier: The Story of General Grievous"—Star Wars Insider 86
- Droids, Technology and the Force: A Clash of Phenomena on Hyperspace (content removed from StarWars.com and unavailable)
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Somehow North Korea has been unfairly stereotyped as a nation that's behind the times — unwilling to adopt new technologies that could improve the country. But as this image clearly illustrates, that's simply not the case.
This student, presumably studying farming at the Samjiyon Schoolchildren's Palace in Samjiyon, North Korea, hones his plowing prowess on one of the school's fine tractor simulators. You think you're going to find a glorious 15-inch CRT monitor and a full QWERTY keyboard on an Aussie tractor? Well think again. [MSNBC via Buzzfeed]
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'Ethnic profiling' is not a new practice in the Member States of the European Union, but it appears to have become more prominent in reaction to the terrorist bombings in the United States of America (USA, 2001), Madrid (2004) and London (2005), as well as increased concerns over illegal immigration. The guide gives insight on how to understand and prevent the discriminatory practice of ethnic profiling.
The FRA interviewed 23,500 people with an ethnic minority and immigrant background about their experiences of police stops, and in ten Member States the majority population was also interviewed to be able to compare findings. Read more on the EU-MIDIS mini-site.
FRA Director Morten Kjaerum: "Evidence shows that in a number of EU Member States a person belonging to a minority is more likely to be stopped by the police than a person belonging to the majority population. This finding highlights the problem of potentially discriminatory ethnic profiling practices, which can be in conflict with laws relating to discrimination." Read more in the press release.
The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) is publishing on 11 October, at a Symposium of the European Police College (CEPOL), results from the first EU-wide survey on police stops and minorities.


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Day's Worst: Eric Holder personally OK'd subpoena of reporter's phone records
The excuses and explanations from Attorney General Eric Holder just keep getting worse.
Now come reports that Holder personally signed off on a subpoena to obtain the telephone records of Fox News reporter James Rosen. The latest admission comes after Department of Justice officials last week described how Holder had approved a decision to get a search warrant for Rosen's emails, leaving out the fact that Holder had also OK'd going after the phone records.
All the spying on Rosen was done to investigate a leak of intelligence information on North Korea, with Rosen reporting in 2009 that the U.S. believed North Korea would test more nukes after the United Nations imposed sanctions.
Stephen Kim, the former State Department employee who officials believe was Rosen's source, faces trial on espionage charges, and while Rosen has not been charged, investigators have described Rosen as a "co-conspirator" for essentially doing his job.


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Jake61342 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 64 designs submitted by 19 freelance designers.
Pints and Paints
Is it time for a paint break yet?! We love escaping from daily life by creating our own personal masterpiece. Pints and Paints is a place to be, not just a place to go where an artistic guide is at the front of the room while 20-30 people follow their lead in recreating a painting of their own and hang out with old and new friends or family.
Similar concepts include SipsandStrokes.com / CreativelyYoursinc.com / BottlesnBrushes.com.
However, their brands are extremely colorful and light. We are differentiating through a more tavern / pub / artistic feel.
Think craft beer market and local interest groups interested in new experiences.
Markets include:
- University of Georgia students (fraternity/sorority)
- Young Professionals & office groups
- Happy Hour friends
- Family units (young and advanced) in Athens, GA
- Date night crew
- Typically a feminine emphasis but with the tavern feel would like to be more accessible to males as well.
The common thread would be someone looking for a new experience beyond going out to the bars or looking to have a great time doing something a little different.
- Metallic / Brushed metal Tavern Sign concept --- vertical or horizontal (example attached)
- Mason Jar Pint Glass (right side up or upside down?) containing the words Pints and Paints
- Imagery idea would be to include the Hops Paint Brush... a paint brush in one of the i's or underneath the logo with Beer Hops in the form of a paintbrush.
- Pints and Paints *not* Pints & Paints.
- Realistic look & feel for the pub/tavern not cartoonesque imagery.
- We would like to have colors that play nicely with the brick you see in the video below... the colors selected in the logo will dictate the painting of the studio, etc. Natural colors are the direction we're leaning with the brushed metal.
- Open to new ideas if you have something that is much cooler than this!
LINK TO VIDEO EXAMPLE: http://vimeo.com/18181641 --- this is before the studio is designed.
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Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Guarding the guardians
The three lead papers are dedicated to the Nobel Prize lectures and give a good overview of mechanism design. I found the one by Leonid Hurwicz, entitled But who will guard the guardians? particularly interesting giving the recent failures of the safeguards in the US government. It turned out that the US Constitution could not prevent abuse of power when the executive and the legislative (and some argue also the judiciary) are dominated by the same party. Hurwicz's point is that whenever somebody may misbehave, you need a guard, and also somebody guarding the guard, etc.
Luckily, in the political arena, there is an ultimate guard: the people. But one needs to put an institution in place that actually lets people guard their government. This is currently not the case in the United States, as it is very difficult to recall a president or congressman. Tell this to Connecticut who seems to regret very much electing Lieberman, for example, but is stuck with him for another four years.
And a recall is not necessary in fact, as long as the people have a way to overturn a decision the government has taken. In this respect, I am a big fan of direct democracy, where people can take the initiative and put measures on the ballot. This is currently the case in several US states, most prominently in California. The champion in direct democracy is Switzerland, where every decision taken by the government is fair game with a relatively low hurdle in terms of support before it goes to a ballot. This means that the government needs to be awfully careful in its decisions. In fact, the Swiss constitution specifies that some laws face mandatory referendums.
Now imagine direct democracy applied at the federal level in the United States. People would be much more involved in politics, as they now have the power to overrule the politicians. Politicians become much more careful in they policy making. Long standing issues, like gun control, abortion, gay marriage, immigrant rights, public health care, size of the military, and the role of government in general could be settled once for all. Everybody could then finally move on and leave these poisonous issues behind.
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- T-Bone said...
I can't imagine direct democracy (referendums) being a solution for making better policy decisions. I think the bigger problem is information (or misinformation). Politicians seem easily swayed by public opinion. But public opinion is often based on faulty information or logic. Or policy details that they might object to will just go under the radar.
Look at the suggestion for opening up the last protected offshore areas to oil drilling. People think it would actually significantly contribute to oil independence and lower gas prices, but how many would be surprised to hear that their savings would be more like 3 or 4 cents? Heck, this whole presidential campaign season has been a battle of truth versus misinformation.
So the more important question for me is how do you get reliable information to people and expose lies for what they are? Politicians can be comically disingenuous because it actually works. Improve the quality of the information that people get, and you'll naturally improve the candidates.
- September 23, 2008 at 8:25 AM
- Independent Accountant said...
I have been asking this question for over 30 years.
- September 23, 2008 at 5:13 PM
- Economic Logician said...
t-bone: I agree that currently politicians can mislead people, offshore drilling is a good example. But this is because Americans are not used to decide this kind of issues. Referendums gives them this habit of thinking about issues that makes them more immune from political cheap talk, because they feel more in charge and thus inform themselves better.
I have no hard data to corroborate this, but this is my experience of observing the political debate in several states and countries.
- September 23, 2008 at 6:01 PM
- Economic Logician said...
I forgot something. Direct democracy would settle once for all these long standing issues like abortion and gun control that poison the political debate in the US. In this regard, people are already well informed and know how they would vote. Let them vote!
- September 23, 2008 at 6:03 PM
- T-Bone said...
Yeah, I think when people don't really know the more complicated issues like economic policy, they just vote for the "easy" stuff of social issues. It would be nice to get these wedge issues out of the way.
On misinformation, I just read this shocking article linked to over at Freakonomics:
Now, I can understand somewhat how hearing some misinformation can sway people's opinions to negative on something. And then upon hearing that it wasn't true, some people might still keep a negative opinion. Perhaps they have doubts that the correction was true. For example, if someone is accused of a crime and then exonerated, people still have doubts.
But for people to believe something more after hearing a refutation, that makes no sense. I mean, I could understand if the source of the information was the National Review or Daily Kos, you might expect that the fact that they claim something makes it more likely that the opposite of that claim is true. But it seems insane to hear a friendly source claim something and it leads you to believe the opposite.
Maybe rather than just trying to promote truth and information, we instead need to promote self-awareness about these cognitive problems... I dunno.
- September 24, 2008 at 8:33 AM
I found this discussion a bit one sided so let me attempt to balance it:
I am against direct democracy and believe that it would lead to worse policy outcomes (yes, it is possible to have worse policy than we currently have).
I believe the constitution was (rightly) designed to protect minority opinion, to protect against a tyranny of the majority. Indeed the electoral college system was designed as such a compromise and it is, I believe, a pity that our citizens seem to forget that we do not directly elect the president.
I find it ridiculous to believe that "issues, like gun control, abortion, gay marriage, immigrant rights, public health care, size of the military, and the role of government in general could be settled once for all." Citizens have fundamental disagreements on these issues that go beyond the quantity of available quality information. Sure we could pass national referenda to settle such issues at any given time, but this in no way settles the issues ``once and for all.'' It simply settles them until someone decides to bring up another referendum overturning the previous one. Since there is no ``correct'' belief on these issues, citizen's opinions are bound to change over time rather than converge to some ``correct belief''.
Also, note that Switzerland is far more homogeneous and much smaller than the U.S., making the comparison moot.
What we need, instead of direct federal democracy, is less federal government period, and more state and local government. We need to remember that we are republic comprised of sovereign states that created the federal government.
- September 26, 2008 at 9:27 PM


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I hate to be so glum on this summery week, but I am feeling quite worn down by the haters of the world, creeping out from under their rocks in a bid to make other people miserable or to dilute their sunshine.
This week was an all time low for the human race - when a desperate young lady threatened to throw herself off a building for the second time in 24 hours - onlookers urged her to jump. Worse - in front of her mother.
But there is no doubt it is social media which brings out the very worst in people, with intolerant, nasty, unnecessary opinions being regularly aired - the type of comments which would never have made the light of day pre internet - and would certainly never be expressed face-to-face.
The frightening thing is people often do not mean these nasty things, instead making smart comments at someone's else's expense in a bid for approbation or approval, a sort of online act of desperation to gain popularity or attention.
Those already with a high public profile are generally the biggest victims of this online abuse - their public profiles seemingly offering immunity for hatred, as if they are not human too.
This week Team GB's Olympic silver-medal gymnast Louis Smith was hammered for not looking 100 per cent joyful at relinquishing an Olympic gold he has worked for relentlessly for the past four years to his teammate.
As he battled with tears, overwhelmed by mixed emotions, he was vilified for not looking happier for his teammate who he had just congratulated.
Meanwhile, over on Instagram, flawed teen sensation Justin Beiber quit the social media platform - abandoning a staggering 78 million followers -because the foul abuse directed toward his young girlfriend became intolerable.
It is safe to say, as journalists, we know which online stories will attract the worst of society .
Opinions are welcomed, but malice and intolerance are not - we are often forced to close to comments when bigotry rears its head.
At the end of the day a kind word costs nothing at all.
And the sun is shining.


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Fans of seiyuu Kamiya Hiroshi (神谷浩史) like myself are abuzz by the disclosure of a photo of him carrying a little boy on a Japanese tabloid last month. This photo and its implication that Kamiya fathered a child immediately trended on Twitter Japan, and in fact it was via Twitter that I learned about this incident.
Japanese fans are known for their 180-degree turn-arounds when it comes to their idols, and this includes the seiyuu industry as well. They support their idols like they're the best beings ever created in the universe, but when the idols become tarnished by scandals, the fans suddenly become their greatest enemies and destroyers of what's left of their careers and reputations.
No-Dating Policy & Sexism in Japanese Showbiz
Many of us are aware of the notorious no-dating policy of the idol industry. I personally think that this policy is ridiculous and stupid. Remember the shocking apology video of AKB48's Minegishi Minami (峯岸 みなみ) where she shaved her head and repeatedly apologized while sobbing for spending the night with her boyfriend? And let's not forget Becky's ultra-fast fall from grace when it was revealed this January that she had an affair with a band vocalist who turned out to be married—what a douchebag, that guy.
The scale of what these women had to go through in Japan is unthinkable here in North America and even in my mother country the Philippines. Heck, just look at Kim Kardashian. She had an effing sex tape for all the world to watch and where did that land her? She and her entire family successfully built a reality TV show mega-empire. Enough with the Kardashians (whispers: I actually like them. Khloe's the best!). I just want to show the difference in the treatment of Japanese female entertainers in showbiz compared to their overseas counterparts.
Taking this sexist stance of Japanese show business into consideration, Kamiya Hiroshi's situation should prove more optimistic than, say, if a female seiyuu is caught in the same exact position he's currently in. As a male idol seiyuu, his reputation and career shouldn't take that big a hit compared to his female counterparts. I know that this is ridiculously unfair, and as a female this makes me furious. However, I'm also a Kamiya Hiroshi fan and although it's against my principles, I'm counting on this Japanese showbiz sexism to help Kamiya weather through this storm in his career.
Kamiya Hiroshi fathering a child is NOT a "SCANDAL"
Let's leave this sexism talk for a bit and move on to the details of Kamiya's "scandal". If you search the web, many call this incident "scandal". I did too at first, but I realized that it's grossly unfair to the child involved to be forcefully made into a major player in such an ugly term "scandal". The word implies something or someone unwanted or forbidden. I don't think that Kamiya fathering a son is a "scandal" at all. It's not like a sex tape of him and his wife was released to the public à la Kim K. On the contrary, I think that the tabloid photo of him carrying his son is ADORABLE with a capital A. Let's look at the photo again.
What I see here is a father lovingly carrying his son and the son clinging to his daddy because daddy makes him feel loved and safe. If that isn't adorable to you, I don't know what is.
To be honest, I wasn't too surprised that he had a wife and son. There were already rumours circulating for years that he secretly married Nakamura Hikaru (中村 光), mangaka of Arakawa Under the Bridge. The clues are present and many fans have come to this conclusion even before the above photo surfaced. It was just a matter of whether Kamiya admits it with his own words.
Known for Keeping his Privacy
From the very start, we already know how private Kamiya is about his personal life. Whenever his combi partner Ono Daisuke (小野大輔) reveals juicy tidbits about the entire Ono family on their radio show Dear Girl ~Stories~, Kamiya usually just offers comments and dodges OnoD's attempts to make him talk about his private life. . .well, except about his cat Nyanko-sensei. When it comes to his cat, he just can't help but gush about how cute his pet is. He doesn't blog or use social media accounts to update his fans about what he's doing every single day unlike his fellow seiyuu.
Considering the importance he places on his privacy, it shouldn't come as a complete surprise that he didn't announce his marriage or the birth of his child. I know that many of his fans took this as a slight to their trust. However, I firmly believe that Kamiya has every right on this universe to enjoy life as a married man and a father. He's in his 40's, for goodness' sake! Leave the man alone and let him bask in happiness with his own family.
He Shouldn't Have Had to Apologize
As damage control, he apologized during an episode of DGS. Read this post for an excerpt of his apology translated in English. Uchi-P and everyone at DGS are so awesome for letting him tackle this issue on-air, but I still think it was ridiculous that he had to apologize for having a family. Like I said, he's an adult man in his 40's. I feel so sorry for him for being forced to apologize, but at the same time my respect and admiration for him grew tenfold for toughing it up and laying down a big portion of his personal life for everyone to see when he's such a private person. I'm just so incensed that he was forced to apologize. Those haters better not send hate mails or death threats to his son or else. . . .
Fortunately, he has many loyal fans (myself included and of course including Becky aka pastelshion, my blogging partner). However, there are those ridiculous ones who are selling all of their Kamiya Hiroshi goods on the internet because they can't handle that Kamiya is secretly married with a child.
Honestly, these people shouldn't have called themselves "fans" in the first place. And good riddance to them. Other more loyal HiroC fans would be more than happy to snatch those goodies away from their undeserving selves. So ridiculous, don't you think?
Kamiya Hiroshi Remains an Excellent Seiyuu
Like what I said earlier in this post, I'm optimistic that Kamiya would weather through this bump in his career. After all, he's already one of the most popular and renowned seiyuu in the industry. If AKB48's Minegishi Minami managed to claw her way back (you have to watch her RIZAP CM!) and Becky still seems to have the courage and determination to work in Japanese showbiz, I'm pretty sure that a male idol seiyuu like Kamiya Hiroshi has more than a big chance to retain his status as a bankable seiyuu.
Now this is the part where my insensitivity surfaces, but I think that if Kamiya and his management move smartly, they can use this recent issue to gain more publicity (and sales) for his upcoming mini-album Theather which will be officially released this coming August 24th. Just saying.
No matter how this turns out, for me Kamiya Hiroshi will always remain one of the greatest seiyuu ever. ONE PIECE, Shingeki no Kyojin (Attack on Titan), Noragami, Osomatsu-san and all of the anime he voiced in will not be the same without him. All of his haters because he admitted he has a family can all go to you-know-where for all I care.
I don't care if he has a family. . .heck, I don't care if he's a ten-time divorcee with a dozen children or even if he's gay. I respect his professionalism and craft as a seiyuu and that won't change because of his personal circumstances. I just wish that more of his so-called "fans" are mature enough to realize that he's a man with his own personal life and not just a figure and a voice that they think they own for themselves.
Kamiya Hiroshi, I sincerely wish more power to you and an even more stellar career as a seiyuu. Show those narrow-minded idiots what you're made of. 頑張ってください、神谷浩史さん!
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Arvest Bank is proud to share the news that Michelle Fittro has been named the Northwest Arkansas Business Women's Conference Young Woman of the Year.
Fittro currently serves as media strategist for the bank group, meaning she leads strategic planning, purchasing and tracking of media buys for the entire bank group, among other responsibilities. Fittro is the first person to hold the job of media strategist at Arvest, and counts it as one of her proudest accomplishments.
That's saying a lot considering the praise she received from the 2017 NWA Business Women's Conference Awards Committee.
"Michelle Fittro is a trailblazing financial professional whose philanthropic spirit and community involvement has made Northwest Arkansas a better place to live and work," the committee wrote. "We hope that her spirit of leadership and genuine heart for service will inspire others to give back to our community."
Many of us at Arvest already knew and appreciated these traits, of course. They have been evident since Fittro joined Arvest in 2007 as the Bentonville marketing manager.
Since then, Fittro has amassed an impressive list of achievements here at Arvest, including establishing the marketing department for the Greater Kansas City market and being responsible for developing and implementing the customer communication and experience plan for three bank conversions. A few of Fittro's other Arvest-related highlights include:
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Out of the following moms in America, native-born white moms, immigrant Chinese moms, and Mexican immigrant moms, guess who is the most nurturing? Mexican moms are! A study compared the parenting styles of all three groups and it looks like the Mexican immigrant moms came out on top.
It turns out that Mexican moms provided a "more warm and supportive home setting," argue less with their spouses, and show stronger mental health than white, native-born Americans and Chinese-Americans. So does that make them better moms?
I guess it depends on what you think matters most in mothering. Unfortunately, Mexican moms read to their kids less. Uh oh, no tiger moms here, apparently. But despite that, I think helping your child feel loved and secure is the most important thing a parent can do.
Well, I would. I'm the daughter of a Mexican mom. Actually, she's half Mexican, half Puerto Rican, and she was born in the US (her mother was born in Mexico). But I do think we were raised in a very warm and supportive home setting. Except when we were getting spanked! My mom played both sides in our family. She was strict and could lose her temper. But she was also loving, encouraging, always into what we were doing. We really got the sense that we mattered to her.
Ideally we all borrow from each other -- and I guess that's what immigrant families do after a generation or two. Hopefully we're keeping what makes Mexican children (and families) strong and adding what can also make them smart and well-prepared for competitive American life.
Are you surprised that Mexican immigrant moms are more nurturing than white American moms?
Image via Adriana Velez


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Pidyon ha'ben, like brit milah, is primarily the responsibility of the father. A brit milah must be performed on the eighth day of the child's birth, unless it would endanger the life of the child. Pidyon ha'ben must be performed on the 31st day of the child's birth. Neither ceremony may be delayed beyond its prescribed time unless there is some halachic justification to do so.
In the case of milah, such a delay is a very serious matter since the punishment for unjustifiably delaying circumcision, by even one day, is karet, premature death at the hand of God. So important is the duty to circumcise on the eighth day that if the eighth day happens to be Shabbat, the milah is performed even though the surgery involves a melachah de'oreitah, biblically prohibited work on Shabbat.
Accordingly, in the event of a conflict between the duty to circumcise on the eighth day and the prohibition against violating Shabbat by inflicting a wound, the duty to circumcise takes precedence. It is also most important that the circumcision be performed by a devout Jew. So important is this requirement that it takes precedence over the requirement to circumcise on the eighth day. Accordingly, if the only person available to perform the milah on the eighth day is a person who is not a devoutly observant Jew, the milah should be postponed until such a mohel is available.
Unlike a brit milah on the eighth day which overrides the prohibition of performing a melachah on Shabbat, a pidyon ha'ben, which involves the handling of money and the performance of a transaction, both prohibited activities on Shabbat, does not override the Shabbat. Therefore, if the 31st day of the birth is Shabbat, the pidyon ha'ben is postponed to Sunday. Apart from this situation, there is no license to postpone the pidyon ha'ben ceremony beyond its prescribed time. Such a postponement, though not as serious as the postponement of a brit milah, would violate the general prohibition of shihui mitzvah, postponing the performance of a mitzvah.
Both the brit milah and the pidyon ha'ben ceremonies are celebrated by a festive meal, a seudah, to which family and friends are invited. If the 31st day is in the middle of the week, it would of course be more convenient to postpone these ceremonies to Sunday when more guests can attend. Such a postponement is, however, unacceptable for the reasons articulated.
In a situation on which the eighth day is in the middle of the week and the parents insist that the brit milah be performed on a Sunday and threaten to have a non-observant doctor perform the circumcision if the mohel won't agree to the postponement, then according Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, it is better for the observant mohel agree to perform the circumcision on the Sunday, even though this results in a prohibited delay. The reason for this is that a circumcision performed by a non-observant person is ineffective.
Similarly, if the parents insist that the pidyon ha'ben be performed on a Sunday when more people can attend the seudah, then, notwithstanding the general prohibition of shihui mitzvah, the kohen may perform the ceremony even though it is beyond the 31st day. Of course, in both situations, but especially with milah, the father should be prevailed upon to conduct the ceremony and the celebration at the prescribed time without any postponement.
Both the seudah in honor of the brit milah and in honor of the pidyon ha'ben have the halachic status of seudot mitzvah. This has practical consequences, particularly in the period of the nine days between Rosh Chodesh Av and Tisha B'Av. Accordingly, even though one should refrain from reciting the blessing of Shehecheyanu during the nine days, the blessing may be recited for a pidyon ha'ben performed during that time. Similarly, though one is not permitted to eat meat or drink wine during the nine days, close relatives and friends of the child's family may do so at a brit or pidyon ha'ben seudah during this time, even on erev Tisha B'Av, provided it is done before noon.
Finally, even though the father of the child may not break his fast when the ninth of Av is on the 31st day of the birth of the firstborn, some authorities hold that when the 31st day of the birth occurs on a Tisha B'Av that was postponed to the 10th of Av (as is the case when the ninth of Av is a Shabbat), the father of the child and the kohen, even though they may not make a se'udat mitzvah, may break their fast in the afternoon.
Raphael Grunfeld's book "Ner Eyal on Seder Moed" (distributed by Mesorah) is available at OU.org and your local Judaica bookstore. His new book, "Ner Eyal on Seder Nashim & Nezikin," will be available shortly.


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The Problem of Bullying in the UK
What Is Bullying
What some consider teasing, others can see as bullying. There is no legal definition for bullying but it is usually understood as repeated physically or/and emotionally hurtful behaviour. It can take many forms, including:
- Physical bullying; it involves hitting, kicking and other types of physical harm including destruction of one's possessions
- Verbal bullying; it encompasses name-calling, teasing, intimidating and spreading hurtful rumours
- Cyber-bullying; it involves sending harassing, threatening and humiliating text messages, emails, posts, blogs, etc. as well as spreading hurtful rumours via the Internet and calling on the phone at inappropriate hours
Who Is Vulnerable To Bullying
Any person can be bullied. Many are bullied for race, religion, sexual orientation and even the types of clothes they are wearing, while some are also bullied for no apparent reason.
Who Can Be a Bully
Any person who deliberately hurts another person either physically, verbally or via online/phone is a bully. Sometimes, however, they are not aware that their behaviour is perceived as bullying by the victim. Bullies can be other children of the same age or older who live nearby, go to the same class or extracurricular activities but bullies can also be adults and even family members. But when an adult is physically or verbally harassing a child, it is defined as child abuse.
Consequences of Bullying
All forms of bullying cause a serious emotional distress which often leads to anxiety, fear, low self-esteem, feelings of worthlessness and depression. Children who are bullied are often also afraid to go to school and make up health problems to stay at home. Many, however, develop actual health problems due to the stress such as frequent headaches and stomach aches, and decline in school performance. The research reveals that bullied children are also more likely to think about committing suicide. According to some experts, 44 percent of suicides by young people in the UK are linked to bullying.
How Common Is Bullying in the UK
Government reports and results of research on the issue of bullying in the UK reveal that:
- nearly one half of children and young people said they have experienced bullying at some point of their lives
- nearly 40 percent of young people report to experience cyber-bullying
- more than 30,000 children called ChildLine due to bullying in years 2011-12
- nearly one fifth of bullied children don't want to talk about it with their parents
- more than one half of gay, lesbian and bisexual young people experienced bullying due to their sexual orientation
- more than a quarter of bullied kids don't tell anyone about it


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Creating Balance In Your Business
There is a nursery rhyme I am sure that most of you have heard. It's the one about two characters, Henry and Liza, speaking about a leaky bucket. The song describes a deadlock situation: Henry has got a leaky bucket and Liza tells him to repair it. In order to fix the leaky bucket, he needs straw. To cut the straw, he needs an axe. To sharpen the axe, he needs to wet the sharpening stone. To wet the stone, he needs water. But, the leaky bucket is his only way of getting water.
What does this have to do with building a Forever business? Well, it's that long-term success is about balance. You have to strive for balance between the four core principles of Recruitment, Retention, Productivity and Development. If you recruit a lot of people but they do not go on to enjoy their experience with Forever over a long period of time you have gained very little. Just like Henry, you are pouring water into a leaking bucket and every time you look into the bucket expecting it to be full you are disappointed.
Part of growing your business is making sure you are preventing holes and repairing any that have sprung up. Here are the top three holes you may have in your business and how you can avoid them:
Inconsistent Follow-Up: Follow-up with your customers and new FBO's often. Make sure they have what they need. Set a disciplined follow-up schedule for your customers that is written down and personalized. Do not rely on your memory, as it can be too inconsistent and stressful to try to remember who bought what and who needs what.
Unrealistic Expectations: Do not make promises that you are unwilling or unable to keep. It is better to lose a customer or a potential FBO than to over-promise and under-deliver. There are no short cuts in our business. We do not need to discount the price or set an unrealistic expectation on a person's level of success.
Ineffective Communication: Make sure your group knows what is happening. Get them all the relevant and positive information you can. Make sure that you are communicating the message effectively. Delivering information takes strategic planning to avoid confusing and misleading anyone.
I am confident that if you work on just these three areas, in addition to maintaining the balance between all four core principals, it will have a positive and powerful impact on your business. Then, we will not be talking about leaky buckets, but where to find a bigger bucket because the one we have is overflowing!
Keep Smiling,
Gregg Maughan


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What strikes me first is how perfect the casting is for the game's lead character, Cole Phelps, portrayed by Aaron Staton--known for his role as Ken Cosgrove on AMC's Mad Men. He must be a time traveler because that gent just looks and sounds like he was born to live in that era.
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Check out the game's previous trailer--comprised solely of CGI footage--after the break and let us know if you think Team Bondi came close to its original vision.
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HDTV Guides: Plasma, CCFL & LED LCD TVs, OLED, and CRT
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Discussing LCD HDTV sets - both CCFL and LED - starting with the basics of LCD TV technology to flat panel TV installation.
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OLED TV sets are turning out to be among the biggest attractions in the latest electronics shows. This is no surprise; they deliver the best TV picture irrespective of display technology but… Discover more in this OLED technology guide.
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A series of guides covering digital television - from converter boxes to DTV antennas.
Comprehensive online guide to Digital Satellite TV
Digital satellite TV is delivering entertainment to millions in the USA; it represents a great choice to complement your home theater and a great source for HD broadcast content.
We experienced 3D in movie theaters; now 3D has come to the home thanks to the latest 3D HDTVs but... It takes more than just a 3D TV to enjoy the best 3D viewing experience; more in this series of 3D TV guides.
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The days for the CRT TV are over but there are still millions of CRT TVs in US households. This comes to no surprise as CRT TVs are relatively robust and offer excellent picture especially with respect to LCD TVs.
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Projector reviews designed to help you discover the best business and home theater projectors.
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Home Theater Screens
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DIY Projection TV Guide
There was a time when video projectors were super expensive and many tried to experiment with DIY setups to produce a big TV image on a wall. This is no longer so but it is still fun producing a real life-size TV image for just a few bucks! DIY projection TV can make this a reality but...
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Home Theater Receivers:
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Home Theater Cables: AV Interconnects and HDCP
Home Theater Cables: Guide to AV Connectors and Speaker Wire
Do not underrate the importance of quality home theater cables; the quality of your AV connectors and speaker wire will impact system performance. Read here to discover more.
HDCP: A Guide to the most debated Digital Content Protection
Discover what HDCP is all about, why it impacts HDTV viewing, and how it works. Is there an alternative to noncompliant HDTV devices - what about the use of HDCP strippers?
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Towards a Successful Home Theater Design
A correct home theater design is crucial for an immersive movie experience. Discover more in this series of home theater guides.
Home Theater Setup DVDs
Calibration discs can help you get the best out of your system without calling a professional. Discover how setup DVD discs can come in handy during equipment setup.
Guide to Audio Video Equipment Racks
AV Racks come in all shapes and sizes, and helps you keep your gear organized and safe, essential for long-term trouble-free operation. But AV racks represent more than a storage space for your system components...
Home Theater Pictures Gallery
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Movie Posters - a great way to re-live your favorite movie magic!
Movie posters can help recreate the magic of the movie theater in the home. Learn more about the fascinating world of movie pictures, poster sizes, poster books, and poster light boxes.
Wireless Home Theater: Headphones, Speakers & Media Players
Guide to Wireless Headphones
Ever told to turn it down? Wireless headphones may be a solution - especially when combined with Dolby Headphone technology.
Wireless Home Theater: A Buying Guide to Wireless Speakers Systems
Wireless speakers offer greater flexibility when in-wall wiring is not an option. This wireless speakers guide should help you identify the best solution for your needs.
Wireless Media Players
Are you ready to expand your wireless networking from a simple home-office to a fully integrated wireless home entertainment system? Today's wireless media players make this easily achievable.
Home Theater Books and Magazines
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Power Protection in the Home Theater
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The historic reproduction plates, made from either stainless steel or porcelain, will cost $110 and will be available on a first-come, first served basis at all four DMV locations. Officials say 20 percent of the purchase price of the reproduction plates will go to the DMV.
Low-digit plates are something of a status symbol in Delaware, where people own plate numbers and can buy and sell them. In 2008, the No. 6 plate sold for $675,000.
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