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Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra's Too Hot to Handel will take place at the gorgeous United Palace in Washington Heights. This stunning space was founded in the 1930s and has become a gem of Washington Heights. WHCO spoke to the marketing team at United Palace in order to learn a little bit more about the space. Read below to find out more!
WHCO: The architecture of the United Palace is absolutely stunning. Would you be able to speak a bit about the history of the architecture and what guests can look for in the architecture?
United Palace: The history of the United Palace began in 1930, when it was then one of five Loew's "Wonder Theaters" across the five NYC boroughs and New Jersey. At the beginning of the Great Depression, with very little technology at home, theatrical entertainment was a way to escape. The purpose of the architecture was to make you feel like royalty when you walked in and transport you to another world. The interior reflects the West's obsession with exotic lands and cultures that was fashionable in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. There are images of Buddhas, horses, elephants, lions, dragons, deer, cherubs, and so much more! Designed by noted architect Thomas Lamb (Cort Theater, the former Ziegfeld Theater) with interiors overseen by decorative specialist Harold Rambusch (Waldorf Astoria, Radio City Music Hall), it was one of the region's premier vaudeville and movie houses.
WHCO: Are there any specific efforts of restoration, whether they be ongoing or complete, that aided in the preservation of the space?
United Palace: Over the past year, the United Palace has been upgraded through a series of state-of-the-art improvements, including a 7.1 surround sound system and new concert speakers. The sonic modernization of the 88-year-old theater complements earlier upgrades, such as the addition of a 50-ft screen and DCP projector donated by Broadway superstar and Washington Heights local Lin-Manuel Miranda. This puts the United Palace in league with the best in NYC big screen cinemas. On-stage productions now also take place on a newly renovated stage floor, installed with Arboron – providing a harder, cleaner surface for dance, music events, theater and more. These efforts launched the theater into its next century of service for the surrounding community, solidifying its position as a premier venue for spirituality and arts.
WHCO: Are there any interesting facts about the space, whether it be movies that were shot there, secret rooms, or legends?
United Palace: The first interesting fact is that the theater took only 13 months to build! Since the United Palace was the last of the five Wonder Theaters to be constructed, they pretty much had a solid process going. We've had tons of film and TV shoots at the United Palace, such as NBC's Smash, Gotham, Netflix's Luke Cage, and Café Society directed by Woody Allen. In addition, musical artists such as Adele, Bad Bunny, Lady Antebellum, Lenny Kravitz, Iggy Pop, and Aventura have performed on our stage!
The last interesting fact is that in 1930, the second largest theater organ company, Robert-Morton, built five identical theater organs to place in each of the five Wonder Theaters. Of the five Wonder organs, the one in the United Palace is the last organ left in its original home, completely unaltered. The others have been taken out, moved, heavily altered, or destroyed. We are currently raising funds to make this grand and thunderous instrument playable again so that it will serve as the only remaining, consistently used theatre organ in NYC and stand as a tool to educate audiences and future musicians. It has a whopping 1,799 pipes, 23 sound effects, and weights about 1700 pounds! Learn more about the progress of this restoration or adopt a pipe at restoringthewonder.org.
WHCO: The mission of the United Palace of the Cultural Arts is to "uplift, educate, and unite the Northern Manhattan community"—can you talk about the programming United Palace does and how they work to achieve this goal? Are there any specific events that the community can look forward to at the United Palace?
United Palace: The United Palace is an inclusive spiritual center, entertainment venue, and artistic hub in the heart of Washington Heights. Our programming is a reflection of the fusion of culture, spirituality and entertainment to delight audiences of all ages and backgrounds, all over the world. We honor the building's legacy through world-class concerts, immersive multimedia productions, monthly movie screenings, spiritual programming, dance classes and more!
In 2019, we invite you to attend a movie screening or an Open Heart Conversation, where we explore and celebrate spiritual traditions such as Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Mormonism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Native American Spirituality and African Wisdom Traditions. Experienced teachers and respected leaders come and share their teachings, helping to foster respect, tolerance and human connection.
WHCO: Over the last 6 years and with the founding of the United Palace of the Cultural Arts, programming and use of the United Palace has expanded and changed quite a bit, and continues to do so. Can you speak a little bit about the change that occurred upon the founding of the UPCA?
United Palace: UPCA really grew out of the artistic spirit that had been a part of the church since it purchased the theater in 1969. Throughout the 70s and 80s, the church held artistic activities and regularly wove artistic expression – particularly music – into its services. UPCA has helped revitalize many of those artistic pursuits to the United Palace, welcoming new neighbors into the building with children's programs, movies, and, of course, music. With that decades-long view, there wasn't so much a change in programming as a reawakening of it.
WHCO: How do you think Too Hot to Handel fits into United Palace's mission?
United Palace: "Too Hot to Handel follows in our legacy of creating holiday programming in a mash-up like you've never heard before," says to Mike Fitelson, the Executive Producer of the United Palace, "Like The Hip Hop Nutcracker, Too Hot to Handel is a fun reinterpretation of an iconic masterpiece that unites diverse audiences and is accessible to people of all ages." Heather Shea, the Spiritual Director of the United Palace added that "Too Hot to Handel speaks perfectly to our mission of uniting people through spiritual arts, particularly during the holidays."


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The World Roller Games – FIRS World Championships has witnessed a truly exciting seventh competition day, with many disciplines already underway and the awarding of the first medals. One of these, the most desired, went to the Spanish women's rink hockey team, which once again demonstrated its dominance by winning the World Championship title against Argentina by 5-7. Following the thrilling final, Ricardo Ares' squad made history by successfully defending the world title it had already won in 2016, thereby setting in motion the awarding of medals for the World Roller Games, which is currently celebrating its first edition until 10 September in Nanjing (China). Barcelona will organise the second edition in July 2019.
Following its wins in the European Championship 2015 and World Championship 2016, the Spanish team has achieved its aim of winning a gold medal in an event that combines ten roller sports World Championships, an event that, in the words of team captain Natasha Lee "is a new challenge for our sport. We are very excited because we have always wanted to be part of the Olympic Games in order to experience a large event and the World Roller Games are also a major event. We are especially excited because we can share experiences with athletes from various disciplines. It is an event that adds more value to our sport".
Artistic, spectacular Roller Derby and Alpine action underway
Today has been a very intense competition day, including not only the women's rink hockey final, but also the commencement of such spectacular disciplines as Roller Derby, in which the Spanish team debuted by thrashing Japan (231-16), while the USA dominated Australia (228-5). The gold medals in Alpine Slalom went to Latvia's Kristaps Zvejnieks in the men's event and Germany's Mona Sing in the women's. All this without forgetting the special moment today of the official World Roller Games Opening Ceremony, a spectacular show that was staged for more than 17,000 people in the Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre.


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MTN Mobile Money Driving Convenience
Before the end of this year, some companies will pay part of their staff salaries through Mobile Money. This will be done with the employee's choice. And, one of such companies is Swazi MTN.
This is an interesting development yet to take place. It will change the complexion of how salaries are traditionally paid.
Rewind to last Friday, MTN Bushfire Festival management announced that tickets to the globally celebrated festival of the arts can now be purchased through MTN Mobile Money.
This interesting development is perfectly in line with MTN Bushfire Festival's move to go cash-less this year. One of the program directors on Friday, Anakhonza Kunene, made a comment at the launch of the 12th edition of MTN Bushfire, saying much as there is adequate resources to run the festival, "but we have gone cash-less."
That the MTN Bushfire has gone cashless means that revellers don't need to line their pockets with stashes of cash. And, those who were part of the launch on Friday had first-hand experience on how the "cashlessness" of the Festival would play itself out.
On arrival, guests were given a card loaded with E70 for drinks. Each time you had to buy drinks, you would tap your card, and have the balanced depleted by the amount due for the drink.
Like Mobile Money, this convenient payment option is build off the back of convenience. Taking this turn in December last year, MTN Mobile Money introduced a pay card linked to each subscriber's wallet. An internal pilot was rolled out in December enabling MTN staff to pay through MoMo Pay card at the company's canteen.
It is now history that the internal MoMo pay card pilot was successful. Subsequently, it was taken out of MTN to a section of the public for further testing and polish-up. MoMo pay card will be rolled out to the broader public in the coming week. It is anticipated that MoMo pay card will simplify the lives of over half a million mobile subscribers on this cost-effective payment platform.
The introduction of this card means there is no need for extensive dancing of fingers on your mobile phone's keypads to pay for grocery and utility bills. All you need to do is tap at point of sales machine and have the amount due deducted after punching only your PIN. And, that takes a few seconds. Some have said it is pretty much faster than a debit, or credit card. Well, that is one of many views.
From this year's budget speed, we understand that it would now be possible to make payment transfers of up to E25, 000 on the Mobile Money platform. Now, that is convenience personified.
This means the E4, 000 daily limit will be a thing of the past. But for Swazi MTN these developments comes at a price. The company will have to step up its game on compliance and transaction monitoring. This will be done so that Mobile Money's reputation is not soiled by money launderers and terrorism financiers.
Later in the year, employees will also have a choice to have part of their salaries paid through Mobile Money. Well, this is a first, and a welcome development in a country that has determined to calculatedly move to First World by 2022. Selected companies are already paying staff salaries through Mobile Money.
On another development, Mobile Money has been used to pay over E100, 000 in school fees to St. Theresa High school by mid-February this year. Thankfully, "most parents have embraced it as a form of convenient payment," according to the school's head teacher Albert Sihlongonyane. This truth is affirmed by Getrude Dladla from Timbutini, Joyce Djokopo, and several other parents who speak from experience.
Besides being a calculated shot at improving financial inclusion in Swaziland, MTN Mobile money is a practical illustration on how convenience looks like when it comes to a payment system. As long as you have money in your Mobile Money wallet, you can pay in the comfort of your home.


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After serving eight years in prison, reformed gang leader S. Lance Ingram re-enters society and struggles to adapt to a changed Harlem. Living under the tough supervision of a parole officer in a halfway house, he is unable to find a job that will let him use the technological skills he gained in prison. Lance is forced to take a job delivering for a food pantry where he befriends Ms. Maddy (Loretta Devine), a strong and spirited grandmother, and assumes responsibility for her 15-year-old grandson Ty, a promising student who is pulled into a dangerous street gang. When gang members decide to punish Ty for disobeying the "law of the streets," Lance risks sacrificing his "second chance" at freedom so that Ty can have a "first chance" at a better life.
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September 23, 2008
Human beings forget, it's what we do. How do we ensure the Shoah is remembered, and not forgotten? By looking at Jewish text, and through discussion, writing exercises and poetry, we experimented with diverse and individualized ways of remembering. Janet R. Kirchheimer is a poet whose work has appeared in a variety of publications both in the U.S. and abroad. Her moving collection of poems about the Holocaust, "How To Spot One Of Us" (CLAL, Nov. 2007) has received endorsements from Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel, Sir Martin Gilbert, and Rabbis Harold Kushner and Irving "Yitz" Greenberg (Chairman Emeritus of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council), as well as renowned poets Mary Stewart Hammond, Yerra Sugarman, and Jeanne Marie Beaumont. Her work has appeared in journals, including Atlanta Review, Potomac Review, Limestone, Connecticut Review, Kalliope, Lilith, Natural Bridge, PoetryNZ, Main Street Rag, on beliefnet.com and babelfruit.com, in addition to a variety of Jewish publications. In 2007, she was nominated for a Pushcart Poetry Prize. A Teaching Fellow at CLAL-The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, Janet conducts writing workshops including, "Changing the World with Words," which teaches adults and teens about Judaism using creative writing exercises and poetry. She also leads a "Poetry Shmooze" where participants read and discuss Jewish-themed poems.
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My name is Crazy Cat Lady and I'm an addict. That's the first step right, admitting you have a problem? I was the last person I thought this would happen to. I'm opening up so that others don't feel they are alone…
First, I feel I have to defend myself; I'm an intelligent, articulate woman. I hold myself to high standards and get quite angry by the low brow entertainment offerings that are so prevalent today.
Hell, one of my favourite rants is how "reality news shows" and morning TV are the reason we are becoming so dumb. I'm passionate about education and using my time to achieve worthwhile goals. So I'm deeply ashamed to admit my degrading addiction.
(I also believe that not returning shopping trollies to their bay in the car park is contributing to the breakdown of civilisation, but that's a rant for another day.)
It started innocently enough; I was tired on a flight back from a client conference and wasn't paying too much attention to my actions. It was only one, what could it hurt? Right?
Wrong! That one hit was all it took, I was hooked.
I binged all the flight home, I couldn't get enough. I didn't want to get off the flight and lose my "connection". I knew I couldn't get the product at home; I'd never be able to hide the lost time and money from Crazy Cat Boy.
For the past few years I've hidden this dirty secret from the world, indulging while on work trips alone in my hotel room. Making excuses to leave client dinners early or showing up late for pre dinner drinks. Yes, I had sunk that low.
Only recently did I admit my problem to Super Sammie. I expected her to recoil in horror and suggest I seek treatment immediately, but to my dismay she just smiled knowingly and shared her stash with me. It appears that this addiction has almost reached epidemic proportions among seemingly responsible, middle class, white women.
Why admit my addiction now you ask? Well after years of managing to keep a lid on it mostly due to the lack of opportunity to indulge it seems that I'm about to be found out. I'll shortly be able to feed my shame at home and I'm not sure I'm strong enough to resist.
So if you don't hear from me for a while, please stage an intervention, I'll be in my lounge room wearing PJ's, an addict's vacant glassy stare, slack jawed and binge watching Real Housewives….


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Donald Brydon, Chairman of Royal Mail Group, has announced the launch of an independent inquiry to be led by Sir Gordon Langley into the prevalence and consequences of attacks by dogs on postal workers in the UK, with the objective of making recommendations to address them.
There are between three and a half thousand and four thousand dog attacks on Royal Mail employees each year, resulting in injuries - many severe, - and considerable trauma.
Despite significant organisational effort to control employee exposure, and an outstanding and ongoing campaign - Bite Back, led by the CWU - the number of attacks remains unacceptably high. The inquiry will look more widely than just at primary legislation and therefore will look beyond current proposed amendments to the Dangerous Dogs Act.
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A Personal and Political Note
I haven't posted here for a while, given that being a U.S. citizen these days, in the Age of Trump, is akin to having to live with an abusive spouse you can't escape. (And people in other countries clearly have the same apprehension and fear now dominating the lives of many Americans--for more on that, I recommend this oped from The Observer.) Writing fiction used to offer me a kind of refuge and now that refuge has been breached. Half the time, I feel that writing anything is futile or useless, and the rest of the time I keep thinking that thought-out, serious, analytical, and inspiring writing is more needed than ever.
Timothy Snyder, a historian at Yale, has written a bracing guide to our times, On Tyranny, that is an example of such writing. An interview with Snyder by Sean Illing is here.


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Why God Chose David
Jeff talks some key characteristics and traits about David that postured him to be used by God to slay Goliath. There are things you need to do to be able to kill giants.
GROUP READING: Proverbs 15:13, 1 Samuel 16:14-19
1. Are you taking care of business when no one is watching?
2. How can we interact with the Word in a new way?
3. Do you want to be the one who slays giants? If so, how will you train?
1. Pray that the Lord gives you tactics, training and ideas to take care of business when no one is watching. Ask the Lord to reveal things to you that only He can. Pray for strength to overcome temptations and overcome trials.
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Letters to the Editor
Stale and stagnant
With the upcoming City Council and mayoral election in Atascadero, I feel as a local businessman that Tom O'Malley, Brian Sturtevant and Heather Moreno give this community the best opportunity to thrive and prosper. Reason being they have worked hard to bring new business into the community and also improve the infrastructure. They have also been consistently focused on how to improve the city's appeal to visitors and businesspeople.
Tom, Brian and Heather have the greater interest of Atascadero at heart, as opposed to some who may not appreciate or understand the larger picture of a community, or just have their own self-interests in mind. This is what everyone has to consider when voting for public officials: Are they running for the reason to truly serve the community, or serve their own motivations and ideals?
Another thing to remember: If a city doesn't bring in new business and offer opportunities to its citizens, it doesn't allow the city to thrive, but instead becomes stale and stagnant.
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28 and 29 June 2018, Barcelona. ideaborn, in collaboration with the Union for the Mediterranean Secretariat, organised at Palau de Pedralbes a regional Seminar on "Civic Education for Youth in the Mediterranean" with the objective to discuss the central role of civic and citizenship education in the current emerging challenges in the region, such as the prevention of violence, radicalisation and the promotion of gender equality. In a sequence of 5
HORIZON 2020 Call for Proposals in Research and Innovative Action
In March 2019, the Global Citizenship Education Fund submitted an application for the European Commission's Horizon 2020 Call for Proposals in Research and Innovative Action. The topic for this call was "Drivers and contexts of violent extremism in the broader MENA region and the Balkans". This was done as part of a consortium of a total of eight institutions and organizations from across the Mediterranean, the Balkans and the MENA


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BB also known as Balloon Boy is a main character in FNaF6 Plush. He is a plush based off Balloon Boy from the Five Nights at Freddy's Franchise.
Balloon Boy's Origin Story is unknown, and nothing about his parents either. But what we do know was that in FNaF6 Plush: Molten Freddy's Mom, Balloon Boy said he doesn't know who his mom is.
The plush Balloon Boy is used for is an official product you can buy, and not a custom at all.
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Ancient Ayutthaya Food & History Tour (Private Only)
Explore ancient ruins and taste old time gourmet food. The UNESCO's world heritage, Ayutthaya served as the capital of Siam (old Thailand) for over 400 years. On this full day excursion, we provide you a combination of history, architecture, and gastronomy. We bring you to explore Ayutthaya's majestic temples and taste Thai favorite cuisines from locally owned eateries. Try some of the amazing dish made from centuries-old recipes and learn fascinating stories about the rise and fall of the Ayutthaya Empire.
- Immerse yourself in Thai history & savor Ayutthaya's gourmet food & desserts
- Get hands-on experience on the art of making traditional Thai sweets such as "roti sai mai (roti with fairy floss)"
- Visit Wat Yai Chaimongkol, the magnificent ancient royal monastery that showcases Ayutthaya's amazing history and culture.
- Take a boat ride on the Chao Phraya River to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Ayutthaya old quarter
- Arrive at Wat Chai Wattanaram, arguably the most remarkable temple in Ayutthaya, by boat. This will give you the most beautiful perspective of this amazing temple
- Taste ancient Thai cuisines in a beautiful Thai restaurant.
- Visit Wat Pananchoeng Temple, home to the biggest and oldest Buddha statue (1324 AD) in the Ayutthaya Kingdom
- Savor a freshly-caught grilled monster river prawn, with its size as big as your palm, served with appetizing Thai spicy sauce. You will also have an exclusive opportunity to take a kitchen tour to witness the cooking process.
What's included?
- 10+ delicious food & drink samples mentioned in the program (enough for the whole day meal)
- Pick up and drop off service from and to your accommodation
- Experienced and friendly fully-licensed local tour guide
- VIP van transportation and your personal driver
- All admission and activity fees as mentioned in the program
- Complimentary basic medical insurance
What's not included?
- Gratuity (Tips) is not included in price.
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Hi there & welcome to BdaKiNE.com 😁
One of the great things about living in San Diego aside from the obvious, is that we are a 45 minute drive to Temecula. My husband loves Temecula for its bike riding while I prefer the wine tasting.
Wilson Creek Winery was kind enough to host the Symphony Notables for our monthly meeting. I was concerned that our members wouldn't be able to take the time to drive out to Temecula on a week day and we would have a low turn out. Well, I could not be more wrong. I'm actually thinking of changing the name of my blog to "I Could Not Be More Wrong".
We had a fabulous turn out and our group got to tour the winery and grounds. The weather was picture perfect and made for an ideal setting to sample all of the wines. We made sure everyone had car service or designated drivers because there is absolutely no fun in wine tasting if you can't do so in a responsible manner.
I feel lucky to live so close to Temecula; it's a fabulous weekend getaway and the tasting room at Wilson Creek Winery is an awesome place to start your day.
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Westie Art comes from my westie and my heart combined. I try to get that westie personality which is the breed's top trait, I think. Every time I lean down towards puppy he meets me halfway with a kiss. So when I look down at him this is the look I always see. In this painting Westie has on a dandelion head lei-wreath. He doesn't have a problem with it because he's soooo happy to be with me.
The colors are light and the lighting was such that the light, shadows and reflections all collided and it made a beautiful sight to paint. The painting is a great collectible size 4 x 4-inches that can be displayed about anywhere to spread a little happiness.


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Posted by Chittoor Live | August 13, 2014
Ashta Lakshmi Sametha Sri Lakshmi Narayana Swamy Devasthanam
VEMPANCHAHARI meaning the abode of the Lord who rids his devotees of the five grave sins', gradually came to be known as today's VEPANJERI Sri Lakshmi Narayana Swamy temple at Vepanjeri is an ancient Vaishnavite shrine. The presiding deity is Sri Lakshmi Narayana. His consort, Sri Lakshmi on his left thigh controls effective dispensation of grace and divine providence. Lakshmi looking intently towards the face of Sri Lakshmi Narayana as she is the instrument and efficacy through which prebendary benediction and prosperity are awarded. More and more devotees narrate the experience of the fulfilment of their wishes justifying the name KALPAVRUKSHA and vepanjeri steadily emerged as sub-center for pilgrimage.
Illumine your association with Vepanjeri says an old adage. Vepanjeri means a sacred place. Vem+Pancha+Hari = Vem, Pancha, Hari means, Vem = Sins, Pancha = Five, Hari = that removes; a sacred place that removes five sins.And in course of time Vem pancha hari became Vepanjeri.
Vepanjeri is a small village situated 15km east of Chittoor in AP, India., connected by bus via GD Nellore. Till recently the existence of the temple remained unknown even to the people of the neighbouring villages. Except the sacred image of the Lord Lakshminarayana with the Goddess Lakshmi Ammavaru seated on the left side of the Lord's lap, most part of the temple was non-existent. In 1986, the temple was renovated with necessary masonary support. After His re-emergence since 1986 and onwards, the wishes of the people are fulfilled consequently drawing more and more devotees to narrate the same experience of fulfilment justifying the name "Kalpavruksha" and Vepanjeri steadily emerged as a subcentre of pilgrimage.
Lord Lakshminarayana in His sublime bounty is here to assist the humanity by participating in various religious components. The temple management plans to facilitate participation of the individuals in the Nitya Kainkaryams of the Lord. Why not share the Divine Destiny?


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The Equalizer - Directing Michelle Pfeiffer in "Gangsta's Paradise"
"Michelle Pfeiffer is a very grounded, cool lady." - 'The Equalizer' director Antoine Fuqua reminisces filming the "Gangsta's Paradise" music video with Michelle Pfeiffer, lead soundtrack in the Jerry Bruckheimer produced movie, 'Dangerous Minds' in which the actress landed the lead role. Interview at AOL HQ in NYC for AOL BUILD.


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Companies are trying to be more creative with their office spaces, going smaller, yet with greater impact. But the first step in redesigning office space comes from someplace deeper: company culture.
Redesigning an office space can be overwhelming — especially when sizing your company up against "cool hip" offices like young technology firms that get lots of attention.
But making decisions on office space shouldn't just reflect the next big trend. Those decisions should all be tied to the culture of the company, say Tom Wilkinson of Florida Business Interiors and Mike Furnari, a territory sales manager for Haworth Inc., one of the world's biggest office furnishings manufacturers.
Everything from colors to lighting to smells can play a role in space and the kind of culture at a given company, according to the duo. "Some companies bake cookies every day," to provide an inviting smell, Furnari says.
The pair, who together tout more than 50 years of experience in the furniture industry, recently hosted a Tech Talk at the Microsoft office in Tampa. They went into detail about the link between office space and culture at the event. Edited excerpts of the session follow:
Define the culture: "It's the visible and invisible things that create a personality of a company," Furnari says, "the attitudes, values, behaviors that get the job done when the boss ain't looking."
Engage employees: At least 82% of the costs of the average company is people, and 70% of American workers are disengaged, according to a Gallup study quoted in Furnari and Wilkinson's presentation. This is because of lack of a culture that fits the company's mission and vision. Space can play a huge role in developing that culture, the duo says.
There are four types of culture, according to "Competing Values Framework" by the University of Michigan's Ross School of Management. Call them the four Cs: collaborate, create, compete and control. "Every one of these cultures has a space plan implication," Furnari says.
Do it right: There are several examples of companies in the region that do a good job meshing culture with function, say Furnari and Wilkinson. "A lot are in the works right now," Furnari says.
Metrohm USA in Riverview is a good example, as is Mettler Toledo in Pasco County and Front Burner Brands Inc. in Tampa. These companies stand out because all of them have commissioned culture studies, and top executives are involved in HR looking into how to make the space works best for their culture, he adds. The alternative, says Furnari — "trying to shove a 10 pound bologna in a 5 pound bag" — is far worse.
Never assume: The furniture experts say their biggest challenge is to get people to see space as a way of managing employee engagement, Furnari says.
The easiest way is to show people a lot of pictures of different office environments and ask them to guess which one is the most hated company. That's when people realize they are making assumptions about the company by looking at the layout of the space.
Change is hard: A common issue the pair is asked to address when designing office spaces is to transition to the open plan and eliminate private offices, says Furnari. And that usually goes back to managing change.
"You need to have a clear idea of the business reason for doing it — instead of just reading an article about Google," he says. For example, you are transitioning to an open plan in order to spur innovation, and you can't do that behind closed doors. Adds Furnari: "You have to communicate clearly and be transparent about it."
On Trends: Furnari says the big trend remains the move from private offices to an open plan. In addition, there's been a move to more choices in collaborative space. That kind of specialized space in offices has increased almost 20%, Furnari adds.
On the flip side, traditional conference rooms are a dying breed, say Wilkinson and Furnari. "What we're doing is we're taking them back and giving them back to employees," Wilkinson says.
Offices, instead, are opting for smaller huddle rooms, for just a few people to meet. Traditional large conference rooms are some of the most wasted space in offices today, Wilkinson says. Companies have also started to switch to smaller privacy rooms, where employees can make calls. Other trends, says Furnari, include touch down areas for mobile workers and space for brainstorming or sharing technology.
Be proud: Tampa restaurant giant Bloomin' Brands Inc. was one of the first companies to move to a more collaborative environment, lowering office panels during a redesign seven or eight years ago, Furnari says. That's one of several career highlights.
American Strategic Insurance in St. Petersburg was another good client. Executives there were able to build collaboration in an administrative building. It was a refreshing move for an industry associated with a lot of heads down work, Furnari says, being open minded to doing something different. Adds Furnari: "They wanted people to talk to each other."
Finally, the Special Ops Command and Central Command redesign in Tampa was a career highlight project. Not necessarily from an aesthetic perspective, because the military tends to be pretty "cookie cutter," Furnari says. But he's proud of the work because the logistical effort and technical expertise that went into designing the wiring and other specs was a good challenge.
History lesson: Most of the trends in modern office design, such as open plans and increased collaborative spaces, come from trends in college or education spaces, says Wilkinson. "People learn and teach in different ways," he says.
The same goes for transferring and sharing knowledge in the workplace. For example, when ExxonMobil put a $100 million investment into a furniture redesign, the company was focused on just that — creating a collaborative space for oil drillers in their 60s to offload experience to new graduates. The space had to work for both groups and assist this knowledge transfer, "embedding senior folks with juniors," Wilkinson says.
Butts in seats: The best advice the office furniture gurus have for executives who seek to make a change in office space or furnishings? It's a rather easy task: "Spend some time to get a great chair," Wilkinson says. "It is the most personal thing you can give to a person and yourself."
But most of all, invest time in understanding your culture. "Culture happens whether you are paying attention to it or not, whether you are managing it or not," Furnari says. Then, build a space that encourages a culture that will best support your business. Says Furnari: "If you are a defense contractor trying to attract the next hot engineer — if you are competing with Google and Apple — you better have more than 'we're near the beach.'"


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ONEOK Announces $1.25 Billion Notes Offering
Mar 11, 2019, 17:59 ET
TULSA, Okla., March 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE: OKE) today announced that it has priced an offering to sell $1.25 billion of senior notes, consisting of $700 million of 10-year senior notes at a coupon of 4.35 percent and $550 million of 5.20 percent senior notes due 2048 through an add-on to its existing issue.
The new 2048 senior notes are being offered as additional senior notes under an indenture pursuant to which ONEOK issued 5.20 percent senior notes due 2048 on July 2, 2018. The terms of the new 2048 senior notes (other than settlement date and issue price) are identical to the terms of the previously issued 2048 senior notes, and all of the 2048 notes will be treated under the governing indenture as a single class of debt securities.
The net proceeds from the offering, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions, are expected to be $1.23 billion. ONEOK expects to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, which may include repayment of existing indebtedness and funding of capital expenditures. ONEOK expects the notes offering to close on or about March 13, 2019, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
Barclays Capital Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, MUFG, TD Securities, BofA Merrill Lynch, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Mizuho Securities, PNC Capital Markets LLC, Scotiabank, RBC Capital Markets, US Bancorp and Wells Fargo Securities are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering. BB&T Capital Markets, Deutsche Bank Securities, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, Regions Securities LLC, SMBC Nikko and The Williams Capital Group, L.P. are the co-managers for the offering.
This news release is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any of these securities and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful.
A registration statement relating to the notes was previously filed with, and became effective under the rules of, the Securities and Exchange Commission. ONEOK offered the notes to the public by means of a prospectus and prospectus supplement, which are part of the registration statement.
A copy of the prospectus and prospectus supplement may be obtained by contacting the joint book-running managers as follows:
Barclays Capital Inc.
c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions
1155 Long Island Avenue
Edgewood, New York 11717
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Phone: 888-603-5847
Fax: 646-834-8133
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Attn: Prospectus Department
200 West Street
New York, New York 10282
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Phone: 866-471-2526
Fax: 212-902-9316
MUFG Securities Americas Inc.
Attn: Capital Markets Group
1221 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Floor
New York, New York 10020
Phone: 877-649-6848
Fax: 646-434-3455
TD Securities (USA) LLC
Attn: Transaction Management Group
31 West 52nd Street, 2nd Floor
New York, New York 10019
Email: email@example.com
Phone: 855-495-9846
ONEOK, Inc. (pronounced ONE-OAK) (NYSE: OKE) is a leading midstream service provider and owner of one of the nation's premier natural gas liquids (NGL) systems, connecting NGL supply in the Mid-Continent, Permian and Rocky Mountain regions with key market centers and an extensive network of natural gas gathering, processing, storage and transportation assets.
ONEOK is a FORTUNE 500 company and is included in the S&P 500.
Some of the statements contained in this news release are forward-looking statements as defined under federal securities laws. The forward-looking statements relate to the closing, net proceeds, and expected use of proceeds of the offering. We make these forward-looking statements in reliance on the safe harbor protections provided under federal securities legislation and other applicable laws. The following discussion is intended to identify important factors that could cause future outcomes to differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements include the items identified in the preceding paragraph, the information concerning possible or assumed future results of our operations and other statements contained in this news release identified by words such as "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "project," "intend," "plan," "believe," "should," "goal," "forecast," "guidance," "could," "may," "continue," "might," "potential," "scheduled" and other words and terms of similar meaning.
One should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including, without limitation, prevailing market conditions and difficulties in executing the offering, may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by forward-looking statements. Those factors may affect our operations, markets, products, services and prices.
Other factors could also have material adverse effects on our future results. These and other risks are described in greater detail in Part 1, Item 1A, Risk Factors, in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in our other filings that we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these factors. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which such statements are made, and other than as required under securities laws, we undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statement whether as a result of new information, subsequent events or change in circumstances, expectations or otherwise.
Analyst Contact:
Megan Patterson
Media Contact:
Brad Borror
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Friends, Partners, Mentors + People I admire
Kathrin Hunger : my friend and co-inspirer; yogi, raw food gourmet, photographer, baker, designer, quadri-linguist, mother of twins ... find out more about her here.
Kevin Edwards : my first research and writing teacher, from primary (elementary) school on the Coromandel peninsula of New Zealand. Kevin is currently working on his own collection of short stories based on recollections of his early life there. Watch this space!
Julie Dohrman : one of my favorite yoga asana and yoga philosophy teachers. I practice advanced asana at Julie at Twisted Trunk Yoga studio in Soho, NYC and also learn aspects of Blue Throat Tantra through her. Find out more about Julie here.


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BBC to Announce Capaldi's Doctor Who Replacement This Sunday!
That's right! BBC has announced that anxious fans will finally learn who will be replacing Peter Capaldi in his role as the Doctor. There has been tons of speculation and false reports. Who will it be? Will we see our first female Doctor? Will the Doctor be GINGER? We'll all have to wait until Sunday to find out!
Exclusive News: It's Almost Time. #DoctorWho pic.twitter.com/rB4t1RH8Dx— Doctor Who Official (@bbcdoctorwho) July 14, 2017
The big announcement will come after the men's final match at Wimbledon on Sunday, July 16th, starting a 2PM on BBC1.
Melanie R. Meadors is an author of fantasy where heroes don't always carry swords and knights in shining armor often lose to nerds who study their weaknesses. She has edited two upcoming genre anthologies, MECH: Age of Steel and HATH NO FURY, and is the science and pop culture blogger at The Once and Future Podcast. You can find her at her website, melaniermeadors.com, on Facebook, and Twitter, @melaniermeadors.


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Okay, Jessie went for one class today, but it was a real achievement in our neck of the woods. I don't even remember the last time she was able to make it in for a class.
After adding back all of her medicine last Thursday, it finally began to kick in a little on Sunday. Unfortunately, Jessie picked up her dad's cold. Time out for common cold cursing. We have an appointment with the new primary care physician tomorrow, so if there is infection in the vicinity, antibiotics will be had. I have to add that just the thought that a multitude of supplements isn't enough to prevent illnesses in any form is beyond me.


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Machu Picchu - Inca Trail/
Words and pictures will not do justice to the experience of the Inca Trail. It's stepping back in time to catch a glimpse of a culture and people group, advanced beyond modern understanding, while being captivated by the beauty of the Andes, and forming friendships over shared experiences. The journey is not for the faint, it will challenge and leave an indelible mark of appreciation for the road of history others have laid.
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To prepare fully printed copper-indium-diselenide solar-cell-absorbers it is necessary to have well defined and printable precursor-inks. In this work, the synthesis and different approaches for the colloidal stabilization of Selenium (Se) nanoparticles are presented, which should ultimately serve as a selenium source for CISe absorbers. The produced particles were stabilized with different concentrations of Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) and micelles (TX100) respectively. The resulting suspensions were analyzed in aspect of particle size and colloidal stability using dynamic light scattering (DLS). It was shown, that both approaches lead to stable colloidal suspensions with ca. 80 - 100 nm particle size. The PVP stabilized suspension stays stable for four weeks at a Zeta potential of > 35 - 25 mV whereas the TX100 stabilized suspension was only short-time-stable due to loss in Zeta potential over time. UV/VIS spectroscopy and Lambert-Beer's law were used to determine the concentration of Se in the dispersion. The molar extinction coefficient ε of colloidal selenium was calculated to be 1.44 × 10³ l/(mol·cm) for ε (Se) respectively 2.63 × 107 l/(mol·cm) for ε (Se-NP) ± 9 % in both cases.
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Growing Up North
A report by The Children's Commissioner for England has found that pupils in the North West are less likely to do well in secondary schools. ITV Granada Reports covered the news 26.03.18 & interviewed our YPAS Plus South Community Hub Coordinator as part of the feature:
Teach The Teachers
Song with lyrics that was written and performed by a young person from GYRO and THE Action Youth at the 2017 Transgender Day Of Remembrance.
19/11/17 YPAS on Sky News Sunday With Niall Paterson
Mental Health Funding Reductions. YPAS service users sharing their stories with Sky News Niall Paterson. Feature includes interview with YPAS CEO Monique Collier, Luciana Berger MP and Dr Simon Bowers from Liverpool CCG.
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A powerful poem about young peoples struggles, written and read out by young people
Incredible Years Parent Programme - Parent Feedback
YPAS delivers 'Incredible Years' (IY) parenting programmes focusing on strengthening parenting competencies and fostering parent involvement in children's experiences, to promote their social and emotional skills and reduce conduct problems.
This video is recent feedback from parents who have completed the course.
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Liverpool Mental Health Festival 2016 - Young people who access YPAS discussing why our services are important and the differnce it had made for them.
GP Champs - How the project has impacted on Young People
Trustees braving the zip wire challenge #fundraising #event
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18 minute film aimed at 13-19 year olds - it uses drama, animation, original music and research to present issues: coming out, bullying at school, harassment at work, love and relationships.


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If Joel Quenneville wants to listen, then the Blues have to make that call.
Nothing personal against current Blues coach Mike Yeo.
But when one of the all-time coaching greats becomes available because of the Chicago Blackhawks' foolish decision to make a change behind the bench — I guess Quenneville winning three Stanley Cups wasn't enough to satisfy his bosses — then the Blues have to gauge "Q's" interest in their job.
The Blues are underachievers. They are a dispassionate team. Their effort is lacking. They collectively have a faint heart. Their competitive character is null and void. Their so-called stars do not play at a star-caliber level. Their so-called leaders do anything but lead; they're a huge part of the problem.
Blues players are great at two things:
1. Getting overpaid.
2. Getting coaches fired.
Yeo can't get through to wealthy young athletes. Yeo can't fix their brains. If the boys are in the mood, they compete. If they aren't in the mood — it's OK … the coach will take the hit.
The Blues have to make that call. Quenneville might be the only coach out there who can do something about a roster loaded with too many head cases and a locker room that hosts a poisonous culture. Quenneville has won three Cups, he's the second-winningest coach in NHL history, and he is a man of stature and prestige.
Blues chairman Tom Stillman has funded a payroll that brushes the ceiling of the NHL salary cap. This season already is in jeopardy, with the 4-5-3 Blues sinking fast in the Western Conference. If the Blues can't get motivated soon, their season will be over by Thanksgiving. And that would be a competitive, artistic and financial disaster for the franchise and their devoted owner.
That's why you call Quenneville.
It's a 9-1-1 call.
An emergency.
Yeo is on a downward trend. Despite a positive offseason of roster upgrades along the forward lines, this team is 27-29-7 since last Dec. 12. And is 5-10-3 going back to the final six games of last season. The Blues are mediocre at home now; their 17-16-2 record over the last 35 games at Enterprise Center is embarrassing. This team has too much talent to be mucking it up like this.
The Blues have to make that call to Quenneville the way the Chicago Cubs made the call when Joe Maddon became available to manage. In about six minutes the Cubs reeled Maddon in, and fired Rick Renteria after only one year on the job.
The Blues must make the call just like the Oakland A's reached out to Tony La Russa in 1986 after TLR was fired by the Chicago White Sox. The A's thanked someone named Jackie Moore for his service as manager, and cleared out his office to move La Russa in. When Vince Lombardi wanted to return to coaching in 1969, the Washington Redskins didn't hesitate to fire their coach Otto Graham.
Here's what we don't know:
Does Quenneville have interest in the Blues' job?
There are several reasons why Quenneville would politely pass on the chance to return to St. Louis to coach the Blues. Just because "Q" has more regular-season wins than any coach in Blues franchise history — and is especially fond of our town — it doesn't mean he'd jump at the job.
After abruptly being fired by the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday morning, Quenneville ….
Maybe Quenneville would just say no to the Blues because he doesn't think this team is capable of contending for a Stanley Cup anytime soon.
Or because this is a historically futile franchise in the competition for the league championship.
Or because every coach who takes the Blues' job is doomed because of that poison in the locker room. It has festered through generations of players — conniving players who apparently have a sixth sense of knowing just when it's time to overthrow the latest coach.
Quenneville knows this all too well. The poison got to Quenneville here the first time around. Despite being the winningest coach in The Note's history and an all-around class act, "Q" was fired on Feb. 2004 after seven-plus seasons, 307 victories and a .598 win percentage.
Here's what Blues defenseman Chris Pronger said on the day Quenneville was scapegoated by Blues' management:
"Somebody's got to take the heat when the team's not playing very well, and it's pretty tough to fire a whole team,. Obviously, the coach is the easiest guy to let go, but at the same time we as players haven't played very well … at times we seemed lackadaisical out there and not really put our best foot forward. For Joel to take the heat for that is kind of sad."
Sad, yes.
How many times have we heard a version of this through the years?
It's the same sad song for every Blues' coach.
Coming home could be overrated when home is the place where coaches go onto the hot seat about three hours after signing a contract.
Quenneville, 60, probably has better things to do than babysit team "leaders" such as Alex Pietrangelo, Vladimir Tarasenko and Alex Steen.
And Quenneville undoubtedly would prefer to go compete for a Stanley Cup instead of, say, taking a job as Dr. Q to analyze what's inside of Jake Allen's head.
Quenneville doesn't need the Blues' gig. He has 890 regular-season victories, second to Scotty Bowman in NHL history. He's coached in 1,636 regular-season games, second to Bowman. He's won 118 postseason games … second to Bowman.
The Blackhawks won three Stanley Cups in a 28-season span from 1934 through 1961.
Chicago didn't win another one until Quenneville's first full season (2009-2010) as the coach. And he proceeded to win three Stanley Cups in only six seasons.
There will be heavy demand for Quenneville's esteemed coaching ability.
The day before Quenneville got fired, Mark Lazerus, who covers the Blackhawks for The Athletic, had this to say when a reader asked about the coach's job security:
"If Quenneville were fired, he'd have five job offers within hours, and would be a head coach again by next fall at the latest. He's the most accomplished coach in the league, and one of the most accomplished coaches in league history. And he has a lot of years left in him."
Lazerus added that it would be "lunacy" for the Blackhawks to fire Quenneville.
"Is Quenneville blameless for the Blackhawks' slide? Of course not," Lazerus wrote. "He's been stubborn with certain lineup decisions and schemes, and his and Kevin Dineen's power play has been a disaster for a while now. But I have two questions for the #FireQ brigade: Was Quenneville the one who traded away Niklas Hjalmarsson, Artemi Panarin, Teuvo Teravainen and Phil Danault, among others? And who is out there, ready to step in, that's a better coach than Quenneville? The answers are no and nobody. Change for the sake of change is foolish. A time-traveling Scotty Bowman himself couldn't wring a 50-win season out of this roster."
Here's some perspective from respected USA Today hockey columnist Kevin Allen:
"If Joel Quenneville had been fired over the weekend, he might be the coach of the Los Angeles Kings today. Count on Quenneville rumors to ramp up related to the Florida Panthers or St. Louis Blues or any other team with a coach on the hot seat.
"The best indication of whether Quenneville deserved to be fired by the Chicago Blackhawks today will be his popularity in the coaching market over the next couple of weeks.
"It's fair to say Quenneville, 60, is the leading candidate to be hired for the next coaching vacancy. He ranks second all-time in wins with 890.
"Chicago GM Stan Bowman's decision to fire Quenneville and replace him with American Hockey League coach Jeremy Colliton, 33, had nothing to do with Quenneville's ability to coach.
"Quenneville is out of a job because this is the price to be paid for three Stanley Cup championships between 2010-15. When a team has that much success, top players receive lucrative contracts, depth erodes, players grow older, the process becomes stale and the coach gets fired. It's just what happens."
Make the call, Blues.
Make Quenneville say no.
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In his '60s heyday, Broadway Joe Namath was the quintessential swinging bachelor. As the cocky quarterback of the New York Jets, he cruised the hottest clubs and bars and squired bombshells like Raquel Welch around town. Then, in 1984, the dashing former football hero got married, later fathered two daughters and happily traded his playboy lifestyle for some quiet family time and a whole lot of golf.
But the transformation from Broadway Joe to Fairway Joe has taken Namath, 55, to the brink of bachelorhood again. After 14 years of marriage, he and Tatiana Namath, 37, an aspiring actress he met at a voice class in 1983—and the mother of his daughters Jessica, 13, and Olivia, 8—have filed for divorce. Tatiana, formerly known as Deborah Mays (she changed her name after a namesake cousin was killed), cites their placid existence as the reason for the split. "Joe has lived an exciting life, so he's happy to relax now," she says. "I had children at 24, and I've grown in a way that I'd like to be more stimulated."
That has meant fleeing the couple's rambling riverfront home in Bay Harbor, a posh community in Tequesta, Fla., for Santa Monica, Calif., where Tatiana is dating plastic surgeon Brian Novack, 44, and embarking on a career as a playwright. "It's better for my kids to see me happy and fulfilled," says Tatiana, who admits that the divorce "is not something Joe wanted." (Namath would not comment.) Still, Namath, who led his underdog team to a historic 1969 Super Bowl win, has remained the doting dad, recently going on a friendly vacation with his family in Utah. (The Namaths plan to share custody of their children.)
Yet for the once and future bachelor, divorce is undoubtedly painful. "My family's the most important thing in my life," he told USA Today in January. Deep down, says Tatiana, "he's proud of me for making a difficult decision to reach my potential. He just wishes it wasn't in this way, I'm sure."


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400 villagers attend MP's meeting on housing plans
More than 400 residents of Barnham, Eastergate and Westergate attended a public meeting called by Arundel and South Downs MP Nick Herbert on Friday evening (28 September) to make their views known on housing proposals.
The MP called the meeting at Fontwell Park Racecourse after Arun District Council published a Draft Plan reinstating the highest housing target for the District and proposing a new 'Strategic Housing' development of over 2,000 homes in the Six Villages area.
Also attending the meeting were Arun District Councillors John Charles, Jean Goud, and Dougal Maconachie, County Councillor Derek Whittington, and representatives of the local Parish Councils.
Arun District Council's consultation closed on 10 September following the publication of the Draft Plan for 2013 to 2028.
Mr Herbert opened the meeting by expressing his concern about the Council's proposed increase to 565 houses a year over 15 years, amounting to nearly 8,500 homes.
Arun had originally proposed 400 houses a year, or 6,000 in total. This would already mean 30 houses in Aldingbourne, 100 in Barnham, 100 in Eastergate and 50 in Walberton.
Mr Herbert said that, while there was a need for affordable housing in the villages, new build had to be sustainable, and villages should have control over development through their new neighbourhood plans.
The MP expressed concern that there was inadequate infrastructure to support excessive development, with school places, sewerage, flooding and traffic already a problem in the Six Villages area.
He reiterated his view that the integrity of the villages should be maintained, and that a development which joined up the villages and created a new suburbia should be resisted.
He rejected the claim that more housing would itself lead to local economic growth, saying that a focus on transport infrastructure such as the need to upgrade the A27 and local rail signalling was the priority.
Local residents at the meeting spoke out strongly against Arun's plans, with particular concern expressed about the inadequacy of infrastructure and the risk to the character of local villages and the countryside.
People also felt that the Council had failed to justify the housing numbers with evidence of need.
In a straw poll at the end, only one person voted for Arun's higher housing target. There was some support for the lower target, but the majority of residents voted against any more housing until the inadequacy in local infrastructure had been addressed.
Following the meeting, Nick Herbert said: "There is clearly a great deal of local concern about Arun's housing proposals, and a strong feeling that there are already problems with sewerage, flooding and congested roads which have to be sorted out and which would be exacerbated by excessive development.
"The meeting gave local people an opportunity to hear about what is being proposed and to make their views known. I hope that Arun District Council will take on board these genuine concerns and adopt more sustainable proposals, supported by proper evidence.
"There is a need for affordable local housing but this must be planned with the villages, not imposed by the Council with arbitrary numbers and without addressing the infrastructure problems."
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2. Nick Herbert MP's submission to Arun District Council can be viewed here:


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Let's start from the beginning, I inherited the creative gene from my mother and I realized my passion for design during my freshmen year of college. I graduated with my degree in communications and graphic design from The Ohio State University in 2008.
For the following five years, I worked full time in marketing and design positions while living in Ohio, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. From an architecture firm to an art museum with printing companies in between, I gained a diverse knowledge of both print and design. On the side, I dabbled in all kinds of freelance design, from logos to party invitations and I even designed scrapbook paper for a while.
Well one referral led to another, and another, and I found that each design request that came my way was welcomed with an overly enthusiastic "I can do that!"... and well, as you can see, that phrase stuck!
Today I live with my husband in New York City and work full-time from my home office. I work with select small business clients but my main focus is creating custom wedding invitations for couples across the country. Whether the wedding planning is full of classic or quirky designs, I provide the creative direction to bring each couple's vision to life on paper. By the time we are done working together, I will likely be calling you my friend, using emojis in our emails, and following you on Instagram!
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I met my husband, Vince, on a camping trip with mutual friends. He lived in DC and I lived in OH at the time. Four years and three moves later, we were married in NYC in March 2018. Our wedding colors were emerald, sage, and olive green with pops of mustard yellow. Our cocktail hour featured twelve cheeses followed by a create-your-own pasta station for dinner!
I won't lie, my beginning years in business included a lot of design work from coffee shops, couches, and kitchen tables. I feel lucky to finally have an office to work from in our home in Queens, New York. On weekdays you will find me at my desk, probably still in my pjs, with a mug of chai tea while I obsess over the perfect design details!
Meet Zoey! She is an 8 1/2 year old Australian Shepherd and I have had her since she was a puppy. She has been around since before icandothat design was even born. She spends her days curled up under my desk and really never leaves my side. To say she is my best friend is a big understatement (don't tell my husband!). Fun fact, Zoey & I even have the same birthday!
• All 12 of my grandma's grandkids have names that start with the letter 'J' (by her request!)
• Vince and I have lived in a total of seven states
• We moved to New York for the crime (aka Vince's job)
• I was a college cheerleader at The Ohio State University
• I showed horses for 10+ years when growing up
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Music, Body, and Desire in Medieval Culture: Hildegard of Bingen to Chaucer
Stanford University Press, 2001 - Music - 472 pages
Ranging chronologically from the twelfth to the fifteenth centuries and thematically from Latin to vernacular literary modes, this book challenges standard assumptions about the musical cultures and philosophies of the European Middle Ages. Engaging a wide range of premodern texts and contexts, from the musicality of sodomy in twelfth-century polyphony to Chaucer s representation of pedagogical violence in the Prioress s Tale, from early Christian writings on the music of the body to the plainchant and poetry of Hildegard of Bingen, the author argues that medieval music was quintessentially a practice of the flesh.
The book reveals a sonorous landscape of flesh and bone, pleasure and pain, a medieval world in which erotic desire, sexual practice, torture, flagellation, and even death itself resonated with musical significance and meaning. In its insistence on music as an integral part of the material cultures of the Middle Ages, the book presents a revisionist account of an important aspect of premodern European civilization that will be of compelling interest to historians of literature, music, religion, and sexuality, as well as scholars of cultural, gender, and queer studies.
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text: About Us Like many businesses with a proud history, we pause to reflect on our past, but then continue to change in order to meet the demands of today's business climate. The world has changed; the needs of our Customers have changed; and we too have changed in many ways. Most notably, our reach on serving and supporting customers has expanded from Central Illinois to much of the Midwestern United States. Our Sales and Technical Service Teams currently support valued customers in (11) eleven Midwestern States from Service and Distribution Centers conveniently located in Indianapolis, Indiana; Decatur, Illinois; St. Louis, Missouri and Kansas City, Missouri. What remains unchanged are the core values upon which R.V. Evans Company was founded: We still believe in loyalty that is created through developing time-tested relationships and trust. We still believe that integrity on either side of a transaction is non-negotiable. We still believe in earning business opportunities by demonstrating value to those we serve. We still believe in presenting innovative products and servicing solutions tailored to each customer's unique Packaging and/or Fastening process. We still believe in our employees who bring life to the words spoken on a brochure for our customers who depend on us 24/7. Though we continue to explore and invest in the future, rest assured that we are still the same R.V. Evans Company that you have relied upon for over three generations. On behalf of the extraordinarily talented people at The R.V. Evans Company, I would like to express our gratitude for allowing us the privilege to be a part of your Company's history. Moreover, we sincerely wish to thank you for your ongoing confidence in our ability to positively impact and participate in your Company's future success. Respectfully, Kelly V. Evans President


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Customer segmentation for a product launch
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- Project start date
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- Project posted
- 16 Oct 2017 16:45
- Project duration (approx.)
- 20.0 Days
- Budget (approx.)
- €400 / day
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- Mid-level
- Industry
- Financial Services
- Area of expertise
- Big Data / Data Analytics
- Consultant location
- On-site
- Location
- Spain
- Languages
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Our client is a financial entity. They are planning to launch a new credit card that will replace an old one. Our team is supporting in all this process, from product definition to the actual product migration.
We are looking for a team member that will ensure all the analytical part of the project, including:
- Analysis and cleansing of all the customer data provided by our client
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Whether it's the excitement of gliding down the slopes or sipping cocoa by the fire, Ski Week is a great time for snowy adventures at nearby winter getaways. We've found snow-covered mountains that offer a plethora of family-friendly winter activities from skiing and snowboarding to tubing and snow play. Read on to see where to take your kiddos to have the 'coolest' week off.
Mammoth Mountain
Hit the slopes to snowboard and ski at the 3,500 acres of Mammoth Mountain. You can tube it at Woolly's Tube Park, or even ride a snowmobile. A good family stay-over is The Village Lodge, where you can walk to the gondola and cook meals in a full kitchen. Your crew will be cozy in a two-bedroom condo which sleeps six. After a day of snow fun, warm up at the heated pool and five hot tubs. Another option is the Mammoth Creek Inn, although you'll need to shuttle to the slopes. Here you'll get a complimentary breakfast and the rooms can sleep six. Notably, there's a spa, steam room, sauna, gym and jacuzzi. Plus, the fam can play board games by the cozy lobby fire.
Travel time: About 6 and a half hours from San Diego.
Mammoth Mountain Ski Area
10001 Minaret Rd.
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
Online: mammothmountain.com
The Village Lodges
111 Forest Trail
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
Cost: From $425+/night; condos sleep 4-8 people
Online: thevillagelodgemammoth.com
Mammoth Creek Inn
663 Old Mammoth Rd.
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
Cost: From $162+/night
Online: themammothcreek.com
Big Bear Lake
Big Bear Mountain is a winter wonderland full of activities and sports for your whole family. Whether your crew is full of beginners or advanced snow sports athletes, you'll find something for everyone. For example, beginning pint-sized shredders can take snowboard lessons (from four years old and up!) designed to make learning fun. On the other hand, more avid skiers and snowboarders can take a half or full day lesson at either Bear Mountain or Snow Summit.
A new family destination at Bear Mountain is the Bear Mountain Adventure Academy. It makes it easy on families by having kids' ski rentals, lift tickets and sports school registration in one spot. Further, there are kid-fun things to do while waiting like coloring and a Burton snowboard practice game. Even more, you'll find food and drink including artisan pizzas, a full-service coffee bar and spirits. Also, you'll appreciate the parent viewing area where you can watch your half-pint learn to ski or snowboard.
On the other hand, if your snow angels want to skip the lift lines and go tubing, slide over to the Grizzly Ridge Tube Park at Snow Summit or Big Bear Snow Play (both with Magic Carpet conveyor belts) for easy downhill fun.
Another flurry of activities can be found at the Alpine Slide at Magic Mountain. First, grab your little one and bobsled together down the 1/4 mile long mountain track. Second, ride the Soaring Eagle where you fly through the sky at up to 28 mph! Then, you can tube down the Alpine Slide and play in the snow. Finally, you can play miniature golf and try the go-karts. Your crew will have a blast!
Plus, two good places to stay as a family are The Lodge at Big Bear Lake with free Wi-Fi and a walk to the village or Big Bear Frontier where we recommend the cabins that sleep up to 12––and furry friends are welcome too.
Travel time: About 3 hours from San Diego.
Bear Mountain
43101 Goldmine Dr.
Big Bear Lake, CA 92315
Online: bearmountain.com
Big Bear Snow Play
42825 Big Bear Blvd.
Big Bear Lake, CA 92315
Online: bigbearsnowplay.com
Snow Summit
880 Summit Blvd.
Big Bear Lake, CA 92315
Online: snowsummit.com
Grizzly Ridge Tube Park
880 Summit Blvd. Ste 1170
Big Bear Lake, CA 92315
Online: grizzlyridgetubepark.com
Alpine Slide at Magic Mountain
800 Wildrose Lane
Big Bear Lake, CA 92315
Online: alpineslidebigbear.com
Snow Drift Tubing Park
If you and the crew just want to tube for the day, this is your spot. SoCal's largest and oldest tubing park, you can have snow much fun! It's a no-frills tube park with stairs to get to the top of the slopes. The cost is $17 per person, but kids 36 inches and under are free (with paying adult). Also, good to note that parking is six dollars.
Travel time: About two and a half hours from San Diego.
Snow Drift Tubing Park
San Bernardino National Forest
4600 California 18
Green Valley Lake, CA 92341
Online: snowdrift.net
Snow Valley
This smaller mountain is great for snow angels at the beginner or intermediate level. It's also less crowded than big brother mountain (Big Bear) which is 30 minutes further away. For the little ones, there's the Children's Learning Center with full and half-day classes where snow bunnies can learn to ski or snowboard (ages 4-12). Moreover, there's a snow play area where kiddos can sled for a fee. Another perk: kids six and under ski free (with a paid adult). You can do this trip up and back on the same day. However, if you decide to stay overnight, we recommend the Lake Arrowhead Resort and Spa, with a fitness room and restaurant. (It's about a 30-minute drive).
Travel time: About 2 and a half hours from San Diego.
Snow Valley Mountain Resort
35100 State Hwy. 18
Running Springs, CA 92382
Online: snowvalley.com
Lake Arrowhead Resort and Spa
27984 Hwy. 189
Lake Arrowhead, CA 92352
Online: lakearrowheadresort.com
SkyPark at Santa's Village
Have you ever wondered where Santa lives year-round? Well, you'll find him at SkyPark at Santa's Village. Just outside of Lake Arrowhead you'll find a winter wonderland with plenty to do. From bike ride trails, kiddie rides and shopping to mining for gems, rock climbing and meeting Santa and Mrs. Claus, your crew will be active and have tons of fun. Even more, there are restaurants to grab a snack or get a meal. Head North this winter season!
Travel time: About two and a half hours from San Diego.
Lake Arrowhead
SkyPark at Santa's Village
28950 Highway 18
Skyforest, CA 92385
Cost: $62/person
Online: skyparksantasvillage.com
Mountain High Ski Resort
For newbie skiers or shredders (or those just wanting to improve) Mountain High's Children's Academy will take snowboarders from four years-old and up and toddlers can try the virtual snow simulator which helps them to balance, stop and turn. Even more, 5th graders ski for free (when an adult ticket is purchased). Remember to bring proof of grade level that the staff will probably keep! If your crew is looking for a different type of downhill fun, head to the North Pole Tubing Park which has ten lanes and two moving carpets. Best bet for staying over is to rent a cabin via Airbnb or Mountain High has a few suggestions for rentals.
Travel time: About 2 and a half hours from San Diego.
Mountain High Ski Resort
24510 State Highway 2
Wrightwood, CA 92397
Online: mthigh.com
North Pole Tubing Park
North Resort (across from Main area)
24510 State Highway 2
Wrightwood, CA 92397
Online: mthigh.com/northpoletubingpark
Palm Springs Aerial Tram
Take a quick vacay in Palm Springs and board the tram for a snow day. From snowball fights and snowman building to do-you-own sledding and snow hikes, there's plenty to do at the top of the mountain. Moreover, rent snowshoes at the Adventure Center and maneuver easier. Additionally, it's good to know that there are two restaurants and a cultural museum up top.
Travel time: About two and a half hours from San Diego.
1 Tramway Rd
Palm Springs, CA 92262
Cost: $25.95/adult; $16.95/child (ages 3-12); Children two and under free
Online: pstramway.com
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I apologize if this question was asked earlier in advance.
We have a newly configured VxRail all flash appliance running ESXi 6.7 build 13004448. I have deployed a new server 2016 guest from a template with hardware version v14 and latest vmware tools installed. The VM as well as the template have the default vsan storage policy applied with object space reservation set to 0 - Thin.
When I look in the windows guest under optimize drives, I see all the drives registering as Hard Disk Drive and not Thin Provisioned. I have this same configuration running on other non-vxrail storage minus the storage policy and the guest detects disk as thin provisioned without issue.
Is there a setting I'm missing or a gotcha with running this configuration on vsan? I followed the article VMware Knowledge Base regarding OVA/OVF deployment in the web console but it didn't find any policies configured for thick and I am not deploying from OVF / OVA.
Thanks for the help!
After some search and other help, I was able to figure this out and it turned out to be quite simple. By default, unmap is not enabled on vSAN. I had to enable it on for the cluster running the command "esxcfg-advcfg -s 1 /VSAN/GuestUnmap" on one of the esx hosts. After that and rebooting one of the VMs, it recognized the virtual disks as thin.


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The Indonesian Heritage Society publishes a calendar every year. The theme for the 2016 Calendar is Street Life Urban and Rural. Two of my images were selected.
High Hopes This first image was taken in Jakarta, Indonesia on October 20, 2014 - Inauguration Day - during the first ever inaugural street parade. The high hopes for Indonesia's new president, Joko Widodo called "Jokowi", was evident by the enthusiasm and determinaton on people's faces.
Morning Walk This second image was taken in the western part of the island of Java in an Outer Baduy village . The Baduy people have limited contact with the outside world. In the early morning this woman came across a bamboo bridge on her way to a neighboring village with rice barns bordering her path. You can see additional images of the Baduy area in the Indonesia - Banten gallery.