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Despite fiscal constraints, the Appropriations Committee restored funding Thursday for health care for the poor and the University of Connecticut Health Center, canceled a second wave of transit fare hikes and rejected several agency mergers sought by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's administration.
The plan the Democratic-controlled committee adopted in a 34-15 vote along party lines also restored two crucial posts for the state's top elections watchdogs and preserved separate grants for more than a dozen of the state's top tourism attractions. Republicans tried unsuccessfully to amend the committee proposal with their own plan, which would spend about $340 million less, but offer modest income and sales tax cuts.
The $20.73 billion committee plan shaves just over $936,000 off the bottom line Malloy proposed in February for the fiscal year that begins July 1 — a minute difference of 1/221st of 1 percent. But the administration raised concerns Thursday that the panel budget doesn't include funds to continue the conversion of state finances to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
The committee's proposal would maintain existing benefits and eligibility in a Medicaid program that serves poor adults without minor children, a contrast to the Malloy administration's plan to reduce benefits and restrict eligibility to save $22.5 million in the coming fiscal year.
Instead, the committee proposal would save $20 million in Medicaid by increasing efforts to recover funds from insurance companies that also cover some clients in the program. The proposal would fund two positions in the state Office of the Healthcare Advocate to seek payments from insurers that cover people served by Medicaid and could be responsible for paying for the care the patients receive. The efforts are likely to focus on behavioral health services.
"What we've tried to do is stabilize the budget," Sen. Toni N. Harp, D-New Haven, co-chairwoman of the Appropriations Committee, said during a midday press conference, noting that lawmakers were skeptical that federal Medicaid regulators would allow some of the changes sought by the governor.
"One of the things we wanted to do is not have a budget that was full of surprises," added the panel's other co-chairwoman, Rep. Toni E. Walker, D-New Haven.
The committee proposal would also cut in half Malloy's projected savings from changing the way medication is administered to home care patients in Medicaid. Malloy proposed allowing nurses to delegate responsibility for administering medication to unlicensed workers in some cases, as well as using assistive technology to help some clients get their medications, and reducing the rates paid to nurses for administering medication. Altogether, that was projected to save $20.6 million. The committee reduced the savings to $10.3 million.
Fare hikes, consolidations rejected
The Appropriations panel recommended scrapping the 2013 hikes aimed at rail and bus service, as well as for transit programs serving the disabled. This move would save consumers more than $4.6 million next fiscal year.
Another $900,000 was added to the budget to support bus service linking the New Haven train station with Southern Connecticut State University.
Lawmakers also reduced from $7 million to $5 million funding for Malloy's Pay-As-You-Go program, which uses operating cash to fund road and bridge maintenance and roadside tree-trimming.
The panel balked at several consolidations the Democratic governor recommended in his most recent budget. During a public hearing earlier this month, several committee members noted that based on the administration's own numbers, these mergers save very little money in the coming fiscal year.
One of the merger plans that the budget panel passed on involved moving the Chief State Medical Examiner's Office under the auspices of the UConn, given that the examiner's office is located at the UConn Health Center campus in Farmington.
Malloy has proposed moving all the state's affordable housing into the Department of Economic and Community Development. The committee rejected that proposal and the Department of Children and Families $6.4 million will keep its housing subsidy program that helps the agency avoid taking children away from their parents because they are homeless.
The committee also opposed moving the Workers Compensation Commission into the Labor Department, though it did back Malloy's proposal to close the commission's Middletown office, one of eight WCC regional branches.
Lawmakers backed a Malloy merger plan last year that brought 81 departments and agencies to 57, but Walker said the half-dozen new consolidations the governor sought this year weren't essential right now.
"We found out that many of them we did last year still are not working," she said, adding that when it came to the new proposals, "there was no savings, no real reason to make those consolidations."
Other mergers that the committee recommended against involved moving:
- The Teachers' Retirement Board into the comptroller's office;
- The Department of Construction Services into the Department of Administrative Services;
- The Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities and the Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities into a new joint agency.
Legislators also declined to back Malloy's proposal to scrap separate arts and culture promotion accounts and move the $1.6 million they would receive into the statewide tourism marketing effort. Instead the committee proposed taking an extra $1.5 million from statewide marketing, while adding $470,000 in promotion funds for select tourism sites and creating a new $500,000 grant to promote community theaters.
"We're in that situation where committees do what committee do and five weeks out we've got a lot of work to do," the governor responded Thursday. "That won't be the final budget."
Still, Malloy added that "there are a few things in there that are non-starters, quite frankly," citing the lack of GAAP conversion funds as one example. "Any changes with respect to the ability of my administration to administer the budget will be opposed quite vigorously, including all tools at our command."
GAAP rules are a series of common financial guidelines established by the Government Accounting Standards Board to emphasize transparency. Unlike the modified cash basis that state government has long used, GAAP rules require that funds be on hand to cover expenses as they are incurred.
State government would need another $1.7 billion in its coffers to cover all its obligations under GAAP rules. And that differential grows annually with inflation. The governor pledged to use the first $75 million of any surplus this fiscal year, and another $50 million in 2012-13, to cover that inflationary cost and stop the GAAP differential from growing.
Health center, election watchdogs, DCF get extra money
One of the largest funding increases recommended by the budget panel involves adding $11.85 million for the UConn Health Center to ensure its 2012-13 funding matches current levels.
The State Elections Enforcement Commission, which warned lawmakers twice this past winter that it could not properly monitor the public financing program for state elections this summer and fall without additional staff, was another of the few winners in the committee plan, albeit not a big one. The commission would receive $126,000 to fund two new auditor posts. But the budget panel would pay for those posts by reducing "other expense" accounts by a total matching amount from the SEEC and eight other watchdog agencies.
The committee restored $13 million in proposed cuts to the Department of Children and Families. Malloy had recommended raiding the $24.4 million the department will save from the major changes they have implemented over the last year. This money was saved by removing fewer children from their families and moving children back home from costly out-of-state facilities and large group homes.
Department of Children and Families Commissioner Joette Katz told the committee last month that she needed to keep a portion of those savings so that she can move forward with paying for more community-based services and other supports to keep the state's 4,700 abused and neglected children in state custody in the most appropriate living situation.
The committee signed off on the governor's plan to create a new position in the state's Office of the Healthcare Advocate so that the state can begin appealing the decisions of a child's private insurance company to deny covering mental health benefits.
DCF reports that one of every five children that the state is picking up the tab for their mental health benefits has private insurance, and without coverage they could potentially end up in the state's mental hospitals. Malloy's budget did not bank on any immediate savings by appealing insurance denial, but the committee was a bit more optimistic, estimating it will save $2.5 million during the upcoming year.
The committee also maintained funds in several other health and social service programs that Malloy proposed cutting, including:
- Uncompensated care grants for hospitals and community health centers. Malloy proposed cutting the grants by $2.89 million, while the committee would cut $944,263.
- The LifeStar helicopter program, which is run by Hartford Hospital and receives a state subsidy. Malloy proposed cutting $600,000 from the subsidy, but the committee did not propose any cut.
- Alzheimer's respite and outreach for the HUSKY program, both of which Malloy proposed cutting by 10 percent.
- The Children's Trust Fund (Malloy proposed a $2.34 million cut) and the Jobs First Employment Services pilot program (Malloy proposed a $150,000 cut; the program hasn't started. The committee declined to cut it).
In addition, the committee proposed reversing a change made last year that increased what seniors must pay to participate in the Connecticut Home Care Program for Elders. Lawmakers last year increased the cost sharing requirement from 6 percent to 7 percent, a move that critics say made the program unaffordable to some and posed a hardship for others. The committee's proposal would spend $626,400 to reduce the cost sharing to 6 percent. The committee would also add $2.5 million to the budget by increasing the asset limit for seniors to qualify for the program.
The committee also proposed spending $750,000 to provide 300 more Rental Assistance Program vouchers, which help poor families pay for housing in the private market. The program has a waiting list. Half of the new vouchers would cover scattered site supportive housing.
Very little fiscal wiggle room
The committee had little room to maneuver with its spending plan given two challenges presented by Malloy's proposal.
The governor's plan fell fell just $5.9 million under the cap, based on administration numbers, a cushion of just 1/35th of 1 percent. And Malloy has insisted he will not seek to legally exceed the cap as his predecessors have done, though he is seeking a new exemption to cover increased contributions to the state employee and teachers' pension funds.
The governor's proposal also has raised concerns among some lawmakers from both parties because the administration's own projections show it to be in balance only for one year.
In 2013-14, that package would run $424 million in the red, and $650 million over the spending cap. But Malloy officials have been quick to note that there is plenty of time to address that problem in the regular 2013 session, which begins next January.
Other changes recommended Thursday by the Appropriations Committee include:
- Reducing the debt service by $30 million to reflect improved interest rates secured in bond financing.
- Cutting $250,000 Malloy sought to assist his business tax study task force.
- Restoring $2 million for Operation Fuel, a winter heating assistance program for low-income households.
- Restoring $39,153 the governor would reduce from grants to regional training schools for fire departments.


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Casino Cheating Performed by Dealers
The nature of cheating
There was a period when the cases of casino cheating were widely spread at casinos all over the world. The human nature can show sometimes the dark side and demonstrate greed, cupidity and desire for easy profit. Thus, lots of players have invented various methods to cheat casino and to gain benefit during a game. With the course of time it has became more difficult to apply these methods as casinos` owners pay heed to players` actions and develop different methods to unmask cheaters.
However, the cases of cheating cannot directly be referred only to players because casino employees also can cheat. Sometimes casino dealers that are professionals and perform really good card manipulation can cheat on gamblers.
Dealer`s cheat
Casino dealer is a person who works for land based casino or online casino and manage the process of a game. This duty is to explain the rules and conditions of a game to players and to provide the good service in a sense of shuffling and dealing cards. Dealer also has to keep an eye on players and make sure that there is no attempt of cheating.
As you can imagine, dealers are always aware of everything that going on at casino, they usually know all methods that are applied to protect casino from cheaters. Moreover, they know rules and loopholes of the game they deal with.
Methods of cheating
First of all the shuffling process is a good opportunity for dealer to cheat. The thing is that dealer can easily apply any shuffling technique he wants and he is always aware of consequences, i.e. he knows how exactly the card order changes according to the certain method. Actually a professional dealer can deal the particular cards to player after shuffling.
The most popular way to cheat among dealers is marked cards. Usually cheaters mark those cards which have the highest value. However, this method doesn`t require lots of skills except the calm behavior not to attract unnecessary attention. There are many ways to mark the cards: the simplest is to squeeze a card between the index finger and a thumb then go dirt marks, grease marks, crimped corners and so on. We suggest you to use so-called "burn cards" to reduce the marked cards` influence.
There is also one more method to cheat that is called the second dealing. In case of second dealing the dealer collaborate with a player. During he shuffles cards he steal a glance at the top one which is as a rule the high value card and then deals it to player.
Nowadays it has become almost impossible to cheat at casinos since they spend lots of money on good security system, different cameras and detectors. Moreover, there are also pit bosses and floor managers at the lobby that are watching players as well as dealers.

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According to Rule 97 of Central Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 as passed by Lok Sabha :
All credits to the Consumer Welfare Fund shall be made under sub-rule (5) of rule 92.
Any amount, having been credited to the Fund, ordered or directed as payable to any claimant by orders of the proper officer, appellate authority or Appellate Tribunal or court, shall be paid from the fund
Any utilisation of amount from the Consumer Welfare Fund under sub-section (1) of section 58 shall be made by debiting the Consumer Welfare Fund account and crediting the account to which the amount is transferred for utilisation.
The Government shall, by an order, constitute a Standing Committee with a Chairman, a Vice-Chairman, a Member Secretary and such other Members as it may deem fit and the Committee shall make recommendations for proper utilisation of the money credited to the Consumer Welfare Fund for welfare of the consumers.
The Committee shall meet as and when necessary, but not less than once in three months.
Any agency or organisation engaged in consumer welfare activities for a period of three years registered under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013) or under any other law for the time being in force, including village or mandal or samiti level co-operatives of consumers especially Women, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, or any industry as defined in the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947) recommended by the Bureau of Indian Standards to be engaged for a period of five years in viable and useful research activity which has made, or is likely to make, significant contribution in formulation of standard mark of the products of mass consumption, the Central Government or the State Government may make an application for a grant from the Consumer Welfare Fund:
Provided that a consumer may make application for reimbursement of legal expenses incurred by him as a complainant in a consumer dispute, after its final adjudication.
All applications for grant from the Consumer Welfare Fund shall be made by the applicant Member Secretary, but the Committee shall not consider an application, unless it has been inquired into in material details and recommended for consideration accordingly, by the Member
The Committee shall have powers -
to require any applicant to produce before it, or before a duly authorised Officer of the Government such books, accounts, documents, instruments, or commodities in custody and control of the applicant, as may be necessary for proper evaluation of the application;
to require any applicant to allow entry and inspection of any premises, from which activities claimed to be for the welfare of consumers are stated to be carried on, to a duly authorised officer of the Central Government or, as the case may be, State Government;
to get the accounts of the applicants audited, for ensuring proper utilisation of the grant;
to require any applicant, in case of any default, or suppression of material information on his part, to refund in lump-sum, the sanctioned grant to the Committee, and to be subject to prosecution under the Act;
- to recover any sum due from any applicant in accordance with the provisions of the Act;
to require any applicant, or class of applicants to submit a periodical report, indicating proper utilisation of the grant;
- to reject an application placed before it on account of factual inconsistency, or inaccuracy in material particulars;
- to recommend minimum financial assistance, by way of grant to an applicant, having regard to his financial status, and importance and utility of nature of activity under pursuit, after ensuring that the financial assistance provided shall not be misutilised;
to identify beneficial and safe sectors, where investments out of Consumer Welfare Fund may be made and make recommendations, accordingly;
to relax the conditions required for the period of engagement in consumer welfare activities of an applicant;
to make guidelines for the management, administration and audit of the Consumer Welfare Fund.
- to require any applicant to produce before it, or before a duly authorised Officer of the Government such books, accounts, documents, instruments, or commodities in custody and control of the applicant, as may be necessary for proper evaluation of the application;
- The Central Consumer Protection Council and the Bureau of Indian Standards shall recommend to the Goods and Services Tax Council, the broad guidelines for considering the projects or proposals for the purpose of incurring expenditure from the Consumer Welfare


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It's not hard for me to be thankful. Like J. Bradley Wigger in Thank You, God, all I have to do is look around me to find blessings aplenty to inspire my gratitude.
His book takes me through a litany of thanksgiving, as together we give thanks "for the sun smiling on our earth to wake up the day" . . . "for meals together, with good food to smell" . . . "for stories shared, for songs sung, and for love whispered." I add a silent "amen" to every page.
And to all these good things to be grateful for each day — bees and beetles, stars and moon, trees and leaves and sky — I add one more: picture books.
Inspired by Thanksgiving and Picture Book Month, and, too, by Brad Wigger's beautiful words, I'll explain:
I'm thankful for picture books,
for well-chosen words and lovely pictures
stitched expertly together on the page.
I'm thankful for bedtime stories,
for four children trying to crowd onto a lap built for one,
for the warm crush of bodies, the awkward page turns,
and for reading until my voice gets scratchy and their eyelids grow heavy.
I'm thankful for the bits and pieces that stay with me always,
for "Did you ever hear of Mickey?"
and "In the great green room,"
for "Dogs in cars going away, going away fast,"
and all the other timeless fragments that will still float lightly off my tongue long after my babies aren't babies anymore.
I'm thankful for old favorites,
and for the invitation to read the same sweet stories "again" and "again" and yet "again"
until they become woven through the fabric of my mind.
I'm thankful for new favorites,
for the thrill and delight of seeing, touching, hearing
something entirely unremembered.
I'm thankful for the simple books
that invite even reluctant children to begin lifelong friendships with words and letters and ideas.
I'm thankful for the complicated books
that invite them to sprawl across the carpet on their bellies —
noses inches from the page —
and stare, and stare, and stare.
I'm thankful for the books that make us laugh together,
and — even — for the ones that make us cry.
I'm thankful for the books that help us grow —
that stretch us, teach us, and inspire us,
that help us begin to catch a glimpse of how big and strange and wonderful the world really is.
I'm thankful for all the picture books I never have outgrown
and never will.
About Rachel in Review:
Life for this kid lit enthusiast and working mother of four can be messy. Confusing. Painful. Funny. Breathtakingly beautiful.
Enter the Eerdmans books. So, so many of our books, whether they're bedtime books for babies or coming-of-age novels for young adults, seem to have a single uncannily common quality about them: they just fit. These wise, wonderful books somehow manage to tie into — and by so doing, help me sort out — the knotty complexities of life as I actually experience them.


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My Olive Tree
by Jessica Sanchez on 04/11/2013 | 2 Minute Read
"We have been producing olive oil for many years, growing trees in our family's homeland in the Peloponnese. We now want to bottle it, mainly as a present for our friends and family".
The target audience: foreign clientele. People who can appreciate product provenance and family care. The design: it is very rare for a client to come to us with the simple request of "creating a family gift" and this is exactly what happened in this case. We were asked to create a product identity -naming and packaging design of a product - which was meant to address first of all the members of a Greek family of olive oil producers in Karpofora, Messinia. We had to pay tribute to a strong, living tradition and this is exactly what we did.
We used a children's drawing that conveys in the most direct way a lineage in the form of a tree and we placed every family member's name on its branches. We named the product, "My olive tree" because this is exactly what it is: the precious olive tree which, identified with one family tree symbolizes the bonds, efforts and legacy of this one family and is offered to a number of other such families around the world, in the form of an 'olive oil' present."
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Getting Started with Teaching Remotely
When you realize you have to move your class online quickly and teach from somewhere other than your NEOMED classroom, consider the following right away.
- Prepare in advance (if you can): Consider addressing emergencies and expectations up front in your syllabus, so students know what will happen if classes are canceled, including procedures you will implement. Consider doing this each quarter, so you are ready in case of an emergency.
- Get details about the closure or event: Campus closures or emergencies will be reported at Campus Advisory so those are good places to look for information, including estimates of how long you may need to teach your course online.
- Check with your department: Your department may issue more details about the situation and guidelines about their expectations for classes. Administrators may want to have many of the department's classes handled in similar ways, so before doing too much planning, check with departmental leaders to get guidance.
- Communicate with your students right away: Even if you don't yet have a plan in place, communicate with your students as soon as possible, informing them that changes are coming. Let them know what your expectations are for checking email or AIMS (NEOMED's learning management system), so you can get them more details when available.
- Consider realistic goals for teaching from anywhere: As you think about continuing instruction online, consider what you think you can realistically accomplish. Do you think you can maintain your original syllabus and schedule? Do you hope students will keep up with the reading with some assignments to add structure and accountability? How will you keep them engaged with the course content?
- Review your course schedule to determine priorities: Identify your priorities during the disruption — providing lectures, structuring new opportunities for discussion or group work, collecting assignments, etc. What activities are better rescheduled, and what can or must be done online? Give yourself flexibility in that schedule, just in case the situation takes longer to resolve than initially planned.
- Review your syllabus for points that must change: Identify what must temporarily change in your syllabus, such as policies, due dates, or assignments, and communicate those changes to students. Ensure any change you make aligns with NEOMED's policies set forth by the Registrar's Office.
- Pick tools and approaches familiar to you and your students: Try to rely on tools and workflows that are familiar to you and your students, introducing new tools only when absolutely necessary. If a closure is caused by a local crisis or an infectious disease outbreak, it may be already taxing everyone's mental and emotional energy. Introducing new tools and approaches may leave less energy and attention for learning.
- Reset expectations for students: You will have to reconsider some of your expectations for students, including participation, communication, and deadlines. As you think through those changes, keep in mind the impact this situation may have on students' ability to meet those expectations, including illness, lacking power or internet connections, or needing to care for family members. Be ready to handle requests for extensions or accommodations equitably.
- Create a more detailed communications plan: Once you have details about changes in the class, communicate them to students, along with how and when they can contact you (email, online office hours, etc.). Anticipating students will have questions, let them know how and when they can expect to receive a reply from you.
Portions of Teaching Remotely is adapted from "Keep Teaching," with permission, from the Indiana University keepteaching.iu.edu website. "Keep Teaching" content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License by the Trustees of Indiana University.


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5 Reasons Why You Should Watch Bollywood Movies
1. Viewers and supporters of Indian cinema could never see a Bollywood movie without dancing and singing, it always has varieties of songs and dance
performed by the main characters back-upped by many supporting casts.
2. People generally found their dreamy world when they enter in cinema theatres to watch movies in Hindi genre.
3. Because they follow the trend to live their lives in form of characterization after seeing the performance of their favourite star on silver screen.
4. The biggest backbone is audience when it comes to film because majorly Hindi cinemas showcase realism and depicts public life.
5. Bollywood is form of cinema where we found immortal flow of emotional connectivity because film makers tend to grab large amount of inclination from common people.
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If you're looking for a great dining experience, you must visit one of the best restaurants in the area. If you're in Darien Il, you have excellent choices available to you. There's something about these special locations that you may not find elsewhere. If you're looking for a great place to eat, consider what each location has to offer.
Great Menu
Have a look at the menu to see the kind of food that is served. Consider the variety being offered. If you want to eat at a grill, what kinds of meats are on offer? You may be in the mood for steak, chicken, pork, or chicken. Also look out for the starters on the menu. Maybe you want something classic like wings, or you'd prefer to start with a soup or salad. Another important element to consider which can really enhance your dining experience is the drinks available. You can find out about the wines and cocktails on offer.
Great Service
In addition to great food, no dining experience is truly complete without great service to complement it. Whether it's a special dinner or a casual breakfast, there's nothing like friendly, helpful, and professional service to solidify a great experience.
Make use of the resources available such as the menu, the website, and referrals from your network to find a good place for your next meal out. If you're open to trying out different places, you're sure to find a truly great place that you can visit regularly and even have your special celebrations and dinners at.
Looking for a great fine dining experience in a comfortable setting? Get in touch with The Sandtrap Grill at Carriage Greens Country Club in Darien Il for more information. You can find them online at https://www.carriagegreens.com/.


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A plea for national identity
Published in The National Business Review (Auckland), 25 September 2015
Prime Minister John Key was right when he called this figure a "vote of confidence in New Zealand." It demonstrates why this country is an attractive destination.
Also this week, I had a letter from Immigration NZ. Having spent the past three years in New Zealand on the virtue of holding an Australian permanent resident visa, my application for a New Zealand Permanent Resident Visa had been approved.
This doesn't only mean I can now stay indefinitely and travel overseas any number of times I like. To me, that turquoise sticker in my German passport is more than just an administrative act. It also made me feel I have finally and properly arrived in New Zealand.
A permanent visa really is the last step before citizenship. Yet I am not sure that Immigration New Zealand, part of the Ministry of Business (MBIE), realises its emotional significance. If it did, it probably wouldn't have sent me back my passport with an equally slanted and faded photocopy of a standard letter without any address or greeting.
It is a trifle, of course, and frankly I cared more about the speedily granted visa than the accompanying letter (so thank you, MBIE!). Then again, perhaps a bit more thought should go into the way New Zealand communicates with its migrants. It might also help to reassure the autochthonous population that migration is something that enriches the country and does not jeopardise its identity.
When I applied for my Australian resident visa many years ago, I needed to fill in loads of forms. Of course, the Australian authorities wanted to know whether I had ever committed any crimes, belonged to terrorist organisations or was in any other way a risk to national security.
Fortunately, supporting a notoriously unsuccessful football club and having a strange sense of humour were not deemed offensive enough. But in all of this bureaucratic exercise, it was Form 1281 that caught my attention. It looks like any other, densely printed with a box for office use only and room for applicants' signatures. It is the Australian Values Statement.
What Form 1281 asks applicants to acknowledge is that they understand some basics about "Australian society and values." In particular, it explains certain elements of life in Australia are non-negotiable.
Among these are respect for the freedom and dignity of the individual, freedom of religion, commitment to the rule of law, parliamentary democracy, and equality of men and women. It also stresses equality of opportunity for individuals regardless of their race, religion or ethnic background and the importance of the English language, as the national language, in unifying society.
The signals to potential migrants are clear: You are welcome only if you subscribe to our way of life. But once granted a visa, you are also expected to become part of the community (while you are free to follow whatever religion you like, eat your old favourite national dishes and listen to your old favourite radio stations on the internet).
The New Zealand immigration system also involved a fair share of form-filling – and rightly so. It is important to control the borders and the government knows who it lets in.
But beyond this, we do not communicate to migrants that more is required to live in New Zealand than just not having a criminal past. They are not required to sign up to "New Zealand values" (which should be the values of the Enlightenment). And once granted, we do not even properly welcome migrants into the community.
'Tenants in our own country' fears
For a country whose history was shaped by migrants, this oversight is quite astonishing.
Explaining to migrants what kind of country they enter is important for them. It is also important for the rest of the New Zealand population. A sizeable part of the community is sceptical, anxious or even hostile about New Zealand's dealings with the rest of the world. Migration and foreign direct investment are viewed with suspicion.
There are fears, sometimes not even properly articulated, about becoming "tenants in our own country" or "losing our national identity."
Economists might belittle such sentiments but they need to be taken seriously. You can argue the benefits of an open economy as much as you like but that will not convince people whose main concern about interactions with foreign countries, companies and people are mainly cultural.
National identity still matters
You will not win over someone who is culturally sceptical about foreign direct investment with a lecture on trade theory. What it takes is something completely different.
Last week, the government blocked the sale of Lochinver Station to a Chinese investor. The reasons given were formalistic. It was claimed that not enough jobs were created in the takeover process and that the benefits to New Zealand were thus not substantial.
Though these were the official reasons given, it was a deeply populist decision. It pandered to the negativity on foreign direct investment (FDI) and allowed the government to appear tough (while actually approving the bulk of FDI applications).
Political points can be scored by blocking high-profile transactions such as Lochinver Station. The public does not feel assured foreigners are going to play by our rules or that these foreigners are going to make a positive contribution.
It is here New Zealand politicians should make a greater effort if they want to convince the public of the benefits of an open, internationally connected economy. The public needs to know that whoever comes to New Zealand as a migrant or an investor will not change the New Zealand way.
Mr Key rightly calls strong migration into New Zealand "a vote of confidence."
But New Zealanders also need confidence in the migrants arriving – and then they might also feel more confident in foreign investors, too.
In a globalised economy, national identity may seem to be an anachronism. For many people, it still matters greatly.
But to sell the benefits of economic integration, free trade and the free flow of capital, New Zealand also needs to reaffirm its national identity.
And I am saying this as a recent migrant – with or without a proper welcome letter.


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They say a picture is worth a thousand words. If that is the case, Dan Roam's book The Back of the Napkin is easily worth a million. The book is dedicated to teaching professionals to use simple drawings to visualize problems and their subsequent solutions. I once had a boss, Brian Montgomery, who was the […]
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I find visual models to be a useful way to organize thoughts and explain concepts. I developed the following model as a way to understand the needs that my company addresses for our clients as well as the services we offer to address those needs. This also helps me to educate clients on the […]
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You'll notice them as soon as you get here: cyclists weaving through traffic, past idling double-decker buses and black cabs like water flowing around pebbles. Perhaps you've thought about getting into cycling yourself, but it can be intimidating in a new city if you don't know where to start. There's a few easy things you can do, though, to get yourself started and cycle confidently and safely on London's streets.
Give cycle hire a try. If you want to get a feel for cycling in London, cycle hire is a good way to do it without an expensive bike rental. Dotted around the city are cycle hire stands. Affectionately called "Boris bikes," after the mayor of London in office when they were introduced, the concept is pretty simple: turn up at a docking station, insert a credit or debit card, pay £2, and get 24 hours of access to every bicycle in the program. Then, you can remove a bike from the station and cycle to your destination, returning the bike at another station. All central London neighbourhoods have these docking stations, and there are several on LSE's campus. Just keep in mind that your trip needs to be shorter than 30 minutes; any longer, and you'll be charged extra.
If you prefer cycle hire over getting a bike of your own, you might consider a year-long membership in the cycle hire scheme. It costs £90 for one year, and you get even quicker access to the bicycles—all the more helpful if you're rushing to get that one last bike at the docking station.
Take free lessons. That's not a gimmick—Transport for London (TfL) and the boroughs of London subsidise cycling lessons for anyone living, working, or studying in the city (which, if you're planning on going to LSE, includes you). TfL's website has helpful information on signing up for lessons, no matter what your skill level. Maybe you've never gotten on a bicycle in your life. Maybe, like me, you're just not used to cycling in the road. Or maybe you cycle every day in your hometown, but the thought of cycling in London traffic and on the left side of the road freaks you out. The instructors have seen it all, and they're there to help you navigate London's streets on two wheels with confidence.
Be seen. This is especially true if you plan to cycle after dark, but you should try to be visible even on a (rare) sunny day. It can be anything: a reflective jacket, a helmet in a high-visibility colour, or some other thing that helps people see that you're there. You don't have to go crazy like some of the cyclists in London, who buy hundreds of pounds worth of Lycra. You'll see at least as many cyclists in regular clothing—but they'll pretty much all have something in high-vis. What's important is that you can be seen in any light or weather. Drivers can't give you the space you need if they can't see you.
Invest in a strong lock and have your bike marked. If you've walked around London and seen a single bike wheel chained to a lamppost, you already know that cycle theft is a problem. If you plan on relying on cycle hire, that's not your concern. If you want your own bike, though, be mindful of where you keep it, and for how long. It's worth investing in a strong lock that will deter thieves. You should also get your bicycle marked if someone does end up walking off with it. The Metropolitan Police have events where they'll do this—including one at LSE near the start of the term!
It may seem daunting, but you'll be pleasantly surprised at how quickly you can go from being a novice to a cycling pro on London's streets. At my first cycling lesson, I nearly flew over the handlebars at one point. Now, I'm able to cycle across busy Westminster Bridge and along the Thames, getting to campus in half the time it takes me to walk. Taking those first steps makes a world of difference, and you, too, can get started navigating London's roads on two wheels.


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• National Office Bearers of the UDM
• UDM Provincial, Regional and Branch Leaders
• UDM members and supporters
• My fellow South Africans
We are in the home straight of Elections 2014.
To the election teams of the United Democratic Movement (UDM), who have worked tirelessly to make this event a success, thank you for the hard work. You have made us proud.
As this will be my last visit to this area before 7 May, I wish to thank you, the people of the surrounding communities, for always welcoming the UDM in your midst.
Despite the mountainous challenges you face on a daily basis, you still came to listen to us. You have shown your willingness to walk this road with the UDM; to walk this road to economic freedom and a better life for all.
The UDM acknowledges the impact of the colonial and apartheid legacy on the South African economy.
However, some time down the line, we must be realistic and take stock of what went wrong in these past two decades.
It is a bitter irony that our radios and televisions are filled these days with the poorly veiled ANC propaganda, which is served up as the success stories of government.
But let me ask you this, have you actually seen any of these "wonderful changes" in your lives here on the platinum belt?
If one thinks of the promise of a good life, that Madiba and his peers paved the way for, one is left with a bad taste in your mouth.
The unfortunate reality is that people, like yourselves, are forced to leave and go further-and-further away from your places of birth in a desperate search for a decent income and therefor a decent life.
The brutal socio-economic circumstances that South Africans face, make it impossible to safeguard the gains of our freedom.
Poverty makes a laughing stock of our struggle icons' legacy.
What is the use of being free, if you are unable to do something as basic as putting food on the table? What is the answer to the silent question in your children's eyes? Sorry my child, I can't provide for you, because I can't even provide for myself.
You find yourselves in this undignified situation because of the poor policy choices, economic mismanagement and the unmitigated corruption of the ruling elite.
The ANC cannot dodge the fact that they made this mess.
Whilst the denialist comrades sit in their cosy houses in Sandton, you are made to suffer in the cold, dusty shanty towns with no hope of that wealth ever reaching your lives.
Does that sound right to you? Is this freedom?
You have a choice.
You can continue on this same path or… you must do something different.
Should you make your mark for the UDM, you can be assured of sending a team of people to government that have your concerns at heart.
There are many solid ideas, plans and strategies contained in the UDM manifesto, that talks to education, safety, health, good governance, the environment and other important matters.
However, given the unique distresses of this community, I want to focus on an issues that are particular to your lives.
The UDM commits itself to make mining topic one of the major points of discussion at the Economic Indaba which the UDM proposes. Some of the matters to be discussed are:
• the question of ownership of land, mines and mineral wealth.
• the allocation of mining rights to the ruling elite and its implications.
• socio-economic conditions of the workers and the communities that settle close to where the jobs are.
• the controversial issue of mineworkers' access, or lack thereof, to a provident fund worth billions of rands.
• the unions' investment arms and the pay-out of dividends to workers who have contributed to the fund.
• the appointment of an independent commission of inquiry to investigate how these workers' monies had been invested, especially in cases where the workers were retrenched, had retired or passed away.
In eleven days we will go to the voting stations to make our mark in favour of the political party of our choice.
South Africans must take charge of the future of our country.
We must take charge of our futures.
We can no longer afford to sit with our arms folded whilst the majority of our people live in abject poverty – future generations will judge us harshly, because we let things slide on our watch. Punish the ANC for their failures.
On the 7th of May, you will have an opportunity to bring change to your lives. To bring that change, vote UDM!
Thank you


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The advantage of Japanese Patent Publication and Japanese abstract
A great number of Japanese Patent publications have been accumulated with fine and consistent classification with minimum miswriting or misclassification in JPO. Therefore, when the objective Invalidity material is contained in the Japanese Patent publications, it may be found effectively without omission.
In 1996, the number of Japanese Patent publication was around 400,000/year, which is 65% of the total worldwide patent publication. The number of Japanese Patent publication has been almost the same until 2007 while the percentage of the worldwide publication has gradually decreased depending on the increase of the number of other countries Patent publication. Even the number of Japanese Patent publication decreases from 2008, it still has 22 % of the worldwide publication in 2010 (data prepared by JPO).
It is widely known that JPO finely classifies patent publication with specific classification codes.
From the above, Japanese Patent publication is accumulated for long time resulting in huge mega-data arranged according to fine classification. Hence, Japanese patent publication is advantageous in searching for the prior art.
As for Chinese publications which have increased in recent years to account for 40 % of the worldwide publication in 2010, Japanese abstract data of Chinese utility model prepared by machine-translation can be available from March of 2012. These machine-translated data are prepared from English abstract data. However, human-checking might be conducted in the future and reliability may increase. In addition, until March of 2013, Japanese abstract data of Chinese Patent will be prepared.
With respect to Japanese abstracts of US Patent and EPO application which have no corresponding Japanese Patent application, they have been manually translated and available as before.
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However, Japanese patent attorneys have been used to deal with prosecution procedures before JPO and have little motivation to develop searching skills that is very difficult and time-consuming. Hence, Japanese patent attorneys having reliable searching skills are very rare except for in-house searcher patent attorney of big pharmaceutical companies.
We have worked patent and trademark prosecution procedures for more than 15 years in Patent offices in chemical field, dealing cases of domestic and foreign big, medium-sized or small companies including English translation. We have experienced some ex parte and inter parte court cases and also made written statements of an expert opinion on patents. Based on the experiences, we are skilled in usage of various technical terms indicating the same, generic or specific concept as well as in various technical procedures, thus we are able to select keywords and to understand sorting codes easily.
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text: Each state has its own deadlines for registering to vote, requesting absentee ballots, and sending completed absentee ballots, both for the primary and general election. Using the FVAP state-by-state guidance, you can find your state's deadlines and the necessary forms for registering to vote and requesting an absentee ballot. We recommend submitting your request and your completed ballot as soon as possible in order to ensure that your materials reach the United States on time.


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Pictures provided by: Weasel1984
◊ 2009-09-14 21:29
|"Na osi" is a TV program mainly about trucks, but there are also buses, vans. The conception is similar to programs about the personal cars, there are tests reportages from different fairs and car shows etc.
Official site with video clips: http://www.naosi.pl/
Entry at the TV station website: http://www.tvnturbo.pl/program/144/view
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◊ 2009-09-16 06:51
|Like I said before, how is it possible to get so much two star vehicles in a documentary?
Maybe skip all the uninteresting/not rare one stars?
◊ 2009-09-16 16:10
|I didn't know, that now you also fight with the two stars vehicles...
2 - for car mentioned/described by narrator.
3 - for the one which they had in program for tests, or about which was reportage.
4 - if some vehicle would be some sort of the episode's "star".
◊ 2009-09-20 15:37
|I'm not fighting it, I'm just curious.
I thougth we also had some 'rules' about cars in documentaries...
◊ 2009-09-20 19:54
|Those to exclude from documentaries were the common trafic cars (except old documentaries for which the interest is showing cars from old times, of course)
Here they seem rather part of the documentary.
◊ 2011-01-28 04:05
|Good pics, Weasel
◊ 2011-02-08 21:57
|Due to Amarok, ha? Could be bigger, but thanks.
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◊ 2011-04-25 07:45
|Well, yes... in part
◊ 2011-06-13 09:45
|Nice !
◊ 2015-04-16 17:32
|I regrouped a few vehicles, but the show itself probably does not have much interest for the site, especially with such small pics and no episode number.
◊ 2015-04-18 15:36
|Old contribution. Some of the vehicles were listed here for the 1st time, some other are still unique for the site.


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"I started playing soccer when I was six years old and it began just as a Sunday gathering with people in my neighborhood. At a young age I think I was pretty good at the sport even though I wasn't that technical. I was quite fast, so it made me want to continue. My parents saw my potential and pushed me into a more competitive league. I continued playing without complaints and the more I did, I began to really enjoy the sport," said Wang.
According to Head Coach Edwin Escobar and Co-Captain Connor Ding '20, upon coming to the team, Wang instantly found his place and displayed leadership through his work ethic and dedication.
"When David came to the team, right off the bat you knew that he was going to be a Captain his Senior year. His work rate is absolutely one of the best that I have seen in my time working here. I think that it was quite evident and I don't think it was a surprise for anybody that was voted Captain just because he was so motivated and determined when he came in," said Escobar.
Ding said, "He has a really good work ethic and always shows up to practices ready to give it his all. I think David really adapted to the team very quickly and I don't think of him as a one-year player. It seems like he's been here the whole time. He's really fun to work with and I think he really showed last season why he deserved to be Captain."
As both a skilled player and communicator on the field, Wang's athleticism has led him to be crucial to the team's success, according to Alan Fang '21 and Escobar.
"I think David brings the team together just by constantly talking and giving directions in games and matches. You can always hear him on the field and [he] will always be saying something to help us improve. In practice we play a lot of scrimmages and David will be communicating to both teams even though we are competing, he gives direction to both sides. He is constantly talking, always communicating, and lets us know what we need to do," said Fang.
Escobar said, "David is a very gifted athlete and he is also very skilled. I would say he is our most skilled player on the field and while he is all that, he is one of the most humble guys that you can find out there on the field."
Wang's presence both on and off the field is key to the team's bond, according to Ethan Hong '22 and Escobar.
"David is definitely a people person which really helps the team's chemistry as a whole. He plays a major part in the team and really is the glue that brings us all together," said Hong.
Escobar added, "There are a lot of things that go on off the field, and I think he is now a lot more aware of that and now is a lot more aware of the different personalities that are on the team and what kind of leader he needs to be to connect with everyone."
According to Wang, being Captain has been rewarding, as he strives to lead by example in both practices and games.
"It is always nice to represent your school and especially being the Captain of the Varsity team this year, it is great to be able to lead a pretty competitive team. It was really rewarding that my teammates respected my hard work, passion, and talent for the game," said Wang.
Wang hopes the team will be able to reach the Nepsac playoffs and perform to the best of its ability.
Wang said, "I hope to make the playoffs this year, just like it is the goal for many other teams, and to just keep pushing, because I think we have a good chance of performing really well this year in the championships, given the way we have been playing."
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Arctic Cat Launches Online Store
Arctic Cat Inc. has launched its Parts, Garments and Accessories (PG&A) online store at www.arcticcat.com for the United States market. Consumers now have the convenient option of shopping online for a full range of Arctic Cat PG&A products. These orders may be delivered to homes or a nearby Arctic Cat dealer. Arctic Cat expects to expand the e-commerce site to accommodate Canadian shoppers by late summer.
"We are excited to offer consumers the speed and convenience of our new online store, which will provide access to Arctic Cat's products and product information at any time," says Mary Ellen Walker, vice president and general manager of Arctic Cat's PG&A division. "Our dealers will also benefit by receiving online orders without making the investment in building their own internet store."
According to Arctic Cat, the online store offers the following benefits:
• Convenient 24-7 shopping: Online orders are fulfilled within 24 hours, enabling consumers to receive their order within three to five days.
• Easy navigation and product search functions: Parts may be located by category, model year or model name, color or size.
• Secure, confidential and reliable: Built-in security measures protect consumers' information. The system currently accepts payment with Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover and PayPal.
• For dealer pick-up orders, consumers simply choose a dealership within a 150-mile radius where they will pick up their order.
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When a budding choreographer needs to test her skills, a willing father can be oh-so-helpful. Plus, a little friendly competition can be a fun thing.
A dad and his little girl are the latest YouTube stars after posting a clip of themselves busting some serious moves in their living room.
"My daughter made up a routine and made me do it," the father writes in the description of the video. Judging from the smile on his face, he's a willing dance partner.
The two are dancing to Ariana Grande's hit song "Problem," but dad has no problem keeping up. Watch:
The father does lose some form at the end when he collapses, breathless, while his daughter walks away with a smirk. Time for another dance-off!


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The human body will do what it has to in order to survive.
This may mean bringing about sickness to cause a disruption in daily routine.
Some signs of overtraining that we may not be paying enough attention to are things like, slight depression, colds, sinus issues, allergies, desire to eat junk which leads to more of the above.
I'd like to share my own experience from this past weekend.
The majority of my time is spent training and leading others. I try to get some of my own workouts in but I do not currently have myself on a regular regimen. Therefore, in my world, I am out of shape in several ways.
We went to a fitness expo where we registered for two fitness classes that were pretty intense. The weekend before we ran a 5k, which felt tough enough for me.
We're looking at approximately three hours of intense workouts in seven days. I'd say a level 9 on the exhaustion scale for me with some periods touching base with level 10.
The week after the race on Sunday I did about three low intensity fitness classes. I kept my exertion level at a low level of 3-4. Then the following Friday when we did the two fitness classes and I know those were both a level 9 for me touching level 10 at times.
I ate plenty all week long. Well over 2000 calories a day. On Friday, the day of the two fitness classes I packed plenty of food to eat every couple hours if not every hour. That day I had nearly 3000 calories.
It took me all day Saturday and all day Sunday to recover from Friday. I felt it. I felt highly depressed, hungry yet not hungry. I forced myself to eat when I didn't want to. I had 2000-3000 calories each day after the classes. I did all the right things but I had pushed myself so hard that my recovery was more important than anything else. I know I would've gotten sick if I hadn't.
Because I've done all the right things I feel this week will be a good one for me. Weight is down and I feel trim and strong. I believe if I'd have kept my intensity in the classes to a level 8-9 I wouldn't have felt depressed and sad and highly fatigued on Saturday.
OVERTRAINING is most commonly working out more than an hour a day without fueling your body with food while training and it's also working out too intensely for too long.
You have to consider how important food and rest are. The body really only grows stronger after the REST period. That means sleep and sometimes that sleep has to come in chunks throughout the day. Nap if you must! But get sleep and fuel regularly throughout the hours after your intense workouts.
The Exertion scale is as follows:
1- No activitiy (reading a book in bed)
2-3 Light activity (breathing is fairly normal)
4-6 Moderate activity (can still carry a conversation but takes a breath here and there)
7-8 Hard activity
(can only get one/two sentences out before having to breathe instead of talk)
9- Very hard activity (can only get one word out)
10- Very Very hard activity
(can't speak at all and will mostly likely have to stop or need help )
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Brenda L. Lewis
Working in the Health and Fitness Industry for over ten years now, I thrive on helping people
August 2020


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The Future of Cities: A Conversation with New York Tech's Maria Perbellini
Cities and urban areas are increasingly finding themselves on the frontlines of the global climate crisis — both as emitters of damaging greenhouse gases and in terms of their vulnerabilities to the effects of climate change. According to available statistics, buildings alone account for around one-third of global energy consumption and 20% of CO2 emissions — a number that increases to 50% in major cities. Against that backdrop and as the world's cities continue to grow with more than two-thirds of the world's population expected to live in urban centers by 2050, the role of cities in combatting the climate crisis has never been more relevant.
The good news is that cities are already taking action through innovative solutions — from the creation of carbon-free zones and pushing green housing policies to managing waste and water sustainably and efficiently.
So, how are urban planners, architects and others working in the urban regeneration space to tackle the climate burden posed by cities? What role does innovation play in ensuring that cities are a victorious battleground in the fight against climate change? And what sustainable solutions have cities like New York already deployed in order to mitigate the effects of a warming planet?
Ahead of the New York Institute of Technology and Denmark in New York's September 15th virtual panel event on the Future of Cities, we spoke via email with Maria Perbellini, Dean at New York Tech's School of Architecture, to discuss the impact of the current pandemic on our urban lives, how urban stakeholders are responding to the ongoing climate crisis, and the future of cities in a post-COVID world.
Denmark In New York: Between the need for social distancing and the sharp uptick in remote working, the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically impacted the way urban dwellers live their lives. What have been your lasting impressions of urban life amid the COVID-19 crisis and what questions about the future of cities has the crisis prompted for you?
Maria Perbellini: We all agree that leadership and communities at many levels are engaged in a monumental task to address the pandemic and implement appropriate COVID-19 economic recovery plans in response to this unprecedented emergency. However, the pandemic has revealed the existing social and economic inequalities in our society, whose various strata translate suddenly into graphs, diagrams and two-dimensional geographic maps of infections, recoveries and deaths legible to everyone. While we often hear that the virus does not know about one's social status, race, gender or nationality, it has become clear that certain population segments are affected more severely than others. The virus drew lines within cities marking high impact counties and boroughs and that poses questions on how we distribute resources on an urban scale and whether we respond to the needs of individuals equally.
How do you think our pandemic-changed habits and day-to-day lives will be reflected in the urban design of the future?
Maria Perbellini: Our lives have drastically changed, mostly because we have now arrived at a universal understanding of what an architect's concepts of integrating living and working really means for all of us.
Ever since high valued real estate in prime locations has been vacated, and the knowledge workers moved full time to their homes or even located with their families to other cities, the perception and value of being in an office has changed.
As we rely increasingly on services online and work remotely, a decentralization of large parts of our workforce might entail reduced demands for real estate in urban centers or a re-use of office spaces with new purpose. If we take the health-distance guidelines into consideration, even the high-rise office tower floor plate design standards are put into question.
In addition, the most impacted sectors are retail, hospitality, events and food industries, heavily dependent on in-person consumers, workers and tourist foot traffic, now less present in cities. In response, even large retail chains are reassessing their cost to value business models, and leaving major cities for less expensive regions and locations.
The recent news that Amazon will take over dozens of abandoned malls across the US to install new distribution centers shows not only the decline of prior shopping habits but a new urban paradigm beyond the broad-acre city.
This adaptation, as many others to come, can be interpreted as a rejuvenation of inner cities where a creative, revised use of spaces offers opportunities for change and actions.
The process might be described as Fumihiko Maki says: "…the human quality which determines form has to do with the way of life, movement, and relation of persons in society. If the function of urban design is the pattern of human activities as they express being alive in cities, then the functional patterns are crystallized activity patterns."
As the world entered lockdown, one constant that remained detected by satellite imagery was pollution emitted by buildings in urban centers. What kind of long-term solutions should architects and urban planners be delivering that sustainably transform our cities to ensure a successful green agenda?
Maria Perbellini: A number of studies and reports worldwide provide evidence that cities' air pollution levels lowered as smart working from home was adopted, industrial activities slowed down, and commuter traffic was reduced in urban contexts. Architects and urban planners, in concert with political leaders, should take the opportunity to operate within a more integrative perspective of economy and climate, where financial stimulus packages are directed first toward carbon reduction. We have the opportunity now in the COVID-19 crisis to support the expanded vision of a cleaner economy. Clean in many more senses than we originally thought.
All urban and architectural interventions need to prioritize questioning and rethinking of past practices driven by global economic models and should focus on rebuilding with reduction and redistribution of needed resources in mind. Urban Integration strategies might entail a remix and flexibility of zoning uses and building typologies, location of open spaces to reduce heat islands and plans that facilitate a reduction in traffic towards bike and pedestrian uses thereby reducing commuting to permanently lower levels.
What kind of questions do architects and urban planners need to ask themselves as they plan for a post-COVID world?
Maria Perbellini: How might we take action on urgent issues of tolerance, social, economic equality and racial justice as those are influenced by pre-existing zoning, urban and environmental situations?
What are the strategies to re-design our cities, to reframe our profession and its ethical and more sustainable, human centered responsibilities accepting the idea that nothing will be the same again?
How are we going to use the already available and fast progressing and emergent technologies like automation and AI to respond to pressing, crucial issues impacting the quality of our lives?
How can our collaborative design practices address questions of safety and behavior change in our environments to ensure people's health and well-being?
The COVID-19 crisis could potentially be a game-changer when it comes to reimagining the future of cities. What is one element of a future city that you think the COVID-19 crisis has made urgent and imperative?
What we learned in recent months is that our personal experiences with health, illness and disease are by-products of our perceptions and interactions among each other. We also witness on a daily basis the widespread shortcomings of how cities, buildings and spaces are inadequately designed to cope with pandemics and likely any other future natural disasters. As designers and architects, we are asked to recreate environments at many scales that help sustain the health of individuals, change behaviors and prioritize the safety of everyone.
As an educator, I do know that we are taking the opportunity to address digitized remote learning as both a short- and long-term modality to reimagine our design pedagogies. Online learning is different from emergency remote teaching: it is harder in its connotations, but this time brought us the momentum to talk about how we teach, more extensively about pedagogy in general, and critically thinking about the human future we want to have. While some assignments are no longer possible, we transformed our classes into excellent virtual courses and even online degrees (and/or hybrid remote combinations) step by step, day by day, working in solidarity to help our students and our colleagues make this transition. It's about flexibility, accommodation, open mindset, and teamwork. We must continue to work on our motivations, be unified, and stay connected.
Join Denmark In New York and NYIT on September 15th for our virtual Future of Cities event.
Andrew Zaganelli Giacalone is the Head of Strategic Communications and Press at Denmark In New York.


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Where To Pick Up Food For The Hollywood Bowl, Cinespia, & Every Other Summer Event
photo credit: Jakob Layman
Summer in LA marks the opening of a new sports season: professional picnicking. Between the Hollywood Bowl, movies at Cinespia, concerts at the Santa Monica pier, and all the various other outdoor evening activities, outdoor meal assembling is a skill that comes in pretty handy in this town.
But if you can be bothered to make 12-ingredient salads and bake pies for every screening of Kill Bill, you're a better person than we are. In this situation, we usually head to one of these spots pre-event and pick up enough salads, sandwiches, and cured meats to feed an army. It's the easy way to be crowned picnic champion of the year.
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This Thai Town neighborhood hangout has many good things to add to your picnic box. If you want to build your own, we like the grain bowl, charcuterie, and egg salads. But the best decision you could make would be to opt for their cold fried chicken basket. Along with the chicken, you get slaw, potato salad, a biscuit, and pie for dessert. We will probably be ordering this even when we don't have a picnic to attend.
If you want to make this easy on yourself, just go to Uncle Paulie's. They do very good Italian-style deli sandwiches (we like the artichoke caprese with added hot peppers), a few salads, sliced cold cuts, and some very tasty cookies. Their hours are highly unpredictable, so give them a call first if you don't want to possibly end up with packaged ham and a sad baguette from Gelson's.
Watching Jaws in a graveyard is cool no matter what, but the experience gets even better when it's also an excuse to legally drink outside. So before you go watch a mechanical shark eat a lot of people, head to Silverlake Wine. Even if all you know is that you want something cold and pink, the helpful staff will find a bottle that your friend Michel (who grew up on a vineyard in Bordeaux) will be happy to drink. Plus, Guerrilla Tacos parks outside on Thursdays, in case you want to pick up tacos for dinner too. Not that the tacos will actually make it to the picnic.
Mozza2Go is the takeout version of Pizzeria Mozza, which lets you eat their insanely good pizza whenever you damn well please. For a picnic, you're going to want the Pizza e Antipasti option, which includes five pizzas, antipasti, biscotti, and jealous looks from all the people around you at Hollywood Forever who settled for hummus straight out of the container. Sure, the pizza might not be hot by the time it gets into your mouth, but you eat it like that on most Sunday mornings anyway. Also of note: you can get the Mozza butterscotch budino to-go. And you should.
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While we generally go for the meatball sub at this casual Italian spot in Beverly Grove, it's a poorly-considered soggy mess waiting to happen. Instead, get the prosciutto sandwich, a salad, and some arancini (or one of the entree + dessert baskets they have for $19.50) that will make it to your outdoor viewing of Clueless intact. We also recommend having a gelato while you're there as an appetizer.
You might spend a little while walking back and forth trying to find Reggie's (tip: it's in the Citibank), but once you're inside this family-run deli in Echo Park, you'll be in the presence of great sandwiches and super-fast service. They have all the traditional deli things - reubens, wraps, salads - so order what looks good, although you should probably make sure that includes the BEC on a bagel. And if you're a person who can't make decisions, there's a great lunch special that includes a half-sandwich and soup or salad for $10.
The food at an outdoor event is important, but so is the booze. And if your priorities lean more towards the latter, Hi-Lo is a good spot to hit. This next-level neighborhood market has a big selection of beer, wine, and stronger things, and all kinds of snacks to help you stay upright (and awake through the LA Phil concert you thought would make you feel like an adult).
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There's a reason we (and everyone else remotely close to Venice) keep going back to brave the carnival that is Gjusta: the food is too damn good to stay away. And if you're picking up some stuff to-go, you can skip all the craziness by calling ahead to order one of their excellent rotisserie chickens (and add in some of the salads from the deli case without having to wait). Once you get to your show, you can all pretend like you're cave-people as you sit on the ground picking apart a roasted bird with your hands. Except cave-people didn't have access to excellent chimichurri and harissa to smother all over their chicken.
Yes, this is where everyone gets their picnic supplies. No, that doesn't make it any less good. Joan's on Third knows exactly what it's doing. They'll put together a box for you, or you can build your own with the store's huge selection of sandwiches, salads, cheese, and meats. You don't even have to stop at the liquor store - they have plenty of wine here too. Do not skip dessert. Under any circumstances.
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Need an easy option? Swing by Larchmont Wine and Cheese. If you're there before 5pm (and they haven't already run out of bread), you can pick up a sandwich. If not, you won't get a sandwich, but you will load up on cheese, charcuterie, and all the wine. Neither route will result in disappointment.
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There's a chance you've heard about this place because all the sandwiches are named after NPR hosts, or because it's in a colorfully painted shipping container off the LA River. But you should really know about Wax Paper because the sandwiches are incredible. You could order anything here and feel like you made the right choice, but if you're feeling overwhelmed, get the Larry Mantle. It's their version of an Italian, and every character in the outdoor version of Godfather: The Musical you're about to see would approve of it.
It's another place with 'market' in its name, so you probably know the drill by now. This spot not far from the Hollywood Bowl offers pre-order picnic baskets stocked with sandwiches, salads, and wine. You can customize your basket with options like a greek salad or garlic chicken banh mi, plus red or white wine (or just let the staff select for you). Each order comes with cups, napkins, and utensils—in case you happen to forget them at home.
Picnics and sushi might not seem like a great combination, but Sugarfish is perfect for outdoor eating (because there's apparently nothing these people haven't figured out). Takeout boxes are handily compartmentalized and easily stackable, and there's no dealing with paper plates when everybody has their own Trust Me box. Stop at the Hollywood location before the Bowl or a cemetery screening.
We could, and have, spent hours at the cheese counter at Wally's. Show up at the picnic with a Wally's bag and you'll be the automatic MVP.
Of course Bay Cities is on the list. The Godmother is the ultimate takeaway sandwich - there's nothing particularly sloppy in it, so no soaked-through roll once you've unfurled the blankets. Pick up some cannoli while you're at it.
This little spot in Eagle Rock has a daily-rotating menu of sandwiches that you'll need to get in quick for before they run out. But even if you miss out, you can't really be disappointed here - the cheese case is enormous, and there's a fridge full of tasty snacks and plenty of wine to take with you.
We're not here to hide our love of California Chicken Cafe. We're here to share it. Because with its Hollywood Forever-adjacent location, this spot's chicken-centric wraps, salads, plates, and sides make for a tasty and convenient picnic. Don't miss out on the broccoli pasta salad (and don't pretend you're not excited that it involves ranch dressing).


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Herbert Ross
Family & Companions
Ross received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Cancer Society in 1993.
Ross has directed 12 actors to Oscar nominations with three, George Burns, Maggie Smith and Richard Dreyfuss winning the award.
Choreographer-director-producer Herbert Ross was best known for elevating the role of dance in film and for his ability to elicit exceptional performances out of such leading ladies as Barbara Streisand, Shirley MacLaine, Anne Bancroft and Julia Roberts. Receiving his start as a Broadway performer and choreographer with the American Ballet Theater, Ross later staged dozens of musical sequences for such films as "Carmen Jones" (1954). Although he was one of Broadway's top choreographers - notably crafting Streisand's show-stopping number in 1963's "I Can Get It for You Wholesale" - Ross yearned to direct films, a goal he achieved with "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" (1969). He began to hit his stride as a director alongside rising megastars like Streisand in "The Owl and the Pussycat" (1970) and Woody Allen in "Play it Again, Sam" (1972). Shortly thereafter, he began his prolific working relationship with playwright Neil Simon on "The Sunshine Boys" (1975). At the height of his career, Ross utilized his knowledge of ballet for "The Turning Point" (1977) and reteamed with Simon on "The Goodbye Girl" (1977) to win both critical acclaim and box office gold. Less successful were risky endeavors like the Depression-era Steve Martin musical-fantasy "Pennies from Heaven" (1981). Ross still had a few more cards up his sleeve, though, as the hits "Footloose" (1984) and "Steel Magnolias" (1989) triumphantly capped off a remarkable career. Whether crafting a spectacular dance number or directing a heartfelt romance, Ross' sole ambition to entertain an audience was unwavering.
Born Herbert David Ross on May 13, 1927 in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of Louis Chester Ross, a postal clerk, and Martha Ross. Ross lost his mother when he was just nine years old, a tragedy that prompted his newly-widowed father to relocate to Florida shortly afterward. Even as a young boy, Ross found solace and freedom in performing for the public. During summer break from his Miami high school, he told his father that he would be staying with friends in New York City, only to surreptitiously travel with a theater company and tour the South. Upon his return home, the emboldened teen informed his father that he was dropping out of school to pursue a theater career. A heated argument ensued, followed by the younger Ross' departure. Tragically, his father died of a heart attack later that night. Returning to New York, Ross supported himself with a series of odd jobs and modeling work until a friend invited him to attend a performance by the renowned Ballet Russe. Transfixed by what he saw on stage that night, he immediately set his sights on becoming a dancer.
In the mid-1940s, Ross began his career as a dancer in several Broadway musicals, including "Something for the Boys" and "Laffing Room Only." After creating his own ballet production, "Caprichos" - inspired by the paintings of Goya - in 1950, Ross began his professional career as a choreographer with the American Ballet Theatre. The following year, he choreographed his first Broadway show with the production of "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" and continued to create memorable ballets, among them an all-male version of Jean Genet's "The Maids." In 1954, the in-demand Ross choreographed the musical sequences for the Broadway production of "House of Flowers" after providing similar duties on his first film, Oscar Hammerstein's African-American rendition of Bizet's classic opera, "Carmen Jones" (1954), starring Harry Belafonte and Dorothy Dandridge.
Ross made his first tentative steps toward directing for the screen with the made-for-TV movie, "Wonderful Town" (CBS, 1958), starring Rosalind Russell in a role she had originated on Broadway. The following year, Ross married prima ballerina Nora Kaye, who had coincidentally turned down the lead role in his "Caprichos" ballet several years earlier. Among other notable endeavors of the period, he staged the musical numbers for the Broadway smash hit "I Can Get It for You Wholesale" in 1963, the production often credited with making a star of a young Barbara Streisand. In the years to come, Ross and Streisand would work together several more times. Back in film, he provided choreography for such movies as U.K. director Peter Yates' musical-romance "Summer Holiday" (1963), prior to a dismal attempt at directing his first Broadway production, "Kelly," which closed after a single performance in 1965.
The turning point came when a sudden twist of fate led to Ross making his debut as a feature film director with "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" (1969), a musical remake of the 1939 classic. The warm reception to that film set his career as a movie director in motion, and soon producer Ray Stark - with whom he would work closely many more times - tapped Ross to direct the comedy, "The Owl and the Pussycat" (1970), starring Streisand in her first non-singing role. He hit his stride in the '70s with the delirious Woody Allen vehicle "Play It Again, Sam" (1972) - a Bogart homage based on Allen's play of the same title. Ross then deftly executed the wit contained in the Anthony Perkins-Stephen Sondheim script for the mystery, "The Last of Sheila" (1973). The cleverly-plotted whodunit - boasting a cast that included James Coburn, James Mason, Raquel Welch and Dyan Cannon - also marked Ross' debut as a feature film producer, a role he maintained for nearly all of the subsequent pictures he would helm.
Ross went on to direct Streisand once more in "Funny Lady" (1975), in which she reprised the role of comedian Fanny Brice, whom she had portrayed in 1968's "Funny Girl" as well as the earlier Broadway sensation of the same name. He later began what would be a string of five film (and two stage) collaborations with writer Neil Simon, with the screen adaptation of Simon's play "The Sunshine Boys" (1975), starring George Burns and Walter Matthau as a pair of bickering, retired vaudevillians. Ross garnered some of the best critical notices of his career for the Sherlock Holmes pastiche "The Seven Per-Cent Solution" (1976), in which the great detective (Nicol Williamson) matches wits with Sigmund Freud (Alan Arkin) as he attempts to cure Holmes of his addiction to cocaine.
Ross reached his creative high watermark the following year with a pair of films that would elevate him to elite director status in a one-two punch of critical and commercial success. Acting as co-producer, along with wife Nora Kaye and screenwriter Arthur Laurents, Ross returned to his roots in ballet with "The Turning Point" (1977), the story of two old friends and competitors in the world of dance (Shirley MacLaine and Anne Bancroft) who battle and bond over the affections of MacLaine's daughter. That same year he directed another Neil Simon offering, the box office hit "The Goodbye Girl" (1977). A romantic comedy about an unlucky-in-love single mother (Marsha Mason) and a neurotic struggling actor (Richard Dreyfuss), it charmed audiences as its titular theme song spent weeks on the radio charts. Combined, the two films earned a total of 16 nominations at that year's Academy Awards ceremony, including one for Ross as Best Director for "Turning Point," which, shockingly, failed to win any of the 11 awards it had been nominated for. Dreyfuss, however, wound up taking home the Best Actor Oscar for his role, while three of the five Best Actress nominees (MacLaine, Bancroft and Mason) were from Ross' two films.
Although Ross' output over the years that followed would not maintain that same level of brilliance and profitability, there were a few notable exceptions yet to come. Another Ross-Simon collaboration, "California Suite" (1978), was a star-studded, lightweight romantic comedy featuring such big names as Jane Fonda, Michael Caine, Walter Matthau, Bill Cosby and Maggie Smith. Two years later, he and Kaye, acting as producer, parlayed his earlier successes into the ambitious biopic "Nijinsky" (1980), the story of the legendary Russian dancer (George De La Peña) and his gradual descent into madness. Ross took an even bigger gamble with "Pennies from Heaven" (1981), a lavish musical fantasy starring Steve Martin and Bernadette Peters as star-crossed lovers desperate for love and happiness in Depression-era Chicago. Despite being well-received by the majority of critics, the unconventional narrative combined with Martin's against-type casting left audiences puzzled and the film at the bottom of the box office.
Following two more efforts with Simon - the unremarkable "I Ought to Be in Pictures" (1982) and "Max Dugan Returns" (1983) - Ross bounced back with yet another dance-themed project, "Footloose" (1984). Set in a small town where dancing is forbidden, the film made lead actor Kevin Bacon a star overnight, boasted a chart-topping soundtrack, and gave Ross his biggest commercial success in years. He returned a few years later with the popular Michael J. Fox comedy "The Secret of My Succe$s" (1987), a hit that only barely offset the vitriol directed at "Dancers" (1987). Another drama set in the world of ballet, "Dancers" starred Mikhail Baryshnikov and was dubbed one of the worst movies of the year by critic Roger Ebert. Far more devastating than any negative review, however, was the death of Ross' beloved wife, business partner and creative muse, Nora Kaye, who succumbed to cancer that year.
Ross enjoyed yet another triumph with "Steel Magnolias" (1989), a heartfelt ensemble drama starring Sally Field, Shirley MacLaine, Dolly Parton, Olympia Dukakis, Daryl Hannah and Julia Roberts. The film, credited with jump-starting Roberts' fledgling career, further cemented Ross' reputation as a director keenly attuned to female performers. His later directorial efforts included the largely overlooked films "My Blue Heaven" (1990), "True Colors" (1991) and "Undercover Blues" (1993). Ross displayed his facility with strong leading ladies one last time with his final feature, "Boys on the Side" (1995), a road trip melodrama starring Whoopi Goldberg, Mary-Louise Parker and Drew Barrymore. Though he had begun production on a made-for-television remake of "The Magnificent Ambersons" (A&E, 2002), Ross' increasingly poor health forced him to drop out of the project soon after it had begun production. In early 2001, the ailing filmmaker divorced his second wife, socialite Lee Radziwill, the younger sister of Jacqueline Kennedy, who he had married in 1988. Ross died of heart failure on Oct. 9, 2001 in New York and, as per his wishes, was interred next to Kaye. He was 74 years old.
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Life Events
Stage debut as Third Witch in touring company of "Macbeth"
Began choreography career with American Ballet Theatre
First Broadway show as choreographer, "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn"
Began directing musical numbers for Broadway shows (i.e., "House of Flowers")
First film as choreographer, "Carmen Jones"
Began writing and directing nightclub and cabaret acts, first for Eddie Albert and Margo and later Constance Bennett, Imogene Coca and Leslie Uggams, among others
Resident choreographer with American Ballet Theatre
Directed and choreographed the City Center revival of "Finian's Rainbow"
Directed Barbara Streisand's show-stopping number as Miss Marmelstein in the Broadway musical "I Can Get It for You Wholesale"
Choreographed the stage musical "Tovarich", starring Vivian Leigh
First collaboration with Stephen Sondheim, staged the cult musical "Anyone Can Whistle"; book by Arthur Laurents
Staged the musical numbers for "Do I Hear a Waltz?", based on Laurents' "The Time of the Cuckoo"; music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Sondheim
Last Broadway show as choreographer, "The Apple Tree"
Reunited with Streisand as choreographer and director of musical numbers for the film "Funny Girl"
First film as director, the musical remake of "Goodbye Mr. Chips", starring Peter O'Toole
Directed Streisand in her first non-musical role, "The Owl and the Pussycat"; first time as producer
Helmed "The Last of Sheila", a mystery co-written by Anthony Perkins and Stephen Sondheim
First film adapted from a Neil Simon play, "The Sunshine Boys"
Directed Streisand again in the film sequel "Funny Lady"
Produced and directed the Sherlock Holmes pastiche "The Seven-Per-Cent Solution"
Helmed Simon's "Chapter Two" on Broadway
Had box-office hit with Simon's "The Goodbye Girl"
Produced and directed "The Turning Point", starring Anne Bancroft, Shirley MacLaine and Mikhail Baryshnikov; film received 11 Oscar nominations including Best Picture and Best Director
Directed Neil Simon's play "I Ought to Be in Pictures"
Won critical acclaim but little box-office for the screen adaptation of "Pennies From Heaven"
Helmed film version of "I Ought to Be in Pictures"
Fifth and last (to date) film collaboration with Simon, "Max Dugan Returns"
Staged a concert revival of the Stephen Sondheim-James Goldman musical "Follies" at Lincoln Center; production taped for broadcast on PBS in 1986
Last film with Nora Kaye as producer, "Dancers"
Scored a hit with film adaptation of Robert Harling's play "Steel Magnolias", featuring Sally Field, Dolly Parton and Shirley MacLaine
Executive producer for "Soapdish", starring Sally Field
Directed a Los Angeles production of "La Boheme" and a Dallas production of it the following year
Produced and directed "Boys on the Side", eliciting three strong, appealing performances from Whoopi Goldberg, Mary-Louise Parker and Drew Barrymore
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Ross received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Cancer Society in 1993.
Ross has directed 12 actors to Oscar nominations with three, George Burns, Maggie Smith and Richard Dreyfuss winning the award.
"I think what I first related to in 'Boys' is the idea that there is no more conventional family as we knew it as children. I was struck by this band of desperately alone people who form a mutual support system. I made a conscious attempt to keep it as multi-ethnic as the society we live in." --Herbert Ross to Newsday, January 31, 1995.