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Investigative Report: Enterprise Application Guest Worker Fraud in America
Last week's post on why Guest Worker IT Firms Crash Then Burn When Investigating Visa Fraud provided a little background on guest worker fraud being investigated now. Much of the spark to light this match was the whistle-blowing activity of a Jack Palmer about Infosys. However Infosys should NOT be considered an isolated incident.
As Jack Palmer's case demonstrates there are options for consultants who are tired of the fraud. What Mr. Palmer's conviction and dedication indicates is that you must be willing to stand up and be counted. No one said being a whistle-blower would be easy, but there are protections. Another interesting feature of Mr. Palmer's case involves the various government agencies and channels conducting several of the ongoing investigations.
United States Senator Chuck Grassley from Iowa has taken a strong interest in meaningful visa reform and ending the fraud for some time. As a regular crusader against H1-B visa fraud he has often introduced legislation and taken a stand against fraudulent practices. As one example in a February 10, 2012 Grassley Weekly Video Address: H-1B Reform was the topic.
While some Guest Worker IT Firms Crash Then Burn When Investigating Visa Fraud there are still too many customers who are ripped off while their SAP or other enterprise projects crash and burn. Even though there are Hidden SAP Offshore Development Costs, those costs and the negative consequences go much higher when dealing with fake experience from onshore resources. There is a measure of customer trust that workers who are on site, employed by system integrators, had to go through some type of screening and background verifications for experience. Enterprise application customers almost expect that the hiring practices at some of these IT firms mirror their own internal processes. NOTHING could be further from the truth. See this excerpt from Mr. Palmer's insight (noted last week in Guest Worker IT Firms Crash Then Burn When Investigating Visa Fraud):
When asked if all the people had some special expertise that couldn't be found in the U.S., Palmer said, "Absolutely not. Not even close. Many of them [are] what we call freshers. People that would just come over, whoever they could get to come over. Whoever got accepted for a visa."
Many of the people brought in, in fact, didn't know what they were doing at all, Palmer said. "There was not a project or program that I was involved in that we did not remove somebody because they had no knowledge of what they were doing," he said.
As noted by Mr. Palmer's attorney Ken Mendelsohn, "Senator Grassley has taken an interest in this situation and actually wrote Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napoliatano." The letter and responses are attached here and are interesting from the perspective that there are still MASSIVE numbers of B-1 and other visas being issued (primarily to Indian IT firms).
Response from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
Conclusion on Helping to Clean Up VISA FRAUD in the Enterprise Application Space
Sadly for those with real experience, whether foreign born or citizen, it is not just the system integrators who are the problem–, often some of the recruiting firms help to continue perpetuating the visa fraud. I've heard of many cases where unscrupulous recruiters will provide candidates with resumes the recruiters rewrote to add "experience" and background "employment" that the individual does not have.
Mr. Palmer's case together with several criminal investigations are underway (with still more to come) but you can do your part to stop the fraud in the visa program by reporting any incidents you encounter.
If the fraud were stopped I personally wouldn't care if the caps on visas related to high tech were significantly increased or eliminated. Unfortunately I don't think a real cleanup will happen until some people end up in jail.
As I have long said, I personally have no issue competing with the very best there is anywhere in the world but it gets old cleaning up and working around so many messes left behind in the SAP world. I'm not interested in that kind of "job security." I want to make the highest and best use of my skills by helping businesses gain real benefit from their SAP projects.
References and Additional Information on Reporting Suspected Visa Fraud and Abuse
United States Code (USC): 18 USC § 1546 (a) "[Any visa, permit, or other document] procured by means of any false claim or statement, or to have been otherwise procured by fraud or unlawfully obtained…" provides for criminal penalties and fines.
Contact U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley to tell your story or to encourage further investigations or prosecutions: http://www.grassley.senate.gov/contact.cfm
The Criminal investigations into Infosys and other high tech worker visa fraud issues is being partially handled by the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Eastern District of Texas. If you have information about Infosys or other system integrators committing visa fraud reach out to them. You can contact them here: http://www.justice.gov/usao/txe/contact.html
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement accepts tips and information related to visa fraud, feel free to report any suspected incidents here: http://www.ice.gov/exec/forms/hsi-tips/tips.asp


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Grand Prix Starts Vs Penalty Kicks
Perfection Under Pressure: What do Grand Prix starts and football penalty shoot-outs have in common? SAP takes us on a journey of data analysis with Formula 1 driver Jenson Button and former German International Footballer Oliver Bierhoff to see how data drives performance and decision making across the disciplines. Watch the video above.

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Here are two images I took today. The HDR was hand held I shot in RAW and used 5 images.
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Minolta AF 35-70
Minolta AF 50 f/1.7
Tamron 70-300 f/4-5.6 Di LD
Tamron 60mm Macro
Tamron 17-50 f/2.8
Tamron 2x Converter
Sony HVL-F42AM
Quantaray 70-300 4.5-5.6 Macro
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It certainly produces a nice effect. I think it definitely adds to a lot of photographs. It's pretty easy to tell that this was handheld however. The closer crop is better but they both exhibit some softness due to slightly different angles on the photos used for the technique. I still think the only way to get a sharp good HDR is to use a tripod. Don has definitely led all of you down a path here. If you are using Photomatix you may get by using the "by matching features" option. But nothing beats tripod lined up photos. Even then some shake is sometimes introduced and the photo is ruined. Another way to avoid this softness is by using a single RAW image and processing it for different EVs.
A good photograph is knowing where to stand.
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I did shot these in RAW so I can give that a try but you can get the same effect in PS from a single RAW file. I am going to try and merge only three images and see if it comes out better.
PS: I cannot bracket the shots with my A100 I need to make a manual adjustment for each shot.
the main issue of softness is cos there is ever so slight movement which blurs the hard edges. you can tell this in particualr with any text; eg on the truck door. thats why tenD is talking about a tripod.
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I never have a tripod with me. If this was a planed shoot I would have used it. I haven't tried any HDR images in a while and though this would look good. I am going to try it with less images and see if it is better.
Try dropping the over exposed image. With hand-held, that's usually where most of the blur comes from.
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It helps tremendously to have auto bracketing and 5fps, when it comes to handheld HDR. It also helps when your lowest ev shot is above 1/60 sec. Here's an example in both HDR color and then converted to B&W.
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A900 w/Sigma 28-90mm @ 60mm, f5.6, +2,0,-2EV bracket (1/125, 1/500, 1/2000), ISO 100.
Here is an HDR from 3 images. I changed some settings in Photomatix. I will try that later.
I converted the 3 image HDR to B&W.
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Looking good Frank. My only suggestion on the B&W would be a slight burn in on the top of the hood to reduce it's brightness.
Thanks I will fix it.
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Total burn ban may come to Victoria County
Aug. 8, 2011 at 3:08 a.m.
Fire in rural Victoria County have some contemplating a total burn ban.
"It's likely we'll ban burning altogether. So that's coming," Judge Don Pozzi said at the commissioners court meeting Monday.
That would force rural residents to haul their household trash to the landfill and pay to have it disposed of. Homeowners are now allowed to burn the trash in a barrel with a cover under the current burn ban.
The Keetch-Byram Drought Index was listed at 753 for Monday.
Pozzi added that fewer fires caused by the burning of trash would decrease the likelihood of a total ban. He said some fires from the past week were preventable.
Fire Marshal Ron Pray said after the meeting that several fires were started over the weekend from the burning of trash.
Those burning trash are required to watch it while it's lit. However, Pray said the county has found people not watching or without the required screens over their burn barrels.
Pray said Victoria County has done a total burn ban before.
"If the fires continue, then we're going to end up having to talk to the commissioners court and recommend a total ban," Pray said.
In a budget workshop on Monday, the commissioners court authorized juvenile services to raise its pay rate for off-duty transport officers working overtime.
Juvenile services has a shortage of officers needed to transport juveniles, Pozzi said after the meeting.
The department was down to one full-time officer and a part-time officer. It recently lost two other part-time officers who provided transport services.
The part-time officers were paid $18.42 an hour comparable rate. Now, juvenile services would be allowed to pay off-duty officers $25 an hour when they provide transportation services.
Another option provided by Pama Hencerling, chief juvenile probation officer, was to hire another full-time officer.


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Feeling Dizzy
It seems centuries have passed since my last post in this blog. But the disco bug has never left me … and my wallet. Among the records i found this winter, there is one that i think deserves to be posted here. It is a French 7″ of 1980, produced by Jean Lahcene, under the name of Roll-Mops. It contains the songs Cosmic Trip on A-side, and Feeling Dizzy on B-side. But, it's the second that, i think, deserves more attention. The voice is of Serge Lamy, who in 1982 would have recorded the 7″ containing the song Ça Tourne, a spicy pop funk with latin veins. In short, enjoy!
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Ireland's longest married couple
A Tipperary husband and wife have won the search for the longest married couple in Ireland that was launched by the Catholic Grand Parents Association earlier this year.
James and Margaret Hurley from Fethard will celebrate their 73rd wedding anniversary later this month, and have 12 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren between them.
Growing up in the South Tipperary Town James Hurley a well-known farmer and owner of a truck company said he always knew bubbly Margaret was the one for him.
"She is a very gentle, extremely caring and loving woman," said James, (91). "I always loved her sense of humour, too." James and Margaret married in 1940, when James was 18 and Margaret was 20. They went on to have five children. Described as a very united couple, the Hurleys brought up their children with a strong sense of family pride. Margaret (93) said the secret to their happy marriage is being with the right person. "It's easy to live a long and happy life when you marry your best friend and I always tried to mind it," she said. "We are extremely close and have always enjoyed each other's company," said Margaret, whose fondest memories are "tipping about Tipperary visiting historical sites". Adoring granddaughter Sophie Fitzpatrick (24), who entered her grandparents in a nationwide search for the longest-married couple in the country, told the Irish Independent that she has learned what true love really is from her grandparents. "I've learned that family is absolutely everything in life and they are such amazing role models to all of us," said Sophie, from Rathmines, Dublin.
"I'm so proud of them," she said. In her letter to the Catholic Grandparents Association of Ireland, who blessed the Hurleys and two other long-married couples, at a ceremony in Knock on September 14th last, Sophie said: "When my grandparents celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary three years ago, my grandad told my granny: 'I hope we will never part'. "I think that is a true sign of pure commitment to one another. As far as I'm concerned I think their marriage is definitely one of the most durable marriages in the country. They truly are best friends." Eileen and Ned Cusack, married for 70 years and Eileen and Michael Walsh, married 68 years, were also celebrated at the ceremony. The couple were congratulated by the founder and chairperson of the Catholic grandparents association Catherine Wiley.


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I would Love a Female DW Vulpix To complete a Team I did Would Greatly appreciate it
I would Love a Female DW Vulpix To complete a Team I did Would Greatly appreciate it
offering dw female vulpix!!!
3DS friend code:2320 6121 5558
black friend code:2452 0304 5156
white2 friend code:0605 7094 3972
WANTED EVENTS: dw glaceon from dw event, birthday chimchar, NZ manaphy,member card darkrai,pc shay min, YotD deino,baton,drudigon. fes pikachu, pikachu festival(jap),bullet train pikachu,ÉTÉ2012 pikachu, Celebrate pikachu, world12 pikachu,smr2012 pikachu, hayley pikachu, TCGWC pikachu, PKTOPIA pikachu, 10 aniv pikachu, PCNY pikachu, sum2013 palkia & giratina, world13 smeargle, toler ludicolo, rays metagross, ナゴヤ shiny magikarp,
I'm looking for a female Dreamworld Vulpix with Drought.
I have these female Dream World pokemon for trade: Nidoran F, Lickitung, Swablu, Murkrow, Krabby, Exeggcute, and Slowpoke. I also have Dream World Tauros, UT Jolly Mienfoo w/Baton Pass, UT Modest Petilil, UT Timid Zorua w/ Dark Pulse, UT Timid Deino w/Dark Pulse, UT Adamant Golett w/Iron Fist, UT Bold Feebas w/Swift Swim, UT Timid Volcarona, UT Modest Litwick, UT Adamant Darumaka and Shiny Event Suicune.
I am dying from a weird illness and the only cure is a female DW Vulpix w/Drought. <---As far as you know this is true.
PM me if you are interested. I also have other pokemon for trade but I'm too lazy to list them... and most of them suck anyway.
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Cake or Death?
I have female dw vulpix, possibly with timid but that costs slightly extra :P
PM/VM me offers.
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(01:20:25) *** Your rank in Standard OU is 139/49693 [1341 points / 99 battles]! *I suck at laddering*
Offering DW female Vulpix.
looking for a female DW vulpix i can offer UT jolly axew with night slash, any starter, zorua, UT oshawott with air slash(sassy), shiny gigalith, shiny emboar, shiny, metagross, shiny magmortar, and plenty more.
( i also saw your offer for female DW poliwag and would gladly take you up on that offer.) not trying to be off-topic
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New to competitive battling, want to try it out.
Pokemon White FC:3396-2931-8459
looking for a female DW vulpix
Offering female DW Vulpix. Pm me.
Pokémon Black: Hilbert FC: 3268 0753 9102
Pokémon White: Hilda FC: 0132 9560 8948
Pokémon Black 2: Nate FC: 2538 1436 2477
Pokémon Soul Silver: Ethan FC: 0648 3244 9999
Pokemon X Friend Safari Fire: Growlithe, Fletchinder, Pyroar
PM me for 3DS Friend Code
Have: female DW Vulpix.
Want: female DW Poli-anything. As long as it is female and has Drizzle, I'm fine with it.
PM me to trade!
Friend code for B&W: 4212 5335 9143
What I want to trade for:
Spoiler:- wanted:
Legit Deoxys
DW Poliwag
With Metronome: Poli-family, Abra family, Machop family, Geodude family, Gengar, Drowzee family, Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan, Jynx family, Aipom family, Teddiursa family, Miltank, Ludicolo, Makuhita family, Sableye, Meditite family, Plusle, Minun, Volbeat, Illumise, Spinda, Kecleon, Banette, Dusclops family
Looking for female Vulpix w/ Drought. Any nature & level.
Only able to trade starting from Sunday, but offers are welcome - please PM me. Not offering shinys and don't have DW-pokemon, but legit UT Rayquaza/Kyogre/Groudon from Emerald can be traded and most of normal pokemon (or atleast their first stages) from all the generations. Houndours, growlithes, vulpixes, starlys, eevees, electrikes are fastest ones to get since I have them in my Black already so can maybe even breed some wanted moves for them and natures (not doing IV's). Also breeding Snivys w/ Glare and Oshawotts w/ Air Slash.
Pokémon Pearl FC: 0688-5300-6353
Pokémon Platinum FC: 3309 3791 6836
Pokémon SoulSilver FC: 2064 1799 5071
Pokémon Black FC: 3612 0606 9119
Pokémon White 2 FC: 2323 4217 0825
I have DW female Vuplix up for trade.
PM me with your offer! =] Would appreciate shiny/legendary/something that sounds nice.
Looking for female Vulpix with Drought. Trading: Poliwag with Swift Swim.
Pokémon X 3DS Friend Code: 4167 - 4477 - 3810
Pokémon Y 3DS Friend Code: 2079 - 6430 - 3146
I have DW Vulpix. PM me and we'll work something out.
Looking for 6IV Ditto. Have lots of events and some shinies (some of both are flawless/5IV). Message me and we can discuss
Hey guys, I too am looking for a female Drought Vulpix. I'm not concerned about nature, just a female Vulpix with Drought is sufficient. If anyone is interested, I'd be willing to trade a Snarl Zoroark from the Toys-R-Us promotion, for those who don't have access to it.
I got my hands on one, thanks for the offers!
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I would greatly appreciate if someone help me out getting a Drought Vulpix
I need a female vulpix or ninetales with drought, I can have almost any pokemon ready with 31 IVs in a stat of your choice
I have a female eevee, egg hatched, with Extrasensory, inferno, grudge and fireblast.
PM offers
Pokemon Black FC: 4513 3165 8914
looking for a shiny vulpix with drought and the moves ember, energy ball, extrasensory, and dark pulse. with if possible a neutral or modest nature. i can offer any starter with whatever nature you need or one of several legendaries including mewtwo, palkia, darkrai, etc. or possibly someone else. let me know if we can work something out. thanks in advance
really want drought vulpix if anyone wants to help i would really appreciate
I have looking for a Vulpix with dw move dark pulse, I have many high leveled pokemon to trade in return
My friend code for white is 1377 6684 3131 and please feel free to private message me anytime!
Here is the link to my shop: http://www.serebiiforums.com/showthread.php?t=538880
Looking for a DW vulpix, have a few other DW pokemon to trade in return
lookin for dw vulpix egg i can offer pansage cottonee throw or pignite
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I have some female Dream World ability Vulpix with Pokerus to trade. I am looking for evolution stones, especially fire stones. Please PM me with your offer.
New 3DS Friend Code: 1908 - 2434 - 5604
New 3DS Friend Safari: Swanna, Doduo, Flechinder
Old Friend Code: 1521-2779-6948
Old Friend Safari Pokemon: Snover, Bergmite and Cloyster
I've got DW Vulpix. Looking for DW starters, DW Poliwag, DW Eevee, shinies or legendaries pokemon.
PM me with offers.
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Updated 11:23 am, Friday, March 1, 2013
Just ask your mother: Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. And it turns out a simple breakfast of cold cereal and milk may help kids stay lean.
A new study from San Antonio researchers, which has been accepted for publication in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, suggests eating ready-to-eat cereal for breakfast is associated with reduced body mass index — a measure of body fat — among low-income, minority kids.
Some local media outlets are reporting the study as proof that eating cereal can help children ward off obesity and diabetes. But don't stock up on Froot Loops yet. The study, like so many others related to nutrition, leaves me hungry for more answers.
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Investigators with the nonprofit Social and Health Research Center followed more than 600 low-income, minority kids from fourth through sixth grades, recording their dietary intake, height and weight for three days each year. Researchers found most of the kids fell into three groups: kids who ate cold cereal with milk, kids who ate a breakfast typically high in fat and refined flour, such as breakfast tacos, and kids who didn't eat any breakfast.
Over the three years, the kids who ate cereal with milk had a significantly lower BMI than the other kids and consumed higher amounts of certain essential nutrients. Why? Cereal is typically lower in fat than other breakfast foods, and it may be breakfasts that include cereal fill kids up so they don't eat less nutritious foods later in the day, among other possibilities.
Most cereals are fortified with essential micronutrients and are eaten with milk, which also provides essential nutrients.
So what's the problem?
The researchers noted several limitations with the study, including the way they gathered the data on the meals: by interviewing the children the next day, which isn't always the most reliable method.
Not to mention the researchers recorded data from only nine days over three years, so we don't know what the kids ate the other 1,086 days or their physical activity levels.
The study showed an association between cereal for breakfast and a lower BMI, not a causal relationship. It's quite a leap to give cereal the credit for reduced body fat.
But my biggest concern is the cereal itself. The cereal that kids in the study chose most? Frosted Flakes.
It's hard to stomach the idea that munching on Frosted Flakes — which include sugar and high fructose corn syrup as its second and fourth ingredients and contain 1 measly gram of fiber — is a good way for kids to start their day.
The study's authors state that sweetened cereals contribute much less sugar to kids' diets than fruit drinks and sodas, and besides, sweetening nutritious cereals encourages kids to eat them. But why promote processed foods with added sugars?
While cold cereal may be a better choice than breakfast tacos, sausage and white bread, is it necessarily the best or only choice for kids? How about fruit and oatmeal or whole-wheat toast with peanut butter?
The study's lead author, Lana Frantzen, is vice president of health and wellness for Dairy MAX, a regional dairy council, and is part of the health and wellness team with the National Dairy Council; her employment is listed in the study as a potential conflict of interest.
Previous studies on the relationship between cereal consumption at breakfast and BMI have produced mixed results. It's certainly a practical choice — cereal with milk is an easy, fast, relatively affordable breakfast option — but more research is needed.


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Fragrance, Interviews — TDO Interview: Kilian Hennessy
Most material I came across while prepping for my interview with Kilian Hennessy described his disposition as "Byron-esque" and after seeing a few pictures of him, I understood why: he looked like the epitome of tortured poet. He wouldn't look out of place scribbling furiously away on an unrequited love poem in an attic garret somewhere in the darkness of Paris. But one thing I didn't count on was his ardent and intense love of fragrance, which I immediately detected from his passionate and sincere replies to my interview questions.
Kilian Hennessy may be a new name in luxury fragrances, but no stranger to luxury– it is entrenched in his bloodlines, as grandson to the founder of the LVMH group. Since his childhood, fragrance has been a huge part of his life. Some of his favorite childhood haunts included the family cellars in Cognac, where the sugar in alcohol and wood of cognac barrels serving as the inspiration of many of his scents today.
He joined the corporate world of perfumery by working for some of the most famous noses in the business like Christian Dior, Giorgio Armani, Paco Rabanne, and Alexander McQueen. With experience like that and a envious luxury pedigree to boot, it would have been easy for him to stick to the corporate path, but Kilian decided to create his own line of fragrances, By Kilian. Read on to get some additional insight into his reason for creating his own line of fragrances, his creative process, and the sexiest place is for a woman to apply her fragrance:
The Daily Obsession: What does a typical day for you consist of? How do you start off your morning, spend your afternoon, and end your night?
Kilian Hennessy (KH): A.M: I wake-up at 7, followed by my kids at 7.30, take breakfast with them, get dressed and drop them to school at 8.30. I arrive in my office at 8.45 and work alone until lunch.
Lunch: usually either with my team or with a journalist …no more than 1 hour (1 hour and a half when with a journalist)
P.M: Work in my office with my team until 8 p.m to be home in time to say good night to my kids and read them a story
Night: I accept 2 dinners a week…the rest of the time I stay home and either work from home or read a book
TDO: What inspired you to leave the corporate world of fragrance and create your own brand?
KH: I was losing faith in what I was doing. Today's corporate world of fragrance is NOT what I learned when I started in this industry 15 years ago! Perfume was not conceived anymore as an Art…and I started in this world because perfume was for me the perfect balance between Art and Industry. The only salvation for me was to start my own brand…and offer to the world another vision of Perfume…a vision where Perfume would be created like an Art, with the upmost respect for it.
TDO: I understand that a huge part of the inspiration for your fragrances comes from the scent of the sugar in alcohol and cognac barrels, where else do you find inspiration? What particular fragrance notes are attractive to you?
KH: I am inspired by so many notes… everything can potentially inspire me. But the most important to me is that, at the end, my Perfumes do not resemble anything ever created by the past. I want my Perfumes to open new olfactory routes…the only way for me to be a true creation.
TDO: What is your creative process in coming up with a fragrance? How do you come up with the names from your fragrances? Do you find a lot of inspiration from literature?
KH: The creative process happens in 3 steps:
1) I write the story I want to communicate…expressed by the name of the collection…and all the names of all my scents within this collection
2) I design the bottle and the coffret that will visually express the story and the universe of my collection
3) I create the scents that will olfactively express every single name. I don't create the same scent for a Perfume named "PRELUDE TO LOVE" (the scent should be romantic, light and fresh) or a perfume named "CRUEL INTENTIONS" (the scent should be sexier and darker).
You can see my work almost like a movie director who would also write the script of his movies. Even the best movie director with the best actors will never achieve a great movie with a script of poor quality! Same for me…I need a great story to help me create a great bottle and I need great names to inspire the perfumer.
TDO: Out of all of the Kilian fragrances, which one are you most proud of and why?
KH: Always the last one! Right now I am finishing my 8th scent, it is within the tobacco family, and I love it! It is everything a great scent should be: a unique creation, sexy and elegant, comfortable and long lasting without being to invasive to others.
But I must say that I am very proud of "STRAIGHT TO HEAVEN: WHITE CRISTAL" which is a very rough and sexy scent and that is becoming one of my best sellers!
TDO: An interesting thing about the Kilian website, is that the exact formulation for each of your fragrances is located on the site. What was your reasoning for putting this on the website, especially since most perfumers are very secretive about their fragrance recipes?
KH: Because since the beginning, my main objective is to put Perfume back on its pedestal, recreate Perfume the way it was done 100 years ago and should have never been done in another way, and you can only achieve that by telling the truth about the quality of the raw materials used and in which quantity you are using them. That's why I decided to be totally transparent with my public and show them the real formula of my scents. I am not afraid to show them because my best protection is the quality of the raw materials I use… their expense alone would inhibit most from being able to re-create them.
TDO: Do you put on cologne first thing in the morning? What kind, how many sprays do you use, and where do you spray it? How many fragrances do you own and put into rotation for use?
KH: Yes! For me, Perfume acts like a shield of protection!!! I feel stronger after I put my Perfume on. That's why, when I designed the bottle, I engraved Achilles's shield motif on the sides of my bottle…to convey protection to the wearer.
I spray 5 times all over me…and on my clothes …I love to smell the dry down on my clothes the next day!
I rotate between 3 scents: PRELUDE TO LOVE, A TASTE OF HEAVEN and the one I am creating.
TDO: What scent do you personally find most appealing on a woman? And where do you think a woman should apply her fragrance?
KH: I must say that I love BEYOND LOVE: PROHIBITED on a woman…it is sexy yet, at the same time, incredibly elegant!!!
I think a woman should apply her scent everywhere she likes it…with no restrictions!
TDO: Do you have any perfume pet peeves (ex: when someone applies too much perfume, and the scent is too strong?)
KH: I just find most scents today so cheap that they are not even pleasant for someone sitting next to the wearer
TDO: Do you believe in the idea of unisex fragrances? Do you think that a woman and a man can put on the same fragrance and smell entirely different?
KH: Yes I do believe in the idea that scents do not have a gender. Why would flowers be feminine and woods masculine? Louis XIV (17th century) used Tuberose…and today STRAIGHT TO HEAVEN (which contains no flowers but only woods) is my best seller amongst women at Bergdorf Goodman's women's store. For me, giving a gender to scents is just marketing…and very far from the reality behind a creation.
TDO: Apart from your own fragrances, who else's work do you admire in the scent world? Do you have any icons?
KH: I believe that Serge Lutens has a tremendous talent …
TDO: Who do you see as the Kilian customer? When you create your perfume, do you create it with a specific type of person/personality in mind?
KH: I feel that my customer is someone who is looking for true luxury and unique scents.
TDO: How do you envision your brand growing in the coming years? What is in store next for the Kilian brand?
KH: I have so many ideas in mind…be patient : )
By Kilian is sold at Bergdorf Goodman and can also be found via his website.


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Ed. note: Jon Ingram in Geneva is writing our newest blog, on fitness issues.
The 1970s saw a revolution in the world of fitness – the introduction of aerobics. Led by Dr Kenneth Cooper, a former Air Force Colonel from Oklohoma, physical fitness was first thrust into the mainstream conscious.
Cooper published several books such as Aerobics (1968), Run For Your Life: Aerobic Conditioning For Your Heart (1974) and The New Aerobics (1979). Jogging became the new craze and improving the cardiovascular system was the pathway to a life of health and vitality.
Fast forward 40 years and not too much has changed. Cardiovascular training still dominates the fitness world. Jogging remains the number 1 fitness activity for most people and the ultimate test of fitness is entering a marathon or triathlon.
Personally I have no problem with running or entering marathons, but the truth is that aerobic training is a very narrow measure of fitness. Think about the attributes that we ascribe to modern day athletes who are very fit, for example strength, speed, agility or power. If we consider those athletes to be fit, wouldn't we also want to develop those attributes?
What about if we compare a marathon runner to a sprinter? Who is the fitter athlete? A sprinter needs to be strong, powerful, mobile and agile but endurance is low on the list of priorities. A marathon runner, on the other hand is extremely weak compared to a sprinter, but has far more stamina.
Both athletes are extremely fit as per the demands of their sport. However, the lesson for the fitness enthusiast is that if you want to get in shape, you must develop more than just cardiovascular endurance. This means adding more modalities to your training than simply jogging.
For me, being fit means being able to do a multitude of tasks at a good level. I want to be able to sprint, climb, throw, pick up and carry heavy weights and compete in a variety of different sports. For some, it might mean being able to pick up the kids and play with them in the garden for 30 minutes. If we break that down, it means developing strength (picking up the kids), endurance (playing for half an hour), mobility (crouching down into positions level with the kids) and agility (chasing kids around the garden). Jogging might help with the endurance side of things (although playing with kids would be more of a stop-start activity than steady state like going for a run) but will do little for strength, mobility and agility.
The message here is that getting fit means developing and practicing a multitude of different skills. Aerobic training like swimming, jogging and biking is a part of that, but a bigger part is resistance training, flexibility work, gymnastics.
The easiest way to incorporate some resistance training into your workout routine is with calisthenics. Squats, push ups, pull ups, planks, lunges and burpees are all fantastic exercises that can help to develop strength and mobility. You don't need any equipment and these can all be done outside in a local park.
The benefits of such training are myriad, from improved fat loss, increased strength and bone density to better posture. Simply put, if you are not doing some kind of resistance exercise in your current routine then you are missing out on a huge part of the fitness puzzle, so get out there and start doing some squats!


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A week after seeing a very brief return from the team's prized starting center in Shaquille O'Neal, the team has decided to be very cautious with the 39-year-old and his strained calf. Jeff Twiss, the Celtics' PR director confirmed this morning that O'Neal did not make the trip with the team to Miami for Sunday's showdown with the Heat for the number two seed. He will also not play Monday night in Washington against the Wizards.
The decision to hold Shaq out is the move that head coach Doc Rivers was leaning towards last night in his postgame press conference:
"I'm not sure. I'm going to lean towards not [playing]. But I'm not sure yet." said Rivers. "We'll talk in the morning. If we don't think there's any chance, he won't go on the trip. If he goes on the trip, then there's a chance he'll play."
And the latest on Jermaine O'Neal who sat out last night for precautionary reasons from Doc last night as well:
"I'm holding him out — he wanted to play, but I didn't think he should play," said Rivers. "I just want to keep him healthy. He's played a bunch of games. We have games (tomorrow), Monday and Wednesday, and he would like to play that entire week, so I thought this would be a good game for him to sit. The only thing I would do different with JO is we're sitting him too long — only playing him five or six minutes in a row," he said. "I would sit him five and play him again. I didn't know what to expect. But defensively he's been very good for us."
Both Jermaine and Von Wafer made the trip according to Twiss. Full analysis on the move to hold out Shaq on the way….
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I have to blog such a big thank you to Culture Mom & Mama Doni for their giveaway of tickets to a Chanukah performance this past Sunday. It was a blast to win, and a much bigger blast to attend.
Alia was right. Mama Doni was warm and engaging and did a great job on Sunday. I knew that Mama Doni's performance wasn't geared towards a frum audience. To be honest, I was a little apprehensive, about religious / propriety issues, and about feeling like I would stand out in this crowd. I was hopeful it would be okay with my little ones. When Mama Doni came right over and welcomed us before the show like old friends, and all of my apprehensions went out the window. And that was long before my three year old spun around like a dreidel, or jumped with glee to a song about gelt.
Even though I did completely stand out in this crowd. I seem to have had quite a run lately of meeting performers and of standing out in the crowd. But I digress.
Mama Doni knows her job, and she does it well. Preschoolers are a tough group to play for. For the record, moms, so are the parents of preschoolers! As a Music Together teacher and occasional Library Story & Song Hour performer, I can tell you that parents often think their kids will stay engaged without their parents, who would prefer to catch a break and let someone else do the entertaining rather than having to be goofy and participate. So they talk and schmooze on the sides. That can be really challenging for those on stage trying to keep the focus of the crowd. Far more challenging than most parents realize. The next time you go to a kid's concert and you see a grown woman acting all silly and involved down in the front it very well could be me. And now you will know why. (Ask anyone who attended Shira Kline's performance with me last year, or Yosi's last week; they will agree with me here.)
I give Mama Doni so much credit for not only handling this tough scenario so well but managing to engage the parents despite themselves.
Towards the end of the concert Mama Doni asked if anyone knew Maoz Tzur, and my aspiring-singer-young daughter raised her brave little hand. She went up on stage to sing it with Mama Doni, and after she got going Mama Doni handed her the mic and let her just do her thing…It takes a tremendous Diva to command the stage and keep two year olds and chatty dads interested and involved – and then in another moment be able to hand over the spotlight like that. Not only did she make my daughter's day (week, year…), but she signed a poster for her with a personal message at the end, which was such a huge affirmation for such a young woman with such a love of singing.
I would have blogged that it was a great concert and a great day even if she hadn't picked my daughter and given her a moment of a lifetime. I promise. The band was great, the performance was great, and all of the kids and families there left with "Chanukah Fever".
As expected, Mama Doni and I didn't have much time to talk about my big plans and ideas, but now that we have met (and hugged), I am certain we will. Although I think I will be cemented in her memory forever as the "mother of" the young lady singing Maoz Tzur….


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EA confirms Battlefield 6 is coming in 2018; Battlefield 1 is getting Esports Mode and GOTY Edition this Fall
New Retail Releases: Metal Gear Survive, Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet, More
The Scientifically Proven Best Video Games of All Time: An Introduction and The Top 100
Get ready to farm like you've never farmed before... Farming Simulator 19 announced
The Scientifically Proven Best Video Games of All Time: 2018's "Version 2.0" Update
Turok and Turok 2 will be available to download for Xbox One on March 2
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Fable Fortune, Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet, more added to Xbox Store
Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild wins "Game of the Year" at 2018 DICE Awards
Pac-Man CE 2 Plus, Payday 2, SteamWorld Dig 2, more coming to Nintendo eShop this week
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Resistance Collection coming this Winter
Quite possibly coming as a surprise to no one, Sony has announced that the Resistance Collection will be coming this Winter. The collection will include the three main PlayStation 3 games in the series, all by Insomniac Games: Resistance: Fall of Man, Resistance 2, and Resistance 3. According to the PlayStation Blog, it will also come with "extra bonus DLC content for Resistance 2 and Resistance 3 so you can play with all of the best DLC from both games, including the Aftermath Pack and skin bundle from Resistance 2, and both the Brutality and Survival Packs from Resistance 3." I don't know if that means it comes with all of the available DLC or just "all of the best DLC," whatever that is supposed to mean.
I'm actually surprised and a little disappointed that they aren't including Resistance: Retribution in this collection. Much like the portable God of War games, I would have loved to play this PSP game on my big screen. A girl can dream, right? Speaking of dreams, here's hoping that Resistance: Fall of Man gets trophy support in this collection. Because if not, what's the point?
Posted in News, PS3 Tagged Resistance 2, Resistance 3, Resistance: Fall of Man
The Golden Pixel Awards 2011: Gaming's Best, Worst, and Everything Else
Welcome to Warp Zoned's first ever Golden Pixel Awards. Sit back and relax as we reward the best (and worst) games of 2011 with accolades based on their rather unique accomplishments.
The Apocalypse List
The bombs have fallen, the zombies have horded, food is scarce, and you've boarded yourself up in a bunker that'll stand for a hundred years. What better way to spend your time in "The Vault" than by playing Warp Zoned's favorite games from 2011? It doesn't matter if you call it a "Top Ten List" or "Our Favorites From 2011," but these are the games we plan to keep playing even if there was no game industry to keep making games. (more…)
Posted in 3DS, Etcetera, Features, PC, PS3, Top Story, Wii, Xbox 360 Tagged Bastion, Batman: Arkham City, Catherine, Dark Souls, Dead Space 2, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Duke Nukem Forever, Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon, Gears of War 3, Killzone 3, L.A. Noire, Mortal Kombat, Portal 2, Resistance 3, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Resistance 3 Review: It Won't Be Hard to Resist This Game
Insomniac Games had a lot to live up to with the newest entry in the Resistance series. The ending of Resistance 2 was so devastating, so powerful, so moving, that it was impossible for me to predict what was going to come next. I imagined some sort of intense space opera moving from there, possibly where humans went out into space, searching the rift that was created at the end of the second game. I created whole storylines in my head, many of which involved Hale somehow still being alive. But what I didn't imagine was the utter and complete disappointment that would be Resistance 3. (more…)
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Madden NFL 12 blitzes the September NPD list
Boom! After taking the month of August off thanks to the NFL lockout, the debut of Madden NFL 12 has reclaimed its rightful spot at the top of The NPD Groups's monthly rankings.
The football sim was joined at the top of the charts by other big new releases: Gears of War 3 chainsawed the second spot and Deep Silver's Dead Island landed at #3 (behold the power of hype, folks). EA Sports claimed the rest of the top five with FIFA Soccer 12 at #4 and NHL 12 a spot below. Resistance 3 at #7 and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine at #10 round out the bevy of new releases on this NPD list.
Holdovers from previous months include Deus Ex: Human Revolution (#6), Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (#8) and Call of Duty: Black Ops (#9).
The complete top ten can be found after the break. (more…)
Posted in 3DS, DS, News, PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360 Tagged Call of Duty: Black Ops, Dead Island, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, FIFA Soccer 12, Gears of War 3, Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars, Madden NFL 12, NHL 12, NPD, Resistance 3, Warhammer 40000: Space Marine
New Releases: Resistance 3, Dead Island, Star Fox 64 3D, More
The calendar has turned over to September and we know what that means… the stingy Summer of games is over and the Fall release rush is finally here! This week's new release slate blows away almost everything we've received in the last three months. There's truly something for everybody:
- Sony finishes the fight with the Chimera in Resistance 3 (PS3).
- Zombies invade a tropical paradise in the super-hyped Dead Island (PC, PS3, Xbox 360).
- Star Fox 64 3D, one of the greatest space shooters of all time, comes to the 3DS.
- The Wheelman returns for another getaway in Driver: San Francisco (PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360).
- Those wacky guys at NIS America return to the wacky world of Disgaea in Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten (PS3)
- Sega's non-conventional Kinect title Rise of Nightmares slices and dices store shelves.
- And finally, THQ twists the Warhammer license into an action shooter with Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine (PC, PS3, Xbox 360).
Check out the full list of the rest of this week's new releases after the break. (more…)
Posted in 3DS, DS, News, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 Tagged Dead Island, Resistance 3, Star Fox 64 3D
Street Fighter III, Parasite Eve II, Resistance 3 beta now on PS Store
With Microsoft's Summer of Arcade coming to a close, Sony has picked up the slack with an absolutely stellar slate of offerings in the first week of their PSN Play promotion.
Long overshadowed by its younger brother, Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition ($14.99, $11.99 for PSN Plus users) comes to the PlayStation Store as the PSN Play pick. It'll be joined by Hamilton's Great Adventure ($9.99), an adventure game, and Comix Zone ($4.99), a PSN port of the popular Genesis-era beat 'em up. Also available this week is the PSone Classic Parasite Eve II ($5.99).
Finally this week, Sony offers up the Resistance 3 multiplayer beta for all PSN Plus subscribers. The full game will be released on September 6, but beta players will be able to get their hands on two of the game's maps: the Seaside of Glamorgan, Wales, and the Trainyard in Bogota, Colombia.
More information on all of this week's new games and game add-ons can be found at the PlayStation.Blog.
Posted in News, PS3, PSP Tagged Parasite Eve II, Resistance 3, Street Fighter III: Third Strike
Sony confirms Resistance 3 will require PSN Pass
Earlier today, we reported on the possible requirement of a "PSN Pass" to play the online portion of the upcoming PS3-exclusive Resistance 3. Now, Sony has issued a statement to IGN confirming the existence of the PSN Pass and its inclusion in Resistance 3:
"We are always evaluating new programs for our online offering, and starting with Resistance 3 this September, we will be instituting a network pass program for PS3 games with online capabilities. This program will be game-specific. Games that are a part of this program will include a single-use registration code that grants the account holder redeeming the code full online access for that title," a Sony spokesperson said.
As expected, if you purchase a used copy of Resistance 3 (or any game that uses the PSN Pass system), Sony will generously offer to sell you a PSN Pass through the PlayStation Store. Other publishers, such as EA, THQ and WB Games, use a $10 price for their "online passes." I'd expect Sony to offer the PSN Pass at a similar price.
Posted in News, PS3 Tagged Resistance 3
"PSN Pass" spotted on German Resistance 3 bundle
"PSN Pass Network features only available in countries that have PlayStation Store." This disclaimer was spotted alongside the logo you see above for the mysterious "PSN Pass." The picture was taken of a 320 GB PlayStation 3 Resistance 3 bundle in Germany. While Sony Computer Entertainment has yet to announce PSN Pass, many are suggesting that it will be similar to EA's "Online Pass" or "Project Ten Dollar," where every copy of a game comes with a code that can only be redeemed once in order to play online or access premium content for free. Given the Resistance series' inclination towards ambitious multiplayer features, the third installment would seem the perfect game to introduce such a plan with.
Since I buy nearly all my games new, I usually have no problem with online pass programs by publishers. However, hopefully Insomniac won't restrict the content on the disc like DICE, who released the maps for Battlefield: Bad Company 2 in small increments over the first year of its release.
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text: HARLEM, Ga. - Mr. Leon Pullings of Louisville Road entered into rest Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at Doctors Hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Survivors are a devoted wife, Willie Jean Pullings, Harlem, GA; three daughters, Shemeka Pullings, Zelina Lee , Augusta, GA, Debora Kennedy (Dwight) Nashville, TN; four sisters, Essie L. (Robert) Clark, Carolyn (Cleophus) Johnson, Blitchton, FL, Francine (Charles) Gillian, East Elmhurst, NY, Clarissa Heath, Bronx, NY; five brothers, Chester Pullings Washington, Virgil (Senia) Pullings, Blitchton, FL, Retired Sgt. Donald (Mary) Pullings, Taylor, TX; Retired Major Jake (Ilene) Pullings, Elgin, SC, Johnny (Carolyn) Heath, Tampa, FL; five grandchildren, Kalina Lee, Steven Lee, Augusta, GA; Michael Kennedy, Phylicia Kennedy, Hakim Kennedy, Nashville, TN; one great-grandchild, Taren Lee; four sisters-in-law, Barbara Pullings, Augusta,GA; Emma Pullings, Springfield, NC; Joyce (Riley) Pullings, Ocala, FL; Jacquelyn (Charlie) Jefferson, Harlem,GA; brothers-in-law, Johnny (Christine) Jones, Martinez,GA; Leroy (Gloria) Jones, Harlem,GA; 5 grandchildren; one great grandchild; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friend. Please signed the guest book at www.wmsfh.net . Williams Funeral Home, 1765 Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd.


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Change in UptownCommunity, Featured — By Thatcher Imboden on February 25, 2013 11:25 pm
The Star Tribune published a story today discussing the perceptions of change taking place in Uptown. In it, many people reference issues of increased rent, more national brand stores, and it becoming more of a destination. Some assert that traffic and parking are big issues.
An employee of the Uptown Theatre said that the recent renovation of the theater has resulted in it loosing its charm, and referenced how you could previously feel the springs in the seats. I wonder what her employer thinks of that comment.
The story does touch on issues that generally are brought up when change occurs. There are concerns about residents and businesses who get pushed out by increased rent, about whether the business make up of the district becomes less attractive or useful to the existing customer base, about whether the infrastructure can handle the potential for increased demand.
Some of those concerns are being addressed.
The City is working on re-timing of the traffic lights, which may not be done until early 2014 at the latest. Public parking was recently expanded at Calhoun Square and at the MoZaic project. New taxi stands were added to help move people out at bar close. A new bike access point from the Midtown Greenway was installed and new bike racks have been added over the last several years. Going back over 10 years ago, Uptown got a formal transit station.
Uptown certainly has a ways to go though.
As I discussed recently, there could be improved services on the streets of the Uptown Business District through a locally managed district management organization, which would allow for more nimble, cost-effective, and potentially more services.
In addition, there should be task forces created to dive into the issues that the resident and business communities have identified. That includes looking at how to improve transportation options in Uptown (ranging from how to increase the number of people using non-cars to get to Uptown, to increasing safety, to better managing street capacity and parking), or looking at how Uptown can keep a diverse business base so that there is economic opportunity or businesses of various ownership models, scales, and business types.
Change is no stranger to Uptown.
What is perhaps more telling is that every few years there is a story about how Uptown is changing. It's a perennial discussion. In the 1980s, a song called Yuptown Girl came out making fun of Uptown. One of the song writers said that if he could make just one yuppie feel guilty, then the song hasn't been in vain.
Going way back, the City's decision to force the railroad to put the existing 29th Street railroad tracks into a trench led to the construction of what is today's Midtown Greenway corridor. That construction between 1912-1916 forced existing industrial users to either rebuild, adapt, or not use rail. Many would prop their buildings up and dig out the sand and build basements. The result was a heavy industrial corridor featuring multi-story industrial and fuel storage buildings.
The 1910s-1920s saw tremendous growth in Uptown. There was some commercial growth in the mid-1910s but the real change was the substantial apartment boom. Most of the classic brick apartment houses in Uptown date to that period, though some followed through the end of the 1920s.
In 1959, the City of Minneapolis approved a plan to extend Lagoon Avenue east of Hennepin to Dupont. By 1964, it was there. What had previously been residential streets had become surface parking lots for adjacent commercial uses. In the 1960s, a real estate firm considered building a department store at Lake & Holmes but opted instead for Knollwood.
The 1970s saw renewed interest in Uptown and a number of businesses invested in their property, such as Snyders moving from Hennepin-Lake to where Design Within Reach is today. Calhoun School was closed and by the 1980s West High School would close. Calhoun Square was added and new growth around Lake Calhoun would spark controversy. Air quality concerns by the late 1980s would lead to Lake Street and Lagoon Avenue becoming one-way pairs. Several new development projects were slated for Uptown but never materialized, in part due to concern over too much growth.
Current growth is substantial.
I would agree that with over 1,000 units coming online between 2004-2014, that we have seen a substantial change. Many of these units have been built along the Midtown Greenway corridor replacing outdated industrial property that had more value as something else.
The business district has seen a number of projects but most of the biggest change was the replacement of older properties that were replaced with much larger, retail structures home to national brands (Apple, The North Face, Columbia). While certainly the buildings add to our tax base, expanded the density of Uptown, and will likely last many decades, they have been met with some criticism that they directly or indirectly pushed out the Uptown Bar (though they wanted to sell) and a building that housed several small, less flush businesses.
One of the things that I believe makes Uptown a great place is that most people can point to several things they love about Uptown, but they also can point to several that they hate or are concerned about. Uptown has a lot going for it, whether its proximity to the lakes and the Midtown Greenway, or the many different types of stores and restaurants, or the varied housing options.
But if the diversity starts to get too far out of whack, I am concerned that Uptown will once again see higher turn over in the business community. There are ways we can address these issues, but it will take proactive leadership. More on that another time.Tags: Hennepin-Lake, Real Estate
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I'm pretty pro-development as a rule. I'm also an Uptown resident for a reason, and the reason isn't the Apple Store and North Face. I get wanting to preserve the feel of Uptown, but the way to do that isn't NIMBYism and cutting out development. That's a good way to stagnate the neighborhood. If rents (residential and commercial) are rising, that means there's demand. We should allow supply to rise to stabilize rents. Efforts to forcibly maintain the feel of a neighborhood just won't work. Change happens, embrace it.
Sure, Uptown's success brought the Apple Store and Columbia. It also brought Burch, Birdhouse, Nightingale, World Street Kitchen, Heidi's, Muddy Waters (in its current incarnation), Urban Bean, Gray's, etc. Uptown isn't exactly lacking in local, independent businesses.
(As a side note, I had a laugh at a GM of Uptown Cafeteria, a Parasole restaurant, complaining about the chains. Parasole may not be a national chain, but they're not some local mom and pop operation. They do a good job! But they're still a 1,000 pound gorilla compared to what most people think of when they think of Uptown's quirky businesses.)
I really fail to see the issue here? For every chain or national brand thats sprung up in this area, its been matched at least two to one by a local business. The businesses are only serving demand, so, if you don't want them there, vote with your wallet.
It also seems these same people who take issue with the transformation are also complaining about rent rising. Isn't that as good a reason as any to move a few blocks down the road out of the heart of Uptown? You don't like it there anymore anyways, right?
Its been incredible to watch the development along Lake street over the past 5 years, and its an exciting prospect to see what the future holds!
I'm concerned about the large number of apartments going up in uptown. Yes, increased density can be good for a community, however we're going to see a huge influx do traffic. With the SW light rail lined slated to begin work in the next couple of years has any thought been given by the government to direct the line through uptown to help with car traffic?
I grew up in Uptown, in Edgewater Court to be exact…which was a beautiful building back then, but over the years was neglected and I hear eventually was torn down to build million dollar condos. I lived there in the 70's and early 80's. The neighborhood had charm – Mom and Pop stores at the time, places like Save-Mart, a local bakery, Uptown Drugs, just to name a few. Once Calhoun Square came in, the whole neighborhood went to hell. It used to be a working class neighborhood and now its full of a bunch of yuppie wanna-be hippies. Looking through the modern pictures of the place makes me cry.
If "yuppie wanna-be hippies" means people who like a neighborhood where they can walk to meet all their needs, then you may be on to something. Yesterday I went to work at a locally-owned business, visited family, got some groceries, and went fishing, all within a 10 minute walk of my apartment (in an attractive and well-maintained historic building). No troll sightings, though, so I guess they all moved and now inhabit the comments sections on websites.


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What to do about Steve Harmison? The Durham pace-man's relationship with the England cricket team has reached a point where he now occupies a position akin to the terribly unreliable boyfriend, the one we can't stop seeing even though we know he's just no good for us - he'll eat all the food in our fridge, blow his nose on our towels and inexplicably hurl a moon-ball second-slip wide through our kitchen window while attempting to peel an orange.
"There are still a couple of places up for grabs," Michael Vaughan said this week, musing on England's line-up in Sri Lanka, but we know he can't help himself; come the first morning in Kandy it's going to be the same old chin-scratching enigma cart-wheeling in, shirt billowing horribly, still locked in crazed and quixotic pursuit of his alleged "radar".
Of course, "radar" is a very Harmison kind of word, as are "wrist position", "elusive rhythm" and "just needs to click". As a rule of thumb, you know something's wrong when your favoured sporting clichés just don't add up: so Tim Henman was both the Centre Court darling surfing a wave of adrenalin and also likely to fall to bits in the most lukewarm of hot spots. Similarly Harmison "just needs to click" while remaining difficult, temperamental and a "complex" character - attributes usually associated less with "just clicking" and more with 30 hard, fruitless years of intensive Freudian analysis.
No wonder it doesn't seem to be working out. It is not like we haven't tried. When the new ball didn't work we tried the old one. We let him retire from one-dayers but still gave him a central contract, the equivalent of dropping him off at the Multiplex while we go round to have Sunday lunch with our parents, then waiting 20 minutes while he finishes his pick-and-mix before driving him home. A windmilled, quick-fire 40-odd brings calls for a batting promotion, overlooking his resemblance at the crease to a man a Lowry painting playing backyard cricket with a tiny stick.
It's no mystery why we've stuck by him all this time, through the yips and the blips, the missed run-ups when we waited and waited and he just didn't appear surging through the crease like a white West Indian and world's premier new-ball destroyer. We just can't shake the good times: almost removing Justin Langer's elbow with the second delivery of the 2005 Ashes series, the vaguely dream-like seven for 12 in Kingston. Just having Harmison around the place - and allowing us to intone, huskily, words like intimidating, bat-jarring and trampolining - makes us feel strong and safe and strangely virile.
The reality is very different. "I got 13 wickets in two games, you can't argue with that," Harmison said of his South African jaunt, overlooking the 21 no-balls and 18 wides he also boomeranged down. Cricket is all about figures and Harmison's aren't really that good any more. His last 30 Tests have brought 30 wickets at 35.82, an average matched, among others, by part-time dibbly-dobbly merchant Mark Butcher.
Here are a few England bowlers with better career stats: Darren Gough, Andy Caddick, Dominic Cork, Mark Ealham, Dean Headley, Richard Johnson. About the same record overall: Alan Mullally. Similar record over the last two years: Sajid Mahmood, Chris Lewis, Devon Malcolm, Alex Tudor, all of whom, were repeatedly jeered from the team, gracelessly recalled and sent packing again with assorted V-signs and don't-come-backs.
But then they never made us feel as special as Harmy did. Oh dear. Maybe we should have just stuck with someone like good old reliable Martin Saggers all those years ago. He always seemed so nice. You know, steady.


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I got a chance to tour the recently redeveloped Peanut Factory Lofts located just west of downtown with the Urban Land Institute (ULI). This is the first major redevelopment on the west side since our "decade of downtown" has begun. I can't even recall when we have had a project of this magnitude on this part of town. The construction is still ongoing but there are already a few tenants in place.
This 102 unit complex varies in prices but the average rental is going for $1.60-$1.80 with a contemporary finish out. One of the units I saw was a 2 story with 2 bedrooms, 2 baths and a 2 car garage for $2400. My favorite part of the tour was walking up the flights of stars in the still ongoing renovation of the century-old peanut processing plant.
The units in the silos are going to be really unique with circular floor plan. I really liked the graffiti and most of the tour group was asking if it was going to preserved as sort of artwork in these units. Our tour guide said it would probably depend on the tenant's wishes.
Up at the top of the processing plant lies the Penthouse at just over 3000 sq ft with a price tag of approximately $4659
per month.It's going to be an awesome space complete with an outdoor kitchen and panoramic views. Our beautiful city's skyline is awesome!
Amenities for the complex include a pool, 2 bark parks, fitness center, controlled access gates and a courtyard with grill area. Crossing busy S. Frio may affect the Peanut Factory's walkability but it is a short car ride away. It was mentioned that students would be getting a 5% discount off market rents. UTSA's downtown campus is a few blocks away.
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