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Henrico resident John Testement recently developed an iPhone app that is in use internationally and has been featured on the iTunes "What's Hot" page. Available as a free download from the iTunes store, ThankYouPro combines the convenience and speed of mobile technology with the personal touch of a handwritten card by enabling users to create and mail a paper thank-you note in less than a minute. A real card is printed and mailed with a first class stamp with guaranteed mailing within 24 business hours. Users can choose from more than 20 card designs and a variety of handwriting font styles and colors. A company logo or other photo can also be used on the inside of the card, and the app allows users to handwrite their own signature on the phone. For more information, visit http://www.ThankYouPro.com .
Krispy Kreme Richmond, 4910 W. Broad St., will reopen after a 40-day interior renovation project at 6 a.m. on Wednesday, April 4. The store closed its shop to interior store sales, but continued to serve its customers via the drive-through as the 13-year old location underwent its first major remodel since opening in 1999. Guests will notice a fresher, brighter color scheme with new floors, paint and décor that highlights its popular doughnut theatre and product display case based on the designs Krispy Kreme is incorporating into all of its newly built shops. The first 100 guests on April 4 will receive a punch card good for one free dozen original glazed doughnuts each month for a year. For details, call 355-9111.
Entrust Financial Credit Union in Richmond recently was honored with a Diamond Award, which recognizes outstanding marketing and business development achievements in the credit union industry. Entrust Financial CU won the Complete Campaign category for its entry entitled "Knock Down Your High Rate." For the promotion, Entrust Financial CU offered to beat your vehicle loan rate – if they couldn't beat it, you received a $50 Visa gift card. The refinancing campaign yielded the credit union triple the amount of vehicle loans from the previous year and since then has yet to give out a gift card. The award was presented by the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) Marketing and Business Development Council, a national network comprised of nearly 1,000 credit union marketing and business development professionals. Awards are given in each of 33 categories ranging from advertising to community events and beyond.
Agents with Cushman & Wakefield Thalhimer recently handled the following lease negotiations: Deanna Cooke, Attorney at Law – leased 4,212 square feet in Highwoods Centre at 4101 Cox Rd.; Initiatives of Change – renewed its lease of 3,200 square feet at 2201 W. Broad St.; Once and Again – leased 2,700 square feet in Laburnum Square Shopping Center at 4758 Finlay St.; Metropolitan Driving School – renewed its lease of 2,320 square feet in Parham One at 827 Parham Rd.; The Natural Path Meditation Center – leased 2,000 square feet at 6010 W. Broad St.; Title Max of Virginia, Inc. – leased 2,508 square feet in Parham One at Parham/Brook Roads; Mooyah Burgers – leased 2,250 square feet in The Corner at Short Pump at W. Broad Street/Lauderdale Dr.; Randstad General Partners – leased 1,862 square feet in Colonnades West Shopping Center at 10901-10973 W. Broad St.; and Medifast Weight Control Systems – leased 1,470 square feet in The Shoppes at Westgate at 11753 W. Broad St.
Virginia Tech's Center for Public Administration and Policy-Richmond will host a graduate school information session on Tuesday, April 17 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Virginia Tech Richmond Center, 2810 N. Parham Rd., Suite 300. The session will discuss the Center's two part-time, evening programs: the Master of Public Administration and the Graduate Certificate in Local Government Management. The Master of Public Administration (MPA) is a professional degree intended to train early and mid-career individuals with the skills needed for positions involving policy, management, or executive responsibilities in public and not-for-profit settings. The Graduate Certificate in Local Government Management is meant to be the first step in an ongoing process to ensure that there are master's level courses available to prepare the next generation of local government managers in the Commonwealth. A flyer for the information session is available at http://tinyurl.com/89nhkbz
Lions Club donates backpacks to elementary school
The Richmond West Breakfast Lions Club (based in western Henrico) recently donated 59 backpacks to the Westover Hills Elementary School on Jahnke Road.
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Glen Allen student to perform at Carnegie Hall
Thanks to a first-place win in The American Protege International Vocal Competition 2014, Glen Allen High School student Matija Tomas will travel to New York City to perform at Carnegie Hall in December.
At the first-place winners recital in Weill Hall, Matija will perform Giacomo Puccini's opera aria, "Chi il bel sogna di doretta." She will perform with other vocalists from around the world and have the opportunity to win other awards and scholarships.
Locally, Thomas has performed with Richmond's renowned Glorious Christmas Nights, Christian Youth Theatre, and WEAG's Urban Gospel Youth Choir. > Read more.
Gayton Baptist Church dedicates new outreach center
The John Rolfe YMCA and Gayton Baptist Church have partnered in an effort to bring greater health and wellness opportunities to the community.
Through this partnership, the John Rolfe Y will run Youth Winter Sports programs, including basketball and indoor soccer, in Gayton's newly renovated $5.5 million outreach center that features a new gymnasium, youth and teen space, social space with café, meeting space and full service commercial kitchen. > Read more.
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Deep Run HS plans fall musical
Tickets for Deep Run High School's fall musical production – Aida – will go on sale Nov. 3. The Elton John-Tim Rice pop opera, inspired by Verdi's classic opera, tells the story of enslaved Nubian princess Aida, who falls for captain of the guard Radames, who is betrothed to the Egyptian princess.
Performances will be held Nov. 13-15 at 7 p.m. each day. > Read more.
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CAT Theatre to host auditions
CAT Theatre will hold auditions for Book of Days on Sunday, Oct. 26 and Monday, Oct. 27, at 7 p.m. each day. Auditions will be held at CAT Theatre, 319 North Wilkinson Road in Henrico. Book of Days will run Jan. 23-Feb. 7 and is one of CAT's submissions to the Acts of Faith Festival.
Book of Days, by Pulitzer Prize winner Lanford Wilson is an exploration of faith, justice, and corruption, amidst the backdrop of murder – and community theatre – in small town America. Book of Days was first written for and produced by Jeff Daniels Purple Rose Theatre Company of Michigan.
Director Leslie Cline is seeking five females between the ages of 20-65 and seven males between the ages of 24-65. > Read more.
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FORT WORTH — Businessman and civic leader Paul Dorman will be recognized by the Mulitcultural Alliance for helping promote tolerance and diversity.Dorman will receive the 63rd Multicultural Alliance Annual Award on Tuesday during a dinner at the Worthington Renaissance Fort Worth Hotel. The award is given for promoting the alliance's mission of working to eliminate bias, bigotry and racism."It's quite an honor," said Dorman, 77. "I'm very much appreciative."Dorman is the chairman and CEO of DFB Pharmaceuticals, a Fort Worth-based holding company. He is recognized as a leader who embraces diversity and honors his employees with dignity and respect.Promoting diversity and tolerance is important to society, said Dorman, who has a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from Tulane University and a law degree from Loyola University."We are all in this together, this life," he said.The alliance traces its roots to 1927, when it was part of the National Conference of Christians and Jews. The Fort Worth chapter was chartered in 1951."Paul has been a person who has tried to build diversity through his businesses," said Arnold Gachman, chairman of the dinner and member of the MCA board. "He has been active in our community in so many areas."Also Tuesday, the alliance will give a Lifetime Achievement Award to Diane Davis Gerber and Charles Hoffman for their efforts on Camp CommUNITY, a leadership camp for high school students.The two have helped influence more than 2,100 high school students through the alliance program, according to a news release.The emcee for the dinner is Ann Louden, a TCU executive who is the chancellor's associate for strategic partnerships. Money raised at the dinner helps support the organization's programs.
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Black Friday Shopping Begins Thursday For Many Large Retail Chains
A big Thanksgiving tradition usually comes a day after the holiday, but now more and more stores are starting Black Friday on Thursday.
Experts Offer Tips To Find The Best Deals On Black Friday
Some dedicated Black Friday shoppers said they plan to hit the stores bright and early, with a plan in place.
Shopping Center Owner Expects Good Business From Holiday Shoppers
Will superstorm Sandy and the economy have a negative effect on holiday shopping? Not if you ask one local shopping center owner.
Are You A Hardcore Black Friday Shopper? Tell Us Your Plans!
The annual tradition earned its name because it is the day many retailers count on to take them out of the red – losing money – and into the black – turning a profit. To lure customers, retailers often offer steep discounts.
Sree Tips: Best Apps For Black Friday Shopping
Black Friday now starts on Thursday night. So, it can be even more confusing as to where and how to get the best deals. Smartphones and some new-fangled apps can help.
NYC's 8 Best 2012 Black Friday Shopping Sales & Freebies
Work off those calories from Thanksgiving dinner the way you're supposed to – by bargain hunting up and down the city. Get ready to mark everyone's name off of your holiday gift list on Black Friday in NYC with these deals, steals and freebies.
Retailers Expected To Offer Bigger Savings Than Usual On Black Friday To Clear Inventory That Piled Up During Sandy
High end items like jewelry have already gone on sale and Black Friday will usher in huge video game and home fitness equipment discounts. Later in December online shoppers will see mark downs on laptop computers and TV's.
Miranda Lambert To Kick Off 'Pink Friday' At New Retail Shop, 'The Pink Pistol'
Black Friday is about to get a country makeover when Miranda Lambert kicks off 'Pink Friday' at her new retail shop, 'The Pink Pistol!'
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This is a longer than usual holiday season, with 32 days between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
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It's hard to believe Thanksgiving is next week, and many who love to shop can't wait until the day after, known as Black Friday. But some say there is no need to wait, and you can grab the deals right now.
Best Ways To Save During The Holiday Sales Rush
The race is on to be first in line for this year's best deals on holiday gifts: Black Friday is almost here. Every year, the stores open earlier in the wee hours of the morning, some even open at midnight after Thanksgiving Day, while other stores start the Black Friday sales on Turkey Day itself. If you're going to get up that early (on a day off, no less), it is important to be prepared.
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Lost your practice record?!? Click HERE to print out a new 2nd quarter log.
A Metronome - Use this to practice your tempo control!!
On-Line Tuner - The website www.flutetunes.com has a very accurate and easy to use tuner.
Woodson High School Bands - Everything you need to know about our nationally recognized high school band program. Photos, forms, schedules and more are available at this site.
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Our Band Trip to Williamsburg is Friday, May 30!! Click HERE for the detailed itinerary.
It's time to sign up for Band Camp, held June 26 - July 10. Click on this link to visit our band camp website for details and an online application: www.frostrobinsonsummerbandcamp.com
Congratulations to the Frost band students who were selected to the 2014 All-District Band!!! Click HERE to see who made the band.
All students have been fitted for a band uniform. Please return the uniform contract with payment (payable to Frost MS) to Mr. Kosko promptly.
The uniform contract must be returned with payment by December 2. Click HERE for a copy of the uniform contract.
Click HERE for the band calendar. As the new school year begins, it is most important to print and view the 2013-14 band calendar. Please put these dates on your home calendar, as all concerts are a required part of a student's band grade.
Click HERE for general course requirements and logistics.
Each student received a calendar and course description sheet the first day of school. Please review these dates and requirements with your child.
Friday Sept. 20 - Frost Night at Woodson. 6:30 - 8:30. For 8th grade band members only. Click HERE for details.
Wed. Oct. 30 - Symphonic Band Concert at Frost. 7:00pm. Click
HERE for details. Thur. Dec. 12 - Band "Bookfair" Concert at Frost. 7:00pm. Concert I, II, III & Symphonic. Click HERE for details. Fri. Dec. 13 - Frost Assembly Concerts. 7:30am. Symphonic Band ONLY. Students must report to school in full uniform. Bring school clothes to change into after our performances.
Sat. Jan. 11 - All-District Band Auditions at Robinson. This is a required event for Symphonic Band members; optional for all others. Audition times are posted
HERE . Please note your block number and time. Jan 30 - Feb 1 - All-District Band Event at Fairfax HS for those selected through auditions. Students who made the band have been given paperwork that needs to be returned to Mr. Kosko ASAP. Wed. Feb. 5 - After school rehearsal for Symphonic Band ONLY. 2:30 - 4:30. The band will be rehearsing with professional musicians from the Fairfax Symphony and the Capitol Wind Symphony! Click HERE for details.
Fri. Feb. 21 - 6th grade music assembly. Symphonic Band only. Students report to school in uniform.
Sat. March 1 - Assessment Concerts at Lake Braddock SS. ALL FROST BANDS participate. Details about this event are now available. Please click
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JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (WHAS11) -- A fund has been set up to benefit the children whose mother shot the little girl, then killed herself in Jeffersonville, Ind. The fund is called the "Nathan and Elizabeth Combs Fund." Donations can be made at any Fifth Third Bank branch.
The Aunt of the little girl Elizabeth says that she is still hospitalized, but is expected to be ok.
The 911 calls in this case were released Tuesday.
The caller Melissa Combs' 10-year-old son who managed to keep his composure despite the scary events inside his home that morning, but we warn you, you might find the call disturbing.
"My mom's passed out on the couch. She had a gun. I have no clue what the crap she did, but I'm really scared," the boy said.
Miraculously, the little girl remained conscious and could be heard screaming in the background as her brother summoned help.
His quick action, to get paramedics quickly to the scene and rush the girl to Kosair Children's Hospital, likely saved her life.
Yet even as he summoned help, he worried about his family's ability to pay for her care.
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Boy: Ten
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Boy: Yeah. And my sister has a hole in her head.
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Boy: Yeah, and we don't got money to get her stitches.
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Boy: We don't have money to get her stitches.
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Clark County court records indicate that foreclosure proceedings began on the Combs' family home in Jeffersonville back in 2010. It was finally sold at a foreclosure auction in February of this year.
"When they foreclosed on the home, she didn't have nowhere to go. So they went to the shelter. They were there for seven or eight weeks till she got in the apartment," her former neighbor said.
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Thomas Sowell: Politics is now the art of the impossible
Those people morbid enough to keep track of politicians' promises may remember how Barack Obama said that Obamacare would lower medical costs - and lots of people bought it.
But if you stop and think, however old-fashioned that may seem these days, do you seriously believe that millions more people can be given medical care and vast new bureaucracies created to administer payment for it, with no additional costs?
Just as there is no free lunch, there is no free red tape. Bureaucrats have to eat, just like everyone else, and they need a place to live and some other amenities. How do you suppose the price of medical care can go down when the costs of new government bureaucracies are added to the costs of the medical treatment itself?
By the way, where are the extra doctors going to come from, to treat the millions of additional patients? Training more people to become doctors is not free. Politicians may ignore costs, but ignoring those costs will not make them go away.
With bureaucratically controlled medical care, you are going to need more doctors, just to treat a given number of patients, because time that is spent filling out government forms is time that is not spent treating patients. And doctors have the same 24 hours in the day as everybody else.
When you add more patients to more paperwork per patient, you are talking about still more costs. How can that lower medical costs? But although that may be impossible, politics is the art of the impossible. All it takes is rhetoric and a public that does not think beyond the rhetoric they hear.
You can just call "medical care for all" a "right" and you are home free with a major part of the public. Those who are more skeptical can be dismissed as people who just are not as compassionate. That puts you on the side of the angels against the forces of evil - and that is a proven winning strategy in politics.
Back during World War II, military construction battalions had the motto, "The difficult done immediately; the impossible takes a little longer." Today, the impossible may not even take longer. Indeed, the impossible has become routine in political rhetoric.
Whether in medical issues or other issues, politicians don't even have to prove that what they advocate is possible, much less probable. For example, those who advocate tighter gun control laws are almost never asked for evidence that such laws have in fact reduced gun violence. And almost never do they even attempt to present such evidence.
But the only way that it is possible that such laws will save lives is if they do in fact reduce killings with guns. But who cares what is possible these days? If the intention is good and the means sound plausible, who wants to get bogged down in specifics? Certainly not politicians or most of the media. All you really need is rhetoric that puts you on the side of the angels against the forces of evil.
On the international stage, the ever-popular policy of "disarmament" is in essence domestic gun control writ large. Nuclear disarmament is especially popular. No doubt many people wish that scientists had never discovered how to make such devastating weapons.
But, once the principles on which nuclear bombs operate have been discovered, it is impossible to undiscover them.
Even if you destroyed every nuclear bomb in the world, the knowledge of how to make them cannot be destroyed. If you killed every scientist who has this knowledge, such a bloodbath would be futile, because new scientists can discover what the old scientists discovered.
With international disarmament agreements, as with domestic gun control, nothing is easier than disarming peaceful people - thereby leaving them more vulnerable to people who are not peaceful, who can simply ignore the restrictions that others obey.
But if verifiable, lasting and universal nuclear disarmament is impossible, who cares, so long as it sounds good? Politics is the art of the impossible.
Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. His website is www.tsowell.com.
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Out with resolutions, in with intentions!
"Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now" Goethe
A new year usually comes with making resolutions, I'm not a fan of resolutions, they tend to feel more like a punishment, giving ourselves orders such as "I will lose 10 pounds" or "I will stop drinking caffeine" These are statements of will. They are temporary, negative and punishing and hence really hard to 'keep'. An intention or in yoga speak a sankalpa goes deeper. It is expressed in positive, uplifting language.
A Sankalpa starts from the premise that you ALREADY are who you need to be to fulfill your lifes dharma (purpose) hence a sankapla is phrased in the present tense. Instead of "I will be more patient" think "I am patient with those I love" or instead of "I won't eat junk food" think "I feed my body healthy, nourishing food"…….you get my drift.
Your intention or Sankalpa, just like linking your breath to movement is a fundamental part of your yoga practice. When you practice with an intention not only do you get the physical, emotional and spiritual benefit of an asana practice you also get to realize a key goal or desire in your life – fabulous! You may already be familiar with intention setting and perhaps have read books such as Ask and It Is Given or The Secret or Eckhart Tolle etc, whether or not this is your bag or you think it's mumbo jumbo, there is nothing lost from having a little introspective moment and defining things you would like to manifest in your life. Just the very action of this helps us stay on track and focused.
For my pre and postnatal students I believe this exercise of focusing and channeling is especially valuable for us mamas – having a baby and becoming a mother is such a MASSIVE shift in our lives, our thinking, our very existence, that it can be easy to loose sight of the individual we are and when we are caught up in the day to day routines and sleep deprivation our desires become very foggy.
Soooooooo if you would like to journey a little deeper I have laid out a little exercise below to ponder. I would recommend reviewing it when you have at least ½ hr of peace and quiet, let the mind settle and become spacious. Cultivate an attitude of listening, and welcome whatever feelings, images, and thoughts may arise, forget what society/others say you should want and listen to what YOU want. Pour a cuppa tea or a glass of wine, grab a piece of paper and pen and start…….
Righto! so ready to start forming your sankalpa? a few final thoughts to bear in mind before you start……
If your sankalpa is a big honking one perhaps break it down into bite sized pieces, think smaller stepping stone sankalpas to realize your ultimate desire. Define these specific sankalpas and work with one at a time and then as things change switch in a new one (being mindful to work with one for a good amount of time so it has time to root) Aim to have them cohesive and complimentary rather than all scattered, don't want fragmented energy, it isn't as powerful.
Don't feel pressured to have massive life changing sankalpa maybe your sankalpa is "I am compassionate towards my need of 1 hour of my own time a day to do whatever I wish" you would then repeat your sankalpa and put the wheels in place to make that happen. It is no less powerful and you will often find taking care of these will lead towards the bigger stuff. Whether your sankapa is seemingly big or seemingly small, it is important to you and that's all that is important.
Basically just start listening to yourself and writing!!!!!……..see where it goes……if you feel it isn't going anywhere, take a break, go back……reread and refine. Once the box is opened it is amazing how it all starts to form and collect. No pressure, no one is grading you on this!
You have all the answers, seek within, get started! The following are various questions/thought points I have collected from workshops, Teacher Trainings and my own practice…dive in….
- What 3 things make you happy and bring you joy
- What gives you the greatest sense of excitement, makes you feel alive and motivates you?
- What do you look forward to?
- What brings you greatest satisfaction
- What scares you, do you shy away from?
- After a rich, full life what three things do you want people to say about you?
- After a rich full life, what are 3 things do you want to have accomplished?
- What self-imposed personal limitations get in the way of achieving these accomplishments?
- How specifically would relieving those limitations move you toward being that person?
- Are there any physical limitations that you feel get in the way of achieving these goals?
- How specifically would relieving the physical limitations immediately move you toward the person who achieves those goals?
- What is the biggest dream for yourself and your life?
- How do you think having this would make you FEEL
- What is your most important goal right now? – what specifically should you be devoting your energy and resources towards
Review your notes and thoughts, see what keeps coming up and then form it into a positive present intention. Next bring your memorized sankalpa to the mat to silently say at the start of your practice whenever the mind starts to wander. You could also write it on a sticky and pop it on your mirror or somewhere you look at often, keep putting the positive energy out there and it will be realized.
wishing you an abundant 2014!
with love, Kat xo


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were you in a coma in 2008? Good to be you, I guess.
VeritasDeTejan Wrote: Apr 05, 2013 11:02 AM
The truth hurts. Just google "OFHEO Hearing" and watch the Republicans try to curtail the recklessness that crashed us in 2008 and watch YOUR leaders pretend there is no problem. It's all nice and tidy in the public record for anyone who wants the truth.
Or you can continue to be the problem, spewing ridiculous talking points.
Or you can continue to be the problem, spewing ridiculous talking points.
VeritasDeTejan Wrote: Apr 05, 2013 10:56 AM
Were YOU in a coma in 2005 when McCain and Republicans in OFHEO and the House were trying to curtail the LIBERAL housebuying program under Freddie, Fannie, and the Community Reinvestment Act (a Carter/Clinton promoted program) that really crashed the economy in 2008? Your friends Barney Frank and Maxine Waters testified that there was no problem. Were YOU asleep in 2008 when Charles Schumer started the bank run calling out Indymac Bank on a Friday, beginning the collapse of the liberal housebuying program?
Henry VIII Wrote: Apr 05, 2013 10:47 AM
D G Wrote: Apr 05, 2013 10:43 AM
We saw the massive destruction caused by the 2007-2008 Congress controlled by Democrats.
SugarLandSteve Wrote: Apr 05, 2013 10:42 AM
In 2008 Reid and Pelosi already had better than a year on the economy.
Remember, it is BOTH Houses of CONGRESS that controls spending.
Remember, it is BOTH Houses of CONGRESS that controls spending.
Bill1895 Wrote: Apr 05, 2013 10:37 AM
Joseph64 Wrote: Apr 05, 2013 10:36 AM
Obviously you're the one who was in a coma because the recession did not start until Bush's term was almost over. For most of 2008, things were good.
Hype_Blame22 Wrote: Apr 05, 2013 10:35 AM
Apparently you've been in a coma since 2008, Lois, because it's all you can focus on.
The American economy added 88,000 jobs in March, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which was a major miss from predictions. Forecasters were expecting between 150,000-200,000 jobs added. The unemployment rate dropped despite the lackluster number added due to a sharp drop in the labor force participation rate - from 7.7 to 7.6%. Nearly half a million people stopped looking for work in March.
In short, then, the economy stalled after a surprisingly strong February. Employers weren't hiring much and a lot of people gave up looking for jobs. Even the federal government lost jobs - though that was...


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Unlike most Internet destinations, official movie websites are useful for a brief moment in time—making them a perfect capsule of a specific moment in Internet history. Like all promotional material, movie sites lose value not long after a film's release. Yet, unlike a Times Square billboard, these sites (at least sometimes) neither get revamped nor get taken down because space out here is seemingly infinite and comparatively cheap. When faced with a choice to take down or continue hosting a site, movie studios probably figure, why bother removing them at all?
Thus we get these neglected pieces of Internet floating around the Web, like this untouched You've Got Mail site, which came to our attention through Twitter following writer-director Nora Ephron's death Tuesday. With its 1998 release date, the website gives us a frozen-in-amber look at the what 1998 Internet looked like. (And this site is oh-so 1998.) Though many movie websites get taken down or have expired domains, we've found a handful of relics still out there, through which we can learn all about our Internet past.
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Cloud-based Recovery-as-a-Service (RaaS) is becoming big business. Research and Markets forecasts the global market of RaaS and cloud-based business continuity will reach $5.77 billion by 2018, creating major opportunities for business continuity and risk management specialists alike. Likewise, Reportstack announced recently the global Disaster Recovery-as-a Service (DRaaS) market is expected to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 54.64 percent from 2014 to 2018.[1]
One of the leading drivers for small and mid-size businesses (SMBs) as well as enterprises seeking cloud solutions is Disaster Recovery (DR).[2]Organizations seek improved resiliency and failover in response to service disruptions of all kinds including natural disasters, cyber-attacks and technical malfunctions. In 2013, the financial impact of natural disasters worldwide was more than double the $100 billion estimate of 1990.[3]McAfee® Labs Threats Report indicates service disruptions are inevitable and becoming more predictable, with a reported 20 million new types of malware in the third quarter of 2013 alone. In a recent survey, IDC found that 71 percent of respondents experienced less than 10 hours of annual downtime, with a projected financial impact for SMBs of $125,000. Larger enterprise organizations could potentially have a corresponding annual financial impact of $17 million.[4] Dun & Bradstreet surveyed Fortune 500 companies with 59% of respondents reporting 1.5 hours of downtime each week, amounting to a projected $46 million impact annually for companies of 10,000 employees or more.[5]
However, the impact may be even greater. In a 2013 Ponemon Institute study, 91 percent of the participants reported that their organizations experienced unplanned downtime in the past two years. When you consider it takes about two days to recover from an IT event, if at all, the cost can be much higher in terms of lost revenue and damage to a company's reputation through reduced customer loyalty.
Floods, mudslides, ice and snow storms, hurricanes, tornados and cyclones, fires and droughts have one thing in common: all can have a negative financial impact on day-to-day business. Hurricane Sandy ranked as the largest global disaster in 2012 with a price tag of $65 billion. At the same time, New Jersey residents and municipalities had to cover an additional $8 million to $13 million in unmet expenses. Businesses are still trying to recover from the hurricane, with many resorting to bankruptcy protection. In 2013, 296 adverse weather events, predominantly in Europe and Asia, caused $192 billion in worldwide economic losses. Although the dollar amount was 4 percent less than the 10-year average, the number of events was greater than the 10-year average of 259.[6]
Other factors generating a need for Disaster Recovery planning include the risk potential from cyber attacks on Wi-Fi access into secure networks, Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, resistant malware, insider threats, attacks on employee-owned device, or bring your own device (BYOD), and breakdowns with out-of-date, legacy systems.
Banks have been particularly hard hit in the last couple of years by DDoS attacks, prompting an April 2014 notice from the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), which requires banks to assess risk, monitor, and develop response plans to mitigate against DDoS attacks.[7] Attacks are becoming more sophisticated and can shut down business activity, slow website connections or prevent access to institutional websites. These attacks can be system-wide or come in via peripherals. For instance, an unsecured keyboard video mouse (KVM) switch allows cyber attackers to capture keystrokes and password information or access information through unauthorized universal serial bus (USB) devices and microphones.[8]
Cybercriminals are becoming stealthy and developing tools and botnet source codes that are increasingly complex and capable of avoiding detection. Cryptolocker, for instance, can be delivered by e-mail and is added to the start-up menu. It encrypts the data, infects the system and locks the organization out. Criminals then demand a ransom to unlock the data.[9]
Today, 31 percent of PCs continue to run on Windows XP operating systems. It's not just PCs that are at risk, as a number of medical devices and point of sale (POS) systems use Windows to run transactions, and the systems are not consistently updated. In April 2014, Microsoft announced it would no longer provide support and updates, placing systems and equipment at increased risk for cyber attacks. Because enterprise and institutions invest so much time and money in legacy hardware and software, these systems will require expert knowledge moving forward to maintain system security.
Business Continuity Planning is No Longer Optional
All of these factors point to the need for systematic security planning. Business Continuity Management (BCM) refers to the plans executed and activities performed on a daily basis to maintain business consistency and ensure critical business systems will be available when disaster strikes. And although the term Business Continuity Management is used interchangeably with DR, it is considered to be a separate, overarching strategic plan which includes disaster recovery, crisis management, incident response and contingency planning, as well as business impact analysis, recovery time objective (RTO) and recovery point objective (RPO).
BCM is a set of processes and practices created to identify and mitigate threats and their potential impact while providing the framework to prevent, mitigate and recover from disruptions of all kinds including the implementation of new programs, processes, system virtualization and other process shifts. And, although closely related, DR is more about the process of building continuity capabilities for infrastructure and applications. More specifically, DR is the business' ability to maintain critical operations and provide services during a disruptive event.[10]
Disaster recovery and business continuity continue to rank as two of today's top business concerns due to the prevalence of natural and man-made disruptions. A recent Continuity Insights and KPMG Continuity Management Program Benchmarking study was conducted to determine whether enterprise organizations are prepared for a disruptive event. The study involved 434 executives from 22 countries. Approximately 71 percent of those surveyed indicated a senior management board had been established for the purpose of developing a BCM, which made a big difference when conducting business impact analyses (BIAs), recovery objectives, adopting global standards and addressing cyber security issues. However, 36 percent of the respondents indicated they did not address cyber terrorism issues in the BCM. More than half of those surveyed stated they were prompted to initiate a BCM plan, DR plan or crisis management plan due to a disruption. Outages were due to weather problems, power interruptions and IT security issues and represented a nine percent increase in disruptions over the previous year's responses.[11]
Zero Tolerance for Downtime
New technologies and business trends such as virtualization and mobile device BYOD policies, cloud computing, real-time data analysis, e-commerce, third-party cloud-based providers, and globalization are prompting more companies to establish DR and BCM plans as part of overall business strategies. These trends make 24x7 availability the number one priority. At the same time, enterprise organizations are seeking fast Internet speeds, real-time information and ubiquitous connectivity to remain competitive, which leaves no room for downtime.
So, what is the cost if a business continuity plan is not instituted? Plenty, according to leading analysts. In a published study by Touche Ross and ioSafe, companies without a DR plan have a survival rate of less than 10 percent. Gartner, a leading information technology research company, breaks it down even further, predicting 25 percent of PCs will fail this year, while mid-sized companies will experience about 20 hours of network, system and application downtime at an average cost of $70,000 an hour. Forrester, another leading research company, predicts that 24 percent of companies will have a full data disaster.[12]
Business Continuity Planning is Key
In its annual business continuity trends study, Continuity Central reports some interesting findings in the way survey respondents are handling business continuity this year. More than half of those surveyed expect to make small changes to existing BCM plans in 2014, while a quarter of the respondents are expecting bigger changes, and eight percent anticipate a more thoroughly integrated plan. Five percent will implement ISO 22301 projects this year. As the first international standard developed for BCM, the ISO 22301 specifies what requirements businesses must meet to ensure the business recovers from a disaster or disruptive event.
Secure Data with Cloud Computing
Now that cloud computing has matured as a platform, more companies are beginning to trust that moving critical data to the cloud will ensure against loss in the event of a disaster or event. Forbes predicts that overall cloud spending will grow by about 25% this year, reaching $100 billion for software and services as well as cloud infrastructure. More SMBs will join the cloud at a growth rate of 20 percent over the next five years and more mid-sized companies will move to public clouds.[13]
More companies are seeking ways to reduce the cost of DR, which represents about 25 percent of the overall IT budget, without sacrificing security. However, as network architecture gains complexity, data recovery from on-site storage is becoming a long and arduous process, and on-site backup and restore has increased risk associated with it due to its potential for failure. The cost becomes even greater when organizations put time, effort and money into additional architecture to mirror all servers, applications, data, software and network connections. To that point, CIOs realize cloud storage poses less of a risk while the recovery process makes sound financial sense. Cost avoidance is gained as enterprise no longer needs to make large capital investments and infrastructure upgrades to maintain availability.
Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) offer a range of storage options and as-a-service offerings, which makes DRaaS a faster and more simplified process. Likewise, virtualized servers have brought down the cost of cloud storage, making it easier for SMBs to compete on the same level as larger organizations.
DRaaS Provides a Low Cost Solution
DRaaS is a flexible platform, enabling enterprise organizations to choose whether it's necessary to restore the entire organizational infrastructure or just critical applications. Organizations gain more control because they get to decide how data should be saved and what critical infrastructure needs to be restored and in what order. A recent study by the Aberdeen Group reports DRaaS is growing as the preferred solution because it reduces the risk of losing critical business data and experiencing a business interruption; critical applications can be up and running in minutes, not days; and it's a faster way of bringing the business back to normal.
Benefits of DRaaS as a pay-as-you-go recovery model are lower costs and minimized downtime as applications are automatically restarted once the problem is identified. Because DRaaS is on a virtual platform rather than on an on-site server, business continuity requirements to meet performance standards and consistency can also be achieved. A virtual backup site provides much needed data replication while providing faster recovery time at a lower cost because it runs on higher capacity, shared architecture. Testing can occur more frequently, because the system is always ready and does not have to be placed offline to test.[14]
Creating a Business Continuity Plan
A greater number of businesses today are taking advantage of cost-effective, pay-as-you-go DRaaS and BCM plans. BCM takes into account the scope of requirements for backup and restoration of data, applications, systems and in some cases, facilities, to ensure business continuity when disaster strikes. The first step when developing DRaaS or BCM is finding the right cloud service provider to help your organization determine solution architecture to meet your recovery performance needs and requirements; this can be done by performing a business impact analysis with a qualified professional. Once complete, a feasibility plan is needed to ensure proper procedures are implemented and followed. Results must then be measured by testing the system repeatedly for availability, completeness and verified backup. The plan should then be shared with key personnel so everyone knows their roles and responsibilities when downtime occurs.
The Future of DRaaS and BCM
DRaaS will continue to gain market strength as a solution this year while evolving to better meet customer requirements. The service is expected to become faster while efficiently optimizing infrastructure storage and servers. Virtualization will be key to meeting customer service level agreements while addressing recovery point and recovery time objectives. Platform flexibility will be integrated with self-service for larger companies with internal IT staff. Expect more companies to ask for a hybrid combination of DR strategies combining on-premise backup solutions with cloud platforms for data archiving and recovery. This way, on-site and cloud applications can be synched for rapid recovery.
Some customers will seek multiple CSPs for different cloud services, opening up new opportunities for vendors and risk management specialists. Storage is expected to double in growth in 10 years, while IT staff remains in demand. CSPs and risk management specialists who can serve as trusted IT advisors will be better positioned to take advantage of opportunities from companies seeking purpose-built back-up solutions. While at the same time, CSPs who enact simple, consumer-oriented pricing strategies will make decision-making easier for enterprise and speed up the sales cycle for solution specialists and channel partners. Last but not least, giving the customers what they want, true customer support, can make the difference in building a larger customer base and improving customer loyalty.[15]
Samsung VP Jacopo Lenzi, who headed the company's recent SmartThings acquisition under the auspices of Samsung's Open Innovaction Center (OIC), answered a few questions we had about the deal. This interview was in conjunction with our interview with SmartThings CEO Alex Hawkinson. IoT Journal: SmartThings was developed in an open, standards-agnostic platform, and will now be part of Samsung's Open Innovation Center. Can you elaborate on your commitment to keep the platform open? Jacopo Lenzi: Samsung recognizes that true, accelerated innovation cannot be driven from one source, but requires a...
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Explosive growth in connected devices. Enormous amounts of data for collection and analysis. Critical use of data for split-second decision making and actionable information. All three are factors in making the Internet of Things a reality. Yet, any one factor would have an IT organization pondering its infrastructure strategy. How should your organization enhance its IT framework to enable an Internet of Things implementation? In his session at Internet of @ThingsExpo, James Kirkland, Chief Architect for the Internet of Things and Intelligent Systems at Red Hat, will describe how to revoluti...
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The Internet of Things will greatly expand the opportunities for data collection and new business models driven off of that data. In her session at Internet of @ThingsExpo, Esmeralda Swartz, CMO of MetraTech, will discuss how for this to be effective you not only need to have infrastructure and operational models capable of utilizing this new phenomenon, but increasingly service providers will need to convince a skeptical public to participate. Get ready to show them the money! Speaker Bio: Esmeralda Swartz, CMO of MetraTech, has spent 16 years as a marketing, product management, and busin...
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SYS-CON Events announced today that Red Hat, the world's leading provider of open source solutions, will exhibit at Internet of @ThingsExpo, which will take place on November 4–6, 2014, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. Red Hat is the world's leading provider of open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to reliable and high-performing cloud, Linux, middleware, storage and virtualization technologies. Red Hat also offers award-winning support, training, and consulting services. As the connective hub in a global network of enterprises, partners, a...
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P2P RTC will impact the landscape of communications, shifting from traditional telephony style communications models to OTT (Over-The-Top) cloud assisted & PaaS (Platform as a Service) communication services. The P2P shift will impact many areas of our lives, from mobile communication, human interactive web services, RTC and telephony infrastructure, user federation, security and privacy implications, business costs, and scalability. In his session at Internet of @ThingsExpo, Robin Raymond, Chief Architect at Hookflash Inc., will walk through the shifting landscape of traditional telephone a...
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SYS-CON Events announced today that Matrix.org has been named "Silver Sponsor" of Internet of @ThingsExpo, which will take place on November 4–6, 2014, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. Matrix is an ambitious new open standard for open, distributed, real-time communication over IP. It defines a new approach for interoperable Instant Messaging and VoIP based on pragmatic HTTP APIs and WebRTC, and provides open source reference implementations to showcase and bootstrap the new standard. Our focus is on simplicity, security, and supporting the fullest feature set.
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BSQUARE is a global leader of embedded software solutions. We enable smart connected systems at the device level and beyond that millions use every day and provide actionable data solutions for the growing Internet of Things (IoT) market. We empower our world-class customers with our products, services and solutions to achieve innovation and success. For more information, visit www.bsquare.com.
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How do APIs and IoT relate? The answer is not as simple as merely adding an API on top of a dumb device, but rather about understanding the architectural patterns for implementing an IoT fabric. There are typically two or three trends: Exposing the device to a management framework Exposing that management framework to a business centric logic • Exposing that business layer and data to end users. This last trend is the IoT stack, which involves a new shift in the separation of what stuff happens, where data lives and where the interface lies. For instance, it's a mix of architectural style...
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SYS-CON Events announced today that SOA Software, an API management leader, will exhibit at SYS-CON's 15th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on November 4–6, 2014, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. SOA Software is a leading provider of API Management and SOA Governance products that equip business to deliver APIs and SOA together to drive their company to meet its business strategy quickly and effectively. SOA Software's technology helps businesses to accelerate their digital channels with APIs, drive partner adoption, monetize their assets, and achieve a...
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From a software development perspective IoT is about programming "things," about connecting them with each other or integrating them with existing applications. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Yakov Fain, co-founder of Farata Systems and SuranceBay, will show you how small IoT-enabled devices from multiple manufacturers can be integrated into the workflow of an enterprise application. This is a practical demo of building a framework and components in HTML/Java/Mobile technologies to serve as a platform that can integrate new devices as they become available on the market.
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SYS-CON Events announced today that Utimaco will exhibit at SYS-CON's 15th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on November 4–6, 2014, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. Utimaco is a leading manufacturer of hardware based security solutions that provide the root of trust to keep cryptographic keys safe, secure critical digital infrastructures and protect high value data assets. Only Utimaco delivers a general-purpose hardware security module (HSM) as a customizable platform to easily integrate into existing software solutions, embed business logic and build s...
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Connected devices are changing the way we go about our everyday life, from wearables to driverless cars, to smart grids and entire industries revolutionizing business opportunities through smart objects, capable of two-way communication. But what happens when objects are given an IP-address, and we rely on that connection, sometimes with our lives? How do we secure those vast data infrastructures and safe-keep the privacy of sensitive information? This session will outline how each and every connected device can uphold a core root of trust via a unique cryptographic signature – a "bir...
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Internet of @ThingsExpo Silicon Valley announced on Thursday its first 12 all-star speakers and sessions for its upcoming event, which will take place November 4-6, 2014, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in California. @ThingsExpo, the first and largest IoT event in the world, debuted at the Javits Center in New York City in June 10-12, 2014 with over 6,000 delegates attending the conference. Among the first 12 announced world class speakers, IBM will present two highly popular IoT sessions, which will take place November 4-6, 2014 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, Calif...
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Almost everyone sees the potential of Internet of Things but how can businesses truly unlock that potential. The key will be in the ability to discover business insight in the midst of an ocean of Big Data generated from billions of embedded devices via Systems of Discover. Businesses will also need to ensure that they can sustain that insight by leveraging the cloud for global reach, scale and elasticity.
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WebRTC defines no default signaling protocol, causing fragmentation between WebRTC silos. SIP and XMPP provide possibilities, but come with considerable complexity and are not designed for use in a web environment. In his session at Internet of @ThingsExpo, Matthew Hodgson, technical co-founder of the Matrix.org, will discuss how Matrix is a new non-profit Open Source Project that defines both a new HTTP-based standard for VoIP & IM signaling and provides reference implementations.
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The Internet of Things (IoT) is going to require a new way of thinking and of developing software for speed, security and innovation. This requires IT leaders to balance business as usual while anticipating for the next market and technology trends. Cloud provides the right IT asset portfolio to help today's IT leaders manage the old and prepare for the new. Today the cloud conversation is evolving from private and public to hybrid. This session will provide use cases and insights to reinforce the value of the network in helping organizations to maximize their company's cloud experience.
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The Internet of Things (IoT) is making everything it touches smarter – smart devices, smart cars and smart cities. And lucky us, we're just beginning to reap the benefits as we work toward a networked society. However, this technology-driven innovation is impacting more than just individuals. The IoT has an environmental impact as well, which brings us to the theme of this month's #IoTuesday Twitter chat. The ability to remove inefficiencies through connected objects is driving change throughout every sector, including waste management. BigBelly Solar, located just outside of Boston, is trans...
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A much-needed left-handed presence in the rotation, Mike Minor should get his first full year in the majors in 2012. While his 4.74 ERA in the first 23 starts of his career make it look like he has gotten off to a poor start, most of which is due to a .359 BABIP allowed, an unsustainable number. His 3.51 FIP and 3.63 SIERA show he has the skills to sustain good performance. The only starter without an injury the past year, he will be counted on to give around 200 innings of above-average moundwork.
When looking for a good comparison for Minor, we don't have to go very far. I have called him a left-handed Beachy, with both having good K/BB ratios and flyball tendencies. While Minor was drafted 7th overall, he was not projected with a very high ceiling, but he has surpassed those expectations. His strikeouts have been the major surprise, striking out 22% of batters faced so far in his MLB career. His best pitch is his circle change, pictured above, with 10 inches of fade but not much depth. He's gotten over 15% whiffs with it, throwing it over 20% of the time. His slower breaking ball has also gotten about 15% whiffs, despite it not being very good. His overall whiff% is not much above average, making his good K rate a little suspect. I would expect him to be closer to 20% this year.
Minor saw his walk rate rise only a little last year after eliminating the intentional walks. He did get ahead of hitters much more though, throwing 64% first-pitch strikes, 6% higher than 2010. This high amount of early strikes may have contributed to his 27% line drives allowed. I do not have data on what he threw on those first pitches, but I'd guess a lot of fastballs. If he can hit spots and mix in the changeup early on, he should not be squared up as often.
His 36% groundball rate is well below average, but it can prove to be successful if he sustains high strikeout numbers. He throws a 4-seamer and changeup over 80% of the time, and both pitches are more conducive to flyballs. His breaking balls will have to improve to get more grounders with his current repertoire. His slower breaking ball (about 80 MPH) is a combination curve/slider, not much lateral movement but more depth than a normal slider. His harder breaking ball is a slider/cutter combo around 84 MPH.
Minor will be an important part of the Braves rotation, with Hudson, Hanson, and Jurrjens recovering from injuries. He also must perform well to hold off Teheran and Delgado from starts after Hudson is ready to begin the season. I see Minor throwing 190-200 innings, compiling around a 3.75 ERA, good for 2-2.5 WAR, very good for a #5 starter.


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Antarctica was once a destination only for ambitious researchers and the most daring of explorers. The windiest, driest, and coldest place on Earth, it is a land of extremes. Most of it is covered in mile-thick ice and each year the sun disappears for months. There are no true "Antarcticans" nor can you even get there in the winter. The land and climate bare such resemblance to that of Mars… Continued
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A sure fire cure for skunks is an upper entrance. Use one and leave the skunks alone. I've written some more about it:
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>A trial could be designed...
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Checker boarding isn't done in the broodnest. It's done by alternating empty combs with full combs of honey in the stored honey above any active brood.
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I just don't understand what's so hard about checker boarding. The process is simple. And the only real criteria is that it's done early enough.
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Barchester Lynde House Care Home
Meadowbank, 28 Cambridge Park, Twickenham TW1 2JB
Tel: 020 8892 4772
Barchester Lynde House Care Home is without doubt one of Richmond's best Care Homes; located by the River Thames with views of The Terrace and surrounding meadows.
Built in 1998 and acquired by Barchester Healthcare in 2004, Lynde House has consistently grown in reputation for the care provided by our first class team of staff. We have retained traditional values of compassion, care and dignity whilst celebrating life to the full. Innovative thinking and an understanding of our resident and relatives expectations has elevated standards to the highest levels; contradicting the bad press which has engulfed care homes over recent months and years. Our dedicated team of attentive staff (nurses, carers, hospitality, housekeeping, maintenance, entertainment, administration and gardening are available to assist in any way they can, so our residents can be assured of a needs focussed, caring and respectful service.
Nutrition is a key aspect of the care we provide and our award winning Chef and his team provides first class food, freshly prepared at breakfast, lunchtime and in the evening, seven days of the week.
Our room all have ensuite toilets, TV's and are decorated to the highest standard. Residents are encouraged to bring their treasured possessions with them when moving into their new home.
Lynde House:
• 76 lovely bedrooms with ensuite toilets
• First class team of well-trained clinical and non-clinical staff
• Excellent ratings with CQC, Age UK and Carehomes.co.uk
• Excellent team of healthcare professionals supporting care in our home; GP, Chiropodist, Optician, hairdresser and an in house physiotherapist.
• Elegant dining facilities & lounges
• Wide range of activities catering to all tastes from live musical entertainment to drama club and exercise classes.
• Fresh first class food
• Beautiful gardens and vista
• Excellent links with other health and social care providers in the area
• Wheelchair accessible rooms and public areas on both floors of the home including two lifts.
• Car parking
• Wi Fi
We are first and foremost a nursing care home offering both general personal and nursing care and more specialist nursing care to our residents at every stage of their later life. We have particular expertise in care for residents who have had a stroke and end of life care but we also have many residents who are quite independent but enjoy the caring aspects of the home, the company and the huge range of activities and socialising that goes on day after day.
Our general manager is an experienced professional manager with over 25 years in healthcare, most recently as Director of Clinical services of an acute NHS Hospital Trust. She is supported by a team of dedicated professionals whose raison d'aitre is to maintain the highest of standards for our residents in a professional but relaxed, friendly atmosphere. Barchester puts staff development as one of the core aspects to achieving good quality care; we at Lynde House endorse this fully and ensure a well-trained, competent team of staff to care for our residents.
Please come and visit at your convenience
Group: Barchester Healthcare Ltd
Person in charge: Alison McIntosh (Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services: London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Council (click for contact details)
Type of Service: Care Home with nursing – Privately Owned , 76 residents
Registered Care Categories*: Dementia • No Medical Intervention • Old Age • Physical Disability • Sensory Impairment • Younger Adults
Specialist Care Categories: Cancer Care • Colitis & Crohn's Disease • Epilepsy • Hearing Impairment • Huntington's Disease • Motor Neurone Disease • Multiple Sclerosis • Muscular Dystrophy • Neuropathic • Orthopaedic • Parkinson's Disease • Speech Impairment • Stroke • Visual Impairment
Admission Information: Ages 55+.
Single Rooms: 76
Rooms with ensuite WC: 76
Facilities & Services: Palliative Care • Day Care • Respite Care • Convalescent Care • Physiotherapy • Own GP if required • Own Furniture if required • Pets by arrangement • Smoking not permitted • Close to Local shops • Near Public Transport • Minibus or other transport • Lift • Wheelchair access • Gardens for residents • Phone Point in own room/Mobile • Television point in own room • Residents Internet Access
Latest CQC* Report on Barchester Lynde House Care Home: click here
*Care Quality Commission (CQC) is responsible for the registration and inspection of social care services in England.
Bed Vacancies
Current Bed Vacancies Posted by Barchester Lynde House Care Home
3 Bed
(We currently have a vacancy. Please contact us to discuss your needs further. We would love to welcome you for a visit.)
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Awards / Recognitions
November 2012
Highly commended- MiSkin Award for our work on promoting good skin care
Date: Wednesday 14 Nov 2012
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October 2012
Finalist Barchester in Bloom 2012
Date: Thursday 11 Oct 2012
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January 2010
Barchester Chef of the year competition
Date: Friday 01 Jan 2010
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Current Recommendations
Recommendation Score: 8.6 (8.606)
The user 'Recommendation Score' (8.6 for Barchester Lynde House Care Home) is calculated using a combination of the average of all ratings on user Recommendations submitted in the last 2 years, and the total number of user recommendations submitted in relation to the number of beds at the care home. The maximum Recommendation Score is 10. To see more about the carehome.co.uk user recommendations please click here.
Review of Barchester Lynde House Care Home
This is a care home which absolutely lives up to the description of the facilities and the provision of care which are provided. I went there because i have Prostate Cancer which has resulted in compression of my spinal chord and made me unable to move my legs. The staff were excellent in looking after me and getting me (94 Kg) in and out of bed and onto the commode or my wheelchair as required. The food is good with a choice at every meal and wine is provided if you want it. And if you don't like what is on the menu you can have an egg or cheese and biscuits. Lots of entertainment is provided for the residents such as Bingo, Scrabble, Carpet Skittles and drumming. The Internet is usually available in the rooms but had a fault for the last week I was there. Completely recommended.
Overall Standard: Excellent
Facilities: Excellent
Care / Support: Excellent
Cleanliness: Excellent
Treated with Dignity: Excellent
Food & Drink: Good
Staff: Excellent
Activities: Good
Management: Good
Safety / Security: Good
Rooms: Good
Value for Money: Satisfactory
Submitted by Timothy Gowan (Resident from 26th May to 3rd July 2014.) on Friday 4 July 2014.
Review of Barchester Lynde House Care Home
Lynde House is the only home I would even consider for my husband - and I have seen many. It is exceptional in every way - one feels as if one is visiting a 4 star hotel - so elegant, warmly hospitable, so amazingly caring and with genuine love from all the staff. It is beautifully run, and the staff seem very happy and committed . I love to visit my husband, sit in the lovely gardens, and perhaps have a meal with him. Yes, it is THE BEST.
Overall Standard: Excellent
Facilities: Excellent
Care / Support: Excellent
Cleanliness: Excellent
Treated with Dignity: Excellent
Food & Drink: Excellent
Staff: Excellent
Activities: Excellent
Management: Excellent
Safety / Security: Excellent
Rooms: Excellent
Value for Money: Excellent
Submitted by Cherry Frizzell (Wife of resident) on Friday 23 May 2014.
Review of Barchester Lynde House Care Home
Unfailing loving kindness from all staff. Management always caring and attentive, always present on site. My husband is so happy at Lynde House he feels secure and loved. The food is wonderful, the dining room a delight and service excellent, all like a 4 star hotel. I love to eat there. The gardens are a dream, so lovely to sit in the sun in beautifully cared for flowers. Many of my friends have relatives at Lynde House it is quite simply the best.
Facilities: Excellent
Care / Support: Excellent
Cleanliness: Excellent
Food & Drink: Excellent
Staff: Excellent
Activities: Excellent
Management: Excellent
Safety / Security: Excellent
Rooms: Excellent
Value for Money: Excellent
Submitted by Mary Frizzell (Wife of Resident) on Thursday 22 May 2014.
Review of Barchester Lynde House Care Home
We are very grateful to Lynde House for coming to our rescue under very difficult and unexpected circumstances when both parents had strokes 5 days apart. The hospital would not release them back to the own home. The staff have all been very supportive and helpful in this difficult situation for which we are extremely grateful. We would recommend this nursing home to anyone without hesitation.
Overall Standard: Excellent
Facilities: Excellent
Care / Support: Excellent
Cleanliness: Excellent
Treated with Dignity: Excellent
Food & Drink: Excellent
Staff: Excellent
Activities: Excellent
Management: Excellent
Safety / Security: Excellent
Rooms: Excellent
Value for Money: Excellent
Submitted by Sarah V (Daughter of Resident) on Wednesday 12 March 2014.
Review of Barchester Lynde House Care Home
My mother has been here for 6 1/2 years and I feel it has prolonged her life. She is now 104 1/2 years old. The staff are all very caring. The management is very good and deal with any issues or problems swiftly and efficiently. The order and cleanliness of the home is 100%. The food is varied and interesting. They organise things inside the home and outdoors to in the summer, to suit all tastes.
Submitted by Josephine H (Daughter of Resident) on Friday 5 October 2012.
Review of Barchester Lynde House Care Home
Very considerate staff, experienced in end of life care. They treat all patients with dignity and good humour in very difficult circumstances. Beautiful and well maintained gardens. Lots of organised activities in the local area.
Submitted by Will D (Resident / Service User) on Wednesday 3 October 2012.
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Honda announced yesterday that they would recall 270,000 vehicles throughout Japan and China. The two vehicles affected by the recall are the Odyssey minivan and Life kei car.
In the case of the Odyssey, a problematic electrical circuit in the windshield wiper unit has resulted in two minivans catching fire. Of the approximately 117,000 affected Odysseys, 85,000 are in Japan and the rest are spread throughout China, Australia and New Zealand.
The Life kei car (pictured) is also suffering from electrical maladies that can cause the engine to shut down suddenly. So far 104 cases of engine failure have been reported and Honda is expecting to recall 153,000 examples of the popular city car.
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