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Bad news is good news.
This evening, at WalMart's $1.00-per-yard fabric sale, I waited a long time to have my fabric cut. Half a dozen Mennonite women were ahead of me, as well as several other ladies.
One lady, about my age, had a shopping cart full of fabric bolts. As we waited, she did a lot of talking. First she talked to the Mennonite ladies. When it was their turn to have their fabric cut, she turned to the rest of us and continued her broadcast:
Taxes are too high, and government services are inadequate. The Great Depression will return soon, and only the elderly are tough enough to survive it. Politicians are crooked, so voting does no good. The neighbors are immoral, dishonest, and lazy. The garden fails every year. The weather will turn dry any day, and we won't have rain until next winter. (Etc.)
As the woman preached on and on, a couple of ladies in the line began to chime in like a Greek chorus. "That's right! It happens every time!" I listened with growing irritation at her pessimistic attitude. I didn't like being in the captive audience. I had a strong desire to argue with her, but I read the information on several packs of sewing needles instead.
Then she made a public service announcement: If anyone needs appliances or electronics, they should shop in Tennessee this weekend. It's a tax-free weekend there. The prices will still be much too high, but it's a good chance to avoid paying the sales tax.
I decided not to let this pass. "Actually, you're supposed to pay Kentucky tax on any tax-free purchases that you use in Kentucky," I said firmly. "There's a place to report it on your Kentucky income tax form."
The zealous pessimist was taken aback. "I've never heard that before," she sputtered.
"What happens when you buy a car in another state and don't pay sales tax on it?" I asked. "When you go to the county clerk's office to license it, don't they collect Kentucky sales tax on it?"
"That's right," one of the chorus ladies chimed in. "It happened to me."
"All internet purchases, catalog purchases, and out-of-state purchases that are tax free must be reported," I proclaimed. "I know some people who were audited, and they had to pay a penalty for not reporting their internet purchases on their Kentucky taxes."
"Who's next?" called one of the clerks. The talkative woman shot forward and lifted a bolt of fabric onto the cutting table. "Nine and a half yards," she told the clerk.
Later, I sat on a stool, looking through the books of sewing patterns. I heard the woman's voice in a nearby aisle. "You might think you're getting a good deal when you shop in Tennessee on their tax-free weekend, but you're not," she said to an unidentified victim . "You still have to pay sales tax if you bring it back to Kentucky. There's a place to report it on your income tax form. You just can't win."
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It seems to me that monetary inflation (i.e., expansion of the money supply) cannot cause prices to increase if people refuse to pay higher prices. Example: it seems to me that food prices currently are skyrocketing, whereas clothing prices currently are falling. People have to eat, but they don't have to wear new clothing. Therefore, as long as people aren't raising their own food, they have to pay higher food prices, but clothing stores are forced to lower clothing prices through permasales in order to get customers.
With monetary inflation, I would expect to prices rise on perceived necessities, but not so much on perceived luxury items, except for extreme luxuries, which billionaires might buy in any economy. And I would expect to see the universe of perceived necessities to shrink while the universe of perceived luxuries grows. Am I right about this?

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A teacher, a Boy Scout, a mayor, volunteers and a theater program were among those honored at the DeKalb County KEYS Initiative's fourth annual Asset Champions Awards. The awards were created to recognize local people and organizations making extraordinary efforts to create positive connections and build developmental assets in young people.
This year's honorees include Andi Andree, a special education teacher at Sycamore High School, who was recognized by a former student for genuinely listening to student ideas and offering help and encouragement; Kris Povlsen, the former coordinator of DCP/SAFE, former DeKalb alderman and recent DeKalb mayor, who has spent his career advocating on behalf of youth; Greg and Sherri Howells, the Sycamore couple who started the mobile food-packing project Make a Difference 2K10. They were recognized for their commitment to youth – not just in DeKalb County, but all over the world; Kevin Loitz, a Sycamore High School student and Eagle Scout who collected and repaired donated them to Sycamore School District for students who cannot afford instrument rental; and the Penguin Project, an inclusive musical theater program that allows young people – both with and without special needs – to participate in the performing arts. This project demonstrates that people with disabilities are fully capable of participating in community activities with the same dedication and enthusiasm as others, if given opportunities and support.
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Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership. Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all.—1 Timothy 4:14-15
I have been forced to admit that one of the things hardest for me to understand and try to reconcile is the complete aimlessness of so many Christians' lives....
Probably the worst part of this situation among us is the fact that so many of our Christian brothers and sisters have unusual gifts and talents and capacities-yet they have not exercised this discipline of girding up the mind and spiritual potential in order to make the necessary progress in the Christian life.
Why should a pastor have to confess total failure from year to year? Why should he have to go from one church to another, starting something, trying something-only to admit failure again?
I don't think he has ever really girded himself. He has abilities but they are not disciplined. He has a fine mind but it is not girded up. He is like a man with a treasured Stradivarius violin that has never been put in tune. He has never taken time to sit down and tune that priceless instrument, therefore he gets no melody and harmony from it. I Call It Heresy! pp. 124-125
"Lord, help me today to gird myself in the Holy Spirit's power; to discipline myself to faithful service; to gird my mind to excellence. As I wait upon You this morning, may my instrument be finely-tuned, with a melody and harmony that will be pleasing to You. Amen."
Reprinted from Tozer on Christian Leadership by A.W. Tozer, copyright © 2001 by Zur Ltd. Used by permission of WingSpread Publishers, a division of Zur Ltd.
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Hard to get lost ... June 5 works for me. BTW the trail starts at the foothills so a 8:00 AM start wouldn't match with the train unless you make the train station the start point and ride up to the trail head.


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Before heading into Friday's contest with the Hurricanes, the Jets had played 21 games, basically the quarter-pole of the 82-game regular season. At 8-9-4 at that point, the Jets need to pick it up if the long-starved fans of the city with the windiest intersection in Canada are to see playoffs as a reality in the Phoenix-like return (Editorial Update: Jets won 3-1 over Carolina to hit .500 on Friday November 25).
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So let's SWOT the team's first 21 games, shall we? Sure why not!
1. Improvements from Stars:
As pointed out well by Jonathan Willis a couple days back in this article Dustin Byfuglien is picking up the pace as he loses some "junk from his trunk" after the well-documented party-hard off-season. Meanwhile, Jet's captain Andrew Ladd had a mere 3G + 1A = 4 Points, and -1 rating as his scoreline in 11 October games, but coming into Friday had a nice 4-game point streak going and was 4+4=8 and even in 10 November games. Credit his linemates Nik Antropov and Kyle Wellwood for getting him going, as Scott Taylor did in his article.
Further, starting goalie Ondrej Pavelec has improved to 7-7-4 with 4 wins, 3 losses, and 3 OTLs in November. His horrid GAA improved after the crazy games in late October (see Philadelphia 9-8 win) and while he is nowhere near a league-leader in any stats, his performance is going in the right direction as the song goes "with a little help from my friends".
2. Improved Special Teams Play:
Penalty killing has improved to be 18th in the league as of Friday night at 80.4% after a very poor start in which the Jets gave up 9 power-play goals against (PPGA) in 11 October games but were consistently poor with only 3 games where the other team was blanked, leading to a few preventable losses. In November, the Jets also had 9 PPGA in 10 games but 4 came in one horrid effort against Buffalo and they have 6 games of not allowing a PPGA this month up to and including the November 23 game. The power play chugs along with 7 goals in both the 11 October games (after zero in the first 4 games) and 7 goals in 10 November games but 4 PPG for in the last 4 games so consistency is improving…at 19.2% the power play is 9th in the NHL…certainly not bad!
1. Penalties Taken:
Being 103 times-shorthanded in 21 games is not nice as the Jets lead the league in this "bad statistic". That is where the Jets were sitting after the November 23rd game so no matter if Pavelec or Mason stand on their heads or whatever…continuing this trend is not going to allow the Jets to win. While the penalty-kill has improved as mentioned above, games like October 19 versus Toronto (2 PPGA in 4-3 OT loss), October 24 versus NYR (2 PPGA in 2-1 loss), and November 8 versus Buffalo (4 PPGA in 6-5 OTL) and other nights certainly clearly prove that too many penalties lead to losses for the Jets. Just imagine those 3 losses were wins…the Jets would be much higher in the standings, likely in the top 8 if you do all the math versus the Eastern conference teams they played in these games.
2. Running around too much!
Like the famous song, the Jets need to "A-keep away from a Runaround Sue"…and by Runaround Sue I mean a few key players whom the Jets need to either improve the performance of and/or reduce the time-on-ice of such as Dustin Byfuglien, Zach Bogosian, and Jim Slater. As I am harping on the "take care of defense first to win" theme, these players are often on the ice when goals for (GF) are scored which is good news.
In fact, among 16 Jets players with 11+ appearances in the first 21 games, their raw GFON (goals for on-ice) numbers are impressive with Byfuglien at 16 (first on team), Bogosian at 12 (tied for 4th), and Slater at 10 (tied for 5th). However these 3 players rank near the back on the Jets in the more telling +-ON/60 which measures On-Ice Team Plus-Minus with Byfuglien's number at -1.15 and ranked at 15th of these 16 Jets, Bogosian at -0.74.and ranked 13th, and Slater at -0.87 and ranked 14th. Basically this means the Jets are more likely to give up a goal when these 3 players are on the ice than score one (by about 1 goal per game) so that needs to be considered and changed or losses will mount.
1. Home Games A-Plenty Coming Up:
Continuing on this musical theme "Oh, there's no place like home for the holidays" for the Jets. Winnipeg has a busy December with 14 games starting on the 1st vs Phoenix and ending with the Leafs on New Year's Eve. Luckily only 2 are on the road, meaning this is, by far, the Jets best time to "make hay" in the standings (but the question is….can you really make hay in a Manitoba December?). If playoffs or at least respectability are a priority, winning at least 8 of these games needs to be a priority for the Jets as the favourable schedule sees them leave only for December 10 and 27 dates.
2. Defense Returning to Health:
For the second quarter of the season, the Jets will get healthier on defense to aid in their performance. With the recent return of top-6 defender Ron Hainsey and the possible return in December of Tobias Enstrom from his broken collarbone suffered in early November, having the regulars back may aid the Jets both on the power play (with Enstrom reinserted) and defensively in general. Defensive play especially could improve as Big Buff can use the solid Enstrom or also-soon-to-return Randy Jones to backing him up on his frequent rendezvous to the offensive zone.
1. Continued sloppy play:
I could be more creative here but the Jets really need the aforementioned players who take risks to be reined in so that costly errors leading to goals against are reduced and the need to score 5 or more goals to win is minimized. OK, enough already!
2. I'm a Travelling Man (in January):
Obviously with the heavy home-standing December, the Jets start January with 4 consecutive road-games in far-away places to bring them to Game 42, just past the halfway point of the year (and past the second-quarter-pole for those not good at math). Like Ricky Nelson, after January ends -with 5 of 9 further games on the road – the Jets will be able to sing "
I'm a traveling man made a lot of stops all over the world". All this means is that after perhaps a restful December when the goose (and hopefully not Big Buff) is getting fat (oh my, is that another song reference), the Jets need to be ready to hit the road and come back around .500 or write off the season.


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Jan 31
Yannan Shen
Research Associate, Mathematical Sciences, UTD
Finite-Temperature Dynamics of Matter-Wave Dark Solitons in Linear and Periodic Potentials
We study matter-wave dark solitons in atomic Bose-Einstein condensates at finite temperatures, under the effect of linear and periodic potentials. Our model, namely a dissipative Gross-Pitaevskii equation, is treated analytically by means of dark soliton perturbation theory, which results in a Newtonian equation of motion for the dark soliton center. For sufficiently small wavenumbers of the periodic potential and weak linear potentials, the results are found to be in good agreement with pertinent ones obtained via a Bogoliubov-de Gennes analysis and direct numerical simulations.
Feb 21
David Lary
Associate Professor and Founding Director of the Center for Multi-scale Intelligent Integrated Interactive Sensing
Center for Space Science, Department of Physics, UTD
Multi-scale Multi-Platform Remote Sensing, Big Data and Machine Learning for Societal Benefit
We are at the dawn of a new era of discovery. Unprecedented amounts of data in multiple areas are becoming available and being archived. The data comes from a vast array of sources from Remote Sensing and Aerial vehicles, to wearable sensors, business analytics, news feeds, social media and everything in between. The ultimate goals of gathering these data sets are improved insights and objective data driven decisions. However, a very real obstacle to realizing this goal is the existence of data silos. Health care is a case in point. One set of silos is the massive amounts of Electronic Health Records (EHR) being collected in a variety of systems, not all of which are interoperable. Another set of silos contains the ever-increasing volumes of bioinformatics. Yet another set of silos is the environmental context. With environmental context coming from a wide variety of sources from socio-economic and demographic sources such as the census, to meteorological analyses, to remote sensing from multiple satellites, to environmental station networks, to aerial vehicles and the exciting new area of wearable sensors. A set of case studies with societal benefit will be presented.
Feb 28
Mac Hyman
Distinguished Professor of Mathematics,
Tulane University
This special event is sposnsored by the UTD/SMU SIAM Student Chapter
Good Choices for Great Careers
The choices that scientists make early in their careers will impact them for a lifetime. I will use the experiences of scientists who have had great careers to identify universal distinguishing traits of good career choices that can guild decisions in education, choice of profession, and job opportunities to increase your chances of having a great career with long-term sustained accomplishments. I ran a student internship program at Los Alamos National Laboratory for over 20 years. Recently, I have been tracking the careers past students and realized that the scientists with great careers weren't necessarily the top students, and that some of the most brilliant students now had some of the most ho-hum careers. I will describe how the choices made by the scientists with great careers were based on following their passion, building their talents into a strength supporting their profession, and how they identified a supportive
engaging work environment. I will describe some simple guidelines that can help guide your choices, in school and in picking the right job that can lead to a rewarding career and more meaningful life. The topic is important because, so far as I can tell, life is not a trial run – we have one shot to get it right. The choices you are making right now to planning your career will impact your for a lifetime. Please join us for an engaging discussion on how to make the choices that will lead to a great career.
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Weihua Geng
Department of Mathematics,
Southern Methodist University
A treecode-accelerated boundary integral Poisson-Botlzmann solver: modeling, algorithm and application
The Poisson-Boltzmann model is an extended model of the classical Gauss's law involving additionally multiple dielectrics (thus interface problem), solvent effects (thus continuum model) and dissolved electrolytes (thus nonlinearity). In
this talk, I will introduce our recent progress in developing a numerical Poisson-Boltzmann solver with tree-code algorithms (for efficiency) and boundary integral formulation (for accuracy). Following that, I will briefly touch the attractive performance computing feature of this solver including parallelization and GPUs. I will conclude the talk with a report for the potential and established application of the Poisson-Botlzmann model/solver for computing quantities with biological significance such as electrostatic solvation energy, electrostatic forces, pKa values, etc.
Apr 4
Lev Gelb
Department of Materials Science and Engineering,
The University of Texas at Dallas
Analysis of Imaging Mass Spectrometry Data
Imaging Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS) experiments yield large data sets that are challenging to analyze. We will discuss the quantitative extraction of chemical concentration profiles, component spectra, and other information from such data. This will be done in the general framework of maximum a posteriori (MAP) reconstruction against physically motivated models, rather than through statistical dimensionality-reduction techniques such as Principal Component Analysis. Numerical techniques used to solve the resulting problem include alternating-least-squares iteration and simulated annealing. Selected topics will be presented, including the application of Gibbs priors for image regularization, extension of current analyses to include nonlinearities, and extraction of topographic information from high-mass-resolution images.
Apr 25
William Frensley
Department of Electrical Engineering,
The University of Texas at Dallas
The Many Levels of Semiconductor Device Physics
I will present a very quick tour of the logical chain that is presumed to exist between fundamental physics and active device technology, showing how the mathematical structures change with physical length scale, and illustrating the behavior at each level with simple numerical solutions and simulations. The macroscopic description consists of a set of partial differential equations. The point to be made is that the the conventional procedure (taking those equations to define a problem in modern analysis and constructing numerical solutions as dictated by asymptotic error analysis) produces a confidence in the results which is entirely unwarranted. Discrete numerical models, constructed by the simplest possible procedures directly from the physical system, come much closer to the true behavior of the device, because the discretization "errors" tend to correct the deficiencies in the macroscopic equations.


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Prospect House is a bright white, modern space with a charming farmhouse feel, making it the perfect spot for this Texas celebration. Shiplap and lush greenery designed by Westcott Weddings and Clementine Botanical Art are paired with a wedding party dressed to the nines and and a simple and modern approach to celebrating all captured by Mint Photography. It's redefining what we think of rustic.
Stephanie and Matt got married on a beautiful fall evening in Dripping Springs, Texas. The couple had been together for many years and wanted an intimate elegant, yet modern celebration for their friends and family. There were so many beautiful details that came together to truly make this day a stunner. The modern feel and clean lines of Prospect House created a perfect all white backdrop. We decided to play up the space by adding lush greenery and touchs of delicate white blooms dispersed throughout. My favorite detail from the day had to be the main dining room. We dressed the tables in a simple and classic white linen from La Tavola, but really made the palcesetting stand out by choosing a slate gray diner plate with a beautiful black and white striped napkin. We placed a sprig of resoemary on each seat with a simple, delicate place card. Another favorite detail from this day was the bold, modern, clean invitiaon suite from Boarding School Collective. Black and white with an infusion of green was simple, yet personal details such as the little monogram wax seal and emerald green thread paried with a vellum overlay kept it special. Mint photography did a wonderful job capturing all of the beauty of this day. Many thanks to all of the vendors that made this day happen. Congrats to the newly Mr. And Mrs. McClendon.... Such an honor to work on their special day with them!


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Its now November 18th and the first of the Next gen Consoles is to be released, The WiiU is a much more powerful brother to the Nintendo Wii and with the amazing Tablet Gamepad which promises to revelutionize gaming more than the original WiiMote did which also works on the WiiU.
Play as big as you want, or as personal as you like. The Nintendo Wii U reinvent gaming in completely new ways. The new controller is a classic controller with a screen, gamers can leave the TV off while they play in single mode, then switch on the big screen to play party games with friends and family.
The motion sensing functions in the game pad let gamers use it as a window to the game, a world that stretches beyond the rectangular frame of the TV. Just lift it up to see the sky, and swing it left and right to see the expanse of the field. Hold it in front of you, and spin around to see the enemy that is sneaking up on you from behind.
Information on the game and character stats can be shown on the controller screen while you hack and slash in the battlefield. With the touch screen, selecting programs and surfing the net become easier and players can interact directly with game characters with their stylus.
The WiiU is available in 32GB Premium Pack and also an 8GB Basic Pack.
WiiU Games being released today include New Super Mario Bros U, Arkham City Armoured Edition, Assassins Creed 3, Call of Duty Black Ops 2, Sonic AllStars Racing, Nintendo Land, Tank Tank Tank, ScribbleNauts Unlimited, Epic Mickey 2 The Power of Two, ESPN Sports Connection, DarkSiders 2, Rabbids Land, Mass Effect 3, Ninja Gaiden 3 Razors Edge, Tekken Tag Tournament 2, Wipeout 3 and Just Dance 4
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Norman Buchbinder, 84, a leader in two local BIDs
By Lincoln Anderson
Norman Buchbinder, a principal in Buchbinder & Warren real estate management and brokerage company, died Jan. 20 at his Upper West Side home at age 84. He had been in failing health.
Buchbinder was a co-founder of the Union Square Partnership, the citys first business improvement district, covering Union Square and 14th St. between Sixth and First Aves. He was also the founder of the Village Alliance business improvement district, which covers Eighth St. and the central Village area, as well as Astor Pl. and St. Marks Pl. to Second Ave.
Norman Buchbinder was born on E. Seventh St. on what was then known as the Lower East Side and grew up in the neighborhood. He attended DeWitt Clinton High School and New York University, where he was on the football team back when N.Y.U. still had one.
A funeral service on Jan. 22 at Riverside Memorial Chapel at 76th St. and Amsterdam Ave. was attended by several hundred friends, family and business associates. Speakers included Rob Walsh, a former executive director of the 14th St.-Union Square Business Improvement District (the Partnerships earlier name) and current commissioner of the citys Department of Small Business Services; Gene Warren, Buchbinders longtime business partner; and Buchbinders daughter Lori. Bill Castro, Parks Department Manhattan borough commissioner, also attended the service.
In his eulogy, Walsh, who became the BIDs executive director in 1989, paid tribute to Buchbinder as a giant in the renaissance of Union Square, which in the 1980s was still rebounding after having fallen on hard times in the previous two decades.
It was 1989. And Union Square was still a struggling neighborhood, Walsh recalled. Thank goodness it had civic-minded, committed and caring people like Norman Buchbinder there to lead the way
. After the organization was formed, he didnt walk away that simply wasnt his nature, Walsh said. He stayed very active on the board
. He served as treasurer of the organization. He not only kept a watchful eye over the books, he looked over the neighborhood. On a fairly regular basis, I would get a call from Norman about conditions on the street that needed improvement. In the summer months, I would see him walking around the square in his trademark khaki shorts. Other times he would call to give a heads up about a building that was sold or a new shop coming to the square.
Leading restaurateur Danny Meyer and attorney Eric Seiler, the Partnerships co-chairpersons, and Jim Gabbe, its president, issued a joint statement:
Norman was one of the key drivers behind the renaissance of Union Square, and his belief in our organization and its ability to do good work for the community was boundless and served as a constant source of inspiration. Norman was also a consummate gentleman and compassionate friend. Over the years, he mentored many in our organization and he touched all of us with his good humor, caring, generosity and thoughtfulness.
In 1993, Buchbinder led the creation of a BID for Eighth St., the Village Alliance, and initially served as its president. The Village Alliance went on to fund a major Eighth St. capital improvement project in 2001 to widen the sidewalks and add historic lampposts.
Norman had a deep commitment to New York City and Eighth St., in particular, said Honi Klein, the Village Alliances executive director, who was picked for the job by Buchbinder.
Buchbinders father was in the millinery business, but, after his father died, his son wasnt particularly interested in continuing the family hat trade. Instead, he developed a growing interest in real estate.
In the 1950s, when Chelsea was considered a rough neighborhood, Buchinder bought his first building there, on 22nd St., according to Rosemary Paparo, Buchbinder & Warrens director of management. Buchbinder did a gut renovation of the building, then sold it in the late 1970s or early 1980s.
In 1958, Buchbinder and Warren met at a party and soon after decided to become partners.
Their partnership for all those years was based on a handshake. They had immense respect, trust and love, said Paparo, who worked with Buchbinder for 30 years.
In the 1960s, Buchbinder & Warren bought 1 Union Square W., on the corner of 14th St., which today has a trendy Diesel clothing store on the ground floor. Back then, however, Union Square was not where people were investing their money.
They were taking a chance buying in New York City when many were leaving [the city], Paparo said. It was the work of decades to bring the neighborhood back.
Following years saw the area continue to flounder as S. Kleins and Mays, two department stores on the square, closed in 1975 and 1988, respectively.
The nine-story 1 Union Square W. today continues to be Buchbinder & Warrens flagship property and is also its logo. When it was built in the late 19th century, originally as the Lincoln Hotel, it was considered the citys first skyscraper.
On Eighth St., which recently has seen an unusually high number of store vacancies between Fifth and Sixth Aves., Buchbinder as he explained in a Villager article last May decided to lower his asking rents for his commercial properties in order to attract retail tenants. New tenants Buchbinder had coming into his commercial spaces at that time included a liquor store, a wine store, a wine bar, a Japanese cupcake shop and a Belgian waffle place. And he also retained a futon store by lowering its rent. Buchbinder, like some others, felt landlords had been setting commercial rents too high on Eighth St., leading to empty storefronts.
We feel you have to work with these people [the merchants] to help build back Eighth St., Buchbinder said at the time. So we lowered our rent considerably. Were trying not to rent to the jewelry stores, and definitely not the shoe stores.
Buchbinder was active in the Greenwich Village-Chelsea Chamber of Commerce and was honored as its Member of the Year in 2004.
He was the epitome of a businessman who took pride in his community and gave back to his community, said Michael Haberman, the Chambers former chairperson. And from my personal experience, he was just warm and fun to be around.
Jim Hart, the Chambers current chairperson, said of Buchbinder, He was sharp and witty and with it, and did such a lot of great work for the Chamber just a great figure in the neighborhood.
Buchbinder along with another partner, Zohar Ben Dov also owned the well-known Riviera Cafe and Sports Bar, at the prime location of Seventh Ave. S. and W. Fourth St. in the heart of the Village.
Another signature property he owned known as The Cottage, fronting into the backyard garden at 50 W. Eighth St., was once the residence of rock-and-roll legend Jimi Hendrix.
Buchbinder managed a total of about 65 buildings and owned numerous others. He owned several buildings in Chelsea and his renovating them and raising rents led to protests in the 1980s by local housing activists, notable among them the late Jane Wood. But Paparo said that Buchbinder put in many improvements like new heating systems, intercoms and roofs in return for which he was allowed to legally raise the rents. He eventually converted many of his buildings to co-ops and condos.
Jane [Wood] was adamant that things could never change, Paparo said, adding, Youd have to see the buildings now.
Buchbinder & Warren today has about 50 employees. His daughter Susan, the companys general manager, will continue to run the company with Warren.
He is survived by his wife, Mae, daughters Susan and Lori, sons-in-law, Bill Abramson and Raymond McDaniel, and their families. He was buried in Farmingdale, Long Island.
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NEW YORK — Neil Patrick Harris did a quick dance spin on the Radio City Music Hall stage, stopped to talk choreography with Diane Paulus, director of the nominated musical "Pippin," then bounded down the steps, where a Tony Awards writer was waiting for his feedback on a Mike Tyson joke.
After they bandied a few versions of it back and forth, some more R-rated than others, Harris seemed pleased. "I like that," he said to the writer, his deadpan half-smirk making an appearance. "Two 'Matilda' girls is much funnier than three."
Harris was rehearsing on Thursday for his Tonys hosting duties Sunday, the third consecutive and fourth overall time he has had the job. (The show airs on CBS at 8 p.m. EDT; a taped version of the show will also be shown at 8 p.m. PDT ).
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It's a job that requires a mix of seriousness and irreverence, and the actor said he was trying once again to walk the tightrope.
"I try to be like the host of a fun dinner party, keeping things buoyant and glib so that when something ridiculous happens you can comment on it," he said. "But I also need to be able to swing right into the In Memoriam. I mean, there is a classy grandeur to the night. You can't be too jokey about it."
Many of the nominated shows are unfamiliar to a mainstream television audience this year, and Harris will provide a through-line, the TV star ("How I Met Yur Mother") connecting viewers to stage productions with names such as "Kinky Boots," "Pippin" and "Matilda: The Musical," as well as old-time classics like "Annie" and "Cinderella."
Since he first hosted in 2009, the Tonys has landed Harris unofficial status — to nearly everyone but Oscars producers — as the awards-show-host-in-chief. (He will also emcee the Emmys this September.) Wearing a black tank top and jeans — and, for the moment separated from his trademark Tony week Red Bull — he talked about how this year's show would be different.
The goal, particularly in the evening-defining opening number, was to capture a Broadway season that he called big, bold and perhaps slightly more sentimental than the last two years. Another factor will be gigantic Radio City, to which the Tonys are returning after a two-year detour to the more intimate Beacon Theatre.
"Two years ago we defined a season that was about 'Book of Mormon' and 'South Park'-style comedy, and last year was more handmade with 'Once,'" he said. "And this year we want to go bigger, and also honor Radio City."
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That more-is-more approach will be felt right away Sunday night with the opening number. The bits rehearsed Thursday included hommages to "Pippin" and "Motown: The Musical," among others. In a reference to "Motown" but possibly also the Tony festivities themselves, a lyric is "We're going bigger/so much bigger./The other shows all ended a half hour ago/You never saw so many divas in a row."
Harris, who is taking a break from shooting the Seth MacFarlane film comedy "A Million Ways to Die in the West" for this frenzied week of preparing, will also perform a physical trick in the opening number that he asked, politely, to be kept quiet until the day of the show.
The performer said the Tonys offered an opportunity that other hosting gigs didn't; as a returning veteran with knowledge of the theater he had a chance to contribute to the show instead of "sitting in a corner and waiting for my lines." (Though he acknowledged that the Oscars would be "a great bucket list check-off.")
Asked if he and MacFarlane compared notes about awards hosting on the New Mexico set of their film, Harris said the subject had come up, in particular the scrutiny accorded hosts, and especially of MacFarlane at February's Oscars.
"It really puts you through the wringer, that show," Harris said. "Seth worked so hard to make everything work in his wheel house and it was a very, very funny show. And yet people were very unhappy. I think he opted to just not give in to it and [not] read all the responses and just enjoy that chapter, which is what I'd probably do as well."
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Tonys ratings dipped to a two-decade low with 6 million viewers last year, but Harris said it wasn't something that preyed on him.
"Theater is a very niche market," he said, "and I'm not at all concerned about garnering strong ratings. CBS picked up the Tonys through 2018, so it doesn't feel like if we don't get enough eyes on the show it's going to go away any time soon."
He added, "I think that the people who watch the Tonys watch the Tonys every year. To try to convince people who don't is a fruitless endeavor. They don't go to the theater, so what are they going to do, sit and watch Patina Miller give an acceptance speech? They don't know who she is and they don't know [her show] 'Pippin.'"
The cast of "Kinky Boots" materialized behind him. "But for me it's just exciting," he said, adding, in a bit of sentimentality perhaps in keeping with this year's theme. "I mean, I just saw 'Kinky Boots' and there's the cast. And I get to be on the same stage with them in front of millions of people."
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Harvey Weinstein has earned a double-edged sword of a reputation in Hollywood. On one hand, he's considered a marketing genius, who is especially skilled at getting his releases noticed in award season. On the other hand, he's said to be a deeply stubborn man to do business with. Unfortunately for Grace of Monaco director Olivier Dahan -- according to THR -- the two are now at odds over the final edit of the Nicole Kidman-fronted biopic about Grace Kelly.
Playing Hollywood royalty turned actual royalty in Grace of Monaco, Kidman seemed potentially poised for her fourth Academy Award nomination. However, those expectations were dashed when The Weinstein Company bumped the biopic's opening from the award season-friendly release date of November to next spring. Pressed on the schedule change, distributor Harvey Weinstein told THR the film "just wasn't finished," but Dahan says this is categorically untrue.
The French director who previously helmed the Oscar-winning Edith Piaf biopic La Vie en Rose told the French newspaper Liberation that his edit of the film has been finalized, but TWC is pushing him to sign off on a cut more to their liking. Asked to comment on the Hollywood heavyweight's claim that the film wasn't ready for it's fall deadline, Dahan said:
"It's got hardly anything to do with the film. It's only about the money, the release strategy, millions of dollars and stuff like that. It's got nothing to do with cinema. I mean, of course it's about cinema, but the business side. They want a commercial film smelling of daisies, taking out anything that exceeds that which is too abrupt, everything that makes it cinematic and breathe with life. A lot of things are missing."
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Notorious Russian gulag gets 75th anniversary party
MOSCOW Millions of people died in Soviet dictator Josef Stalin's gulag, but the 75th anniversary of the founding of one of the notorious forced-labor camps was cause for a celebration in Russia.
Russian news portals reported Tuesday that local officials and prison wardens threw a party last week honoring the Usolsky camp in the Urals, with music and dancing and speeches by former camp guards.
The NKVD, the KGB predecessor which ran the gulag, "instilled traditions in the camp that still hold value today," the Solikamsky regional department of Russia's prison service said in a statement. These traditions included allegiance to the motherland, mutual assistance and respect for war veterans, the statement said.
Hundreds of thousands of Soviet soldiers who had been captured by Nazi forces during World War II were sent to the gulag after the war.
"So hard were the times in which the Usolsky camp was founded, so heavy were the burdens it overcame!" Sergei Yerofeyev, deputy chairman of a committee for retired prison wardens, said in the statement. The camp was founded in 1938, a year when the NKVD executed hundreds of thousands of people for "political crimes" and sent millions more to the gulag.
"What bravery its directors displayed over that time, so that the institution could stand tall and successfully complete its production and social tasks," Yerofeyev added.
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On Wednesday, May 13 HRTV will produce and host a 30-minute broadcast of the Preakness Post Position Draw, beginning at 5 p.m. Eastern. Starting post positions for the Preakness will be drawn in an area adjacent to the Pimlico stakes barn. Pimlico racing officials will use a pill pull, which employs a small numbered ball in a blind draw, to decide post positions for the middle jewel of racing's Triple Crown. The Preakness is limited to 14 starters. Fourteen of the last 17 years have produced double-digit starters.
The Friday, May 15 card features seven stakes races, six for fillies and mares, highlighted by the Grade II Black-Eyed Susan for three-year-old fillies and the Adena Stallions' Miss Preakness (Grade III). The day will also include eight of the nation's top riders in the inaugural Pimlico Jockey Challenge. First post is 12:15 p.m.
The Preakness day card features nine stakes races, seven of which are graded. In addition to the Preakness, other top races include the Dixie Handicap (Grade II), the Allaire duPont Distaff (Grade II) and four Grade III races.
HRTV's expanded Preakness Week coverage will be anchored by Laffit Pincay III, Jeff Siegel and Millie Ball. The network's daily coverage will begin during its "RaceDay America" show, at Noon ET, with a special 10 a.m. Eastern start on May 16 emanating from HRTV's California studio. HRTV's daily coverage from Pimlico will include coverage of each race from Old Hilltop, including the Thursday, May 14 card, with post race stakes interviews, the latest workouts for Preakness contenders, as well as expert analysis from the network's onsite experts.
ESPN 360.com Preakness Coverage
Date Time (ET) Event
Wed., May 13 5:00-5:30 p.m. Post Position Draw Show
Fri., May 15 1:00-6:00 p.m. Friday Undercard
Sat., May 16 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday Undercard
In addition, two other HRTV original shows -- "Across The Board" and "Pursuit of the Crown, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton" -- will originate from Pimlico. "Across The Board," which conducts weekly interviews with some of the sport's biggest personalities, will air on Wednesday, while "Pursuit of the Crown," which has chronicled the Triple Crown trail since this winter, will provide the latest on Preakness happenings on Thursday through Preakness Day.
"We are pleased HRTV and ESPN 360.com are on board for a greater presence during Preakness week," said Tom Chuckas, Maryland Jockey Club president and chief operating officer. "There is a special feeling during Preakness week and this allows millions of cable television and on-line viewers to share the excitement."
NBC Sports presents exclusive live coverage of the Preakness, beginning at 4:30 p.m. Eastern. Post time for Maryland's marquee race is scheduled for 6:15 p.m. Eastern. Since its involvement in the Triple Crown, NBC Sports has been honored with nine Eclipse Awards for its thoroughbred racing coverage, including five for live racing coverage from the Preakness (2002-03-05-06-08) and one for a feature on War Emblem that aired during the 2002 Preakness telecast. The 2005 and 2006 broadcasts were Sports Emmy finalists for Outstanding Live Sports Special. The 2007 race was nominated for an ESPY Award for outstanding finish.
WBAL-TV, Baltimore's NBC affiliate, will be live from Pimlico on May 16 with a pre-race show from 2:00-4:30 p.m. and a post race show until 8 p.m.
Horse Racing Radio Network (HRRN) will provide eight hours of national radio coverage on May 15-16.


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The Radio magazine Pick Hits of the 2011 NAB Show
The Radio magazine Pick Hits of the 2011 NAB Show
Apr 14, 2011 6:00 PM
Las Vegas - 2011 NAB Show - Apr 14, 2011 - Radio magazine announced the winners of the Pick Hit Awards for the 2011 NAB Show. The Radio magazine Pick Hits panel selects the top 15 new products introduced at the convention.
The 15 winners are:
Axia Audio Radius
AoIP console
Comrex LiveShot
Video IP codec
Comrex STAC VIP
Telephone talkshow system
Dialight Vigilant L-856
High-intensity LED strobe
Digital Alert Systems MultiPlayer
EAS audio switcher
ERI-Electronics Research Inc 1329Line
Aluminum outer coaxial transmission line
ERI-Electronics Research Inc Smart Switch
SNMP-controlled RF switch
Harris Flexiva
Air-cooled FM transmitter
Inovonics INOmini 632
HD Radio monitor
Nautel Push Radio
Transmitter site audio playback
Omnia Audio Omnia.9
Audio processor
Telos Systems Hx1, Hx2
Digital telephone hybrids
Tieline Technology Mic Adapter
iPhone microphone adapter
APT SmartIP with SureStream
IP transmission system
APT Stream In/Stream Out Silver
CD player/minidisc recorder
"The Pick Hit Awards are limited to 15 winners, which maintains the value and prestige of the award," says Chriss Scherer, editor of Radio magazine. "In addition, the Pick Hit Award judges follow a strict set of rules and make their selections independently and anonymously, which is a further testimony to the proven value of the award to radio broadcasters."
The Pick Hit Awards were first presented at the NAB Convention in 1985, making them the oldest technology award at the convention. The Pick Hit Awards are selected by a panel of judges who are radio broadcast engineers from radio stations, radio networks and radio production facilities. The Radio magazine staff has no influence in the Pick Hit Awards decision, which ensures that there is no bias in the selections. The official Pick Hit rules require that the winning products must fit a recognized need in radio, are priced within reason, are available within the current calendar year and have never before been exhibited at the NAB Convention.
The complete list of recipients will be published in the June 2011 issue of Radio magazine.
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Independent game company Wolfire write why you should use OpenGL and not DirectX. The article goes over a brief history and the standard and Microsoft's tactics with DirectX, and what this really means for developers. DirectX keeps games on Windows, and that's not a good thing--over half of the users for one of their games are not on Windows. The fact is that Microsoft will have you believe that DirectX is the better choice for gaming, but OpenGL has always had the best features, first, and in a consistent and transparent way. I'm particularly interested in the last couple of paragraphs where WebGL is mentioned because this is gaining traction with browser vendors and it would go directly against Microsoft's grain for them to implement it in IE--as they should. Will we see yet another generation of Microsoft ignoring the standards and going their own way with a 'WebDirectX'?


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Mary Ann Mortimer b circa 1797, married Thomas Mallam in 1820 at Bloomsbury St George. Ann Mortimer signed as witness to the marriage.
Separated from her huband by 1829, Mary Ann was convicted & transported to Van Diemans Land in 1830, died 1858 at Westbury, Tasmania.
Parents are unknown & birthplace is unknown but I presume Middlesex. Possibly her mother was Ann or Elizabeth, as this is what she called her 1st child born in Tasmania, Australia whilst she was alone.
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Work your way through the ninja training school in this exciting game made for the OneSwitch competition.
Pretty good looking Turrican clone but doesn't quite match the authenticity of T2002.
Ack, zombies have taken over the whole town – so go blow their undead brains out!
A fun platformer
Classic flying game from 1986, fly your bi-plane and destroy enemy aircraft and buildings
A really fun space shooting game
Impressive looking and entertaining, if not a very deep or meaningful space shoot 'em up.
A fast paced game, which switches between different shoot 'em up styles every few seconds.
Stylish and intensely difficult platformer that will test even the most hardcore gamers.
Both beautiful and simplistic, this shooter is visually amazing and packed with gameplay.


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There comes a time in a legendary sports car's life when the buyers start wondering where all those machines come from. If you're Ferrari or Lamborghini, you whisk your customers off to Italy to show them the hand-assembly lines. But if you're GM, you show off your production line in good ol' Bowling Green, Kentucky, and for real too — without the CG trickery found in their LS2 assembly video. People have been taking delivery of their Vettes straight from the factory for years, but now with a 2009 Corvette ZR1 costing over $103,000 we have a feeling people will be even more critical of how their babies are made. Video of all the hot Corvette construction action after the jump.
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BlackBerry Torch 9810 (AT&T)
Despite BlackBerry's continued popularity around the globe, RIM has been on the receiving end of some bad press in the past year. iOS and Android handsets are dominating the market, leaving RIM in the dust as it struggles to catch up with the competition. BlackBerry OS 6 was not the savior it was supposed to be, and though the Torch 9800 was not a bad device, it didn't quite win the hearts and minds of those not already in the BlackBerry fanbase. It was clear that BlackBerry needed a substantial upgrade to not only its operating system but its hardware as well.
Which is why the Torch 9810 is rather disappointing. The hardware design is very similar to that of its predecessor, with the same size touch screen and similar portrait sliding keyboard as before. Under the hood, it offers a number of improvements like a faster 1.2GHz processor, a crisper display, 720p HD video recording, upgraded apps, and BlackBerry's new OS 7, but it's an incremental upgrade on the whole. We do think the Torch 9810 will please those already entrenched on BlackBerry's side, but not so much everyone else. Still, for only $49.95, we think it's an absolute bargain for budget-conscious consumers who want an alternative to iOS or Android.
While the Torch 9800 debuted a brand-new form factor for RIM, the Torch 9810 is mostly a repeat performance. When placed side by side, you can't tell them apart unless you take a closer look. The Torch 9810 has the same portrait slider design with a touch screen dominating the front, and its measurements are the same as well: 4.4 inches tall by 2.4 inches wide by 0.6 inch thick. Indeed, the only noticeable difference at first glance is that the Torch 9810 has a silver paint job instead of black. If you flip it around, you'll also notice the Torch 9810 has a textured plastic back instead of the soft touch finish that was on the Torch 9800. The Torch 9810 still has a nice solid heft in the hand, but the plastic backing cheapens the otherwise premium feel of the phone.
The Torch 9810 looks very similar to the Torch 9800.
The display on the Torch 9810 is where it starts to set itself apart from its predecessor. It still measures 3.2 inches diagonally, but it now boasts a 640x480-pixel resolution instead of the 480x360-pixel resolution of the Torch 9800. OS 7 also promises a new Liquid Graphics technology that RIM says allows for improved graphics, and we have to say we agree. Graphics simply look smoother and sharper, and text is crisper than before thanks to the improved pixel density. The display is not quite as glamorous as the Super AMOLED Plus displays we've seen lately, but the vibrant and colorful display is clearly an improvement from the previous Torch.
We found the touch screen to be remarkably responsive, perhaps thanks to the aforementioned Liquid Graphics technology in conjunction with the Torch 9810's new 1.2GHz processor. We experienced zero lag when navigating the phone and launching applications. Scrolling felt zippier and more fluid than before, which was especially noticeable in long Web pages. It takes only a split second for the accelerometer to kick in. For basic navigation, we thought its speed was on par with Android smartphones that have dual-core processors. As with the previous Torch, the Torch 9810 has a proximity sensor and supports pinch-to-zoom gestures. Located right underneath the display are the Send, Menu, Back, and End/Power keys with BlackBerry's traditional optical touch pad in the middle. While it might seem redundant to have both a touch screen and the optical touch pad, the touch pad allows for finer and more precise control in certain applications. Still, we found that the touch screen alone worked well enough most of the time.
If you want to type up a quick text, you can choose to use the onscreen keyboard. It works both in portrait and landscape mode, and is surprisingly spacious, with large keys and sufficient room between each key. Our only complaint is that the screen's smaller-than-usual size reduces the text input area significantly when the onscreen keyboard is on display. The OS 7 keyboard boasts improved text prediction, and indeed, perhaps because of our proclivity toward onscreen keyboards, we actually found it faster and easier than the physical version.
But if you insist on using the latter, fear not, as the Torch 9810 slides open vertically to reveal that famous BlackBerry QWERTY keyboard. The slider mechanism is smooth, solid, and springs securely into place in either the open or close position. As we mentioned earlier, this is the same form factor as on the original Torch 9800. Yet, the keyboard is just a touch wider on the 9810, and it's not quite as thin as before. We still think large thumbs might need some time to acclimate to it, but on the whole, we found typing to be quite comfortable. The keyboard is roomy enough for a portrait slider, and though the keys are small, they're raised so it's still easy to text by feel.
The rest of the phone's external controls mirror that of the Torch 9800. You get the lock and mute buttons at the top of the phone, the Micro-USB port on the left spine, and the 3.5mm headset jack, volume rocker, and customizable convenience key on the right. The camera lens and LED flash are on the back, while the microSD card slot is located behind the battery cover.
AT&T packages the Torch 9810 with an AC adapter, a USB cable, a wired stereo headset, a polishing cloth, and reference material. For more add-ons, please check our cell phone accessories, ringtones, and help page.
User interface and software
Much that is different about BlackBerry OS 7 lies under the hood, and is not visible at first glance. Indeed, OS 6 and OS 7 feel incredibly similar. The user interface is the same, with the Quick Access area (it houses the date, time, and connection settings) at the top, the notification bar below that, and the navigation bar that leads to apps and content in All, Favorites, Media, Download, and Frequent categories. The navigation is the same as well--you can collapse and expand each of these areas, and you can swipe left and right between the different categories.
We've already mentioned the most noticeable OS 7 change, and that's the new Liquid Graphics interface that promises richer graphics and performance. OS 7 also improved upon existing OS 6 features like adding a voice function to universal search. Simply tap the microphone icon to the right of the search field, and you'll be prompted to speak with a "Listening..." dialog box. After you're done speaking, tap the Done button and it'll display the spoken text in the search field. As with OS 6, you can search the entire contents of your phone, plus you can extend the search to Google, Facebook, YouTube, BlackBerry App World, and third party apps.
The RIM BlackBerry Torch 9810 is a quad-band world phone featuring 3G and HSPA+ technology, which AT&T defines as "4G." It also supports Bluetooth 2.2, Wi-Fi, and GPS. You'll also get the usual speakerphone, voice-activated dialing, smart dialing, conference calling, speed dial, visual voice mail, and text and multimedia messaging. The latter is combined into a unified inbox with other messaging systems and supports threaded conversations and group chat. As we hinted at above, you also get support for any instant messaging client as long as you have the app for it.


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Greece eyes bond rollovers to cover financing gap
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's finance minister says the debt-hobbled country can cover a shortfall in its short-term financing needs by rolling over bonds held by European central banks and domestic lenders.
Yannis Stournaras says the 11 billion-euro ($15 billion) gap for 2014-15 "is not very difficult to plug after all."
Greece has depended on international bailouts since 2010. But when most of the rescue funds end next year, it will face shortfalls.
In an interview published Monday, Stournaras said the rollovers would affect 4.5 billion euros worth of bonds issued in exchange for bank shares under a liquidity program five years ago.
Stournaras told Greece's Naftemporiki financial newspaper that the problem can be fully solved if Europe's central banks honor pledges to roll over Greek worth bonds 19 billion euros.


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Management Matters: Creating a 21st Century Government
Statement of the Honorable Dan Tangherlini As Prepared for Delivery
Before The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
United States Senate
March 12, 2014
Washington, DC – Chairman Carper, Dr. Coburn, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today.
Before I go any further, I am glad I have the opportunity to share this panel with Beth Cobert and Gene Dodaro, both of whom have done so much to address the important issues we are discussing today.
This Administration is committed to providing the American people with a government ready to meet the challenges of the 21st century. During the last five years, we have made great progress toward meeting that goal, but there is still more work to be done. The President's Management Agenda looks to continue this progress with a focus on four key areas: efficiency, effectiveness, economic growth, and people and culture.
As a provider of real estate, acquisition, and technology services to the Federal government, the U.S. General Services Administration is uniquely positioned to help agencies in all four of these areas. Today, I will discuss GSA's common sense efforts to support this management agenda.
GSA encourages efficiency across government through a variety of common sense initiatives, which help agencies buy smarter and reduce their real estate footprint.
The Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative (FSSI) is an integral part of this effort. This program creates significant savings by having agencies collectively commit to purchasing certain commodities at the best value. Since we began using this program in 2010, we have saved more than $300 million for Federal agencies, while increasing the participation of small businesses and reducing duplication across government.
At GSA we have the ability to offer innovative technologies and digital services to our partners that reduce duplication, increase transparency, and improve efficiency. One example is the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP), which eases the adoption of cloud computing for all agencies by providing a standardized approach to security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring for these services.
Additionally, GSA maintains the Prices Paid portal. This tool is intended to provide greater visibility of the prices paid by government agencies for commonly purchased goods and services. Through programs and initiatives such as these, GSA is doing its part to encourage economic growth throughout the country.
We are not just supporting the President's management agenda through improving acquisitions. GSA is also encouraging efficiency by helping agencies to reduce their real estate footprint.
One of the most important ways we are supporting the Administration's agenda is by assisting agencies in using their space more efficiently through our Total Workplace Initiative. This program provides resources and expertise to assist federal agencies in reducing their office space, fostering collaboration, better managing IT spending, and increasing energy efficiency. GSA has recently transformed our headquarters in Washington, DC into a mobile, open work environment and it serves as model for what Total Workplace can do for our partners. This transformation has allowed us to collapse six leases into a single building, resulting in more than $24 million in savings. A meaningful opportunity exists for significant savings that can be directed towards fulfilling agency missions and better serving the American people.
The President's FY 2015 budget also includes another tool that will enable us to make valuable upgrades to our partners' facilities: Zero Net Budget Authority. This will enable GSA to invest the rent it collects from partner Federal agencies into repairs and upkeep for our nation's buildings. Supporting GSA's budget request for the Federal Buildings Fund will allow us to continue to make these cost-saving investments.
However, when facilities either cannot be sufficiently repaired, better utilized, or it is not cost-effective to do either, GSA helps agencies dispose of excess property. In FY 2013, GSA disposed of 213 properties, generating $98 million in proceeds. We will continue to work with other agencies to remove more properties from the federal inventory.
GSA is committed to driving down prices, delivering better value, and helping reduce costs so that our partner agencies can focus their resources on their own important missions.
GSA is also working to provide the tools and services our partners need to serve the American people as effectively as possible. In support of our fellow agencies, the Office of Government-Wide Policy is working toward improving government by developing evidence-based policies that are designed to lead to better Federal mission delivery. GSA's FY15 budget request will enhance, data, analysis, and policy efforts to drive progress in right-sizing the Federal fleet; developing the civilian acquisition workforce; and enhancing cyber security efforts, among others.
Another way in which GSA is supporting the President's Management Agenda is Data.gov. This website is the flagship open government portal, which enables easy access to and use of hundreds of thousands of data sets from over 180 government agencies. This website supports businesses throughout the country with valuable information that is unavailable anywhere else. By creating an open environment, GSA allows anyone, whether an individual or a business, to take public information and apply it in new and useful ways.
GSA is committed to ensuring that we have the most capable individuals supporting government efforts. Through initiatives such as the Presidential Innovation Fellows, we are working to attract exceptional talent to solving the toughest challenges of Government. Developed in conjunction with White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, this program assigns some of our Nation's brightest women and men to specific agencies to quickly and effectively address some of their most difficult and persistent problems. This expedited approach is one that GSA is using in support of additional projects, and we anticipate expanding moving forward.
Finally, GSA is also doing its part under the Government Performance and Results Modernization Act to assist agencies in achieving Cross-Agency Priority Goals. These efforts include programs that range from Cybersecurity to Sustainability to Data Center Consolidation.
One particularly crucial priority that Beth and I are co-leading focuses on Benchmarking Mission-Support Functions. This effort will establish common metrics for common administrative functions. By establishing benchmarks, the Federal government will be able to assess the effectiveness and cost of similar functions. This effort will allow for the identification of best practices and services to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
At GSA, we are working to use the size and scope of the Federal government to drive down costs and increase efficiency in support of the President's Management Agenda. I believe that our agency's work, which is supported by our FY15 budget request, will be invaluable in furthering the Administration's efforts.
I appreciate the opportunity to be here today and I am happy to answer any questions you have. Thank you.


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Zimmerman, Katz win business school awards
Professors honored during commencement weekend ceremonies
Grace Zimmerman and Marcia Katz have been honored with the 2012 Faculty Teaching Awards at Brandeis International Business School.
Zimmerman is a senior lecturer with an expertise in marketing, business strategy and entrepreneurship. Katz is director for career development at the International Business School, as well as an adjunct professor. Together, they were honored during commencement weekend.
Katz's module course, "Launching Your Global Career," has been credited with offering valuable assistance to students hoping to jump-start their futures in the global marketplace.
"Marcia wants us to succeed as career leaders," said one student, "and this course ensures that we are pushed to our limits with practice in the content of our presentations, delivery, accent reduction, public speaking, resumes, cover letter, workshops, and lots and lots of encouragement."
Zimmerman is no stranger to being honored for her instruction, being the recipient of Brandeis' Excellence in Teaching Award in 2007. She also serves as the advising head for the undergraduate business program.
"Professor Zimmerman is generous with her time and feedback," said one student. "She's got a great sense of humor and it's clear that she's invested in her students."
Over the past two semesters, Zimmerman has taught topics such as marketing management, branding strategy and sales management for over 150 students, many of whom have praised her enthusiasm, engagement and practitioner expertise.
"Her passion for marketing rubbed off on me and I caught the bug," another student said. "She made me realize that marketing is a skill that can be used in everyday life, from selling yourself to a potential employer to starting your own company."
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In a word or phrase, what does leadership mean to you? Ability to influence anyone.
Why did you join the program? I joined the program to improve my leadership skills and to influence younger children in mentoring to achieve their goals.
What do you hope to gain from the program? I hope to gain better leadership skills and an awareness of college life.
What is or do you think will be your favorite part of the program? My favorite part of the program thus far is the college tours and service projects we participate in. I am especially looking forward to all the college tours.


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