text: Jillian Keenan, author of Sex with Shakespeare, talks much ado about pain, but more with love. Keenan's book explores her spanking fetish through Shakespearean hallucinations. But love is at the core of her memoir. "Love is the process of falling in love over and over again." For an episode that discusses bare bottoms and bruises, it's a beautiful conversation about humanity's oldest emotion. Also: I read a piece I wrote titled The Specter of Someone Else and try not to vomit.


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- Wells Fargo Refinancing For Existing Customers
- 2015 Government Mortgage Help targets FHA Programs
- How to Find Cheaper Closing Costs on your Mortgage
- Obama Extends the HARP Refinance Program for 2013
- IRS Supplies Guidance on Home loan Modifications
- Indiana State Mortgage Help for Those in Danger of Foreclosure
- Mortgage Assistance Available in Oregon
- Wisconsin Mortgage Assistance Programs
- How to Write the Mortgage Hardship Letter
- CHFA EMAP Program for Homeowners
Mississippi Home Mortgage Assistance Programs
The state of Mississippi, like the rest of the country, has fallen victim to the recent housing crash. Many homeowners are now upside down on their mortgages, behind on payments and facing foreclosure. Mississippi, however, has stepped up to the housing challenge and provided options to keep homeowners in their homes. Mississippi home mortgage assistance comes in many forms and can help achieve the dream of home ownership for low income families; some of these programs are also designed to help current homeowners take control of their own mortgages again. All of the main Mississippi mortgage assistance programs are run by the Mississippi Home Corporation.
The first Mississippi home mortgage assistance program, the Mississippi Development Authority's Home Investment Partnership Grant, provides help with down payments to low or middle class Americans out of the housing crunch. It can also help buy down mortgages to keep Mississippi homeowners current on mortgage payments. This Mississippi home mortgage assistance program must be applied for through the county, municipality, or the Community Housing Development Organization.
Mississippi Home Corporation's Down Payment Assistance Grant is another Mississippi home mortgage assistance program, and offers to pay up to three percent of the total closing costs for a loan for first time buyers. This loan also offers an amazing $6000 grant for teachers to use for closing costs.
Mississippi is also offering programs sanctioned and funded by the United States government. One such loan, the Mortgage Revenue Bond Program, offers help with the required three percent down payments by basically giving a second mortgage for the amounts due. Borrowers receive help from the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Federal Housing Administration under this program. Under a bond program such as this, the government sells bonds to investors who in turn invest the profits in housing projects. It is a helpful Mississippi home mortgage assistance program to aid the first time homeowner who otherwise couldn't afford to buy a home.
The Mortgage Credit Assistance Program helps homeowners by reducing their Federal Tax Rates, while the Home of Your Own Program offers help to the disabled in the form of credits and home ownership grants up to $15,000.
The Fannie Mae Deed to lease program can allow Mississippi residents to remain in their homes for an additional year by signing their property back to the lender for a short time and becoming tenants in their own homes for a short period of time.
The Mississippi Home Corporation runs all of these programs and many others. Its sole purpose since it has been founded in 1989 has always been to find affordable ways for residents to achieve the dream of home ownership. A quick click to http://www.mshomecorp.com/firstpage.htm can show the struggling homeowner or first time buyer all these programs and many more. The website also shows all lenders who participate in the various programs, links for VA assistance and attorneys who can fight foreclosure and help homeowners receive mortgage assistance in Mississippi.
Residents of Mississippi can take advantage of many programs designed to help them buy a home for the first time or keep the home they are in. Mississippi home mortgage assistance programs offered by the Mississippi Home Corporation can help homeowners find the home loan that is right for them.
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Mommy Nidhi Karan Garg's six month old baby is fair but her legs got tanned due to the exposure to sun to prevent jaundice when the baby newborn…so what does she do now?
Yes, about 60 percent of full-term babies have a yellowish cast to their skin called Jaundice. In fact, virtually most of newborn babies have slight traces of Jaundice, but it is not always noticeable. If your baby is full-term and healthy, mild symptoms of Jaundice is nothing to worry about.
As our elders have been suggesting, the normal trend followed to cure jaundice is placing your baby under sunlight, but direct sunlight on a naked baby can sometimes tan your baby's body. So what about the tanning then..? Here are some home remedies suggested by our expert moms.
- The most commonly used remedy for sun tan is the mixture of besan (Bengal gram powder) with malai (Fresh cream), that works wonders on the tanned skin.
- Take some fresh milk and add a pinch of turmeric powder and mix well. Apply this mixture to the tanned part of body and allow it to dry, wipe it off with a soft cotton cloth.
- Clean the tanned area with lukewarm water and apply fresh coconut water all over and leave it to dry. After half an hour you can wash with normal water.
- Apply orange juice mixed with yogurt to cure suntan. Orange's alpha hydroxyl acid, vitamin C help in fading suntan and yogurt's lactic acid lightens the tanned skin.
- A mixture of Barley, yoghurt and turmeric in equal amounts is also a natural and safe remedy to cure suntan.
- A mixture of Kaju (Cashew nut) powder with a pinch of turmeric, milk and coconut oil can be used to massage the baby before bath, which reduces the tanning on the baby's body.
- A mixture of kesar strands (Saffron strands) with fresh cream is also a good option for baby's soft skin.
- Massaging your baby with coconut oil everyday before bath can help you get rid of the tanning problem.
- Raw milk or milk cream can also be used for treating sun tanned skin. Take small amount of fresh milk in a bowl and add a pinch of turmeric and some lemon juice to it.
- Lemon is great for curing sun tanned skin due to its natural bleach properties. You can simply apply some fresh lemon juice on the affected skin area and allow it to dry before washing the area with water.
- Cucumber juice also helps a lot in reducing sun tan. It has got cooling effect that soothes skin and help in curing suntan. Also the Vitamin C present in cucumber will help in keeping the skin moisturized.
- You can also use Aloe Vera gel for treating sun tanned skin. Aloe Vera gel will lighten the skin within a week, if applied daily to the affected area. It also helps to cleanse and nourish the skin.
- For treating sun tanned skin you can prepare a mixture of oatmeal powder and buttermilk. While the oats will help in ex-foliating the skin, butter milk will soothe the skin.
- For mild tanned skin, rub peeled potato skin on the affected area or raw potato juice for fast relief.
- Apply yoghurt before bath; curd is a powerful anti tanning agent for baby's skin. Few drops of lemon juice can be added to yoghurt to give better results.
So now we can continue with the sunlight treatment, as prescribed by the doctors, the above remedies are for your rescue to make sure that the baby does not get sun tanned.
With Special Thanks to all Moms:
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The percentage will only increase, with an aging population, the stresses of modern life, et cetera, which leads to the question: What happens when the majority of the public across an entire continent are classified as 'mentally ill'? Via Reuters:
Europeans are plagued by mental and neurological illnesses, with almost 165 million people or 38 percent of the population suffering each year from a brain disorder such as depression, anxiety, insomnia or dementia, according to a large new study.
With only about a third of cases receiving the therapy or medication needed, mental illnesses cause a huge economic and social burden — measured in the hundreds of billions of euros — as sufferers become too unwell to work and personal relationships break down.
"The immense treatment gap … for mental disorders has to be closed," said Hans Ulrich Wittchen, director of the institute of clinical psychology and psychotherapy at Germany's Dresden University and the lead investigator on the European study.
Wittchen led a three-year study covering 30 European countries — the 27 European Union member states plus Switzerland, Iceland and Norway — and a population of 514 million people. Wittchen said that in Europe, that grim future had arrived early, with diseases of the brain already the single largest contributor to the EU's burden of ill health.
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On January 11, 1999, Michigan Senator and Majority Floor Leader Michael Bouchard accepted the appointment as successor to John F. Nichols who passed away suddenly. In November of 2012, Sheriff Bouchard was returned to Office for the fourth time with the largest number of votes for any candidate in Oakland County.
His current term will expire on January 1, 2021.


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Last week, I made the case that Paul Ryan will likely benefit progressives, not conservatives, in the election this November -- in one of two very different ways.
Most likely, he will activate progressives, and give Obama the edge in the election. But if he is smart and strategic, he can calm the fears of the left, and win the votes of the center.
By October 2-3, we will know whether Ryan is a net asset or liability to the Romney campaign. That is when conservative and liberal leaders gather together for a rare joint conference called the "UnConvention."
So far, events have tended to favor my "most likely" scenario. The Republicans have been forced to play defense, not offense, as Romney struggles to defend his running mate's Medicare plan, reassuring voters that cuts will actually "preserve and protect" the system.
Privately, the past week has left Romney strategists worried. By choosing Ryan, they placated major donors and excited the conservative base. But they energized the left even more. Progressives now have a clear demon to target. And swing voters, now about five percent of the electorate, don't yet trust Ryan. The tide has turned, at least for the moment, and it favors Obama.
But Ryan could reverse that, and give the GOP the edge. All he has to do is tell the nation three truths.
Likely, he won't, for reasons I will explain. But first: How could Ryan win over swing voters, and reduce progressive fear and anger, while holding on to his base?
As I wrote last week, Ryan is trusted by conservatives, because he tells their truth. But he is feared by the center and hated by the left, because so far, he also panders to the right's delusions.
Ryan alone can reverse this fear, and undermine the attempts to demonize him. To do so, he needs to explicitly express not just the right's truth, but the left's, and the center's.
The first truth, which plays to his base, is that conservatives are right -- as a nation, we are out of money and deep in debt.
The second truth, which progressives understand, is that liberals are also right -- we can't pay off our debt by extracting it from the poor, the middle class, or the environment.
The third truth, which swing voters and centrists know, is that to meet both our economic and our social obligations, we can't just spend-baby-spend or drill-baby-drill, as the left and right propose. Nor can we force the nation into a right-wing social straightjacket that idealizes the 1950s.
Instead, America needs to create value again. For that to happen, we need to change the way we tax, spend, and grow.
At the UnConvention this October 2-3, conservative leaders George Shultz and David Stockman, and liberal icons Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Joan Blades, will join with 800 business and civil society leaders in an unusual collaboration: to reconcile truths that the major parties refuse to acknowledge. (To find out more, click here.)
Conservatives will point out that the federal government's total indebtedness now stands at more than $51.3 trillion, according to the Treasury Department. According to Bruce Bartlett, the national debt makes up a fifth of this -- $10.2 trillion. Veterans and federal employees are owed $5.8 trillion. Social Security's unfunded liability -- promised benefits over expected Social Security revenues -- is $9.2 trillion over the next 75 years. And Medicare's unfunded liability was $24.6 trillion.
But liberals will point out that it would be impossible to cut spending enough for a single generation of Americans to pay off this debt -- it totals nearly the entire net worth of American households. Unless our productivity and output grows, the Treasury projects that within a generation the federal debt will rise to 100 percent of G.D.P., as our future commitments come due, and suddenly become part of the nation's acknowledged debt.
This would be devastating to the nation. Balancing the federal budget would not be nearly enough, as former Reagan budget adviser Bruce Bartlett and other economists argue. The federal government would need to run a surplus continuously for 75 years to prevent the debt/GDP ratio from rising.
If we can't cut spending enough to erase the deficit, what can we do? The right's knee-jerk instinct has been to consume more fossil fuel energy, like we did in the 1950s and 1960s. But that path is well worn. It has been about 40 years since the first global energy crisis in 1973. Since that time, rather than innovating beyond our dependence on fossil fuels, we have sacrifice $7 trillion in growth, and transferred over $1.2 trillion to nations that are either unstable or antithetical to our interests. Those dollars financed the Baathist terrorists under Saddam Hussein in Iraq; the radical Mullahs under the Ayatollah in Iran, and of course Al Qaeda, with its roots in Saudi Arabia.
The other rightwing panacea is to drill-baby-drill our way out of debt -- to embark on massive and permanently increasing extraction of fossil fuels, all from within our borders. To intellectually clear the way, advocates of this path simply define political, military and environmental realities out of existence.
But even with large natural gas and oil sands holdings in North America, we have no reasonable chance of producing our way to energy independence. Natural gas could well replace coal as the dominant fuel for generating electricity, but it won't replace enough petroleum as a transportation fuel. Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern regimes control 66 percent of global oil reserves. Their cost of production is a fraction of that in the Americas. Because oil is a global commodity, the Saudi's can always out-produce the U.S., and undercut us in price.
The reality that neither the left nor right want to face is this: We can't spend or drill our way to prosperity. We can't live off subsidies -- from tax breaks to wars -- forever. Eventually, someone in America has to create real value. But who? And how?
In February 2011, in a stark report entitled Growth and Renewal in the United States, the respected McKinsey Global Institute concluded that if the U.S. cannot significantly boost productivity growth rates by a third, the consequences will be painful, and far more damaging to U.S. prosperity than a double-dip into the Great Recession. "More than ever, the United States needs productivity gains to drive growth and competitiveness," the McKinsey team wrote.
Labor productivity gains alone are not enough, McKinsey wrote. It is important that the United States return to the "broadly-based productivity growth of the 1990s when strong demand and a shift to products with a higher value per unit helped to create jobs even as productivity was growing."
In short, the U.S. needs to begin to replicate last century's 14-fold leap in productivity. But this time, productivity gains must be more than labor alone. Even more important is a gain in other productivity factors, especially energy.
McKinsey offers good news as well. "There is an opportunity to achieve a resource productivity revolution comparable with the progress made on labor productivity during the 20th century," its team wrote in their November, 2011 study, Resource Revolution. The combination of the microchip, computers, the Internet, advanced materials, advanced recycling, renewable energy, clean technologies and other innovations on the horizon can increase the amount of wealth we create per unit of energy by more than tenfold by the end of this century.
A handful of resource productivity innovations could meet 30 percent of the world's total resource needs in 2030, according to McKinsey. That could reduce projected demand for oil from 103 million barrels a day to as little as 76 million, and cut carbon emissions half‐way to the level many scientists believe is needed to minimize global climate change.
In the process, "digital energy" -- the energy freed up when technologies from Cisco, Google, Hewlett Packard, Intel, and thousands of start-ups drive productivity leaps -- could turn out to be the cheapest energy of all, and displace Saudi Arabia's hegemony over the world's primary energy supply. If the past fifty years of economic and energy data hold, the U.S. could shift away from fossil fuel intensity at a rate of 3 to 5 percent a year, possibly more.
Mainstream conservatives and liberals could both support that. At a 3 percent annual pace, we could quadruple energy productivity, and drive down carbon intensity 75 percent, all by 2060. That means more jobs, more prosperity, less war, and less pollution.
To get there, McKinsey's formula is basically two-fold: First, stop taxing prosperity. Second, stop subsidizing pollution.
The idea isn't new. In fact, it's one of the most popular ideas never considered by Congress. It's never considered because it runs counter to the way Congress operates. Rather than feeding the troughs of special interests on both the right and left - and winning political and financial support - it begins to empty both those troughs at the same time. That's good for America as a whole, but not for a host of special interests.
The list of conservative economists who support the basic concept is long. Luigi Zingales, the University of Chicago economist whose Tea Party following is wide and deep, wants to eliminate the income tax, and replace it with approaches that favor innovation, such as taxes on poverty, inheritance, and carbon.
Dale Jorgenson, the Harvard economist who has best documented the extraordinary contributions of information technology to U.S. growth, has proposed that we abolish federal payroll and income taxes, in favor of taxes on consumption, pollution,
and inefficiency.
Free market conservative Tyler Cowen, economics professor at George Mason University and one of the nation's leading scholars on how societies become prosperous, calls a tax shift an idea "that voters need to hear: Phase out all forms of capital income taxation, including the corporate income tax, and replace them with a carbon tax, including a gasoline tax."
Here are five key components of a pro-innovation tax and energy system, built not on the cycle of tax-and-spend, but on smart tax reform that is fiscally conservative, and socially and environmentally progressive.
First, Set a National Innovation Goal: to increase the productivity of energy by 3-5 percent, every year, for 50 years.
Second, Stop Taxing Jobs and Prosperity. Cut payroll and income tax rates for individuals and corporations.
Third, Develop the Next Energy Economy. Yes, harness abundant natural gas and oil sands, under smart regulations that prevent damage to water, air, and climate. But above all, tap the much greater stores of digital energy, the energy freed up by efficiency gains from the information and communications sectors.
Fourth, Tax Pollution, Not Prosperity. Put a price on fossil fuel pollution, set at the rate that will drive the 3-5 percent annual productivity gain.
Fifth, Use Border Adjustments to Cut Taxes More. Apply the pollution tax to imported goods -- including oil imports -- so we don't inadvertently subsidize China, Venezuela, or Iran. Use 100 percent of the proceeds to cut other taxes.
Even anti-tax crusader Grover Norquist supports the concept of tax shifting. But he has one legitimate worry. Rather than just shifting taxes, he asks: Won't politicians just try to increase them?
The answer is: of course they will try. That is why taxes should be shifted from things that naturally increase over time, like income and prosperity, to those that reliably decrease over time, like consumption and pollution rates. The Highway Trust Fund provides an example. Because it is funded with gas taxes, tax rates constantly go down, as fuel efficiency increases. Politicians can't rely on automatic tax increases. If they want more revenues, they have to go on the record and vote for them.
There is a right wing Achilles heel in this plan. Carbon could be in the market basket of pollutants taxed. That idea makes some conservatives spontaneously convulse. It violates the dogma that carbon can't possibly be a pollutant.
But behind the scenes, most thoughtful conservatives know it is. They simply don't believe the disaster scenarios put forth by those they consider climate extremists. To them, a tax shift to carbon is a "no regrets" policy: If climate change is real, the shift could save the planet as well as the economy. If it isn't, then a shift will only save the economy.
Bill Shireman is President and CEO of Future 500, a non-profit that builds alliances between business and civic leaders on the right and the left. Future 500 and CR Magazine will jointly convene the Commit! UnConvention this October 2-3, in New York City.


text: 5 Reasons Why You Will LOVE The End Of Longing By Shaun Nolan Wednesday 17 February 2016 I used to be a massive fan of Friends but as time has gone on, I've sort of got bored of watching it over and over again. When I found out I was going to be seeing Matthew Perry's THE END OF LONGING the other week though, I dug out my box set and watched some episodes and was delighted to see how homely the show feels; there's a sort of timeless quality to that show that feels intimate every single time you watch it. With that in mind, I was heading to the Playhouse Theatre with a similar mind set: considering Perry still hasn't managed to shake off the fame he garnered on Friends, I was expecting something similar – and something similar is exactly what I got. 1: The Familiarity Let's be brutally honest here: you are in a serious minority if you are in the audience of this show and you have never seen an episode of Friends, so it would be silly of Matthew Perry to ignore this fact. As a result, the play feels like a more grown-up version of Friends with characters with actual issues. Perry's character Jack is an alcoholic, whilst his love interest Stephanie is a high end prostitute. It may sound like some heavy stuff, but Perry manages to take the adult nature of the people and turn it into comedy that is fit for the audience it's written for. 2: The Design The standout for me in the play was, strangely, the design aspect. It's a very sleek and modern take on the world the characters are in (modern day New York) and it not only added to the classy attitudes of the people, but it managed to make New York City a character for itself in how sophisticated it felt. Whether or not it was the smooth transitions between the scenes or the expensive, black colour scheme, it was a pleasure to watch. 3: The Cast The show is performed by an ensemble of four actors and whilst it is clear that most will be going to see Matthew Perry, I actually think it's the other actors in the group that make the overall performance the most enjoyable. Broadway-alum Jennifer Mudge is my favourite part of the whole show as Perry's love interest Stephanie as she seems to just generally ooze sass and class, whilst balancing a whole lot of heart in there as well. Lloyd Owen (who I'd previously seen in The Bodyguard at the Adelphi) was also very charming as Joseph, as was his love interest Stevie played by Christina Cole – they make an adorable couple on stage and fantastic light relief from the more serious tone between Perry and Mudge. 4: The Relatability I'm definitely far too young to understand this on a personal level but from what I understand from what I heard around me in the theatre, the lives of these characters (albeit rather extravagant and upper class) are relatable to the Friends-era theatregoers. The characters talk about their everyday and life-long struggles as adults wanting babies, being on the dating scene and feeling comfortable in themselves, as well as talking about the positives and finding happiness around them. 5: Matthew Perry At the end of the day, whether you intended to come and see it for him or not, you are watching the play that was created by and stars Friends-alum Matthew Perry, which is pretty darn cool. No matter how much you found the play enlightening or not, you just got to see a play with one of the bigger sitcom stars of all time – go you! Have you seen THE END OF LONGING at the Playhouse Theatre yet? If you have, tweet me @shaunycat and @theatre_direct to let me know your thoughts. And if you haven't, you can get THE END OF LONGING tickets on LondonTheatreDirect.com. Tags: ComedyPremiereCheap Theatre TicketsTop ShowsDramaContemporaryCritic's ChoiceAmerican ClassicStar PowerEducational Shaun Nolan Shaun grew up listening to the cast recordings of musical theatre treasures like Miss Saigon and Cats before finding his own feet at a young age and exploring a wide breadth of musicals and shows by himself. Now that he's older and wiser, he loves nothing more than taking very regular trips down to London's West End to soak up the pure magic that he loves so much... and then coming home and sharing it with you on his own blog and London Theatre Direct. Please note: Opinions expressed on the londontheatredirect.com blog are those of the relevant contributors, not of London Theatre Direct Ltd, its owners or staff. London Theatre Direct Ltd is not responsible for the accuracy of any of the information supplied by contributors.


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Review: 2010 Mercedes-Benz GLK 350 4Matic
By Kevin Miller
Today's compact luxury crossover utility vehicle (CUV) segment is chock full of little wagons with upright designs and ride heights, mostly with starting prices in the mid- to upper-$30k range, but usually selling for closer to $50k when equipped with the features that buyers are actually looking for. Nameplates like the BMW X3, Volvo XC60, Audi Q5, Lincoln MKX, and Cadillac SRX all are aiming for the same buyer.
Mercedes-Benz' luxury CUV entry is the GLK 350. The GLK (Geländewagen Luxus Kompaktklasse, to decode the acronym) is based off of the current C-Class Sedan/Wagon platform, with design heavily influenced by it. Stylewise, the GLK wears a large Mercedes star prominently on the grill, while it otherwise tries to looks like a scaled-down version of its big brother, the GL class. At the back, the GLK resembles a first-generation Toyota Highlander. The overall side and front look like a bit crisper take on a Subaru Forester, and the rectangular headlamps with their top-mounted turn indicators channel a Dodge Diplomat, of all things. The only truly special detail on the exterior is the 19-inch wheels, which really set off the bright Mars Red paint job on the example I tested.
With a starting price of just $35,500, the GLK 350 sounds like an absolute bargain price for a CUV wearing the three-pointed star. As with so many other things in life, though, you get what you pay for. In the case of the GLK 350 4Matic, you get a tall wagon with SUV styling so upright that it is almost a parody of an actual SUV. Unfortunately, you also get plenty of low-grade interior materials.
Climbing inside, the first thing I noticed is that the sills on the GLK are incredibly wide – about 9 inches. Because the door sills are also a couple of inches above the floor of the car, getting in and out really requires stepping over it. While this isn't a problem for me at 6'4", it might be a hassle for shorter drivers or passengers. The sill extensions outside also manage to collect dirt in inclement weather, and will undoubtedly get pant legs dirty when climbing in and out.
Once situated inside, I found the seats in the GLK to be too firm for my taste, with backrests that were impossible to adjust to a comfortable position. The seat position controls for the driver's seat consists of cheap-feeling buttons on the door (which require an awkward reach to actuate), yet Mercedes made the curious choice to put the lumbar control on the seat base far from the seat position controls. There's a puzzling inconsistency too, in that the driver's seat position controls are on the door, but the front passenger's controls are found on the side of the seat, where most other cars place them. Unfortunately the black plastic, door-mounted controls feel flimsy, as if a bit too much force would cause one of them to come off. On the side, there are two usable cupholders and a nice, big storage bin between the front seats, and those seats do offer plenty of legroom and a commanding view out.
The back seat is accessed through doors that open wide, and has an airy feeling thanks to the GLK's panoramic sunroof. While airy, the seat is narrow enough that three people won't fit comfortably side-by-side. Legroom was average though not extensive; at 6'4" tall I could not "sit behind myself" in the back seat without my knees firmly in with the front seatback. Armrest-mounted drink holders door bins mean that back seat passengers have adequate space to put things, and the LATCH attachment points for car seats were easy to find and use.
The standard interior upholstery in the GLK is touted as "MB-Tex;" other automakers call similar materials "leatherette." While it does simulate leather, it is a polymeric upholstery. I can remember black vinyl seats of a Plymouth Fury III in summertime from my childhood- they were hot. The same is true of the MB-Tex seats; they get scorching hot when the car sits all afternoon in the sunshine on a 98-degree F day. No ventilated seats are available on the GLK, but they surely would have been appreciated. Upon first climbing in, breathing deeply and looking at the Monroney, my very first logbook comment was "A $46,635 Mercedes with vinyl seats – it smells like the late 1970s in here!" My olfactory system clearly remembered the aroma of Mercedes interior vinyl from that vintage Mercedes, and the MB-Tex still has the same scent.
Among the cheap-looking interior trim parts are black plastic door lock pins atop the door trim (exactly where I'd like to be able to rest my elbow) and the black plastic driver-door-mounted seat controls, which felt flimsy enough that I was genuinely concerned about breaking them, especially the one for headrest adjustment.
Ergonomics don't seem to have been a primary concern with the design of the GLK's interior. After just my first drive, I was bothered by the cruise control lever (which is positioned near where most cars put their turn signal actuator), climate controls placed too low on the dash, and unintuitive steering wheel controls for the COMAND system. Dashboard buttons for audio control consist of function keys on the left and a telephonic keypad, each with round chiclet keys of hard, slippery plastic. The buttons are neither ergonomically-shaped nor labeled in a large enough font to make them easy to read at a glance. There is plenty of real estate on the dash; buttons that are easier to read and easier to use would have been appreciated. Too, the fact that there are only ten FM and ten satellite radio memory positions is far too few; an $18k Ford Fiesta has 20 FM and 30 satellite memory locations.
I've found plenty to fault, but there are good aspects to the interior too. The instrumentation is large and clear in front of the driver. At night, there is nice illumination inside of the GLK. The GLK's tall, upright windows afford good outward visibility for all maneuvers except reversing. A reverse camera appears in the COMAND screen – but only if the COMAND system is turned on. Note that sonar-type parking sensors are an extra-cost option that was not included on the vehicle I tested.
Mounted at the top of the center stack, the COMAND system display measures about 7.5 inches, with fairly good resolution, though the screen is set in a trapezoidal-shaped bezel that gives the impression that a smaller display was fitted where a larger one was originally intended. The COMAND system controller is ergonomically located at the front of the extended driver's side arm rest. Unfortunately, its shape and rim texture mimic the audio system's volume knob in the center of the dash, and I spent much of the week twisting the COMAND knob for volume and twisting the volume knob when the COMAND knob should have been used. The COMAND system displays and offers controls for audio, Bluetooth phone integration, system setup, and navigation functions.
The standard dual-zone climate control is mounted fairly low on the dash (below the head unit) but is otherwise easy to use. It had plenty of work to do cooling the hot, black vinyl interior on those hot summer afternoons, and it did so with a furiously noisy fan. Anticipating the deathly hot interior thanks to black upholstery and large windows/sunroof, the climate control unit has a button marked MAX COOL, which blasts the fan accordingly.
Out back, the cargo area seems small for a car that looks as big as the GLK, and indeed, competitors such as the Volvo XC60 and the Lincoln MKX easily trump the GLK for cargo space. In the GLK's favor is a flat load floor when the the rear seats are folded forward. There is no cargo cover to hide belongings out back, though the window tint was dark enough that it is unlikely anybody could see your luggage inside. The cargo area has a 110 VAC and a 12 VDC outlet. When the electrically-operated tailgate is open after dark, the ground and cargo opening are nicely illuminated. Also, the tailgate opened high enough for me (at 6'4") to stand under it.
I've spent a lot of time pointing out things aspects of the GLK that I didn't think were very good. This is not to say that the GLK doesn't have its good points, such as its powertrain. The 268 HP, 3.5 liter V6 engine feels powerful and is fairly hushed, with quick acceleration. Shifts from the seven-speed automatic gearbox are smooth and quick. Driving quickly – only when the transmission and Agility Control adjustable suspension is in Sport mode – the GLK really comes alive, though it still feels tippy/tall when corners are taken with too much vigor. Underway, the GLK is quiet except for noticeable tire noise.
I found that the steering has too much weight to give a nimble feel, and offers the driver very little feedback. The wheel doesn't self-center the way most cars do, making it a pain to steer the GLK in tight spots (though it does have an admirably-tight turning radius). The steering wheel is power-adjustable for rake/reach, and it automatically retracts for easy exit from the car.
The GLK350 is rated 16/21 MPG by the EPA for city/highway driving, with a combined rating of 18 MPG. During my week with the GLK, I covered 409 miles with about 50% of them on the highway, at an average speed of 32 MPH, and got a fuel economy of 19.5 MPG according to the trip computer.
As mentioned earlier, the GLK350 starts at $35,500 for a rear-wheel drive version. The all-wheel drive 2010 GLK350 4Matic starts at $36,600. Optional equipment on my test vehicle included Tele Aid for $650, Heated Front Seats for $740, Premium Package for $3150 (includes Auto-dimming Mirrors; Seat/Mirror Memory Package, Rain Sensor; SIRIUS Satellite Radio; Power Liftgate; Panorama Sunroof), Lighting Package for $970 (Bi-Xenon Headlamps with Active Curve Illumination; and washers; LED Taillamps), Multimedia Package for $3350 (Rearview Camera; COMAND System with Hard Drive Navigation and Audio Control; Premium Sound; 6-Disc CD/DVD Changer; 7" Color Display), iPod/MP3 Media Interface and Cable for $300, and Destination/Delivery Fee for $875. The total MSRP was a hefty $46,635, which was a substantial $10,035 more than the base MSRP. Even with that premium, this GLK still didn't include popular features for the class such as leather upholstery, ventilated seats, or keyless starting.
The Mercedes-Benz GLK350 slots nicely into the luxury CUV segment in the company's full vehicle lineup. People who always buy Mercedes-Benz vehicles are sure to see a family resemblance with other M-B models (in particular, the full-size GL) and feel right at home in the GLK. Too, there will be conquest sales of entry RWD models to people who want to drive a Mercedes SUV. That being said, I found the powertrain to be the only really compelling feature of the GLK; to my eyes other automakers have more stylish entries in this class. In Mercedes' quest to expand sales and cover all segments, they have created a luxury CUV that places mid-pack among its peers; I can see no compelling reason to buy one instead of the competing European entries in this class.


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So your breastfeeding baby is taking the all-you-can-eat special at Chez Boob a little too literally these days? Surely you've heard that frequent feedings are an infant's way of pumping up Mom's milk supply, ensuring that there will be plenty on tap to fuel a baby's growing needs in the months ahead. And if your little nipper isn't a fan of fast food, preferring to enjoy her meals at a leisurely pace, there's probably even less room in between nursing sessions for you to take a breather. But you may still wonder, "When will my baby stop breastfeeding so frequently — ordering up round-the-clock meals so my breasts (and I) can get a break?"
Actually, right about now, so snap that nursing bra right up and read on. While your daughter's nearly nonstop nursing has been perfectly on target for a newborn in the first few weeks — when kinks in the milk supply system are still being smoothed out and the two of you are getting used to the basics of breastfeeding — now that she's reached the six-week mark, it's about time for you to make some scheduling demands of your own.
First, check in with the doctor. If your baby's weight gain is normal and she's thriving, then it's likely that your milk supply is well established, which means you can slowly start stretching out the period of time between feedings. If your breastfeeding baby starts fishing for another feeding soon after the last one, don't rush to offer the breast. Crying doesn't always signal hunger: Babies cry when they're tired, bored, or in the mood for some attention from anyone who's within earshot. (Remember that colic typically peaks at this age, tapering off by the third-month birthday.) Swoop in for a diaper change, some playtime, or fresh air before resorting to the breast. If your champion feeder wakes in the middle of the night or during naptime, try turning on a soothing musical toy, singing a soft lullaby, or rubbing or patting her until she drifts off.
When you do offer the breast, encourage her to nurse thoroughly at each one (rather than letting her take a short nip from each side) so you're not playing into her snack-bar approach. Within a few weeks, you should notice that there are longer stretches between feedings and that you're spending less time serving up those Mama Meals. Keep in mind that a six-week-old babystill needs to nurse about every two to three hours — even during the night (though you should be able to stretch out the night feedings a little longer) — and that she isn't likely to sleep through the night without a feeding until three or four months of age.Here's to giving your breasts a break,


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In one way, Reddit is the best site on the Internet. Practically any new an newly discovered interesting thing shows up there. It often shows up earlier than on other sites like Digg or in the news. Generally, if someone tells me about something, it's already on Reddit. Sometimes I've already seen it on Reddit.
In another way, Reddit is the worst site on the Internet, because it is horribly addictive. It is the most addictive thing I've discovered, and I don't mean just on the Internet. It's also for the most part useless. I used to think that learning about new things there could be helpful, but it's far more efficient to actively seek knowledge which is currently useful. For example, I saved many stories from Reddit thinking some of that would be interesting or useful later, but it never was.
Reddit also has another downside: alarmism. That is stupid because it is an unproductive fad which is disconnected from real risks. For example, high oil prices led to countless Peak Oil posts and then, when oil prices went down, suddenly it seems like everyone forgot about it. Recently, there has also been some alarmism about the Swine Flu. There are also regular "outrage posts" about various injustices suffered by individuals. In all these respects, Reddit seems worse than the mainstream media. It's interesting how something like this happens automatically. I guess the upvote/downvote paradigm is simillar to TV ratings, but there's probably more to it than that. I guess Reddit is getting better however.
Despite the downsides, I like Reddit. I think the main strength of the site is the sense of community which sometimes exists. Discussion of new and interesting things is not innovative. It's an old idea which has been around for a long time. It also has no staying power; it draws people as long as Reddit presents new and interesting things, and if another better source appeared, those people would move on. However, what goes on in some "self" posts and the occasional deeper thread of comments is different. There, I see signs of a Reddit community. That makes me think that Reddit might even be immune to the sort of decline that Digg experienced.
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"On behalf of Intergas Heating Ltd, and our guests, I would like to convey our thanks and appreciation to the organisation team for this year's National Energy Efficiency & Healthy Home Awards. The organisation of the event was excellent, as was the hospitality provided on the night! Being finalists in two categories, and Intergas winning 'Supplier of the year 2017' was the icing on the cake! A fantastic memorable night - hopefully we will be back to win product and supplier of the year in 2018!! Thanks Gary (and team) for all your professionalism and hard work!"- Alex MacAllister National Account Manager - Scotland, Intergas Heating Ltd
"It was a tremendous evening. All at CLS have been celebrating all weekend too. We are very proud to have been awarded 2nd place, it is an amazing achievement."- Claire Smith, CLS Training & Consultancy Limited
"Taking part in the awards was a fantastic and rewarding experience, showcasing regional and national talent helps highlight the amazing work our industry does. I want to thank the team at Energy Efficiency Awards and all at Impra Gas are looking forward to next year."- Joseph Valente, Managing Director Impra Gas
"The Energy Agency is delighted to have taken part in the Energy Efficiency and Healthy Homes Awards 2017. The event was extremely well organised and everyone who took part was very professional.
We were proud to win the category of Project Management Company of the Year. It is wonderful to receive recognition for the work we do as we work hard to help reduce fuel poverty in local communities and improve quality of lives. The event itself was a fantastic opportunity to showcase the work we do and to network with likeminded organisations.
Well done to the whole awards team who gave 100% commitment from promoting the awards, communicating throughout and organising the event itself. We will definitely take part again."- Liz Marquis, Director, Energy Agency
"The National 2017 Energy Efficiency Awards was a brilliant night, great to see such a thriving industry and have the opportunity to network with the sectors leading companies and individuals. The entertainment was fantastic as was the venue, can't wait for next !"- Natasha Grant, Saving Energy UK
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"The Energy Efficiency & Healthy Homes Awards are providing a terrific new focus for the Retrofit Sector. The Awards are positioning the heating and insulation sector right at the heart of the governments priority of helping the most vulnerable. We all know that identifying vulnerable households can be a difficult task, but the new FRESH Vulnerability Mapping Tool makes that far easier. Warm Wales and Wales & West Utilities are fully in support of the awards as a platform for joint learning and helping drive the sharing of best practice. We can all be busy in the engine room of our individual businesses but engaging with the Regional and National Awards network provides us with an opportunity to get up onto the bridge of the ship to chart the best way forward "- Craig Anderson, CEO Warm Wales~Cymru Gynnes
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Unions have certainly become punching bags recently for anti-union zealots — Republican Governors, mainstream media, the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) and their long-standing arch enemy, the National Right to Work foundation. The right to work meaning without union protections so you can work for minimum wages and absolutely no say in how your work is organized and assigned. Incredibly, 24 states have adopted "right-to-work" legislation that undermines unionism. The NRTWF is the organization that sues unions on behalf of workers fed up with their unions.
So arose the court case Harris v. Quinn (the State of Illinois). The SEIU has been organizing low-paid workers in the home health industry for years. Those workers are typically women of color. They serve disabled individuals in their home — hard work by compassionate underpaid people. When they unionize, wages rise a bit.
Unions, like corporations, engage in political activity. Unions contribute to politicians' election campaigns at a fraction of the amount corporations do, given that the latter have all the cash. Two SCOTUS decisions — Citizens United decision and one this session — made limits of corporate giving disappear. Anti-union groups like the NRTWF exaggerate the amount of union dues spent on political activity and have successfully separated union funds set aside for that activity from funds to run the business of the union — being advocates for their members. Some states require non-members to pay a "fair share fee" to the union in order to take advantage of workers' benefits negotiated in collective bargaining agreements between unions and government employers. In other states, anti-union legislation has allowed public sector employees to benefit without having to join or to pay the union. Unions call this "free riding." Alito thinks the phenomenon is "something of an anomaly."
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Cassidy Turley named Joseph Stettinius Jr. as the company's new CEO.
Stettinius will lead the operations of Cassidy Turley serving as CEO and president—a role he held previously. He succeeds Mark Burkhart, who will serve as an ongoing advisor to the company.
Based in Cassidy Turley's Washington office, Stettinius has more than 25 years in commercial real estate leadership roles, including 13 years at Trammell Crow, which was acquired by CBRE Group.
He served as president of Cassidy Turley since the company's inception in August 2008. From March 2007 to February 2010, he was CEO of predecessor firm Cassidy & Pinkard Colliers. Prior to that, Stettinius served as senior managing director of CBRE Group as a result of its acquisition of Trammell Crow, where he was area director for Trammell Crow's Mid-Atlantic services business. Stettinius also held executive positions at Equity Office Properties Trust and Jones Lang Wootton, a predecessor firm to Jones Lang LaSalle.
Burkhart will serve as an advocate for the company, its strategy and its leadership. He also will be available as a resource to maintain relationships with clients, shareholders and financial partners and will continue to assist with recruiting new talent.
In other company news, Cassidy Turley hired Thomas Traugott to the New York office as senior vice president, data center solutions group.
In his new role, Traugott will expand Cassidy Turley's data center solutions group to service investors and occupants via comparative market and new development analysis, transactional consulting, owner-operator advisory as well as site acquisition services. Prior to joining Cassidy Turley, he was a principal at Data Center & Colocation Strategic Advisory Services,
NREI talked to Stettinius about how his leadership style differs from his predecessor, what his goals are for the future and what he's learned throughout his career. An edited version of that interview follows.
NREI: How do you see your leadership style as different from that of Mr. Burkhart? How is it the same?
Joseph Stettinius: Our leadership styles are different in that I am more focused on how we can take advantage of changes impacting the industry, such as technology and shifts in demographics and the economy. Mark has been more focused on how we can continue to leverage our past successes.
I believe we need to study our competitors because we must know them so we can learn from them and differentiate ourselves from them. Mark has been more internally focused.
Our leadership styles are similar in that we both welcome continuous change and embrace the ensuing challenges as opportunities, not threats.
NREI: What's your primary goal with Cassidy Turley as you take the reins?
Joseph Stettinius: I will continue to focus on expanding Cassidy Turley's capabilities and refining our platform to provide exceptional value and service to our clients. We expect to enter additional strategic markets as well as enhance our capabilities in existing markets. We will continue with our mission of providing integrated services, from strategic planning to execution, that are creative, cost-effective and tailored to our clients' specific real estate needs while enhancing their business performance.
Also, it is a high priority for the company to continue creating a best-in-class infrastructure to support our growth and better serve our clients.
NREI: What issue do you see coming up as the year draws to a close that will have the biggest impact on the commercial real estate industry and why?
Joseph Stettinius: There are a number of major changes that are impacting and will continue to impact the commercial real estate industry. The first without question is technology. Technology is changing the way tenants use space. The CRE industry will need to incorporate robust knowledge management systems to truly understand both clients and how to best use space. That means investing in and incorporating new technologies.
Additionally, our clients increasingly are going to require us to prove our ROI by measuring and benchmarking our performance. A second and related requirement of the industry is encouraging a culture that embraces new paradigms as they manifest and never underestimating the impact that technology will have on how and where we work.
This philosophy must be used in every area of commercial real estate services: from brokers using the latest technology to provide customized information for clients to being on the cutting edge of workplace optimization technologies; and from maximizing social media efforts to communicate with clients and prospects to using the most sophisticated models to forecast shifts in the economy and demographics. The firms that both adopt the right technology and get the culture right will have a clear advantage in the market.
A third and unrelated issue impacts our entire economy, and that's the looming fiscal cliff. Odds are that Congress will reach some deal that will avert or postpone the fiscal cliff, but until we actually see an agreement, anything is possible. Under the fiscal cliff scenario, we could see vacancy rates rise by 20 basis points next year, but with a compromise, we could see vacancy rates fall by 70 basis points nationwide.
NREI: Now that you've reached this level - what advice would you have given to your younger self as you were just starting out in the industry?
Joseph Stettinius: I would have told myself to forget the notion that if nobody else wants to fill a particular role, it must not be worth doing. Rather, you should take advantage of the situation by filling a void that exists. By doing this, you will increase your value to a company immeasurably.
Also, I would have given myself the advice to find an executive-level mentor who takes an interest in your success. Mentors give you an opportunity to develop executive-level skills, provide candid feedback and access to valuable relationships, expand your knowledge and perspectives of the industry and help you identify effective career enhancement strategies that will support career growth.
Lastly, I would have told myself that relationships and networking are incredibly important in the commercial real estate industry because you encounter the same people over and over again. And people do business with those they know, like and trust.
NGKF Merges With Helios
Newmark Grubb Knight Frank merged with the leadership of Helios Capital Advisors, a boutique capital markets advisory firm
Steven Schultz, Helios' founding member and CEO, will lead the expansion of NGKF Capital Group in New Jersey, working with David Simson, vice chairman/COO of the New Jersey operations. He brings with him a team of professionals specializing in the disposition of commercial mortgage loans, banks' real estate owned and privately owned investment properties throughout the Northeast.
In his career Schultz has completed negotiations and transactions involving more than 8 million sq. ft. of real estate, with an aggregate trade value of $8 billion. He joins NGKF as executive managing director, and will continue to lead the six-person team he assembled at Helios.
The other former Helios professionals making the transition to NGKF include Josh Malka, director; Tony Georgiev, director; and Joseph Villani, associate. The team will operate from the NGKF offices in Rutherford, N.J., and New York City.
McGuire Joins NewOak as COO and Investment Banking Head
NewOak appointed Donald McGuire as COO and head of investment banking.
McGuire joins NewOak with more than 27 years of unique experience in finance and operations at major investment banking, pharmaceutical, and technology companies around the globe. Most recently, McGuire was with KDM Advisors in Greenwich, Conn., where he was managing partner. There he worked with founders, shareholders, boards and management teams to develop or restructure their companies.
Rainmaker Names CFO
The Rainmaker Group appointed Tom Barham as CFO for the provider of revenue management and profit optimization solutions for the multifamily housing and gaming/hospitality industries.
Barham will optimize capital structures, raise capital and improve and enhance the company's financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting capabilities.
Barham served a variety of companies in his 25 years prior to joining Rainmaker. During his tenure as CFO for Miller Auto Parts & Supply Co., a wholesale distributor, he completed $30 million in refinancing of a senior asset-based credit facility, $9 million in refinancing of subordinated debt and the successful divestures of three major subsidiary businesses, and major restructuring of remaining operations.
Krug Appointed as CAO at Mack-Cali
Mack-Cali Realty Corp. appointed Anthony Krug as its chief accounting officer.
Krug previously served as senior vice president, finance. Krug is responsible for Mack-Cali's corporate consolidation and financial accounting matters, as well as financial compliance, accounting integration of mergers and acquisitions, cash management and the financial reporting requirements of the firm.
Krug has been with Mack-Cali and its predecessor companies for more than 25 years and has previously held positions of vice president, finance and controller.
United Realty Partners Names Toboroff to Board of Directors
United Realty Partners appointed Leonard Toboroff to the company's board of directors.
Toboroff, a member of the New York Bar and a practicing attorney since 1961, is a director of ENJEX Corp., a closed-end mutual fund. Since April 2006 he has been a director of NOVT Corp., a former developer of advanced medical treatments for coronary and vascular disease.
He has also held posts at Asset Alliance Corp., Steel Partners Acquisition Corp., Corinthian Capital Group LLC, Allis-Chalmers Energy Inc., Varsity Brands Inc., American Bakeries Co., Ameriscribe Corp. and Saratoga Spring Water Co.
DTZ Promotes Pro to President–Global Corporate Services
DTZ, a UGL Co., appointed Nicholas Westley as president – global corporate services.
He will be based at the DTZ global headquarters in Los Angeles, reporting to Robert Shibuya, group president, DTZ.
Westley joins DTZ from Johnson Controls, where he most recently led the firm's global real estate and project management services. Prior to JCI's acquisition of United Systems Integrators in 2005, he was USI's Chief Strategy Officer, responsible for the firm's merger and acquisition, service offering diversification and geographic expansion initiatives.
Walker & Dunlop Hires SVP in Capital Markets
Walker & Dunlop Inc. brought on John Pantone to the firm as senior vice president in the capital markets department.
Pantone has more than 25 years of experience in commercial real estate and a strong background in equity structured finance. He will focus on financing all types of income-producing properties including office, residential, hospitality, industrial and retail in the Midwest region, and will also work with clients to find equity partners.
Pantone comes to Walker & Dunlop from ARC Property Trust where he worked as regional director and was responsible for acquisitions of net lease retail properties.
M&M Promotes Siegel
Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services promoted Steven J. Siegel to first vice president investments.
This is one of the highest levels of recognition the firm awards to its investment specialists. Most recently, Siegel held the title of vice president investments. He is also a senior director of the firm's national retail group and net leased properties group.
After being named an associate of the firm in June 2000, Siegel was promoted to senior associate in June 2001 and to vice president investments in January 2008.
Receivership Pro Joins Colliers in Florida
Colliers International South Florida welcomed Donna Miller to the firm's receivership solutions group as vice president.
Miller has worked for 24 years as a real estate attorney with extensive knowledge of legal and real estate issues, including expertise in representing real estate developers, lenders and the Resolution Trust Corp.
Prior to joining Colliers, Miller was a real estate associate, partner and of counsel to several large law firms in Miami and Fort Lauderdale working in their real estate and banking departments. She worked extensively with developers in the acquisition, financing, development, leasing, and sale of commercial and residential real estate. She also has considerable experience in the sale and workouts of real estate from failed savings and loan institutions.
Sembler Co. Hires Heard
The Sembler Co. welcomes Charlie Heard as the vice president of development and Southeast market leader based in Atlanta.
Heard's will pursue new shopping center development opportunities in Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. He has been involved in dozens of development projects for retailers such as Publix, Kroger, Target, Home Depot, Best Buy, CVS and Walgreen's.
Two London-based Pros Join Heitman
Heitman LLC appointed David Stubbs as global macro strategy analyst and Jacques Perdrix as vice president in the European listed securities' investment management team.
Both are employed at the company's London office.
David Stubbs joins Heitman from Roubini Global Economics, where he worked in both London and New York as an asset allocation strategist. He will focus primarily on global macro/strategy analysis and will help further enhance the team's risk management capabilities.
Perdrix will focus primarily on the European listed real estate securities market including fundamental industry, company and stock analysis. Before joining Heitman, he worked with Griffin CM in London as an investment analyst and assistant portfolio manager.
CBRE Promotes Kamin
CBRE promoted Kyle Kamin to executive vice president within the Chicago office occupier practice group.
Kamin has become the youngest professional in the firm to hold such a title, just as he did in 2006 when he became the firm's youngest senior vice president. Over his career, he has managed more than 16 million sq. ft. of real estate transactions valued at more than $7 billion.
AY Opens New Detroit Office, Acquires East Coast Firm
Avison Young, opened a new office in Detroit, the firm's 18th location outside of Canada.
James (Jim) Becker joins Avison Young as a principal and managing director of the Detroit office. A 28-year commercial real estate industry veteran, he was most recently international director and president of the Canadian practice for Jones Lang LaSalle.
In his new role at Avison Young, Becker will focus on overseeing the growth and development of Avison Young's presence in Detroit, as well as servicing new and existing clients and managing the day-to-day operations of the office. He will also focus on opening Greenfield offices in Minneapolis and further expanding the Avison Young brand in Ohio.
AY also acquired The Walsh Co. LLC, a multi-service advisory organization specializing in project management services throughout New York, New Jersey, Boston and Washington, DC.
The change in ownership will add 53 employees to Avison Young's operations.
Edward S. Walsh, founder and president of The Walsh Co., and Thomas J. Walsh, managing principal at Walsh, join Avison Young as principals.
Before founding The Walsh Co. in 2003, Edward Walsh worked for more than 10 years as a senior vice president at Gale & Wentworth, a diversified real estate investment and services firm. He began his career with Boswell Engineering and also previously held positions with Bomar Builders.
Thomas Walsh has more than 35 years of industry experience and has constructed and developed more than 35 million sq. ft. of properties throughout his career, including such projects as One Lincoln Street in Boston; The Center of Morris County in Parsippany, N.J.; and Park Avenue of Morris County in Florham Park, N.J.
Other executives joining AY through the merger include: Brian Tobiasz, senior vice president of operations; Christopher Richter, senior vice president of development; John Mercurio, vice president of construction; Tracey Kasper, vice president of project management; and Lisa Addeo, vice president of finance. Kevin Daly, who heads The Walsh Company's Boston office, will also continue in his role at Avison Young.
Katz Promoted by Shopping Center Group
The Shopping Center Group promoted Gregg Katz to director of innovation and technology.
Katz will be responsible for guiding the real estate advisory firm through advances in geographic information systems, electronic communication, database management, social media and technology.
He joined the firm in 2006 as a tenant representative working with national and regional retailers and restaurant chains. He was also involved in the launch and subsequent sale of a mobile application business focused on food allergens.


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Sunday, March 10, 2013
Keeping it Real...
17 comments:
Did your geese fly a little too far? Hate it when that happens.ReplyDelete
As per usual I am envious of all you have achieved this week!
I don't think the block looks bad at all, but you have to be happy with it to post it. I need to get on with mine.ReplyDelete
doesnt that just drive you MAD! and it seems the more you tyr the worse it gets .. best to walk away and come back later xReplyDelete
Those are very nice...points or no points.ReplyDelete
I love them too! Your Ginger Kisses is going to be amazing! xoReplyDelete
Hmm, don't you hate that. At least one block looks perfect.ReplyDelete
Swooning at your ginger kisses block.
Your geese have run a foul???? hee hee! Susan, this pickle-dish is fabulish!!! Isn't it the best traditional pattern - ever!!!!ReplyDelete
Still, it is a wonderful design! I've got a little stack of those types of blocks....they will find a home someday! The DS floral for your back ground on the Pickle Dish is one of my all time favorites!ReplyDelete
You've been keeping busy! Love how your applique is turning out.ReplyDelete
I hope to make a few flying geese today too. And I started my pickle dish quilt yesterday, inspired in part by your lovely progress.ReplyDelete
You could have called it a Clipped Wing Flying Geese block and we would never have known. You're making great progree with your applique!ReplyDelete
RachelDaisy had a brilliant idea, but I know you want to send me something you are proud of...so do as you wish!ReplyDelete
I am loving your applique blocks. I haven't started mine yet.
Love that top one! And your pickle dish progress looks great :o)ReplyDelete
I reccon the flying geese block doesn't look TOO bad, but I will freely admit that those cut points would get to me too :) ... The top block looks fabulous in those colours though (never would have thought of that combination, but I might jot it down to try sometime in the future!!) ... And as always the hand applique looks fantastic!! This will be gorgeous once you've got it finished!!!! xxReplyDelete
I like the colours you are using in the flying geese. You are making great progress on your hand appliqué!ReplyDelete
Love Flying Geese.ReplyDelete
If it were my quilt, I'd hide any block less than what I thought was acceptable in the corner, but I wouldn't get rid of it, even if the geese have a few clipped wings (really, I hardly noticed it--only after you pointed it out). Love the hand work!
I really like the red pinwheel in the center. And your pickle dish is beautiful!ReplyDelete


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10 Things You Didn't Know About Ryan Reynolds
Ryan Reynolds has been acting since the early '90s and has moved his way from television to films to superhero blockbusters over the years. He has been known for everything from cult comedies like Van Wilder to romantic comedies to superhero films and yet always seems to stay one of the most down-to-earth actors in the industry. Even though he is married to another celebrity, Blake Lively, he is very skilled in keeping his personal life private. Since everyone loves him, check out 10 things you didn't know about Ryan Reynolds!
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Ryan Reynolds has opened up about his "complicated" relationship with his dad, stating his dad was pretty tough on him and his siblings growing up, but with four boys he kind of had to be. As the youngest of the boys Ryan always said he was "more of a moving target than a sibling" and his brothers are tough too. Two of them have become police officers.
9. Early Relationships
Many tend to forget that before his marriage to Scarlett Johansson in 2008, he was engaged to Canadian singer Alanis Morissette, but many more don't even realize he was in a high-profile relationship before that. In 2001, Reynolds met Rachael Leigh Cook who starred in She's All That, and although they hit it off, she had to immediately fly to Britain to film Blow Dry. Ryan was so enamoured with her, he cleared his filming schedule and followed her to London as a surprise and they dated for a year!


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A Catholic primary school in London has been closed following the arrest of a member of staff on suspicion of possessing indecent photos of children.
The 57-year-old man, who has not been named, has been suspended from his job at St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, near Drury Lane in London's West End.
Pupils at the school were prevented from returning after their summer break when the police investigation delayed building work at the site. The school remained closed this week, but is due to open next Monday.
The man was detained last week, but released on bail pending further inquiries. No indication of the post he held has been given.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "A 57-year-old man was arrested on 27 August on suspicion of possessing indecent photographs of children under 16.
"He was later released on bail pending further inquiries. A quantity of materials has been seized including photos and a computer."


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"Karz" Surname
Frequency of "Karz" Surname in the US
2000 US Census
The surname "Karz" is not included in the US Census Bureau's ranking of surnames with 100 or more people. Since fewer than 100 people with this surname were included in the 2000 Census, it is relatively uncommon.
Source: "Frequently Occurring Surnames from the Census 2000", US Census Bureau.
1990 US Census
Accoring to the US Census Bureau, "Karz" ranked #83,118 in frequency out of 88,799 surnames for which statistics were released from the 1990 Census.
Source: "Frequently Occurring Surnames from the 1990 Census", US Census Bureau.
"Karz" Graves on Histopolis
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In a small pot over medium heat, combine white vinegar, sugar, allspice and salt. Stir well until the liquid is simmering and the sugar has completely dissolved. Pour pickling liquid over red onion and cucumbers and stir to ensure everything is evenly coated. Allow to cool to room temperature, then cover with plastic wrap (press the plastic wrap down onto the cucumbers so there is no air) and refrigerate. Chill for at least 4 hours to cool completely before serving.
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Real Estate Adelaide – Buying and Renting
A coastal city with a laidback lifestyle, Adelaide boasts the desired amenities of an urban centre but exhibits an easy-going alternative to what can be metropolitan madness in the other major centres of Australia.
As the capital of South Australia, Adelaide is by far the most populated region in the state – it is home to an estimated 1.2 million residents.
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There is also plenty of residential space right next to the CBD and the beautiful greenery – one suburb in particular has an abundance of both.
Situated north of the River Torrens and within the Adelaide Park Lands, North Adelaide is surrounded by parklands and is largely dedicated to residential purposes.
The area consists of three grids that are separated by public parks and differ in shape and size, providing inhabitants with a unique space in the urban core.
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- Explored the local mangroves and found a tyre swing
- A treasure hunt and gather at Pearl Beach
down to the water. I imagine it'd be an eerily beautiful place in Spring and apparently is a popular picnic spot (?). But I guess that's nothing compared to what Layla suggested we do when she found out we were checking out a place filled with passed people: "Can we dig them up?" My kids watch too much
So that is our new tradition! At the risk of running out of ideas, I'm going to get the kids to come up with a bunch of suggestions themselves and I'll put them into a hat and draw one out whenever I get stuck. That way, it's still a surprise of sorts. Or maybe I'll surprise them with NO surprise! But then I'd never hear the end of it! As tricky as it may turn out to be, I'm going to keep at it - they really look forward to their Surprise Thursdays - Layla even spoke about it at her public speaking competition. So if you ever want a bribe for your kids, try it yourself! Or if you have any great suggestions for a surprise, please let me know. x


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