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Look at my face. The little button nose, the chubby cheeks, the smile that could melt even the hardest heart. Seriously, have you ever seen anything so cute?
Well, my life isn't all adorableness, let me tell you. This being-a-3-year-old business? It is flippin' hard!
Yeah, I hear you, I hear you. "You're a toddler! What is so hard about your life? You get to play all day!"
Pffttt. Adults. You really need to be taught everything, don't you? Fine. I will explain. But pay attention — I have better things to do. The cabinets can't color on themselves, you know.
Why being a 3-year-old is so hard:
I vent my frustrations loudly.
When I get mad about things, I feel the mad rumbling in my belly, and it makes my hands turn into angry balls and then the mad erupts out of my mouth like a volcano. You call it a "tantrum." I call it expressing my emotions. How am I supposed to let the world know that I am mad if they can't hear me? And think logically here — why does my voice get so loud if I am not supposed to use it?
Things are scary.
The world out there is legit terrifying. The other day, my mom took me to the doctor's office. They wanted me to take off my shoes and stand on this platform that blinked numbers on top. My mom and the lady in the purple pants were both standing there telling me it would be so cool to find out how much I weighed. But what if I fell off? What if the platform was sticky or pinchy or made of lava? And don't even get me started on the doctor! Sure, she is the same lady I have known since I was born. She was super fun last time, but now I am not so sure. She is so much taller this time because her shoes have stabby sticks on the back! What are those even for?! And I just know that the cold circle she put on my chest is going to suck my guts out!
I know what I want.
… and I don't understand why you don't. Seriously, people. The words are right there inside my head. Why aren't you doing what I want you to do??? What do I have to do, say every single thing I want out loud?!
My wants change.
Get over it. Yeah, Goldfish crackers were my favorite food last week. Then I heard someone sing on the television that they are the snack that smiles back, and that is creepy. Now I am scared of all fish, whether they are crackers or not. I like yogurt now. But only the vanilla one. In the blue bowl. The yellow bowl reminds me of the smiling Goldfish, and I am scared of it.
Everything is frustrating.
I can't climb up onto the playground equipment by myself, even though my brothers can. I don't understand why they can do it and not me, and it is the only thing in the universe that I want to do.
You get mad about my experiments.
All I want to do is see if the snake you plug into the back of your phone fits into the slot on the front of the air conditioner. It looks like it should fit in there, and I don't get why you are so upset about it. Just like you got upset last week when I tried to share my yogurt with Elmo. He looked hungry, and you are always telling me to share, but the second I do, you yell at me for putting yogurt on the TV. And you wonder why I am frustrated!
I want to do it by myself.
I see all you adults putting your own shoes on, and I can totally do that myself. It is just that the opening got so much smaller when I tried to put my foot in. This shoe clearly doesn't fit anymore. I want different shoes. Now.
I really, really want to help you.
I see you loading the dishwasher, and you look like you could use my help. If it cleans dishes, it can clean my toys too! Let me put those in! And the cat food looks dirty too! And crayons mark stuff up, so maybe they should get a nice wash too!
You expect me to use the potty.
Remember how I said things are scary? This is number one on the list. For real. You expect me to sit on a chair with a giant hole in it, hanging over a bucket of water that spins in circles and goes down a hole to who knows where. Why?? I have a perfectly good diaper on my rump! I have been doing this my entire life, why change up the routine now? And, I hate to break it to you guys, but your tushies are a lot bigger than mine. You may be able to safely sit on the holey-water-chair, but my bum could fall right in. And if I fall in, the water will spin and then there is that hole at the bottom…
Being 3 is hard, y'all.
I am exhausted. At the end of the day, though, I'm still your baby. I still need your snuggles and your love. It will get easier for both of us, I promise. And in the meantime, look at my sweet little 3-year-old face. You really haven't seen anything more adorable than your sleeping toddler, have you?
Go ahead and sneak out of my room to that glass of wine you were muttering you deserved earlier. I will give you three minutes before I let you know I can't sleep. What if that sock on the ground is really a rat that has big teeth and likes to eat toes? I better come get you now, Mommy.


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Logistic regression is a part in a simulation pipeline that I use for some scenario analysis. The dataset that this is based on is not small but relatively noisy, and only one explanatory variable/feature. Of course I can say something about this uncertainty using frequentist or Bayesian methods but I would like to use this in the sequential simulation step as well, to get a fairer final estimate. What I'm planning on doing should work but is somewhat computationally expensive and I would like to know if someone has a better idea.
- Approximate distribution of the coefficients of logistic regression with MCMC
Now simulate this n times:
- Sample one of the two coefficients from this distribution
- Fix this coefficient and use MCMC again to get approximated conditional distribution over second coefficient (could I get this in a better way? This seems highly correlated with the first coefficient)
- Do the rest of the simulation run using this sampled model
I feel like there should be a better way but I'm uncertain.

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On the 23rd of July 1973, at 9:00 a.m. New Zealand time, members of the crew of the New Zealand vessel, Otago, witnessed a nuclear explosion on one of the islands in the Mururoa atoll. The blast, a small one in the low kiloton range, marked the beginning of the eighth series of French atmospheric nuclear tests, which have been conducted in the Pacific since July 1966 when France moved its nuclear test site from the Reggane Firing Ground in the Sahara. Since that time the French nuclear tests have been a perennial sore spot in the diplomatic relations between France and the nations of the Pacific. The matter has, in fact, been the subject of notes exchanged between New Zealand and France and between Australia and France since 1963 when press reports indicated France's intention to move its test sites to the Pacific.
In the period of twenty-seven years since nuclear tests have begun, atmospheric testing has been the subject of much diplomatic discussion. Nuclear testing has been the subject of five multilateral treaties and at least nineteen Resolutions of the United Nations General Assembly. Atmospheric nuclear tests have also been condemned in international forums outside the United Nations...
The Nuclear Tests Cases present some exceedingly interesting legal questions. The first one is the jurisdictional basis for the interim order itself. The second question involves the effects of France's failure to participate and to obey the order. Since France failed to appear, New Zealand and Australia may call upon the Court to decide in their favour under article 53(1). Article 53(2), however, requires the Court to first "satisfy itself, not only that it has jurisdiction in accordance with Articles 36 and 37, but also that the claim is well founded in fact and law." In other words, the Court may not enter a default judgment based solely on the fact of nonappearance of one of the parties. Consequently, the Court has directed that the next written proceedings shall be addressed to the question of jurisdiction.
Recommended Citation
Jerome B. Elkind,
French Nuclear Testing and Article 41--Another Blow to the Authority of the Court?,
8 Vanderbilt Law Review
Available at: https://scholarship.law.vanderbilt.edu/vjtl/vol8/iss1/2


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The Dallas Mavericks' hiring of Jason Kidd was met with some skepticism for multiple reasons. Kidd comes with a lot of off the court baggage, and his previous two stops as head coach didn't produce much success.
As the Mavericks' free agency activity lags here in early August, it's a good time to look back at how Kidd's teams with the Milwaukee Bucks and Brooklyn Nets faired under him. By parsing the statistics, there's a chance to guess what style Kidd might have in mind for the Mavericks.
It's important to say early on that Kidd never had a player like Luka Doncic in his previous two jobs. Giannis Antetokounmpo wasn't GIANNIS yet, and Deron Williams at his peak wasn't in Doncic's league. Having a generational star on your roster can warp time and space on the court, so Kidd may come at this squad from a completely different angle than any other he's coached.
But we only have history to predict the future, so that's what we're going to do. Here are four interesting statistics from Kidd's coaching past.
3-point attempts
Kidd's teams have never been big on shooting 3-pointers. Over his five years as head coach, his squads have averaged a ranking of 23rd in attempts from behind the arc. The highest the Bucks ever ranked was 24th in the league back in 2016-17. There's a chance this could be roster dependent, however, as the Nets ranked 10th in 3-pointers in Kidd's one year there.
It's worrisome, though, to see Kidd's teams buck the trend the league was headed. It might speak to a lack of awareness in keeping up with the latest data on what creates successful teams. Or as mentioned above, perhaps Kidd didn't trust the shooters on his team and tried to get buckets in other methods. Either way, it would be a sharp departure from how the Mavericks operated under Rick Carlisle, when they were routinely top five in the league on 3-point attempts.
If you're expecting a quicker pace than the methodical way the Mavericks played under Carlisle, well, you're going to be disappointed. Kidd isn't exactly enamored with teams playing at a fast pace.
"I don't understand why we're so excited or intrigued with pace," Kidd told Matt Velazquez of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinal. "We're making a big deal about a stat that does not win championships."
Kidd's actions matched his words. His teams have ranked an average of 22nd in the league in pace of play. He's just not interested getting up quick shots while the defense isn't set, preferring a more methodical approach in the half court. In this way, he won't be much different than Carlisle. But that doesn't mean Kidd isn't interested in playing fast.
Fast Break Points
Kidd coached teams usually ranked in the top ten in fastbreak points. His teams have finished 13th on average in fast break points. If you remove his year with an older Nets team, that average drops to ninth. Kidd isn't interested in quick shots, but he desperately wants his teams to get up the floor.
"I think it's always good when you can get the ball up before 21 on the (shot) clock," Kidd said in the same article from Valezquez. "It gives us more opportunities to move the ball. Also not to let the defense set so you can get an easy paint touch or you can get a wide open three. That's something that we've always talked about."
It makes sense that if Kidd wants to execute slowly and correctly in the half court, he'd want to get the ball up the floor as fast as possible. It gives his players more time on the shot clock to operate, and inevitably leads to easy buckets in transition. In Kidd's last year with the Bucks, 17.8% of their points were scored in transition, good for third in the league.
I've long advocated for the Mavericks to push the ball up the floor, and am hoping it's something Kidd incorporates early on.
If you didn't like how the Mavericks have rebounded in last couple years, you might want to stop reading right now. Over his five year run as a head coach, Kidd's teams have ranked 28th on average in rebounding. His first Bucks team ranked 24th in rebounding, the highest ranking for any of his teams.
The lack of rebounding wasn't dictated by the roster, either. Those teams featured players like Antetokounmpo, Greg Monroe, Tyler Zeller, Brook Lopez, and various Plumlees. Kidd had the rebounders, he just wasn't interested in crashing the glass. This is probably due to his focus on getting up the court for transition buckets, essentially punting on offensive boards.
It's possible that Kidd changes up his coaching style and has the Mavericks play differently than the Bucks and Nets under his watch. After all, there are some anomalies between the one year in Brooklyn and his stint in Milwaukee. When asked at his introductory press conference what he learned while an assistant coach with the Los Angeles Lakers, Kidd was vague.
"I will take what I've learned from Frank and apply it here because I think when you look at Frank's defense it's been number one in the last two years, so here in Dallas we're going to play a little defense, because we know that we can score the ball.
"We're going to pay attention to the small things which will lead us down the road of winning that trophy."
There's not much there except the emphasis on defense, which would be welcome in Dallas. But the statistics above paint a picture of how Kidd sees a winning basketball team. Mavericks fans will have to wait until the season starts to see how Kidd puts his fingerprint on this team, and whether it will be successful.


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Located on the North Norfolk coast, between Hunstanton and Cromer, the small seaside town of Wells-next-the-Sea has become a firm favourite of ours for a family day out.In the summer, Wells is the perfect place to enjoy some time on the beach. The sea is over a mile away from the town itself but if you don't fancy walking there is a miniature railway that runs regularly. Tickets are inexpensive - £3 per adult, £2 per child (return).If you enjoy swimming in the sea Wells is especially good for this. There is lifeguard-attended safe swimming zone which is situated in a channel, rather than the sea itself - great for children, or those, like me, who worry about getting swept out by the tide.Wells is famous for its picturesque beach huts in many colours and styles and some of these can be hired for the day by visitors - take a look on Air BnB!If you're after something a bit different, why not try alpaca trekking? With prices starting from £33 (for a group of three) you can enjoy an hour-long stroll along the coastal footpaths with your new fluffy friends, or go for a full 3.5 hour adventure with a picnic to enjoy en-route.In the town itself there is a good selection of boutique shops. Our favourites are BTOI (a unique homeware store) and Ele and Me (selling organic children's clothes and a great range of wooden toys). There's an arcade, several fish and chip shops (of course!) and a couple of ice cream parlours.Wells-next-the-Sea boasts a great selection of restaurants and there is something to suit all tastes and budgets. If you're looking for somewhere to eat as a family, check out Bang with its colourful decor and toys and books to keep the little ones occupied. There's also the Albatros, the boat permanently moored in Wells harbour which serves pancakes, both sweet and savoury. These look and taste incredible and children will love the novelty of eating on a boat. I also recommend Wells Crab House, which serves a HUGE seafood platter. If you're looking to prolong your visit, there are many cosy holiday cottages available to rent in Wells and the surrounding area. For camping I highly recommend Mill Farm - an alternative to the busier Pinewoods which is also further from the town.A few years ago we enjoyed an autumn getaway in Wells and I have lovely memories of cosy pub lunches, the Halloween trail at Holkham Hall and eating candy apples in our B&B room. I'd love to do it all again this year. Maybe you should too?
During the summer months Wells is often very busy and the town centre car parks fill up early in the day. An overflow car park will sometimes spring up in a nearby field. The attendants at the overflow usually only give you the price for a day, unless you ask for a shorter stay, so if you're only going to stay a few hours it is important to ask.
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Welcome to Ronnie's Run Down! This column looks at some fascinating matchups and facts that might pique the interest of the reader as that day's games are reviewed. This is just my attempt at creating come compelling thought on any given day. There are nine innings in baseball, and nine points in my daily run down.
- Whit Merrifield has been Kansas City's best hitter by quite a large margin. On the year he's accumulated 3.4 fWAR (twice as much as the next best Royal), a 118 wRC+ (11% better than the next Royal with at least 260 PA), and his 16.5 oRAA is nearly 4 times higher than any other Royal (Jorge Soler 4.7). He is particularly noteworthy in today's matchup against Cole Hamels and the Cubs since Merrifield has performed very well against lefties this year. He owns a .426 wOBA against southpaws in 139 PA with a 33.0% LD. Hamels, for his part, throws two pitches over 20% of the time, a fourseam and a changeup. Opponents have a .417 ISO against his fastball and a .246 ISO against his changeup.
- On the flip side of that matchup, Javier Baez has been a killer over the last two weeks. He has a 185 wRC+ in 49 PA with a .370 ISO. The Royals Jake Junis throws 40.6% sliders and 30.2% fourseam fastballs. His fastball ranks as the 4th worst in the Majors at -10.2 wRAA but his slider is a very effective pitch rating at 6.8 wRAA. Baez hits fastball well with a 9.0 wFA and is just a little better than league average against the slider with a -0.36 wSL/C.
- Matt Carpenter is continuing to make his case for NL MVP in what has been, thus far, the most productive year of his career. The 32 year old Cardinal infielder is leading the NL with 28 home runs, a .591 SLG, a .307 ISO, .409 wOBA, 160 wRC+, and 4.9 fWAR. That is a dominating MVP case. In his last 13 games, he has a 20.6% walk rate, and a 1.032 OPS and a 36.1% LD. In his last 4 starts Wei-Yin Chen has a 5.03 SIERA and is giving up a 46.3% Pull. That pull rate is important since opposing hitters have a .506 wOBA against Chen on pulled BIP. Carpenter has a 44.7% Pull in his last 63 PA.
- Zack Godley has a 3.02 SIERA in his last innings, that's the 5th best of any pitcher in the NL in the last 30 days. He ranks 2nd in the NL in that time with a 10.92 K/9 and he has a healthy 52.6% GB. Godley takes the hill today at home against Philadelphia. The Phillies currently rank 22nd in the Majors over the last two weeks with a 32.5% HC, and their 22.2% SC in that time is second only to the Padres for the worst in MLB.
- The Los Angeles Angels have an interesting matchup today against lefty Matt Boyd of the Detroit Tigers. Boyd has been the Tigers best pitcher in terms of WAR, leading his team with 2.1 fWAR. In his last 4 starts, Boyd has a 10.02 K/9 and a 3.10 SIERA. The Angels have only 2 players (min 50PA) that have even a 90 wRC+ against left handed pitching, Andrelton Simmons (122) and Mike Trout (193).
- Nick Ahmed leads all of baseball over the last two weeks with a 63.3% HC. The Diamondback shortstop is hitting .421/.488/.825 in his last 43 PA while scorching line drives at a 40.0% rate. Today he faces Jake Arrieta of the Phillies, whos 4.36 SIERA is his worst since 2013. Arrieta is giving up a 39.6% LD over his last 3 starts.
- Dereck Rodriguez is leading all NL starters in the second half, giving up 52.9% HC in 3 starts. His 3.96 SIERA is just above league average despite that very high HC, that's mostly thanks to some good luck and good defense as evidence by his .200 BABIP. Rodriguez takes the mound tonight at home as the Giants host the Houston Astros. The hottest Astro right now is DH/Catcher Evan Gattis. He is hitting .333/.417/.600 since the All-Star break with a .267 ISO in 36 PA. He also leads the team with a 33.3% HR/FB in the 2nd half.
- Rhys Hoskins leads the Majors in the 2nd half with an astounding .534 ISO. Two big reasons for that huge number are the fact that Hoskins is making 52.2% HC in that time with a 45.7% FB. It should come as no surprise then that he is 2nd in the NL with 8 home runs since the break. Tonight he'll be one of the few hitters that should see success against the Diamondbacks Zack Godley.
- There are 5 players with at least 40 PA in the 2nd half that have yet to draw a walk. Those players are Miguel Andujar, Jonathan Schoop, Wil Myers, Martin Prado, and Manny Pena. Of those, only Miguel Andujar (152) and Jonathan Schoop (143) have a wRC+ over 78. On the flip side, there are 5 players with a 20+% walk rate since the break, Mike Trout, Aaron Hicks, Jose Ramirez, Joey Votto, and Nick Martini. Non of those players has a wRC+ below 122.


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Following the release of the National Hydrogen Strategy in 2019, Australia is seeing exciting developments in government funding, new project announcements and private sector interest in a hydrogen industry. Federal and state governments are partnering with the private sector to support hydrogen technologies, in the race to become a premier exporter of clean hydrogen to the decarbonised global economy.
This Insight explores the opportunities for Australia to establish a leading hydrogen industry, including recent policy developments, the latest funding announcements and key legal issues to be aware of.
Key takeaways
- There has been an increasingly strong commitment from federal and state governments to fund hydrogen projects around Australia. The private sector is enthusiastically taking up these opportunities.
- The policy landscape for hydrogen production and export in Australia is still in development. Commentators recognise the need for regulatory reform to kickstart a commercial hydrogen industry on a national scale.
- If you are interested in developing or investing in a hydrogen opportunity, now is the time to be aware of the policy, regulatory and practical issues for hydrogen projects. These span development, production, transport, storage and use issues, and will continue to change as regulations and policy evolve.
Hydrogen – what is all the fuss about?
Hydrogen is the world's most abundant chemical, comprising approximately 75% of the earth's mass. It is generally combined with other elements in the natural environment, and must be separated to become a useful product. Once in its refined state, hydrogen has the potential to power everything that petrol or natural gas can, without emitting carbon dioxide. It can be used in sectors that have traditionally been difficult to decarbonise, such as transport and steelmaking.
Low carbon options for hydrogen production are attracting significant attention. Currently, hydrogen production is primarily undertaken via steam reforming, where natural gas is reacted with high-temperature steam to create hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide. This is known as grey hydrogen, when carbon emissions are released into the air, and blue hydrogen, when the emissions are captured through carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies.
Hydrogen can also be produced through electrolysis, where an electric current splits water into hydrogen and oxygen. Where the electricity is produced using fossil fuels, this is also considered a type of grey hydrogen (or blue hydrogen where the carbon emissions are offset). Where electricity is generated from renewable sources, this is known as green hydrogen. As the world shifts to a decarbonised economy and countries work to meet their Paris Agreement targets, green hydrogen will be an increasingly in-demand commodity.
Hydrogen has a range of diverse potential applications, including:
- Industry: energy-intensive industries that are difficult to decarbonise, such as steelmaking, aviation and shipping, can use green hydrogen as a substitute fuel.
- Grid electricity: excess renewable energy from the grid can be used to generate green hydrogen, which can then either be used for other purposes or stored for use at a later point in time. Co-location of renewable energy sources and hydrogen infrastructure allows stored hydrogen to be called upon to generate electricity when the grid is in deficit.
- Chemical feedstock and export: hydrogen is also used as a means of creating other chemicals. Ammonia production has been identified as a viable end product, for its various industrial applications (eg fertiliser production) and as a suitable option for hydrogen export.19
- Transport: vehicles can use hydrogen as a fuel in two ways. Most commonly, electric vehicles use a hydrogen fuel cell that is able to convert stored hydrogen into electricity. Several hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are already on the market. Alternatively, hydrogen combustion engines (based on converted diesel engines) power vehicles in much the same way as existing petrol engines, but only emit water vapour as exhaust. However, the rising proliferation of electric vehicles and difficulties in hydrogen combustion technology have made fuel cells the favoured application for hydrogen in the transport sector.
- Heating: hydrogen burns at a similar temperature to natural gas (2000°C) and can therefore be used in many of the same applications. Domestically, water boilers and radiators can be converted to be fuelled by hydrogen.
Policy developments and what they mean for the industry
Hydrogen policy objectives
State and federal governments have a clearly defined and researched hydrogen policy. The COAG Energy Council released the National Hydrogen Strategy in 2019, which identifies key hurdles and growth areas for the development of a hydrogen industry in Australia. Since then, there has been increasing funding for hydrogen related projects and a crystallisation of the policy priorities for Australia at both federal and state levels. These include:
- Export: Australia aims to establish itself as a leading exporter of high quality clean hydrogen by 2030.1 Australia has already developed ties with export partners in Asia (see our Insight article on Australia's collaboration with Japan) and Europe,2 and aims to use its existing gas export infrastructure to export hydrogen and its derivatives, such as ammonia, to a number of international export partners. Each State and Territory has also committed to supporting the renewable hydrogen industry and prioritising its development.3
- H2 under 2: the Federal Government has set an economic goal to produce hydrogen at or under $2 per kilogram.4 That is understood to be the point where hydrogen becomes competitive with alternative energy sources in large-scale deployment across our energy system. To achieve this, funding has focussed on projects seeking to decrease the cost of electrolysers and scoping locations for the most efficient hydrogen production facilities.5
- Clean hydrogen: both government and industry groups have recognised that Australia must focus on the development of green and blue hydrogen. Global emissions targets and the move towards decarbonisation, mean that the demand for zero or low-emission hydrogen will grow significantly over the coming decades.
- Gas blending: hydrogen can be blended into existing gas networks. Preliminary studies have found that hydrogen can be safely added to gas supplies at up to 10% by volume without having to modify pipelines or appliances.6 The NSW Government aims to achieve 10% renewable hydrogen in the gas network by 2030.7 The National Hydrogen Strategy also aims to have the gas network eventually functioning on 100% hydrogen.
Recent developments in hydrogen project funding
Federal and state governments have recently announced a series of funding commitments to new hydrogen projects around Australia. In April 2021, the Federal Government announced that the 2021-22 budget would include $275.5 million to accelerate the development of four additional clean hydrogen hubs in regional Australia.
See our Hydrogen Technologies timeline for more information on hydrogen in the Federal Budget, and the evolution of federal level funding for hydrogen projects.
An overview on funding:
State Government funding
State governments have also been proactive in funding hydrogen projects. In March 2021, the New South Wales Government announced $70 million from its Net Zero Industry and Innovation Program will be used to fund green hydrogen hubs in the Hunter Valley and Illawarra regions. Similar programs are underway in Tasmania, South Australia, Victoria and the Northern Territory.8 Western Australia announced in January that it received 65 expressions of interest to produce and export renewable hydrogen at the greenfields Oakajee Strategic Industrial Area (SIA). As part of its $50 million renewable hydrogen development funding program, Tasmania is supporting feasibility studies into three large-scale renewable hydrogen projects - two in Bell Bay (Origin Energy and ABEL Energy) and one in Port Latta (Grange Resources) in the north of the state.
Private funding
Privately funded renewable hydrogen projects are also emerging. For example, a consortium of global renewable energy companies plans to develop the Asian Renewable Energy Hub (AREH) in the east Pilbara. The AREH will include 26GW of upstream wind and solar generating capacity, capable of producing approximately 1.8 million tonnes per annum of green hydrogen.9 The AREH recently failed to obtain federal environmental approval and is in the process of addressing some environmental concerns. Two AREH participants have also partnered with local indigenous landowners, the Mirning, with plans to develop the largest green hydrogen hub in the world in the state's south. The Western Green Energy Hub (WGEH), which is yet to obtain approvals, would involve up to 50GW of renewable energy production to power hydrolysers capable of producing up to 3.5 million tonnes of hydrogen per annum.10
Key considerations across the legal landscape
There is no existing legal framework in Australia targeted specifically at hydrogen production projects. Dr Alan Finkel has called for a nationally coordinated regulatory scheme to encourage the growth of hydrogen industries in Australia.11
Stakeholders interested in investing in hydrogen should be aware of the existing regulatory landscape. Each stage of a hydrogen project will be subject to various regulatory requirements including for construction, production, transportation, storage and use. In some areas, existing legal regimes are well-adapted to the hydrogen economy. Others, will require reform to facilitate the development and use of hydrogen technology.
A 2019 review for the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science identified 730 pieces of legislation and 119 standards that may be relevant to a hydrogen industry.12 The 2021-22 budget includes $2.4 million to support hydrogen related legal reforms.
Key regimes relevant to the hydrogen industry:
ProductionOnce hydrogen plants are built, operators will be subject to various regulatory regimes, including for workplace health and safety, environmental impacts and energy supply. Operators will also need to ensure they can secure the necessary volumes of water to support production.
Transport and storageOnce produced, hydrogen will need to be transported from the production facility to storage locations and to ports for export. This could be achieved by utilising existing gas pipeline infrastructure and via road, rail and shipping.
Use, export and generating demandHydrogen has varied potential uses including as industrial feedstock, an export commodity, fuel cells for vehicles and electricity generation. Each of these uses will be subject to regulatory requirements and standards. Some existing regulatory regimes in Australia are not adequately adapted to address the use of hydrogen and will require amendment, while new regulatory regimes may be developed to support hydrogen. Additionally, the Federal Government has recognised the need for a 'Guarantee of Origin' scheme to support the export of Australian-produced hydrogen.
Actions you can take now
- Those interested in developing or investing in a hydrogen project should ensure they are up to date with government announcements about funding opportunities, policy development and legislative reforms.
- Project developers should ensure they consider the detailed suite of regulatory requirements and potential uncertainties applicable to new hydrogen projects, and factor this in to project timelines.
- Understand the 'Guarantee of Origin' regime and the potential impacts. Know what the changes mean for you going forward and what other countries are doing in regards to this regime.
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, Australia's National Hydrogen Strategy (November 2019).
Angus Taylor MP, Australia partners with Singapore on hydrogen maritime sector (June 2021). Prime Minister Scott Morrison MP, Australia and Germany partner on hydrogen initiatives (June 2021), Dan van Holst Pelekaan MP, Feasibility study on export of SA green hydrogen to Rotterdam (March 2021).
Australian Hydrogen Council, Government Policies – Federal and State Policies (July 2020).
Angus Taylor MP, Fast Tracking renewable hydrogen projects (April 2020).
Australian Renewable Energy Agency, Australia's pathway to $2 per kg hydrogen (November 2020).
Sonali Paul, 'Future Proofing: Australia's gas networks look to go green with hydrogen', Reuters (February 2021).
NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment, Net Zero Plan Stage 1: 2020 – 2030 (March 2020), page 30.
National Energy Resources Australia, HyResource: A Short Report on Hydrogen Industry Policy Initiatives and the Status of Hydrogen Projects in Australia (May 2021).
Intercontinental Energy, Asian Renewable Energy Hub (July 2021).
Intercontinental Energy, Western Green Energy Hub (13 July 2021).
Michael Mazengarb, 'Finkel says there is no political will for hydrogen targets in Australia', Renew Economy (December 2019).
Clayton Utz, Hydrogen Industry Legislation (November 2019). [Note: Clayton Utz is the author.]
Standards Australia, Hydrogen standards release summary (July 2020).
ISO, Standards by ISO/TC 197 – Hydrogen Technologies (2021).
Sam Bruce, et al., National Hydrogen Roadmap: Pathways to an economically sustainable hydrogen industry in Australia, CSIRO xix (Austl.) (2018).
Clean Energy Regulator, Carbon Capture and Storage – Method Development (June 2021).
See for example Pipelines Act 1967 (NSW); Gas Supply Act 2003 (QLD); Pipelines Act 2005 (VIC).
COAG Energy Council (2019) Issue 4 – Guarantees of Origin.
Australian Renewable Energy Agency, Hydrogen to Ammonia Research and Development (March 2021)


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Throughout the course you'll learn the most important features of the library while building four different visualizations. You'll be able to play around with the code whenever you want, so that you can be sure that you'll understand how it works.
You will learn:
- Selection and manipulation
- Data loading
- Labels
- Axes
- Scales
- SVG elements
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Scripts For Schools Blog
Read our Scripts for Schools blog and hear what our expert writers have to say about Readers Theater Scripts, Choral Reading (Choral Speaking Scripts), Play Scripts, and Puppet Play Scripts.
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Efficacy Signal For Lilly's Solanezumab Stirs The Alzheimer's Pot
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With the potential for a multi-billion-dollar blockbuster on its hands, Eli Lilly could conduct a confirmatory trial or even seek near-term approval of sola after pooled data revealed a hint of disease modifying potential in mildly affected Alzheimer's patients, though the company also may be grasping at straws.
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Florida-based esports organization Misfits Gaming Group has renewed its partnership with SoFi. SoFi will continue its presence in the esports space expanding its investment to "help its members achieve financial independence." Financial details of the partnership were not released.
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,Dear David
You are a very impressive young man with a great career ahead of you. I met you in Boston in 2019 and spoke with you after a lecture. (It was a very cold December night.) You reassured me that America's young people were motivated to vote and change the country. You were right.
I have wondered for decades why generations of our country's young people were passive and uninvolved. They seemed uninterested in improving the country or even their own lives. How could this be?
On the leading edge of the Boomer generation, I marched and protested, wore political buttons, sang the songs, waved the signs and voted as soon as I was able to do so. The voting age was 21 back in the day.
Motivated by an Existential Threat
What motivated our generation to protest and fight the government then was the same thing that motivates yours now: an existential threat. For us, it was the Vietnam War. Every healthy young man who lacked a wealthy and powerful family faced that fate. When you graduated high school (or college) you got drafted.
A tour of duty in Vietnam could last mere weeks or even days before you were shipped home on a medical flight or in a body bag. A combat soldier had about a 10% chance of being killed in action but roughly a 50% chance of getting wounded. Second lieutenants in the artillery routinely served as forward observers where they had a life expectancy of about 20 minutes.
One out of every 10 Americans who served in Vietnam was a casualty. A total of 58,148 were killed and 304,000 wounded out of 2.7 million who served. Although the mortality was similar to that of other wars, amputations or crippling wounds were 300 percent higher than in World War II.
A Truncated Future
It didn't matter what a man wanted to do after graduation, whether a couple planned to get married, whether a career awaited, or an opportunity had opened up. You couldn't get on with your life, or expect to continue living, until you were fortunate enough to return from Vietnam.
Even then, however, you weren't safe. I knew several men who survived the war and came home only to die very young from things the US Army denied such as contamination by Agent Orange and microwave transmissions.
The American people gradually turned against the war but that made little difference. It churned on year after year, killing more young men and women all the time.
Profits and Collateral Damage
As you and your generation have learned, the threat of an early and ugly death can motivate millions. The youngest soldier to die in Vietnam was 16. The youngest children to die in school shootings were in first grade.
Our soldiers fought a foreign enemy in Vietnam but they were collateral damage for the profits of weapons manufacturers. Today our weapons manufacturers and their lackeys in government target America's schoolchildren for profit.
(The next time you're in D.C., David, go to Maya Lin's Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Notice how it starts off small, almost out of sight, but grows deeper and darker as you walk until it looms overhead. That's what it was like.)
We Remember the Existential Threat
The Baby Boomers went on to run for office and then run the country. Over time, the idealists of the peace-and-love generation became the capitalists of the technology industry.
But some of us remember what it was like to have the government control your life. Although I was not subject to the draft, my brothers, friends, and fiancé were. We remember the existential threat to an entire generation. We remember how politicians considered the lives of young people expendable in a war we called illegitimate. Now your generation is, for the worst of reasons, learning the same lessons.
Running and Winning
Keep running for office—you will keep winning. The odds are, sadly, in your favor as more and more families join the "survivor's club" each year. Every mass shooting leaves behind hundreds of people like you—angry, motivated, and determined to change the country. It's working.
Congratulations on playing a huge part in pushing back the MAGA wave and keeping those who would destroy our democracy out of office. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Your generation still has a lot of work ahead but know that many of us old folks are behind you all the way. Bless you and keep up the good work.
Best Regards,
PS: I follow you on Twitter because you are the articulate voice of a movement and a generation. I also understand your anger as a gun-violence survivor. My husband is a Senior Fellow for Everytown for Gun Safety. To understand why, you can read my series of posts about gun violence:


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in Character learning challenge, September 2015
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lots of review today
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Finished the rest of the "100 most common Chinese verbs" course!! I wish I'd joined this challenge sooner, I would have made much more progress on HSK3!
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Now the review is starting to come in! Fell asleep before I made my 30 min goal :-/
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ALL words reviewed! Did quite a few new words on HSK3 too! I may even finish it this year ;-) Will tackle some more of the "100 most common Chinese verbs" course next
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100 most common Chinese verbs
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Very little to review today. Finished up my goal for this challenge for ChineseSkill memrise (yeah!) and started actually working on HSK3 again!! Somehow, it seems easier than it did a few months ago.
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Reviewed a bit (not much ready for review yet), then studied more on ChineseSkill memrise. I may end up learning the words I want to during this challenge sooner than expected!
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Only 8 words left on ChineseSkill memrise until I meet my initial planned goal! Then I will work on HSK3.
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Reviewed HSK1-3 and Chinese Skill memrise courses. Learned ~10 new words on ChineseSkill memrise course.
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Facial skin is one of the areas we take care of the most. So much, that we forget about our body's skin like the arms, legs and so on. Many fear the signs of aging on the skin, but signs of aging are not only our facial area but also our hands and knees. For that reason, you need to apply basic body care so your skin will be healthy and taken care of. It doesn't take much but only a few simple steps you can apply to your daily routine.
Here are the steps to take care of your body skin:
Limit Time to Showers
Amongst some of the routines that we perform in a day, taking showers is something that will definitely improve your mood. Take it in the morning and you will feel refreshed; take it in the afternoon and you will feel all your stress melt away. Your effort in taking stress-free showers can affect the state of your skin immensely.
Taking long showers (as calming as it may be) can strip the natural oils of the skin that hydrate it. As a result, your skin may dry out. You can solve this in two ways: limiting your shower time and changing the water temperature. According to many experts, showers should only take about 5 to 10 minutes. In case you are sweating more than usual, you can swap shower with wet washcloth to clean yourself.
Colder Showers are the better option
Hot waters maybe the best to relax your body as they expand and relax the muscles, albeit drying out the skin the most. After a hot shower session, you will most likely find that skin and hair are becoming more dry and brittle.
Cold showers are considered the best for your skin. First, cold showers limit the skin from getting dried out. Second, cool showers lower symptoms of depression. A study has found that showering with cold water for two to three minutes a day effects the brain positively. It can stimulate the central nervous system, releases pain suppressing hormones beta-endorphin and noradrenaline (decrease depression symptoms). Cold showers also increases hormones, leading to more clear thinking, increase blood flow and muscle engagement, and decrease inflammation.
But if cold showers are too much, you can just douse your body in cold water from 30 to 90 seconds before ending your showers.
Moisturizing body washes does wonders to your skin
Rather than use a regular soap that cleans the dirt and debris on your skin, better to use a moisturizing body wash. Your skin will be cleansed but hydrated at the same time. Bar soaps have higher pH that is destructive to your skin at about 9 to 12. Your skin is more acidic at about 5 and 6 on the scale. The aft effect of using bar soaps is that skin will feel 'clean' but dry afterwards. This is why you should look for labels for correct pH balance and 'moisturizing' or 'hydrating'.
Exfoliation is not only for the skin, but also for the body
Moisturizing and hydrating the skin goes a long way for your skin's health. But all of that can be rendered useless without exfoliation to clear dead skin and debris from the surface of the skin. Instead, your dead skin cells will be getting the nutrient that your skin needs. At the same time, your skin will experience new cell growth from the simulation of your skin.
Other than clearing the dirt from your skin, light exfoliation can also benefit cellulite on your skin. A gentle loofah or soft bristle brush can clean skin while helping to handle cellulite at the same time. Sugar scrubs or alpha hydroxy acids (AHA) are also other ways to exfoliate skin gently.
Exfoliation can do a lot of good to your skin, that's for sure. Be careful not to overdo the process by doing it more than once or taking a lot of time doing it. Experts recommend a regular exfoliation for once or twice weekly, or else it can be irritating for the skin.
Set timing for moisturizing
After showering, it is a given that your pores will be much more open. Take advantage of this opportunity by slathering your skin with moisturizing lotions. For a more moisturizing effect, you can practice oil massaging to increase circulation and decrease tension and stress among other benefit.
Applying lotion while your skin is still damp will increase the effect on the skin. Lotions, or any moisturizing lotion locks the water in the skin, increasing the effect tenfold rather than just regular moisturizer on the skin.
Don't skip sunscreen!
Other than moisturizer, sunscreen is also something that you should not miss. All the problems of aging such as wrinkles, aging spots or uneven tanning can be solved by applying sunscreen regularly every two hours. Choose sunscreens with natural minerals like zinc oxide to minimize the stickiness and clogged pores.
Sun screens you should avoid are the water resistant variety with chemicals or plasma concentrations that can clog pores. This leads to breakouts and bacne (body acne). Instead, apply mineral sunscreen 20 minutes before going outside and always reapply every two hours.
Increase Hydrating Products at Night
Moisturizers after taking a shower is beneficial to the skin, but for a really hydrating effect you should put on more moisturizing products at night. Many might think that applying lotions after a shower session is enough, but you can definitely amp it up during the night.
You can increase hydration on a daily basis by drink a lot of water, but that may not be enough. The only way to manage that is to apply moisturizer twice a day, at night will be the time to put on some extra moisturizing lotions and apply special care to areas that are more prone to dryness. Use products rich on hyaluronic acid—which holds 1,000 times its weight in moisture—and oils for maximum effect.
Skin on the body should definitely be taken care of, rather than just facial care. Your face may be taken care of, but signs of aging occurs everywhere even on your body. Maintain your skin by following the tips above. Signs may not appear now, but it will show in the long term. For those who are already showing signs, your skin will feel much better after these treatments!
What are some of your body care tips that you follow? Share your answer in the comments section below!


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Not sure if y'all have clocked it, but I have kind of co-opted the cleaning/organization beat here at EHD. Growing up, I was pretty unbothered by mess and grime – much to the chagrin of my mom and, later, my college roommates (sorry again, everyone!!!) – but as an adult, I've figured out some systems and discovered a few tried-and-true products that have made cleaning, organizing, and maintaining my home both easy AND fun. But today's post isn't about more things to buy – it's actually about a few of the mental frameworks I've recently been employing to make it easier for me to part with the things I already have. See, I've always struggled a little bit with clutter (I mean…I'm a girl who loves the flea market, you know?) and it's finally sunk in that the solution isn't just adding more bins and baskets – it's that I need LESS STUFF. Deciding what makes the cut is hard, though (especially when you're as sentimental as I am!), so let's dive into a few of the strategies that have actually been helpful for me in the hopes that maybe this can help you declutter, too 🙂
The 20/20 Rule
The idea is simple: If I can replace something for under $20 and in under 20 minutes, I give myself the freedom to let it go. This has been game-changing for me – old nail polish? I can grab another at Walgreens in less than five minutes if I end up needing to. The almost-empty bottle of vitamins that I have been ignoring for months but still keep in the fridge in the event that I will one day wake up with willpower and will be able to commit to my vitamin regimen again? Spoiler: it's not happening, so just let them go, girl! All those weird promotional drawstring backpacks that have sat dormant at the bottom of my closet for years but have still been schlepped from coast to coast and from apartment to apartment? JUST DONATE THEM, ALREADY.
I've really struggled with a sunk cost fallacy here for a while – "I already have this, and I've kept it for so long, and I might need it someday, so I should hold on to it just in case!" (Maybe that refrain sounds kind of familiar to you, too.) In reality, though, many of the things I've been struggling to organize are still things that I could grab quickly and affordably in a pinch. Like, why purchase another bin to store the aforementioned nail polish when I haven't painted my own nails in over a year? I've been able to give away unused crafting supplies (why did I, a person who has literally never touched a knitting needle in their life, have so much yarn???), school supplies (where are my fellow pen hoarders at? Turns out I don't need, like, 300 different gel pens!), and I've also finally been able to toss the stuff that's just taking up space and waiting to expire. It's liberating, y'all!
The Inventory Idea
This is a new thought pattern for me and it's been TRANSFORMATIONAL. I'd always blamed my cluttered tendencies on my ADHD brain manifesting itself – you know, unintentionally making my surroundings look and feel like the inside of my head – but the reality is much simpler: my human brain is just not equipped to keep tabs on this much inventory. Swapping my previous self-punishing internal monologue of "I have too much stuff" with "I just have more inventory than I can track right now" has COMPLETELY changed the way I look at clutter.
Here's the thing: I don't think I'd ever really grokked that every single thing that I bring into my home contributes to my mental load and to my to-do list. Once something comes in that front door, it needs to be tracked and monitored and maintained…and it turns out that a lot of things in my home aren't worth that kind of effort, you know? Humans simply were not built to keep track of hundreds of thousands of objects in addition to, like, staying alive. That's not an exaggeration, either – the average American household has over 300,000 items in it. SERIOUSLY. I've accepted that I do not have the brain space or bandwidth to care for 300,000 things in addition to, you know, talking to my family and having a job and doing things with friends – something's gotta give, and it's gonna have to be the things.
Clutter doesn't happen because you're lazy or because of some moral failure – you simply just do not have the brain space to remember and sort all of the objects in your inventory. Think of yourself like a video game character with limited slots to carry items – what really matters to you? What actually deserves to take up your mental bandwidth? (Spoiler: it's probably not the box of assorted cords for devices and appliances you've been collecting for a decade or more. You're never going to go through that box, pal – just donate or recycle them and let yourself permanently remove "sort through miscellaneous cords" from your to-do list. IT'S GOING TO FEEL AMAZING, I SWEAR.)
The Grey Zone Donation
THE MAYBES. That's where I get hung up, at least. There are the things that are easy to toss in a donation pile; there are things that are obvious keepers…but what about the items in the middle? Maybe it's a splurgey wool sweater that you may need one day…but you also live in Los Angeles, where the average daily temperature literally never warrants the hoarding of said overpriced wool sweater. How do you commit to purging and donating when you're making a decision that isn't clearly black or white? Enter: THE GREY ZONE.
The solution here is pretty simple, but it does require some willpower. Take all your "well, I do really like this, it's in good condition, and maybe I'll use it when [insert infrequent scenario here]" things and throw them in a box/bag/storage container of your choice. Choose a timeframe that makes sense for you – maybe it's a week, maybe it's a month – and TAPE IT CLOSED for that amount of time. If you don't need to force entry into this box, donate it blindly once the clock's run out.
Do not let yourself get caught in a last-minute check – "let me just make sure there's nothing really important in here" is the kiss of death that'll spoil your efforts (take it from experience!) – just let it go and enjoy the newly-created space, free of items that you're ambivalent about. It's kinda nice to be surrounded only by the pieces that you really love and use, right?
The 5-Year Question
Try this scenario on for size: think about that shirt in your dresser. It's seen better days – maybe it's a little faded, or it has low-key pit-stained (but in a way that only you really notice), or there's a tiny hole in it, or you accidentally spilled soy sauce on the front leaving it unwearable in public (too specific, maybe?) and now it's become your last-choice "home clothes" shirt. It's the one you pull on when you're out of everything else – if it could talk, it'd be the shirt that said "GIRL, you gotta do laundry RIGHT NOW."
I'm here with an instant mood-boosting tip: RETIRE THAT SHIRT. Recycle it. Turn it into cleaning rags. Make a t-shirt quilt, if you're sentimental! Either way, LET IT GO. I've found that I have a tendency to wear things into the ground, which is great (or better than the fast fashion alternative, at least, I guess). But at some point, I need to learn how to say goodbye – enter the "5-year question." When I'm considering parting with pieces on their last legs – or decor that I've pulled from the flea market that no longer sparks joy – I just need to ask the following: "In 5 years, am I going to be glad that this is still in my inventory?"
Will I be glad that I've kept reluctantly pulling on my hole-y pink home-only shirt for trips to the laundromat, or that I continue to shove a broken flea market toucan statue in the closet in the hope that one day I'll create a vignette that requires a broken toucan statue? Most of the time, the answer is a resounding NO. 30-year-old Caitlin is doing 35-year-old Caitlin a favor – she's pitching stuff now so that future Caitlin can fully enjoy the stuff she really loves.
Just 1% Better
If you also went through a competitive sports phase (or, uh, "decades" of competitive sports, if we're the same type of neurotic), you may be familiar with the "1% better" theory of marginal gains. To sum it up, a former director of British Cycling implemented a program trying to improve a host of tiny areas by 1% (like, sleeping 1% better, eating 1% better, training 1% better, reducing bike dust by 1% – it was a lot and very nuanced, but you get the gist)…and he was right. After implementing the 1% theory, British Cycling went on to win 16 Olympic golds AND seven Tour de Frances in just eight years.
Let that sink in – a meager 1% improvement across the board compounded over time and RADICALLY changed the expected results. Even on my worst day, I can find the energy to try and make my home at least 1% better – it's a small, achievable goal that will exponentially improve my quality of life in the future. I don't know if you've also suffered from "if I can't do it perfectly the first time, I don't want to do it at all" disease, but finally accepting that marginal gains are just as valuable as a weekend-long cleaning spree has been incredibly motivating and empowering. You don't need to organize everything this weekend – just let yourself be 1% better.
Here's where I leave you – my most recent clutter clean-out (after all this yapping, I gotta show that I drink my own Kool-Aid, right?). I wish I had taken an actual before photo, but I truly cannot tell you how much peace this now-totally-organized vanity now brings me. What I can tell you, however, is where to find bandaids or soap or zit patches – my bath and self-care-related inventory is now totally under control and IT FEELS AMAZING. If this reformed clutterbug can do it…well, I think you can, too. (Next up on my 1% better list: cleaning the lipstick smudges off my makeup drawer. WHOOPS.)
It took a really long time for this all to click in my own brain – there's a real difference between recognizing that you have too much stuff and actually building out the framework to handle that problem – so I really hope that these five ideas could help others in the way that they've helped me. Feel free to drop any of your organization tips or wisdom in the comments – I'm always ready to learn more. LET'S CHAT, PLEASE??? xx
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Choi, Myung Hee is officially a gochujang master — she earned the distinction from South Korea's Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in 2012.
Choi started making gochujang, the fermented chile paste that is essential to Korean cuisine, more than two decades ago, when her mother-in-law taught her how to make it as well as doenjang — a fermented soy paste — and soy sauce.
As a fourth-generation gochujang master, Choi uses the family's 100-year-old recipe and traditional techniques to produce her version of the potent paste, but she has also created a method that anyone can use to make gochujang at home.
Watch the full video to see her walk through the process of making gochujang, one of Korea's most essential foods.


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All the Must-See Red Carpet Looks From the 2024 Grammys
The 2024 Grammy Awards are officially back, people! And this year, the list of A-list attendees is fully stacked, meaning the red carpet is full of fashionable lewks. While the night's most highly-anticipated categories like Record of the Year, Song of the Year (justice for not knowing what the difference between these two categories are until, like, yesterday), and Album of the Year won't be announced until closer to midnight, fashion fans (and critics 👀) can rejoice in seeing every iconic red carpet moment from this year's ceremony right TF now. Ahead, you'll find all the must-see 'fits and highlight moments of the 2024 Grammys red carpet. Enjoy!
Victoria Monét
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Boygenius (Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker, and Lucy Dacus)
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Loni Love
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Chef-owner Jarrett Stieber ticked off the latest tweaks to the ever-changing menu at Little Bear.
On the way is bubble and squeak, a winter weather British dish featuring pot roast leftovers mashed into patties and fried.
The chocolate torte is leaving the dessert list, to be replaced by a ricotta tart or a sweet potato parfait.
There are certain constants (some sort of lettuce salad, a dry-fried veggie, a charcuterie offering), but enough switcheroos that, "in theory, you could come by every week and get new dishes if you want to be a regular," Stieber said.
Credit: Holly Steel
Credit: Holly Steel
The nine pandemic-filled months that Little Bear has been in business in Atlanta's Summerhill neighborhood have seen Stieber and his skeletal crew of six staying as scrappy and nimble as when he orchestrated Eat Me Speak Me, the pop-up that garnered him a James Beard Award nomination as a rising star.
When takeout became the new service model, the process for developing innovative small plates logically shifted to "not just what would be a good dish, but a dish that would travel well." (Beef fried rice!)
Credit: Handout
Credit: Handout
As the weeks and months of takeout-only dragged on, he said, the focus became "finding a specific format that worked for us."
Initially, it was a prix fixe for two that catered to couples who wanted an at-home tasting-menu experience. For a time, the kitchen produced themed menus that paid homage to cuisines from around the world. "When we were doing rotating countries, it was a lot of fun at first, then it became kind of limiting," Stieber said.
They since have widened their focus to better attract individual diners, but there's no rule except one: Build dishes layered with flavor.
Stieber has arrived at the conclusion that, "We can cook whatever the hell we want with what we have."
He also is sticking to his guns when it comes to reopening for dine-in customers. "Right now, no one on my team wants to reopen. I want to listen to them as best I can," he said.
With the record number of COVID-19 cases that have been reported nationally, "It doesn't seem like a great time to reopen," he added.
Plus, a socially distanced dining room would allow for all of 10 seats. "It's not enough to live off," he said.
Thanks to the upbeat posts and photos he shares on Instagram and Facebook, the public assumes everything is fine, he said, but "like everyone, we're juggling by, week to week."
However, there's still the same cheeky menu that's as fun to read as it is to eat through — a salad that features "seasonally confused cucumber," a veg of the day holding "shockingly late-season tomatoes."
"We've all been dealt this crushing blow this year," he said. "It's amazing to see how creative people can be when they have to be. Restaurants are historically known for operating on razor-thin margins and not open to change."
He and his crew are so open to change that they are defying Thanksgiving tradition by selling a house-made roselle powder that can be reconstituted at home and used in place of cranberry sauce.
It's the perfect side dish for an imperfect year.
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Credit: Ligaya Figueras
Menu: seasonal, vegetable-forward small plates, featuring local ingredients treated with care and creativity; four-course $35 prix fixe offers value-driven taste of Little Bear; easily accommodates vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and allergen-free diets
Alcohol: wine, beer and cocktails
What I ordered: goat liver mousse (with apple and ginger gelée, apple butter and crackers flavored with funky okra powder); beef fried rice (with black garlic sauce, green chili oil, feijoa, green onion and herbs); individual prix fixe rillettes (goat belly, garlicky ají condiment, pickled greens and summer crisp lettuce, roasted sweet potato, rice porridge); large vegetation du jour; mochi cake (with butternut custard, crispy rice, poppy and lemon balm)
Service options: takeout (curbside available); order by phone, online or in person; no delivery
Outdoor dining: limited to two two-seat tables (not full service); limited shared patio dining space on the block
Mask policy: required for all employees; mandated for guests when interfacing with staff or using restroom
Address, phone: 71 Georgia Ave. SE, Atlanta; 404-500-5396
Hours: 5-9 p.m. Wednesdays-Sundays (5-9 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays beginning Dec. 1)
Website: littlebearatl.com
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After a 5-1 week, the Giants have now won 9 out of their last 10 games, including a Sunday Night Baseball game. We talk about the dominant stretch by the top three starters and the sudden -- and welcome -- emergence/return to form of Matt Cain as a viable major league baseball player.
Is Matt Cain back? And more importantly, does Matt Cain's potential "he's back-ness" mean that trading for rotation help is no longer a priority? Is there a move the Giants might make that would make them regret it a la the Orioles trading away Jake Arrieta?
We also answer your Twitter questions, not all of which are baseball-related this week. Hear our thoughts on men's fashion and what constitutes the best party we've ever attended. You'll notice that we're trying out a new intro bumper, too. It's formal, cleaner, and pleasant to the ear before our voices (mainly Bryan's) assaults your senses.
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Please pardon this brief departure from markets and economics, but it's too interesting and important not to share!
Recently, a client shared the late Jack Bogle's book, Enough, with me. (Jack Bogle was the legendary founder of Vanguard). It was recommended I start with the last chapter first, which I did dutifully. In that short chapter, Mr. Bogle shares something quite valuable that's worth sharing here.
Mr. Bogle begins this chapter by quoting Albert Schweitzer, "Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success."
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St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church hosted the 18th annual Irish Italian Festival on the church grounds from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, March 16 after mass.
People of all ages gathered for food, games, an art show, a silent auction and live music to celebrate St. Patrick's Day.
Chairman of the Irish Italian Festival Kim Busche has attended every festival since its origin, beginning her service to the church as a lead cook and then becoming the chairman during the second festival.
"The priest asked me, and usually when a priest asks you to do something, you do it. It's just like when a minister or priest from any church asks, you step up. I enjoy this kind of stuff," Busche said. "When they asked me, they knew I had knowledge about large groups of people moving around, and that's why I'm doing it."
Busche said about 200 volunteers help run the festival.
Busche said her favorite part of the festival was its power to unite people in the Hattiesburg community.
"We have groups that come together for different reasons. I like the fact that those who volunteer get to know new people, new members of the church who have never volunteered before all of a sudden here they are. You get to see talents. That's the biggest thing in the church. God gives everybody talents, and we want you to use them. And we get to see some new talents in people who didn't know they could do those things."
A five-year parishioner at St. Thomas Amelia Diaz decorated both the St. Joseph and St. Thomas altars for the first time.
"The process was looking at a lot of pictures at previous altars. They've been doing this for 18 years, so it was kind of nerve-wracking. I'm a Puerto Rican girl trying to impress a whole bunch of Italians and Irish people and parishioners here," Diaz said.
"People have stopped by and taken pictures and told me how pretty it was, so I guess they liked it."
Diaz described the parishioners as her family. "Being a Catholic all my life, I had never been to a church that welcomed me and my family with open arms. I was impressed. Once that happened [five years ago], I said, 'I think we're going to like it here,'" Diaz said.
"You get the community to come out and come together. We've got people from all faiths, all walks of life here to enjoy themselves, so we try to provide a good time for everybody to come together, and I think that's the best part," Busche said.
Data imaging specialist in the Registrar Office at Southern Miss Maria Englert volunteered at the art show held in the education building.
Englert has been coming to the festival since the beginning.
People from the community submitted family-appropriate art before spring break for sale and just for show. Englert said they would like to have more participation from college students in the future.
"We have a hard time getting the student art because it's spring break," Englert said. "We would love to have student art in the future, and we're always willing to work with students if they want to drop it off before the break. But by the time we start putting the word out for the festival, it's usually getting close to midterms, so we don't have much student participation, unfortunately."
The art pieces were all made by Hattiesburg artists. Painted ceramic cups, acrylic and oil paintings and pencil drawings were all on display. Some were on sale for as low as $5 and as high as $1000.
The art show was named after Don Hegwood, a past member of the church and previous head of the art show, who died in September 2016.
When guests walked into the art show, they immediately saw a sign honoring Hegwood that described him as "instrumental in the formation of the Welcoming Newcomers Ministry" and "an enthusiastic supporter and writer."
A senior political science major Lauren-Hunter Gaudet attended the festival with her family, a tradition she has upheld for several years. Although Gaudet is not a member of St. Thomas, she enjoys coming every year.
"I think for this festival, it's not just St. Thomas. It's definitely a Hattiesburg festival," Gaudet said.
"I really love the culture of St. Patrick's Day, and this festival is always very fun," Gaudet said. "Most of these people aren't Irish or Italian, but they all come together for this holiday."


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Unapproved Textbooks will not be allowed in classrooms – GES
Professor Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, the Director General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has said textbooks that are not assessed, approved and recommended by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA), would not be allowed in classrooms.
He explained this at a news conference organised by the GES in Accra.
Prof. Opoku-Amankwa said because of the introduction of the new curriculum, the system had moved schools from writing an objective-based to a standard-based examination, to strengthen the reading, writing, arithmetic, and creativity of the students.
He said all text books were, therefore, meant to be officially assessed and approved by NaCCA, to make it worthy for the students to use.
GES and NaCCA, he said, had developed training materials made up of training guides and teacher resource packs, such as sample structured lessons, sample worksheet, sample yearly overview, sample termly scheme of work and sample weekly lesson plan.
The training supported by partners including Cambridge International, was to equip teachers with the requisite skills and knowledge about the new curricula and enable them focus on core competencies and assessment of learning.
The training plan had 36 National Simulators and trained 186 teachers in May 2009, he said, adding that it had also trained 3,900 Regional and District teachers in June 2019, who are expected to also train 152,000 teachers of kindergarten (KG) to Primary six. The teachers, he said, were currently undergoing the training at 996 Cluster Centres across all Districts and Regions.
The Director General noted that the GES had initiated the "Professional Learning Communities (PLC)" for basic schools to enable the schools dedicate an hour every Wednesday, to the PLC for monitoring, assessment, and evaluation of the effectiveness and efficiency of teachers in classes and at the circuit level.
With the PLC system, teachers would undergo training within a period of an hour after students had closed to upgrade themselves.
Other development is the "Professional Development Days", which would be organised once every quarter for teachers to undergo a full day training to develop and abreast themselves on best practices and new pedagogical skills.
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On 3rd June, 1927, twelve days after becoming the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic, and having completed his brief tour of England, Charles Lindbergh took off from RAF Kenley at 6.50am, bound for Le Bourget, in a Gloster Woodcock aircraft borrowed from No.17 Squadron.
The wireless had been removed to make room for his suit case and hat box. Only about 50 people saw Lindbergh off from Kenley – less than 20 were members of the public.
He was escorted by two of No.32 squadron's Gloster Gamecocks flown by Flight Lieutenant J. A. Boret and Flying Officer R. H. Horniman. They took off in formation with Lindbergh in the centre, climbed steeply out of the aerodrome and wheeled around in close order, setting course south eastwards towards the coast at 1000ft. Foggy conditions caused a stop-off at Lympne to check the weather over the Channel, but Lindbergh took off at 8.13am and arrived safely at Le Bourget at 10am, where hundreds of spectators had turned out to greet his arrival yet again.
Lindbergh had been scheduled to fly to Paris the previous day, but bad weather had delayed him and he had stayed overnight in the Officer's Mess at Kenley, (probably Flintfield House) being entertained by Kenley's pilots. Although his plans had been kept secret, a small crowd of well-wishers had gathered at Kenley to see 'Lucky Lindy' off.
He was returning to Paris to take part in a few small ceremonies before slipping away to Cherbourg to begin the return trip to America by sea, aboard the 'Memphis,' which had already picked up his crated aircraft, the 'Spirit of St. Louis,' in Southampton.
The Operations Record Book for No.17 Squadron contains a letter dated 31st May, 1927, from The Wing Commander Air Staff, Headquarters Fighting Area, Hillingdon House, Uxbridge, to The Officer Commanding, Royal Air Force Station, Upavon, Wilts – where No.17 Squadron were based.
Stamped "URGENT," it records the preparations for Lindbergh's flight to Paris:
Visit of Captain C. Lindbergh.
- Confirming conversation between Station Adjutant and Wing Cmdr. Reilly, I am directed to instruct you to detail a pilot of No.17 Squadron to ferry a Woodcock of that Unit to Northolt to arrive not later than 1700 hours on 1st June, 1927. The guns must be removed from the machine, which is required for use by Captain Lindbergh.
- On arrival at Northolt the pilot is to collect a map of the route to Paris and a lifebelt (King's regulation 642) for use when flying the Channel: arrangements for the supply of these articles are being made by this Headquarters.
- The pilot will then receive instructions as to where the aircraft is to be handed over to Captain Lindbergh; this will probably be at Croydon.
- Captain Lindbergh will fly the machine to Paris and the pilot of No.17 Squadron will proceed there by Imperial Airways. He should take with him as small a quantity of luggage as possible but sufficient to enable him to stay two days in Paris if necessary. He will in due course receive orders as to when he is to fly the machine back from Paris to Upavon. He will return to England by the Imperial Airways route.
The Operations book records, on 2nd June, 1927:
One WOODCOCK provided for use of Colonel LINDBERGH of NEW YORK on his return to PARIS. F/O S. A. Thorn proceeded to Paris by Imperial Airways and piloted the Woodcock back.


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info and photos
are from "The
Columbia Restaurant, Celebrating a Century of History, Culture and Cuisine"
by Andrew Huse.
A "Must-have" book for any Tampa native, it features
history, photos, and recipes.)
Many politicians and celebrities have
dined at the Columbia over the years, Personalities such as Rocky Marciano, Jack Dempsey, Joe
DiMaggio, Gig Young, Liberace, and Generalissimo Francisco Franco. Ferdie Pacheco, the artist, author, and television commentator and
former fight doctor for Muhammad Ali, once waited tables for Cesar
at the Columbia when he was a lad of fourteen. He always maintained
his friendship with the Gonzmart family. Pacheco co-authored a
cookbook with Adela Gonzmart. One of the Columbia's first
chefs was Pijuan, who cooked for King Alfonso XIII of Spain. Pijuan
contributed a special pompano pappillot, and a steak capuchina,
among other specialties, some of which are still served today. |
One longtime
Columbia staffer said Gonzmart blessed his son Richard by sending
him to Spain with an American Express card and instructions "to
learn the restaurant business by eating out every night." In that
same story, it was said that Richard earned his father's blessing by
turning down a Michigan State University football scholarship and a
likely professional football career to follow in César's footsteps.
Having earned degrees from the University of Madrid and the
University of Denver, Richard heads operations for most of the
Columbia group. Meanwhile, Casey Gonzmart pursued culinary studies
in Europe, apprenticing at several restaurants in Paris and in
Geneva and Lucerne, Switzerland. Casey also studied Spanish cuisine
at the University of Madrid and heads recipe development, food
production and staff training. |
Mark's exemplary service is typical of Columbia's exacting standards. Friendly and personal, yet professional and flawless. Above, Mark displays one of the Columbia's delicious entrees; Camarones Rellenos "Jesse Gonzalez." Colossal size Singleton shrimp stuffed with lump crabmeat baked with lemon butter. Served with "Good Rice" and fresh vegetables. |
You'll be treated to just enough service for you to feel pampered, but at the same time for you not to feel pestered. It's almost as if Columbia's servers have a sixth sense about them to know when you want something and when you want to be left alone to enjoy your meal or the show. Above, Mark proudly displays the Columbia's special birthday bread pudding dessert, complete with a candle. |
Above center: A generous portion of fresh, warm & crispy Cuban bread starts your meal. Middle center: Chicken & Shrimp Barcelona, Boneless chicken breast sautéed with shrimp in delicious lobster bisque, brandy, white wine carrots and onions, served with yellow rice. Bottom center: The classic Spanish dessert--Flan, Spanish caramelized egg custard. |
The Columbia's service is impeccable and has been overseen for decades by 56-year-old General Manager, George Guito. George, who started as a dishwasher when he was 14, has worked there all his life, and each day he is the first person to arrive and the last one to leave. You'll notice there is quite a bit of attention to detail. From the carefully polished glasses and silverware, linen tablecloths and napkins, and chilled salad plates, to the quickly delivered and properly prepared beverages and fresh water. No detail is overlooked. Piping hot freshly baked Cuban bread, tableside preparation with acrobatic precision, a procession of salads, flaming entrées and desserts; all are under the watchful eye of George Guito. Right: The Columbia serving staff in 1948 |
Columbia Restaurant Waiters Staff, 1966 |
Place your cursor on the photo to identify various
waiters Photo courtesy of Mario Nuñez
"These wonderful men served with pride; they were dedicated to the Columbia Restaurant and provided professional service to all the customers who visited. I recall such fond memories of these fine men that helped mold the Columbia into what it is today. I am thankful for their dedication and hard work-- they were truly professionals." --Richard Gonzmart |
The Kings Dining room offers private dining and a dance floor for special events such as banquets and ceremonies. Portraits of past and present Kings & Queens of the Krewe of the Knights of Sant' Yago of Gasparilla hang on the walls. The fraternal order of Sant' Yago, the famous order to which the Brotherhood of the "Caballeros" of the Royal Order of St. James is dedicated, played a powerful part in the history of Spain. It is an order so devotedly believed in since well before the ninth century that it has moved men to accomplish incredible deeds. The fraternal order of St. James began when St. James the Greater, one of the 12 Apostles, came to Spain to preach the Gospel. |
Just as this order in Spain has contributed to the growth and prosperity of that country, so too, the Krewe of the Knights of Sant' Yago in Tampa has dedicated itself to the perpetuation and enhancement of the proud Latin heritage, culture and mores of our citizens. The Krewe dedicates itself to the continued improvement of life and cultural progress. In Tampa, the birth of the Krewe of the Knights of Sant' Yago was in 1970. After many years of conversations as to the need for an organization of this sort to preserve the Latin culture of Tampa, five men met at the old Las Novedades Restaurant. Dr. Henry J. Fernandez, who called the five men together, was joined by César Gonzmart, Joseph R. Lopez, Daniel F. Martinez and Joe C. Granda. After many meetings discussing whether enough interest could be generated to form a first class organization, these five men were joined by additional men. Many more meetings were held weekly and it was established that the organization had a good chance of success. |
These weekly meetings continued until 1972 when all of the 15 members were officially designated members of the Board of Directors. Bylaws were drawn up and officers were elected, and each member of the Board was made responsible for bringing in four members to form a charter membership of 75 men. In September of 1972, the first gathering of the Krewe of the Knights of Sant' Yago was held at the Columbia Restaurant. The first Coronation of the Krewe was held in January of 1973, when the first King, Phil LoCicero, and the first Queen, Mary Frances Mandese (Ledo) were crowned. |
The membership has increased to its limit of 300. In order to preserve the closeness, fellowship and exclusiveness that the Board felt was necessary to make the Krewe an organization that the members would enjoy, the Krewe has always maintained a membership limit. The objective of the Krewe is to perpetuate and enhance the proud Latin Heritage, mores and culture of the community; and to encourage gregarious appetites for brotherhood, merriment and social festivities. |
The Flamenco, one of Spain's traditional dances consisting of rhythmic dance steps performed on a hard wood floor, originated with the Spanish Gypsies and has evolved through the years to the more structured form of which we are more familiar. The classical Spanish dances consist of ballet moves in colorful Spanish costumes accompanied by the sound of castanets. |
Experience the fire of Flamenco at Columbia Restaurant in Tampa's Historic Ybor City. You'll enjoy a captivating performance by The Columbia Restaurant Dance Troupe, led by recently appointed Artistic Director, Maria Sevilla. Maria has been with the show for more than 20 years, and had worked under three different Artistic Directors until her appointment in January of 2009. The troupe has been performing at the Columbia since 1985. |
Maria Sevilla, Sandra Serrano, Elena Tellone |
Flamenco video from the Columbia Restaurant |
"Good Day Tampa Bay" Interview Part 1 |
"Good Day Tampa Bay" Interview Part 2 |
"Good Day Tampa Bay" Interview Part 3 |
"Behind the Scenes" Part 1 |
"Behind the Scenes" Part 2 |
Events in Recent Columbia Restaurant
History 1980
- Columbia celebrates its 75th Anniversary. There have been MANY
MORE CRG important events dates up to 2019. This timeline will
eventually be updated! |
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Photo from "The Columbia Restaurant, Celebrating a Century of History, Culture and Cuisine" by Andrew Huse.


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Deep Braille Divine Tome
The Deep Braille Divine Tome is one of the many Key Items you will find while playing Dark Souls 3.
"A braille divine tome of the Deep, belonging to the deacons of the cathedral. Give this to a storyteller to learn miracles of the Deep. Intended to teach divine protection to the deacons of the deep, but later, dark tales were added to its pages, such that it is now considered a thing profane."
Give to Irina of Carim or Karla. Giving it to Irina will start her down a dark questline - so be wary of giving her two dark tomes. The tome will offer the following Dark Miracles for sale:
Found in the Cathedral of the Deep, just past the first giant. Walk down some stairs to find a mimic who is holding the tome.


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Plywood around the Hakkasan Group's forthcoming Omnia Nightclub is finally coming down and reveals an enormous floor-to-ceiling front entrance. And steps away, a Caesars Palace fixture has come down for good.
The impressively foreboding, dark wood and gold accented frontage undulates its way from the resort's sports book to the under construction Searsucker restaurant from chef Brian Malarkey.
A huge digital screen has already been placed into Omnia's wood facade, readying for its official opening night of March 12, hosted by resident deejay Calvin Harris.
Facing the club entrance, more construction is hard at work removing a former Caesars Palace asset. The Pussycat Dolls Casino, named after the once in vogue and once performing burlesque dance troupe, has shuttered their gaming pit and go-go dancing attraction. For six years, the Pussycats hosted their own lounge inside Omnia's predecessor Pure, before downsizing in 2010 to this open plan gaming area in the public walkway.
The pit was a showcase for dealers in cleavage-enhanced uniforms to help distract the table gamblers. The adjacent open-air Pussycat retail store was still in operation over the Valentine's Day weekend.
While the removal has yet to be officially announced, it is expected gaming tables will eventually return to this section of the casino floor.
Around the corner from these changes, the former 4,585-square-foot Shadow Bar has now been completely demolished to make way for a new lounge. The $1.9 million construction project is still rumored to be themed and run by the Hakkasan Group.
And next up on property, also according to the rumor mill, a makeover for the Seahorse Lounge that currently features views of the Seersucker plywood.