text:
The Salvator -- No. 363 W 57th Street
In the 1880s upper class New Yorkers flocked to Central Park to enjoy the open air and landscaped greenery. But they were careful to avoid the neighborhood that nearly abutted the southwest corner of the Park. For nearly two decades Hell's Kitchen had been rife with crime and poverty. In 1881 The New York Times described the district as "one of the most miserable and crime-polluted neighborhoods in this City" and said "there is more disease, crime, squalor, and vice to the square in this part of New-York."
By now developers worked to replace dilapidated wooden and brick hovels with tenement houses for the mostly immigrant working class residents of Hell's Kitchen. James D. McCabe, in 1882, placed the monthly rent on a tenement apartment at between $10 and $30—a range of around $200 to $600 today.
One of these was a five-story building at the northeastern fringe of Hell's Kitchen. Sitting at the northeast corner Ninth Avenue and West 57th Street, it was a mere 20 feet wide on 57th Street; but stretched 100 feet up the avenue. The residential entrance was centered on Ninth Avenue, allowing for commercial space facing 57th Street. Called The Salvator it was intended for working class families; but that did not mean it gave up architectural style.
The Salvator's entrance was centered on 9th Ave. Above it, triangular pediments and a make-believe balcony decorated the otherwise spartan side of the building. The cornice on this side has been lost.
The designs of British architect Charles Eastlake had reached New York by now. He preferred angles and corners to the rounded arches and bulbous balconies of a generation earlier. The Salvator's 57th Street façade embraced Eastlake's ideas—most notably in the protruding bay that rose the height of the building. While the brick elevation of Ninth Avenue was relatively unadorned—there were carved pediments and a pretty pseudo-balcony above the entrance—the cast iron 57th Street façade was a riot of ornamentation. Most likely all chosen from the foundry's catalog, there was a sedate female face, a winged cherub's head, festoons and fans. The appearance of the Salvator announced that even tenants with little means could have dignity.
The ordered riot of ornamentation created visual overload.
The Salvator however, fell short of its promise. Owned by Martin Mahon, the proprietor of the New Amsterdam Hotel, he kept an apartment there in addition to his suite at the New Amsterdam and his house at No. 74 Irving Place. The Salvator apartment, it later became clear, was to keep his trysts secret from his wife.
Prior to 1896, Mahon sold The Salvator to C. E. Johnson, a tailor, and his wife, Fannie. Johnson ran his tailoring shop in the 57th Street store while Fannie ran the apartment house. Many tenants, it appears, rented by the month rather than the year.
Martin Mahon retained his apartment in the building. He later testified that the Johnsons "mortgaged it for $55,000, and he collected the rents and helped pay off the interest." Mahon denied that he used his out of the way pied a terre for scandalous meetings; yet "he admitted that he had met many young women there, and they had played and sang for him."
Trouble for Mahon began when William A. E. Moore and his wife, Fayne Moore, took an apartment. Moore was a conman and thief and his accomplice wife was attractive. A dalliance between Mahon and Fayne Moore came to light after her husband was convicted for theft and assault, and she was on trial for first degree robbery.
The projecting bay would have provided luxurious extra light inside, as well as a quaint sitting area.
Jurors heard that Fayne Moore "had often sang and played for him" and that ten weeks before the trial, in December 1898, she had asked for his $20 diamond pin. The 43-year old Mahon testified that he called on Mrs. Moore five times at The Salvator. "I told her I was married, but I liked her company and tried to keep it," he said.
An attorney asked "Had you an honest purpose in visiting that girl at Mrs. Johnson's?" and Mahon insisted "My purpose was honest. I liked to hear her play and sing. I never knew the class of people who went to Mrs. Johnson's, but I believe they were respectable."
Fayne Moore's singing and playing must have been quite extraordinary. The New York Times reported that while on the stand "Mahon continued that he had taken Mrs. Moore driving, to the theatre, and to dinners; that once he gave her a piano and on another occasion had loaned her $15 at Mrs. Johnson's. He had let her take his diamond pin, and later loaned her a bracelet of diamonds and sapphires, which she told him she wanted to purchase from him."
In addition to Martin Mahon, the court case would involve several tenants and Fannie Johnson. Slurs and accusations were luridly reported in the press as Victorian readers clung to the sensational story. In the meantime, William and Fayne Moore waited for the outcome in a joint prison cell. "The Moores spent yesterday quietly in the Tombs, most of the time reading newspapers," recounted The New York Times on December 12, 1898.
Shortly after the court case, the Johnsons sold The Salvator to real estate operator Charles Kneeland. Following his death, his widow Adele sold the property at auction in 1901 to cover a $58,430 lien. Johnson's tailor shop was now the home of K. G. Carter's furniture store.
The portion of Hell's Kitchen around The Salvator was improving, as reflected in its residents. Artist Jessie Leith was here in 1905 and urologist Albert Goldey lived here in 1918. Nevertheless, incomes remained low. John F. Murray was a long-term resident, from at least 1910 to 1919. A Transit Inspector for the city, he earned $1,320 a year in 1917—about $25,000 in today's terms.
Real estate men were shocked on March 22, 1919 when Paul Henry Zagat, president of the City Real Estate Improvement Corporation signed a 99-year lease on the aging building. The aggregate rent was about $1 million. "The property will probably be remodeled by the new owners," suggested the New-York Tribune.
Jacob Robert Shapero lived in the building in 1920. The 32-year old was a 1st Lieutenant in the Medical Department, Dental Section, of the U.S. Army Reserves. Seven years later the Gaston family would call No. 363 West 57th Street home. Harry Gaston was 14 years old and on February 27, 1927, an unusually nice winter day lured him and two friends on an adventure.
Harry and brothers John and George Conway, 14 and 12 years old respectively, set off to Pelham Bay Park. Pre-planning was apparently not their forte; for they left with enough money to get to the park, but did not have the 15 cent fare for the subway home.
"The boys saw an automobile standing with others in front of Kane's Pelham Bay Inn, and instantly their transportation problem was solved to their own satisfaction. The three got into the car, the elder Conway boy took the wheel and off towards Manhattan they sped," reported The New York Times the next day.
The car's owner, Eugene Wager, heard the engine start up and ran outside just in time to see it disappearing around a corner. He borrowed another car and gave chase. Wager tried for two miles to catch up to his automobile; all the while afraid that there were armed crooks inside.
The chase played out like a scene from a silent movie. At East Tremont Avenue and Eastern Boulevard, Patrolman Campbell jumped on the running board of the car Wager was driving. A little further along Patrolman Tiedemann jumped on as well. Half a mile later young Conway realized he was being chased by the police and pulled over onto a side street.
"Then, to the amazement of Wager and the two policemen, instead of armed men alighting, they saw three youngsters in short trousers pile out and run. Campbell fired a couple of shots in the air and the fugitives halted."
The would-be car thieves spent the night in the Children's Society.
In the 1940s the elevated train ran up the still-gritty 9th Avenue. An Irish bar, Finnigan's, is in No. 363, and a dentist office is on the second floor. photograph by Wurts Bros. from the collection of the Museum of the City of New York http://collections.mcny.org/C.aspx?VP3=SearchResult_VPage&VBID=24UAYWU5QA0B&SMLS=1&RW=1366&RH=631&PN=1#/SearchResult_VPage&VBID=24UAYWU5QA0B&SMLS=1&RW=1366&RH=631&PN=1
It was apparently Zagat who rescued The Salvator when the row of similar structures along the 57th Street block was razed for the hulking Henry Hudson Hotel in 1929. The lone survivor suddenly took on a very skinny appearance. Thirty-two years into the 99-year lease, Eugene H. Zagat purchased No. 363, in June 1951. The Times described it as "consisting of fifteen apartments, a professional office and six stores."
In 1961 Lou's Corner Bar was in the ground floor space. In an incident recalling the Hell's Kitchen days of the 1880s, 35-year old Joseph Griffin met his death there on March 23. Described by police as "a hoodlum with a long record," he sat at the bar unaware of a heavy-set, six-foot assailant approaching from behind.
The man, estimated to be about 35 years old, pulled out a gun and shot Griffin twice in the head at close range. As he staggered off his bar stool, the gunman fired three more times, but missed. Then, somewhat amazingly The Times reported, "apparently as an afterthought, the gunman ordered the bartender, William Gallagher, to empty the register."
The retail space where C. E. Johnson ran his tailor shop is now a corner deli.
Lou's Corner Bar was gone by the 1970s, replaced by Antores Spiro's cocktail lounge and restaurant. Today a delicatessen engulfs the entire ground floor. The cast iron façade, sorely neglected and in disrepair in the late 20th century, has been sanded and painted. The narrow 20-foot 57th Street front is both delightful and slightly comical next to its behemoth neighbor.
many thanks to reader Cathy R. for requesting this post
Labels: cast iron architecture, eastlake architecture, hell's kitchen, west 57th street
The Samuel Shaw Mansion -- No. 280 West End Avenue
In 1887 developer William J. Merritt began an ambitious project on the developing Upper West Side just east of Riverside Drive. Like many other real estate moguls who bought up long rows of property for speculative homes, he planned 18 high-end houses lining both sides of West 73rd Street between West End Avenue and Broadway. Merritt's completed residences were intended for well-to-do merchant class families—except for the mammoth mansion anchoring the northeast corner of West End Avenue and 73rd Street.
Designed by Charles T. Mott, the house took two years to build. The somewhat somber looking Romanesque Revival mansion featured rounded, tower-like oriels at the corners which were connected by a long iron balcony at the third floor (no doubt a great temptation for Victorian children). A matching, smaller balcony sprouted one floor above. Merritt placed the three upper stories of brown brick on a sandstone base. While the centered entrance was at No. 277 West 73rd Street, most future owners would prefer to use the address of No. 280 West End Avenue.
Merritt could not have hoped for a more prestigious buyer of the newly-completed mansion. In 1889 the Harvard College Class of 1874 Fifth Report of the Class Secretary reported that Ulysses Simpson Grant and his family was "latterly" living at No. 277 West Seventy-Third Street. Despite the General's short-lived residency (the family had moved on within the year), the house would wear his name for decades.
Following Grant in the house was the electrical pioneer and inventor, Frank J. Sprague. Among his important advancements was the invention of the trolley system. He held the positions of Vice-President with the Sprague Electric Railway and Motor Company, and consulting engineer of the Edison General Electric Company.
Following a meeting of the Electrical Club on February 26, 1891, during which he spoke, The Evening World wrote "Mr. Sprague is an alert-looking man, with a clear gray eye, and knows as much about electricity as any one hereabouts. Electricity is a mine not yet half explored, and, if I mistake not, Mr. Sprague is a miner who will bring from it great things."
Gruesome boars watch over the entrance. Two bottle-glass windows survive above.
Sprague's wife, Mary, had strong opinions about electricity as well—as least concerning the poles which supported electric wires. The title to the mansion was in Mary's name and she had no intention of having a falling telephone pole damage her property.
During a major winter storm in January 1891, most of the poles of the Metropolitan Telephone and Telegraph Company on 73rd Street between The Boulevard (later renamed Broadway) and West End Avenue crashed to the ground. The poles were 70 feet high and 20 inches in diameter with 17 cross arms each, carrying ten wires. When the heavy poles fell, one damaged the residence of D. S. Lamont and another crashed onto the stoop of W. L. Trenholm.
The Sun reported on January 28 "The poles which remain are being propped up and the company proposes to use them again. Mrs. Sprague objects, contending that the wires should be put under ground." Mary sued the telephone company and won an injunction restraining the firm from erecting or maintaining poles or wires on the block.
Frank chimed in on the problem of telephone poles in the high-class neighborhood. The Sun said that he felt "These are a serious obstruction to light and air, and one of them stands in front of his wife's house on the corner of West End avenue and Seventy-third street. He is afraid it will fall, as it was cracked and warped by the recent store, which leveled to the ground all of the poles on the street from the Boulevard to West End avenue."
The house became home to Eli Perkins, a former Southerner who ranted in The Tariff Review in 1894 "Dog-on your Yankee patriotism! We have Southern patriotism and brains, and now enough of you Yankees have voted with us to put us in power. We are the nation, too, and you Yankees are out."
By the turn of the century Perkins was gone and the socially-visible James G. Marshall and his wife had moved in. The Scottish-born merchant and broker was a member of McIntyre & Wardwell. Within only a couple years of Marshall's purchase of the house, the firm would become McIntyre & Marshall. The wealthy couple owned a country estate in New Jersey and was noted for their many thoroughbred racing and show horses.
While the Marshalls enjoyed a clear view of the New Jersey palisades from their western windows when they purchased the house; it would be short-lived. In 1901 millionaire Charles M. Schwab purchased the entire block from Riverside Drive to West End Avenue, from 73rd to 74th Streets. The Marshalls' view would become one of a rising block-encompassing chateau.
In the meantime, the couple carried on with the activities expected of Manhattan's wealthiest citizens. Tally-ho parties, or coaching parties, were a favorite pastime of the upper-class and on May 13, 1903 James G. Marshall took the reins of a four-in-hand coach. In the coach were his wife, Mrs. Helen Wood of Pittsburgh, Mrs. Theodore Hostetter, real estate dealer R. Lawrence Smith and two grooms.
The party was headed to Van Cortlandt Park and things were going merrily until the coach reached the top of the hill at 181st Street and Amsterdam Avenue around 3:30. A street car came rapidly over the hill and smashed into the rear of the coach. Mrs. Wood was thrown from the coach and severely injured. One of the grooms, John Witherton, was tossed out in front of the street car. Caught by a fender, he was dragged about 60 feet and was also seriously hurt.
Marshall told police that he was driving the coach at about no more than six miles an hour; but that the trolley was speeding along at as much as 12 miles per hour. "The motorman, as I see it, must have willfully disobeyed orders," he said.
Mrs. Wood had been at the top of the coach, directly behind Marshall. As she was thrown to the ground, she briefly caught hold of a railing, which helped to break her fall. Nevertheless, she struck the wheel and her face hit the ground first.
The groom suffered worse injuries. The New York Times said "Witherton was pushed along roughly by the fender, being mashed all the time against the cobblestones. At last he was thrown off the track unconscious."
In the meantime the female passengers of the trolley car "became frightened and many of the women screamed." The havoc was increased by the terrified horses which threatened to bolt away. Police controlled the frightened animals and the injured were removed to the hospital.
Marshall decided not to press charges against the motorman. He took the coach back to the stables, then took Mrs. Witherton to the hospital to see her husband. "Mr. Marshall gave orders that the groom should be taken to his home, at 280 West End Avenue," said the newspaper.
The Marshalls were summering at Buzzard's Bay, Massachusetts in 1905 when the mansion was burglarized. The New York Times ran a headline on September 2, 1905 "Thief in Old Grant House."
The mansions of New York were fertile ground for burglars in the summer. Many were totally closed and those that we not had only one or two servants as caretakers. Twenty-seven year old Emil Edwards was a struggling sculptor and, armed with a glass cutter, candle and revolver, he headed for 280 West End Avenue on the night of September 1.
Entering through a third story window, he helped himself to a gold bracelet, two gold chains and two gold fobs, three pairs of opera glasses, a gold-and-silver vase, and other expensive items. He almost got away with his hefty haul.
As he sneaked out of the house, he saw Policeman Leehane standing at the corner of West End Avenue and 73rd Street. He ducked into the mansion's sidewalk moat. A man approached the officer saying "Did you hear something drop?"
"Yes, it sounded like a bolt," replied the officer.
He investigated and, looking down over the five foot wall, saw Edwards crouching in the shadows. He ordered the burglar to "come out of there" and received the response "Guess I might as well; you've got the drop on me."
At the 63rd Street Station House, Edwards admitted his guilt, saying "I was down and out; I've been hungry for three days."
By April 29, 1909 when Marshall sold the mansion, Charles Schwab had stolen the limelight from Ulysses S. Grant. In reporting the sale the New-York Tribune's headline read "Deal Near C. M. Schwab's Home" and noted that the $100,000 property "faces the home of Charles M. Schwab."
Marshall had sold the house to Samuel T. Shaw, the proprietor of the Grand Union Hotel. He was nationally-noted for his art collecting and the walls of the Grand Union were hung with American art. Among the artists he patronized were William M. Chase, Childe Hassam, Theodore Robinson, Charles W. Eaton and Emil Carlsen. By World War I it would reportedly be the largest collection of American art in the nation.
Shaw's deep involvement in the art world was reflected in his memberships in the Society of American Artsts, the National Academy of Design, the National Art and the Salmagundi Clubs. A year after moving into the 73rd Street house, Shaw purchased another mansion at No. 41 West 74th Street. This would become the clubhouse of the Fakirs' Club which he founded. "The object of the club, which has been in existence for two years, is to encourage the embryo artist after he leaves school and before he enters the commercial world," said the New-York Tribune on December 23, 1910, the day after the clubhouse's house-warming.
While Shaw collected art and ran his hotel, his wife, the former Joan Baird, entertained in the house. Receptions and afternoon teas were regularly reported in society pages until 1914 when Joan unexpectedly died.
Two years later, on October 4, 1916, The New York Times wrote "The many friends of Samuel T. Shaw, the patron of art and former hotel proprietor…will be interested to learn that he is to remarry." Now retired, he had proposed to the Italian-born widow Madame Amalia Dalumi Luzzatto.
"It will mark the culmination of a romance which began when Mr. Shaw took up the study of foreign languages, not so very long ago, principally of Italian. Mme. Luzzatto, who gives private instruction in that language, was his teacher."
As automobiles replaced horses on the streets of New York, the under-regulated and under-trained motorists caused havoc on the crowded streets. On August 18, 1919 alone police reported that no fewer than 50 pedestrians had been struck and one killed by automobiles. Among the injured was 25-year old Frank Festero, one of the Shaw's household staff, who was "run down at Broadway and Seventy-second Street," according to The Times.
In May 1920 Amalia Shaw embarked on a project to redecorate the Victorian interiors. She commissioned architect Fred R. Hirsh to renovate the mansion. The Real Estate Record & Builders' Guide reported on May 29 that the alterations would include "remove staircases, stairs, partitions, new cellar, stairs, addition, entrance hall, coal room, servants' room, toilet rooms, reinforce ceiling." The ambitious project was estimated to cost the Shaws $20,000—about a quarter of a million dollars today.
The Grand Union Hotel had been closed in 1914 and in 1926 the American Art Galleries auctioned off the bulk of Samuel T. Shaw's collection. Some of the best examples of American art in the country, however, remained on the walls of No. 280 West End Avenue.
When Amalia Dalumi Shaw died in the house on April 1, 1940, Palmina Sestero and Amalia Sestero were living here as well. The two women received generous bequeaths, leading to the assumption that they were relatives. The Sesteros were still sharing the house in 1944 when The Times reported that "Mr. and Mrs. A. Ernest Sestero announce the engagement of their daughter Amalla Faustina to Allan John Melvin."
Early in 1945 Samuel Shaw became ill. On February 10 the 84-year old art collector died in the house on West 73rd Street. The estate soon sold the mansion to Henry Goelet, who quickly resold it on January 6, 1946. It was sold again in October to the 280 West End Avenue Corporation. That sale brought the mansion's long life as a private home to an end.
Within the year it had been converted to two spacious apartments per floor. While most mid-century conversions were unsympathetic to the interiors, this was not brutal. Much of the architectural detailing was preserved.
Leaded and stained glass, Corinthian pilasters and an Italian Renaissance fountain survive -- http://www.corcoran.com/nyc/Listings/Display/973168
The exterior of the mansion remains remarkably intact. The light moat where a burglar once tried to hide from a policeman has been filled in and its five-foot wall lost; and other expected changes like replacement windows have been made. Yet the Shaw mansion is a vivid reminder of a time when the imposing homes of wealthy New Yorkers lined the avenues of the Upper West Side.
non-credited photographs by the author
Labels: charles t. mott, Romanesque Revival, samuel t. shaw, ulysses s. grant, upper west side, west 73rd street, west end avenue
The 1916 Silk Exchange Cafe -- No. 47 E 29th Street
The Arts & Crafts architectural details were obliterated in a 2014 makeover.
When the esteemed dentist, Dr. Elbert Todd, died in his handsome four-story home at No. 47 East 29th Street on January 8, 1902, the neighborhood was in flux. Fifteen years after beginning his practice, Todd had purchased the house in 1876. Sitting between Madison and Park Avenues, it was just a few blocks removed from the Fifth Avenue and Murray Hill mansion districts.
Dr. Todd's first wife had died in 1881; but he remarried. A grown son, Ezra Washburn Todd, was also a dentist. At the time of his death, Todd's 14- and 17-year old daughters lived in the house with him and his wife, Caroline. Friends and family who pulled up to the East 29th Street house for the doctor's funeral in stylish black carriages would have noticed that the private homes on the block were being converted for business purposes.
By now even Fifth Avenue had changed below 34th Street. Not only had upscale shops like art galleries and dressmakers taken over the brownstone mansions; but many had been replaced by commercial structures. Only four months after Dr. Todd's funeral an advertisement appeared in the New-York Tribune seeking bachelor tenants for the house. "Large rooms, newly furnished; bath on each floor; gentlemen only; house in charge of caretaker."
For the next decade the Todd family continued to lease the house as a boarding house for respectable single men. Then in October 1912 the Real Estate Builders' Record & Guide announced that it had been leased to the Proudman Realty Co. "for business purposes."
The altered building served as offices for tenants like John Arschagouni, a homoeopathic doctor. But the upper-most rooms were apparently still being rented as living quarters. Matylda Neiman, called "a pretty Russian girl" by The New York Times, was living here in 1913. Although she was employed at the Martha Washington Hotel, she heavily augmented her salary by picking pockets. When she was arrested on January 11 that year, the newspaper's headline announced "Detectives Flock to See Pretty Girl."
Matylda was an expert at her craft. One detective estimated that her daily take was around $605—in the neighborhood of over $13,000 today. Matylda answered flatly, "You don't know that."
But soon neither the pick-pocketing Neiman nor Dr. Arschagouni would be listing No. 47 East 29th Street as their address. While the millinery and garment districts had inched north of 23rd Street on the West side of Fifth Avenue; the silk district was engulfing the neighborhood around the Todd house. Silk merchants and jobbers bustled along the once-placid streets, hurrying to their offices and showrooms.
On May 20, 1916 the Record & Guide reported that Caroline M. Todd had commissioned architects Gross & Kleinberger to replace the old brownstone with a "two-story brick restaurant building." Before the first brick was laid, she had leased the property to the Silk Exchange Café.
The architects produced a no-nonsense commercial building clad in variegated brick. A cast iron-framed storefront nestled within the brick piers. The charm of the structure was in its creative brickwork, most notably the herringbone pattern between floors, and the grouped set of windows at the second story.
The herringbone pattern of the brickwork, the inset stone panels and the grouped upper openings created the charm -- Google Maps, May 2009
Perhaps it was limited funds that caused Caroline Todd to erect a two-story building rather than a modern loft and store structure. Her restaurant would cost her just $12,000 to build; significantly less than a large commercial structure (nevertheless a substantial quarter of a million dollars today for the widow). Or she may have simply been a shrewd businesswoman. The Silk Exchange Café would thrive in the little building for years.
If the second floor was originally intended as part of the restaurant; that plan quickly fell through. In March 1917 silk dealer Seville & Jonas leased that space for its offices. Three years later Arrow Silk Mills, silk jobbers, was doing business there.
Apparently the silk business was not all work and no play. In 1921 Max E. Klein, principal of Arrow Silk Mills, was sued by William J. Smith Silk Company. At the trial on February 6, 1922 Philip Getzoff was called as a witness for the defendant.
Getzoff was asked if he had visited Klein's place of business on Saturday, January 31, 1920. He testified that he had, and that along with Max Klein, there were six other men in there. The attorney then asked Getzoff what the men were doing when he arrived.
"They were shooting a game of crap dice."
In the 1920s journalist O. O. McIntyre fascinated readers with his syndicated column "New York Day by Day" in which he chronicled his observations about everyday Manhattan. On January 1, 1926 he turned his attention to the Silk District, clearly describing the sweeping changes since Elbert Todd purchased his home exactly 50 years earlier.
"The silk district is in the upper East Twenties. I notice a Silk Exchange café, a pool parlor and a shoe shine stand catering exclusively to the men who deal in silks."
But by mid-century the silk district had essentially disappeared from the east side of Fifth Avenue. The Silk Exchange Café became home to Design Techniques by 1954; a home furnishings retail store where fabrics and wallcoverings could be purchased.
Then in 1989 the little building returned to its original purpose. Just around the block on Park Avenue was Park Bistro, described by The New York Times in November that year as an "immensely popular French restaurant." The owners branched out, taking over No. 47 (which it preferred to call a "townhouse") and opening Park Avenue Gourmandises. Where silk jobbers had lunched on corned beef and crap games went on in the second floor, now trendier New Yorkers purchased "pastries, croissants, cheese and prepared imported foods."
The gourmet store would remain in the building for years; replaced after the turn of the 21st century by Red Sky, a sports bar and restaurant popular for its roof deck. But that, too, of course, would not last. It closed sometime around 2013.
Through it all the tiny little café building had survived remarkably intact. Then the overlooked relic of the Silk District received a cosmetic updating that effectively obliterated all of the structure's Arts and Crafts charm.
Labels: east 29th street, gross and kleinberger, silk district, silk exchange building
The Fleitmann & Co. Bldg. -- No. 484 Broome Street
Long before construction on the hulking office and warehouse building at the corner of Broome and Wooster Streets was near completion, it had already been leased. On September 27, 1890 the Real Estate Record & Builders' Guide announced that Frederick Southack "has leased for a term of ten years to Fleitmann & Co. the six-story iron and brick building…at an annual rental of $23,000."
The Fleitmann brothers, Ewald and Hermann, arrived in New York from Germany in 1864. They established their silk importing business at No. 490 Broome Street. Now, a quarter of a century later, Fleitmann & Co was among the largest commission merchants in the city. In addition to the massive building rising on the site of their original store, there were four branch offices in the city.
The Fleitmann building was designed by another native German, Alfred Zucker, who turned to the rabidly popular Romanesque Revival style. Completed in 1891 it was a fortress as welcoming as it was foreboding. Zucker challenged the observer to focus on any single component.
Two yawning, three-story arches at ground level would have stolen the show, were it not for the cast iron-framed groupings of openings at the uppermost floors. These sat on an arcade of squat engaged brick columns. The architect put stone carvers to work producing ornamental details—rope carving, rich capitals, and an elaborate stone cornice, for instance—with special attention to the figural sculptures. These ranged from the tradition faces that served as brackets below the third floor, to the whimsical. Snarling winged beasts ( some ferocious, at least one looking more like a house cat), shared the façade with serpentine monsters devouring their own tails.
Disinterested faces stare down onto Broome Street.
Before Fleitmann & Co. could move in, the unfinished building was sold. On October 18, 1890 the Record & Guide reported that William F. Weld "of Boston" had purchased the "six-story Tiffany brick front warehouse" for $326,000. Weld paid the equivalent of $8.6 million today for the structure.
As with its satellite locations, Fleitmann & Co. leased some space at No. 484 Broome Street to related firms. Later, in 1902, the New-York Tribune explained "The annexes of the firm are occupied by merchants who, trading under their own names and styles, are associated in their dealings in many ways with and financed by the firm of Fleitmann & Co. These merchants in their respective branches of the trade deal in every conceivable kind of merchandise exploited in the drygoods business—gloves, millinery, specialties, linings, panne velvets, umbrella silks, tailors' trimmings, tie linings, tie silks, clothiers' linings, hatters' satins and trimmings, mercerized satins and a variety of every species of fabric."
Within the first few years in the new building, tenants would include M. Bloom, who advertised in The Sun on June 14, 1892 for "Experiences Girls wanted on sample cards." Others were Max G. Cavalli, "merchant;" William E. C. Bradley, "dry goods merchant;" and Anton I. Quanz, importer and exporter who lived at the Hotel Endicott.
The New-York Tribune published a sketch, completed with trolley rails in the street, on New Year's Eve 1902 -- copyright expired
As the turn of the century approached, Hermann Fleitmann returned to Hamburg. He died there on March 27, 1899 at the age of 74. Ewald continued running the business, assisted by Frederick T. Herman C. and William M. Fleitmann. Henry T. Fleitmann used the address, but he was more interested in breeding Scottish Terriers than in silk goods.
A 1898 advertisement listed the large assortment of goods the company offered (copyright expired)
By now the Fleitmann & Co. partners had amassed sizable fortunes and the firm continued to expand. The New-York Tribune said "No leading drygoods firm in New-York City is more closely identified with the wonderful march and progress of that branch of trade than Fleitmann & Co…As leaders in the domestic lines of drygoods the firm of Fleitmann & Co. is just as universally and favorably known as importers. While carrying an enormous stock of domestic goods, the firm imports the richest and finest qualities of silks, ribbons, velvets, malines, chiffons, satins, woolens, worsteds, cloaking and broadcloths, the output of the greatest manufactories and the most renowned looms of Europe and Asia."
A bizarre winged beast shares space with a self-devouring monster.
Running the massive Fleitmann & Co. building required several large boilers in the basement and a competent maintenance crew. Charged with the responsibility of maintaining the boilers in 1901 was 50-year old engineer Richard Kruse. Working with him on April 1 was 28-year old Henry Otten, a "fireman."
That day Kruse was negligent; failing to notice the rising pressure in one of the boilers. He was standing near the engine room door when the boiler exploded. The engineer leaped for the door, landing on the floor outside. Young Henry Otten was not so lucky.
"The fireman was on the other side of the boiler and not near enough to the door to escape," reported The New York Times the following day. "He was flung to the floor, and when found later lay dead within a few feet of where he stood when the cock blew out." Otten had been scalded to death by the steam and boiling water.
"The engineer was found outside and arrested by two detectives. His face and neck were black when he was taken to the station house and technically charged with homicide."
In 1905, while the Herman Fleitmann family was away for the summer, the "youthful highwayman" known as "Sand Rock" Smith visited their home at No. 42 West 77th Street. He held up the maid at gunpoint. The terrifying event caused the Fleitmann's caretaker to take steps to prevent a similar crime.
In order to make the mansion look lived in, he lit the gas jets in some of the upper rooms before nightfall each night. It had an unexpected effect. On the night of September 4 residents in the high-end Manhattan Square Hotel noticed lights on in the second floor. Knowing the family was away, they feared the house was being looted. Calls came in to Police Headquarters.
Detectives from the West 68th Street station house surrounded the mansion. Several climbed over the fence in the rear and up to the roof. All the doors and windows were locked, so the police broke into the rooftop scuttle. The cops swarmed through the house, but found nothing disturbed.
"Then a well-disposed person across the street told them that the caretaker had lighted the gas on his usual rounds for the night and that his care had caused the light and the alarm," said The Times. The caretaker's clever ploy to fool crooks backfired, resulting in damage to the house by well-intentioned police.
The following year Ewald Fleitmann died. In addition to his position with Fleitmann & Co. he was a director in several corporations and banks. Before long the remaining Fleitmann partners would consider moving from their long-time headquarters.
On January 30, 1912 The Sun mentioned that "Fleitmann & Co. is dickering through Douglas L. Elliman & Co. for a long lease of the store, basement and first two lofts in the building to be erected...at the southwest corner of Fourth avenue and Twenty-sixth street, opposite the [Madison Square] Garden." The dickering worked out and Fleitmann & Co. moved into the new Hess Building.
For nearly a year its old headquarters building sat vacant. Finally on December 13, 1913 the Real Estate Record & Builders' Guide reported that Kaplan Wood Stock Co. leased the building "for a term of years at a slightly reduced rental." The paper noted that Kaplan Wood Stock "operates three large mills in Massachusetts [and] will occupy the building for storage of stock and show rooms after extensive alterations are completed."
Despite extensive alterations and a lease of "a term of years," the new tenants did not last a full year. In September 1914 the 52,000 square foot building was leased to the American Tobacco Company. The firm stayed in the old Fleitmann building for years. It was sold in 1946 to the Art Craft Finishers.
The pine floors, industrial pressed ceilings and cast iron column capitals still remain -- http://www.renthop.com/listings/484_broome_street/3w/1736239
As the 20th century drew to a close the Soho neighborhood had become filled with galleries and trendy shops. The hulking Fleitmann & Co. building followed suit. Today the sidewalk level houses chic shops, while sprawling residential lofts engulf the upper floors where bolts of silk and "cloaking" were once stored.
Labels: alfred zucker, broome street, Romanesque Revival, Soho
Queen Anne Sisters at Nos. 251-255 W. 70th Street
The Lost Anson R. Flower Mansion -- No. 601 5th Av...
The Federal Survivor at No. 37 East 7th. Street
The Afred Rossin House -- No. 15 East 62nd Street
The Suydam House -- No. 362 W 19th Street
The 1928 Birns Building -- 111 Second Avenue
The Robt. M. Van Arsdale House -- No. 276 W 71st S...
The Lost Church of the Heavenly Rest -- 551 5th Av...
The Unexpected No. 43 Perry Street
The Croft Bros. Building -- No. 26 East 125th Street
The Helena Flint House -- No. 109 East 39th Street
C P H Gilbert's 1898 No. 312 West 73rd Street
Soon To Be Lost -- No. 227 East 67th Street
The Lost Grosvenor Hotel -- 35 Fifth Avenue
Emery Roth's 1925 Fashion Tower -- No. 135-9 W. 36...
The 1897 Fahys Mansion -- No. 310 W 73rd Street
The 1863 Chas. Harmer House -- No. 113 E. 37th Street
The 1911 Albert Blum Mansion -- No. 20 E. 73rd Street
Hatfield House -- No. 101-103 East 29th Street
The Lost Jennings-McCullough Mansions -- 86-88 Par...
The Wm. H. Gray House -- No. 258 W. 4th Street


text:
Medicinal Mushroom 100% Effective in Preventing Prostate Cancer Tumors
In All Health Watch, Cancer, Featured Article, Men's Health, Prostate Cancer, Sexual Health
Every year, prostate cancer strikes 200,000 new victims.
Many turn to chemotherapy for treatment. Surgery and radiation are other options… But these so-called "solutions" come with devastating side effects. Urinary incontinence. Sexual dysfunction. Depression. And many others.
Worse, prostate cancer is the third-leading cause of cancer death among men. So if the treatment doesn't kill you, the cancer could.
But you may never have to worry about struggling with prostate cancer or its upsetting side effects. That's because new research shows one organic compound can suppress prostate cancer stem cells. Before they have a chance to turn into tumors.
This compound is all-natural and free of side effects. But what's most exciting? Early research is showing that it's 100% effective.
This cancer-fighting agent is polysaccharopeptide (PSP). It's extracted from a unique mushroom that grows in the northern forests of Europe, Asia, and North America. And it has been used medicinally for thousands of years.
Dr. Patrick Ling is a senior research fellow at the Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre in Queensland. He's also a member of the Institute of Biomedical Health & Innovation at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT). He obtained his master's and PhD degrees at the University of Hong Kong. His work focuses on the molecular mechanisms that underlie prostate cancer.
Dr. Ling recently tested PSP's ability to inhibit the activity of prostate cancer stem cells. The study was done in conjunction with the University of Hong Kong. The results appeared in PLoS ONE Journal, published by the Public Library of Science.
Of Men and Mice
The prostate gland is located just below the bladder. It controls the release of urine and produces the milky fluid component of semen. It is vital to a man's sexual function.
Most prostate cancers grow slowly and are treatable. But some forms are aggressive. And the cancer spreads to the bones, lymph nodes, and other parts of the body.
Conventional treatments, including chemotherapy, have been effective in targeting some prostate cancer cells. But they have little effect on the stem cells. Dr. Ling wanted to find a way to stop the tumors from forming in the first place. So he targeted the stem cells.
His research team worked with two groups of mice that had the prostate cancer stem cells. They fed the PSP to one group for 20 weeks. At the end of the trial, none of the mice that consumed PSP had tumors. All of the mice in the other group developed prostate cancer.
"In the past, other inhibitors tested in research trials have been shown to be up to 70% effective, but we're seeing 100% of this tumor prevented from developing with PSP," Dr. Ling said. "Importantly, we did not see any side effects from the treatment."
What the Medicinal Mushroom Means for You
The mushroom that PSP is extracted from is the "Turkey Tail." Also known as Coriolus versicolor or Yun-zhi. It's used in traditional Chinese medicine to protect against disease. In addition to its cancer-fighting properties, it is antimicrobial and antimalarial. And it boosts the immune system.
Turkey Tail mushrooms are tough. So they're usually boiled and made into a tea. But they can be chewed like bubble gum as well.
Turkey Tail extract is available as a supplement, too. You can find it dried or in capsules. The recommended dosage is 2 to 3 grams of the powder, taken three times per day for maximum benefit. It can also be mixed into food.
You can be sure scientists will continue to study this extraordinary mushroom. There's a lot more to be learned about its medicinal benefits.
NHD will keep an eye on the research. And we'll keep you posted.
There's no reason to allow prostate cancer to affect you or someone you love. Our research team has put together 15 proven cancer prevention tools that can eliminate the need for surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation… and all of the devastating side effects they cause. You can get the full report today. Learn how right here.
To your best health,
Michael Jelinek,
Managing Editor, NHD "Health Watch"

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Flight Control Products
Stick Force Indicator
Special Product Applications – Bell UH-1 "Huey" Autopilot
Cool City Avionics Awarded PMA
The company has been awarded a PMA for its new SAS-100 Stability Augmentation System for General Aviation Helicopters.
MINERAL WELLS, TX (June 3, 2013) – Cool City Electronics, Inc., dba Cool City Avionics (CCA), announced today that it has been awarded a Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) by the FAA for its SAS-100 Stability Augmentation System.
This is the company's first PMA approval, which permits it to manufacture and market its SAS-100. The PMA was awarded after an intensive audit of CCA's Quality Management System that was focused on how the company designs and manufactures its products.
"The granting of this PMA approval is an important step in the expansion of our business. We are proud of having achieved this milestone," said Jim Irwin, President/CEO.
CCA has already received the FAA TSO for its SAS-100 Stability Augmentation System, as well as the STC for its installation in Robinson R44 helicopters. The company expects to receive the TSO for its FT-100 Force Trim System in June, along with the STC for its installation in the R44. The company is in the final stages of FAA certification for four of its Automatic Flight Guidance Control Systems for helicopters.
Information about the SAS-100, the FT-100 and the rest of the company's full line of flight control products is available on its website at: www.CoolCityAvionics.com/products/.
About Cool City Avionics
Cool City Avionics develops and manufactures modern, innovative automatic flight guidance control systems for General Aviation helicopters and airplanes. The management team and support staff has more than 400 years of combined experience in the development and manufacture of a variety of flight control products, many of which still retain a majority market share after more than 25 years. For more information about the company and its products, please visit www.CoolCityAvionics.com or contact Wayne Sanderson, Executive Vice President, at 940-327-8400 or by email to: wsanderson@coolcityavionics.com
Cool City Avionics Announces STC project to install 3-axis autopilot on Airbus H120 helicopters March 7, 2016
Cool City Avionics Introduces New Logo and Tagline February 11, 2016
Cool City Avionics Announces Management Changes January 26, 2016
Cool City Avionics Announces Support for Single-Engine IFR Proposal August 25, 2015
Cool City Avionics Announces Interface for Aspen Display August 25, 2015
Contact Aviation Completes Cool City Avionics Autopilot Installation August 25, 2015
© 2020 Cool City Avionics, all rights reserved.
Proudly powered by Web Designs by Sarah Albright


text:
What SaaS startups can learn from other industries
From hyped streetwear to modular furniture
There are best practices and top market leaders across every industry. Companies who have "been there" and "done that" can teach you invaluable lessons that can be applied to SaaS startups.
We're big believers in this – hence our Iconic Products series.
But, what if we stepped out of the box for a moment, and considered lessons that we could learn from industries outside of SaaS and tech?
That's exactly what we're going to do. From fashion to furniture to a few things in between, let's explore what we can learn from some of the best in other industries. 🔎
Some of these companies are disruptors, while others are legacy companies that have learned to adapt and create brilliant paths for themselves in an ever-changing business landscape.
Let's get to it! 👊
Creating every company's dream scenario
It's nearly impossible to talk about branding in fashion and not discuss the mega-cult success of Supreme. 🤷♀
What started as a skateboarding and clothing brand in New York in 1994 has catapulted itself into the forefront of pop culture and brand devotion.
Hundreds of people line up for Supreme drops every Thursday (when there's a new release of products, of course), and it's utter chaos. 😱
People fly in from all over the world in order to stand in line for hours just to go into one of Supreme's 11 brick-and-mortar stores and try their luck of finding that perfect overpriced t-shirt or brick or whatever other weird item they're selling that week.
Or, fans try their luck online – this normally results in some people paying ~4000% more for an item than its retail price. 💸
Oh, and this happens outside of drop days, too. Just walk around London's (or New York's, for that matter) SoHo neighborhood on a Saturday morning and count how many blocks are covered with people lined up waiting for Supreme to open.
Supreme has managed to create the ultimate founder fever dream – but how? 🤔
Why do they buy? The psychology of the customer
Many people cite the "hype" around the brand, but surely it's about more than that.
There are plenty of people who get excited about the latest Yeezy shoes or OVO hoodie (confession time: I'm kind of one of those people) – but neither of those brands even come close to the level of hype around Supreme.
Scarcity certainly comes to the forefront here. There are a limited number of items that Supreme creates and when they're gone, they're gone – hence the insane markups on the secondhand market. 🤑
But let's get a bit deeper – let's consider the psychology around the customer.
Dr. Dimitrios Tsivrikos, consumer psychologist at University College London, in an interview with Vice, said, "Millennials in particular are very aware of different consumer tribes; they look to inspire or impress peers who share the same kind of interests as them, who will recognize that particular T-shirt." 👕
Jonathan Gabay, author of Brand Psychology: Consumer Perceptions, Corporate Reputations, goes even further in the article, saying, "[Importantly], Supreme was started in the right bit of New York by skaters. That makes it authentic, or seen to be authentic.
"The fact that they've brought in other designers over the years is irrelevant; it all goes back to the fact that the original people who wore this stuff were authentic—they weren't wearing it because it was trendy."
"A brand is an extension of oneself—psychologically, in terms of how you want the world to see you, or what you want the world to believe you are," said Gabay. "But deeper than that: what you believe you are, through that brand."
Boom. There it is.
Scarcity. Authenticity. Identity. 💪
Obviously, these three concepts are easier to say than to actually apply to your startups – but think of them as guiding points for a moment.
Do you have a new product that you're trying to launch? Perhaps start a waitlist to get people excited about it, and offer certain perks, such as early access or special discounts. Create a sense of scarcity and exclusivity around your product.
Or maybe you're thinking about a brand refresh – or a total rebranding? Think about your narrative and the message you want to convey. Does it encompass your company's identity? Is it authentic? Or is it just more idealistic business jargon? 🤝
Many companies can only dream of having the success of a brand like Supreme, but as you can see, there are lessons to be learned from how they "made it" that can be applied to just about any industry – including SaaS and tech.
Think about the customer and how they interact with the brand.
Are you telling the story you want to be telling with your brand?
Is your company authentic in how it describes its offering?
Are there ways in which you could build some excitement around your brand?
Adapting to a changing landscape
It wasn't all that long ago when the main forms of receiving news updates came in the form of television and print media. 🗞
Of course, both of those things still exist, but let's be real: news media, especially print media, was perhaps the most deeply disrupted industry by the mass adoption of the internet.
This led the news media industry into a crisis mode. What's next? How do you generate revenue when people aren't buying your paper?
Well, in the case of The New York Times and many other outlets that followed suit, it was an adapt-or-perish situation.
If you can't beat them, join them. 😎
Going all in on digital
The Times was nearly 150 years old when the internet started transforming the way people got their information.
This meant that they needed to innovate quickly, despite having such a long legacy and despite being so deeply rooted in its own culture.
It's hard enough for 25-year-old companies to innovate and adapt – imagine that, times six. 😳
But unlike many other newspapers who were stubborn about embracing a transition to digital, the Times decided to go all in.
In 2011, they introduced their paywall, and in 2013, hired more than 100 tech employees in one year.
And it didn't just stop there. On top of their new tech employees strengthening the user experience of their website and app, they also started a products department that was tasked with releasing new apps and new revenue sources.
This resulted in three new successful apps around their opinion section, streamlined news for millennials and cooking – PLUS a huge partnership with Google by creating a new VR app for the Google Cardboard headsets.
Old dog, new tricks
If one of the most historical newsrooms in the world can modernize and adapt to the changing times – there's hope for the rest of us.
And no, it doesn't mean you need to hire 100 new employees or aggressively launch a VR app.
It's about understanding the landscape, and identifying where your customers are – and how you can effectively reach them.
And one thing we can all learn from this, or be reminded of, is the fact that you should never be against change. 😄
Embracing the future of how things work and how customers behave is crucial in setting your company apart from the rest.
Don't be afraid of change.
Startups are much more poised to disrupt and change industries than legacy companies, but that change won't come automatically or overnight.
It's about finding the strategy that works best for your company and being where your customers are (and offering the right product or service).
Disrupting an otherwise dull market
It may sound a tad dramatic, but buying a mattress or a couch can be an incredibly emotional purchase for people. 🛋
Not in the sense of people crying over their couch, but rather the fact that it's an expensive purchase that is supposed to last you for years.
On top of that, it's just a frustrating and overwhelming experience. Buying a couch or mattress opens you up to so many different choices and it's hard to tell whether you're actually getting a good deal. 😓
Plus, the logistics of getting a large piece of furniture delivered to your house or apartment is a commitment in itself – you need to pay a ridiculous fee, wait around all day for the delivery people to show up and then get everything set up.
It can feel a bit exhausting when it's all said and done.
But this is exactly why startups such as Casper and Burrow are changing the furniture game.
Casper started as a mattress e-commerce store, but has exploded in the past few years, and now offers other items such as bed frames and dog beds. 🐶
Similarly, Burrow designs and manufactures uncompromising furniture and other goods for modern life at home. The company launched in 2017 with a modular sofa and has since expanded to multiple configurations of living room seating.
So, how do they pull off a seamless experience with something that is supposed to be a high-investment, emotional purchase for their customers?
Startups taking the headache out of large investments
Casper recognized the pain points mentioned above and decided to change things up.
With its single-model mattress offered at an affordable price, including free shipping and a 100-night trial period, it's no wonder Casper easily surpassed $100 million in revenue in less than two years of being in business. 😲
As Casper's co-founders have explained in multiple interviews, it was originally about disrupting the mattress industry, because it was so obviously broken.
But this eventually turned into the goal of inventing an industry around sleep. They decided to create a mattress that would fit just about everyone's needs. 😴
And more importantly, they wanted the experience to be top-notch.
In Casper's earlier days, there was a couple who made a YouTube video about their mattress. They explained that the bed wasn't right for them, but the experience was incredible.
For Casper, that's the ultimate goal. 🙏
If you make your customers happy, in the case of Casper, those customers give you more word-of-mouth business and might even end up buying other products, such as pillows or a nightstand.
Casper has explained that their return rate is rather low, so they try to donate returned mattresses to a local charity which, in the end, is more cost-effective than taking them back across the country to refurbish and try to resell the product.
In the case of Burrow, they offer modular furniture – essentially, a customer can purchase an armchair and later decide to turn it into a larger sofa by buying a loveseat and connecting them. And vice versa – you can turn a larger sofa into a loveseat or four separate chairs.
You get the picture. 😉
On top of that, Burrow offers hidden USB charging ports in the furniture, so you never have to get up to charge your phone – handy.
Like Casper, shipping is free and delivery is usually within a week.
See a pattern? These startups have managed to identify all of the pain points of buying large furniture and completely turned the business model on its head.
But what about those who are still apprehensive about just buying furniture online?
It's time to go physical.
Going from digital to physical
For those among us who want to feel, see and touch a mattress or couch that we want to buy – ordering one online might evoke anxiety or fear. Are you really going to be happy with something that you buy before trying?
Fortunately, this is the exact concept that these companies are exploring. Casper recently partnered with retail giant Target and on top of that, also plans to open 200 Casper stores across the United States.
In the case of Burrow, the young company originally entered physical spaces in the form of partnerships with co-working spaces and breweries – you can even apply on their website to host a showroom in your space.
Now, they have a showroom in the SoHo neighborhood of New York. This gives customers the chance to experience Burrow's products IRL.
According to an article from Fast Company, "visitors can hang out in front of a fireplace, watch movies in a private screening room, and also play around with making their own videos in a green screen studio."
Of course, the initial goal of these store concepts isn't just to sell products, but it's also about giving customers a positive experience that helps increase brand loyalty. 💛
Disrupting an industry is all about identifying and eliminating pain points.
How can you make your customer experience even better? Do customers walk away from your company feeling positively or negatively?
This concept reminds me quite a bit of a quote from Sujan Patel, co-founder of Web Profits, "Customers may forget what you said, but they'll never forget how you made them feel."
There are a ton of inspirational companies – startups and legacy companies alike – out there doing amazing things. And we can all certainly learn from them. 🧠
But it's not just about learning from companies in your industry. SaaS companies can learn a lot from seeing how things are done across a variety of industries.
Not only in fashion or news media or furniture, but also healthcare, in the case of startups such as Capsule Pharmacy and Oscar Health. 💊
Or even in eyeglasses – with companies such as Warby Parker or Zenni Optical.
So, next time you're interacting with a company or making an important purchase, stop and think for a moment about the things that they're doing right (and wrong, of course) and think about how you could inject a bit of that experience into your own startups. 💉
👉 subscribe here


text:
We have a strong, active School Council who meet on a regular basis. All the councillors have been elected by their peers and they participate in the life of the Academy. Councillors from all classes across Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 are involved in trying to improve our amazing school.
The School Council are the brains behind charity fundraising days at school (e.g. Comic Relief and Children in Need) which they plan, organise and run. The children have also been involved in the review of the curriculum. They discuss issues that they feel are important and input into the school development plan.
After very successful fundraising for the school's new Sensory Room, the School Council are currently involved in a bid to try and win £500 funding from 'Think Big 2020' for a special project to further improve our school.
They have achieved the Silver PADL award for School Councils and are currently working towards obtaining the Gold PADL award.
School Council Minutes - 15th November 2021
School Council Minutes - 14th October 2021
School Council Minutes - 6th October 2021


text:
PARK PROGRESS David Bunch An Update on Bonnet Springs Park Bonnet Springs Park has its wings and is soaring toward opening in late 2020. Land clearing and testing are obvious on the 180-acre site, but the beehive of activity is occurring in the labs and workrooms of about 20 consultants and planners. They are plotting answers to everything from acoustics to zero footprints (that's A to Z and all between), all intended to ensure that this park for everyone touches all the bases to become the great park envisioned. An important element of its early success is community engagement. Bill Tinsley, David Bunch and Kimberly Elmhorst are making the rounds of civic clubs, garden clubs and major institutions. Let us know if your organization would like to hear about the park. Early successes of these contacts include the gift of a $250,000 "Kiwanis Cares for Kids Treehouse" and a major five-year contribution from Allen & Company to establish a Perpetual Care Fund. Kimberly will be setting up a team to establish a non-profit "Friends of Bonnet Springs Park" organization to advocate for the park. She would welcome your involvement. Her e-mail address is: kelm2370@aol.com. FDOT has initiated a study to fundamentally upgrade West Memorial Boulevard which may result in a Memorial Blvd. connection to Bonnet Springs Park, as well as a link connecting Memorial Blvd. and Kathleen Road and a new pedestrian bridge over Kathleen Road connecting nearby neighborhoods. Final plans for the remediation of remaining contaminants in the area of the former CSX railyards are nearly complete, and major earthwork to accomplish that will begin this fall and be completed in four months, under the watchful eye of FDEP and the City of Lakeland. This work will culminate in the construction of two forty-foot tall "mountains" on the currently flat former railyard. The park site currently has a fifty-foot elevation fall to the lake, and these forty-foot high mountains will create vistas from ninety-foot elevations. Not the Blue Ridge Mountains, but pretty darn high for Lakeland. The Sasaki-led Bonnet Springs Park master plan is essentially complete following a year-long effort that included many trips to Lakeland, weekly three-hour conference calls and meetings with citizens, focus groups and park leadership. Phase 3, begun in August, will see the active involvement of the consultants, engineers and contractors, resulting in 100% construction plans and permits by the end of July, 2019. During that period, remediation of the railyard area and dredging and creation of the six-acre lagoon should be complete. By then a plan for handling stormwater runoff from a 600-acre off-site drainage basin is expected to have been approved by FDOT and City of Lakeland, allowing separation of this runoff from the pristine Bonnet Springs and cleansing before entering Lake Bonnet. In addition, the study by City of Lakeland to determine nutrient levels in Lake Bonnet (highest of Lakeland's 17 lakes) will be complete so that a plan for dredging and cleaning Lake Bonnet can be negotiated with SWFWMD. Thirty-seven tons of accumulated trash have been removed from the park site and adjoining Crescent Heights neighborhood, as well as the removal of nine derelict buildings and twenty-six thousand tons of concrete foundations from the Florida Tile site. The anticipated transformation of west Lakeland has begun! Leadership of Bonnet Springs Park and Explorations V Children's Museum are negotiating the 100-year relationship agreement (renewable) that will see their new 40,000 square foot Children's Museum strategically placed between the two mountains overlooking the central green and event lawn. An incredible team is hard at work, supported by the enabling Barnett Family and an enthusiastic and supportive community. Thank you all and GO TEAM!
FRIENDS OF BONNET SPRINGS
Kimberly Elmhorst For the over 400 that are receiving this newsletter, MANY of you expressed an interest in getting involved with Bonnet Springs Park. You have asked "What can I do?" or "How can I help?" The BSP Board and Advisory Board are overwhelmed with your inquiries and would like you to know that your interest in volunteering is not going unnoticed. We are thrilled by the amazing interest by so many in this community. Even though we have been focused on design of the Park itself, we have begun the formal process of initiating the enabling documents for the Friends of Bonnet Springs Park as a 501C3 entity. We know that there are going to be an overabundance of volunteer opportunities and needs. Establishing our "wish list" will be what we will be doing in the coming months and the next couple of years. So, with that said I would ask for your patience and thank you SO much for your expressed interest in volunteering in the various ways that we have not even thought of and some that we have. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or specific areas where you would like to volunteer so we can begin to create a volunteer bank. We know there are so many talented and enthusiastic people just waiting to jump right in. My email address is kelm2370@aol.com. We are excited to create Friends of Bonnet Springs Park alongside you.
LEADING BY EXAMPLE: IMPROVING WATER QUALITY AT BONNET SPRINGS PARK
Sasaki Design Team The two major water systems in the future Bonnet Springs Park are facing tough environmental challenges. Lake Bonnet is the most polluted lake in Lakeland, and Bonnet Springs Valley, which drains into Lake Bonnet, is experiencing an accelerated rate of erosion along its banks. The Bonnet Springs Park master plan process revealed a main cause of both of these problems: a 66" diameter culvert near the Bonnet Springs' headwaters that releases water from a 300-acre watershed and is responsible for around 40% of the pollutants entering Lake Bonnet. Even though the water entering this culvert is coming from off-site, the Bonnet Springs Park board has decided to implement a stormwater management design that will help restore Bonnet Springs Valley and prevent further pollution of Lake Bonnet. The first step in this design will involve diverting water from the culvert, which separates the contaminated urban runoff water from the clean water coming from the sand seep spring. This drastically reduces the velocity of water entering the Bonnet Springs Valley and eliminates unwanted erosion from large storm events. The second step is to move the diverted water through a series of constructed wetlands to remove the pollutants carried by runoff from nearby roads, parking lots, and buildings. The first pond, closest to the culvert, will provide most of the treatment during small storms and the larger storm events will subsequently fill the other two ponds. These ponds clean the water in two ways: they allow heavy pollutants to settle to the bottom, and use wetland plants to remove excess nutrients through natural processes. Once the water is clean, it flows to Lake Bonnet. Not only will this design approach improve water quality and help restore a sensitive ecosystem, opportunities will exist for park visitors to experience these new landscapes along elevated boardwalks and be inspired to act in ways that recognize the importance of clean water in our environment. Already, a study is underway by the City to look at other measures that could be taken to improve water quality in Lake Bonnet. Our hope is that in leading by example Bonnet Springs Park will become inspiration for other efforts to improve the health of the many lakes within the city of Lakeland and beyond.
CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE PARK
The Board of Directors of Bonnet Springs Park, Inc. a 501c3 corporation in Lakeland, Florida announced a major financial gift and establishment of a perpetual care fund at Givewell Community Foundation today. Allen and Company, a premier financial advisory firm with a long-standing reputation for community involvement, made a significant step in the enablement of Bonnet Springs Park today. The associates at Allen and Company have once again demonstrated their commitment to the quality of life in the Lakeland/Winter Haven area through the establishment of a fund to support the sustainability of this new urban park that is going to change the way citizens and visitors see and live in Lakeland. The 180 acre park, being designed by world class landscape designers Sasaki and constructed on the former CSX rail yard site, will expand the very footprint of downtown Lakeland and connect the northwest quadrant of the City. "A privately funded public park is a new paradigm to central Florida and will require significant community support to sustain." Said Ralph Allen, Chairman of Allen and Company. "We want to continue the company tradition of supporting quality of life in our community and through this gift we are hoping to lead others in support of this incredible undertaking." The Bonnet Springs enablement team understands that the vision for Bonnet Springs Park received a major boost today. Thinking beyond the park construction to operational expenses is a sound business strategy for future success of the park and the seeds are now in the ground. We encourage you to learn more about this exciting new park by visiting us at BonnetSpringsPark.com.
Sasaki Design Team ]]>
Our NEW Website! The Park has developed so much since we started this project three years ago, and we decided it was time our website…
Children's museum unveils plans for Bonnet Springs site
Sculpting Lakeland's Rail Yard into Bonnet Springs Park
Bonnet Springs Park on LALToday


text:
Call of DutyFPSNews
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 scorestreaks confirmed for the beta
By Chris Hinton July 29, 2018
The Multiplayer Beta for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 begins later this week. The beta will feature a handful of maps, game modes, and content in general. It is expected to provide the larger portion of the game than any Call of Duty multiplayer beta of the past. The Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 official Twitter account just confirmed another portion of the content that will be available during the weekend beta: scorestreaks. Check out the Tweet and video below.
Scorestreaks are back!
Go on a streak to activate the Hellstorm Missile, Strike Team, RC-XD, and more coming to the #BlackOps4 MP Beta August 3rd on PS4. pic.twitter.com/n23fWOWAcl
— Call of Duty (@CallofDuty) July 27, 2018
Multiplayer Beta Scorestreak Rewards
Fans of the original Call of Duty: Black Ops will recognize the exploding remote-controlled RC-XD. In fact, that game actually shipped with a collector's edition featuring a fully operational RC-XD (minus the explosive ability).
The Hellstorm Missile and Strike Team were two others acknowledged by the Call of Duty team. The Hellstorm Missile is fairly self-explanatory. But, the Strike Team does present an entirely fresh idea to the world of Call of Duty scorestreaks. According to GameRant, the Strike Team action suggests that two AI soldiers (like we saw in the brief trailer) are dropped into the map and "attempt to clear out enemies in an area chosen by the player." Let's hope these AI operatives are more skilled than Call of Duty player base or receive some sort of buff making them difficult to kill. Otherwise, I can't see this streak being effective.
A highlight from the video that wasn't directly mentioned in the tweet is the appearance of the four-legged drone. GameRant reports from others with previous Black Ops 4 experience that the robot is named Mantis. The robot is a "high-cost scorestreak" that the player can control. Or, if the player so chooses, the little death machine can function on its own.
Not one, but two betas
Photo courtesy of Treyarch
It's possible that other scorestreaks will make it into the beta this weekend. However, we won't know until that point. Now that Call of Duty has shifted to an entirely multiplayer experience, Activision and Treyarch likely realize that both upcoming betas are significant for the community. Fans of the single-player campaigns will undoubtedly walk away from the franchise. So, it's up to the developer to show the fans of online multiplayer games why Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is the best choice. I suspect that the battle royale display will carry a lot of weight given the mode's popularity in the current climate of online multiplayer games.
The Multiplayer Beta begins this Friday, August 3. Another beta focused on Blackout mode (Call of Duty's version of battle royale) will hit sometime in September. The full game will launch on October 12 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. For more coverage on Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 as it develops, stay tuned to Daily Esports.
Chris Hinton
Accountant by day, video games enthusiast by night. Somewhere in between all of that, I'm a husband, dad, and generally a giant man-child, too. If a game is all about action, there's a safe bet I'm playing it. I started laying waste to virtual worlds as a youngin' on the ol' Atari and haven't stopped since.


text:
HOW TO SEND MONEY VIA WHATSAPP
2 minutes of reading / November 6, 2020 November 13, 2020 / News (Software)
Earlier this month, WhatsApp finally introduced the payments feature on the platform. The feature essentially allows users to send money to other users via chats in the app. The feature has only been rolled out to 20 million users in India, whereas there are over 400 million WhatsApp users in the country. If you are one of the users who got the feature on their devices in the first run, follow these simple steps to begin sending money via WhatsApp:
How to transfer money via WhatsApp Payments
Step 1:Open WhatsApp on your device
Step 2:Tap on the contact you would like to send the money to.
Step 3:Tap on the attach button in the chat.
Step 4:Choose a payment option.
Step 5:Now, users will be required to enter the amount they would like to send across.
Step 6:Verify your payment with the correct UPI pin
Step 7:After entering the pin, your payment will be processed.
Step 8:Now, you will be redirected to your WhatsApp chat, where you will see the amount you have sent across in a message box.
It is of utmost importance that users do not share their card information or their UPI pin with any user.
WhatsApp had released the new feature for users in India on 6 November. The system makes it easier for people to make payments in a more compact setup. While conversing with a contact on WhatsApp, you will not have to leave the app, open a payments app, and then send money.
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) had allowed WhatsApp to roll out the feature on a limited scale only to 20 million Indian users when the total number of users surpasses 400 million in the country. NPCI had also announced that "a cap of 30 percent of the total volume of transactions processed in UPI" will apply to all third-party app providers from 1 January 2021.
Now it remains to be seen when the payment feature gets rolled out to all users.


text:
Photo credit - IU Athletics
Archie Miller has only had freshmen available on bench, and he's growing more comfortable with them
February 9, 2021 Dustin Dopirak IUBB 5
By Dustin Dopirak —
Indiana's four freshmen missed nine of the 16 shots and eight of the 12 3-point shots they took in Sunday's win over Iowa. They committed four turnovers and made plenty of mistakes on the defensive end.
But they didn't let any of those mistakes knock them off course, which was why Indiana coach Archie Miller gave double-figure minutes to each of them in the Hoosiers' 67-65 win over the then No. 8 Hawkeyes and why he believes Indiana gets better as a team as their roles expand.
"That's the beauty of the young guys coming in," Miller said on his radio show Monday night. "I thought those guys stepping in there and coming in and firing in the first half there late, giving us some confidence and not being afraid to miss. They weren't afraid. That's a big part of this time of year. The ball going in and the ball not going in, it makes a world of difference. I think guys playing with confidence and not worrying if they're missing or not is a huge deal."
With forward Jerome Hunter missing a second game because of a coach's decision Miller explained generally but not specifically, center Joey Brunk still out with a back issue and transfer guard Parker Stewart still working through various protocols, the freshman class now makes up Indiana's entire scholarship bench. That means Miller has no choice but to trust them, but they have increasingly earned that trust.
Trey Galloway has had it since the beginning, The 6-foot-4 wing has started seven games and is averaging 22.8 minutes per game. Miller has had to come along some on guards Anthony Leal and Khristian Lander and forward Jordan Geronimo, however.
Leal got on the floor when Galloway and sophomore Armaan Franklin battled injuries, and Leal combined solid and opportunistic defense with an ability to shoot from outside, and he's become a more steady part of the rotation.
Geronimo had a little further to go because he's still figuring out team defense, even though he's the most physically blessed of the freshmen. He still finds himself out of position sometimes, but he's fearless when dealing with post players including Iowa All-American Luka Garza. He's also made 13 of 20 field goal attempts (65 percent). With Hunter out, he's the only Indiana player on the bench who can handle the 4 or the 5 when Race Thompson or Trayce Jackson-Davis come out, but Archie Miller is increasingly comfortable with that.
"He is freakishly athletic and he is strong," Miller said. "He is not afraid at all to bang. He's played against bigger players coming up, you can tell. We had a clip in film today that we showed of a play when he was playing Luka Garza that they got him on at Iowa when they ducked him in off a ball screen at the top. He was just so quick and so fast to be able to pull around and move. You just see that he can pull around and move. And I love the way he plays on offense, as crazy as that sounds. He continues to to help us as much as anyone on offense. He's a physical screener. He's very athletic, he's a very good passer."
Those @IndianaMBB vets were doin' it on Sunday, but don't forget about the 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓼𝓱𝓶𝓮𝓷…@khristianlander | @anthonyl3al | Trey Galloway | @JordanGeronimo2 pic.twitter.com/am2pF6SppX
— Indiana On BTN (@IndianaOnBTN) February 9, 2021
And he still hasn't shown off one of his emerging skills – his 3-point shot. He's 2 of 6 from beyond the arc so far, but most of his buckets have been dunks or layups.
"When he's able to play more minutes and is able to get more comfortable and the 3-point shooting comes in and he starts to be able to stretch the floor, that's when he's going to really blossom," Miller said.
The Hoosiers expected more immediate minutes from Lander, the five-star point guard who reclassified, blitzing through his senior year academic requirements so he could start college a year early. He didn't play double-figure minutes in a game from the Dec. 13 blowout of North Alabama until the Jan. 24 loss to Rutgers, but he's improved on defense and reminded the coaching staff of the offensive flashes that made him so desirable as a recruit. He has 15 points and five assists in a combined 46 minutes in the last three games after scoring a total of 26 points and registering 12 assists in his first 15 appearances. He is 5 of 14 from the field in those games after starting 7 of 32, and 5 of 12 from 3 after starting 6 of 22.
"He's trying to find his way for a long period of time," Miller said. "… Offensively, he's always been very talented. We've seen glimpses of him in practice and times where he could shoot the ball well. He has a different gear with the ball. He can get by people and make some good passes. … But we just felt like he wasn't ready to start games. He was nervous and he just wasn't in tune with what was going on."
Lander played just four minutes in the Hoosiers upset of Iowa and didn't come into the game until the second half. But he had a steal and effective work in that half and it led to more.
"He's spent a lot of time," Miller said. "Extra workouts, extra lifts. He's picked himself up and got himself in a situation now where he's helping. He's contributing. … (Against Iowa) He had some really good passes, banged a huge shot, did a good job defensively. Played 15 minutes. I told him that 15 can continue to grow."
Being able to trust those players means the Hoosiers don't wear down like they could if they were only playing a seven-man rotation. The bench played a critical role in both upsets of Iowa and it kept them in the game against Illinois even though the Hoosiers eventually lost.
"We've made runs here in the last three or four games with (Lander) on the floor," Miller said. "Jordan on the floor, Anthony, Trey is coming back as well. We don't just have to play guys 36 or 37 minute just because they're older anymore. I feel like that's why our team has a chance to be better as we come down the stretch because we have more guys."
You can follow Dustin Dopirak on Twitter HERE
Anthony Leal
Jordan Geronimo
Khristian Lander
Trey Galloway


text:
Author Kevin Kwan Compares the "Crazy Rich Asians" of Then and Now
Words by Tatler Asia
Cover Novelist and author of Crazy Rich Asians and its sequels, film and television producer, in Brunello Cucinelli (Photo: Jessica Chou for Hong Kong Tatler)
The Singapore-born novelist tells us how he thinks the Asian society has evolved and why he feels like he is living in "this strange, surreal dream"
Who is a more astute observer of the evolution of Asian society in modern times than Kevin Kwan, author of the globally bestselling satirical novel Crazy Rich Asians and its sequels, China Rich Girlfriend and Rich People Problems? As perceptions both at home and around the world continue to evolve at an astonishing pace, even he has been surprised by some of the results, as he discusses in an interview from his home in Los Angeles.
(Related: How Accurate Was Crazy Rich Asians? Insider Woffles Wu Tells All)
How does what you see happening in the world today compare with the some of the more absurd scenes and behaviour you chronicled in Crazy Rich Asians in 2013, and where do you think we are headed?
Kevin Kwan (KK) It's a big question, and I wish I had some sort of crystal ball, but as long as I have been alive, Asia has been a region that is always full of massive change. I grew up in Singapore, but I visited Hong Kong, Thailand, all over Asia even as a young child. And then I left when I was 10 and didn't return until I was 14 or so. Every two or three years I would visit again, and every time you would see changes that were profound, especially in Hong Kong. It seemed to have been completely reinvented every time I came, and I feel like this moment is no different. We all know what's going on at the moment—it is a city that is yet again in the throes of transformation, but where it's going, I have no idea.
When you first started writing the series, did you have a sense that your story would have such a global resonance as the world started to look at Asia differently?
KK That was my hope. I mean I really wrote the books for a western audience because I felt that what I was seeing in Asia—this massive change and the way cities were transforming themselves through a 20-year boom cycle—none of that was being reported or even looked at from a sociological perspective. Of course, there were lots of economics pieces in Fortune and Forbes and The Wall Street Journal, but I was interested in seeing how families changed over this period when there was this massive wealth transformation happening within one generation. When you have people who were basically day labourers or living on farms who became billionaires, what are the repercussions for their families and the younger generations that follow?
Above Kevin Kwan in a blazer by Dries Van Noten; t-shirt by Brunello Cucinelli (Photo: Jessica Chou for Tatler Asia)
To me, the New Asia represents a world of possibility. Its future may be unformed, but it's one that looks forward versus looking towards the past. In so many other regions, in Europe and the United States, there is a nostalgia for what once was, whereas in Asia, you feel this dynamism of people really wanting to look to the future and all the possibilities it may bring.
— Kevin Kwan
This story continues to echo among people who see themselves in your stories, no matter what race or ethnicity. But I don't know how the "crazy rich Asian" you imagined compares to the reality of today. What do you think the title of the book would have been if you were writing about the people of Hong Kong and Singapore now?
KK I don't know! "Subversively Rich Asians?" The title became such a phenomenon that it took on a life of its own, beyond all imagination, really. And had I known the book was even going to be published, I might not have used that title because it's become a bit of a stereotype now. Even people in the upper echelons of Asian society call other people Crazy Rich Asians, or in Singapore, you just hear them called CRAs—they love to abbreviate, you know. That it would enter the lexicon was never my intention. I'm actually a bit mortified because what I was really trying to portray was a very nuanced world of sophistication, taste and elegance where old money clashes into new. All these various classes are overlapping, creating a lot of fun moments to satirise, but also showcasing the many ways that wealth disparity exists in the region. I was trying to create a very multilayered portrait of Asia through this one lens.
How have you seen opportunities for Asians and Asian-Americans in the entertainment industry change since the success of the books and movie?
KK The changes have truly been profound. You see Asians now seeping into Western pop culture and all across the media landscape in ways that are unbelievable and overdue in many ways, from movies like The Farewell to Awkwafina being the first Asian-American to win the Golden Globe for best actress. I had breakfast with a well-regarded Asian actress last week who told me she's now getting called to read for roles that are not typically Asian—not Asian Judge Number One or Asian Doctor.
I was just in Paris for the Christian Dior haute couture fashion show, in a set designed by my dear friend Judy Chicago as a monument to feminism, where there were so many more Asian faces in the crowd than ever before. And this isn't Joe Public; the couture guests are the VVIPs of the VIPs. There were Asian fashion icons and influencers who came with their own entourages, posses of stylists, assistants and TV crews. There were clusters of Asians throughout this beautiful hall, and that's something you never saw before recent seasons of shows.
(Related: 'Crazy Rich Asians' Singapore Movie Premiere)
Above Novelist and author of Crazy Rich Asians and its sequels, film and television producer, in Brunello Cucinelli (Photo: Jessica Chou for Hong Kong Tatler)
What has that meant for you personally?
KK I feel like I'm living in this strange, surreal dream where I really get up every day and work on creative projects of all sorts, meeting some of the most incredible collaborators and getting an opportunity I never thought possible. I also get recognized a lot more in the most random places, but other than that my life is really quite normal. I'm working on a globe-hopping, one-hour drama centred on a powerful Asian family for STX [entertainment company], a documentary series with NBC Universal called Empires of Luxury, and the sequel to the Crazy Rich Asians movie.
(Related: If You Liked Crazy Rich Asians, You'll Love These Books)
asian society
Tom Wright on Billion Dollar Whale's Film Adaptation and Other Wild Stories He's Got Up His Sleeve
Susan Sarandon on How Travel Can Make the World a Better Place
Michelin-Starred Restaurant Zén Chef-Owner Björn Frantzén on the Changing Culinary Industry


text:
Pharmacy Colleges in North 24 Parganas
MR College of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, North 24 Parganas
North 24 Parganas, West Bengal
MR College of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research Admission 2021
, North 24 Parganas
MR College of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, North 24 Parganas West Bengal is established in the year 2019 as Private Educational Institute to provide higher education to build career in the field of Pharmacy. MR College of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research is having Affiliation with reputed PCI and AICTE. Management of MR College of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, North 24 Parganas is working under Prof. Sabana Sultana (Chairman).
MR College of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research North 24 Parganas Courses Offered 2021
MR College of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research Fee Structure
Facilities in MR College of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research
Get MR College of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, North 24 Parganas
Courses in North 24 Parganas
B.Pharm Colleges in North 24 Parganas
BBA Colleges in North 24 Parganas
BCA Colleges in North 24 Parganas
D.Pharma Colleges in North 24 Parganas
MS Colleges in West Bengal
B.Com+LLB Colleges in West Bengal
LLB Colleges in West Bengal
PGDM Colleges in West Bengal
BDS Colleges in West Bengal
MBA Colleges in West Bengal
Swami Vivekananda University Admission 2021
Brainware University Admission 2021
Adamas University Admission 2021
Gayatri Institute of Science and Technology
Vaish Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research
CVM College of Pharmacy
CK Pithawalla Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Research
SD College of Pharmacy
Other Colleges in North 24 Parganas
Sree Sree Ramkrishna BEd College North 24 Parganas
Government College of Education North 24 Parganas
Sree Chaitanya Mahavidyalaya North 24 Parganas
Dhruba Chand Halder College North 24 Parganas
Gandhi Centenary B.T. College North 24 Parganas
Apply Now for MR College of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, North 24 Parganas


text:
Medicare to act on duplicate and intertwined records
Written by Kate McDonald on 28 April 2014 .
The Department of Human Services (DHS) has established a program of work to identify and cleanse the Medicare Consumer Directory of duplicate or intertwined records, which an Auditor-General's report says can pose a clinical safety risk.
Last week, the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) released the results of an independent performance audit of the integrity of Medicare customer data. While the report found that the number of duplicate and intertwined records was not significant considering the amount of data Medicare manages, corrective action still needed to be taken.
Duplicate records were a matter of concern in terms of the potential for fraud but also clinical safety. The report says that following the introduction of Individual Healthcare Identifiers (IHIs) in mid-2010, DHS undertook a data cleansing exercise to identify duplicate Medicare customer enrolments.
This recognised the risk that if both enrolments were active and the customer requested a PCEHR, their clinical data would be incomplete as it would only reflect the data recorded on one record, the report says.
Despite this data cleansing exercise, the audit found at least 18,000 possible duplicate enrolments, which posed an ongoing data integrity issue in the Medicare customer database, it said.
Another area of concern was intertwined records, defined as a record held in Medicare's Consumer Directory database which is shared by two different customers. This gave rise to both privacy and clinical safety risks, the ANOA found.
"Intertwined records are created when customer service officers incorrectly enable two customers to use the same PIN – customers' unique Medicare enrolment identifiers. Human Services advised that it has recorded 34 intertwined records since 2011-12, when it commenced recording identified instances," the report says.
"These records represent a clinical safety risk to customers as their recorded health data is combined with the health data of another customer. It also represents a privacy risk if one of the customers views their personal and/or health data, including claiming history, through a Medicare Online Services account, Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record, Medicare Express Plus mobile phone application account or by requesting a copy of their claims data from Human Services."
The report states that intertwined records are difficult to identify and have been brought to DHS's attention by customer queries. "For example, Human Services identified one intertwined record for two children after the parent of one of the children received an immunisation certificate for the other child and contacted Human Services."
DHS has responded to the audit by setting up a program of work that will undertake a comprehensive analysis of the Consumer Directory to identify and analyse the extent of intertwined records by June.
It has also undertaken to cleanse the directory of any intertwined records by September, and to identify "risk points" for the creation of intertwined records by October.
It will also establish an escalation framework to capture intertwined records at the time of creation to allow for prompt corrective action by the end of the year.


text:
NIGHTLIFE & MUSIC, THE MAG 8. Juni 2017 30. Oktober 2018
Thomas Sanders from Teleman
Name: Thomas Sanders
Job: Company Director
Current City of Residence: London
Place of Birth: Reading
Website: www.telemanmusic.com
Social: Facebook & Instagram
The melody was written, but the lyrics were still missing. London-based indie-band Teleman was touring Germany, when the lights of the city that were passing by in front of the tour bus windows inspired singer and songwriter Thomas Sanders to write the song "Düsseldorf ". It is now their most played song on Spotify – possibly thanks to a strong local fanbase? Who knows.
By singing the song "Düsseldorf" you've become honorary Düsseldorfers. How do you feel about that? Genuinely honoured. Being made to feel welcome and accepted is something that we need; humans are such social creatures and its always a great feeling to know you're considered part of another clan so to speak. But coming from Reading, me, Jonny and Pete actually already have our places at the table in Düsseldorf; the two towns have been twinned for 70 years.
What is the song "Düsseldorf" about? What inspired you to write it? The song is a collection of snapshots from our brief and only time in Düsseldorf. I had already written the music to the song but had no words. We were on tour with Metronomy in Germany and we happened to be driving into Düsseldorf when I became inspired by the passing city. Some of it is imagined, some of it is things that I saw from the window.
Have you been to Düsseldorf and what did you remember? What was the funniest thing you remember? I don't remember anything fun about Düsseldorf. It seemed like a serious city,with a fair amount of concrete, and it was quite grey. But perhaps that was just the area we were in, and as I recall the weather was quite poor. But the people we met that night were very fun and warm, very good people.
Your band name was inspired by the German composer Georg Philipp Telemann. Did you just like the funky name or are there other things you have in common with him? The name appealed because it felt good to say it out loud. And it didn't have any specific meaning. Those were two things that we were looking for in a name.
What person, historical or contemporary, would you like to drink an Altbier with in Düsseldorf? And what would you talk about? It would be a complete stranger who I met in a brewery. And it wouldn't be one Altbier but many Altbiers.
What would you talk about? We would talk to each other about our problems, hopes and desires; it would be a kind of therapy session. We would offer advice and help, and we would be very frank and open with one another because we knew we would never see each other again. I think the Germans and English have so much in common: a shared love of good beer, a very similar climate, a similar sense of humour … I always feel very at home in Germany.
Text & Interview: Barbara Russ
Photography: Teleman
Düsseldorf, englisch, english, Faces, Magazin, Music, People, short cut, Teleman, THE DORF • THE MAG, Thomas Sanders, urbanana
Mehr von THE DORF
Bei sipgate batteln 5 Newcomer-Bands wieder um einen Platz für das Open...
Kölner Straße – Around the world in two hours
THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH Laura Catania
Gil Bronner
Previous articleHolger Kurt Jäger
Next articleTHE DORF • THE MAG #1 • READ ONLINE


text:
NAPLAN summaries 1
aboriginal 1
completion 1
distance-education 1
Tags: students Formats: CSV Licenses: Creative Commons Attribution Data Level: state_level Organisations: NSW Department of Education
Age distribution of part-time secondary students in NSW government schools (2...
Data Notes: Data is collected mid-year from government schools. Data excludes support students. Students in Years 11 or 12 can enrol to study as a part-time or full-time...
NSW government school HSC completions by aboriginality (2004-2019 and 2016-2021)
The Higher School Certificate is the highest educational award in secondary education in NSW. It is awarded to students who have satisfactorily completed Years 11 and 12 at...
Number of students achieving the Record of School Achievement (2012-2021)
In 2012, the School Certificate was discontinued and replaced by the Record of School Achievement (RSA). The RSA is a record of a student's achievements from Year 10 until they...
Primary students in NSW government schools studying a language other than Eng...
Data Notes: The table includes data from the K-6 Community Languages Program (CLP) and the K-6 Languages Program (non-CLP) collections. Students may study more than one...
Full-time enrolments in distance education by year of schooling (2011-2021)
Since 1993 some students have enrolled part-time . All enrolments are reported in full-time equivalent units (FTEs) and include full-time and part-time students. Data Notes:...
Proportion of NSW students at or above the NMS for reading and numeracy (2008...
The National Assessment Program—Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) tests are conducted in May for all students across Australia in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. The national minimum...