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The Housing Crisis in New York
A crop of new high-rise residential towers—including Steiner NYC's 55-story Hub by Dattner Architects—is changing the landscape of Downtown Brooklyn and neighboring Fort Greene.
Photo © Pavel Bendov
The Rollins, by Beyer, Blinder, Belle, is a mixed-use, mixed-income residential and commercial building on Manhattan's Lower East Side.
Photo © Joel Raskin
Handel Architects' Sendero Verde will be built on a city-owned lot in East Harlem. Developers Jonathan Rose Companies, L+M Development Partners, and the Acacia Network promise that the three-building mixed-use complex will be 100 percent affordable.
Photo courtesy Handel Architects
Photo © Architectural Record
The New York City Housing Authority plans to add affordable senior housing designed by Studio Libeskind to its Sumner Houses in Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood.
Photo © Studio Libeskind
Ronda Kaysen
KEYWORDS affordable housing / New York City
The potential for what affordable housing could look like in New York is now just a field that spans nearly a square block in East Harlem.
But before the end of the year, ground will break on this city-owned land between 111th and 112th streets and Park and Madison avenues, making way for Sendero Verde, a $350 million mixed-use project that will deliver 655 units of affordable housing aimed at low- to middle-income residents. The three-building complex, designed by Handel Architects, will house a YMCA, a charter school, a grocery store, a health center, and a pizzeria. Community gardens and a central plaza designed by AECOM will fill the inner courtyard.
Sendero Verde brings the city's vision of a robust housing program into focus. The plan, now called Housing New York 2.0, promises to preserve or build 300,000 units of affordable housing by 2026, at a cost of $83 billion. Despite this impressive goal, the most ambitious in the country, New York faces serious hurdles to meet its housing needs and keep the city livable for everyone from the poorest residents up to the middle class.
Roughly 77,000 New Yorkers are homeless, many of them families with children, according to a report from HUD. The city's portfolio of public housing is aging and the stock of city-owned land is dwindling. At the same time, middle-class New Yorkers are migrating to outlying neighborhoods in search of cheaper rent, putting pressure on communities once considered immune from gentrification. Short-term rental services like Airbnb have cut into the housing supply, as tenants and landlords cash in on a hungry real-estate market. But, unlike other cities facing a relatively recent crisis, in New York, housing has always been a scarce resource.
"At every period, people have felt constrained by the physical barriers of the city. We've always built higher, built deeper, built denser. It's why housing issues are so urgent here," says Benjamin Dulchin, the executive director of the Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development, an advocacy group. "In some ways, since the founding of the city, we've expressed our class struggles through the struggle over space."
New York City is the nation's biggest public-housing landlord, with 400,000 tenants living in 325 developments controlled by the city's housing authority, NYCHA. But the intense housing needs here reach back into history. The state enacted its first rent-regulation laws in 1920, in response to housing shortages and spiraling rents in the city. After World War II, a mix of private and public investment led to the rise of vast, subsidized middle-class housing developments like Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village in Manhattan and Co-op City in the Bronx. And in the 1980s, under Mayor Ed Koch, the city began investing billions of dollars of its own capital to turn abandoned properties into affordable housing units as a way to overcome blight. Although Koch's plan was controversial at the time, it has since become doctrine.
Today, New York faces a different kind of housing crisis. The decline of the 1980s has been replaced with a boom. The population is growing and expected to reach 9 million by 2030. The city is constantly building, with roughly 25,000 new units constructed each year, transforming the skyline into one peppered with cranes and the sidewalks a maze of scaffolding and sheds.
Yet the demand for housing seems insatiable. As land values soar, landlords are pushing out longtime rent-stabilized tenants to make room for those able to pay more. Such evictions can lead to homelessness, putting more pressure on an overburdened shelter system. As New Yorkers move deeper into the outer boroughs looking for housing, neighborhoods that were once havens for the poor have become hot rental markets. A StreetEasy report found that although rents rose 31 percent citywide between 2010 and 2018, the spike was far greater in poorer neighborhoods. For example, the report found that rent in Midtown Manhattan remained relatively stable during that time, rising 16 percent, while in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, a Brooklyn neighborhood 45 minutes from Midtown, rent soared by 45 percent. All this comes at a time of growing economic inequality, with wages stagnating for many New Yorkers.
Population: Median Price of Home in 2012: Median Price of Home in 2017: Average Rent for 1-BR Apartment in 2012: Average Rent for 1-BR Apartment in 2017:
8.6 Million $782,300* $1,087,100* $2,385** $2,716**
Source: *Metrostudy **Rainmaker Insights
Mayor Bill de Blasio, who was swept into office in 2013 on a platform decrying a "tale of two cities," has been combating this crisis using a mantra laid out by Koch: build more units. But affordable-housing advocates worry that the centerpiece of his proposal—to rezone neighborhoods, like East Harlem, for larger development in exchange for mandatory affordable housing—could exacerbate the problem, rather than alleviate it. New market-rate development brings speculation and, inevitably, displacement.
The city sets the rent tenants pay for affordable units based on income, so that renters do not pay more than a third of their earnings on rent. In New York, the Area Median Income, a federal figure, is $93,900 a year for a family of three, meaning that such a family should spend no more than $2,608 a month on rent. The median rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Manhattan was $4,050 per month in July, according to a Douglas Elliman market report.
The city, private developers, and nonprofit organizations are exploring innovative solutions, like building new limited-equity co-op housing, where low or moderate-income New Yorkers buy apartments, some for less than $200,000, and can later resell them at restricted prices to other New Yorkers of moderate means; developing micro-units for young professionals; enacting new tenant protections like legal assistance for low-income tenants facing eviction; legalizing basement apartments; and building on the open space—such as parking lots—in existing public housing complexes.
"We're going to need a lot more affordable housing," says Jonathan F.P. Rose, the president of Jonathan Rose Companies, which is developing Sendero Verde with L+M Development Partners and the Acacia Network. Rose, whose company was a developer of Via Verde in the Bronx (record, July 2012), estimates that the city needs as many as 800,000 affordable units. "There is no one solution," he says. "We need housing for a broad range of people, from the homeless to middle-income families."
The apartments at Sendero Verde aim to serve a wide cross section of the population, from extremely low-income up to middle-income. The development will also include 79 units for seniors. Built to meet Passive House standards, the 750,000-square-foot complex will use roughly a third of the energy that a typical development of that size does.
The demand for affordable units is intense, with tens of thousands of people applying in lotteries for just a few hundred spots—as at the Rollins, a mixed-use building on the Lower East Side, where last year nearly 94,000 people applied for 104 affordable units. Designed to target a wide range of incomes, more than half of the units in the city's plan are set aside for New Yorkers who earn no more than about $69,000 for a family of three. The initiative reaches down to the poorest residents, allocating 14.5 percent of the space for families earning no more than $43,000, and 10.5 percent for families earning up to $25,770. But it also targets moderate and middle-income New Yorkers, with 20 percent of units intended for those making as much as $142,000 a year, a figure that may seem startlingly high in lower-cost regions of the country, but points to just how far up the income ladder the housing shortage reaches in New York.
The city argues that the rent middle-income tenants pay helps subsidize the rents for the lowest-income brackets. But housing advocates look at those units and see space that could be dedicated to the neediest New Yorkers instead going to those with other options. Extremely low-income New Yorkers "can't make their way in the private housing market," says Thomas J. Waters, a housing-policy analyst at the Community Service Society, an advocacy group. "If you make $25,000 a year, you can afford $600 a month rent, and those apartments just don't exist to match the numbers of people who need them."
The city does not actually control its largest anchor of affordability—nearly half of its rentals, almost 1 million units, are stabilized under state laws, with rules adjusted by legislators 150 miles away in Albany. Legislative changes have loosened the protection on these apartments over the past 25 years, giving landlords the incentive to oust tenants so the apartments can be deregulated. Between 1994 and 2017, the city lost 284,301 units to deregulation—almost as many units as the goal is in the mayor's current plan.
Holding onto a rent-stabilized apartment can feel like a blood sport, with landlords turning buildings into never-ending construction sites, offering tenants paltry sums of cash to leave, or bringing erroneous cases against them to get an eviction. Lisa Kirchner, a 65-year-old singer who has lived at the Windermere on the Upper West Side for 35 years, was once offered $20,000 to vacate her studio. Ms. Kirchner, who pays less than $1,000 a month, knew that any new apartment would cost significantly more, depleting her windfall in a matter of months. "Unless you leave with something you can invest," like enough money for a down payment on an apartment, she says, "you've rendered yourself homeless."
Mostly, the relationship with the landlord involves confrontations over repairs, noise, and disruptions. "You feel like there are buzzards circling—they are waiting for you to vacate, either by your own will or by the greater will," Kirchner said. "It's a very toxic environment."
The city has stepped up efforts to protect tenants, offering tenants harassment assistance and, with the passage of a 2017 city law, guaranteeing low-income New Yorkers facing eviction a right to counsel. The city has also created a fund to locate and buy stabilized buildings to keep them out of the hands of investors eager for a quick profit, although it has not bought or designated any buildings as of yet.
Both the city and the state have cracked down on the use of online short-term rental platforms like Airbnb, arguing that such services contribute to rising rents by making neighborhoods more transient and taking potential rental apartments out of circulation. "The risk of running a high-cost city is that, very quickly, it could become solely a tourist destination," says Matt Murphy, the deputy commissioner for policy and strategy at the city's Department for Housing Preservation and Development.
However, rezoning gentrifying neighborhoods could undermine the city's attempts to protect existing housing. Earlier this year, the City Council approved a plan to rezone a 92-block stretch of the southwest Bronx, setting the stage for this longtime low-income area, with low-rise commercial buildings housing auto-body shops, poultry slaughterhouses, and barbershops, to reemerge as one with high-rises and new retail.
Developers will be required to include permanently affordable units in any residential development in a rezoned area, a mandate known as inclusionary zoning. Housing advocates argue that rampant speculation sparked by rezoning will cause rents to rise and ultimately displace people, even if some units are set aside as affordable.
"If you create a situation where it makes sense for the developer to invest in that market-rate housing, that means people are willing to pay more for a fixed-up apartment across the street," said the Community Service Society's Waters. "That's displacement pressure."
But the city argues that displacement is happening whether or not a neighborhood is rezoned. By facing the issue head on, affordable housing is guaranteed at least a place at the table. "The rents are going up regardless of any rezoning, because the demand is incredibly strong," says HPD's Murphy.
In a city where two-thirds of its residents rent, home ownership gets less attention. The city has carved out an affordable co-op program in its plan that allows low- and moderate-income residents to buy an apartment in a limited-equity arrangement: a future buyer will need to meet income requirements. Ownership "allows people to stabilize over a long period of time," says Christopher Illum, vice president of housing services for Habitat for Humanity New York City, which is developing, with Almat Group, Sydney House, a 56-unit affordable co-op of one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments in the Bronx. "You have tenure and you don't have to worry about deregulation." Illum says that Habitat for Humanity buyers are typically households headed by single mothers. The minimum income needed for a Sidney House apartment will be between $41,000 and $72,000 a year, depending on the size of the unit. Sales will begin in early 2019, with prices ranging from $188,823 to $326,000.
The city is looking at open space in public-housing complexes controlled by NYCHA. Last spring, Studio Libeskind was tapped to build a 10-story building for seniors on the site of the Sumner Houses development in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. The white, geometric structure marks a departure from the utilitarian brick style typical of public housing. It will be Daniel Libeskind's first residential development in the city.
Solving the housing puzzle means thinking differently. One option: encourage micro-units, apartments smaller than code previously allowed. Consider Caesura, a rental building with 123 mixed-income units in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, designed by Dattner Architects and Bernheimer Architecture and developed by Jonathan Rose Companies. A furnished market-rate studio, one of the 34 micro-units in the building, was listed for $2,955 a month for 300 square feet in August, or $118.20 per square foot—more than twice the Brooklyn average, which was $46.67 per square foot in July, according to Douglas Elliman.
Micro-units, in fact, are not cheap, and do nothing to provide for families. But with common amenities, like the lending library at Caesura, singles might be willing to forgo space for the chance to live in New York without a roommate.
The city has been encouraging developers to build tinier apartments, removing minimum-size requirements in 2016 for market rate apartments that were previously set at 400 square feet. The apartments must still have a kitchen and bathroom (where the costs are), and there are still hurdles for affordable-housing developers because various programs set their own limits on size.
In its quest for space, the city has been eyeing basement apartments. Although many subterranean quarters violate occupancy rules, they could ultimately deliver 40,000 more apartments. Last summer, legislation was introduced to the city council to legalize them, following a pilot program in East New York in Brooklyn, where landlords were encouraged to make safety improvements to the apartments while the city reviewed existing codes, like those regulating minimum ceiling height and window size.
Other overlooked corners to consider include slivers of public land too small for traditional building but large enough for a tiny house. The city plans to launch a design competition to build homes no larger than 400 square feet on some of these parcels. "We want to think about the future as a more efficient city," says Murphy. "Can we do something smart and visionary that people will want to live in?"
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DM Blade lays claim to being first 3D-printed supercar
Jeff Glucker June 29, 2015 Comment Now!
You may remember that Local Motors recently went out and created a 3D-printed car. Over the course of 44 hours, the Local Motors printer whirred and processed and then spat out a nearly complete vehicle. Components necessary for movement were then added in, and this included bits like the suspension, battery, motor, and wiring. Now a new company is laying claim to a 3D-printed title by claiming that it's produced the world's first 3D-printed supercar. Say hello to the DM Blade.
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Now, we're going to have to argue a bit here that this isn't exactly a 3D-printed car in the same sense as the one created by Local Motors. On the DM Blade, the only parts 3D printed are the unique nodes that are combined with carbon fiber tubes to create an extremely lightweight chassis. Every other component of the car has been crafted in the standard manner. So it's a bit far fetched to call this a 3D-printed supercar. You don't print out a shift lever and call it a 3D-printed day.
Still, the DM Blade does sound a bit more interesting when you read the basic stats. It's apparently powered by a turbocharged four-cylinder engine that produces 700 horsepower. Coupled with the low curb weight figure of 1,400 pounds, the team behind the DM Blade says it can accelerate from 0-60 mph in around two seconds.
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On 19 Feb Annette suggested that I put together a list of world music CDs for the library's collection, with an eye to purchase during the summer. Seems to me the ideal way to do this is systematically via the Web, so that we'll have a 'finding aid' to the collection when it is a reality.
One way to approach this task is geographically, with the intention of providing some examples (trenchant, suggestive, representative) from a broad scope of musical cultures. It's also important to include traditional and modern genres, and therefore even more relevant to have some sort of explanation of what's included and why.
The Web offers all sorts of guides and lists that can be useful in learning about world music resources. There's a Music Library Guide from U. Maryland that's worth a look, and another from University of Chicago with new World Music additions. And a collection of Traditional World Music Recordings documents by Todd McComb. Also Rough Guide to World Music (only a few live links, though). And some music essays by luminaries including John Storm Roberts.
Sub-Saharan Africa: see Music from Africa and the African Diaspora and RootsWorld African Music Resources.
Samplers: collections with no single geographic focus.


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Planning Issues
Questions (2913, 2914, 2915, 2916)
Michael Moynihan
2913. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of applications for planning permission for one-off houses refused on the basis of house design in County Cork in each the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33208/19]
2914. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of applications for planning permission for one-off houses refused on the basis of house design in County Kerry in each the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33209/19]
2915. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of applications for planning permission for one-off houses refused on the basis of house design in County Limerick in each the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33210/19]
2916. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of applications for planning permission for one-off houses refused on the basis of house design in County Clare in each the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33212/19]
Written answers (Question to Housing)
Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government
I propose to take Questions Nos. 2913 to 2916, inclusive, together.
Planning statistics are compiled by each planning authority on an annual basis for collation and publication on my Department's website, at the following link: http://www.housing.gov.ie/planning/statistics/planning-statistics-1.
The statistics collected relate to the total numbers of:
- Invalid planning applications received,
- Applications received for outline permission and full permission,
- Decisions to grant/refuse permission,
- Decisions issued within the statutory eight-week period,
- Decisions deferred, and
- Percentages for grants/refusals, decisions made within eight weeks and decisions deferred.
The statistics collected relate to the total number of applications and decisions for all developments that require planning permission, broken down by year and planning authority, but are not broken down by development type.
The specific information requested in relation to refusals of planning permission on the basis of house design is not collated or available within my Department's statistics. Individual planning authorities may, however, compile information in this regard.


Bennett Coleman & Company (BCCL), one the country's largest news media groups, saw its net profit decline for two consecutive years since 2015-16.
BCCL, known as the Times Group in India, registered a 6.84 per cent dip in its net profit in 2017-18. The firm's consolidated net profit had plunged by 50.54 per cent the previous year, according to its fillings with the Registrar of Companies. In 2017-18, Times Group's operating revenue went up by 3.34 per cent to Rs 9,055 crore from Rs 8,762 crore a year ago. However, its net profit stood at Rs 681 crore, down from Rs 731 crore in 2016-17.
In 2016-17, the group's operating revenue and net profit had taken a beating. While it's operating revenue had declined marginally to Rs 8,762 crore from Rs 8,772 crore, its net profit more than halved from Rs 1,478 crore in 2015-16.
The publisher of widely read newspapers such as the Times of India (ToI) and the Economic Times (ET) consequently posted a net profit margin that was worse than its nearest competitors, for the year ending March, 2018.


About the only time Mimi will be larger than Mewsette, their shadows and the shadows of leaves fall on the floor in bright morning sun.
We so enjoy looking out the basement door in the morning while I ride my bike and do laundry and even work on projects first thing in the morning (especially now that the water situation is completely fixed and we have a dry basement again, at least until the next time it rains). We'll open the basement door as often as possible even if it's snowing, though it doesn't stay open long in that case, but summer mornings are the best. The sights and sounds and smells, little critters scurrying past and flying around, the warm sunshine, we could spend all morning down there and not even notice. Beautiful summer mornings are all too few, and as many as possible should simply be enjoyed.
So Mimi is balanced on the spring that holds the door shut and the ledge across the middle while Mewsette sits quietly on the step.
What photos did I post on this date in previous years?
A box for everyone, and everyone in their box.
Good thing I went to the grocery story and came back with boxes just in time for their naps!.
Two of the boys did have to double up, but they can live with that. Mewsette, ironically, got the smallest box. Even when they're not "together", they are still together.
Is life a bowl of cherries? And what if it has peaches in it?
Mewsette tries to determine if life is a bowl of cherries, especially if your bowl of cherries has a few peaches in it. Is it then a peachy bowl of cherries? Or is life a bowl of cherries only if it's peachy? Or is life a bowl of cherries and peachy at the same time?
I set the fruit bowl on the cabinet in the center of the kitchen so that I could enjoy a cherry each time I walked past as I was cooking. Nearly every cat in the world will insist upon inspecting what you are eating—how dare you consume something without offering some to your feline? And if other cats are anything like the ones I live with, they will try to like what you are eating, even if it's clear from the start they have no interest.
But cherries have two attributes that raise their level in the eyes of cats. First, they have exciting little stems upon which one can poke her nose and sneeze. One can also pick up said cherry by said stem, just because she can. And cherries are, more or less, round, and will obligingly roll around on the counter, even leaping dramatically off the edge to land on the floor below. It's really cool to watch them fall.
So Mewsette has decided that, if life really is a bowl of cherries, then it's full of exciting opportunities if you use your imagination.
Mewsette came up with a different answer this year as she philosophically takes an existential point of view.


Over boiling water melt, butter & chocolate together.
When cool add vanilla and sugar, stir in well.
Add eggs and mix well, fold in sifted flour.
Pour mix into tray and bake for 25 minutes or until golden brown.
Remove from oven and cover with foil for another 20 minutes.
Let cool and cut into brownies.
You can add coconut to the top or mix if you like, serve with a dollop of cream or vanilla ice cream.


We have reached the half-way point of the Birth-pains, so let's do a quick review before we move on. The last 1000 year period of the 7000 year plan of God is called the "Day of the Lord" or "Lord's Day." The weekly seventh day Sabbath is a picture of this period, that is why it has never been "done away with" by the Lord. That was done by man through unbelief and an aversion to anything Jewish. This "last day" begins on a Rosh Ha Shannah, year 6001 from creation. Nobody really knows where we are, as far as the years from creation go, and all the calendars are off. What we do know is that we are getting close. Before this Rosh ha Shannah happens, there are things that we should look for. We should look for a Red Heifer in Israel, changing Russian politics to be more aggressive, oil in Israel, Jews obtaining the Temple Mount and deteriorating Israeli politics and talk of two Jewish states. When Rosh Ha Shannah happens, this will be the day the believers will be resurrected and those alive will be caught up to heaven to be present at the coronation and wedding of Yeshua (Rev chapters 4-5). Temple services will begin with the altar in Jerusalem, but the foundation of the Temple will not be laid yet (Ezra 3.1-6). The 144,000, who are probably in America right now, leave America before Tishri 8 because the United States will be attacked and destroyed by Russia on that day (Jer 50 and 51; Isa chapters 13,14,18,21,24,47,48; Psa 137). On Tishri 9 the false messiah takes control of Europe within 24 hours because with America gone they are in apanic, thinking they are next (Dan 7.15-28; Rev 17.12-13). On Tishri 10, or Yom Kippur, the false messiah makes a military treaty with Israel, which begins the seven years of the chupah, or "sheva chupah" and the first day of the seven year Birth-pains. The first year there will be a gradual buildup of hostilities and troubles in the world and the Temple is being built. Syria begins to cause some problems in Israel, along with the Northern state of Israel. The 144,000 and the two witnesses begin their ministry in Israel On Yom Kippur, year 6001. In the second year, some Arab nations attack the second Jewish state in the north, cutting Israel in half. A conspiracy begins to form and Damascus is destroyed (Isa 17). Israel begins to relax which sets up the conspiracy in the third year. The Temple is being built and the 144,000 and the two witnesses continue to preach in Israel. In the third year of the Birth-pains, Russia will mediate a temporary peace in the middle east, but this is to trick Israel. With the threat of terrorism reduced, Israel let's down her guard and the conspiracy hatched in Heshbon, Jordan, is released. Russia turns on their allies and destroys these Arab nations and sets the stage for their invasion of Israel. At the end of the third year, on Rosh Ha Shannah, Russia invades Israel and is destroyed by Tishri 10, or Yom Kippur, ten days later. Europe, who has been fighting a conventional war with Russia for three years, takes advantage and destroys Russia. As a result, the false messiah becomes THE world leader, but only for awhile. From this day, Tishri 10, there are six more months till the half way point of the Birth-pains. With the Russian defeat, Israel now believes in Yeshua as their Messiah (Ezek 39.22). They begin to bury the dead from the invasion. On Adar 10, thirty days before the mid-point of the Birth-pains, the false prophet, who will be a pope or a high ranking cardinal of the Catholic Church, will set up the Abomination of Desolation in the Temple for 1290 days (Adar 10 to Tishri 10-Dan 11.31 12.11; Dan 9.27; Matt 24.15-22). There will be two statues erected most likely, a crucifix and the other a statue of Mary as co-redemptrix. If you count 1260 days from Yom Kippur of the first year, the exact half-way point of the Birth-pains will be Nisan 10. Year four of the Birth-pains is seen in the reign of King Manasseh. Nisan 10 is the day that Yeshua rode into Jerusalem on the donkey and colt, declaring himself the Messiah. This will be the day that the false messiah will declare himself "Jesus" and declare himself God in the Temple (2 Thes 2). He will outlaw the Temple services and the Jews will flee to the Jordanian wilderness, where they are helped by Jordan. A large group goes to Petra and others go to the many valleys in Jordan. This follows the pattern set by Elijah who fled to Pella and the Jabbok River, and David who fled to the Arnon. Believers in 70 A.D. fled to Pella before the Romans destroyed Jerusalem (Dan 7.25; Dan 9.27; Dan 11.31,32,45; 2 Thes 2.1-12; Mark 13.14-23; Isa 16.5; Ezek 37.26-27; Rev 12.14; 1 Kings 17.3, 19.4; 2 Sam 17.27). The two witnesses will be killed on Nisan 10 and resurrected mid-day on Passover (Rev 11.3-13). With their work finished in Israel, the 144,000 are sent to the Gentile nations to deliver the Basar (good news) of Yeshua and teach about what is happening during these bitter times, following the pattern seen in the Scriptures (Acts 1.7-8; Matt 28.19-20; Micah 5.7-9; Isa 48.20; Isa 52. 7-12; Isa 6.1-13; Jer 1.1-5; Mark 13.10; 2 Kings 9-25). The false messiah will attempt to go after the Jews fleeing to Jordan by sending army, but they will be destroyed. Other attempts to go after them will also fail (Rev 12.15-16). The false messiah will relocate his forces and headquarters in Israel because Europe has been devastated by war and he now claims to be "Jesus." (Jer 46; Ezek 29; Ezek 32; Dan 11.40-45; Isa 19). Christianity, the religion behind the false messiah and the false prophet, will claim to be the true Israel while the 144,000 work among the nations. This will be a clear battle between the virtuous woman and the harlot. The false messiah will declare war on all true believers. Year five can be seen in the reign of King Amon (2 Kings 21.19-25; 2 Chr 33.21-25). The 144,000 are still working among the nations and the false messiah is still hunting down true believers. A European army is maintained by the false messiah and tries to get at the Jews in Jordan, but the Lord protects them just like he did in the Exodus. There is heavy idolatry in Israel because of the false prophet and Christianity. The false messiah will institute laws concerning the festivals and seasons, buying and selling, the "mark" of the false messiah (666). Oriental armies march out of the east to attack the false messiah who is now in Israel and the middle east (Ezek 29,30,31,32; Rev 9.13-16; 14.14-20; 16.10-16). African armies from the south will move to attack the false messiah also (Dan 11.40-45). Events of year six are alluded to in the reign of King Josiah (2 Kings 22.22 through 23.33; 2 Chr chapters 34 and 35). The 144,000 continue to work among the nations and the false messiah continues to persecute believers. Many non-Jews will turn away from the false messiah and believe in Yeshua. These non-Jewish believers will be Torah observant and against idolatry. A non-Jewish army of believers in Yeshua goes to fight the false messiah at Megiddo. The false messiah will be on his way to reinforce the remainder of the Russian army who are being attacked by he Oriental armies coming his way. The believers will be defeated (Ezek 32.11-16; Rev 9.13-16; 14.14-20; 16.10-16; 2 Kings 23.28-30; 2 Chr 35.20-22; Dan 11.29-33; Dan 7.21-25). This brings us up to the final significant Rosh Ha Shannah to Yom Kippur of the Birth-pains. This seventh year can be seen in the reigns of Yehoiahaz, Yehiachim, Yehoiachin and Zedekiah (2 Kings 23.34 through 25.7; 2 Chr 36). The 144,000 continue to work among the nations and the false messiah hunts down believers. There will be a great move among the Gentiles as they move away from the false messiah. The Oriental armies continue to move towards Israel and the false messiah and meet in a battle near Haran. The armies of the orient will be victorious. They will continue to move and there will be another battle at Carchemish, and again the orient will win. As the Oriental armies move, there will be battles in Jordan between them and the armies of the false messiah in Jordan who have been after the Jews hiding there and protected by God. The false messiah loses these battles and retreats to Jerusalem where the siege of Jerusalem begins. The African and Oriental armies begin to attack the false messiah within the city, and half of Jerusalem falls (2 Kings 24.7; Jer 46.1-28; Zech 12 through 14; Rev 11.2; Dan 11.40-45; Joel 3.9-17; Joel 2.15-16; Zech 14.1-13). We will pick up here in Part 5 with the return of Yeshua to Jerusalem at the end of the seventh year and what happens after he returns, including the capture of the false messiah and the false prophet, the judgment of the nations, the feast of Leviathan and the building of Ezekiels Temple.


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Back in the days when we were responsible for our own food, and it was really our only job (think cavemen, for example), people ate what was there. No store to wander into, no home delivery or online service. Food was what you could find that day.
People started to get creative with food choices when the luxury to do so became an option.
One of the earliest (fad) diets was developed by a minister in 1829 after he invented Graham crackers.
A late 19th-century casket maker's eating style offers a peek into the origins of the low carbohydrate diet.
Let's shift from "recreational eating" to eating when you have a health condition that is impacted by your food choice. There's loads of stories here, but for sake of length and so forth, we'll take a look at diabetes.
The diet for people with diabetes has been evolving as we learn more about diabetes and food. Food recommendations for diabetes have been around since about 1152 BC. It wasn't until 1950 that a meal planner was devised based on the components of foods, including calories, carbohydrate, protein, and fat. We learn, we update, we shift.
If you look at how the recommendations have changed as research continues to uncover more information for us, it's a bit mind boggling. New information continues to expand our knowledge about food, and oftentimes, frustratingly, what we thought was right for our health changes.
Isn't it a different mind set when something is optional versus a "must"? If you were told you HAD to do some of the odd things that many fad diets recommend, you wouldn't. How come you want to try them when you don't have to, especially if they can have the opposite impact of what you want to happen?
Our journey as people on this earth has changed drastically.
What we know about food and caring for ourselves is ever evolving.
Many people have access to food that would have been unimaginable to our early ancestors.
Who we listen to and what we do matters to our quality and quantity of life.
You don't have to wait to be unhealthy or diagnosed with something to change habits.
What if we started doing some pretty basic but impactful things every week?
Celebrities or reality stars who look glamorous live their lives and experience things most of us won't. We imagine them doing really unique things all the time, not mundane things like eating balanced meals and getting in daily activity. Can you imagine (insert your favorite celebrity name here) sitting around munching a plain old fruit or vegetable, or lacing up their sneaks to go for a walk or run? It's more likely that we think they are doing some really weird or nearly impossible to be who they are. If they say they do whatever seemingly bizarre thing, we think that sounds "normal" since their life seems so untouchable to most of us.
Every once in a while you get a story about someone like JLo, Sophia Loren, or Hugh Jackman getting enough sleep, exercising, and/or paying attention to their lifestyle choices in a somewhat more relatable (and thankfully, realistic) manner.
Being a registered dietitian and certified personal trainer (I am both) can be rewarding, really fun and useful-to-society. Just like almost every other profession, there are many ways trained health professionals can help people. How you need us to help you is as diverse as people are. So find one of us who actually has training in the topic at hand and that is a good fit for your style and approach.
There are visual learners, numbers people, rule followers, rule breakers. How you like to talk and think about things matters, and your choices will put you on the journey that will literally last a lifetime.
Something to consider next time you choose who will be "the boss" of your food and lifestyle choices, because ultimately, it's you.


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Number of pairs whose sum is a power of 2 in C++
Given an array, we have to find the number of pairs whose sum is a power of 2. Let's see the example.
arr = [1, 2, 3]
There is only one pair whose sum is a power of 2. And the pair is (1, 3).
Initialise array with random numbers.
Initialise the count to 0.
Write two loops to get all the pairs of the array.
Compute the sum of every pair.
Check whether the sum is a power of 2 or not using bitwise AND.
Increment the count if the count is a power of 2.
Return the count.
Following is the implementation of the above algorithm in C++
int get2PowersCount(int arr[], int n) {
int count = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
for (int j = i + 1; j < n; j++) {
int sum = arr[i] + arr[j];
if ((sum & (sum - 1)) == 0) {
int arr[] = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 };
cout << get2PowersCount(arr, n) << endl;
If you run the above code, then you will get the following result.
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When I wrote the following piece last December, the goons at Black Lives Matter were promoting violence against police and advocating racial strife. I don't doubt that some of their members are well intentioned, but most of them are just trying to cause trouble. I also know that none of them are saying anything about the thousands of black children that are killed every week in America's abortion mills.
Stirring up trouble for nothing other than a headline, or the opportunity to commit violent acts in the name of perceived injustice, is wrong. They know it, but they've been given their 15 minutes of fame and they're making the most of it. President Obama and Hillary have pandered to Black Lives Matter as a matter of political correctness, and in doing so have conferred an aura of legitimacy to a radical organization hell bent on stirring up racial discord.
I repeat my offer to Black Lives Matter. Speak out in defense of the hundreds of thousands of black children killed every year in America's abortion mills and I will stand with you. I won't be holding my breath.
Amid the cacophony of voices screaming Black Lives Matter, I'll add my two cents; Tiny Black Lives Matter. I've been mainly off the grid the last few weeks, contemplating some major life decisions and trying to absorb the enormity of the growing terrorist threat to freedom loving people, and the growing threat to unborn children from the likes of Planned Parenthood. It's abundantly clear that the world's largest abortion provider receives over $500 million every year from the U.S. taxpayers while killing over 300,000 unborn children. It's also quite clear that they harvest the body parts of their tiny victims for sale.
All the groups screaming that their lives matter have a voice to plead their case. The 1 million unborn children killed every year in America's abortion mills don't. About 600,000 of the children that die at the hands of America's abortion industry every year are black. I don't see the Black Lives Matter folks talking about the hundreds of thousands of unborn black children they allow to be killed year in and year out. They're content to distort the facts whenever a police officer, especially a white police officer, shoots a black criminal; but choose to say nothing as more black children are aborted in New York City than are allowed to be born. It's all about headlines for these clowns, and talking about young black men killing young black men in record numbers or the infanticide taking place against their race doesn't have a place in their narrative.
If anyone considers me a racist or insensitive for these remarks, so be it. I know in my heart that I'm not a racist, and everyone in my life that matters knows the same. The race card has been overplayed by the Al Sharptons and Jesse Jacksons of the world. They've made it nearly impossible for black Americans to express legitimate grievances and neither of these race hustlers has ever taken a stand for the lives of unborn black children. Black lives matter; but no more or no less than white lives, brown lives, and unborn lives of any race or ethnicity.
The 600,000 black children that die every year by abortion are the future leaders and friends that my grandsons will never know. Black, white, or otherwise, every child deserves to live. The Black Lives Matter crowd has no credibility and will never have any until they speak out for the black children that are dying every day, at the hands of a blood-thirsty abortion industry. If and when they speak out in defense of the unborn, I'll stand shoulder to shoulder with them.


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Should The Constitution Be Amended To Only Recognize Heterosexual Marriages?
xNay
Argument in favor
States need to have the right to decide which marriages they choose to recognize, and consequently, give benefits to.
Keith's Opinion
Top Comment for
Homosexual "marriages" are not the same. To say it's unnatural for two men or two women to raise children isn't bigotry. It's biology.
Elinor's Opinion
There is no "civil right" to gay marriage. You expand the term "civil right" to everything, every person, every aspect of our lives, except, of course, to Christians, white males, and thinking people. "Civil rights" is a term that has become trite and, through your left-wing politically-based overuse, ignored. Where is MY "civil right" to practice MY religion on MY property and in MY business? Mine is guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution. You have heard of the U.S. Constitution, haven't you? Is it a vague term lurking somewhere in your foggy memory? You might read it and its history. A little bit of info for you: the U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the land! It's purpose is to limit the power of federal government.
Wendell's Opinion
If that's what it takes to do what's right, then yes: change the constitution to prohibit marriage to a person of the same gender. And while at it, specify that a man cannot marry an under age child, nor a near relative, nor any woman who is already married, nor can he if he is already married, nor can he marry any other than a human being. It seems common sense, but the way things are changing it won't be long before such specifics are necessary. We all have the right to marry a person of the opposite sex, who is of age to consent, who is not a near relative, who is not already married, if we are not already married. The LGBT have the same rights already.
Argument opposed
It's the 21st century people; this bill aims to deny the LGBT community their civil rights that have already been granted in many U.S. states.
BarackObama's Opinion
Top Comment against
"All men and women are created equally regardless of their sexual orientation. The LGBTQ community deserves equality."
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GavinNewsom's Opinion
I directed the county clerk to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, the first place in America to do that. Why? Because it was the right thing to do and because the fight for equality requires bold action.
Sawyer's Opinion
If this passed, it would be the first amendment to the constitution that restricts the rights of citizens. It's wrong
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What is House Bill H. Joint Res. 32?
This resolution would amend the Constitution to define marriage as a union only between a man and a woman.
Passed in 1996, the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) allowed states to not acknowledge same-sex unions officiated in other states that don't limit marriage to heterosexual unions. In 2013's United States v. Windsor, the Supreme Court ruled that the previous federal ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional due to the "Equal Protection Clause" in the Constitution.
This amendment would nullify the U.S. v. Windsor ruling, by mandating that "neither this Constitution, nor the constitution of any State," be required to bestow marriage benefits on any same-sex couple.
Update 6/26/2015:
A case heard by the Supreme Court in April 2015 — Obergefell v. Hodges — dealt with whether the Equal Protection Clause requires states to provide marriage licenses to same-sex couples, and whether they must recognize same-sex marriages performed out-of-state. In a 5 to 4 ruling, the Supreme Court effectively legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. The only recourse remaining to those opposing same-sex marriages would be a constitutional amendment such as this or other proposals.
Married couples, people who want to get married, the LGBT community, states that recognize same-sex marriages, federal marriage benefits, and the U.S. wedding industry.
Cost of House Bill H. Joint Res. 32
A CBO cost estimate is unavailable. However, a CBO cost estimate of a 2004 version of this bill — H.R. 3313 — found that implementation would have no impact on the federal budget.
Of Note: More than ten versions of legislation defining marriage as "between a man and woman" have been proposed to Congress over the years.
Sponsoring Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-KS) argues in support of his bill that:
"Given the current legal chaos on marriage, it's important that we work to enact a definitive marriage policy on a national level. Defining marriage as between one man and one woman will preserve religious freedom, strengthen families, and benefit children."
Over time, President Obama has "evolved" on the issue of same-sex marriage, and now opposes measures such as this. In October 2014, the president said, "Ultimately, I think the Equal Protection Clause does guarantee same-sex marriage in all fifty states."
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Marriage Protection Amendment
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.
Keith's Opinion In Favor
BarackObama's Opinion Against
GavinNewsom's Opinion Against
Sawyer's Opinion Against
tea's Opinion Against
How ridiculous would it be, as a nation, to have a Constitution that claims to protect the rights of all, but implicitly deny the rights of many?
Spider-Man's Opinion Against
Who ever wrote this bill should not be allowed to get married. Same with their supporters for being ignorant and cruel.
MartinOMalley's Opinion Against
"So grateful to the people of MD for leading the way on this important issue of human dignity and equality under the law. #MarriageEquaility" [twitter.com]
Elinor's Opinion In Favor
Tony 's Opinion Against
equal means equal........FOR EVERYONE
victovm's Opinion Against
Love is genderless and favors neither ethnical background nor religion. It has no boundaries, so we should not make attempts to limit it. Accepting this officiates one's belief that a person cannot control another's feelings and thoughts, a basic human right denominated by common sense. Banning any kind of marriage outside of heterosexuality would be a monopoly of beliefs, owned by religious individuals who view non-traditional habits as taboo. They feel the need to control the lives of others, even though the other forms of affection have no impact on their lives. By allowing its people the official freedom to follow their hearts, America secures its reputation as a country who cares for its habitant's inherent rights.
Wendell's Opinion In Favor
MaggieTheVicious's Opinion Against
Because SCOTUS. And get over it already. Go be crazy and stupid-hateful about some other topic. Your religion does not rule us all. And thankfully we have laws protecting us from that ever happening. SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE.
James's Opinion In Favor
If homosexual couples want a union let them find a term that only they can have and heterosexual couples can not have. But keep marriage sacred to the male and female union.
Brent's Opinion Against
No. Stay out of personal business.
wedensmore's Opinion Against
A truly draconian and dangerous proposal that would have us at the table with religious .
Wendy's Opinion Against
What the hell is wrong with people? This shouldn't be a question. People are allowed to believe in a man floating in the sky, but the LGBT community is wrong?
Adam's Opinion Against
Because fuck you, that's why.
Ray's Opinion In Favor
Marriage is between a man and a woman. That is how children are brought into this world and that is the best way to raise them. Children in gay families are oftern miserable due to lacking a parent of the opposite sex. When don't need to sacrifice the next generation just because gay men and women want to play house.
Pappa's Opinion In Favor
Moral fiber of our country, moral health of our country and the destruction of our society as it was intended is at stake. How will our young people keep from becoming adrift if they don't have some moral, stable, ethical compos to go by?
Thomas's Opinion Against
Come into the 21st century people!
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it can be hooked up like old computers with the "wires" .
I use a wired XP, purchased from HSN and when I needed to replace keyboard & mouse I bought wireless and it works beautifully.
used cords – is this correct.
, yes, you'll also be able to hook the computer up to the internet using an ethernet cable.
He will be back October this year.
Hi Bella1955, Andrew will be back on October 3. Times have not been confirmed yet, so be sure to check back.


Dictyomitra boesii was named by Parona (1890).
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Palazzo Grassi, detto anche Palazzo Grassi-Boyl o Palazzo Boyl, è un palazzo di Pisa, ubicato in lungarno Mediceo.

Storia
Appartenne ai Cini e venne acquistato da Alamanno Aragona d'Appiano, nipote di Cosimo I, il 25 febbraio 1605. Nel 1616 pervenne in eredità al nipote Giovanni, figlio della sorella Elena coniugata con Orazio Lanfranchi, a cui fu donata anche la villa di Crespignano.

Fu abitato da un ramo della famiglia Grassi, patrizi di Siena e nobili pisani dal 1655.

Nel 1828 il palazzo apparteneva al cavalier Augusto Jacopo Grassi (1797-1869), il quale, amico di Francesco Domenico Guerrazzi, fu cospiratore risorgimentale ed ebbe un ruolo rilevante nei moti insurrezionali del 1831 ed è ricordato nell'epistolario di Giacomo Leopardi perché vi era ospitata Laura Cipriani, vedova di Giuseppe Lupo Parra, futura moglie di Giuseppe Montanelli.

L'immobile è stato abitato dalla famiglia Grassi fino al 1841, dopo di che è passato in eredità agli Agostini Venerosi dela Seta tramite Maria Maddalena Grassi, moglie di Alamanno, fondatore a Pisa della Giovine Italia, delle Regie Stanze Civiche (il primo club cittadino) e cofondatore nel 1834 della Cassa di Risparmio di Pisa, i cui discendenti Pilo Boyl Agostini ne hanno detenuto la proprietà fino al 2008, quando il palazzo è rientrato nel patrimonio di una società per azioni, la Tognozzi Group. La ditta avrebbe dovuto eseguire alcuni lavori di ristrutturazione, mai cominciati nonostante le impalcature siano state montate sulla facciata esterna.

Il palazzo è rimasto sfitto fino al 20 marzo 2014, quando il tribunale di Firenze ha deliberato il fallimento dell'azienda, già da mesi al vaglio della magistratura per corruzione all'Agenzia delle Entrate Fiorentina.

Occupazione
Il 22 novembre 2014, alcuni attivisti del Municipio dei Beni Comuni hanno occupato palazzo Grassi-Boyl, chiuso ormai da sei anni nonostante il suo notevole valore artistico. La riapertura da parte della rete di associazioni, da tempo senza una sede fissa, è servita a restituire alla cittadinanza il bene culturale: "la bellezza è di tutti e di tutte" recita lo striscione appeso al balcone del primo piano del palazzo occupato. Inoltre, con questa azione, il Municipio dei Beni Comuni ha voluto segnalare le speculazioni edilizie della Tognozzi e lo scorretto comportamento del Comune di Pisa.

Stando alle denunce, la società per azioni avrebbe infatti occupato senza pagare il suolo pubblico per sei anni, con le impalcature dei lavori di ristrutturazione mai realizzati, mentre il comune non sarebbe stato in grado di recuperare il credito verso la Tognozzi né di fermare lo scempio che stava subendo il Palazzo.

Descrizione
In facciata, presenta in alto sotto la gronda alcune tracce molto degradate di graffiti del XVI secolo, che furono restaurati radicalmenete nel 1898 dal pittore Lolli di Siena, su progetto dell'architetto Angelo Giannini; sul portone di ingresso reca lo stemma Cini e, sotto il tetto, gli stemmi Grassi e Agostini. Il salone del piano nobile ha il grande affresco dell'Olimpo, attribuito ad Annibale Marianini. Nella residenza sono di grande interesse storico le "panche di via" sulla facciata retrostante nella via delle Belle Torri, la cui realizzazione è frequente a Firenze ma raro a Pisa nel periodo rinascimentale.

Note

Bibliografia
 Alessandro Panajia, I palazzi a Pisa nel manoscritto di Girolamo Camici Roncioni, Edizioni ETS, 2004.
 SIUSA, Archivio privato Agostini Venerosi della Seta, Pisa
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National Review | Milwaukee Deserves Better
By Cameron Sholty
In In the News, WILL News
National Review | Milwaukee Deserves Better2016-08-182016-08-18https://www.will-law.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/will-logo-bevel-shadow_325x33.pngWisconsin Institute for Law and Libertyhttps://www.will-law.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Milwaukee-Violence_1471437349018_44460275_ver1.0_640_480.jpg200px200px
There is no denying that Milwaukee is in a very fragile state this week following riots that left neighborhood stores looted and burnt to the ground, cars totaled, and vandalism throughout the cities North side. The national news coverage Milwaukee received several days ago has quickly moved onto the next election polls, leaving many throughout the state of Wisconsin wondering how things got so out of control and how to address the problem of longterm inequality that has crippled many of Milwaukee's urban neighborhoods.
Jake Curtis, Associate Counsel and Federalism Litigator at WILL, suggests that the recent events in Milwaukee are a result of failed leadership, education standards, and the break down of family structures. Curtis wrote a compelling piece for the National Review, "Milwaukee Deserves Better", suggesting that the liberation of urban Milwaukee must begin with the community demanding greater expectations of itself, its community leaders, and its educational institutions.
Curtis shares:
"The only thing that will truly change the city's frightening trajectory is a return to the basics of what makes community success possible — education and family. All the taxpayer-funded resources in the world cannot replace a loving father and mother and an education that equips one to pursue one's dreams. Without these basic building blocks, hopelessness, despair, and ultimately criminality fill the void."
"But the reality is that we are seeing in real time the effects wrought on a community by a generation of low education expectations, crumbling family foundations, and dependence on an insufficient welfare state. Milwaukee's leadership continues to ignore these obvious factors, with deadly consequences. Milwaukee deserves better."
Milwaukee Pastor Jerome Smith shared, "I don't think government is the answer. I think that faith and the community are the biggest part of this, and that's what it's going to take. It takes a community to take the community". Urban neighborhoods in Milwaukee have continuously been ignored by its elected officials. Milwaukee DOES deserve better.
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Scam Gram October Monthly Newsletter: List Of New Scams
By Consider The Consumer on October 16, 2017
Below is one of our favorite Scam Gram monthly newsletters, culminating a list of new scams. Enjoy, educate, and share with your friends!
SCAM GRAM is Consumer Action's monthly e-newsletter alerting you to the dirtiest players in the world of tech fraud, credit card scams, ID theft and general con-artistry. Don't be fooled by liars, cheats and crooks—wise up with SCAM GRAM!
Odious opportunists
Scammers know no bounds when it comes to exploiting horrific events. Last month it was widespread hurricane destruction; this month, the mass shooting in Las Vegas. The tragedy sadly but predictably brought scammers out from under their rocks. A throng of bogus GoFundMe and other crowdsourcing pages sprung up in its wake (as did a number of fake charities), leading attorneys general in multiple states to issue warnings. (Pro tip: GoFundMe is vetting legitimate pages to support Vegas victims and listing them on its site.) It's not just online operations defrauding the compassionate—be wary of "fundraising" attempts by phone as well. If a telemarketer calls claiming to be with firefighters or the police, for instance, let the caller know you'll call the department back directly (and don't give any personal or financial info to the solicitors). And if you get a text prompting you to donate (the American Red Cross is known to use this outreach tactic), make sure that it's really the organization you want to help by verifying its number. In summary: Always double check by directly contacting the organization you're interested in donating to. And be careful: Even a trusted organization's website can be mimicked by slightly altering the URL (for instance, reddcross(dot)org with two "d"s—see how easy that was?). If you're worried about the website, there are many ways to confirm that a charity is real, as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) points out. But what if a shameless charlatan has contacted you? If you think they're operating locally, let your state attorney general know. If the operation's even bigger (read: national), let the FTC know.
Netflix and bill
It's a brave new world out there, one with video and audio streaming, the sharing economy, online shopping, and other modern conveniences ripe for scamming. If it's not Amazon in a con artist's crosshairs then it's Netflix (or another company)—and this month it's Netflix. If you get an email from supportnetflix(at)checkinformation(dot)com, you should back away faster than you would from an episode of "Fuller House." The email will tell you that there's been a "billing" error and, of course, you need to update your payment details (sigh…typical). Click here to see what the dreaded email looks like. (But don't click on the email itself. If you do, it pops up in your inbox and they have you.) In a nutshell, the email will prompt you to click on a link to a look-alike site or to respond with your credit card number or banking info (once you do, the rest, of course, is history). Note: Netflix will never prompt you for your email, your password, financial information, Social Security number or any other information that scammers typically want. And if you're worried that you haven't paid and you're about to be shut out of your account and miss the much-hyped "Stranger Things 2," by all means log in to Netflix ASAP and make sure that you're squared away. (Don't call Netflix based on a phone number that pops up when you Google it; scammers have that one covered too and are posting phony customer support contact info online.)
Bitcoin buyer beware
They say that no press is bad press, but that may not be true for Bitcoin. The cryptocurrency has been getting a lot of negative publicity lately, with both the Wolf of Wall Street and the CEO of JPMorgan (ahem, they're two different people) calling the digital dollars a "fraud." The investors' concerns stem from the fact that the increasingly popular monetary system currently has no government backing and is based on "artificial scarcity." Despite this lack of government support, federal regulators are certainly taking notice of Bitcoin. Last month, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission charged a hedge fund company with fraud, misappropriation, and issuing false account statements in its operation of what they called a "Bitcoin Ponzi scheme" that bilked $60,000 out of investors. Meanwhile, the Securities and Exchange Commission recently charged both a real estate and diamond sales company with defrauding investors after prompting them to sink money into an "initial coin offering" (ICO), the first of its kind. A New York Times columnist described ICOs: "Imagine that a friend is building a casino and asks you to invest. In exchange, you get chips that can be used at the casino's tables once it's finished. Now imagine that the value of the chips isn't fixed, and will instead fluctuate depending on the popularity of the casino, the number of other gamblers and the regulatory environment for casinos. Oh, and instead of a friend, imagine it's a stranger on the internet who might be using a fake name, who might not actually know how to build a casino, and whom you probably can't sue for fraud if he steals your money and uses it to buy a Porsche instead." Buyer beware!
Just deserts for loan sharks
It's high time unscrupulous payday lenders got called out for what they really are: professional defrauders. While payday lending isn't illegal, consumers need protection from the all-too-common loans charging upwards of 300% interest rates and trapping consumers in a cycle of debt. Fortunately, the government is finally getting serious about cracking down on the debt traps. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued its final payday lending rule earlier this month. And the Justice Department has gotten on board, charging payday loan shark Charles Hallinan with racketeering, conspiracy, money laundering and fraud. Hallinan maneuvered to get around sensible state and federal regulations and charge those in a bind 800+% interest rates on loans (through a myriad of companies, like "Tele-Ca$h," "Instant Cash USA" and "Your Fast Payday")—pretty par-for-the-course in the payday industry. We're currently working with a big coalition to stop people like Hallinan, and you can help by contacting your reps in Congress to voice your support for the CFPB rule protecting consumers from the payday loan treadmill (learn more here).
Serving up food fraud
But Gatorade's got electrolytes! In what could be a scene straight out of Idiocracy, the makers of Gatorade decided to get creative and create a mobile video game called "Bolt!," featuring a cartoon character of Olympic runner Usain Bolt. In the game, Bolt runs faster when he touches sugar-laden Gatorade icons and slower when he reaches plain ol' wholesome water, with text reinforcing the message: "Keep your performance level high by avoiding water." The game was heavily promoted to children and teens on social media. Eventually, its "misleading [water] statements" trickled down to California's attorney general, who sued and reached a settlement with the company (to the tune of $300,000) for violating the state's consumer protection laws and engaging in "beyond awful" advertising to children. The settlement also forbids the sports drink maker from talking smack about H20 in future ads.
Made with love. The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) had to give a bakery the bad news that a human emotion cannot be a listed ingredient in a food product. Massachusetts-based Nashoba Brook Bakery got cutesy and added "love" as one of the ingredients in its granola. The company's chief executive is describing the government's subsequent cease-and-desist warning as Orwellian and accusing the cold-hearted regulators of failing to see how "nice" it is that an artisan bakery can claim a product is made with love. Unfortunately, Nashoba's products might also be made with bugs (lovebugs?). The FDA's inspection of its premises noted numerous health violations, including a "crawling insect" hanging out with the "focaccia breads, 7-Grain rolls, and brioche rolls."
Damaging more than your waistline. Decadent bacon double-cheeseburgers and banana cream pie shakes aren't the only things SONIC, America's Drive-In is serving up. If you've visited the chain recently you may have also bought yourself some identity theft. SONIC joins the disgraced ranks of Equifax, Yahoo and many other companies that have been impacted by massive data breaches. SONIC's payment systems were hacked, resulting in up to five million credit and debit card accounts potentially being "peddled in shadowy underground cybercrime stores," according to security site KrebsOnSecurity. If you've pulled up to SONIC's drive-in, it's time to pull up your credit and bank account statements to see if there's been any illicit activity.
It pays to be picky. Online hotel booking scams upset on average around 15 million bookings annually. In our excitement to score a good deal, it's safe to say we may be rushing things a little, and it's leading us to fall for the first (bad) deal we find. The problem of scam hotel sites is so ubiquitous that Congress recently took up legislation to stop criminals from bilking $1.3 billion from consumers annually (the current rate of money lost in bad bookings). Before clicking the mouse and agreeing to make a reservation, make sure that the site you're on is legitimate and dependable (you know, like an Expedia or a Hotwire), or just book directly with the hotel (many will match the price you found online). And remember, even if a site has a trusted logo, it could be a fake. So check, and then double check, before you check in.
BS detector. Did you know that some wireless phone carriers offer scam detection for free? Often, getting it is as easy as asking for the service, which warns you with a phrase like "scam likely" when an incoming call originates from a sketchy number. From AT&T to Verizon, the website Lifehacker outlines the different phone companies, what they offer and if it's gonna cost you. Check it out and see if your phone is covered!
Seize the day! Hope you didn't think the Equifax debacle was over, because scammers are in it for the long haul, milking the massive data breach for all it's worth. Currently, they're calling credit holders pretending to be with the beleaguered company (but we wouldn't be surprised to see email and text solicitations soon as well). The opportunists claim they must "validate your account information"—and they're good impersonators, so even if the number on your caller ID says "Equifax," hang up! The company won't be calling or emailing you out of the blue; they've got their hands full with millions of angry customers and an FTC investigation that we hope leads to some real action against any company that fails to protect customer data. At any rate, for real info on how to protect your info from the breach, click here.
Imaginary friends. If you click on an ad because you're looking to buy a puppy, you may fall down a rabbit hole instead. According to a new BBB report, a whopping 80 percent of online pet sale ads are fake! Scammers often steal photos from real breeders' websites and create their own sites (which the ads will direct you to). These sites come complete with bogus testimonials, health and vaccination guarantees and more. The pages are convincing and the prices are enticing, but if you pay for the nonexistent pet, the scammers typically demand more and more money (for fees, dog crates and all manner of bogus nonsense) and may even threaten to report you for "pet abandonment" if you stop sending the cash! The BBB cautions would-be animal buyers to visit breeders in-person (or just go to your local pound and adopt instead of buying), check references and never, ever wire money (always use a credit card so that you can dispute charges). Still looking to buy a Weimaraner on the World Wide Web? You can view a list of pet scam sites here (and report any others you come across).
Forget Jeeves; ask James. Think it's a con, but want a counselor to confirm? The National Consumers League (NCL) has a dedicated staffer to help you avoid falling for a scam or, in case you already have, dig yourself out. "The best calls are from someone who is suspicious of an offer before they've acted on it, and I have a chance to intervene and help them avoid falling victim," NCL fraud counselor James Perry says. He also works to recover lost funds, explaining, "Helping consumers devastated by fraud is what I love most about my job." So ask James—he's a solid guy.
Afraid of change. These days, the USPS may change your address even if you don't move. As a matter of fact, scammers can go online and do it. When this couple received a letter confirming an address change, they thought it was just junk mail, until they found out that a criminal had been diverting their mail to another address and applying for credit cards and loans in their name. If you suspect this may be happening to you (particularly if you stop receiving mail at your address), call the post office and contact the credit bureaus ASAP to find out what's going on.
Self harm. Remember when your older sibling used to hit you with your own hand and claim, "I'm not touching you"? The latest phone scam is kind of like that. Crooks are using "you" to do their dirty work. They assume you're more likely to pick up an incoming call coming from your own number (and they're usually right). As amusing as it is to get a call from yourself—many on Twitter are joking that it's their future selves—picking up and responding just lets scammers know that you're here in the present (and vulnerable).
Leave 'em in the dust. We recently wrote about gas station "skimmers": undetectable chips that thieves connect to credit/debit card readers to steal your information when you run your magnetic strip at the pump. It turns out there's now a way to fight back, in the form of a free Android app called Skimmer Scanner that can detect the nasty little things (by the Bluetooth technology they use to swipe your data) and alert you if there are any nearby. So gas up and go, without the worry.
Is there anything else bothering you that was missed above? Please don't hesitate to contact us and tell us immediately! We can be reached on our online complaint portal, our fraud alert monitoring system, or directly by email at considertheconsumer@gmail.com.
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Where in the world is Andy Serkis' Best Actor nomination?
Andy Serkis as Caesar and James Franco in "Rise of the Planet of the Apes".
Hollywood is so precious, don't you think? It would love to be lauded as a creative centre – a place where artists can congregate, collaborate and create important and entertaining work in an environment which thrives on the financial and artistic success of the work which results. But the reality, of course, is quite different.
Yes, just so long as you agree to fit into your pre-ordained box and don't do anything which threatens the carefully constructed (and constricted) status quo, you'll be just fine.
Witness the case of actor/director Andy Serkis. Unfamiliar with the name? Perhaps you might recognize his most famous character:
Andy Serkis as Smeagol/Gollum in "Lord of the Rings"
Or perhaps this fine figure of a man primate?
Andy Serkis reacts to an acting snub with grace and civility.
Perhaps you're beginning to see the problem. Serkis' most prominent work to mainstream audiences has been in collaboration with the likes of Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg, and often realised via performance capture technology. In essence, his very best work is oddly invisible – or a combination of his physical acting performance being subsequently animated by CG artists. It's in a kind of nebulous, foggy half-place where art meets the bleeding edge of computer-assisted creativity.
It's a hard concept to grasp for many – without Serkis' original work, there would be no building blocks for the artists to design their character around and the result on-screen is contingent on the work of artists to take the raw material of Serkis' work and give it visual life. Where, to cut a long story short, does Serkis end and Caesar in "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" begin?
In the best sense of the word, Andy Serkis' best screen work to date has been inherently collaborative and the result of a seamless marriage between the best of what technology can bring to a film and what we have come to think of as the traditional theatre arts.
Is there any real difference between Serkis' work as Gollum in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy and, say, a performance like John Hurt's in "The Elephant Man" or Eric Stoltz's in "Mask"?
I would argue not. Does anybody look at Hurt's performance in David Lynch's film and really say – "Well, he was okay, but the make-up appliances were doing much of the heavy lifting"? Not unless they're fundamentally ignorant. Hurt's work blends an external make-up job with the soul of the actor beneath it and delivers something which is unforgettable to anybody who's ever seen it. Likewise, Jeff Goldblum in "The Fly": There's an extraordinary, singular, eccentric and compelling actor under some astonishing make-up but one without the other wouldn't be nearly as effective.
I suspect that some of the blame for Serkis' lack of acknowledgement from his acting peers is down to arrogance and snobbery – his work has largely been in science fiction and fantasy cinema, two genres which are consistently overlooked by the cinema's great and good when it comes to awards season. An establishment, it should always be noted, which is delighted to reap the financial benefits of those films when they succeed at the box office but glacially slow to reward them with the highest industry awards when the gongs are handed out.
It's almost as though the people who decide on who gets nominated for acting awards are old farts who don't have a clue. I know, I know – can you imagine?
If you want a somewhat biased view from one of Serkis' recent co-stars, James Franco has written a heartfelt appreciation of his work and what it means for Hollywood over at Deadline.com.
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"The Adventures of Tintin – the Secret of the Unicorn" – a highly enthusiastic quick review
It's an awesome film. And a harbinger of the future?
Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson, Steven Moffat, Edgar Wright, Joe Cornish. And that's the talent behind the camera.
To say that this latest adaptation of Herge's "Tintin" adventures arrives with a burden of expectation is to understate things. There's every chance, if you're a nerd, that this is your most eagerly awaited film of the year, mixing as it does the talents of the film-makers above, the likes of Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Nick Frost and Simon Pegg in performance capture form and James Cameron's revolutionary 'Volume' tech to knit things together.
First things first – watching this film makes you think that you're watching a game changer. The fluidity of the performances, animation, cinematography and editing combine and make "Tintin" something of a revolution. It's hard to see why you wouldn't want to work with this technology if you're making a large-scale action adventure film, if the action sequences in this film are any indicator.
Go and see "Tintin" and then imagine what merry hell James Cameron's going to come up with if he gets to make "Battle Angel Alita". During the extended action sequence set in Morocco, my jaw hit the floor not once but twice – I couldn't believe the visceral and exhilarating nature of the adventure Spielberg was delivering. It's hard to put into words as you're aware that stunt people didn't have to get into vehicles, camera cars didn't have to follow a route and nobody was in any danger of being injured by the nature of the activity that eventually ended up on screen but nonetheless you're watching Spielberg stage, realise and deliver some of the most astonishing on-screen mayhem that he's ever come up with.
And that's one sequence – there are around five huge set-pieces which boggle the mind equally, whether it's the staging, the astonishing attention-to-detail in the animation, the quality of the performance capture, John Williams' best scoring work in an age or the cumulative effect of Spielberg, Peter Jackson and co. dreaming up this adaptation and keeping everything cohesive up until its final realisation on-screen.
It's a mind-boggling piece of work – and it feels like the future of this kind of blockbuster cinema. It flows so well, with match-cuts becoming utterly poetic given the ability of the computer to blend seamlessly between the present, the past, the imagined and almost inventing a whole new vocabulary for directors to play with.
Blimey, imagine if Spielberg made the next "Indiana Jones" movie with this kind of tech…
That's not to say that the hardware and software are the only thing to be interested in with this movie. It's a great adventure, full of daring escapes, mystery, puzzles, traps, pirates, pitched sea battles, desert wandering, a singularly plucky terrier, opera singers and a million and one other cool things.
The performances are wonderful, alchemic marriages between the raw theatrical performances of actors on set and what the animators deliver with that data and with the crucial idea that these characters have had a long life in comics which are beloved by an entire continent – you're watching Tintin, played by Jamie Bell, animated by stupendously talented people and the end result is just dizzying. It's real, but comic book and utterly contemporary but somehow warm and old-fashioned.
Watching the end film, you can't help but be won over by the sheer talent at play here, by the craft and wit and skill which went into this utterly distinctive and exciting film – it's a popcorn blockbuster to treasure, an adaptation to appreciate and a film to utterly enchant you if you give yourself over to it.
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