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Top Six Recommendations for Strong Mobile Health Security
July 23, 2015 mHealth Intelligence
By Vera Gruessner
As mobile health technology continues to transform the medical industry and the workflows of healthcare providers across the country, the need for secure and safe transfer of data among multiple medical facilities and throughout the patient population becomes imperative. Mobile health security is a concept that must be addressed among healthcare providers in order to avoid data breaches and lapses in high quality patient care.
The Vitality Institute as well as the Microsoft Corporation and the University of California, San Diego have published industry guidelines specifically for addressing mobile health security within the healthcare industry, according to a company press release. The guidelines address the legal and ethical standards of the mobile health field and provide some best practices. A proposal for the guidelines was released recently and a public comment period was opened for the next three months to gather more feedback on mobile health security.
"I urge anyone with an interest in the future of health technology to review the guidelines and comment. This includes consumers who use wearables, smartwatches and health apps, along with leaders of the companies that develop, market and distribute these products," Derek Yach, Executive Director of the Vitality Institute and Senior Vice President of the Vitality Group, said in a public statement. "Personalized health technology has great potential to benefit the health of countless individuals and it is critical that we proactively address these legal, social and ethical challenges so that potential benefit is not hindered."
With the wide range of mobile technologies including wearables, smartphones, and mHealth apps making headway throughout the market, it is more important than ever before to have strong mobile health security strategies in place to avoid data breaches. There are six specific recommendations that the guidelines propose to improve mobile health security. These include:
1. Protect user data especially privacy
2. Define ownership of user health data
3. Simplify the process for accurately deciphering data among users
4. Incorporate scientific evidence when developing mobile health products
5. Utilize evidence-based strategies when addressing health-related behavior
6. Remain available to diminished populations
"These responsibility guidelines provide a framework for protecting consumers and treating them fairly and ethically. I hope this comment period will open a global dialogue on these issues and help create the strongest possible guidelines," stated Kevin Patrick, MD, MS, a professor and researcher at the University of California, San Diego and one of the authors of the guidelines.
Stakeholders have until October 15, 2015 to comment on these guidelines. Afterward several medical establishments will pilot the finalized guidelines on mobile health security before it becomes part of standard best practices.
"Innovative personal health technology products are producing completely new categories of data and creating completely new challenges for developers, clinicians and users," said Dennis Schmuland, MD, Microsoft's chief health strategy officer for the U.S. Health and Life Sciences division and an author of the guidelines. "Now, as we create guidelines to help the legal, ethical and societal considerations catch up to the innovation, I encourage my colleagues to review the guidelines and share their input."
More details on the mobile health security guidelines can be found in the Journal of Health Communication: International Perspectives. With the expansion of remote monitoring tools, sensors, and wearables, there is much more health data available to consumers and providers. However, mobile health security will need to be addressed to ensure patient data is safe and protected.
"These personalized health technologies produce completely new categories of data that make precision medicine both a reality and potentially cost-effective. The voluminous data trails these smartphones, sensors, devices, and wearables leave behind also open new doors for misuse and harm by well-intentioned innovators and malevolent characters," the proposed guidelines stated.
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Unfortunately, most individuals that are injured on the job in New York State are completely unaware that they can receive medical care (with no out of pocket expense) for any injuries that result from that accident. In addition, these injured people can miss work (if physically unable) and be paid lost wages until they are healthy enough to resume employment. The following are some crucial facts you should know if you are injured on the job.
Employers pay for this insurance, and shall not require the employee to contribute to the cost of compensation. Weekly cash benefits and medical care are paid by the employer's insurance carrier, as directed by the Workers Compensation Board. The Workers Compensation Board is a state agency that processes the claims.
In a workers' compensation case, no one party is determined to be at fault. The amount that a claimant receives is not decreased by his/her carelessness, nor increased by an employer's fault.
A claim is paid if the employer or insurance carrier agrees that the injury or illness is work-related. If the employer or insurance carrier disputes the claim, no cash benefits are paid until the workers compensation law judge decides who is right. If a worker is not receiving benefits because the employer of insurance carrier is arguing that the injury is not job-related, he or she may be eligible for disability benefits in the meantime.
If you can return to work but your injury prevents you from earning the same wages you once did, you may be entitled to a benefit that will make up two thirds of the difference. You may also return to work in light or alternate duty before you are fully healed.
Medical care can ONLY be provided by a workers compensation certified (by the Sate of New York) physician. Remember, if you are injured on the job ALWAYS take care of your health first. Seek medical care even if you don't think you have sustained a serious injury.
Dr. Jeff J. Mollins (and his group of referred medical specialists) have been treating and documenting injuries sustained by workers for 30 years. Dr. Mollins will provide quality health care and uncontested documentation so his injured patients can achieve wellness as expeditiously as possible and get proper monetary compensation as well. If you are injured on the job, contact Dr. Mollins immediately.


The modern business world happens to be a place that is full of many opportunities. But these opportunities would only be available to those who are smart enough to see them for what they are and fast enough to grab them. If you are a businessman or a businesswoman, it would be necessary for you to fulfil the requirements that the business world is asking of you. Something that is very necessary for a business that wishes to strive forward would be the ability to adapt. Since the digital age has dawned and technology plays a crucial role in the business world, it would be important for you and your business to adapt to such circumstances and make good use of the technology that is available to you.
If you know the right steps to take, the technology that is there could be used to bring your business to great heights. There is much that you could do. Using of technology would make it possible for you to be available for a wider target market. By putting up a website for your business, you would be able to carry out the operations of your business through it, and anyone in the world would be able to see your website and get your products and services if needed. This could significantly improve your sales. All you need to do this would be a computer and a web developer. Likewise, technology that is there today would be able to bring in many effective solutions that would help you reach success as a business.
You would be able to use the available technology to do market researches. This would allow you to make sure that you have everything that is necessary for your business to function. You could even have a mobile phone app that would allow you to offer the functions of the business. If you do not evolve in this way in the modern commercial world where all the other businesses do, there is a chance that you could drop out of the race. As an entrepreneur, you should not let your business suffer such a fate and it would be ideal for you to take all you could from modern technology.
Today's technology would not stay the same way forever. As time goes on, the technology would evolve more. And this would mean that your business would also have to adapt these technologies. When used right, you would be able to reach success in an effective manner through the technology that you utilize in your business matters.


If you were wondering how the people at Dropbox felt about Google basically aping their product with "Google Drive", here you go.
Houston initially tweeted the same sentence earlier in the day without the smiley face. We wonder if Dropbox will also make computers and iPods seeing as how Apple is also trying to eat their lunch.


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Первый компонент — жёлтый субгигант, эруптивная переменная звезда типа RS Гончих Псов (RS) спектрального класса G8IV или G0. Радиус — около 7,46 солнечных, светимость — около 29,934 солнечных. Эффективная температура — около 4942 К.

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Will government plans to fine firms who give advice on aggressive tax avoidance backfire?
By: Mark Davies and Tessa Lorimer
Mark Davies, managing director of Mark Davies & Associates, says Yes.
HMRC's proposals will fail because they don't address the fundamental issues. First, consider motive. Nobody likes to pay tax and it is lawful to arrange our affairs to pay the least amount of tax. Second, there is an opportunity to avoid tax because our tax system is mind-blowingly complicated. Tax avoidance relies on mistakes and gaps in the law, tax reliefs and that different taxes have different tax rates. Simplifying our tax law would do far more to lessen the opportunity to avoid tax and lessen the motive to avoid if the tax payable appears to be fair and reasonable. The ability to penalise anybody who benefits from a tax scheme, from the designer, to anyone who markets it or assists with the implementation, is disproportionate and sloppy law-making when it is the existing tax law at fault. Unacceptable tax avoidance is difficult to define and often determined after years of litigation. Law makers should do more to simplify the tax code, and introduce a system of pre-clearance which would prevent uncertainty.
Tessa Lorimer, special counsel in Withers' tax investigations team, says No.
Tax avoidance schemes will continue to proliferate until the government holds culpable accountants, lawyers and other intermediaries to account. It is not right that taxpayers (many of whom were not sophisticated investors and ought never to have been targeted by their advisers) should be penalised for their roles, when the people who structure and sell these schemes, and receive sizeable commissions for doing so, get away scot-free. As with everything, the devil is in the detail and a cross-agency approach will be essential. The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 should have prevented the general marketing and mis-selling of these schemes, but through a lack of proper enforcement, has never acted as a strong deterrent. These proposed penalties could be substantial in many cases and, along with naming and shaming those involved, would serve as a powerful disincentive to professionals and intermediaries who otherwise may be tempted to design, promote and facilitate avoidance schemes.
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As a medic I dismissed Brian as 'woo woo' at first, but his friendship challenged a lot of my beliefs
As the year draws to a close, writers reflect on the friendships that shifted their outlook on life
Whenever I'm in a "crisis" or get the sense of moving out of alignment, I call Brian up and we go for a coffee (Photo: Solskin/Getty Images/ Digital Vision)
By Dr Punam Krishan
December 27, 2021 11:49 am(Updated 2:52 pm)
Every once in a while you meet someone and you don't why or how, but you click, and they change you forever. This is certainly true for me: most of my friends who have stood the test of time have come into my life in quite unexpected ways.
Several years ago I went through a particularly low point in my life. I felt lost at work and I was recovering from postnatal depression.
As a GP I see people go through various transitions throughout their lives but experiencing one myself felt alienating. My lifelong friends knew the old me and I remember struggling to plug back into that version of myself.
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I'd suffered from a traumatic birth experience and through that I learned that trauma changes people. Depression changes people. Stress changes people. And I had changed.
I searched the internet for ways to work on myself. As a doctor, and therefore an advocate of science and evidence, a lot stood out to me as unproven woo woo, but I was willing to try anything to feel better and heal.
I found a local event aptly named "Transformation Day". My former self rolled her eyes but I booked it anyway.
I walked into a room of around 300 people who were all there seeking guidance and introspection. The event kicked off and unsure, I got up to leave, but then I heard him speak and I sat back down.
Brian talked about his own personal experiences using neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), which aims to change someone's thoughts and behaviours to help them achieve their goals and aspirations. I'd never heard of it before, but I was intrigued.
I later attended a course run by Brian and was left both inspired and motivated by his ability to evoke "transformation" and shifts within my mindset through story telling. The part of being a GP I enjoy most is being able to identify problems by delving into people's stories, but the ability to help others see a different perspective has stayed with me.
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My friend Brian has been one of the key people who taught me to be open to the potential of the mind. As doctors, we study science. We have protocols and guidelines to manage our patients but when it comes to thoughts, feelings and behaviour – which can be very complex – we need to be able to think outside the box. Not everyone wants a pill – I certainly didn't. I needed time to explore the depths of my mind. I needed tools and techniques and over the last few years, my friend Brian has helped me with this.
Whenever I'm going through a low point or get that sense of "feeling stuck", I call him up and we go for a coffee. He has an incredible way of listening and teaching through his storytelling, with just the right amount of challenging questions, but never any judgment. We all need someone like that. It's an unconditional friendship where I always leave knowing which direction I'm headed in. I arrive with huge amounts of self-doubt but walk away feeling like a boss.
With many more years of life experience than me, a lot of knowledge, wisdom and a very down-to-earth approach, Brian has taught me a lot that I've taken into my everyday GP world. He works largely with teenagers and young adults to help them with their mental health, self-belief and confidence.
I've learned how to communicate more effectively with my young patients who are struggling with self-esteem issues and anxiety by helping them to reform their thinking patterns and subsequent behaviours. I'm really passionate about mental health and believe we need a holistic approach when it comes to management of mental health issues and this has definitely added to my toolbox of resources.
So not only is Brian a great friend to me, his friendship has helped me to enhance the way I take care of myself, as well as those I meet on a daily basis.
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a walking tour by Carol Mendel
Shelter Island, named for the protection it gives to yachts and small boats against southerly and southeasterly winds, is the home of yacht clubs, sportfishing boats, public moorings, launching ramps, motels, restaurants, yacht-brokers, ship chandlers, public parks, and superb views of the city and San Diego Bay. Connected to the mainland by a causeway (and therefore not really an island at all), it is immensely popular with both visitors and residents, and a delightful place to explore on foot.
Fountain at tip of Shelter Island
Once, for a period lasting at least a million years, it was nothing more than a mud bank, a submerged shoal, lying off Point Loma. In 1934, however, the City of San Diego began dredging the bay and dumped some of the surplus material on the shoal. Similar additions occurred in the late '30's and in the '40's. In 1950 the City added a 2000-foot causeway, along with enough dredgings to raise the former mud bank comfortably above sea level, began landscaping the island with palm trees, and allowed commercial development to begin.
This walking tour is especially nice on a Saturday or Sunday, for then San Diego Bay is speckled with small sailboats, the launching ramps are busily catering to motorboats, and the park along the bay is bustling with picnickers. But on a weekday you will find a lot of activity in the marine yards, so take your pick. Either way, you're in for a pleasant adventure.
Distance: Two miles. Time: An hour and a half. Note: This walk does not bring you back to your starting point, so plan either to walk or to take a taxi back.
MAP of the walking tour
Japanese Friendship Bell
Begin your walking tour at the Bell of Friendship, at the tip of Shelter Island. This bell, weighing two and a half tons, hangs in an open wooden building with a Buddhist motif. It was presented to San Diego in 1960 by her "sister city," Yokohama, Japan.
View of La Playa from Shelter Island
Walk across the road, past the Harbor Police building, to the shoreline. Looking across the water you can see the Riviera-like homes of the La Playa district of Point Loma. The blue ships usually seen just south of La Playa are research vessels of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. A little farther south is a Navy research station.
Follow the shoreline, and walk along the bay side of Shelter Island. As you start out, you pass a mosaic tile fountain designed by local artist James Hubbell. (See photo at the top of this page.)
You can see out past the entrance to San Diego Bay to the Pacific Ocean. Across the entrance to the bay is North Island Naval Air Station. Look for its fleet of planes on the ground.
Tunaman's Memorial
Before long you come to the Tunaman's Memorial, a handsome bronze sculpture of three fishermen working to bring in a catch. Beyond the memorial is a children's playground, and then the popular Shelter Island Fishing Pier. Take a walk out on the pier to see what's being caught. As you continue your walk, a strip of sand soon appears and becomes a fine bathing beach. The beach and the grass are particularly popular on weekends.
Shelter Island Launching Ramp
At the end of the beach, walk out on the spit that encloses the Shelter Island Launching Ramp, and watch the busy skippers sliding their small motorboats and sailboats into or out of the water.
Continuing on, you pass the Shelter Island Gazebo, also designed by local artist James Hubbell.
America's Cup Harbor
Rounding the tip of Shelter Island, you now walk southwest. The boats of Shelter Cove Marina remind you that San Diego is one of the yachting meccas of the United States. Just before you reach the traffic circle, a small, sturdy pier provides a good spot from which to survey the boats. This area is called America's Cup Harbor, in honor of the America's Cup yacht races held in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego in 1988, 1992, and 1995.
Leaving the pier, walk a few yards farther, and then go around to the right on Shelter Island Drive. Shelter Island Drive is lined with small shops that sell and repair yachts. Stop at the edge of a marine repair yard to see the boats in dry dock for repairs, and go into some of the sales offices to look at the new yachts.
On the left side of the road you will find the weighing station of The Marlin Club. The marlin season runs from late July to early November. During these months the scales are put to heavy use when the marlin boats come back to port with their catches in the late afternoon. A good-sized marlin weighs 150 pounds and, including its sword, is six to seven feet long.
Le Rondelet condominiums
Turn left at Anchorage Lane. On your right, the round Le Rondelet condominiums sit on the site once occupied by a Starkist tuna factory. Turn right at Cañon Street, and right again at Shafter Street. Take a few steps on Avenida de Portugal to see two buildings of the Portuguese community -- a tiny wood frame chapel and the large United Portuguese S.E.S. meeting hall.
United Portuguese SES Hall
The hall is used regularly for Portuguese social functions, religious celebrations, and wedding parties. Painted above the doorway are United States and Portuguese flags. The letters S. E. S. stand for Sociedade do Espírito Santo, Society of the Holy Spirit.
Portuguese chapel
The chapel is used only on special occasions, such as the Festa do Espírito Santo, Feast of the Holy Spirit. This celebration is held every year on Pentecost Sunday, seven weeks after Easter. The festa features a parade that begins at the chapel, proceeds to the nearby Catholic church for mass, then returns to the chapel for an afternoon of feasting, singing, and dancing. The food includes home-made wine and a special Portuguese sweet bread flavored with lemons and mint.
If you are taking this walk on a Saturday afternoon, you might want to stop in at the Portuguese Historical Center, on the left a few steps farther up the street.
Return to Shafter Street, and continue along it. Crossing Shelter Island Drive, you come to a block of yacht outfitters. Go left at Carleton Street, right at Scott Street, then right again at Dickens Street. Turn left into the parking lot at the end of Dickens, and continue out to the water.
Point Loma sportfishing docks
Walk left along the sea wall. In a moment you will find the docks and offices of several sportfishing companies. If you like sportfishing, you might stop to arrange a fishing trip.
Alternatively, you may be able to schedule a whale-watching trip. From December through March, day trips take whale viewers out to watch whales as they make their way past Point Loma.
In any case, end your walk by going out onto the docks to look at the fishing boats.
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Shat kriyas in Hatha Yoga deal with the purification of the neuron transmission channels connected to the senses and the organs. They help in rectifying problems connected to the sinus passages, sight, hearing, thyroid, parathyroid and all the channels connecting the cerebral cortex, as well as working with the stomach, liver, excretory system and reproductive systems. These practices help in the elimination of accumulated toxins from the body.
Nethi Kriya for problems related to the head. Good for sinus, eyes, ears, brain and for relieving headaches.
Dauthi Kriya for the digestive system. Good for cleansing stomach, reducing fat, reducing anorexia, reducing acidity, gastritis, indigestion, flatulence or any other digestive problem.
Vasthi Kriya for the excretary system. Good for cleansing the colon, relieving constipation, reducing fat.
Kapha Kriya for dissolving fat, particularly in the stomach.
Trataka Chikitsa for improving eyesight and developing concentration.


Born and raised in Chicago, Captain Bill Richards, commander of the Tucson Police Unit's Crimes Against Persons Unit, initially joined the Chicago Fire Department after college. "I spent four years there before I realized that it was a bit too cold to play with water in the wintertime," says Richards. He and his wife then migrated to Tucson where he joined the police force in 1984.
Richards is married with three kids, one of whom is planning to follow in her father's footsteps. He credits his wife with always supporting him and says, "I promised her a world cruise after I retire in payment for all the dinners I've missed and movies we've had to leave and phone calls she's had to hear me conduct at 3 o'clock in the morning." In his spare time, Richards paints cars, and is currently working on a Mercedes SL500.
In his spare time, Hall enjoys traveling, and has been to Europe and Australia. When he retires, he plans to visit New Zealand, Japan and China.
In his spare time, Carroll enjoys running and golfing and playing the stock market.
Hanson did ten years of active duty in the Air Force and twelve years in the Air Guard. While there, he took an interest in law enforcement. Hanson started out as a deputy sheriff in Mojave County before coming to Tucson in 1993. Before joining homicide in 2005, Hanson worked in burglary taskforce, AG assault, and the Bravo Unit.
Married to a retired police officer, Scott, Kelley has what she describes as a "full family." She has two children, as well as two stepchildren, and four grandchildren. In her spare time she enjoys running.
Stewart is married with two daughters. He recently became a grandfather. In his spare time he enjoys playing baseball and golf.
Whitfield joined the homicide unit in 2006. With an affinity for the color pink and a tiara decorating her desk, fellow officers have nicknamed Whitfield 'The Pink Princess.' She had always aspired to be a detective in a violent crimes unit, and finds the work to be both challenging and rewarding.
Whitfield is married to a former SWAT officer, Judd Whitfield. She describes her two Chihuahuas, Buddy and Buster, as her children and says, "They're the cutest Chihuahuas on the face of the planet." She enjoys traveling and shopping.


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Finally Karl Lagerfeld fans will be able to shop his creations from his eponymous brand with ease this festive season. The brand's website Karl.com is launching an e-commerce feature in partnership with Artnet.com. Karl has also designed three unique handbags that will be available for bidding along with the original sketches to mark the launch. Consumers worldwide will be able to shop online for clothing, accessories, and much more beginning this November as the site will go live in multiple languages. Understanding the importance of catering to the online fans, Karl Lagerfeld will be selling for the first time on its e-commerce shopping site since the brand relaunched in 2012. Till now, its products were made available on Net-a-porter.com, Luisaviaroma.com, Stylebop.com, Zalando.com and the Web stores of Harvey Nichols and Harrods.
WWD reports that the shop on karl.com will offer a far wider assortments of women's products, including the entire accessories offering, up to three-quarters of the ready-to-wear range, plus licensed products including fragrances, watches, eyewear and novelty items. The online Karl store will also unveil new designs every two weeks, and occasionally feature capsule collections developed especially for the channel, kicking off with a Karl Around the World range inspired by the designer's travels.


Preheat oven to 350° F. Coat one side of tortilla with butter flavored cooking spray. Place tortilla spray side down on large baking sheet. Slice into 5 equal size wedges. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Spray sugar side with butter flavored cooking spray. Bake for 8-10 minutes until desired crispness is obtained.
Serving Size: Each serving provides a grains/breads serving at snack for children 3-5 years.
¼ cup peanut butter Pour the cereal onto a medium size plate. Peal the bananas and remove the skins. Using a table knife spread the peanut butter over the entire surface of each banana. Roll each banana in the cereal. Cut into bite sized pieces.
Serving Size: Each serving provides a fruit/vegetable and meat alternate at snack for children 3-5 years.
Preheat oven to 475̊ F.
In a medium bowl mix together all ingredients except bread. Slice the bread into 8 slices 1 inch thick (at least .5 oz. per slice). Brush one side of each bread slice with olive oil. Place bread oil side down on a baking sheet. Place in oven and bake until golden brown. Remove from oven and let bread cool. Top with tomato mixture and serve immediately.
Serving Size: Each serving provides a grains/breads and 1/4 cup fruit/vegetable serving at lunch/supper for children 3-5 years.
Place all ingredients in a blender or food processor. Mix on high until fully blended.
Serving Size: Each serving provides a fruit/vegetable at snack for children 3-5 years.
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CJS Announces Spring 2015 Bamerkaz
The Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish Studies at the Graduate Theological Union is pleased to present the Spring 2015 edition of its newsletter, Bamerkaz. To download a copy of the latest edition, featuring articles by CJS faculty and students, click here.
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GTU Event
Where Religion Meets the Law
Thursday, September 17th 2015, 12:45pm
Where Religion Meets the Law: Religious Rights, Religious Minorities, and the US Constitution. A Graduate Theological Union and Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish Studies Event in honor of Constitution Day. September 17th, 2015, 12:45pm. Hedco Room, 2465 LeConte Avenue. Lunch will be served.
Haas Fund Supports Student Interreligious Research on Islam and Judaism
The Walter & Elise Haas Fund has provided the GTU a grant to support the Center for Islamic Studies and the Center for Jewish Studies in their joint programming for this academic year. We are pleased to announce grants for students working on an interreligious research project related to Judaism and Islam. Grants will range from $250 to $500 for individual projects and $500 to $1000 for joint projects, which are strongly encouraged. Student must be in the GTU MA, ThD or PhD degree program focusing on Jewish Studies and/or Islamic Studies and/or have registered for a CJS or CIS class this...
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Prayer-tivity workshop with Cantor Sharon Bernstein
Thursday, September 19th 2019, 5:30pm
Prayer-tivity: Unleashing the power of your creative process in understanding, experiencing, and practicing prayer When you pray, what do you experience? Would you like to go deeper, stronger, wider? Would you like the words to sing, to dance, to spring off the page in iridescent form? Those of us who pray often do so within a certain established context, with traditional words that are familiar and comforting, and can perhaps become a little static. We often take these texts at face value. However, within the texts of prayers, each word is a bud waiting to be unfurled, a world that...
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Center for Jewish Studies Welcomes Deena Aranoff as Director
For immediate release, January 28, 2016 The Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish Studies (CJS) at the Graduate Theological Union is pleased to welcome Dr. Deena Aranoff as the Center's new director. Dr. Aranoff, who has worked with CJS and served on the GTU faculty since 2006, takes over the role from Dr. Naomi Seidman, who served as CJS director for the previous 16 years. Dr. Seidman will continue to work with CJS and its students as the Graduate Theological Union's Koret Professor of Jewish Literature. Dr. Aranoff, whose teaching specialties include rabbinic literature and medieval Jewish...
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Naomi Seidman Is Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship
For immediate release, April 7, 2016 The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has announced that Dr. Naomi Seidman, Koret Professor of Jewish Culture at the Graduate Theological Union, has received a Guggenheim Fellowship for 2016. Dr. Seidman is among a diverse group of 178 scholars, artists, and scientists selected to receive the prestigious award this year; Fellows for 2016 were chosen from a field of nearly 3,000 applicants. The Fellowship, granted for Dr. Seidman's work in the field of literary criticism, will support development of her upcoming book, tentatively titled The Navel of...
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Making Memories, Taking Responsibility
From the Spring 2017 issue of CurrentsView PDF of article * View PDF of Entire Issue By Carrie Sealine Through her work at the GTU's Center for Jewish Studies—and a surprising friendship--Lea Heitfeld is keeping cultural memory alive and helping shape a more hopeful future. Lea Heitfeld has been in the news a lot recently. The granddaughter of Nazis, the 31-year-old MA student at the GTU's Center for Jewish Studies is the unlikely housemate of Ben Stern, a 95-year-old Holocaust survivor. Their unusual friendship has led to interviews with national and international media including the ...
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Madrasa-Midrasha, a program sponsored by the Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish Studies and the Center for Islamic Studies, seeks to advance study, dialogue, and understanding on Jewish and Islamic texts and contexts within academia and the larger public sphere. The program offers workshops, lectures, panels, and courses that explore the richness, diversity, differences, and commonalities of Jewish and Islamic traditions. Participants study and learn about the two traditions through texts and as well as lived practice. Since the program's inception in 2008, a range of themes and topics have...
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CJS at 50: Remembering Our Beginnings and Becomings
From the Spring 2018 issue of SKYLIGHT See a PDF of this article In 1964, just two years after the founding of the Graduate Theological Union as a partnership of Christian seminaries, the school's dean, John Dillenberger, approached the Conservative and Reform Movements to share his interest in establishing Jewish Studies on campus "to stand in its own right in relation to other studies, and not just as an adjunct to Protestant studies." The radical vision of the early GTU is well reflected in its desire to establish a home for Jewish studies supported rather than constrained by its...
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But for Trellis, which has a long history in single-family home lending and building, it didn't make sense to put three or four small units on the lot near the 19th Avenue and Camelback Road light-rail station. Trellis delved into density options for home ownership because of the lot's proximity to light rail, its central city location and because of all the commercial activity occurring on Camelback Road.
Joel McCabe, vice president and chief operation officer at Trellis, said Phoenix zoning and the city's Walkable Urban Code, which regulates development near light rail, allowed setbacks and density that helped the townhouse project. Instead of four single-family homes, Trellis will build 20, three-story, two- and three-bedroom townhouses with garages. The first phase of Trellis @ Colter should be completed by the end of this year; the second phase should be completed in the spring of 2020. A $2.4 million LISC Phoenix construction loan helps Trellis with financing on the transit-oriented development project. McCabe calls LISC Phoenix a "great partner who happens to have access to capital and understands our business model and what we do." For 45 years, Phoenix-based Trellis has used its education, building and lending services to make home ownership a reality for low- and moderate-income Arizonans. Its work in providing subsidized loans through Trellis Lending and as a community development financial institution has proved the value of home ownership in bringing economic stability and security to families and strength and vitality to neighborhoods. Even though the homes are affordable financially for qualified buyers, McCabe said Trellis homes aren't made affordable by lowering the price of the homes and thereby impacting valuation in neighborhoods. "We always sell them at what the appraised value would be, what we think the market is," he said. The Trellis @ Colter project represents a couple of firsts for the non-profit organization (formerly known as Neighborhood Housing Services of Phoenix). It's different than what Trellis typically builds. It is the first attached, multi-family housing project for Trellis, which has made a name with single-family home projects in infill spaces and subdivisions. The townhouse project, however, will be built the same "Trellis way." "We always do our best to keep it affordable but also to make sure that it's energy efficient," McCabe said in explaining the Trellis way. "We always look at ways to make them unique. Just because homes are affordable we don't think that they should be any less of a home. … We don't believe that just because somebody is not making six figures and can afford a house that is $500,000 or $600,000 you should have to buy any less of a home." The townhouse project is also a first for Arboles Home Mortgage, a new Trellis lending enterprise. With declines in federal housing funds and other resources, organizations like Trellis have sought ways to remain sustainable. Trellis is in the development and lending business, with revenue invested back into the organization. Unlike Trellis Lending, Arboles loans have no subsidies. It is a social venture loan product with no income restrictions. It's available to everyone. With an Arboles Mortgage, borrowers also get access to services typically not offered by lenders, including housing counseling and home-buying education that Trellis believes everyone should have. All profits are invested back into Trellis to help more people become homeowners. "It's a way for us to bring in some unrestricted revenue to help support the mission," McCabe said. "That's hopefully part of the selling point, too, and that is people will make a decision to say, 'I can work with Arboles but I'm going to help somebody else buy a home because Trellis can help create more homeowners.' " At Trellis @ Colter, that's a perk on top of a rare opportunity to buy, not rent, a new home in a hot Central Phoenix market near light rail.
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The flat was perfect for us!
The location, layout, and conveniences offered in the flat were really terrific- vastly better than a hotel.I would (and have) recommended London Connection and specifically Egerton Gardens as a perfect location.
It was a fabulous apartment for our needs and an easy location! Easy walking to so many great places, and super easy tube stops! we mostly used the Kensington line… we will be back!
It was an awesome flat in a great location! Easy walk to great restaurants and shops.
We had a great time in London. Our driver Joe was fantastic, provided a lot of great tips and ideas of what to do during our stay. He made the long drive from Gatwick most enjoyable. Ricardo was waiting for us at the flat when we arrived. He did a fantastic job orienting us with the flat. He was even kind enough to arrange for us to check out a little bit later which really helped us make the most of our last day there.
The location of the flat was perfect for us. We had just had an unfortunate experience during our stay in Italy and so feeling safe became my number one priority. The location and neighborhood put my mind at ease and we felt very comfortable.
The only other feedback I have is related to the bedding. I believe the listing indicates that the bed in the master is a king bed. Perhaps it is by U.K. standards but by US standards the bed is a queen. Just worth noting on your site if someone is expecting a king sized bed.
Thanks again and we look forward to visiting London again soon!
We loved the flat. We really liked the brightness of the flat since it's a bottom apartment but it just didn't feel that way. It was very well equipped with everything that we needed.
The location was perfect for walking and for taking the Tube. I would definitely recommend this flat for anyone wanting to stay in a great part of London. I hope to be back again.
We had a great time and we're very happy with Egerton Gardens. We also stayed there once before a few years ago, but that was before the renovations. We were very happy with the renovations too. Our 10 year old now thinks of it as "our" apartment in London (having stayed there twice, both times he has been to London)! Thanks again for everything.
We had an absolutely wonderful trip to London.
Egerton Gardens was terrific for us. Well-located between 2 Tube stops, we found it easy to navigate to it, and it was nicely quiet considering it's prominent location. We also really appreciate your team. David, the driver, was excellent, on time, and even gave us some great advice about shopping and restaurants. Our greeter was great, and we were grateful that you immediately replaced the broken coffee maker, even on Christmas Eve!
Everything about the flat was perfect for us – plenty of room, good amenities. We liked having a kitchen where we could cook on Christmas Day and not have to worry about finding an open restaurant. Nearby markets and bakeries were perfect for stocking up for breakfasts.
We would highly recommend your agency to others and have already done so. Thank you for making our vacation memorable and special. We loved it.
We loved the apartment in Knightsbridge. It is so well equipped for a group of 4, and the location was perfect for us.
I'm guessing the owners are Americans—at least that's the impression I got. It's almost hard to put my finger on it, but there were so many conveniences I look for in an apartment that I don't often find in apartments abroad. The only thing I would suggest is that the cushions in the living room sofa/love seat are due for a re-stuffing as they have become a little flat. Given the price of the flat, this was taken in stride, but before you increase the price, this should probably be addressed.
This was my third London Connection experience, and this was my favorite apartment to date. We used David for airport transfers and he was great as always. Thanks for another great time in London.
The flat was perfect for us! Just as pictured on your site. The driver we booked with you was at the airport waiting for us, even though our flight was slightly delayed & the customs line was very long. The greeter at the flat was also waiting for us & gave us all the information we needed about the flat & the neighborhood. We ate in a few times & the flat had everything we needed to cook with. I loved the garden & had a chance to just sit out there and read one afternoon. The South Kensington Tube Station was a nice walk from the flat & we were able to take the Tube everywhere we wanted to go. We visited the Tower of London, British Museum, Churchill War Rooms, Chelsea Stadium Tour, Victoria & Albert Museum (this was a short walk from the flat). When our daughter arrived a few days after we did (& on our last day in London) we went on a full day walking tour with City Wonders to hit all the sights with her. We had a great guide in Josh who led the tour with a sense of humor. He covered all the main sights & we ended the afternoon with a delicious tea at a beautiful hotel (included in tour). One of the best things we did was a book the "East End Food Tour" with Eating London. The guide was great, the East End was a very interesting neighborhood that we might not have otherwise visited & the food was wonderful! We left the tour stuffed! I still have so much more I want to see in London, so we hope to come back again! Thanks for everything!
The flat itself was everything we were looking for and really lived up to what we were expecting based on the pictures from the website. The bedrooms were spacious and comfortable and having the two separate bathrooms made getting ready so much easier for our group of four. The living area, kitchen, and washer/dryer are what really put our experience over the top. Being able to have a quick breakfast at the flat each morning, having a place to store leftovers from dinner, being able to do laundry halfway through our trip and having a place to hang out together after a long day seeing the sights was all game-changing and made the flat an incredible value over a hotel stay.
Our check-in experience couldn't have gone better. Your recommendation for travel time on the tube was spot on and we met Cristina at the flat right at our scheduled time. She did a great job of showing us around the apartment and how to use all of the appliances, and she could not have been more friendly or responsive throughout our check-in day.
The location of the flat was also perfect for us. We didn't want to stay in a super touristy area and after walking around for a few minutes, it was obvious that we were in a safe, relatively quiet residential area with a lot of stuff to do only a few blocks away. Being smack in the middle of two different tube stops with multiple lines was so convenient and made it so easy to explore all parts of London. It was also very nice to have a few good grocery stores nearby.
There were two things about the flat that could have been improved, but they were relatively minor and didn't really have a negative impact on our stay. The glass panel mounted on the side of the tub in the hallway bathroom was a little loose and there wasn't really anything substantial to hold on to when climbing out of the slippery shower. Just wanted to bring those things up in case other travelers hadn't.
Thank you again for all of your help over the past several months. We had such a great experience and would definitely recommend London Connection to our friends and family traveling to London!
We love the Knightsbridge neighborhood and this flat was perfect. It was very roomy, no street noise and just around the corner from Valeries Patisserie for breakfast. They make a great Croque Madame. Having a standup shower was also a plus for us. Easy walk to the South Kensington and Knightsbridge underground stations. Victoria and Albert, Natural History Museum and the Science Museum were just across the street. There is a lovely French wine and cheese shop near the corner of Brompton and Montpelier Street.
Good grocery selection at Marks and Spencer on Brompton Road. Do not miss the food courts at Harrods!
Lovely local neighborhood restaurants you can walk to with a wide variety of cuisines. Some examples were: Daquise (Polish-the salmon tartare was the best I have ever had), Maroush (Lebanese), The Good Earth (Chinese–awesome. first time having lamb in a chinese restaurant), Patera (Thai–try the Green Curry Chicken). Zia Theresa (Italian-right outside Harrods) and Bibendum (French-one of my favorites for lunch in London). We have travelled further afield on previous trips to sample Zagat recommended restaurants but this time wanted to sample neighborhood locations and all of them were excellent.
We have used London Connection 3 times and plan to do so again. This flat on Edgerton Gardens was our favorite of the three flats we stayed in. We have recommended London Connection to several friends and their experiences have mirrored ours.
Highlights of the trip were a day trip to Hampton Court by train and sunset over London from the London Eye. Would also recommend a trip to Greenwich and the Maritime Museum.
We had a wonderful time in London.
I really enjoyed our stay in the flat. I was pleasantly surprised to see how spacious it was, and I loved the neighborhood it was in. It was a great size for the 4 of us – and there was lots of room so we were never tripping over each other. The large layout also made it possible for some people to wake up earlier without disturbing any others that might still be sleeping. It had all the amenities that a person would need, and it was extremely convenient to shops, restaurants and transit. We made use of the hop-on, hop-off bus for the first couple of days, and then used the tube to get around after that. We found a good selection of reasonably-priced restaurants near the South Kensington station. We also took advantage of the nearby Marks & Spencer and Sainsbury stores for snacks and meals in the flat. Having the museums close by was great, and my husband took advantage of nearby Hyde Park to go for a run.
One of the highlights of our trip was our tour to Stonehenge. We found a company that does 'private access' tours where you get to go inside the stone circle – http://stonehengetours.com/extended-tours.html. I had booked the tour through this website, but the tour itself was run by Evan Evans tours. We did the sunset tour with a stop at Windsor Castle and Oxford beforehand. It was a unique experience to be able to walk right amongst the stones with a small group. I definitely recommend it. However, the tours do book up – so a person might have to book quite far ahead of time. I booked our spots 8 months before the Aug 31st tour, and they were already starting to book up for that timeframe.
Another highlight was the exclusive guided tour of Buckingham Palace. This is a late afternoon tour through the palace with a small group. It was a very informative and interesting tour, and at the end, we enjoyed a glass of champagne overlooking the garden.
Of course, a week is not enough time to see everything in London, so I will have to come back again someday to see some more sights.
The flat was better than I expected, and would recommend it to anyone going to London.
The flat was lovely. I can't think of a more perfect location – so close to the tube and to restaurants and shopping (can you say 'Harrods?'). And it was nice and quiet which is a joy when you stay in a big city. I love that the bedrooms backed on to the garden and that they were down the hall from the living room. Felt like we all had good privacy from each other.
We had a great time in London. Love the British wit. The Borough Market is not to be missed! Think it's only open Thursday-Sunday. It has wonderful food – from roasted pork to Thai coconut pancakes.
Thanks for offering such a lovely place to stay. It really made our trip enjoyable.
We were absolutely thrilled with our flat. David was a welcome site at Heathrow and got us into town easy peasy. We loved the modern kitchen and full size fridge and the heated towel bars were great each morning with a hot towel at the ready. The convenience of the two Tube stations was fabulous as it made getting around London very easy. We enjoyed the library of additional tour books found in the kitchen cabinet and used the London walking tour cards several times as they were much easier to carry than our cumbersome map.
We will definitely recommend London Connection to anyone we know going to London in the future and should we ever visit in the future we would not hesitate to use you again.
Thanks for a wonderful home away from home.
We had a wonderful stay at 5a Egerton Gardens. It was good to just settle in and make it our "home" for the week that we were in London. Everything was in good working order. And the beds were comfortable.
We were able to entertain my Uncle/Aunt as well as my extended family at different times. Good space. The kitchen was well equipped. We found "Paul" and "Waitrose" on Old Brompton Rd to be good resources for breakfast and lunch supplies. And The Bunch of Grapes pub was so close by for a good meal when we first arrived.
There are so many excellent restaurants in the area, it is just fun to walk and choose one according to one's appetite in the moment.
I loved being the Egerton Gardens. It was so quiet despite being so close to everything. We definitely will be in touch again for another trip. And have already recommended your company to friends. Also: the chauffeur service was excellent. WE loved his friendly manner, and great tourist tips. A wonderful way to arrive after a long red-eye flight.
Our family of four (two adult kids) stayed in this flat in early December and our experience could not have been better. The apartment was exactly as shown and described here, roomy, clean, and pretty. Both bathrooms are huge; both bedrooms are comfortable. We didn't use the kitchen much but it seems to be fully equipped. Internet was strong and fast! The location in Kensington is perfect: quiet side street, just off a main high street, easy access to the tube. The required interaction with the LC office (contract, payment) was easy and straightforward, while all of my follow-up questions were answered promptly and fully. Love that payment is in USD. We will definitely be renting through LC again; I only wish they would set up shop in other European cities.
Everything was great!!! Price, booking process, location, the staff, and especially the property. My wife, brother, and I stayed at this property while on vacation. Everyone had plenty of space and it was great having a full kitchen. We took advantage of the car service (flat rate) and everyone was very helpful. Wifi and washer/dryer in flat were great to have and proximity to the Tube, restaurants, pubs, and shopping made for a wonderful trip. I have high expectations and I was very satisfied.
Thank you London Connection for accommodating my group of five at this flat. Not only did you squeeze us in, but you also had Justine wait for us to the very end of the let in time as our simple taxi ride from St Pancras station to here got diverted the long way around Hyde Park due to protests and road closures. My husband loved the power shower in the master bedroom. The internet was there for us. Maybe extending the internet to the back bedroom would be a good suggestion. Otherwise the flat was perfect. Comfortable. Spacious. I have wanted I stay in the Knightsbridge side of town. It is all that I had hoped it would be. Convenient access to Harrod's and plenty of shopping. Tube station with easy access. This is a great place to stay.
What a gem! The location in Kensington could not have been better……close to museums, the tube, Harrods, several places for groceries(we conveniently ate breakfast in), and numerous very good restaurants. Everything was clean orderly, and well equipped, with a washer and dryer that came in very handy. Christina was very efficient in giving an orientation of the apartment and things nearby.
The transportation service to and fro the airport was very efficient and dependable.
I will reiterate the suggestion from another reviewer in suggesting Walks.com (London Walks). The walking tours are excellent, extremely reasonable in price, with a large variety of choices, and no reservation necessary.
I would highly recommend this apartment to anyone visiting London.
We recently landed back in Canada after a week-long stay at this terrific flat. It was a wonderful location from which to explore the city with our two teenage children, The street is quiet and leafy, but only steps from an exciting assortment of shops, cafés, restaurants, and two tube stations offering service on three lines (Piccadilly, District and Circle). Ideal for getting around fast! The flat offered plenty of space for the four of us. It's bright and cheerful. Our daughter loved the garden. The kitchen is well equipped for light cooking (we relied mostly on takeaway and the nearby M & S Simply – a great source of prepared foods). We really came to feel right at home here. For groceries, we liked Sainsbury's on Sloane Avenue (a 5 minute walk). Costa, just around the corner on Brompton Rd.,has fantastic coffee and grilled sandwiches, as does Patisserie Valerie, also on Brompton. The area around the South Kensington tube station is thick with restaurants and cafés. We liked Le Pain Quotidien for lunch or a mid-afternoon meal. Finally, we went on a number of London Walks (www.walks.com), which offers excellent guided walking tours in many areas of the city. The guides (actors, lawyers, historians) are terrific. It's a great way to see the city.
Everything was in order and as described with respect to this Egerton Gardens flat. Having rented several times in London with the last few years I would place this apartment near the top of the list. Location was excellent; close to museums, shops, the tube, yet tucked off the main roadway so traffic and noise were both non-issues. The apartment offered plenty of space. We were met at the apartment upon arrival and felt well looked after in every respect.
Excellent property and location. The flat is well appointed, clean, comfortable, and safe. It is perfectly located in Knightsbridge and it made a great central location for us to walk out the door, hop on the Tube, and see London. Grocery stores, pubs, restaurants are all within a 5 minute walk. We had two adults and two younger kids stay in the flat and everyone thoroughly enjoyed having a place to relax after some long days of running around. Plenty of room, beds are comfortable, and it is nice and quiet at night. The London Connection's staff was great to work with and we had zero problems with the airport pick-up and check-in. Many thanks on making it a great vacation.
Great place – I'd recommend it to anyone. Location is about equidistant from Knightsbridge & S Kensington tube station. Quiet, typical West End neighborhood. The flat itself was in great shape, bright, cheery, etc. Dryer was a bit slow, but after I cleaned the filter, all was good. TV remote was a bit touchy but ultimately worked. The quaintest, 'backstreet' pubs in the Knightsbridge areas are seemingly long gone (turned to flats to accommodate foreign invasion), but the nearby Bunch of Grapes worked out well for pint selection and dinner. We would happily stay there again, and are very appreciative of London Connection's assistance. Recommend you use their pickup service at the airport, which helps after the long flight.
OMG…I can't thank London Connection enough for making our London trip absolutely perfect!!! Maureen met us at the airport and took us directly to our flat in Egerton Gardens. Cristina was there to meet us and to tell us everything we would need to know about living in London!! The flat was beautiful, very comfortable, well equipped and in a perfect location. We had a fun week sightseeing and highly recommend the Big Blue Bus tour we took on our first day to get a feel for the city!! After a week we moved to your gorgeous Onslow garden flat and Cristina helped make our move effortlessly!!
We found both flats we be very clean with comfortable beds, showers and equipped with everything you could possibly need or want.
My Mother had always dreamed of visiting England and thanks to London Connection she truly had her dream vacation to London come true. Please thank Maureen, Cristina and David again for their help and guidance!!
I highly recommend London Connection and have told all my friends about you!! Hopefully, I can return next year with my husband so he can see England too!! I will definitely be calling London Connection again!!!!!
nice space, tastefully decorated and very comfortable. At the end of a busy day of sightseeing we all looked forward to coming "home" and relaxing at the apartment.
at the Continental Hotel near Harrod's.
to the driver and the let in person were professional and quick to respond to any questions.
The apartment at 2-34 Egerton Gardens SW3 was perfect for our recent stay in London. The location near to a convenient tube station and neighbourhoods where we could easily find places to eat and go out proved to be a pleasure. While being close to a busy traffic artery, Egerton Gardens being set back a couple blocks proved to be a very quiet location.
The apartment itself was a good size for my family, and having a second bathroom was a blessing (I have two teenage daughters). The apartment was well equipped, everything we needed for out stay was there.
Writing to let you know that our experience at your flat 2-34 Egerton Gardens was excellent. From the booking person (Becky) to the "let-in" person (Ricardo) we found your staff to be courteous, helpful, and friendly. We found the accommodation to be excellent – spotless, spacious, modern, and bright. Couldn't have been better. The location is superb. Shopping at Harrod's 3 blocks away, tube stop 2 blocks away, and 2 great museums 1 block away. What could be better. Incidentally, my wife left a treasured scarf behind in the flat. She contacted Becky and the scarf will be mailed back to us. This is great service and we sincerely appreciate it. Of course, we are prepared to pay for associated costs of mail/delivery, or other related costs. My wife and I stayed in a small hotel that was located at #46 Egerton Gardens (the Garden House Hotel) in 1971. Just around the corner from 2-34, so this was kind of nostalgic for us. We would definitely stay here again if the opportunity to visit London came up in the future and would certainly recommend your place to others. Thank you for your service.
Thank you for contacting me for feedback regarding our visit. We had a wonderful time in London staying at 2-34 Egerton Gardens. It was my second time staying there, and now it is like home. The location is perfect pretty, safe, near to many sights that are on the top of the list of a visitor to London; it has plenty of grocery stores nearby (I loved having the Marks & Spencer Simply Food around the corner); Harrod's down the street, the V&A across the street, and Hyde Park just beyond that… I could go on. The flat was comfortable, and the beds are comfortable, and being able to do laundry and cook our own food is so much nicer than being stuck in a hotel room without access to either. We used the Wi-Fi daily. (I do wish there were better reception in the back bedroom. I had access there, but only if I sat near the doorway.) I will definitely return to this flat in the future, hopefully many times.
We have just returned from our stay in the United Kingdom and happily had five nights at Egerton Gardens. Cristina, Ricardo, and our driver Maureen could not have been more helpful. The apartment was well appointed and comfortable and it was such a pleasure to return after a busy day of sightseeing and have a glass of wine in the garden. Thanks so much.
contacting you again for another trip.


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MORE – MOnitoring Recyclates for Europe has completed its first round of data collection in France and announces for the first time the monitored volumes of recycled polymers used by plastics converting companies. For the year 2018, the participating companies registered a use of 389,000 tonnes of recycled polymers in France. The represented markets are packaging, construction, automotive, and consumer goods.
The MORE platform was launched by EuPC in cooperation with its member associations in April 2019 to monitor and register the industry's efforts to reach the EU target of 10 million tonnes of recycled polymers being used annually between 2025 and 2030. Thanks to the great work of the French national plastics & composites converters association, Fédération de la Plasturgie, and the commitment of French plastics converting companies to transparently report their use of recycled polymers, France is the first country than can officially announce these promising results.
"We are proud to have achieved and contributed to this MORE movement in France where companies have realized how important the use and declaration of recycled plastics are in the current situation. With this tool our converting industry is united in reporting volumes of all polymers and sectors and clearly on its way to register the volumes of our overall commitment of 1.000.000 T by the year 2025", said Fédération de la Plasturgie Director General Jean Martin.
Overall, the MORE platform is currently available to plastics converting companies in 14 European countries, and is experiencing a constant growth of members and reported volumes. The use of recycled polymers is collected on a yearly basis and results are published per country and on the European level.
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About Fédération de la Plasturgie: "La Fédération de la plasturgie et des composites" is the largest organization representing the French plastics converters. It totals about 3 200 companies, with more than 125 000 employees. It includes also associations representing the main markets like packaging, automotive, building and construction. "La Fédération" manages the main issues of the plastics industry in France, with social subjects, economy, sustainability, circular economy and innovation. Contact: mrodanet@epoka.fr / www.laplasturgie.fr
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Oriental boardgames - Jogos de tabuleiro orientais
Boardgaming from the rising sun
May 11, 2016	/ Marcelo Antunes	/ Reviews
Review 3 – Yokohama in English
This is the third review of the blog, and the first in English.
Let's talk about the new offer from OKAZU Brand, called YOKOHAMA.
Disclaimer: Some info in this review was directly copied form the game manual or the BGG page of the game!
YOKOHAMA was launched last week at the Tokyo Game Market May 2016.
YOKOHAMA is the heaviest game from OKAZU Brand to date, in terms of physical weight, and maybe in terms of complexity, too.
As mentioned in the game's BGG entry, "In YOKOHAMA, each player is a merchant in the Meiji period, trying to gain fame from a successful business, and to do so they need to build a store, broaden their sales channels, learn a variety of techniques, and (of course) respond to trade orders from abroad." Seems interesting!
Nome: YOKOHAMA
Designer: Hisashi Hayashi
Artist: Ryo Nyamo
Publisher: OKAZU Brand
Number of players: 2-4
Playing time: 90 minutos
Price: ¥ 5.500 (US$ 50) in Japan
Where to buy: At the moment, you can't find it anywhere. But usually games from OKAZU Brand have a good distribution in Japan, so you will probably find it in the near future in Japanese store such as Sugorokuya and Amazon Japan (in the case of Amazon Japan, you may need to use a shipping forward service such as Tenso because Amazon Japan usually does not sell games abroad).
As I mentioned, YOKOHAMA is a heavy game with lots of components (it also comes with a lot of plastic bags for all the components (not the modular boards)), as can be seen in the picture below.
The main components are the modular boards and management boards.
It also includes a scoring board.
Below are the wooden bits.
And the cards.
The cards are divided between Achievement, Order, Technology and Building Site cards.
Only 3 Achievement cards are used per game, and they give Victory points depending on what you achieve.
The Order cards define orderd from customers that have to be fulfilled using resources. You gain benefits by fulfilling orders.
The Technology cards give a specific advantage to a player.
Both Order and Technology cards have a Country icon that is used to gain Foreign Mercenaries.
Building Site cards are set-up in each area board. They have 4 spaces for Shophouses (some of them give benefits), and 1 space for a Trading House (which gives Victory points).
Although the components are in both Japanese and English, my version of the game came only with a Japanese manual (and another document what I think is an aid), but I was given an English manual and the BGG page also has the English manual in PDF. I'm not sure if the TGM copies and copies that will sell at retail will come with English rules.
I will need to create an aid in English in the future (maybe translating the Japanese aid).
Area boards and management boards.
The set-up for 2, 3 and 4 players differ mainly in the number of area boards used (they form a pyramid pattern). For 4 players, all area boards are used. For 2 and 3 players, some area boards are removed.
I will use a 2-player set-up in this example.
Before placing the Order cards, you need to remove cards from the deck from the game depending on the number of players (2 – remove 16, 3 – remove 5, 4 – remove 0).
As can be seen in the picture below, the game uses a lot of space, even in a game with 2 players. With 3 or 4, a large table is required.
BASIC FLOW
The game progresses in turns. The start player plays his turn, then in clockwise order the other players play their turns.
Each turn is divided into the following:
A. Additional Action phase (1st half) – Use Foreign Mercenary, fulfill Achievement or Order cards
B. Main Action phase
1. Placement step – Place Assistant pawns
2. Movement step – Move President
3. Area Action step – Perform area action
4. 5-Power bonus step (Optional) – Get 5-Power token
5. Shophouse and Trading House Construction step (Optional) – Build Shophouse and Trading House
6. Recovery step – Return all Assistant pawns from the area to hand
C. Additional Action Phase (second half) – fulfill Achievement or Order cards
The goes until the one of the 5 game ending conditions is met.
The game ending conditions are:
1 – At least one player has built his 4 Trading Houses.
2 – At least one player has built his 8 Shophouses.
3 – The Order deck is empty and there's one empty space in the Port Order Form Board.
4 – A number (2 Players: 4; 3 Players: 5; 4 Players: 6) of Assistant pawns are placed on the Church Management Board
5 – A number (2 Players: 4; 3 Players: 5; 4 Players: 6) of Assistant pawns are placed on the Customs Man-
agement Board
When any of the above happens, the round is finished (all players play the same number of turns), and then a final round is played (all players play one more turn).
After that, there's a final scoring.
STEP-BY-STEP PLAY
We will begin with the main action phase, I will show the Additional Action Phases in the end.
The amount of Power in the area depending on the tokens the player has there.
President – 1 Power
Assistant – 1 Power each
Shophouse – 1 Power
Trading House – 1 Power
Station (from a Technology card) – 1 Power
If the sum is more than 5, it still counts as 5.
Each area has spaces that defines what can be done with the Power (some areas require more than 5, but they have options to gain more Power besides tokens).
In the optional step 4. 5-Power bonus step (Optional) – Get 5-Power token, you also get the benefit shown on the token.
A. Additional Action phase (1st half) – Use Foreign Mercenary, fulfill Achievement or Order cards)
Final scoring
1. Church bonus – Players count Assistants in the Church Management Board and the one with the most gains 6 Victory points, second gets 3
2. Customs bonus – Players count Assistants in the Customs Management Board and the one with the most gains 8 Victory points, second gets 4
3. Technology bonus – Players count the Industry value of their Technology cards, players with the highest total gain 10 Victory points, second gets 5
4. Country bonus – Players check the Country icons in their cards and divide them into sets.
A set of 5 different Country icons → 12 Victory points
A set of 4 different Country icons → 8 Victory points
5. Remainder Scoring
Unused Foreign Mercenary tokens: 1 Victory point each
Imported Goods tokens: 1 Victory point each
Every 2 Yen: 1 Victory point
Every 3 Trade Good tokens: 1 Victory point
The player with most Victory points win the game! (if a tie, the one closest to the Start player).
IMPRESSIONS AND CONCLUSION
BGG mentions that the game is an economic game with the following mechanics:
Card Drafting
Grid Movement
Route/Network Building
Set Collection
I would say the game is also a worker placement game in some way.
Part of the game reminds me a little of of Istanbul, due to the modular board and movement.
The game rules are really simple, so it's easy to grasp how the game works. However, the number of possible options (each area board and paths of victory) makes the game somewhat complex and even intimidating. I would say the game is a medium to heavy game because of this. I don't think it is a game to introduce players to the hobby, but you also do not need "heavy" gamers to play.
The game flows very quickly after the first few turns. I did not feel that there was a lot of downtime because between other players turn you would think about your strategy and each turn would be fast. However, due to the options, there may be some analysis paralysis depending on the players. I did not feel this in the only game I played, but it surely can happens (it would be even worse when the game is approaching the end).
The modular boards and the number of boards means that it would be difficult to have similar setups. I think that even changing only one or two boards would change the game a lot, due to the need to change your strategy. The Order and Technology cards also enter the game in a random way, which also may change strategies. So I would say that the replay value is high.
With only one full game played, I cannot say which strategies are the best or if there's a dominant one. We played in 3 players, and the other two went into the obvious strategy of fulfilling orders. I only fulfilled one order in the game, but focused on getting Imported Goods and using Customs (which can give lots of Victory points). I did not win, but I think this is strategy is good if played better. So, for now, I would say that the multiple paths to victory may work.
The game does have a lot of different mechanics working together, and I think they do work right. However, the only negative aspect of the game in my opinion is that it may have too many mechanics, when it would have worked in a more streamlined way with less. For example, I'm not really sure we need the Achievement cards as we use only 3 in the game. However, having those means that we can use them instead of going after Orders (which was my strategy in my first game, as mentioned). So, although it may seem that the game may have too many mechanics, they may be necessary after all.
For a conclusion, I really loved the game. I usually do with OKAZU Brand games (Minerva, one of their games from last year, was the one I've been playing a lot, more than any other game in my collection). I would suggest the game to anyone wanting a medium to heavy game with different mechanics. It's also a great introduction to games from the Orient (although I would say Minerva would be a better introductions due to being mildly less complex).
I would really like to thank Hisashi and Ryoko for another great game!
Next Post Review 1 – Karen and the Pirate Island
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Written by:Marcelo Antunes
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Bristol's Got Talent: recruitment company set to grow in Bristol due to ongoing success
Global technology recruitment company, Talent is scaling up its operations in Bristol with ambitious growth plans
Dylan Wiggan
Following record-breaking success in the south west, global staffing agency Talent has announced it is increasing investment in its central Bristol office, creating multiple career opportunities and increasing its client support and footprint across the region.
The innovative technology and digital recruitment company, which was founded in Australia in 1995, has been experiencing tremendous growth in the UK. The Bristol team recently celebrated their one-year anniversary in a new office in the Quorum, a prominent city centre building allowing them to remain close to everything happening in the bustling tech hub.
Talent's graduate programme, Talent Excelerator , was launched in Bristol last year, helping young graduates start their recruitment career and build their skills in a fun, vibrant, and supportive environment. Now, the company is looking to expand its team with skilled, experienced recruitment consultants passionate about the south west's tech scene.
The Quorum at night
With its innovative approach to recruitment and its commitment to "breaking from the pack", Talent is making waves in the technology industry. The company is a strong supporter of innovation, and recently developed a new talent solution supporting tech startups with their recruitment process.
It's also the driving force behind Talent Unleashed , an awards programme that recognises companies and business leaders using technology to transform the world, creating disruptive and inventive solutions to business challenges or social issues. The calibre of the entries has enabled Talent to attract a high-profile judging panel, including Sir Richard Branson and Apple co-founder, Steve Wozniak.
Technology isn't all Talent does: the company's charity foundation, Talent RISE , which aims to solve the youth unemployment crisis and in turn provide a brighter future for the youth of today, launched in the UK last year. The Bristol office also regularly sponsors regional events, including the upcoming 'An Evening With' 2x ex-heavyweight world champion boxer Shannon Briggs.
Talent International's Paul Archer
Bristolian and proud
Talent's Bristol director, Paul Archer, said: "We have experienced record-breaking profits and incredible growth in Bristol. I'm a proud Bristolian, and it's amazing to be closely involved in the tech startup scene as well as the more established enterprises.
"The tech scene still is set to grow even more in the south west, and we'll be growing with it. Talent is a global company with a regional touch, and I'm proud to be a part of it."
Bristol was named the UK's leading smart city in 2018. It is one of the fastest-growing tech hubs in the country, making it the perfect location for technology companies and professionals, and the recruiters helping them to unleash their potential.
For more information, get in touch with Paul Archer, email paul.archer@talentinternational.com or call 0117 332 0817.
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