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Galton Voysey – Frequently Asked Questions – FAQ
In response to the growing interest in the previous post about Galton Voysey and Dealdash.com, I felt it would be a good follow-up to help readers learn more about the company given the limited information on their actual About Us page.
In response to the growing interest in the previous post about Galton Voysey and DealDash, I felt it would be a good follow-up to help readers learn more about the company given the limited information on their actual About Us page.
When was Galton Voysey Founded?
Galton Voysey was founded in 2014 by CEO Marine Aubrée Antikainen backed by William Wolfram, Founder & CEO of DealDash and Chairman of Galton Voysey.
What is the difference between Galton Voysey and DealDash?
DealDash offers shoppers the most fun & exciting way to save up to 90% off their favorite brands. Unlike ordinary penny auctions, DealDash's model allows bidders who didn't win the auction to buy the item for its regular price and get a full refund of all the bid credits. Galton Voysey brings outstanding brands to a market of discerning, quality conscious shoppers. Between building, acquiring and advising brands across a wide range of products categories, Galton Voysey has become home to 28 iconic labels. Products from Galton Voysey's 28 leading brands are regularly featured on DealDash.
Who is the head of Galton Voysey?
William Wolfram is the Chairman and Marine Aubrée Antikainen is Chief Executive Officer of Galton Voysey.
How many employees work for Galton Voysey?
Galton Voysey employs over 200 people in total. Their headquarters is in Hong Kong, but they also have offices located in cities like Helsinki, Tokyo, Paris and New York.
What is Galton Voysey's primary business?
Galton Voysey acquires and develops timeless brands leveraging the power of social media and data. The company has a portfolio of 28 brands. The brands house a wide range of product categories, the largest being chef's knives, jewelry, leather goods and handcrafted rustic furniture.
What is the mailing address and phone number of Galton Voysey's world headquarters?
Galton Voysey
Unit C 27/F & Unit A 17/F
Grandion Plaza
932 Cheung Sha Wan Road
Kowloon, HK
Is Galton Voysey a Scam?
No, Galton Voysey is a legitimate company producing a variety of products sold on their brand website, on Amazon.com, and on Dealdash.com. The company also has a strong and positive employee culture as noted on Glassdoor.com.
Author lifeinmotionPosted on 2017-09-13 2017-09-14 Categories AZN, China, Issues, Japan, New York, Personal Finance, Politics, Randomness, Reviews, Stereotypes, United States, 中文网志(Chinese Blog)Tags advertising, business, Company, DealDash, DealDash.com, FAQ, Galton Voysey, marketing, News, Review2 Comments on Galton Voysey – Frequently Asked Questions – FAQ
Tesla Sucks
Tesla sucks because not only are they dependent on government subsidies to make their models more affordable in the market, but they also have staff that are unprofessional.
While the sales team at their retail locations are generally professional and competent, I can't really say the same about their corporate staff.
While the sales team at their retail locations are generally professional and competent, I can't really say the same about their corporate staff. I don't know if it is because they are always busy or if they're just millennials but they really like ghosting candidates in job interviews or have job interviews where the majority of time is spent talking about themselves and their projects.
While I admire the company's founder and efforts to improve the quality of life, the fact their company is incapable of even any sort of professionalism outside of their retail stores is disappointing. On this note, it's not a surprise Tesla's various models have product defects and their overall messaging to the public is nothing more than what Elon Musk says or does.
According to glassdoor.com, the majority of employees say the following about the company:
"Watching the company literally change the world" (in 40 reviews)
"Fast paced environment, surrounded by passionate people" (in 65 reviews)
"Fast-Paced, dynamic work environment with employees that are incredibly enthusiastic about what they do" (in 41 reviews)
"Great company to build incredible experience with" (in 40 reviews)
"Tesla is everything you imagine it could be – amazing people doing cutting edge work" (in 31 reviews)
"work life balance needs improvement" (in 125 reviews)
"Long hours with large work load" (in 126 reviews)
"Absolutely NO work-life balance" (in 32 reviews)
"Upper management in my area created a huge lead-by-fear culture where people were threatened to be fired daily" (in 27 reviews)
"Intern Salary was pretty low compared to other interns in the Bay Area" (in 25 reviews)
Going through Glassdoor, the majority of interviews are largely negative with their HR and interviewers lacking any process or professionalism. It's really heartbreaking to see such a wonderful brand be damaged by their own internal incompetence and dependence on their founder.
Author lifeinmotionPosted on 2017-07-31 2017-07-28 Categories Horror, Issues, Rage, Randomness, Reviews, United StatesTags bad behavior, business, Ghosting, Glassdoor, Job Interviews, marketing, Review, Tesla, Tesla Sucks, UnprofessionalismLeave a comment on Tesla Sucks
Galton Voysey & DealDash.com – A Conflict of Interest
A recent lawsuit accused DealDash.com of the following:
*The lawsuit claims that expensive, supposedly high-end products, produced by Galton Voysey, auctioned off on DealDash are not what they seem.
*Several of these brands, such as Bolvaint, Kamikoto, Aava, appear to only be available on DealDash, the brand's website or on Amazon directly from the brand.
*Most of the brands' websites are registered in the same way to hide their actual ownership.
*Trademark applications for these brands lists DealDash founder William Wolfram as the chairman of Galton Voysey, the company registering the marks.
*The plaintiff alleges this is all a ruse to sell auction bids for overpriced products supplied by DealDash's founder
I first learned about Galton Voysey from a recent Consumerist article claiming they are simply producing premium or luxury products primarily for use on DealDash.com.
Barrel Shack. Verdict, Aava, Schultz, Kamikoto are some notable Galton Voysey brands featured on DealDash
The article goes on to describe a lawsuit accusing DealDash.com of the following:
The lawsuit claims that expensive, supposedly high-end products, produced by Galton Voysey, auctioned off on DealDash are not what they seem.
Several of these brands, such as Bolvaint, Kamikoto, Aava, appear to only be available on DealDash, the brand's website or on Amazon directly from the brand.
Most of the brands' websites are registered in the same way to hide their actual ownership.
Trademark applications for these brands lists DealDash founder William Wolfram as the chairman of Galton Voysey, the company registering the marks.
The plaintiff alleges this is all a ruse to sell auction bids for overpriced products supplied by DealDash's founder
Galton Voysey Background
According to their website:
Galton Voysey is a platform for building, buying and developing consumer product brands. We are home to 28 iconic brands that we have developed or acquired, and extend our professional expertise to a portfolio of global brands. We believe it makes more sense to test early to validate ideas that work and ones that don't. This gives our operation and design teams a way to experiment with something tangible, gain experience in the process and reapply their learnings in the next iteration. With a proven network of over 140 factories, Galton Voysey builds brands across a broad range of consumer, lifestyle and home goods segments across Europe, US and the world.
Sounds like a normal private company developing and selling private label goods online leveraging manufacturing resources in the Asia-Pacific region with a startup mentality.
However, what is interesting is the background and the involvement of William Wolfram, the owner of DealDash.com and principle investor of Galton Voysey according to InsideRetail Hong Kong:
As it marks its third anniversary, Hong Kong-headquartered online luxury goods retailer Galton Voysey is recruiting more staff and expanding its presence in Mainland China.
Galton Voysey was founded by 28-year-old French woman Marine Aubrée Antikainen and its biggest investor is William Wolfram, 24, who believed the biggest brands of the next 50 years have not yet been built…
…Galton Voysey believes it is disrupting the global luxury goods market with new and fresh thinking, in many cases helping brands go direct from factory to consumer through their own brand websites.
According to LinkedIn, Marine Antikainen is listed as a co-founder while William Wolfram is both chairman and investor of Galton Voysey. Oddly enough, William Wolfram is not listed on the website and the majority of Galton's partners are mostly law firms. These are the other companies listed as partners
The Loft Studio, – The Loft Studio does not cite Galton Voysey or its brands as clients. However, it is likely this company produced the photos seen on the company website and for its brands under NDAs.
Vistra – Vistra is a company providing "tailored trust, fiduciary, fund and corporate services". It is likely they are supporting Galton with various offshore financing and related services.
A private investigation company with a magnifying glass and letters "AI" as its brand logo.
The rest of the website is somewhat vague on their actual work aside from a sizzle reel about the office culture and a press release announcing the company's third year of existence.
Galton Voysey Brands & DealDash.com
According to the US Patent and Trademark Office, Galton Voysey filed trademarks for its brands: Schultz, Wilson & Miller, Verdict, New Haven, The Barrel Shack, Kamikoto in 2016. However, Galton brands such as Bolvaint was trademarked by IPIF Limited, which was formed last July, while brands such as Ashlynn Avenue, Aava, Cate & Chloe, Bardenshire do not appear to have any trademarks.
According to TINA.org:
DealDash.com positively describes and endorses products that are auctioned on its
website. Some of these products are sold by companies that DealDash founder William Wolfram is the Chairman of, a fact that is not disclosed to consumers in any DealDash marketing materials. For example, during any 24-hour period, at least 40% of DealDash auctions are for products made and sold by:
There is a clear conflict of interest when a major investor and chairman of Galton Voysey is also selling the company's brands on DealDash.com, which is also owned by the same person. It is even more questionable when this strong connection is not disclosed to the public.
The Brands Examined
While the brands appear to have quality products when examined at face value, things are not what they seem. Galton Voysey's marketing team and growth hackers have done a great job promoting these brands with a combination of paid Facebook likes, reviews by vloggers and blogs that are either paid or provided based on free products, compelling brand videos, and standard SEO.
Although these brands appear to be private label brands one would expect to find online or at a premium retailer such as Macy's, the pricing strategy for the various products suggests they should be treated as premium or luxury items, despite the relatively new brand development and limited brand history. What is even more interesting is that these brand have products that have pages of positive reviews without really describing much about the products.
I've had three major Galton Voysey brands, Kamikoto, Bolvaint, and The Barrel Shack, submitted to FakeSpot.com, which scans for unreliable or fake product reviews. Below are the general results:
http://fakespot.com/company/kamikoto
Fakespot has analyzed 6 products and 267 reviews for Kamikoto products.The Fakespot algorithm considers 60.0% of those reviews to be unreliable.
The Fakespot grade is based on reviews of products listed on Amazon with Kamikoto as the company name.
http://fakespot.com/company/bolvaint
Fakespot has analyzed 5 products and 21 reviews forBolvaint products.The Fakespot algorithm considers 20.0% of those reviews to be unreliable.
The Fakespot grade is based on reviews of products listed on Amazon with Bolvaint as the company name.
http://fakespot.com/company/the-barrel-shack
Fakespot has analyzed 8 products and 148 reviews forThe Barrel Shack products.The Fakespot algorithm considers 60.0%of those reviews to be unreliable.
The Fakespot grade is based on reviews of products listed on Amazon with The Barrel Shack as the company name.
When reviewing the websites, it appears nearly all the Galton Voysey brands have the same website layout from Shopify and relatively limited contact information. The Bolvaint website claims to have an office that is occupied by Patek Phillipe, while the Kamikoto brand doesn't have a Japanese website, its return address is in a residential area, the brand site is hosted in the USA, and apparently the knives are made in China (which is unheard of for artisanal Japanese knives). The lack of real information behind the brands and brand history is a recurring pattern among the Galton Voysey brands.
While Galton Voysey initially appears to be a private company developing and selling private label brands, it is merely a tool for DealDash.com to promote overpriced products to unsuspecting customers. The fact that William Wolfram is involved in both companies without full disclosure, the limited information available for Galton Voysey, the strange trademarking process for the Galton brands, and irregular product reviews make the entire arrangement extremely questionable if not an outright scam.
Despite some glowing reviews by unsuspecting vloggers and blogs, none of the brands promoted by Galton Voysey can actually justify their prices due to their lack of history, actual reputation, or product quality in certain cases. I would have no issues with their brands if they were actually being produced and sold as private label brands to leading retailers as implied in their mission statement and official interviews. However, the reality is that they are primarily pushed through DealDash.com at inflated prices and placed on Amazon.com and their own brand websites to create the perception they are actual products.
For more details on the lawsuit – see https://consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/dealdash.pdf
For latest updates from TruthinAdvertising.org – see https://www.truthinadvertising.org/dealdash-status-updates/
Author lifeinmotionPosted on 2017-07-09 2018-07-16 Categories China, Fiction, Horror, Issues, Personal Finance, Rage, Randomness, Reviews, United StatesTags AAva, advertising, Ashlynn Avenue, bad behavior, Bardenshire, Bolvaint, business, Cate & Chloe, DealDash.com, Fraud, Galton Voysey, Growth Hacking, Hong Kong, Kamikoto, marketing, New Haven, scam, Scheme, Schultz, SEO, The Barrel Shack, verdict, William Wolfram, Wilson & Miller16 Comments on Galton Voysey & DealDash.com – A Conflict of Interest
Weird Asian-Americans & How they Damage Asian-Americans as a whole
I've been following online sentiment and Asian-Americans at large seem to be interested in the following:
1. Issues surrounding ethnic identity
2. Issues related to systematic exclusion in society
The Asian-American Community is its own Worst Enemy
By Ronald Chiang
Issues surrounding ethnic identity
Issues related to systematic exclusion in society
It seems that the majority of Asian-Americans dwell on their identity. On one hand, they tend to do what they can to fit in with the majority population, whether it is just learning to be a monolingual English speaker, studying a eurocentric view of Asian history, or trying hard to fit in.
For whatever reason, many Asian-Americans chose to pursue a monolingual existence with English being their native or primary language. They tend to not like speaking their cultural language (Chinese, Vietnamese, Gujarati) over some misguided attempt to fit in with the majority non-Asian peers in school or because they believe they are superior by virtue of living in the USA.
Then later in life, they lament about having a narrow life experience because they cannot pursue other professional opportunities due to a lack of knowledge in an Asian language or some sense of regret that they've compromised themselves.
Like most people, history in the United States for Asian-Americans is taught from a western standpoint often with the general concept that much of the US, Canada, and Europe are rich and free while the rest of the world is poor and dependent on the USA for their futures. As a result, enough Asian-Americans grow up believing they are again superior by virtue of living in the United States and develop a tendency to look down on their unamericanized Asian peers.
Again, as they get older and learn about reality being Asian-American, they regret being indoctrinated in such a falsehood and sometimes overcompensate with zealous support of their native country (China, Korea) in such a manner, including but not limiting to nationalism, and whataboutism, that they make native citizens of those places seem unpatriotic.
Then lastly, like their parents and other immigrants, many Asian-Americans work too hard to "make it" in the USA by becoming financially secure and often compromise themselves to fit in. Some ways they've done this is by embracing the Model Minority stereotype, which implies that Asian-Americans will be accepted and fit in American society if they choose to become leading professionals in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and avoid social issues of "undesirable minorities" like African-Americans and Latinos.
They've also persuaded the rest of the country that they do not need diversity programmes like other minorities because they're superior Model Minorities and they can work hard to go anywhere. In extreme cases, they've gone out of their way to support Affirmative Action with calls to minimize Asian students to an absolute quantity in favor of diversity for everyone else (including White students).
Not surprisingly, because of the Asian-American community's apathy and distance from diversity initiatives and the willingness of their majority to hold back their own community in favor of other groups, American society at large became indifferent to social issues in the Asian-American community ranging from dismissing Asians with personal struggles as "rejects" to simply keeping Asian-American media portrayals to an absolute minimum.
When the Asian-American community complains as a whole, the majority population does not take their calls seriously due to their ongoing claims of being Model Minorities, their willingness to put the interests of everyone else above their own community and their general need to stay inoffensive when faced with major social issues.
While it would be unfair to generalize the Asian-American community, the majority of individuals with such values tend to be those from California living in suburbs with upper-middle incomes, from families with university degrees, and have a misguided sense of social justice that involves letting everyone else benefit at their own expense.
These people are the reasons why no meaningful change has occurred among the Asian-American community due to outlandish fears of being grouped with the other minority groups, which often motivates them to avoid "rocking the boat" and an ongoing misguided belief that conforming to an untrue stereotype is the only way to succeed for a place in the USA.
Also, with the growth of social media and online forums these same individuals that often conform to stereotypes usually overcompensate for their perceived shortcomings by resorting to worshipping, if not cheerleading, events in their families' ancestral country where they have no actual connection to their daily lives other than their ethnicity and known family history. Examples of this involve Chinese-Americans supporting China's decision to restrict foreign NGOs or build artificial islands in disputed waters.
Frankly, I am frustrated by all of you Asian-Americans for being walking stereotypes that resort to passive and weak methods to overcompensate for a lack of self-respect and ignorance in their actual history. Moreover, any suggestions that Asian-Americans can improve their standing within the community through self-respect, understanding of their culture (bilingualism, history), and being assertive in society are often dismissed, invalidated and rejected by the majority who believe in conforming for the sake of pleasing others.
With that in mind, I honestly do not expect any meaningful change in the perception and treatment of the Asian-American community by Asian-Americans themselves and by other Americans in my lifetime.
Author lifeinmotionPosted on 2016-05-06 2018-11-13 Categories AZN, China, Discrimination, Facebook, Horror, Issues, Japan, Korea, New York, Racism, Rage, Randomness, Reviews, Stereotypes, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States, 中文网志(Chinese Blog)Tags America, Asia, Asian, Asian-America, Asian-American, Democrat, Discrimination, identity, Liberal, SJW, Social Justice, Whitewashing3 Comments on Weird Asian-Americans & How they Damage Asian-Americans as a whole
Are you a real American? It depends on who you ask
by Stephen M. Moh
"Why would anyone leave the USA?" wrote a friend on Facebook recently, beside a picture of a beautiful sunset beaming on the Golden Gate Bridge.
"Why does everyone leave the US?" might have been a more pertinent question.
Since my parents moved to this land of opportunity and freedom 30 years ago, my friendship circle has changed countless times, as fellow Asian-Americans move back home after college or leave for the expat life.
The years of pop culture; efficient transport; diverse foods; beaches; socials; and family just weren't enough to make the USA the One.
Although, obviously, many Asian-Americans do end up staying, why do so many Asian-Americans leave after their parents' sacrifices? Is there a fundamental reason for this trail of break-ups?
When watching a youtube clip for "Mistresses", many commenters kept praising Yunjin Kim for her excellent English as a Korean.
Only Yunjin Kim wasn't a foreigner; she grew up in Staten Island, New York with US citizenship.
"But she's not an American," some responded when others pointed out she is American. "She grew up here and her husband is Asian-American," I argued. Her status, they said, would depend on how deeply she actually connected with American"culture".
What is an American then, if not someone raised in the US and naturalized?
In the multicultural British capital, a Londoner can be of any skin color, eat any type of food and have a mother tongue other than English. To describe a British-born man with Indian parents, say, as a "foreigner" might well spark a riot.
If a lifetime spent in the US can't make you an American, if the children you might have here can't access that identity (at least, not in the eyes of some), perhaps this country – despite the idea of opportunity and freedom that welcomed our parents – isn't a natural place to call home, after all.
Author lifeinmotionPosted on 2015-05-05 Categories About me, AZN, Discrimination, Facebook, Horror, Issues, Racism, Rage, Randomness, Reviews, Stereotypes, United StatesTags America, Asian-American, Current Events, Discrimination, phony, Racism, United States, XenophobiaLeave a comment on Are you a real American? It depends on who you ask
Hong Kongers have chosen political stability in the past 17 years. That is changing rapidly
DARKER TIMES AHEAD
In two days, Americans will unite and celebrate July 4th, full of pride, with parades. Across the ocean, Hong Kongers commemorated July 1st – the city's Establishment Day since the 1997 handover – in an entirely different fashion: divided, and for many, filled with anger and shame.
On one end, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying stared onto the flags of China and Hong Kong, as the Chinese national anthem is played in the background, and will sure enjoy an extravagant firework display across the Victoria Harbour later that evening.
For Leung, his bureaucrats, and (no doubt) many patriots, July 1st is of as great significance as the Independence Day to Americans. But for all that, Leung has distanced himself further away from people across the aisle, who took the streets of the city under an uncanny storm to show their discontent towards, amongst all things, China's vision for the city's political future.
A resolute march
Tens of thousands of citizens went on a protest to support the pro-democracy call to make the next Chief Executive election in 2017 to meet international standards for democracy. The protest, in the form of a march through Hong Kong's Central district, is an annual event to voice citizens' mixed demands of democracy, universal suffrage, rights of racial and sexual minorities as well as to show resentment towards the administration in Hong Kong and it's puppet masters in China.
The number of participants is expected to match or exceed the benchmark set in 2003 when a crowd of 500,000 marched in light of a proposed anti-subversion law, Article 23, combined with the fact that the government handled SARS poorly. Prior to that, 1.5 million gathered sympathising the victims of 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in China during its immediate aftermath.
Turnout this year is proliferated by a recent white paper from China which said that Hong Kong's autonomy under 'one country, two systems' is restricted and comes solely from the authorisation of the leadership in Beijing. This document exacerbated the effects of the city official's misplaced economic priorities (which are, themselves, shortcoming) and repeated, bureaucratic call for 'stability' coupled by words (but not action) of 'trying hard to forge consensus'.
Change is desperate
Many citizens also feel misrepresented by the parliament of Hong Kong which, because nearly half its seats are only open to a small number of voters belonging to an assigned professional or special interest group, is largely occupied by pro-Beijing legislator. Though even the most outspoken patriot amongst these legislators silent this night and refused to defend Leung's unhurried political reform on television amidst strong opposition voice.
Leung's legitimacy is no better than the parliament's because he was elected by a 1200-small council which makes up for a pitiful 0.017% of Hong Kong's population. This council is also largely occupied by special interest groups and thus, unlike the rest of Hong Kong, has a strong Beijing-bias; in the most recent 2012 vote Leung received a mere 689 votes because of infighting within the pro-Beijing representatives combined with infidelity reports of his opponent, not because there was genuine competition.
Protesters are numbed by the state's failure to deliver change which had momentum back in 2012 but fell quickly on its feet due to officials' successful delaying tactics. Many feel that the government is unable to deliver and consequently their altitude has been radicalised despite the fact that Hong Kong is by tradition a socially conservative city and intolerant towards change, particularly among its large elder population.
Young student groups are among those which are radicalised. Scholarism, led by 17-year-old Joshua Wong, has emerged in 2011 when the group opposed a proposed scheme of 'Moral and National Education' which aimed to elevate patriotism amongst youngsters but in its textbooks included bias and often fictitious language that favoured the Communist Party of China.
An uncertain future
This frightened the public and brought politically inexperienced students to the front stage of opposition through speeches and silent protests. Three years has passed that even but when Beijing insisted that the next Chief Executive to be 'patriotic' recently, fear of a Communist crackdown reignited. Only this time it is met with an increasingly aggressive crowd.
Growing in number and strength, strong believers of democracy such as professor Benny Tai sponsored a plan of civil disobedience as their last resort if they fail to achieve their goals. Some 10,000 citizens are organising sit-in protest in Central which will cripple Hong Kong's financial district. The student group Scholarism has planned for a trial run of such occupy movement after today's protest and they fully expect to be arrested.
It will be a shame if government's neglect is met with violence and violence is met with arrests in order for progress to be made. The first of its kind, Hong Kong's 'one country, two systems' promised 50 years of autonomy and is designed to make the city flourish economically as well as socially and politically, and act as a shining example for Taiwan – which China wants to overpower under a similar system but has gotten nowhere – and to the world.
America will mark their 238th anniversary of independence on Friday; Hong Kong's political system is only 17 years old. Yet the city is already exceedingly divided and politicised, and a gloomy future seems set for the three decades ahead.
Author lifeinmotionPosted on 2014-07-21 2014-07-23 Categories About me, China, Issues, Politics, Rage, Randomness, United States, 中文网志(Chinese Blog)Tags America, CCP, China, communist, Current Events, democracy, Democrat, Discrimination, HK SAR, HKSAR, Hong Kong, News, politics, SARLeave a comment on Hong Kongers have chosen political stability in the past 17 years. That is changing rapidly
NJTransit sets record Ticket Sales, Ridership at all-time highs
NJTransit: A Successful Mass Transit Super Bowl
by Jersey Mike
On Super Sunday, thousands of satisfied fans were able to arrive and leave the MetLife stadium at record time. NJTransit, which had spent months preparing for Super Bowl 48, touted their high ridership numbers as a key indicator of success in playing part to the first "Mass Transit Super Bowl" of its kind.
"This..set an all-time record for ridership, which was previously 22,000 for (the) September 2009 U2 concert," said NJ Transit spokesman John Durso Jr.
The crowds was in surprisingly good spirits, and they continued the Seahawks and Broncos chanting that had started on the train. Many fans were impressed by the large number of trains and mass transit networks.
"We live in the country," a Broncos fan said. "We have cars — we don't use subways or anything like that."
Surprisingly, despite angry rumors of people fainting, NJTransit assured us that there are no incidents of people fainting or being addressed by local EMT services.
NJTransit said the crowds were being orderly and passengers were being moved out in a "safe and efficient" manner. Dozens of buses were later brought in to help shuffle fans out of the area and ease the congestion.
Thanks to NJTransit, New Jersey and many football fans were able to enjoy a green and safe "Mass Transit Super Bowl."
"The number of people moved, not only on game day, but in and around New York City, the number of people moved to multiple events, in and out, I think that's an extraordinary achievement," said Eric Grubman, the league's executive vice president of NFL ventures and business operations.
Grubman added that NJTransit successfully moved 30,000 people from the venue in a way that was safe and designed to be easy.
Once again, NJTransit has shown the rest of the country how a "Jersey Strong" mass transit system can benefit the state and the entire country.
Author lifeinmotionPosted on 2014-02-03 2014-02-03 Categories About me, Fiction, Issues, New York, Politics, Randomness, Reviews, United StatesTags Broncos, Chris Christie, football, freedom, Jersey, murica, New Jersey, New Jersey Transit, NFL, NJ, NJ transit, njtransit, Satire, SB48, Seahawks, Super Bowl, Unions, usaLeave a comment on NJTransit sets record Ticket Sales, Ridership at all-time highs


Our nation's local parks are the gateways to healthy, prosperous and connected communities. On any given day, thousands are positively affected through parks and recreation – whether they are taking a walk on a trail or fitness class at the community center, getting a nutritious meal or just reaping the benefits of clean air and water because of preserved open space.
Bonnet Springs Park will take on some of our nation's toughest challenges like obesity, the economy and environmental sustainability and offer solutions. It is uniquely positioned to make significant contributions in these areas, by providing critical front-line services and resources.
Parks are critical in the role of preserving natural resources that have real economic benefits for communities. Our communities are responsible for protecting open space, connecting children to nature, and providing education and programming that helps communities engage in conservation practices.
Opportunities for improving the overall health and wellness of communities. You are essential partners in combating some of the most complicated and expensive challenges our country faces –poor nutrition, hunger, obesity, and physical inactivity.
Universal access to public parks is a right, not just a privilege. Bonnet Springs Park can be a unique place to celebrate differences in a way only a public park can provide. Impacts that provide healthy and vibrant communities with genuine economic impacts on the area will be achieved.


There is no longer any question that our planet is changing — or that human actions are a primary cause. But how well do we, as individuals, understand both the far-reaching consequences of our actions and the varied threats that have led us to the brink? This book is a wake-up call for every citizen of planet Earth: Now is the time to take action.
With compelling evidence and stunning photographs, Tony Juniper explains how the human race is changing the Earth and in the process by endangering species, contributing to climate change and plundering natural resources. But more importantly this book offers advice to help reverse these dangerous trends.
With the latest information and analysis, Saving Planet Earth will give everyone the knowledge and tools needed to protect our environment for future generations. Together, we can save planet Earth.


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В июне 1735 из Якутска отправились два отряда под руководством лейтенантов Прончищева и Ласиниуса. Достигнув устья Лены, они разделились: отряд Прончищева отправился на запад, отряд Ласиниуса — на восток.

Отряд Ласиниуса. 1735

Состав: шлюп Иркутск и 44 человека команды.

7 августа 1735 отряд отплыл из устья Лены. Но уже через 4 дня, встретив льды, Ласиниус стал искать подходящее место для зимовки. Этим местом стало устье Хараулахи, где были обнаружены 5 якутских юрт. Помимо этого Ласиниус распорядился построить вместительный барак из 4 отделений с 3 печами, и баню. Из расчёта того, что экспедиция продлится минимум 2 года, а поступления продовольствия не будет, значительно урезан паёк, что привело к массовому заболеванию цингой.

19 декабря 1735 Ласиниус умер, после него умерли ещё 31 человек команды. Оставшиеся в живых под руководством Ртищева с окончанием полярной ночи вернулись в Якутск.

Отряд Дмитрия Лаптева. 1736

Отряд был снова сформирован весной 1736, начальником назначен лейтенант Дмитрий Лаптев, помощниками — лейтенант Плаутинг и подштурман Щербинин.

Дальше места столь неудачной прошлогодней зимовки им пройти не удалось, и 14 августа отряд вернулся в устье Лены. На специально созванном совете экспедиции было решено и в следующем году никуда не выходить. Было сооружено 5 юрт, в которых зимовал отряд. Все болели цингой, но умер только один человек, что Лаптев объяснял действием «кедрового стланца», который он давал больным, образцы этого стланца были представлены в Адмиралтейств-коллегию.

Продолжение экспедиции 1739—1742

По окончании зимовки Лаптев отправился в Петербург с решением совета о невозможности достижения Камчатки и просьбой прекратить экспедицию. В Петербурге эту просьбу отклонили и потребовали предпринять ещё одну попытку. Лаптев получил инструкцию, дававшую ему полную власть, и был отправлен обратно.

В 1739 Лаптев стал набирать людей, которые могли бы быть полезны в тех местах. Из Якутска на Яну прибыл матрос Лошкин, который должен был исследовать местность до Святого Носа, после чего направиться к устью Лены. На Индигирку был направлен геодезист Киндяков для описи её от истока до устья. Также он должен был на случай неудачи экспедиции оборудовать в устье Индигирки место для зимовки и строительства кораблей, которые должны доставить людей к Колыме.

В поход отправились как только вскрылась Лена. Отряд насчитывал 60 человек. 5 июля, выйдя в море, встретили льды и, зайдя в Севастьяновскую губу, провели её подробную опись.

Вскоре после того, как удалось выйти, в одной из бухт была обнаружена пресная вода. Для розыска в бухте реки была отправлена единственная на судне шлюпка, которую ожидали 6 дней, но она так и не вернулась. После чего делается ещё одна шлюпка из подручных материалов, и группа, отправившаяся в бухту на ней, обнаруживает, что вокруг берега везде «неприступные отмели». В конце сентября исчезает и эта лодка, отправленная к берегу под руководством Щербинина. За 4 дня ожидания море замёрзло, а затем штормом сломало лёд, и вместе с льдом унесло и судно. 9 сентября корабль встал у устья Индигирки, где были обнаружены люди с обеих шлюпок.

Ввести в устье реки до наступления льдов судно не удалось. Корабль было решено оставить, не дожидаясь, когда его расплющат льды. Высадка на берег с вещами закончилась 22 сентября. После этого отправились в лагерь в 150 верстах от места высадки.

Зимой исследования продолжились. Лошкин прошёл до Алазеи берегом, Щербинин и Киндяков исследовали устье Индигирки.

Весной 1740 Киндяков описал берег от Алазеи до Колымы, Щербинин исследовал Яну, а Лаптев — Хрому.

Против ожиданий, судно не было сломано, и в июне команда вернулась туда. С целью ускорения выхода в плаванье и для безопасности корабля на протяжении трёх недель ломами и топорами ломали лёд вокруг. После вывода на чистую воду течением корабль выбросило на мель. Снять его с мели не могли ещё две недели.

31 июля отправились в путь на восток, но всё время вокруг были льды. Дойдя до Каменного носа, повернули назад. 23 сентября прибыли в Нижнеколымск.

Зимой снова были отправлены сухопутные исследовательские партии. Киндяков исследовал верховья Колымы, Щербинин обследовал пути от Ангарки до Анадырска. Также ему было поручено заготовить лес для постройки судов на Анадыри.

Летом была предпринята последняя попытка пробиться в Колыму морем, но 10 августа 1741 они вынуждены были вернуться обратно. Таким образом, в отличие от Дежнёва, добраться до самой восточной точки Азии им не удалось.

27 октября экспедиция отправилась на собаках в Анадырский острог.

Великая Северная экспедиция

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After two stellar weeks in a row, El Matadero left us scratching our heads a bit. There were some definite highlights; Alicia's budding relationship with pick axe wielding, Diana was fun and fresh. However, while logical and completely realistic, Nick's relapse at the bazaar doesn't necessarily feel like compelling TV. Lastly, the episodes reliance on traditional drama tropes brought a particularly underwhelming conclusion to the Daniel/Ofelia reunion arc. Check out our podcast coverage for Fear The Walking Dead episode 14, El Matadero. See you next week for the 2 episode, 2 hour finale!


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As the years gone by, this feeling only reinforced itself and has been very rewarding and enriching for me personally and professionally. Lori has a special talent and personalized style in putting people living with dementia at ease and enabling them to openly share about their lived experiences. The video recorded chats have proven enormously invaluable to countless other people living with dementia and their family and paid care partners.
Living outside the stigma (as he late Dr. Richard Taylor taught us in his educational and advocacy work and groundbreaking DVD: Live Outside the Stigma: Confronting the Myths and Stigmas of Alzheimer's Disease and other Related Dementias from the Inside Out, 2011, Brilliant Image Productions) is a key component in many of these Dementia Chats sessions.
I hope that you'll consider joining us in one of our upcoming Dementia Chats sessions. One simple but often overlooked reason to do so is the fact by which people living with dementia are often the best teachers out there when it comes to knowing what it actually means to live with a cognitive disability caused by a serious brain disease.
Lori's Dementia Chats webinar series is a testament to her vision and strong commitment to the person-directed practice conveyed in the phrase, "Nothing About Us Without Us.
Do Dementia Experts & Care Partners Really Know What A Person With Dementia Wants?
This session we discussed the impact of "Humor and Laughter" as perceptions of both change as the disease progresses. I think you might be surprised at some points made by those living with dementia during this conversation.
We address Dementia vs. Depression, Grief and Sadness- Depression, Dementia and Loneliness - Added stress for Care Partners due to loneliness - Quiet isn't always lonely - Fear and depression - Advocacy and purpose can replace fear and depression - Depression is a personal experience - Sadness vs Depression - Look for things to be grateful for - Does loneliness have to do with how we grew up? - Care Partners are afraid of saying anything that might upset their person with dementia. - A sadness felt by both sides for different reasons - Listen and validate feelings - "Happy Places" can shift sadness and depression - Everyone with dementia is different and has their own "Happy Place."
How to Communicate with People with Dementia. We had an interesting conversation regarding communication. You will hear from those diagnosed and what they think about all the tips given by "Professionals" to communicate with them. You will gain insights which will help you care better. Learn how their senses change, how their emotions and behaviors are affect by their surroundings and how that impacts them in their daily living.
Today we had a great decision about how moving, construction & remodeling effect a person with dementia. I think you will find the insights they share so openly and honestly amazing helping you (if you are a family member, friend or professional) look at and deal with these situations in a totally different light.
Dementia & Caring For Pets - Is It A Good Fit? This is a fascinating conversation with those diagnosed with dementia and their thoughts about the effects of pets. They look at all sides of pet ownership and responsibility. I think you may be surprised at some of the honest and heartfelt comments every family should seriously think about before getting a pet.
Dementia, Diagnosis, Doctors and Support - Changes Needed To Improve Lives. Today we had a fascinating conversation about what actually happens when someone is diagnosed with dementia and the changes needed to support those dealing with the disease. You will hear shocking, yet similar stories and lots of ideas on how we can change the process and improve lives.


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La McLaren MP4-15 est la monoplace de Formule 1 engagée par l'écurie McLaren Racing en championnat du monde de Formule 1 2000. Elle est pilotée par le Finlandais Mika Häkkinen et l'Écossais David Coulthard. Le pilote d'essai est le Français Olivier Panis, en provenance de Prost Grand Prix.

Historique

Après deux premières courses soldées par un double abandon et une disqualification de David Coulthard pour aileron non réglementaire au Grand Prix du Brésil, les pilotes McLaren montent sur le podium, Häkkinen étant deuxième et Coulthard troisième. Au Grand Prix suivant, à Silverstone, McLaren obtient un doublé, David Coulthard décrochant la victoire. Cette performance est réitérée au prochain Grand Prix, Häkkinen devançant Coulthard. Deux autres doublés seront obtenus, en France et en Autriche.

La MP4-15 s'avère fiable puisqu'elle abandonne cinq fois sur les trente-quatre engagements. De plus, les pilotes McLaren terminent à chaque fois dans les points et montent sur le podium à treize courses.

À la fin de la saison, McLaren Racing termine deuxième du championnat des constructeurs avec 152 points. Mika Häkkinen est vice-champion du monde avec 89 points tandis que David Coulthard est troisième avec 73 points.

Résultats en championnat du monde de Formule 1

MP4-15
Automobile des années 2000
Formule 1 en 2000


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That is probably broad enough for now. I couldn't' consider this list particularly constraining but I won't rule our spinning off on other tangents from time to time.
The next instalment will be focussing on 'Settling Down'.
In the beginning there was a Weebly web site. Too easy. Well done to the folks at Weebly for extracting that cash so painlessly. I have toyed with the idea of a website for over a year now and they were the first to be able to convince me. Now I just have to work out how to use this thing semi-competently so that I can start enjoying what it offers.
I will touch base again when I have learnt a bit more about this and have more to say about the experience. For now all I can say is that it is a pretty good feeling having a website as I have anticipated this opportunity for some time.


A report from Delawareonline on Oct. 24, 2018 reveals that Delaware played a significant role in the capture of renowned British Hacker Grant West.
Grant West was arrested in May 2018 for undertaking cyber-attacks targeting Britain companies and selling customer's data on the web. Scotland Yard's Cyber Crime Unit was able to recover $700,000 worth of Bitcoin.
Scotland Yard's Cyber Crime Unit undercover officials arrested West while he was travelling first class in a train.
The arrest by the Scotland Yard was a milestone for the reputed investigation unit. It was a breakthrough because it was the first time they had arrested a cybercriminal.
The revelation by Delawareonline uncovers the critical role played by the U.S. Secret Service of Delaware in the capture of West. Almost a year ago, Delaware was pivotal in helping British police to uncover some of the stolen capital. They were able to find an account that had approximately $217,000,000 worth of Bitcoin.
"Delaware for years has been the site of large numbers of government seizures of dollars from the bank accounts of suspected criminals because so many banks keep their central servers in the First State. Now, that has expanded to include bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies", reported Delawareonline.
The Grant West case dates back to 2015. West, 26, attacked over 100 websites worldwide. He engaged in "phishing" scam emails to customers and was able to extract critical financial details of customers. He was able to transact 47,000 data sales through the dark web.
In a prior report of the Delawareonline, West is reputed to have been very clandestine in his operations. He covered all his tracks of stolen money in bitcoins and went further to spread the bitcoins into multiple wallets. British authorities had to apprehend his computer to access further information on his dealings. Expectedly, the authorities established that the device had information which they used to gain access to the stolen funds.
West had managed to steal private information of close to 165,000 people and specifics of from 63,000 different payment cards. West's most exceptional and notable scam was "phishing" emails from an online food store Just Eat. BBC reports that the judge hearing the case described it as "a one-man cybercrime wave." His efforts enabled him to accrue over $2 million worth of cryptocurrency.
West was sentenced for ten years and eight months for his criminal activities.
In 2018, reports of criminals apprehended in the cryptocurrency ecosystem have made headlines.
Australian Police recently arrested a woman in New South Wales for allegedly stealing more than over 100,000 units of Ripple. The arrest comes after a 10-month investigation on the theft of the crypto from the electronic account of 56-year-old man.
In August 2018, Chinese police arrested three suspected hackers whom they alleged to have cryptocurrencies worth $87 million.


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Is there a way to do this?

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Blake Palmer (ur. 9 marca 1960 w Los Angeles) – amerykański aktor i reżyser filmów pornograficznych.

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Urodził się i dorastał w Los Angeles. Jego matka była tancerką burleski. Dorastał w Newport Beach w stanie Kalifornia. W młodości fascynował się surfingiem i motocyklami.

Kariera
Pod koniec lat 70., po spotkaniu i zaprzyjaźnieniu się z Suze Randall na imprezie przy basenie, zainteresował się karierą w branży rozrywki dla dorosłych. Był klientem słynnego agenta branżowego Jima Southa i brał udział w sesjach dla różnych magazynów dla dorosłych, w tym "Hustler". Jego matka kupowała kopie wszystkich magazynów dla dorosłych, w których Palmer był przedstawiany jako nagi model, i zakrywała taśmą wyraźne ujęcia genitaliów, zanim pokazała te magazyny swoim przyjaciołom.

Debiutował przed kamerą w wieku 20 lat w realizacji Caballero Home Video Suze's Centerfolds Film 26: She Came From Outer Space (1980) z Danielle. Od kolegów z branży porno otrzymał przezwisko "The Wedge" (Klin). Występował w ponad 700 filmach, w tym Casanova II (1982) w roli faceta w wiadomościach z Johnem Holmesem, Taboo III (1984) jako Brian McBride z Kay Parker, Joys of Erotica 110 (1984) z Traci Lords, Blonde Desire (1985) z Amber Lynn, Foxy Lady 5 (1986) w reż. Saschy Alexandra z Keishą, Sex Beat (1986) w reż. Rona Jeremy'ego z Barbarą Dare, Harlem Candy (1987) z Lois Ayres, Crocodile Blondee 2 (1988) jako Tony, Oral Ecstasy 5 (1989) z Ginger Lynn, Oriental Temptations (1992) z Porsche Lynn, Starbangers 4 (1993) z Tracey Adams, Sex Asylum 4 (1993) w reż. Paula Thomasa w roli lekarza transwestyty czy Ultimate Swimming Pool Orgy 2 (1997) z Brooke Ashley. Wziął udział w gejowskich produkcjach – Falconhead 2: The Maneaters (1984) w roli fotografa i Screen Play (1984) w scenie masturbacji w pokoju hotelowym.

1 października 1997 zadebiutował jako reżyser filmu West Coast Productions Fresh Hot Babes 3. W 2006 został wpisany do Galerii Sław XRCO zarządzanej przez X-Rated Critics Organization. Po występie w Bound Gangbangs: 19 Year Old with Big Natural Tits Gets Dicked Down by 5 Older Men (2011), wycofał się z branży< porno.

Życie prywatne
Spotykał się z aktorką porno Houston (1995) i o 20 lat młodszą Cheryl Marie Murphy (1999) z niedoborem wzrostu, lepiej znaną jako aktorka porno Bridget Powers, która pojawiała się także w filmach: Niebezpieczny umysł (Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, 2002), Tamten świat samobójców (Wristcutters: A Love Story, 2006) i S.W.A.T. Jednostka Specjalna (S.W.A.T., 2003).

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Amerykańscy aktorzy pornograficzni
Amerykańscy modele
Amerykańscy reżyserzy filmów pornograficznych
Ludzie urodzeni w Los Angeles
Urodzeni w 1960


"A Little Lower than God" Part 2: The Crossroads, a Divine Place!
In the previous post, I spoke of the Bible's audacious claim that human beings are created in the image of God. Whatever progress I make in understanding that statement comes to a screeching halt the moment I take a good look at myself. When I consider God's others-centered love, the contrast with my deep-rooted self-centeredness hits me like a brick wall. At the suggestion I be like Jesus, I become a small boy on a hike whose path leads straight to the foot of a 300 foot vertical cliff that somehow I must scale.
The first step in beginning the climb is understanding that this sense of utter helplessness comes about precisely because I am created in God's image! I'm speaking of our ability to step back and think about our circumstances, in this instance to reflect on how far I am from God's nature. Animals, whose instincts drive them on, can't do this. We humans, on the other hand, have an amazing power to stop, consider our situation and decide on our course of action. Many men on the Titanic, for example, chose to reject the powerful instinct of self-preservation and allowed women and children to get into the lifeboats while they faced certain death.
The principle of being able to step back from reality and choose our destiny under-girds the entire Bible. Old Testament leaders such as Elijah and Joshua exhort the Israelites to "choose this day" whether they will serve God or not (1Kings 18:21;Jos. 24:15). The prophet, Joel, saw, "multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision" (Joel 3:14). Billy Graham understood this truth with crystal clarity. Decision became the watchword of his ministry. He had a radio program called Hour of Decision, his magazine was simply called Decision Magazine and, of course, virtually every message he preached climaxed with a call for men and women to decide for Christ.
This incredible power of reflection, however, only reaches its full potential when we combine it with the reality of God's presence. That is, we can step back from the current situation and reflect, but we can do it in two ways. We can think by ourselves or we can invite God to join us in our deliberations. We can go into abstraction or we can come into relationship. The difference is monumental. Alone, in the hollow halls of my own head, I eventually suffer an anguished emptiness. Reflecting with an upward glance to Jesus, I have better, higher quality ideas which lead to a sense of contented fullness.
The Bible specifically teaches us this principle when, speaking through the prophet Jeremiah, God says, "Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. (Jer 6:16). The crossroads, of course, is the place where we step back and choose which way we will go. The verse gives us two profound insights. Firstly, when we are faced with a decision, rather than merely think about it by ourselves, stop and pray. Ask God what we should do. Think about what he might want us do.
Secondly, ask for the good way. This is the secret for so many who feel they never hear from God. "The Lord's goodness and mercy endure forever." To hear God speak, we must understand his language and, simply put, it is love. "God is love." So ask God, ask yourself, "Where do I see God's goodness most clearly? What's the most loving thing I can do in this terrible work situation? How can I show graciousness to this troublesome individual? What career will give me the best opportunity to do good?" It's surprising then how often we're inspired by better thoughts than our own.
So every time you're discouraged by the wall of your own self-centeredness, realize that you're at a divine place–the crossroads. You have the power to choose! Because you're like God, you have an opportunity to mold your own destiny. It doesn't matter how often you seemed to have come up short, "it's never too late to make a right decision!" You can step back; you can give an upward glance; you can look for the good way and see what God will do!


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City Guide - Bus Stops
1: Heraklion Port Station (Terminal)
The port of Heraklion: You can see the passengers' station for those who travel to Piraeus (the port of Athens), Santorini, Mykonos or other Greek islands. Many cruise ships arrive here also.
The bus station is very close to the port of Heraklion and you can take a bus to:
East Crete: Kokkini Hani, Gournes, Gouves, Hersonissos, Stalis, Malia, Agios Nikolaos, Ierapetra and Sitia, or
West Crete: Rethymnon, Chania and other smaller towns on the north coast of Crete.
2: Fitaki Megaron
The GDM Megaron is an exclusive five star hotel ideally located in the heart of business and shopping district overlooking the old harbor and within walking distance of the Archaelogical and Historical museums. The hotel's unique architecture and modern interior achieve a subtle blend of luxury and intimacy not easily forgotten.
Megaron hotel is a historical monument, status symbol for the locals, erected in 1920 and converted into a Luxury Hotel in 2003. Since 2003 Megaron Hotel has become a unique place for business and pleasure.
3: Agglon Square Koule
In the western pier of Heraklion harbour is esconced a formidable Venetian fortress with the today name Koules. During Venetian rule it was known as Ricca a mare or Castello a mare, meaning fort of the seas. The name that finally prevailed is "Koules" from the Turkish name "Su kulesi"but was built by the Venetians. In the first years of Venetian rule it served to protect the harbour and city which was of great strategic importance in the region. The initial edifice was low, got destroyed by earthquake in 1303 and repaired.
In the beginning of the 16th century within the framework of a general planning of the fortifications of the city the old fort was pulled down and a new one built in its place-this is what remains until today. It was built during the period 1523-1540 as per the inscription on the northern wall.
This fort is in the shape of a square. The structure of which consists of strong thick walls. The width of the three sides of the exterior walls at ground level are up to 8.70m thick and the other side 6.9m thick! The interior walls have different thicknesses at various points, ranging from 1.36m to 3.00m. The roof of the ground floor is vaulted where large air vents and light wells have been constructed leading up to the dome.
4: Natural History Museum
The Natural History Museum of Crete (NHMC) in Heraklion, Crete is a natural history museum that operates under the auspices of the University of Crete. Its aim is the study, protection and promotion of the diverse flora and fauna of the Eastern Mediterranean region.
The museum is based in a restored industrial building that used to house an electricity power plant.
In late December 2012, NHMC was awarded by the Academy of Athens with the Benaki award for "its diverse educational, research, writing and publishing work, its exemplary organization and its promotion of scientific research and training"
5: Culture Center
Every year the city of Heraklion, as well as numerous villages in the prefecture, organise cultural events, exhibitions, and festivals which attract a lot of people, locals and visitors alike. Participation is these events is a perfect opportunity for one to acquire a first hand experience of the jovial aspect of life on Crete.
The annual Festival of Herakleion held at the Manos Hadjidakis Theatre and the Nikos Kazantzakis Garden Theatre, offers one of the largest and most varied programmes, including theatrical performances, traditional music and dance events, opera, art exhibitions, lectures and symposia.
6: The Grave of Nikos Kazantzakis
The Tomb of Nikos Kazantzakis in Heraklion Crete: Outside the walls of Heraklion, in the tower of Martinengo lies the tomb of Nikos Kazantzakis, the famous Greek writer whose books have been translated in many foreign languages.
Nikos Kazantzakis was born in Heraklion in 1883 and in 1911 he left for the United States. Throughout his life he received many critics, particularly from the Church, for the messages of his books.
7: Jesus Gate
This gate of the fortification walls was named Gate of Jesus, due to a church located nearby which was dedicated to Jesus.
This was the last of the Venetian gates to be built so the locals called it the New Gate. There is a plaque in the middle with the date of construction (1587) and the governor's name, Zuanne Mocenigo.
8: Knossos
The centre of Minoan civilisation and capital of Minoan Crete lay 5km south of Heraklion.
Knossos flourished for approximately two thousand years. It had large palace buildings, extensive workshop installations and luxurious rock-cut cave and tholos tombs. As a major center of trade and the economy, Knossos maintained ties with the majority of cities in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Wealth accumulation and the advancement of an urban lifestyle were the hallmarks of this zenith, which began circa 2000 BC and was typified by magnificent monumental buildings and a complex social structure.
9: Archaeological Museum
The Heraklion Archaeological Museum is one of the largest and most important museums in Greece, and among the most important museums in Europe.
It houses representative art facts from all the periods of Cretan prehistory and history, covering a chronological span of over 5,500 years from the Neolithic period to Roman times.
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January 2, 2020 by Doug Ramsey 6 Comments
Chet Baker devotees may be intrigued to learn that some of the best music of his last few years has been released as a superb set of LPs. The box is titled Chet Baker: The Legendary Riverside Albums. It contains five LPs that Baker recorded in New York in the late 1950s. Among the giants of the era who accompany him are Philly Joe Jones, Bill Evans, Pepper Adams, Kenny Burrell, Sam Jones, Johnny Griffin, Zoot Sims and Kenny Drew. I was honored that producer Nick Phillips asked me to write the liner essay for the album. That piece includes a reference to a television interview I did with Baker as he was about to open at the Half Note club in Manhattan in 1974, following a long layoff. Here is an excerpt:
"Jeez," he fretted before we began filming, "what if nobody comes?"
He needn't have worried. People came–not only those who remembered his first brush with fame in Gerry Mulligan's group, but also fans who had followed his playing and singing ever since through dozens of albums for a variety of record labels. There were also young listeners intrigued by the opportunity to hear in person for the first time a famous and controversial celebrity.
Recorded a decade before Baker's murder or accidental death in Amsterdam in 1988 (the case has never been solved), this collection has some of the best playing and singing of his New York period. The box also contains one LP of outtakes and alernates.
Orsolya S. says
Most of what I know about Chet Baker, I've gleaned from your writings. You had written the liner notes for an album called, "Together ", on which both Chet Baker and Paul Desmond play.
If he was pushed out of the window in Amsterdam or fell–either way it's tragic.
He had been a victim of violence previously: when he had his teeth knocked out.
Patrick Hussey says
Thanks Doug; and HAPPY NEW YEAR from Whidbey Island. Do you think they will issue this box set in CDs?
Onto to 2020! Patrick
Doug Ramsey says
Here is a reply from the producer, Nick Phillips:
Craft Recordings doesn't currently have any plans to issue the set on CD. However, in addition to vinyl, the set is available digitally including hi-res.
Donna Shore says
I knew Chet well during his S.F. years, in fact I contributed many facts about his closest contacts during the period when Jim Gavin was composing his book. Including the period when he had a serious injury to his face/mouth. Mainly caused by a bad drug deal. I also knew his closest friend Jak Simpson who had been personally selected by Chet to write his biography.
These recordings, made in the late 50s, are all analog and sound incredible!
william osborne says
Following up on the circumstances of Chet Baker's demise, reader William Osborne forwarded a link to a post by Tom Schnabel of KCRW radio in Santa Monica, California, that incorporates singer Jimmy Scott's account of how Baker died:
In any case, the thought of Chet and Jimmy together makes me happy.
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David Friesen Circle 3 Trio: Interaction (Origin) Among the dozens of recent releases that deserve serious attention, a few will get it. Among those those receiving it here is bassist David Friesen's new album. From the Portland, Oregon, sinecure in which he thrives when he's not touring the world, bassist Friesen has been performing at […]
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Dominic Miller Absinthe (ECM) Guitarist and composer Miller delivers power and subtlety in equal measure. Abetted by producer Manfred Eicher's canny guidance and ECM's flawless sound and studio presence, Miller draws on inspiration from painters of France's impressionist period. His liner essay emphasizes the importance to his musical conception of works by Cezanne, Renoir, Lautrec, […]
Recent Listening: Dave Young And Friends
Dave Young, Lotus Blossom (Modica Music) Young, the bassist praised by Oscar Peterson for his "harmonic simpatico and unerring sense of time" when he was a member of Peterson's trio, leads seven gifted fellow Canadians. His beautifully recorded bass is the underpinning of a relaxed session in which his swing is a force even during […]
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Paolo Fresu, Richard Galliano, Jan Lundgren, Mare Nostrum III (ACT) This third outing by Mare Nostrum continues the international trio's close collaboration in a series of albums that has enjoyed considerable success. With three exceptions, the compositions in this installment are by the members of Mare Nostrum. It opens with one the French accordionist Galliano […]
Monday Recommendation: Thelonious Monk's Works In Full
Kimbrough, Robinson, Reid, Drummond: Monk's Dreams(Sunnyside) The subtitle of this invaluable 6-CD set is The Complete Compositions Of Thelonious Sphere Monk. By complete, Sunnyside means that the box contains six CDs with 70 tunes that Monk wrote beginning in the early years when his music was generally assumed to be an eccentric offshoot of bebop, […]
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Recent Listening: Harry Vetro's Northern Ranger A generation of Canadian musicians is coming to prominence in their youth and making substantial impressions. One is drummer Harry Vetro. After he was graduated from the University of Toronto Jazz Program, the 23-year-old spent much of last year exploring his country as it celebrated its 150th year of […]
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Longtime Tucson Weekly contributor Leo W. Banks pens a sizzling debut novel about Prospero Stark, a former big-league ballplayer who is minding his business as the operator of a desert trailer park when his former catcher's hand ends up in a box on his porch. Stark sets up to find out what happened to his erstwhile teammate and gets drawn into a web of drug smugglers and other bad hombres. Banks, a longtime lover of classic mystery writers such as Raymond Chandler and Jim Thompson, told the Weekly he set out to "to write the kind of book I like to read. Plenty of humor, nothing too deep, nobody rattling on about the human condition—a book that can make you believe in murder again. Most importantly, I followed the one unbreakable rule, the four-word secret ingredient—stuff has to happen." Banks succeeds in emulating the classics—much to our delight. More, please.
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Disney's Frozen fever reaches pandemic level: Menon
By Vinay MenonColumnist
Some moments in life are so horrifying they stay with us forever.
On Thursday, at 1:59 p.m., I was slouched at my desk when a future flashbulb memory arrived via email. One of my editors, Ariel Teplitsky, had forwarded breaking news: "Disney Announces Frozen sequel."
This must be a sick joke, I thought. There's no way the Walt Disney Company would inflict more pain on parents, not right before March Break, not after conspiring with the pint-sized captors in our homes who've already forced us to watch the original movie like 1,839 times.
You know how some people can recall exactly where they were and what they were doing when John F. Kennedy was assassinated? Years from now, I'll be able to do the same thing if asked, "Do you remember when Frozen2 was announced?"
The year was 2015. It was Thursday, March 12. There was a construction crew outside my window. Then the sound of machinery gave way to the sound of a pounding heart, my own, as I read about the Disney annual meeting in San Francisco. Plans for a sequel were unveiled to rapturous shareholders, who no doubt texted their money managers to impulse-buy new yachts and mansions in Miami.
People, I don't know if there's a heaven or a hell. But if Satan has a dance hall, I guarantee you "Let It Go" is playing on a loop. I can also tell you this: when a father of two young daughters is blindsided by news that he hasn't escaped Frozen, as he stupidly believed, the trauma can trigger an out-of-body experience, similar to when that man first tasted a Zima, say, or gazed upon Renée Zellweger's new face.
There are no white tunnels in this metaphysical journey. As the man's soul hovers near the ceiling, staring down at his body that's now trembling on the floor in the fetal position, he is flanked by an ice castle, a spry snowman, a laconic reindeer and the threat of more jangled nerves.
How can we let it go, Disney, when you refuse to make it stop?
Frozen wasn't just a juggernaut that grossed about $1.3 billion worldwide, or roughly the GDP of Antigua and Barbuda. It was a Trojan Horse that skidded into our lives on a sleigh. And when that equine head cranked open, releasing Anna and Elsa, Olaf and Kristoff, parents were entombed inside Arendelle, a Nordic kingdom facing an eternal winter, a good metaphor for how we soon felt.
At peak lunacy, when Frozen was in heavy rotation inside my unlivable living room, the movie swallowed our minds. I recall glancing at my wife one evening. She was perched on the couch, staring at the walls with dead eyes, robotically humming that "Reindeer(s) are Better than People" interlude.
She looked like a prisoner of war. Disney had broken her.
Another time, during dinner, Elsa possessed our twin daughters. Pretending they too had Snow Queen powers, they dipped their tiny fists into their water glasses to pluck out the ice cubes. Before I could say, "The cold never bothered me anyway," those cubes were airborne, with one catching me square in the face.
I should have sued Disney. Or at least realized what I now see so clearly: Frozen was a cunning experiment, the fused apex of every lesson the company learned with previous films aimed at young girls, including The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Pocahontas, Mulan, The Princess and the Frog and Tangled.
Catchy songs? Check. Fairytale setting? Check. Princess philosophy? Check. A range of merchandise that may force a father to knock over a convenience store in his Duke of Weselton disguise? Check. Marketing so pervasive that news of Frozen could reach any kid, anywhere, by sheer osmosis? Check. A franchise that could float the company share price over $100 for years to come? Cheque.
I've never seen someone do crack cocaine. But I'm guessing the ensuing expression is similar to how my daughters looked five minutes into Frozen. This wasn't an animated film. It was mass addiction, a hit of pop culture so powerful, Disney knows it can lure families into theatres this weekend for the release of Cinderella by including a new Frozen short.
And now a sequel is in the works.
As I stared down at my body, which was curled up like one of those mossy trolls, I heard a disembodied voice say, "Do you wanna build a snowman?"
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"For the first time in forever," I replied. "Can't you leave me alone?"
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Damage from Hurricane Hermine, Matthew near $1.6 billion
Posted By Jim Turner, the News Service of Florida on Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 12:49 PM
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Hurricane damages in Florida have reached at least $1.59 billion from the two storms that hammered parts of North Florida and the East Coast this year, according to the latest numbers from the insurance industry and the state.
The numbers don't include agricultural losses and some damages that local governments are handling without state assistance. Also, the director of the state's Division of Emergency Management said the numbers remain preliminary and depend in part on future state funding.
Still, the costs tied to Hurricane Hermine and Hurricane Matthew, for which the state expects to receive substantial reimbursements from the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, are the highest for disasters since the much more expensive 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons, Division of Emergency Management Director Bryan Koon told members of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday.
"That's to be expected. Hurricanes are our most expensive disasters," Koon said as he outlined damages to government entities.
Damages from Hurricane Hermine, which made landfall in a sparsely populated part of the Big Bend and swept through Tallahassee in early September, stand around $213.6 million. The total includes $147 million in individual property-damage claims that have been reported to the Office of Insurance Regulation.
The more-powerful Hurricane Matthew, which stayed offshore but caused damage Oct. 6 and Oct. 7 in Northeast Florida, clocks in at $1.376 billion.
By comparison the University of Florida's Bureau of Economic and Business Research has placed damages from the 2004 hurricane season, in which four hurricanes hit the state, at $45 billion.
The Matthew total includes 112,000 individual property-damage claims, representing $729 million in value. Volusia, Duval, Brevard, St. Johns and Flagler counties represented most of the claims.
The Matthew figure also includes $430.8 million in damages to government facilities and structures, including damage to a 1.3-mile section of Florida A1A in Flagler Beach that caused Gov. Rick Scott to order expedited repairs.
Koon said the state's share of storm-damage costs is expected to be offset by money from the federal government and local contributions.
Hermine is expected to directly cost the state about $9.6 million, from emergency protective actions to debris removal, with local government contributions reaching more than $5 million.
Matthew may require about $130.3 million from the state, a figure that includes $77 million being sought from the Legislature in 2017 for an estimated $217 million in beach, dune and park repairs from Duval through Indian River counties.
"First, we do want to focus on the immediate protections needed for structures, we want to look at projects that can be implemented in a timely manner," said Alex Reed, program administrator for the Department of Environmental Protection's Beach Management Funding Assistance Program. "The cost estimates are going to be refined as we get more data, and we identify the federal funding as local sponsors prepare their storm-repair plans."
The state expects to receive $90 million to $100 million from the federal government for projects to harden infrastructure from future disasters, Koon said.
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Falling Water, 1935
Born in 1867 in Wisconsin to a family of Welsh decent, Frank Lloyd Wright became America's most famous and influential architect. Although he found fame in America, his family were from Ceredigion and Welsh culture was to have a huge influence on his architecture...
Falling Water, the house Frank Lloyd Wright built for the Kaufmann family in 1935, is one of architecture's most iconic houses. A marriage of dynamic composition and integration with nature, it is strongly influenced by Japanese architecture. fforestchief says he is going to live there when he retires.
Few might know that Frank Lloyd Wright's ancestors are Welsh. His maternal family emigrated from Cardigan to Wisconsin in 1844, where Frank was born in 1867. From an early age it was clear that Frank was highly influenced by his Welsh roots. Having been christened Frank Lincoln Wright, as a teenager he decided to change Lincoln to Lloyd as a dedication to his Welsh Mother.
He designed more than 1,100 buildings in his lifetime and continued to work as an architect up until his death in 1959, aged 91. Frank ensured his Welsh heritage was represented in many of his buildings. He completed the build of his own home in 1911, which was developed on land belonging to his maternal Welsh family. He named the house 'Taliesin', after the ancient Welsh bard, and some of his other builds were adorned with the Welsh motto "Y gwir yn erbyn y byd" ("The truth against the world"). His Welsh heritage had a profound effect on his design outlook and inspired much of the organic feel of his architecture.
Frank's one and only trip to his ancestral country was made in 1956 to receive an honorary doctorate from Bangor University. He actually stayed with another world-famous architect of Welsh decent during this trip, Sir Bertram Clough Williams-Ellis, creator of the Portmeirion village near Porthmadog in North Wales. Pictured together here in 1956, the two famous architects shared a similar vision: to design buildings that lived in harmony with the natural landscape. A little bit like fforest.


Sporting CP claimed a valuable point in Thursday's Europa League clash at Arsenal, leaving Tiago Fernandes delighted.
Tiago Fernandes praised Sporting CP's discipline as they claimed a rare Europa League clean sheet away from home against Arsenal to put them within touching distance of the knockout stage.
For the first time since September 2011, Sporting managed not to concede in a Europa League away clash, ending a run of 18 games with Thursday's 0-0 draw at the Emirates Stadium.
While the Group E clash was far from a classic, for Sporting it represented a job well done in London and Fernandes was pleased with his side's display.
"The players did exactly what I asked them to do," he told UEFA.com.
"In our gameplan we know we had to be rigorous and they were almost perfect on that.
"We were aware of the opponent's quality, but we, knowing our capacity and being creative and aggressive with and without ball, could try to surprise here."
Defender Sebastian Coates also expressed his delight at keeping Arsenal at bay, and giving Sporting a great chance of progressing to the last 32.
He said: "It was a very hard match against a great side knowing that having a point here would be good for us, although a win was always in our minds.
"With the result of the other match [Qarabag beating Vorskla 1-0], a win in the next one will qualify us, so we have to think game by game."
Arsenal (10 points) and Sporting (seven) are in complete control of the group, sitting clear of Vorskla and Qarabag (three).


Marine Le Pen, the far-right leader of France's Front National, went against French, British and American state officials by insisting that Russia's annexation of Crimea is within legal bounds. She noted that the referendum held by the Kremlin clearly show that majority of Crimea's population agrees with the annexation.
The matter began in February of 2014 when Vladimir Putin ordered Russian military forces to occupy Crimea, a peninsula in the Black Sea that is legally viewed in international law as a part of Ukraine. The annexation immediately caused an uproar in Ukraine, which was then supported by the members of the United Nations.
However, as noted by Le Pen, who is the Front National's presidential bid for the upcoming election in France in April, U.N. nations have no basis in imposing sanctions on Russia due to this issue since the annexation of Russia is legal.
In defending the actions of the Kremlin, Le Pen cited the referendum enacted by Putin's government a month after taking Crimea, which saw more than 90 percent of residents voting for the annexation.
"I absolutely disagree that it was an illegal annexation: a referendum was held and residents of Crimea chose to rejoin Russia," she said according to Independent.
Viewing Crimea as an official territory of Russia, Le Pen then added that other nations have no legal basis to question the referendum.
The Front National leader is not the first official in France to side with Russia in this matter. In 2015 and last year, former Transport Minister Thierry Mariani led a delegation to Crimea to monitor the conditions of the region following the actions by Russian forces.
After the two visit, Mariani voiced out his support for the referendum.
"The referendum on Crimea's accession to Russia reflected the will of the people," he said.


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The San Francisco Unified School District Sustainability Office has been committed to fostering a culture of sustainability since its inception in 2008. The goals below were developed in order to provide our students and staff with a healthy, safe and comfortable learning environment while saving money and resources and protecting the natural world.
Reduce building use to less than 20 kBTU/sf/yr by 2040
SFUSD seeks to reduce the energy usage of its buildings to the point where their yearly energy usage can be covered by the yearly production of solar panels installed on the roof. In our climate, a building generally has to achieve an energy usage of 20 kBTU per square foot per year in order for rooftop solar to meet its needs. Currently, our district uses almost twice that amount to operate its buildings.
WATER RESILIENCE
Reduce water usage 50% by 2030
At SFUSD, incorporating water resilience into our buildings and landscapes prepares us for the inherent seasonality and unpredictability of our water supply. Ideally, our campuses will be efficient in their use of water, capture and store rainwater for use during the drier months, and replenish underlying aquifers. To meet District conservation goals, behavioral and infrastructural improvements will be necessary.
Increase waste diversion from landfill to 85% by 2025
By zero waste we mean that every item that enters the school district will be reused, recycled, or composted at the end of its life with SFUSD. Additionally, we will strive to continually reduce the amount of materials needed to operate the District. In a city where composting and recycling are offered at a cheaper rate than trash, there is great benefit in reducing our waste stream.
Reduce single-family car trips to less than 30% by 2030
Reducing single-family vehicle trips in favor of walking, biking, carpooling, and taking transit will not only help the environment by decreasing carbon emissions and pollution, but also create safer, more connected school communities by lowering congestion, improving physical activity, and activating the streets around our schools.
Connect every student to nature every day
While San Francisco is a dense urban environment, access to nature is essential to student's wellbeing, academic achievement, and understanding of the world that surrounds them. Our goal is to provide all SFUSD students with free and easily accessible opportunities to explore, learn and play in nature both on school grounds and throughout our City.
Sustainability Snapshot
SFUSD has set lofty sustainability goals and targets. Check out your school's Sustainability Snapshot to see how close your school is to reaching each of the five Sustainability Goals.