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Led by scientists at the Technical University of Delft
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Delphi's Closed-loop approach
Central to all research within Delphi is the closed-loop approach. At the small scale in e.g. Full Wavefield Migration, where the modeled data from the current reflectivity image is continuously compared to the measured data in order to improve the final image. But also at a larger scale, where the output of reservoir characterization feeds the design of new acquisition geometries or even acquisition methodologies.
Full Wavefield technology
Role of Consortium Research
Delphi Deliverables
Delphi Masterclass
List of Delphi Ph.D. Alumni
Delphi Studio
Our industry is in demand of imaging results beyond today's resolution limits in order to progress in the next decades. We believe that exploiting all complex propagation effects in the seismic data is an important way to achieve this ambitious goal. This means the end of 'linear' imaging methods, based on primaries only, and that multiple reflections, transmission effects and wave conversion are the key components of retrieving detailed, reliable information on both complex subsurface structures and the reservoir area.
Currently, Full Waveform Inversion (FWI) concepts – based on directly solving the two-way wave equation – is very promising methodology, however also a highly nonlinear method, prone to local minima. Furthermore, the output of FWI – being the velocity model – is often used in traditional migration procedures, losing all the benefits of exploiting the full wavefield.
Therefore, in addition to such solutions, within Delphi we propose the Full Wavefield Migration (FWM) approach, which combines the best of imaging and inversion methods and exploits all higher-order scattering effects in one integrated framework.
Extending this concept, Joint Migration Inversion (JMI) also includes the estimation of the background velocity model. Because our inversion parameters – being propagation velocity and reflectivity – connect more directly to the observed data (being arrival time and amplitude), we aim at reducing the non-linearity of the inversion problem.
Furthermore, FWM and JMI are very much suited for application in a time-lapse fashion, where all vintages of seismic data are inverted simultaneously in order to obtain detailed, dynamic properties of the reservoir, taking into account geologic scenario information.
Finally, the FWM and JMI framework allows to provide high-resolution input to reservoir characterization and beyond, as all information on the elastic reflection properties are fully maintained.
To increase the pace of innovation, science and business must interact more than ever before. In Delphi, strategic fundamental science is directed to problems and opportunities that are shared by all companies in the consortium.
In the past, both universities and industrial laboratories have invested extensively in the generation of new scientific knowledge to fulfill the business needs. Experience shows, however, that new scientific results are often presented in such a way that the path leading to practical application is very time consuming. Therefore, in the last decade the need of a more effective and faster innovation path - leading from fundamental science to profitable business - is being emphasized. Here, technology ('know-how') is an essential link. The emphasis of establishing science-based technology platforms is visible in all sectors of industry; this is particularly true for the capital intensive upstream energy sector. Because practical problems never behave in a disciplinary way, science-based technological research must be cross disciplinary.
Today, there is little room for fundamental scientific research inside companies. Fundamental science is outsourced to universities and national laboratories. This development emphasizes the importance of a fruitful collaboration between the academic community and the industry.
From the above it follows that industry-sponsored academic research should be guided by three principles:
1. Focus scientific programs on the emerging problems and opportunities that are shared by the entire industry;
2. Aim at cross-disciplinary research programs for new directions in enabling technology;
3. Make technology transfer an important part of the research activities, utilizing cyclic interaction.
This means that the interaction between academic researchers and industry members need be frequent and intense. In the DELPHI consortium discipline-crossing communication, based on feed-forward and feed-back (cyclic concept), has high priority. Scientists and sponsors meet at least twice a year, once in Europe and once in the USA. In between, work visits are organized. Actually, the DELPHI consortium functions as a dynamic network, supported by a protected website
Delphi aims at new geophysical measurement, imaging and inversion concepts that are directed to the problems and opportunities in the global E&P-industry. Deliverables consist of the following items.
Delphi Volumes: Once a year the Delphi sponsors receive an electronic version of the research report through the private web-pages and on a USB stick during the meetings. Optionally, a printed version of the Delphi Volume can be requested.
Sponsor meetings: Twice a year a Delphi sponsor meeting is organized, one in Houston (Texas) and one in The Hague (NL). The meeting in Houston is held in the beginning of February and the meeting in The Hague in the beginning of June, just prior to the annual EAGE meeting (somewhere in Europe).
Software releases: We have organized the technology transfer to the sponsors by providing operational software releases (no additional costs), installation services (variable costs) and dedicated in-house seminars (variable costs).
Within the Delphi Consortium interactive software is developed, which is available to the sponsors as source code. The Delphi software releases consist of a package of programs and subroutines, written in Fortran, C and Matlab, which are tested on the most frequently used computer systems in E&P. The software can be applied in combination with the Seismic Unix software, which is available from Colorado School of Mines without cost.
By means of a protected FTP site, the latest version of the Delphi codes can be retrieved and compiled at the sponsors' site. As a service, a number of software demo's are directly accessible via our web-server, without installation of the code.
DELPHI services: We have organized technology application at Delft by offering experimental data acquisition and experimental data processing services to early adopters. These services are provided on a commercial base by the DELPHI Studio for Imaging B.V. (DS4I).
Education: Employees of sponsoring companies can enroll at the Delft University educational program (M.Sc., Ph.D.) as a member of the Delphi team.
The Delphi consortium offers sponsors a Master Class just prior to the Delphi consortium meetings. Each year another topic is chosen. During this Master Class, the sponsors get an overview of the selected topic (e.g. blended acquisition, full wavefield migration, full waveform inversion) and a number of hands-on exercises are carried out. For this activity sponsors use their laptop (any laptop will be temporarily transformed into a Linux system on which the DELPHI pre-compiled software can be loaded). The class concludes by discussing a number of topic-related unsolved problems; the sense of urgency is assessed, optionally resulting in an update of the Delphi research agenda.
The work of Delphi scientists has obtained international recognition.
Through the years the scientific contributions of the Delphi team members were recognized by honours and awards.
1981 - Schlumberger Award EAGE (Dr. A.J. Berkhout)
The Schlumberger Award is presented to a member of the EAGE who has made an outstanding contribution over a period of time to the scientific and technical advancement of the geosciences, particularly geophysics.
1993 - Honorary Membership SEG (Dr. A.J. Berkhout)
Honorary Membership is conferred toa person w ho made distinguished contributions, which warrants
exceptional recognition to exploration geophysics or a related field or to the advancement of the
profession of exploration geophysics through service to the Society.
1997 - J. Clarence Karcher Award (Dr. D.J. Verschuur)
The J. Clarence Karcher Award is given by the SEG in recognition of significant contributions to the science and technology of exploration geophysics by a young geophysicist of outstanding abilities.
2001 - Distinguished Achievement Award (Delphi team)
This SEG award is given for continuous outstanding achievements in Geophysics by an organisation.
2003 - Maurice Ewing Medal (Dr. A.J. Berkhout)	The Maurice Ewing Medal is the highest award of the Society of the Exploration Geophysicists presented to a person who has made major contributions to the advancement of the science and profession of exploration geophysics.
2006 - EAGE Honorary Membership (Dr. A.J. Berkhout)
Honorary Membership is conferred upon a person who has made a highly significant and distinguished technical and/or non-technical contribution to the geoscience community at large or to the EAGE in particular.
2006 - Erasmus Award (Dr. A.J. Berkhout) The Desiderius Erasmus Award is the highest award of the European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers and is presented in recognition of his outstanding and lasting achievements in the field of resource exploration and development.
2006 - Virgil Kauffman Gold Medal (Dr. D.J. Verschuur)	The Kauffman Gold Medal is awarded by the Society of the Exploration Geophysicists to a person who has made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of the science of geophysical exploration as manifested during the previous five years.
2011 - Honorable Mention for best paper award: "A perspective on 3D surface-related multiple elimination"Geophysics, Vol. 75, No. 5, Bill Dragoset, Eric Verschuur, Ian Moore and Richard Bisley
1.	C.P.A. Wapenaar, 1986, Pre-stack migration in two and three dimensions (cum laude).
2.	A.J.W. Duijndam, 1987, Detailed Baysian inversion of seismic data (cum laude).
3.	P.M. van der Made, 1988, Determination of macro subsurface models by generalized inversion.
4.	G.L. Peels, 1988, True amplitude wave field extrapolation with applications in seismic shot record redatuming.
5.	N.A. Kinneging, 1989, Three-dimensional redatuming of seismic shot records.
6.	G. Blacquière, 1989, 3-D wave field extrapolation in seismic depth migration.
7.	A. van der Schoot, 1989, Common reflection point stacking, a macro model driven approach to dip moveout.
8.	A.C. Geerlings, 1990, Adaptive Tracing in Seismic Exploration.
9.	G.J. Lörtzer, 1990, An integrated approach to lithological inversion (cum laude).
10.	H.C.L. Cox, 1990, Estimation of macro velocity models by wave field extrapolation.
11.	D.J. Verschuur, 1991, Surface-related multiple elimination, an inversion approach (cum laude).
12.	J.C. de Haas,1992, Elastic Stratigraphic Inversion, an Integrated approach.
13.	Ph. Herrmann, 1992, Decomposition of multi-component measurements into P and S waves.
14.	G.C. Haimé, 1992, Downward extrapolation of multi-component seismic data.
15.	C.G.M. de Bruin, 1992, Linear AVO inversion by prestack depth migration.
16.	B.A. Scheffers, 1993, Near surface seismic imaging.
17.	W.E.A. Rietveld, 1995, Controlled illumination in prestack seismic migration.
18.	E.J.M. Giling, 1995, Crosswell Seismic Tomography and Migration, Delft.
19.	J.W. Thorbecke, 1997, Common Focus Point Technology.
20.	F.J. Herrmann, 1997, A scaling medium representation, a discussion on well-logs, fractals and waves.
21.	R. Ala'ï, 1997, Improving predrilling views by pseudo seismic borehole data.
22.	M.M.N. Kabir, 1997, Velocity estimation of the complex subsurface using the CFP technology.
23.	F.J. Dessing, 1997, A wavelet transform approach to seismic processing.
24.	A.J.W. van Wijngaarden, 1998, Imaging and Characterization of angle-dependent seismic data.
25.	F.J.P.C.M.G. Verhelst, 2000, Integration of seismic data with well-log data (cum laude).
26.	R.F. Hegge, 2000, Seismic macro model estimation by inversion of focusing operators.
27.	M.A. Schonewille, 2000, Fourier reconstruction of irregularly sampled seismic data.
28.	K.M. Schalkwijk, 2001, Decomposition of multicomponent ocean-bottom data into P- and S-waves.
29.	A.W.F. Volker, 2002, Assessment of 3-D seismic acquisition geometries by focal beam analysis (cum laude).
30.	E.J. van Dedem, 2002, 3D surface-related multiple prediction.
31.	J.F.B. Bolte, 2003, Estimation of focusing operators using the Common Focal Point method.
32.	B.E. Cox, 2004, Tomographic inversion of focusing operators (cum laude).
33.	P.M. Zwartjes, 2005, Fourier reconstruction with sparse inversion.
34.	E.J. van Veldhuizen, 2006, Integrated approach to 3-D seismic acquisition geometry analysis (cum laude).
35.	S. Tegtmeier-Last, 2007, Redatuming of Sparse 3D Seismic Data.
36.	C.O.H. Hindriks, Estimation and removal of complex near surface effects in seismic measurements.
37.	M.N. Al-Ali, 2007, Land seismic data acquisition and preprocessing -an operator solution to the near-surface problem (cum laude).
38.	M.J. van de Rijzen, 2007, Estimation of focusing operators for 3D seismic data.
39.	J.R. Rommelse, 2009, Data assimilation in reservoir management.
40.	J. Przybysz-Jarnut, 2010, Hydrocarbon reservoir parameter estimation using production data and time-lapse-seismic.
41.	G.J.A. van Groenestijn, 2010, Estimation of primaries and multiples by sparse inversion.
42.	A.R. Ghazali, 2011, True-amplitude seismic imaging beneath gas clouds.
43.	A.K. Dey, 2011, Quantitative seismic amplitude analysis.
44	D.A. Chitu, 2011, Iterative inversion of focusing operators.
45. M. Wirianto, 2012, Controlled-source electromagnetics for reservoir monitoring on land.
46. A. Mahdad, 2012, Deblending of seismic data.
47. P. Doulgeris, 2013, Inversion methods for the separation of blended data.
48. P.R. Haffinger, 2013, Seismic broadband full waveform inversion by shot/receiver refocusing.
49. H. Kutscha, 2014, The double focal transform and its application to data reconstruction.
50. A. Soni, 2014, Full wavefield migration of vertical seismic profiling data.
51. T. Ishiyama, 2015, Surface-wave separation and its impact on seismic survey design.
52. X.R. Staal, 2015, Combined imaging and velocity estimation by Joint Migration Inversion.
53. A. Kumar, 2015, 3-D Seismic acquisition geometry design and analysis.
54. G.A. Lopez, 2016, Closed-loop surface related multiple estimation
55. M. Davydenko, 2016, Full wavefield migration: Seismic imaging using multiple scattering effects
56. A.A.A. Alshuhail, 2017, Anisotropic Joint Migration Inversion: Automatic estimation of reflectivities and anisotropic velocities
57. R. Feng, 2017, Reservoir lithology determination from seismic inversion results using Markov processes
58. S. Masaya, 2018, Seismic imaging based on Joint Migration Inversion: Handling missing low frequencies and horizontally propagating waves
59. S. Masaya, 2018, Seismic imaging based on Joint Migration Inversion: Handling missing low frequencies and horizontally propagating waves.
60. S. Sharma, 2019, Honouring Geological Information in Seismic Amplitude-Versus-Slowness Inversion.
The objective of Delphi is to develop new concepts in seismic acquisition and preprocessing, full wavefield migration (FWM), joint migration-inversion (JMI) and reservoir-oriented inversion (JMI-res) to decrease the uncertainties in subsurface models. So far, algorithms have been developed on the topics of acquisition design for coherent and incoherent shooting, deblending, near-surface preprocessing, data-driven primary-multiple separation (closed-loop SRME), automatic velocity estimation combined with full wavefield migration (JMI) for surface and VSP data. In Delphi, new concepts are tested on our synthetic and / or field data ('proof of principle'), but execution of processing jobs – how useful they may be for giving practical experience to our students – is not aimed for. In the consortium we prefer to keep the focus on developing and testing new concepts.
Over the years, however, we obtain an increasing number of requests to apply Delphi algorithms to the data of our sponsors. This is particularly the case for complex situations in land and marine, where current technology does not give satisfactory answers. Actually, many of the new sponsors inquire whether Delphi can provide specialized processing services. It makes the membership more attractive.
Looking at global innovation trends, we see an increasing interaction between the development and deployment of new concepts. Looking also at the need of applying the Delphi algorithms to a variety of field data at an early stage, we have established a company 'Delphi Studio for Imaging' that is specialized in processing field data with Delphi technology.
We aim at a cyclic interaction between the Delphi Consortium and the Delphi Studio (see Figure 10 - 1). With such an interaction, we can apply Delphi concepts to field data without directly disturbing the research projects. In addition, we can feedback the experience in the Studio to the research teams. In this way we expect to better connect science with business. We have started with providing services in the following topics:
1. Deblending and interpolation beyond aliasing
2. Estimation of primaries, removal of surface and internal multiples
3. Full wavefield migration, using all multiples in the migration scheme, especially with the focus of VSP data
4. Velocity model estimation using joint migration-inversion
Delphi's Background
Encouraged by the success of John Claerbout's consortium at Stanford in the seventies, professor Berkhout decided in the early eighties to set up a seismic consortium at the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft). Particularly with the help of one of his students, Paul van Riel (co-founder of Jason Geosystems), he started in 1982 the so-called PRINCEPS-consortium. The objective was estimation of acoustic impedance from seismic data by constrained trace inversion. PRINCEPS started with 5 companies.
From the research in the PRINCEPS-consortium it became clear that the extraction of in-situ rock information beyond acoustic impedance would require analysis of pre-stack seismic data, preferably after removal of the down- and upward propagation effects. Therefore, it was decided to set up a second consortium in Delft that was aiming at distortion-free, angle-dependent input for PRINCEPS. Particularly with the help of Kees Wapenaar (who had just successfully completed his Ph.D. thesis), professor Berkhout founded in 1987 the so-called TRITON-consortium. The objective was target-oriented pre-stack migration, using data-driven multiple removal and true-amplitude redatuming as preprocessing steps. TRITON started with 13 companies.
From the inversion research in PRINCEPS and the migration research in TRITON it became readily clear that both consortia would significantly benefit from a closer interaction. In 1989 it was decided to merge PRINCEPS and TRITON into one consortium: Delphi. The objective of Delphi was an integrated approach to multiple removal, velocty-independent migration and reservoir characterization. Delphi started with 21 companies.
From the integrated research in Delphi it emerged that the success of seismic imaging is largely determined by the way data acquisition is carried out. This particularly applies to the geometrical distribution of the sources and the detectors. Therefore, it was decided to start a third initiative aiming for an acquisition consortium that would investigate the influence of source and detector geometries on the quality of imaging and characterization results. Particularly with the help of Dr. Leo Ongkiehong (a former colleague of professor Berkhout in Shell), the so-called DOLPHIN-consortium was founded in 1995. The objective was to introduce a new approach to the analysis of acquisition geometries by making use of the focal beam concept. An important tool in DOLPHIN was, and still is, the downward- scaled acquisition system that has been built with the group's knowledge on medical imaging instrumentation. DOLPHIN started with 6 companies.
With the help of Dr. Gerrit Blacquière and Dr. Eric Verschuur (who both had successfully completed their Ph.D. thesis), DOLPHIN was fully integrated into the Delphi program as the Acquisition & Preprocessing (A&P) Project. In 2003, Delphi was further strengthened by adding the Reservoir Characterization & Monitoring (C&M) Project in order to make a better connection to the geologists and reservoir engineers.


Add a delicious treat to your Passover tradition with this Manischewitz Dark Chocolate Seder Plate from Oh! Nuts. This solid dark chocolate Seder plate (or Ka'arah in Hebrew) features highly-detailed decorations and is kosher for Passover. The symbols on the chocolate plate represent six symbolic foods that relate to the miracle of Passover.


In this worksheet, we will practice relating the charge stored in and the voltage applied across a capacitor to the energy stored in it.
A capacitor has a charge of 2.5 µC when connected to a 6.0-V battery. How much energy is stored in this capacitor?
A 165 µF capacitor is used in conjunction with a dc motor. How much energy is stored in the capacitor when 119 V is applied?
Electronic flash units for cameras contain a capacitor for storing the energy used to produce the flash. In one such unit the flash lasts for 1 . 4 8 × 1 0 − 3 s, with an average light power output of 270 kW.
If the conversion of electrical energy to light is 9 5 % efficient (because the rest of the energy goes to thermal energy), how much energy must be stored in the capacitor for one flash?
What is the capacitance of the capacitor if the potential difference across its plates is 125 V when it stores enough energy for one flash?
Suppose that the capacitance of a variable capacitor can be manually changed from 100 pF to 800 pF by turning a dial, connected to one set of plates by a shaft, from 0 ∘ to 1 8 0 ∘ . With the dial set at 1 8 0 ∘ (corresponding to 𝐶 = 8 0 0 p F ), the capacitor is connected to a 500-V source. After charging, the capacitor is disconnected from the source, and the dial is turned to 0 ∘ . If friction is negligible, how much work is required to turn the dial from 1 8 0 ∘ to 0 ∘ ?
A prankster applies 300 V to a 65.0 µF capacitor and then tosses it to an unsuspecting victim. The victim's finger is burned by the discharge of the capacitor through 0.130 g of flesh. What is the temperature increase of the flesh? Take the specific heat of tissues to be 3 5 0 0 J/kg⋅K.
On a particular day, it takes 3 . 0 × 1 0 3 J of electrical energy to start a truck's engine. What is the capacitance of a capacitor that could store that amount of energy at 8.0 V?
How much energy is stored in a 12 µF capacitor whose plates are at a potential difference of 3.0 V?


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Antimicrobial Textiles Market By Type (Synthetic, Natural) By Implementation Type (Road Construction, Railways, Agriculture) By Product Type(Woven, Non-Woven, Knitted) - Global Opportunity, Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2018-2023.
Global Antimicrobial Textiles Market was valued at USD 572.1 Million in the year 2017. Global Antimicrobial Textiles Market is further estimated to grow at a CAGR of 9.32% from 2018 to reach USD 976.3 Million by the year 2023. European region holds the highest market share in 2017 while Asia Pacific market is considered as the fastest growing market in the forecasted period. At a country level, emerging markets like India, China, and Japan with the highest population are the major market in 2017 and it is further anticipated to grow at a steady pace in the next 5 years.
Koninklijke Ten Cate bv. (Netherlands), GSE Environmental (US) and Low & Bonar (UK) are some of the key players in the Antimicrobial Textiles market with highest market share was held by Koninklijke Ten Cate in 2016. Better global reach, both at production and at an operational level is the main reason for holding this highest market share. Growing research and development expenditures to address changing demand of consumers, new product launches in recent years are some of the key market drivers. Organic growth strategies adopted by most of the top manufacturers in recent years is also providing comprehensive market opportunities for the various stakeholder.
Amongst various Implementation Type, Road constructions segment is expected to grow at the highest CAGR during the year 2018-2023 because of the growing popularity and availability during the forecast period. By type, the global antimicrobial textiles market is segmented as synthetic and natural textiles. On the other hand Woven, Non-Woven and Knitted are the product type.
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The academic pre-work takes between 10-15 hours of study that must be done prior to class, so please come in to get the academic materials as soon as you can.


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Research Agenda Advice from Chuck Yeager
By Ilya Somin on April 24, 2012 8:01 pm in Academia
I am currently in the process of putting together a talk for aspiring law professors, as part of an Institute for Humane Studies program. One of the questions that I expect to get asked is how to decide what subjects to write on. I think the best answer is given in Chuck Yeager's autobiography, which I recently read:
If you love the hell out of what you're doing, you're usually pretty good at it, and you end up making your own breaks….
I wasn't a deep, sophisticated person, but I lived by a basic principle: I only did what I enjoyed.
Some professors will tell younger scholars that if you want to get ahead, you should write on "hot" subjects or those that are ideologically congenial to other academics and hiring committees. But, as Yeager recognized, most people do their best work when they focus on issues that actually interest them. Yeager became the greatest test pilot of his time in part because he loved flying jet fighters more than anything else in the world. If you want to be a top scholar, it helps to write about things you "love the hell out of."
You don't have to love your work as much Yeager did to be successful. But it's generally better for your career to do good work on issues that you really care about than weaker work on issues that are more trendy or ideologically safer. And if you don't get ahead as much as you would like, at least you will have spent your time doing something interesting, so it won't be a total waste.
UPDATE: I suppose I should emphasize that I am not suggesting that how much you love the subjects you write about is the only determinant of how successful you are, or even always the main one. Obviously, other factors – talent, experience, luck – matter too. The point, however, is that choosing subjects you love often greatly increases your chances of becoming a successful academic, even though it certainly doesn't guarantee success. I would also add that if you love two or three different subjects about equally, it makes sense from a career standpoint to choose the one that is most likely to be well-received by other academics.
I think Yeager was making a similar point about his own career. Obviously, his love of flying wasn't the only cause of his extraordinary success. But it was an important factor.
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Summer baseball is just getting started for the Winter Park Diamond Dawgs.
Grab your baseball cap and glove. Summertime is almost here — and that means another season of Winter Park Diamond Dawgs baseball.
The Dawgs are ready to start a new campaign in the Florida Collegiate Summer League, which also includes the DeLand Suns, the Leesburg Lightning, the Sanford River Rats, the Seminole County Scorpions and the Winter Garden Squeeze.
Each team will grind through a regular season from June through July leading up to the playoffs, culminating in a final championship game in St. Petersburg at Tropicana Field, home of the Tampa Bay Rays.
Winter Park head coach Chuck Schall said the team looks like it has good depth in its pitching staff and a good balance of speed and power in its offense.
Returning to the Diamond Dawgs from last season is shortstop Cristian Rivera, who brings some strong defense play to the infield, Schall said.
Joining the Dawgs this year are some promising players such as first basemen Jacob Teter and Christian Snow. Winthrop University catchers Bo Taylor and Ryan Watson also will be joining the group, along with Connor Andrews and Cale Jones behind the catcher's mask.
"Behind the plate we should be pretty strong," Schall said.
Winter Park will look to make another run at the title after falling short in the championship game last season against Sanford.
Schall said the league is all about developing players, but the excitement of competition helps push players to new limits.
The Dawgs are looking forward to chasing the trophy once again, Schall said.
"It doesn't matter if it's summer ball, spring ball or winter ball — if you're a competitor you want to compete and win," he said.
The Dawgs season is off to a strong start with a 3-1 record so far. The team faced off against the Sanford River Rats on Wednesday, June 6, after press time.


We transformed the 4.2-mile stretch of the River Thames for the world famous annual boat race between Oxford and Cambridge universities.
We were also on hand to install, build and brand the whole of the finish area which included the presentation stage and the photographer's platform to capture the perfect winning moment and traditional spraying of Champagne!
Around a quarter of a million supporters, alumni, families and friends were in full attendance at the race along the Thames from Putney Bridge, London to see the Cambridge Men's and Women's crews row to victory in their races as well as the millions that tuned in to watch the BBC's coverage of the race.


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Viacom Nickelodeon Consumer Products (VNCP) showcased its diverse portfolio of brands and properties to key retailers and licensees at its annual partner presentation in Melbourne early this month.
The presentation highlighted Viacom's leadership in creating entertainment experiences through its ecosystem of television, film, digital media, live events and merchandise that drive conversation and culture. VNCP's key strategy is to create consumer products programmes for 'Every age, Every aisle, Everywhere around the world' through its popular kids' franchises and continued strength in preschool, alongside its ability to create fashion and lifestyle programs for adults with MTV, Comedy Central and Paramount Pictures.
Continuing tradition, VNCP recognised key retailers and licensees who achieved outstanding results throughout the past 12 months with award winners including; Bensons Trading (Partner of the Year), Caprice Australia (Softlines Partner of the Year), Spin Master Australia (Hardlines Partner of the Year), Lake Press (Innovation of the Year) and Best & Less (Retail Marketing).
Nickelodeon continues to be the leading kids' brand in Australia with its subscription television networks capturing the highest collective rating and share of all kids 0-12. Nickelodeon's strength is a testament to its position as the home to the biggest kids' franchises.
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a complete re-imagining of the Turtles for a new generation of kids. Reinvention is in the franchise's DNA – celebrating its 35th Anniversary – and with Rise, Nickelodeon laid the groundwork to fuel the Turtles for years to come. Viacom marshalled the power of its platforms globally to launch the new series, and it is now a Top 5 boys show on ABC Kids.
Nickelodeon's biggest franchise, SpongeBob SquarePants, is celebrating his 20th Anniversary in 2019. Since 17 July 1999, SpongeBob has reigned as the number-one kids' animated series on TV for the last 17 years, generating a universe of beloved characters, pop culture catchphrases and memes, theatrical releases, consumer products, a Tony award-winning Broadway musical and a global fan base.
JoJo Siwa continues to reign as a top live-action licensed property. JoJo's YouTube channel has amassed more than 2.1B views, +78% versus last year, and her social media footprint has grown to more than 34 million fans. Around the world, JoJo product across several categories, including tees, sportswear and sleepwear continue to show tremendous year-on-year growth.
In 2018, JoJo Siwa completed her first tour across Australia, with performances in Sydney, Melbourne and at Sea World on the Gold Coast. An estimated 35,000 fans queued for hours for live performances and fashion parades held at Sea World on the Gold Coast on 2 July, Eastland in Ringwood VIC on 3 July and at Westfield Parramatta NSW on 7 July. Each of the three live events smashed venue attendance records, with media reporting an unprecedented 15,000 at Eastland alone. The success of the tour and the resulting multi-category upswing for official merchandise at retail led the tour being named Best Promotional Campaign by the Australian Toy Association.
In 2019, JoJo's will be celebrating her 'Dream Birthday' and will kick of her first U.S. tour in May extending to August with more than 50 cities planned.
PAW Patrol continues to dominate preschool as the #1 preschool toy property in Australia. Nickelodeon and partner Spin Master continue to invest in the franchise by constantly expanding the PAW Patrol universe with new story themes, characters and brand extensions across multiple platforms, retail aisles and live experiences.
Nickelodeon Australia plans to implement a 52-week content strategy for PAW Patrol by supplementing the linear series with digital short-from content on YouTube in addition to on-ground activations.
The addition of MTV, Comedy Central and Paramount's library of properties offer VNCP the ability to create fashion and lifestyle ranges for adults alongside its strength in kids. The MTV brand has already served as inspiration for designers, including Marc Jacobs, Jeremy Scott and Fyodor Golan, as well as high-street brands such as Forever 21, American Eagle and ASOS.
VNCP, together with Merchantwise, will now manage all consumer products licensing for Paramount Pictures. Paramount's library of films, including Breakfast at Tiffany's, Mean Girls, Clueless, The Godfather and Grease offer new opportunities to develop product ranges for adult and fans. Additionally, Paramount's theatrical releases from The SpongeBob Movie: It's a Wonderful Sponge to Top Gun: Maverick are already generating interest from retailers.
VNCP also recognised key retailers and licensees as part of its annual awards. The winners included: Bensons Trading (Partner of the Year), Caprice Australia (Softlines Partner of the Year), Spin Master Australia (Hardlines Partner of the Year), Lake Press (Innovation of the Year), Best & Less (Retail Marketing).


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DAVEY'S ICE CREAM SCOOPS UP GREENPOINT SPACE
Artisan creamery inks 15-year lease at Ironstone's 74 Meserole Ave.
From left: Davey's Ice Cream at 137 First Avenue in the East Village, and the building
at 74 Meserole Avenue in Greenpoint (inset: Davey's ice cream cones)
Leaving a trail of sprinkles across the city, popular East Village artisan creamery Davey's Ice Cream signed a 15-year lease for its third location, in Greenpoint, sources told The Real Deal.
The shop would occupy a total of 3,200 square feet at Ironstone Partners' 74 Meserole Avenue, also known as 162-168 Guernsey Street. The space would be evenly split between the ground floor and the lower level of the three-story mixed-use building, said Constellation Real Estate Advisors' TRData LogoTINY Ryan Reszelbach, who represented the landlord.
Asking rent for the space is in the low-to-mid-$60s per square foot.
The new outpost is the chain's largest yet. The space is also slated to be used for ice cream making courses and tasting events.
David Yoo opened the first Davey's Ice Cream in the East Village in 2013, at 137 First Avenue, near East 9th Street. Last year, Yoo opened the second location, at 201 Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg. Davey's boasts that it makes its desserts from scratch and pasteurizes its own ice cream mix in-house.
Ironstone Partners, a Midtown-based development and investment firm led by Morwin Schmookler, has owned the Meserole Avenue building since 2014, when it paid $1.8 million, property records show.
"Davey's focus on quality, local sources for ingredients is sure to allow for many new and exciting opportunities for them" at the building, Schmookler said in a statement.
The property is located just two blocks from the neighborhood's main thoroughfare, Manhattan Avenue. Mona Lisa Coffee Shop formerly leased the space.
Eastern Consolidated's Alex Geisinger represented the tenant. Representatives for Davey's Ice Cream could not be reached for comment.
Elsewhere in Greenpoint, a new supermarket called Gourmet Affair signed a 20-year, 11,000-square-foot lease at 1133 Manhattan Avenue in March.
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"This is an exciting time for this section of the Lower East Side. It's developing into a rival to neighboring NoLiTa and retailers are taking notice." Said Ryan Reszelbach, Director of Retail Leasing at Constellation Real Estate Advisors. Located off the F Train Stop at 2nd Avenue and the J Z Train Stop at Bowery, as well as the M at Essex, the prominent 25 feet of street frontage just off the corner has previously been utilized as an office for a catering company.
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LEARNING AND EARNING: HASIDIC BROOKLYN'S REAL ESTATE MATCHERS
Investors from ultra-Orthodox sect have spent $2.5B+ in 5 areas over past decade: TRD analysis
Hasidic investors and developers have transformed Brooklyn, but they remain in the shadows (Illustration by Lexi Pilgrim for The Real Deal)
TRD Special Report: On the day before Thanksgiving, Yoel Goldman phoned one of his go-to lenders with an urgent request.
The Brooklyn developer, who heads All Year Management, wanted to score a construction loan for his Albee Square project by Monday, which gave him just one business day to make it happen.
The lender, Gary Katz of Downtown Capital Partners, reminded him of Thanksgiving. But Goldman, who is from the Satmar sect of the Hasidic branch of ultra-Orthodox Judaism, countered: "So you can't work Thanksgiving tomorrow, but you still have all of today, Friday and Sunday.'"
Katz tried an analogy. Wednesday, he told Goldman, is Erev Yontiff – "evening before the holy day" in Yiddish – and Friday is Chol HaMoed – a weekday between two holy days. For most Hasidic Jews, Chol HaMoed is an occasion for family and Talmud study, not dealmaking.
Goldman got that, and held off. Property records show he ultimately received a $25 million mortgage from Downtown Capital and RWN Real Estate Partners – on Christmas Eve.
The real estate investors who hail from Brooklyn's insular Hasidic communities are some of the industry's most active and powerful players. Over the past decade, they've spent more than $2.5 billion on acquisitions in five prime Brooklyn neighborhoods, according to an analysis of property records by The Real Deal. But unlike their Grill Room-dining, art-collecting Manhattan counterparts, they prefer to stay in the shadows, their connections to properties masked through a network of frontmen and a labyrinth of LLCs. Most have no websites, and some have never been photographed.
This immense cultural divide hasn't stopped them from transforming key neighborhoods into yuppie central, where rents and sales prices have skyrocketed. From the second quarter of 2008 to the second quarter of 2016, the average apartment sales price in Williamsburg doubled – from $668,956 to $1.3 million, according to real estate appraisal firm Miller Samuel. The average sales price in Bedford-Stuyvesant jumped 67.8 percent, to $877,225, and average monthly rents in Bushwick jumped 70.6 percent, to $2,643. Borough-wide over the same period, the average sales price climbed by 38.8 percent, to $816,827, and average monthly rents rose 26.2 percent, to $3,137, the data show.
"The Hasidic community helped create the frenzy [in Brooklyn] we have today," said Pinnacle Realty's David Junik. "They let the market explode after that."
A clandestine empire
Any Brooklynite could tell you the Hasidim are prominent landlords in the borough. But the extent of their dominion long remained unclear.
These 10 addresses in Hasidic Williamsburg are linked to over $2.5 billion in real estate purchases (source: The Real Deal analysis of city property records)
TRD reviewed every building purchase in five of the borough's fastest-growing neighborhoods – Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Bushwick, Bedford-Stuyvesant and Borough Park – between January 2006 and mid-June 2016. Over this period, 10 addresses – affiliated with one or more firms – were each responsible for at least $100 million in purchases. The analysis included only addresses where the total expenditure involved five or more separate purchases, indicating repeat bets on neighborhoods. Firms like Forest City Ratner, Two Trees Management and Spitzer Enterprises, for example, also spent big on these neighborhoods, but made fewer deals.
The 10 addresses (see chart above) were predominantly clustered in South Williamsburg and Borough Park. In Williamsburg, they include 390 Berry Street, 320 Roebling Street, 266 Broadway, 183 Wilson Street, 543 Bedford Avenue, 199 Lee Avenue and 505 Flushing Avenue. Mapping them out north to south takes you on a walking tour through the heart of the neighborhood's Hasidic enclave.
The addresses point to a who's who of Brooklyn real estate: Simon Dushinsky and Isaac Rabinowitz's Rabsky Group; Joseph Brunner and Abe Mandel's Bruman Realty; Yoel Goldman's All Year Management; Joel Gluck's Spencer Equity; Joel Schwartz; the Hager family; and Joel Schreiber's Waterbridge Capital.
One address, 199 Lee Avenue, is affiliated with an incredible 1,400 LLCs. Over the 10-year period, the mailbox hub on Hasidic Wiliamsburg's main commercial corridor is linked to 423 purchases totaling $583.5 million, the data show.
Some of the biggest deals were Goldman's April 2016 purchase of part of the Rheingold Brewery site in Bushwick for $72.2 million, and Goldman and Toby Moskovits' 2012 purchase of the Williamsburg Generator site at 25 Kent Avenue for $31.8 million. (Goldman is no longer an investor in the 480,000-square-foot Generator office project.)
Dushinsky, Goldman, Brunner and Mandel are considered the heavyweights. Goldman, who is in his mid-30s, owns a portfolio of more than 140 rental buildings. The bulk of his holdings were included in his bond offering on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, and were valued at $850 million, according to a recent filing. He's also looking to build up to 900 rental apartments at a 1 million-square-foot complex at the former Rheingold Brewery site. Brunner and Mandel, also in their 30s, own more than 100 buildings. Dushinsky, who is in his 40s, has more than 600,000 square feet under development, including a 500-unit project at the Rheingold site. He's also pushing for a rezoning at the former Pfizer site at the edge of Bed-Stuy that would allow him to develop a 777-unit rental complex.
A rendering of All Year Management's Rheingold Brewery project (credit: ODA New York)
Most of these investors, believers in the concept of "ayin ha-ra" or evil eye, either didn't respond to requests for comment for this story or declined to comment. Dozens of market sources who spoke to TRD for this story did so under condition of anonymity, for fear of antagonizing them.
"They believe their success happens because they're under the radar," a former employee at a top financial brokerage said. "Blessings come from God for staying private."
The pious ones
During and after World War II, thousands of Hasidim migrated from places such as Hungary, Romania, Poland and South Ukraine to Williamsburg and Borough Park. Joel Teitelbaum, the founder of the Satmar Hasidic movement, urged the young men to balance their prayers with jobs that would provide for the community. Some went into the diamond trade, kosher foods, garments and light manufacturing. Real estate was particularly appealing because for a long time, Jews in Europe were barred from owning land.
"There was a deeply psychological aspect to owning real estate that drove the first wave," a source said. "There wasn't a notion that they could get rich off this."
Today, their approach to the business is completely different. Hasidic investors — including those from the Vizhnitz, Satmar, Klausenberg and Ger dynasties — are among the fastest-moving dealmakers in the industry, and have jumped headfirst into property speculation and large-scale development.
For decades, the Satmars had been lobbying for the Williamsburg-Greenpoint rezoning, which came to pass in 2005 and transformed a roughly 175-block area along the East River from industrial to residential and mixed-use. The rezoning led to a luxury condominium and rental boom in the borough, but when the market turned in 2008, development and lending slowed. A select few Hasidic firms then bought nonperforming mortgages.
"A lot of capital withdrew from real estate," said Gabriel Boyar of Columbia River Capital Advisors, a real estate investment and advisory firm. "Those who remained doubled down and acquired assets at a cheap price."
By the early 2010s, as the industry recovered, the firms brought those buildings or parcels to market, reaping large gains.
These days, the Hasidim are some of the keenest practitioners of the buy-and-flip, often employing the 1031 deferred-tax exchange to plough profits from one deal into the next. They also use their construction savvy to get projects moving before selling them at a premium.
Rabsky, for example, bought a former silverware factory at 51 Jay Street in Dumbo for $25 million in 2012. Within a year, the firm secured approval for a one-story addition as part of a proposed residential conversion, and then sold the building to Silverstone Property Group for $45.5 million. Silverstone's Martin Nussbaum and David Schwartz, who later formed Slate Property Group, partnered with Adam America Real Estate to develop it into 73 condo units and a townhouse. The late Satmar president Isaac Rosenberg and his brother Abraham, after securing a zoning variance at 462-484 Kent Avenue, put the site on the market for $210 million, drawing interest from the likes of HFZ Capital Group and Michael Fascitelli.
"Blessings come from God for staying private."
The business "became more of a trade than a long-term investment," said a prominent lawyer for Hasidim-led firms. "They used to look at yield over 30 years. There's more of a shorter vision now – just two to three years." Despite this more frenetic pace, many things remain as they were. Developers often live and work on the ground floor of buildings they own. They're uncomfortable dining out, unlike the Gary Barnetts of the world who frequent kosher hotspots such as the Prime Grill. Their schmoozing happens at school functions, weddings and synagogue.
Two of the largest Satmar synagogues, located on Rodney Street and Hooper Street respectively, are both called Congregation Yetev Lev D'Satmar. Inside them, investors chit-chat at the ritual bath known as a mikvah. "You see people," one source said, "and you just bullshit."
Given that the poverty rate in the Hasidic community — 43 percent, according to a 2011 UJA-Federation of New York study — is the highest among Orthodox Jews, the developers' patronage of yeshivas and synagogues gives them a lofty status.
"Real estate is not a big employer," said Philip Fishman, author of "A Sukkah Is Burning: Remembering Williamsburg's Hasidic Transformation." "It's only a few percent of the total community, but some [developers] may be worth tens of millions of dollars and are relied upon to support many of the poor people."
The ultra-Orthodox enclave of Williamsburg — a top beneficiary of Section 8 housing vouchers — is almost exclusively Hasidic, while Borough Park is home to both Hasidic and Haredi Jews. Due to extremely high birth rates, the Hasidic population in Brooklyn has been forced to spread south of Williamsburg into northern Bed-Stuy and expand its footprint in the heavily Orthodox village of Kiryas Joel upstate, Fishman said.
Along with secular housing, developers like Rabsky continue to build religious housing – "by Jews, for Jews," as a source put it. The projects typically hold cookie-cutter units that are sold at discounts. There is also a loose rule to preserve housing for fellow Hasidim: If one buys a building owned by a non-Jew, he may market it to hipsters. If one buys a building from a paisan, however, he should keep it as is. Luxury buildings in Williamsburg like the Gretsch – a condo conversion at 60 Broadway by Orthodox Jewish developers Martin and Edward Wydra, where a penthouse sold in 2013 for $4.3 million – faced strong opposition from the Hasidic community.
Though there are occasional displays of wealth among the Hasidim — rich men, or "gvirim," may sport a felt derby hat from Bencraft Hatters, which offers more than 100 styles — they are far removed from the flashes of excess seen among others in the industry.
"If you don't have a 72-foot Azimut yacht, two Ferraris and three houses, what the hell do you do with your money?" a source said.
Mishpacha
The Hasidim have become masters of the deal syndication model pioneered by late titan Harry Helmsley: To make an acquisition, they bring in anywhere from dozens to thousands of small-time equity investors, both local and international. Though their operations have grown more sophisticated, company heads tend to steer clear of dense Excel spreadsheets to run the numbers on a prospective deal.
"These guys are still very old school," a lender source said. "They've memorized half the Talmud – they prefer to do complex calculations in their head."
Their approach to financing projects also stands out. While firms such as Two Trees Management and Tishman Speyer shoot for the big institutional loan up-front, many Hasidim wait until just before breaking ground to line up funds. They prefer to finance in smaller loan increments over multiple stages, which allows them to tweak their design plans or bring in new partners, and then subsequently restructure the financing, sources said. Josh Zegen, co-founder of Madison Realty Capital, said this approach is "more of a middle-market entrepreneur thing" in general. "As values increased, some sponsors have refinanced their properties during the course of development, using leverage to return equity to their investors," Boyar said. Once the property is fully leased and operating, they can secure long-term debt. By contrast, he added, "institutional developers have been able to take advantage of the capital markets and finance their developments early on at lower interest rates."
"If you don't have a 72-foot Azimut yacht, two Ferraris and three houses, what the hell do you do with your money?"
Most Hasidic investors rely on hard money lenders, a cadre that includes G4 Capital Partners, Emerald Creek Capital, Downtown Capital Partners and Trevian Capital. They also tap development and investment firms like Madison Realty Capital and Ari Shalam's RWN Real Estate Partners, the family office of Apollo Global Management co-founder Marc Rowan.
But some of the bigger players have been able to lock in major banks and other institutional lenders. In the past year, Rabsky secured $95 million from TD Bank to refinance its debt at Leonard Pointe and an $80 million acquisition loan from Bank Leumi for a development site it bought from Forest City Ratner. For the Rheingold Brewery redevelopment, Madison Realty Capital and Bank Leumi provided acquisition financing — $70 million to All Year and $50 million to Rabsky, respectively.
Other banks that work with the bigger Hasidic firms include Dime Savings Bank, Santander Bank, Centennial Bank, Bank United and Modern Bank, sources said.
Some Hasidim have taken their quest for funds to the the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. Goldman, for example, raised $166 million to date, from a total of two bond issuances. Pooling properties together makes them easier to refinance, a source said. But others in the community, reluctant for the spotlight that comes from being in the public markets, avoid this path.
Amid the deal frenzy, the Hasidim are also dabbling in trading debt.
"These guys are very liquid," said a prominent financing broker. "You'll see them very strategically buying notes on properties, but only within their own strike zone. They are very, very good in the markets that they know."
The Hasidim are encouraged to remain insular — except when it comes to business.
Some developers from the community have become especially skilled at making a high-end product for young and upwardly mobile professionals, Jewish or otherwise.
"They've memorized half the Talmud – they prefer to do complex calculations in their head."
"They're informed about new trends to the extent that it might be shocking," said Eran Chen, founder of ODA New York, which is designing the Rheingold Brewery sites for Goldman and Rabsky. "If you sell something and do it well, it's still not something that you would necessarily buy [for yourself]."
The Rabsky principals, for example, proposed a series of treehouses in landscaped Zen gardens located throughout the under-construction building at 10 Montieth Street. That property will boast a 25,000-square-foot zigzagging landscaped roof for biking, running and gardening.
A rendering of 10 Montieth Street (credit: ODA New York)
"We have conversations about amenity spaces I've never had before – typologies that don't exist," Chen said. "People have a preconceived view: that they don't experience the city as we do. But they walk around the projects we do, they read, and they have the ability to quickly gain knowledge."
The Hasidim are more than willing to do deals with outsiders, brokers said, but it's not always easy to get their ear.
"If you call an owner in Brooklyn and speak Yiddish, you're going to get a lot further," said Gabriel Saffioti, who along with colleague Nicole Rabinowitsch left Eastern Consolidated earlier this year to launch Williamsburg-based brokerage Constellation Real Estate Advisors. Rabinowitsch said she hands out business cards at kosher Williamsburg eatery Gottlieb's to draw potential clients.
Despite their best efforts, Hasidic investors have recently drawn increased attention — and controversy.
Late last year, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio released a list of landlords with properties that benefit from 421a tax abatements but allegedly don't offer rent-regulated leases to tenants. Rabsky, which was also accused of abusing preferential rent rules at a Williamsburg rental building in a ProPublica investigation, was one of the landlords. The firm denies the claims.
In March, Allure Group, a for-profit nursing-home operator led by Solomon Rubin of the Borough Park-based Bobov Hasidic sect, made headlines for its role in the controversial $116 million sale of Rivington House to developers Slate Property Group, Adam America and China Vanke. The deal is in the center of multiple investigations, including one by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara. In June, Schneiderman prevented Allure from closing on two other nursing home purchases, citing the Rivington House deal.
"We have conversations about amenity spaces I've never had before – typologies that don't exist." — ODA New York's Eran Chen
Perhaps the most notorious within industry circles is Chaim Miller, who got his start working for developer Abraham Leser. A recent investigation by TRD found that Miller, whose assets include the Beekman Tower in Midtown East, has been sued at least 18 times since 2014 by at least 29 individuals and entities.
In recent months, the real estate market slowdown has made Hasidic firms, like others, far more selective about deals. But looking at their overall impact over the decade, it's clear they've been the dominant force in shaping Brooklyn real estate.
"For the sake of their business and their community, they need to create an experience they never had," Chen said. "Through this, there is the opportunity for innovation."
Yoryi DeLaRosa and Hiten Samtani contributed reporting.
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BUSHWICK, THE SEQUEL
The long-sought redevelopment of the Rheingold Brewery site is shaping up to be a game changer.
The Rheingold Brewery plant in 1976 and the excavated Rheingold site at 10 Montieth St.
In mid-June, renderings for a Brooklyn developer's sprawling 1 million-square-foot rental complex at the former Rheingold Brewery site were unveiled to the public. Set to be developed by Yoel Goldman of All Year Management and designed by Gramercy-based architect firm ODA New York, the plan is modeled on a European village, showing as many as 900 apartments around interconnecting courtyards. In a wink at the site's past, the amenities will include an urban rooftop farm with a "hop yard" for growing cultivars to be supplied to local craft brewers.
While such splashy details drew attention, a few in the media also seized on the project's suggestive name. "The development will be named 'Bushwick II,' presumably because the first version of Bushwick was so popular they couldn't resist making a sequel, this time with twice the gentrification," Gothamist cheekily noted. Over the past decade, the neighborhood has gone from an area dotted with bodegas, tenements and vacant factories to a cultural phenomenon that's routinely name-checked by celebrities.
A source close to the developer recently insisted that Bushwick II was an internal, unofficial name.
But the damage was already done. The sentiment of a Bushwick reboot has stuck, and perhaps fairly so. Goldman's project is the larger of two developments on the 6.4-acre site. Last year, Simon Dushinsky of Rabsky Group released his own proposal for a project, also designed by ODA: a nearly 400,000-square-foot, 500-unit rental building on Montieth Street. Neither has a stake in the other's project, but together they are developing the largest new residential development the neighborhood has ever seen.
At a projected total cost of at least $400 million, the two Rheingold projects will bring at least 1,300 apartments, significantly upping the development ante in the still mostly low-income area. Citi Habitats' David Maundrell likened the Rheingold redevelopment to those that transformed North Williamsburg from an artsy enclave into a Soho-esque destination. "This will put more of a stamp on the area — its own campus, its own world," he said.
Unlikely developers
For Dushinsky and Goldman, both of whom are members of the insular Hasidic community in South Williamsburg, Rheingold represents their most ambitious, sophisticated endeavor to date and advances the two in the ranks of the growing number of Hasidic developers who shun the spotlight but are increasingly tackling high-profile projects geared toward millennials.
"They have chosen a personal life that is somewhat culturally removed," said ODA's founder Eran Chen, who described both men as "progressive" and hands-on. "They want to cater to a culture that's not their own." Both developers declined to comment for this story.
Dushinsky, who develops a mix of rentals for the masses and condos geared for the Orthodox community, has focused on North Williamsburg in recent years. His projects there include two rental buildings, the 113-unit Driggs on North 9th Street and the 188-unit Leonard Pointe on Leonard Street.
Goldman, meanwhile, specializes in multifamily trades. During the 2000s, he acquired and rehabbed roughly 40 small walk-ups in Bushwick.
David-Maundrell-quoteHis company, All Year, has roughly 2 million square feet in the pipeline, while Rabsky has more than 600,000 square feet actively under development, according to TRData.
Both work without partners, and they have financed their projects largely with their own money, according to sources. In the words of TerraCRG's Ofer Cohen, "They have built empires without fueling projects with institutional equity."
Ownership change
The Rheingold project did not come about overnight. Two longtime real estate investors, Robert Wolf's Read Property Group and Joseph Tabak's Princeton Holdings, spent years amassing all the parcels for an undisclosed price. In December 2013, the investors secured approval for a rezoning that would allow for a 10-building, 977-unit rental complex with a 30 percent affordable component.
Read and Princeton always kept the option open to sell, no matter how far they advanced the plans. Their project was fully designed by, among others, S9 Architecture, a firm formerly affiliated with Perkins Eastman, which designed the Brooklyn Navy Yard's Dock 72. The developers were "working through the finishes," sources said, just before switching gears and opting to sell.
Sources said the firm didn't sell out of distress. As the market was heating up, Tabak was said to have actively pushed for the partnership to sell, and both parties ultimately agreed it was best. "They did really well, having added tremendous amount of value through the [city zoning] process," Cohen said, referring to Read and Princeton. From 2014 to 2016, the partners sold the various parcels to Dushinsky and Goldman in a series of off-market deals that totaled $193.7 million: Dushinsky's Rabsky acquired 10 Montieth Street for $53 million, and Goldman's All Year snapped up 123 Melrose Street and 28 Stanwix Street for $68.5 million and $72.2 million, respectively, records show. Together, Rabsky and All Year own only part of the entire site. Property records show Read continues to own a few parcels, including a 304,000-square-foot warehouse at 930 Flushing Avenue.
Sizing up the market
The decision by Rheingold's original investors to sell inevitably raises the question of whether land prices in Brooklyn have peaked. January's expiration of the 421a program for rental development put a damper on development-site deals, which fell 44 percent year-over year, according to a TerraCRG report on the first half of the year. And although Brooklyn real estate has seen soaring price growth, there are signs that the market could be cooling, particularly in North Brooklyn. A StreetEasy analysis in March projected that median sales prices in Northwest Brooklyn would dip by almost 2 percent over the next 12 months.
Another looming concern is how the 18-month L train shutdown, scheduled to start in January 2019, could impact Bushwick's growing appeal. "I'm not sure if Bushwick is ready for it or they'll make the rents," said a local developer, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
And although work on the site has already begun, neither developer has secured construction financing. The climate for securing construction loans in New York has tightened considerably in recent months with regard to not only luxury condos and office towers but also new multifamily projects. In terms of acquisition financing, Rabsky received $50 million from Bank Leumi, while All Year secured $70 million from Madison Realty Capital, sources said.
Dushinsky, for one, has not been as active in Bushwick as he has been in other parts of the borough. Nevertheless, Cohen dismissed the notion that he would have difficulty borrowing. "Dushinsky has the acquisition history, balance sheet and track record," he said. "Twenty banks aren't running after him, but I'd be shocked to see that he can't get financing."
He added: "Two years ago, institutional investors did not want to look at Bushwick, and now the area is being chased by institutional capital as the next North Williamsburg."
A source close to Dushinsky said, "There's always concern when getting into a new territory which hasn't been tested yet. But Simon feels confident with the numbers they got for the property and the numbers for construction, and thinks he'll be able to cover it."
Bushwick investors and brokers are optimistic that the market will rebound in the next three years. Therefore, the projects could escape some of the market pitfalls if the timing is right. Average rents in Bushwick have seen a slight uptick, with a studio renting for $1,943 per month and a two-bedroom for $2,452 per month, according to an MNS monthly report in June. The average rent overall in the neighborhood climbed by 5.4 percent year-over-year. Inventory levels grew by 15.8 percent month-over-month in June, data showed.
Both projects will have 20 percent of the apartments reserved as affordable. The rest will be market-rate units. In June 2015, shortly after filing plans for 10 Montieth, Rabsky came under fire from community groups that accused the firm of trying to back out of its affordable housing agreement under the deal Read made. "Our main issue is none of the community benefits of the rezoning happened," said Scott Short, assistant executive director for the nonprofit the Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council. "We're uncertain if the new developers will honor that. We haven't gotten a straight answer."
Rabsky denied the claims, arguing it has every intention of upholding the agreement. Sources close to both of the developers said that 10 percent of the 30 percent affordable housing mandate was fulfilled by giving a site to the nonprofit Churches United for Fair Housing to develop senior housing, and that they plan to adhere to the remaining 20 percent requirement.
Still, rent prices at the two projects have not yet been revealed. Sources close to both developers said the apartments will ask at least $50 to $55 per square foot in rent on average. Another source familiar with leasing in the area said he predicts market-rate rents will range from $1,900 for a studio to $5,000 for a three- or four-bedroom unit.
In general, there is a dearth of projects exceeding 200 apartments in East Brooklyn. Half a mile from the site, there is a 127-unit luxury rental at 1209 DeKalb Avenue that Read Property Group developed and sold for $58 million in 2014 just before leasing was set to begin. Rents there range from $1,775 for a studio to $3,300 for a three-bedroom. Timing will most certainly be a factor. Construction began in January, and both projects are set to be completed by early 2018, according to Chen. Cohen said that Rheingold's units will come to the market just after the current pipeline boom slows down, allowing for an easier lease-up. "A lot of inventory is coming to market in the next 12 months, but not as much in the next 24 to 36 months, so you'll see a second wave," he said.
Finally, there's the too-big-to-fail argument — that a project of Rheingold's magnitude can withstand the market's ebbs and flows.
As Gabriel Saffioti of Constellation Real Estate Advisors, a Williamsburg-based commercial brokerage, said, "A project that big, you can make your own cycle."
CONSTELLATION REAL ESTATE ADVISORS EXCLUSIVELY MARKETING RETAIL AND OFFICE LOFT LEASE OPPORTUNITY IN WILLIAMSBURG BROOKLYN
-- Diagonally opposite the future Traders Joes on Kent Avenue --
-- Building offers up to ±35,000 sf of floor area located at 67-75 Metropolitan Avenue ---
NEW YORK, NY Constellation Real Estate Advisors (CREA) has been selected to exclusively market for lease a +/-36,000 retail and office loft opportunity in prime Williamsburg, steps from the new Trader Joe's development.
Exclusive agents Ryan Reszelbach, Director of Retail Leasing, along with Founders and Partners of Constellation Real Estate Advisors Nicole Rabinowitsch and Gabriel Saffioti, are requesting proposals for this unique multi-floor leasing opportunity from prime prospective tenants.
"The owner is seeking proposals from dynamic, well-qualified tenants," Reszelbach said. "The property's flexible zoning, open 7,250 sq ft floorplates, soaring ceilings, and exceptional location in the new burgeoning epicenter of Williamsburg, provide this property truly unique characteristics. Lofts located in proximate to complimentary co-tenancy attract a variety of TAMI office tenants, chic fashion icons, and the preeminent food and beverage purveyors."
Located off the first stop in Brooklyn on the Bedford L subway, the prominent 70 feet of street frontage has previously been utilized as a commercial/industrial loft. The property also has a valuable neighboring side lot which could be configured as a court yard or garden space for a tenant on the ground floor- an extremely advantageous option for retail and office tenants pining for private outdoor space in a neighborhood that covets its sparse greenspace.
The building is a short walk from a vast variety of restaurants, local and national retailers, tourist attractions, and efficient transportation via the L, J, M and G subway lines, as well as direct access to the East River ferry station at North 6th Street just 3 blocks away.
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FORMATION OF CONSTELLATION REAL ESTATE ADVISORS LLC
SAFFIOTI AND RABINOWITSCH START BROOKLYN BASED BROKERAGE
Constellation Real Estate Advisors LLC announced today that they have launched a commercial real estate brokerage, consulting and advisory firm based in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.
Constellation (CREA), founded by Gabriel Saffioti and Nicole Rabinowitsch, formerly of Eastern Consolidated, will draw upon the vast experience of its Partners to guide Constellation's evolution from new company to local industry leader. In addition to the founding team, Constellation has engaged Leah Balkany formerly of Douglas Elliman Commercial an Investment Sales specialist, as well as Ryan Reszelbach formerly of Massey Knakal a Retail Leasing specialist. The Constellation team already amassed over five hundred and forty million dollars in commercial real estate transactions over the last five years.
Constellation Real Estate Advisors will differentiate itself from its competition by the application of four concepts, culminating in superior client service: personalized client focus service; quiet, confidential off market deals introduced to principals through personal contact rather than email blasts; collaborative team work where brokers exchange freely deals and contacts as well as exceptional professional standards of conduct through integrity, respect and continuous education.
"As a new firm, Constellation Real Estate Advisors has the ability to create our own culture while embracing creativity, technology and cooperation. Nicole and I saw a serious void in the industry and we intend to fill it with an innovative approach and an experienced team who understand the value of actually working together to produce exceptional results for our customers," said Gabriel Saffioti, Managing Partner, Constellation Real Estate Advisors.
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I've had my iPhone since Friday and realize how I can't go much longer without a case. I had a case for my 8125 which was the perfect case to me. It was leather and worked as a holster so I could quickly grab the phone during a phone call while leaving the case on my belt. I'd like a case like that but am scared of damage if I drop the iPhone. Yet the 8125 was actually seated inside the case with openings for the actual screen so if I chose to I could just grab the whole case and use the 8125 while in the case. I'd like this option for the iPhone since it would provide protection.
I guess what I'm looking for is a case that is both, holster style but yet there is something like a flip cover to protect the phone in case the entire case drops but also when you open the flip cover you can also hold the case and use the phone while in the case. Is there anything available like this?
You can google iPhone accessories and come up with plenty of options, many are selling iPhone cases, just google away! My husband bought a case(SiDE) and a screen protector(FiLM) from iQase.com he's very happy with both. I almost got one too but i'm holding off on buying cases until i get my iPhone soon.


By opening our sales office in Italy on April 1st, 2019, we affirm our commitment to the Italian market in the field of high-performance materials.
It didn't take long to choose the new location: the business will be conducted in the greater area of Milan, Italy's leading commercial and industrial city.
With this decision, we are intending to strengthen our position in Southern Europe and provide an even better service and closer contact to our customers in the region.
For this, we warmly welcome our new colleague Laura Pessina in her new office. We are looking forward to her active support in the sales of our high performance materials.


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カテゴリーを選択 Helpful Information What is Amami Oshima? Sea, sandy beach, swimming Gourmet food, meals, and specialties Tradition, History and Crafts
Amami Brown Sugar Chocolate Souvenirs Basyayama-Mura ふるさと納税 アクセス Amami Spiny Rat Amami rabbit Amandi Confiture Nessari Chocolate Heart Lock Honohoshi Coast Mateliya Waterfall Miki Yadori Beach Garrulus lidthi レンタルバイク Mangrove Forest in Suminoe Kurasaki Coast Tsuchimori Coast Ohama Seaside Park Amami no Hoshi Amami no Kurousagi Amami Oshima Sata Andagi 奄美市 奄美星宿 Amami Airport Amami brown sugar sponge cake Amami brown sugar shochu Sakihara Beach Oilstone Yuwan Mountain Banyan tree in Xibara Kinsakubaru 釣り Chicken Rice Kurousagi no Komoriuta
6 Best Car Rentals in Amami Oshima! Which ones are recommended? Explanation of advantages and disadvantages
This is how to dress for Amami Oshima! Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter Fashion Guide
Gourmet food, meals, and specialties
What is Miki, deeply entrenched in the culture of of Amami Oshima? Sweet drink for good health and long life!
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奄美大島へ、いらっしゃい。
観光、旅行、アクティビティ、遊び、魅力をお届け!
How to get to Amami Oshima from Tokyo, Osaka and other cities and how to get to the city center
What is "Keihan(Chicken rice)", a local dish of Amami Oshima? Where can I eat?
How to get to Amami Oshima? How to get to Amami Oshima from Narita Airport
What is the cab situation in Amami Oshima? Are there sightseeing cabs? A thorough investigation of the advantages and disadvantages
What are popular specialty products in Amami City? About Furusato Nozei in Amami City
Amami City, which is extremely rich in nature from the mountains to the sea, offers not only attractive sightseeing spots but also a variety of specialty products. There are many specialty products unique to Amami City that take advantage of its rich natural terrain, and through Furusato Nozei we can enjoy them even in places far from Amami City. Furusato Nozei not only allows us to enjoy specialty products, but also supports tourism businesses in Amami City. In this issue, we summarize information about Furusato Nozei in Amami City. What is Furusato Nozei? Furusato Nozei is a unique Japanese system that allows people to donate to the municipality they wish to support or the hometown they were born in. For the local community, this can lead to an increase in revenue, solving local problems and revitalizing the community. Attraction of usato Nozei Donors can receive an income tax refund or an inhabitant tax credit for the portion of their donation exceeding 2,000 yen by filing a tax return. In addition, within 30% of the donation amount, they can receive as a return gift a specialty product of the region where they donated. Furusato Nozei offers the rare opportunity to receive […]
Enjoy your trip to Amami Oshima on a rental bike! Introduction to Bike Rental in Amami Oshima
Bike Rental Trip on Bi-Oshima Island Amami Oshima has an area of about 712㎢, making it the third largest island in Japan after Okinawa Island and Sado Island. There are no trains on the island, and the only transportation is by cab or a bus called the Shimabus. Therefore, while it is of course recommended to enjoy a relaxing bus trip for sightseeing in Amami Oshima, there are also many people who enjoy traveling freely and at their leisure by renting a car. There are many bike rental stores on Amami Oshima, and we recommend that you enjoy your trip to Amami Oshima by renting a bike. Motorcycle enthusiasts, of course, will be able to enjoy their trip more fully, feeling the scent of the ocean and the pleasant breeze in the great nature of Amami Oshima. Rental bikes will give you a different kind of trip than renting a car. Bike rental store in Amami Oshima We will introduce several bike rental stores in each area of Amami Oshima from north to south. Kitaoshima Honda Hanbai Address: 〒894-0511 鹿児島県奄美市笠利町大字里458-3(Click to access GoogeMap) TEL: 0997-63-0126 Fee(per day): 50cc motorcycle→2,500 yen, 125cc motorcycle→3,500 yen, bicycle→2,000 yen This bike rental store is […]
Let's enjoy a boat trip in the great nature of Amami Oshima! Ferry to Amami Oshima Island
Located between Kagoshima and Okinawa prefectures, Amami Oshima Island allows visitors to use ferries for transportation and boat trips. Ferries connect Kagoshima and Okinawa prefectures mainly via Amami Oshima. Unlike other methods of transportation, the ferry is a very attractive way to enjoy the beautiful ocean of the Amami Islands.This section introduces the ferries available on Amami Oshima Island.
What is Amami Oshima?
What prefecture is Amami Oshima? Detailed explanation from population and history.
Amami Oshima Island is in Kagoshima Prefecture.Amami Oshima Island is located between Kagoshima City and the main island of Okinawa, closer to Okinawa, and belongs to the Amami Archipelago, which consists of eight islands. The Amami Oshima Islands are located at 20 degrees north latitude and consist of eight inhabited islands: Amami Oshima, Kakeroma Island, Yorojima, Kikaijima, Tokunoshima, Okinoerabu Island, and Yoron Island.Among them, Amami Oshima is the largest island in the Amami Archipelago and has its own unique culture, influenced by both the mainland and Okinawa. With an area of 712.39 square kilometers, it is larger than the 23 wards of Tokyo and Lake Biwa, and it takes about two hours by car from the northern to the southern part of the island.The northern part of the island is flat and covered with farmland, where sugarcane is actively cultivated.The southern part is mostly mountainous. The island is home to many endemic species and is full of the charms of Amami Oshima. The island is characterized by its unique island songs, brown sugar shochu, Oshima tsumugi (silk pongee), and other distinctive cultural features. Population of Amami Oshima The population of Amami Oshima is about 60,000. The population of the Amami […]
When you think of Amami Oshima Island, you have an image of a warm tropical island. The average annual temperature on Amami Oshima is over 20 degrees Celsius, but in winter, depending on the weather and time of year, the temperature can drop below 10 degrees Celsius. This article introduces recommended clothes to wear to Amami Oshima Island for each season and weather conditions.
Tradition, History and Crafts
Oshima tsumugi, the queen of kimono. What are its features and charms?
Oshima tsumugi is a highly regarded textile! Oshima tsumugi is a textile produced mainly on Amami Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture. It is a traditional Japanese craft with a long history of about 1,300 years, and is one of the world's three major textiles along with Persian carpets and French Gobelins fabrics. Since Oshima, Yuki, and Shiozawa are known as Japan's three major silk fabrics, many people in Japan are probably familiar with Oshima tsumugi as a high-quality textile.
Six of the most powerful power spots on Amami Oshima!
Amami Oshima Island is full of nature and has many power spots where you can receive strength. Whether you wish for a boost in your spirits or simply want to admire the beautiful scenery, there is something for everyone to enjoy. Let's experience something out of the ordinary on Amami Oshima Island and forget the fatigue of daily life!
"Miki" is the soul drink of Amami Oshima, popular not only among the residents of Amami Oshima but also among tourists as a souvenir. It is a traditional fermented beverage made from rice and sweet potatoes and rich in lactic acid bacteria. In this article, we will introduce how Miki was born, how it is currently consumed, and the health benefits of Miki.
One of the things you want to enjoy when you go to a new place is the local cuisine. On Amami Oshima Island, a local dish called "keihan" (chicken rice) is famous. The gentle taste unique to Amami is sure to leave a lasting memory of your trip. In this article, we will introduce you to Keihan and the recommended Keihan restaurants.
There are two main ways to get to Amami Oshima from Tokyo. One is a direct flight that allows you to go easily without any connections by air. The other is a flight from Haneda or Narita Airport to Amami Oshima via Kagoshima Airport and then by ferry or plane. If you live in the Tokyo metropolitan area (Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama, Chiba, Kanagawa, and Yamanashi prefectures), you can take a direct flight from either Narita or Haneda airports, or via Kagoshima airport. For direct flights to Amami Oshima, you can use JAL at Haneda Airport and peach at Narita Airport. If you are flying via Kagoshima Airport, you can also use Skymark or JAC (Japan Air Commuter). This article summarizes the most popular ways to get from Narita Airport to Amami Oshima Island. How to get to Amami Oshima from Narita Airport by direct flight Direct flights from Narita Airport to Amami Oshima are available through the airline peach. although there is only one round trip per day, it is a quick and easy way to get to Amami Oshima since there are no connections. Travel time: about 3 hours Timetable: Departure time 10:15 - Arrival time 13:15 (Flight […]
人気記事 今、みんなが気になる!奄美大島のトピック
カテゴリ 奄美大島の様々な魅力をご案内
奄美大島の釣り船、航恵衣丸(こうえいまる)はファミリーフィッシングも大型狙いのベテランにもおすすめ!
奄美大島にはスピリチュアルなスポットがたくさん!スピリチュアルな面を持つ奄美大島
Sea, sandy beach, swimming
Les meilleures plages d'Amami Oshima ! Les 5 plus belles plages connues uniquement des locaux.
豊富な海鮮と郷土料理!奄美大島のおすすめ居酒屋「ガジュマルの樹の下で」
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The Company Montedomini, located in the Mugello area of Tuscan Apennines, covers an area of about 750 acres, including the municipalities of: Dicomano, Londa and San Godenzo in the province of Florence. The company is composed of a series of properties, among which, a villa with pool and outbuilding of the 600, and forest land within which there are some houses to be restored.
The Business center, consisting of the villa and other buildings is located in the municipality of Dicomano, at an altitude of about 600 meters above sea level and about 50 minutes from the center of Florence and 30 minutes from Mugello International Autodrom.
The basement, with an area of 326 square meters is composed of the wineries and the mill, no longer in use. In the past a part of the farm land was cultivated for the production of oil and wine.
Also on the property is the Palagino; The Palagino is a small village consisting of two old buildings of structured forms on different levels, separated by a small square paved with stone. The two buildings have a total area of 510 square meters and have been recently renovated making 4 residential units, autonomous and independent. During the renovation the original features have been retained in buildings, both for the exterior and the interior.
Historical Notes: the information and notes relating to local history describing the presence, in the fraction of Montedomini, the villa called the "Palace" is said to be built in the sixteenth century.
Architectural News: By examining the structure of the building is noted that the original part is made up nearly square with a small courtyard inside. Between the end of 700 and early 800, the building was expanded to the east to build a shed and a stable for horses. The internal current structure is done by reconstruction in the 80-s, during which were eliminated the parts added to the original structure in the restoration of 900.
Swimming Pool and Fitness Area: Adjacent to the annex is the swimming pool. Made with irregular curve- linear shape , it has dimensions of about 12 by 6 meters, and a total area of about 70 sqm. Min height 3,94 ft - Max 6,56 ft. The pavement around the pool is built in stone and brick; here are placed furniture and outdoor furniture in wrought iron. From the swimming pool, located in the upper part of the park, you can enjoy a fine view of the surrounding hills and valleys. Next to the swimming pool you can find the Fitness Area with a well equipped gym, sauna for 4/6, changing room and a bathroom.
The Ground Floor has an area of about 534 square meters and consists of a major dining room, a kitchen area with original stone work, the library, and some rooms used as living area. In all areas there is a fireplace. All rooms are furnished with contemporary and antique furniture.
First Floor On the first floor the bedrooms are situated. In total there are ten bedrooms, each with its own bathroom. Each room has been furnished with furniture and customized components, so as to make exclusive and unique environment.


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Spotlight on Yehuda Cahn
BJH: Tell us a little about your personal and professional background.
YC: I'm a lifelong resident of Baltimore. I graduated from Columbia University. I also have a Masters in Talmudic Law from Yeshivas Ner Yisroel and a law degree from the University of Maryland.
I married my wife, Geoula, in 1984 and we have eight children בע"ה.
BJH: You are a published author, tell us about your books.
YC: I wrote three books-
The Runaway
Danny Gold shows up one day during the 1920's on the Lower East Side just in time to rescue Joey Bergson from a bully. He's eager to help the Bergson boys earn money and he's good-natured, but he's also a daring attention-seeker who dances with the organ grinder's monkey and does chin-ups on lampposts, and he won't tell anyone where he came from or why.
The Bergson children can't help wondering what Danny is up to. Is he a fugitive? A thief? Or is Danny really a good guy? Readers won't want to put down this riveting tale until they find out.
Major theme: Loyalty. Danny explains that he kept kosher under difficult circumstances and wants to stay true to his heritage because he "didn't want to turn traitor."
Thirteen-year-old Yitzy Blackton insists on being the center of attention, but his showing off gets him into a huge mess. His best buddy snubs him for getting him into trouble, his baseball teammates are upset when his showing off makes them lose a game, and he nearly drowns in a flooded lake after going out too far on the limb of a fallen tree. Kids won't want to stop reading until they see how Yitzy is going to extricate himself from the predicament he's gotten himself into.
Major theme: Accepting responsibility and correcting mistakes. The main character's father tells him, "If you're enough of a mensch to recognize that you've made some mistakes, then you'll figure out a way to fix things."
Ezra's Secret
When Sam and Miriam Cohen agree to foster a troubled boy with a criminal history for just one summer, they don't know what they're in for. Twelve-year-old Ezra turns out to be a helpful and good-natured kid who earns his new foster parents' love. But why is he so scared of making friends with other boys his age? And why won't he tell anyone why he's been stealing?
Major theme: "One of the main reasons Hashem sent us into the world is to help each other."
BJH: What inspired you to write these books?
YC: Jewish values often differ from those of the general population and need special emphasis in children's literature. These novels illustrate Jewish values in the context of an exciting story while making sure that the themes are consistent with the plot and not preachy.
For example, we want kids to know that it's important to tell the truth even when it's difficult, but I don't present the characters as angels. As one character in V.I.P. puts it, "Everybody tells a lie once in while even though they shouldn't." This makes the story more realistic, allows readers to identify with the characters, and makes the ending believable when the main character discovers that people ultimately benefit from being honest.
Similarly, it's important for kids to know that everyone makes mistakes, but when someone does, they need to face those mistakes and correct them. In The Runaway, a rabbi and his wife mistakenly suspect Danny of stealing, showing that even respected adults can make mistakes. When they find out they were wrong, the rabbi makes a point of hunting down Danny and apologizing.
BJH: What's your writing Methodology?
YC: I use several techniques to draw readers into the story and keep their attention. One is to create a mystery. In The Runaway, for example, the main character shows up on the Lower East Side out of nowhere and is evasive about his background and why he came there. In Ezra's Secret, the main character seems like a nice kid, and no one can figure out why he sometimes breaks the law.
V.I.P. employs a different approach. The main character is good-natured but has a flaw — he likes to show off and it gets him into serious trouble. Since readers like him, they are rooting for him, but they cannot imagine how he'll ever get out of the mess he's gotten himself into. That's the incentive to keep reading.
BJH: What's the reaction that you get from parents and children who read your book?
YC: Many parents have told me that the novels are so absorbing that their children read through the whole thing in one sitting. I have also had a few adults tell me that they enjoyed reading them either along with their children or by themselves.
BJH: We can't wait to read your books! How can we obtain a copy?
YC: These great books are available at Jewish bookstores or through Menucha Publishers who can be contacted at 855-636-8242 or online at www.menuchapublishers.com.
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