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StoreSmart Acquires Florida Self-Storage Facility Through Realty Mogul Crowdfunding
Update 12/2/14 – The storage facility StoreSmart Self-Storage recently acquired in Melbourne, Fla., using approximately $3 million raised through crowdfunding, was purchased for $9.25 million. The facility comprises 112,030 square feet in 964 units, with an additional 8,800 square feet under construction.
The property consists of more than 10 acres leased from the Melbourne Airport Authority and is in an area poised for economic growth, according to brokers Adam Rathbun of SouthTrend Realty and Frost Weaver of Weaver Realty Group, who represented the seller, Apollo Storage, in the transaction. Rathbun and Weaver are partners in the Florida Commercial Brokers Network and represent the Argus Self Storage Sales Network in Florida.
Argus is a Denver-based network of real estate brokers who specialize in self-storage properties. Formed in 1994, the company has 36 broker affiliates covering nearly 40 markets.
10/27/14 – StoreSmart Self-Storage, which owns a portfolio of more than 20 properties, has acquired a self-storage facility in Melbourne, Fla., using crowdfunding secured through Realty Mogul, an online marketplace that allows accredited investors to pool money online and buy shares of pre-vetted investment properties. Realty Mogul's institutional investors contributed more than $3 million in aggregate equity financing to help StoreSmart buy the property, company officials said in a press release. This is the second storage asset Realty Mogul has helped StoreSmart finance through crowdfunding.
The former Apollo Storage at 575 N. Apollo Blvd. comprises 112,030 square feet. StoreSmart will rebrand the facility in its name and plans to renovate the property before reselling it at the end of an anticipated holding period, according to the release. Investor distributions are projected to begin after the first full quarter of operations following the closing of the acquisition, officials said.
"Self-storage facilities continue to be a popular asset class for real estate crowdfunding because they consistently produce steady income to investors," said Jilliene Helman, CEO and founder of Realty Mogul. "Regardless of how the economy is doing, people will always need to store their stuff."
Reliant Real Estate Management LLC, StoreSmart's property-management company, conducted a market study and concluded the area around the property remains strong for self-storage, Helman said.
Built in 2006, the facility's main traffic artery averages traffic counts of more than 21,000 vehicles per day, officials said. The property consists of nine buildings on more than 10 acres. The planned expansion will add an additional 8,800 square feet of storage space in 42 units.
"We are always aggressively seeking new investment opportunities," said Lewis G. Pollack, managing principal of StoreSmart.
StoreSmart operates 22 facilities in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, North Carolina and South Carolina.
Realty Mogul gives investors tools to browse investments, conduct due diligence, invest online and have 24/7 access to an investor dashboard that allows them to see how their investments are performing.
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Broken teeth can be a nightmare, affecting both your feeding habits and your social life. Eating certain foods may prove challenging if you have chipped teeth, not to mention the pain that might arise should you consume cold or hot beverages and foods. Walking around with chipped teeth might also harm your social life since it is really difficult to smile at someone who catches your fancy without exposing the horror show behind those lips. Thankfully there are ways to fix chipped teeth and restore your confidence.
The minute you chip your tooth or teeth as a result of either biting on a sharp object or taking a blow to the mouth, there are some immediate measures you can take before heading over to the dentist's office. These measures include taking some pain relievers if the tooth is quite painful, using wax paraffin or sugarless gum to cover the chipped area in order to protect your tongue, and also avoiding meals until the teeth are fixed.
The proper way of fixing chipped teeth depends on the extent of the damage. A dentist will carefully examine your teeth, analyze the level of damage and decide on the appropriate cause of action. The dentist may go for the following options when fixing your broken teeth.
The dentist may also perform dental bonding, otherwise known as composite bonding. This procedure involves the application of a conditioned liquid on the affected area of the tooth. After the liquid is applied, putty is then applied and molded to cover the area of the crack. The dentist may then use ultraviolet light to harden the putty which will lead to the restoration of the tooth.
The dentist may treat your cracked tooth using dental crowns. Dental crowns are usually applied when the damage to your tooth is quite significant. A crown helps prevent the remaining parts of the tooth from decaying, while also restoring the tooth. Permanent crowns may be made of either porcelain, resin, ceramic, or metal and are a cheaper alternative to implants.
If someone is suffering from a serious blow that leaves the tooth damaged with nerve endings and roots exposed, the dentist may perform a root canal to prevent having to pull out the entire tooth. The affected area will be disinfected to keep away bacteria. This may be followed up by a crown installation after the root canal.
If the tooth is severely cracked close to the gum line, the dentist may have to extract it and replace it with an implant. The dentist will first administer some anesthesia to your gum line before drilling a hole and placing the implant. It will take about two months for the implant to fully integrate to the structure of your jaw, and in no time at all the implant will begin to feel like one of your teeth.
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You know I love books by now… Everyone knows I love books. They are my calling. My soul-mate. My one true love. I honestly do not know what I would do without books and the incredible stories and lessons then hold within them. I've loved books ever since I was little and it was my mum which firmly got me into reading, after she used to read to me of a nighttime, tucked up in her bed when my dad used to work nights. We got through Harry Potter and Narnia and since then, I started reading Jacqueline Wilson books religiously. I've never lost my love for books and reading although it has dwindled in places down the line. Like when I was 18 and would much rather be drunk multiple nights a week rather than getting lost in my favorite books!
Although I've since rekindled my love for reading, built a blog and a business around books, there's still times where my reading dwindles again for whatever reason. A tough time at home or with my boyfriend. A bad mental health day. A busy week. But I think that's normal, for people to get into reading slumps for a variety of reasons. However, what I personally find very damaging for myself is when I neglect books in the times where I need them most. Reading isn't a chore (even if it's a review copy!). Reading isn't a lesson in school that we hate but just have to endure. Reading is pleasure. Reading and books is an escape and a friend who is there for you when sometimes, nobody else is. And I want to take that mind-set into next year and try and keep a consistent love for reading and remember that my books are there to be read and to be loved even in my darkest times.
And today, I wanted to do a post about why you should keep calm and pick up a book in the new year! Why maybe you should venture into new and unknown territory and add "read more" onto your New Year goals list. Why you should vow to read more and reap the benefits in the New Year!
Oh and shout out to bakerdays for the cake featured in this post! This is not a sponsored post as I won this cake from Beth Louise but I chose the design specifically for this blog post and I can also confirm that it is a bloody good cake! I'd highly recommend bakerdays for their letterbox cakes (I have previously worked with them before, here) and you can find their website and their huge range of gorgeous cakes here! Anyway, on with the list!
1. It's inspiring and motivating: You may meet some characters who totally inspire you and in turn, motivate you to do better in your own life!
2. It's escapism: There's nothing wrong with putting things in place for if you need a time out. The New Year is all about goals, goals, goals and pushing forward in your career, your travels, your life. But don't forget that it's important to have down time, too. You don't have to be on it 24/7 and reading is a great escape which allows this.
3. It teaches you things: And I don't mean picking up a book from the library on "how to garden", teaching you how to garden! Although that's great if that's what you want to learn (personally, I'd love to learn how to garden a bit more next year!) but even fiction books can teach you a whole bunch of lessons about life, love and yourself which you can take with you throughout the year.
4. It's not expensive: Reading could possibly be one of the cheapest hobbies out there. Make the most of your local library! Because then you're supporting your local community, too!
5. It's good to step out of your comfort zone: Try new books, new authors, new genres. For me, I want to try an audio-book next year because that's something I've never done nor wanted to do. Stepping out of your comfort zone doesn't always mean big, huge things like moving to another country! We all grow by doing things weren't not 100% sure about at first and that counts for little things as well.
6. You may find something you love that you weren't aware of: If you're not already an avid reader, I'd always suggest just trying things. And if you don't like it, whatever. But you never know, you might find an author or a genre that you absolute adore and boom! You've got a new passion.
Are you aiming to read more in 2018? What are your reading goals? Any books you're hoping to tackle next year? Or do you have anything to add to this list? Let me know and let's chat books!
I also read a lot in summer!
I was such an avid reader from ages 12- 18 but over the past couple of years I haven't been as interested in books. I would love to read more of the classics this year, and to finish all the half-read books on my shelf.
ahhh yes, reading. It's one of my biggest loves. It helps me deal with stress, worry, anxiety, everything. I can just escape and I LOVE IT!
This year in particular I've started making much more of an effort to get back into reading. I used to read loads, then when I went to uni I stopped reading for pleasure at all and it's taken so long to get the love for it back. But I've managed to hit my target of 52 books this year and I'm definitely going to do the same again next year – reading helps me so much, gives me a bit of 'me' time away from social media or screens and I absolutely love discovering new stories. It's so nice to have re-discovered that passion for it!
I used to be a serial reader but 2017 wasn't a very good year for reading. Caught up with only a few novels. Hope to read and write more next year!
I definitely plan on reading more this year. I started off doing quite well in 2017 and then it got away from me. I need to get refocused.
I love reading books and have done from a very early age. I love being transported into a new world and exploring new places through reading.
As always I love reading your blog! I am trying to read more! Phillip Pullman has a new book out and hoping to get that for Christmas! Great post my love!
Jenny, I love your post and sentiments . Love of books seem to come early for many and very late for some. I had my parents teach me reading long before schooling started as I hungered to read. Like you I can't imagine being without books and hope it won't happen.
I do agree with your points of what extra benefit reading carries. As to Audiobooks I have tried it but it didn't feel good to me. I have friends who really started "reading" once they got an audio book. You never know.


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How ballsy Scott Barone is gonna keep on tickin in NYC
By: Real Estate Weekly, Kyle Campbell
After nine years of steady, if unexciting work as a general contractor, Scott Barone's big break was supposed to come in 2008 when his firm landed a ground-up residential project in Tribeca.
But that job never got on its feet. Months after Ponte Equities filed permits for the 11-story condo as 231 Hudson Street, Lehman Brothers went belly up and the bottoms fell out of the banking industry, real estate market and economy, at large.
"I'd just gotten married, my wife was pregnant at the time, we were in the middle of building a white whale of a house and I had a warehouse in Queens that I was paying rent on," Barone said during an interview last week with Real Estate Weekly. "Everything came to a stop and I didn't know what I was gonna do."
In the depths of the Great Recession, however, a new project rose from the ashes and, with it, an unexpected partnership helped launch an unlikely career.
"I wake up every morning and laugh for a good 10 seconds," Barone said, "because I still can't believe it."
Raised in middle-class Whitestone, Queens, Barone said he wasn't burdened by illusions of grandeur. When he started Barone Management in 1999, he primarily did home repairs. Before landing the Ponte gig in 2008, he recalls a string of power-washing jobs.
231 HUDSON STREET, WHICH WOULD EVENTUALLY BECOME THE ARLO HOTEL, LAUNCHED BARONE'S DEVELOPMENT CAREER.
Since then, Barone and his partners have purchased and developed more than a dozen properties in New York City. His most recent acquisition is a 300,000 s/f redevelopment site in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn, which he bought for $37.5 million last week.
None of that would have been possible, though, if it weren't for that first project at 231 Hudson.
After Ponte put its project on permanent hiatus, one of Barone's subcontractors came to him with a proposition: he knew a developer who might be interested in the property if they could sell him on it. That developer was hotel guru Sam Chang.
Unbeknownst to Barone, Chang had spent the previous decade hitting hospitality home runs and, unlike the banks, he was flush with cash. Not only was he interested in the site, but he wanted Barone and his subcontractor to buy into a 25 percent partnership.
"Sam Chang took a shot on me when no one else would have or should have," Barone said. "I owe him everything."
With the Ponte family reluctant to part with the prime real estate entirely, Chang and company negotiated a 99-year ground lease — a foreign term to Barone at the time — on which they would build the Arlo Hotel. But before that deal was signed, sealed and delivered, Barone had one more proposition to consider.
"A month before it closed, Sam Chang calls me and says 'Scott, I need to talk to you right away. Bring a check,'" Barone said. "I thought it was something to do with the deal we were already working on, but no."
It was another hotel opportunity on 46 Nevins Street in Brooklyn. Chang wanted Barone as a 20 percent partner and he needed an answer on the spot.
THE 46 NEVINS STREET PROPERTY ULTIMATELY BECAME THE EVEN HOTEL.
"I had the cash on hand but I also had the deal in Tribeca, the white whale of a house and the warehouse to pay for, so if this didn't work I was going to lose everything," he said. "I figured, if I'm gonna go down, I might as well go down in flames."
Both projects closed in 2011 and were sold in 2013, with Barone Management remaining on as general contractor.
"Between [Hudson] and Nevins, we cleared about $150 million in profit off an investment of about $6 million cash," Barone said. "Now, I'm no genius, I'm no soothsayer, I was just in the right place at the right time." Barone partnered with Chang on a few more deals, but the two ended up moving in different directions. Chang likes to sell quickly while Barone prefers not to sell at all. He also won't take institutional money or a deal that doesn't click right away.
"It's a gut industry. I know if I like a property when I see it," he said. "If I can't work it out on a cocktail napkin, I know it's either going to work great for someone else or not work at all."
Barone's portfolio includes a Marriott on Central Park, a Wyndham Garden Inn in Rego Park, an apartment complex in College Point, Queens, and retail in Manhattan and Queens. He's working on hotels in Times Square and Tribeca, a multifamily project in Greenpoint, mixed-use redevelopments in Dyker Heights and Jamaica, Queens, and The Woodworks, an office and industrial building in Long Island City.
"Most developers spend their whole career building small projects in their local boroughs for the chance to build just one Manhattan hotel when they're 60. Me? I did the reverse," he said. "My first project was a Manhattan hotel and now I'm doing safer projects in Queens."
Having made his fortune in the Great Recession, Barone looks back at that time as an economic reset for the country, when many important innovations arose out of necessity. He's also not afraid of the next market correction; in fact, he welcomes it.
And that's not his only minority opinion. He thinks Millennials get a bad rap and he might be the only office owner in the city who wouldn't want Amazon as a tenant.
"If Jeff Bezos comes to you says, 'Actually, the rent is going to be this,' what are you gonna to do? Argue with him?" he said. "I grew up fighting on the streets of Queens. If a guy looks like Mike Tyson, don't fight him, he's going to kick your ass every time."
He's also willing to admit that some things matter more than money.
ONE OF BARONE'S LATEST PROJECTS IS THE WOODWORKS, AN INDUSTRIAL AND OFFICE DEVELOPMENT IN LONG ISLAND CITY.
"I really don't give a s**t about the money," he said. "As long as I can maintain my lifestyle, keep some rum in my glass, and keep doing what I love, I'm happy."
Along with development, Barone also has a — somewhat reluctant — love for the New York Jets. He followed the Green and White on the road during their last playoff run in 2010. During the tumultuous 2014 season, Barone commissioned a prop plane to fly over the Jets' practice facility twice with a banner telling owner Woody Johnson to "Fire John Idzik," the team's general manager at the time.
"Believe it or not, it only cost $1,200," he said. "For both flights."
A self-described "die-hard New Yorker," Barone said he doesn't plan to take his business outside the five boroughs, regardless of what the future holds.
"There's no place I would rather live, no place I would rather do business and there's nothing on the horizon that makes me even a little nervous," he said. "This city is a Rolex watch, it just keeps f**kin tickin."

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Estate Plans are needed when babies are brought home!
Cyndi and Jon had just brought their first-born child, Jennifer, home in 2008 when Jon's National Guard unit was called upon to head into Iraq. Knowing that Jon would be at risk while serving overseas they quickly put an Estate Plan into place to protect Cyndi and Jennifer if anything were to happen to Jon. Fortunately, Jon returned in 2010 unharmed and life settled back into the normal rhythm of life. However, on her way to work one day, Cyndi's car was struck by a bus while traveling on the freeway in stop - go traffic. Cyndi's car was totalled and she was rushed to the hospital……. Fortunately, the Estate Plan they had put in place when Jen had first come home year's ago would still have applied had the worst happened.


We are a registered charity 1147719 which I founded 19 years ago. Our main aim is to unwanted, abused and abandoned small animals. Most rabbits are neutered and vaccinated before being put up for adoption. Home visits are carried out before any animal leaves us. We educate the public by arranging talks. We encourage college students to do their animal management work placements with us.
We are a small rabbit rescue based in the northeast of Bristol, we will be providing care for rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters and other small mammals. Our aims include improving public knowledge, rabbit welfare standards and of course rescuing and rehoming animals who need our help. We would love to be able to offer our animals a wide range of healthy treats, hays and forages.


Well, I guess it had to happen at some point in time, but it is still one of the most difficult decisions I have had to make. I don't know about you, but I am sad to see the CVC go. It has been a constant companion for 10 years and I will miss what has become an exemplary event, for me. I will address the reasons for cancelling the race below, but before doing so, let's take a short stroll down memory lane.
The Creemore Vertical Challenge started because some of the Ontario trail races (does anyone remember OUSer?) were tough, but I found them to be less challenging than a few of my training routes. Some races were touted as "really hilly". I found them mostly flat. Back in 2005, as I was climbing the Niagara Escarpment for the third time on one of my longer training runs, I noticed a small plane, possibly a Cesna, below me. It was likely approaching the Collingwood Airport. I'm hazy on the details, but a friend was running with me. Yes, I had chosen a particularly hilly route, in order to impress my running buddy. His expression? "Holy sh*t, we are above an airplane! I recall thinking how his remark was quite funny and wondered if other runners would see the humour. Only one way to find out!
After much consideration, questions, estimates, logistics and a significant degree of apprehension, I invited 2 race directors from the Ontario Ultra Series, to run the proposed Creemore Vertical Challenge course. It was the summer of 2006 (the first CVC was held in July 2007) and although the temperatures were great for running, the combination of hills and some heat made sure it was not a walk in the park. The first course (it changed over time) included a good chunk of the Nottawasaga 4th line. We had run about 19K of the course, which included a hill up Collingwood Street (Hill #1), the gulley (hill #2), 30th Sideroad in Mulmur (O2 hill) and the Townline, which I call Top Hill. Don't forget that I am used to running hills. The poor chaps accompanying me don't normally see so much elevation in a given month of running. John (Turner?) asked me what lay ahead. I think he was nearing the limit of his hill running. I made a small mistake. I knew the upcoming terrain was relatively flat, but I thought it rose gently, then went downhill. So I informed John that "we have to go up a gently incline, then it is downhill for most of the remaining course".
We crested the long gentle uphill, only to find another gentle uphill. John gave me a significant look. "Oh yeah, I forgot about this rise". We then ran to the top of the second gentle uphill, only to find another gentle uphill slope. John turns to me and states "If there is another hill after this one, I'm going to kill you".
At the time of the inaugural CVC, I was a member in some of the larger IT projects at Honda. At about that point, I would assume the position of technical lead, for Mainframe computer systems, which is a fine way of saying that I was involved in maintaining the project schedule, but didn't have to deal with staffing or reporting to the project stakeholders, typically senior management. I incorrectly assessed the effort of organizing a race to be the same as a minor project. It wasn't. It was closer to a mid-sized project and (of course) I had little support or resources on which to draw. I now know it takes close to 800 hours of work, to stage the CVC. Please go back in time and shoot me.
One trend I noticed was that you can expect things to go wrong. The trick is to have contingency plans for every aspect that can seriously derail the race. Being able to think fast and invoke corrective action really helps. Oh, and have a thick skin. On occasion, a runner will complain about something that is not overly relevant. Keep in mind that the runner is probably frustrated about his/her performance and is simply venting. This is to be expected. The real problem is when a runner complains about something that you should have antcipated, or an outright error on your part. I think most drugstores have a shelf of thick skin products. Buy a large assortment.
Over the years, I have strived to improve the race. Better signage, better prizes, race swag and a great after-race party. I know, calling it a party is somewhat misleading, but what else could I call it, when Creemore Springs donates 3 kegs of their finest ale? But there are many different aspects of the race that are improvements, yet not likely to impress most runners. The Creemore Vertical Challenge was always part of the Ontario Ultra and Trail race series (OUS and OTS, now under the OUTRace series umbrella). Over the years, I have petitioned to become part of the ACU (National Trail Series race), IAU (Bronze level international ultra race), Trophy Series (Trail Runner magazine) and this year, part of the Canadian Skyrunning Series (Skymarathon). These improvements have resulted in some surprising (and puzzling) results. The CVC was included as one of the top 50 international trail races by the UK Trail Running magazine. I'm not even sure how they found out about the race!
Well, here goes. I intend to spend a bit of time explaining the rational in pulling the plug. This was much harder on me than it will be on anyone else. It is difficult to let something that has shine and sparkle fall to the wayside.
I have addressed this in other blog posts, but the 800 hours I spend per year on the race is a significant part of my available time. In the past 3 years, I have been feeling that it is too much. I spent close to 2 months clearing trail after this year's ice storm. I fear that I will one day have difficulty with the relatively small amount of time I need to invest close to the race day. I work 18 hour days for the week leading up to race day. Race day starts at 4:30 AM for me and continues until 8:00 PM Monday. Long after the last volunteer has departed, I am at it. Don't get me wrong, it is the volunteers that make the race possible, but I would never expect any of them to stick around much after the race is over. Race prep takes 8 days and tear-down takes 4 more.
What has been troubling me for the last 3 years is that as I undertook the plethora of tasks that need completion before the race begins, I was finding myself less engaged. I didn't care as much if a task was completed with quality.
As a preemptive measure, no it would not make sense or be possible for others to assume the tasks. I can't ask someone to run the evaporator and make 65 litres of maple syrup. Administration of the race is quite unique. I know the land owners personally. They are very gracious in granting me the use of their trails, but that is because I'm a friend. Otherwise, there are No Trespassing signs on their land. Good luck getting Lee Anne to make 42 pottery prizes for less than a fortune!
Not that I pine for the old days, when races provided water and not much else. I would like to go back to the days when woman were barred from longer races, but that is for selfish reasons. I hate it when old fat ladies beat me to the finish line... Okay, a joke in bad taste is not going to help me!
Races nowadays are mired in bureaucracy. The Spring Warm-up could no longer be held in Toronto because the city wanted police presence at every intersection. This was for the 30 odd runners that went out for a fun run. The Toronto Ultra was cancelled for similar reasons. I am supposed to remit GST for the CVC, but I am not an accountant and there is no way in hell that the race can afford one. I spent an interesting month in 2008, while the County of Simcoe tried to determine if the race should submit a special event form every year. This is a 7 page form that requires sign-off from the police, fire, medical, roads and others. Eventually, they decide it was not necessary, but this sort of thing is cropping up all over. I never did get a reply from the County of Dufferin (the race course is on Simcoe and Dufferin county roads) if I needed to submit anything.
My feeling is that I am running on borrowed time and that some day, someone will want to inspect the race financials. The race financials are very simple. I pay out of pocket for everything (and keep track of expenses) until the big ticket items need to be paid. I then withdraw funds from online registration, pay the bills and reimburse myself for expenses. Any money left over is donated to the national ultra teams.
Ah! Such a dangerous word. I know that no runner would ever consider suing me because I have such a nice personality, but the first question you should answer before you decided to stage a race is whether or not you like your house. Because if things go south litigationaly, it will soon belong to someone else. Think of what runners face on the CVC. There are hills, heat, roots, rocks, long distances and trucks zooming along the race course. Cliffs, swamps, branches and possibly angry dogs. It is not the easiest of races and I often wonder how many "runners", who sign up, haven't a clue what the are about to face? Perhaps it is possible that their loved ones, when they die on the course, will want retribution? Is it possible for them to "prove" a lack of due diligence on my part, by finding an eye level branch somewhere along the 12 kilometers of trail on the course?
Strangely, when I worked at Honda, the stress of organizing a race was not a major issue. Since retirement, the race is the largest stressor in my life. I don't mind, as it is typically stress for a short 2 weeks leading up to the race. Recently, I have been questioning if I need the stress and as I approach 60, it seems to be growing.
I probably handle stress as well as anyone, but it still needs to find a release somewhere, somehow. Guess who is usually on the receiving end? Lee Anne does not need a grumpy old man hounding her. I don't like being irritable.
This year, I noticed how much more enjoyable it was to stage the Spring Warm-up (for OUTRace, in Dunedin in April) than a full blown race. I LIKE the Spring Warm-up. I'm lukewarm about organizing the CVC.
I could actually go on for quite some time on reasons why staging the CVC is no longer a pleasant experience. I'm approaching 60 and wonder if I might soon have trouble staying alert during the 16 hours of the race. I worry about getting sick at some crucial time, such as the week leading up to the race. What if I am physically unable to prep the trails? Cancel the race with less than a week to go?
So, the race is now part of history. Hopefully people will recall the good times and some will think about how the punishing CVC course helped them to excel in other races. Ironically, I'm looking forward to being able to train properly during July, a critical part of the year if you want to do well at in summer races. Yes, I had to virtually shut down training as the race loomed.
Thanks for the memories Pierre!
Hey Ron. It's too bad you don't get 6 more years to even the score!
What Ron said. I only got to run it twice, but I loved every second of it (including O2 hill.) Thanks for your service all these years, Pierre.
Hi Robin. Yeah, it was a tough decision. Part of me wanted to go out on a high, instead of after a year when the race has issues. Thank Amelia for her help. As I said, it is the volunteers that made the race possible.
It was a high....no issues! It was all fun :) Thanks again!! See you on the trails.
Thanks for all of your hard work Pierre. I only got to run the CVC once but I wear your race shirt with pride on training runs and have great memories of sitting in the stream behind your house, sipping a Creemore draft and thinking about how lucky you are to live in such idyllic surroundings. See you on the trail circuit!
Thanks Dave. Yes, sitting in the river afterwards is almost worth the suffering! One regret is we won't be sharing the area and property with so many running enthusiasts. See you soon!
This is the one race that made me fall in love with trails and trail running.. The fact that I will miss it dearly is the biggest understatement in the world. I think I might need therapy to get over this news.
That being said.. thank you Pierre and Lee-Anne,and I speak of behalf of Saj and I, Thank you for bringing this wonderful race into our running lives, for being kickass RDs,for the lovely hand-made medals,for the maple syrup and most importantly, for the precious memories that we will cherish as long as we live.
Hi Agnes. The race helped to cultivate friendships such as ours, so another regret in letting it go. Many thanks to you, Saj, family and friends for your help with the race. I still am amazed that you brought 300 Samosa this year! Wow!
Although I had only made it out once for the CVC I am still sad to see it go. There was a wonderful vibe of community there and despite a slower than expected time and a tough run, I have fond memories of it. Thanks for making that possible.
I agree Brian. Sometimes, it is the "tough" races that you remember. Creemore was a bit like a mini Barkleys, as it pushed runners to their limit. I would see it on the faces of the finishers. They were beat up, but proud to have completed the race.
Thanks for the inspiring words. Each year a few people consider the next step - stepping up from the 25k to the 50K, then toying with joining the crazies for 75K. I'm glad the CVC was the venue that helped you to dream big!
Thank you, Pierre and Lee Anne, for organizing CVC, by far the best and most enjoyable trail race I've ever participated in.
I and my fellow Thornhill Running Room friends talk about Creemore all the time. Last Wednesday, while we were doing speed work at a local high school track, there was a veritable sea of fluorescent green as at least a half dozen of us were decked in CVC technical running shirts despite the fact the the track was as flat as a pancake and there were no pitches or hills to get over. Those who were not in CVC green clearly were not in receipt of the memo.
I'm sure I'll see you at future trail races and will be sure to say hello. Thanks for the great memories. I wish you nothing but happy trails.
Thanks Aaron and those at the Thornhill Running Room. I wear the CVC green at most races. While chatting to a fellow runner, he looked at my shirt and declared "Oh! You're one of those crazy runners"! See you at the races!
As one of the Thornhill Running Room group, I was introduced to the CVC years ago by some our CVC enthusiasts by being told "there are only 4 hills, you'll be fine".....the reality was juuusssttt slightly different as I ran my first CVC on a sweltering July, 31C morning...yeah! BUT, that sense of accomplishment and sitting in the river after the race was completed...made it worthwhile. There is so much more I can write about this race but I will say I am sad I missed this last CVC due to an injury and that this race will live on in our memories and in all of our running stories!
Thanks Cigdem. Running CVC during a hot year (7 of the 10 years!) is a true test. I recall a 50K runner who mentioned that about halfway through the race, he changed his focus from trying to attain a 50K PB, to trying to survive the race... We will miss you and your Thornhill buddies!
Congratulations Pierre and Lee Ann for investing so much of your time and effort, your creativity and your vision for this project. Do you think it's coincidence that now when I am finally in race ready shape that the race I want to run is no longer available? (Short joke). I think you have many reasons to be very proud of yourselves, the race went on despite the weather, the temperament of some runners and/or emergencies that will happen. Thank you for including the Marcoux family in your race for many years. It's always been a blast!
Hey Sis! Thanks to you and the whole fam damily for help year after year with your little brother's pet project. Along with the sorrow of seeing it end is a great sense of relief. Also, I think it is time for Lee Anne and I to change directions a bit. We will still be involved in racing and volunteering, but we also have plans to stage something much smaller, such as a trail and hill running camp. Stay tuned!
Thank you so much Pierre (and Lee Anne) for giving so much of your lives these past 10 years. My 1st trail race was the 25k in 2015 and I loved it and was hooked. Adding my 50k ceramic medal in 2016, this event (my favourite) will always be very dear to my heart.
I am one who has a hard time dealing with stress, and I can't imagine the toll this event must have on you. Dealing with bureaucracy, litigation always on the mind, I understand why you have decided to retire this event.
This would have been a difficult post to write. But I am so grateful to say I experienced Creemore vertical Challenge.
The hill and trail running camps sound really cool.
Thanks Carl. I know your plans for a Creemore 25K, 50K and 75K are derailed - one of many items I factored into the "keep the race" side of the equation. But alas, I felt that continuing with the race was not the right decision. I wonder if 3 laps of the course would constitute a good first day for the Hill and Trail Camp? Hmm... Not that I could complete 75K of Creehills!
The stress was not a huge factor in the decision, although it was always present in the back of my mind during almost every task. It was more about the balance between doing a quality job and avoiding undue effort.
We will meet again at some future race!
A 1st day 3 laps of the course for day 1 of the Hill and Trail Camp would be epic...lol.
Thank you Pierre and Lee Anne. Done CVC twice and absolutely loved it. And with the best swag ever, - Anne your two bowls sit proudly on my kitchen counter top (maple syrup long gone), - so I will always have a reminder and fond memories of CVC. All the best to you both.
Thanks Alistair. I still remember being lapped by you at Pick Your Poison. You were in second place and stopped to shake my hand. Only a gentleman would do so, but at the time, all I could think of was that you were in second place and should get going!
Thank you Pierre and team for the amazing dedication you have shown the sport over the years! CVC is a wonderful race and will be greatly missed by many.
Hi Chantal. Thanks for the kind words. I will likely miss it the most. I'm hoping that a new and better race will take its spot in the near future. I think that OUTRace is a fine series and I hope it continues for years to come.
Thanks Pierre! It has been amazing and will be really missed. I had some of the best trail running experiences of my life on your course. All the best!
Hey Nick. Thanks. See you out on the trails!
Pierre and Leeann, I had heard this rumour, and I am sad to learn that it's true.I have many Creemore shirts but even have more fond memories! I have missed a few years because of family travel, but if in town I have never said no! I think I was at the first Run when I used to Run with The Ultimate Warriors! And I think I have convinced more than a few of our Thornhill Running Room marathon group to run this Race over the years! The gun at the start! The long steep hills! The sunshine!falling flat on my face in the mud! The aid stations! The comraderie! The steep valley with the rope then the foot bridge near the end. The cold Creek,cold beer, and the best tasting pizza! The hand made pottery,the Creemore coffee (with my friends' faces on the label!) and handmade medals. Spending the day with amazing running people. THANKS FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK, And for the great memories! Happy trails and well deserved rest to you!
Thanks Debrah. Many runners said it was a great event, if you exclude the running part! Thanks for your kind words and enjoy the memories.
Pierre, thank you to you and Leanne for your exemplary efforts throughout the years. CVC has been always something that Ben and I have looked forward to and we thank you for your hard work. It will forever live in our memories as being a special race. Thank you!
Thanks! It was a special race.
Be there this year, second or third week in August? Just leave the stream open and the beer keg unlocked. Sorry your resignation is not accepted.
Pierre, you and Lee Anne ran a superb race, and I will miss it tremendously. Thank you for all the memories (and hills).
Thanks Salvatore. Can't forget those hills!
Mike Tickner/I will definitely miss your race Pierre and Lee Anne.I ran your race the whole 10 years that you held it and enjoyed every one of them. It was my first trail run that I had ever won at the time.I was hooked on this race and was one of the first races I circled on my calendar every year.Anyways we didn't have any more room for Lee Anne's wonderful pottery.Best of luck to the both of you.
Hey Mike. I think the combined times of your 10 runs adds up to the average 50K time! I've always been in awe of how you were able to run the ENTIRE course, never mind setting the course record in many years. Lee Anne is having a show of her pottery this weekend and yesterday the sales were rather brisk, so I think others also perceive her pottery as being wonderful.
Thanks Sonya. Your mother was correct; I didn't want to see the race slowly degrade over the years, as the effort of staging the race became too much for us. I should have had a sign on the O2 hill designating a "Swear Zone"!
So dissapointed to hear the race will not continue but completely understand. I was really looking forward to coming back this year and smashing that record again but glad I could be part of the memories. Still working through my mason jar of syrup (will ration now) and the pottery is apart of my family's weekend tradition when I make crepes for the girls. I will never forget arriving in Wales for the world mountain running championships just a month after CVC and turning on the TV to a special on Creemore Springs. CVC was my first ultra race and it will live on forever. Thanks for everything.
Hi Calum. Yeah, bit of a drag that Creemore is no more. However, your record will remain untouched! I'm glad the the CVC had a place to play in your incredible running career. Hopefully we meet up at some race in the future.
Just reading this. I was part of the 50k version in 2015, I believe, for a couple of weeks on holidays and preparing for a mountain run in Austria, when I found out about the CVC. What a wonderful surprise it was! And a welcome and different experience of the landscape! Funny that it was on a European top 50 list - when I told people back here in the Netherlands that I ran the CVC they had not the slightest idea what I was speaking of. Thanks for organising it through the years, an giving me a unique opportunity to participate. Enjoy your life and stay healthy!


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Amidst the decrepit facades and shot-out windows of one of the largest conglomerations of public housing in North America stands a century-old building, notable not for its well-kept exterior - there are in fact wires and scaffolding surrounding it – but for its spots of vibrant green in a sea of dreary brown. The building, originally a school for the children of the white middle class, is now home to CS 55, a District 7 New York City public school in the South Bronx. Given its location in the worst district in the city, the school's flourishing gardens and innovative National Health, Wellness, and Learning Center are surprising features to say the least. They are the results of the relentless efforts of educator turned new-age superhero in a bowtie, Stephen Ritz, who, through sheer will and unbridled enthusiasm, has transformed CS 55 from another underperforming school to an oasis in a food desert.
Though New York City public housing accounts for nearly half a million people, which would make it the thirty-first largest city in the United States, it remains remarkably underserved. In Stephen's area of the Bronx, the closest subway stop is eighteen blocks away, there are no grocery stores in sight, and 37% of the population faces food insecurity. Attempts to bring healthy food options and non-fast food vendors to the area have failed because, with 41.1% of families supported by the state and 59% of children in the district living in poverty, it is difficult to get kids to go to school, let alone to buy and eat vegetables. With circumstances as they are, it comes as no surprise that the Bronx produces the least reports of good health and the lowest levels of educational attainment of any of the five boroughs.
What does come as a surprise is the success Stephen has had at CS 55, where attendance has risen from 40% to 93% and entire classes pass the state exams. Such results can only be understood within the context of the whirlwind of chatter and fervency that is Stephen Ritz.
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Though the distance between Manhattan and the Bronx is not that great physically speaking, the two could not be farther apart in terms of cultural experience. Heading north to the latter, the bustling streets, raucous trains, and ubiquitous commerce of its wealthier counterpart are left behind. In their place stand relatively quiet and heavily residential stretches of projects, and in the middle of them, CS 55. On my visit to the school with other members of the Carol Cone On Purpose (CCOP) team, the setting felt almost desolate, until Stephen, in bright yellow-green shoes and a wooden superman bowtie, burst through the doors and unlocked the gate to the garden.
I had heard a lot about Stephen from Carol Cone. His Green Bronx Machine, a program that integrates plant-based learning into the school curriculum, has been a part of CCOP's Idea Accelerator for some time, but it was still extraordinary to experience the full scope of his brainchild and magnanimity in person. While Stephen went through the garden with us, injecting everyone with his inspired animation as he picked vegetables for a neighborhood woman and detailed the struggles of the community, he was just doing what he does everyday – teaching, giving, and innovating.
When he first arrived at CS 55 ten years ago, it was the most violent middle school in New York City. The average parent was sixteen years old at the birth of his or her child, a circumstance that created violence both at home and at the school, and students were showing up in bad health, if at all. Stephen, no stranger to the community or the symptoms of obesity, having suffered two heart attacks and diabetes himself, set out to address the problem at its roots. Rather than focusing, as too many others had, on topical solutions, El Capitan, as his students call him, sought to create a healthier and happier community through audience-centric education.
It is not enough, Stephen realized, to bring vegetables to people with no understanding of health or to preach the importance of abstaining from violent behavior to a community accustomed to gangs. His garden and learning center have accomplished what no other proposed solution has been able to because El Capitan created a program that integrates the solution into the community rather than just applying it topically.
The Green Bronx Machine (GBM) is a three-pronged program consisting of school-based gardens, a health clinic, and a National Health, Wellness, and Learning Center. Open to students and members of the community, the machine can provide free bags of produce to people in need every week, as well as the knowledge and resources for growing and preparing fresh food. By educating the community on why healthy food is essential and how to produce it, Stephen aims to improve not just the availability of food, but also the way people are thinking about it.
Stephen also uses the Green Bronx Machine to assuage the violence surrounding the school. He employs the help of elderly community members, who head 37.6% of households in the projects and discourage bad behavior with their very presence while gardening outside of the school. GBM's health clinic also addresses the problem of violence by preventing parents from sending their children to school with signs of physical injury, in addition to managing the health issues that arise from poor diets at home, of course.
Luckily for the Bronx residents that benefit from it, all facets of the program are sustainable throughout the year thanks to its linchpin: the National Health, Wellness, and Learning Center. As the heart of Stephen's operation, the center serves as a tower garden facility, kitchen, and classroom. It keeps the good growing year-round by enabling students and community members to grow and prepare food with Stephen as their guide during any season. It is also capable of going net positive for food and energy and entirely mobile, allowing Stephen to manipulate it to fit the needs of the community and to replicate it in the future, which he greatly hopes to do.
Stephen is already taking steps towards scaling the Green Bronx Machine. Currently, he is working on a curriculum that would enable other educators around the country to reproduce his model and bring good food to neighborhoods in need. It is little wonder that Stephen has been named a Top 10 Teacher Globally and a Top 50 Teacher Nationally for the work that he is doing above and beyond the call of duty. As more recognition comes to Stephen and his blossoming program, it will be very exciting to see what he can achieve in the purpose space and how it is received in other cities across the country.
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Today, Mayor Dwight C. Jones issued the following statement during a joint press conference held with Richmond Police Chief Ray Tarasovic: "I'm here to announce the decision of Ray Tarasovic to step down as police chief for the City of Richmond. Ray plans to return to a life of retirement and will officially leave the post as of February 20th. "Chief Tarasovic and I have been in discussion for some months now about his plans. When Ray joined the City of Richmond in February of 2013, he allowed me to draw him out of what was a fifth retirement when he agreed to serve the citizens of Richmond again. It was clear at the onset that he was here to fill a gap in leadership in our police department and that he was willing to do so for as long as necessary during my tenure. "Ray has been an excellent police chief. I've appreciated all of the energy and effort that he has put into the job. He has worked with a real heart for the community of Richmond and the public that he serves and loves. W
Mayor Jones Comments on 2015 Richmond City Council Leadership Elections
Mayor Dwight C. Jones issued the following statement today on the outcome of the City Council President and Vice President elections. "I offer my congratulations to the new Richmond City Council President Michelle R. Mosby. As the first African-American woman to be chosen to lead Council as well as one of the few women to ascend to the position, this is a truly historic and notable accomplishment. I also offer congratulations to the new Richmond City Council Vice President Chris Hilbert. "Our city has made significant steps forward and experienced tremendous progress over the past six years, to include today's opening of the first high school built in Richmond in more than 40 years. As we enter 2015, Richmond is poised for many more great things to include the UCI Road World Cycling Championships in September! I look forward to working with the City Council president, vice president and entire council as we continue to move Richmond forward together. "Additionally, I would like to t
Mayor Launches E-time Capsule with Huguenot Students
~ Richmond opens first new high school in 40 years ~ A grand opening ceremony took place at the new Huguenot High School this morning as students officially began attending classes at the first new high school to be built in the City of Richmond in 40 years. Mayor Dwight C. Jones marked the occasion by cutting a ribbon with Huguenot High School students and by participating in an official program with 4th District City Councilwoman Kathy Graziano, 4th District School Board Member Kristen Larson, Richmond Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Dana Bedden, and Huguenot High School Principal Jafar Barakat. The occasion was also marked by the launch of a time capsule project called Hugh-E – a digital time capsule designed to capture the current student lifestyle as the new school opens. Hugh-E will be the current student body's way of showing future students what life was like in 2015. Students were invited to submit photos, videos, music or any other digital submission that represents th
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Stone Sadness
Hunched or standing, Inuit artist Oviloo Tunnillie's sculptures feature figures shaped by loss
By Darlene Coward Wight
A carver based in Cape Dorset, Inuit artist Oviloo Tunnillie (1949–2014) created highly personal work in which expressive postures capture nuances of feeling. She is notable because few of her Inuit artist peers address such subjects as inner emotional states and grief. Other sculptors of her era—for example, Osuitok Ipeelee (1923–2005) and Kiugak Ashoona (1933–2014)—most typically favoured depictions of Arctic animals, domestic and hunting scenes, the sea spirit Taleelayu, shamanic transformations, and episodes from well-known legends and stories.
Oviloo Tunnillie, Oviloo and Toonoo, 2004
Serpentinite (Kangiqsuqutaq/Korok Inlet), 22.2 x 20.3 x 24.1 cm, signed with syllabics, collection of Barry Appleton
Human figures were impersonally dressed in culturally explicit fur clothing and were engaged in activities relating to pre-settlement living. Depictions of single human figures were rare and unemotionally engaged in an implied activity. Women were usually shown in their maternal roles with a child or children. The deep emotional expression conveyed in Oviloo's work, as in such sculptures as Repentance, 2001, transcends the cultural or traditional while also speaking deeply to the artist's own experiences.
Oviloo Tunnillie, Grieving Woman, 1997
Serpentinite (Tatsiituq), 35 x 12.5 x 11.3 cm, signed with syllabics, Winnipeg Art Gallery
The tragic episode of the death of her beloved father, Toonoo, must have contributed to Oviloo's several self-portraits of grieving women. In 1969 Toonoo was shot to death by Mikkigak Kingwatsiak, the husband of Toonoo's daughter Nuvalinga, in what was believed at the time to be a hunting accident. This shock re-emerged twenty-five years later when Mikkigak confessed to murdering Toonoo. Grief at her father's death is the subject of Oviloo and Toonoo, 2004, in which the memory of him appears as a small figure that seems to be trying to reach his weeping daughter from a distance.
Oviloo Tunnillie, Woman Covering Her Face, 2000
Stone, 37.2 x 14.6 x 7 cm, collection of Jane Ross
In her work, Oviloo also addressed the suicide, in 1997, of her thirteen-year-old daughter, Komajuk. Mental anguish is expressed in a number of Oviloo's sculptures from this date on, beginning with Grieving Woman, 1997, a quiet work that expresses profound grief through the body language of the female figure who moves slowly forward with head bowed and one hand pressed to her forehead. No facial expression is necessary to capture the figure's anguish. In 2000, Oviloo created a nude and vulnerable Crying Woman, her face buried in arms folded on knees drawn up into herself. In both of these, covered faces cut the figures off emotionally from the outside world and create focused images of isolation and sadness.
Jutai Toonoo, Paranoid, 2012
Graphite, coloured pencils on paper, 50 x 65 cm, Winnipeg Art Gallery
The unorthodox expression of inner states of mind was also a powerful feature of the graphic art and sculpture of Oviloo's brother Jutai Toonoo (1959–2015), who may have been influenced by his sister. Both artists uniquely created human forms and figures devoid of a narrative context. Jutai's non-narrative images of human heads and figures, such as Paranoid, 2012, are deeply personal and often portray restless sleep or dreamlike states. A bipolar disorder influenced his fierce independence from conventional subjects. Both he and Oviloo created their unique imagery in a community that had deep roots in culturally specific and narrative art forms.
This Essay is excerpted from Oviloo Tunnillie: Life & Work by Darlene Coward Wight.
Oviloo Tunnillie, 1992, photograph by John Graydon.
Banner: Oviloo Tunnillie, This Has Touched My Life, 1991–92, serpentinite (Tatsiituq); woman, 16.7 x 9.5 x 7 cm; woman and child, 16.5 x 19.2 x 10.5 cm; man, 18.5 x 9 x 5.25 cm; car, 3 x 9.2 x 4.2 cm, signed with syllabics, Canadian Museum of History, Gatineau.
Oviloo Tunnillie: Life & Work By Darlene Coward Wight
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23/03/2009: Ambassador Gaa Engages Members of the 111th U.S. Congress on Issues of Common Interest and Concern between Philippines and the U.S.
23 March 2009 - With the convening of the 111th U.S. Congress in January of 2009 and the legislative calendar well under way, Philippine Ambassador to the United States Willy C. Gaa had began engaging members of the U.S. Congress on issues of common interest and concern between the Philippines and the U.S.
Early in the year, Ambassador Gaa met with Senators Daniel Inouye and Daniel Akaka in the U.S. Senate. At the House of Representatives, Ambassador Gaa had met with Representatives Bob Filner, Mazie Hirono, Madeleine Bordallo and Eni Faleomavaega. In the past two weeks, Ambassador met with Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (Upper Left), Representative Jesse Jackson, Jr. (Upper Right) and Representative Mike Honda (Bottom).
Several meetings with U.S. legislators and some key legislative staff have been scheduled for Ambassador Gaa in the months ahead as he continues to work for stronger Philippine-U.S. relations and closer cooperation in areas of common interest between our two countries and peoples. END.


The appeal of the Northwest's growing economy was once again highlighted as emerging financial institution Opus Bank has announced that it is in contract for two spaces in the state of Washington where it will begin operations later this year. The bank has chosen locations in Seattle and Tacoma as its ice breakers for the region, and with strong growth driving its current activity, it won't be surprising if the entity will go on to sign a few more leases in the area.
The appeal of the Northwest's growing eco nomy was once again highlighted as emerging financial institution Opus Bank announced that it is under contract on two spaces in the state of Washington, where it will begin operations later this year. The bank has chosen new locations in Seattle and Tacoma as it strenghtens its position in the region, and with strong growth driving its current activity, it won't be surprising if the entity goes on to sign a few more leases in the area.
Opus Bank's forthcoming Seattle office will be located at 1411 Fourth St., where it will replace Tully's Coffee Store. The branch will begin its activity there during the third quarter of this year. The Tacoma location will also be opening its doors in the year's third quarter, at 950 Pacific Ave., Suite 150, in the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce building at the intersection of Pacific Avenue and 11th Street.
Opus Bank is an FDIC-insured, California-chartered commercial bank that currently holds assets worth $2.9 billion and has $2 billion in total deposits and $2.2 billion in total loans. The banking company offers a wide range of services and is also a Small Business Administration Preferred Lender.


Ann celebrated her 22nd birthday this year. She recognized that last year was the last milestone birthday for some years to come, but I don't think she realized just how lame the family celebration could get after adulthood. She found out when she dropped by and we presented her with an overgrown cupcake for a birthday cake. We couldn't even spring for a second "two" candle. Daisy, who is almost as old as Ann, sat by in sympathy.
Ann blew out the candles as Daisy watched. Daisy, with her old cat sinus problems, then sneezed on the cake. The party was over. Happy Birthday Ann! After 21 it's all downhill. You just didn't know how steep that hill is.


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Hackers Unlock Extra Violence in Manhunt 2
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Hackers have unlocked violent content previously censored in "Manhunt 2" to give it a marketable rating. The game, initially given an "Adults Only" rating by the Entertainment Software Rating Board, went on sale in the U.S. on Wednesday with a "Mature" rating. Game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software Incoporated edited parts of the game, including blurring some of the most gruesome killing scenes, to get the less restrictive rating. It did not take long for hackers to defeat that blurring on the version of the game for Sony's PlayStation Portable but the same has yet to be rpeated for versions on the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo Wii systems. The hack does not roll back all the changes that enabled the game to qualify for the "Mature" rating, and it requires some technical expertise and a PSP unit that is itself hacked to accept modified software.
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The diplomatic approach to North Korea is a long game
Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry Oct 9, 2017
https://www.marketplace.org/2017/10/09/diplomatic-approach-north-korea-long-game/
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson listens during a United Nations Security Council meeting in New York City about nuclear non-proliferation in September. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
The exchanges between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have been less than diplomatic. But beneath all the Twitter noise, progress — albeit small steps — is being made in isolating Pyongyang.
Felicia Schwartz, who reports on the U.S. State Department for the Wall Street Journal, wrote about the U.S. diplomatic efforts to pressure North Korea. Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal spoke with Schwartz about her reporting. The following is an edited transcript of their conversation.
Kai Ryssdal: Lots of sound and fury, as I said, in public between the two leaders. More quietly, though, and for a year plus now, there's been some things happening behind the scenes. What exactly is diplomacy doing with North Korea?
Felicia Schwartz: So diplomats at the State Department have been quietly working to press countries all over the world to, one, downgrade diplomatic presences wherever North Korea has them. And two, to try to cut down on economic ties and guest workers, which is kind of one in the same. So that effort actually started during the Obama administration, but the Trump administration has certainly elevated and kind of put a lot of focus on that effort.
Ryssdal: Give me some examples. What kinds of things are happening out there in the world to sort of put the squeeze on North Korea?
Schwartz: So a lot of this is kind of unglamorous, unsexy, stuff. For example, one problem that officials have tried to contend with is that North Korean vessels will often fly a flag of a country that is not North Korea because they cannot, you know, travel very easily under U.N. sanctions. And so Fiji, for example, you know, a very senior U.S. diplomat recently called on Fiji in a meeting to crack down. They flagged as many as 10 North Korean vessels that are flying Fiji flag.
Ryssdal: All of these businesses and ships and all of this stuff that the North Koreans run, it's all about getting them hard currency, right? Either dollars or euros or whatever it is that they can then use.
Schwartz: Yeah, especially the embassies are a big source of, basically, cash for North Korea. They are self-sufficient. Diplomats can set up bank accounts in the countries that they are working in because they need those accounts to function. And, again, a lot of this is sort of tiny, like flagging accounts here and there. But for North Korea, whose GDP is quite small, anyway, like all of this stuff adds up.
Ryssdal: OK. But here's the follow up: on the theory that countries are not always eager to be seen working with the United States — right, so that's that's one challenge here — but then the other one is, you've got the president and Kim Jong Un yelling and screaming at each other on Twitter. Does that make this kind of diplomacy more difficult?
Schwartz: I don't think it helps, especially in the higher-level asks, and I think there's a lot of uncertainty, especially recently about, you know, does the secretary speak for the president? On the flip side, I'd also say that this campaign predates the Trump administration. A lot of it is sort of lower-level, mechanical. There is a bunch of it happening at the working level, because many of the asks are quite small, so I guess it's just hard to measure how that will impact this campaign.
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Finally, Gail completes Kochi-Mangalore pipeline
With the commissioning the pipeline, gas demand in the state will touch 80-90 million cubic metres per annum from 60 million cubic metres now.
KOCHI: The much-delayed Kochi-Mangalore natural gas pipeline project is finally ready for commissioning any day from now as the national energy major Gail India has completed the final 540-metre treacherous stretch across the Chandragiri river in northern Kerala, according to a senior company official.
The 444-km long natural gas pipeline was launched in 2009 at an estimated cost of Rs 2,915 crore and was to be commissioned in 2014. But opposition on safety and commercial grounds wherein the land price was the main hurdle, both from political parties and the public, ensured that the project lingered on. This led to the project cost nearly doubling to over Rs 5,750 crore.
"We have completed the most difficult stretch across the Chandragiri river in Kasargod district in northern Kerala, on Saturday. Now the testing is on and this will be completed in the next two days. Within this week itself gas will reach Mangalore through the 444-km pipeline," P Murugesan, the executive director and head of Southern region, Gail, told PTI over phone from Bengaluru on Monday. A formal commissioning will be done later, according to the availability of the minister, he added.
The pipeline is charged up to Kannur now, and is live up to Kuttanand in Palakkad district, 90 km north of Kochi since June 2019 and of the remaining 354 km the line is ready up to Kannur. Kuttanad is the main junction of the project as from here the line bifurcates to Managalore and Bengaluru.
The first phase of the project was commissioned in August 2013 in the Kochi metropolitan area with industrial supplies and domestic supplies from February 2016 by Adani Gas.
Today the pipeline supplies 3.8 million cubic metres of gas every day to industrial and residential customers in Kochi and is set to cross 4 million cubic metres soon in the city itself, while Mangalore has a potential of 2.5 million cubic metres per day, Murugesan said.
The pipeline is a big boost to the struggling Kochi LNT Terminal of Petronet which has a capacity of 5 million tonne annually but 90 per cent capacity has been idling due to the delay in completing the Kochi-Mangalore pipeline and Murugesan said with the commissioning the capacity utilisation of the LNG terminal will go up to 25-30 per cent.
Apart from huge environmental gains, the state can also gain monetarily as it can get up to Rs 1,000 crore by way of taxes alone. Supplying to the Kochi region alone helps the state earn over Rs 340 crore annually in tax revenue.
The authorities were ready to complete the project this August but a 540-metre stretch across the Chandragiri river became a nightmare for them. So as a way out they reduced the diameter of the pipe to a fourth — from 24 inches to just 6 inches now.
But Murugesan said this is a temporary arrangement and the work to lay 24 inch pipe will resume soon after commissioning of the project and once ready the switch-over will not disrupt gas supply.
He also said the pipeline will supply has to all the seven districts it passes through in the state — Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasargod — as well as the hilly Wayanad district. Of these already city gas distribution is on in Kochi where its supplies 3.8 million cubic metres of gas every day.
The company was working on the 540-metre river stretch since late April but got inordinately delayed as this stretch goes up to 8 metres deep in the river bed at some places and has an elevation difference of 148 metres, as the river flows down a deep valley, making it one of the rarest engineering projects for the entire pipeline network across the country.
The project crosses as many as 96 water-bodies south of the Chandragiri river.
The problem with this stretch is that the river flows down through a valley to the Arabian Sea, forcing them to drill horizontally from under the river bed. The EPC contractor for this stretch was awarded to NR Patel & Company.
https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/oil-and-gas/finally-gail-completes-kochi-mangalore-pipeline/79254523
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40-Year Anniversary of One of Houston' Worst Fatal Truck Accidents
This past May marked the 40-year anniversary of one of the worst commercial truck accidents in Houston history. In this article, we take a moment to reflect on the tragic events and examine what we can all learn from the fatal mistakes involved.
Tragedy Strikes On the Morning of May 11, 1976
Shortly after 11:00am on May 11, 1976, a tanker truck traveling on the 610 West Loop and carrying 7,000 gallons of anhydrous ammonia hit a support beam and fell onto the Southwest Freeway below. The truck just missed landing on a car, likely sparing at least one life, however the impact caused the truck to spill its entire 7,000-gallon load. Anhydrous ammonia spilled onto the Southwest Freeway, and the toxic fumes from the lethal liquid killed seven people in the vicinity. Almost 200 other suffered serious injuries.
As recalled by the Houston Chronicle:
"The fumes that were released proved fatal for those who were too close. Freeway traffic was closed for three miles in all directions. Most nearby residents left their homes. Those who were close enough to detect the smell were told to relocate until the odor dissipated."
Following an investigation, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a report that revealed three probable causes of the accident:
Excessive Speed – According to the NTSB, the truck was traveling at an "excessive speed" at the time it struck the support beam and left the overpass. This was deemed to be the primary factor leading to the accident.
Lateral Surge of Liquid – The NTSB also determined that the force of the 7,000 gallons of anhydrous ammonia (less than a full load) shifting in the tanker was a contributing factor in causing the truck to overturn.
Failure of the Overpass Railing – Finally, the NTSB determined that the "failure of the bridge rail to contain or redirect the vehicle" was a contributing factor in allowing the truck to fall from the overpass to the freeway below.
All-Too-Common Factors in Houston Truck Accidents
Unfortunately, as we have previously discussed, the factors that led to the 1976 Southwest Freeway disaster continue to be among the leading causes of tractor trailer and semi-truck accidents.
Speeding is a persistent problem on the highways in and around Houston; and, despite improvements in tanker and container technology, shifting and improperly-secured loads continue to present major risks as well.
Similarly, although the risks of trucks and other vehicles departing the roadway are well-known (not just on overpasses, but even on ground-level roads as well), inadequate guards and railings are regularly cited as factors in rollovers and other dangerous truck accidents. It is unfortunate that drivers and passengers continue to face these risks 40 years later; but, this is a reality of life, and one for which too many innocent individuals end up paying the price.
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Jesse Cross and Brian Schutt's story is very different than everyone else in Indianapolis heating and cooling. Both graduates of Purdue's Krannert School of Business, they expected to have careers wearing suits in corporate America.
But after stints at KPMG and Wells Fargo, respectively, both knew they had been designed for a different path. Jesse's took him into investment real estate and Brian's into a variety of communications roles. They maintained the friendship they had formed while presidents of their respective fraternity houses, as members of Common Ground Christian Church.
Jesse and Brian's decision to start a company together was built upon years of meaningful relationship and mutual trust. When Jesse brought up his experience of constant frustration with HVAC vendors working on his real estate and Brian looked at an industry of "blue and red logos, for cold and hot", they knew there was a need for something different.
From the outset, their philosophy has been to build a company that home owners could trust. Their belief is that a process built around the customer's experience, not just the company's profitability, was desperately needed in Indianapolis heating and cooling. Great technicians, timely service, and fair prices are all fantastic, but if they aren't built on a foundation of trust they ring hollow.
Now approaching six years since founding Homesense, Jesse and Brian are even more committed to their philosophy of delivering a refreshingly different customer experience by going the extra mile every day.