The Big House was founded in 2013 and Anne Currell is currently the head of the Board of Trustees for this amazing charity. The Big House works with young care leavers, creating powerful productions about issues that the young people feel need to be aired. Most of the cast have had no formal acting training and there are no auditions. Their latest production, Bullet Tongue, looks at the issue of County Lines drug dealing, where young and vulnerable people are recruited by drug dealers and gangs to run drugs from cities into the suburbs and countryside. The production opened on 14 November to sell out evenings and rave reviews. The production has just been extended until 15 December.
We met with two members of the Bullet Tongue cast, Shonagh and Jermaine, at The Big House's new home in Islington, to find out more.
But The Big House is more than just a theatre company. What's really on offer is a whole host of new opportunities, skills and ways to build confidence. "I first came to the drop in's here. I did a drama workshop, then they asked if I wanted to get involved with the latest project and I just thought… ok!" says Jermaine. The Big House offers a range of classes and workshops from money management to first aid, since many young care leavers haven't been able to learn the same life skills as their peers.
What's Happening in Islington This Month?
Feeling creative? Candid Arts on Torren Street (next to Angel Underground station) are running their popular portrait painting course on 7th April (and throughout May). The class is suitable for all levels, so beginners are welcome, and the course includes plenty of demonstration and one-to-one tuition.
Running from 14th April – 26th May is The Writer, a powerful new production from director Blanche McIntyre. The story focuses on a young writer looking to challenge the status quo, who discovers that creative gain comes at a personal cost.
The newly refurbished Harry's Bar & Brasserie on Ironmonger Lane is holding a St George's Day Q&A session with boxer Frank Warren. Tickets are £75, to include a four course meal, tea or coffee, a pairing wine, and a donation to Frank Warren's chosen charities. These are Debra, that supports individuals and families affected by the skin condition Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB), and Nordoff Robbins, a music therapy charity.
Contact Claire Hooper on 020 7600 0300 to book.
Plastic is an emotional new drama showing throughout April at the Red Lion Theatre on St John Street. The play is about time, memory and escape by BAFTA nominated playwright Kenneth Emson and directed by 2017 JMK Award winner Josh Roche.
Book tickets and get more information here.
The 31st annual London Art Fair is returning to the Business Design Centre in Angel. Bringing together more than 100 galleries with sculptures, paintings, photographs, ceramics and more, the event showcases contemporary artwork from the 20th century to today. As well as the main fair, there are also two smaller, specially curated exhibitions showcasing less established galleries with new works and contemporary photography.
West Yorkshire comedian Daniel Kitson hosts April's edition of Live at the Union Chapel on 7th April, with some special guests to get your ribs aching. These include 8 out of 10 Cats and Taskmaster guest Sara Pascoe, five times Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee James Acaster, sketch trio Gein's Family Giftshop and Tom Parry of the three-man comedy act Pappy's.
The Little Angel Theatre's puppet show adaptation of Julia Donaldson's classic picture book, The Singing Mermaid, is sure to keep the kids entertained this April – and maybe the grown ups too! Running until the 22nd April, the show follows a singing mermaid who is tempted away from all of her sea creature friends to join a travelling circus.
16 brave members of Currell staff took on the very tough (but only a bit muddy) Tough Mudder challenge at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford on Saturday.
Sporting our very own Currell branded T-shirts, we climbed, crawled, ran, and carried each other through 10 grueling obstacles. Thankfully, we got in there bright and early at 8:45am when the weather was still dry, so we remained relatively unscathed by the mud.
The atmosphere was really positive, with everyone lending a hand to get each other over the obstacles and helping other non-Currell participants too. It was certainly an amazing team building exercise – nothing brings colleagues closer together than pushing them up and over a 10ft wall!
All in all, it was a huge amount of fun and we managed to raise over £1,300 for Help for Heroes. Well done to everyone who took part and a big thank you to everyone who donated!
Last Thursday, Group Chairman Chris Currell, along with Director of New Homes Matt Cobb, attended the BOLD magazine event to celebrate their 9th issue.
BOLD magazine is an annual publication that highlights the work of regeneration organisations within the London borough of Barking and Dagenham, as well as celebrating its culture and history.
The event brought together a diverse mix of attendees from various housing developers and local organisations. Special guest speakers included photographer David Bailey CBE, Robert Wilkinson from Countryside Properties, Max Farrell of Farrells, and captain of West Ham United FC, Mark Noble.
The latest issue of the magazine includes a feature on Eastbury Manor House, the rich feminist history of Barking and Dagenham, the borough's film heritage, sporting heroes and more.
To get a free copy of the magazine, click here.
Last night saw the first of two private views of some of the Currell Collection's photographic works. The Currell Collection is the personal art collection of Currell's founders, Anne and Chris Currell.
The doors of our Islington office on Upper Street opened last night for a showcase of some excellent photography. Jack Latham, who had works on display from both of his photobooks, Sugar Paper Theories and A Pink Flamingo, gave a truly gripping talk about the inspiration behind his latest collection.
Jack Latham's Sugar Paper Theories won the Bar Tur Photobook Award in 2016 and was co-published by The Photographers' Gallery and Here Press. It is a mixture of original photographs and archival photography/other documentary materials that explores the fundamental nature of photography. It questions photography's defining principles of truth and objectivity in light of the Gudmundur and Geirfinnur case, one of Iceland's most prolific and controversial murder cases. Find out more about the collection (and the case) here.
David Gwinnutt, senior valuer for Currell Residential, also had some work on display – three portraits from his 1980s archives. David is renowned for documenting the rising stars of London's queer scene in the 80s, and was voted 16th on the Independent's Pink List of the top 100 most influential gay people in Britain today after he created the Pink Jack – a symbol of modern Britain and gay pride.
Brett Rogers OBE, the Director of The Photographers' Gallery since 2005, also gave a talk about the institution. The Photographers' Gallery is widely recognised as being instrumental in establishing photography as a leading art form in the UK.
To see more work in the Currell Collection, take a look at the website here, or pop into our Islington office to see the photographic works.
This weekend, we were delighted to host The Hackney Society's '50 Photographs of Hackney' exhibition at one of our new homes developments in London Fields, Quadra.
The exhibition was a huge success, and because of this the exhibition will run for a further week to meet demand. It will be available to view from Tuesday-Friday this week at 91 Lansdowne Drive, E8 3HD.
The collection features images of day-to-day life around the borough – with the people and places that make Hackney so great. Limited edition prints will be on sale, with all proceeds going towards the funding of the Hackney Society's work.
The Hackney Society is a membership organisation of Hackney residents and friends that was formed in 1967 to involve and support local people in the conservation and regeneration of Hackney's built environment and public spaces.
For more information on Quadra and Currell see our website. More information about The Hackney Society can be found here.
This Friday 4th and Saturday 5th August from 10am-5pm, to celebrate their 50th anniversary, The Hackney Society will be showcasing their '50 Photographs of Hackney' exhibition. This will complement Hackney: Portrait of a Community 1967-2017, which is to be published soon.
The exhibition will be taking place at one of our latest new homes developments, Quadra, at 91 Lansdowne Drive, E8 3HD. This exclusive collection of over 55s apartments is adjacent to London Fields. All apartments have views across the park.
Limited edition prints will be on sale, with proceeds going towards the funding of the Hackney Society's work.
Last night, Currell held a fantastic wine tasting evening in our Islington branch. The event was hosted by local wine connoisseur and author of Essential Wine Tasting, Michael Schuster.
In total, a terrific £1,688 was raised. All proceeds will go towards the vital work that the NSPCC does for children. To find out more, see their website.
Last night, Highbury Grove School and Samuel Rhodes School celebrated their fifth annual Art Exhibition.
This event started five years ago, with the introduction of the Currell Art Award. This award is for GCSE level students to assist with their 'aim high' standards. The top three winners received £100, £50, and £25 worth of art vouchers.
Last year, Cowling & Wilcox, local art suppliers based on Holloway Road, stepped in to support the schools and to provide a large art prize for the top winner.
"Currell are now in the fifth year and the standard of artwork just seems to get better and better each year. It is a pleasure to see the pupils cuddling the trophy and the big smiles.


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President launches national initiative to combat plastic waste
President Nana Addo Dankwa Afufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Tuesday launched a national initiative geared at addressing and managing the environmental impact of plastic waste in the country.
The Ghana National Plastic Action Partnership (NPAP), a collaboration with the Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP), will tackle the leakage of plastic into Ghana's oceans and waterways.
GPAP, an alliance with the World Economic Forum, aims to tackle the pollution of the planet from plastics by engaging governments, regional bodies, international organizations, businesses, as well as civil society organizations to avert the growth in global plastic pollution by 2025.
President Akufo-Addo said the menace of plastic pollution, one of the most pressing challenges facing the world, was a threat to the survival of the human race and "that is why confronting this challenge demands the active partnership and cooperation of all nations."
Ghana, he said, with the launch of the national programme, was taking "a historic step forward in our environmental stewardship, our sustainable growth, and our vision for the future."
The GPAP is supported by the governments of Canada and the United Kingdom, the Coca Cola Company, Pepsi Cola and Nestle. With Ghana formally joining the GPAP, it has become the first African nation and the second country to align with the initiative to eradicate plastic waste and pollution worldwide.
President Akufo-Addo told the gathering which included sustainable development advisers, policy makers, business leaders, youth representatives, entrepreneurs and waste management experts, that on assumption of office in 2017, he tasked the Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation to develop a strategy to combat the challenges with the management of plastics.
The directive resulted in the National Plastics Management Policy that has attracted the attention of the global community and has led to the partnership with the World Economic Forum.
The Policy not only focuses on how to address plastic waste but takes a holistic view of the entire value-chain of plastics, with the aim of using it as a vehicle for sustainable development.
The Policy seeks to reduce the use of plastics and promote their replacement with green alternatives.
The President pledged Ghana's commitment NPAP and expressed the hope that the partnership with GPAP would enable Ghana achieve its policy objectives and vision for a sustainable future.
"Our nation is flourishing with an extra ordinary wealth of expertise, knowledge, innovations, social enterprise and willpower to take on this issue.
"Throughout every sector and level, from local government to waste management pioneers and young student leaders, Ghanaians are actively contributing to the fight against plastic pollution.
"We are pleased to partner with the Global Plastic Action Partnership to bring together existing efforts, scale up these highly successful initiatives and fast-track our progress towards a collective goal to achieve zero leakage of plastic waste into our oceans and waterways," the President said.
President Akufo-Addo applauded also the initiatives being made by private sector operators to put up recycling plants to create bio-fuels that are being used as alternatives to fossil fuels.
He commended the efforts of civil society organizations and the media to raise awareness of efficient waste management, and existing opportunities for waste recovery in the country adding that Government was ready to partner with all stakeholders to drive investment and research into the area.
"I believe that there is the need for significant behavioral change, and I am happy with the prominence that has been given to it in the implementation of the draft National Plastics Management Policy.
"Ghana, after this process, will make best efforts to be a model for other countries in the region and on the continent on issues related to plastic management," he said.
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Khaleeji Syndicate
A social anarchist from Bahrain.
Addressing Every Homophobic Khaleeji Argument Ever.
khaleejisyndicate Uncategorized September 18, 2022 January 3, 2023 6 Minutes
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1. "They must respect our traditions and culture!"
No. They don't.
The identities, liberties and self-expression of a socially repressed minority are a bigger priority than the feelings of a repressive majority.
If such a majority chose to respect the minority, nothing would happen to their own culture or sense of identity; they are the majority, afterall. Not a single thing would happen to them even if the minority filled the streets with all their banners, and openly chanted their slogans for everyone to hear.
If the minority chose to "respect" the majority, then they would cease to exist as they are. They will have to compromise their identities, lifestyles, voices and autonomy.
This is why "respect" in this context is just a code word for submission; and those who demand submission are not entitled to respect to begin with, nor do they deserve it.
2. "Why can't they just leave?"
Just as Muslims resisted injustices the spanned from the days Qurayash up until the patriot act, LGBTQ have the right to defend themselves and others from the widely popular support for censorship, imprisonment, displacement and/ or the death penalty that exist today.
If you oppose their resistance to such injustices, then you're inadvertently arguing that Muslims (including Muhammad) should've also simply succumbed to the majority and left; in which case, you would have far more in common with the conformists and defenders of the status quo of their era.
In fact – by arguing that LGBTQ people should "simply leave" – you have already summoned a text book Anti-Muslim argument.
"But the liberals are the ones imposing their LGBTQ agenda on us!"
The LGBTQ minority is not imposing anything on you unless they are forcing you to engage in same-sex practices yourself. They aren't, whereas you're enforcing your
own religious values over them.
If LGBTQ identities and practices were decriminalised, your (and the majority's) right to practice your religion would continue to exist; the one difference is that LGBTQ people would also have the right to engage in their practices and identities as well.
In other words, you're not the victim; as much as you might feel this way. This is a scenario where you seek to dominate a minority, and a minority is merely seeking to defend themselves.
As terrified as you are by a liberal bogeyman, LGBTQ identities and practices are apolitical and have in fact existed before politics.
The presence of LGBTQ Arabs existed before Islam and Christianity, for that matter; if anything, this suggests that they are more authentically arab than both major religions.
What you refer to as "liberals" and "agenda" are merely LGBTQ people standing up for themselves against the religious agenda that you wish to continue imposing over them.
Defending oneself from the majority
is justifiable when they are acting unjustly towards a minority, as the case was in the suppression of Muslims, and in the case of Islamic suppression of LGBTQ people today.
"If LGBTQ acceptance is OK. Does that mean you support r*pe and p*dophiIia too?"
Same-sex relationships between two consenting adults isn't comparable with r*pe and pedophilia since the latter two neglect consent and rely on abuse.
In that sense, same-sex relationships have more in common with interracial relationships; which were also largely unpopular for the same reasons a lot of khaleejis oppose same-sex relationships today.
Who did actually tolerate r*pe and pedophilia, though? I can't help but think of a specific religious figure who married an underage girl and supported the distribution of women and even more underage girls as sex slaves.
I'm just talking about Genghis Khan, obviously.
This only further strengthens the case for resisting against certain religious values.
"But same-sex relationships spread diseases!"
There isn't a single disease that spreads due to two partners being of the same-sex; the one thing that does spread illnesses is the lack of safety precautions between partners of all sexes.
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (or PrEP) is a highly effective medicine that is taken to prevent getting HIV, and HPV vaccines are equally as effective ; they are now administrated for men and women of all ages.
That fact that our countries have neither says more about our countries than it does about LGBTQ people.
"But the LGBTQ agenda say people could be whatever gender they want to be!"
This may be mind-blowing (brace up), but gender has always been separate from sex; and it has been this way for thousands of years (source cited below), just as the concept of "nationality" is separate from "ethnicity" today.
The latter is widely accepted today, and it isn't considered "unbiological" nor "unscientific" to – for example – state that someone is "German" (Nationality), while they are of "Tamil origins" (Ethnicity); just as the term "German" could either refer to someone's nationality or ethnicity, they term "woman" could either refer to someone's gender or biological sex. Hence, prefixes come in handy.
The same can can be said about the term "mother", which generally refers to women who birthed and raised a child. However, the term is also used to refer to adoptive mothers as well. We tend to call both mothers, and use prefixes such as "adoptive mothers" and "biological mothers" in instances where this distinction needs to be made.
However, almost no one is on a crusade against adoptive mothers for "misusing language" – because most people are actually aware that similar terms can have multiple meanings. In the case of gender identity, there has been over 4000 years worth of documentation of the terms being used interchangeably (and with prefixes) to relation to both gender identity and biological sex.
One social construct, whereas the other is biological. However, even "the biology" is not as linear as one may think.
In fact, MRI scans on 160 transgender people reveal more similarities to their gender identities than they do with their visible "sex". (Source: Julie Bekker, University of Liege).
"But they are mentally ill!"
Despite this study, a lot of people would still like to cite the "high rates of mental illnesses among trans people" to discredit trans identity.
A disproportionate population of intersex people also suffer from numerous mental illnesses. Would that also suggest that being intersex is a "mental illness"? Obviously not. It is a physical, observable condition the exists beyond the chemical functions of the brain; and it does happen to come with different mental conditions for numerous (including societal) reasons.
The same can be said about trans people in relation to this study, as it showcases clear, physical differences between the brains of trans people and cis people; one that makes them physically and biologically (as far as the brain goes) closer to the gender identity; not a mere chemical inbalance that caused them to delude themselves.
By that argument, one might as well cite the fact that 50% of women and 40% of men suffer from mental disorders (source: NIHM) to argue that "cis identity is therefore a mentaI disorder" (or being American, for that matter)
The "Gender diverse cultures" map by PBS is an interactive map of all the cultures with multiple gender identities to this day.
The common ground among many of these cultures are the limited influences of "Judaeo-Christianity" (Primarily on Native American, African, Maori, and Asian tribes) which was one of the primary movements to strictly merge sex with particular gender roles and identities.
It is a far more recent transition.
To a lot of people, It sounds completely bogus that these two were ever separate, though it's not anything new whatsoever.
https://nationalpost.com/news/world/an-mri-brain-scan-can-reveal-if-you-are-transgender-says-study
"Yes but my religion represents objective morality, as it is the word of God. They must submit to it."
Whether your god (Or Darth Vader) exists or not is irrelevant to whether others are obliged to worship him or forcibly submit to the values of those who do.
I'm just talking about Darth Vader, obviously.
Even if we were to assume that you are correct about his existence, it doesn't sufficiently justify their positions against those who don't wish to submit to his commands or the values of his followers.
LGBTQ people, feminists and secularists are all still more deserving of their own dignity than you are deserving of their submission.
A lot of people seem to equate the supposed existence of their god with the existence of
"objective morality" – even if we were to assume that he does exists, it has no bearing on whether his judgement is objective, just and rational or narcissistic, emotional (source: a couple of books he supposedly wrote) and deranged.
In all cases, those who don't wish to submit to – ehem – Darth Vader or the comical values of his followers are fundamentally entitled to their autonomy and self-defense.
In conclusion: the vast majority of the khaleejis who oppose same-sex relationships think that the following is halal: 1. Marriage between a man in his 40s to an underage girl (a particular religious figure). 2. Sexual slavery.
Yet, they are convinced that they have more superior values than consenting adults in same-sex relationships.
All in all, those who oppose same-sex relationships will ultimately share the same fate as those who once opposed interracial relationships; irrelevant and forgotten in the dustbin of history.
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Dynamics of Non-planar Thrust Faults Governed by Various Friction Laws
Bin Luo, & Benchun Duan
Fault interface topography is a prevailing factor in earthquake rupture dynamics. In subduction zones, large-scale oceanic reliefs such as seamounts and plateaus on the incoming oceanic plate can be subducted with the downgoing plate, giving rise to significant geometrical irregularities on the fault interface. Another key factor in controlling rupture dynamics is the friction law operating on the fault interface. Although rate- and state-friction laws have been proposed to behave similarly to the linear slip-weakening law on a planar fault model and produce an equivalent slip-weakening curve in dynamic rupture simulation, it remains unclear that whether dynamic rupture behavior governed by different functional forms of frictional constitutive laws would be affected by complex fault geometry in a similar manner.
We explicitly incorporate non-planar thrust fault geometry in a three-dimensional finite element model to perform numerical simulations of spontaneous dynamic rupture in order to compare the effect of large-scale seamount-like geometrical irregularity on earthquake rupture along a thrust fault interface governed by various friction laws, including linear slip-weakening friction law and rate- and state-dependent friction laws with different forms (e.g., aging law, slip law, and slip law with strong rate weakening). Our results show that the oceanic relief geometry could act as rupture barrier with its high strength area unfavorable for rupture propagation. There are three general types of rupture patterns associated with such a bumpy geometry regardless of which friction law is applied. The first one is that the rupture directly passes through the bump with minor impedance by the high strength area, causing slightly prolonged rupture duration. The second one is that part of the rupture is significantly obstructed by the bump, but the rest of the rupture manages to circumvent the high strength area, resulting in much longer rupture duration. The third one is that the rupture is completely stopped by the bump, limiting the size of the earthquake magnitude. The specific form of friction laws plays a critical role in varying the intensity of the rupture as well as the strength of the geometrical barrier to determine which type of rupture pattern should appear under certain prestress condition.
Luo, B., & Duan, B. (2017, 08). Dynamics of Non-planar Thrust Faults Governed by Various Friction Laws. Poster Presentation at 2017 SCEC Annual Meeting.
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This granola recipe has chocolate chips in it. During the baking process, those chips will melt and probably loose their shape and crunch. So I save about 2 tablespoons of the chips and set them aside to add at the end so I have a few chips with crunch left in them.
And that's all there is to it, folks! I hope you get to try this granola soon. But don't expect it to last long – every time I make this, it's gone in a couple days!
Classic cinnamon granola is given a chocolatey makeover with the addition of cocoa powder and mini chocolate chips. You'll be shocked at how great the cinnamon and chocolate pairs together!
2 cups old fashioned oats not instant!
Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Add chocolate chips, nuts and oats to a large bowl. In a separate small bowl, add the cocoa powder, oil, salt, honey, cinnamon, and vanilla extract and whisk together. Pour mixture into bowl with oats and nuts. Stir together until well-mixed.
Pour granola onto large baking sheet and spread evenly into one layer and pat down to compact the mixture. Bake 12 minutes and remove. Stir mixture, pat down to compact it again, and return to oven for another 12-15 minutes, until the mixture is golden brown.
Remove from oven to cool. Add a little sea salt to finish off the granola. Once cool, break apart the granola into chunks.
This sounds like a great snack to have on hand, however, I would eat them as a whole meal.
When I saw chocolate in combination with cinnamon I knew that this was one recipe I was going to love. Homemade granola is always superior to the store bought kind. I think the store granola is flavorless and flat. The granola spiked with the chocolate and cinnamon would most certainly perk up the tastebuds. This recipe is a keeper.
This granola looks so good! I love how it's clumped together.
Chocolate and cinnamon indeed make a fantastic pairing. Spicy and rich. I like how its been applied to granola. I can enjoy it with a bowl of Greek yogurt. Yum!
This combo sounds amazing. I love granola and definitely giving this a try.
This combo sounds amazing for granola! Definitely giving this a try!
My son would go crazy over this. I love your recipe! Lovely photos.
You had me at chocolate and them you said granola. This is like my mid-day snack. I love snacking on granola during the day so this would be absolute heaven.
I love having granola available all the time. I especially like it in my yogurt. This is amazing! Love the cinnamon and cocoa flavor!
Loving the sound and the look of your granola! I always make my own, and don't even remember when last time I bought granola from the shop 🙂 Love the chocolate- cinnamon combo too!
I have two giant containers of oats collecting dust in my pantry that I've been meaning to find a use for. Granola never even crossed my mind. DUH! *FACE PALM!* I'm totally making this over the weekend! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for sharing tips as well to make this! Will save it.
I could eat this by the handful!!! I bet its great in yogurt!
Oooh yum! Never made granola before, but I love adding cinnamon to my hot chocolate so this sounds heavenly. Will have to give it a try.
Such a delicious flavor combination! I could snack on this every day!
I love pairing chocolate and cinnamon together! This looks like a delicious snack. Can't wait to try it!
I love making my own granola too and this one looks amazing for when I have a chocolate craving!
Oh my goodness! This looks so yummy. I've never made granola at home!


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Among the many items on the West Hollywood City Council's agenda tonight is a discussion of the possibility of the city purchasing the Gelson's Market site at 8330 Santa Monica Blvd.
That item is on the Council's "closed session" agenda, which is reserved for legally or otherwise sensitive matters that don't have to be discussed publicly under the state's Brown Act.
In an interview with WEHOville, Yvonne Manganaro, who is the senior director of marketing for the California food store company, said Gelson's now manages 27 stores, 24 of which are in physical spaces owned by others. She said Gelson's wants to get out of the real estate business by selling the property in which its West Hollywood, Pacific Palisades and Calabasas stores are located.
However, Manganaro said, Gelson's does not intend to leave West Hollywood. "We're looking for a long term lease arrangement with options (to renew)," she said.
Manganaro noted that high real estate prices in West Hollywood make this an optimal time to sell the grocery store site and building. Thus far, she said, more than a dozen entities have reached out to inquire about buying the three properties that are on the market.
The City of West Hollywood has effectively expanded City Hall by renting space in the Koontz Hardware building on Santa Monica Boulevard to house some employees and putting us in the Werle Building on Robertson Boulevard. It also has purchased several commercial properties in recent years, including the lot that once was to house a Walgreen's pharmacy on the southwest corner of Santa Monica and Crescent Heights boulevards, which the city intends to use temporarily as a parking lot until it can decide a long term use. And it now owns the Coast Playhouse at 8325 Santa Monica Blvd., which it intends to use as a performance space.
Gelson's Markets, founded in 1951, is owned by Arden Group Inc., an entity headquartered in California that itself is controlled by TPG, a global private investment firm headquartered in San Francisco.
West Hollywood is home to nine traditional grocery stores: Bristol Farms, Gelson's, Pavilions, Ralph's (2 locations), Smart & Final, Trader Joe's (2 locations), Whole Foods Market. It also is the location of stores more focused on home delivery such as Pink Dot and Yummy and stores like Odessa, the Russian-market, with an ethic focus.
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Despite most Gelson's are known for High End and Very High Prices, our Gelson's is a Vital Local Resource for basic Groceries. With the very densely populated Kings road and other nearby streets, with many who are elderly, and walk to Gelson's and that's a big deal, for basic groceries.
BTW – anyone needing groceries – I found Vons.com (pavillions) has an AWESOME HOME DELIVERY SERVICE.
The first order is free delivery. But you can always find "free delivery" with their site deals/offers. Great if disabled. Will bring and carry up heavy things: water, beverages, canned goods.
Flawless service for years, in my experience.
Gelsons adds tremendously to the walk ability of the neighborhood. If the city purchases the building it will only be a matter of time before they evict the market to expand city hall. It would be a blow to the neighborhood to lose this resource.
Let's ask the LA Times how well selling Times Mirror Square then leasing it worked out for them..
Doesn't make sense to me to sell the building if you want to stay in West Hollywood. Who sells their home only to rent it back. Rents rise along with costs and before long it won't make sense to keep renting the space you once owned. No matter what happens, I really hope they stay in West Hollywood. Love that store.
Arden Group has always been headquartered in California; you are confusing Arden Realty, which is headquartered in Philadelphia, with Arden Group.
Thanks for alerting us to that error. The story has been corrected.
Let's understand what is happening here. First, Gelson's West Hollywood is a gold mine. That store is always busy and the high-margin prepared food/deli department is the busiest. It's been there for decades. People love it. Why sell the real estate now?
Look no further than its ultimate owner, a private investment company. That company cares ONLY about the value of the real estate, not the value of a tiny supermarket chain. The pattern is very familiar to retail. The "valuable" assets like real estate are sold. Does that money go back to the business to invest in new locations, bolster a pension plan or improve a service? No, it's stripped out by the owners. Rent gets jacked up, significantly reducing the profit of the retailer (supermarket in this case). Eventually, all valuable assets will be stripped out of Arden, it will be stuffed with debt and then thrown back on the public market or sold to a much larger company like Whole Foods or Kroger. The private equity group never cared about the business, only its underlying assets. Pick it clean and toss the bones overboard. Familiar vulture capitalism.
Any purchaser of that valuable piece of real estate will NOT want to be a landlord to a supermarket, no matter how easy it is to collect a rent check. The property will be sold to a developer who's only intent will be to demolish the supermarket and build pricey condos or very over-priced rental units. We've seen this pattern over and over again all around West Hollywood.
I believe that Gelson's wants to remain where it is. I just don't believe that management of the grocery store thought it was a great idea to toss one of its last valuable assets so it could pay huge triple-net rent payments to a new landlord. Whoever buys the property will want to redevelop it, no matter what it says to the sellers in order to get their hands on the property. I'd rather see the City buy it and eventually expand City Hall to that location. The City enjoys a very low cost of borrowing funds right now and this would be an asset that would hold value and likely significantly appreciate. Better than another luxury housing project that few current residents could afford.
This corner lot was never a Walgreens but was instead a vibrant strip mall for many years.
Walgreens purchased the lot and demolished the strip mall in the hope of getting approval to erect a large multi-story mixed use building. They proposed a pharmacy on the ground floor.
The project was scuttled by the discovery of an underground toxic site the developers failed to disclose to regulators. It was discovered by a consultant hired by local residents who opposed the development which they felt was out of scale for the neighborhood.
I don't know about hiring a consultant. But you can google the street address and look for the public records about the property site. It had (I believe) 26 known toxic issues.
Don't you mean 2 Trader Joe's?
Good catch! Thanks for that. The story has been corrected too note that there are, in fact, two Trader Joe's.
What's the update on the city utilizing the former Aaron Brothers location (7500 sq ft) since the city already owns this building?
I hope they don't sell to the city. If Steve Martin had not blocked it, City Hall would have been over with the library, at West Hollywood Park. It would have made a lot more sense over there, and there would have been plenty of room, and we would not have needed the 20 million dollar parking garage. Very short-sighted. Anyway, leave Gelson's alone!
Is Sprouts on LaBrea in West Hollywood?
No, but there is a Sprouts location being built right next to 24 Hr. Fitness smack in the middle of WeHo.
Other than a Sprouts what else is going into that new building? There was talk at one time of a new gym opening in that space? If so ….. goodbye 24!!!


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Where are Physics 2000 and Zip Zapp?
* Can I use True BASIC on my OS X Macintosh?
At this time there is no native OS X version of True BASIC. Luckily, many tools now exist enabling you to run True BASIC for Windows (and other Windows programs) and even early Mac versions of TB on post-Classic Mode OS X and Intel Macs.
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Does it matter who the CISO reports to?
CISOs, it's time to bury the hatchet with your CIO
The CISO's newest responsibility: Building trust
Reporting to CEO reduces risks and costs, but change comes slowly
6 signs the CIO-CISO relationship is broken — and how to fix it
Successful collaboration between the IT and security leaders is essential but not always easy. Here are signs the relationship is broken – and 8 steps you should take to fix it.
By Mary K. Pratt
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Mark Thomas felt trouble brewing when he was a CIO with a CISO reporting to him as the pair stumbled over what could have been seen as conflicting priorities.
The two hashed out a plan to overcome the discord, Thomas says. They developed a set of common standards to help them communicate and pull toward common objectives. Thomas considered it an executive version of middleware.
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"It gave us common terminology and common objectives. It aligned our goals," Thomas says. "That was a really good starting point for breaking down our siloes."
Thomas, now president of Escoute Consulting, which focuses on the governance of enterprise IT, says it was important to get out in front of the communication breakdown between himself and the CISO, because he views the relationship as a crucial partnership for enterprise success.
Yet he and others say it's common, and in many ways expected, for CIOs and CISOs to butt heads. They have different objectives that bump up against each other: CIOs strive to deliver consistent reliable services as quickly as possible, while CISOs seek to deliver those services securely.
"But they have to work in harmony, build the right team structure and promote the right culture. And they have to work together for the common good of the organization," says George Moraetes, a security consultant and interim CISO with his firm Securityminders LLC.
When they don't, the organization is at risk for slower, less secure technology services and stinted digital transformation overall.
There are many telltale signs of trouble in the CIO-CISO relationship, according to experienced executives, researchers and management consultants. They include:
A lack of respect. The executives (and, as a result, their managers and staff) disregard each other's advice, ignore requests for cooperation, dismiss the other's opinions, issue commands to be obeyed rather than calls for collaboration, and refuse to share information.
No clear delineation of responsibilities. Especially in areas where technology and security overlap, a lack of clarity around roles and responsibilities can lead to either battles over territory or neither side taking ownership of projects.
High turnover. A high turnover rate, particularly in either executive position, but also in staff positions within both departments, could indicate a toxic work environment that may (but not exclusively) stem from problems at the top.
An us-vs.-them mentality. This adversarial approach fosters an obstructive working relationship rather than a collaborative one.
Failure to do the job. Missed deadlines, incomplete projects, or ignored requests for input where the IT and security teams need to coordinate all can result in work not getting done.
Frequent or increased downtime. In particular, unplanned downtime due to security needs could indicate inconsistent or nonexistent communication and coordination between the two teams.
Lack of peer relationship
Several factors can lead to a troubled CIO-CISO relationship that manifests in bad behaviors like those just listed. The people in those roles could be particularly egocentric. They might not like each other and can't work through the ill feelings. Or they don't know – and don't care – about the pressures that the other one faces.
But often a troubled CIO-CISO relationship stems from an imbalance in the positions, according to multiple experts.
They say the CIO and the CISO should be on equal footing within an organization, with each one involved in strategic planning.
That's the case in many organizations, but not all. The 2018 Global State of Information Security Survey from PwC, CSO and CIO found that 40 percent of the top information security executives reported to the CEO, 27 percent reported directly to the board of directors, and 24 percent reported to the CIO.
Similarly, the 2018-2019 EY Global Information Security Survey found that 40 percent of organizations charge their CIOs (not the CISOs) with ultimate responsibility for information security.
Relationship fixes
A problematic CIO-CISO relationship can be repaired if you're willing to put in the work. The experts we spoke with offer the following steps that the executives can take to help overcome misalignment, professional conflicts and even animosity.
Make CISOs and CIOs peers. Have CISOs present to the CEO and/or board so that security requirements are clearly understood and get equal consideration in strategic planning. "If you want security to be important to your organization, you're going to have to give that CISO a seat at the table, and they're going to report to the CEO, CFO or general counsel. They're going to have to have a seat at the table, where they sit next to — and not behind — the CIO," says Alexis Culp, director of engineering at Apollo Information Systems and an active member in the Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS).
Set security budgets and staffing levels independent of the CIO budget and IT plans. This further helps create equality between the IT and security departments — and also makes the most sense, says Tony Scott, CEO of the strategic consulting firm TonyScottGroup, former CIO of the U.S. Government, and SPJ Ambassador Board CIO Chairman. "The best organizations take a risk-based approach to cybersecurity and make active decisions about what risks they'll accept and which ones they'll put resources against. That impacts budget and headcount, and in most organizations that has little or no relation to how much IT is spending. So I've always favored looking at these at two separate items," he says.
Establish a clear understanding of responsibilities. Especially in areas where IT and security overlap and require collaboration, it is critical the CIO and CISO roles and responsibilities are clear. "The goal is to have a seamless working relationship, where roles and corresponding processes are well defined and well understood," says Frank Kim, founder of ThinkSec, a security consulting and CISO advisory firm and a senior instructor with the SANS Institute.
Involve the CIO and CISO in the organization's strategic planning process. This gives both teams a single common objective that they can work toward, ensuring alignment. "IT and security should have a shared technology vision that's mapped to different business drivers," Kim says, noting that this approach helps ensure neither team's objective is minimized.
Require CISOs and CIOs to master executive skills. It's not enough for these leaders to have domain expertise; they must also be strong executives skilled in strategic thinking, negotiation, communication and relationship building. "And you need to get to know the other person on a personal level if you're going to work day in and day out together," says Robert LaMagna-Reiter, CISO at FNTS, a global IT strategy and managed services company.
Understand the other's job and its objectives. "Both the CIO and the CISO have to know each other's world, otherwise there's politicking and animosity. They have to be teachers and mentors to one another," Moraetes says. When one has a more informed appreciation for what the other must accomplish to succeed, they're both better able to identify common priorities and agree on compromises. For example, Moraetes says the CIO at one of his corporate clients drew on security architects to work on an identity and access management initiative that was overloading IT, a partnership that helped turn the project into a win for both departments – and the business as a whole.
Employ executive training. Scott says coaching services and 360-degree reviews can be particularly effective in building strong relationships. "Sometimes an outside facilitator needs to come in and help the two be better collaborators. In most cases they help point out where there are issues but also they help encourage a more collaborative environment from the get-go," he says.
Step down. Experts say there are times when the CIO-CISO relationship is beyond repair, and it's better to walk away than let the situation endanger the organization's success. "In extreme cases, one or the other has to leave," Scott says. Culp says she has seen situations where the CIO and others on the executive team simply did not respect the CISO's expertise or value security as a whole. In one such case, the CISO saw the company renege on funding for key security initiatives, a scenario that the CISO believed put the company at significant risk and the individual's reputation on the line – so the CISO quit.
More on the CISO role
Why security-IT alignment still fails
What is a CISO? Responsibilities and requirements for this vital leadership role
What is a virtual CISO? When and how to hire one
How to write a CISO job description
These CISOs explain why they got fired
What 'qualifies' a CISO?
12 tips for effectively presenting cybersecurity to the board
The new CISO's playbook: 5 rules to follow
Mary K. Pratt is a freelance writer based in Massachusetts.


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Since not everyone can afford laser hair removal treatments, the next best thing is to make sure that you shave, wax, or pluck unwanted underarm hair with utmost care.
Shaving is a quick fix for removing underarm hair but regrowth is also quick. If you're going to shave, do not go over the same area repeatedly. Once or twice should be enough, and use a sharp and clean razor to avoid scraping the skin too much, which can cause darkening.
If plucking is your chosen method, use clean and properly working tweezers, so you don't struggle with pulling out the underarm hair. The excess pulling when you use old, dull tweezers may cause skin stress, which can make your underarm skin sag.
If you prefer waxing, let a professional do it for you—it's much safer and more efficient that way.
Using depilatory creams is another quick alternative. Since underarm skin is very sensitive, make sure you get the right formula and use it as stated in the instructions so as to not irritate your pits.
Here's a bonus tip: It's also important to avoid applying anything—including your deo—on your underarms within 24 hours of hair removal since the pores will still be open. Introducing anything on the skin can cause irritation and eventually, unsightly darkening and rough skin.
6. Get the right deo.
When you have the right deodorant, you worry less about excess perspiration, body odor, AND dark, rough, or loose underarm skin. NIVEA has a line of underarm-friendly deodorants, formulated with the utmost care, to give the right solutions to the different pit problems of Filipina women.


We cannot deny we live in a technologically advanced world as we use technology to make our lives better. As such geographic information systems Greenville can be an oasis in a desert. It may be a term that can cause some intimidation, but still it is a system which primary use is to save some data.
A geographic information system (GIS) is a system able to do four things namely: capture, storage, analysis, and display. In terms of using GIS the data should be captured with the location in mind. There is a myriad of methods involved in the capture. Once the data is captured and stored the ability to do some analysis can increase tremendously. The comparison of locations can be limited with the kind of data being captured.
GIS has been used by researchers since the 1960s and it has been used to provide researchers and government the right date for form the correct policies and use the data to arrive at better decisions. In some cases, the software has been able to provide the best way to successfully manage resources and to ensure sustainable development. In effecting better management and to make things more efficient, the tool has been used as a forecasting system. The government uses the GIS in a way to help craft the right policies that impact the lives of people, safety, livelihood, land development, and sustainable growth.
There is no doubt, technology has improved tremendously as time goes by. There are now new methods in collecting data. The modern GIS has the ability to capture a huge diverse data stream, to provide a better picture of land development, to help plan transportation, and to help in better management of resources. The tool has become a key in research factors that may affect policies crafted for the public for land management and water management as well.
The GIS can also help in tracking wildlife with the use of telemetry to help improve the stock of a species. Sadly, tehre are plenty of wildlife that are being endangered and are on the verge of getting extinct and the system can help with the tracking and information gathering.


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Can a Toy Spark Interest in Engineering for Girls?
It's a common refrain that there aren't enough women in jobs that require math and science skills like engineering and computer science. Though more programs are cropping up geared towards girls involved in science through camps, rocketry clubs or with more focused courses on STEM subjects, the gender imbalance is still striking.
The discrepancy became all-too apparent to Debbie Sterling, a budding inventor who was one of the only girls in her engineering courses at Stanford. So she came up with an idea to encourage more girls in is why she's spent the last several years developing GoldieBlox, a toy focused on developing spatial skills in girls.
"I just think there need to be more options, more role models, more career paths for girls to see and that's what I'm trying to do with GoldieBlox," Sterling said.
Sterling discovered her interest in engineering almost by accident -- a math teacher suggested she take a course when she got to college -- and she wonders if girls would choose science careers if they were exposed to basic engineering and physics concepts earlier in life.
"Some modeling of a cool, young girl engineer could be useful if the girl playing can see a path from where she is to where the cool, functioning engineer is."
Research shows that building toys like Legos or Erector Sets are good for building spatial skills, but those typically fall under the stereotype of toys for boys. After visiting the toy store and experiencing what she called "the pink explosion isle for girls" Sterling decided she needed to build an engineering toy that would appeal to girls.
GoldieBlox and the Spinning Machine is a construction kit with pieces that clip into a board to make a simple belt drive. The set comes with a story that tells of a girl engineer named Goldie who wants to build a spinning machine so all her friends can spin together. She takes apart a jewelry box to learn about the spinning mechanism and then builds her own.
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"My 'ah ha' moment was that instead of a construction toy only, which is spatial skills and object play, I would combine spatial skills with verbal, so I would have the construction toy plus the book," Sterling said. "By introducing the story of Goldie and these characters, and building for a reason, it gave girls the context they were craving and the narrative behind the play that was meaningful to them."
She came up with the idea of her hybrid story-building toy by observing that girls prefer narrative-based play. She hoped she could draw girls in with a story and after directing them to follow along with Goldie as she builds, they'd get comfortable tinkering with the construction kit. Once they're comfortable with the parts and how they work, the hope is that they begin to design their own machines.
"Some modeling of a cool, young girl engineer could be useful if the girl playing can see a path from where she is to where the cool, functioning engineer is," said Carol Dweck, a professor of psychology at Stanford University. She said the connection between the toy and engineering needs to be clear and that the hands on-skills girls learn at young ages need to be continual reinforcement for the effects to last.
Goldie can be a role model to younger girls, while the inventor herself can model what a successful female engineer looks like to older girls. "She's not the kid genius," Sterling said describing Goldie. "She's well liked; she's fun; she's quirky; she's a little messy. I guess that is a bit like me."
Sterling said in its early days the toy has been very popular with engineering parents. "It touched my heart that it was a mechanical toy that was targeted towards young girls," said Martin Miller, an engineer who pre-ordered GoldieBlox for his six-year-old daughter Kaitlin when the toy appeared on Kickstarter. "That's unusual and I felt that was perfect for my little daughter." Kaitlin has two older brothers and Miller considers a tomboy, so he thought she'd like a building toy. She has also already begun to play with the characters off the board, imagining scenes for Goldie and her friends.
Sterling hoped her toy would inspire creative play and was also aware of research like Carol Dweck's that shows kids need to learn to struggle with difficult concepts so they know how to tackle setbacks in the future.
"From a very young age I would start stressing the fun and interestingness of difficult tasks," Dweck said. "When something is easy I'd say, 'oh that's boring, that's a waste of time.'"
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In the first draft of the story, Sterling had Goldie build a machine that didn't work. But when Sterling tested the story line, girls and their parents got so frustrated that the machine didn't work that they refused to turn the page and continue. So Sterling softened the failure.
"I have a moment where Goldie is perplexed," she said. "So I don't set anyone up for failure, but I show that she's confused and she doesn't know the answers and she goes through a series of funny moments where she tries a bunch of things until she finally works it out."
That strategy is in line with Dweck's research on how to keep kids striving for challenging tasks. "If you have little failures along the way and have them understand that's part of learning, part of building and that you can actually derive useful information about what to do next -- that's really useful," Dweck said.
Some specialty toy stores are already stocking GoldieBlox after the Kickstarter campaign Sterling launched to fund manufacturing went viral and more than doubled its goal. "From the very beginning I knew I wanted this girl character sitting on the shelf next to Bob the Builder and Thomas the Train," Sterling said.
The game costs $29.99 and the three additional story lines and accompanying kits that Sterling is working on will likely have similar price tags.
Sterling wants the toy to be inclusive, unlike her experiences in engineering classes at Stanford, where most of her professors were men and she often felt her ideas were discounted. "I want everybody to get to have fun with engineering and I think that by doing it in this very accessible way that no one has to feel like they don't belong," she said.