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The reviews are in for Gob Squad's "Kitchen"
Marianne Combs January 19, 2011, 11:53 AM Jan 19, 2011
Walker Art Center's "Out There" series continued this past weekend with Gob Squad's "Kitchen (You've Never Had It So Good)." Inspired by the Andy Warhol film, Gob Squad sought to recreate the movie as theater. Here's a look at what the critics thought of the performance:
From Graydon Royce at the Star Tribune:
Warhol's was a ragged little film with actors drifting in and out, flubbing whatever lines were written, smoking, talking, posing and prattling on. We wince at the banality of revolution, one actor assessing a cake thusly: "It's a layer cake. Just like my life. One meaningless layer after another." Dig it.
But it was Warhol, it was downtown, it was hip. Norman Mailer's wrote that "I suspect that a hundred years from now people will look at 'Kitchen' and say 'Yes that is the way it was in the late '50s, early '60s in America. That's why they had the war in Vietnam.'"
The Gob Squad doesn't so much lampoon the film as earnestly attempt to explore concepts that once seemed revolutionary. History, after all, teems with moments that we now consider embarrassingly trite, but often that's because those once-fresh notions are now taken for granted. So we can laugh at Sharon Smith, puzzling over why she should burn her bra. What's this proving? Oh right, something about feminism. Meanwhile, Simon Will is throwing breakfast cereal at her head. "I'm repressing you," he offers helpfully.
What could become an overlong satire transforms when the Gob Squadders begin to pluck audience members to join and eventually replace the actors. Wearing headsets, the civilians take cues from troupe members, who have wandered to the back of the auditorium, murmuring into microphones. At one point, a civilian turns to actor Bastian Trost and says, "We're real, you're yesterday."
Yes. The deposit of an actor's work — in this case the film that is "being made"– is instantly past. The audience is alive. "Kitchen" is remade with all of us and we understand that it's true, we've never had it so good.
From Ed Huyck at City Pages:
The piece itself isn't as much a recreation of the obscure film but a meditation on the influence it–and the rest of the 1960s counterculture–have had in the decades since Warhol and his Factory friends decided to make art in their own image. So instead of trying become Warhol or Edie Sedgwick or any of the other denizens of the Factory, they are instead themselves playing themselves in the film.
In and of itself, this action is a lot of fun. The actors are well aware of the absurdity of it all, but go for it with full gusto. The company, a British and German collective, play at their idea of what Americans of the era would be like, drinking instant "kwa-fee," burning a bra (bought from Target, actor Sharon Smith admits), and trying on different personas along the way.
All this time, the barriers between the audience and the performers are broken down, as the cast selects people to first take part in the side films and then to take their places on the stage. Audience participation is nothing new, but there's something startling about plucking someone out of the crowd, giving them a set of headphones (so the actor they are replacing can feed them lines and stage directions), and setting them off on the set.The actors then head out to take seats in the house, so you can hear them whispering lines and directions a moment before they are said onstage.
It's the perfect embodiment of Warhol's pop-art aesthetic, making regular members of the audience stars for their own "15 minutes" at the Walker. All of this heightens the feeling that anything could happen–one of the rarest reactions you'll ever feel at a scripted theatrical event.
In the end, Gob Squad's Kitchen reminded me of the late, very lamented Theatre de la Jeune Lune. Like that ensemble, the Gob Squad love to play with the very forms of theater itself and recraft it into something rare, thrilling, and beautiful.
From Jay Gabler at TC Daily Planet:
Andy Warhol is a tough artist to riff on, because his work is so conceptually complete: it's hard to start with a Warhol piece and turn it into something more than, or even simply other than, it is. His ideas–the embrace of mass production and commercialism, the genius of bald appropriation, the importance of chance–still seem revolutionary when applied to more conventional art, but if you try to apply them to Warhol, your piece just eats itself.
You can't fault Gob Squad for lack of ambition. With recreated sets behind a large screen (audience members are invited to visit the sets before the show begins), the troupe members begin by self-consciously replicating Warhol's films Sleep and Kitchen, as well as one of his "screen tests" in which subjects stare blankly at the camera for minutes on end. With great, intentional, awkwardness, constantly and ironically declaring their intentions, the troupe members pose in the kitchen and proceed to approximate the sloppy circumstances of Kitchen, in which cast members repeatedly forgot what they were supposed to be doing there in a kitchen in front of a movie camera.
In time, audience members replace the members of Gob Squad, who come out to the audience and feed directions to the "found actors" (Gob Squad's term) through headsets receiving signals from wireless mics. As the audience members share very personal stories (repeating lines fed to them), attempt to sleep, and ultimately kiss a troupe member in a recreation of Warhol's Kiss film, sound and editing are used in pursuit of drama, momentum, and a kind of minor profundity. At its best, Gob Squad's Kitchen demonstrates the truth of Andy Warhol's dictum that "virtually anyone can become famous." By taking the mundane acts of (nothing personal, folks) mundane people and blowing them up both literally and figuratively, Warhol challenged the idea that art was qualitatively different from life.
But Gob Squad aren't content to simply replicate Warhol–they have their own, more traditional tricks up their sleeves, and they're not about to let those go. The resulting production is left in uneasy limbo: it never coheres as either a scripted entertainment or as an avant-garde experience. In this Kitchen, Gob Squad lose their cake and don't eat it either.
Did you see Gob Squad's Kitchen? If so, what did you think? Share your thoughts in the comments section,
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I had a blast. Really skillful performances, I thought, handling all that improvisation along with different audience members each night. I wrote more about it at my blog.
Xandra Coe
I have to say, mundanity is in the mind of the beholder. I saw a transcendent performance: thought-provoking, sad, funny, and beautiful. I love Gob Squad for their bravery, their sincerity, and their art. I hope they will continue to bring their work to the Walker for many years. It's always worth seeing.
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The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin Published Timothy Liam EPSTEIN'S Article Entitled, "College admissions scandal's real harm: concept of fairness."
Getting into college is hard enough without worrying that your seat might be taken by someone deemed a "special admit."
These students, allegedly, have a talent or ability that will bring a university more value than other students. The University of California reserves 2 percent of its seats for special admissions, which are supposed to be reserved for exceptional, nontraditional or disadvantaged students.
However, in reality, these slots have been utilized by most schools for student athletes, who, in many cases, do not have the grades or test scores to qualify for admission.
As we have seen in recent news reports, some of these spots are not even being used for real athletes at all, and instead are being utilized by the wealthy and privileged in cahoots with coaches and college preparatory executives to supply these otherwise unexceptional children with an educational opportunity that they may not otherwise have enjoyed but for their parents' assistance.
Fifty of these people have been charged in the criminal investigation coined Operation Varsity Blues. Special treatment for the rich and famous is nothing new, most likely because of the compensation and/or notoriety that the universities receive from admitting those allegedly special students, but the current investigation is revealing far more serious conduct than previously suspected.
A scheme devised by William Rick Singer, the founder of a for-profit college counseling and preparation business, involved paying coaches to help nonathletes get into elite schools by falsifying athletic credentials and claiming the students were being recruited to play sports.
In addition, Singer also arranged for third-parties to take college admissions exams, including the SAT and ACT, for students to attain a higher score that would qualify them for admission at a top tier school. Unfortunately, it appears that the practices utilized by Singer are not unique to his particular plot, which had empowered people like him to act as intermediaries between the parents and coaches so as to keep the hands of the parents and coaches "clean."
The scheme also involved using his connections with Division 1 coaches and administrators to bribe them into admitting the special children with the promise of athletic scholarships in return.
Singer used stock photos and pasted the face of the student who he was aiding onto an athlete in a Photoshop image. The profiles Singer created for each student included made-up athletic honors and staged photos showing the students "in action."
For the most part, the profiles were for sports such as crew, pole vaulting, water polo and tennis. Singer was compensated approximately $25 million by parents during the eight-year period that the program named The Key was active.
Schools including the University of Southern California, Yale, the University of Texas and Stanford University have all been implicated in the investigation. In one instance, UT's men's tennis coach Michael Center allegedly received approximately $90,000 in bribes for designating a Silicon Valley student as a recruited student-athlete, however the student had never ever played tennis. USC allegedly offered a student represented by Singer a full ride as a kicker/punter, even though his school did not have a football team.
Another example involves the daughters of famed actress Lori Loughlin, better known as Aunt Becky on Full House, who were both passed off as crew recruits despite never being involved in the sport. Women's crew is a sport susceptible to this kind of behavior since rosters can balloon up to 125 athletes at Division 1 Football Bowl Subdivision schools to balance out the number of male athletes under Title IX-related gender equity regulations.
Secret bribes to the coaches effectively allowed the students to bypass the entire admissions process. Many college coaches, particularly those within the Power 5 Conferences, have little checks on their authority to admit recruits, allowing for possible unethical conduct.
Most of the implicated schools have distanced themselves from the schemes by firing or putting the involved coaches and administrators on leave. Further, the NCAA has stated that it will be investigating the allegations to determine any NCAA rule violations, but the lack of benefit to the respective programs likely lessens the scope of possible penalties if such violations are found to have taken place.
California lawmakers have already responded, introducing a package of admissions reforms include phasing out the SAT and ACT, banning preferential admissions to applicants related to donors or alumni and checks-and-balance for special admits.
Special admit athletes would also be required to get permission to receive the scholarship offers from three administrative staff members. In addition, lawmakers want to crack down on college admissions consultants like Singer, to give opportunity to less financially fortunate students with better academic records.
Another consideration is how to deal with the students who are currently embroiled in the scandal. If we assume that the implicated students would not otherwise qualify for the admissions that they received, this scheme was not a victimless crime since a number of qualified students missed an opportunity to attend some of the better schools in the country with their places taken by the implicated students.
Based on university student codes of conduct, the implicated students are in violation of their respective academic dishonesty codes that each student is required to follow.
The key determination for the implicated students' liability will be the level of knowledge that the students had about their parents' actions. At the very least, each student named in the filings will likely have their academic record closely examined by university officials to determine if their academic and athletic achievements are accurate.
Verification of athletic achievement and a reasonable investigation of a student's past endeavors makes for a potential solution in the interim, but significant amendments to the recruiting process may prove necessary to eliminate this problem in the future including restricting the relative autonomy of coaches to admit students; a power that athletic departments and their coaches will not relinquish without a fight.
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Uber to launch grocery delivery in Dallas, even as it ratchets back Deep Ellum hiring goals
The tech giant is simultaneously requesting extensions on tax abatements and grants offered to it since announcing it would establish a major corporate hub in Dallas.
A sign in the lobby of Uber's Deep Ellum office on Jan. 27, 2020 in Dallas.(Juan Figueroa / Staff photographer)
5:24 PM on Jul 7, 2020 CDT — Updated at 2:50 PM on Jul 10, 2020 CDT
Updated Friday July 10 2:50 p.m.: Article updated to reflect Uber's proposal to extend incentives passed a vote by Dallas County Commissioners, a majority of which approved.
Even as it works to revise the timeline for its ballyhooed Deep Ellum expansion, Uber is planning to use Dallas as a test market for a new grocery delivery service set to debut later this month.
Uber launched grocery delivery in 19 cities in Latin America and Canada Tuesday. The company said it will expand to the U.S. later this month — starting with Dallas and Miami. Members of Eats Pass and Uber Eats in those two cities will also get free grocery deliveries on orders topping $30.
"Over the last six months, it's become increasingly clear that grocery delivery is not only popular, but often a necessity," the company said in a statement.
The new service will be fueled by Latin American grocery delivery startup Cornershop, which Uber paid an undisclosed sum for a majority stake in October.
Uber's grocery delivery interface shown on iOS.(Uber)
As it prepares to use Dallas as a grocery delivery test market, the company is also seeking extensions on tax abatements and grants offered in exchange for establishing a major corporate hub with up to 3,000 workers in the city's Deep Ellum neighborhood. Uber froze hiring in Dallas in March at about 200 employees.
Dallas County Commissioners voted 3-1-1 Friday to approve a revision to incentives offered to Uber that gives it a two-year extension to meet initial hiring requirements. Those incentives could save the company roughly $2.6 million over a 10-year period if it meets the requirements. John Wiley Price was the only dissenting vote.
In the near term, Uber will only have to create 1,000 jobs — one-third of the jobs originally planned — by 2025. It would need to create 3,000 jobs by 2029, four years later than originally pledged.
Dallas County will also abate $243,000 a year in tax revenue rather than the original plan of $255,000 annually. In return, the county will receive $219,000 a year in new tax revenue instead of $206,000, according to the proposed revisions.
All other terms of the tax abatement will remain unchanged, including the stipulation that Uber create jobs with an average salary of $100,000.
"We have been working with Dallas County on a two year extension, much like we have already done with the city of Dallas," Uber's Texas public policy manager Chris Miller said in a statement. "We remain committed to expand our presence in Dallas with our office and are excited about our future in Texas."
The original incentive deal with Uber marked the largest employment-generating and highest-paying economic development project Dallas County has ever participated in, according to a briefing prepared for the county commissioners' court. Terms of the deal were announced in August when the company confirmed it was establishing its largest corporate hub outside of San Francisco in Deep Ellum.
The company and the landlord of the currently-under-construction office building said "the adverse impact caused by the current pandemic" is what's driving the incentive agreement changes, according to documents drafted June 1 and signed by Uber, The Epic and recommended by Dallas County director of planning and development Rick Loessberg.
The county is not willing to provide more than a two-year extension, saying it "seems excessive and looking beyond that seems too unreliable," according to Loessberg's proposal.
Uber's change of pace for its Dallas hub comes as the company is making investments elsewhere.
Uber recently announced its acquisition of delivery giant Postmates in a $2.65 billion all-stock deal, a move CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said could help the tech giant move quickly into the grocery market and make Uber profitable in 2021. Neither Postmates nor Uber has achieved profitability alone prior to the deal.
"COVID's accelerated two to three years of consumer adoption into a few months," Khosrowshahi said on CNBC Tuesday. "This is a category that we love."
Uber has tried grocery delivery before in a partnership with Walmart but pulled out of what was then called UberRush in 2018. It opted to focus on restaurant delivery service Uber Eats.
Uber's stock rose 1% Monday to close at $32.82.
"We're very confident we're going to get to profitability next year and we have enough of a diversified portfolio to make that statement with quite a bit of confidence," Khosrowshahi said.
In total, Uber was originally offered about $36 million in grants and tax abatements by city, county and state officials last year.
In April, Uber secured a two-year extension on its incentive agreement with the city of Dallas totaling $9.3 million. That revision also cited economic pressure from the pandemic, and was passed unanimously by city council.
Uber's is the first pandemic-related tax abatement revision to be requested by a company at the county level, according to Dallas County. Officials anticipate more will crop up and that how the county handles Uber's agreement will create a roadmap for future requests.
"For projects that are already underway, staff will take into consideration a project's past performance — if a project has already failed to fulfill the requirements of its abatement, then no request will be processed," the county said in the proposal.
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Kris Jenner: Fighting Blac Chyna For Custody of Dream?
by Tyler Johnson at February 24, 2017 10:25 am .
It's only been three months since Blac Chyna gave birth to Dream Kardashian, but a whole lot has happened since she and Rob Kardashian welcomed their daughter into the world.
For starters, Rob and Blac broke up for the 47,000th time, and this time it seems like they're over for good.
It's anyone's guess as to what that means for their co-parenting relationship, but it seems Kris Jenner is already taking preemptive action to ensure that Dream will remain a part of Rob's life.
According to Hollywood Life, Kris is attempting to broker a mutually beneficial custody agreement.
But if both sides are not open to working things out amicably, then she's ready to go nuclear to ensure that her Blac doesn't take advantage of Rob's fragile mental state.
"If Rob and Chyna can't come to an understanding on a fair custody arrangement for Dream, Kris will fight tooth and nail for Rob to get full custody," a source tells the site.
Obviously, Kris is hoping to protect her son's rights as a father and ensure that she has regular access to her granddaughter.
But it seems she's just as concerned with Rob's mental health as she is with Dream's well-being:
"Dream has brought so much love, joy and happiness into Rob's life, and there's no way Kris is going to let Chyna take that away from him," says the insider.
It's no secret that Rob has had a rough go of it in recent years.
After struggling with substance abuse, emotional issues, and compulsive overeating, Rob was diagnosed with diabetes last year.
He's already been hosptalized due to a flare-up once since he and Chyna broke up, and family and friends are reportedly concerned that a custody battle could send him into a downward spiral:
"Dream is a godsend to him. She's the first thing he thinks of when he wake up and the last thing on his mind when he goes to sleep," the source tells Hollywood Life.
"Just like Robert Kardashian Sr., Rob Jr. is an amazing father, and Kris will make damn sure that Chyna doesn't try to deprive him of seeing his daughter."
Many were concerned that Rob wouldn't be up to the task of raising a child, but thus far it seems he's 100% committed to being the best father he can be.
Now let's hope he's allowed to continue...
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Romney's New Tax Incentive for Outsourcing U.S. Jobs
Report Jul 16, 2012
How Romney's Plan Would Reward Foreign Outsourcing
Seth Hanlon explains why Mitt Romney's argument that we must exempt the overseas profits of American companies from U.S. taxes to make them more competitive in a global economy doesn't hold up.
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Gov. Romney presents his plan for creating jobs and improving the economy during a speech Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011, in Las Vegas. His argument that we must exempt the overseas profits of American companies from U.S. taxes to make them more competitive in a global economy doesn't hold up. (AP/ Julie Jacobson)
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The Washington Post recently reported that some of the companies Mitt Romney's firm Bain Capital invested in were "pioneers in the practice of shipping work from the United States to overseas call centers and factories." Even more troubling than his business record is his platform as Republican presidential candidate, which includes a policy that would encourage and further accelerate the outsourcing of American jobs to foreign countries.
The former Massachusetts governor would make U.S. corporations' overseas profits exempt from U.S. taxes. These profits are already treated favorably under the tax code compared to corporate profits that are earned and reported domestically, creating an inefficient bias toward investment offshore. The favorable treatment of profits that are reported offshore also creates rewards for corporations that shift profits (on paper) out of the United States to foreign countries, including tax havens such as Bermuda and the Cayman Islands.
Romney's proposed exemption for foreign profits would exacerbate the worst features of our current tax system. It would:
Enhance the tax code's rewards for moving jobs and investments overseas
Provide a gratuitous windfall to some of the very companies that have already shifted jobs and profits overseas
Further invite the offshore tax haven abuse that deprives the U.S. Treasury of tens of billions of dollars in revenue every year
Romney argues that we must exempt the overseas profits of American companies from U.S. taxes to make them more competitive in a global economy. But the evidence for this claim is lacking, as this issue brief will demonstrate. More fundamentally, Romney confuses the interests of multinational corporations based in the United States with the competitiveness of the U.S. economy overall. His plan would not make the U.S. economy—or U.S. workers—more competitive. Instead, it would reward foreign outsourcing, putting American workers at a disadvantage.
One of the many ways that our tax system is broken is that it actually encourages and rewards U.S. corporations to make job-creating investments overseas even if similar investments in the United States—absent tax considerations—would be more profitable.
This perverse incentive stems from a feature of our tax system known as "deferral." Under deferral, U.S. corporations pay taxes on their domestic profits in the year they are earned, but can delay paying taxes on their foreign profits for many years, or even indefinitely. Deferral is a valuable benefit because foreign profits can compound free of U.S. tax until they are "repatriated," or brought back to the United States (at which point the corporation is allowed a credit for foreign taxes paid).
The disparate treatment between domestic and foreign profits means that the U.S. tax code makes moving investment abroad more attractive. Economist Martin Sullivan of Tax Analysts explains:
Under current law, if an American corporation opens a factory in Indiana, the profits of that factory are subject to the 35 percent U.S. corporate tax rate. If the same corporation instead opens a similar factory in Ireland, the profits from that factory are subject to a 12.5 percent tax rate [Ireland's corporate tax rate]. If that factory generates a profit of $100, the choice is between an after-tax profit of $65 in the United States and $87.50 in Ireland. Obviously, U.S. tax law provides a large tax advantage for building and moving factories to low-tax countries
In reality, most U.S. corporations don't pay the full 35 percent on income earned in the United States because they take advantage of many available tax deductions and credits. But they're also unlikely to pay the full foreign rate on overseas profits. In fact, major U.S. corporations investing in Ireland pay a small fraction of the 12.5 percent Irish rate. Indeed, many major U.S. corporations pay extremely low foreign taxes, while indefinitely deferring the U.S. taxes on their foreign profits. The bottom line is that overall, the effective tax rate that U.S. corporations pay on their foreign profits is about a third lower than the tax rate on their domestic profits, according to a 2008 study by the Government Accountability Office. (see figure below)
The unfortunate consequence is that our tax system's skewed incentives "encourage firms to locate physical assets, production, and jobs in [low-tax foreign] countries," according to the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center. Worse, our existing system even encourages companies to invest in high-tax foreign countries, rather than the United States, because once assets are offshore, the resulting profits can be moved fairly easily on paper to tax havens.
Loopholes in the existing tax code also encourage and reward large corporations to game the rules to treat their profits as having been earned abroad even if they were actually earned in the United States. Profit shifting by multinational corporations costs the United States tens of billions of dollars in revenue. This system is badly in need of reform to reverse the bias toward offshore investment and prevent profit shifting.
Romney's new and expanded subsidy for offshore investment
Romney's economic platform would exacerbate these harmful features of the international tax system. He pledges to move the United States toward a "territorial" tax system. What this means is that instead of paying a deferred tax on their foreign profits, U.S. corporations would pay no U.S. tax. Exempting overseas profits from tax would be a tax cut for multinational corporations of $130 billion over 10 years. When combined with Romney's proposal to slash the top corporate rate from 35 percent to 25 percent, which would cost more than $900 billion, it pushes the total corporate tax cuts in the Romney plan to over $1 trillion.
A bigger reward for shipping U.S. jobs abroad
Exempting U.S. corporations' foreign profits would sweeten the tax code's already-rich inducements to move investments and jobs overseas. A U.S. company deciding whether to build a factory in the United States or elsewhere would know that the returns from its investment, if made abroad, would be permanently free of U.S. tax—not merely tax deferred, as under our current system. That would result in a large tax cut for some U.S. multinationals, but it would run counter to the interests of U.S. workers. In recent testimony, Congressional Research Service economist Jane Gravelle explained that a territorial system:
… would make foreign investment more attractive. That would cause investment to flow abroad, and that would reduce the capital with which workers in the United States have, so it should reduce wages. [A territorial system] will increase the after-tax rate of return that firms see abroad, so they will want to move their investments–they would want to make investments abroad, instead of the United States.
Gravelle concludes that because a territorial tax system distorts investment decisions, pushing investment offshore, it is "not neutral or efficient."
An analysis by Reed College economist Kimberly Clausing similarly finds that "the tax incentive to locate jobs in low-tax countries would increase significantly." Clausing estimates that investment and profits would migrate to low-tax countries, resulting in 800,000 jobs in low-tax countries and potentially displacing U.S. jobs.
A windfall to companies that have already shifted jobs, investments, and profits overseas
Romney wants to exempt from U.S. taxes not just future foreign profits, but also profits that corporations are already storing overseas. That would provide a pure windfall to the very companies that have been most successful in avoiding U.S. tax by shifting jobs, investments, and profits overseas. U.S. corporations claim that they have more than $1.4 trillion in earnings "permanently reinvested" overseas (though a congressional survey found that a large portion of these earnings are actually deposited in U.S. banks). Much of these earnings have not been subject to any appreciable tax in the foreign countries where they were reported, which means that the U.S. taxes that these companies would eventually pay under current rules would not be offset by foreign tax credits.
Consequently, the companies that have been most aggressive and most successful in avoiding foreign taxes by shifting profits to tax-haven countries such as Bermuda and the Caymans stand to receive the biggest windfall under Romney's plan.
An invitation to greater abuse of tax havens
Romney's proposal would also invite increased corporate tax haven abuse in the future. In 2008, U.S. multinationals artificially shifted as much as $250 billion in profits overseas, largely to tax-haven countries, reducing their taxes by as much as $90 billion, according to one study. The reward for such legal and accounting gamesmanship under our current system is that U.S. taxes are deferred. In a territorial system, the taxes on profits shifted overseas "would not simply be deferred; they would be completely erased," explains economist Kimberly Clausing. "This would eliminate existing constrains on shifting income abroad."
Clausing estimates that under a territorial tax system, even more profits of U.S.- based companies would shift to tax haven countries such as Bermuda, Luxembourg,Switzerland, and the U.K. Islands (including the Caymans).
Romney's economic plan briefly alludes to the need for anti-abuse rules but provides no hint of details. And on the campaign trail the all but certain Republican presidential candidate has rejected a sound proposal for addressing tax haven abuse: a minimum tax on corporate profits. A minimum tax would ensure that corporate profits that are subject to unusually low levels of tax—for example when booked in no-tax countries such as Bermuda—are subject to at least some U.S. tax in the year they are earned.
President Obama called for such a minimum tax in his framework for business tax reform. And the president is not alone in proposing such a mechanism. The Republican Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, Dave Camp (R-MI), put forward a somewhat similar proposal as one of three potential options to prevent the "erosion" of the tax base from a shift to a territorial system. Many foreign countries already have similar mechanisms to prevent abuse.
A shift to "territorial" without strong anti-abuse mechanisms is a dangerous invitation to greater corporate tax haven abuse.
Whose competitiveness?
Romney claims that a territorial system would make the U.S. economy more competitive. But this line of thinking mistakes the interests of U.S.-based multinational corporations with the interests of U.S. workers and the broader U.S. economy, which are not always aligned. The evidence is that U.S.-based multinationals are not disadvantaged, in general, under our existing tax code. In fact, a recent study of the 100 largest companies based in the United States with their European Union counterparts found that the European companies pay higher taxes, on average.
There might be an argument for subsidizing overseas investment if such investment leads to greater domestic investment and job creation. But there is little evidence that this "complementary" effect outweighs the "substitution" effect that occurs when foreign investment takes the place of domestic investment and American jobs go overseas. Under the tax code's existing incentives for foreign investment, U.S. multinationals have created jobs abroad while shedding them at home. Between 1998 and 2008, U.S. multinationals decreased U.S. employment by 1.9 million jobs while increasing foreign employment by 2.4 million.
Romney's tax and budget plan would harm the U.S. economy in other ways, too. A massive $1 trillion corporate tax cut would require deeper cuts in public investments such as education, infrastructure, research and development, and other areas. Large and unnecessary cuts in public investments would kill jobs and hamper future economic growth and competitiveness.
The flawed "lock-out" theory
Romney's proposal to adopt a territorial system ignores the incentives that U.S. corporations would have to invest abroad, and focuses solely on the so-called lockout effect. In his view, our current system "penalizes" U.S. companies that bring back profits from abroad because they must pay the U.S. corporate tax (less a credit for foreign taxes) when the funds are returned to the United States. Romney's theory is that exempting foreign profits would unlock the earnings that U.S. corporations are keeping abroad to avoid U.S. tax, thereby increasing investment and jobs in the United States.
This theory is based on the flawed belief that some of the world's largest corporations would invest more in the United States if only they had more cash at their disposal. Yet large corporations already are holding onto near-record levels of cash—$1.7 trillion at the end of 2011—and are also able to borrow at historically low rates. Given a windfall tax cut on their foreign earnings, they are likely simply to buy back shares or pay dividends to investors.
That's exactly what happened when Congress enacted a one-time "tax holiday" for foreign profits in 2004: Corporations used the tax-amnestied profits for share buybacks and dividend payouts rather than investment or job creation in the United States. Many corporations claiming the tax break actually shed jobs. Romney is undisturbed by this history. He acknowledges and even welcomes the prospect that U.S. corporations would once again use the funds from a tax holiday to pay out dividends to shareholders rather than investing in their businesses.
Romney's lock-out theory also ignores the fact that if a corporation is allowed to bring its profits back to the United States tax-free, its decision on how to reinvest those profits is still distorted by the tax code's pro-offshore bias—a distortion that would be made worse under Romney's territorial system. "[T]here would remain an incentive to reinvest foreign subsidiary earnings in lower-taxed offshore jurisdictions," according to international tax expert Stephen Shay.
A stark contrast
Romney's proposal to move the United States to a territorial tax system, without identifying any potential safeguards to deter the outflow of American jobs or profit shifting abroad, contrasts sharply with President Obama's agenda on corporate taxes. In advancing a framework for comprehensive business tax reform, President Obama rejected a "pure territorial" system. The president's framework explained:
If foreign earnings of U.S. multinational corporations are not taxed at all, these firms would have even greater incentives to locate operations abroad or use accounting mechanisms to shift profits out of the United States.
Instead, President Obama proposes to reduce these existing perverse incentives and crack down on profit shifting. He proposes:
A minimum tax on corporate profits to ensure that multinational corporations cannot avoid taxes by exploiting tax havens. The minimum tax is aimed at ensuring that corporations cannot exploit weaknesses in the U.S. tax system and overseas tax havens to avoid taxes. By ensuring that corporations pay some tax abroad it will reduce the rewards for shipping jobs overseas and shifting income to foreign tax havens, making investments in the U.S. more competitive. The president also proposes more specific anti-abuse measures to address areas of rampant profit shifting.
Curtailing tax deductions that subsidize foreign investment. One of the most illogical aspects of our current tax system is that companies can take immediate deductions against U.S. taxes for expenses that support tax-deferred overseas profits. In other words, if they borrow funds in the U.S. which support offshore investment, they can take the interest deduction now but pay taxes on the resulting income later, if at all. This is a clear subsidy for foreign investment, and President Obama proposes to eliminate it.
Denying deductions for expenses associated with outsourcing jobs abroad while providing a credit for "insourcing." The "Bring Jobs Home Act," which would do just that, has been introduced in the Senate by Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) (S. 2884) and in the House by Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) (H.R. 5542). Companies that return jobs and business activity to the United State would qualify for a 20 percent tax credit for their "insourcing" costs.
President Obama's international tax plan and that of his presidential rival Romney offer a clear contrast. By exempting the foreign profits of U.S. corporations from U.S. tax, Romney's plan would reward and potentially accelerate the shift of jobs and profits overseas. President Obama's plan, by contrast, helps level the playing field for job creation here at home.
Seth Hanlon is Director of Fiscal Reform at the Center for American Progress Action Fund.
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Russia Is Building $320 Million Icebreakers to Carve New Arctic Routes
Until factories open on the moon or Mars, there's no less hospitable an industrial workplace than Yamal LNG, a $27 billion liquid natural gas plant that lies in Russian territory 375 miles north of the Arctic Circle. In the winter, when there's zero sun for more than two months, temperatures reach -13F on land and -58F in the blinding fog out at sea. But there's a lot of fossil fuel in this wasteland---44 trillion cubic feet, the equivalent of about 8 billion barrels of oil. So Yamal LNG, controlled by Russian natural gas producer Novatek, has brought together partners to spend an unprecedented sum on a new kind of transportation that will be here much faster than self-driving cars or a casual afternoon spaceflight.
Conventional tankers still can't handle the ice in the Arctic's Kara Sea---even though it's slowly but surely melting because of global warming. It would be extremely costly and time-consuming to provide smaller icebreaking ships as escorts for the tankers. That's why an international collaboration of ship designers, engineers, builders, and owners is creating a minimum of fifteen 1,000-foot-long, $320 million tankers to break the ice themselves. "The vessel has to be able to perform her tasks in extremely harsh conditions," says Mika Hovilainen, an icebreaker specialist at Aker Arctic Technology Inc., the Helsinki company that designed the ships. "Systems have to work properly in a very wide range of temperatures."
The tankers are the widest gas carriers ever built, at about 164 feet. Fully loaded, each carries the same volume as about 1 million barrels of oil. Together, the 15 will be able to carry 16.5 million tons of liquefied natural gas a year---enough to supply half of South Korea's annual consumption, and close to the eventual output of Yamal LNG. They'll travel west to Europe in the winter and east to Asia in the summer, moving through ice that's up to 7 feet thick.
Icebreakers don't break ice like a barbecue host crushing up a bag from the local convenience store. The ships' hulls are designed to bend the edge of the ice sheet downward, snapping the sheet with pressure distributed across its surface. In 7-foot-thick ice, the tanker's stern, which is the end of the ship designed to break heavy ice, faces forward. The first tanker, which began operating in December, can move at 7.2 knots (8.3 mph) stern-forward in thick ice. It was the first vessel to sail the Northern Sea Route from Siberia to the Bering Strait, setting a time to beat of 6½ days.
The ship is part of a much bigger game. "This is perhaps the largest step forward in our developing of the Arctic," Russian President Vladimir Putin said in December at the opening of the Yamal LNG facility. Citing the 18th century poet Mikhail Lomonosov's prediction that Russia would expand through Siberia, Putin said, "Now we can safely say that Russia will expand through the Arctic this and next century. This is where the largest mineral reserves are located. This is the site of a future transport artery that I am sure will be very good and efficient: the Northern Sea Route."
Along the routes the carriers will be traveling, the wildly varying ice conditions and depths require a hull that's both durable and designed specifically to sweep broken ice out of the way. Aker's engineers meticulously tested their design through simulations and then scale models in a 250-foot-long, 26-foot-deep test basin, crashing model ships into dummy ice to see which parts of the hull needed more or less reinforcement. They also took care not to overarmor the tankers, so as not to slow them down unnecessarily on open water.
Bending ice into submission requires enormous power. The tankers are propelled by three 15-megawatt, natural gas-powered generators---any one of the vessels could power as many as 35,000 U.S. homes. To avoid working the generators too hard, the ships' massive thrusters, produced by Swedish-Swiss engineering giant ABB Ltd., decouple the engines from the propellers. That is to say, the propellers can spin faster or slower without making the engine "roar up and down," says Peter Terwiesch, president of ABB's industrial automation division. Separating the engine and the propeller workload improves fuel efficiency by 20 percent, according to ABB. As a bonus, "you get much better maneuverability," Terwiesch says. Turning a supertanker has never been easier.
Although LNG tankers have been around for half a century, ferrying fuel from the arid Middle East, there'd been no need for ice-rated models until the past decade, when Norway's Snohvit and Russia's Sakhalin-2 projects pioneered gas production in colder climes. Yamal LNG's port, Sabetta, was designed and built in tandem with the ships that would serve it.
The other trend making the massive icebreakers feasible is humanity's prodigious climate-warming pollution. The Russian half of the Arctic is becoming passable much more quickly than the U.S.-Canadian side. The carriers chartered to Yamal LNG are supposed to have a life span of 40 years, so they'll likely still be at sea in the 2040s, when climate scientists project that the Arctic will be ice-free in the summer. "Further development of the Arctic and its resources is inevitable," says Keith Haines, a meteorology professor at the University of Reading who studies Arctic shipping. "The commitment is there."


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As Managing Director of Nor'easter Ventures, Josh Wachman invests time and capital helping deep tech companies deliver impactful products to enterprise customers. He is also Executive Director of Deep1, a nonprofit that helps early stage "machine learning-native" companies get to market faster.
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Josh began his professional career as a technologist innovating in some of the most creative and interdisciplinary environments including Walt Disney Imagineering, Dreamworks Animation, and the MIT Media Lab.
Subsequently, he cofounded and led three venture-backed companies, each of which was a pioneer in its field. These companies delivered category-defining products to diverse markets including telecommunications (WatchPoint Media), healthcare (Vitality), and marketing (Ditto Labs).
Josh is a technical generalist with spikes of expertise in computer vision and machine learning. As an entrepreneur-operator, his business experiences span the startup arc including business strategy, business development, and mergers and acquisitions.
Josh earned bachelor's and master's degrees at MIT, where he studied at the Media Lab.


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France shakes off virus blues as cinemas, casinos set to open
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France will begin to shake off its coronavirus blues Sunday with cinemas opening on the stroke of midnight and thousands of people taking to the streets for its midsummer music festival.
The annual Festival of Music usually brings millions of people out in towns and cities across the country with a mix of large-scale events and impromptu concerts in cafes and on street corners that go on long into the night.
But this year there are few big set-piece extravaganzas beyond what French electronic music legend Jean-Michel Jarre has billed as the world's first live virtual "avatar" concert — "like in the Matrix".
The veteran performer hopes to go one better than the lockdown gig performed by the US rapper Travis Scott inside the shooter game Fortnite in April, which was watched by more than 12 million players.
Social distancing means that the Accord Arena in Paris will only be able to welcome 2,000 fans — a tenth of its normal capacity — for a show featuring a stellar line-up of francophone talent.
While gatherings of more than 10 people are still banned in France, its culture ministry said police would be tolerant with outdoor jamming sessions on the night if people keep their distance.
Having rushed back to the terraces of their cafes and restaurants earlier this month, millions of French people are also waiting with bated breath for cinemas to reopen Monday.
Casinos will also welcome gamblers from Monday while stadiums and racetracks will reopen on July 11, subject to a limit of 5,000 people, the government announced late Friday, due to progress in the fight against COVID-19.
Red carpet and champagne
Some cinemas will start screenings on the stroke of midnight to celebrate the return of the big screen, with one close to the Champs Elysees in Paris hosting a red-carpet champagne preview screening of "Les Parfums" (The Perfumes), starring Emmanuelle Devos and Sergi Lopez.
France is one of the most cinephile countries in the world. A poll earlier this week claimed that 18.7 million people — almost a third of the population — plan to go see a film in the next month.
"I only have one word — finally!" Emmanuel Delesse, one of the directors of cinema chain UGC, told AFP as he prepared to reopen the group's near 400 theatres.
He said cinemagoers will have to wear masks as they queue for tickets and in the corridors.
The authorities also insisted that screening rooms can never be more than half full with a free seat either side of each filmgoer.
But with French as well as Hollywood producers having put back the release of some of their biggest films, there may be very little new fare to see.
Instead film fans will have to content themselves with movies like "De Gaulle", a biopic of France's wartime leader, whose release was interrupted by the lockdown.
However, a handful of likely Hollywood blockbusters are already looming on the horizon for July, led by Christopher Nolan's thriller "Tenet", about a spy who must stop World War III breaking out, and Disney's Chinese historical action epic, "Mulan".
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Electric vehicles and hybrid vehicles in America will be required to produce sound when traveling at low speeds to warn pedestrians, cyclists and the blind.
Set to kick into action in September 2020, the rule has been set by U.S. Department of Transportation.
According to the Insurance Journal, manufacturers will need to ensure these "noises" can be heard at speeds of up to 30 km/h. Any speed higher than that will deem the alert unnecessary as tire noise and wind resistance will eliminate the need for an additional sound.
The American authorities estimates that the odds of a hybrid vehicle being involved in a pedestrian crash are 19 percent higher than in the case of a vehicle with an internal combustion engine and hopes to lessen the numbers in time to come.
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A chat with Michael Dell: Alienware and XPS to stay separate
By Scott M. Fulton published 11 July 06
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Grapevine (TX) - While custom PC builder Alienware may benefit from the much-increased purchasing power of its new corporate parent, Dell Computer, the development tracks of the two companies will remain separate. The reason, as Dell Computer Chairman Michael Dell revealed to TG Daily during a roundtable session with journalists on Sunday afternoon, is because his company's top-of-the-line XPS performance systems and Alienware's product line are targeted toward separate customer bases - still segments of the same gaming and enthusiast market, but still measurably different.
"I think what we've seen is that [the gaming and enthusiast segment] is a pretty big market," Mr. Dell told reporters, "and XPS has done quite well, [and] the Alienware brand has done quite well. We think their appeals are slightly different. The development teams are continuing on with the strategies that they've had, which are really very different. Each one has its own customer base."
According to Dell's own internal research, which Mr. Dell cited, the Dell and Alienware brands combined share 60% of the high-end gaming and enthusiast computer market in the US. Mr. Dell admitted there were few independent statistical measures of this market, but that he relies on internal figures.
It's a pretty simple equation, as Michael Dell sees it. Alienware and Dell reach separate segments of the same market, and should continue to do so.
Mr. Dell's comments came by way of introducing the XPS 700, the company's new top-of-the-line desktop PC, which unmistakably targets the high-end. The system not only will be Intel's first to ship with Nvidia's GeForce 7900, but will be available in an SLI configuration with two 7900s on-board. The 700 also features a model of Intel's Core 2 Extreme processor series so new that Intel hasn't announced it yet. In fact, Dell is actually waiting for Intel to make the formal announcement - which could come this week.
"XPS is really targeted at a first-to-market cadence with the key inflections, in terms of processor and video and other key ingredients," Michael Dell told reporters. As processors, graphics cards, and other components continue to be updated in four- and six-month intervals, he said, the buildouts of desktops and notebooks under the XPS brand will continue to be refreshed. "It'll be refreshed at a very, very fast rate - quite different from other product lines that we have. We're selling hundreds of thousands of computers to big, mega-corporations; they do not want them to change like that. They want a high level of consistency. This market [XPS] is totally different."
What information will XPS be able to glean from Alienware, TG Daily asked Mr. Dell, with regard to what direction to take successive waves of buildouts? He struggled at first to come up with a workable answer, pausing for several very telling seconds. Finally, he said, "We know there are benefits for the Alienware team, tapping into the Dell supply chain...We really want these teams to develop products independently. There's really a different product development ethos, and we don't want to disturb that. They're going to continue developing products in the way that they have; both have succeeded with different models, and we want those to continue."
So if Alienware were to come up with a really cool, feature-of-the-month model based on, say, an AMD Athlon 64 X2 processor, that wouldn't necessarily give the XPS division any ideas? Mr. Dell would only nod his head, yes.
Later, we took Dell Computer's Rocco Ancona aside - he heads the company's XPS engineering team. Essentially, the XPS 700 is Ancona's baby. We asked him, when he heard the news that Dell was buying Alienware, did he shout "Goody!" like an excited child, or did he instead ask why? "You know, you always look at your competitors," he responded. "I thought it was a good purchase for Dell. In fact, I'm excited by it. We compete with each other, still. We're still friendly competitors. I have every interest as a shareholder in wanting the brand to be successful. Likewise, as an employee, I want the XPS brand to be successful."
Still, Ancona acknowledged, he wants XPS to be the first out of the gate with a new feature.
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by BCB Property Management | Nov 22, 2019 | Neighborhoods, New York City
Is it ever a proper holiday season if you don't celebrate with a spread of festive treats? We don't think so! Thankfully, a well-decorated sweet is never far away if you live in New York City. This season, residents have the opportunity to try the very best cakes, pies, cookies, and straight-out-the-oven treats the city has to offer.
Don't know where to start? No problem — check out a few of our favorite holiday hotspots below. But make no mistake, the list below is just a starting place; this season, make exploring New York's sweet shops a part of your holiday celebration.
This top-notch shop has been an inarguable star of New York's bakery scene since 2008. If you haven't visited yet, you are certainly missing out. As the shop itself explains, "We're not big on feeding the hype beast. But we're super into feeding our flavorful treats to those who crave the unexpected."
So, what's "unexpected" at the Milk Bar this holiday season? Try their Peppermint Bark Cake. It features three layers of rich dark chocolate cake infused with peppermint, as well as creamy white chocolate and peppermint frosting, and fudge. The whole cake is topped liberally with crunchy cocoa crumbs and crushed peppermint pieces, offering the perfect meld of holiday crunch and smooth chocolate. Want to win your friends' holiday party? Bring this cake.
The Peppermint Bark Cake comes in at $50 for a 6-inch round and can serve eight to twelve people.
Dominique Ansel Bakery has specialized in providing delightful culinary surprises since November of 2011 — and this holiday season, its treats are as creative as they are delicious. When you drop by, order a blooming hot chocolate! Not only does this drink deliver a delicious dose of rich chocolate, but it also provides an Instagrammable experience. When you order it, your barista will give you a marshmallow bud along with your mug. Drop the bud into the hot chocolate, and you'll instantly see it blossom into an expansive flower — and reveal a delicious chocolate truffle at its center.
Who doesn't love Ovenly? This bakery is a women-led business that prides itself on its welcoming culture and diverse employee base. Its driving purpose isn't just to create (really) incredible sweets but to also be a source of positive change for New York City. Honestly, how better to embrace the holiday spirit of kindness than to shop at a place that prioritizes creating positivity with every cake?
This season, cookies are the name of the game at Ovenly. Their Snowflake molasses cookies deliver the perfect dose of sweet and spicy charm and are beautifully decorated with icing lattices. These holiday treats will be available in all bakeshops starting December 1st, but don't worry — if you want to share the joy with a friend beyond New York's borders, Ovenly will ship orders nationwide! Who could complain about a gift like that?
Some days, there's nothing quite as soothing as a good, old-fashioned pie shop. When sister pie-makers Melissa and Emily Elsen founded Four & Twenty Blackbirds in 2009, they did so because they wanted to create a place that embodied the welcoming spirit of a neighborhood shop. You should come for the pies and stay for the experience — sit back and enjoy a slice with a hot cup of coffee.
This season, Four & Twenty Blackbirds is offering a broad selection of pies. Our favorite, however, is the chocolate chess. It features a smooth, creamy chocolate filling and a perfectly-golden and buttery crust. Make a note — orders must be placed by noon for next day pickup. Orders placed after noon will be available in two days.
The Chocolate Chess pie can be purchased for $42.
Want more holiday tips? Check out our blog on the best hot chocolates in NYC!
by BCB Property Management | Aug 5, 2019 | Neighborhoods
Does anything symbolize summer fun quite as much as ice cream on a hot day? If you're looking for a top-notch treat, check out one — or all, no judgement! — of these fan-favorite ice cream parlors in New York City.
Morgenstern's
Location: 88 W Houston Street NY NY 10012
Hours: Sunday-Thursday: 12PM-11PM // Friday-Saturday: 12PM-12AM
Founded in 2014 by self-made restauranteur Nicholas Morganstern, Morganstern's offers a classic ice cream experience. The ice cream parlor prides itself on serving texture-driven, small-batch ice creams that prioritize superb flavors and taste. Along with traditional standbys like chocolate chip cookie dough, cookies n' cream, and mint chip, parlor favorites also include more unusual flavors such as green tea pistachio, salt and pepper pinenut, and burnt sage. The main star of the show is the ice cream, but don't overlook Morgenstern's other offerings! The parlor also serves pies, cakes, floats, and cocktails.
La Newyorkina
Location: 240 Sullivan Street, New York, NY, 10012
Hours: Sunday-Thursday 11AM-9PM // Friday-Saturday 11AM-10PM
When Mexico-born Fany Gerson opened La Newyorkina in 2010, she had a single goal: to introduce New Yorkers to the sweet flavors of her childhood. Her store, La Newyorkina, serves a variety of Mexican sweet treats. Her most popular offering — and the one that first promoted Gerson's shop to fame — are paletas; frozen treats that can be enjoyed on-the-go. These delights come in a variety of flavors — from creamy and fruity to sweet and spicy. Popular options include Mango Chile, Pineapple Jalapeno, Mango Chamoy, and Passionfruit. All are made by hand in small batches using all-natural ingredients. Don't just stick with the paletas, though — La Newyorkina also offers delicious chamoyadas, cookies, pan dulce, and cakes.
OddFellows
Location: 175 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, 11249
Hours: Sunday-Thursday 12PM-10PM // Friday-Saturday 12PM-11PM
Want some quirkiness in your ice cream cone? Oddfellows has you covered. The now-four-location parlor prides itself on making the unusual delicious. The idea for the shop first came about when one of the co-founders, Mohan Kumar was attempting to find an ice cream flavor that would suit his wife Holiday's eclectic pregnancy cravings. During that time, one of Kumar's longtime friends and bar owner, Sam Mason, made Holiday a batch of homemade pretzel ice cream. She loved it — and promptly suggested they open an ice cream parlor. The Kumar's twins were born 2012, and the first OddFellows Ice Cream parlor opened a year later.
Today, Oddfellow's flavor offerings range from delightfully classic to intriguingly original; their menu features highlights like burnt marshmallow, Thai iced tea, and toasted sesame Nutella along with standbys such as chocolate chunk.
Want a few more insights on which dessert spots in NYC are top-notch? Check out our blog on The Most Instagrammable Dessert Spots in NYC!
History of Summertime Festivals in NYC
by BCB Property Management | Jun 3, 2019 | Neighborhoods, New York City
New York City is a veritable hotspot for arts and culture in the summertime. No matter your artistic passions, at least one of the countless, long-running cultural organizations in the city will have something to appeal to your interests. Add one (or all) of the below festivals to your calendar and share in the excitement! Who knows — some of the best performers in the country may be just a short walk from your doorstep.
Celebrate Brooklyn!
First launched in the summer of 1979 by Brooklyn residents, Celebrate Brooklyn! is one of New York City's longest-running outdoors performing arts festivals. This multi-day summer concert series highlights the best, brightest, and most promising Brooklynite musicians of the year. Since its founding, the festival has showcased over 2,000 artists, many of whom used the appearance as a springboard towards greater success. The festival spotlights internationally-celebrated and emerging artists from all musical genres, including but not limited to classical, jazz, pop, alt, hip-hop and regional American. This year's lineup features notable performers such as Patti LaBelle, Courtney Barnett, Shareef Keyes & the Groove, and Iron & Wine. Attendees should note that while the festival itself is and has always been free, certain performances are charity benefits and have an associated cost.
Celebrate Brooklyn! starts Tuesday, June 4.
Shakespeare in the Park
Shakespeare in the Park wasn't always such a summertime staple in Central Park. When director-producer Joseph Staff initially launched the program, he did so with the not-so-hidden disapproval of the then-parks commissioner, Robert Moses. Moses didn't have a problem with theatre productions in the park per se, but he was firmly against the lawn erosion that audience members were beginning to cause on the grass in front of Turtle Pond. He demanded that Papp charge a fee to cover the cost of sod and lawn care — but Papp refused to charge for the performances, stubbornly maintaining that the theatre should be free to any who cared to see it. A long legal battle ensued between the two parties and ultimately ended in Papp's favor. Surprisingly, the clash reportedly left Moses with a deep respect for Papp and led the commissioner to request the funds the director needed to build a proper theater in the park.
Since then, Shakespeare in the Park has developed into one of New York City's most beloved summertime arts offerings. It has entertained over five million people throughout its run, and in past years even featured standout actors like Meryl Streep, James Earl Jones, and Al Pacino.
Interested? You can find the dates for 2019's productions below. Remember — while entry is free, you'll need to claim tickets beforehand to reserve a seat!
Much Ado About Nothing: May 21 – June 23
Coriolanus: July 16 – August 11
Hercules: August 21 – September 8
Mostly Mozart
Founded by Jay K. Hoffman, William W. Lockwood Jr., Schuyler G. Chapin, and George F. Schutz in August of 1966, the Mostly Mozart festival was initially intended to provide freelance classical musicians with work opportunities during the summer off-season. Then and now, the event's in-house orchestra pulls its members from notable classical ensembles across the country; its performers hail from high-profile orchestras such as the New York Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, and more.
The focus of Mostly Mozart has expanded since its early years. While the festival primarily offers concerts that feature its in-house orchestra, it also features solo classical artists, dance pieces, panel discussions, and film screenings. Most events occur at the David Geffen Hall at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, but other venues include and are not limited to Rose Theater, Merkin Concert Hall, the Walter Reade Theater, and the David Rubenstein Atrium.
In 2019, the Mostly Mozart festival will run from July 10th through August 10th; tickets for various events available for purchase online.
Midsummer Night Swing
Midsummer Night Swing is a three-week extravaganza of dance, music, and culture. Held at Damrosch Park at the Lincoln Center, this long-running annual event offers new and experienced dancers alike the chance to learn how to swing, disco, salsa, ballroom step, and more. Each night follows a similar pattern: attendees arrive in the early evening for a formal lesson on the dance featured that night, and then spend the next few hours dancing the night away. The fun doesn't always stop with formal steps, either; in recent years, organizers have even begun handing out wireless headsets and facilitating post-dance silent discos on certain nights!
This year, dancers can enjoy live music from celebrated musicians such as Bobby Valentin, Eyal Vilner Big Band, Curles Turner & Uptown Swing, and Bria Skonberg, among others. This is a ticketed event; attendees can buy four dance passes for $60, six dance passes for $84, a season pass for $170, or advance tickets for select evenings at $18 apiece.
Midsummer Night Swing will run from Tuesday, June 25 until Saturday, July 13th.
Want more artsy events on your calendar? Check out our blog post on the Coolest Pop-Up Museums in NYC!
Flowers in NYC: The Best Places to See the City in Bloom
by BCB Property Management | May 6, 2019 | Neighborhoods, New York City
New York City is known for its bustle, its glam, its excitement, and…its flowers? That's right — in springtime, our concrete jungle becomes a hotspot for garden enthusiasts. Is one of the city's best bloom-spotting attractions in your backyard? Read on to find out!
If you've never been to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden in spring, you're missing out. As the weather warms, the garden boasts no less than 17 varieties of blooming cherry blossoms. Those blooms aren't the only draw; visitors can find and enjoy the sights and smells of exotic and domestic flowers alike in the garden's plant collections and specialty gardens. If you're looking for a dash of culture with your springtime flowers, check out the Steinhardt Conservatory! This horticultural center encompasses the C.V. Starr Bonsai Museum, an aquatic plant house, an art gallery, and three climate-themed plant pavilions.
Central Park Conservatory
If you're a fan of European formal gardens, the Central Park Conservatory is a must-see. This quiet, six-acre corner of the Park boasts three sections adhering to the English, French, and Italian styles of formal gardening, respectively. It's a peaceful haven for flower enthusiasts who want to enjoy a meditative moment of admiration. Wilder blooms can also be spotted along Central Park's less-formal walking trails and green spaces.
What's spring without a little fun? New flowers pop up and bloom near-daily in this 39-acre plot, making the Queens Botanical Garden a prime weekend destination for nature-loving families. The garden hosts several events to celebrate new blooms throughout the season, including its family-centric Arbor Day Festival. This high-energy event offers kids the chance to do arts and crafts, visit a petting zoo, play in a bouncy castle, and more! Adults can enjoy a quieter spring season by walking through the Queen's Botanical Garden's arboretum, visiting its art gallery, or exploring its rose, herb, perennial, and bee gardens.
Want a tech-friendly take on flower-spotting? The New York Botanical Garden has you covered. If you love azaleas, daffodils, roses, or cherry trees and don't want to miss seeing any or all in peak blossom, check out the NYBG's plant trackers! These trackers offer flower enthusiasts a quick glimpse of how far into bloom these springtime staples are from the comfort of their homes. Don't cap your visit to peak season, though. NYBG hosts a series of events to highlight its plants, including an indoors orchard show!
Wave Hill might be small, but its snowdrop populations are unparalleled. This 28-acre park is a quintessential New York garden spot tucked away in the Bronx; it has wildflower greens, woodland paths, and lovely vistas.
Narrows Botanical Garden
Founded in the mid-nineties by two Bay Ridge residents, the Narrows Botanical Garden is living proof that local engagement can make positivity bloom within a community. The garden is home to several tree groves, a butterfly garden, a turtle sanctuary, and flocks of birds. Interestingly, the Narrows only includes plants native to New York. Today, the park is still maintained by Bay Ridge residents. It has a delightful view of the Bay and the Statue of Liberty.
Springtime isn't only for delicate flowers. The Highline encompasses a collection of hardy New England perennials, shrubs, and trees. Its Lilafee Barrenwort — a tough plant with rich, spring-blooming purple flowers — is particularly beautiful this time of year. The most exciting time for the High Line, however, is its annual spring cutback. Unlike other gardens, landscapers for the High Line allow winter-dried stalks to remain in place as habitat for native wildlife. In the spring, the High Line invites hundreds of local volunteers to join their gardeners in cutting back plants by hand to allow for compost and new growth. It's an experience that garden enthusiasts won't want to miss!
So, what are you waiting for? Shake off that winter chill and get hopping; there's a ton to enjoy at these NYC gardens!
Want more insights about New York's hidden treasures? Check out our post on NYC's Most Overlooked Landmarks!
The 7 Best NYC Outdoor Brunches to Enjoy in Spring & Summer
by BCB Property Management | Apr 22, 2019 | Neighborhoods, New York City
What's better than a delicious mid-morning brunch in New York City? That's easy — a mid-morning brunch that can be enjoyed during the peak of Spring! Below, we list a few of our must-go brunch places. These top-notch restaurants span the cuisine gamut, but they have one common characteristic — they all offer an outdoors dining experience.
Believe us, brunch doesn't get much better than this. Try out one (or all) of these fantastic restaurants this spring!
With its casual atmosphere and morning-patio ambiance, Claro pairs the comfortable welcome of a friend's backyard with the culinary expertise of a high-tier restaurant. All of Claro's cheese and sausages are crafted in-house, and it's not rare to see a chef grilling away on the back patio. Bring a friend or three; this restaurant sports a counter bar, tables and enough green space to make even a fast-paced New York morning feel relaxed. Best of all? Claro takes reservations.
Price Point: $$
Menu Highlights: Offerings change daily, but we recommend the huevos oaxaqueños and mezcal-based cocktails!
Gottino Enoteca Salumeria
Who says that a wine bar can't pull off brunch? Gottino adds a delicious Italian flair to its midmorning meal, crafting a menu that would make any jaded foodie ask for seconds, grazi. Best of all, springtime visitors can enjoy a meal at one of the restaurant's outdoor tables. With a charming wooden fence, soft hanging lights, and delicate greenery, Gottino's outdoor ambiance isn't one to miss.
Menu Highlights: We recommend Gottino's Uova al Tegame — sunny-side eggs with pancetta and sage. Keep a lookout for daily specials, too!
Llama Inn
Sure, you might have tried Peruvian food — but if you haven't experienced Llama Inn's brunch, you're sorely missing out. This charming restaurant is upscale and fun, with a beautiful rooftop patio that any springtime diner will love. The outdoor space's sharp modern aesthetic is softened into quirky charm by colorful throw pillows and cozy seating.
Price Point: $$$
Menu Highlights: Set aside the pancakes for once. Why not try the tacu tacu with adobo sauce, pork sausage, fried egg, and avocado?
Esme's outdoor patio is a delight; a plethora of well-maintained plants bring life and peaceful ambiance to the space, counterbalancing the bustle of the city outside. Cloth drapes stretch overhead, allowing for both natural sunlight and airflow while still keeping harsh sunlight off of diners. Long tables and intimate two-person rounds allow parties large and small alike to enjoy their creative takes on classic brunch plates. Be warned, though — Esme's brunch is only on weekends. The good news? They take reservations.
Menu Highlights: You've never had French toast quite like this. Try Esme's Savory Parmesan French Toast with tomato-braised kale and slow-poached eggs!
Hudson Clearwater
Enjoy the best of American brunch in Hudson Clearwater's garden patio. This space uses brick, wrought iron, and climbing ivy to create a tucked-away aesthetic that is equal parts charming and quiet. Two-person wrought-iron tables populate the space and contribute to the patio's intimate ambiance. It's a great spot for a comfortable brunch, but you may not want to invite more than a few friends if you care to eat outside. Keep in mind; brunch is only available on weekends from 9 AM to 3 PM.
Menu Highlights: Enjoy some southern charm on a New York morning! Order Hudson Clearwater's Southern eggs benedict — poached eggs with house-cured ham, sauteed spinach, jalapeno hollandaise, and a biscuit.
Sunday in Brooklyn
Want to enjoy mid-morning brunch on a tucked-away rooftop? Look no further — you can while away a pleasant Sunday in Brooklyn…at Sunday in Brooklyn. This delightful restaurant may not be the place for large parties to gather, but it's a fantastic spot for an outdoor brunch with friends or a midmorning date. Be warned — the restaurant can get crowded from time to time, but the food and ambiance is well-worth the wait.
Menu Highlights: You may have had pancakes — but have you had Sunday's malted pancakes with hazelnut maple praline and brown butter?
Let's bring a little more lunch into brunch, shall we? Narcissa offers some fantastic American plates for those who want a little less breakfast in their late morning meals, along with several brunch-dedicated cocktails. The restaurant also maintains an enormous patio spaced with charming wood furniture. Well-placed trees and plants create a garden-like outdoors ambiance, while decorative hanging lights and paper ornaments add a delightful flair to the space.
Menu Highlights: Bring the bacon to brunch; the Steakhouse Burger piles bacon, shropshire blue, spinach, jalapeno, and garlic mayo high on the plate.
All of these spots are well-worth a visit. Check out our blog if you want more neat tips on how to snag a reservation at some of the most exclusive restaurants in NYC or find the coolest comedy clubs in the city!


Looking for Drug Rehab and treatment centers in Micro, North Carolina?
There are many drug rehab centers options available to the people living in the Micro region. You should understand each of the varieties of rehab options that are offered in Micro, AB., in order to pick the ideal rehab approach for yourself or a family member. Choosing the proper alcohol and drug rehabilitation center in Micro is the most important element in the treatment of drug abuse, addiction and alcoholism. This information will assist you to understand your numerous treatment options so that you have the highest possibility of an ideal outcome.
Let's check out the different drug and alcohol rehab facilities in Micro, North Carolina possibilities that coincide with the circumstances of the individual looking for rehab.
Inpatient drug rehab in Micro, AB. is really a rehab option ideal in case you need health-related treatment for the duration of rehabilitation or clients with considerable drug use histories. Men and women can develop physical and mental dependence to alcohol and drugs even after a short time period, so inpatient drug and alcohol rehabilitation in Micro is considered the most reliable treatment possibility in nearly all situations. Due to substance abuse and addiction, men and women will usually struggle to make a full recovery using the limited services provided by outpatient treatment centers in Micro, North Carolina where drugs and alcohol continue to be readily available when they leave the outpatient center. Likewise, people in treatment who take part in outpatient rehabilitation rather than inpatient alcohol and drug treatment in Micro are still prone to detrimental relationships and circumstances that might get in the way of their recovery process. When someone resides with an abusive companion or continues to maintain associations which entail abusing drugs, any rehabilitation endeavours in outpatient rehab will be in vain. This is the reason in-patient drug rehab in Micro, AB. will generate more beneficial outcomes that may prove long lasting as opposed to an outpatient alcohol and drug rehabilitation center where advantages are often very minimal and short-lived.
In Micro there is both short-term and long-term inpatient drug rehabilitation. Short-term is a 30-day facility, while long-term inpatient drug treatment in Micro, North Carolina is a lot more extensive and rehab lasts 3 to 6 months generally speaking. It is deemed an ideal environment for clients as it is a secure drug-free environment where they are able to heal both mentally and physically without interruptions. Preferably, people proceed within a long-term in-patient drug and alcohol rehab center in Micro for the maximum time period permitted, to be able to handle anything that might cut across their abstinence after they leave treatment. Due to the fact detoxing and becoming physically stabilized can require two to three weeks alone, the 3 to 6 months in long-term in-patient drug rehabilitation in Micro is going to be time wisely spent and a lot more effective than short-term centers.
The most important aspect of all if you or a loved one is struggling with a drug abuse or addiction concern is to do something about it, call someone and seek advice from experienced addiction professionals and get an evaluation and treatment options to ensure the greatest chance for a recovery.
Contact Cherry Hospital, by calling 919-731-3534.


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A: The only time that 5 is bigger than 200 is when string comparison is used; and this only happens if both operands are strings, so you should make sure the values are of the proper type before making any comparison:
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A: Works fine for me.
See this fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/nVd67/1/
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Songul Yilmaz Meier is an internationally exhibited artist and adult education tutor working in watercolour and oil.
Work for sale from £3	- £800.	Credit cards accepted.
Groups up to 7 people welcome.
From A3 south, take the A25 exit towards Guildford / A322 / Horsham / A281 / Bagshot 0.2 mile. Right onto Woking Rd / A320. Go through 1 roundabout.
Bus service: 34, 35 2min walk.
Songul Yilmaz Meier is an internationally exhibited artist based in Guildford and adult education tutor working in watercolour, pastel & oil. Songul runs art classes at the Guildford institute in Guildford. She practices and teaches in her studio.
Songul Yilmaz Meier welcomes visitors all year round by appointment.