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Borussia Dortmund host Wolfsburg at Signal Iduna Park on Saturday, as they resume their challenge for the Bundesliga title.
Dortmund trail leaders Bayern Munich on goal difference as things stand, with 34 compared to Bayern's 41. With so little separating the teams currently, it is likely the title race will go down to the wire, making every game until the end of the season intriguing.
With striker Paco Alcacer a doubt following his muscle strain before the international break, it is likely that midfielder Mario Gotze will have to deputise as false nine, a position he is fairly familiar with by now, even if it's not his natural role. Lucien Favre should otherwise field a conventional 4-2-3-1.
Roman Burki (GK) - Burki's international role as number two to Yann Sommer led him to go on 'standby mode' for his country in January to focus purely on his football with Dortmund. Improved performances this season have followed after a shaky two years led to some questions being asked of him.
Achraf Hakimi (RB) - On loan from Real Madrid, the Morocco international has been impressive going forward, highlighted by his three assists in the 4-0 home defeat of Atletico Madrid in the Champions League group stage. At only 20, he can improve the defensive side of his game, however.
Manuel Akanji (CB) - Signed during last season's January window from FC Basel for around £19m, the Swiss star has featured fairly regularly despite heavy competition from young Frenchmen Dan-Axel Zagadou and Abdou Diallo.
Dan-Axel Zagadou (CB) - The Frenchman was signed in 2017 from Paris Saint-Germain and has featured more often this season than the last. The 19-year-old has a lot of promise.
Abdou Diallo (LB) - Predominantly a centre back, the left-footed Diallo has been shifted to left back at times due to a combination of factors, including Piszczek's absence, Marcel Schmelzer's poor form, and Raphael Guerreiro's deployment in midfield.
Axel Witsel (CM) - One of only three players to win 100 plus caps for Belgium - alongside Jan Vertonghen and Eden Hazard - Witsel has been a standout performer for Dortmund since his arrival last summer, combining a physical presence with confident passing.
Thomas Delaney (CM) - Delaney has been a steady player for Dortmund since his arrival from Werder Bremen in the summer.
Jadon Sancho (RM) - The young English talent has been a revelation for Dortmund since his move from Manchester City in 2017, contributing to 20 goals in 19 starts in the league. With a skillset that combines clever passing with mazy dribbling, Sancho is arguably the best teenager in world football.
Marco Reus (AM) - Dortmund's captain and talisman is enjoying his most injury-free season in a long while, reminding the world how prolific he can be when he gets minutes on a football pitch. With 21 goal contributions in 22 league games, Reus has been a key figure in Dortmund's title push.
Raphael Guerreiro (LM) - Signed in 2016 from French side Lorient after starring in that summer's Euros for Portugal, Guerreiro has proven to be a versatile and dependable player, played equally at left back, left midfield or in the centre.
Mario Gotze (ST) - A prodigy when he first burst onto the scene as a teenager, Gotze has failed to fulfil his star potential, despite scoring the winning goal in the 2014 World Cup final for Germany. Health problems outside of his control were a key factor, however, and this season is Gotze's best since his return to Dortmund.


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Q: Configure Spotlight to open new window by default I am pretty new to macOS (10.14.5), and I wondered if it was possible to have Spotlight open a new window by default ?
Usually, my workflow is that when I go to a new desktop, I want to open a new window for a software that might already be open on another desktop. I thought Spotlight might help me do it faster than by using the mouse's right click on the dock icon, but it only shifts me back to the desktop where the program is already opened.
Also, I use a tiling window manager called chunkwm, which always forces focus on the app under the mouse. I like it that way, but it prevents me from having the focus on an app that's not on screen and using cmd-n to pop a new window.
Thanks

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By Anonymous - 29/07/2019 15:00 - United Kingdom - Oldbury
Today, my mum, who always wanted more kids than just me, started crying because I'm not pregnant with her first grandchild yet. I'm 16, and this all started because I got my period and I asked to borrow one of her tampons because I'd ran out of my own. FML
Leave us alone
White knights
By HM - 16/04/2015 13:10 - United States - Albuquerque
Today, I invited a guy I've been crushing on for ages to my house, and I really wanted to make a good impression. We were sitting in the living room having drinks when my cat came in, dragging a pair of my dirty underwear and dropped them right in front of us. FML
By Wheresthecreamfilling - 03/11/2016 06:03
Today, my girlfriend and I had sex. Later, she said the highlight of her day was getting a cupcake from the grocery store. FML
Live dumping
Today, I was having a mass lecture, for 3 classes combined, all microphones muted. I wanted to go to the toilet, so I connected my headphones, and I did my job massively while listening to the teacher. Suddenly, the teacher said, "Oh, close your mic for the love of god." 85 students heard me taking a shit. FML
Today, I noticed my dog chewing on something while on the couch. It looked like a wash rag of some sort, so I grabbed it from my dog. It wasn't until after I picked it up that I noticed it wasn't a wash rag. It was a small, dead bird. FML
By HereKittyKitty - 01/12/2013 20:27 - United States - Carlsbad
Today, after being convinced that my cat had worms due to eating so much food and still looking really skinny, I found out that my neighbor secretly lets his dog in through my pet door while I'm at work. FML
By Fucked - 16/01/2009 19:38 - United States
Today, my dog found my marijuana pipe and the bag it was in and brought it to my parents. FML
Today, I was walking to school. I started running to catch up with my friend. I yelled her name, and she turned around in time to watch me slip on a sheet of ice, fall face first, and pass out. When she ran to my side, I unconsciously peed on her. FML
By downlowtooslow - 12/06/2009 04:49 - United States
Today, while eating with my kids at McDonalds, my son put his hand up and wanted me to give him a "high five." I went to give him a five, but he moved his hand at the last second and I ended up slapping him in the face. Now everyone there thinks I'm a child-beater. FML
By stellarshaun - 16/01/2009 22:10 - United States
Today, I was naked in bed. I was eating vanilla yogurt and it spilt. My dad walked in and then apologized that he had walked in on me while I was masturbating. FML
Today, while at work, I started to feel sick to my stomach, hot, and dizzy. My co-worker told me to go home. On the way through the locker room to get my stuff, I experienced a dizzy spell so severe, I blacked out and pooped myself. No one in the building is going to let me forget this. FML
Overbearing much?!
By lily - 25/06/2020 05:04
Today, while on a road trip, we stopped and went to the bathroom. I didn't need to go, but my parents told me to "try anyway." I'm 24. FML
By gutted - 07/05/2012 02:13 - United Kingdom
Today, I proposed to my girlfriend. She promptly had a panic attack and screamed, "No!" FML
By GMD - 18/09/2012 20:20 - United Kingdom - Belfast
Today, my daughter and her boyfriend excitedly told me that after months of trying they are finally pregnant and that I'm going to be a grandmother. This would be great news if they weren't 15. FML
By Anonymous - 02/10/2014 04:47 - United States - Olive Branch
Today, I was talking to my brother about how careless people are. Minutes later, I shocked myself with my dog's shock-collar. FML
By i believe in shaq - 19/08/2012 22:28 - United States - Muskegon
Today, my husband announced that he was fed up with us being known as the neighborhood slobs, and prepared to take down all the Christmas decorations still up from last year. He then decided it was too much effort, and that he'd leave them up to give us a three month head-start. FML
By WeddingWoes - 03/11/2012 19:42 - United States - Columbia
Today, I sampled some of the food my fiancée's mom is making for our wedding. Everything tasted terrible, and I almost vomited. Turns out she never actually went to culinary school as she claimed, but had just watched Julie and Julia. It's too late to book another caterer for the wedding. FML
Unreasonable
By Dano - 07/08/2021 10:01
Today, I was fired from my job for not buying a pack of cigarettes for my boss. I only lasted two months in that junkyard. FML
By MILF - 16/04/2014 22:03 - United States - Maryland Heights
Today, one of my most problematic students remained after class, whence he strongly insinuated his interest in receiving oral sex; I tried to convey just how inappropriate that was, when he interrupted, "Look, will you at least touch it?" FML
Today, a fight broke out in a bar between several people, over some talk about one of their moms being somewhat inclined towards intercourse with her pets. I managed to slip out quietly with just a scratch from flying chair debris, despite having started the rumor. FML
By Anonymous - 02/10/2012 19:39 - United States - Richland
Today, I finally got my hands on the new iPhone 5, after I pulled it out of a patient's rectum. FML
By rs - 30/06/2012 18:36 - Egypt
Today, after watching Hulk with my friends, we spent a good half hour discussing exactly how enlarged Bruce Banner's package would be in his Hulk state. I couldn't hide my excitement, and now my friends won't stop teasing me. FML
Right in the kisser
Today, I was in sociology class and I raised my hand to ask a question, not realizing that the professor was right behind me. I smacked him right in the face, no doubt reducing my chances of a good grade. FML
By spider-sarah - 08/10/2016 09:35 - New Zealand - Auckland
Today, I found out the hard way that if you leave your sheets on the washing line too long, spiders will go and make their new home in them. FML
By Parenting... - 27/08/2013 04:36 - United States - Arlington
Today, I had no choice but to bring my son to work as a med school professor. I sat him in a chair in a corner while I gave a lecture. To my surprise, he added another word to his limited vocabulary, and screamed it out loud with an ecstatic expression on his face. The word is "cancer". FML
Today, my family and I went to the mall. We all split up in a department store to shop for our own clothes. While shopping, I caught my dad feeling up a mannequin in the back corner of the store. FML
By aloha - 12/03/2010 21:17 - France
Today, I landed in Hawaii for my vacation. I have a really bad ear infection, and to top my day off, my girlfriend blurted out mid-flight that she thinks we're not going to work out. Aloha! FML
By littlelottie - 17/01/2012 17:04 - United States
Today, when I excitedly announced to my mother-in-law that I was pregnant, she looked at me with a blank expression and asked me who the father was. She's 45. She's not senile or suffering from dementia, but apparently just suffering from being a chronic bitch. FML
By Anonymous - 05/08/2019 16:00 - United States - Cranford
Today, despite seeing her every weekend, her not telling me her work schedule, and her having ignored me every time she gets a boyfriend, my sister is upset that I "don't make more of an effort to see her." Sorry, I'm trying to not rely on people who hurt me. FML
By AIienware - 30/06/2015 15:33
Today, at my job at a ceramics store, I was loading a $300 statuette into a woman's car when I saw a dismembered foot in the trunk. I was so startled that I dropped the statuette and it shattered. Turns out the foot was fake and now my boss says I have to pay for the damage. FML
By kkbb - 14/03/2010 06:05 - United States
Today, I figured out it's the first time my roommate has done the dishes after living together an entire year, but I got to clean up the bubble waterfall that came pouring out of the dishwasher because she couldn't figure out where the detergent was supposed to go. FML
By mstannyngdogevr - 28/02/2017 18:00 - United States - Orlando
Today, my fiancé and I moved into a new home a few houses away from our previous one. We were excited about not hearing our roommate's dog howling non-stop anymore. We can hear him from the new house. Very clearly. FML
By Anonymous - 04/04/2012 07:51 - Australia - Perth
Today, I had to call the Australian Passport office to track my passport. Turns out they lost it in the mail. A week ago, I got my dream job as a flight attendant. Without a passport they won't accept me. I lost my dream job before I even started it. FML
Today, I found out my husband of 8 years has been cheating on me, so I decided to let the lady's husband know that she was unfaithful as well. His response was that I ruined his day. This has ruined mine and my kids lives. FML
Today, we had our busiest day at work all year with lots of angry people calling, and a co-worker called in sick. I went to my local game shop after work, exhausted and upset, and guess who was at his usual table running a Dungeons and Dragons group, apparently not too sick to go out. Yeah. FML
By Kevin - 09/09/2011 12:10 - United Kingdom
Today, I wrote a fake phone number on my neck to make it look like someone had hit on me. FML
By Anonymous - 29/03/2014 03:02 - Canada - Rosthern
Today, while at work, I went to unlock the washroom for a customer. Normally we don't allow customers to use the staff washrooms, so I was as surprised as the guy I found sitting on the toilet when I opened the door. FML
Stable genius
By Anonymous - 26/09/2020 02:02 - United States - New York
Today, I went on a short date with a new girl in the office, who everyone thought was a tad bit odd. Also today, she showed me the names of our future children. FML
By okaydisarray - 04/07/2015 02:31 - United States - Dayton
Today, my husband's 70-year-old uncle came for a visit. Since we only have 2 bedrooms, we set him up in our daughter's room. Later, I glanced into the room and saw him masturbating in her bed. FML
By Pokemon problems - 23/10/2012 22:00 - Canada - Toronto
Today, I babysat a 10-year-old and we played Pokémon. It was my first time playing, so he showed me. I ended up winning and the kid started crying and told his parents he hated me. They decided not to pay me for the night, and now I'm out of a job. FML
By Pissy - 23/05/2019 06:05
Today, I thought my boyfriend wanted to be romantic by pouring a bath, getting in then calling me in. As I get comfortable, he stands up and gets out. At the same time, I notice yellow water. He'd pissed in the tub for a joke. FML
nitemare0 17
Monday 29 July 2019 21:27
Considering your age, I believe this makes her an unfit parent, don't let her near your children if/when you do have them in your own time
Usually parents do everything they can to prevent their teenage daughters from having sex. I guess you're just lucky! I'm sure your inbox has a lot of intriguing propositions from sincere, good men.
Henry8cooper 15
Just don't let her anywhere near your birth control arrangements 😂
stickyface 8
Menopause sucks.
Taurus_ChicKa 36
Tuesday 30 July 2019 0:30
Wow, since when does a parent encourage their daughter to get pregnant at 16? Wait until you hit 32 and are in the same boat as me - I'm also an only child and keep getting asked when I'm going to give my parents a grandkid.
Hangryko 20
I hope you understand that you do not owe your mother grandchildren. Not at 16, not when you're older, not ever. Parenthood is a personal decision between partners and is nobody else's business. I'm disturbed that she expects that of you now.
ForSeriousReally 17
Thursday 1 August 2019 1:50
Parents like this are seriously frustrating. What if you don't want kids? What if you want to travel, or have a demanding career, or play sports, or save your money, or do one of the many things that are exponentially easier without children around? Not having children is absolutely an option, and if your mom wants more, your local child services centre would no doubt be thrilled to have a new foster parent.
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Excited isn't even enough to express how happy I am to start this new venture with my daughter. I've always wanted to do something strictly for my female photographers, and lady creatives, and the feedback I've been receiving has been amazing. So that alone has reassured me that this will be a new amazing venture. As a female photographer in a male dominated industry you tend to be overshadowed. But as of today there are so many outlets, communities and organizations that represent women, and I'd love for this movement and community to be one of them that represents us to the fullest.
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One of the major forces in social media, Twitter, is to open an office in Amsterdam, establishing itself in a key centre in the social media market worldwide.
Around 40 percent of businesses in the Netherlands use social media, and last year it was announced that the country had the number one penetration worldwide for both Twitter and Linkedin. Estimates put the amount of Twitter users in the Netherlands at three million.
Also, a staggering 96 percent of Dutch internet users are engaged with social media, making the Netherlands the perfect location for the giants of online interaction to set themselves up.
Twitter follows one of its major rivals, Facebook, in setting up a sales office in the capital. Advertising space will be sold to Dutch companies from their new base as they hope to capatalise on the popularity of the social network and Amsterdam's position as a hub for new internet technology.
The Amsterdam office will be joined by bases in Paris and Madrid as Twitter looks to extend its business throughout Europe.
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Q: I am facing an issue at build time in angular application when I try to build application at that time I'm getting error like this.
Module parse failed: Unexpected token File was processed with these loader
.node_modules/@angular-devkit/build-optimizer/src/build-optimizer/wwewbpack-loader.js
.node/modules/@ngtools/webpack/src/index.js

A: Try to reinstall node modules by following commands then build again it may helps.
rm -rf node_modules
rm -f package-lock.json
npm install


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McKinley Honored with The 2017 National CIGNA Well Being Award
McKinley is proud to announce that it has received the prestigious 2017 National CIGNA Well Being Award. This honor recognizes companies with a remarkable quality and excellence in health awareness. McKinley was honored with this award Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at MidAmerica Club in Chicago, Illinois.
"It is an honor to receive this prestigious award and I feel so fortunate to be surrounded and supported by such an amazing team who all contribute to making McKinley Healthy Living the world class program that it is today," stated Meredith Mitchell, Health and Wellness Director. "The most important thing we do is connect with people and by connecting with them we have the opportunity to help them make healthy lifestyle changes they can adopt and maintain! I'm so thankful for the opportunity and to be a part of this world class team," added Mitchell.
"It's an incredible achievement for our team to receive this honor from Cigna. Cigna is a wonderful partner for us in the employee benefits arena," shared David Peabody, Senior Vice President & Managing Director - HR Services & Risk Management. "I'm very proud of the commitment to health and wellness from all of our McKinley team members that made this possible and continue to be amazed by the passion and innovation Meredith brings that consistently pushes everyone to excellence," stated Peabody.
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McKinley Continues Long Term Financing Effort for its Central Florida Workforce Housing Portfolio
McKinley is pleased to announce that it has closed on a $6,500,000 long-term financing with Fannie Mae (FNMA) for Sun Pointe Lake Apartments, a 96-unit market rate Multifamily community located in Daytona Beach, Florida. This continues the on-going effort of locking in over $1.25 Billion in long term financings with maturities ranging from 10 to 35 years on McKinley's Multifamily platform located in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Georgia and Florida. Berkadia, Berkshire Hathaway and Leucadia National company, originated the financing on behalf of McKinley. Berkadia's long-term relationship with McKinley spans several decades, and within the last 5 years it has executed on over $1 Billion of Multifamily long-term mortgages on behalf of McKinley via HUD, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
"We continue our long-term refinancing efforts in this most favorable interest rate environment. We have now closed on almost all of our Multifamily debt at historically low interest rates, the majority of which is locked up for 35 years. As interest rates continue to rise, this very favorable debt platform will be highly accretive to our long term generational asset values," offered Albert M. Berriz, McKinley's CEO, Managing Member and Co-Owner. "We have been and will continue to be very disciplined in this effort, and that financial discipline along with extraordinary asset performance, has combined to build a fortress balance sheet position for our enterprise now and into the future," added Berriz.
McKinley is proud to be a major employer and owner of Multifamily and Retail real estate throughout Central Florida, having actively invested in the region since 1982. As one of the largest owners of Multifamily real estate throughout Central Florida, McKinley is committed to the future and well-being of the region, its customers that provide us the opportunity to serve their housing needs, and its 500 amazing Central Florida based team members who make it happen every day. McKinley currently owns a portfolio of 57 multifamily communities in seven major Central Florida sub-markets including the Orlando Theme Park market, the Orlando Airport market, Winter Park, Daytona Beach, Gainesville, Pinellas County which includes Clearwater, South Pasadena, North Redington Beach and Gulfport, and Tampa/Hyde Park/South Tampa. McKinley operates in the Central Florida Region under its flagship McKinley workforce housing brand, as well as its luxury brands which include McKinley Beach on the Barrier Islands of Pinellas County and McKinley Hyde Park in Hyde Park/South Tampa.
McKinley Announces David A. Peabody, Esq. to Head All Risk Management Efforts
McKinley is pleased to announce the promotion of David A. Peabody, Esq., to Senior Vice President & Managing Director - HR Services & Risk Management. In his new role he will lead all Risk Management efforts in addition to his core HR and other risk management duties.
David has been with McKinley since 2005. He is an alumnus of the University of Michigan, Western Michigan University's Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and the Harvard Business School. He is also an active member of the American Bar Association; the American Bar Association Section on Labor and Employment Law; the State Bar of Michigan sections on Labor and Employment Law and Workers' Compensation Law; the University of Michigan Letterwinners M Club; the University of Michigan Alumni Association; the Harvard University Alumni Association; and the Harvard Business School Club of Michigan.
"David and I have been working side by side for a number of years. He will be a tremendous success in this new role due to his intellect, passion for our core values, and the tremendous respect he has garnered both internally and with our clients," offered Albert M. Berriz, McKinley's CEO, Co-Owner and Managing Member. "As the 2017 Hurricane Season starts today through November 30th, we are confident in David's ability to lead our team and keep our people as well as our communities safe. We have an amazing team across the country that comes together each year to prepare and implement one of the most effective and sophisticated hurricane preparedness efforts in the real estate industry," added Berriz.
"I'm excited for this opportunity to lead our risk management team and as we enter hurricane season, am currently focused on working with our operational leaders to maintain McKinley's exceptional preparedness and awareness program for our communities in potentially affected areas," shared Peabody.
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McKinley Continues Long Term Financing Effort for Scattered Site Portfolio in Hyde Park
McKinley is pleased to announce that it has closed on a $19,900,000 long term financing with Fannie Mae (FNMA) for a multi-property scattered site portfolio located in Hyde Park (Tampa), Florida. The portfolio represents a portion of McKinley's holdings in Hyde Park, and is the second major long-term refinancing event for the McKinley Hyde Park brand. Berkadia, Berkshire Hathaway and Leucadia National company, originated the financing on behalf of McKinley. Berkadia's long-term relationship with McKinley spans several decades, and within the last 5 years it has executed on over $1 Billion of Multifamily long-term mortgages on behalf of McKinley via HUD, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
"We continue our long-term refinancing efforts for our Hyde Park acquisitions in this most favorable rate environment. Thanks to the exceptional performance of our team that has made this possible through complex renovations, lease-up and stabilization of this portfolio in record time," offered Albert M. Berriz, McKinley's CEO, Managing Member and Co-Owner. "The Hyde Park effort has also allowed us to diversify our Central Florida Multifamily holdings into yet another solid market that will have significant long-term appreciation based upon a foundation of concrete employment fundamentals in a highly sought after area with a terrific quality of life," added Berriz. "We expect to continue to grow in the Hyde Park/South Tampa geography adding to what has become the dominant Multifamily brand in that market," further added Berriz.
The McKinley Hyde Park brand is a boutique collection of 28 multifamily communities of historic and unique significance located in Hyde Park, Downtown Tampa. These communities span from the Hillsborough River in the Downtown to MacDill Air Force Base in South Tampa. The brand offers a variety of price points and product offerings to meet the needs of a very discerning customer base. The portfolio enjoys walkable access to high end retail shops and the best restaurants in the region, as well as wellness and outdoor opportunities available throughout the area. This boutique collection also features condominium grade interiors and exquisite exterior renovations as well as community amenities that generate the best available product in the marketplace. McKinley today is the largest owner-operator of multifamily communities in the Hyde Park/South Tampa market.
McKinley Institutional Commercial Real Estate (ICRE) Expands Indy Platform
McKinley's Institutional Commercial Real Estate Team (ICRE) announced today the takeover of Georgetown Plaza, a 111,600 square center in Indianapolis, Indiana. This center is home to tenants such as Family Dollar and Value World and is 65% occupied. This takeover marks the 13th takeover in the state of Indiana for McKinley.
Spearheading the takeover efforts is the new leader of McKinley's ICRE team, Royal (Trey) E. Caswell III, Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Institutional Real Estate. Royal has significant expertise in assisting institutional clients in the workout of distressed shopping centers, office buildings and industrial buildings throughout the United States. Including the management of his team, his duties include Asset and Commercial portfolio management and redevelopment, lease negotiation, risk management and acquisition and disposition of new assets.
"This is a distressed shopping center assignment for a bankruptcy trustee. The McKinley team looks forward to a quick physical repositioning of this neglected asset," offered Royal "Trey" Caswell, McKinley's Senior Vice President. "This asset serves a need in the sub-market and we will have an immediate impact for both customers and tenants," said Caswell.
"Trey is obviously a very experienced commercial real estate executive and McKinley leader having founded and started this group initially in 2001. He also led our Owned Commercial Team (OCRE) as well for over a decade" offered Berriz. "I am thrilled that Trey is back in the driver's seat leading this team, he makes things happen and he can generate real results for our institutional clients," added Berriz. "Trey started with me in 2000 and he has personally handled some of the most complex multifamily and commercial workouts, bankruptcies and receiverships we have ever dealt with working on behalf of our institutional clients, he is in the field, he is a true detailed oriented guy, and this is great news for our entire ICRE team," further added Berriz.
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McKinley Announces Major Long Term Financing for Scattered Site Portfolio in Hyde Park
McKinley is pleased to announce that it has closed on a $20,450,000 long term financing with Fannie Mae (FNMA) for a multi-property scattered site portfolio located in Hyde Park (Tampa) Florida. The portfolio represents a portion of McKinley's holdings in Hyde Park, and is the first major long term refinancing event for The McKinley Hyde Park brand. Berkadia, a Berkshire Hathaway and Leucadia National company, originated the financing on behalf of McKinley. Berkadia and McKinley have had a long term relationship spanning several decades, and most recently over the past 5 years, Berkadia has executed on over $1 Billion of Multifamily long term mortgages on behalf of McKinley via HUD, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
"We have a high degree of confidence with Justin Wheeler, Ernie Katai and the entire Berkadia team," offered Albert M. Berriz, McKinley's CEO, Managing Member and Co-Owner. "They always deliver and they always do the right thing for us," added Berriz. McKinley and Berkadia will be closing on a second tranche of McKinley Hyde Park financing with Fannie Mae later in May as well. "These financing events have proven our thesis and have positioned the various properties in the first tranche for our classic long term generational ownership with substantial sustainable cash flow," further added Berriz.
McKinley is proud to be a major employer and owner of Multifamily and Retail real estate throughout Central Florida, having actively invested in the region since 1982. As one of the largest owners of Multifamily real estate throughout Central Florida, McKinley is committed to the future and well-being of the region, its customers that provide us the opportunity to serve their housing needs, and its 500 amazing Central Florida based team members who make it happen every day. McKinley currently owns a portfolio of 57 multifamily communities in seven major Central Florida sub-markets including the Orlando Theme Park market, the Orlando Airport market, Winter Park, Daytona Beach, Gainesville, Pinellas County which includes Clearwater, South Pasadena, North Redington Beach, Gulfport, and Tampa/Hyde Park/South Tampa. McKinley operates in the Central Florida Region under its flagship McKinley workforce housing brand, as well as its luxury brands which include McKinley Beach on the Barrier Islands of Pinellas County and McKinley Hyde Park in Hyde Park/South Tampa.
McKinley Expands Central Florida Multifamily Platform with Newest Acquisition in its Dominant Universal Orlando Submarket
The McKinley Companies announced today that it has completed the successful acquisition of Palio Apartment Homes formally known as Middlebrook Farms Apartments, a 320-unit luxury apartment community located in the Universal Orlando submarket of Orlando, Florida. Palio Apartment Homes is McKinley's twelfth owned workforce housing community specifically located in the Orlando Theme Park corridor between Universal Orlando and Walt Disney World, and its 57th Owned community located throughout Central Florida including Orlando, Winter Park, Daytona Beach, Gainesville, Clearwater, South Pasadena, North Reddington Beach, Gulfport, and Tampa/Hyde Park/South Tampa. McKinley operates in the Central Florida Region under its flagship McKinley workforce housing brand, as well as its McKinley Beach and McKinley Hyde Park luxury brands.
Palio was built in 2001, and contains a mix of large one, two and three bedroom apartments and townhomes with extensive amenities, garages and on-site storage facilities. The large size apartments, which all have in-home washers and dryers and private patios, in conjunction with the Orange County Public Schools, provide excellent housing opportunities for the workforce along the Orlando Theme Park corridor. Palio Apartment Homes is just minutes from major employers including Universal Orlando, Orange County Convention Center, Sea World and Walt Disney World. "We are passionate about being the workforce housing provider of choice throughout the Orlando Tourist Commercial corridor. In addition to our many apartment styles and sizes that we have available, our communities are in very close proximity to jobs, which allows our residents to walk or take a short ride to work each day," offered Albert M. Berriz, McKinley's CEO, Co-Owner and Managing Member. "As drive times and traffic becomes a much more complex issue throughout Central Florida, we believe that having apartment communities immediately adjacent to the largest employers in the region will be a major strategic advantage now and into the future," added Berriz.
McKinley was able to move quickly and close on this transaction in record time with its own capital supported by Key Bank, a long term commercial banking relationship of over 25 years. "We have never missed on a closing, and as we did with Palio Apartment Homes, we can move very quickly given our vast financial resources and our amazing team and relationships on the ground in Central Florida which is a key differentiator for us in the marketplace," offered Jim Willett, McKinley's Senior Vice President & Managing Director. "We had our good friends and long term commercial banking partners from Key Bank supporting us on this transaction. In their classic style our banks are always with us, and work along-side us, as we very quickly close large and complex transactions like Palio Apartment Homes," added Willett.
McKinley is proud to be a major employer and owner of Multifamily and Retail real estate throughout Central Florida, having actively invested in the region since 1982. As one of the largest owners of Multifamily real estate throughout Central Florida, McKinley is committed to the future and well-being of the region, our customers that provide us the opportunity to serve their housing needs, and our over 500 amazing Central Florida based team members who make it happen every day.
McKinley Further Expands its Dominant Central Florida Institutional Commercial Real Estate Workout Platform
McKinley Institutional Commercial Real Estate Team is pleased to announce the takeover of Cortez Common, a 72,160 square center in Brooksville, Florida, a suburb of Tampa. This center is home to tenants such as Dick's Sporting Goods and Five Below and is 100% occupied. This takeover, on behalf of a major institutional client, is McKinley's 42nd Institutional Commercial Real Estate takeover in the state of Florida.
"Our team was able to react quickly and immediately step in to achieve our client's objectives in this complex workout transaction," offered Jessica Furlong, Director of Operations for McKinley's Institutional Commercial Real Estate Team. "Our capabilities on the ground and our vast experience and resources in the Central Florida region further allowed us to move quickly and execute the takeover in record time," added Furlong.
McKinley has been actively investing and operating Multifamily, Office and Retail assets in the Central Florida Region since 1982. McKinley is a major employer in the region as an owner/operator of real estate throughout Tampa Bay, Hyde Park, South Tampa, South Pasadena, Gulfport, North Redington, Clearwater, Inverness, Brooksville, Orlando, Winter Springs, Winter Park, Daytona Beach and Gainesville. McKinley is committed to the well-being and future of the region and is proud of its over 450 Central Florida Team Members who execute amazingly every single day.
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Ann Arbor's Packard Square could be finished by year's end
Mlive reports on latest timeline for Packard square. CLICK HERE
McKinley Announces Major Financial Support for Project Healthy Schools
ANN ARBOR, MI. – McKinley's CEO, Albert M. Berriz and his wife Paula Berriz, as well as Founder, Ambassador Ronald N. Weiser and wife Eileen Weiser are proud to announce their major financial support for Project Healthy Schools (PHS) in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Project Healthy Schools is a community-University of Michigan Health System (UMHS) collaborative which provides a school-based program to reduce childhood obesity and its long-term health risks. Focusing primarily on sixth grade students, PHS aims to stem the tide of this epidemic by:
teaching youth healthy habits
developing healthy school environments
creating an infrastructure that supports program sustainability and replication
"This is a wonderful example of a University of Michigan program in partnership with Ann Arbor Public Schools, and they are making a huge difference in the lives of these students," shared Albert M. Berriz. "After experiencing the class first hand, I was amazed with how the students were engaged, focused and curious to learn about making the right food choices and exercise, and the UM Health Ambassador volunteers (students) and teachers were awesome!"


After a rather bumpy road for the NBA Live series in recent years, it appears that NBA Live 14 will be a fresh start. EA SPORTS has confirmed today that NBA Live 14 will release exclusively on the Xbox One and Playstation 4 systems later this year.
Confirming the exclusivity to GI International, the game's executive producer Sean O'Brien has stated that the game will in fact skip current-generation systems. With such a large install base available on the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360, it's a bit surprising that EA SPORTS would release the game solely on next-gen.
NBA Live 14 will be built completely on the Ignite engine. EA SPORTS will be building what seems to be all of their future sports titles on this engine, so that gives hope to the quality of the game being rather high this time around.
What do you think about the NBA Live series skipping current generation systems? Be sure to let us know what you think by leaving us a comment below, or discuss NBA Live 14 with us via Twitter and Facebook.


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Biological Opinion on a National Science Foundation-funded seismic survey by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in the South Atlantic Ocean, and Issuance of an Incidental Harassment Authorization pursuant to section 101(a)(5)(D) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act by the Permits and Conservation Division, National Marine Fisheries Service
By United States. National Marine Fisheries Service
Title : Biological Opinion on a National Science Foundation-funded seismic survey by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in the South Atlantic Ocean, and Issuance of an Incidental Harassment Authorization pursuant to section 101(a)(5)(D) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act by the Permits and Conservation Division, National Marine Fisheries Service Corporate Authors(s) : United States. National Marine Fisheries Service Published Date : 2019 Series : ESA Section 7 Consultation DOI : https://doi.org/10.25923/zzh8-df92
Scripps Low-Energy Marine Geophysical Surveys in the South Atlantic Ocean
United States. National Marine Fisheries Service
NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service ; OPR (Office of Protected Resources)
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Balaenoptera Borealis
Balaenoptera Musculus
Balaenoptera Physalus
Energy Development And Use
Eubalaena Australis
Physeter Macrocephalus
https://doi.org/10.25923/zzh8-df92
South Atlantic Ocean ; Namibia ; International Waters
South Atlantic Ocean ; Namibia ; International Waters Less -
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Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 7(a)(2) Biological Opinion Liberty Oil and Gas Development and Production Plan Activities, Beaufort Sea, Alaska
Title : Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 7(a)(2) Biological Opinion Liberty Oil and Gas Development and Production Plan Activities, Beaufort Sea, Alaska Corporate Authors(s) : United States. National Marine Fisheries Service Published Date : 2019 Series : ESA Section 7 Consultation DOI : https://doi.org/10.25923/mp63-2d11
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Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 7(a)(2) Programmatic Biological Opinion Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Coastal Plain Lease Sale
Title : Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 7(a)(2) Programmatic Biological Opinion Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Coastal Plain Lease Sale Corporate Authors(s) : United States. National Marine Fisheries Service Published Date : 2019 Series : ESA Section 7 Consultation DOI : https://doi.org/10.25923/9x2w-4m93
Endangered Species Act Section 7(a)(2) Biological Opinion Office of Naval Research (ONR) Arctic Research Activities 2018-2021 and Associated Proposed Issuance of an Incidental Harassment Authorization in the Beaufort Sea, Alaska
Title : Endangered Species Act Section 7(a)(2) Biological Opinion Office of Naval Research (ONR) Arctic Research Activities 2018-2021 and Associated Proposed Issuance of an Incidental Harassment Authorization in the Beaufort Sea, Alaska Corporate Authors(s) : United States. National Marine Fisheries Service Published Date : 2019 Series : ESA Section 7 Consultation DOI : https://doi.org/10.25923/vmfd-m467
Endangered Species Act Section 7(a)(2) Biological Opinion, and Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Essential Fish Habitat Response for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Approval of the Snake River Hells Canyon Site Specific Temperature Criterion, Hells Canyon Subbasin, HUC 17060101, Idaho and Adams Counties, Idaho (One Project)
Title : Endangered Species Act Section 7(a)(2) Biological Opinion, and Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Essential Fish Habitat Response for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Approval of the Snake River Hells Canyon Site Specific Temperature Criterion, Hells Canyon Subbasin, HUC 17060101, Idaho and Adams Counties, Idaho (One Project) Corporate Authors(s) : United States. National Marine Fisheries Service Published Date : 2019 Series : ESA Section 7 Consultation DOI : https://doi.org/10.25923/rqxp-7g20
Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 7(a)(2) Biological Opinion Hoonah Cruise Ship and Lightering Dock Construction at Icy Strait Hoonah, AK
Title : Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 7(a)(2) Biological Opinion Hoonah Cruise Ship and Lightering Dock Construction at Icy Strait Hoonah, AK Corporate Authors(s) : United States. National Marine Fisheries Service Published Date : 2019 Series : ESA Section 7 Consultation DOI : https://doi.org/10.25923/7s0m-7t65
Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 7(a)(2) Biological Opinion for Construction of the Tongass Narrows Project (Gravina Access)
Title : Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 7(a)(2) Biological Opinion for Construction of the Tongass Narrows Project (Gravina Access) Corporate Authors(s) : United States. National Marine Fisheries Service Published Date : 2019 Series : ESA Section 7 Consultation DOI : https://doi.org/10.25923/xyhk-3b64
Endangered Species Act Section 7(a)(2) Biological Opinion Auke Bay Ferry Terminal Modifications Project, Juneau, Alaska
Title : Endangered Species Act Section 7(a)(2) Biological Opinion Auke Bay Ferry Terminal Modifications Project, Juneau, Alaska Corporate Authors(s) : United States. National Marine Fisheries Service Published Date : 2019 Series : ESA Section 7 Consultation DOI : https://doi.org/10.25923/6exk-0795
Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 7(a)(2) Biological Opinion for City of Ketchikan Removal of Berth II Rock Pinnacle Project
Title : Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 7(a)(2) Biological Opinion for City of Ketchikan Removal of Berth II Rock Pinnacle Project Corporate Authors(s) : United States. National Marine Fisheries Service Published Date : 2019 Series : ESA Section 7 Consultation DOI : https://doi.org/10.25923/4w15-sa21
Endangered Species Act Section 7(a)(2) Biological Opinion for the Toro Creek Bridge Replacement Project at SR-1 in San Luis Obispo County (EA 05-0L721)
Title : Endangered Species Act Section 7(a)(2) Biological Opinion for the Toro Creek Bridge Replacement Project at SR-1 in San Luis Obispo County (EA 05-0L721) Corporate Authors(s) : United States. National Marine Fisheries Service Published Date : 2019 Series : ESA Section 7 Consultation DOI : https://doi.org/10.25923/v8j8-d969
National Marine Fisheries Service Endangered Species Act Biological Opinion James River Federal Navigation Project
Title : National Marine Fisheries Service Endangered Species Act Biological Opinion James River Federal Navigation Project Corporate Authors(s) : United States. National Marine Fisheries Service Published Date : 2019 Series : ESA Section 7 Consultation DOI : https://doi.org/10.25923/p872-0r68
Endangered Species Act Section 7 Formal Consultation and Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Essential Fish Habitat Consultation for the Smith Creek/Hettinger Ranch Hydropower and Irrigation System
Title : Endangered Species Act Section 7 Formal Consultation and Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Essential Fish Habitat Consultation for the Smith Creek/Hettinger Ranch Hydropower and Irrigation System Corporate Authors(s) : United States. National Marine Fisheries Service Published Date : 2019 Series : ESA Section 7 Consultation DOI : https://doi.org/10.25923/xb6b-qx07
Endangered Species Act Section 7 Formal Consultation and Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Essential Fish Habitat Consultation for the Clear Creek Integrated Restoration, Clear Creek, HU Cs 170603040 l O l, 170603040 l 02, l 70603040103, Idaho County, Idaho (One Project)
Title : Endangered Species Act Section 7 Formal Consultation and Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Essential Fish Habitat Consultation for the Clear Creek Integrated Restoration, Clear Creek, HU Cs 170603040 l O l, 170603040 l 02, l 70603040103, Idaho County, Idaho (One Project) Corporate Authors(s) : United States. National Marine Fisheries Service Published Date : 2019 Series : ESA Section 7 Consultation DOI : https://doi.org/10.25923/z9h1-4a76
Revisions to the Incidental Take Statement and Essential Fish Habitat Conservation Recommendations of the Endangered Species Act Section 7 Formal Consultation and Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Essential Fish Habitat Consultation for the Lolo Insect and Disease Project, Lolo Creek, HUC 17060306, Idaho County, Idaho (One Project)
Title : Revisions to the Incidental Take Statement and Essential Fish Habitat Conservation Recommendations of the Endangered Species Act Section 7 Formal Consultation and Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Essential Fish Habitat Consultation for the Lolo Insect and Disease Project, Lolo Creek, HUC 17060306, Idaho County, Idaho (One Project) Corporate Authors(s) : United States. National Marine Fisheries Service Published Date : 2019 Series : ESA Section 7 Consultation DOI : https://doi.org/10.25923/bbeb-r516
Endangered Species Act Section 7 Formal Consultation and Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Essential Fish Habitat Consultation for the City of Kenmore West Sammamish Bridge Replacement Project, King County, Washington, Federal Aid #: BRM-2411 (003)
Title : Endangered Species Act Section 7 Formal Consultation and Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Essential Fish Habitat Consultation for the City of Kenmore West Sammamish Bridge Replacement Project, King County, Washington, Federal Aid #: BRM-2411 (003) Corporate Authors(s) : United States. National Marine Fisheries Service Published Date : 2019 Series : ESA Section 7 Consultation DOI : https://doi.org/10.25923/8n5m-0b63
Endangered Species Act Section 7 Formal Consultation and Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Essential Fish Habitat Consultation for Elliott Bay Marina's Floating Breakwater Replacement Project, King County, Washington, COE Number: NWS-2012-423
Title : Endangered Species Act Section 7 Formal Consultation and Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Essential Fish Habitat Consultation for Elliott Bay Marina's Floating Breakwater Replacement Project, King County, Washington, COE Number: NWS-2012-423 Corporate Authors(s) : United States. National Marine Fisheries Service Published Date : 2018 Series : ESA Section 7 Consultation DOI : https://doi.org/10.25923/g3bf-pb39
Endangered Species Act Section 7(a)(2) Programmatic Biological Opinion and Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Essential Fish Habitat Response for Integrated Invasive Plant Management for the Northwest Oregon District, Bureau of Land Management
Title : Endangered Species Act Section 7(a)(2) Programmatic Biological Opinion and Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Essential Fish Habitat Response for Integrated Invasive Plant Management for the Northwest Oregon District, Bureau of Land Management Corporate Authors(s) : United States. National Marine Fisheries Service Published Date : 2019 Series : ESA Section 7 Consultation DOI : https://doi.org/10.25923/tr1q-me08
Endangered Species Act Section 7(a)(2) Biological Opinion, and Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Essential Fish Habitat Response for the Newell Creek Access Road Bridge Rehabilitation Project (Corps File No. 2019-00106S) and the Newell Creek Dam Inlet-Outlet Replacement Project (Corps File No. 2010-0087S) located in the City of Ben Lomond, Santa Cruz County, California.
Title : Endangered Species Act Section 7(a)(2) Biological Opinion, and Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Essential Fish Habitat Response for the Newell Creek Access Road Bridge Rehabilitation Project (Corps File No. 2019-00106S) and the Newell Creek Dam Inlet-Outlet Replacement Project (Corps File No. 2010-0087S) located in the City of Ben Lomond, Santa Cruz County, California. Corporate Authors(s) : United States. National Marine Fisheries Service Published Date : 2019 Series : ESA Section 7 Consultation DOI : https://doi.org/10.25923/1wca-2473
Endangered Species Act Section 7(a)(2) Biological Opinion, Concurrence Letter, and Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Essential Fish Habitat Response for the Idaho Water Quality Standards Mixing Zone Rules
Title : Endangered Species Act Section 7(a)(2) Biological Opinion, Concurrence Letter, and Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Essential Fish Habitat Response for the Idaho Water Quality Standards Mixing Zone Rules Corporate Authors(s) : United States. National Marine Fisheries Service Published Date : 2019 Series : ESA Section 7 Consultation DOI : https://doi.org/10.25923/bngv-3644
Endangered Species Act Section 7 Biological Opinion, Concurrence Letter, and Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Essential Fish Habitat Response for Livestock Grazing on the Upper Hayden Cattle and Horse Grazing Allotment, Upper Hayden Creek 5th field Hydrologic Unit Code 1706020406, Lemhi County, Idaho, (One Project)
Title : Endangered Species Act Section 7 Biological Opinion, Concurrence Letter, and Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Essential Fish Habitat Response for Livestock Grazing on the Upper Hayden Cattle and Horse Grazing Allotment, Upper Hayden Creek 5th field Hydrologic Unit Code 1706020406, Lemhi County, Idaho, (One Project) Corporate Authors(s) : United States. National Marine Fisheries Service Published Date : 2019 Series : ESA Section 7 Consultation DOI : https://doi.org/10.25923/jzdn-pj20
Endangered Species Act Section 7(a)(2) Biological Opinion, and Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Essential Fish Habitat Response for the County of Santa Cruz Emergency Relief Program (ER-32LO)
Title : Endangered Species Act Section 7(a)(2) Biological Opinion, and Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Essential Fish Habitat Response for the County of Santa Cruz Emergency Relief Program (ER-32LO) Corporate Authors(s) : United States. National Marine Fisheries Service Published Date : 2019 Series : ESA Section 7 Consultation DOI : https://doi.org/10.25923/9hzc-wg41


I might want to do special blogs on Linux so I thought I would do a special page for them. I have only just noticed that I can do this so here goes.
At the moment I am running an old tower machine and a laptop. The laptop runs linuxmint 3. The tower has 500mb Ram and an AMD 3400 processor. There are, at present, three operating systems on the machine. I have the old windows XP Pro, a copy of Linux Mint 4 (Daryna) and the new LinuxMint 5 (Elyssa) which is an ubuntu hardy version.
I only rarely use windows now, I used to use it to access my phone pictures and do phone related stuff, but wammu can do that for my new phone. The only other thing I use it for is games. I have a thing for simulation and strategy type games. My favourite games that I cannot play are simcity, age of empires, Caesar and Civ Rome.
I have just discovered a game on mint which is called freecol which is a Civilisation clone. Transport Tycoon, though, is my all time favourite game.
I first played it as a shareware game on floppy disc, when it ran for one game year. I loved it. Played it on my 386 under windows 3.1 and it was wonderful. For my birthday my son bought me the CD (I don't think it was even a DVD in those days of the full TTDeluxe). I never got bored with it, so one of my first questions about the feasibility of using Linux on a machine was would it run my favourite game. There is a version called Open TTD and it is wonderful and has so many features that the old one didn't have and I still never get bored with it.


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http://w3.windfair.net/wind-energy/pr/33161-abb-amprion-transmission-grid-germany-order-pst-power-flow-renewable-energy-grid-phase-shifting-transformers
News Release from ABB Deutschland
ABB Deutschland
ABB wins $30m power equipment order to bolster Germany's renewable energy integration
High-performance phase-shifting transformers to better control integrating of offshore wind power into the electricity grid / Potential to offer savings of more than $110 million over 3 years
Image: ABB
ABB has won an order worth around $30 million from Amprion GmbH, a German transmission grid operator that provides electricity to more than 29 million people, from the Alps in South of Germany to Lower Saxony, to supply phase-shifting transformers (PSTs) that will optimize power flow in the German electricity network and help in the integration of renewable resources. These transformers have the potential to offer savings of more than $110 (€100 million), over 3 years.
Power generated by windfarms is unpredictable. To keep the grid stable, electricity produced in conventional power plants must be increased or decreased at very short notice, which is both inefficient and costly. For these so-called redispatch costs Germany is paying about $1.7 billion (€1.5 billion(1)) annually.
To better control the flow of power in the existing grid infrastructure, ABB is supplying two PSTs with 2,494 megavolt amperes (MVA) capacity each, from its transformer factory in Bad Honnef, Germany. These PSTs, amongst the most powerful in the world will enable Amprion to integrate wind power more efficiently.
ABB has been at the forefront of developing PST technology. First developed by Westinghouse Electric Corporation T&D in the 1950s and acquired by ABB in 1989, PSTs require a deep evaluation of the power system to define their optimum application and location. Their demanding size and complexity require advanced design and manufacturing skills along with stringent quality control.
"Phase-shifting transformers are a specialized solution that carry out the complex task of controlling power flow in the electricity grid. This enables our customers to optimize grid investments and avoid costs when integrating renewable power like offshore wind while improving their economic viability" said Bruno Melles, Managing Director of ABB's Transformers business line, part of ABB's Power Grids business.
www.abb.com/...
ABB, Amprion, transmission grid, Germany, order, PST, power flow, renewable energy, grid, phase-shifting transformers
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Chinese Offshore Wind Farm to Get Hitachi ABB Power Grids' Latest High-Voltage Hybrid Switchgear
Hitachi ABB Power Grids' latest high-voltage hybrid switchgear for offshore wind application is the first-of-its-kind to enable the collection grid between the wind towers to operate at a higher voltage level.
Orlen Secures Grid Connection Agreement for Polish Offshore Wind Farm
The agreement marks another milestone in preparations for the wind farm project
Prysmian Group Completes Acquisition of EHC Global
EHC Global is a leading manufacturer of strategic components and integrated solutions for the vertical transportation industry.
Matafongo Wind Farm in the Dominican Republic Changes Hands
InterEnergy Group has bought the 34MW Matafongo wind farm in the southwest of the Dominican Republic, as well as a pipeline of other projects.
ENGIE Commissioned 3 Gigawatts despite Pandemic
ENGIE commissioned 3 GW of new renewable energy capacity in 2020 despite the difficult global pandemic context


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ExxonMobil made illegal deals with Russia when secretary of State Rex Tillerson ran the company
AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev
Blocked individuals.
When Rex Tillerson ran ExxonMobil, he made his name making deals in Russia, which in turn made Donald Trump's decision to appoint him as secretary of State contentious. Skepticism about Vladimir Putin's authoritarian state and its connections to the highest levels of the Trump administration dogged his confirmation hearings.
Now, it turns out at least some of those Russia deals made while he was CEO broke US law. The sanctions cops at the US Treasury Department have levied a fine of $2 million (pdf) on ExxonMobil for violating sanctions put in place to punish Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2014.
That fine is, of course, a tiny drop in the ocean of Exxon's petroleum profits of $7.8 billion last year. The violations hinge on some awkward timing. The US issued an executive order in March 2014, forbidding "the receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services" from someone on the sanctions list. Igor Sechin, a Putin crony who earned the moniker "Darth Vader" for his forbidding style, was added to that list in April. In May, ExxonMobil signed a series of agreements with Sechin, who was acting in his capacity as the president of Rosneft, the Russian state oil firm.
This was a no-no. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), which enforces sanctions, called the deal an "egregious case" that showed "reckless disregard" for US sanctions.
In a statement issued today, Exxon said the action is "fundamentally unfair," and that it would file a legal challenge to overturn OFAC's judgement.
Exxon said that the sanctions were aimed at Sechin's personal wealth, not at Rosneft; it notes that a British oil company's American CEO was allowed to attend board meetings with Sechin and that White House officials described the sanctions as an effort to target individuals, not companies. OFAC, on the other hand, said in its statement that it doesn't recognize "an exception or carve-out for the professional conduct of designated or blocked persons," and that the only thing that matters is the letter of the law.
OFAC also noted that "ExxonMobil's senior-most executives knew of Sechin's status as [a sanctioned individual] when they dealt in the blocked services of Sechin." ExxonMobil's senior-most executive at that time was Tillerson.
The next month, Tillerson was asked about sanctions by the Associated Press and said "there has been no impact on any of our business activities in Russia to this point, nor has there been any discernible impact on the relationship. The organizations continue to work business as usual."
Rosneft was crucial to Exxon. In 2011, Exxon had begun working with the Russian firm in a $600 million deal to exploit Russian shale oil reserves. That represented an important gain in Exxon's long-running battle to replenish its oil reserves, the key to the long-term survival of its business. The 2014 sanctions were a big obstacle to its success.
Three years later, during his confirmation hearing, Tillerson told senators that "to my knowledge, Exxon never directly lobbied against sanctions." Politifact rated this statement "mostly false," since Exxon had in fact paid a lobby group to lobby on the issue and Tillerson had spoken publicly of making Exxon's opposition to sanctions known "at the highest levels."
This piece was updated with news of ExxonMobil's decision to challenge OFAC's ruling.


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Lake Warren was a proglacial lake that formed in the Lake Erie basin around 12,700 years before present (YBP) when Lake Whittlesey dropped in elevation. Lake Warren is divided into three stages: Warren I , Warren II , and Warren III , each defined by the relative elevation above sea level.

Origin
Lake Warren followed Lake Wayne.  It covered the basin of Lake Erie, part of Lake Huron, including Saginaw Bay and the lowland, which separates Lake Huron from Lake Erie. It included a part of the Lake Ontario basin and the lowland between Lakes Ontario and Erie.
Lake Warren included the Saginaw basin and the Huron-Erie basin.  Its outlet was through the Grand River to Lake Chicago. The beach stands at  above sea level west of the hinge line, unaffected by the isostatic rebound.  It is marginally above the outlet, at . Lake Warren was preceded by a lower stage, which had its outlet through the Mohawk valley.
Lake Warren came into existence its waters were raised from Lake Wayne by advancing ice front.  The ice both compacted the area where the melt water could be held, raising the water level, while blocking the lower outlet from Lake Wayne.

Size
Lake Warren was about half the size of the present day Lake Erie, lying in the southern half of the basin.

Beach
The beach rises to the north of the Grand River outlet at  per mile until it reaches  near Gladwin. It is also nearly  on the point of the "Thumb" in Huron county north of Bad Axe. The beach is horizontal from Lenox, in St. Clair county, around the west end of Lake Erie, then along the south shore through Ohio to the Pennsylvania line, a distance of . Between there and Batavia, New York, it rises  in the next .
The beach marks a lake level which lasted a considerable period of time, shorter than either the Arkona or the Lake Whittlesey durations. The delta deposits are not as extensive as Lake Arkona. Its shore deposits vary, where the lakebed was till or gravelly material, a gravelly beach was formed.  Where the lakebed was sandy it is a sandy ridge.

Lakes Warren and Wayne
The relatively strong but discontinuous multiple sand and gravel beach ridges occurring as close as 40 feet and as much as 100 feet below the Whittlesey strand line in western New York (between  are correlated with Glacial Lake Warren. These ridges occur at the foot of the Allegheny Plateau. They are frequently associated with deltas. The ridges are well developed in a few areas well beyond the Plateau in the Lakes Erie and Ontario lowlands. In many cases, the ridges and deltas are underlain by silts of Lake Whittlesey lakebed.

See also
Proglacial lakes of the Lake Erie Basin

Lake Maumee
Lake Arkona
Lake Wayne
Lake Whittlesey
Lake Warren

Lake Grassmere
Early Lake Algonquin
Lake Lundy and Dana
Early Lake Erie
Lake Erie

References

 Strand Lines and Chronology of the Glacial Great Lakes in Northwestern New York; Parker E. Calkin; Department of Geological Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo; The Ohio Journal of Science 70(2): 78, March, 1970
 Chapter XIX, Glacial Lake Warren; Frank B. Taylor; Glacial Formations and Drainage Features Erie and Ohio Basins; Frank Leverett and Frank B. Taylor; Government Printing Office; Washington, D.C.; 1902; pg 741-757
 Moraines of the Maumee Lobe; Glacial Formations and Drainage Features of the Erie and Ohio Basins; Monograph XLI; Frank Leverett; Government Printing Office; Washington, D.C.; 1902
 Publication 9. Geological Series 7; Surface Geology and Agricultural Conditions of the Southern Peninsula of Michigan; Frank Leverett with a Chapter on Climate by C. F. Schneider;Michigan Geological and Biological Survey Lansing Michigan; 1911
Bull. Geol. Soo. America, vol. S, 1897, pp. 274–297; also vol. 10, 1899, pp. 27–68.
Mon. U. S. Geol. Survey, vol. 41, 1902, pp. 760–771.
Correlation of Erie-Huron beaches with outlets and moraines of southeastern Michigan: Bull. Geol. Soc. America, vol. S, 1897, pp. 56–57.

Former lakes of the United States
Geology of Ohio
Geology of Michigan
Geology of New York (state)
Geology of Pennsylvania
Geological history of the Great Lakes
Proglacial lakes
Lake Erie
Glacial lakes of the United States

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For most intents and purposes, you could say that Vancouver has an embarrassment of riches when it comes to restaurants. As such, we simply cannot and will not tolerate sub-par food, nor will we put up with sub-par service. But that is exactly what I experienced over the weekend at a relatively new Chinese restaurant in the Crystal Mall complex.
I've written about terrible customer service in the past, but I also understand that "customer service" usually isn't the top selling point for most Chinese restaurants in this city. That said, what I had to endure at Victory Seafood Restaurant in Burnaby was simply beyond reproach.
Allow me to establish the situation. My family went out on Sunday evening for Chinese New Year dinner. This is a celebratory time when we can get together with extended family and enjoy a good meal. We had about 15 or 16 people at our table. The standard "set menu" at a seafood restaurant like this is designed for a table of ten.
So, when my aunt made the reservation, she told the manager that she would like to pay 50% more to get 50% larger portions, while maintaining the same set menu. The manager agreed and it seemed like everything was going to be in order. Unfortunately, nearly nothing went according to plan.
Since there were several children at our table, my aunt inquired ahead of time about the cost for pitchers of pop. She was told that our table of 15 could have unlimited soda for $15 per flavor. That sounded reasonable, so we order a pitcher each of 7-Up and Coke.
After the two jugs arrived and we divided it amongst us, we were informed that the pop wasn't unlimited. Instead, it was $15 per jug. That's entirely different than what we were told and the management refused to honor the previous agreement. Strike one.
As mentioned above, we had agreed to pay a 50% premium on the set menu price in order to get 50% larger portions for every dish. When the soup arrived, we were barely able to get a dozen half-filled small bowls. Remember that the standard 10-person menu would have called for ten full bowls of soup, usually with a couple of bowls to spare. With a 50% premium, we should have received at least 15 full bowls.
When we asked the server whether he was sure this was the larger portion, he said he would ask the kitchen. Returning, he said that it was indeed the larger portion. We told him that he could quite clearly see that there was not enough soup for 15 patrons and he agreed, only to shrug his shoulders and to say that there is nothing he could do. Strike two.
The real nail in the coffin had to do with the timing. If you were following along on Twitter and Facebook that night, then you'll know what happened. A typical ten course Chinese menu usually takes about two hours to complete. We were nowhere near that timetable.
In fact, after sitting at our table for two hours, we had received only three dishes in total, the third of which was completely out of the standard order. Yes, I understand that Chinese New Year's Eve is a busy time, but the restaurant would have fully known about this in advance. It is up to the management to prepare for it. They didn't come around to refill our tea. The staff avoided us when we inquired about the timeline.
Our reservation was at 6pm and we were seated at that time. It was now 8pm and we weren't even one-third of the way through our meal. Worse yet, the table next to us was seated at 6:30pm and they had not received a single dish in those 90 minutes. Nothing. This is positively disgraceful.
After over two hours, we went to the manager and told him about the situation. We also told him that if we did not receive our next dish in the next 10 minutes that we'd be walking. He nodded and "rushed" to the kitchen to check on the situation.
We let those ten minutes pass and no one came to visit our table. We were fed up and we stood by our word, getting up and walking out of the restaurant. We walked right past the two or three employees who were fully aware of our situation. The waitress turned to her manager and told him that we had not paid. The manager's response? A simple shrug, stepping aside to let us walk out. That utter indifference really demonstrates how the staff treat this business.
I've lived in Vancouver all my life and I've seen how the Chinese culture has changed during that time. I don't expect world class service at most of these kinds of restaurants, but this is well beyond what can be tolerated. In a "foodie" city like Vancouver, utterly disgraceful service with a blatant disregard for your customer cannot and should not survive.
And the irony of their name–"Victory" Seafood Restaurant–really is the icing on the cake (that I never received). Do not, under any circumstances, eat at this restaurant. With an experience like this, I will not be giving "Victory" a second chance.
Aside: It's times like these that I am so happy about the power of the Internet. My Facebook update on the situation received nearly 30 comments in the first 24 hours. Word of mouth is increasingly powerful and I am grateful for it.
Wow, I'd be pissed if this happened to me at a Chinese restaurant. What a gong show.
Michael, watching your progress that night was painful for me. I worked for McDonalds for 14 years, I also ran a full service steak restaurant for over 2 years and I could not believe how you were treated and how the service went.
You did stay a lot longer than I would have and I know you were in this situation A LOT more patient than I would have been. I will and have walked out while using my more than booming voice to let the manager and every other patron in the establishment how I feel about their service. I can take okay food with very good service, but I will not stand for poor service even when the food is exceptional.
As I posted on your feed, I am sorry that you had to go through that with your family on a night that is supposed to be a celebration.
I'm sorry your family reunion dinner went down the drain, and hope to hear a happy ending to your celebration after walking out of that restaurant.
Ha, we went to this restaurant for dim sum this morning for the first time and we had no service. The restaurant was packed but there was about 3 waiters serving the whole restaurant. Definitely will not go there again. I was just curious about the rating of this restaurant tonight and saw your story.
It's really disheartening to read how your family reunion dinner was ruined by these incompetent folk running the Victory restaurant. I bet they won't be around too long if they keep up this sort of service.
We just had a big banquet of 30 tables, so altogether 300 people. Another 8 tables on the other side of the divider for a wedding. Although they did screwed up on the A/V systems as they have no clue of how to separate the A/V to be used by two parties, I thought we had pretty good service and the food was reasonable. We customized our menu and all the food arrived to exactly as described. The manager was accommodating and repeatedly apologized with the screw up of the A/V. The place was a bit tight for 30 tables and 8 tables, eventhough they say they can seat 40 tables. All in all, it was a acceptable service, food and price.
See this article, I have a doubt: 15 or 16 people eat how points ten people component meal?
Funny reading this twice now. Julie and I went there for dim sum once. Terrible service, just terrible. The food wasn't great either. I do not understand how they are still in service.
Because the people who there aren't on social media and don't read reviews like this. Shame.
We have been forced to pay 20% tips after having dinner. Terrible place!!!


Brutus and Juno are our newest additions! Geneva gave birth to Brutus on Thursday, and he definitely lives up to his name. He is a big boy and caused a pretty difficult birth. HUGE thanks to our friend Will (Cream Hill Veal) for coming to our rescue at a moment's notice. Baby Juno was born to Pearl during (what was supposed to be) Blizzard Juno on Tuesday. She is a tiny little thing - so small that our normal kid jacket was too big on her, so John made her a sweater out of a wool sock! Though she's small, she is full of life and loves playing with her pal Brutus.
This Saturday you can catch us at "Pints for a Purpose" - a fundraiser for the Northwest Connecticut YMCA. Tickets are just $35 at the door and include beer tastings from over 12 different brewers and a Blues Brothers Tribute show. We'll be selling beef chili, pulled pork sandwiches, and bratwurst with beer onions. Of course, part of our proceeds will be donated back to the YMCA. We hope to see you there, 6:00 - 9:00 at the Whiting Mills, 210 Holabird Avenue, Winsted.
With the beginning of a new year, we wanted to give an update on the happenings on the farm. We've been staying busy with a few big projects and preparing for the spring. For the first time, the Norfolk Farmers Market is continuing right through the winter. Markets are being held upstairs at Town Hall from 10-1 on January 24, February 14 and 28, March 14 and 28, and April 11 and 25. Then the regular summer season will pick up every week starting May 16. We had a great turn out last week and are looking forward to seeing everyone again on the 24th. My favorite thing about the market is meeting new people and talking about food. We trade recipes with people all the time, so I decided to add a "recipes" tab to our website, where I'll add recipes with pictures as I make them. If you have any favorite ways of cooking with our beef and pork, please share!
Our flock of laying hens have been on strike for the past few months. Last spring we battled with a pesky crow flying into the coop and stealing eggs. Over the summer we spent a lot of time deterring a fox who managed to get in and take a few birds on more than one occasion. Then, at the end of the summer, we lost even more chickens to a hawk. Needless to say, the girls were under a lot of stress and stopped laying eggs completely. BUT, I am so happy to say that the girls are back to business as usual and we have eggs again! The lack of stress from predators, combined with extra protein from bird seed and a handy light in the coop have all worked together to encourage the flock to lay eggs again. We'll have our beautiful blue and brown eggs at every market.
Now that the chickens are laying and our pigs are moved, it's time to look ahead to kids and piglets! Our goats are due to kid over the next month or so. Of all the animals on the farm, goat births are definitely the most stressful, but kids may be my favorite baby animals. They're so soft and are ready to play right away. We'll then be preparing for 7 litters of piglets at the end of February. Yes, 7 litters. We are going to be inundated with piglets and I can't wait.
We really do love what we do. Thanks for your support.
Join us tomorrow at the Norfolk Farmer's Market Holiday Fair at Battell Chapel from 10 to 2, where we'll be providing lunch! Our own pulled pork sandwiches and grass-fed beef chili are on the menu, along with some sweet treats.
Also, don't forget to stock up on your favorite ground beef, steaks, sausages, chops and more - the next market isn't until January 10th!
We are so happy to officially announce our new partnership with Chubby Bunny Farm in Falls Village! Dan and Tracy are committed to sustainable farming and supply over 100 families with fresh vegetables through their CSA. You will be able to purchase our pork in their farm store on Cobble Road. And if you've been thinking about purchasing a CSA share for fresh produce, you will definitely be in the right place.
It's finally calf season! We've had 4 calves born so far and are expecting 2 more. Here is Peanut with her bull calf, Chief.
As the piglets turn 8 weeks old it's time to wean them from their mothers. The sows were more than happy to get back out on pasture. Here is Petunia enjoying some sun and grass.
The regular season for the Norfolk Farmer's Market begins on May 17th! We'll be on the green in front of town hall every Saturday from 10-1. There are so many great vendors that participate - we can't wait to be able to buy their fresh vegetables, cheeses, bread and more every week. Be sure to find us to stock up for the grilling season: hot dogs, beef patties, and ribs are just a few things that are perfect for your BBQ. See you there!
Two quick side notes...First, the Norfolk Library is hosting a Farm Day on Saturday. They're screening the movie Greenhorns which is about the young agricultural movement, and offering a locally-sourced lunch. Then there'll be a panel discussion with a bunch of local farmers, myself included. Click the link for more information.
Second, Petunia had her very first litter of piglets at 3 am on Monday. So cute. If anyone is looking to buy piglets, they'll be ready to go at the end of April.
I decided last year, after sowing seeds directly into the garden bed and not getting a great yield of crops, that I'd plan ahead this year and start seeds indoors. I'm going to write about it in case, by some chance, this works really well. Then I can look back on it next year and maybe it'll be helpful to people who read it.
of germinating and sprouting in March instead of waiting for the last frost, which is usually the end of May. I plan on moving them out into my new greenhouse (thanks, John!) in April, and getting them in the ground at the end of May (if this winter weather ever ends!).
I've never started seeds before, so I've been doing research all winter. I bought an edition of Mother Earth News and followed their advice pretty closely. Here's a link to the article: http://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/starting-seeds-indoors-zm0z12djzsor.aspx#axzz2vrES1Dcu. I didn't want to spend a lot of money on new equipment, and the author did a great job of paring down supplies to what you really need.
need for the first week. Once the plants break through the soil, they need light for energy. I bought 48" 32W T8 fluorescent lights. Special grow lights can be expensive and they're not really necessary (I hope) if you're getting the starts under natural sunlight early enough. I'll post an update once I start using the lights.
I went with Miracle Grow organic soil and mixed in perlite, which keeps the soil from compacting, and vermiculite, which has lots of nutrients and absorbs water, keeping the soil moist. In the future I'd like to use our own compost, but we didn't have enough for this year.
The seed starting medium ended up being 8 parts soil, 1 part perlite, and 1 part vermiculite.
I filled the paper cups about ¾ full and tapped them on the table to get rid of any air pockets. Then I put 2 seeds in each cup and covered them with about a tablespoon of the soil mixture. After lightly pressing down on the soil, I sprinkled on a layer of vermiculite and then a good dose of water. Once the tray was full, I covered it loosely with plastic wrap. Here's the end result.
I'm so excited for these to sprout! I only ended up getting to about half of the seeds I plan to start before I quit and went to bed. (John and I are up checking on our very pregnant sows a few times a night, so we are exhausted). I'll get to the rest tonight, and if I do anything differently I'll post an update.
"By the process of directly working in harmony with nature, we do the one thing most essential to change the world - we change ourselves."
Also, we have a group of pigs scheduled for processing this month, so if anyone is interested in saving money with a bulk order, half or whole pig, please contact us for pricing.
I think I can speak for every last creature on the farm, John and myself included, when I say that we are more than ready for Spring. I'll be starting seeds for the garden this week - we can't wait to get back to our own supply of fresh herbs, fruits, vegetables and flowers.
Here's a quote from the self-proclaimed "lunatic famer" Joel Salatin that really speaks volumes about why we farm the way we do: "We don't need a law against McDonalds or a law against slaughterhouse abuse - we ask for too much salvation by legislation. All we need to do is empower individuals with the right philosophy and the right information to opt out en masse." We hope you, as the consumer, can make the choice to pay a little more for food that is raised humanely, naturally, and responsibly, with respect and love for our animals.
Yesterday, Geneva gave birth to her first kid - a girl whom we've named Pearl! We were lucky enough to be there to cheer her on. Not only do we get to enjoy the playfulness and adorable-ness of Pearl, but soon we'll also be able to enjoy fresh milk from Geneva!
A big thanks to everyone who came out to the Norfolk Farmers Market today! It was great to see so many people supporting local farms and producers, and we had a great time getting to know you all. Since the turn out was so good today, we expect there to be another market next month. We'll be there and we hope you will be too!


I made it home from Norfolk about 7.15pm tonight, almost 5h from Wroxham as delayed near Newark and had to divert.
Took some more photos around Norwich this morning on a very warm blue sky day. It was back to the Castle as the light was different to that in those I took yesterday evening.
Then on to Cathedral, followed by a stroll along the river bank to Elm Hill, an old narrow cobbled street with some old buildings. Finished about 11.45am with a shot of the Forum, a very modern building.
Then it was east and a bit north to Thurne for some windmills and boats on the Norfolk Broads. I also stopped in Horning and tried to stop in Wroxham but both were overrun with people so I didn't take a single shot.
Running private darkroom courses on the next 2 days. Will try and fit in a walk or two over Easter break as well as preparing for retail show at RHS Wisley next weekend.


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Thankful Thursday: Is that you, gratitude?
Some days the sky is gray, the mood gloomy and it's a fight to bring thankful and me together in a heartfelt hug.
Before you throw platitudes (or tomatoes) my way, please know I am grateful. I've got work, a house, good health. I love and am loved. I take none of this lightly.
But gratitude has a shiny appeal; you expect it from the new and unusual. It's more difficult, or perhaps less exciting, to express gratitude for the everyday routine. And, of course, this is exactly when and why gratitude is needed — to jolt us from expectation.
(I'm not thankful, just weary and worn).
(In my grumbled state, cheer is annoying).
(Note: I realize the irony in this statement).
(I don't. Thanks a lot Alanis Morissette).
The smooth glide of pen across page.
The sound of the ocean, like a bathtub filling.
The gift of a book.
("a voice that sounds like it was soaked in a vat of bourbon").
The realization that gratitude is not complicated.
It's just one word, said true: thanks.
Enough about me. What are you thankful for today?
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