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ATN Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2015 Results
Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2015 Financial Highlights:
Revenues: $82.9 million for 4Q, $335.4 million for FY
Adjusted EBITDA1: $25.6 million for 4Q; $139.8 million for FY
Operating income: $8.2 million including $4.3 million of transaction-related charges for 4Q; $78.6 million including $7.2 million of transaction-related charges for FY
Net income attributable to ATN's stockholders: $4.2 million, or $0.26 per diluted share for 4Q; $16.9 million, or $1.05 per diluted share for FY
Full year cash flow from operating activities: $139.2 million
BEVERLY, Mass., Feb. 24, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ATN (NASDAQ:ATNI), today reported results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2015. Unless otherwise indicated, the discussion of the Company's results is focused on its continuing operations, and comparisons are to the same period in the prior year.
Fourth Quarter 2015 and Full Year 2015 Financial Results and Business Review
"Fourth quarter and full year 2015 performance reflected the key trends we have discussed over the past several quarters," said Michael Prior, Chief Executive Officer. "Most notably, fourth quarter results from our U.S. wireless business were affected by the reduced rates we negotiated with our carrier customers in exchange for extended terms and other strategic considerations, with the ultimate objective of transitioning to a long-term outsourced network model. We had projected that the greatest impact on revenues and profitability would occur in this seasonally slower period, when volume thresholds would reduce data rates to their lowest level of the year. Higher data traffic across our expanded network and the continued growth in our rural retail wireless business partially mitigated the effect of these lower rates on revenue, but in the aggregate did not improve margins.
"The sale of our Turks and Caicos business in early 2015 negatively impacted international wireless revenue comparisons, but positively affected EBITDA comparisons. In addition, we continued to focus on margin improvement in our USVI operations and to invest in our Guyana operations including rebranding, opening new retail stores and making several operational and business support system enhancements.
"Full year 2015 results demonstrated solid execution across several of our strategic objectives," Mr. Prior continued. "We successfully implemented plans to secure the long term value of our domestic wholesale wireless business by providing cost efficient rate plans to our larger carrier customers in exchange for extended term contracts that provide us greater visibility on projected cash flows as well as other strategic benefits to enhance the business and the value of our relationships. We took action to optimize our international wireless portfolio by divesting an unprofitable operation and investing to improve the performance in another; and we put a portion of our significant balance sheet capacity to work as we executed agreements to acquire businesses that we believe will be quickly accretive and will significantly enhance our competitive position in two of our markets," concluded Mr. Prior.
Fourth quarter 2015 revenues were $82.9 million, 6% below the $88.5 million reported for the fourth quarter of 2014. The decline resulted from a reduction in U.S. wireless revenues and a reduction of international wireless revenues due to the sale of our Turks and Caicos business, partially offset by incremental revenues from the Company's renewable energy business, acquired in late 2014.
Adjusted EBITDA1 for the fourth quarter was $25.6 million, a 28% decrease over the $35.7 million reported for the 2014 fourth quarter. Fourth quarter Adjusted EBITDA1 results in the U.S. Wireless business reflected lower revenues along with increased operating expenses related to expanded network coverage and the cost to maintain multiple technologies utilized to support the rapid growth in data traffic volume.
Operating income for the fourth quarter was $8.2 million, down 58% compared to last year's $19.6 million in the same period mostly due to the reduction in U.S. Wireless revenue and the increased cost of expanded network coverage, and increased transaction-related charges of $4.3 million, which were largely related to our evaluation of renewable energy investment opportunities. Operating income comparisons were favorably impacted by the addition of the renewable energy business and the sale of the Turks and Caicos business in 2015.
Net income attributable to ATN's stockholders for the fourth quarter was $4.2 million or $0.26 per diluted share, a decrease from the $12.6 million or $0.79 per diluted share reported in last year's fourth quarter.
Full year revenues were $355.4 million, 6% above the $336.3 million reported for the full year 2014. Adjusted EBITDA1 was $139.8 million for both the full year of 2015 and 2014. Operating income was $78.6 million, down 8% compared to last year's $85.6 million. Full year net income attributable to ATN's stockholders was $16.9 million or $1.05 per diluted share compared with $48.2 million or $3.01 per diluted share in the prior year. Net income attributable to ATN's stockholders for the full year 2015 included a $19.9 million loss related to the deconsolidation of the non-controlling interest from the sale of our holdings in Turks and Caicos. Excluding this one-time loss on deconsolidation, net income attributable to ATN's stockholders2 was $36.9 million, or $2.29 per diluted share.
Acquisition Update
In October 2015, ATN announced it had entered into an agreement to acquire a controlling interest in KeyTech Bermuda, a provider of data, video and voice services in Bermuda and the Cayman Islands. The transaction is currently awaiting regulatory approval and is expected to close by the end of the first quarter of 2016. The KeyTech transaction is expected to contribute incremental annual revenues of $80 - $90 million for the first year of operations.
Also in October 2015, ATN announced the entry into an agreement to acquire the Innovative group of companies, operators of cable TV, internet and landline telecom services primarily in the U.S. Virgin Islands. When combined together with its existing Choice subsidiary, the combined company is expected to have aggregate annual revenues of $110 million and EBITDA margins between 20% and 25% for the first year of operations, exclusive of one-time integration and transaction expenses. While the waiting period for the Hart-Scott Rodino Act has expired, we are currently awaiting other regulatory approvals and the transaction is expected to close by mid-2016.
"Looking ahead," Mr. Prior noted, "we expect 2016 to be a pivotal year for the Company, as we continue to transition the domestic wireless business, complete and consolidate the pending telecom acquisitions, and explore additional growth opportunities, including in the distributed generation solar sector. For full year 2016, we expect U.S. wireless business revenues of $140 million to $150 million and an EBITDA margin of 50% to 55% for this business, with lower year-on-year comparisons beginning in the second quarter of the year. This reflects the projected decline in data usage rates partially offset by volume gains, but does not contemplate any significant expansion in our network coverage. Overall, consolidated results for 2016 are expected to benefit from the pending acquisitions and potential improvements in our international wireless business, and our continued strong cash flow in 2015 added to our already substantial balance sheet capacity, even after taking into consideration the over $100 million we invested into the renewables sector a little more than a year ago. Further," Mr. Prior concluded, "we believe that we have significant resources to invest beyond the capital required to fund the anticipated close of the pending transactions, and that our growth trajectory in 2016 and beyond will be based largely on identifying and capitalizing on new investment opportunities."
Fourth Quarter 2015 Operating Highlights
U.S. Wireless
U.S. wireless revenues consist of voice and data revenues from the Company's wholesale roaming operations and the Company's smaller retail operations. Total U.S. wireless revenues were $32.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2015, a decrease of 24% from the $42.9 million reported in the fourth quarter of 2014. This decrease was the result of significantly reduced wholesale rates offsetting data traffic growth, network expansions and retail revenue growth. The decline in wholesale rates is partly due to traffic volumes achieving certain annual contractual pricing tier reductions in the fourth quarter, which will reset in the first quarter of 2016, and also rate decreases that started at the beginning of 2015. Wholesale data revenues accounted for 59% of U.S. wireless revenues in the 2015 fourth quarter and 71% in the 2014 fourth quarter, as wholesale price decreases and retail revenue growth outpaced the growth in wholesale traffic volume. The Company ended the fourth quarter of 2015 with 812 domestic base stations in service compared to 764 at the end of last year's fourth quarter.
International Wireless
International wireless revenues include retail and wholesale voice and data wireless revenues from operations in Bermuda and the Caribbean. International wireless revenues were $19.9 million, a decrease of 8% from the $21.5 million reported in the fourth quarter of 2014, mostly as a result of the sale of our Turks and Caicos operations in the first quarter of 2015.
Wireline revenues are generated by the Company's wireline operations in Guyana, integrated voice and data and wholesale transport operations in New England and New York State, and domestic and international wholesale and retail long-distance voice services. Wireline revenues were $22.0 million, up 5% from $20.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2014, resulting mainly from increases in residential and business data revenues in Guyana.
Renewable energy revenues are generated principally by the sale of energy and solar renewable energy credits from our 28 commercial solar projects. For the fourth quarter of 2015, revenues from our renewable energy business were $5.4 million, consistent with the first three quarters of 2015.
Reportable Operating Segments
The Company has five reportable segments: (i) U.S. Wireless; (ii) International Integrated Telephony, which operates in Guyana; (iii) Island Wireless, which generates its revenues and has its assets located in Bermuda and the Caribbean (iv) U.S. Wireline; and (v) Renewable Energy, which provides distributed generation solar power to corporate, utility and municipal customers in the United States. Beginning in the first quarter of 2016, the Company plans to consolidate into three reportable segments: (i) U.S. Telecom; (ii) International Telecom; and (iii) Renewable Energy, consistent with how management began to view the structuring and managing of business operations in 2016. Financial data on our reportable operating segments for the three months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 are as follows (in thousands):
For the three months ended December 31, 2015:
U.S. Wireless International
Telephony Island Wireless U.S. Wireline Renewable
Energy Reconciling
Total Revenue $ 33,071 $ 22,892 $ 15,311 $ 6,233 $ 5,409 $ - $ 82,916
Adjusted EBITDA 15,626 7,414 4,513 84 3,800 (5,849 ) 25,588
(Loss) 11,197 4,193 2,561 (852 ) (1,317 ) (7,601 ) 8,181
Total Revenue $ 43,319 $ 21,906 $ 16,720 $ 6,117 $ 449 $ - $ 88,511
Adjusted EBITDA 29,295 8,631 3,698 49 384 (6,395 ) 35,662
(Loss) 25,362 4,334 837 (1,157 ) (2,218 ) (7,596 ) 19,562
Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Highlights
Cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2015 were $392.0 million. In addition, the Company held $6.3 million of restricted cash primarily related to our renewable energy business. Net cash provided by operating activities was $139.2 million for the full year 2015, compared with net cash provided by operating activities of $78.0 million for the full year 2014. The increase was due to significant prior year cash income tax payments associated with the sale of a business and other current year changes in working capital. Capital expenditures were $64.8 million for the full year 2015, and the Company expects full year 2016 capital expenditures to be mostly for the telecom businesses and to be in the range of $60.0 million to $70.0 million, not including any pending acquisitions.
Conference Call Information
ATN will host a conference call on Thursday, February 25, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) to discuss its 2015 fourth quarter and 2015 year-end results. The call will be hosted by Michael Prior, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Justin Benincasa, Chief Financial Officer. The dial-in numbers are US/Canada: (877) 734-4582 and International: (678) 905-9376, conference ID 50571141. A replay of the call will be available at ir.atni.com beginning at 1:00 p.m. (ET) on Thursday, February 25, 2016.
About ATN
ATN (Nasdaq:ATNI), headquartered in Beverly, Massachusetts, provides telecommunications services to rural, niche and other under-served markets and geographies in the United States, Bermuda and the Caribbean and owns and operates solar power systems in select locations in the United States. Through our operating subsidiaries, we (i) provide both wireless and wireline connectivity to residential and business customers, including a range of mobile wireless solutions, local exchange services and broadband internet services, (ii) provide distributed solar electric power to corporate, utility and municipal customers and (iii) are the owner and operator of terrestrial and submarine fiber optic transport systems. For more information, please visit www.atni.com.
Cautionary Language Concerning Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to, among other matters, our future financial performance and results of operations; the competitive environment in our key markets, demand for our services and industry trends; the outcome of regulatory matters; the pace of our network expansion and improvement, including our level of estimated future capital expenditures and our realization of the benefits of these investments; and management's plans and strategy for the future. These forward-looking statements are based on estimates, projections, beliefs, and assumptions and are not guarantees of future events or results. Actual future events and results could differ materially from the events and results indicated in these statements as a result of many factors, including, among others, (1) the general performance of our operations, including operating margins, revenues, and the future growth and retention of our subscriber base and consumer demand for solar power; (2) government regulation of our businesses, which may impact our FCC and other telecommunications licenses or our renewables business; (3) economic, political and other risks facing our operations; (4) our ability to maintain favorable roaming arrangements; (5) our ability to efficiently and cost-effectively upgrade our networks and IT platforms to address rapid and significant technological changes in the telecommunications industry; (6) the loss of or an inability to recruit skilled personnel in our various jurisdictions, including key members of management; (7) our ability to find investment or acquisition or disposition opportunities that fit our strategic goals for the Company; (8) increased competition; (9) our ability to operate in the renewable energy industry; (10) our reliance on a limited number of key suppliers and vendors for timely supply of equipment and services relating to our network infrastructure; (11) the adequacy and expansion capabilities of our network capacity and customer service system to support our customer growth; (12) the occurrence of weather events and natural catastrophes; (13) our continued access to capital and credit markets; (14) our ability to realize the value that we believe exists in our businesses; and (15) our ability to receive requisite regulatory consents and approvals and satisfy other conditions needed to complete our proposed acquisitions. These and other additional factors that may cause actual future events and results to differ materially from the events and results indicated in the forward-looking statements above are set forth more fully under Item 1A "Risk Factors" of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, filed with the SEC on March 16, 2015 and the other reports we file from time to time with the SEC. The Company undertakes no obligation and has no intention to update these forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors that may affect such forward-looking statements.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to financial measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), this news release also contains non-GAAP financial measures. Specifically, ATN has presented an Adjusted EBITDA measure and a net income measure exclusive of the results of loss on the deconsolidation of subsidiaries. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income attributable to ATN stockholders before income from discontinued operations, gain on disposal of discontinued operations, interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, transaction-related charges, other income or expense, and net income attributable to non-controlling interests. Net income attributable to ATN stockholders excluding loss on deconsolidation of subsidiary and the related earnings per diluted share is defined as net income attributable to ATN stockholders less the loss and tax impact of the deconsolidation of the subsidiary. The Company believes that the inclusion of these non-GAAP financial measures helps investors gain a meaningful understanding of the Company's core operating results and enhances comparing such performance with prior periods. ATN's management uses these non-GAAP measures, in addition to GAAP financial measures, as the basis for measuring our core operating performance and comparing such performance to that of prior periods. The non-GAAP financial measures included in this news release are not meant to be considered superior to or a substitute for results of operations prepared in accordance with GAAP. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures used in this news release to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is set forth in the text of, and the accompanying tables to, this press release.
1 See Table 4 for reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA.
2 See Table 5 for reconciliation of Net Income Attributable to ATN Stockholders to Net Income Attributable to ATN Stockholders Excluding Loss on Deconsolidation.
ATLANTIC TELE-NETWORK, INC.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
December 31, December 31,
Cash and cash equivalents $ 392,045 $ 326,216
Restricted cash 824 39,703
Assets of discontinued operations - 175
Other current assets 75,623 85,280
Total current assets 468,492 451,374
Long-term restricted cash 5,477 5,475
Property, plant and equipment, net 373,503 369,582
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net 90,043 91,080
Total assets $ 945,004 $ 925,030
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
Current portion of long-term debt $ 6,284 $ 6,083
Taxes payable 9,181 5,667
Liabilities of discontinued operations - 1,247
Other current liabilities 68,890 91,072
Total current liabilities 84,355 104,069
Long-term debt, net of current portion 26,575 32,794
Deferred income taxes 45,406 30,366
Other liabilities 26,944 19,619
Total liabilities 183,280 186,848
Total Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc.'s stockholders' equity 680,299 677,222
Non-controlling interests 81,425 60,960
Total equity 761,724 738,182
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 945,004 $ 925,030
(in Thousands, Except per Share Data)
Three Months Ended Year Ended
Revenues:
U.S. wireless $ 32,397 $ 42,887 $ 155,390 $ 153,040
International wireless 19,866 21,522 81,652 88,650
Wireline 21,988 20,941 86,485 85,284
Renewable energy 5,409 - 21,040 -
Equipment and other 3,256 3,161 10,802 9,373
Total revenue 82,916 88,511 355,369 336,347
Termination and access fees 20,727 19,233 81,928 77,888
Engineering and operations 10,460 9,094 37,244 30,954
Sales, marketing and customer service 5,680 5,723 21,466 21,664
Equipment expense 4,905 4,400 14,997 13,338
General and administrative 15,556 14,399 59,890 52,734
Transaction-related charges 4,330 2,618 7,182 2,959
Depreciation and amortization 13,077 13,482 56,890 51,234
Gain on disposal of long-lived assets - - (2,823 ) -
Total operating expenses 74,735 68,949 276,774 250,771
Operating income 8,181 19,562 78,595 85,576
Interest income (expense), net (439 ) (200 ) (2,592 ) (420 )
Loss on deconsolidation of subsidiary - - (19,937 ) -
Other income (expense) 21 710 135 1,012
Other income (expense), net (418 ) 510 (22,394 ) 592
Income from continuing operations before income taxes 7,763 20,072 56,201 86,168
Income tax expense (benefit) 1,482 5,688 24,137 28,148
Income from continuing operations 6,281 14,384 32,064 58,020
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations, net of tax 702 1,102 1,092 1,102
Net income 6,983 15,486 33,156 59,122
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests, net of tax:
Continuing operations (2,799 ) (2,854 ) (16,216 ) (10,970 )
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests, net (2,799 ) (2,854 ) (16,216 ) (10,970 )
Net income attributable to Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. stockholders $ 4,184 $ 12,632 $ 16,940 $ 48,152
Basic net income per weighted average share attributable to Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. stockholders:
Income from continuing operations $ 0.22 $ 0.72 $ 0.99 $ 2.96
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations 0.04 0.07 0.07 0.07
Net income $ 0.26 $ 0.79 $ 1.06 $ 3.03
Diluted net income per weighted average share attributable to Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. stockholders:
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic 16,061 15,923 16,022 15,898
Diluted 16,179 16,049 16,142 16,014
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Cash Flow Statement
Year ended December 31,
Net income $ 33,156 $ 59,122
Gain on sale of discontinued operations (1,092 ) (1,102 )
Depreciation and amortization 56,890 51,234
Stock-based compensation 4,975 4,323
Loss on deconsolidation of subsidiary 19,937 -
Gain on disposal of long-lived assets (2,823 ) -
Change in prepaid and accrued income taxes 9,478 (18,270 )
Change in other operating assets and liabilities (1,230 ) (14,285 )
Other non-cash activity 19,789 1,677
Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations 139,080 82,699
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities of discontinued operations 158 (4,719 )
Net cash provided by operating activities 139,238 77,980
Capital expenditures (64,753 ) (58,300 )
Acquisition of business net of operating cash acquired of $6,571 (11,968 ) (50,361 )
Change in restricted cash 38,877 38,707
Restricted cash from acquisition of business - (5,884 )
Proceeds from disposition of long-lived assets 5,873 1,371
Net cash used in investing activities (31,971 ) (74,467 )
Principal repayments of term loans (6,017 ) -
Dividends paid on common stock (19,070 ) (17,488 )
Distributions to non-controlling interests (16,514 ) (16,331 )
Other 163 (85 )
Net cash used in financing activities (41,438 ) (33,904 )
Net change in cash and cash equivalents 65,829 (30,391 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 326,216 356,607
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 392,045 $ 326,216
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures
Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2014 and 2015
Three Months Ended December 31, 2014
U.S Wireless Total
Telephony Island
Wireless U.S. Wireline Renewable
Net income attributable to Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. stockholders $ 12,632
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests, net of tax 2,854
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations, net of tax (1,102 )
Income tax benefit 5,688
Other expense (710 )
Interest expense, net 200
Operating income (loss) $ 25,362 $ 4,334 $ 837 $ (1,157 ) $ (2,218 ) $ (7,596 ) $ 19,562
Depreciation and amortization 3,933 4,297 2,861 1,206 $ 105 1,080 13,482
Transaction-related charges - - - - $ 2,497 121 2,618
Adjusted EBITDA $ 29,295 $ 8,631 $ 3,698 $ 49 $ 384 $ (6,395 ) $ 35,662
Net income attributable to Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. stockholders $ 4,184
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations, net of tax (702 )
Income tax expense 1,482
Other income (21 )
Operating income (loss) $ 11,197 $ 4,193 $ 2,561 $ (852 ) $ (1,317 ) $ (7,601 ) $ 8,181
Depreciation and amortization 4,429 3,221 1,952 936 1,207 1,332 13,077
Transaction-related charges - - - - 3,910 420 4,330
Adjusted EBITDA $ 15,626 $ 7,414 $ 4,513 $ 84 $ 3,800 $ (5,849 ) $ 25,588
Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA for the Years Ended December 31, 2014 and 2015
Year Ended December 31, 2014
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests, net of tax 10,970
Income tax expense 28,148
Other income (1,012 )
Operating income (loss) $ 89,187 $ 19,628 $ 9,046 $ (3,668 ) $ (2,218 ) $ (26,399 ) $ 85,576
Depreciation and amortization 14,345 17,408 10,671 4,725 105 3,980 51,234
Adjusted EBITDA $ 103,532 $ 37,036 $ 19,717 $ 1,057 $ 384 $ (21,957 ) $ 139,769
Other income (135 )
Loss on deconsolidation of subsidiary 19,937
Interest expense, net 2,592
Operating income (loss) $ 78,357 $ 15,738 $ 12,462 $ (3,898 ) $ 6,720 $ (30,784 ) $ 78,595
Depreciation and amortization 17,605 16,470 8,413 4,635 4,820 4,947 56,890
Gain on disposal of long-lived assets (2,823 ) (2,823 )
Transaction-related charges - - - - 4,007 3,175 7,182
Adjusted EBITDA $ 93,139 $ 32,208 $ 20,875 $ 737 $ 15,547 $ (22,662 ) $ 139,844
Reconciliation of Net Income Attributable to Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc Stockholders and Earnings Per Share to Net
Income Attributable to Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc Stockholders Excluding Loss on Deconsolidation of Subsidiary and
Diluted Earnings Per Share for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2014 and 2015
Adjustments: None -
Net income attributable to Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. stockholders excluding loss
on deconsolidation of subsidiary $ 12,632
Diluted net income per weighted average share attributable to Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc.
stockholder $ 0.79
stockholder excluding loss on deconsolidation of subsidiary $ 0.79
on deconsolidation of subsidiary, net of tax $ 4,184
Diluted Earnings Per Share for the Year Ended December 31, 2014 and 2015
Income tax expense adjustment -
on deconsolidation of subsidiary, net of tax $ 36,877
Adjustment for loss on deconsolidation 1.24
Michael T. Prior
Justin D. Benincasa


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HEBRON, N.D. -- Inch by inch, Archer Daniel Midland Co.'s newest grain elevator is towering above Hebron, N.D.
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Deerfield Beach is loaded with Mexican restaurants, but none is as original as Casa Maya Grill. The restaurant focuses on authentic dishes from the Yucatan Peninsula, which means you'll find specialties beyond the ordinary burritos and tacos. Cochinita Pibil, pork marinated in annatto seed and sour orange juice, is baked in a banana leaf until tender and served inside crispy, rolled tortillas. Seafood comes into play quite a bit: New Zealand mussels are cooked in lime and cilantro, and local mahi gets the banana-leaf treatment as well. Enchiladas also get special treatment with exotic sauces made of green cherry tomatoes and even pumpkin seed. The place is cozy and romantic, with baked-orange walls and low-hanging lights, which makes up for the sometimes spotty execution of the plates.
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Your favorite company just posted an opening for the position you've always wanted. You're bursting with excitement as you read the job description—the position was basically created just for you! Except for the fact that there's one requirement you don't meet.
If this scenario sounds familiar, you're certainly not alone. Missing certain "must-haves" in a position description is something every job seeker encounters. And, while there are plenty of strategies for applying to roles when you don't meet the requirements, sometimes it might be more effective—and much more rewarding—to just make that "must-have" a part of your resume.
I know what you're thinking: Learning a new skill takes forever. And, between all the meetings, assignments, and Netflix binge-watching, who has time to schedule in more commitments? But what I'm suggesting isn't spending 20 hours a week attending one-on-one lessons.
No, I'm thinking of career-advancing classes and tutorials you can take this very weekend. While you're unlikely to master something new over two days, it is possible to become familiar with a new skill and turn yourself into a (more) valuable job candidate.
Expertise in graphic design—whether it's using Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, or another platform—is becoming a highly sought-after skill for many types of positions, from editorial roles to social media management gigs.
Thankfully, it's not difficult to learn the basics of design on your own. Adobe Suite, the platform with the most-used design and photo-editing tools, offers a 30-day free trial for Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator. To get started, you can use any of Adobe's detailed tutorials that highlight the essentials and explain the key techniques. And, if you're willing to spend the money, Photoshop courses from online education platform Lynda are a favorite among the designer community.
Just because public speaking doesn't require technical expertise doesn't mean it's not as important as the more concrete skills on this list. Career expert Jo Miller quotes Deloitte partner Jennifer Knickerbocker, who says that "done well, public speaking is a way to quickly establish your credibility and communicate with a wide audience." And she's right. Whether you're applying to jobs or working toward a promotion, how you speak greatly affects how people perceive you.
Concrete ways to improve your public speaking skills over a weekend? Knickerbocker recommends recording yourself speaking on random topics and watching the videotapes over and over. There's no doubt that listening to your recorded voice is uncomfortable. But you'll thank yourself the next time you step inside an interview room or give a presentation in front of your boss. You can get started with Coursera's free "Introduction to Public Speaking" online class; it will help you with everything from crafting impromptu speeches to delivering persuasive talks.
This list would, of course, not be complete without including programming skills. Don't let the discouraging myths about learning to code stop you from taking that first step. Although you most likely won't be qualified to apply to entry-level software engineering positions after a weekend, you will be able to build a small business website, a Mad Libs game, and other real-life projects with tools like General Assembly's Dash.
Publishing in your area of expertise is a great skill to have, and it makes getting noticed by both recruiters and influential figures in your industry much easier. You can either publish on your personal website or blog, on LinkedIn Pulse, or on sites like Medium. For anyone whose personal website following is small, LinkedIn is probably the best choice because you already have an existing audience that will receive a notification for every post you make.
To decide what exactly to publish, career writer Adrian Hopkins suggests keeping an eye on business book lists on The New York Times and on The Wall Street Journal. When a book that's relevant to your industry appears, read it and write a review. This is an effective way to engage with different authors' arguments and will show people on your personal website or in your LinkedIn network that you're serious about becoming a thought leader in this industry. The best part? You can definitely choose your area of expertise and write your initial post over a single weekend.
Even if building websites isn't part of the job you're applying to, you've probably noticed that more and more companies are asking for a link to your personal website with your application materials. And that's a good thing! Regardless of what industry you're in, building a personal website is an effective way to showcase your existing skills. Use it to compile published work into a cohesive portfolio if you're a writer, to create albums of your best pieces if you're a designer or photographer, and to show off your programming expertise if you're a engineer (assuming, of course, that you built the website from scratch).
For anyone without the knowledge of building websites from scratch, platforms like Squarespace provide gorgeous, minimalistic templates for you to customize. Sign up for The Muse's free email-based class to learn the secrets of creating a dynamic website—you'll have yours up and running by the end of the weekend.
Learning new skills take time. But, with so many resources available both online and offline, it's very possible that, over a weekend, you can learn something that will make you a more well-rounded job seeker or employee. Besides, you'll head into Sunday night feeling like you just had the most productive weekend ever.


We have discussed the PLAB exams, GMC registration, working in the NHS, the UK visa application, and the post-graduate training structure in the UK in this blog so that your road to the United Kingdom as a doctor becomes simplified. We hope we can help you on your journey towards GMC registration and beyond!
Is the road to the UK for doctors easier than other countries?
That debate is endless. We hope you'll be able to decide on whether to come to the UK on your own from the many discussions regarding this matter that can be found on the internet and on various forums. Right now, let us just help you understand about how life will be in the UK during and after your journey, and how you can settle comfortably abroad.
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It is a licensing examination to assess whether a doctor is eligible to obtain GMC Registration or not. It's NOT a degree, or a certification by itself. It only makes you eligible to apply for GMC registration. It has two parts but before you can take the PLAB 1, you have to clear IELTS/OET and get required score to prove your English language proficiency. If you're interested in the PLAB pathway, you can find more details at PLANNING YOUR PLAB JOURNEY.
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The whole preparation for PLAB 1 can be taken by yourself, as all the materials you need to study with are available for free. Provided that, the social media, Facebook is also a great source to discuss any questions you might have, and also share your input. Read here more about HOW TO PREPARE FOR PLAB 1.
As for PLAB 2, it is highly advised to attend a course, but remember to plan ahead for your PLAB 2 exam date and course. The planning is crucial here and this PLANNING FOR PLAB 2 AND COURSE might help.
It is a postgraduate medical diploma in the United Kingdom (UK). The examinations are run by the Federation of the Medical Royal Colleges. It a stepping stone to move forward in to specialty training. Details can be found is this post, PLAB vs MRCP vs USMLE.
So, can I become [this] specialist in the UK? How?
This is very valid concern and a sound knowledge about the whole training structure is the primary thing you should know about. Then will follow your knowledge about your desired specialty. Read about SPECIALTY (OR GP) TRAINING IN THE UK.
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Can "Agile Teams" Reform Healthcare Systems?
I recently had lunch with an experienced physician executive from a large academic medical center. He told me that his organization was trying to migrate from fee-for-service to risk, and that management had appointed a bunch of large committees to oversee everything from a new cost accounting system to the development of multiple external partnerships.
An recent interesting HBR blog discusses what I think is an important lesson for health systems migrating to risk-bearing insurance contracts.


Eld-el-Fitri: Thousand thronged the Ijebu-Igbo palatial residence of the Senator representing Ogun East Senatorial District at the Senate, Prince Buruji Kashamu to receive sallah gifts at the lawmaker's annual Zakat al-Fitr.
Rice, noodles, cash and other household items are being distributed to the people.
Zakat al-Fitr is charity given to the poor is a way of giving back to the society and putting smiles on the people's faces.


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Discussion in 'Credit Talk' started by tonyd, Sep 16, 2003.
Just an off the wall thought...and don't get me wrong about this. I am not justifying deadbeats here! BUT...Why is it legal for a lender to be able to make part of a contract your continued obligation to pay the remainder of a note when the car has been reposessed? After all, the car was used as collateral if the note is defualted on. I realize that car may be sold at an auction for what possibly may be pennies on the dollar, however in my opinion that's the risk a lender takes when they loan money! Any thoughts????
The lender is entitled to receive the amount they lent to you to purchase the car, regardless of the car's current value if and when it's auctioned.
Otherwise, why would banks, finance cos, etc lend money?
I, personally, have gone through a repo. Had the lender trying to collect over 10K as a deficiency balance on a car 2.5 years old. The loan amount I took out was for a little over $16K. They sold the car for $3500- 2.5 years of $409 payments had made a $2500 dent in the principal.
What should be illegal is consumers being charged insane interest rates, effectively almost guaranteeing they'll default on the loan.
I have to agree with you there.
When we had our Tree business we had leased (hidden purchase, 1$ buy out at the end) a chipper and a bucket truck through a local leasing company.
They were cross-collaterized meaning default on one they can take both. I put down $12,500 on a 25k chipper. I put 3k down on a 43k bucket truck.
When our children died, we were current with our chipper but after a month we failed to make the bucket truck payment. After being a whole 3 weeks late he came with this guy wearing a coat that said "AGENT" LOL, and picked up both the truck and chipper! We immediatly filed a chpt13 BK to stop him from reclaiming the collateral which he was forced to give back. Through 3 chpt13 filings (dismissed for non-payment...dismissed w/o prejudice bc of objections...dismissed w/o prejudice bc Leasing guy had his motion to reclaim colleteral finally granted) no business equipment, no business we were forced to lose everything at that point.
He had the judge grant him a money judgment in the amount of 73k!
500 a month payments on a chipper you already put 12,500 down on and still end up owing 73,000???
Trust me, when you get things on mediocre credit, your odds are stacked against you.
The problem with repos is there is no due process because they do the process.
When all that crap was happening to me and my wife, Ford came by and reclaimed their collateral.
We had three loans with them. We kept the 1999 f-250 and made all the rest of the payments on time.
We decided to let the 97' f-150 go back.
But we also had a 52k dollar 1999 f-800 chipper truck that they never picked up.
We kept it for almost three years before we finally called them and offered to sell it to pay off the debt.
They settled on that debt accepting about 8,000!
We had found a buyer for 25k!
2*What should be illegal is consumers being charged insane interest rates, effectively almost guaranteeing they'll default on the loan.
1*Repo is a rip off as it denies you due process of law.


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Kurin, Inc. Named to Inc.'s Inaugural Best in Business List in the Prosperous and Thriving Category
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Kurin, Inc. has been named to Inc.'s inaugural Best in Business list in the Prosperous and Thriving category. Inc. created the Best in Business Awards to honor companies that have gone above and beyond to make a positive difference.
The list, which can be found in the Winter issue of Inc. (on newsstands December 29, 2020), recognizes small- and medium-size privately held American businesses that have had a superlative impact on their communities, their industries, the environment, or society as a whole.
"We are honored to be recognized by Inc.," said Bob Rogers, CEO of Kurin. "Our organization is focused on making a difference by helping hospitals improve their clinical outcomes and stem their financial losses from blood culture contaminations. It is rewarding to see our efforts recognized by others. The pandemic has created new challenges but strong demand for Kurin blood culture collection sets remains, and indeed has increased our rapid growth as hospitals understand, more than ever before, that accurate testing is critical to optimal patient health."
Kurin's revolutionary approach to the contaminated blood culture problem is an elegantly simple and intuitive design that requires no additional user steps. Kurin is a passive device that sidelines potential contaminants during blood culture collection—simply better than conventional diversion. Contaminated blood cultures are a significant problem, as roughly one-third of the positive results are wrong, exposing these patients to unnecessary antibiotics, extending hospital stays and impacting larger community health issues, such as antimicrobial resistance and the life-threatening C. diff. infection.
Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief of Inc., says, "It's been an incredibly challenging year for companies. Across industries, businesses have had to make brutally tough decisions and face unprecedented uncertainty. That's why we knew 2020 called for a new recognition program, something to complement our annual Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the country. For Best in Business, companies have prioritized tackling today's problems to lead us to a better future, even if they've struggled to stay in the black."
Instead of relying on quantitative criteria linked to sales or funding, Inc.'s editors reviewed the companies' achievements over the past year and noted how they made a positive difference in the world. They then selected honorees in more than 30 different industries–health, software, retail, business services, and more–and in age- and revenue-based categories. The applicant pool was very competitive, with around 2,700 entries and an acceptance rate in the low single digits—a huge success for these honors in their inaugural year.
Honorees for gold, silver, bronze, and general excellence across industries and categories are featured online at inc.com/best-in-business.
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Kurin Corporation, a certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), is focused on the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and sale of products that help healthcare providers reduce contaminated blood cultures. San Diego-based Kurin has received FDA 510(k) market clearance. For more information, visit the website at www.kurin.com.
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HERSHEY, Pa. - For the fourth straight year, Neumann-Goretti's Quade Green and Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree proudly left Chocolatetown with championship medals draped around their necks.
by By Rick O'Brien, STAFF WRITER
The elite senior duo wrapped things up on a super-high note, as the Saints demolished outmanned Lincoln Park, 89-58, in Thursday night's PIAA Class 3A state basketball final at the Giant Center.
N-G, which had a 31-9 cushion in the first half and comfortably led by 61-31 late in the third quarter, captured its seventh state crown in eight seasons.
Green, a dynamic point guard who is ticketed for Kentucky, produced 22 points, eight assists, and two steals. The 6-foot-8 Cosby-Roundtree, who is bound for Villanova, delivered 15 points, 13 rebounds, and four blocked shots.
"I can't explain the feeling of how happy I am after winning these games," Cosby-Roundtree said. "We've been working hard since we were freshmen."
Sophomore guard and sixth man Christian Ings chipped in 13 points, three assists, three rebounds, and a steal. Mike Millsip, a 6-4 senior forward, had 11 points, five boards, and three steals.
Gaining a huge measure of redemption after losing in the Catholic League final for a third straight year, the Saints (24-7) won five state playoff games by an average margin of 28.2 points.
"After the devastation of coming up short in the Catholic League, people don't realize how hard it is to get these kids back, and what that says about who they are," N-G coach Carl Arrigale said.
District 7 runner-up Lincoln Park (25-6) lacked the size and depth to keep up with the District 12 champs, the Saints shot 13 for 24 from the field (4 for 5 from beyond the arc) and 12 for 15 from the line while taking a 42-19 lead into the locker room.
Green registered 13 points and seven assists in the opening 16 minutes; Cosby-Roundtree notched 11 boards, seven points, and three blocks; and junior guard Noah Warren drilled a pair of second-quarter treys.
Lincoln Park's Nelly Cummings, a 6-foot senior guard and Bowling Green recruit, came in averaging 28.4 points.
Green, Ings, and Warren took turns defending Cummings in the first half and limited him to 10 points. The Leopards' standout finished with a game-high 37 points.
Closing with 2,411 career points, Cummings ranks fifth on the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League's all-time scoring list.
Green capped his brilliant career with 1,853 points, which ranks second in N-G history. Ja'Quan Newton, now a junior at Miami, is the school's all-time leader with 1,972 markers. With 1,254 points, Cosby-Roundtree is the program's No. 8 all-time scorer.
In 19 seasons at 10th and Moore Streets, Arrigale has compiled a 456-101 record (.819 winning percentage).
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Nobody Drives in LA — Public Stairways, Stair Streets, and Walk Streets of Los Angeles
31/03/2020 09/04/2020 ~ Eric Brightwell
NOTE: Due to the current COVID19 pandemic, residents of California are currently urged to stay home except when absolutely necessary. We are also currently advised not to even buy groceries unless absolutely necessary. Please check the WHO, CDC, and LAC DHP sites for the latest information.
Los Angeles was built around the walker. During the Last Glacial Period, the first humans arrived in Southern California, almost certainly by foot. As the glaciers receded, both these stone-age Paleoamericans and their non-human neighbors carved and shared trails through the green woodland, wetland, grassland, desert, and chaparral landscapes. Some 10,000 years later, the Tongva arrived in the region, having made their way on foot from the Sonoran Desert to the east. Both the Tongva and the Chumash, who lived here 10,000 years before them, used plank canoes to traverse the Pacific and feet to cross the land.
When the Spanish arrived some 3,000 years later, they brought with them horses but surely did a fair amount of walking too. Just as the Italians have the passegiatta, the Spanish, have their own customary evening stroll — the paseo. The Spanish definitely brought that custom with them to the Americas. The most famous street in Mexico City is, after all, called "Paseo de la Reforma." The most significant Tongva road, which connected the village of Yaangna to the Pacific coast, was known to the Spanish as "Calle de los Indios." The route is still used today, although we now know it as Wilshire Boulevard.
Local historians, when discussing Wilshire, inevitably remark on its car-centric structural orientation — exemplified by the distinctive architecture forms of the old department stores located along the Miracle Mile. Strangely, however, none ever seems to point out that Gaylord Wilshire's titular road actually appeared on maps at least two years before the first gasoline-powered "motor tally-ho" noisily puttered along Los Angeles's streets. For decades after its introduction, the automobile remained little more than a plaything for the ruling class — a noisy novelty for nobs. Its main improvement over the horse was that it traded smelly "road apples" for cancerous and climate-calamitous clouds of exhaust. It wasn't really until the 1920s that average Angelenos took to the stink chariot — before that, they mostly rode streetcars, trains, bicycles, and walked.
Downtown Los Angeles in the early 1900s
Before the ruinous rise of the freeway, Angelenos were served by streets, many of which were paved thanks to the advocacy of wheelmen. Los Angeles was also famously home to the largest electric interurban rail network the world has ever known, the Pacific Electric Railway. There was also — and still is — a fairly large network of pedestrian-oriented streets in the form of walkways and public stairways. Many of the former are concentrated in the Westside neighborhood of Venice. Public stairways — including house-lined stair streets — are spread throughout the Elysian Hills of Mideast Los Angeles (MELA) and the San Rafael and Repetto Hills of Northeast Los Angeles (NELA).
A few cars push through crowds of walkers in Downtown Los Angeles, 1910
Nearly all of the public stairways were created in the 1920s. Many bear the stamp of the contractors who constructed them and the year in which they were built. It's often said that they were used not just to navigate the city on foot but to access mass transit routes operated by the likes of Pacific Electric and the Los Angeles Railway — both of which ended operation in the mid-1960s. By the 1980s, Los Angeles's public stairways were little used — apparently forgotten by the overwhelmingly car-dependent populace. According to Ice Cube, the "RTD" in the region's bus provider, SCRTD, stood not for, informally, not for "Rapid Transit District" but "Rough, Tough, and Dangerous." The first new rail line — the Blue Line (now the A Line) didn't begin operation until 1990 and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority wouldn't come into being until 1993. Some of the public stairways were even gated, using an "irrevocable permit," which allows the city to close a street temporarily under Vacation of Street Process and state law Section 37359, passed in 1949, which states that:
Unless otherwise provided by law, the legislative body having control of any property owned or controlled by the city may at any time withdraw the property from the personal access and use of members of the public, or limit the access or use in area or time or in any other reasonable manner deemed necessary. Any person thereafter using the property without permission or in a manner other than that prescribed is a trespasser. This section does not limit or restrict any person from access or use who has a private right in the property.
However, in 1994, in Citizens Against Gated Enclaves v. Whitley Heights Civic Assn., a California court of appeal ruled that gating streets — including public stairways — to prevent some members of public from accessing them whilst allowing other access was unlawful. Nevertheless, many of these gated stair-streets have remained "temporarily" closed now for roughly 30 years.
A Los Angeles Freeway protest in 1947
Whilst I can sympathize with fearful Angelenos living near these illegally closed stairs, I suspect that some of their fears might be assuaged were they to talk to those who live near the many more which remain open to the public. I might also try to prevail to their grasp of logic and reason — after all, every street is the site of illegal activity. Has any motorist ever completed a trip, no matter how short, without even once exceeding the speed limit or rolling through a stop sign? Would they have the city close all of those streets as well? I'm sure there are more reasonable solutions. The public stair I use most often is illuminated at night with motion-activated lights. I don't have a problem with that — in fact, it's helpful. What's more, the more foot traffic a street — including a stair street — attracts, the safer the street usually is. It's time to re-open them all. Please consider contacting the appropriate city councilperson to discuss their "review" process of these illegally-seized public assets.
In the 1970s, it seems, Angelenos began jogging, surfing, and skateboarding in large numbers. All are, interestingly, ostensibly related to mobility and yet when practiced under normal conditions, not really about going anywhere. In other words, joggers, surfers, and skaters are much more likely to jog, surf, or skate in circles (or some other shape) than they are from point A to point B.
"How To Jog" instructions provided in the first edition of Popeye
In 1976, a glossy Japanese magazine targeting the "city boy" subculture, Popeye, made its debut. The inaugural issue (of which I naturally own a reprinted copy) is largely dedicated to training an ethnographic eye on the strange customs of exotic Angelenos. There's even a "How to Jog" guide.
Recreational walking was seemingly slower to take off. In 1982, Los Angeles band Missing Persons famously assured us in their 1982 hit song, "Walking in L.A.," that "nobody walks in L.A." Two years later, San Francisco walking advocate Adah Bakalinsky published Stairway Walks in San Francisco in 1984. In 1990, she and Larry Gordon followed with Stairway Walks in Los Angeles. It is debatable which was more ground-breaking — the realization that it might be enjoyable to walk in Los Angeles or the existence of a San Franciscan willing to even acknowledge the existence of Southern California. (In 2015, I visited three bookstores in San Francisco and Berkely. Not one of them had a single book about Southern California in their "California" sections).
Before long, there were homegrown Los Angeles walking advocates. Angels Walk LA (for whom I sometimes write) began developing self-guided walking tours in 1996. Deborah Murphy founded the pedestrian advocacy group, Los Angeles Walks, in 1998.
When living in cities, I've always preferred walking, cycling, and mass transit to driving. Cars, I think, should be reserved for long road trips — and it's better to rent than own. Of course, this has sometimes put me at odds with friends and neighbors in Los Angeles, more than one of whom has described a block as being "too far to walk." In fact, I've had two roommates (both Southern California natives) who regularly opted to drive rather than walk to a restaurant or convenience store located one block away. It's not just Southern California natives, though. I've also encountered neighbors in businesses located a block away who I saw drive there. When I expressed shock to one, a transplant from Philadelphia she said, "I know, I'm lazy." The other, an immigrant from Thailand, said that walking a block was "too far!"
When I first moved to Los Angeles in 1999, I once walked, rather than drove, to return a VHS to CineFile. A walk of just 4.5 kilometers, it was hardly Herculean, but to my friends it was unfathomable. They asked their neighbors whether they'd seen me. Had I been abducted? I was neither in their home nor my car, which was parked out front — so where could I possibly be and — without a car — how could I possibly have gotten there? When I told them I'd walked, they scolded me and told me I was being irresponsible.
Landa Stairs
When I worked at Amoeba, I often walked to and from the store — a round-trip journey of fourteen or so kilometers. It was, admittedly, a pretty long daily walk but provided me with a pleasant two hours of exercise and reading time (I read a couple of rather thick novels along the way). Meanwhile, next to the record store is a gym to which people drive and take and the parking garage elevator just so that they can avoid walking or bicycling outside on their way to walk or ride something like a bicycle without actually going anywhere.
Curran Stairs
Angelenos seem to have stopped freaking out about walkers in the 2000s — at least as long as it was treated as some sort of endurance test. In 2006, Michael Schneider inaugurated the first Great Los Angeles Walk, a roughly 29-kilometer walk across Los Angeles that takes place the day before each Thanksgiving and went on to found Streets for All. In 2008, Bob Inman published A Guide to the Public Stairways of Los Angeles and afterward began leading regular walks in Los Angeles. Also in 2008, Dan Koeppel organized Stair Trek, a roughly 37-kilometer urban hike that incorporates about 90 public stairways. The following year, Koeppel organized the first Big Parade — a two-day 55-kilometer Los Angeles walk that incorporates roughly 80 public stairways and happens each May. In 2013, at the urging of hikers Andrew Lichtman and Ying Chen, and created the Inman 300 — a 350-kilometer, ten-day hike that incorporates roughly 300 public stairways. That same year, Dan Gutierrez started the walking group, SoCal Stair Climbers. In 2015, Paul Haddad published 10,000 Steps a Day in L.A.: 52 Walking Adventures. In 2019 and 2020, Los Angeles Walks organized four walks along the original 1781 borders of Los Angeles called the LA 4 Corners.
Angelus Stairs
Not every walk needs to be an epic and those detailed by Los Angeles Times columnist Charles Fleming's Secret Stairs: A Walking Guide to the Historic Staircases of Los Angeles, are more like haikus. Bob Inman returned in 2014 with the comprehensive guide, Finding Los Angeles By Foot: Stairstreet, bridge, pathway and lane. Fleming returned to the subject of urban walking with Secret Walks: A Walking Guide to the Hidden Trails of Los Angeles. That same year saw the publication of David Ulin's ruminative Sidewalking: Coming to Terms with Los Angeles.
Ivan Hill Stairs
I was, a few years ago, commissioned by the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council to paint a map of all of the public stairways and stair streets in the district. More recently, I've begun working on another, related project. It struck me the other day that I might as well attempt to make a map of ALL of I decided the other day to make a map of Pedestrian Los Angeles — if not every single pedestrian amenity. In other words, I haven't included every sidewalk, trail, or desire line. I haven't even included every walk street, public stairway, or stair street — although that is the goal. This is a map in progress. If you have any suggestions, please leave them in the comments and I will attempt to add them when time permits.
NOTES ON PUBLIC STAIRWAY NAMES
Most public stairways in Los Angeles don't have names. A few, like Radio Walk in Franklin Hills, are marked by street signs. Some are assigned names in recognition of their historic or cultural associations — for example Esther's Steps, Music Box Steps, and the Mattachine Steps. When I was commissioned a few years ago to map some of the stairs for the city, I found out that the vast majority not only don't have official names — they don't necessarily have settled colloquial ones. I, therefore, when appropriate, have referred to them by hyphenating the streets that they connect, named in alphabetical order. I've provided stair counts on many — which also sometimes vary — I suppose because curbs and landings call into question for the counter what, exactly, constitutes a step. I suppose the exact count is of great perceived importance to pedants but I personally am more interested than the people who built them and therefore have included the contractor and year built when those facts are known to me.
Eric Brightwell is an adventurer, essayist, rambler, explorer, cartographer, and guerrilla gardener who is always seeking paid writing, speaking, traveling, and art opportunities. He is not interested in generating advertorials, cranking out clickbait, or laboring away in a listicle mill "for exposure."
Brightwell has written for Angels Walk LA, Amoeblog, Boom: A Journal of California, diaCRITICS, Hidden Los Angeles, and KCET Departures. His art has been featured by the American Institute of Architects, the Architecture & Design Museum, the Craft Contemporary, Form Follows Function, Los Angeles County Store, the book Sidewalking, Skid Row Housing Trust, and 1650 Gallery. Brightwell has been featured as subject in The Los Angeles Times, Huffington Post, Los Angeles Magazine, LAist, CurbedLA, Eastsider LA, Boing Boing, Los Angeles, I'm Yours, and on Notebook on Cities and Culture. He has been a guest speaker on KCRW's Which Way, LA?, at Emerson College, and the University of Southern California.
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7 thoughts on "Nobody Drives in LA — Public Stairways, Stair Streets, and Walk Streets of Los Angeles"
thekeystonegirlblogs says:
An interesting blog. Glad to hear you were able to read a book, while walking around — with no worry of being 'mugged'!
Eric Brightwell says:
I read lots, actually! I remember Don Quixote and the Tale of Genji especially — because they're long and took numerous walks to read. Honestly, when I first started walking to and from work, I couldn't help but notice how many people were walking around looking at their phones and figured I might as well look at a book instead. The idea of getting mugged never even crossed my mind — I was more worried about tripping and falling or stepping on dog poop — neither of which ever happened, thankfully.
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This is Angelino gold! Ive been searching for an interactive map of urban staircases in LA. However I can't figure out how to access this map. When I expand it it redirects to google maps but there are no landmarks. Can you please share the map with a link instead? Hopefully that will work!
Let me have a look when I get home from work in a few hours (hopefully I'll remember). 🙂
Hello. So the default base map that I'm using on this one doesn't depict much except for the streets because the stair streets tend to get lost if there's a lot of detail. However, if you look beneath "Public Stairways, Walkways, Stair Streets, &c" and "Neighborhoods" on the bottom left, you should see a square to the left of the message "made with Google maps." If you click on that, it should change the map to the satellite version which might be helpful.


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Kotak Mahindra Capital and Citigroup are the managers to the TCNS IPO, which is raising 3.38 billion rupees from anchor investors as part of the total offer.
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What's harder than resisting one Dane man? Resisting two.
I don't date bikers. It's my one cardinal rule. No rough, rugged, tattooed egotistical maniacs on two wheels. Even if they are gorgeous, brilliant, and sport the prefix Doctor. Bottom line, bikers are nothing but trouble.
T.R.O.U.B.L.E
Dr. Devlin Dane has had his sights set on my panties for months. But I've done a stellar job of fending him off. As Mercy Medical's most eligible bachelor, he has no problem in the panty dropping department. He's tall, dark, and inked all over. I get the appeal, I'm not dead. I'm not stupid either. He's a walking heartbreak waiting to happen.
But when Reese Dane comes crashing into my life – literally- the game suddenly changes.
Reese, the dark, brooding, motorcycle racing champion, knows exactly how to apply the right pressure on and off the track.
The two have an unstoppable pull like centrifugal force, and both bad boy bikers are determined to take me on a high-powered ride I'll never forget…
Title: Moto
Author: M. Never
Genre: M/F/M Menage-Moto Racing-Erotic Romance
Rating: 4.5 ♥'s
First off – there is no cover in the world HOTTER than Moto's. Of course, that's not what makes it a good book, but it sure doesn't hurt it, either!
It took me awhile to finish Moto and not because it wasn't good, but unfortunately a lot of overzealous fans kind of spoiled it for me before I got the chance to read beyond the first few chapters, so I was very reluctant to go any further. I spent the whole time turning every new page on bated breath, waiting for the spoiler section to happen and that doesn't make for the greatest reading experience.
However, I will attempt not to post any spoilers here, because I definitely recommend reading it! I'm already a fan of M. Never, so I might be a little biased, but Moto is a seriously super-sexy, sensual and emotional journey that spanned a lot further than I expected.
Kayla Kincade is a nurse at the local hospital in her small hometown who spends most of her shifts brushing off Dr. Devlin Dane's advances. Raised by her aunt Sam, a local cop, Kayla is far from being one of Dev's easy scores, despite her undeniable attraction to him – it's his motorcycle that stops her. She'd sworn of bikers a long time ago, when an irrevocable choice ended in tragedy and had her fleeing from that wild world for good. Unfortunately, there's two of him! And when Dev's identical twin brother literally crashes into her life, Kayla's resistance discovers that there is nothing more powerful than a double dose of Dane determination.
Dr. Devlin Dane has never met a woman, especially a nurse, that he could not conquer until Kayla. Not only is he young, attractive and a successful cardiologist – he's an inked Moto with a penchant for kink – so, he's got all of the boxes checked as far as female desire goes. Yet for the past year, he's gotten nowhere with the only woman he really wants. And just when he finally breaks down her defenses and secures his first chance – his twin brother shows up to turn everything upside down.
Reese Dane lives his life on the edge, and why shouldn't he? He's at the top of his game, getting ready to defend his Moto Grand Prix Championship Title for another consecutive season. On the track, he's known as the Phantom, because by the time his competition even sees him coming, he's already leaving them in the dust. A nomad by nature, he wants to be anywhere but stuck in his nowhere, USA hometown – luckily, he's got a spunky, hot ass nurse to keep him from going completely insane. And when he convinces Kayla and his brother to hire her as his at home nurse, the real fun truly begins.
I can't get into the story details too much more without spoilers. I would love to give this book 5 ♥'s, but there were a couple of key points that kept me from doing so. One was that for most of the beginning of the book there is a continuous, in-depth criminal story line that made me feel it was going to play a huge part in the book, but never did. In fact it could be taken out of the book altogether without ruining it, because it ended up having absolutely nothing to do with the main characters or how their stories turned out at all.
The second key point was the lack of emotional bond/tension/connection between the twins. As all sibling have issues, Dev and Reese are no exception, and that part is thoroughly fleshed out, however – their issues are never resolved. I felt disappointed that they never really addressed their problems, came to blows, something! As intense as both of their personalities are and given Reese's circumstances, it just didn't seem realistic to me that there was never a breaking point for them that they could move forward from. It was also very disappointing that Dev didn't man up and address his issue with both Reese and Kayla after a particular incident, rather than just standing by his reaction without any attempt to work it out or at least discuss it (Ugh, trying not to spoil anything here, but it's hard!). When you read it – and I still suggest you do – you will understand what I'm referring to. In my opinion, his reaction and then lack of backpedaling and trying to fix it as a mature, consenting adult, didn't put him in a favorable light at all and there was really no fleshed out redeeming of himself done, either. It kind of felt like Dev was abruptly abandoned as a full character, which sucked because I was already emotionally invested in him just as much as Reese and Kayla.
Despite those two things, the story as a whole has good balance between humor, extremely hot sex scenes, emotional angst, heart-melting sweetness and unexpected twists and turns to keep you wondering and reading. Outside of the story, itself, I would also recommend reading M. Never's Acknowledgments in the back where she goes into more detail about the idea and creation of the story, adding more depth and perception to the overall reading experience.
AMAZON ♥ GOODREADS
♥ This is a True & Honest Review for a book I purchased, I did not receive anything from the author in exchange for it, to include an ARC. The photo and blurb are from the book's Goodreads page (link above).
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Q: How to fix deployment showing only the content from before repository was renamed? I changed my repository name on GitHub. Now when I deploy the website, it only shows the content that was there before renaming the repo.
I did run "git remote set-url origin NEW_URL" and it gets pushed correctly. I can see the new changes in the remote repo. It just doesn't show up when I deploy. Running "git remote -v" also shows the new URL. Here's the repo https://github.com/Undisclosed64/Trackr
I couldn't find a single answer to this. Your help is much appreciated.

A: The minified JavaScript files in your project still contain references to "BugTracker". For example: https://github.com/Undisclosed64/Trackr/blob/main/client/build/index.html contains "Sign in to BugTracker".
It seems that you deploy straight from the repo (without a server build) so I think you just need to rebuild your project, push build artifacts, and redeploy.


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