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In the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series, there are hold-items mainly called scarves, bands, bows, or ribbons, that typically increase statistics or make the Pokémon immune to certain status conditions when held.
They are replaced by looplets in Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon.
Effect: Prevents Sticky Trap from working.
MDRB A hold item that prevents the Pokémon's items from becoming sticky and gummed up.
MDTDS A held item that prevents the Pokémon's items from getting sticky and gunked up by a trap.
MDGTI If the leader holds it, carried items won't become sticky as the result of a trap.
MDRB A hold item that prevents the Pokémon from being poisoned or badly poisoned.
MDTDS A held item that prevents a Poisoned or Badly Poisoned status from being inflicted on the Pokémon.
MDGTI It prevents the holder from getting the Poisoned status condition.
MDRB A hold item that prevents the Pokémon from becoming Confused.
MDTDS A held item that prevents the Pokémon from getting a Confused status.
MDGTI It prevents the holder from getting the Confused status condition.
Effect: Pokémon isn't affected by the weather.
MDRB A hold item that prevents the Pokémon from feeling the effects of the weather.
MDTDS A held item that shields the Pokémon from weather, as if it's always in Clear conditions.
MDGTI It shields the holder from weather, as if it's always in Clear conditions.
MDRB A hold item that boosts the Pokémon's Defense.
MDTDS A held item that boosts the Pokémon's Defense.
MDGTI It boosts the Defense of the holder.
Note: Called Def. Scarf before Gates to Infinity.
MDRB A hold item that boosts the Pokémon's Evasion.
MDTDS A held item that boosts the Pokémon's evasiveness.
MDGTI It boosts the holder's evasiveness.
Effect: Boosts Attack and Special Attack by 8 each, but makes the Belly empty faster.
After obtaining the belt in Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, a message in the Adventure Log will read, "Spotted Munchlax".
MDRB A hold item that slightly boosts the Pokémon's Attack and Special Attack. However, it also makes the Pokémon's Belly go down faster.
MDTDS A held item that slightly boosts the Pokémon's Attack and Special Attack but also makes the Pokémon's Belly go down faster.
MDRB A hold item that boosts the Pokémon's Attack.
MDTDS A held item that boosts the Pokémon's Attack.
MDGTI It boosts the Attack of the holder.
MDRB A hold item that boosts the Pokémon's Special Attack.
MDTDS A held item that boosts the Pokémon's Special Attack.
MDGTI It boosts the Special Attack of the holder.
Effect: Prevents Attack and Special Attack loweringRBTDSor all stats from loweringGtI.
MDRB A hold item that prevents the Pokémon's Attack and Special Attack from going down.
MDTDS A held item that prevents the Pokémon's Attack and Special Attack from being reduced. However, it does not protect against reductions that are due to the holder's moves, such as Overheat.
MDGTI It prevents all of the holder's stats from being lowered.
MDRB A hold item that boosts the Pokémon's Special Defense.
MDTDS A held item that boosts the Pokémon's Special Defense.
MDGTI It boosts the Special Defense of the holder.
Effect: Item thrown at Pokémon will bounce off in the direction it came from.
MDRB A hold item that makes thrown items bounce off the Pokémon.
MDTDS A held item that makes thrown items bounce straight back from the Pokémon.
Effect: Using the same move boosts the critical-hit rate.
MDGTI It boosts the critical-hit rate if the holder uses the same move it used the turn before.
Effect: It makes it easier to use a Team Attack.
MDGTI When one of your teammates holds this, it's easier to use a Team Attack.
Effect: The holder takes an attack for an ally in a pinch.
MDGTI When a Pokémon with low HP is nearby, the holder takes damage instead.
Effect: Thrown items bounce of the walls. Doesn't work if user has Pierce status, or is throwing a Geo Pebble or Gravelerock.
MDRB A hold item that makes thrown items bounce off walls and fly sideways. It has no effect if the Pokémon's status is Pierce or if a rock is thrown.
MDTDS A held item that makes thrown items bounce off walls and fly sideways along walls. It has no effect if the Pokémon has a Pierce status or if throws a rock.
Effect: If held by Leader, makes Belly empty faster. If held by anyone else, it empties the holder's Belly, inflicting the Hungry Pal status, and prevents the holder's Belly from being filled by eating.
MDRB A hold item that changes the Pokémon's status to Hungry Pal and prevents its Belly from filling. If the team leader is holding it, its Belly will go down faster.
MDTDS A held item that changes the Pokémon's status to Hungry Pal, which empties its Belly and prevents it from being filled. If the team leader holds this, its Belly will go down faster.
Effect: Pokémon always dodges throwing items.
MDRB A hold item that prevents any thrown item from hitting the Pokémon.
MDTDS A held item that prevents any thrown item from hitting the Pokémon.
Effect: Using different moves boosts the critical-hit rate.
MDGTI It boosts the critical-hit ratio if the holder uses a move it didn't use the turn before.
Effect: Does nothing, but can be sold for big money.
MDRB An item that has no effect even if it is held by a Pokémon. It can be sold for a good price.
MDTDS An item that has no effect even if held by a Pokémon. It can be sold for a good price.
MDGTI It's an ordinary ribbon that has no effect even if you hold it. You can sell it for a high price.
Effect: Speeds up HP regeneration and Belly consumption.
MDRB A hold item that speeds up the Pokémon's natural HP regeneration. The Pokémon's Belly will go down faster, however.
MDTDS A held item that speeds up the Pokémon's natural HP healing. Beware: the Pokémon's Belly will go down faster when it holds this item.
MDGTI It speeds up the holder's natural HP recovery.
MDRB A hold item that earns the Pokémon Exp. Points when taking damage.
MDTDS A held item that earns the Pokémon Exp. Points when taking damage.
MDGTI The holder can earn Exp. Points over time, even if the Pokémon doesn't battle.
MDGTI The holder won't take a critical hit even when it's hit by moves of enemy Pokémon.
Effect: Pokémon can walk on anything. Its Belly will go down by 5RBTDS or it loses HPGtI every time it walks through a wall tile. If player takes it down while in wall, Pokémon will randomly warp out of wall.
MDRB A hold item that enables the Pokémon to move and attack through walls and on magma, etc. The Pokémon's Belly will go down faster while traveling through walls, however.
MDTDS A held item that enables the Pokémon to move and attack through walls and move on inhospitable terrain, such as magma. Beware: the Pokémon's Belly will go down faster while traveling through walls.
MDGTI With this, a Pokémon can move and attack through walls, cross hot floors, and so on. But be careful! The Pokémon will keep losing HP while traveling through walls.
Effect: Passes on attacks to a Pokémon next to it and drains the holder's Belly each time. In all games except Explorers of Sky, this item can be used for a glitch.
MDRB A hold item that can enable the Pokémon to pass off the effects of attacks and certain kind of hostile moves to a Pokémon next to it. However, it also makes the Pokémon's Belly go down.
MDTDS A held item that causes the Pokémon to shrug off any effects from moves and pass them on to an adjacent Pokémon but also makes the Pokémon's belly go down every time it happens. Note: the effects of some moves can't be passed.
MDGTI The holder can shrug off moves and pass them on to a nearby Pokemon. But be careful! The holder loses HP every time it happens. If its HP is too low, it won't work.
Effect: User takes critical hits more likely.
MDRB A hold item that increases the user's chance of taking critical hits from enemy moves or attacks.
MDTDS A held item that increases the Pokémon's chances of taking critical hits from enemy moves and attacks.
Effect: A throwed item will go through walls and Pokémon. Item can't be recovered. Doesn't work on thrown rocks (Geo Pebble and Gravelerock).
MDRB A hold item that makes the Pokémon's thrown items pierce other Pokémon, walls and obstacles without ever stopping.
MDTDS A held item that makes the Pokémon's thrown items pierce through all targets, walls and obstacles without stopping. It has no effect on thrown rocks.
MDRB An item that has no effect even if it is held by a Pokémon.
MDTDS An item that has no effect even if held by a Pokémon.
Effect: Pokémon will wake up every hostile Pokémon in the room it enters, but only if they were sleeping at the start of the floor.
MDRB A hold item that helps awaken hostile sleeping Pokémon. It only works against Pokémon that were asleep from the start.
MDTDS A held item that helps awaken sleeping Pokémon enemies. It only works on Pokémon that were asleep from the start.
Effect: It warps you near your teammates. If an enemy holds it, that enemy will warp near you.
MDGTI When the holder gets separated from you, it will warp near you. If the user holds it, they'll warp near their teammate when they get separated.
Effect: Pokémon won't wake up a sleeping Pokémon next to it, but only if it was sleeping at the start of the floor.
MDRB A hold item that prevents the Pokémon from awakening sleeping foes. It only works against foes that are asleep to begin with.
MDTDS A held item that prevents the Pokémon from awakening sleeping enemies. It only works on enemies that are asleep from the start.
Effect: Slows down Belly consumption.
MDRB A hold item that slows how quickly the Pokémon's Belly goes down.
MDTDS A held item that slows how quickly the Pokémon's Belly goes down.
Effect: Prevents Belly from emptying, unless Pokémon walks through wall or uses a linked move.
MDRB A hold item that prevents the Pokémon's Belly from going down each turn.
MDTDS A held item that prevents the Pokémon's Belly from going down each turn. If the holder travels through a wall or if it uses a move with a link, its Belly will still go down.
Effect: Prevents from setting off traps by Pokémon by stepping on them.
MDRB A hold item that prevents traps from going off if they are stepped on by the Pokémon.
MDTDS A held item that prevents traps from activating when the Pokémon steps on them.
Effect: Randomly warps holder every 3-5 steps.
MDRB A hold item that occasionally warps the Pokémon to another place on the same floor.
MDTDS A held item that occasionally warps the Pokémon to another place on the floor.
MDGTI The holder sometimes warps to another place on the floor.
The player can have one of these Bows, depending on what aura the player got in the beginning of the game.
Effect: Slightly boosts Attack, Defense, Special Attack, and Special Defense for users with a blue aura.
MDTDS At the beginning of game if player got blue aura.
MDTDS A blue bow with an energetic aura. When held, this bow slightly boosts Pokémon's Attack, Special Attack, Defense, and Special Defense.
Effect: Slightly boosts Attack, Defense, Special Attack, and Special Defense for users with a subdued brown aura.
MDTDS At the beginning of game if player got subdued brown aura.
Given by Marowak after clearing Final Maze for the first time.
MDTDS A brown bow with an energetic aura. When held, this bow slightly boosts Pokémon's Attack, Special Attack, Defense, and Special Defense.
Effect: Slightly boosts Attack, Defense, Special Attack, and Special Defense for users with a cobalt aura.
MDTDS At the beginning of game if player got cobalt aura.
MDTDS A navy blue bow with an energetic aura. When held, this bow slightly boosts Pokémon's Attack, Special Attack, Defense, and Special Defense.
Effect: Slightly boosts Attack, Defense, Special Attack, and Special Defense for users with a fuchsia aura.
MDTDS At the beginning of game if player got fuchsia aura.
MDTDS A deep pink bow with an energetic aura. When held, this bow slightly boosts Pokémon's Attack, Special Attack, Defense, and Special Defense.
Effect: Slightly boosts Attack, Defense, Special Attack, and Special Defense for users with a green aura.
MDTDS At the beginning of game if player got green aura.
MDTDS A green bow with an energetic aura. When held, this bow slightly boosts Pokémon's Attack, Special Attack, Defense, and Special Defense.
Effect: Slightly boosts Attack, Defense, Special Attack, and Special Defense for users with a lime aura.
MDTDS At the beginning of game if player got lime aura.
MDTDS A lime bow with an energetic aura. When held, this bow slightly boosts Pokémon's Attack, Special Attack, Defense, and Special Defense.
Effect: Slightly boosts Attack, Defense, Special Attack, and Special Defense for users with a minty aura.
MDTDS At the beginning of game if player got minty aura.
MDTDS A mint-colored bow with an energetic aura. When held, this bow slightly boosts Pokémon's Attack, Special Attack, Defense, and Special Defense.
Effect: Slightly boosts Attack, Defense, Special Attack, and Special Defense for users with an orange aura.
MDTDS At the beginning of game if player got orange aura.
MDTDS An orange bow with an energetic aura. When held, this bow slightly boosts Pokémon's Attack, Special Attack, Defense, and Special Defense.
Effect: Slightly boosts Attack, Defense, Special Attack, and Special Defense for users with a pink aura.
MDTDS At the beginning of game if player got pink aura.
MDTDS A pale pink bow with an energetic aura. When held, this bow slightly boosts Pokémon's Attack, Special Attack, Defense, and Special Defense.
Effect: Slightly boosts Attack, Defense, Special Attack, and Special Defense for users with a mystic purple aura.
MDTDS At the beginning of game if player got mystic purple aura.
MDTDS A purple bow with an energetic aura. When held, this bow slightly boosts Pokémon's Attack, Special Attack, Defense, and Special Defense.
Effect: Slightly boosts Attack, Defense, Special Attack, and Special Defense for users with a red aura.
MDTDS At the beginning of game if player got red aura.
MDTDS A reddish bow with an energetic aura. When held, this bow slightly boosts Pokémon's Attack, Special Attack, Defense, and Special Defense.
Effect: Slightly boosts Attack, Defense, Special Attack, and Special Defense for users with a stately silver aura.
MDTDS At the beginning of game if player got stately silver aura.
MDTDS A silver bow with an energetic aura. When held, this bow slightly boosts Pokémon's Attack, Special Attack, Defense, and Special Defense.
Effect: Slightly boosts Attack, Defense, Special Attack, and Special Defense for users with a sky blue aura.
MDTDS At the beginning of game if player got sky blue aura.
MDTDS A sky blue bow with an energetic aura. When held, this bow slightly boosts Pokémon's Attack, Special Attack, Defense, and Special Defense.
Effect: Slightly boosts Attack, Defense, Special Attack, and Special Defense for users with a violet aura.
MDTDS At the beginning of game if player got violet aura.
MDTDS A violet bow with an energetic aura. When held, this bow slightly boosts Pokémon's Attack, Special Attack, Defense, and Special Defense.
Effect: Slightly boosts Attack, Defense, Special Attack, and Special Defense for users with a viridian aura.
MDTDS At the beginning of game if player got viridian aura.
MDTDS A dark green bow with an energetic aura. When held, this bow slightly boosts Pokémon's Attack, Special Attack, Defense, and Special Defense.
Effect: Slightly boosts Attack, Defense, Special Attack, and Special Defense for users with a yellow aura.
MDTDS At the beginning of game if player got yellow aura.
MDTDS A yellow bow with an energetic aura. When held, this bow slightly boosts Pokémon's Attack, Special Attack, Defense, and Special Defense.
In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate!, all of the members of Team Go-Getters received one Pecha Scarf each from Aunty Kangaskhan. The Scarves later protected the trio from the Poison Powder attack of a group of Shroomish.
In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness, Sunflora bought a Scarf for each member of Team Poképals, including herself. Piplup got a Joy Ribbon, Chimchar got a Defense Scarf, and Sunflora got a Power Band. The two former ones reappared in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness.
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Diabeloop appoints Catherine Dunand Chairman of the Board
Catherine Dunand brings her expertise in healthcare technological innovation to support Diabeloop's growth and international development
GRENOBLE, France, Jan. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Diabeloop announced today the appointment of Catherine Dunand as Chairman of the Board of Directors, succeeding Dr Guillaume Charpentier. Dr. Guillaume Charpentier, co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of Diabeloop, remains on the Board of Directors.
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Catherine Dunand, President of Cemag Invest, is a graduate of Ecole Centrale de Lyon, holds an MBA from INSEAD and received a certificate from the non-executive director program of Sciences Po. She sits on the boards of several innovative companies including Advicenne, Altavia, Fabernovel and Wandercraft. She has been a member of the board of Diabeloop since the end of 2019, where she supported the 31-million Euro Series B funding round.
Dr. Guillaume Charpentier said:
"Five years ago, I founded Diabeloop with a dream, the creation of an artificial pancreas.This dream has now become a reality, with the registration of two Automated Insulin Delivery solutions in Europe, and the signing of several significant commercial partnerships. Diabeloop progressed incredibly quickly. It is now important for the company to successfully launch these products to get them into the hands of patients. Erik Huneker and Marc Julien, co-CEOs, have put together a superb team to carry out this mission. I am pleased that Catherine Dunand has agreed to succeed me as Chairman of the Board. She will be able to lead the company in its growth and bring her commercial experience and financial acumen, as well as a real empathy for patients and public health. I will remain on the board, and I will ensure that Diabeloop's values are preserved; we still have a lot of work to do."
Catherine Dunand, Chairman of the Board, added:
"Diabeloop is one of Europe's finest gems in the medical technology sector. A leader of innovation in artificial intelligence for the treatment of diabetes, Diabeloop's mission is to improve patients' quality of life. In terms of technology, regulatory and market access, the company has experienced extremely rapid success, particularly internationally, thanks to its exceptionally talented team. The recent partnership agreements with Roche and Terumo Corporation, launch of a subsidiary in Germany and opportunities in the United States mark a new era in the life of the company. I feel proud and honored to take on my new role and I'm fully aware of the responsibility that rests with me."
Erik Huneker and Marc Julien, Diabeloop co-CEOs, concluded:
"We would like to thank Dr. Guillaume Charpentier for his exceptional dedication and work over the years. The evolution of our governance with the appointment of Catherine Dunand comes at an exciting time for Diabeloop. Catherine's expertise on financial, strategic and business development aspects will be of great help to us. We thank her for her involvement, and look forward to the rewarding challenges we'll face together."
Catherine Dunand biography
Catherine Dunand co-founded and continues to serve as President of Cemag Invest, an investment fund that is dedicated to acquiring minority stakes in technology-oriented healthcare companies, particularly in medtech and artificial intelligence. Since 2019, she has also served as President of an American foundation that supports womens' health.
Since 2004, Catherine Dunand has been a non-executive director for a number of private and public Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), mainly in the healthcare sector. She is in charge of two audit committees and is a member of two nomination and remuneration committees. She joined Diabeloop's Board of Directors in 2019 after having led the Series B investment round.
Catherine Dunand managed a consulting firm in strategy and governance for fast-growing SMEs/ETIs. She was also Managing Director of SMEs in the healthcare sector.
Catherine Dunand spent over 15 years in several roles at major pharmaceutical companies, including as International Marketing Director of Roussel Uclaf and Managing Director of the German-speaking area of Servier.
Catherine Dunand is a graduate of Ecole Centrale de Lyon, MBA INSEAD, and received a certificate from the non-executive director program of Sciences Po.
About Diabeloop
Diabeloop's mission: to relieve people living with Type 1 diabetes from dozens of therapeutic decisions and reduce their heavy mental burden. Initially conceived from a medical research project, Diabeloop was created in 2015 by Dr. Guillaume Charpentier, now Chief Medical Officer, and Erik Huneker who has co-managed the company with Marc Julien since 2016. This complementary management team works with experienced partners, CEA-Leti (a research laboratory) and CERITD (a French research team of diabetologists).
In 2018, DBLG1® System, Diabeloop's first medical device for automated diabetes management, obtained CE marking, followed by DBL-hu, its solution for highly unstable Type 1 diabetes management in 2020.
A second round of financing of 31 million euros concluded in November 2019 to speed up the international commercial rollout of the DBLG1 iController and support an ambitious R&D program.
The company is supported by several investors and industrial groups in the healthcare sector, including CERITD, Aliad, Cemag Invest, Sofimac Innovation, Supernova Invest, Kreaxi, Crédit Agricole, Odyssée Venture, Agiradom, as well as business angels.
Today, Diabeloop gathers the personality, the passion and the skills of close to 100 talented individuals who work hard to improve the quality of life for every person living with Type 1 diabetes.
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Old Town Alexandria Night Photography Tour from Washington D.C.
With cobblestone alleys and gaslight homes, Old Town Alexandria is a photography dream. It was a wealthy, international port city during the Colonial America era and a cross-road for spies, soldiers, and slaves seeking freedom during the Civil War. It is also the site of a controversial surrender during the War of 1812. Occupied during two wars and thus spared destruction, it is amazingly preserved to this day. Come discover the town and how much fun night photography can be.
You will meet your local guide at the Alexandria Visitor Center at 221 King Street, where you'll discuss your photography experience and be provided with a tripod if requested. From there, you will leave on a half-mile route, remaining near the waterfront. The tour starts and stops near many restaurants, perfect for extending your evening.
Your guide will teach you how to smartly use the semi-automatic modes that exist on any DSLR or CSC camera and help you discover a simpler approach to night photography. During this tour you will learn how to maximize water reflections at night, experiment with creative blur, capture light trails and learn how to paint with light. You can use a Smartphone, but you will need to download a recommended App to use it as a camera on this tour (Camera + for iPhone or FV-5 Camera for Android).
On your tour you will hear highlights of Old Towns history as a prominent city in the 1700s when boats from Asia, South America and Europe would have been docked in town. Old Town played a key role during the American war of independence from the British. See the location where the first steps were taken to put Britain and its American colonies on a path towards war. Although much of the waterfront has changed since the 1700s, you will walk original cobblestone alleys and see many of the original mansions and warehouses that date from the colonial era.
Some of the sights you will see include Carlyle House, King Street, and the Torpedo Factory. You will remain outside during the tour and be at each location for approximately 15 minutes taking photos. You'll be walking to each location and comfortable shoes are recommended.
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The tour ends at the Old Town Alexandria waterfront (intersection of King St and Lee St), close to many restaurants and shops.
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CMFA circle in Ptuj. Welcome to new marchers!
Feli (Germany), youngest long term marcher. She joined the group for the second time. Next time she joined CMFA in Lebanon.
Setting last details between both groups.
Clara (Austria) and Alex (Germany).
Going to Ljubljana. Clara (Austria) put a lot of effort in the logistics and organizational issuess of the march. At the beginning of the journey, CMFA was supported by many people, voluntary from their homes. Further the journey, the march was more and more on its own.
Anna, founder of the march, waiting to enter the premises of Croatia embassy. The whole action was filmmed by march's documentalist and photographed by me so it looked bit awkward. On many occasions before and after there was lot of hoo-ha abot the CMFA actions. It gave some an impression of staged-celebrity action.
Edgard (Brasil), eavesdropping at the embassy door.
We received some helpful contacts to call in case of any problems on the border.
Ahmad (Syria) happy after Anna's negotiation ended up with a success. That meant he could march with the group also in Croatia.
Later on we visited also Bosnia and Herzegovina embassy. For this permission we had to wait a bit longer.
Ahmad (Syria) waiting at the door of Bosnia and Herzegovina embassy.
Ahmad (Syria) celebrating the success and my birthday in a famous Ljubljana cafe.
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Clara (Austria), going to the accommodation spot.
Amazing show of traditional Slovenian dance.
Amazing show of traditional Slovenian kurenti masks dance.
We had opportunity to see the traditional Slovenian kurenti show.
We also had opportunity to try the heavy, furry masks.
Me, celebrating the most international birthday ever.
We got a lot of presents from the local community.
Edgard and a member of local community.


Congratulations to the winners of the 2016 TeenTech Washington Techathon! The event was a huge success, with over seventy students from 22 different Seattle-area schools participating. Participants were presented with three specific prompts—transportation, resource conservation, and education.
Wynsome, Zoe, Maya, Genevieve, and Karlee developed a project and website focused on girls' education. Inspired by their own experiences, their team aims to provide a safe platform for female students to connect, help each other, share their experiences, and work to end sexism in schools.
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Gabriella, Eliza, Mariah, and Sylvia designed G.E.M.S. (Get Everywhere with Minimal Stoppage), a mobile and desktop application to help people organize their days around traffic and find the most effective times to run errands.
Join us at Living Computers: Museum + Labs at 10:00 am on Saturday, December 3rd for the TeenTechWA Youth Summit. There will be presentations from our Techathon teams, discussions about tech education, and a special behind-the-scenes tour.
Thanks to everyone who participated in this year's Techathon, and congratulations to our winners! Read about the projects that will advance to the TeenTech World Pitch at the link in our bio.
Huge thanks to @glazerscamera for sponsoring and providing prizes for our Techathon!
2016 Techathon prizes are being made now! 🏆Can't wait to see you all this Friday, Oct. 14.
Want one of these rad shirts? Sign up for the TeenTechWa #Techathon, and you'll get one just for attending. Link in bio.
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In our massage studio we invite you to relax, unwind and restore health and well-being while indulging your senses. INVIVO delivers a variety of massage therapy treatments designed to deeply rejuvenate and regenerate your body. Our massages are delivered by some of Milwaukee's best therapists. Gift cards are available for you to pamper a friend or loved one.
Both healing and peaceful, harmonious for body and mind, our Licensed Massage Therapists will have you feeling relaxed, rejuvenated, and balanced.
To schedule an appointment, call 414-265-5606.
Please note we require 24 hours' notice for all cancellations. This allows us time to rebook the appointment time. Appointments cancelled with less than 24 hours' notice will be charged $35.
Our most popular treatment. The Relaxation massage improves circulation while melting away tension leaving you calm and rejuvenated.
Including the calming effects of a relaxation massage, our Deep Tissue treatment focuses on releasing the layers of muscle tissue that become restricted as a result of athletic performance, injury, repetitive stress and/or chronic sustained postures.
Our prenatal massage is tailored to meet the unique needs of pregnant women and their changing bodies. Specially designed to release tensions and muscle fatigue with focus and care on the specific muscles that are responsible for supporting the pregnant stomach. It is a relaxing experience that can increase your enjoyment of pregnancy and improve both your health and the childbirth experience.
The AromaTouch massage incorporates the power of touch with the power of doTERRA essential oils to create a whole body wellness experience.
Thai Yoga Massage is an ancient energy-based healing system that combines acupressure, stretching, and assisted yoga postures to gently lengthen muscles, mobilize joints, and balance energy pathways.
Please schedule in advance by calling 414-265-5606 or send an email to info@invivowellness.com.
• Rent out our entire spa and enjoy a sampling of 3-4 different spa services, customized to meet the needs of your group.
• Package also includes beverages (wine, champagne, tea, etc) and snacks (chocolates, cheese and crackers, etc).
For special pricing please contact us at info@invivowellness.com.
Chaya Cohen has been a licensed massage therapist for the past 13 years after graduating from the extended professional program at Healing Hands Institute of Massage Therapy in Westwood NJ, in 2005. She holds licenses in both New York and Wisconsin.
She has experience working with professional athletes, Broadway singers, quadriplegics, and chronic pain sufferers. She focuses on rehabilitation, pain management, increased range of motion and relaxation. She has worked alongside fitness professionals, chiropractors and physical therapists which has deepened her understanding of the bodies ability to heal itself.
Her style is a blend of therapeutic touch and relaxing bodywork, utilized to address each client's individual needs. Flowing movement and area specific work are blended together to facilitate healing while still giving a relaxing experience. She enjoys working with clients to alleviate pain and bring relief from chronic issues, specializing in neck and shoulder work, and has had excellent results with those who suffer from migraines and headaches.
A recent transplant from New York, she is enjoying getting to know Milwaukee and exploring everything the city has to offer.
Q. How long have you been a massage therapist?
A. I graduated in 2005, so about 13 years. I currently hold both New York and Wisconsin state Licenses.
A. I've always been drawn to rehab type work, dealing with chronic pain issues, and alleviating pain. After being in the field for over 13 years, my style tends to be a blend of all sorts of modalities, specifically tailored to each individual client.
A. After 13 years, I've learned what works for the majority of my clients, even after working with them to address individual needs. I've also had the unfortunate experience of having worked with several family members who have gone through traumatic injuries in the past few years. I believe this has made me more empathetic and I try to treat each client the way I would want my family members to be treated.
A. To be listened to. Both in words and what their body tells me on the table. I'm very attuned to subtle movements that tell me something is uncomfortable, or that's the area that needs more attention.
Q. What recent trends have you found most noteworthy?
The overall embracing of "alternative methods" of treatment. It has become much more mainstream to have people turn to something other than western medicine. I'm a big proponent of finding what works for you.
A. I'm currently focused on mindfulness, being in the present and managing my stress through meditation and energy work. I've been working on incorporating some form of meditation into my massage sessions.
A. Since I'm still fairly new to the area, I'm still exploring! My happy place has always been on the water, so various spots on the lake shore have definitely been in the top. The art museum is a favorite for my son and I. We spend time at the Milwaukee Art Museum and the gorgeous views of the lake are a definite bonus.
A. I don't really eat out all that much, my husband is a chef and we enjoy cooking together for our family and friends.
A. I'm a sculpture artist, working mainly with wood and glass, so anytime I get a chance to work on various projects. I'm always in the process of working on multiple pieces at any given time. I'm a voracious reader and love to explore new books and authors. Hanging out with my 6-year-old son, and watching his mind stretch and grow is fascinating and deeply rewarding.
A. Get a massage! I also find working on my art almost meditative at times, which helps me unwind.
Kylie is a lover of human anatomy and helping others and she is thrilled to be practicing massage therapy at Invivo where she is able to combine these two passions into a career.
Kylie graduated at the top of her class from Aveda IBW's 750-hour massage therapy program, where she learned techniques for Swedish, Deep Tissue, Hot Stone, and Prenatal massage. She is licensed in the state of Wisconsin, and professionally insured by the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA).
An advocate of self-care, Kylie believes that monthly massages are a must and prides herself on making her clients feel at ease during their session. She works hard to create a relationship of trust and communication with her clients, and is so thankful to get to practice in this profession that allows her to not only care for others but also nourish her own soul in the process.
A. I graduated in November 2018! So about a month!
A. While I don't have a specific specialization, I am trained in Swedish/relaxation massage to give patients a dreamy relaxing experience and deep tissue/ sports massage for those more persistent muscle pains and troubles. I am also trained in a Chakra balancing massage, and Reiki 1.
A. I am no stranger to the positive effects a massage can have on a person's entire wellbeing and I knew from the beginning of my massage therapy journey that helping others feel well not only physically but also emotionally and mentally would be my number one goal. My practice is just as focused on the body as it is on the mind.
A. The team of massage therapists at INVIVO is amazing and you are in good hands! I hope you come in with an open mind and feel comfortable to communicate any concerns or questions you may have. We are here to make you feel as at ease as possible!
One of my instructors at school was a big fan of cupping and I have definitely enjoyed using cups in my services. They allow the therapist to get a good hold on "trouble spots" in the muscles and are super effective!
A. I'm an introvert by nature, so I'm trying to get better at carving out some personal time each weekend to care for myself. Sometimes that's by going on a walk, meditating, or journaling, and sometimes it's sitting down and watching Netflix. Empath-exhaustion is a real thing, so it's important to care for yourself just as much as you care for others!
A. Anywhere in Milwaukee when it's snowing. I'm in love with falling snow and no one can tell me any different! And the land out behind Invivo. It's brought me many zen moments and is one of my favorite places to go for a little walk.
A. Oh there's so many…Comet Café, Chicken Palace, La Masa, anywhere at the Public Market….I could go on.
A. 1. I love dogs more than most things. So petting dogs, playing with dogs, looking at dogs on Youtube…that definitely counts as a hobby.
2. Crafting! Also the one I do the least, but when I can sit down and dedicate some time to making something beautiful, I'm happy.
3. Music. I have music playing pretty much all the time and would drop everything to see a favorite band in concert.
A. I love to nap when I'm stressed out. If I can't nap, I try to listen to some favorite music, or pet a dog…it's been proven to help!
Heather has a compassionate and friendly enthusiasm toward helping others. The field of Massage Therapy encourages Heather in her pursuit of her own self-growth and life path.
Heather is a graduate of Lakeside School of Massage Therapy in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The 750-hour certificate program promotes knowledge of how the body works, what impairs its performance and which treatment plans and strategies can be used to shift the body back into balance. She is certified by the National Certification of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork board (NCTMB), licensed in the state of Wisconsin, and professionally insured by the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA). Heather is also Prenatal Massage certified through Integrative Touch.
Heather finds joy while she improves and creates a noticeable difference in her client's body physically, as well as their quality of life. She aims to develop meaningful therapist-client relationships so that, together, they can focus on improving the well-being of the client.
Becoming certified and practicing Prenatal Massage Therapy has brought Heather unexpected joy and pride in the work she does. The advanced knowledge has given her the wonderful opportunity to safely help encourage overall relaxation, healthier diaphragmatic breathing, and a stronger bond between mother to be and baby. Heather is dedicated to continuing her education throughout her life, to better herself as a therapist, and deepen her soul during this lifetime.
A. Swedish to increase circulation throughout the body, relaxation while being affectively therapeutic, deep tissue and sports massage to open up acute or chronically tight muscles. I am also certified in Prenatal massage.
A. I am extremely interested in the mind-body emotional-physical connections. In my opinion our bodies reflect not only our common postures but also how we react to life events big and small. I want to help people change for the better and how I massage is a reflection of that.
A. I enjoy being purposeful during every massage with my movements and depth of pressure. I feel what sensations the muscles or limbs respond to and change my massage accordingly. I am a person who likes to puzzle solve and notice things that might not jump out as a direct factor in how someone feels. I look at the whole client then concentrate on their needs. Clients should expect to feel comfortable, respected, and have their needs addressed. I am quiet during the session if you are but I will talk the whole time if you want, too!
A. The balance between wanting to give great discounts to make massage more accessable and not giving too much of yourself away as a healer. It has always been a personal issue to recognize for myself but it's all over now which is interesting to see what others say about their experiences.
A. I have never been very active or driven so I need to work towards being more. I know if I don't move it I'll lose it and I am way too young for that! I want to bike to Invivo and back more often starting in spring. My dog loves to run on trails so I want to make that a more regular event too!
A. Blu at the 23rd floor of the Pfister at night when it's snowing… And, actually, the westward view from Invivo is pretty amazing on many days – and especially when the sun is setting.
A. Too many to choose from!!! I really miss Nanakusa for sushi but I'll say that Cafe Corazón has an amazing vegetarian ensalada that I always top with extra avacado.
Kate Kirwan has been practicing massage therapy around the world since 2003. She is originally from Wisconsin but filled with wanderlust she calls home wherever her next adventure lies.
A. Kate has trained in many techniques however she focuses on relaxation, therapeutic, deep tissue, and currently, is in training for hot bamboo massage. She enjoys trading with other therapists and practitioners to expand her knowledge base and learn ways to better accommodate her clients.
A. Kate attended Boulder College of Massage Therapy in 2002 and since has had the opportunity to practice all over the world. She never misses a chance to travel and has worked and served in countries such as Honduras, Ireland, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Sri Lanka, Guatemala, and El Salvador. Kate draws on her training and experience to offer a compassionate, focused and well-rounded massage.
Kate is passionate about health care and educating and is known for her open-minded and easily approachable personality. In an effort to share her gift with more people she frequently joins forces with other health care professionals on trips abroad. This allows her the chance to connect with other therapists and health care professionals while helping people in developing areas.
What can a new student expect? Kate finds it is important to Listen to any issues you are currently having and customizes her massage treatment to meet your specific needs all while helping you to feel as comfortable as possible.
A. Kate finds it is important to listen to any issues you are currently having and customizes her massage treatment to meet your specific needs all while helping you to feel as comfortable as possible.
A. Kate feels it is crucial to take care of the body AND mind. Unprocessed nourishing foods along with daily rituals for self-care in conjunction with exercise and bodywork are key to achieving ideal health and wellness.
A. Anywhere along the lake as water is her zen!
A. Kate recently moved here so she is open to any suggestions and loves all types of cuisine.
A. Travel, travel, and travel! Kate loves the adventure of seeing new places and meeting new people while experiencing and learning from different cultures. Kate is also a scuba diver and enjoys sailing and surfing, pretty much anything that gets her out on or in the water.
A. Kate practices what is called miracle mornings. A daily morning ritual of either walking yoga or stretching followed with meditation journaling or reading (no not internet news or social media) followed by a yummy high protein breakfast to jump-start her day. Taking care of ourselves first is so important and it all starts the second we get out of bed.
After a successful career in medical sales, John decided to follow his true passion for patient care with a new life career in massage therapy. It came time to ''leave the 'burbs, move downtown, and restart living." John's mission is to educate and empower clients to greater self-awareness and mindful living through effective, precise bodywork.
John views bodywork and massage therapy as a facilitation of the body's innate natural healing ability. Our bodies are wired to be healthy, vibrant, engaged, and alive. Sometimes we need an assist…a jump start…to help send us on our way toward healthier living. Your personal wellness goals may include relaxation, pain relief, stress or anxiety reduction, and healthier living.
Using a client-centered, client-specific approach, John incorporates elements of Precision Neuromuscular Therapy(PNMT) – using clinical reasoning in soft tissue therapy. It's understanding WHAT tissue you are on, understanding WHY you are on it, and knowing WHAT may happen as an expected outcome. For more information on PNMT please listen to the explanation from my friend and mentor, Douglas Nelson.
Your personalized session may also include myofascial release – reducing fascial tensions and adhesions in your connective tissue, craniosacral therapy – light touch to facilitate releasing tensions in the body as well as traditional swedish, aromatherapy, reiki, and lomi lomi techniques. All this is woven into a relaxation experience designed to down-regulate your nervous system.
As a life long learner, John helps teach Precision Neuromuscular Therapy and craniosacral therapy coursework and participates in study groups for these therapies. An avid cyclist, yoga practitioner, reader, and mindfulness practitioner, John brings his life passion for a positive, vibrant, and spiritual practice to his clients.
A. I am fortunate to be embracing my second career now as a massage therapist. After spending over twenty years in healthcare sales and service including setting up many of the Midwest's sports medicine, rehabilitation, and professional sports training rooms, I am now focusing on a new passion, patient care.
A. Using a client-centered integrated approach combining precision neuromuscular therapy (PNMT), myofascial release, craniosacral therapy into the traditional massage modalities of swedish, reiki, and lomi lomi.
A. Understanding there is an unmet need to provide a balance of evidence-based practice (PNMT) techniques with intuitive principles to reduce pain, stress, and anxiety while allowing for deep relaxation.
A. Look forward to a unique bodywork experience to treat your areas of discomfort as well as to provide a deep and often profound relaxation experience.
A. Recent focus and research on the role of fascia, the body's connective network, may have a significant impact on our understanding and treatment of the body as a connected system.
A. Mind, body, and spirit are intertwined with my meditation practice, on the road while cycling, and while enjoying walking, running, and yoga.
A. So many…Lakeshore Park, trails along the Milwaukee River, Milwaukee Art Museum.
A. Anything locally grown, small plate, and unique…La Merenda, C-Viche, Crazy Water, Odd Duck, the charming Riverwest neighborhood restaurants including Centro Cafe and Cafe Corazon.
A. Sharing dinner and wine with my wife, cycling on our many great bike trails, meditating, reading, and music…ok, so that's five!
A. The best de-stressors are to do what we love to do…for me that means to laugh, meditate, read, hop on my road bike, listen to and play music, enjoy a glass of wine and conversation with my wife, and anytime spent with my fabulous children.
Tori has developed her own style that is as unique as it is effective. She likes to combine deeper techniques that get the blood flowing with subtle, gentle techniques that allow the body to relax. Each of Tori's sessions is individually tailored to meet the client's needs to restore a calm sense of well-being; whether that means relieving chronic pain and stiffness, relaxing a stressed nervous system, or invigorating the spirit. She feels providing and receiving consistent massage creates a more balanced life, and appreciates being apart of the process.
Tori is excited to now offer Thai Massage and Bodywork at Invivo. She feels refreshed having learned new ways to approach and open the body in a more 3-dimensional way. Clients come out feeling invigorated and taller. The practice itself and its beliefs have changed her life.
A. When people ask me how long have I been a massage therapist, I always say, "my whole life." My mother was also a massage therapist so it has always been part of my life. Only, when I was little I was so ticklish that she could only work on my arms, back and head! But, legitimately about 6 years.
A. I tend to specialize in deeper work with a focus on chronic issues/pain. I recently became certified in Thai bodywork, a completely new way to approach the body that enables the client to remain clothed. Thai is done on the floor and incorporates holds and stretches that work 'sen' lines to release stagnant energy while moving the clients body into different stretches.
A. After years of being able to work on people I have found that I like being the person they come to for help. I enjoy a relaxing massage as much as the next person but I get a real sense of accomplishment when a client has great results from a specific problem.
A. I would like a new client to come in with an open mind and confidence knowing that wether you have an issue or just want to let it all go you are in good hands. We have such a great team of people that work towards a common goal in our own unique way.
A. The massage industry has been growing in popularity and acceptance across the board. People are looking for niche areas such as myofascial release, ayurvedic and Thai bodywork. If you haven't heard of these yet, you will!
A. My own personal wellness goals encompass everything from improving my own practice, to where I buy my food, to daily reflections, to my 'sweat a day' goal. I like to consider myself a local-vor and a farmers market junkie. If I don't grow it in my own garden you can find me at the South Shore farmers market in the summer and St Annes Center in the winter. And massage! I make it a point to get on someone's table at least once a month. Every time I am reminded how much I love that this is what I do.
A. Milwaukee offers so many special spots! My favorite is in the morning with my dog along the lake's south shore. Oh, and my own backyard.
A. As for eateries, wow. I could not name just one. If you would ask me to go to an Applebees type place I would stare blankly at you. I love to support the local restaurants. Between family and friends I feel I am constantly discovering new exciting places. Tenutas, Pastiche, Honeypie, LuLus, Centraal, Guatajatos, Demarinis (the brothers) in Bay View never disapoint. I love Roots. And the Milwaukee Public market has something for everyone!
A. In my free time I love getting books from the library, painting, and working on my home.
Elizabeth graduated from Chicago School of Massage Therapy in 2007. She loves meeting new clients and working with them to improve their health. Elizabeth has gained valuable experience with a wide range of clients, treatments, and health concerns.
She strongly believes in preventative maintenance; assessing and treating the body to identify problem areas to avoid injury and degeneration as well as treating many clients for back, neck and shoulder tension; a huge concern for those spending a lot of time at the computer or driving.
She knows many different modalities that massage has to offer, but she is passionate about helping others create a healthy balance in clients lives either by relieving any pain, stress, or to simply obtain a relaxation massage.
A. I started in 2007. I left a longtime career in Mortgage Finance and choosing to pursue a healthier lifestyle and career.
A. Deep tissue, Relaxation, Sports, and Prenatal Massage.
A. I use common sense to determine what can help relieve stress and pain. I enjoy finding the source of stress and resetting it.
A. A new client can expect to have a session designed to meet each person's needs. Each massage is tailored to what is happening with the client at that moment.
A. I am looking to expand my flexibility and balance. As I get older, I look to stay strong and healthy so I can be active for the long term.
A. I love the harbor and the lakefront walking paths.
A. I walk my dog Blu. I am an artist and love to sew. Libraries, bookstores, fabric shops and thrifting are all on the list.
A. Being outside and listening to music. Creating and drawing always recenter me.


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Golden Hill's flirtation with city maintenance districts
"Why are they not following the rules?"
By Joe Deegan, July 26, 2007
Members of the Greater Golden Hill Community Development Corporation recently discovered a ruse that might help them overcome opposition to assessing their fellow citizens nearly $489,000 in increased taxes. Heretofore the development corporation has not been able to muster enough support from property owners to bring the matter to a vote. Thirty percent of owners in the proposed district are needed. But Scott Kessler, deputy director of San Diego's Economic Development Division, is now saying that the interest of 30 percent of the citizens is not required for a vote to go forward. That's because the development corporation, he says, didn't apply for City money to help the process get started.
What the private, nonprofit development corporation wants is a "maintenance assessment district," a device that has become popular in recent years to finance local community improvements. Under California law, a maintenance assessment district (MAD) must confer special benefits on its citizens' real property above and beyond the general benefits the City already provides. Examples might be several trash pickups per month beyond regular trash collection or putting streetlights in dark neighborhoods.
According to retired attorney Hal Tyvoll, who was on the development corporation's board in 2000, the effort to establish a maintenance assessment district in Greater Golden Hill began back then. The area includes Golden Hill, South Park, Brooklyn Heights, Orange Park, Morse, Seaman, and Choates. "The organizing center at that time," Tyvoll tells me, "was the 25th Street and 28th Street corridors in Golden Hill, especially where they cross Broadway. The services they wanted were more appropriately provided by a 'business improvement district,' though they weren't using that term. The problem they had, however, was that the businesses in the area didn't want to pay for the services. So [the development corporation] looked for ways to expand the revenue base outward."
Tyvoll shows me the development corporation's meeting minutes from July 26, 2000. Its chairman was none other than Golden Hill resident Scott Kessler, and one of its board members was Golden Hill businessman Rob Fanella, the organization's current chairman. A subcommittee had the responsibility of studying the maintenance assessment district. The subcommittee, called the Golden Hill Commercial Revitalization and Economic Development, seemed devoted to economic interests in Golden Hill exclusively.
The meeting minutes show that members discussed "the Proposal for Organization of Golden Hill Property Owners into a Community Maintenance Assessment District submitted by Marco LiMandri of New City America." LiMandri was a consultant to the group. His company, New City America, specializes in setting up business improvement districts and maintenance assessment districts.
The biggest problem the development corporation was facing that night was how to raise enough money to proceed. The meeting minutes record the following: "Everyone felt that the proposed district should include the entire [Greater Golden Hill] Planning Area as it was unlikely there was enough mass to fund a MAD without including all the households in Golden Hill."
Eventually, in 2002, the development corporation sent out a survey to the over 3500 Greater Golden Hill property owners to see how many would support the maintenance assessment district. The positive response was approximately 14 percent, nowhere near the 30 percent the City requires. And that was the end of the effort -- for the time being.
"In the meantime," claims Tyvoll, "Marco LiMandri managed to insinuate himself into the legislative process." Tyvoll shows me a September 30, 2002 letter LiMandri wrote to a City Land Use and Housing Committee criticizing the limitations of maintenance assessment districts. Legislation governing them, wrote LiMandri, "is not responsive to the growing needs of San Diego. The Maintenance Assessment District ordinance adopted by the City Council in 1998 does not provide for the funding of...economic development or marketing and promotional activities....
"The one group that is geared to coordinate such activities, the City's [Business Improvement District Council], does not make provision for property owners' inclusion in their membership....
"Finally, BIDs...only assess business license holders." At the end of his letter, LiMandri indicated several sources for his thinking. "I took [some of my] wording," he wrote, "from the existing BID legislation and [property-based] BID legislation from the Streets and Highway Codes."
Tyvoll maintains that reasoning like LiMandri's subtly pushes maintenance assessment districts, which are intended to help neighborhoods, toward improving local business, the goal of business improvement districts. In fact, the San Diego Municipal Code discussion of maintenance assessment districts, amended less than eight months after LiMandri wrote his letter, urges that the understanding of maintenance "improvements be interpreted liberally."
The current appearance of the maintenance assessment district initiative in Greater Golden Hill began in April with a new property-owner survey. The results were almost identical to the first survey -- about a 14 percent positive response. But in May, District Eight councilman Ben Hueso gave the development corporation $45,000 in federal community development block grant funds to get the maintenance assessment district effort off the ground. Unlike the start-up funds loaned by the City for such projects, these monies do not have to be paid back.
Among the benefits that the new district would provide are high-pressure washing of sidewalks, daily graffiti cleanup, removing large abandoned items from the community, landscaping along streets, cleaning up canyons, placing and emptying trash cans on major streets, and providing community banners and street signage.
A number of these items, says Hal Tyvoll, do not qualify as benefits to real property. "They may, incidentally, increase property values," he says, "but that's not a goal of maintenance assessment districts. The problem we have is that not even city officials seem to understand the difference between maintenance assessment districts and business improvement districts. By California law, the two are totally different animals. Take community banners, for instance. They would be appropriately provided by a business improvement district, since that mechanism is a more open-ended way to generally enhance the business climate of an area. And it is not bound by the requirement to provide special benefits to real property. In the Greater Golden Hill plan, however, the two types of district are being mixed up."
Something that surprised local residents is that the area of the newly proposed maintenance assessment district has greatly expanded since 2002. That territory was based on the Greater Golden Hill Planning Area, which has the rough appearance of a backwards L-shape. This year's proposed district is bigger than that. The size seemingly grew from somebody drawing a straight line from the top of the L to its westward horizontal wing. The effect is to include in the new district the City-owned Balboa Park property on which parts of two golf courses sit.
Kathy Vandenheuvel, a development corporation board member, e-mails me that the Balboa Park land was included to address several concerns local residents had about it. Among other goals, proponents of the maintenance assessment district, says Vandenheuvel, want "to remove illegally dumped large items and debris from the hillsides overlooking [26th] Street, [which winds through the park]. These hillsides are City-owned and part of the park, but the MAD could not clean these hills of illegally dumped items unless they were included in [its] boundaries. Canyon beautification is part of [the district's] scope of services." Proponents also want the community to clean the park and canyons of "debris left by the transient population."
But opponents see a more sinister motivation. Every property parcel in the affected area gets a vote in the current election, and the votes are "weighted" according to the amount of the properties' assessments. If you and I have property in the district and yours is twice the size of mine, you will be assessed twice as much as me, and your vote will count twice as much.
The City's policy is always to vote in favor of creating new maintenance assessment districts. It already owned 93 voting parcels in the district before the addition of the Balboa Park property, which is one large parcel. The effect of including this huge new parcel, therefore, is to add enormous weight to the City's vote. A simple comparison of the Balboa Park parcel size with that of an average resident's property reveals a startling difference. The voting weight of this one city parcel would cancel out hundreds of residential parcels' votes against the maintenance assessment district.
On June 12, the development corporation talked the city council into authorizing a balloting process in Greater Golden Hill. Eighth District councilman Ben Hueso presented the motion in less than a minute, and the remaining councilmembers asked no questions. The City Clerk sent out ballots, and they will be counted after a final city council hearing on July 30. Approval of the new maintenance assessment district will require 50 percent, plus one vote, of the weighted vote. The development corporation's chances are good if the same property owners who participated in the survey are the ones who vote. Seventy-five percent of them, or 14 percent of the district's property owners, said they wanted a maintenance assessment district.
But wait. "Why," asks South Park resident Cindy Funkhouser, "are they not following the rules?" I meet with Funkhouser, a medical editor, and her husband Ed in the Los Reyes taco shop near 25th and Broadway. "This thing has turned my life upside down," she says. "I first learned we might be assessed for a maintenance district about three weeks ago, shortly after the June 12 city council hearing. Since then I've been studying everything I can get my hands on that's relevant to it."
What Funkhouser discovered is that there's a clearly outlined procedure for establishing maintenance assessment districts in the city. Applicants for a district must apply through the San Diego Park and Recreation Department, which announces on its website the requirement that 30 percent of the property owners sign a petition supporting a district. The department also publishes what's commonly called the "MAD Formation Handout," which emphasizes the citizen participation guaranteed in the 30 percent requirement. In a parenthetical note, the handout states: "The formation of any proposed commercial MAD districts to be managed by a non-profit organization pursuant to San Diego Municipal Code...is handled by the Community and Economic Development Department" (italics added). That's Scott Kessler's office.
"But we are residential mixed use," Funkhouser writes me. "So the Golden Hill corporation should have gone through Park and Rec. Instead, they went straight to Scott Kessler, who handles commercial maintenance assessment and business improvement districts."
Funkhouser complained to Kessler, who on July 3 wrote her a long letter. Kessler based his response on a San Diego City Council policy called "Funding for Maintenance Assessment District Formation." That policy, he argued, "does...require a petition process necessitating a 30 [percent] showing of affected property owners favoring MAD formation, only if the district proponent wishes to borrow from a certain revolving loan fund the City set up specifically to fund formation campaigns.... The Park and Recreation Department's 'MAD Formation Handout'...also states that a 30 [percent] showing is required when an entity is seeking access specifically to the City's revolving loan fund."
A week later, Funkhouser wrote back, challenging Kessler's interpretation of city council policy. That policy "was written in September 2004 using the...MAD Formation Handout, which is the only and prevailing formation protocol.... The MAD Formation Handout does not state that the 30 percent-petition is only required for Fund users...."
One other claim in Kessler's July 3 letter is worth noting. "The...[development corporation]...had initiated this proposed formation as a 'self-managed' MAD. That is why it was assigned to my Department. The Park and Recreation Department...manages those districts that are managed by the City. Our Department deals only with the self-managed districts. (Incidentally, I joined the City in May of 2006 after the Golden Hill...campaign had already been initiated and assigned to the former Department's management.)"
But Funkhouser conceded nothing to Kessler. "In your Request for Council Action...," she wrote, "there is no reference to self-management. None at all. Further, self-management status isn't determined by the process of application; it is determined by vote, at the ballot stage." Indeed, an examination of the ballot reveals that after a person votes on the maintenance assessment district, the next choice is who shall manage the district, the City of San Diego or the Greater Golden Hill Community Development Corporation.
I ask Funkhouser if she believes Kessler has a conflict of interest in the case. "Probably," she says, "but I'm not fighting on that basis. All I want them to do is follow the rules. If they can get a maintenance assessment district that way, then fine. But when I bring up the rules, the whole City ignores me. I sent copies of all my correspondence to Kessler's superiors -- William Anderson, Jim Waring, the mayor -- and I got no answers. So it looks like they all support his approach. I ran across a funny legal term recently -- 'willful blindness.' That's what this is."
On Wednesday of last week, the Greater Golden Hill Community Development Corporation held a public information meeting at the Albert Einstein Academy in South Park. Councilman Hueso attended and answered most of the questions, which he requested be submitted ahead of time in writing. Cindy and Ed Funkhouser sat in the back row holding up signs expressing their point of view. As the meeting started, they shouted down the speakers until other attendees shouted them down.
The following day, I received an e-mail from Cindy Funkhouser. "I just didn't want the whole time...to be wasted on powerpoints and bureaucratic bull. So, I decided to go on the offensive immediately. My mamma didn't raise me that way, but sometimes you just have to shoot first.
"And, a lot of people haven't spent the kind of time I have spent becoming aware of the fraud, so I understand that they are open to the possibility that this might be fair and honest. It's too late for decorum, for me."
Meanwhile, Scott Kessler sent one more letter. He sympathized with Funkhouser as being "uninitiated" in the relevant laws. He then argued that the "MAD Formation Handout" "is not the Municipal Code or Council policy." But even the council policy Kessler uses to support his position directs a mixed-use or residential district start-up to follow the Park and Recreation protocol, which includes the 30 percent approval. The policy says that Kessler's Economic Development Division is to handle commercial districts.
According to attorney Hal Tyvoll, by processing a mixed-use or residential district, "Kessler is inventing his own policy, de facto, which omits all the spending restrictions and safeguards for public participation."
More stories by Joe Deegan
City can't drag its heels any longer — May 17, 2014
Improper payment for Barrio Logan maintenance district? — Feb. 25, 2014
Spread the Wealth — May 1, 2010
MAD: Monies Available for Debauchery — July 7, 2009
MAD: Advisory or Oversight Committee? — June 17, 2008


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Коронео () — небольшой город и административный центр одноимённого муниципалитета в мексиканском штате Гуанахуато. Численность населения, по данным переписи 2010 года, составила 4 024 человека.

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Название Coroneo с языка пурепеча можно перевести как «окружённое место», подразумевая расположение в долине, окружённой холмами.

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Dota 2 now has more active players than World of Warcraft
While World of Warcraft may be on the wain, having long fallen from its peak of 12 million players, it's still a force to be reckoned with, with around 7.8 million people still paying a subscription fee.
This past month Dota 2 had more.
That's what the counter on the Dota 2 blog reads. Since leaving beta, Dota 2 has been growing its playerbase month on month. In the past 18 months the number of active players has more than doubled.
Dota 2 is far and away the most popular game on Steam. Just today more than 700,000 people were playing at the same time. The next most popular game on Steam right now is Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and that's peak is only 174,000.
Still, when compared to League of Legends, that number is pales. Almost two years ago Riot's MOBA was celebrating reaching 32 million active players.
The stat that will be interesting to compare is the number of people who tune in to watch Dota 2's The International compared to League of Legends' Championship finals this year. While playerbase is obviously important so, too, is presence these games enjoy.
I also wonder whether the release of Warlords of Draenor, the next World of Warcraft expansion, will bump the player numbers up higher than Dota 2's.
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Cyber Monday (ou Green monday) est une expression de marketing utilisée d'abord aux États-Unis pour nommer le lundi qui suit le Black Friday . Il a été créé par les détaillants pour encourager les gens à faire leurs achats en ligne ce lundi.

C'est le lundi après Thanksgiving qui tombe le plus souvent en novembre, mais si Thanksgiving a lieu les 27 ou 28 novembre, il tombera en décembre. La plage de dates s'étend du 26 novembre au 2 décembre, toujours quatre jours après les vacances.

Au Québec, la traduction « Cyber lundi » (ou « Cyberlundi » en un seul mot) s'est imposée.

Le Cyber Monday est devenu l'équivalent en ligne du Black Friday et offre un moyen pour les petits sites internet de vente au détail de concurrencer les grandes chaînes. Depuis sa création, il est devenu un terme de marketing international utilisé par les détaillants en ligne du monde entier.

Historique
L'expression « Cyber Monday » est apparue le  dans une dépêche du site Shop.org intitulée «  ».

États Unis

Dépenses en ligne

En 2020, selon les données d'Adobe Analytics, Cyber Monday a atteint un nouveau record entre 10,8 milliards de dollars et 12,7 milliards de dollars. Les consommateurs américains ont dépensé 6,3 millions de dollars par minute en achats en ligne, pour un total de 3,6 milliards de dollars via les smartphones. C'était la deuxième plus grande journée en ligne et en ligne de l'histoire des États-Unis.

Impact
Selon une étude de Shop.org/BizRate Research réalisée en 2005, .

En 2010, ComScore a rapporté que les consommateurs américains ont dépensé s de dollars en achats en ligne lors du Cyber Monday (voyages exclus pour l'année 2009, qui s'élevaient à  de dollars), le jour de l'année 2010 qui a vu le plus d'achats en termes de dépenses.

En 2013, les ventes en ligne durant Cyber Monday aux États-Unis ont augmenté de 20,6 % par rapport à l'année précédente, atteignant un record de 2,29 milliards de dollars. Alors qu'en 2014, les ventes devraient atteindre 2,6 milliards de dollars, ce qui représenterait une augmentation de 15 % par rapport à 2013.

L'expression « Cyber Monday » est depuis reprise par les revendeurs en ligne établis au Canada, au Royaume-Uni, au Portugal, en Allemagne, en Suisse, en France et au Chili. Dans tous les pays mentionnés, l'impact du Cyber Monday est toutefois nettement inférieur à celui du Black Friday. En Suisse, par exemple, les revenus générés par le Lundi fou sont dix fois moins élevés que ceux du Black Friday.

Suisse
En Suisse, le Cyber Monday est un événement promotionnel important qui suit le Black Friday dans le fait de proposer les meilleures promotions des shops en ligne.

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 Journée sans achat
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ALA MOANA HOTEL SPECIALITY SUITES
Repeat client Ala Moana Hotel by Mantra approached InForm Design to refresh nine of its Specialty Suites, ranging from studios to a four-bedroom, four-bathroom suite.
CLIENT: Ala Moana Hotel by Mantra
BUILDING AREA: 13,081 SqFt.
The specialty suites were reborn with a modern aesthetic that melds tropical Hawaiian influence with a timeless and contemporary flavor. We approached the project similarly to that of a residential one, ensuring elements were thoughtful, unique and memorable.
The challenge was to reinvent the suites while working with the existing finishes and recently installed multi-colored dramatic blue graphic carpet, all on a limited budget. The previously maple toned, eclectic-styled interiors were transformed into an elevated yet easygoing environment that upgrades the suites to the modern times.
We opted for a streamlined and neutral palette incorporating soft ocean blues to help tie the new furnishings to the existing carpet, browns, cremes, and seafoam green — a nod to the natural landscape and the world-famous Ala Moana Beach across the street.
We thought about the texture—both visually and to the touch—to create layers that would feel interesting and be noticed throughout a person's stay. Just as one discovers personal and subjective moments in Hawai'i's environment, we wanted that to occur on a smaller scale in the suites.
While there is a repetition of design elements at the Ala Moana Hotel Specialty Suites, subtle color shifts and small differences in seat good types and artwork make a big impact in differentiating the suites, allowing guests to have a familiar yet fresh experience each time they return.
We completely reimagined the identity of each suite to become a home-away-from-home for the sophisticated traveler.
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Summary: The scones are moist, with a tender and delicate crumb. There is a hint of lemon and burst of strawberry in every bite. These scones are perfect for spring. We enjoyed them for breakfast, but they would also be good as a snack or dessert.
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Justia Lawyer Directory California Los Angeles County Los Angeles Pamela Hartman
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Pamela Hartman practices exclusively in the area of immigration law. She is a California Certified Legal Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law, certified by the California Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of California and a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
Since graduating from UCLA Law School in 2003, she has earned a reputation as a tireless advocate for immigrants. As an attorney, Pamela has worked on a variety of immigration matters. She has filed successful petitions for many immigrants of extraordinary ability, including musicians, jugglers, actors and scientists. Pamela has helped dozens of Iraqi immigrants gain asylum in the United States since the outbreak of the war in 2003, and has written several articles on the topic. She has extensive experience in family and employment visas, and in filing motions to reopen and litigating immigration issues in federal court.
Pamela is a former chair of the Immigration Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association and has served as a liaison to Customs and Border Protection and the California Service Center for the Southern California chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
Prior to becoming a lawyer, Pamela worked for 10 years as a journalist, living along the Mexican border and writing in-depth articles about immigration issues. She speaks Spanish and has reported from Mexico, Cuba, Costa Rica and Israel. Pamela's articles on legal immigration issues have been published in the Los Angeles Daily News and the Los Angeles Daily Journal. She has been interviewed on immigration issues in the Los Angeles Times, the Los Angeles Daily Journal, and La Opinion.
Pamela's grandparents were immigrants to the United States, and she shares the belief that immigrants make this world a better place.
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Buhari takes office after election 'miracle'
May 29, 2015 Nigeria Boko Haram, Elections, Goodluck Jonathan, Muhammadu Buhari
Muhammadu Buhari will be sworn in today (May 29) as the new President of Nigeria, two months after he became the first opposition leader to win an election. On March 28, Buhari, a former general, defeated incumbent Goodluck Jonathan by a 54-46 margin – the first time the opposition had . . . Read More
A year gone
April 13, 2015 Nigeria Boko Haram, Chibok girls, Goodluck Jonathan, Kidnapping, Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria, Rebecca Dali, Stephen Davis
A year later, the parents are still crying. It was April 14, 2014 when militants of the radical Islamic group Boko Haram kidnapped about 275 teenage school girls from Chibok, a predominantly Christian village in northeastern Nigeria. Some 232 of them are still missing, and for much of the year, . . . Read More
Hope – and anxiety – after Buhari's win
April 9, 2015 Nigeria APC, Boko Haram, Elections, Goodluck Jonathan, Muhammadu Buhari, Pentecostals
Former Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, the All Progressives Congress candidate for president, at Chatham House in London in February 2015.Flickr / Chatham House / Creative Commons Nigeria's Christians, especially those in the troubled northeast, had a good reason to be worried that Muhammadu Buhari would be elected president. The former . . . Read More
'Are you ready to renounce your Christian faith?'
March 25, 2015 Nigeria Boko Haram, Chad, Chibok girls, Damasak, Goodluck Jonathan, Niger, Nigeria, Potiskum
Anticipation of further violence as Nigeria begins voting for its next president is growing after the release of a new video shows Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau threatening that the election 'will not happen in peace'. The chilling message will alarm Christians from Nigeria's northern states who live in persistent . . . Read More
Nigerians, fearing election violence, forfeit vote to move to other end of country
March 4, 2015 Nigeria Anambra, APC, Bayelsa, Boko Haram, Elections, Enugu, Goodluck Jonathan, Igbo, Imo, Jama'atu Nasril Islam, Kaduna, Katsina, Middle Belt, Muhammadu Buhari, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Sharia, Zamfara
Ahead of Nigeria's general elections on 28 March, hundreds of people, fearful of election violence, have fled back to their place of origin, World Watch Monitor has been told. The election was originally scheduled for 14 February, before being postponed to the March date for security reasons. Take for example . . . Read More
Nigerian elections: will religion play a part?
January 29, 2015 Nigeria Elections, Goodluck Jonathan, Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria
As tensions rise ahead of the February 14 elections in Nigeria, some fear the country's unity will face a new test and religious divisions will be exacerbated. The election sees a Christian presidential candidate from the south, incumbent Goodluck Jonathan, pitted against Muhammadu Buhari, a Muslim candidate from the north. . . . Read More
Boko Haram may disenfranchise 1.5m Nigerian voters
December 17, 2014 Nigeria Boko Haram, Borno, Chibok girls, Elections, Goodluck Jonathan, Kidnapping, Nigeria
At least 1.5m Nigerians displaced by the Islamist insurgency may not get to vote in the country's 2015 elections, the BBC reported 17 December. This includes many Christians who helped elect President Goodluck Jonathan in 2011. Voting laws need to be amended otherwise some voters will be disenfranchised, said Nick . . . Read More
Claim of truce raises hope that kidnapped Nigerian girls will be released
October 18, 2014 Nigeria Ansaru, Boko Haram, Chibok girls, Goodluck Jonathan, Kidnapping, Niger Delta, Samuel Dali, Stephen Davis
The deserted streets of Chibok in August.World Watch Monitor Nigeria's kidnapped schoolgirls will be released as part of a truce between militant Islamist group Boko Haram and government forces, the Nigerian army said Friday. The Nigerian chief of defence, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, made the announcement. Boko Haram . . . Read More
Kidnapped girls' parents die as Chibok's trauma rises
July 24, 2014 Nigeria Boko Haram, Chibok girls, Goodluck Jonathan, Trauma
Chibok girls who managed to escape arriving at Nigeria's State House to meet with Nigerian President Jonathan. Abuja, Nigeria; July 22, 2014Reuben Abati, Presidential Spokesman, Nigeria For the missing Nigerian girls kidnapped over 100 days ago, another trauma has emerged. Eleven of the group of grieving parents have died, . . . Read More
Boko Haram suspects kill 200 more in Nigeria
June 6, 2014 Nigeria Boko Haram, Christian Association of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, Stephen Davis
Parents, whose daughters were abducted by Boko Haram in Chibok, Borno State, receiving prayer messages of encouragement sent from Christians around the world; 18 May 2014.World Watch Monitor It is feared Boko Haram militants have killed at least 200 more people in a wave of attacks launched across Borno . . . Read More


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