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Chinese agency advises flight crews to wear diapers to reduce COVID-19 risk in lavatory: reports
Jayme Deerwester
The Civil Aviation Administration of China has issued some unusual advice for flight attendants looking for ways to avoid contracting coronavirus while working: It suggested they wear diapers to reduce their need to use airplane lavatories.
The agency, which is China's counterpart to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, offered that suggestion in a new document called "Technical Guidelines for Epidemic Prevention and Control for Airlines" that was published in late November, according to reports from CNN and Fox News.
In the section regarding personal protective equipment, the CAAC recommends that when flying in and out of high-risk areas with infection rates over 500 per 100,000 residents, flight attendants wear "medical masks, double-layer disposable medical gloves, goggles, disposable hats, disposable protective clothing, and disposable shoe covers."
That part isn't too eyebrow-raising, but the next line is.
"It is recommended that cabin crew members wear disposable diapers and avoid using the lavatories barring special circumstances to avoid infection risks," the manual says.
It's not yet fully understood how great an infection risk that fomites – genetic material found on surfaces like tray tables and lavatory toilet seats and sinks – pose to passengers and crew.
A Vietnamese study that examined an outbreak of 15 cases among Vietnam Airlines cabin crew and passengers on a March flight from London to Hanoi noted that 12 passengers from business class were infected, along with one flight attendant who was working the economy cabin.
The authors noted, "Airline crew often use business class toilets while on board, which might explain the case among the crew serving in economy class, for whom no other potential source of infection could be established."
During its study of the coronavirus outbreak of the Diamond Princess cruise ship this spring, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention noted that novel coronavirus RNA, or genetic material (not the live virus), was still present on the surfaces of cabins occupied by both symptomatic and asymptomatic passengers and crew up to 17 days after they left the ship.
While the data doesn't show if transmission of the virus occurred from surfaces, the CDC's March report recommended exploring that possibility further.
The good news is that the air in the lavatory does not seem to pose a major risk.
"The air in the lavatory is continually changed, as it is in the cabin," USA TODAY aviation columnist and retired US Airways pilot John Cox said in a September story. "Modern toilets in aircraft use a vacuum system to move the waste from the lavatory to the holding tank, as a result when flushed, the vacuum system pulls air in. Additionally, there is fresh air continually pumped into the lavatory via one or more air vents. The small size of the lavatories means that the quantity of air is not large, making it easier to exchange."
Along with vaccines, innovations in aircraft bathrooms are on the way: Japan Air Lines is working on a touchless bathroom door. And Boeing has spend the last four years developing a self-cleaning lavatory that uses ultraviolet light to clean up to 99.9% of germs after each use.


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Inner Circle of Bizarre Magick November 13, 2021
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This year I will have a one day Gathering. I will only allow a maximum 60 attendees so get in early. Todd Robbins will be with us this year. his talk will be on hypnosis for the bizarre performer he will also close the the days festivities with his Haunt Quest seance. Joshua Kane Since 1991 Kane has run his own theatrical production company that exclusively produces theatrical, corporate and private events that feature Joshua Kane because, like Shakespeare's Bottom, he wants to play all the parts. His fascination with the old-time radio dramas of Orson Welles and Vincent Price inspired Kane to reinvent "Theatre of the Mind" for a new generation. Mary Tomich will also be with us this November 13, with the debut of Eugene Poinc book ( Journeys Into Black) and a talk on her Journey with the Poinc books. Enrique Enriquez The Demon of Analogy, will explore a concrete look on things, expanded through analogy, as a way toward the common language of all divinatory processes. (Caracas, 1969) is the author of Tarology, (2011), considered the strangest book ever written about tarot, two interview books: EN TEREX IT & EX ITENT ER (2012), and Linguistick ( 2013), a volume of pataphysical poetry. His ideas are the central theme of TAROLOGY, the Poetics of tarot (2011), an independent feature film directed by Chris Deleo. Jon Stetson Jon Stetson is the one Entertainer/Speaker who understands the importance of capturing the Mind share and the Heart share of his audiences.The Stetson Experience is intelligent, interactive, sophisticated fun. Along with hundreds of corporate appearances, Jon has performed for three U.S. Presidents, The King of Sweden, The Royal Family of Monaco, and has appeared on several major Television Networks.Interjecting uproarious comedy into each program, Jon creates a hilarious and unique presentation that never fails to blow the audience away. Stetson blends the art of Mystery with the study of Psychology, the predictability of human nature and the power of intuition, with a disarming sense of humor. The result is slack jawed amazement, where the most skeptical of audience members begin to feel a renewed sense of wonder as impossibilities become realities.Jon Stetson's engaging programs are packed with audience participation. Imaginations are wowed, stretched and captured, as thoughts are revealed and minds are being read, with Jon's intriguing games of mind to mind contact. for info and registration call Joe Cabral 203 – 910 – 2046 Registration is Closed Inner Circle of Bizarre Magick New England Gathering of the Magi November 13,...
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Deutsche Bank is first international bank to sign MoU with Sinosure for export guarantee business
Evert-Jan Zondag, APAC head of structured and export trade finance at Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sinosure to strengthen cooperation between both organisations on Sinosure's guaranteed products, which support the cross-border trade for Chinese companies in line with the Belt & Road initiative.
Deutsche Bank is the first international bank to have this type of agreement in place. As part of this MoU, Deutsche Bank and Sinosure will collaborate to identify new opportunities, streamline information flow and approval processes, provide best effort pricing and collaborate on risk management. The Sinosure guarantee can significantly improve the creditworthiness of a transaction and as a result, reduce dramatically the overall financing cost for companies.
China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation, also known as Sinosure, is a state-funded policy-oriented insurance company. Through its insurance services, the company supports foreign trade and investment, thereby helping to promote economic growth, employment and the equilibrium of international payments.
Deutsche Bank signed a general MoU with Sinosure in 2009 to start business cooperation and has since partnered with them on both short-term and mid to long-term financing transactions. For the guarantee business, Deutsche Bank has closed the most number of deals of all international banks to date with total financing amount reaching USD1bn.
Evert-Jan Zondag, APAC Head of Structured and Export Trade Finance at Deutsche Bank, said: "We are delighted to expand our cooperation with Sinosure. This marks another important milestone in our relationship, and will unlock future business potential."
Deutsche Bank's teams of experts work closely with Export Credit Agencies (ECAs). The advantages of an ECA covered transaction include the availability of funding in situations where stand-alone financing would not be feasible; relative long repayment periods, including a grace period; security of payments for suppliers; significant country risk mitigation; and standardised documentation processes.


Be aware: worrying really mind-f**ks you!
When worry arises, worry. Hold it, watch it, but refuse to heed it and soon, you will be ready to discard it.
Let us get this straight first – worrying is not a sin! There is nothing wrong with worrying. Except that you know, just as anyone with even an iota of common sense does, that worrying about a problem cannot solve it for you.
Yet, don't expect that you will attain a state of no-worry. As long as there is your mind, worries will arise. After all, what is a worry? It is a thought. And the human mind's job is to churn out 60,000 thoughts daily. Some of these thoughts will be of worries and anxieties pertaining to an unborn future. Will I have enough money? Can I resolve this complicated legal matter? Will I find better understanding from my family? Will my child get to pursue a career path she wants? Will someone with 4thstage cancer make it? So on, and on, and on…your mind will lead you to worrying – incessantly!
Now, those who have not trained their mind, will be led by their worries. Which is, their mind will control them. Worrying debilitates you. It will make you feel like a victim perpetually. But those who have trained their mind – through the practice of some form of meditation or "me time" – will find that their awareness helps them immensely when worry arises in them. They will not fear worrying. Or worry about worrying. They will simply see through their worry – their awareness will let them allow their worry to rise…and then move on. This is the way they will remain untouched by their worry.
A worry is like a wave. It has a limited lifespan. Just as a wave rises and then recedes, and eventually disappears, a worry too will rise and ebb. The problem comes only when you allow the worry to touch you. If you just let it rise and fall, you will be untouched. Or the better way to say it is that you will be unmoved even though it may, well, touch you!
This is how I deal with my worries when they arise.
This approach does not mean I am irresponsible or that I advocate inaction. On the contrary, this is a call to action. Constructive action. Because, worrying can nail your feet to the ground. And the non-worrying state can never be attained. So, the best way forward is to let each worry rise and fall – while you simply do what you have to do. Principal among what you can do, or the most constructive action you can indulge in, in the face of worry, is to trust Life. Just believe that if you have been created (without your asking to be) you will also be cared for and looked after. The energy that takes care of a million stars will also take care of you. You need not carry the burden of the unknown future on your head. You too can trust!
Author AVIS ViswanathanPosted on November 4, 2015 March 14, 2016 Categories Art of Living, Fall Like A Rose Petal, Inner Peace, Intelligent Living, Letting Go, Mouna, Non-worrying, Trust Life, Westland Books, WorryingLeave a comment on Be aware: worrying really mind-f**ks you!


The North American Bitcoin Conference – BTC Miami – January 16-18, 2018 – Bitcoin. Blockchain. Miami.
We at Keynote are responsible for the largest and longest running conference in the blockchain space, having run 18 global conferences since 2013.
This time, not only are we hosting two days of non-stop, thought provoking speeches about Blockchain and disruptive technologies, but we also introduce our Security Token Track and Lightning Networking Sessions. Don't. Miss. Out!
Where we aim to explore and unpack this huge new market for a new type of token opening up businesses to the global investment community.
Join us for speed networking every hour on the hour. Every 4 minutes the gong will ring and you will have an opportunity to network with someone new and unfamiliar. No need to sign up, just show up and join in. Let's talk, share ideas and grow together.
From Bitcoin to ZCash, our experienced speakers will cover the rainbow of blockchain technology, Bitcoin and Ethereum, ICOs, token sale mechanics, investing, regulation, startups, disruption, and much more.
From ICO Investment strategies to funding NGO's and Social Impact projects, our panels are stacked with game changing information and the individuals with the experience in making it happen.
Our spacious exhibitor hall is where you will meet and interact with companies making waves in the crypto world. Ask questions, network with upcoming ICOs and companies changing the world of blockchain.
STOs and TCOs will take the main stage for their project pitch. Attendees can then find speakers and projects at their exhibitor booths, getting up close and personal with the brightest minds in the space.
President and Member of the Board of Directors, TradeStation Group, Inc.
Managing Director, Barbados Stock Exchange Inc & Barbados Central Securities Depository Inc.
Keynote events like the North American Bitcoin Conference bring together some of the best minds in the space, drawing great audiences, which results in deep learning and meaningful connections that have helped our business (OB1) grow.
The crypto space continues to explode as Keynote held the most important blockchain conference of the year, The North American Bitcoin Conference, a part of World Blockchain Forum, which took place in Miami. The success of our conferences has brought together all the major players in the industry, launched some hugely successful businesses, and proven that the world of blockchain is growing exponentially.
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Nestled in downtown Miami the James L. Knight Center provides a magnificent backdrop for The North American Bitcoin Conference. This venue offers an impressive speakers' theater and our largest exhibitor hall to date, perfect for blockchain industry leaders, CEOs, investors, founders, and entrepreneurs to gather together to lead the conversations changing the future.


Here's another cartoon I drew for Gordon West's latest Extra-class license guide. It speaks for itself — especially if you have a tower but don't like climbing it.
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Who doesn't love the opportunity to win a prize? Enticing your customers with a chance to win a prize is a great way to spread the word about your product. One good thing about contests is that they can be introduced through many different social media platforms as well as through email campaigns. When it comes to contests, there are so many different directions you can take. If your product is easily photographed, for example, then hosting a photo contest is a great idea.
In the simplest sense, email campaigns are friendly reminders for customers to something. In this case, you are trying to get customers who recently bought your product to write a review about their experience. If you want them to follow through with that action, you'll need to get personal. Personalization is more than plugging in a client's name in the email. By using data collected from CRM software, you can produce content relevant to their behavior, interests, and demographic. Sometimes, what's in it for them isn't anything tangible, but rather the feeling of being noticed and appreciated. When they feel recognized, they'll be more likely to share their thoughts on your company. What goes around comes around.
Reading about someone's experience is one thing, but seeing them use your product is another. There's no harm in reaching out and asking a video blogger if they'll review your product if it's the type of product they typically review. Their contact information is usually provided at the end of their videos or somewhere on their personal website, if they have one.
These are surefire ways to get people talking about your products and level of customer service. If you plan to follow through with these tips, it's important that you are prepared. What we mean is that you need to be ready to meet the demands of your newfound popularity. Once reviews start coming in, make sure you have enough inventory to meet the needs of your consumers.
It's a fair assumption to make that cost is a major factor holding people back. So, if you are going to encourage satisfied customers to leave online reviews, it pays to give an extra push on your more expensive products. Reviews from satisfied customers can illustrate why your product is worth every penny.
Let's face it – emails are easy to ignore. Half of them can be deleted, and the majority of them don't demand your immediate attention. None-the-less, an email can be that extra nudge a person needs to write a review. The hard part is getting them to open that email, so it's important that your email demands attention.
When it comes to sending out a follow up email, timing is key. You want to make sure they receive the email at the point where they have had enough time to reflect on their feelings about your product, but not past the point where they are no longer excited.
A call to action is exactly what it sounds like – it involves getting someone to perform a certain action. If that action is getting a customer to write a review you need, then you need to put yourself in their shoes. Why should someone take time out of their day to write a review? What's in it for them? We've looked at the features that make a strong CTA in the past, and the same principles can be applied to getting someone to share their experience about your product or service. It's important that you provide them with a clear and straight path to where they need to be. If writing a review involves multiple steps or filling out a form, they may be reluctant to follow through.
Milk or cream? T-shirt or sweater? Stay or leave? Romance or comedy? Every day, each one of us makes hundreds of decisions, both big and small. Sometimes, it can seem as though we decide in the blink of an eye. Other times, however, we weigh the pros and cons of each and flip back and forth on our decision for what feels like an eternity. Whether we are going with our intuition, or mulling over past experiences and considering the short- and long-term effects of our choice, there are a ton of factors that play into our decision-making process. When it comes to making decisions on the internet, the process is no different.
Let's say you're looking for a home cleaning company in your home-town of Portland, Maine. If you don't have any recommendations from friends or colleagues, you're likely relying on the internet to find a residential cleaner near you. When you type "residential cleaning company in Portland" into Google, you will be shown which cleaning businesses are available to you in your area, along with some basic information, like their address, phone number, hours of operation, and rating. The higher the rating a company has, the more likely you are to head to their website.
When people are talking about citations, they are referring to any mentions of your business's name, address, and phone number online. This information is listed on customer review sites, like Yelp and Angie's List, and social media platforms, like Facebook. It's important that this information is consistent across the board, or else Google will doubt the validity of your business. Any discrepancy, such as your address appearing as 705 Main Street one place and 705 Main on another, could hurt your ranking. If you don't have a physical location, here's advice from Google on the best way to handle it.
It important that you select the right category for your business-type. This might sound like a no-brainer, but for companies that offer more than one service this can prove to be difficult. If you're unsure, read up on Google's guidelines for representing your business.
Never under estimate the power of visuals. Adding photos of your business to your page is the best way to show off your business's human-side. Be sure to include photos of your staff in action and the interior of your business, if possible. You also have the option of providing people with a virtual tour of your business by enlisting a Google-improved photographer.
Yelp uses a recommendation software specifically designed to flag comments that appear to be fraudulent. We've looked at this in the past, and mentioned how it seems to be more lenient with negative reviews, hiding many legitimate reviews from satisfied customers. This isn't the case with Google My Business, so don't be shy about encouraging a happy customer to rate your business and share their experience. Be sure to let them know how much you appreciate them taking the time to share their kind words by writing a response comment. Of course, not every comment is going to be a glowing review. It is important that you respond to harsh criticism too, whether that means offering an apology or clearing up a miscommunication.
Those are just a handle of ways you can better optimize your Google My Business Page. At LinkNow Media, we are sure to look into this topic again.
Reviews are an increasingly important way that customers engage with a brand, product, or business. A good review can win over potential customers the same way that a negative review can do the opposite. A constant stream of positive reviews on your Yelp page suggests that your business is popular, successful, and well run. At LinkNow Media, we believe that in the spirit of spring, it is always a good idea to do some spring cleaning. This includes putting in order strategies to increase positive reviews on Yelp. The following are some easy ways to encourage new positive reviews.
The best way to encourage your clients to review your business is by providing great service and asking them about their experience upon completion. Speaking with your customers in person about their opinion of your service allows for an opportunity for you to remedy any disappointments or concerns before they make it to the internet. After speaking with your customer, gently encourage them to write a review if they are so inclined, and thank them graciously for their patronage. This will make your clients feel appreciated and as if their opinions are valued and taken into consideration.
The best way to respond to challenging customer reviews is to firstly wait 24 hours before responding. This will give you sufficient time to approach the situation with intellect rather than emotion. The second tip is to let go of any defensive tendencies you may have to show your point of view. It's not about your defense, it's about the client's perceived experience. Lastly, just go with it. Accept your client's criticism with kindness, grace and dignity. Offer your sincere apologies and hope they will give you another shot. If you have lost them, at least you have demonstrated your ability to extend kindness and generosity to other potential clients who may have read this online interaction.
LinkNow Media always recommends that you choose which reviews to respond to wisely. Address reviews with specific complaints, or that seem genuine and not mean spirited. This will more likely be worth your while as opposed to engaging with an internet troll.
If there is a particularly glowing review that made an impression on you, feel free to publicly thank your customer for being so generous with their words! Trust us, it won't go unnoticed.
You've likely already scrolled through your Facebook newsfeed at least once today, and probably came across a plethora of different types of shared content, from baby videos to political articles to personality quizzes. Despite the variety, there's a common denominator here. Your Facebook friends were not posting a website, but an article from a website, and that means they likely hit a sharing button.
What Is A Sharing Button?
A sharing button is exactly what it sounds like – it's a button that enables visitors to share content on their social media pages. These buttons are something that visitors have come to expect on a website, especially on blogs, and are often placed at the bottom of the page. We suggest placing them there too since this is where readers who want to share are looking. Provide your visitors with the experience they're expecting, or else they're heading elsewhere.
There are so many elements that go into making a website successful, and sharing buttons are definitely on that list. The more people you have reading your content, the more voices there will likely be in the comments section. This is of course going to help you discover more about your customers, which will allow for more effective communication.
Obviously, if you want to get more customer reviews, you'll want to get more visitors to the content that you wish to have shared. Adding sharing buttons any place that you wish to have content shared is a sure fire way to gain a wider audience. This includes landing pages, blogs, and web pages, or, any place where a visitor can join a conversation in a comments section.
The comments section provides an awesome opportunity to discover more about your customers. It's not only what they're saying, but HOW they're choosing to say it. The latter is extremely important when it comes to the ways you communicate with your customers. The words you choose, and the way by which they are arranged says a lot about you.
This post from LinkNow Media is a short, casual reminder about the importance of integrating a sharing button. It's a simple way to get more people chatting about your products or services, which presents the opportunity for you to join in as well. Don't yet have a sharing button on your blogs or landing pages? Get in touch with your web designer. You're sure to see more friction in the comments section.
LinkNow Media has written about ways of responding to negative reviews before. We've shown you how to handle negative reviews, and how to use positive reviews to boost your brand. Today, we're going to take it one step further to help you understand the process and the value of analyzing your customer reviews. We've all heard the age old adage that "the customer is always right", and through the careful consideration of customer feedback, you'll see that this is true in more ways than one. Not only is it the go-to model for good customer service, it's also the best way to approach customer reviews, negative or positive.
A stagnant business is a failing business. If you're not consistently changing your business model to better serve your customers, your customers are heading to your competitors. This is where analysis of your reviews can be integral to success. Think of it this way, wouldn't it be great to have a helpful coach in real time telling you what and how you could improve your business? If you approach feedback not as either congratulation or denigration, but as a roadmap to help you get where you want to go, then you've tapped into a very powerful resource. There are a few simple how-to's online that can help you create a system to harness this new found resource. We recommend taking a look at this post on analyzing from CSM.
"It's Fine to Celebrate Success But it is More Important to Heed the Lessons of Failure." This quote from Bill Gates is the perfect way to summarize why paying attention to customer reviews is important. Learning from your failures keeps your company moving forward and maximizing growth. That being said, it's equally important to play to your strengths. If you notice throughout your analysis of customer reviews that you're hearing the same things repeated in every positive review, work with that information to better market your services. You don't want your slogan to be about speed if every bad review of your service cites long wait times, that kind of inconsistency can damage your credibility. On the other hand, if you notice that customers are responding positively to how simple it is to access your services, than focus on marketing your company as customer friendly. This doesn't mean you get to stop implementing plans to improve on your weaknesses, but it does mean that sometimes it pays to keep on the sunny side.
These are all very simplified ideas regarding customer review analysis, but once you start critically engaging with your audience it will open up a lot of doors for your business. There are a lot of resources available to help you move forward with more advanced analytics of feedback. But today at LinkNow Media, we hope we've at least got you thinking, let us know in the comments below!
Businesses don't become successful because they get it right the first time. Success is achieved when businesses face their problems and find appropriate resolutions. Don't let a negative comment get you down. Rather, look at it as an opportunity to highlight how committed you are to making things right for your clients. If your knee-jerk reaction is to jump right into justification, you are essentially saying that you know better than them. Instead, think over what they're saying. Look at where they're coming from. Let them know you hear them, and offer an apology if necessary. The bottom line is that people want to be heard, so listen. By doing so, you show that you value your customer's feedback, even if negative.
All reviews deserve to be handled with care, even negative ones. If you continuously use the same framework for addressing negative reviews, you run the risk of leaving a cookie-cutter response. Every customer is different, and each problem must be addressed individually. One way to connect personally with unsatisfied customer is by using the customer's name in your response. Addressing someone by name is a form of flattery. As author, Dale Carnegie stated, in his 1936 novel, How to Win Friends and Influence People, "a person's name is to that person, the sweetest, most important sound in any language." Keep this principle in mind when addressing an unsatisfied customer. It's an effective way to engage with someone who is ticked off. Just remember to check your spelling before hitting reply.
Most the time, issues between a customer and a business owner are due to a miscommunication or misunderstanding. One way to clear up confusion is by asking a question. By asking a question, you are calling attention to the problem in an indirect, unconfrontational manner. For example, if you're a restaurant owner, and have a customer who is unhappy about the hour wait time for a table, ask if they had made a reservation, and inform them of your reservation policy. Or, ask when they arrived, and provide them with alternative time when it might be less busy. Always look for the opportunity to ask a question. This helps to avoid the conversation from getting into he said/she said territory, and creates an open dialogue.
At LinkNow Media, we've looked at ways of responding to negative reviews in the past, and are likely to revisit this topic again in the future. We believe that if you can handle the situation competently, you'll be given another chance.


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Days of our Lives will be honored at this year's Hollywood Christmas Parade. A galaxy of DAYS stars will be on-hand for the event, which will be broadcast on more than 375 channels across the country.
The countdown to Days of our Lives' 50th anniversary has officially begun -- and the iconic NBC soap will be feted at this year's 83rd annual Hollywood Christmas Parade.
The event, to take place on Sunday, November 20, will feature Days of our Lives cast members Deidre Hall, Kristian Alfonso, Suzanne Rogers, Galen Gering, Lauren Koslow, Peggy McCay, Joseph Mascolo, Greg Vaughan, Bill Hayes, Susan Seaforth-Hayes, John Aniston, Shawn Christian, Arianne Zucker, Eric Martsolf, Kate Mansi, Guy Wilson, True O'Brien, Drake Hogestyn, Jen Lilley, Mary Beth Evans, Bryan Dattilo, Casey Moss, Billy Flynn, Molly Burnett, Meredith Scott Lynn, Aloma Wright, and Christopher Sean.
The cast will make their way through the parade route in a presentation featuring the show's new 50th anniversary logo. The cast members will then be greeted by parade hosts Laura McKenzie and Erik Estrada and presented with a special honor for its long-standing success.
"What better way to start the countdown to Days of our Lives' 50th anniversary on NBC than to be part of the iconic Hollywood Christmas Parade? We look forward to celebrating this holiday season with viewers across the country," DAYS co-executive producer Greg Meng said of the celebration.
"Days of our Lives' is an incredible success story and has been such an influential show to audiences over the years," added Jim Romanovich, President of Worldwide Media for Associated Television International. "It is, and continues to be, the cornerstone of NBC daytime programming. As fans of the show, we are thrilled to give them the tribute they deserve in this prestigious event."
The Hollywood Christmas Parade will be broadcast on the Hallmark Channel on Wednesday, December 10, at 4PM, and again on Friday, December 19, at 5PM on the Hallmark Movie Channel. It will be broadcast on an additional 375 stations around the country beginning December 19. For a list of those stations and their broadcast schedules, visit the parade's official web site.
Will you watch the parade? What other ways do you think DAYS will celebrate a half century of broadcasting? Tell us what you think in the Comments area below, or you can also click here to submit feedback.


Friday was a red-letter day for me for multiple reasons, and they all came in twos.
I had to do two "bad" things - I had my shoulder MRI, and I did my taxes. I meet with my doctor Twosday (smirk) at 1PM to go over the MRI results and find out if I have a torn rotator cuff - i.e. will I be out for weeks or months. (I'm already scheduled for physical therapy three times per week, one hour each time. I have session #2 today at 11AM.) Here's what an MRI machine looks like - I was in it for 30 minutes with my shoulder strapped down to immobilize it. As to taxes, someone's got to pay for Trump's golf outings. These two bad things happened on Friday the 23rd, where of course the two is all that keeps it from being Friday the 13th.
I finalized the entry form for the Maryland State Championships (June 2-3) and ordered 32 (two to the fifth) plaques - the latter is time consuming as you have to type in the text for each one, and each plaque has two lines. And then, after some emails, I had to start over with changes in events and time scheduling, and had to cancel the plaque order. Later today I will for the second time finalize the entry form (including events and scheduling), and for the second time order the plaques.
After hitting an even 200 pounds on Christmas, on Friday I hit 182 pounds. I've held steady since then, but expect to hit 180 within a week.
Due to the shoulder problems I've had to cancel all private coaching since last Twosday (smirk) but I'm still doing group sessions, and did group sessions on two days just after Friday - a two-hour session on Saturday, and two sessions on Sunday totaling five minutes short of two hundred minutes. For the beginning junior class, the focus was on two things: pushing and random drills. For the advanced juniors, the focus was also on two things: serve and attack, and good placement.
In my other world of science fiction writing, Friday was one of the best days I've ever had - I made two major sales, one to Galaxy's Edge (one of the big "pro" magazines), and another to . . . Analog!!! Analog is the "biggest" of the science fiction magazines in the English world. It's my first sale to them, something I've been trying to do for a while. They get about 1000 submissions per month, accept four. (Other stories are from "big-name" authors.) I also finalized two new stories over the weekend. Overall I've now sold 90 short stories, 25 of them to the big "pro" magazines, plus four novels. But table tennis still pays the bills!
Here's the video (1:33). Why isn't your forehand like this?
The 2018 World Team Cup finished yesterday in London. Here's the news page.
Here's the funding page. So far they've raised $834. Can you help?
The Capital Area Table Tennis League will be starting its next season soon. They currently have 17 teams signed up, and have room for one more. If you are in the Washington DC area (including Maryland and Northern Virginia) and would like to be on a team, or have a team ready to join, contact them at the Contact Us page.
I've been away since Thursday, and USATT's been busy on their news page. Here are eight news items they've put up since. Perhaps most interesting is the last one, where USA's 17-year-old Kanak Jha, world #88, upsets world #7 Wong Chun Ting from Hong Kong at the World Team Cup.
A contingent of 10 players competed and performed well in the Swedish Cadet and Junior Open and Safir International these past few days.
Here are two new articles on the junior stars from the Chicago area.
Here's info, and here's the flyer. The camp is July 15-31, though you can attend for smaller time periods.
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Креще́нские купа́ния — народная традиция, существующая в России, Белоруссии, Украине и в некоторых других странах, связанная с купанием в проруби (иордани) или в открытых водоёмах на праздник Крещения Господня (Богоявления) . Массовое распространение традиция получила после распада СССР.

Традиция не является церковным обрядом и не предписывается церковным уставом. Придумали её не богословы, а простые люди, которые совершают этот обряд исключительно по собственной инициативе.

По мнению представителей Русской православной церкви, повсеместное представление людей об очищении от грехов посредством троекратного погружения в освящённую прорубь-иордань является ошибочным: «Грех смывается покаянием. Только тот, кто раскаивается во грехе, то есть, во-первых, приходит на исповедь и, во-вторых, прилагает все силы, чтобы больше не грешить, получает прощение.»

История
Русский писатель Аполлон Коринфский в своей книге «Народная Русь. Круглый год сказаний, поверий, обычаев и пословиц русского народа» (1901) писал:

«Крещенские морозы слывут самыми жестокими, и недаром: зима собирается об эту пору со всеми силами. Но, несмотря на стужу, с древних времён живёт в народе обычай купаться в крещенской проруби-иордани. Купаются и те, кто святошничал-рядился о Святках, — чтобы очиститься от греховной скверны в освящённой воде; купаются и просто — "для здоровья". Последнее, однако, далеко-таки не всегда оправдывается на деле».

В пятой главе романа-хроники «Соборяне» (1872) Николая Лескова в «Демикотоновой книге протопопа Туберозова» есть упоминание о купании в проруби помещицы Плодомасовой 6 января 1838 года на праздник Крещения Господня:

«7-е января. Госпожа Плодомасова вчера по водоосвящении прямо во всём, что на ней было, окунулась в прорубь. Удивился! Спросил, — всегда ли это бывает? Говорят: всегда, и это у неё называется "мовничать". Экой закал предивный! Я бы, кажется, и жив от одной такой бани не остался».

В петрозаводской газете от 10 января 1870 года о крещенских купаниях сообщалось: «В праздник Крещения… был порядочный мороз. … Много охотников после водосвятия купались в иордани… Каждый год повторяются крещенские купания, несмотря ни на какой мороз, и обычай этот повсеместен в губернии. Наш народ так привык к этим своеобразным душам, что ему зимнее купание нипочём. Во всю зиму оно еженедельно повторяется».

В «Настольной книге для священно-церковно-служителей» (1913) С. В. Булгакова содержится прямое осуждение крещенских купаний:

«… В некоторых местах существует обычай в этот день купаться в реках (купаются в особенности те, которые на Святках переряживались, гадали и проч., суеверно приписывая этому купанью очистительную силу от этих грехов). Такой обычай нельзя оправдать желанием подражать примеру погружения в воде Спасителя, а также примеру палестинских богомольцев, купающихся в реке Иордане во всякое время. На востоке для богомольцев это безопасно, потому что там нет такого холода и таких морозов, как у нас.

В пользу такого обычая не может говорить и верование в целебную и очистительную силу воды, освящённой Церковью в самый день крещения Спасителя, потому что купаться зимой значит требовать от Бога чуда или же совершенно пренебрегать своей жизнью и здоровьем».

О крещенских купаниях православных в проруби реки Сунгари в межвоенном Харбине (Китай) упоминает священник Николай Падерин: «Ежегодно в праздник Крещения Господня в Благовещенский храм устремлялось почти всё православное население города. Отсюда в этот день после Божественной литургии на лёд реки Сунгари выходил объединённый крестный ход пяти ближайших церквей для совершения там Великого водосвятия. … Вот спускается с ледяной кафедры святитель и опускает святой Крест в прорубь реки Сунгари. … Несколько в стороне, в специально изготовленной проруби, десятки людей молодых и пожилых опускаются в освящённую воду с верой в её укрепляющее и исцеляющее болезни действие. Этот день считался поистине общегородским праздником и свидетельством православного торжества веры».

Крещенские купания стали темой для дискуссий в СССР после того как 19 февраля 1949 года в газете «Правда» был опубликован фельетон «Саратовская купель» за авторством Ивана Рябова, где он характеризует состоявшееся 19 января того же года массовое купание верующих на Крещение в Саратове как «порнографическое действо» (некоторые купались без одежды), «глумление над людьми», «обряд, продиктованный идиотизмом старой жизни», в фельетоне были указаны имена и фамилии конкретных «жертв» обряда. Кроме того, представители местных органов власти прямо обвинялись в содействии «дикому обряду»: «Как не совестно землякам Чернышевского идти на поводу у юродствующих кликуш и мракобесов, помогая им воскрешать дикие обряды времён язычества и бога Ярилы! … Граждане этого большого университетского, индустриального города возмущены тем, что произошло в церковный праздник на волжском льду». Доцента экономического института И. Ф. Ломов на обсуждении фельетона на собрании первичной парторганизации упомянул: «На крещение каждый год бывало купание и по поводу этого ничего не писалось, а теперь об этом написана целая статья в "Правде". Вероятно, ставка в отношении религии стала меняться». Священник Мигунов из Романовского района: «У меня и то купались человек 20 на реке, но никто не захворал… Указанные лица в фельетоне — это лица подставные, а что трёх лет девочка купалась — не верю!». В книге «О публицистике и публицистах», вышедшей в 1964 году говорится, что «случай, легший в основу фельетона Рябова, исключителен».

Как пишет общественно-политическое интернет-издание «Газета.Ru», «массово сигать в прорубь начали где-то в 1980-х, когда в стране возродился массовый интерес к церкви. Причём тогда это было нечто вроде диссидентского жеста: обошёл крестным ходом храм на Пасху, нырнул в иордань на Крещение — вроде как и показал фигу безбожному государству». По словам протоиерея Владимира Вигилянского: «Ни в исторической литературе о Древней Руси, ни в воспоминаниях о дореволюционной России я не читал, чтобы где-то на Крещение прорубали лёд и купались». По словам священника Филиппа Пономарёва: «в Москве, где я родился и вырос, традиция освящать вырубленную во льду купель массово возобновилась в девяностые годы»

В январе 2016 года протоиерей Виталий Шинкарь из Молдавии говорил: «Сегодня во всех паломнических центрах, монастырях висят объявления, на которых красными чернилами написано: "Купание в источниках". Что это означает, какую пользу приносит, никто толком не знает, но эта традиция начинает постепенно распространяться и за пределами России. Однажды я видел, как на Афоне, у источника святого Афанасия остановился автобус русских паломников, и все мужчины побежали голышом окунаться. Мимо проходили греки, для которых всё происходящее, конечно, было серьёзным переживанием. А теперь, насмотревшись на русскую действительность, и у нас в Молдавии, и в других странах тоже начались все эти купания и окунания». 19 января 2007 года крещенские купания были впервые проведены в Пекине.

В купаниях в иордани на Крещение Господне в Казахстане, вместе со славянами участвуют коренные жители, исповедующие ислам. 19 января 2016 года количество казахов, участвовавших в купании в проруби, в Астане, по некоторым данным, превысило количество славян.

С годами всё больше россиян приобщается к купанию в проруби: если в 2011 году о том, что никогда не участвовали в этом обряде, сообщали 80 % опрошенных, то в 2018 году — 73 %. В России в 2018 году принять участие в крещенских купаниях изъявили готовность 15 % опрошенных. Среди желающих преобладали мужчины (24 %), молодые люди от 25 до 34 лет (21 %), жители средних и малых городов (по 20 %), тогда как женщины (9 %), респонденты в возрасте 60 лет и старше проявляли меньший энтузиазм.

Отношение к традиции и критика

Со стороны Русской православной церкви
Несмотря на то, что крещенские купания связаны с церковным праздником Крещения Господня, многие представители Русской православной церкви воспринимают эту народную традицию критически.

20 января 2010 года митрополит Воронежский РПЦ МП Сергий (Фомин), совершая водосвятие в строящемся городском храме Святителя Митрофана Воронежского на источнике, назвал крещенские купания «нецерковным обычаем», получившим распространение в последние годы.

20 января 2011 года епископ Домодедовский Евтихий (Курочкин) в связи с распространением обычая написал статью с развёрнутой критикой крещенский купаний по ряду причин:
 «это неизбежный риск для здоровья»;
 «купание в освящённой воде противоречит благоговейному отношению к великой святыне»;
 «крещенское купание — это рассадник суеверия»;
 «крещенские купания для Русской православной церкви не традиционны, не основаны ни на святоотеческом опыте, ни на святоотеческом наставлении».

Профессор Московской духовной академии и семинарии протоиерей Максим Козлов 16 января 2015 года отметил, что крещенские купания не имеют отношения к церковному уставу и к содержанию праздника Крещения Господня. Он отметил, что «если это совершается из спортивно-показательных побуждений, то это — род "моржевания", который следует порекомендовать только людям, которые получили справку от врача и физически здоровы. Ни в коем случае не следует рекомендовать подобного рода практики людям, которые находятся в состоянии алкогольного опьянения или имеют принципиальные проблемы со здоровьем».

Епископ Мелекесский и Чердаклинский Диодор (Исаев) 18 января 2017 года не благословил верующих вверенной ему епархии с центром в Димитровграде Ульяновской области купаться на Крещение в проруби. Традицию крещенских купаний он при этом осудил как опасную для жизни и не имеющую отношения к церкви:
«После того, как совершается великое освящение воды, начинается странное действо: люди раздеваются и начинают бросаться в прорубь. Ответственно заявляю: прощение грехов в холодной проруби, даже если это освящённая вода, никто ни при каких обстоятельствах не получает. Если бы это было так, я бы первый пошёл купаться в эту прорубь. Прощение грехов мы получаем от Господа при условии, что искренне раскаиваемся и меняем свою жизнь. А не то, что вот кто-то из вас залез в прорубь, а потом вылез из неё, да ещё и водки хряпнул по случаю того, что накупался. Какое прощение грехов? Простите меня конечно, но к Церкви этот обряд никакого отношения не имеет.»

Протоиерей Георгий Митрофанов 7 февраля 2017 года заявил: «для подавляющего большинства приходящих в храмы до сих пор внешнее ритуально-обрядовое благочестие, я бы даже сказал, благолепие, является альфой и омегой церковной жизни. Чего стоят, например, эти богословски бессмысленные и нравственно кощунственные крещенские купания. В рядах этих купальщиков кого только не найдёшь».

Вместе с тем, есть и те клирики, кто положительно относится к крещенским купаниям. 19 января 2015 года Патриарх Московский и всея Руси Кирилл сказал, что те, кто окунулись в крещенскую купель, «не столько к традиции народной приобщились, не столько к обычаю предков, как к чему-то для них самих неведомому», и из этой купели многие стали выходить «другими, почувствовав силу Божественной благодати». Также Патриарх Кирилл призвал не относиться с озлоблением к тому, что всё больше людей окунаются в купели в праздник Крещения. 19 января 2018 года епископ Кызыльский и Тувинский Феофан (Ким) сам нырнул в прорубь вместе с главой Республики Тыва Шолбаном Кара-оолом. Как отмечал протоиерей Виталий Шинкарь: «отношение к крещенским купаниям внутри самой Церкви не имеет единообразия — кто-то практикует купания внутри прихода, даже при участии священников, кто-то категорически против, кто-то смотрит на все происходящее как на народную традицию. А нужно вырабатывать общую церковную позицию, и тогда, хотя бы внутри Церкви, мы сможем честно и единомысленно говорить о крещенских купаниях. А пока что у нас так: один сказал, что окунаться в прорубь хорошо, другой назвал купания великой русской традицией, третий — жидовско-масонской ересью, а четвёртый вообще во всем обвинил проклятую Америку».

Со стороны врачей
Врачи и учёные предупреждают о ряде опасностей, угрожающих купающимся в ледяной воде:«Если в воду окунуться мгновенно, может быть спазм сосудов всего тела, мышц, кожи, подкожной клетчатки. Из-за этого увеличивается циркуляция крови, и сердце просто-напросто может не справиться с этим потоком. И тогда случается беда в виде стенокардического приступа, инфаркта, инсульта, а у кого-то и остановка сердца может быть. В таких случаях снова завести сердце бывает очень тяжело…» Врач-кардиолог Фаина Лобжанидзе сообщает, что «от погружения в ледяную воду, от перепада температур может остановиться сердце — внезапная аритмогенная смерть действительно возможна. Там два варианта: либо случается спазм голосовых связок, и человек задыхается, либо возникает опасная аритмия. Понимаете, в перегретом из-за жары и физических нагрузок теле сосуды расширены, а в холодной же воде происходит резкий спазм. Из-за сужения сосудов кровь внезапно возвращается к сердцу, моментально повышается артериальное давление».

Также могут обостриться имеющиеся заболевания, возникнуть большие проблемы с ОРВИ, простатитом, с детородными органами (воспалительные заболевания яичников или придатков, непроходимость труб). Купание в ледяной купели может повлечь бесплодие у обоих полов, импотенцию, гломерулонефрит, гематурию и почечную недостаточность, особенно у детей, у которых очень тонкая жировая прослойка.

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Adrian Wilton, Entrepreneur, Urban Farmer Principal Owner at Living Restoration LLC. Adrian is project director of Living Restoration — a start-up focused on integrating nature, especially edible plants, into the "built" environment — has spearheaded the planting of a vertical farm, which is cultivating plant life on vertically inclined surfaces on Staten Island.
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Aileen takes you through "Bootstrapping and Building a Company" at WomenLeadNYC 2016 on Thursday March 24th at the Staten Island Arts Culture Lounge in the Staten Island Ferry Terminal.
Aileen Gemma Smith is CEO and Founder of Vizalytics Technology, the New York data company bridging the information access gap between government and citizens, businesses, and communities. Smith has worked as a content manager, strategist and consultant for Newsweek, the Financial Times and Razorfish. She created Staten Island Counts, which mined publicly-available data to reveal insights about the NYC borough where she grew up.
Aileen is honored to be a member of the WE-NYC Inaugural Class of Mentors to Support Underserved Women Entrepreneurs in New York City. To Aileen, "being a WE Connect Mentor is an opportunity to give back to others. Vizalytics Technology is successful today because of the many individuals who have helped and supported me. Now it is my obligation to other entrepreneurs to open doors and help them succeed as well. I am a business owner not just to sell a product, but also to support my community and help the next group of entrepreneurs grow and scale their businesses,"
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Vanessa Coppes candidly shares her journey towards grace. 5 Steps to Fabulous is not just a guide for looking and feeling your best everyday ; with a lot of humor, spirituality, radical self-love and authenticity, Vanessa shares an abundance of life lessons for women who want to live purpose-filled lives, while rocking red lipstick. You will cry, laugh and most importantly, accept and embrace the awesomeness of the beautiful being you are.
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#WomenLeadNYC 2016 begins with fast-paced interactive presentations. After this, the audience (online and in-person) will divide into small groups to interact and brainstorm for a half hour followed by a debriefing session and networking. The panel will then present each group's action points. This unique event that combines a live event with a digital online counterpart. By doing this WomenLeadNYC creates unique collaborative environments that produce actionable takeaways– for women, by women, although men are welcome and actually, our experience shows, can provide valuable contributions.
The Curators of WomenLeadNYC chose Staten Island Arts Culture Lounge venue at the Ferry not only for it's convenient location to everywhere in NYC, but for the work it does empowering Artists to overcome obstacles. In the Arts 51% of visual artists today are women and only 28% of museum solo exhibitions spotlighted women in eight selected museums throughout the 2000s. (1). Though women earn half of the MFAs granted in the US, only a quarter of solo exhibitions in New York galleries feature women.(2) Research has shown that women, more than men possess leadership styles associated with effective performance as leaders. So why are significantly fewer women in leadership roles than men?(3) Combining the power of the Arts with creative ideas, collaboration and communication Women lead.
1. The Reckoning: Women Artists of the New Millennium, 2013.
2. Brainstormers Research, 2006 and Saltz, Village Voice, September 21, 2006.
3. http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/conferences/2013-w50-research-symposium/Documents/eagly.pdf
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Jaguar I-PACE eTrophy Race Schedule Announced
By Jake Stumph	- September 13, 2018
Jaguar I-PACE eTrophy race series to kick off in Saudi Arabia in December.
Jaguar Racing has unveiled the full race schedule for the inaugural Jaguar I-PACE eTrophy Championship. Up to twenty identical Jaguar I-PACE eTrophy racecars will line up on the grid on Saturday, December 15 in Ad Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, for the first round of the new global electric production car racing series.
The Jaguar I-PACE eTrophy race will take place before the main ABB FIA Formula E race on the same city circuits, throughout the 2018-19 season and beyond. The series, a world first, offers teams the chance to showcase driving talent and electric performance in some of the most exciting cities around the world.
Marion Barnaby, Championship Manager, Jaguar I-PACE eTrophy, said: "Seeing Jaguar I-PACE eTrophy racecars line up on the grid in December will be a proud and historic moment for Jaguar, and spectators can expect plenty of action from the races. As we travel to some of the world's most exciting cities we'll be bringing a new kind of electric street racing to the public and inspiring the next generation of electric vehicle owners."
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Later this month, teams will travel to the iconic Silverstone circuit to take delivery of their Jaguar I-PACE eTrophy racecars and take part in the first of the official pre-season tests.
The full race calendar can be seen below. Of note is that the last two rounds are set to be held back-to-back at the New York City event.
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Home Business Is the Probability to Flip Inns Into Reasonably priced Housing Slipping Away?
Is the Probability to Flip Inns Into Reasonably priced Housing Slipping Away?
Quickly after Covid devastated the New York lodge business within the spring of 2020, politicians, builders and homeless providers teams arrived at a uncommon consensus: This was a once-in-a-generation likelihood to transform struggling inns into inexpensive housing.
In California, which confronted an identical scenario in the course of the pandemic, authorities businesses have helped to transform 120 websites, most of them inns, into 5,911 housing models, the bulk everlasting housing for the homeless and different low-income renters, according to an April report from the California Division of Housing and Neighborhood Growth.
The grand whole of inns transformed into everlasting inexpensive housing in New York Metropolis in the course of the pandemic? Zero.
"The chance is type of slipping away," stated Eric Rosenbaum, the president and chief government of Challenge Renewal, a New York-based homeless providers group that has tried to facilitate lodge conversions.
It's not from lack of attempting. Nonprofit builders' plans to purchase and convert among the metropolis's greater than 700 inns into housing have been thwarted by a mixture of regulatory and zoning hurdles that may probably solely intensify as soon as the tourism business recovers and extra speculative buyers re-enter the market. In lots of instances, inns that have been candidates for everlasting housing have as a substitute been transformed into transient shelters, due to rules that have been onerous or made the choice cost-prohibitive, a number of nonprofit teams stated.
Partly, the scenario displays a wariness of single-room occupancy, or S.R.O., models, which may conjure memories of flophouses within the Nineteen Seventies and '80s, though a 2008 research of 123 supportive housing developments in New York by the Furman Middle at New York College found no evidence that they negatively affected close by property values. And supporters say {that a} totally different method to the S.R.O. mannequin might assist alleviate the inexpensive housing disaster at a pivotal second, when these conversions can nonetheless be finished at scale.
The window of alternative has not closed fully. Bargains could also be disappearing, however the lodge business hasn't but recovered, and extra tasks might turn into possible for nonprofit builders with the correct mix of regulatory reduction and funding. Promised help from Mayor-elect Eric Adams might additionally jump-start a number of tasks, though a lot of that progress will rely on how — and when — the town and state act.
The lodge business was already gentle when Covid-19 successfully shut down the town in March of 2020. By the top of that month, simply 14 p.c of lodge rooms have been occupied, in contrast with about 84 p.c throughout the identical week within the prior 12 months, in keeping with the hospitality analysis firm STR.
From Could 2020 to June 2021, practically 200 inns have been shuttered, in keeping with the Resort Affiliation of New York Metropolis, a big commerce group. As of mid-November, nearly 100 remained closed, together with some for renovation, though "nearly all of them" are combating debt, stated Vijay Dandapani, the group's president and chief government.
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On the identical time, homelessness is hovering close to a document excessive. An estimated 78,000 folks have been homeless in New York Metropolis when an annual estimate was done in 2020, the newest 12 months knowledge have been obtainable, in contrast with about 53,000 in 2010, in keeping with the U.S. Division of Housing and City Growth. And people numbers are probably an undercount, in keeping with the Coalition for the Homeless, an advocacy group.
Changing underused inns into inexpensive housing has lengthy been acknowledged as an possibility, due to the same ground plates and plumbing, however the asking costs have been typically too excessive for nonprofit builders. In 2020, with some lodge house owners contemplating reductions of as much as 40 p.c beneath pre-Covid costs, the mathematics lastly appeared to pencil out, stated Ted Houghton, the president of Gateway Housing, a nonprofit that advises inexpensive housing builders.
"You have been seeing tasks that conceivably might have been 50 p.c cheaper than what we usually spend," Mr. Houghton stated, evaluating lodge conversions to ground-up building that prices a median of $500,000 to $600,000 for every unit. "And, greater than that, we might have finished it in a 12 months, slightly than the 5 years it usually takes."
The conversions is also a price saver for the town, which spends an annual common of $56,000 for every particular person within the shelter system, Mr. Rosenbaum stated, whereas it prices an annual common of $36,000 to put the identical particular person in supportive housing, a rent-subsidized type of housing with on-site well being and job providers obtainable to residents.
Supportive housing can take the type of single-room models with shared kitchens, nevertheless it extra generally refers to studio or multi-bedroom residences for people and households. In a single widespread mannequin, a majority of the models are reserved for homeless folks recovering from psychological well being or substance abuse points, with tenants paying not more than 30 p.c of their revenue on hire. Different occupants might embody low-income households, younger adults leaving foster care and survivors of home violence, amongst others. The steadiness of models can be reserved for renters making round 60 p.c of the world median revenue — in New York Metropolis, about $64,440 a 12 months for a household of three.
Town has round 35,000 supportive housing models, stated Laura D. Mascuch, the chief director of the Supportive Housing Community of New York. In 2016, the town and state dedicated to creating an extra 35,000 models over 15 years, a portion of which can go to the town. However the sources can't come quickly sufficient, she stated, noting that for each 5 candidates authorized for supportive housing, there is just one emptiness.
For somebody like Kane Balser, 31, who struggles with bipolar dysfunction and lives with household in Brooklyn, the watch for a supportive housing unit might take greater than a 12 months. Mr. Balser is a member of Fountain Home, a mental-health providers group, and works part-time in building. He's lucky to have household help, he stated, as a result of many candidates are both already within the shelter system or on the verge of eviction.
"Homelessness is a really actual chance," he stated.
The most important obstacles going through nonprofit builders attempting to transform inns into inexpensive housing are zoning restrictions and constructing code necessities that make building too expensive.
In contrast with inns, a lot of that are grandfathered in below older rules, new housing is ruled by stricter guidelines on accessibility, unit dimension and density, vitality necessities and security issues that may blow up a developer's finances.
These guidelines are essential, however have disqualified many promising tasks. In a single lodge, the rooms averaged 140 sq. toes — 10 sq. toes shy of a metropolis requirement for dwelling area — and subsequently would have required main renovation, stated Mark Ginsberg, a accomplice at Curtis + Ginsberg Architects. As an alternative, it would probably turn into a homeless shelter, an end result few would favor, as a result of that utilization doesn't set off the stricter guidelines.
Outdated hallways and elevator shafts, generally just some inches too slender, might need to be fully rebuilt to satisfy new requirements, stated David Schwartz, the principal of Slate Property Group, which has appeared into lodge conversions. In different instances, a requirement for deeper rear-yard area might pressure a developer to needlessly shave off a part of a constructing.
"Completely good locations which can be moving-in situation, it's a must to rip all of it out" — or watch for a regulatory exception that will by no means come, stated Rachel Payment, the chief director of the New York Housing Convention, a coverage and advocacy group.
Numerous newer inns, most within the boroughs exterior of Manhattan, might be candidates for conversion, however many are in light-manufacturing districts that can't have everlasting housing below present guidelines.
The governor's workplace and state legislators had thought of permitting many such inns to be exempt from zoning restrictions when they're inside just a few hundred toes of a residential space, however disagreements with metropolis officers derailed the proposals.
As an alternative, this summer time the state enacted the Housing Our Neighbors with Dignity Act, or HONDA, a invoice that makes $100 million obtainable for the conversion of inns and industrial buildings into inexpensive housing, with caveats: Every unit should have its personal kitchen and toilet, and the conversion of unionized inns — primarily in Manhattan, the core of the lodge market — shall be allowed solely with union consent. No regulatory reduction was given for inns adjoining to residential areas.
A few of these necessities are supposed to keep away from the errors of earlier single-room occupancy models, which grew to become an emblem of city decline within the Nineteen Seventies and '80s.
"I don't suppose folks wanting again on S.R.O.s suppose it's one thing to be emulated," stated State Senator Michael Gianaris, a sponsor of the HONDA invoice. "One of the best ways to cope with somebody who wants a house is to offer them a house — to not give them a dorm, or an S.R.O. or a shelter."
Whereas some builders see HONDA as a superb first step, additionally they say it's inadequate.
"It's not sufficient to do something," stated Mr. Rosenbaum, of Challenge Renewal, as a result of the funding might produce maybe one or two conversions, and the variety of possible websites is proscribed. As of early November, not one of the $100 million had been allotted. And a few nonprofits fear that not sufficient emphasis shall be positioned on inns in walkable, centrally positioned neighborhoods.
In contrast, California's Challenge Homekey devoted near $850 million, together with federal Covid reduction cash, to satisfy its housing objectives, and is permitting builders to bypass native zoning necessities. And the state has reserved one other $2.75 billion to create 14,000 models in a mixture of inns, industrial buildings and modular building.
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In September, Mayor-elect Adams proposed converting thousands of hotel rooms into supportive and inexpensive housing, with a give attention to the boroughs exterior of Manhattan.
However many of the alternative could also be in Manhattan. Earlier than the pandemic, greater than 81 p.c of the town's lodge rooms have been in Manhattan, and lots of the newer inns in different boroughs are in areas that may require zoning exceptions, stated Noah Kazis, an writer of an industry report by the New York University Furman Center.
Evan Thies, a spokesman for Mr. Adams, didn't reply questions in regards to the proposal, however wrote in an e-mail that Mr. Adams's administration "may have a complete plan prepared for when he takes workplace."
Nonetheless, there are probably dozens of inns, largely in Manhattan, that might be used for everlasting housing "as of proper," stated James P. Colgate, a accomplice in land-use apply at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner. These inns, constructed earlier than 1969, are thought of rent-stabilized buildings by means of a quirk in metropolis hire legal guidelines, which can imply that they might not require expensive upgrades.
This method has been used prior to now at quite a lot of giant inns, together with the Instances Sq., a 652-unit lodge that was repurposed in 1991 to create inexpensive and supportive housing. Brenda Rosen, the president and chief government of Breaking Floor, which transformed the property, has been attempting to make use of the identical technique to repurpose one other giant lodge in Midtown.
Mitch Schwartz, a deputy press secretary for the mayor's workplace, wouldn't say whether or not the town helps Breaking Floor's method, however stated it's "working with stakeholders to discover a path ahead on lodge conversions."
After all, there are those that stay cautious. Charisma White, 45, who spent three years dwelling in homeless shelters, is skeptical, partly, as a result of she is worried that the models might really feel extra like shelters than everlasting housing. However she can be fed up with the one-bedroom walk-up house she rents in Sundown Park, Brooklyn, the place she stated the owner won't deal with pest and mildew issues.
Earlier than being authorized for that house, with using a Part 8 housing voucher, she stated she spent a couple of decade making use of to inexpensive housing lotteries, and nothing ever panned out. Discovering a brand new house, she worries, might take a number of extra years. So she is guardedly open to lodge conversions, with the correct mix of models.
"It doesn't matter what constructing it was," she stated. "I would favor housing over shelters any day."
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