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Seattle's business lobby sees opportunity to unseat the City Council's progressive majority
May 12, 2019 at 6:00 am Updated Sep. 25, 2019 at 5:18 pm
Paul Roberts
Seattle Times business reporter
Election 2019 | Our changing politics
This series of stories examines how homelessness, affordability, crime and other flashpoints are reshaping the region in the run-up to the 2019 elections.
Last May, just weeks before the Seattle City Council was forced to rescind its own "head" tax, political insiders across the state began getting unusual inquiries from a heavy hitter in Seattle politics.
The political arm of the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, a key opponent of the head tax, was quietly preparing for another, even bolder fight: a campaign to flip the Seattle City Council in 2019.
Although the inquiries didn't mention names, it was clear the chamber's political action committee, Civic Alliance for a Sound Economy (CASE), wanted to unseat progressives on the City Council who had supported the head tax — notably, Kshama Sawant, Mike O'Brien and Lisa Herbold.
"They were incredibly eager to find quality candidates and put staff behind them," says Adam Bartz, who runs the state Senate Democratic campaign and saw one of the inquiries. "They were just scouring for any kind of campaign talent."
A year later, that campaign is in full swing. The council's head tax may be dead, but criticism over Seattle's homelessness policy has only intensified, creating what many Seattle business leaders see as a crucial opportunity to dislodge the city's progressive political establishment.
CASE has been reaching out to potential business-friendly candidates. It has also been raising a lot of money — $702,277 as of May 10 , including a $200,000 contribution in March from Amazon. The online retailer played a major role in last year's head tax fight and, says one Seattle political consultant, "is taking the city races very seriously."
What do Amazon, CASE and others Seattle business players hope to accomplish by going after council progressives?
After all, Seattle is a city whose voters are so liberal — and where unions and other progressive constituencies are so strong — that business-backed candidates often don't even get out of the gate. The last City Council candidate that business endorsed, in 2017, didn't even survive the primary.
But this year, business leaders say, progressives' winning streak could come to an end.
A December poll by CASE found that the City Council had a job-approval rating of only 43% and was trusted by only 40% of voters.
Anti-incumbent sentiment is so strong that O'Brien decided not to seek reelection this year in his Ballard district — and Herbold (West Seattle) and Sawant (Capitol Hill) could face serious challenges. "From what we've seen in our polling, they're politically vulnerable," says Markham McIntyre, CASE's executive director.
Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant addresses an April 2018 rally promoting a head tax on large companies to raise money for affordable housing and homeless services. Business interests see Sawant as politically vulnerable this election cycle. (Erika Schultz / The Seattle Times)
That perception of weakness, coupled with wide-open elections this year — all seven of the council's district seats are on the ballot, four incumbents are retiring and nearly 60 candidates have filed — has the city's business lobby feeling confident that 2019 will be "a change election," says McIntyre.
Not surprisingly, city progressives have a different view of the city's homeless response — and of business's chances among the city's progressive voters. Sawant made that point when she announced her own reelection bid Jan. 24. "Who runs Seattle?" she asked. "Amazon and big business or the working people?"
A unifying issue
The plan to flip the Seattle City Council emerged in late 2017, soon after council members proposed a per-employee head tax to help fund new homeless programs.
For many business leaders, the tax underscored the implacability of the council's five-vote progressive majority: O'Brien (elected in 2009), Sawant (2013), Herbold (2015), followed by M. Lorena González (2015) and Teresa Mosqueda (2017).
That majority had given labor unions, social-justice advocates and other progressive constituencies a steadily larger role in council policymaking. But business leaders say it has left them sidelined in policy discussions.
Even the election of relatively business-friendly mayors, such as Jenny Durkan and especially her predecessor, Ed Murray, hasn't stopped that progressive majority from pursuing policies, like the head tax, that many business leaders see as both economically costly and openly ideological. Council policy has become almost "punitive," as if some council members are trying to "address social problems by taking it out on business," said Seattle chamber President Marilyn Strickland in an interview last fall.
But the head tax also delivered some good news for business.
First, it brought some unity to an often fractious business community. Long-standing political differences, especially between small neighborhood businesses and big downtown firms and organizations, such as the chamber, were temporarily shelved to focus on flipping the council.
Second, the head tax revealed that progressives were vulnerable, business leaders say.
Polls showed that historically generous Seattle voters were growing skeptical about new spending for homeless programs. In CASE's December poll, six months after the head tax, only 23 percent of voters believed "city government needs more taxes for programs to effectively address the homeless problem," compared to 70 percent who said the city needed to spend existing funds "more effectively."
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Although homelessness had been a growing problem for years, many voters "hadn't necessarily seen where to direct their ire," says Ben Anderstone, a veteran political consultant with Progressive Strategies. With the head tax, Anderstone says, that frustration had a target: the City Council.
That frustration verged on outright hostility among some neighborhood groups and small businesses, which complained that council progressives were ignoring local problems, such as homeless encampments, within their own districts.
By 2018, the council's favorability rating was down "in the mid-thirties," or barely half of the level of support enjoyed by local business, according to another political consultant who has worked for business clients. A January poll by The Seattle Times found that nearly 7 seven in 10 Seattle residents "do not trust that Mayor Durkan and the Seattle City Council can solve the problem" of homelessness.
CASE won't share its polling on individual council members. But political consultants who have seen CASE's polling say it indicated trouble for council progressives up for reelection. Herbold's favorables were reportedly under 50% — not encouraging for an incumbent. Sawant's favorables were in the 30s, while O'Brien's were in the high 20s. O'Brien declined to comment for this story, but according to one progressive consultant, O'Brien's internal polling was "so bad that labor went to him and said 'don't run because we can't save you.'"
Reframing the narrative
To convert that frustration into a new council majority, the business community is pursuing a strategy that tries to exploit progressive weaknesses while sidestepping business's own multiple vulnerabilities.
First, the business lobby wants to reframe the conventional Seattle election narrative.
In recent city elections, races often have been cast as battles between labor and business, or between progressives and conservatives. That storyline tends to work against business, and it also ignores the fact that Seattle politics routinely cross ideological boundaries, as when developers ally with pro-density environmentalists, or when labor and business back the same mayoral candidate.
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To sidestep that trap, CASE hopes to avoid politically charged labels like "business" or "conservative" in favor of themes such as "inclusiveness" and "openness" — as in, "we want a council that has an open mind, that is willing to listen to all sides of the conversation, and isn't driven solely by ideology," as Strickland explained.
Along these lines, CASE hopes to recruit nontraditional candidates. CASE won't indicate which candidates it favors, but other business community insiders and consultants say CASE is interested in political outsiders, such as small-business owners or public-safety employees — figures who could be popular with voters but won't be as easily be labeled as stooges of Big Business.
McIntyre acknowledges that CASE has met with people who have "frustration" with city policy, but are "new to politics" and are "inexperienced with what it takes to actually get elected or to govern."
Second, the business lobby will play the local angle. Although CASE will push a few broad election themes — better homeless policies and more city budget accountability and transparency, for example — it wants candidates to focus on local issues that are important in their districts.
In theory, CASE's localized strategy would hurt incumbents such as Sawant, who is often criticized for being too focused on a citywide progressive agenda (rent control, for example) to attend to constituent issues. Sawant declined to comment for this story.
As important, the district focus will make it harder to frame the races in conventional ideological terms. "There's not going to necessarily be an easy us-versus-them rubric that you can cast across all the districts," says McIntyre. Instead, the campaign "is going to divide into these more district-specific kinds of political coalitions."
Third, the Seattle business community is clearly ready spend some money. Amazon's $200,000 contribution in particular will likely encourage other businesses to write big checks, consultants say — and Amazon itself may not be done spending. "It's fairly common for a large funder, especially one that is wading in the political waters gently, to do so incrementally," Anderstone says.
Business insiders are also encouraged by the fundraising around last year's head-tax fight. The $486,000 that businesses contributed last year to the anti head-tax referendum was almost triple what labor spent trying to support the tax. And many business leaders say it would have been much larger if the council hadn't quickly backed down on the head tax.
The $486,000 "was a drop in the bucket" compared to what business was ready to spend "had they gone through with the actual referendum," says Bob Wallace, a commercial real estate investor and former chair of the Seattle chamber's board of trustees.
With barely three months to go until the Aug. 6 primary election, it's still too early to say whether the Seattle's business community has finally found a winning political formula.
Certainly, with high voter frustration and so many open seats, it's possible that the election could produce a council majority that, if not openly pro-business, is at least more receptive to the business community's agenda of lower taxes and less regulation.
Yet most political observers believe business still faces an uphill battle in Seattle.
For starters, Seattle progressives can still count on substantial support from voters, 62 percent of whom identify as liberal or very liberal.
Progressives can also count on generous support from traditional progressive constituencies, like labor. As an example, Mosqueda benefited from $208,000 in independent expenditures from labor organizations in her successful 2017 campaign, and most observers expect to see even higher numbers this year.
Business can probably outspend labor. But thanks to new restrictions on social-media political ads, there may simply be fewer places to spend that money. And labor can compensate with a large, well-organized get-out-the-vote army. That will be a key advantage given the local nature of district campaigns, and one that business may have trouble matching.
And, of course, big-dollar donations by Amazon and other companies will be easy targets for progressive candidates.
In 2015, when Herbold faced a business-backed opponent, Shannon Braddock, "we incorporated the chamber's spending in our campaign messaging and that really resonated," says Dean Nielsen, a Seattle political consultant who is also working with Herbold this year. Herbold's strategy illustrates another complication for business: Though Herbold has been a reliable progressive vote on the council, she also has been careful to court small businesses in her district.
Our Changing Politics | Read the whole series
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How rising costs of living and displacement are changing politics in Seattle and South King County
These voters are using democracy vouchers to influence Seattle's City Council races
Lastly, business faces some daunting electoral math.
True, the council's progressive wing could lose three members: O'Brien (retiring), and Sawant and Herbold, who are vulnerable. But the council is also losing its three most business-friendly incumbents. Bruce Harrell and Sally Bagshaw are retiring this year and Rob Johnson, CASE's 2015 candidate, stepped down April 5. Given Seattle's progressive voters, there's a reasonable chance that at least one of those moderate seats will be filled by a progressive.
As a result, some political observers think Seattle is headed toward an election that will be bitterly contested and extremely expensive, yet unlikely to produce a new, business-friendly majority.
Still, business remains upbeat. Even if the election results in just one or two more council moderates, that might still be enough to end a progressive majority and create a situation where no single viewpoint will have an automatic majority.
More to the point, some observers see 2019 as only the beginning in a long-term fight. The council's current progressive tilt "took half a generation to create, so don't think that the Chamber of Commerce can resolve this problem in one or two election cycles," says Alex Hays, a Republican political consultant.
When it comes to shifting the city's political trajectory back toward the center, says Hays, "you all need to play the long game."
Paul Roberts: proberts@seattletimes.com; on Twitter: @Pauledroberts.


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Taking regular lunchtime siestas could increase the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, according to the findings of a research study being presented this week at Diabetes UK's Annual Professional Conference in Glasgow.
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On the Road to Santa Cruz
26 Sunday Jan 2014
Posted by Rosaliene Bacchus in Guyana, The Writer's Life
Barima-Waini Region/Guyana, Betrayal, Guyana novel in progress, Mabaruma/Guyana, Research process in novel writing, Tropical rainforest, Walter Rodney, Working People's Alliance (WPA)
Road through the jungle – Barima-Waini Region – Guyana
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I have started work on my second novel. It's a journey back to my final year as a high school teacher at the Mabaruma Secondary School in Guyana's northwest region. Whenever I think of that year, I relive the days I walked alone with God along the red dirt road through the jungle to and from school. At the time, I lived in Santa Cruz (fictitious name for the indigenous Amerindian settlement) located on a hilltop some five miles distant from Mabaruma, the administrative center of what is now called the Barima-Waini Region.
On the Road to Santa Cruz, my working title, is a story about jealousy and betrayal. Attractive, twenty-six-year-old Sister Barbara Lovell, the only child of an Afro-Guyanese father and Indo-Guyanese mother, is a teacher of the religious community, Sisters of Christ the Redeemer. When conflict erupts with Sister Frances Stang, a German-American missionary who also teaches at the Mabaruma high school, Sister Barbara's life is turned inside-out. Her adversary is a powerful force. The surrounding forest offers no refuge.
The story is set during the period 1979 to 1980, covering events leading up to the assassination of Walter Rodney on 13 June 1980. Betrayed by a man in whom he trusted. Wrenched from us at 38 years old. The Guyana-born scholar and historian, a frontline leader of the political group, the Working People's Alliance (WPA), had become a threat to the dictatorship government.
Following his return to Guyana in 1974, Walter Rodney succeeded in bringing together racially divided blacks and Indians at his public meetings.
"For the first time they were listening and looking at each other as brothers, comrades, that there was some common bond," writes Abbyssinian Carto, a WPA activist in the struggle and civil rebellion during 1979 to 1980. "We come from different religious and different races and stuff like that, but we really are not different." (Walter A. Rodney: A Promise of Revolution, edited by Clairmont Chung, 2012.)
The research process in novel writing is vital not only for historical accuracy, but also for developing complex, authentic characters that readers will love and hate. Influenced by Dr. Rodney's teachings about self-emancipation, Sister Barbara's conflict with Sister Frances takes on other undertones.
Betrayal can be a devastating experience, as it was for Sister Barbara that year in Santa Cruz. Sometimes, we may never recover from its effect on our lives. But, I believe it's a valuable learning experience. People we think we know well are not always what they appear to be. To make matters worse, the people with power over our lives do not always have our interests at heart, though they claim to be.
Walter Rodney was prepared to risk his life to free his people from ignorance and fear. Did he die in vain?
Should We Be Concerned About the TPP?
Posted by Rosaliene Bacchus in Economy and Finance, United States
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Have you heard or read about the TPP, the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement?
This proposed free trade area of the Pacific Rim grew out of an initiative launched by the governments of Brunei, Chile, New Zealand, and Singapore back in 2006. They were soon joined at the negotiating table by the United States (Feb 2008), Australia (Nov 2008), Peru (Nov 2008), Vietnam (Nov 2008), Malaysia (Oct 2010), Mexico (Jun 2012), Canada (Jun 2012), and Japan (Mar 2013).
Together, these twelve nations represent nearly 40 percent of global GDP and about one-third of all global trade, larger than the European Union (EU) as a regional trade block.
Do you live in one of these twelve countries? Is your country considering joining the TPP negotiations? Does your country trade or do any business with any of these countries? If so, you may have cause for concern.
After 19 rounds of negotiations, each member nation must now vote the terms of the TPP Agreement into law. On 9 January 2014, the US Senate Committee on Finance (see their latest release) presented a Bill to Congress seeking renewal of the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) or fast track legislation to allow our President to speed up approval of the TPP Agreement. Under fast track authority, Congress has up to 90 days to vote on the Agreement. This offers little time for congressional oversight and public debate.
With only five of its 29 chapters pertaining to trade issues, the TPP Agreement is not a traditional free trade agreement. Outlines of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement published by the Office of the US Trade Representative indicate legislation will also cover environmental protection, financial regulations, government procurement policy, intellectual property, labor rights, and telecommunications.
What is unusual and alarming is that the TPP rounds of negotiations have been shrouded in secret. Members of Congress, governors, state legislators, the press, civic organizations, and we-the-public have been left out in the dark. On the other hand, multinational corporations have had privileged access during negotiations and to the full text of this Agreement. No doubt, they have played a crucial role in framing the terms of this Agreement.
The only knowledge we-the-public have about some of the terms of the TPP is through five leaked documents. These include the draft Investment Chapter (Public Citizen verified June 2012), draft text of the Intellectual Property Rights Chapter (WikiLeaks Nov 2013), two documents showing the state of the negotiations (WikiLeaks Dec 2013), draft text of the Environment Chapter (WikiLeaks Jan 2014), and the Report from the Chairs for Environment Chapter (released Jan 2014).
Based on what little we now know about the TPP, the diagnosis is not good. In addition to more job losses, increased threats to our environment and health, exposure to unsafe foods and products, we will face even greater challenges from global corporate power that already shackles our government.
I am very concerned about the TPP.
Brazil: Visit of Cut-and-Sew Client – The Other Side of Outsourcing
Posted by Rosaliene Bacchus in Brazil, Working Life
Cut-and-Sew leather factory, Globalization, Outsourcing
Photo Credit: Indigo Furniture Company – UK
We live in a globalized world in which outsourcing production or services to another country has become a way of doing business. For those who have lost their jobs to lower-paid, overseas workers, outsourcing is a painful reality. For workers in an emerging economy like Brazil, outsourcing offers an opportunity to rise out of poverty.
At Italbras Leather Producer & Exporter Ltd.,* I worked with a number of furniture companies worldwide that outsourced the production of their upholstery leather covers. My first and largest client was the Canadian Furniture Company* with factories in Canada and the United States. Italbras had secured this contract owing to its well-equipped factory, with emphasis on worker safety, and fair labor practices: remuneration in accordance with Brazil's minimum wage plus additional benefits of on-site meals, private bus transport, uniforms, and a medical doctor on duty.
I had direct contact with three representatives at Canadian Furniture in purchasing, production, and quality control. They were friendly, attentive, and responsive to our needs for information and in resolving setbacks.
Production Manager Brandon* and a senior sewing instructor were our first visitors from Canadian Furniture. They came to conduct a two-week training program for the production of complete sets of two new upholstery models. The sewing instructor was a small Asian-Canadian woman in her forties. With Mr. Leonelli,* our Italian Commercial Director, and Brandon walking a little distance behind us, I escorted her to the tannery where our Export Department was located.
After asking her about her trip and hotel accommodation, I said: "The supervisor of our cut-and-sew factory is happy that you're here. She has lots of questions for you."
"I didn't want to come," she said, smiling sheepishly. "The women in my team said I shouldn't teach everything… They're afraid of losing their jobs."
What could I say? Until that moment, I had not considered the consequences of our cut-and-sew operations for the sewers at Canadian Furniture Company.
The training program was intense and exhausting. Mr. Leonelli assigned me the task of acting as the English-Portuguese interpreter. I learned a few new sewing terms. I'm no professional interpreter. Occasionally, in the rapid back-and-forth exchanges, I switched the languages. I gained an appreciation for the sewing skills of our female staff. Matching up the numerous notches was tough, painstaking work. They made sewing straight line, topstitched seams look like nothing. The instructor emphasized the importance of paying attention to every detail. A tiny error could create problems when mounting the covers on the furniture frames.
Were sewers laid off at the Canadian Furniture Company as a result of outsourcing some of their production to Italbras? It was not my place to ask Brandon such questions. Besides, I was in no position to criticize a system that was working in our favor.
Until corporations change the way they do business to create value for their shareholders, workers will continue to suffer the adverse effects of outsourcing.
* Fictitious name
"The Clock" – Poem by João Cabral de Melo Neto
Posted by Rosaliene Bacchus in Brazil, Poetry
Brazilian poet João Cabral de Melo Neto, Luiz Gonzaga, O Relógio (The Clock)
Photo Credit: Amor a Arte (elo7.com.br)
In my Poetry Corner January 2014, I feature the poem "O Relógio" (The Clock) numbered among the top ten favorite poems by the Brazilian poet João Cabral de Melo Neto (1920-1999). I thought the theme of the poem appropriate to begin the New Year.
João Cabral visualizes the clock as a birdcage and time, the birdsong: a song of such continuity.
According to Geneton Moraes Neto, who interviewed the poet in 1986, João Cabral de Melo Neto is, above all, rigorous with what he writes. He uses words with the precision of a doctor during surgery. He despises easy emotions. He doesn't even want to hear about poets and writers who don't have "intellectual interest." And he talks about his own work with a coldness that shocks those who don't know him.
Excerpts from the interview, regarding João Cabral's thoughts on writing poetry and the function of the poet in the world, are available on my Poetry Corner.
As João Cabral de Melo Neto was born in Recife, the capital of the Northeastern State of Pernambuco, I have selected the song "A Vida do Viajante" (Life of a Wanderer) by Luiz Gonzaga (1912-1989), a folk singer, also born in Recife, whose music rose to prominence across Brazil.
My Haiku poem "Changing Times" was inspired by João Cabral's concept of the clock as a birdcage. While he focused on the birdsong, I saw man trapped in the birdcage, unable to adapt to changing norms over time.
You can read João Cabral de Melo Neto's poem in its original Portuguese and English versions at my Writer's Website.
Posted by Rosaliene Bacchus in Guyana, Human Behavior, Relationships
Friendship, Reconnecting with old friends, Relationships, University of Guyana
Capoey Lake – Essequibo – Guyana
Photo by Marco Basir (Guyana Times International)
Have you ever noticed? We forge our most enduring friendships during our years of childhood innocence. During our high school and college years, we also develop close friendships with others who share similar family backgrounds, interests or ideals. We trust our best friends with our secrets. We accept our best friends with traits that others may consider intolerable because we see their beauty and goodness. We give and receive without keeping score or weighing the advantages.
As a high school teacher and an undergraduate, majoring in geography, at the University of Guyana, I met and became friends with Alex (fictitious name), a history major. A passionate political activist, he was influential in firing my interest in Caribbean political history and the struggle of the working class.
After my career as a high school teacher ended, Alex rescued me from my secretarial job at the Georgetown Head Office of a multinational oil company. He told me about an opening for an Assistant Librarian Trainee at the University of Guyana Library. I applied and got the position.
When I left Guyana for Brazil, I lost touch with my friends. Over sixteen years later, after migrating to the United States, I learned that Alex was a family man and had built a successful career in Guyana. His political activism had not abated. Desiring to reconnect with my old friend, I obtained his e-mail address. My e-mail message was brief. Lots of time had passed since we last spoke. He might not even remember me.
Alex's response was taut. "Hello Rose. What can I do for you?"
Although separated by time and distance, I still hold certain friends close to my heart. Alex is numbered among them. While a friend may create waves in our life, we may be just a ripple in theirs.
This simple question from an old friend speaks volumes about who we are as individuals, our relationship with others, and the society we live in. In our capitalist world, we are far too often viewed merely by our usefulness to others: as voters, consumers of goods and services, workers, or the means to some undisclosed purpose.
It is no wonder, then, that we view the actions of others with suspicion. When old friends contact us, after years of separation, we assume that they're looking for a favor from us.
I never responded to Alex's e-mail. Some friendships are short-lived, acting as catalysts in our lives. I am thankful for the time shared with Alex.


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Some of you may have missed @rawkaren thought-provoking post about her struggle to lose weight over a year when she has been confronting levels of stress in her life that would have made most of us pack on 50 lbs.
So I thought it might be good to start a new discussion with the goal of figuring out what people have found works--and doesn't work--when our life turns into a series of extreme situations which put losing or maintaining weight into the category of "Things I will deal with if this is ever over."
Deaths of loved ones. Accidents or serious disease affecting you or those you love. Divorce. Job loss. Forced relocation. Earthquakes. Terrorist attacks. Floods or tornadoes that hit your community. The list goes on and on. And a surprising number of people who answered my previous post about why we regain mentioned stresses like these as the reason they regained.
The stress doesn't have to be one that other people will instantly recognize as major. Your stress might result from the behavior of a problem sibling or a boss at work. You know it's a major stress because you are waking up at 3 AM night after night and spending two hours seething about the latest thing they've said or done.
So here's the thing: What can you do when you are caught in the jaws of this kind of stress?
I'd love to hear from those of you who have gone through this to hear what you've done that helped and, just as importantly, what didn't help.
Stress does seem to be the real culprit in quite a lot of diet failure. What can we do when life throws us its next nasty curve?
This is an interesting topic & I'm sure we have all been in the boat of leaving weight maintenance/loss on the back burner as something 'to return to' when we're feeling more resilient.
I would say I am a natural worrier & 'type A' personality which tends to flavour my experiences with an undercurrent of stress, as well as previously experiencing bereavement, divorce & difficult situations at work (both to absorb emotionally & external factors such as poor sleep secondary to shift pattern work) - all things which I am sure could happen again at any point.
Undoubtedly the most useful thing I have done (& I have tried various things from acupuncture to optimising nutrition) is mindfulness practice/meditation. Not only can it take the 'edge' off a current crisis (by focussing on the present as opposed to ruminating about the past/worrying about future), but I have found it has helped change my general outlook on life. Yes, I still have a natural propensity to worry, but I am aware of when I am over thinking things & can remind myself to let things go. As far as I am aware there are free mindfulness apps people can use which can give guided meditations for maybe 5-10minutes which is a great place to start. I'm not sure the situation outside of the UK, but here there is a lot of research going into the use of mindfulness in emotional well-being. A little spot of yoga here & there is useful as a physical manifestation of mindfulness.
The second best thing I've found is having a strong support network & talking about it. Having positive interactions with others. Being kind. Hugs & human contact work well too.
As for what doesn't work - alcohol, hyperstimulation before bed, eating junk food, & rumination. Getting stuck into a cycle of negative actions (whether it is turning to alcohol, comfort eating) - breaking this cycle is often the first step for me into overcoming the grasp stressors have on me.
I just read @rawkaren 's post - Karen, thank you for sharing, it was humbling to read. Wishing you the best for the next year ahead!
One thing I've found that helps me reduce stress is to plan (during bouts of insomnia, mostly) what I'm going to do once the stressful time is over. Making plans gives me a sense of control that in turn reduces the stress.
Other plans can help to prevent extreme stress in the first place (at least for OH and me) For example, we have prepaid for our funerals at a local funeral home. We have also had a professional writer do our obituaries in advance--they are on file at the funeral home for sending to appropriate media when the time comes. It makes us feel good to know that we have helped to reduce future stress for each other and for our children.
Writing lists, keeping up with filing papers, decluttering, etc. helps a great deal in keeping the panic down.
I take progesterone as well as using the estradiol (estrogen) patch even at my age--it helps my mood and helps to keep me on an even keel.
For those familiar with the Myers-Briggs personality inventory, knowing one's type and realizing the limits of how much responsibility one can take on is very helpful, too, in preventing one from becoming over-committed. Of course, sometimes life intervenes in the best-laid plans.
Thanks for this thread. I will follow this with great interest, because my stress levels are causing my hair to fall out at an alarming rate. I have had every test under the sun and I check out OK. Yet my hair is really thinning on top. It's a vicious cycle; I stress and worry about hair loss and I lose more hair.
So, thanks for bringing this topic up.
Interesting issue with at least two major aspect: How to limit stress and how to prevent stress that does occur to influence eating/fasting.
[*] Distinguish between things that happen to you (disasters/illness/actions of others) and things that are the result of your own decisions/actions. Bother more about the things that you can influence than about the things that you can not influence.
[*] Be moderate in your ambitions. Striving for perfection will make you feel that you fail in many occasions, which will result in stress.
[*] Do not attribute all failures to the things that you did. Things happen because of a multitude of factors that together cause an effect. Usually you are only a tiny piece of a 'set of circumstances' that cause bad things to happen.
[*] Doing the best you can will not in all cases be enough to get good results, but it is the only thing that you can do. That is unfortunate, but also 'a fact of life'.
[*] Eating for comfort or compensation will only have short term benefits and long term negative effects. However, nothing is wrong with some comfort, because you might be desperately in need of that. Be relaxed about that (do not get additional stress by some comfort eating), but keep it within limits, both in quantity and frequency.
[*] Regard fasting as one of the few things that you can control in difficult times. Sticking to regular fasts (perhaps with a few calories more than usual) might just give you the sparse sense of control and success that you need in stressful times. So do not skip fasts too easy when you 'do not feel like it'. I would compare it to a situation where you are tired, stressed or just not motivated to do your weekly running exercise. If you do decide to go for the run, the feeling of accomplishment after taking that shower afterwards is double of the level that you normally experience. So, yes my life might be a mess currently, but at least I was able to keep my fasting more or less 'in place'. Naturally, this will only work if your fasting does not result in fysical discomfort.
Melinda_in_NC wrote: Thanks for this thread. I will follow this with great interest, because my stress levels are causing my hair to fall out at an alarming rate. I have had every test under the sun and I check out OK. Yet my hair is really thinning on top. It's a vicious cycle; I stress and worry about hair loss and I lose more hair.
Try http://wellnessmama.com/5734/101-uses-for-coconut-oil/ see no. 59.
Thank you for that link, @Azureblue. My trusty pot of coconut oil will now be put to even better use! (I drink bulletproof coffee almost every day).
Great responses, thanks everyone, and keep them coming!
Thanks for another really interesting thread @peebles.
I have been going through quite a bit of stress recently, particularly the first half of this year - heart problems (still unresolved), near marriage break up (work in progress), issues at work (resolved - new job). Since last August my weight had plateaued but a couple of months ago I started losing weight again. I wasn't eating differently but my stress levels had reduced!
How do I deal with stress? I have a habit of trying to be superwoman which means that it can take a while to acknowledge that I am stressed. I have tried mindfulness which is great but requires commitment. I do pilates and I am fortunate enough to live near the beach so can go long walks on my own. In the summer I sail on a Sunday - which I often have to force myself to do but it is the best thing in the world for forgetting your troubles.
The light bulb moment came when I read The Chimp Paradox which isn't especially about dealing with stress but explains how we behave. I am not so hard on myself any more, I don't stress so much about things that really don't matter - the house needs dusted, the grass needs cut, there is no milk left, who went to the toilet and didn't replace the toilet roll .
I like to be in control of things and the one thing I could and can control is my fasting so I haven't really had too much problem with that, it's the other days I struggle with!
I've never been a great sleeper which is worse when I'm stressed. Because of this forum I now take good quality magnesium tablets before I go to bed and they really do help.
Very interesting post. I have to drive 6 hours to go sailing, which this year we aren't doing, and I am already regretting it deeply. If I could I would sail every weekend, too. Not going to happen, but that certainly goes into the #1 slot for "stress treatments I wish I could take."
I'm really curious about your using magnesium for sleep. I am having more and more problems sleeping lately, which is odd because, for once, nothing too awful is going on in my life (if you exclude the deteriorating spine and the impossible sibling, but they are in the "what can't be cured must be endured" category.) I used to use melatonin and it would send me right to sleep. Now it just makes me very sleepy, but I can't make it around the bend into sleep. How much magnesium do you take for this, and is it the Citrate form?
I do think that fasting is making it tougher for me to sleep, because on the days when I fast, no matter how much I drink , I end up having to get up to pee three or more times at night. I assume it is because I am burning off glycogen, as when I used to eat a very low carb diet, I would get that same phenomenon when I went off carbs. But the difference was, it would only happen if I ate too many carbs. Now it only happens when I fast.
The sleep disruption is starting to get to me. In fact, I hadn't really thought of it as being a stress thing, but I am wondering if other people have the same problem when they fast.
I am not in a situation of stress at the moment, so perhaps I am not qualified to speak. I do think however -says she, carrying on regardless - that sticking to a strict fasting regime is helpful. It isn't about 'do I feel like fasting?' Often I don't but I pretty religiously stick to my days. It helps to have that routine in my life. Things you can change/things you can't; support groups; yoga; all that helps but in the end you live through stressful times and life moves on. Meanwhile the regular fasts, twice a week, Monday and Thursday for me, keep coming along.
Thank you very much for this post @peebles, I read with interest.
I have suffered from stress a great deal in the past and I think I still do with work, but it manifests itself in my neck and shoulders with headaches. I understand that part of it is related to cortisol from talking to @carorees and that this may stall weight loss which I suspect has been happening in my case.
Added to that peri-menopause, I think there are a couple of factors working there, that, plus overeating on non-fast days.
Like @Wildmissus, and a few others, I have got a lot out of reading the Chimp Paradox. IT has taken me nearly 50 years to work out that stress doesn't get you anywhere, and 26 of nagging by my DH not to worry about things I can't control!
I agree with what PK wrote and he has some sensible words, but sometimes there are physiological reasons behind the weight gain/stalling that I have yet to overcome.
I have suffered from stress a bit this past year while trying to set up my business and finish off my masters, and with stress comes mindless eating in my case, as well as sleeping problems. Someone on here talked about mindless eating hypnotherapy on youtube, I gave it a try and slept really well after, not sure if it helped the mindless eating though! I use that when I wake up in the night stressing and can't get back to sleep, so far it's worked every time!
Other things I find helpful are making time for a bit of exercise, both high intensity and low intensity seem to make me less stressed and I find that time when exercising is great 'thinking' time, where I can explore my thoughts without getting bogged down and panicing.
I find fasting difficult when I'm stressed, and after failing a few fasts when things were bad I've decided that when I'm stressed, or I think that I might be in for a stressful time (like now when I have to finish my dissertation but the kids are on holiday so working is impossible during the day!) I will do 16/8, and not worry about anything else. I found that otherwise I got stressed about not fasting and I also tend to sleep badly after a fast, so I spend even more time awake and stressing than normal, and when I'm already stressed this makes everything worse.
@peebles, yes I take magnesium citrate - 2 x 200mg tables about an hour before I go to bed. I'm just looking at the bottle just now and it says 'Nervous System Support' which I had not noticed before so that will be helping the stress levels as well. Be warned though, when you wake up in the morning you will have an urgent toilet need! I'm happy with this effect as well as I'm guaranteed a good clear out every morning. Don't get magnesium oxide as it isn't absorbed by the body. Search the forum for 'magnesium', there is so much information about it.
I also have to get up in the middle of the night for a pee but find it no difference between a fast day and non fast day, however I have been fasting a long time.
I've only scanned the article but it looks like it could answer a lot of the stress issues we have, @Debs, one for you to look at.


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Message by Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Mohamed Asim on the Occasion of UN Charter Day 2017
26 October 2017, Male';
As we celebrate the seventy-second anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Charter—the document that was born out of the ashes of war, providing hope of a brighter future for millions—the Maldives reiterates its belief on the importance of multilateralism to deliver the solutions to the global challenges of our time.
The Maldives joined the United Nations in 1965, twenty years after the signing of the Charter. It was the first 'micro-state' to join the United Nations, prompting a debate about the ability of 'very small States' such as the Maldives to deliver the responsibilities enshrined in the Charter. Yet, the principle of 'one-state, one-vote' principle set out in Article 18 of the Charter refuted such arguments and guaranteed a place for the Maldives a seat at the table of community of nations.
The Maldives, merely a month after its independence, placed its faith in the community of independent nations—the United Nations—to deliver on the promise of equal opportunity to succeed, to develop freely, and independent of influence. We continue to rely on the principles that form the bedrock of the United Nations, as included in its Charter, to ensure that our voice is heard and our concerns addressed, in every decision making chamber, in every resolution, and in every process.
The United Nations Charter continues to remain the beacon of hope, especially for the small and micro-states of the world. The people of our countries cherish the Charter, for it guaranteed equal right to every member of the UN to serve and to contribute in maintaining peace and security in the world. The Maldives is ready to serve, and to propose shared solutions for a more peaceful and a just society—our shared destiny.
June 26, 2017 /by Maldives Embassy
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Le Gaora TV Championship (que l'on peut traduire par championnat Gaora TV) est un championnat de catch (lutte professionnelle) utilisé par l' (AJPW). Il a la particularité d'être défendu exclusivement durant les émissions télévisés sur la chaîne Gaora TV, le diffuseur historique de l'AJPW. Depuis le  et la victoire de Seiya Sanada d'un tournoi pour désigner le premier champion le titre a connu 20 règnes pour 16 champions différents et a été vacant à deux reprises. L'actuel champion est Shigehiro Irie.

Tournoi pour désigner le premier champion
Le 29 août 2012, l' organise une conférence de presse avec les dirigeants de Gaora TV pour annoncer la création du championnat Gaora TV. Le premier champion va être le vainqueur d'un tournoi opposant huit catcheurs dont le premier tour a lieu le 8 septembre puis la demi-finale ainsi que la finale le 7 octobre.

Liste des champions

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It looks like you can expect a decent performance from the Gionee A1 Lite. Indeed, it contains an Octa-Core MediaTek MT6753 processor. The processor, whose speed is limited to 1.3 GHz, is somewhat supported by a 3 GB RAM.
Now, although this does not guarantee the best performance, the device should not hurt for the price. Gionee A1 Lite is one of the cheapest phones that offer the Android Nougat 7.0 operating system. This has the Gionee Amigo 4.0 user interface above.
Another highlight of the Gionee A1 Lite is a 4000 mAh battery with a nominal standby time of more than 12 days. You get 32 GB of onboard storage. It's unclear if you can expand your storage space.
Gionee adds a fingerprint sensor to the back of the A1 Lite to make your data safer. The smartphone is supposed to have activated 4G LTE technology for ultra fast data transfer speeds.
Gionee A1 Lite offers a dual SIM function as you wish. Connectivity options also include Micro USB, Bluetooth 4.1 and Wi-Fi. Of course, you also get a GPS with A-GPS for orientation.
The smartphone is now available in Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana. You can buy the smartphone in the main online stores of the country. Gionee A1 Lite Price in Nigeria ranges from 95,000 Naira to 120,000 Naira, depending on your location in the country.


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Ritesh Batra is an Indian film director and screenwriter who is widely known for his debut feature film The Lunchbox, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2013 and won Rail d'Or (Grand Golden Rail). He also won the Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best First Feature Film in 2014.
All Sessions by Ritesh Batra


Atrial fibrillation is a heart problem that causes an irregular heartbeat. It can cause the heart to beat more rapidly and reduce the heart's ability to pump blood around the body efficiently. It also increases the risk of blood clots forming inside the heart. These clots may then be pumped out of the heart, through the blood vessels, to other parts of the body. This causes strokes if they spread to the brain.
Atrial fibrillation is a common problem in patients outside intensive care units (ICUs). Good, evidence-based, guidelines exist to help doctors treat people who develop this condition.
Around 10% of people treated on an ICU develop atrial fibrillation as a complication of their severe underlying illness. This additional problem makes them more unstable so they stay longer in the ICU and are more likely to die. Atrial fibrillation therefore needs prompt and effective treatment to prevent further harm.
Treatments for atrial fibrillation that work in people who are otherwise well may not work in people who are already very ill before their heart changes rhythm. This means that guidelines for treating atrial fibrillation outside ICU are not helpful for patients treated on an ICU. There is uncertainty about the best treatment, and practices differ between countries and between different ICUs in the same country.
People who have atrial fibrillation outside an ICU are often given medications such as warfarin (commonly referred to as a "blood-thinner") to reduce their risk of stroke. However these medications can cause bleeding. Risk scoring systems are used to help doctors balance the risk of bleeding against the risk of stroke but these scoring systems may not work for patients admitted to ICUs. This is because their risk of bleeding is higher and their risk of stroke is not well understood.
Our research will bring together the best evidence on which to base improved guidelines for the treatment of patients who develop atrial fibrillation on an ICU. We will start with a review of all published research and expert opinions. This is called a scoping review. It will also suggest the best areas for future research.
With permission, we will use databases of medical records of patients treated on ICUs to investigate the benefits and harms of existing treatments for atrial fibrillation. Using existing data is a cost-efficient way to work out which treatments need more detailed investigation.
We will use two databases, PICRAM and MIMIC-III, to see which treatments appear to work best for atrial fibrillation. PICRAM is a large detailed research database of patients admitted to three ICUs in the UK. It includes information about 18,000 patients. MIMIC-III holds similar data on 52,000 patients from the ICUs of one large US hospital. Many treatments are different in the two countries, including treatment for atrial fibrillation.
The NIHR HIC critical care database holds some of the clinical details on 40,000 patients from five UK ICUs. We will use this to check some of our findings.
To understand how we could improve outcomes for patients who develop atrial fibrillation on an ICU by thinning their blood, we need to know how frequently strokes occur, both in hospital and after they go home. We will use the RISK-II database of over 900,000 patients treated on 200 ICUs in England to estimate how many patients suffered a stroke in hospital and after discharge.
c.	inclusion/exclusion of specific treatments and potential confounders.
3.	To determine barriers to future research.
1.	To compare the use and effectiveness of pharmacological and non-pharmacological NOAF treatments with respect to heart rate and rhythm control.
2.	To assess anticoagulation use, effect on thromboembolic complications and safety.
3.	To determine the incidence of short and long-term complications of NOAF and identified treatments.


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Five boozing drivers banned
A STARK warning was issued to drink-drivers today after five men were banned from the road by the court.
The punishments are a victory for the Evening Star's anti drink-driving campaign, which vows to name and shame all those caught over the Christmas and New Year period.
Markus Schneider, 44, of Holden Close, Ipswich, was sentenced to three months in jail and barred from driving for five years after committing his third drink-driving offence in ten years.
At South East Suffolk Magistrates' Court Schneider admitted being nearly three times the legal limit, driving while disqualified and having no insurance.
He was breathalysed and was found to have 97micrograms of alcohol in 100ml in breath. The legal limit is 35 mgs.
The court heard that he had been drinking at a friend's house all evening, until 5am on Saturday and then slept for a couple of hours.
Schneider got up and together with a pal, drove his friend's car along Sheepgate Lane, Falkenham, to meet another friend. However, as he approached a sharp bend, the car crashed in to a ditch.
Gareth Davies, prosecuting, told the court that they remained in the car listening to rock music until they flagged down a passing car for assistance. The driver they stopped called for police, who breathalysed him on their arrival.
The court heard that he was disqualified from driving for five years for a similar offence in 2003, and also sentenced in 2000.
In mitigation, Roger Stewart, said: "He accepts entirely that the laws are there for a purpose. He is in work now and went out on his night off. He indulged quite heavily. It was an error of judgement to drive. He is not an alcoholic but he abuses alcohol."
Chairman of the bench, Nicholas Ridley, said: "This is very serious and we are going to send you to prison. "This accident was caused by a flagrant breach of court orders."
He said he would be out of prison within six weeks.
Inspector Trevor Sharman at Suffolk police's headquarters road policing unit, said: "People must expect that if they put themselves in a position of drink driving, then they have got to take the consequences, which can be a fine, prison, or loss of employment.
"We just want to drive home the message that we do this for road safety. For the safety of everyone; the driver, passengers, other drivers, pedestrians, to save lives and stop lives being ruined. If people ignore the advice in our campaign, they must face the consequences."
n Has drink-driving affected your life? Write to Your Letters, Evening Star, 30 Lower Brook Street, Ipswich, IP4 1AN, or e-mail eveningstarletters@eveningstar.co.uk
Donald Owers, 33, of Oldfield Road, Pinewood, Ipswich, admitted drink-driving, after he was found to have 66mg in 100ml of breath.
Police saw Owers veer across the lane on a number of occasions, on the junction of Norwich Road and Chevalier Street on December 7.
The court heard how the local authority worker had gone for a drink after work and decided to drive home.
Mitigating on his behalf, John Hughes, said: "It has been a bad ten days for him. His father is critically ill and is in intensive care at the moment.
"He realises it was stupid."
He was disqualified from driving for 16 months and fined £350, ordered to pay costs of £60 and a surcharge of £15.
Sabah Karin, 30, of Bishopsgarth, off Felixstowe Road, Ipswich, was stopped by police in Dogs Head Street at 12.25am on December 8 after they spotted a flashing red lights on the grill on the front of the car.
When he got out of the car, they smelt alcohol on his breath and a breath test revealed he had 51mg in 100ml of breath. He admitted drink-driving and driving without a licence.
Through an interpreter, Karin, a factory worker, said: "I know I was wrong. I do apologise for any inconvenience to anyone for these offences. I promise this will not happen again."
He was disqualified from driving for 12 months, fined £350 for both offences, had to pay costs of £60 and a surcharge of £15.
Martin Currie, 45, of Fircroft Road, Whitton, Ipswich, was spotted by police at around 1.30am on December 8 driving along Fircroft Road with no lights on.
Prosecutor Naomi Turner told the court that police stopped him, and when he got out of the car, he appeared unsteady on his feet.
He was found to have 80mg in 100m of breath, more than twice the legal limit, and he was arrested.
Currie, who is self-employed, admitted he would not be able to work if he was disqualified from driving.
He said: "I had been out and had come back home. I do not know what came over me but I just jumped in my car. I have nothing else to say. I know I did wrong."
He was given a 20-month disqualification. He was fined £450, had to pay costs of £60, and had to pay £15 surcharge.
Police stopped driver Mark Dowd, 27, of Broke Hall Gardens, Broke Hall, Ipswich, as they believed he was on his mobile phone.
After speaking to him, they found he smelt of alcohol, and a reading showed he had 56mg in 100ml of breath.
Dowd said: "The disqualification will make my life hard but I have to suffer the consequences."
He was disqualified for 16 months, had to pay a £300 fine, costs of £60 and £15 in victim surcharge.


Worked like a champ, had to manually remove it from 4 clients' machines but it got it working again. Thanks for the help!
Thanks so very much! This worked perfectly. Program opened right up. Really saved me!
Thank you, worked for me and saved me a lot of time trying to figure out what to do!!
Thank you. this was driving me nuts this morning. Task manager said the DictWnd.exe process was running, but I couldn't even get it to display the starting splash screen. Uninstalled the KB2670838 update, and the dictation software's back and working a treat.
I have spent DAYS trying to get this right. Uninstalling this update has not worked for me??
thank you – I had to do a system restore as far back as possible and then uninstall the said update. It is now working. I will see what happens after the next windows update but am sure this will resolve the problem if it recurs 🙂 what a relief!
How did you work that fix out?! I suspected it was an update but you get hundreds of them through so who know which one.
This update comes automatically if you install IE10.
I confirm this is currently the only fix we have.
The real fix would be to update DSS Player Pro (Dictation and Transcription) to release 5. Please contact your pro Olympus reseller, there is a free upgrade from 4 to 5.
Thanks for sharing this! In my case the application would crash when started. After uninstalling this hotfix problem solved. You saved me a lot of time troubleshooting DSS Player on several PCs!
If DSS Player Pro v4 is installed, v5 will recognize the license and do the right thing.
DSS Player v5.0.13.0 will NOT work on a fully updated Windows 7 install.
I just want to clarify that v5.0.14.0 WILL work, and v5.0.13.0 will NOT. There is also a v5.0.12.0, which I also assume does not work.
I think have the Standard R2 version of the DSS player – I don't think I ever upgraded it. However, suddenly as of this morning it will not open. Any suggestions of what to try will be appreciated!
I reinstall the update and the program still working.
my secretary cannot "import" the dictation I send to her via email. Any help would be appreciated.
did you ever get a fix for this? My software opens, but I can't import the files into the software.


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Annie Alley Transformed Into a Downtown Gathering Space
Attendees watch an opening celebration event at the new Annie Alley Plaza on Wednesday. Photo: SF Planning/Flickr
San Francisco's newest on-street plaza opened downtown this week on Annie Street, a one-block alley that runs near SPUR's Urban Center between Market and Mission Streets, about halfway between Third and New Montgomery Streets. Temporary concrete and wood seats have transformed a large section of the alley into a car-free space for gatherings and events in the middle of the bustling Yerba Buena District.
The plaza project "shows just how little you really need to do to make use of these public spaces for things other than cars," said Gil Kelley, who started as the Planning Department's citywide planning director earlier this year. "A few lights, a few plants, a few wooden benches, a little music — and suddenly, you have a great event space."
"This will be a place where we envision activation, to include music, festivals, movies, a place to socialize, and a place to find solace," said Lance Burwell, a board member of Yerba Buena Community Benefit District, which helped fund and coordinate the project, with the Planning Department's Pavement to Parks Project, through two years of planning.
Annie Alley is the first temporary on-street plaza conversion seen in some time — they've been rare ever since the initial batch of on-street plazas was built in 2009 and 2010. The plaza is expected to be in place for two years, and will be evaluated afterwards, before plans for a permanent plaza are considered.
Annie Alley sits in the middle of one of SF's most heavily-walked neighborhoods. The area is poised to become a focal point for even denser development, as new buildings surround the Central Subway and Transbay Transit Center stations under construction.
"As San Francisco intensifies its human activity and builds, the streets really are our living room," said Kelley. "We have to use them for more than just cars."
"Ensuring that we have more spaces like Annie Alley that are protected for pedestrians — places to listen to music, to watch movies, to walk, to drink at Novela [a neighboring bar], and come out and hang out with friends… all of this makes our neighborhoods more complete and humane," said D6 Supervisor Jane Kim.
Photo: SF Planning/Flickr
Filed Under: Pavement to Parks, Planning Department, GJEL
Hearst Corp Seeks to Rip Out Annie Alley Plaza to Make Room for Cars
The Hearst Corporation filed an appeal last month in an attempt to dismantle the Annie Alley street plaza so drivers exiting its parking garage could take a more direct path to Mission Street. In November, the alley exit along Mission, between Third and New Montgomery Streets, was turned into a place for gathering and events […]
Planning Dept Releases Design Guide for "Living Alleys" Around Hayes Valley
The SF Planning Department released a design guide this week for "living alleys" [PDF], providing a template to transform SF's narrow, low-traffic streets into places to gather and play. Inspired by the Dutch "woonerf" concept, the "Living Alleys Toolkit" lays out proven design measures that make smaller streets more inviting to stay and play on, giving street life […]
Annie Street Plaza Grand Opening
By Aaron Bialick	| Nov 17, 2014
From SF Pavement to Parks: Annie Street Plaza is a new pedestrian space in downtown San Francisco. New seating, greenery, and lighting – along with programmed events and activities – create a special new place in the heart of a thriving neighborhood. Annie Street is an important pathway for pedestrians connecting Market Street and Mission […]
Hearst Corp Backs Off Bid to Tear Out Annie Alley Street Plaza
By Aaron Bialick	| Feb 2, 2015
The Hearst Corporation has withdrawn its appeal against the Annie Alley street plaza [PDF] after talks with city planners and the Yerba Buena Community Benefit District. The bid to get the plaza torn out was surprising, since Hearst had been involved in creating the plaza, leading to speculation that closing the alley to cars had irked executives at the company. […]
Planning Department Sets Out to Create "Living Alleys" Around Hayes Valley
By Aaron Bialick	| Jul 10, 2013
The Planning Department held a community workshop yesterday to field ideas on how to turn the numerous alleyways in and around Hayes Valley into calmer, greener, more inviting respites from the major traffic-heavy streets. The "Living Alley Project" is an effort conceived in the Market Octavia Area Plan to re-think the neighborhood's alleys as people-oriented […]
And the Best Street Transformation of 2016 Is…
By Angie Schmitt	| Jan 3, 2017
Last week we asked readers to choose their favorite American street transformation of 2016. Six finalists were in the running. These projects sped up bus trips for tens of thousands of riders (San Francisco), improved critical links in city bike networks (Chicago, Atlanta, and Oakland), and healed an old downtown freeway scar (Rochester). Our winner came from Pittsburgh, a city that's made a big […]


Discussion in 'Earlier Versions of Windows' started by chikid68, Jul 31, 2006.
somehow on my machine I have lost the right click ability to end to desktop (create shortcut) .
I can still choose the other objects like floppy or either of my hard drives.
How can I get the send to desktop option back . this pc has several user profiles and we usually share programs although all desktops are separate,so as you can see we need the ability to create desktop shortcuts.


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UPDATE: Several bright Anarchists pointed out that the whole '40 knots VMG' thing doesn't pass the reality test, and that the poorly labeled VPP graph above actually refers to actual boatspeed on VMG courses upwind and downwind. Even so, the numbers are still ultra impressive and significantly faster on most points of sail than an AC50 – or any other course racing boat on the planet. According to a slide shown during the 90-minute Bella Mente Quantum Racing presentation at this morning's US Sailing Leadership Forum, the America's Cup 75 might hit 40 knots of upwind VMG in 25 knots of breeze, and according to Terry Hutchinson, they should be quicker than the AC50 once on the foils. Have a look at the polars above for the details, and here's a look at an early Botin concept drawing of what the AC75 might look like. Head to the Foiling AC thread for discussion.
While of course you're never going to get any real secrets out of them, Hutch's presentation had some interesting bits and pieces and is worth a watch – it's here. Clean's interview with him is quite a bit more intimate. See below.


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ThincLab is a network of startup incubators created by the University of Adelaide in South Australia, the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand, and other partners, including Primary Industries and Regions SA.

The ThincLab main offices are in Pulteney Street, in Adelaide city centre. Other locations include the Waite Campus of Adelaide University, in the Adelaide suburb of Urrbrae; Loxton in the Riverland of South Australia; Singapore; Christchurch, New Zealand; and France.

The incubator supports startups in several industries, including agricultural technology, space industry, social enterprise, the food industry, and high-tech.

Startups assisted by ThincLab include:
 Inovor Technologies, which launched the first Australian-built satellite in over 15 years
 Taboo, which makes sanitary products for women
 Taste Studios, manufacturer of branded food products for businesses

See also

 Lot Fourteen
 Innovation Collaboration Centre

References

External links

Business incubators of Australia


Chin Chin came home from the dance studio and found Fei browsing the Internet in his room. Over the last few days, she had noticed Fei's moodiness and she knew for certain his grumpiness was not due to the fact that she was out getting therapy from Nathaniel or the fact that she was helping Nathaniel out at the dance studio. In fact, she found it quite annoying when he seemed rather happy to see her leaving the apartment. To her, it made her feel as if her presence was keeping him from being left alone to his own sorrowful demeanor.
However, she knew Fei was trying hard to make life easy and comfortable for her, and for that she was grateful and could not stay irritated at him for long. She would not argue with him when it came to heavy lifting house chores, but it frustrated her when he would not let her do even the light lifting chores like washing dishes or cooking. Every morning, he would make sure there was breakfast for her when she got up. He took care of as many household chores as he possibly could before heading out to work so there was literally nothing whatsoever for her to do.
Tonight was no exception; the few dirty dishes she left in the sink from this afternoon were all cleaned and put away, even her drinking mug was cleaned and placed on the dining table next to her dinner that was waiting to be warmed up in the microwave upon she returned.
Most girls would envy her for having a man who was professional, domesticated, and let's not forget, heroic. However, she would have been content if Fei's heart was not torn because of another woman, the woman whom she also felt indebted to. She would never be able to forget the fact that she was alive today because of Fei and this woman. And because of that, Chin Chin knew deep down that Fei was not her trophy to keep.
Though it was nice to be pampered by Fei, it was another mattered to be served out of indebtedness and guilt. There was no doubt in her mind that Fei loved and cared for her, but she also knew it was not the kind of love that could build a lasting relationship that would lead to marriage.
Chin Chin often found Fei playing the game 'Solitaire' on his computer and feared he would turn into that man in the song with the same title by The Carpenters. She had tried her old tactics by intentionally playing the song in his car and casually mentioning her thoughts to him. But it didn't seem to have any impact on him, or that he simply chose to ignore her messages deliberately.
However, Chin Chin believed there was one person whose words and presence could rescue him from his downward spiral into depression and that was Kwan. But with Kwan leaving Hong Kong, Chin Chin feared Fei would take his true feelings to his grave.
Tonight, when Fei had only acknowledged her return without making a fuss about the time of night; when he did not nag her for not calling to tell him of her whereabouts; she was certain her status had become more of a sister than a girlfriend. The man she almost married three years ago until fate intervened would have wanted to know of her whereabouts to the second of the day. So when Fei entered the kitchen while Chin Chin was warming her food in the microwave, she decided it was time to confront him.
Kwan was once again surprised by the number of people who came to see her off at the airport. Although she cherished her family and friends who were present, she couldn't help but feel disappointed when Fei was not among them. He had not even contacted her since the night at the Farewell Party three weeks ago.
"I don't think I've ever seen you in jeans and carrying a backpack," Gigi commented.
"You would be charged for indecent exposure!" Gigi blurted at Korean.
The rest of the crowd joined in and created a loud roar of laughter. Gigi quickly covered her mouth in embarrassment.
"Kwan," Chin Chin shook her head. "Fei and I are over. Our feelings for each other are not the same anymore. I don't want to be treated like an ancient treasure from the past. And I don't want our relationship to be like an artifact. To him I am like a piece of fragile glass that needs to be handled with care.
"Already?" Bui Yee commented. Kwan nodded and started putting on her jacket followed by her scarf.
"But Fei is not here yet!" Ah Kit looked around the airport as if he was expecting to see Fei appearing among the crowd.
There was another 10 minutes to spare, but Kwan didn't want to stay till the last second in case Fei never showed up. She knew she was playing the 'If' game again, but she could not help it. If he was late, she would feel better he cared enough to see her off. But if he never showed, she didn't think she could stomach the reality that it was over with Fei. And because her heart was telling her mind of the latter, she wanted to be left alone to bring her emotions to a final closure.
"Tsui Sir is here!" Gigi cheered. Everyone else shared the same excitement in seeing Fei.
So just when her mind was preparing her heart to leave it all behind, the mention of Fei's name once again triggered the faintest hope in her.
After releasing from Chi Shan's hug, Kwan saw Fei trying to get through the crowd like he was in a hurry to catch a flight himself .
"Does this mean you are staying?" Chi Shan whispered for only Kwan to hear. She gave him a glary look for being ridiculous.
"We have a song?" Kwan wondered which song he had chosen to be their song.
"You'll find out when you open the gift on the plane!" Fei said nervously, fearing she would refuse to take the gift. Kwan closed the bag and folded it with care. Then she called to Bui Yee to put the gift bag into the front pouch of her backpack.
Kwan knew there was no way she could allow their physical distance to be closer or she would have a complete melt down immediately. So she offered her hand to shake his. But the touch of his hand stirred up all her feelings for him again, forcing her to smile and whispered a soft goodbye as she tried to retrieve her hand.
Kwan had to insert force in order to pull her hand away from Fei. After that, she gave a quick wave to her family and friends and quickly turned around to walk to the gate that leads to the Immigration. She couldn't look back because her vision was blurred from her teary eyes already.
Fei felt his heart dropping as an image of that special diary appeared in his memory. Just when his heart reached to the bottom of his feet, Bui Yee's words was like a spring that shot it back up to the chambers behind his chest.
Those thoughts of you keep taunting me.
Only you can fill that space inside.
So there's no sense pretending, my heart is not mending.
On my own, I've tried to make the best of it alone.
I've done ev'rything I can to ease the pain.
But only you can stop the rain.
I just can't live without you, I miss ev'rything about you.
Just when I thought I was over you.
And just when I thought I could stand on my own.
Oh, baby those mem'ries come crashing through.
It's just no good without you …..


Matt Parkin has shared a new episode of his awesome 'Polygon Pilgrimage' web series. This time he used Substance Designer 6 to create fully procedural Greek / Roman patterns.
We can't wait to watch the next episode and learn some more tricks for Substance Designer or some other tool. Make sure to check out Matt's Twitter, website, Youtube channel and Twitch channel.


The source of water we humans use is mainly the rains. The rivers flowing from snow-capped mountains also carry water that is used by us humans. The rains can fill up the fields, fill up the water-tanks and lakes, get stored in the water-wells, and run into the soil to get stored on the rock-shelves below.
The snow and ice formed on the top of the mountains is also the result of precipitation of water from the clouds. The clouds carry water drop-lets and when they drop the rain over the earth rains occur.In India the main season for the rains is between June and September every year. These rains are brought by the winds that blow from the Indian ocean south of India towards the northeast of India.
This year the arrival of these winds has been delayed. Also the amount of rain-water has been less than usual. There was apprehension as to the short-fall of rains resulting in inadequate filling of the water tanks and drying up of the rivers too soon. The water collected in the reservoirs of the dams also fell short of expectations.
But since a couple of days there has been heavy rain all along the west coast of India and on the main land all the way upto the state of Jammu and Kashmir. The rains should keep coming almost everyday until the end of August or even later in order for water to be stored adequately for use through out the year.


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voestalpine Rotec Officially Reopens After Tornado
In less than one year, Austrian automotive supplier reopens stronger than ever
Last year on November 17, 2013, out of 30 tornadoes that touched down in Indiana, the strongest part of the largest tornado (rated an EF-3 with winds of approx. 140 mph) touched down about five miles southeast of Lafayette in the direct path of the manufacturing facility of voestalpine Rotec, Inc . In a matter of seconds, it reduced approximately one-third of the plant into a crumpled mess of scrap metal.
On October 7, 2014, less than a year later, a rebuilt, reconfigured and re-optimized plant officially reopened to a crowd of company and government officials as well as key customers and members of the Lafayette community. Repairs ran approximately $10 million, with the company expanding in the back. During the ceremony, company representatives from Austria and the US all spoke of how glad they were that no employees or local residents were hurt, and showed gratitude to first responders and key customers whose supplies were impacted.
"Employees were just fabulous though this entire situation. They were very flexible and did a great job working with us. We were able to reopen only three days after the tornado struck, and would have never been able to officially reopen so quickly without the dedication of our employees, some who literally have worked every single weekend to bring us here today."
Not only did voestalpine Rotec survive and rebuild, but it has come back stronger. Investing an additional $4 million in state-of-art technology, the company is also working with local community colleges to expand its staff by over 25%, from 100 to 128. According to Mario Hiesmayr, VP Market Development, "Our clients in the automotive industry continue to make increasingly sophisticated cars. This is always raising the bar for us to manufacture parts with specifications we might have only imagined five years ago. Our new plant helps us meet these challenges well."
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Derek "Deek" Diedricksen hails from Stoughton, MA. His artwork is created on all sorts of reclaimed materials; everything from scrap lumber to notebook pages he finds in recycling bins to old school desks. Deek actually went to college with our founder, Alex, but they didn't know each other until he stumbled across the STAY VOCAL booth at an event. He also makes a cameo in our film, REUSE! Because You Can't Recycle The Planet.
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