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The Black Kids is split into three parts. There's the before, during, and after. The direct association between these markers is their relation to the riots. The first section (before) takes place right before the verdict of the Rodney King case. The second portion (during) takes place over the weeks directly following the case and the riots that ensued. The final section (after) takes place after the riots have ended and the national guard has left Los Angeles.
One can also associate these narrative markers as revolving around Ashley's own development and racial consciousness. In the beginning of the story (before) she knows herself to be Black but doesn't really acknowledge racism. It isn't something that she really notices, even when things do have racial implications. In the middle of the story (during) Ashley is grappling with what it means to be Black and how her privilege has served as rose-colored glasses to the injustices surrounding people who look like her. Toward the end of the story (after) Ashley begins to accept how her privilege and affluence cannot completely protect her from discrimination.
There are several images repeated throughout the novel. One major theme is flight and its association to freedom. In the first section of The Black Kids, Ashley associates her sister, Jo, with flight. Jo is constantly seeking escape from not only the world, but her own inner thoughts. Ashley often describes Jo's movements as flight and begins to long for that sense of flight (or escape) more and more as the story unfolds.
Another repeated image is fire. At the start of the novel, we're introduced to the California climate and wildfires through one of Ashley's childhood memories. I want to avoid spoilers so I'll just say that fire is a complicated image in this novel and it's ultimately viewed differently by different characters. Jo seems to see the fire as cleansing, even glamorizing the destruction at one point. Ashley see the fire as destructive. It isn't wholly bad, and it isn't all good. It's complicated, much like people.
The Black Kids tackles several issues related to race, womanhood, and growing up. It's an intersectional story that blends each piece together, showing that you cannot separate one part of our identity from another.
Ashley is a high school senior. She is going through a major transition in her personal life while the world around her changes, too. She's trying to figure out what she wants to do with her life while also trying to understand her place in the world. She makes mistakes along the way, but she learns from them.
Ashley has three best friends that she's grown up with, but they aren't the best influences. As she begins learning more about herself, she starts to realize that time shouldn't be the only defining factor of keeping a friendship.
At the start of the novel, Ashley assumes a lot of things about the people around her. As the story progresses, Ashley comes to learn that she must check her own bias. She also learns to accept others as they are.
Another major theme of the story is family, with a special emphasis on siblings. Ashley struggles with her relationship with Jo. There's a direct contrast between Ashley's relationship with Jo and their parents relationships with their own siblings.
Of course, I can't end this analysis off without mentioning the theme of revolution. Throughout the story, Ashley is experiencing a psychological revolution. She has to unlearn her previous bias as her eyes are opened to the injustice within her own city. The revolution is shown in both Ashley's internal conflict and her external experiences.
The Black Kids is a story filled with the nuance of internal and external conflict. It's incredibly relevant to today's world and a story that should be added to classroom reading lists nationwide.
Christina Hammonds Reed holds an MFA in Film and Television Production from the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts. Her short fiction has previously appeared in the Santa Monica Review. She lives in Hermosa Beach, CA.
by Christina Hammonds Reed
Release Date: September 1st, 2020
Genre: Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Contemporary
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Perfect for fans of The Hate U Give, this unforgettable coming-of-age debut novel explores issues of race, class, and violence through the eyes of a wealthy black teenager whose family gets caught in the vortex of the 1992 Rodney King Riots.
Los Angeles, 1992
Ashley Bennett and her friends are living the charmed life. It's the end of senior year and they're spending more time at the beach than in the classroom. They can already feel the sunny days and endless possibilities of summer.
Everything changes one afternoon in April, when four LAPD officers are acquitted after beating a black man named Rodney King half to death. Suddenly, Ashley's not just one of the girls. She's one of the black kids.
As violent protests engulf LA and the city burns, Ashley tries to continue on as if life were normal. Even as her self-destructive sister gets dangerously involved in the riots. Even as the model black family façade her wealthy and prominent parents have built starts to crumble. Even as her best friends help spread a rumor that could completely derail the future of her classmate and fellow black kid, LaShawn Johnson.
With her world splintering around her, Ashley, along with the rest of LA, is left to question who is the us? And who is the them?
Author Rachelle Saint LouisPosted on July 31, 2020 August 13, 2020 Categories Black Author, Books, Fiction, Young AdultTags Christina Hammonds Reed, The Black Kids, Theme Analysis
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One of the things that makes this seem like a really nice foil to THUG is that Starr is directly involved with Khalil's death, but Ashley is not involved in the Rodney King murder. It sounds like a completely different perspective. I also like that it's based on real events. I'll look forward to giving this a read.
Yeah 😀 the story's told in a way that I haven't seen narratives like this one done before. It's really good and I hope you enjoy it!
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Amazing Giveaway of San Francisco Restaurant Week Lunches + Dinners With The J.S.F.
Happy 2016! For those of you like me who LOVE to dine out I'm giving you a belated Christmas present… Kidding, but sort of true. I have partnered with TWELVE fabulous San Francisco Restaurants participating in the upcoming Restaurant Week (January 20th -31st, 2016) who are sharing a MEAL (note tip and beverages are NOT included, that's on you) with you! Am I serious? Absolutely, too good to be true right?
What is Restaurant Week: The Golden Gate Restaurant Association (GGRA), in partnership with OpenTable, has secured an amazing group of nearly 130 restaurants for its second year leading the program. This year's restaurants represent 25 neighborhoods and 25 different types of cuisine.
How do you win: Follow the JetSetting Fashionista on Instagram @JSFashionista (which you're hopefully already doing) where I will announce one of the Top 10 Restaurant Week Giveaways every day once the Giveaway starts.
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Reverb Kitchen + Bar – Located in Russian Hill, neighborhood gem Reverb Kitchen + Bar (read more about Reverb here) is offering a $40 pre-fixe dinner menu during Restaurant Week. You can win dinner for two at Reverb as part of the J.S.F. Giveaway. 2323 Polk Street. San Francisco, CA. 94109.
For the first time ever, Belga, Lolinda and Starbelly are participating in Restaurant Week and lucky for you, each Restaurant is participating in the J.S.F. Giveaway. See more details below about what you can win where!
Lolinda- Experience Lolinda's delicious dinner during restaurant week for $40. You can win dinner for two at Lolinda as part of the J.S.F. Giveaway. 2518 Mission Street. San Francisco, CA. 94110.
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Phillies News
Phillies Analysis
How MLB's deal with the union could affect the Phillies
The Phillies' star catcher is still set to be a free agent after this season, no matter what.
By John Stolnis@JohnStolnis Mar 27, 2020, 8:00am EDT
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Major League Baseball and the Player's Association have reportedly agreed on a series of rules for the now-truncated 2020 season that would allow all players in the final year of their contracts to become free agents at the end of the year, even if no baseball is played.
That was part of a compromise on service time between the two sides, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan.
The most important thing for the players: In the doomsday scenario of no 2020 season, they will get full service time, meaning Mookie Betts, Trevor Bauer, Marcus Stroman, J.T. Realmuto and others will be free agents in November regardless of whether games are played.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) March 27, 2020
Obviously, when the Phillies traded their top prospect, Sixto Sanchez, and catching prospect Jorge Alfaro to the Marlins, they did so thinking they would have Realmuto's services for two full seasons. Of course, the two full seasons are out the window, but in the event the 2020 season is cancelled, they will have only had Realmuto for one year.
This part of the deal is certainly a victory for players like Realmuto and Mookie Betts, and it hurts a team like the Dodgers, who traded away a number of top prospects in order to land the stud outfielder. It means players like Francisco Lindor and Kris Bryant will still be able to become free agents after the 2021 season as well.
But even though this part of the deal was a win for the players, the owners got something out of it, too.
For MLB the key was that it advanced $170M but owes nothing else if there is no season and MLBPA agreed not to sue for lost wages. MLB players make roughly $4B in total, so owners know they will pay none of that beyond the $170M without a season.
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) March 27, 2020
If there is no season, that would be a huge windfall to the owners, a pile of cash that made the allowance of a full season of service time more palatable.
The clear solution to the problem, from the Phillies' perspective, is to never let Realmuto reach free agency and sign him to a long-term contract extension as soon as possible. However, one of the other items of note is a transaction freeze throughout baseball until further notice.
One reason you saw teams optioning players in the past few days is because this agreement will put in place a transaction freeze until further notice. So no options, trades, signing players, etc.
Now, does this include re-signing your own player to a contract extension? That's unclear, but it would seem that any transaction is prohibited right now, including signing a player currently under contract to a new deal.
Regardless, as soon as baseball is open for business once again, signing Realmuto to an extension has to be job No. 1 for general manager Matt Klentak.

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A walk along the trail to Okel Tor, around the workings and up to Harewood for coffee. Approx 2 hours, plus longer for coffee, two uphill sections.
Please wear comfortable clothing and appropriate footwear and be prepared for the weather. Bring drink/snack for rest stop.


You may or may not remember this, but over the past year I've been working on a series of bookmarks for my favorite bookstore ever, Bookpeople of Moscow. That's our local bookstore. And it should be your favorite bookstore, too. I don't mean that Bookpeople should be your favorite, even though it's an awesome bookstore. I mean your local bookstore should be your favorite bookstore.
And now there's a new map to add to the collection: The Night Sky.
The idea for this map came from a couple of different places. The first was star maps (the kind old-timey sailors might have used, not the kind you buy if you want to see Dustin Hoffman taking out his garbage). The second was the idea that books are a kind of exploration. Really, the entire set of maps is based on that premise. In this case, I think space and books are fairly analogous. They're both exciting, mysterious, and almost infinite.
I kept the design on this relatively flat and bright because I wanted it to be playful. Playful aesthetics don't come particularly easily to me, but I think this map hits the mark. As always, the details are my favorite parts (like the glow behind the moons and the tail behind the rocket).
These are so much fun to make. I have a lot of different kinds of jobs. Some are interesting, some are tedious. This is one of those projects that makes me recognize how totally excellent my job is.


Hours In Lieu, another word for worked overtime.
A specific setting inside a rule. For example, the vacation sub rule or an overtime sub rule.
Contains calculated and stored PM numbers for a period of time, but only for those users that have work periods assigned to them. For example users which have periods that end every month will be in a closing point every month. When a closing point is created, certain procedures such as "Periodic HIL modification" is performed.
A closing point is also where you normally produce reports for planned/actual work, overtime, etc.
Examples of this are: Vacation, Sabbatical, Freeweek, Training, Extra.This is time that can be earned according to a user's labour rules. The PM module keeps track of how much is earned, used and left to use.
Examples of this are: Overtime compensation payments, HIL-To-Salary Conversions. This is money that should be added to a user's salary.


Just like any other social behavior, good shopping habits are learned at a young age. As a parent who wants your children to learn to be smart shoppers, you can teach important lessons as a seamless part of each shopping trip. Grocery shopping trips can be educational excursions that provide real life training if you approach them the right way. The main key is to keep your kids involved in the process. It is much easier to just make your list and pick up the items as fast as possible, but spending just a few extra minutes can give your children tools that they will use for the rest of their lives.
Make the kids part of the process. Invite them to help you create the week's shopping list. You can discuss which items are necessary for the week and which items you don't really need. Even young children will have an opinion about what kind of food they want to eat over the next week. Let your kids help you find and clip coupons for the items on the list. Building a good list and sticking to it is one of the most important parts of living within a good budget.
All children try to add something extra to the shopping cart while you go through the store. Grocery store shelves are designed to catch a kid's attention and tempt them to grab something that's not on the list. Never give in to these unplanned purchases. Remind your kids that the list has everything you need and stay firm about sticking to the list. Ask your kids how they plan to pay for the item if they become overly insistent on the purchase.
Don't just toss the items on the list into the cart and keep moving. You've already talked about the things you want to buy, but once you are at the store, there are still choices to be made. Explain why you decided to buy one type of cereal rather than another. Show you kids how to compare fruits and vegetables. Talk about the different package sizes as well as the different prices so that your kids understand how to find the best overall value. You don't have to give a speech as you choose each item. Just a few words as you place it in the cart will begin to give them the idea of how to think as you shop.
When you need to interact with store employees, do it in the way you would like to see your children interact with them. Be polite and respectful at all times. If you seem dismissive of store clerks or cashiers and treat them as if they were only there to serve you, your children will treat them the same way as they get older. Friendliness will gain you better service and make the trip less painful for everyone involved.
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In addition to an indoor pool, Holiday Inn Express & Suites Aurora - Naperville provides a spa tub and a 24-hour fitness center. A computer station is located on site and wireless Internet access is complimentary. This 3-star property offers access to a 24-hour business center. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast. Event facilities measuring 828 square feet (77 square meters) include conference space. This business-friendly hotel also offers multilingual staff, gift shops/newsstands, and coffee/tea in a common area. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Aurora - Naperville is a smoke-free property.
Situated in Aurora, this hotel is within a 10-minute walk of Aurora Regional Fire Museum and Hollywood Casino Aurora. Paramount Theater and Waubonsee Community College are also within 10 minutes. Aurora Transportation Center is only a 5-minute walk.
Along with an indoor pool, this smoke-free hotel has a 24-hour fitness center and a spa tub. Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a 24-hour business center, coffee/tea in a common area, and conference space.
All 83 rooms provide conveniences like refrigerators and microwaves, plus free WiFi and cable TV. Other amenities available to guests include coffee makers, free weekday newspapers, and free local calls.
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Aurora - Naperville offers 83 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. Premium cable television is provided. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided. Bathrooms include complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. This Aurora hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and complimentary weekday newspapers, as well as phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is provided daily.


Luxury real estate offers in İstanbul are listed here. There are various İstanbul properties for sale like; Beylikdüzü, Esenyurt, Maltepe, Taksim, and Sarıyer. Search for Istanbul property and property prices in İstanbul.
A growing number of Europeans are exploring the potential of Istanbul real estate. There are a number of reasons to buy İstanbul properties for sale who this metropolitan area is so popular and they do not stop with simple economics. In addition to the location, distance from other European points, warm climate and lower cost of living, Turkey has implemented economic reforms that make mortgage rates more affordable for those purchasing real estate in Istanbul and country.
Istanbul is located in northwestern Turkey. It straddles two continents. The city is historically and commercially a part of Europe, but one-third of the population actually reside in Asia. The city controls the waterway known as the Straits of Bosphorus. This busy shipping canal extends from the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara.
The cost of living in Istanbul is a positive factor for those considering realty purchase. Property prices in Turkey have been compared to those of Spain three decades ago. With a similar climate to the Mediterranean coast of Spain, it is easy to see why Istanbul would be viewed favorably by people looking for a second home, retirement location or even an investment property.
The climate is best described as Mediterranean, however, the proximity to the waterways means the humidity is higher than most other European centers. The humidity can reach eighty percent most morning, with persistent fog. Generally the summers are hot and the winters are quite mild. The coastal proximity often is a draw, regardless of the other features.
The economic strength of this country and city is another reason for drawing investors and Istanbul property buyers to the area. There is a conscious plan to draw capital to the country through favorable terms and rates. Solid financial growth during the recent history of the country makes the area a prime investment target. It is growing in status with European Union membership. The Customs Union membership and status as an accession country date from 1996 and 2005 respectively.
The modern airports and short flights from most European capitals mean that it is easy to schedule a short holiday. Many passengers arrive at the Istanbul Ataturk Airport, which handles over 45 million passengers annually. The 3.rd airport of İstanbul is projected to be the largest in the world, with a total capacity of 150 million passengers annually. Public transportation is being implemented with an eye to the future. Transportation modes include vehicles, trains, watercraft, and trams. There are domestic flights to popular coastal resorts on the southwestern coasts.
Beginning five years ago, mortgage rates in Turkey became affordable. There are rates that make it possible for local buyers in Turkey to obtain a home here. It also makes the property market in the city more attractive for foreign buyers, whether for residence or as an investment property.
Real Estate in Istanbul is available to investors and residents of Turkey. For those who want to invest in Turkey is a terrific investment area. It is also available for those who are looking for a vacation or retirement location that has a lower cost of living. Improved mortgage rates and terms have increased the interest in the geographical area. Air flights from other parts of Europe make spending time or money in the city easy and convenient. As a historical, economic or social destination, the city is hard to beat.
After the new property law which allows to all people buys real estate in Turkey, there is a growing interest to İstanbul property for sale. Many Arab buyers search for Istanbul house for sale nowadays. There are high quality and very luxury apartment for sale in Istanbul for Russian and European home buyers.


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MADAME by Marie Krnakova
The selection of perfumes that is available to fragrance fans gets bigger every day, but so does the various qualities that these scents possess. From natural to organic, and vegan to mixed media, there really is something for everyone. Our individual tastes determine which direction we go in, but it's often difficult to differentiate the fact from the fiction when it comes to a company's values. Thankfully there are some out there that are wonderfully transparent, and one such company is MW Perfumes. A natural fragrance brand, and a Fragrance Foundation Award Nominee in 2019, it's time to meet Madame.
When Marie Krnakova launched MW Perfumes in 2014 it followed a career spent in the world of aromatherapy and herbal medicine. She said that after discovering the therapeutic properties of essential oils, and later the medicinal and chemical aspects of the ingredients, it was "a small but incredibly exciting step into studying perfumery." She decided to concentrate on natural perfumery but, right from the very beginning, Marie was very clear about the reasons behind this. "I fully respect and value synthetics and their role in perfumery. However, my personal preference is to use natural ingredients as I find them more exciting."
Even at the very beginning, Marie was very clear that she didn't want to become embroiled in the "synthetics versus naturals" debate and, in a similar way to the award winning perfumer Marina Barcenilla, she chose to go down the natural pathway simply because she found the ingredients "incredibly beautiful, rich and complex." I've said before that the skills required to produce natural fragrances are different to those skills exercised by more commercial perfumers, but both are as valid as each other. Her inspirations always come from real experiences, and the story behind Madame is as wonderful as the scent itself.
"The idea came to me whilst I was sitting in a tea room in Prague. Hidden from the hustle and bustle of the city streets and shopping alleys, I always loved the scents of the dry tea leaves mixing with burning incense. To me it was the most beautiful aroma ever. I would often quietly watch the tea ceremonies, transported by the chants and prayers. The words seemed to be whispered into clouds of incense, swirling around for a moment and then slowly dissolving into the air. The fragrance is dedicated to one of the ladies that showed me such kindness and generosity, and it always reminds me of those moments of peace and calm."
The fragrance opens with an uplifting burst of bergamot and, almost immediately, you get that promised aroma of ceremonial incense. Within this however you also have the stunning floral notes of deep jasmine and hints of frangipani, which adds an exotic touch to the scent, alongside a whisper of orange blossom. As the perfume develops on the skin it's almost as if the incense accord splits open to reveal the liquorice edged myrrh and a beautifully resinous frankincense before Marie's perfectly measured oud and vanilla pairing glides effortlessly into place. Madame is wonderfully expansive, decadently vintage, and the perfect scent for winter.
Madame is available from the MW Perfumes website at mwperfumes.com priced at £50 for 25ml. [Sample provided by Marie Krnakova]
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SOMETHING WICKED by Ivy's Poison
ATHENA and NARCISSUS by Aaron Terence Hughes
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Saudi Arabia And Israel Are Best Buddies
in World — by Dr Ludwig Watzal — 10/08/2017
That the Zionist and the Saudi regime are cooperating very closely and intensively is all over town. They have a common enemy: Iran. So, Israel doesn't mind supporting the most radical, anti-democratic, fundamentalist, and repressive Islamic regime on the face of the earth. Besides that, both regimes are not that different. In the last decade under the Netanyahu reign, Israel has become so fundamentalist that one can hardly differentiate this government from the Iranian one, not to speak of the Saudi regime. Radical Jewish right-wing extremists infiltrating all ranks of the state, especially the military, and have hijacked the Netanyahu government through the Bennett's Jewish Home party.
Compared to Saudi Arabia, Iran is a fully fledged Muslim democracy with regular elections on all levels of society. The Saudis have no votes whatsoever and oppress not only its Sunni but especially its Shiite population. Western media do not report on the daily attacks against Saudi installations. The Saudi regime is going to execute 13 Shiites again in the coming days. Western protests: Nil.
Israel, which is the self-proclaimed "only democracy in the Middle East," can only fool their Western supports with this slogan. Israel has become a significant liability not only to the US but Western interests across the Middle East. The country is heavily involved in causing havoc in their neighborhood such as Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, and Kurdistan.
The latest indication of this close cooperation between Israel and Saudi Arabia is Israel's intent to shut down Al-Jazeera, the Qatari news network that has been a nuisance to the ruling dictators in the Middle East. To silence this network has long been on the list of the US, Saudi Arabia, Israel, and the other Arab dictatorships. At the height of the US attack and its atrocities in Iraq, George W. Bush contemplated openly on bombing Al-Jazeera.
But in the case of Israel, it's different. By closing down the Iraqi network, the Zionist Netanyahu-regime wants to do the Saudis a big favor because both countries still want to push the US into war with Iran. The way to this disastrous road would be the canceling of the Iranian nuclear deal that Obama and the other nations signed with Iran. Israel and the Saudis are strongly opposed to this agreement. Al-Jazeera's political analyst Marwan Bishara stated recently: "Israel is taking its cues from Saudi dictators."
Perhaps US President Donald Trump is that stupid to walk into this Israeli-Saudi trap. The US has already paid a high price for its illegal attacks across the Middle East. Why should the American people take the bullet for these two rogue regimes? When Saudi Arabia and Israel want to attack Iran, the tens of thousands of their decadent princes should fight together with the Israeli army. So far, Saudi Arabia was unable to defeat a bunch of Houthi tribesmen in Yemen.
To shut down Al-Jazeera in Israel is not that easy as in the Arab dictatorial regimes. In Israel, at least, a due process is still required. What a strange coincidence, the office of Al-Jazeera is in the same building that houses the Israeli government press office. To shut down Al-Jazeera in Israel would also close a window to the Muslim population that only the Qatari network can provide. Or does Netanyahu wants to detract from his legal and political difficulties that he is facing, and Al-Jazeera serve as the useful bogeyman?
Dr. Ludwig Watzal works as a journalist and editor in Bonn , Germany . He runs the bilingual blog between the lines. http://between-the-lines-ludwig-watzal.blogspot.de/
As Bahrain, UAE sign peace deals with Israel, Trump says 5-6 more countries ready to follow soon
Will They or Won't They? Saudi Recognition of Israel is the $64,000 Question
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Author: Dr Ludwig Watzal
K SHESHU BABU says:
Both Saudi and Israel have common ' buddy ' in USA which supplies the required military and financial support beside ' moral ' support for their aggression against neighbor and other nations


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In one very important respect, I feel sorry for Nikon.
Both D750 problems fall into those issues that you really struggle to deal with as a manufacturer. Yes, the defects are almost certainly there. But how many people will actually encounter them? In both cases for the D750, the answer is only a few.
The initial D750 problem had to do with the placement of the AF sensor module and its intrusion into the mirror box, coupled with the small shielding flap that flips when the mirror goes up. If you hit just the right scenario with direct light hitting the top of the AF sensor assembly at the right angle, it gets reflected up into the image area, adding to the flare there and revealing shading from the flap, which makes for an artificial cutoff of the flare and an obvious visual defect in the image.
My D750 couldn't reproduce this problem with any amount of trying, but another I borrowed took only an hour for me to trigger ;~).
The latest problem is what Nikon calls "shutter shading," and it seems to only occur at high speed sync with flash (Update: I've seen one complaint now about it occurring at 1/200 without Auto FP; but it seems clear to me that the problem is related to the synchronization of the shutter and flash fire point). At least those are the only cases I've seen so far (1/250 or faster shutter speed; the D750's flash sync speed is 1/200). If that's the case, and if you never move the D750 off the factory defaults, you simply will never see the issue. Even if you do set Custom Setting #E3 to one of the two Auto FP modes, you don't always see the issue. I haven't triggered it yet with my camera, though I haven't quite done as much testing as I did with the original problem yet. The people I know that have triggered it were all using Auto FP.
So here's Nikon's dilemma: out of tens of thousands of users, maybe hundreds have encountered the issues. Probably less given how few examples you see posted. So do you repair all the cameras?
So I feel sorry for Nikon. One is an esoteric assembly issue that was tough to catch. The other is probably an issue with a parts supplier not meeting specifications. Yet neither problem has had a lot of impact on D750 users.
Still, as much as I empathize with Nikon on the D750 problems, here's what I think Nikon is still getting wrong: they're not actually fully disclosing the problem. If I'm right that the current service advisory is for an issue with Auto FP sync—heck even if it was just flash sync in general—and disclosing that to the D750 owners would make those customers a lot less paranoid. In fact, it would almost certainly lower the strain on Nikon repair centers at the moment, as I can tell you that a lot of shooters would just avoid Auto FP for the time being while waiting for a more convenient time to send the camera in for repair.
This is why I've hammered Nikon so often on their communications. Those communications are more often than not opaque, veiled, incomplete, or un-informing. Such poor communications just ratchets up the response from the customer base in ways that harm Nikon more than help it, so I don't understand why they just won't address their communications problems and fix them.
I suspect that it's partly fear of legal repercussions that is driving Nikon to say so little, so poorly.
Nikon, here's the thing: most of your users are far less likely to sue you if you'd just be more open and upfront. You've made many of them so paranoid that their first impulse is to punish you. I'm pretty sure that's not what you want to happen, but it is happening.
Give us the clear, complete, and useful information we need to make critical decisions about our tools of choice. I personally would never punish you for that, and I'm pretty sure virtually all of the Nikon user base would say the same thing.
The D750 is a perfect example of what I wrote in the previous paragraph. Nikon marketed the D750 to pros, and it was especially taken up by wedding photographers. Those folk are busy right now. Very busy. They don't want to send their camera back to Nikon for repair until probably July or August if they can get away with it. But they don't have the necessary information to know what is triggering the shutter shading issue, thus they have no idea if they could avoid it in their current use of the camera. One botched wedding shot is a huge liability to them, and they don't know if it's avoidable with their camera.
That's what we want to be fully on your side, Nikon. But thank you for making the right decision. I'm sorry that this happened to you.


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Right Turn
The phony quid pro quo standard
By Jennifer Rubin
Jennifer Rubin
Opinion writer covering politics and policy, foreign and domestic
Hillary Clinton at the United Nations in March.
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Given the revelations about Bill and Hillary Clinton's money machine and potential conflicts of interest, many are arguing that as long as no quid pro quo is found, she will survive. This is not necessarily the case, and some such arguments are an effort to set a bar low enough that even Clinton can stumble over it.
As a legal matter, it's not necessary to find a quid pro quo. "The most significant and powerful forms of corruption today are precisely those that thrive without depending upon quid pro quos for their effectiveness." That was Harvard professor Lawrence Lessing — talking about the Bob McDonnell case. Oh yes, that. Back then there was a similar false comfort in the lack of a quid pro quo. "Is there proof that [Jonnie] Williams, in giving those gifts, demanded reciprocation for his company? No. At least not yet. But that doesn't mean that McDonnell and his family weren't inclined to look at Williams and Star Scientific more favorably because of the financial assistance they were given."
And that is essentially what the jury found and why it convicted McDonnell, who was surrounded by a swirl of gifts, benefits, cash and favors — periodically punctuated by a phone call on Jonnie R. Williams Sr.'s behalf. Recall how each side saw the case going into trial:
McDonnell claims his dealings with Williams did not involve any "quid pro quo" — the Latin term used in the law that means one thing for another. McDonnell argues that while he arranged meetings with government officials for Williams and hosted an event at the Executive Mansion to launch Star Scientific's signature product, such accommodations fall short of [the] sort of benefits historically associated with bribery — government grants and jobs, for example.
Prosecutors counter that an exchange of benefits need not be so specific to be illegal. The McDonnells' willingness to help Williams on "an as-needed basis" and Williams's expectation of something in return, whether he received anything or not, qualifies as a quid pro quo, they say.
We know how things worked out there.
As for the Clintons — who are not (yet) in a court of law — the lack of a quid pro quo is an especially poor defense. Hillary destroyed thousands of e-mails about her "private" dealings. Destruction of evidence — not to mention leaving foreign donations off the foundation's tax returns (recall that McDonnell left the "loans" off bank documents) — tends to underscore that the couple was hiding something and that the evidence in those e-mails or the entities listed on the tax returns would have been incriminating. In the case of the e-mails there is a legal concept known as "spoliation of evidence." In short, if a court finds that a party has destroyed evidence, it is permissible to assume that it would have proven guilt. ("[C]ourts have long employed the adverse inference jury instruction or 'spoliation inference,' to sanction spoliation of evidence. Under this inference, the jury is instructed that it may assume that the lost evidence, if available, would have been unfavorable to the spoliator.") Again, we are not in court, but the common-sense inference that many voters and the media may make is that destroying the e-mails was in essence a cover-up.
Hillary Clinton's problems don't stop there. Even with no quid pro quo, she did not always follow the agreed upon procedure for vetting monies going into the foundation. The Clintons did not disclose some of the subsponsors of Hillary's own speeches and left out four of Bill's from disclosure forms. In other words, she broke the rules that were intended to prevent conflicts of interest, which in and of itself is serious malfeasance. Her gross disregard for the appearance of impropriety and for rules that were meant to prevent corruption is stunning.
Finally, there are the donors themselves, who many believe should never have been permitted and still should not be permitted to give money to the Clintons. There was money from Hamas-supporting Qatar and women-abusing Saudi Arabia. There is money from the Russian purchaser of uranium, who can now hand it over to Iran. This suggests there was no one from whom the Clintons would not take money, no matter how shady, depraved or self-interested the giver. Even if no favors were ever given in return, what does this say — I know, this is quaint — about her personal standards?
I can understand why Hillary and friendly pundits might want to concede the distasteful facts no longer in dispute (what choice is there?) and instead erect a new standard for judging her: So long as there is no provable quid pro quo she can be president! That would not be true to avoid a conviction, and it is an inexcusably low standard to impose on someone seeking the presidency. "You can't prove I'm a crook" is not a convincing defense.
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Robin Miriam Carlsson (born 12 June 1979), known as Robyn, is a Swedish soprano vocalist. Robyn became known in 1997 for the worldwide dance-pop hit "Do You Know (What It Takes)" from her debut album, Robyn Is Here. The popularity of her UK number-one "With Every Heartbeat" and her 2005 album, Robyn, brought her international success. Australian Dance Albums Chart [60], Belgian Albums Chart [61], Canadian Albums Chart [62], European Top 100 Albums [46], Irish Albums Chart [63], Swiss Albums Chart [64], UK Albums Chart [43], US Billboard 200 [50], In June 2010 Robyn released the first album of a trilogy, Body Talk Pt. 1 (her first album since Robyn), which reached number one. Its lead single, "Dancing on My Own", was released several weeks before the album and received a Best Dance Recording nomination for a 2010 Grammy Award. Body Talk Pt. 2 was released on 6 September and debuted at number one on the Swedish chart. The trilogy's final album, Body Talk, was released on 22 November with "Indestructible" its lead single; "Call Your Girlfriend" was the album's second single. In May 2015 Robyn announced a new music project, La Bagatelle Magique.
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Robyn Carlsson is a Swedish pop singer-songwriter.
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Robyn Lively (born 1972), American actress
Robyn Malcolm (born 1965), New Zealand actress
Robyn Nevin (born 1942), Australian actress, director and former head of the Sydney Theatre Company
Robyn Slovo (born 1953), South African film producer
Robyn (born 1979, Robin Miriam Carlsson), Swedish pop singer and songwriter
Robyn Hitchcock (born 1953), British singer-songwriter and artist
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Robyn Loau (born 1972), Australian singer, songwriter and actress
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Robyn Is Here, debut album of Swedish pop singer Robyn
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Robyn Gayle (born 1985), Canadian football (soccer) player
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Robyn is the fourth studio album by Swedish recording artist Robyn. It was released on 27 April 2005 by Konichiwa Records. The album represented a change in Robyn's musical style, in which she explored synthpop and dance-pop music, with inspirations from electronic duo The Knife and rock band Teddybears. It also marks Robyn's first album release on her own record label, Konichiwa Records, which she founded in 2005.
The album debuted at number one on the Swedish Albums Chart in 2005, becoming Robyn's first-ever number-one album on the chart. It was released Internationally in 2007, two years after it was originally released. The album received a nomination for Best Electronic/Dance Album at the 2009 Grammy Awards. Five singles were released from the album: "Be Mine!", "Who's That Girl", UK number one song "With Every Heartbeat", "Konichiwa Bitches" and "Handle Me".
In 2003, Robyn left her record label, Jive Records, because of the lack of artistic control offered to her by the label. The previous year she had released her third album, Don't Stop the Music, but felt disillusioned by the label's attempt to market her as the next Christina Aguilera in the United States. Robyn described the album as a "big compromise" and was upset because she "was going backwards" and not "doing what [she] wanted to".
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Body Talk released: 2010
Body Talk, Part 2 released: 2010
Robyn released: 2007
Det bästa med Robyn released: 2006
Robyn's Best released: 2004
Don't Stop the Music released: 2002
My Truth released: 1999
Robyn Is Here released: 1995
Don't Fucking Tell Me What to Do
Hang With Me
Call Your Girlfriend
None of Dem
We Dance to the Beat
U Should Know Better
Dancehall Queen
Get Myself Together
Stars 4-Ever
Body Talk, Part 2
Criminal Intent
Indestructible (acoustic)
Cry When You Get Older
Hang With Me (acoustic version)
Jag vet en dejlig rosa
Konichiwa Bitches
Bum Like You
Be Mine!
Who's That Girl
Crash and Burn Girl
Robotboy
Should Have Known
Anytime You Like
Det bästa med Robyn
Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect)
My Only Reason
Bumpy Ride
You've Got That Somethin'
O Baby
Don't Want You Back
Main Thing
Underneath the Heart
Giving You Back
Do You Know (What It Takes)
Robyn's Best
Don't Stop the Music
Keep This Fire Burning
Breakdown Intermission
Ain't No Thing
Still Your Girl
Regntunga skyar
Healthy Love (feat. Cindy)
Not on the Inside
Universal Woman
Robyn Is Here
You've Got That Somethin'
Just Another Girlfriend
Don't Want You Back
Do You Really Want Me
I Wish (a cappella)
Indestructible, Robyn
I'm going backwards through time at the speed of light I'm yours, you're mine
Two satellites
No, we're not alone
A freeze-frame of your eye in the strobelight
Sweat dripping down from your brow
Don't you let me go
And I never was smart with love
I let the bad ones in and the good ones go
But I'm gonna love you like I've never been hurt before
I'm gonna love you like I'm indestructible
Your love is ultra-magnetic
And it's taking over
And I'm indestructible
Hands up in the air like we don't care
We're shooting deep into space
And the lasers split the dark
Cut right through the dark
It's just us we ignore the crowd dancing
Fall to the floor
Beats in my heart
Put your hands on my heart
Ooh and I'm gonna love you like
Like I've never been hurt before
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Spin 19 Jul 2019
Robyn's eighth studio album Honey dropped back in October, and last night, the "Indestructible" songwriter brought her electric stage presence to Fallon, where performed a medley including the Honey cut "Between the Lines" and 2015 single "Love Is Free." Dressed in bright white and wrapped in a larger-than-life casting of a giant hand, ... ....
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The Independent 26 Oct 2018
But the three singles Robyn released in 2010, "Dancing On My Own", "Hang With Me" and "Indestructible" – perfect pop songs with the silky, slippery dance-and-cry DNA that every popstar now tries to emulate – reached No 8, 54 and 171 respectively in the UK, and didn't chart at all ......
Robyn announces title and release date for first album in eight years
Entertainment Weekly 19 Sep 2018
Robyn is cooking up a sweet treat for her fans ... Robyn further confirmed the album will feature production from longtime collaborator Klas Åhlund, who co-wrote and produced several of the singer's tracks from the Body Talk era including "Hang with Me" and "Indestructible." Mr....
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Robyn ... After falling into despair ("Missing U") and watching her ex's newfound happiness ("Dancing On My Own"), Robyn Konichiwa swears off romance ("Love Kills") but finds herself wooed by the stockboy ("Show Me Love") and decides to give love another go ("Indestructible"/"Do It Again")....


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Billed as "the sleeper hit that has already charmed more than two million French moviegoers," this lovely, quiet, languid and simplistic tale features two exceptional performances by actors given very little dialogue. Cesar award nominated debut film from director Christian Carion (who cowrote the screenplay with Eric Assous) stars the lovely Mathilde Seigner as Sandrine, a nearly thirty year old computer teacher who decides she's tired of the traffic and chaos of fast paced Parisian life and enrolls in the required two year course and practicum on becoming a farmer. Once finished and undaunted by the tiresome physicality and solitude of life as a dairy farmer, not to mention some of the gruesome aspects, Sandrine purchases an isolated stretch of land in the Rhone-Alpes region from Adrien (Michael Serrault), a crusty soon-to-be retired embittered old farmer who makes her agree to the condition that he remain on the property for a few months until he's ready to leave. While predictably the older gentleman-- without much faith in the young girl he considers cocky-- watches with annoyance and worry as she turns the place into a rural vacation getaway hotel and sells goat cheese online, soon warms to Sandrine and they become friendlier towards one another. A bit slow moving and lacking in enough action to interest a majority of filmmakers, it will definitely attract fans of Terrence Malick's work and feels more Midwestern American than a traditional French film, and despite an abrupt and rushed finale, it's a worthwhile contemplative study of farm life.


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The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has already received far more applications for H-1B visas for the 2016 fiscal year than there are visas available under current laws, the agency reported recently. These visas, which enable American companies to hire foreign workers for jobs in the scientific, engineering and computer programming fields, are in high demand among tech-savvy foreign nationals hoping to secure employment-based immigration rights in the United States.
High demand makes for steep odds
Unfortunately, that goal may be out of reach for a majority of those applicants; federal statute mandates that the cap on H-1B visas is set at just 85,000 per year, and the USCIS reported in April 2015 that it had already received a record-breaking 233,000 applications for the coming year. Further complicating matters is the fact that 20,000 of those visas – nearly one in four – are reserved for applicants who have received a master's degree or higher. Lobbyists in the affected industries have repeatedly urged Congress to raise that cap in recent years, but for the time being it remains unchanged.
With demand outstripping supply by such a wide margin, the government relies on a computerized lottery system to determine which employers will be granted the visas they requested to bring in foreign talent from around the world. The chances for any individual employer being granted an H-1B visa are roughly one in three, which some say puts American businesses at a disadvantage in the world marketplace. According to estimates from Compete America, a coalition of tech industry employers such as Microsoft and Amazon, the United States loses about half a million jobs each year as a result of the strict H-1B visa limits.
Other solutions may be available
Despite these potentially discouraging statistics, people seeking employment-based immigration to the United States often have a number of options available to them. People interested in obtaining an H-1B visa are advised to seek legal advice to learn about the application process and other possible immigration avenues that may be open to them. Another thing to keep in mind is that the statutory caps on H-1B visas do not apply in every situation, such as when an existing visa holder wishes to extend the amount of time on a current H-1B visa or make other changes, such as switching employers or positions.
For answers to your questions about employment-based immigration in and around Miami, Florida, contact the law firm of Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. to arrange a personalized consultation.


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/*******************************************************************************
 * Project:  Nebula
 * @file     ActorSender.hpp
 * @brief
 * @author   Bwar
 * @date:    2021-02-13
 * @note
 * Modify history:
 ******************************************************************************/
#ifndef SRC_ACTOR_ACTORSENDER_HPP_
#define SRC_ACTOR_ACTORSENDER_HPP_

#include <memory>
#include "Definition.hpp"
#include "pb/msg.pb.h"
#include "pb/http.pb.h"
#include "pb/redis.pb.h"
#include "channel/Channel.hpp"
#include "codec/Codec.hpp"
#include "codec/CodecUtil.hpp"
#include "codec/grpc/Grpc.hpp"

namespace neb
{

typedef RedisReply RedisMsg;
class CassMessage;

class Actor;
class SocketChannel;

/**
 * @brief Actor发送代理
 * @note 随着Nebula支持的通信协议的增加,Actor类的Send函数越来越多,Actor的可读性会
 * 变差,也不利于维护,故将独立到ActorSender中来,为保持兼容性,原Actor中的Send函数保留。
 */
class ActorSender
{
public:
    ActorSender();
    virtual ~ActorSender();

    static void SetAuth(Actor* pActor, const std::string& strNodeType, const std::string& strAuth, const std::string& strPassword);

    static bool SendTo(Actor* pActor, std::shared_ptr<SocketChannel> pChannel);

    // send pb message
    static bool SendTo(Actor* pActor, std::shared_ptr<SocketChannel> pChannel, int32 iCmd, uint32 uiSeq, const MsgBody& oMsgBody);
    static bool SendTo(Actor* pActor, const std::string& strIdentify, int32 iCmd, uint32 uiSeq, const MsgBody& oMsgBody, E_CODEC_TYPE eCodecType = CODEC_NEBULA);
    static bool SendTo(Actor* pActor, int32 iCmd, uint32 uiSeq, const MsgBody& oMsgBody);
    static bool SendRoundRobin(Actor* pActor, const std::string& strNodeType, int32 iCmd, uint32 uiSeq, const MsgBody& oMsgBody, E_CODEC_TYPE eCodecType = CODEC_NEBULA);
    static bool SendOriented(Actor* pActor, const std::string& strNodeType, uint32 uiFactor, int32 iCmd, uint32 uiSeq, const MsgBody& oMsgBody, E_CODEC_TYPE eCodecType = CODEC_NEBULA);
    static bool SendOriented(Actor* pActor, const std::string& strNodeType, int32 iCmd, uint32 uiSeq, const MsgBody& oMsgBody, E_CODEC_TYPE eCodecType = CODEC_NEBULA);

    // send http message
    static bool SendTo(Actor* pActor, std::shared_ptr<SocketChannel> pChannel, const HttpMsg& oHttpMsg);
    static bool SendTo(Actor* pActor, const std::string& strHost, int iPort, const HttpMsg& oHttpMsg, uint32 uiStepSeq = 0);

    // send redis message
    static bool SendTo(Actor* pActor, std::shared_ptr<SocketChannel> pChannel, const RedisReply& oRedisReply);
    static bool SendTo(Actor* pActor, const std::string& strIdentify, const RedisMsg& oRedisMsg, bool bWithSsl = false, bool bPipeline = true, uint32 uiStepSeq = 0);
    static bool SendRoundRobin(Actor* pActor, const std::string& strIdentify, const RedisMsg& oRedisMsg, bool bWithSsl = false, bool bPipeline = false);
    static bool SendToCluster(Actor* pActor, const std::string& strIdentify, const RedisMsg& oRedisMsg, bool bWithSsl = false, bool bPipeline = true, bool bEnableReadOnly = false);

    // send raw message
    static bool SendTo(Actor* pActor, std::shared_ptr<SocketChannel> pChannel, const char* pRawData, uint32 uiRawDataSize);
    static bool SendTo(Actor* pActor, const std::string& strIdentify, const char* pRawData, uint32 uiRawDataSize, bool bWithSsl = false, bool bPipeline = false, uint32 uiStepSeq = 0);

    // send grpc message
    static bool SendTo(Actor* pActor, std::shared_ptr<SocketChannel> pChannel,
            uint32 uiStreamId, const std::string& strGrpcResponse,
            E_GRPC_STATUS_CODE eStatus, const std::string& strStatusMessage,
            E_COMPRESSION eCompression = COMPRESS_NA);
    static bool SendTo(Actor* pActor, const std::string& strUrl, const std::string& strGrpcRequest, E_COMPRESSION eCompression = COMPRESS_NA);

    // send cass message
    static bool SendRoundRobin(Actor* pActor, const std::string& strIdentify, const CassMessage& oCassMsg, bool bWithSsl = false, bool bPipeline = true);
};

} /* namespace neb */

#endif

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Multifamily Energy Innovation Fund
The primary purpose of the Program is to stimulate innovative approaches for increasing the energy efficiency of existing multifamily residential properties that can be replicated by others.
HUD expects that outcomes of the Program will include:
Reduced energy consumption in multifamily
residential properties, with resulting savings for families, property owners, and in some cases the Federal government, and lower greenhouse gas emissions.
Increased private investment to support energy efficiency in such properties.
Green jobs in construction, property management, and technical analysis (e.g., energy audits, building commissioning), including job opportunities for low-income people.
Acquisition and analysis of data on the costs, benefits, challenges, and opportunities associated with retrofitting such properties.
Approaches for retrofitting such properties that can be scaled up, applied more widely and adopted by other parties.
Approaches that propose solutions to the disparity among the parties when their financial or other interests are not the same, such as the difference in perspective when utilities are paid only by the ownership or only by the tenants, i.e., the so-called ?split incentives? issue.
Grants for this Program
Energy Innovation Fund PowerSaver Pilot 203(k) Program
Energy Innovation Fund - Multifamily Pilot Program
Agency - Department of Housing and Urban Development
The Department of Housing and Urban Development's mission is to increase homeownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination. HUD fulfills this mission through high ethical standards, management and accountability, and by forming partnerships with community organizations.
http://www.hud.gov
Program Accomplishments
Uses and Use Restrictions
Awards will be made in each of two different categories, Financing Demonstrations and Applied Research Demonstrations. --Financing Demonstrations are initiatives that demonstrate innovative methods for financing retrofits of multifamily properties that achieve the criteria described in this NOFA.
Financing Demonstrations must offer a plan to achieve both of the following: a.
Leverage additional capital; and b.
Test new ways of funding retrofit improvements. Examples of eligible financing demonstrations are: (1) energy retrofit financing vehicles providing investor equity; (2) loan loss reserves; interest rate reductions; (3) secondary financing; loan guarantees; secured and unsecured loans; (4) energy-related revolving loan programs; (5) on-bill utility repayment programs or other mechanisms; and (6) power purchase agreements, energy performance contracts, or similar financing structures.
--Applied Research Demonstrations are initiatives that demonstrate innovative and scalable methods of defining and implementing a solution to a longstanding barrier to multifamily residential retrofits that is not primarily financial in nature.
The barrier could be behavioral, structural, regulatory, or related to availability of information or options.
Applied Research Demonstrations must apply a proposed solution to an actual property or group of properties and be applicable to other similar properties.
Examples of Applied Research are: a.Solutions that provide more information on and greater owner and/or tenant control over energy use; b.Solutions that convert properties from master metered/owner paid utilities to individually metered/tenant paid utilities that result in efficiencies and savings, or vice versa; and c.Conservation practices and solutions that address the problem of split incentives by creating incentives for parties that promote investment strategies for energy improvements.
--Financing Demonstrations are initiatives that demonstrate innovative methods for financing retrofits of multifamily properties that achieve the criteria described in this NOFA.
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Applicant Eligibility
This program is directed at the multifamily housing market, to catalyze innovations in the residential energy efficiency sector that have promise of replicability and to help create a standardized home energy efficient retrofit market.
Beneficiary Eligibility
Must be related to eligible multifamily housing.
Credentials/Documentation
In the application for funding from this Grant Program, Letters of Commitment are required to provide evidence of funds for matching and leverage. Owners must show evidence of control of subject properties and of managing or directing programs impacting a minimum of 1000 units of affordable housing when required for eligibility. Environmental certifications will be required for properties receiving grant money. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87.
Aplication and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
Preapplication coordination is not applicable.
Environmental impact information is not required for this program.
This program is excluded from coverage under E.O.
This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. Electronic applications through Grants.gov
Award Procedures
Applications will be rated and ranked in the category of financing demonstration or the category of applied research demonstration. The ratings factors are: Applicant?s Relevant Experience and Capacity, Soundness of Approach, Matching Funds and Leveraging above the Matching Funds Requirement, Low Income Housing Needs, Sustainable Solutions. Applicants are eligible to apply for and receive up to 2 bonus points related to work to support RC/EZ/ECs.
Oct 14, 2011: see the Notice of Funding. see the Notice of Funding.
Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010 , Public Law 111-117.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching Requirements: Participation in the Energy Innovation Program requires that a successful applicant (Grantee) has matching funds to complement grant funds. The level of funding that an applicant must demonstrate to be considered for participation is as follows: a. Applicants for Financing Demonstrations must demonstrate that they have acquired matching funds of at least $2 of private, non-governmental (other than federal, state, local, or tribal) capital for every $1 requested, and will be required to bring additional matching funds of $1 for every $1 loaned at the project level. b. Applicants for Applied Research Demonstrations must demonstrate that they have acquired matching funds of at least $1 of private, non-governmental capital (other than federal, state, local, or tribal) for every $1 requested. This program does not have MOE requirements.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
All awards will be made for a period of performance not to exceed 24 months commencing upon award execution. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: HUD uses the Line of Credit Control System (LOCCS) to release the funds.
Post Assistance Requirements
1.All Grantees must report to HUD quarterly, within 30 days of the end of a calendar quarter (3/31, 6/30, 9/30, and 12/31), in formats approved by HUD.
If there are fewer than 45 days remaining in the quarter in which the grant agreement documents are signed, then the first quarterly reports will be due 30 days after the second calendar quarter date subsequent to the award date.
Quarterly report requirements are as follows: a.
Report on the status of the milestones in the Work Plan, comparing the schedules for milestone completion and expenditures to actual activity. b.
Report on the dollar amount of funds expended to date, the amount of sub-awards made, and the amount of funds remaining.
The report must provide information for total expended, federal dollars expended , and for non-federal funds expended.
Grantees will submit an expanded and updated the Sources and Uses to present this information.
.Report on Program Income as per applicable program income rules as stated in the terms and conditions of the grant agreement.
For Financing Demonstrations only awards that create a revolving loan fund report on matching dollars for grant activities at the project loan level.
Provide information sufficient to demonstrate compliance with the requirement for a property owner to utilize $1 of matching funds for every $1 of financing borrowed from the Grantee?s revolving loan fund.
Report to address management questions.
HUD is interested in understanding and reporting on the effects of the grant activities on the macro level.
Therefore, the fourth quarterly report for each funding year shall be an annual report and shall include regular quarterly reporting described above plus the following additional information.
The Grantee will report on: (1) The number of units and the number of properties receiving energy retrofits. (2) The energy consumption and costs prior to retrofit in properties receiving energy retrofits. (3) Specific retrofit measures being applied. (4) Estimated and actual costs of the retrofit measures. (5) Energy consumption reductions anticipated and, when completed, as achieved after project retrofits. (6) Financial savings from improved energy efficiency for the property and for residents. (7) Financial structures utilized to finance energy improvements and the associated transaction costs. 2.
Final report.
The final report to HUD is due 60 days after the end of the project period.
As part of the final report, the Grantee will provide all closeout documents requirement by HUD.
The report will provide a final summary of program activities and outcomes including: a.
A review of actual outcomes compared to anticipated outcomes.
The review should refer to the original problem statement, methodology, and replicability discussions provided in the application abstract and compare the outcomes of the Program activity to the original expectations. b.
A discussion of lessons learned, including consideration of anticipated and unanticipated problems and solutions. c.
A discussion of the benefits that resulted from the Program activity.
Report to address Section 3 requirements.
24 CFR Part 135 Subparts B and E-direct reporting and recordkeeping requirements for Section3 and such reports should be submitted to HUD as part of the quarterly reporting. 4.
Reports required for release of HUD funds.
Grantees are required to have HUD approval before making any withdrawal of grant funds from the eLOCCS system.
No cash reports are required.
All Grantees must report to HUD quarterly, within 30 days of the end of a calendar quarter (3/31, 6/30, 9/30, and 12/31), in formats approved by HUD.
No expenditure reports are required.
In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), 'Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations,' nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133.
Recipients should maintain records of all financial transactions, including salaries, expenses, and contracting records.
Account Identification
86-0401-0-1-272.
Obigations
(Cooperative Agreements) FY 10 $0; FY 11 est $0; and FY 12 est $24,750,000 - This is a competitive funding program with FY2010 money expected to be obligated in FY2012.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
We expect to make awards ranging from $2.5 to $7 million. For the total amount we expect to make between five and 10 awards.
Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature
The guidelines are in the Notice of Funds Availability.
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
Headquarters Office
Beverly N. Rudman 451 7th street SW Room 6230, Washington, District of Columbia 20410 Email: beverly.n.rudman@hud.gov Phone: 202-402-8395
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
The Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA)provides the selection criteria for scoring that is used for rating and ranking. An excerpt from the NOFA follows: -Financing Demonstrations. The maximum number of points to be awarded for the Multifamily Energy Pilot Financing Demonstrations is 100. The minimum score for an application to be considered for funding is 75 points. The Program is subject to bonus points, as described in the General Section requirements for FY2010. Two bonus points may be awarded for work that benefits an RC/EZ/EC . Rating Factor 1: Applicant?s Relevant Experience and Capacity Rating Factor 2: Soundness of Approach Rating Factor 3: Matching Funds and Leveraging above the Matching Funds Requirement Rating Factor 4: Low Income Housing Needs Rating Factor 5: Sustainable Solutions . -Applied Research Demonstrations. The maximum number of points to be awarded for the Multifamily Energy Pilot Applied Research is 100. The minimum score for an application to be considered for funding is 75 points. The Program is subject to bonus points, as described in the General Section requirements for FY2010. Two bonus points may be awarded for work that benefits an RC/EZ/EC. Rating Factor 1: Applicant?s Relevant Experience and Capacity Rating Factor 2: Soundness of Approach ( Rating Factor 3: Leveraging Funds above the Matching Funds Requirement Rating Factor 4: Low Income Housing Needs Rating Factor 5: Sustainable Solutions .
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