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AB-2054 Emergency services: community response: grant program.(2019-2020)
Enrolled September 01, 2020
Passed IN Senate August 28, 2020
Passed IN Assembly August 30, 2020
Amended IN Senate August 03, 2020
Amended IN Senate July 08, 2020
Amended IN Assembly June 04, 2020
Amended IN Assembly March 09, 2020
Introduced by Assembly Member Kamlager
(Principal coauthors: Assembly Members Bonta and Quirk-Silva)
(Coauthors: Assembly Members Aguiar-Curry, Carrillo, Chiu, Eggman, Friedman, Gonzalez, Lackey, Quirk, Reyes, Robert Rivas, Mark Stone, and Wicks)
(Coauthors: Senators Allen, Bradford, Dodd, Durazo, Hertzberg, Jackson, and Mitchell)
An act to add and repeal Article 8.5 (commencing with Section 8601) of Chapter 7 of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code, relating to emergency services.
AB 2054, Kamlager. Emergency services: community response: grant program.
Existing law creates the Office of Emergency Services within the office of the Governor. The office is responsible for the state's emergency and disaster response services for natural, technological, or man-made disasters and emergencies. Existing law requires the office to establish by rule and regulation various classes of disaster service workers, the scope of the duties of each class, and to adopt rules and regulations for the registration of each class of these workers. Existing law requires the office to work with advocacy groups representing the deaf and hard of hearing for the purpose of improving accessibility to emergency information and services for the populations that they serve. Existing law requires the office to develop a plan for state and local utilization of volunteers during a state of emergency.
This bill would, until January 1, 2024, enact the Community Response Initiative to Strengthen Emergency Systems Act or the C.R.I.S.E.S. Act for the purpose of creating, implementing, and evaluating the C.R.I.S.E.S. Act Grant Pilot Program, which the act would establish. The bill would require the Office of Emergency Services to establish rules and regulations for the act with the goal of making grants to community organizations, over 3 years, for the purpose of expanding the participation of community organizations in emergency response for specified vulnerable populations. The bill would require that grantees receive a minimum award of $250,000 per year. The bill would require a community organization receiving funds pursuant to the program to use the grant to stimulate and support involvement in emergency response activities that do not require a law enforcement officer, as specified. The bill would require the director of the office to assemble staff and resources to carry out certain duties in support of the program.
The bill would require the office to support an 11-member C.R.I.S.E.S. Advisory Committee, selected by the Governor, the Chair of the Senate Rules Committee, and the Speaker of the Assembly, as specified, to be inclusive of community organizations with a proven history of leadership and partnership on emergency response. The committee would establish grant application criteria and parameters for eligible community organizations, review and decide upon grant proposals, ensure grants are adhering to standards, and make recommendations to the office, among other things.
The bill would establish the Community Response Initiative to Strengthen Emergency Systems Act Fund in the State Treasury in support of the program, to be administered by the director. The bill would require that the act be implemented only if appropriate funding is made available to the office, which would make a determination to this effect, to be published on its internet website. The bill would provide that if the appropriation was not made, the office would bear no responsibility for implementing the act. The bill would make findings and declarations in regard to innovative approaches to emergency responses.
This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the Community Response Initiative to Strengthen Emergency Systems Act or the C.R.I.S.E.S. Act.
The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) The complexities of emergency issues surrounding crises in mental health, intimate partner violence, community violence, substance abuse, and natural disasters can, at times, be addressed more safely, with greater impact, and more cost-effectively and efficiently with community organizations, which often have deeper knowledge and understanding of the issues, trusted relationships with the people and communities involved, and specific knowledge and relationships surrounding the emergency.
(b) Furthermore, young people of color, people with disabilities, people who are gender nonconforming, people who are formerly incarcerated, people with immigration status issues, and people who are unhoused or homeless, face significant barriers to engaging with law enforcement and other first responder personnel. Data demonstrates that these populations often do not reach out for needed help when dealing with crises in their communities because of their fear and challenges with engaging law enforcement, which puts lives and families at risk for continued harm and trauma. Community organizations that specialize in working with these populations, understanding their issues, and maintaining deep relationships in their communities have a more successful track record of engaging and supporting them.
(c) Elected officials and philanthropic and community organizations have recognized the need to create alternatives to law enforcement and expand innovative approaches to emergencies and have established programs to do so in school districts, cities, and counties throughout the state.
(d) These alternative approaches have strengthened the response to emergencies in places throughout the state by deepening impact, preventing violence, deescalating volatile situations, protecting property and the environment, reducing law enforcement use of force, and ensuring the health and safety of communities while, at the same time, saving money by decreasing calls for service and the sole reliance upon first responders for emergency situations.
(e) Despite the innovative approaches led by community organizations, the state does not have a policy, a set of protocols, or dedicated funding to support community organizations' involvement in addressing emergencies.
(f) This act seeks to remedy those issues by articulating a policy framework and budget request to support innovative approaches to build capacity in, and to make grants for, community organizations to support emergency response.
Article 8.5 (commencing with Section 8601) is added to Chapter 7 of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code, to read:
Article 8.5. Community Response Initiative to Strengthen Emergency Systems Act
(a) The Community Response Initiative to Strengthen Emergency Systems Act or the C.R.I.S.E.S. Act is hereby established, as a three-year program, for the purposes of creating, implementing, and evaluating the C.R.I.S.E.S. Act Grant Pilot Program in accordance with this article.
(b) For purposes of this article:
(1) "Act" means the Community Response Initiative to Strengthen Emergency Systems Act or the C.R.I.S.E.S. Act.
(2) "Committee" means the C.R.I.S.E.S. Advisory Committee, as described in Section 8602.
(3) "Community organization" means a public or private nonprofit organization, or organization fiscally sponsored by a nonprofit, of demonstrated effectiveness that is representative of significant segments of a community and provides educational, direct, or related services to individuals in the community.
(4) "Director" means the Director of Emergency Services.
(5) "Law enforcement agency" means any police department, sheriff's department, district attorney, county probation department, transit agency police department, school district police department, highway patrol, the police department of any campus of the University of California, the California State University, or a community college, the Department of the California Highway Patrol, and the Department of Justice.
(6) "Law enforcement officer" means an officer, deputy, employee, or agent of a law enforcement agency.
(7) "Office" means the Office of Emergency Services.
(8) "Program" means the C.R.I.S.E.S. Act Grant Pilot Program.
(c) The C.R.I.S.E.S. Act Grant Pilot Program is hereby established. The office shall establish rules and regulations for the act with the goal of making grants to community organizations. Grantees shall receive a minimum award of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) per year. The program shall create and strengthen community-based alternatives to law enforcement in response to crisis situations not related to a fire department or emergency medical service response in communities where there is a history and pattern of racial profiling, law enforcement violence, gaps in law enforcement service, or where vulnerable populations live, including people of color, elderly people, people with disabilities, people who are gender nonconforming, people who are likely to face disproportionate police contact, people who are formerly incarcerated, people with immigration status issues, people who are unhoused, people facing mental health crises, people involved in intimate partner violence, vulnerable youth, people likely to be engaged in community violence, people challenged by substance abuse, and people living in areas that are environmentally insecure with vulnerable populations and subject to natural or climate disasters or public health emergencies.
(d) A community organization receiving assistance pursuant to the program shall use the grant to stimulate and support involvement in emergency response activities that do not require a law enforcement officer, for activities including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(1) Project planning and community engagement.
(2) Project implementation.
(3) Staffing, subject to the requirement that grantees adhere to all applicable laws relating to scope of practice, licensure, and certification.
(4) Facilities, subject to the requirement that the facility is to be utilized by the grantee, which may extend beyond the term of the program.
(5) Operational costs, including, but not limited to, startup or expansion, marketing, language translation, and transportation costs.
(6) Consulting services.
(7) Training.
(8) Program and project evaluation, including, but not limited to, evaluation of program and project efficacy, staff performance, and service delivery.
(e) The director shall assemble staff, resources, and, if necessary, engage consultants with technical expertise, to carry out the following duties and responsibilities:
(1) Following appointment of the advisory committee, provide organizing, staffing, and facilitation support, including, but not limited to, outreach and engagement, cooperatively creating meeting agendas, providing recordkeeping and facilitation support, reimbursements for travel and participation in advisory committee meetings and activities, and detailed information on rules, regulations, and relevant deadlines.
(2) With the guidance of the advisory committee, develop the program, with grants to be issued no later than January 1, 2022.
(3) Provide technical assistance to prospective applicants, solicit and review all grant proposals, and support the advisory committee's review and scoring of proposals, as well as preparing proposals for final approval by the advisory committee.
(4) Publish and maintain an internet website to report details relevant to the advisory committee for the public to view, including, but not limited to, advisory committee meeting agendas, minutes, vote counts, committee member information, photos, and video.
(5) Consult with local emergency services personnel and community-based or grassroots organizations for input and potential approaches on issues related to emergency response.
(6) Assist the advisory committee in carrying out its work and perform other duties as directed by the advisory committee.
(f) (1) The office shall issue a public report, to be posted on its internet website six months following the end of the program, on the programmatic and fiscal savings associated with the program, key conclusions, populations served and the benefits conferred or realized, and resulting policy recommendations to provide guidance to the Legislature and Governor in fully implementing and scaling a permanent program.
(2) The report required by this subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795.
(a) The office shall support an 11-member C.R.I.S.E.S. Advisory Committee, selected pursuant to subdivision (b), that shall be inclusive of community organizations with a proven history of leadership and partnership on emergency response, for the three-year period of the program.
(b) The committee shall be selected by the Governor, Chair of the Senate Committee on Rules, and Speaker of the Assembly as described in this subdivision. Racial, gender, and ethnic diversity, and representation of communities described in subdivision (c) of Section 8601, shall be considered for all appointments. The members shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing entities.
(1) The Governor shall select:
(A) An emergency medical system professional.
(B) A survivor of an emergency or crisis.
(C) A representative from a community organization providing direct services to vulnerable populations.
(D) A public health professional.
(E) A representative of an advocacy or community organizing group serving vulnerable communities.
(2) The Chair of the Senate Committee on Rules shall select:
(A) A survivor of an emergency or crisis.
(B) A representative from a community organization.
(C) A representative of an advocacy or community organizing group serving vulnerable communities.
(3) The Speaker of the Assembly shall select:
(B) A representative from a community organization providing direct services to vulnerable populations.
(C) A public health professional.
(c) (1) The advisory committee shall establish grant application criteria and parameters for eligible community organizations, review and decide upon grant proposals, ensure grants are adhering to standards, and monitor progress, conclusions, and challenges. The committee shall make recommendations to the office on program development, implementation, and oversight on an ongoing basis. Scoring of grant proposals shall prioritize, and give preference to, projects in locations with a demonstrated need, as evidenced by metrics such as a high record of police use of force, a high volume of civilian complaints, and racial profiling, and community organizations that have a history of serving the populations described in subdivision (c) of Section 8601.
(2) After an initial meeting, the committee shall meet a minimum of once per quarter. A majority of the appointed advisory committee shall constitute a quorum. Committee meetings shall be held in accordance with the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3).
(a) The Community Response Initiative to Strengthen Emergency Systems Act Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury in support of the program that shall be administered by the director. Moneys deposited in the account, both public and private, upon appropriation by the Legislature, may be expended by the office for the purposes of this article.
(b) This article shall be implemented only if appropriate funding is made available to the office. Upon finding that appropriate funding has been made available to implement the article, the office shall publish a notice stating this on its internet website. If the appropriation is not made, the office bears no responsibility for implementation of this article.
This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2024, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2024, deletes or extends that date.


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The new Tizen OS brings a wider range of applications. Samsung has included the capabilities to integrate Tizen 4.0 with household and IoT devices. Further, the platform is touted to be well-optimised for IoT developers.
Samsung claims that Tizen 4.0 enables rapid creation and commercialisation of various IoT-centered apps. "Among open collaborations, and as we enter the IoT era, we expect Tizen will open new opportunities for the future of IoT," said Hyogun Lee, executive vice president of the visual display business at Samsung Electronics.
Lee, who is also the chair of the Tizen Technical Steering Group, told the attendees at the developer conference that in addition to IoT devices, Samsung is expanding the reach of Tizen to devices like TVs and connected home appliances.
Emerging development environment
The latest Tizen OS version offers a development environment that will let developers build refined software solutions by subdividing functional modules. The Korean giant has also developed Tizen RT (Real-Time) that will help developers create IoT solutions for TVs, mobile devices as well as low-end products like thermostat, bulbs and scales.
Microsoft on board
Samsung has collaborated with Microsoft to help developers write applications with popular programming languages like .NET, Xamarin and C#. Developers can write apps for Tizen using Microsoft's Visual Studio as well. Also, Samsung is exploring potential collaboration opportunities with chip makers. This development would be announced in detail sometime in the coming months.
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"It is counter-intuitive for humans to take the longest route to do something, especially in the decisions we make.
She argued that the legal industry would fail to improve its culture of entrenched privilege unless unconscious bias was addressed, and would "remain one of the least diverse professions".
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Among several types of unconscious bias, Ms Clews said, were: affinity bias, the tendency of people to like others similar to ourselves; availability bias, a tendency to make a decision based on information that is readily available rather than objective information; and the 'halo effect', letting someone's positive qualities, such as attractiveness, influence perceptions in other areas, such as leadership abilities.
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Case studies in the report included the international law firm Ashurst, which this year won a business award for improvements in gender equality.
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Ms Clews also suggested introducing "inclusion nudges" or "bias interrupters" into recruitment, promotion and compensations processes "to help influence decision makers to make better and less biased decisions… [and] curb the detrimental effects of bias by addressing them before they happen".
At the recent Legal Geek conference in London, in a panel session on women in lawtech, Law Society vice-president Christina Blacklaws, who is director of innovation at corporate law firm Cripps, urged people to examine their unconscious bias in order to encourage diversity.


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Drought – a perfect storm
Prior to the uprising in 2011, Syria experienced severe and prolonged drought that has been proven to be as a result of climate change caused by human activity. It was very likely this, among other factors, that triggered the civil unrest that has led to war and the exodus of more than four million refugees (mainly to the surrounding Middle East region).
[pull_quote_left author=""]Syria was declared self-sufficient for wheat – a major staple – in the 1990s, but this was largely as a result of unsustainable agricultural policies made by Hafez al-Assad[/pull_quote_left]
Syria was declared self-sufficient for wheat – a major staple – in the 1990s, but this was largely as a result of unsustainable agricultural policies made by Hafez al-Assad, including mass irrigation projects and land redistribution. The legacy of this short-termism has been left to Syria's rural communities who, left vulnerable to drought, have seen crops fail for several years running and livestock herds decimated by lack of food and water.
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These urban communities have grown around the edges, often into illegal settlements that are rife with poverty, crime, unemployment, and poor health and well being. This, and country-wide increases in food prices since 2008 that have exceeded household budgets, makes for something that looks very like former UK Government Chief Scientific Adviser John Beddington's prediction of a "perfect storm," which he said would lead to humanitarian crises all over the world.
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The situation in Syria is, of course, complex and there are many contributing factors. But it does seem that the foundations for civil war were laid, at least partly, decades ago, thanks to carbon emissions and ill-conceived agricultural policy, way before the mission of Islamic State to declare a caliphate in the region.
Syrian scientists in exile
[pull_quote_right author="Syrian-born astrophysicist Rim Turkmani, speaking to the Times Higher Education Supplement"]"Anyone who is interested in taking over an area will usually assassinate the intellectuals and academics. We saw it in Iraq, and now we're seeing it again."[/pull_quote_right]
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There are seven public universities in Syria, which offer students tertiary education that is mostly government funded – students contribute up to around $20 per year. Their academics publish in internationally acclaimed peer-reviewed journals.
The civil war has made life extremely difficult for Syria's academics. Kidnappings are now a daily occurrence and academics and their institutions are being attacked by both sides because they are seen as able to influence their students for or against either of the warring factions.
Speaking to the Times Higher Education Supplement, Syrian-born astrophysicist Rim Turkmani, now working at Imperial College London, UK, said "Anyone who is interested in taking over an area will usually assassinate the intellectuals and academics. We saw it in Iraq, and now we're seeing it again."
Those students and academics who can afford it have fled Syria, but they struggle to pay tuition fees and secure funding to work at foreign universities.
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And, of course, the application of research to rescue Syrian agriculture will rely on the willingness of President Bashar al-Assad to right his father's wrongs in this respect.
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Q: Systemd fails to start openvpn in lxd managed 16.04 container openvpn starts fine from the command line using the exact ExecStart= call from the systemd unit file:
/usr/sbin/openvpn --daemon ovpn-server --status /run/openvpn/server.status 10 --cd /etc/openvpn --script-security 2 --config /etc/openvpn/server.conf /run/openvpn/server.pid

ps ax confirms that the process is there:
1634 ?        Ss     0:00 /usr/sbin/openvpn --daemon ovpn-server --status /run/openvpn/server.status 10 --cd /etc/openvpn --script-security 2 --config /etc/openvpn/server.conf --writepid /run/openvpn/

But systemctl start openvpn@server is not successful:
● openvpn@server.service - OpenVPN connection to server
   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/openvpn@.service; disabled; vendor preset: enabled)
   Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Thu 2016-03-17 09:54:52 UTC; 4s ago
     Docs: man:openvpn(8)
           https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/Openvpn23ManPage
           https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/HOWTO
  Process: 1679 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/openvpn --daemon ovpn-server --status /run/openvpn/server.status 10 --cd /etc/openvpn --script-security 2 --config /etc/openvpn/server.conf --writepid /run/openvpn/s
 Main PID: 819 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)

Mar 17 09:54:52 vpn ovpn-server[1679]:   push_ifconfig_ipv6_remote = ::
Mar 17 09:54:52 vpn ovpn-server[1679]:   enable_c2c = DISABLED
Mar 17 09:54:52 vpn ovpn-server[1679]:   duplicate_cn = DISABLED
Mar 17 09:54:52 vpn ovpn-server[1679]:   cf_max = 0
Mar 17 09:54:52 vpn ovpn-server[1679]:   cf_per = 0
Mar 17 09:54:52 vpn ovpn-server[1679]:   max_clients = 1024
Mar 17 09:54:52 vpn systemd[1]: openvpn@server.service: Control process exited, code=exited status=1
Mar 17 09:54:52 vpn systemd[1]: Failed to start OpenVPN connection to server.
Mar 17 09:54:52 vpn systemd[1]: openvpn@server.service: Unit entered failed state.
Mar 17 09:54:52 vpn systemd[1]: openvpn@server.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.

I interpret journalctl | grep ovpn-server | tail -n 100 that it failed to fork:
Mar 17 09:57:44 vpn ovpn-server[1693]: OpenVPN 2.3.10 x86_64-pc-linux-gnu [SSL (OpenSSL)] [LZO] [EPOLL] [PKCS11] [MH] [IPv6] built on Feb  2 2016
Mar 17 09:57:44 vpn ovpn-server[1693]: library versions: OpenSSL 1.0.2g  1 Mar 2016, LZO 2.08
Mar 17 09:57:44 vpn ovpn-server[1693]: daemon() failed or unsupported: Resource temporarily unavailable (errno=11)
Mar 17 09:57:44 vpn ovpn-server[1693]: Exiting due to fatal error

A: I've been looking for a fix for this also.  What I have found to work is to comment out the LimitNPROC line in /lib/systemd/system/openvpn@.service.
Don't forget to run systemctl daemon-reload after that.

A: It's better to avoid modyfying systemd units originating from system packages. Just use systemd override drop-in:
systemctl edit openvpn@

Unit name for openvpn server might be different, eg. for package version 2.4.5-xenial0 it will be
systemctl edit openvpn-server@

Then put into editor:
[Service]
LimitNPROC=infinity

It should create /etc/systemd/system/openvpn@.service.d/override.conf file (or similar for corresponding unit name). To activate it you may want to reload systemd with
systemctl daemon-reload

If starting the unit is successful with LimitNPROC=infinity then go back and change the limit to a higher value than the default of 10. The limit is important to prevent the service from consuming all available pids which can cause a denial of service.
Credits:
override: https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/398541/218321
"unlimited limit": https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/345596/218321

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Gates Chili bus driver accused of drunken driving with kids on bus
Will Cleveland
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
A Gates Chili school bus driver was arrested Friday morning after school officials said the driver was drunk while driving students around.
Lashonda Griffin, 29, of Gates is charged with six counts of endangering the welfare of a child, driving while intoxicated, and multiple counts in violation of Leandra's Law for driving under the influence of alcohol with children under the age of 16 in the vehicle, Gates Police Chief Jim VanBrederode said.
She made her first run Friday morning and then returned to the district bus garage parking lot, VanBrederode said. She allegedly passed out while in the bus and missed her second run, he added. That led parents to call the district and ask where the bus was. She was then located in the parking lot still asleep in her bus.
According to a district statement, school officials called the Gates Police Department after reports of unusual activity and an unauthorized stop. That unauthorized stop was a visit to McDonald's, VanBrederode said.
Griffin allegedly made a stop at the fast-food restaurant and escorted two children into the business. She went there to pick up food and coffee, VanBrederode said. She then allegedly continued her run and picked up four more students.
The district said police confirmed that the driver had a blood-alcohol content above the legal limit. There were six students on the bus at the time.
The district says the families of the students who were on the bus have already been notified.
"While the district cannot comment directly on personnel matters, we can say that this is an egregious violation of our policies and practices and will never be tolerated," said Iva Petrosino, the district's director of public relations.
Petrosino said the driver was a probationary employee with minimal due process rights and the district will be pursuing "swift and appropriate action to ensure the safety of all students."
The state's oversight of school transportation and bus drivers was recently called into question as part of an audit by the state Comptroller's Office. The audit specifically talks about drug and alcohol testing.
"Parents rightly assume the men and women transporting their children to and from school are qualified and have received the required training and drug and alcohol testing," said Jennifer Freeman, director of communications for the Comptroller's Office . "A recent audit from the State Comptroller's office found that much needs to be done to assure that school districts are actively monitoring employees for the influence of drugs and alcohol. The safety of our kids is at stake. "
This story is still developing. Please check back for updates.


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McLaughlin & Stern Re-Up on 12-Year Lease at 260 Madison Avenue
Tue 28 January 2020 Press Releases
The Sapir Organization announced the signing of a 12-year, 112,000s/f lease renewal with McLaughlin & Stern, LLP at 260 Madison Avenue.
Sapir will carry out a renovation of the firm's headquarters on floors 15—22 to deliver a state of the art office environment, while also respecting the history of this 122-year-old legal practice.
Sapir is working with its affiliate SFM Construction LLC to carry out the improvements while allowing the tenant to maintain its day to day business operations in the space.
Renovations will begin immediately and include upgrades to offices, common areas, conference rooms and bathrooms, as well as new elevator landings, a complete lighting overhaul and new terraces.
Sapir Chief Operating Officer Husein Sonara and the Sapir team negotiated the renewal in-house, while Arthur Mirante and Mike Gottlieb of Avison Young represented McLaughlin & Stern. With the lease renewal, the 550,000 square foot 260 Madison is fully leased
"Our tenants range from deeply established companies to up and coming creative firms, but each one knows that it can count on us to find creative, turnkey solutions to deliver the world-class space they need," said Husein Sonara, Chief Operating Officer of the Sapir Organization.
"Our team was proud to work with McLaughlin & Stern to craft a plan for its headquarters that was not only built to suit — but that allowed the firm to continue its day to day work in place. We consider it as a core responsibility to provide exactly that sort of end to end solution throughout our portfolio."
"Having been in a Sapir Organization facility in midtown for over two decades, and having the Firm more than quadruple in size over that period, it was only natural for us to further extend our partnership with the Sapir Organization," said Geoffry R. Handler, Managing Partner at McLaughlin & Stern, LLP.
"We are positioned for further growth emanating from our New York City headquarters and flowing out to our Long Island, Florida, and Connecticut offices."
McLaughlin & Stern, LLP is a full-service law firm founded in 1898 with more than 100 attorneys representing a wide range of clients in a variety of forums both domestic and overseas. The firm moved into 260 Madison in 1996.
260 Madison was purchased by Sapir in 1997 along with its sister property 261 Madison. Both buildings have recently undergone significant upgrades and major leasing activity. 260 Madison is home to Hanes Brands and head-hunting firm Solomon Page, both occupying newly built-to-suit headquarters constructed by SFM Construction.
The building tenant roster also includes commercial real estate brokerage Marcus and Millichap and MGM Epix.
Just across the street, 261 Madison is home to restaurant Zuma, law firms and national banking companies including Signature Bank, flex office operator Knotel, as well as the Sapir Organization's headquarters.
In September, Sapir signed a full-floor 14,000 square foot lease with Fortune 500 marketing firm RR Donnelley, and a full floor, 11,000 square foot lease with RoC Cosmetics in May. The majority of these spaces were either prebuilt or built-to-suit by Sapir.


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Iran vows response to Israeli airstrike on Syrian air base
10 April, 2018	0 comments
Claiming to be quoting journalists on the ground, the Russian Federal News Agency has reported that two Iranian servicemen were killed and another 7 injured has a result of three missiles striking the Syrian airbase. "We will not allow weapons to pass from Syria to Lebanon, and we will not allow the establishment of an Iranian base". "We are seeing more and more efforts by Iran to establish itself in Syria ".	Read More »
Virginia students fare above average on 'The Nation's Report Card'
In Detroit , students had the worst performance not only among large, urban districts but also compared with all states in fourth- and eighth-grade math, as well as fourth-grade reading. "I'm pleased that eighth-grade reading scores improved slightly but remain disappointed that only about one-third of America's fourth- and eighth-grade students read at the NAEP Proficient level", said former Michigan Governor John Engler, the chair of the National Assessment Governing Board, which oversees ...	Read More »
Michigan Ending Free Bottled Water for Flint This Week
She picked up the eight cases she uses to cook, the maximum amount a resident can receive per day. MI will stop providing free bottled water to the city of Flint , Gov. As a result, lead leached from old pipes and fixtures, and the state is still working to replace pipes in the community. The work in Flint won't be finished until later next year at the earliest.	Read More »
Philippine high court hears arguments to remove Duterte 'enemy' Sereno
Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno (R) stands next to Supreme Court Associate Justice Teresita Leonardo-de Castro during the annual convention of the country's judges in Manila , March 8, 2018. Duterte and Sereno first clashed in 2016 when she criticised his order that judges whom he linked to the illegal drugs trade turn themselves in as part of his crackdown.	Read More »
Trump calls Mueller probe an 'attack' on US
Stephen Ryan , Cohen's lawyer, confirmed that a raid had taken place and that certain "communications" had been seized. Mr Cohen, a longtime lawyer for the Trump Organisation, paid US$130,000 (S$170,466.40) to Ms Stephanie Clifford, an adult film actress known as Stormy Daniels . Read More »
Trump promises to 'make it up' to farmers hit by China tariffs
The U.S. bought more than $500 billion in goods from China previous year and now is planning or considering penalties on about $150 billion of those imports. "Certainly, the president still strongly feels that there was a large amount of voter fraud", she said. And lawmakers hoping for a steady drumbeat of presidential praise about the tax cut package they passed a year ago might be disappointed.	Read More »
Schrater: May "Equal Pay Day" arrive much sooner
Its timely Communi-T capsule collection of limited-edition tees designed in partnership with Global Fund for Women is donating 10% of proceeds to the organization's female empowerment efforts, including gender equality, economic and environmental justice. Read More »
6 killed in plane crash at famed golf course in Arizona
Six people were killed in a plane crash in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Monday, April 9, 2018. Witness Versace King told U.S. media he was helping his father load a truck near the airport when he noticed a small, single-engine aircraft take off. Read More »
Commuters Fight with new French strikes as unions dig in
Millions of French commuters and holidaymakers faced another wave of crippling transport stoppages on Sunday, as rail workers protested at President Emmanuel Macron's economic reform plans and some unions warned they could step up strike action. Read More »
New president of Armenia to pay a visit to Russian Federation soon
Armenian leaders traditionally pay their first official visits to Moscow. "For more than 25 years talks on the conflict settlement have been held in the format of the OSCE Minsk Group, on the basis of the settlement principles and elements suggested by the co-chairs - Russia, the USA and France", the president said in an interview with TASS. Read More »
CareTrust REIT, Inc. (CTRE) With $13.52 Price Forms Bearish Double Bottom Pattern
The firm earned "Hold" rating on Wednesday, August 16 by Jefferies. (NASDAQ: CTRE ) has "Hold" rating given on Thursday, November 9 by BMO Capital Markets. CareTrust REIT, Inc . (NASDAQ:CTRE) at the moment has a 10-month price index of 0.73. Therefore 75% are positive. A stock experiencing a high level of volatility has a higher ATR, and a low volatility stock has a lower ATR.	Read More »
Surprising Stock: Vale SA (NYSE:VALE)
Vale Sa Adr now has $67.35B valuation. 14,968,578 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 20,003,170. The average volume was noted at 26182.02K shares while its relative volume was seen at 0.57. Therefore 43% are positive. According to Finviz reported data, The SMA20 of the stock is at -0.57 percent, SMA50 is -2.94 percent, while SMA200 is 15.32 percent.	Read More »
Conor McGregor charged after allegedly attacking bus at UFC press event
McGregor will not have his passport revoked as part of his bail package, so he'll be free to return to Ireland for now. "He's the most visible face on the planet", Walden said. It has been reported the attack was prompted by an earlier incident in which Nurmagomedov slapped McGregor's teammate, Artem Lobov . Nurmagomedov asked after his victory over Al Iaquinta , who was subbing for Mike Chiesa (who was injured in the bus incident).	Read More »
Wareham man charged with assaulting, leaving woman in burning house
A Westwood, California man has been arrested in Lassen County for attempted murder after a shooting stemming from an argument. According to a probable cause affidavit filed in the case, Mobley left the house he shares with his girlfriend around 10:30 p.m. Read More »
Uttar Pradesh: Vandalised statue of Ambedkar rebuilt, painted in saffron
This comes a few days after statues of Dalit icon BR Ambedkar were damaged in villages of Ballia and Badaun districts of the state, the latest incidents of vandalism in a series of such acts. "The government is busy indulging in politics of colour". They are busy painting buildings, boundaries, parks and so on in saffron colour. As per details by ANI , the statue has been re-painted blue by BSP Leader Himendra Gautam.	Read More »
India, Equatorial Guinea sign three MoUs, pledge to cooperate over bilateral issues
President Kovind, who is on a three-nation state visit to the African countries of Equatorial Guinea, Swaziland and Zambia from April 7 to 12, arrived at Malabo on Saturday. President Kovind arrived in Swaziland from Equatorial Guinea where he held bilateral discussions with President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. Later addressing the Indian community in Malabo, the president said every member of the Indian community is critical to strengthening relations between India and Equatorial Guinea.	Read More »
Backpage execs indicted on federal prostitution, money laundering charges
The law was cited in the indictment, which said Backpage receives the "overwhelming majority" of its revenue from prostitution ads. The seven people charged in the federal indictment were accused of trying to sanitize ads by removing photos and words that indicated prostitution - before publishing revised versions of the notices. Read More »
Fleetwood Mac sees things in a different way: without Lindsey Buckingham
In fact, in the Fleetwood Mac group, he was known as lead guitarist and vocalist. 'We look forward to honoring that spirit on this upcoming tour '. They'll join longtime members Nicks, Christine McVie , John McVie and Mick Fleetwood . He penned numerous band's greatest hits, including 1977's " Go Your Own Way ", "The Chain", and "You Make Loving Fun", as well as 1979's " Tusk ".	Read More »
Community agencies set up support session for those affected by Humboldt tragedy
The parents of Parker Tobin thought the badly injured person in the hospital was their son, when it fact it was not, it was Xavier Labelle. "We don't know why tragedy and disaster come, but we do know the one who holds us throughout that tragedy, and we celebrate today that the one who holds us is one of mercy", Bishop Hagemoen said during the service on Divine Mercy Sunday. Read More »
Packers WR Davis arrested for bomb joke at LAX
It happened at the Hawaiian Airlines ticket counter when Davis was asked the standard array of perfunctory security-related questions. According to reports by USA Today , Davis was earmarked into a Los Angeles jail after noon on Sunday, however, released briefly after posting $15,000 bail. Read More »
JEE Main 2018: A moderate paper, say students
According to sources, approximately 10.4 candidates have registered for this entrance exam which has been conducted for admission to various BE, BTech, BArch and BPlan courses, and also as a screening test for JEE Advanced. What makes the exam even more important is that more than a million students appear for it every year. We will update JEE Mains 2018 cutoff marks. "Algebra was given more importance than calculus in the paper", he said.	Read More »
Fitch questions strength of corporate governance at ICICI Bank
At the time of writing, the 14-day ADX for ICICI Bank Limited (ICICIBANK.NS) is 38.19. The stock traded with the volume of 10.09 Million shares yesterday. Its distance from 20-days simple moving average is -5.26 percent, and its distance from 50 days simple moving average is -12.83 percent while it has a distance of -10.11 percent from the 200 days simple moving average.	Read More »
Google Home and Home Mini launch in India
Likewise, the Google Home Mini takes on the Amazon Echo Dot, and features a Rs. 4,499 price - the same as the Echo Dot. You can choose to connect a Google Home Mini with the Google Home if you have large spaces where you need assistance. Read More »
Axar Patel: India spinner to join Durham for end of Championship campaign
Patel will arrive at Chester-le-Street mid-August and will make his debut against Glamorgan at the SSE SWALEC ground on Sunday, 19 August, the club said in a statement . After the game against Glamorgan, Durham will face Northamptonshire, Sussex, Middlesex, Leicestershire and Warwickshire. The 24-year-old, who is more than handy with the bat, boasts of an impressive average of 48.45 having registered one century and ten fifties to his name.	Read More »
Turkey condemns use of chemical weapons in Syria's Douma
Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said in a statement on Sunday. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, wearing a military uniform, speaks at Ogulpinar military post on the border between Turkey and Syria in Hatay province April 1, 2018. Read More »
Statewide tornado drill scheduled for April 11
State Division of Emergency Management spokesperson Andrew Beckett says the week is designed for public relations: to alert the public to start thinking about possible severe weather. The average lead time for tornadoes to develop is 10 to 15 minutes, which means residents need to be ready to react quickly when a warning is issued.	Read More »
Vanuatu denies Chinese approach to establish military presence
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop , who travelled to Vanuatu last weekend with Britain's Prince Charles, earlier said she was confident of Canberra's strong relationship with Port Vila. China has also faced criticism over its activities in the disputed South China Sea, where it has been building artificial islands on reefs, some with ports and airstrips.	Read More »
19-Year-Old Arrested For Allegedly Robbing Friend
Police arrested a man for third-degree robbery, second-degree criminal trespass and third-degree criminal mischief in the 1400 block of Siskiyou Boulevard. A citizen called police on Sunday, just after 2:30 a.m., about a possible impaired driver who was parked on Market Street. On Sunday afternoon, police officers responded to Fourth Avenue and Richards street after receiving a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle.	Read More »
Trump warns of 'forceful' action in Syria
A Syrian government air base near Homs, which is said to be home Iranian fighters allied with Assad, was struck by missiles. "Syria, Russia , Salisbury", Nebenzia said, referring to the British city where the spy was poisoned. The reports could not immediately be independently verified. It also agreed to release prisoners in accordance with the regime's demand. Washington bombed a Syrian government air base previous year over a toxic gas attack.	Read More »
Iran warns Trump he will regret dropping nuclear deal
In his speech honoring the occasion, Rouhani said that his country's response to Washington's withdrawal from the nuclear deal would be "more serious than imagined". "But we will not use our weapons against our neighbors", Rouhani has said. Iran has already hired China to help redesign Arak, but the JCPOA has yet to give the sign-off needed to begin work.	Read More »
Hamas vows continued anti-Israel rally until goals achieved
His death brings to 31 the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza border clashes over the past two weeks, according to Gazan health ministry figures. The drone floats above the farmland at the east of Gaza's narrow coastal strip where beyond the fence - the transition is nearly invisible - Israel's border communities begin.	Read More »
Two Tourists Reported Dead As Double Decker Crashes Into Branches In Żurrieq
The other three are a 31-year-old German woman, a 72-year-old Italian woman and a 35-year-old-man whose nationality remains unknown. The bodies of the dead tourists were lifted from the top deck by a crane, with emergency workers covering the area of operation with a large white sheet. Read More »
Trump calls raid on his lawyer's office a disgraceful situation, witch hunt
In doing so, he threw Cohen "under the bus", said Paul Ryan, a top Common Cause lawyer. Trump ordered Mueller's firing last June, but backed off the idea when White House counsel Don McGahn threatened to resign. for failing to investigate hillary-clinton "at which there really are crimes". If Rosenstein were to resign in protest over an order to fire Mueller, the task of overseeing Mueller's investigation would typically fall to the associate attorney general, the No.	Read More »
Syria blames Israel for airbase strike as pressure builds over 'chemical attack'
The airstrikes killed 14 people, including fighters from Iran, according to a conflict monitoring group, The New York Times reported. Israel, which has purportedly carried out over 100 strikes inside of Syria since 2012, has mostly targeted suspected weapons' convoys for the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah, a close ally of the Assad regime. Read More »
Forecast: Cool today, warmer Tuesday through Thursday in metro area
Highs will jump 10 to 15 degrees above average, hitting the upper 70s. High pressure looks to be situated over our area Wednesday night , resulting in calm winds and clear skies and thus cooler temperatures. But of course, you can never say never, I suppose. Wednesday , which some call hump day, should feature lots of sunshine and seasonably mild highs in the mid 50s.	Read More »
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If the girls ever read this blog when they are older, I'm sure they'll hate this photo! But this was such a cute ordinary moment I had to share! Hubby and I had been out for the night and Nanny had babysat. I came back and checked in on them and found them both on the bottom bunk like this!
I presumed Bean had climbed down to comfort her sister but in the morning when I asked it turned out that JB had been asleep and that in fact it was Bean who wanted a cuddle in the night.
I feel so very lucky that I had two girls. While most of the time they fight and argue now I hope it won't always be like that – and that they can always turn to each other, just like they did this night.
I really wanted JB to be a girl so that Bean would have a sister as I would have loved to have a sister. I just hope that there are more moments like this and less fighting!


I have this beloved old pair of Church's. It's the pair shoes that I'd never stop to wearing, that fits me better than all the others that I have and I think I'll will never find a worthy substitute.
Days are growing colder but, I can't figure out to start wearing coats and scarves. How is strange thinking that only a month ago I did my last swim in the pool?
Very stylish shoes ! I think I'll also buy a pair of tassel loafers like yours, even if I already have a pair of penny loafers (Henley – Crockett & Jones – Light brown) and this is my favorite pair of shoes, but I wear them without socks !
I also like very much your Hermès Kelly depeche Case and your gloves, especially their color… Very beautiful.
As always your article is very good, the pictures are beautiful and you are very well dressed. Congratulations !
Se vogliamo giocare al "Dandy" allacciamo la camicia del tutto.
I guasti a cosa servono? Tralasciando che l'abbinamento di colori li rende decisamente fuori luogo.
Giacca, scarpe e borsa da paura :).
Ti volevo chiedere, gentilmente, quando hai acquistato la tua Hermès Kelly depeche Case e quanto l'hai pagata.
Speaking of Tassel Loafers, I discovered "Tassel Slippers" (Matthew Cookson). They are fantastic! I think you'll like them too.
Diciamo pure che le Church's sono semplicemente stupende! Sono ufficialmente ai primi posti nella mia lista dei prossimi acquisti.
Julien I love those slippers!!! Especially the gold ones!! Thank you!
forse l'unico difetto oggi sono i pantaloni, nn ti donano particolarmente (cavallo troppo ampio forse).
Bloody Hell why don't you save some money and don't you buy yourself a English course!


There's nothing more dreadful for an aspiring writer than a rejection letter. Famous authors like Stephen King have also had their share, and a considerable one at that. But online book publishing services today are at least helping to keep the waste-basket at bay. Getting published by a well-known publisher may still be the gold ribbon for a writer, but online book publishing platforms are short-circuiting at least the wait to get a book published.
So, enter the doors of BookieJar (beta), an open eBook publishing and distribution platform for independent writers and publishers. BookieJar also endeavors to be a web market for writers and publishers, as well as a community that can bring together storytellers and readers.
BookieJar is of course, not the only self-publishing book service around. Today the web is choc-a-bloc with avenues for writers who like to see their work (both good and bad) made it to at least one reader's computer screen. Amazon has its own self-publishing service called CreateSpace, and there are other well-known ventures like Lulu.com.
So how does BookieJar work?
BookieJar is a place for both free books and paid books. Paid books also come with few free sample chapters. With its assortment of paid books, BookieJar becomes a marketplace where you can write and publish your own eBook and hope to make some money out of it. BookieJar maintains a 70/30 royalty sharing with the author – the author gets 70% of the royalties. Free books on the other hand come from the public domain or writers who are willing to provide their books for free.
A browse through the book site reveals that BookieJar covers all categories of books from authors around the globe. All books are in English.
A unique feature on BookieJar is that you can also read semi-finished books as they are progressing towards completion. You can follow them via your free BookieJar account. You'll receive a reminder when there are new chapters added to a book in progress that you are following.
Most of them are free, but there's no surety that they will remain so as they become complete works. You can read books in the online reader or download them to the computers or eReaders to read later. Books are available in common eBook formats like ePUB and MOBI and can be read on all eBook readers.
I Want to be a Published Writer!
Don't we all. BookieJar being an open platform gives you all the tools for the job. You have to bring the creativity. There are no membership fees involved and the writers retain the copyright of their authored works. You can also publish your book that you are letting others view chapter by chapter on BookieJar. In fact, that could be a good idea as reader feedback is an invaluable tool to direct you to success. To help with the promotion of your books, BookieJar has an affiliate program. BookieJar brings in all the tools of the trade like active promotions to attract book reviewers, book agents, publishers, reader groups etc.
Also, check out BookieJar's unique patent-pending Autograph Now! feature. A nice touch if you reach the summit of a completed work.
Does BookieJar appeal to the writer in you? Try it out and give us your impressions, and especially if you have tried out other web based book publishing platforms as well.