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On the other team, Mona and James are trying to line up buyers for the next day.
Debra and Howard, meanwhile, go to the hardware store to make their pitch. The exec responds that he only ever sees one person walking a dog. Their next item is the sleeping bag. They didn’t prepare an answer to how much a regular sleeping bag would cost, as compared to this £89 one. Granted, the question is way too broad, as some sleeping bags are dirt cheap, while higher end ones would be far more expensive than this item. It’s all moot since it’s not like a hardware store could actually sell most of these products anyway.
Their next stop is the Manchester branch of the Designer Home Store. Their initial reaction is they’re too stylish for the sleeping bag. Howard is unsurprised by the lack of enthusiasm from the retailers.
Lorraine and Yasmina try their luck. They do seem interested in the bike bag.
The rest of Lorraine’s team is struggling to try to put the cat playhouse together. They only have one meeting lined up for the morning. If she’s not happy with that, she should have stayed behind with her team. It’s not as if she did anything on the pitches any of them couldn’t have done.
Mona and James hit one of their appointments, a camping store, to sell the sleeping bag. They start him off at a minimum order of 24 for £49.95. He’d like a better deal. Mona works with him to sell 45 for £48.
Lorraine stays in Manchester with Yasmina, while her other team heads off to the other side. Lorraine does not appear to be having any luck on the phones, a task she considered to be so easy, but Ben, Kate, and Philip have managed to book a meeting with the biggest pet retailer in the UK for her. Yasmina suggests that they both do the pitch, but Lorraine wants to take all the credit (but probably not all the blame). Because she’s the project manager, Yasmina’s out. The reason: she’s her boss.
On the other team, Debra and Howard are on their way to the headquarters of the very same pet superstore. They sell about 60 different types of leads, but they’ve never thought of this before. They would be interested in a trial on a regional basis at 50 of their 220 stores with 4 per store, which works out to a sale of 200.
The other half of Lorraine’s team is meeting with a cycle superstore for their bike bag. The guy they’re talking to points out another flaw: it will interfere with pedaling the bike. Philip agrees to ride the bike through the store to prove it will work. He’s still not interested.
Lorraine is heading for her pet meeting, and she’s talking about selling 20,000 units. She thinks big. Way too big. Didn’t she learn her lesson from the guy who told her that her 400 units per week sale was way too aggressive? They’re willing to do a test of 50 units. When Lorraine calls her other team to report her failure at selling at the meeting they booked for her, she turns it around to get upset at them for struggling to sell as well. She just hopes it’s not Kate’s beauty that’s causing them distractions, so she’s apparently letting her jealousy motivate her here.
Mona and James have sold some more dog leads to a local store in Manchester.
Debra has set up a meeting, and she insists on doing the pitch so she will get credit for the sale, unconcerned that Howard still doesn’t have any sales. She admits they’re working as a team, but she still wants the credit. She does, however, finally hand over their one phone so he can start making some calls. This meeting nets a sale of 10 units.
Lorraine goes to make another pitch. The pet store owner is not interested. It’s just a cardboard box. Now that the day’s almost over, Lorraine realizes this was a poor product choice. Shouldn’t her instinct have told her that long before now?
The other half of her team is attempting to sell a cat playhouse to a city center department store, hoping to make at least one sale for the task. No luck.
Mona’s team was reasonably happy with her performance, and she found them to be cooperative.
Both of their appointments that Sir Alan set up bought nothing. They are not overly surprised.
Lorraine mostly gets support from Yasmina, but not so much from the rest of the team. Kate says it lacked some structure.
They got orders for both items from Sir Alan’s retailers.
Empire’s total sales, all made on day two, were £4,501.
Ignite’s total sales were £1,302, despite having sold to the retailers.
Empire’s strategy was very clearly a winning one, despite Sir Alan having given them a hard time for ignoring the retailers. For their reward, they get a helicopter ride over London at sunset.
Ben, Kate, and Philip sold nothing. Lorraine sold the most, though that was mostly because she gave herself the pitch for the retailers and because the other half of the team made an appointment with the pet superstore for her.
Lorraine blames lack of urgency on the subteam for their performance.
Sir Alan questions Lorraine about the quantities she was attempting to sell, which were ridiculous.
Philip says that, if he and Kate were at the Pets At Home meeting, they would have sold more than 50 units. A chimp would have sold more for that matter.
Lorraine again brings up the lack of urgency, and says they sabotaged her so she would go in the boardroom and be sent home.
Philip and Kate will go back to the boardroom with Lorraine.
According to Philip’s application, his worst qualities are stubborn, arrogant, cocky, and a control freak.
Kate believes she’s performed consistently throughout the previous tasks, and she’s right. Unless she sticks her foot in her mouth, she’s safe.
Lorraine blames Philip and Kate’s friendship for their lack of sales. Oh, and their lack of urgency.
Philip has been fired because he won’t fit into the organization due to his attitude. Should have fired both of them, but Lorraine lives to see another day. She’s earned herself a new enemy in Kate, though, having brought up her friendship with Philip in a desperate attempt to not be sent home.
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In response to this post a friend set up a GoFundMe to try to help keep my family in our home.
Here’s that link. Thank you.
Our youngest son Charlie was born in 2008, and has never known any other home.
This coming April would mark 12 years that our family has called this place home, which is an amazing feat for our family, after all we have been through!
Prior to moving here, we lived in more than a dozen homes over a very short time — following getting married and merging our households (in 2001), and then being displaced the first time by losing everything in a total-loss house fire in 2002 (two weeks after A.J. was born!), and again losing everything (in a very different, but even more profound way) after our kids were poisoned in August of 2005.
For us, this home represents more than just stability, it represents the triumphant struggle to keep our family together during the extraordinary string of traumas that have made up this 16-year-long surreal odyssey “middle act” of our amazing life story arc!
It’s not a big house, and it’s certainly not a fancy house.
Around 2010/2011 a Lead-mitigation grant from the City enabled us to address the remaining Lead hazards, which included pouring a concrete slab cover the Lead-contaminated dirt crawl space floor, encapsulating the couple of remaining original exposed posts and several ceiling boards on our porch, replacing our back door with a new Lead-free door, and sealing the floor of the garage.
The house doesn’t have a basement (there’s a small dirt pit under the house where the water heater keeps various wild critters warm in the winter).
Neighborhood lore has it that it was built in 1905 as a one-room cabin mother-in-law unit to the neighbor’s house, and subsequent owners kept adding on and adding on, so none of it is really “original” and it was also extensively remodeled in the 1980s. The fireplace has lovely pastel purple tiles around it to help definitively date the remodel. lol!
From the moment we bought it, we always thought of it as an eventual “tear down” (given it needs a new roof and has a faux partial perimeter foundation — to hide the fact that the actual “foundation” is just a bunch of felled old-growth large trees cut down in 1905 – sitting on the dirt – with a “house” built on top!).
We love this home, this location and the community and family it represents – and the thought of losing our very humble-but-beloved home – being homeless – in February (just about 7 weeks from now) is frankly unfathomable.
With our children’s special needs, it is crucial for them to have continuity of where they live. With his brain injury, our 13-year old Avi depends on predictability and routine; the boys are finally at a point where they can each have some independence in the neighborhood (since they have been here forever); they know the merchants, they can exercise independence in going for a walk to the store or to the library; they know many people in the neighborhood. They have been able to overcome many of their issues solely because of the stability of their home.
That said – I’m no longer attached to real estate. Our fire – and the loss of nearly everything we had in the world but each other – changed my views about the material world. I know that everything in life is temporary — but when we moved here to this home, we really hoped this would be our FINAL move (after the dozen+ moves preceding it.).
To be clear, we would not be in this position (on the verge of losing our home to foreclosure) had my work and my reputation not been under attack for the past three years (it will be three years in February.) With loans and help from friends and family, we had been able to scrape by until my illegal arrest on false charges last November (2017) – charges that were dismissed in full this past May (2018.) Since then, the financial hardship caused by all of this – and especially caused by the arrest and related repercussions (enormous legal expenses, coupled with a significantly-reduced ability to make a living) – has left us unable to pay our mortgage [even though we have a really good mortgage rate – 2%! – and a fairly low house payment — especially for Portland!] All money we have raised and earned – and borrowed – has gone to pay for the basics: 1) legal fees, 2) food & utilities and 3) not much else!
We also “bought time” — in fact a full year, while have been able to stay here without making payments — by going through the Federal Home Ownership Preservation Program. So for those wanting to offer that as a suggestion – we did that, and it helped — but February 21st is the end of our “grace period” of being allowed to stay in our home.
The sick irony of all of this is that just about two weeks ago, we finally listed my mom’s farm (in Napa) for sale. We listed it on a Thursday evening, and then — by the next Monday — we already had a full-price offer! When the farm sells, I will have enough to keep our home (and to pay everyone back who has helped us through this incredibly difficult time), but because the farm land is not really farm land – but rather an unusual commercial property, it will likely take 8 to 18 months to close escrow (once we have an accepted offer)… and that’s too late to save our home.
Here’s to a much better 2019. Things can only go up from here!
*This Latin phrase originally described an ancient plot device used in Greek and Roman theatre. Many tragedy writers used Deus ex Machina to resolve complicated or even seemingly hopeless situations in the plots of their plays. The phrase is loosely translated as “god from the machine.” This translation refers to how the Deus ex Machina was often performed in ancient theatre. An actor playing a god or goddess would be lowered on stage by a “mechane” which was the name of the crane device used.
My boys walking down the sidewalk with their long-time friend Paul (in the distance).
So… what happened at the hearing on February 19th? How did it go? What’s the latest with your legal case, Tamara?
I am beyond shocked and saddened to hear that, Tamara! I have only occasionally visited your site to read helpful information (which I’m so thankful for) and had no idea any of this happened. My goodness, if I had money, I would immediately buy that house for you and your kids. What an unbelievably heartbreaking and just…ridiculous situation! I hope that, as you say, a last minute turn of events can suddenly fix everything and you won’t have to leave! I wish there was more I could do, but all I can send are my thoughts and prayers for you and your family. God bless!
Ok I’m not up to date on the specifics of the financial struggle…I’m not sure I’ll have anything by Feb, if only the grace period was another year then fingers crossed no more job loses and I could help. But if there is an act of god what’s needed to keep your house? One monthly payment but that only buys a month?…will the proceedings in court get you any $ or will it allow you to do more speaking by clearing your name? So that maybe x number of monthly payments would buy you enough time until you’re able to bring more $ in or is there a large back payment. It’s really a juggling time game to find if everything falls in place but I’m wondering if your followers could donate enough to help or what is a reasonable solution to saving your house although I know you want to build something safe all around?
Thank you for commenting, Katherine. I am hoping for a miracle. I have a couple of miracles up my sleeve maybe – nothing concrete… but I am (as always) optimistic! Plus there are plans for my new business (which you are aware of) that are now kicking into gear. I will send out an update about that soon!
I just found your based on your Young Living diffuser research. Thanks for letting us all know about these lead levels in the products we use. I hate the response the company gave to concerned customers. So flippant. And I hate that you are losing your home. Has someone started a go fund me for you? I would donate and share. Maybe a family member can set one up.
Did Young Living respond? I haven’t seen that response yet – I have only seen the doTerra response. If you have a response from Young Living that you could share with me I would truly appreciate it. My email is TamaraRubin@mac.com.
Thanks again, please let me know if you have any questions!
This week we have been exploring 3d shapes. We have been on a shape hunt, looking for 3D shapes in our environment. We found dice, foam bricks, funnels, marbles, toilet roll tubes and lots of other examples in our learning environment.
At an undisclosed lockup, Parasmal Lodha — known for his fetish for limousines, priceless watches, Cognac and mahogany beds — sleeps on the floor covered with prickly blankets, his meals comprise flatbread and lentils.
Officials of the Enforcement Directorate, who arrested Lodha on charges of illegally re-routing cash to make it look legal (read hawala), showed no mercy to the 60 year-old influencer, rejecting all pleas for special treatment, including home-cooked food. Lodha, claimed sources within the probe agency, did not like being treated as a commoner. To the wealthy across India, he was — over two decades — known as the three-word man: "Get it Done". But now, Lodha had no choice.
"It's interesting to see him in such a condition. In 40 years, life has turned full circle for Lodha and his crimes,” quipped an ED official, in an apparent hint about Lodha’s initial years when he had arrived in Kolkata in 1977 as a carpetbagger and sold stuffed betel leaves and flavoured paan masala in front of Poddar Court, an imposing building close to Lalbazar police headquarters.
Old-timers in Kolkata recall how Lodha and Nandu Pasari, a dealer of Raymond suitings, grew in stature and, of the two, Lodha started doing small-time brokering on behalf of Arun Poddar, owner of Poddar Court.
Lodha, thanks to Poddar, increased his network among Kolkata’s Marwari community, and using their financial prowess, wanted to take over the Peerless Group, then India’s largest residuary non-banking company, in 1987 by acquiring 50 percent of its shares and a seat on its board.
Chairman of Peerless PC Sen had complained to the Kolkata Police that Lodha had offered his staff loads of cash but when refused, Lodha even threatened to kill him using his contact with Dawood Ibrahim. Lodha was questioned by the cops but eventually let off. However, his attempt failed as the Left Front and Congress jointly staved off his bid — CPM leader Somnath Chatterjee and Congress leader Priya Ranjan Das Munshi joined hands — and Lodha’s stake was down to 30 percent.
However, the Peerless misadventure proved to be the biggest springboard for Lodha, who was now seen as the best face for “deals and negotiations” in Kolkata, some in Delhi and Mumbai were also calling him for consultations.
But then came the second jolt when 43 people were charred to death in a deadly inferno that swept through the multi-storeyed Stephen Court in the heart of Kolkata in March, 2010. Lodha was rumoured to be the actual owner of the building, where he had flouted several rules and even built two extra floors bribing his way through. A team of the Kolkata Police had also arrested Sanjay Bagaria, the son-in-law of industrialist GP Goenka — a friend of Lodha's — from a guest house of a paper mill in Saharanpur, in August 2010. Bagaria was one of the directors of Stephen Court Limited — the century-old architectural heritage building on the upmarket Park Street in Kolkata — and had gone missing after the inferno swept through the building. Interestingly, Lodha managed to extricate himself from the incident.
"Lodha had — by the mid-1090s — moved from Kolkata to Delhi and acquired expensive properties, including a huge farmhouse where he entertained guests,” said ED sources.
Among his friends were a host of retired judges with considerable influence on the judiciary, many cabinet ministers, corporate captains, and sons of the then prime minister PV Narasimha Rao. Lodha was a regular at the PMO in South Block.
Lodha expanded his wings even abroad. The ED is looking into his proximity with some influential Indian families in London and Kenya, even in Australia and whether those families benefitted from Lodha’s largesse. Having helped a top Indian conglomerate when his business deals in Australia went sour, Lodha was also seen in the forefront of a group helping a London-based family solve teething problems in its automobile business.
“He was seen as the ultimate saviour who knew the routes to instant cash. He wanted to try his hand into everything, including films,” claimed ED officials. It is reliably learnt that it was Lodha who helped the influential Renu Roy garner cash to finance Rituparna Ghosh’s award winning film, Unishey April, in 1994. He even lobbied for Roy to become the first woman president of Kolkata’s prestigious Saturday Club in 2007-2008, raising many eyebrows in the city.
ED officials claim Lodha had been under the scanner for almost a decade but “serious tracking” by the agencies started when it was claimed that he was the front to re-route financial packages offered by the Indian government to ailing jute mills in Bengal. Many jute mill owners were accused of diverting Central funds without refurbishing the jute mills. Some were also slicing off portions of jute mills into real estate zones. “Lodha was thick in it,” claimed ED officials.
Lodha also worked with influential Marwari tycoons in Kolkata who wanted to acquire heritage buildings close to the Ganges. He had an uncanny ability to get sanctions for extra floors and eventually legalise them by paying hefty bribes to the cops, state government officials and civic authorities. He was then jokingly called "Extra Floor Lodha".
But his interests in real estate dimmed in late 1990s amd he shifted to cash re-routing, lobbying with the judiciary and started negotiating with many across India. Instead of shuttling regularly between Delhi and Kolkata, his new destinations now were Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad. Bollywood interested him immensely, Lodha often used small-time Bollywood actresses and models to impress his clients. Barely 10 days before his arrest, Lodha was in touch with a Bollywood starlet whose services he wanted for two of his clients.
It wasn't just cinema and actors, however, as Lodha showed an interest in owning news channels. Always ready to strike a deal and completing it successfully, he was then known as "Deal Done Lodha". He was always interested in the end result, often telling his conduits in simple words: "Kaam Hona Chahiye" which translates to "The work must happen".
His name cropped up when many in Kolkata were being interrogated by the CBI in the Sharada scam. Lodha — or so claimed those who were interrogated — had urged them to sell licences to run news channels to Sudipta Sen of Sharada, promising them “high value deals” because of his clout with Sudipta.
Arrested last Thursday from the Mumbai Airport while trying to flee to Malaysia, allegedly for illegally converting demonetised notes worth Rs 25 crore into new currency for Chennai sand baron J Sekhar Reddy and lawyer Rohit Tandon, Lodha started showing his clout at the airport, virtually naming the entire UPA-I and UPA-II Cabinets and some ministers of the ruling NDA-led government as his friends. “His handset and messages folder looked like an encyclopaedia,” said a top source.
ED officials were tracking Lodha after New Delhi’s demonetisation moves, and eventually a dossier was prepared on the hawala trader and influencer, and clearances were sought from the Ministry of Home Affairs. “His huge influence was indeed a cause of worry for us,” claimed the ED officials.
Inside the ED lockup, Lodha is unable to crack a deal and nothing is happening to his satisfaction. He does not even have his expensive watch to see if time is on his side.
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Led by Litecoin, major cryptocurrencies surged in a news-worthy rally last Friday that added $10B in market cap to the total cryptocurrency market. The QuadrigaCX saga continues to inspire conspiracy theorists, and an interview leaked in which a SEC commissioner claims crypto ETFs will eventually become a reality.
This was an extremely eventful and uplifting week for the crypto markets, which reshuffled the top ten coins market cap board and ended in a dizzing rally led by Litecoin (LTC) on Friday 8th – by far the most significant gains for the crypto markets this year.
Bitcoin (BTC) hovered between $3,480 and $3,450 from Monday 4th to Tuesday 5th. A sudden dump hit on the 6th, depreciating BTC by 1.4%. Bitcoin had been following a falling wedge pattern which is usually an indicator of bullish action. Sure enough, right after the price of BTC bottomed at $3,391 on the 7th, the coin gained 7.4% in under 24 hours, peaking at $3,645 on February 8th at 17:00 UTC – though this may have been a reaction to the optimistic words of SEC commissioner Jackson, who expects a Bitcoin ETF to pass SEC requirements not too far in the future (details in a section below). At press time, Bitcoin is valued at $3,648 for a 7.33% gain on the day and a 5% gain on the week. Some analysts believe Bitcoin may test the major resistance level of $4,000 in the coming days, but it is too soon to tell.
Ethereum (ETH) began the week at $107 and remained stable Sunday through Tuesday. In a dump that preceded Bitcoin’s, the price of Ethereum lost 3.8% on February 5th. The altcoin recovered and was trading at $105 again on the 6th, $107 on the 7th and $108 on Friday 8th at 9:00 UTC. Ethereum was a huge winner in the Friday rally: by 17:00 UTC, it had peaked at $119.8, a 10.9% gain in just 8 hours. At press time, the price of Ethereum is $118.7, a 13.8% gain on the day and a 9.9% gain for the week.