Steven V. Braithwaite Blog: September 2016

Thursday, September 29, 2016

ISB Unites for 2016 Terry Fox Run

Hundreds of ISB students, teachers, and parents laced up their runners for the Terry Fox Run on September 30, 2016.

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ISB Alumnus Inspires IB Film Students

Since graduating from ISB just over a decade ago, Lawrence Chen ('05) has achieved more than many filmmakers hope for in a lifetime.

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Wednesday Schedule Today

We will run a Wednesday Schedule today and it looks like this:

	Wednesday	Minutes
Time	Block
8:15 – 9:35	B	80
9:35 – 9:45	Break	10
9:45 – 11:05	D	80
11:05 – 12:25	C	80
12:25 – 13:05	Lunch	40
13:05 – 14:25	A	80

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The Grey by Westland – Ultra Luxury West Point Grey Pre-Construction Residences

Epitome of Modern Elegance
The Grey is situated at the north end of Dunbar Village on West 16th Avenue, The homes in the neighbourhood are predominantly single-family. With this in mind, homes are designed to appeal to the luxuries and comforts of single-family living. Designed by acclaimed IBI, the four-storey building complements the historic neighbourhood with a composite of natural stone, metal panel, glass and concrete. The Grey is a timeless illustration of contemporary elegance.

Aerial perspective of Westland's The Grey.

The Grey will have a selection of two-bedroom to three-bedroom plus den homes, also included in the plans are penthouse level homes, and ground-level commercial space. Penthouses will have their own private rooftop balconies and many homes will benefit from large outdoor terraces.The Grey is located on the crest of Dunbar, north-facing homes will have amazing views of the water, North Shore mountains and Downtown Vancouver. All large homes will carry the Westland pedigree that can only be offered from an ultra luxury single-family builder.

Pricing for The Grey
Details have not yet been released

Floor Plans for The Grey
All residences will consist of two or more bedrooms, including two 1,087 sq ft 2-bedroom suites, 18 2-bedroom + den homes from 1,132-1,353 sq ft, two 1,400 sq ft 3-bedroom condos, and seven penthouses from 911-3,500 sq ft.

Luxurious interiors at The Grey by Guo Interiors.

Superior Interiors

Two finely-crafted, custom colour palettes by Guo Interiors coordinate with your personal style
9’ ceilings in living and bedroom areas visually expand the scope of each room
Wide-plank engineered hardwood flooring flows throughout the living and bedroom areas
Side-by-side washer and dryer laundry closets
Solid core doors in each room create additional privacy and security
Custom-designed built-in closets allow for plenty of room for organization of your possessions
Automated smart-home technology by Creston controls temperature and lighting through a sleek wall-mount keypad
Additional smart-home technology available through the Westland Design Centre
Tailor your home with our pre-selected options for customization and personalization at the Westland Design Centre

Open-plan kitchen concept for spacious living at The Grey.

Connoisseur Kitchens

Italian-imported, custom-stained oak veneer cabinets designed for the needs of the at-home chef
Oversized kitchens with islands
Renowned, state-of-the-art Gaggeneau appliances:
Multi-language options
- 36” 5-burner gas cooktop with stainless steel high CFM hood fan
- Stand-alone 24” integrated refrigerator column
- Stand-alone 18” integrated freezer column
- Built-in microwave
- Built-in, ultra-quiet speed dishwasher
- 24” handleless, automatic door-opening wall oven
Each home includes the option for a one-of-a kind culinary entertainment centre with an integrated pantry that features:
- Gaggeneau coffee maker
- Gaggeneau refrigerated wine column
- Pull-out storage
- Custom bar with mirrored wall and lit display shelving for your finest cognac
Custom-designed drawer and door organizers keep kitchen essentials in their place
Integrated soft-touch, self-close doors and drawers maintain a visually clean kitchen and minimize noise
Kitchens offer convenient under-cabinet task LED lighting for precision work
Easy-to-maintain solid quartz countertops with full-height quartz backsplash and marble-top island make a statement
European-designed, arched chrome Hans Grohe faucet

Show-Stopper Bathrooms

Italian-imported, wood veneer cabinets hover over exquisite tile floor
Master bathroom features:
- Opulent free-standing tub enclosed within a stunning frameless glass bathing room
- Flush-mount, custom-stained oak, mirrored medicine cabinets with built-in lighting and electrical outlets
- Nu-heat flooring for year-round comfort
- Pristine white countertops are paired with Hans Grohe wall-mount or free-standing faucets and fixtures
- Oversized 5’-wide porcelain marble slab creates a spectacular bathing experience
Powder room features:
- Exceptional oversized, three-sided vessel sink
- Duravit wall-mounted lavatory
- Sparking chrome Hans Grohe faucet

Developer Team for The Grey
Westland, a family company, was established in 2008. Since then, Westland has designed and built over 40 ultra-luxury custom homes in some of Vancouver’s most prestige neighbourhoods – Shaughnessy and Kerrisdale. Completely original, each of these custom homes have been meticulously designed to express the unique personality of the homeowner.

Expected Completion for The Grey
Sales start Fall/Winter 2016. Completion date is yet to be determined.

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New Student Lunch! For Grade 8 students only

What: New Student Pizza Lunch. Pizza will be provided.

When: Friday, Sept. 30th at 11:00-11:35AM(Wednesday Schedule for today)

Where: Come to the MS Office at the start of lunch.

See you then,

Ms. Knox and Mr. Stewart

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Barbecue Kale Chips

Like all of my recipes, these Barbecue Kale Chips are a breeze to make, with only 5 ingredients. To assemble them you’ll need kale, olive oil, macadamia nuts, nutritional yeast, and Primal Palate Barbecue Rub.

My boys and I love kale chips. We’ve been making them for quite some time, since around 2008. My younger son and I worked on this Barbecue Kale Chips recipe for around a year, testing it dozens of times, perfecting it until it was just right. We were driven to create perfect kale chips. It’s been super fun working on recipes with him and collaborating in the kitchen with a teenager!

I’m so happy to share this recipe with you after all of your requests for savory paleo snacks and low-carb recipes. So many of us in this community are now following a low-carb diet, which is very helpful for neurological conditions. If you need more support be sure to check out my Keto Diet Recipes page.

Barbecue Kale Chips

Serves: 3 cups

Ingredients

1 bunch curly kale (around 8 ounces)
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons macadamia nuts
¼ cup nutritional yeast
2 teaspoons Primal Palate Barbecue Rub

Instructions

Tear kale into 3" pieces, discarding stems
Place kale in a large bowl
Massage oil into kale
In a food processor, pulse macadamia nuts, yeast, and seasoning until ground into a paste
Massage seasoning into kale
Spread out kale on a baking sheet
Bake at 300° for 30 minutes until kale is dark green and crispy
Cool
Serve

I use curly kale in this recipe because it crisps up quite nicely. The nutritional yeast gives these keto kale chips a wonderful cheesy, tangy flavor, and the olive oil and macadamia nuts add a nice helping of fat.

The amazing barbecue flavor in this recipe comes from the Primal Palate Barbecue Rub. I love this rub because its intense flavor is so delightful. I haven’t tried making Barbecue Kale Chips without this rub so not sure if, or how that would work. If you do experiment with creating your own flavor profile, or swapping out any of the other main ingredients please let us know how it goes!

Here are links to some of my healthy paleo dinner recipes that complement these kale chips!

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Police Use of Force: Proposed Legislation

Legislation on Police Standards: What do you think?

This has been a multi-generational discussion: At what level should police standards be set?

We have one federal government, 50 state governments, over 31K counties, and 18K+ local units of government with a police agency. Who should set standards such as educational requirements, length of training and topics to be covered, use of force requirements, and requirements for top leaders?

In my fantasy life, I think one entity should set those standards, but then do I want the federal government (and most likely FBI) to do it? Probably not.

Recently some state lawmakers are moving into the area of setting police standards through legislation. Here’s a draft of one state’s thinking on this:

Add a set number of hours of use-of-force de-escalation training to state training requirements for police certification (in addition to vehicle pursuit training and firearm training that are already included).

De-escalation: De-escalation tactics and techniques are actions used by officers which seek to minimize the likelihood of the need to use force during an incident. Officers shall attempt to slow down or stabilize the situation so that more time, options and resources are available for incident resolution.

2.  Additional items law enforcement agencies must include in their written policies:

Duty to Preserve Life: The primary duty of all members of the service is to preserve human life, including the lives of individuals being placed in police custody.
Necessity: Deadly force should only be used as a last resort. The necessity to use deadly force arises when all other available means of preventing immediate and grave danger to officers or other persons have failed or would be likely to fail.
Proportionality: It is this department’s policy to accomplish the police mission with the cooperation of the public, with minimum reliance upon the use of physical force. When force is needed, the force used shall be in proportion to the threat posed.
De-escalation: Prioritizing de-escalation tactics to reduce the use-of-force by officers.

3. Require the state law enforcement standards board to look at and develop best practices in the following areas:

Reducing the use-of-force by law enforcement officers while also increasing officer safety.
Treating the arrest of a subject exhibiting symptoms of a drug-induced psychosis or a psychotic episode as a medical emergency.
Encouraging officer intervention and accountability in excessive use-of-force incidents.
Requiring officers to reassess the situation after each discharge of their firearm.
Developing effective programming for officers who experience traumatic events.

4. Further: law enforcement agencies are to collect and report the following information to the state department of justice, who will release an annual report summarizing the incidents:

Identifying the characteristics of the person, including race, gender, and age, who was the target of the use of force and the officer who used force;
Time, date, and location of the use of force;
Alleged criminal activity of the person who was the target of force;
Whether the person who was the target of force was armed;
Number of officers involved in the incident;
Nature of the force used, including the use of a firearm;
Explanation, if any, from the relevant law enforcement agency on why force was used;
Copy of force guidelines in effect at the time deadly force was used; and
Description of any efforts employed to apprehend or subdue the person who was the target of the use of force before force was used.

What do you think should be done?

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Wednesday, September 28, 2016

New Student Lunch! For Grade 7 students only

What: New Student Pizza Lunch. Pizza will be provided.

When: Thursday, Sept. 29th

Where: Come to the MS Office at the start of lunch.

See you then,

Ms. Knox and Mr. Stewart

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Avenue One by Concord Pacific – 247 Opulent Southeast False Creek Pre-Construction Condos

Concord Pacific, have come together with GBL Architects, They have designed a stunning 17-storey residential building in booming Southeast False Creek. This very attractive location is overlooking Hinge Park, Habitat Island, and the waters of False Creek. Avenue One highlights the enjoyment of the outdoors with open north-facing balconies, water features and green roofs. If you enjoy an active lifestyle, Avenue One is the one.

Avenue One north elevation rendering.

Becoming a home owner at Avenue One, you join a master-planned community designed to conveniently meet your everyday needs. Located close-by are various professional services and shops such as Urban Fare, London Drugs pharmacy and Terra Breads bakery cafe. For an evening out there is a selection of breweries, cafes, pubs, restaurants, and taphouses all within walking distance of you own neighbourhood. This area also offers the stunning seawall for jogging, cycling, False Creek for watersports and the facilities at the Creekside Community Recreation Centre. Follow the avenue to livability at Avenue One.

Aerial view of Area One's Southeast False Creek location.

Rendering of Avenue One's podium.

Developer Team for Avenue One
Concord Pacific is a residential and commercial real estate investment and development firm formed in 1987 to develop Concord Pacific Place on the former Expo Lands in downtown Vancouver. Since then, Concord has completed over 100 residential and mixed use buildings with more than 50 in various stages of planning and development. Over the past 25 years, the Concord Group of companies has also grown into other industry sectors, including software and information technology, telecommunications, as well as green energy projects in solar, wind, and hydroelectric power generation.

Pricing for Avenue One

Contact for Details

Expected Completion for Avenue One
2019.

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Raffle Prizes @ Ms. Kinsella's room

Congratulations to those who won a prize through the raffle draws yesterday! Below are the winners, and please come to Ms. Kinsella's room to get your prize!

Xiaomi activity camera set (Mr. Herzberg)
Fujifilm Mini 8 Polaroid Camera set (Charles C)
Jabra activity earphones (Christina Robinson)
Hoverboard (Mr. Munro)
Activity Bracelet (Jared Murphy, Mr. Hanagan)
Xiaomi Speakers (Forrest Wang, Sunny Lee)
Xiaomi Portable Chargers (Veronika Lin, Mr. Burton)
100 RMB Juice by Melissa vouchers (Mr. Rosevear, Joy Ho, Eden Liu, Cindy Wei, Ms. Ford)
100 RMB H&M Giftcards (Maisy Liu, Charles Chang)
Disney Dory Doll (Sarah Wang)
Box of space, planet themed lollipops (Amei, Jessica Gu)
Big basket of skittles (Ms. Dunning)
Box of Bean Boozled Jelly Beans (William Chen, Mr. Meltzer, Liu Yuan)
100 RMB starbucks card (Ms. Buyuklieva)
Nike 1L Waterbottle (Tai Shan)

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AMIS GIRLS HONOR CHOIR SELECTIONS

AMIS GIRLS HONOR CHOIR SELECTIONS:

Students should check the notice board in the Performing Arts Center to see who was selected.

AMIS allows 6 excellent representatives from each school. The list is posted today.

Enquiries to Mr Freeman

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Daily Schedule (September 29)

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The Parker by Townline – 49 Cambie Corridor Pre-Construction Luxury Residences

Townline has announced their newest WestSide community, The Parker is a stunning 6-storey building coming soon to Vancouver’s very popular Oakridge neighbourhood. This boutique development consists of 49 luxury residences which will include air-conditioning. There will be a selection of one,two,and three-bedroom homes featuring thoughtfully-planned gourmet kitchens, spa-inspired bathrooms, high-end interior finishes, and appealing outdoor living spaces.

The Parker south elevation rendering.

The Parker is going to be situated on the corner of West 41st Avenue and Elizabeth Street, The Parker is conveniently tucked back from the bustle of the Cambie Corridor while still providing immediate access to nearby amenities. Oakridge Centre will be nearby providing shopping and stores for groceries at Kin’s Farmers Market and Safeway. Just across the street you will be able to find the ideal wines for entertaining at Vancouver’s largest Signature BC Liquor Store. Queen Elizabeth Park’s beautiful manicured gardens are located just a few minutes away. Also the very accessible Canada Line will bring you downtown to enjoy its endless entertainment offerings. It’s all yours at The Parker.

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Random Thoughts on Long-Term Fitness Industry Success – Installment 4

It's time for another installment of this popular series. In no particular order, here are some thoughts on building a career in the fitness "biz."

1. Stay away from political discussion in a business context.

I've briefly written about this in the past, but it warrants reiteration here with the election fast approaching.

There is little to gain by talking politics on social media, but there is a lot to lose.
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I'll give you an example. A good friend of mine in the fitness industry posted some pretty strong politic opinions on his personal page the other day. I won't mention which side of the fence he's on, but suffice it to say that it stirred the pot enough to warrant a somewhat contentious - but mild relative to the typical - political exchange in the comments section. As I type this, he's typed out 635 words between his initial post and the replies thereafter.

In the process, I guarantee that he's persuaded absolutely nobody to change their mind, and he's irritated at least a few of his friends, clients, and potential clients. Moreover, had he dedicated those 635 words to an educational blog post, exercise tutorial, he'd have added value to the industry and, in the process, likely added to his clientele.

It's easy to track how many clients you've gained, but it's impossible to quantify how many potential clients you've lost by putting your foot in your mouth.

I don't talk about politics on social media because deadlifts and fastballs are a lot cooler.
— Eric Cressey (@EricCressey) September 28, 2016

2. Never underestimate the value of a hand-written note.

This is something I used to do really well, but foolishly got away from for a bit. I'm now doing it more than ever. Along these lines, I saw this Tweet from baseball writer Jerry Crasnick the other day and thought it was awesome:

How thoughtful a person is Vin Scully? Twenty years ago I wrote a story on him. Then I got this in the mail. Will treasure it always. http://pic.twitter.com/sDMYFmAogN
— Jerry Crasnick (@jcrasnick) September 22, 2016

Vin Scully is an absolute legend - arguably the most famous sports broadcaster in history - and I'm sure that notes like this were just some of many things that made him so well liked by all in the game of baseball. So, grab a pen and note card and fire off a few messages; it's a lot more productive than arguing about politics on social media!

3. Trainers need to think about retirement savings.

I made this point at this past weekend's Cressey Sports Performance Fall Seminar. Here are three thoughts that are seemingly unrelated, but very important for fitness professionals to understand:

a. A majority of Americans are not on track with their retirement savings. While I can't verify the exact numbers, I recently heard that only 59% of Baby Boomers have any retirement savings, and that only 10% of Americans as a whole are on track with their retirement savings. It's virtually certain that we won't get back all that we are paying in on the Social Security front.

b. Outside of college and professional strength and conditioning positions, very few fitness professionals I know have 401(k) matching programs at their places of employment. And, very few of those who work for themselves are setting up simplified employee pensions (SEP IRAs).

c. It's a lot harder for trainers to prolong a career and delay retirement because standing on gym floors for long hours into your late 60s and 70s really doesn't feel very good.

Shorter careers + less structured retirement planning options = less-than-stellar retirement savings. To my fitness professional friends, even if it's just a few bucks a month, please, please, please start saving. If you understand the power of compound interest, you can skip one meal "out" each month to make it happen.

(Note to my talking-politics-on-Facebook friend: this article just exceeded 635 words. See how much value I've delivered in about twenty minutes of typing?).

4. Have a presence.

In his recent release, Invisible Influence, Jonah Berger writes, "The more people see something, the more they like it. Familiarity leads to liking."

To some degree, this is a spin on the law of repeated exposures. Folks may need to see your marketing message many times before they realize that your product/service is the right fit for them. However, I think that the most valuable marketing message is in-person interactions.

Looking back, I'm convinced that the single-most important contributor to our success in our early days was how much I got out to watch high school baseball games (which I really enjoy doing anyway). In doing so, I a) supported the players, b) saw up-close what we needed to work on, and c) met parents.

Remember that people aren't just buying the product or service you're selling; they're buying you and buying into your corporate culture. Especially with training young athletes, parents want to know they're putting their kids in an unconditionally supportive environment - much like they do when they seek out a day care for their toddlers. To the parents out there, have you ever noticed how most people have no problem leaving their kids with grandparents, aunts/uncles, and older siblings, yet every potential babysitter has to go through a thorough "vetting" process? The babysitter isn't familiar; family is.

Your goal in the fitness industry is to become family, not just a contractor.
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5. Be really good at some things, good enough at other things, and always know enough to refer out.

Wil Fleming is a good friend of mine and very accomplished Olympic lifter. He also runs a successful sports performance facility in Indiana. Over the years, Wil has actually referred a few of his most accomplished baseball athletes to Cressey Sports Performance because he felt that our specialization could help take them to the next level.

Likewise, I'm heavily focused on the baseball population, but would be ill-equipped to support a competitive Olympic lifter who is trying to compete at a high level. Sure, we can coach up technique in beginners and the everyday athletes we train, but a guy like Wil is far more equipped to work with someone who is making a career of Olympic lifting. I've referred several of these kind of athletes out over the years.

It's important to have a baseline knowledge of a lot of facets of the health and human performance industries, and once you have this foundation, you might find that you've got a particular area of expertise that you can really pursue as a "niche." Both Wil and I have a "niche," and we both have solid foundations - but we also realize that there are always other experts out there who can complement our offering and help deliver a better product to our athletes.

Speaking of Wil, he just launched his Certified Weightlifting Performance Coach course this week. I'm 75% of the way through it thus far and it's excellent. If you're looking for a resource to help you in coaching the Olympic lifts, I'd definitely recommend it, especially at the introductory $100 off discount that's available through this weekend. Click here to learn more.

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Review: Oxygen Forensic Detective From Oxygen Forensics

Reviewed by K. Gus Dimitrelos CEO – Cyber Forensics 360 Opening the Oxygen Forensic Detective Dongle packaging I did not expect my forensics world of 20 years and counting to change so quickly. As a retired Secret Service agent, I began forensics in the dark ages of 1996 and would never have forecasted the growth of the mobile device market or their involvement or use in criminal enterprise. The importance of connecting device extracted data, event timelines, and linked communications with the associated web, social and cloud artifacts has re-defined the role of examiners and detectives. Welcome to the future and the new baseline of mobile device and data forensics. Oxygen Forensic Detective moved the line across from the typical data-dump style result to a more analytical and fully functioning Swiss cyber knife. Read More

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Tuesday, September 27, 2016

PTA Executive Committee Vacancy

The PTA currently has a vacancy for a MS Representative. If you are interested, please contact PTA@isb.bj.edu.cn.

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Daily Schedule (September 28)

Today is Day A - 2

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Drama Enrichment

Due to popular student demand, the Drama enrichment class has been changed to a SEMESTER-LONG CLASS. Therefore, students enrolled in the class don’t need to choose an enrichment for next quarter.

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Steven V. Braithwaite Blog

Friday, September 30, 2016

FTC Holiday Hours

The Kirkland by Bogner – A Limited Collection of Distinguished Kerrisdale Residences

The Grey by Westland – Ultra Luxury West Point Grey Pre-Construction Residences

Triomphe by Millennium – 340 Brentwood Park Pre-Construction Luxury Condos

Is Community Control the Answer?

Webinar: Deep Diving for Forensic Gold - Applications and Deleted Data

Thursday, September 29, 2016

ISB Unites for 2016 Terry Fox Run

ISB Alumnus Inspires IB Film Students

Wednesday Schedule Today

The Grey by Westland – Ultra Luxury West Point Grey Pre-Construction Residences

New Student Lunch! For Grade 8 students only

Barbecue Kale Chips

Police Use of Force: Proposed Legislation

Legislation on Police Standards: What do you think?

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

New Student Lunch! For Grade 7 students only

Avenue One by Concord Pacific – 247 Opulent Southeast False Creek Pre-Construction Condos

Raffle Prizes @ Ms. Kinsella's room

AMIS GIRLS HONOR CHOIR SELECTIONS

Daily Schedule (September 29)

The Parker by Townline – 49 Cambie Corridor Pre-Construction Luxury Residences

Random Thoughts on Long-Term Fitness Industry Success – Installment 4

From Academe: Managing a Police Department

Review: Oxygen Forensic Detective From Oxygen Forensics

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

PTA Executive Committee Vacancy

Daily Schedule (September 28)

Drama Enrichment

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