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Queen to get a 5% pay rise: Monarch's income to hit almost £38 million next year after Crown Estate profits soar
Sovereign Grant to rise from £36.1million to £37.9million in 2014New rules mean Queen's income is linked to profits of Crown Estate
Buckingham Palace publishes accounts for 2012 Jubilee year
By Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor
PUBLISHED: 08:10 GMT, 27 June 2013 | UPDATED: 14:03 GMT, 27 June 2013
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The Queen is to receive a five per cent pay rise in income next year, it emerged today.
It will take the monarch's income to almost £38million, the second year running that funding from the taxpayer has gone up.
The extra money comes after the Crown Estate posted record profits, of which the Queen gets a share.
Under a new funding deal agreed by George Osborne in 2010, the Queen's income is directly linked to the money the Crown Estate makes each year.
The Civil List and grants for travel, PR and maintenance on royal palaces were replaced with a new single payment.
The Crown Estate, which owns and runs land and property on behalf of the monarch, saw profits rise from £240million to £252.6million in 2012-13.
Under the new rules the Queen receives 15 per cent of the gains, securing a Sovereign Grant of £37.9million in April 2014, up from £36.1million this year.
Asked whether the Prime Minister supported the increase to the Sovereign Grant, a No 10 spokesman said: 'There is a process that is gone through. I don't think the Prime Minister disagrees with that process.'
The revelation comes as the Queen's latest financial accounts were published.
...i have no problem in the Queen or else making £37million/year...! BUT I COULD DO MUCH MORE FOR A COUNTRY WITH THAT POWER AND MONEY...!
THE COMMONWEALTH WOULD BE A REAL HEAVEN ON EARTH, WITH NO POOR AND PEASANTS FOR SURE, and plenty of work for all...!
SOMEDAY BEFORE her demise by "old age", she might want to recognise the most advanced logic and literary publishing ever done, by one of her citizens of Canada, with my Book: THE BOOK OF PURE LOGIC...!
This would not mean her sacrificing the CHURCH OF ENGLAND, which has had a Historic value and can still have it...!


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Joshua Eric "Josh" Sawyer is a video game designer active in the role playing game genre. After Chris Avellone left Interplay Entertainment, Sawyer became the lead designer of Van Buren (the canceled Fallout 3 by Black Isle Studios) before he himself left in November 2003. At Obsidian Entertainment, he was the lead designer and project director of Fallout: New Vegas, a standalone game based on Fallout 3's engine and gameplay.
Sawyer grew up in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin and earned a BA degree from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin. In addition to being a history major, Josh participated in the theater (including mounting a production of Assassins). After Lawrence, Sawyer moved to California.
Black Isle Studios (1999-2003)Edit
Starting as a web designer at Black Isle Studios, he quickly worked his way up the ladder to an associate designer position and then lead designer on Icewind Dale II.
While at Black Isle, he was known for coming up with the "Ex-Presidents" project naming system. When Interplay closed down Black Isle Studios, many team members ended up at Obsidian Entertainment, which would eventually come to include J.E. Sawyer.
He was the lead designer of Baldur's Gate III: The Black Hound (codenamed Jefferson) before it was canceled due to Interplay losing all rights to the Dungeons & Dragons license. He then moved on to Black Isle's Fallout 3 project, codenamed Van Buren, which used the same engine, as the lead technical designer. After Chris Avellone left Interplay, Sawyer became the lead designer of Van Buren. In November 2003, it was reported by Tor Thorsen of GameSpot that he had abruptly quit his role as lead designer of Van Buren to pursue other projects.
Midway Home Entertainment (2003-2005)Edit
After the cancellation of Van Buren, Sawyer left Black Isle and joined Midway Home Entertainment to work on Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows. On July 19, 2005, GameSpot announced that he had left Midway. He was preceded in that move by game designer John Romero, who left work on the Gauntlet remake in June 2005.
Obsidian Entertainment (2005-present)Edit
In 2005, Sawyer was employed by Obsidian Entertainment to work on Neverwinter Nights 2. Sawyer was the project director and lead designer of Aliens: Crucible, the canceled role-playing game based on the Alien film franchise. He was the project director and lead designer on Fallout: New Vegas, which was released in October 2010. He also wrote and performed several songs for Fallout: New Vegas: "Cobwebs and Rainbows," "Home on the Wastes," "New Vegas Valley," and "Streets of New Reno." Sawyer was made the project director and lead designer on Pillars of Eternity, a role-playing game inspired by classic computer role-playing games from the late 1990s.
Employment historyEdit
|March 1999
|November 2003
|Black Isle Studios
|Lead Designer
|November 2003
|July 2005
|Midway Home Entertainment
|Lead Designer
|July 2005
|Obsidian Entertainment
|Design Director
Fallout seriesEdit
|Credited as/for
|Van Buren
|Lead Designer
|J.E. Sawyer's Fallout RPG
|Fallout: New Vegas
|Lead Designer
Project Director
Additional songs
|Dead Money
|Weapon Design
|Honest Hearts
|Project Director
|Old World Blues
|Weapon Design
|Lonesome Road
|Weapon Design
|Gun Runners' Arsenal
|Project Director
Other workEdit
|Credited as/for
|Planescape: Torment
|Web Master
|Icewind Dale
|Icewind Dale II
|Lead Designer
|Neverwinter Nights 2
|Design Lead
|Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer
|Additional Design
|Alpha Protocol
|Additional Design
|Pillars of Eternity
|Lead Designer
Project Director
|Pillars of Eternity: The White March
|Lead Designer
Project Director
|Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
|Project Director
|The Outer Worlds
|Design Director
Joshua Sawyer's online usernames include J.E. Sawyer or JESawyer, as well as rope kid, Orpheus, or baby goat.[1]
Behind the scenesEdit
- While at Black Isle Studios, Sawyer mentioned several times that he'd like to make a Fallout: Resource Wars spin-off.
- J.E. Sawyer often listened to Moya while writing for New Vegas.[2]
- Sawyer talks Fallout: New Vegas, Fallout 3 and other Obsidian games
- Continued
- The PC Gamer Show Episode 2 9:28—17:08
- 2012 Game Developers Conference; Choice Architecture, Player Expression, and Narrative Design in Fallout: New Vegas
External linksEdit
- "I thought I could organize freedom. How Scandinavian of me.," article by J.E. Sawyer at RPG Codex
- Bethesda Blog: Inside the Vault - Josh Sawyer
- Fallout Official Site: Developer Diaries - It's a Small Wasteland
- "Do (Say) The Right Thing: Choice Architecture, Player Expression, and Narrative Design in Fallout: New Vegas," GDC presentation
- J.E. Sawyer on Formspring, about the Highwayman
- J.E. Sawyer on Formspring, about Arcade Gannon
- ↑ Are you secretly Treyster or Gabriel on the Bethesda Fallout forums? They seem akin to your talking style/view points.
Joshua Sawyer: I'm not secretly anyone. Online, I usually J.E. Sawyer or JESawyer as my username, but occasionally rope kid, Orpheus, or baby goat.
Joshua Sawyer
- ↑ J.E. Sawyer
|The contents of this page were partially or entirely copied from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, and are therefore licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. The original version, its history and authors can be found at the Wikipedia page "Josh Sawyer".

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Testing Debian's Lenny KDE betaLast updated Aug 14, 2008 — 49596 views
Lenny (aka "testing") appears poised to displace Etch as the popular Linux distribution's "stable" branch next month. To see how Lenny was coming along, I loaded the latest preview (beta 2) of its KDE system image onto an available Thinkpad, and took it for a spin.
Now, I've been a strong supporter of Debian on desktops, in servers, and in devices systems for the past several years, and only recently moved to Ubuntu in an effort to support the Black Tower's more leading-edge hardware.
Admittedly this test of Lenny is limited in its scope. After all, the Thinkpad testbed is an aging 2662-35U with a 600 MHz Pentium III CPU, 192 MB SDRAM, a 20 GB hard drive, and a CD-only optical drive. However, assuming Lenny continues to perform satisfactorily in further tests on the Thinkpad — and I am optimistic that it will — I will seriously consider substituting it for Kubuntu on the Black Tower.
What follows is a brief account of the steps I used to install Lenny KDE Beta 2 on the Thinkpad, along with a handful of hacks and fixes that helped it meet my minimum requirements. Bearing in mind that individual systems and personal preferences differ, you can be certain of one thing: your actual mileage will vary!
Installing from the KDE CD
Download the desired CD iso image from the LennyBeta2 area of Debian's website, and burn it onto a CD (I use K3b to do this on my Linux systems). The image I grabbed a few days ago was "debian-LennyBeta2-i386-kde-CD-1.iso."
Now, boot the system from the newly burned Debian Lenny KDE CD, and follow the relatively simple steps presented by the installer, to pre-configure and install the OS on the system. I recommend using the "graphical installer" option provided on the boot CD's initial menu. When the screen for selecting categories of software appears, be sure to click "desktop environment" so that the KDE desktop environment gets installed.
When the installation of the OS is complete, the installer will prompt you to remove the CD and reboot. The system should boot up and present the KDM desktop manager screen, at which you enter your login name and password.
Booting up into the Lenny Beta2 KDE desktop for the first time produced a screen that looked like this:
Lenny's pristine KDE desktop upon first-time boot
(Click each image to enlarge)
Adding basic software
NOTE: Unless otherwise stated, all of the commands below must be performed from a console window (KDE menu > System > Konsole), as root. To make it clear where each command line starts, the commands are listed with bullets; of course, the bullets are not part of the commands 😉
Open up /etc/apt/sources.list using pico (type "pico /etc/apt/sources.list" on the command line). Add "contrib non-free" at the end of each repository line. Also, add the following two repo lines to the file:
- deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org lenny main
- deb http://download.skype.com/linux/repos/debian/ stable non-free
Then close the editor, saving the revised file as sources.list.
Next, add the key required for accessing the Debian multimedia repository by performing the following command line steps:
- wget http://debian-multimedia.org/gpgkey.pub -O – | apt-key add –
- apt-get update
- apt-get install debian-multimedia-keyring
Now, it's time to install a bunch of useful applications and plugins using Debian's apt-get utility. Here's the command line I used:
- apt-get install synaptic rsync bzip2 wvdial dmz-cursor-theme gtk-qt-engine cupsys foomatic-filters foomatic-db-engine kdebluetooth acroread d3lphin gaim skype bluefish dillo msttcorefonts ntfsprogs amarok lame libdvdcss xine-ui
Incidentally, the cursor theme package download was needed because the Lenny beta's KDE system lacked any cursor theme options and the plain default was — well — awfully plain.
Standard Firefox and Thunderbird
Personally, I think it's a mistake to use non-standard versions of Mozilla's Firefox and Thunderbird browser and email apps, as they're probably the most popular open-source software on the desktop. For example, Firefox's desktop marketshare is currently estimated to have reached nearly 20 percent, whereas Linux remains at a paltry 4 percent.
Due to their high level of popularity on both Linux and Windows desktops, I think it's important to keep them consistent — including their names and their desktop icons — as opposed to propagating multiple versions modified for (or tuned to) specific OS versions. Additionally, I like to be able to promptly obtain bug- and security-fixed versions directly from Mozilla.org via the two programs' automatic update options.
For these reasons, I always get rid of modified versions of the "dynamic duo" and install "the real thing," obtained directly from Mozilla.org.
Here's the process I use:
- Remove Iceweasel, Debian's version of Firefox, with the command:
- apt-get remove iceweasel
- Download Firefox and Thunderbird from mozilla.org, and put both files in /usr/lib/
- unzip/untar each of them, resulting in directories such as "/usr/lib/firefox/" and "/usr/lib/thunderbird"
- Standard Thunderbird requires a special library to run on Lenny; to satisfy this, do:
- apt-get install libstdc++5
- Create /usr/bin/ symlinks for each of the two programs, as follows:
- ln -s /usr/lib/firefox/firefox /usr/bin/firefox
- ln -s /usr/lib/thunderbird/thunderbird/ /usr/bin/thunderbird
- Create a directory for mozilla plugins in /usr/lib/, create a symlink to the firefox plugins directory, and install the Adobe Flash Player plugin:
- mkdir /usr/lib/mozilla
- ln -s /usr/lib/firefox/plugins /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins
- apt-get update
- apt-get install flashplayer-mozilla
- Now create KDE desktop icons for Firefox and Thunderbird. The icons needed are located in the icons directory within each program's directories in /usr/lib/.
- Test both programs. Verify that a url can be emailed from Firefox using Thunderbird using the "Send Link" function, and that clicking on a link in a Thunderbird email will open up a page in Firefox. Both programs will prompt you to tell them to be the default for each of their functions when you run them for the first time — say "yes."
Opera, Real Player, and Java
Next, we download, install, and test the Opera browser, Real Player multimedia player, and the browser plugin for Sun Java. They each install in a slightly different manner.
Opera browser
For Opera, the download brings you a .deb file. Use the following command to install it from that file (as root):
- dpkg -i opera-9.51.gcc4-shared-qt3.i86.deb
The version I used was designated "Debian 4.0 (Etch), Debian Testing (Lenny), Debian Unstable (Sid)" on the download page's drop-down menu.
Real Player
Start by downloading the Real Player installation file from Real's website. Using a console command line (as root), change the file's permissions to be executable and then execute it, as follows:
- chmod 554 RealPlayer11GOLD.bin
- ./RealPlayer11GOLD.bin
Follow the straightforward prompts that follow to install it on the system.
Sun's Java
Now comes the installation of Sun's Java plug-in. From the KDE desktop (as user, not root), run Synaptic (KDE menu > System > Synaptic Package Menu); it will request your system's root password as it loads. Once the program starts, use the program's Search button (at the top of the screen) to locate packages with "java6." From the results, market these two for installation: sun-java6-jre and sun-java6-plugin. Then, click the "Apply" button at the top, to install them. Exit the program when the installation is complete.
At this point, the total install occupied about 3.6 GB the system's hard drive, and my KDE desktop looked like this:
My customized Debian Lenny KDE desktop
(Click to enlarge)
Testing key functions
In my experience there are a handful or so of key functions that don't always come up right in Linux systems, so I test them each time I experiment with a new distribution or major version upgrade. The functions I tend check, and methods I use, and the results with this Lenny Beta2 KDE CD image install appear in the table below.
|Playing audio CDs and MP3s
|Play a CD using Amarok; rip a CD to MP3s using KAaudioCreator; play the resulting files with Amarok
|all worked fine
|Playing movie DVDs
|Play a DVD using Xine
|n/a – the laptop doesn't have a DVD drive :-/
|Java plugin
|go here, and verify that the Java plugin is working
|worked fine
|Flash plugin
|go here and verify that Flash is working
|worked fine
|visit YouTube.com and play a video
|worked fine
|Try suspend-to-RAM and suspend-to-disk, and resuming from each
|Suspend-to-RAM works perfectly, by either right-clicking on the KPowersave icon in the taskbar tray (screenshot) or closing the lid of the laptop and then reopening it. Suspend-to-disk also seems to work OK, using the KPowersave icon to suspend and the power button to resume.
|insert WiFi PCMCIA card and connect to home WLAN using knetworkmanager
|required installation of madwifi driver package (details below
|go online using kppp
|required kppp hack (details below)
|install and test printer using KDM's printer management tool
|required installation of foo2zjs driver package (details below)
|Skype VoIP
|make a test call using Skype
|required audio driver kack (details below)
|read/write files from a Bluetooth-enabled cellphone
|no luck so far
All in all, I'm quite pleased with this current snapshot of Debian's Lenny KDE implementation. Other than the need for a few hacks and fixes, my main complaint with it is its inclusion of way too many of KDE's rich set of applications, such as games, tools, etc.
Yes, I realize I could have created a more customized KDE system by starting from the net-install CD image and adding just what I want (I've certainly done that before, with Etch). But, I wanted to test the pre-packaged Lenny KDE version — a sort of "known good" system — first, before going about building my own. Indeed, I plan to do just that in the next month or two. And as I mentioned at the start of this post, if that process goes well I might replace Kubuntu with Lenny/KDE on the Black Tower. Stay tuned!
Please Note
Two appendices appear below: (1) fixes and hacks; (2) screenshots of the KDE desktop and a few key functions discussed above.
|Appendix 1: Fixes and Hacks
kppp hack
I've found for years that kppp isn't usable without making some minor adjustments to files in the /etc/ppp/ area. Here's the process I needed to use to make my Lenny Beta2 KDE system dial out and connect to the Internet.
- Run "wvdialconf" from the command line (as root) to find out the device name that the system has assigned to your modem card. You'll need this to set up the modem configuration in kppp.
- Edit the file, "/etc/ppp/options" as follows:
- change the line, "auth" to "noauth"
- comment out the line, "lock"
- Edit (or create) the files "/etc/ppp/peers/kppd-options" and "/etc/ppp/peers/kppp-options" and change their contents from "auth" to "noauth" or simply enter "noauth" if the files did not already exist.
- Place an icon on your desktop for kppp; configure it to run the command "kdesu kppp" (right-click icon > Properties > Application tab)
- Use kppp's "manual" configuration (not "wizard") to set up accounts; typical parameters are:
authentication: PAP/CHAP
callback type: none
IP > dynamic
Gateway > Default, Assign the default route (X)
DNS > Automatic
Login Script, Execute, Accounting > all blank)
Note: On other KDE installs, it was not necessary to run kppp as root. I suspect permissions can be altered to eliminate that requirement, but I didn't want to hack up the ppp area too much. (In case you're wondering: yes, the user is a member of both the dialout and dip groups.)
Skype audio hack
My first Skype test is to go to the program's Main Menu > Options > Sound Devices configuration tab, and then click the "Make a test sound" button. That should play a test sound. If it doesn't there might be audio driver problems. If it plays sound ok, the next step is to click the "Make a test call" button.
With my Lenny Beta2 KDE install, neither sound function worked. After consulting the googacle, I settled on a somewhat crude hack, which consists of forcing the system to run the ALSA sound system and avoid OSS. So far, it works great and doesn't seem to have caused any problems.
The hack appears below, but one note: before jump through hoops to get sound working, be sure you open up kmix and turn on the various audio channels and set them to reasonable volume levels.
Here's the hack:
- Create a file called ".asoundrc" in your home directory (i.e. "~/.asoundrc"), containing the code that appears in the box below
- Select "Advanced Linux Sound Architecture" (ALSA) as the sound drive for your system via the KDE Menu > Control Center > Sound & Multimedia > Sound System > Hardware tab
- Run Skype and on its Main Menu > Options > Sound Devices configuration tab select "asymed" for Sound in, Sound Out, and Ringing
OK, did that work? It did for me. But please, don't ask me what it does!
|Contents of ~/.asoundrc
foo2zjs printer driver download/build/install
At first, I was unable to get my HP Laserjet 1020 printer to install using the default options in KDE's Printer Management tool. To solve this problem, I downloaded, built, and installed the foo2zjs printer driver package.
The first step was to download and unpack the required build package using the following commands, and then move into the package build directory using the following commands:
- wget -O foo2zjs.tar.gz http://foo2zjs.rkkda.com/foo2zjs.tar.gz
- tar -zxvf foo2zjs.tar.gz
- cd foo2zjs/
Now, carefully follow the procedure detailed in the INSTALL file contained within foo2zjs/. For my HP Laserjet 1020, the process I had to follow was (as root):
- make uninstall
- make
- ./getweb 1020
- make install
- make install-hotplug
- make cups
Phew! Assuming all went well in the above process, open up the KDE printer management tool (KDE menu > Control Center > Peripherals > Printers) and add a printer. I selected the "Laserjet 1020 foo2zjs" driver. Note: For some reason, the system required me use the "Administrator Mode" option of the KDE printer configuration tool to select and configure the printer.
Finally, try printing a test page. Did it work? It did for me.
Installing the madwifi driver (for atheros-based cards)
To get my Atheros chipset-based PCMCIA WiFi card working, I had to install the madwifi driver package. This is the procedure I used:
From a console window, as root, issue the following commands:
- apt-get install madwifi-source madwifi-tools
- m-a prepare
- m-a a-i madwifi
- modprobe ath_pci
If all goes well in the above string of commands, run the command following command and look for indications that the wifi card has been recognized when you plug it in and remove it. also, it should show up in ifconfig.
- tail -f /var/log/syslog
Type Ctrl-C to exit the syslog monitoring command. The above procedure comes from the madwifi driver website.
To connect to a WLAN, use knetworkmanager (KDE Menu > Internet > KNetworkManager). It lets you view the signal strength of WLANs in your area, select one, and specify the network's security options and key.
Update: Getting rid of hundreds of MBs of KDE games
At the suggestion of a reader, I got rid of a large batch of automatically installed KDE games that I had no use for. It's easy to do, using these two console commands (as root):
- apt-get remove kdegames
- apt-get autoremove
Don't worry that it says it will remove kde -- that's just a "meta package" and won't remove any actual kde software (other than the requested games group). Removing any single package group from the KDE metapackage -- e.g. removing KDE PIM or KDE multimedia -- also would have removed the KDE meta package. Frankly, I think this situation is a bit weird, since, unless I'm mistaken, "apt-get install kde" has a very different effect (i.e. it installs the entire KDE KDEnchilada).
Following this step, the Debian Lenny KDE Beta2 install occupies about 2.8 GB of space on the Thinkpad's hard drive, not counting the contents of my /home/rick/ directory.
|Appendix 2: Screenshots
That's it for my fixes and hacks. Below are various screenshots relating to the install and tests -- click each thumbnail for to enlarge:


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I lived there for years and I never once saw anyone roast a marshmallow not even on the nights it got cold (yes sometimes even in Tampa it gets cold).
Even just as far north at Atlanta, people know that winter time means roasting marshmallows time.
We of northern origin, we like a good burned up piece of confection.
As a matter of fact, we like them so much that not only did we have some at our trip to see the Christmas Lights at Lake Lanier that we decided we had to have them for our New Year's Eve.
Cuz you know, we know how to party.
Cuz you know, we know how to party.
The oldest boy got cookbooks from his grandma and he was in charge of our feast for the evening - making English Muffin Pizzas for the family.
It was a kid friendly food festival and, according to the 7 year old - the best New Years Eve ever.
And so - 2010 begins. So far it's been nothing like the movie.


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Prior to your scheduled surgical procedure, a Day Surgery nurse will contact you to gather some basic information about you and your health and to answer your questions. Most outpatient surgeries require pre-operative testing such as blood and urine tests. Some also require chest X-rays or EKGs (electrocardiograms).
You must have these tests completed within 30 days before your surgery. You may schedule to have these tests completed at the laboratory (Ground Floor) and Imaging Services (radiology/X-ray), located on the First Floor, at WakeMed North.
If you have any of the following, please bring a copy of the report with you on the day of surgery:
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WakeMed North Day Surgery Center offers pre-operative tours and support to assist you in preparing your child or teenager for surgery.
The tour is both educational and interactive. It is an opportunity to familiarize both you and your child with what to expect the day of surgery. We use a combination of photos, play with actual medical equipment and take a walking tour.
Visiting the Day Surgery Center before admission helps children and adolescents cope with their fears and anxieties. Brothers, sisters and other family members also are welcome. Please call 919-350-1430 to set up a tour or to obtain more information.
You must follow these guidelines as you prepare for surgery:
The night before your surgery, do not eat or drink anything between midnight and the time of your surgery, unless approved by the anesthesiologist.
This includes water, juice, coffee, chewing gum, breath mints and alcohol.
You may brush your teeth the morning of surgery, but do not swallow any water. It is dangerous to be sedated or put to sleep with food or liquid in your stomach.
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Seraphim (Mentzelopoulos) of Piraeus
His Eminence Metropolitan Seraphim (Mentzelopoulos) of Piraeus (b.1956 in Athens) is the current metropolitan of the Metropolis of Piraeus, consecrated on January 21, 2001.
Seraphim has studied Economics and Theology and received a license to practise law. He was tonsured a monk at the Holy Monastery of Pentelis and was elevated to deacon and presbyter by Archbishop Seraphim of Athens in 1980.
In December 2000, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, and the Holy Synod, elected him as Bishop and assistant to His Eminence Archbishop Stylianos (Harkianakis) of Australia. He was responsible for the Third Archdiocesan district of South Australia and the Northern Territory serving until 2002.
In 2009 Metropolitan Seraphim was one of six bishops who signed the manifesto A Confession of Faith Against Ecumenism.
In 2010 he asked Queen Elizabeth II to divest pop singer Sir Elton John of his knighthood for uttering blasphemy. The metropolitan sent a letter to Queen Elizabeth II and the British Ambassador to Greece after Elton John said that Christ was a homosexual.[note 1]
In December 2010 he made remarks in a televised interview which are anti-semitic. Among the 'unconventional' opinions he expressed, he stated that international Zionism tries to destroy family values by promoting one-parent families and same-sex marriages, and said there is a Zionist conspiracy to enslave Greece and Christian Orthodoxy. He also stated that "Adolf Hitler was an instrument of world Zionism and was financed from the renowned Rothschild family with the sole purpose of convincing the Jews to leave the shores of Europe and go to Israel to establish the new Empire." He also expressed the belief that Jewish bankers like "Rockefeller, Rothschild and Soros control the international banking system that controls globalization."[note 2] Subsequently, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, while not mentioning Metropolitan Seraphim by name, condemned anti-Semitism in clear terms which clearly had his eminence in mind: "the Holy Archdiocese of America condemns any such language, and expresses its sadness that these hurtful words should have been spoken at all. The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America considers the remarks to be gravely offensive and totally unacceptable."[note 3] (See also Eastern Orthodoxy and Judaism.) In response to the ensuing hysteria and false accusations, which included "holocaust denier," the Metropolitan released a statement of clarification. [note 4]
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- Church of the Life-Giving Spring, Athens (Greek) - Served
- ↑ The letter states, "[Elton John] dared to insult the Incarnate Divine-Human (theandric) Person, the crucified and risen Son of God, attributing to him his personal psychopathological deviation. The Christian community around the world expects that your Majesty will express your judgement on this [utterance] and divest [Elton John] of his honorary title because he has undeservedly insulted the highest figure for Christians throughout the world". (Voices from Russia. Saturday, 6 March, 2010)
- ↑ "A Greek Bishop's Anti-Semitic Tirade," The Lede, a New York Times blog, December 22, 2010.
- ↑ "Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Decries Anti-Semitic Rhetoric, press release, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Dec 23, 2010. Although, technically, the Greek Archdiocese is an eparchy of the Church of Constantinople and strictly speaking not part of the Church of Greece, the two are often confused even by members of both churches.
- ↑ "A Statement of Clarification By Metropolitan Seraphim of Piraeus," Mystagogy, December 23, 2010.
- Letter of Metropolitan Seraphim of Piraeus, November 9, 2007
- Letter of Metropolitan Seraphim to Roman Catholic Bishop of Syros Island, November 9, 2007.
External links
- Biography from the Metropolis of Piraeus webpage (Greek)
- Listing at the Orthodox Research Institute


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Jodie Foster Lists West Hollywood Home for $6.4M
Alyssa Abkowitz looks at this week's Private Properties: Jodie Foster lists her home in West Hollywood for $6.4 million; a piece of George Washington's Mount Vernon asks $25 million; a Pebble Beach house designed by Cesar Pelli lists for $12.8 million; and on the market for $74 million, a Palm Beach mansion sells for $42 million. Photo: Hilton & Hyland.
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Frequently Asked Questions
311 – What is 311 and when should I call it?
Need to report a broken street light? Is there a stray dog roaming your neighborhood? Do you just want a question about the City of Minneapolis answered? Minneapolis 311 can help.
Just call 3∙1∙1 from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM on weekdays or 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM on weekends and a 311 agent will assist you. If you are outside the Minneapolis city limits or are unable to dial 311, you can reach 311 by dialing (612)673-3000. For TTY/TDD customers please dial (612) 673-2157.
Reporting potholes, graffiti, and broken street lights to the City of Minneapolis just got easier with today's launch of the new Minneapolis 311 mobile application.
Minneapolis residents can now report issues to the City through a free app on their iPhone or Android devices without calling 311 or visiting the City's website. Ten service requests are available with the launch of the app and more will be added throughout the year as the seasons change. With the launch of the mobile app, folks will be able to report issues to Minneapolis 311 related to the following:
• Abandoned vehicle
• Graffiti
• Parking meters
• Parking violations
• Potholes
• Traffic signal timing
• Broken street light
• Traffic sign repair
• Traffic signal trouble
GPS will provide the location of the service request and people will also be able to submit a photo to add more detail to their request. Just like making a request by calling 311 or using the City's website, the person making the service request will be able to follow their request from start to finish. Service requests with the app can be made any time of day whether or not 311 is open for business and the request will be reported to the appropriate City department immediately.
Abandoned Cars - "The same car has been parked on my block for several days. What can I do about it?"
Traffic Control is responsible for all issues related to cars parked on City streets. If you call 311, a traffic control officer will be dispatched to come out and mark the car. If the car hasn't moved after 72 hours, Traffic Control will tag the vehicle and order a tow.
The City of Minneapolis's impound lot oversees towing contracts that tow the vehicles away. If you have questions about cars that have already been towed, call 311 or the Impound Lot at (612) 673-5777
Boats/Trailers - My neighbor leaves his boat in the street all the time. Can he do that?
My boat was in the street and disappeared – I called the City and found out it was towed. Why?
Can my neighbor leave his big storage unit in the street all summer?
Several times each year, our office receives the above questions. Some residents believe boats, trailers, storage units, and dumpsters are a negative impact on the neighborhood – particularly if there is a shortage of parking on that block. Many other residents feel that putting their boat or storage unit in front of their house is like storing it in the driveway.
Since we receive inquiries about these items – and often from people upset that their boat has been towed or because they have to move the dumpster, we would like to make residents aware of the rules regarding boats, trailers, dumpsters, and storage containers on public streets.
Boats/Trailers: If a boat or other trailer is attached to a working, licensed vehicle, it may be left on the street. However, if a homeowner leaves the car and trailer on the street for several days without ever moving, and it is reported to the City, Traffic Control can ticket or tow the car if it isn't moved within 72 hours of the tires being chalked by a Traffic Control agent (this applies to cars without trailers as well).
If the trailer is not attached to a vehicle, it may not be stored on a public street unless it has an obstruction permit – and is subject to an immediate tow by Traffic Control or the police.
This prohibition is in place to ensure safety and keep the streets open for use by cars. If our office receives a report of an unattached trailer, we are obligated to report it to Traffic Control. So, please store your boats and trailers on your property.
Therefore, dumpsters and storage units are allowed in the street for a limited amount on time – if a permit is obtained from the City's Building Permit office.
Dumpsters are allowed up to 90 days, with a street use permit.
Beyond these time periods, dumpsters and storage units must be confined to the user's property – or they will be ordered removed.
So, we encourage you to place these items on your property for the duration of your project. For storage units, many services offer off-site storage. If you must put the dumpster or storage in the street – make sure you or your contractor obtains a permit and make sure you remove the item as soon as the permit expires.
For more information please go to the following link: http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/mdr/streetusepermits/index.htm
Garbage/Recycling - My garbage and/or recycling wasn't picked up this week. Whom do I contact?
Call Solid Waste customer service and they will help correct the problem. Their phone number is (612) 673-2917. Click on Solid Waste and Recycling to learn more about policies and practices.
Graffiti - " How do I report graffiti in my neighborhood?"
Graffiti has sky rocketed in the 7th Ward. The most important thing you can do if victimized by graffiti is to clean it up as soon as possible. The longer graffiti is visible, the more likely the area is to be victimized by more graffiti.
City inspections allows several days to clean up the graffiti once it is noticed by housing inspectors, however, the longer graffiti is visible, the greater the likelihood of crime happening in the area as a result. Please be as proactive as possible in addressing graffiti. Visit the City's Graffiti Prevention web page for tips on preventing graffiti on your property.
If you are victimized by graffiti, call 311. You can also report graffiti online.
Housing Regulations - A house in my neighborhood has grass over a foot tall. Don't they have to mow?
If you ever have a question that you believe relates to housing regulations such as yard maintenance, multiple cars on a property, or others call 311 with your concern. You can also report possible code violations on the City's Website. They will refer the matter to the appropriate Housing Inspector who will investigate and resolve the issue as appropriate.
Parks - Whom do I contact about Minneapolis Parks?
All Minneapolis parks come under the jurisdiction of the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, a separate government entity. The Park Board staff can be contacted at (612) 230-6400.
The elected Park Board is comprised of a board of 6 district and 3 at-large commissioners. For Ward 7, Tracy Nordstrom is our district commissioner.
Property Taxes - "Why Are My Property Taxes Rising?"
For more information on why your property taxes are rising and where they are going visit the City Assessor's Office.
Recreational Fires - "What are the rules about having an outdoor fire on my property?"
The rules for recreational fires were recently updated to meet the international fire code adopted several years ago by the City of Minneapolis.
It remains legal to have a recreational fire to burn material for pleasure, religious, ceremonial, cooking, warming or similar purposes. This also includes portable freestanding fire places and chimneys. These fires must be kept smaller than 3 feet in diameter and 2 feet in height. In addition, fires must be at least 25 feet from a structure and have surrounding fire barrier of non-combustible material at least six inches high.
Other conditions for having a recreational fire apply. Only unpainted wood (not been treated with chemicals or preservatives), coal or charcoal can be burned. Burning of rubbish is prohibited. Buckets, shovels, garden hoses or a fire extinguisher with a minimum 4-A rating must be readily available for use at recreational fires. Also, every recreational fire has to be attended by a competent person 18 years of age or older and completely extinguished before leaving the scene. Fires can only be conducted between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. and when wind conditions do not exceed 10 mph. The Minneapolis Fire Chief, Chief of Police, Fire Prevention Bureau, Fire fighters, or officer of the police department can enforce these provisions through appropriate administrative and legal remedies, including issuance of a citation.
If you are concerned that a neighbor is violating the standards for a recreational fire, please contact 911 if the violation is currently happening or you can call 311 afterwards if it is a chronic issue.
Read more about the Recreational Fire Ordinance (pdf).
Rental Licensing – "Who do I call with a question or concern about a rental property?"
The City of Minneapolis requires that all rental property in the City be licensed. Under certain conditions the City can revoke a rental license, effectively shutting down the property. The most common reason for revocation of a rental license is disorderly use of rental property or Conduct on Premises. The types of activity that trigger a rental license revocation include: gambling, prostitution, drug dealing, noisy assemblies, and unlawful possession, sale or use of a weapon. Your SAFE Crime Prevention Specialist is responsible for working with the City Attorney's Office and Housing Inspections to begin the revocation procedure. Licenses may be revoked include extreme housing code violations. To find out if a property has a current rental license (which it must in order to operate) call 311.
Schools - I have questions about the public schools. Who do I call?
The Minneapolis Public Schools are under the independent jurisdiction of the Minneapolis School Board. You can call the Public Schools at (612) 668-0000 (TTY 668-0001) or visit them online at www.mpls.k12.mn.us. The website has a variety of resources to help you learn more about the public schools, including information about the School Board, Superintendent, and each school in the City.
Sidewalks and Snow Shoveling - "People are walking in the street, because some of the homeowners in my neighborhood haven't shoveled their sidewalks. What can be done about it?"
Property owners in Minneapolis are required by City ordinance to remove snow and ice from the public sidewalks adjacent to their properties.
Business/commercial property owners have to clear their sidewalks and/or put down salt or sand within four hours after snow or freezing rain has stopped falling. Residential owners have 24 hours to shovel snow and/or mitigate ice.
If you have concerns about a sidewalk near you, please call 311 to report the location. They will forward it to Public Works for resolution. Also, contact 311 if you have any questions about damaged sidewalks.
Stormwater management – "What is the stormwater management fee on my utility bill?"
Learn more about the stormwater management fee and the credit program.
Street Cleaning - When will my street be swept?
Street cleaning occurs throughout the non-snow season. However, residents need to be especially aware of the two major cleaning operations in the spring and fall.
Public Works conducts a comprehensive, citywide sweep of all streets and alleys each spring, from early April through mid-May, in order to pick up the winter sand and other debris that collects over the winter. There is another comprehensive sweep and leaf collection of all streets (but not alleys) in the fall. This occurs from mid to late October to mid November (unless interrupted by significant snowfalls).
In order to provide the desired curb-to-curb cleaning for these operations, temporary signs to restrict parking are posted a day in advance, and parking restrictions are aggressively enforced with tagging and towing. During the rest of the season, Public Works actively sweeps streets on a rotational basis, with special emphasis in the Chain-of-Lakes watershed areas. Residents are not required to move their vehicles for these operations, except on the rare occasions where they require more complete sweeping. Temporary parking restriction signs would be posted in advance.
There is some schedule rotation that occurs for the comprehensive Spring and Fall sweeps so that the same areas are not always first or last. For instance, if a particular neighborhood could not be swept in the Fall because of early snow, all attempts would be made to put these streets near the top of the list for the Spring sweep. There are many factors that come into play for scheduling so it is difficult to predict very far in advance when a particular street will be swept. In general, people should be aware of the existence of the two major sweep events during the Spring and Fall, and watch for the signs.
If you have a particular need to know when your street may be cleaned, visit the street sweeping information page.
Please note that it is a violation of City ordinances to rake leaves into the street. Leaves raked into the street will create significant public safety, flooding, and pollution problems. The proper disposal method is to bag all your leaves, including from the boulevard, and put them out with your solid waste collection. The schedule for yard waste pick-up can be obtained from Solid Waste at (612) 673-2917.
Street Lights - "There's a burned out street light on my block, what can I do about it?"
There are over 35,000 street lights in the City of Minneapolis, and Public Works needs your help to replace the burned out lights. To report street light problems, you can report street light issues online or call 311.
Traffic Calming - Speeding keeps increasing on my block. Can we get speed humps and more stop signs?
Requests for traffic calming devices are among the most frequent requests received in my office. When received, we refer the request to the Transportation division of Public Works. They study the situation and report if changes to the current engineering are or are not recommended.
Their recommendations are based on well-established standards that measure traffic volume, speed, and accidents, as well as pedestrian volume. In most situations, no changes are recommended. In other situations, the solution may require neighborhood funding.
Stop sign installation, in addition to general standards, the City of Minneapolis has an adopted Stop Sign Plan. For more information about traffic sign issues or to request sign repair or removal, please visit the Public Works page here.
Trucks - "I frequently hear loud trucks coming near my home. I thought trucks were supposed to stay on large roads. What are the rules for trucks and what can I do if I see a truck on the wrong road?"
There are two types of designated truck routes that regulate where trucks of different sizes may travel.
10 Ton
Trucks over 10 tons (20,000 lbs. per axle)
3 to 9 Ton
Trucks between 3 and 9 tons (6,000 to 18,000 lbs. per axle)
Note: To determine whether a truck meets the standards for the above truck routes, you must compare gross weight in pounds marked on the truck to the above numbers. Some trucks may cite their gross weight versus axle weight. Dividing the gross weight by the number of axles determines the per axle weight for truck routes.
Trucks over 3 tons must use the appropriate truck routes for as much of their travel as practical. They may divert to other streets for the last few blocks to reach their final destination. A diversion onto non-truck route streets is determined by the driver based on turning restrictions, on-street parking, and the approach direction to the destination. Trucks under 3 tons (UPS two-axle delivery truck, for example) may use any city street.
Many of the trucking companies use smaller, short haul trucks to make deliveries in the city, because large semi trucks often have trouble making turns on city streets. However, some semis do continue to deliver in the city.
If you believe a large truck is traveling on the wrong road, and it is happening right now, call 9-1-1.
If you can identify and provide the trucking company, license plate, and/or its destination call 311.
Except for Park Board property (parkway) it should be reported to the Park Board (612) 230-6400.
Also, businesses are not allowed to receive overnight deliveries in any residentially zoned and used area unless they are doing such within an insulated building. Therefore, you should not hear trucks idling and making deliveries between the hours of 10:00pm and 6:00am. Loud, late-night deliveries in your neighborhood should be reported to 311 to be addressed by Environmental Management.
Winter Parking Restrictions - "How do I know where to park during Snow Emergencies?"
The City's Public Works and Communications departments communicate to residents in a variety of ways when a Snow Emergency has been declared:
Avoid the cost and hassle of a ticket and tow during a Snow Emergency. The new and improved Minneapolis Snow Emergency app tells you if a Snow Emergency has been declared and puts all the parking rules right in the palm of your hand. The app tells you where you can and can't park on Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3 of a Snow Emergency to help you avoid a ticket and a tow. It also features a quick call button that connects you with the Minneapolis Snow Emergency Hotline, and buttons to sign up for email/text alerts or visit the City's website. Download the app for iPhone or Android.
You can also use the parking hotline by calling 348-SNOW hotline. The recorded message is updated frequently and includes parking information car owners need.
1. Parking Status Icon. On the homepage, throughout the winter, residents will find an icon on the left side of the City homepage which notifies residents about the current status - snow emergency or normal parking. If winter parking restrictions are put into effect - in the event heavy snow fall raises concerns about the ability of emergency vehicles to access residential streets - that will also be posted on the home page.
2. Minneapolis Snow Season Parking Information page . This page on the City website has any information you may want about Minneapolis' snow season including snow emergency regulations, parking status, Snoases, and tips about shoveling and plowing.
3. Email Notification Sign-Up . Sign up here if you would like to receive an email whenever a snow emergency is declared. This page can also be accessed from the Minneapolis Snow Season Parking Information page.
4. "I just heard on the radio that parking around the city has been limited to one side of the street until April. Why?"
Certain years, the snowfall is so heavy and frequent that, even with regular plowing, the piles of snow begin to encroach into parking lanes, and parked cars in turn begin to encroach into driving lanes. When the streets get too narrow as a result of this encroachment, it can be impossible or difficult for emergency vehicles - fire trucks and ambulances - to get down the streets.
As a result, to ensure public safety, the City declares winter parking restrictions. On non-snow emergency routes, parking on the street is restricted to one side. The side where parking is banned changes from year to year and will be announced when the restrictions are declared.
Winter Parking Restrictions are announced through the local radio and television stations. Also, an icon announcing the restrictions will be placed on the left side of the City home page - www.MinneapolisMn.gov.
Television and Radio - when a snow emergency is declared, Twin Cities radio and television stations are notified and announce the declaration.
Snow Emergency Information Brochure - In November, the City will mail all homes in the city a copy of this year's snow emergency regulations.
Please remember, when clearing your sidewalks, yard paths or driveway, don't shovel or blow snow into streets or alleys. In addition to making driving in the road or alley more difficult for your neighbors, it is a violation of City ordinances.
Variances - "The contractor building my new garage says I need a variance before I can build. What is it and how do I get it?"
A variance is an authorization to depart from the general requirements of the City's zoning regulations. For example, zoning regulations govern how large a garage you may build and where on your property it may be located. Variances to these and other types of zoning regulations may be granted where strict adherence would cause undue hardship due to circumstances unique to the property.
Receiving a variance involves completing an application, satisfying applicable legal requirements, and holding a public hearing. For complete information and application procedures, please contact 311.
Ward 7 Neighborhoods - "I'd like to get more involved in my neighborhood. How do I contact my neighborhood association?"
Neighborhood associations are always looking for new ideas and volunteers, please consider getting involved with yours.
Ward 7 Neighborhood Associations
Bryn Mawr Neighborhood
404 Thomas Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55405
(612) 374-1481
Cedar Isle Dean Neighborhood
P.O. Box 16270
Minneapolis, MN 55416
Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhood
528 Hennepin Ave Suite 310
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Elliot Park Neighborhood
719 S 10th St
Minneapolis, MN 55404
Kenwood Neighborhood
P.O. Box 300007
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Loring Park Neighborhood
430 Oak Grove St. Suite 117
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Lowry Hill Neighborhood
P.O. Box 300121
Minneapolis, MN 55403
North Loop Neighborhood
P.O. Box 582178
Minneapolis, MN 55458-2178
Yard Waste – "My Yard Waste (grass clippings, leaves and brush) need to be picked up.
Who do I contact? Call Solid Waste customer service and they will help correct the problem. Their phone number is (612) 673-2917. See Yard Waste Collection to learn more.
Last updated May 1, 2019