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COMMUNITY NEWS / Activists call for decriminalization of sex work
Andrea Houston
/ Toronto / Thursday, November 03, 2011
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A sex-work advocacy organization says residents living on or near Homewood Ave should take their complaints about sex workers to those politicians who continue to criminalize prostitution.
About 30 local residents blamed sex workers for damage to private property and late-night noise at an Oct 12 meeting with Ward 27 Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam.
"The problem here is the law, not sex workers," says Chanelle Gallant, a sex work activist and communications coordinator for Maggie's, a Toronto sex workers' organization. "Residents should take their concerns up with the lawmakers who have put sex workers in the situation where they can't exert any control over their work."
The owners of Banting House Inn say problems connected to sex work on Homewood Ave forced them to close their business.
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The city of Toronto is considering traffic restrictions on Homewood Ave to decrease the number of johns cruising for sex workers along the stroll through the night.
If the restrictions are adopted, drivers would not be allowed to turn onto Homewood Ave from Wellesley St between 11pm and 6am.
The proposal has now gone to the Toronto and East York Community Council.
But Gallant says not all area residents are in favour of the turn restriction. Homewood Ave resident Dara Douma wrote to Wong-Tam requesting her "inaction."
"I'm writing to request that you do not help this group in their NIMBY-ish relocation program," the letter states.
Douma says sex workers shouldn't have to hide in dark alleys or unsafe spaces.
"For myself, their presence makes my street safer. They are a good measure of how safe a street feels. They are more vulnerable than I am, and they are at a greater potential risk of becoming victims of violence or abuse, so I feel safe walking home at night as long as they feel safe on this street," she says.
Detective Matt Moyer, of the Toronto police, says he doesn't think a turn restriction will do much to curb sex traffic in the area.
"I think first and foremost we have to provide safety," he says. "But this won't stop the sex trade. If the traffic is restricted, sex-trade workers will find a way to circumvent it and work around it."
Moyer says unclear laws about sex work are often confusing.
"We take direction from the courts," he says. "It's the same as marijuana. It's hard as police officers these days, because we don't have a clear-cut definition of what we should do and shouldn't do."
Moyer doesn't have statistics on the number of resident complaints. He says no records are available unless police are called. "We don't get a lot of calls for service up there . . . We're doing everything we can to accommodate the community and the sex-trade workers, but you can only do so much."
Wong-Tam says the initial complaint came from the Homewood-Maitland Safety Association (HMSA) in the spring. The association asked that the city consider restricting the turn.
This is not the first time the issue was raised. In 2008, the HMSA launched a series of late-night demonstrations in an effort to drive sex workers from the area.
The group has once again been writing letters to police, the mayor's office and Wong-Tam.
Business owner Paul Hyde formed the HMSA about five years ago with a handful of other residents.
"We approached [former Ward 27 councillor] Kyle Rae and the police, but it went nowhere," he says. "Meanwhile, some of the residents were attacked. It was getting so bad that we formed a neighbourhood association. We just felt the sex trade shouldn't be in a residential area."
After 11 years at 73 Homewood Ave, Hyde and his partner are selling Banting House, their bed and breakfast.
"It's difficult to mix tourism with sex trade. Our customers don't like it. It frightens them," he says. "We just wanted the sex workers to stop vandalizing our cars and our homes. The noise at night is terrible, the damage to property and the threat of violence . . . the turn restriction won't end it, but it will calm it."
Hyde says he is in favour of sex-worker rights, "but one right shouldn't come at the expense or safety of others . . . Until sex work is legalized and monitored, and there's regulation around where it can take place, this is the way we should go," he says.
Gallant disagrees, noting that there is no proof sex workers are responsible for damage to property or violence in the neighbourhood.
"We think the arguments made by some of the homeowners are baseless," she says. "We don't think sex workers contribute whatsoever to the danger of a neighbourhood. In fact, we believe gentrifiers pose a danger to sex workers."
Gallant reminds that sex workers are also residents of the area and will defend their right to work. She says just 10 percent of sex workers work outdoors.
"Sex workers are pretty good at defending the area where they work," she says. "I don't think this will keep sex workers away. Maggie's believes sex workers are entitled to share that space."
Gallant says the only long-term solution is decriminalization.
"Decriminalization would prevent gentrifiers from targeting and harassing sex workers, and it would make things safer for sex workers as well. Also, if sex work was decriminalized, we could be at the table and have a conversation about these issues."
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Bad situation
Even if all the laws against prostitution were repealed, the sex workers would still be on Maitland. Some Toronto sex workers place ads in Now Magazine and work out of their apartments. Other Toronto sex workers prefer to ply their trade on streets like Homewood Avenue (where they can turn more tricks in a night). Toronto should adopt the approach of Hamburg and Amsterdam and have designated red light districts for prostitutes away from middle-class residents. Until then, Paul Hyde is taking the only real option available to unhappy residents on Homewood Avenue: to move. The city and the police obviously don't want to do anything about the problem and left wing groups like Xtra and Maggie's will continue to attack the homeowners. Unless the residents result to more drastic action (e.g., posting pictures of johns and their license plates on a website for the general public to see), the residents will continue to have to put up with the noise and the vandalism.
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Where is the problem?
I live on Homewood and have for over 10 years. My bedroom faces right onto the street. What noise and vandalism are these people talking about??? I have seen these working gals for as long as I can remember. They are courteous, quiet clean and stay to themselves. What makes me sick is the lies being told by a very small group of up tight homeowners on the street. What they are claiming is just not true. So don't buy into it. Frankly, the vast majority of long term residents don't give a rats behind about the issue. What pisses me off is the fact that I may not be able to turn onto my own street after 11pm. With no witnesses, no proof, this sort of pursuit renders clear thinking a thing of the past. As for the HMSA, they are a tiny group of old biddies. As for Hyde, me thinks he is selling because he got a million dollars for the place, not because the Trannies are running him and his partner out of town.
Sam, Toronto Ontario
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Homewood nightmares
Anyone that says there has not been any problem with trannys on homewood is either lying or just plain crazy. Trannys have been responsible for vandalism, noise, fights etc etc etc... i have been living on homewood with my bedroom right out front and i can tell you trannys do NOTHING but cause a problem for residents AND are directly responsible for lower real estate values...... this article is bias in favour of trannys! How sad businesses, good businesses, have to sell and get out of the neighbourhood!!!! I DON'T BLAME them! I don't know what RIGHT a tranny has to come into the neighbourhood and cause this havoc!!!!!
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I've walked home along Homewood Ave most every night for the past 30 years, and often quite late. And yes, I occasionally see and talk with some of the sex workers I meet. As for "vandalism, noise, fights etc etc etc" due to the "trannies" I have yet to see or hear it. Odd that ... As a down-town street there are many people out and about late at night ... FYI: Several years ago there was a shooting on this same street attributed to patrons of The Phoenix, nearby on Sherbourne. Then there's two schools at Maitland and Homewood and there's often noise from the students who participate in rowdy games and activities. There's also housing (halfway house) for some of our disadvantaged citizens on this street. Recently, a woman social worker was stabbed and killed by one of the residents there. Then there's garbage trucks that roll up and down the street making a terrible racket and occasionally, party goers walking home late and being boisterous. None of these criminal acts or "noise" incidents can be blamed on the sex workers who work Homewood. Personally, I feel safer knowing there is someone on the street late a night versus it being empty, vacant and unpopulated. I'm sure the sex workers feel safer too since in the not so distant past two teenagers (Shawn Keegan and Chad Vivian) were killed on this street. (SEE: If the local residents don't want crime on their streets, perhaps they shouldn't live down-town? Sex workers do not attract crime (unless it's directed AT them), they deter it by occupying the streets and being vigilant & watchful. I would respectfully suggest that the local Resident Association (HMSA) come up with some prosecutable proof that the incidents they are upset about are in fact being perpetrated by sex workers versus some random ne'er-do-wells walking through the neighbourhood.
Lisa Duke, Cabbagetown, Toronto Ontario
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call me a NIMBY
I'm sorry, but I don't live on Homewood or Maitland, but I've walked by plenty of times and seen lots of trannys around. PLEASE KEEP THEM THERE, I don't want them in front of my place. I guess I'm a true NIMBY because I sure as hell don't want them crawling around my place at night!
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After trying and failing to install it, I just read that IEEP is actually pretty old and mostly no longer supported. Have you had much trouble using it before?
I've managed to do simple things in NearInfinity such as editing the text of items or the images associated with them, but when it came to changing the effects I got a bit lost. If we take the Girdle of Fortitude example, I locate the item (code BELT09.ITM), open it up, and in the tab "View" it has on the right the box "Identified Description", underneath which are two boxes: "Abilities" and "Global effects". The GoF has no global effects but does have one ability noted in the box: "Magical (3)". I click "View/Edit" underneath the "Abilities" box and it opens up another window with several attributes and another box labelled "Effects", in which three effects are listed: 1. "Constitution bonus (10)" 2. "Display portrait icon (142)" 3. "Play 3D Effect (215)" My guess is, the above three things are the effects that take place when the item is activated ingame: 1. the Con bonus takes place, 3. there's a magic swirly effect played in game, but the one I'm unsure about is 2. Display portrait icon. Is this the clickable icon that's displayed in the Use Item ability ingame? If I wanted to change the girdle so it gives a permanent 18 Con, would I be right to change the Abilities to some sort of nothing/default, and then edit the Global Effects to give the bonus? I checked in BELT08.ITM (Girdle of Frost Giant Strength) and for Abilities it has "Default (0)" and Global effects "Strength bonus (44)". It seems that I ought to change the GoF so it also has "Default (0)" in its abilities instead of "Magical (3)", and so its global effect is a constitution bonus, then edit its global effect so it gives the correct value. Does all of the above seem like it's along the right lines? Also thanks for the info on backing up, and for the speedy reply! |
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Writer's block. The dreaded two word sword of Damocles hanging over the head of every author. Those of us who decide to inflict ourselves upon the eyes of others via the literary word all fear its appearance. There can be no more awful fate for an author than to sit in front of a blank page that steadfastly refuses to fill itself with meaningful words. For those who don't write, imagine the sneeze that just refuses to happen, the squeezed spot that liberates nothing at all or the long lonely sit on the loo when the digestive system refuses to say "goodbye". Writer's block is normally related to inspiration. The author knows that something should be described but can't quite put their finger on what that something is or how they should go about painting their literary picture. There are many and varied explanations for the condition. Wikipedia cites some interesting cases. I quite enjoyed that of George Orwell's character, Gordon Comstock, who struggled to write a poem about London as it was "too big". I'd have sorted him out in no time at all. A pair of binoculars turned the wrong way around and he'd have been good to go. It gets a bit more serious when you consider William Shakespeare, who suddenly stopped composing great plays and sonnets. One minute he's banging away productively at his scrolls. The next minute, nothing. All inspiration gone, a complete lack of words, a load of relieved geese. After much investigation I found out that this was down to the fact that he had died which came as a relief. There was me worrying that a form of scriber's cancer existed, able to afflict even the greatest of writers. So what hope for a mere scribbler like me?
I haven't written a blog post for well over a month. So clearly I have fallen victim to this terrible affliction. There is no doubt that I have been suffering terribly from writer's block but in my case the block is of a different nature from the norm. I've a head full of ideas and inspiration, that's never a problem. Surreal experiences never cease to find me whilst I'm out cycling. For example, the dead badger lying peacefully by the side of the ride on a loop I ride twice a week. After a few rides I noticed he was putting on some weight. A week later he was clearly pregnant, then a couple of days after that he was flat. He'd exploded in a massive post mortal attack of flatulence. It made me almost glad to be human, partly as I won't be gassed for getting a bit of a cough near cows, but mostly down to the fact that even if I do pass on in some hilarious fashion my dignity will be returned after I'm scraped up and gently placed into wooden box. I'd hope that my mortal remains will not end up being publicly defiled by a fart from beyond the grave.
Anyhow, all this talk of exploding badgers does nothing to explain my block. As stated, it is not an inspirational blockage, it is simply down to the Babylonians who proposed the 24 hour day. In hindsight they made a bit of mistake by not including quite enough hours. If they'd added say six or seven more per day I'd be able to get all of my stuff done and find some time for a nice bit of blog writing. This Babylonian foresight would have ensured that the world had a much greater understanding of exploding badgers than it currently does. My writer's block is down to stuff that I have to do which is preventing me from writing. This stuff falls into three distinct categories; work, my UK route guide and things I commit to do that I really shouldn't.
Work has been particularly stressful as it is currently unpaid. My friend Andy and I have been beavering away at a technology start-up based around mapping. It all sounded so easy when we drew a few diagrams on a bit of paper. All we had to do was import some data, fiddle with it a bit and chuck out some maps and stuff on screen. Customers would then flock to our door, awe stricken by the maps we had created and hand over their account/sortcode details. I decided to focus our minds by booking us into a conference where we could launch our product. In September that conference seemed a long way away. With less than three weeks to go we've upgraded our business plan status to "actively shitting ourselves". Andy and I have a conference call every day at 9am. It usually goes along the lines of:-
Andy: "Here's the list of things you broke yesterday that I have fixed. I've added to it the list of things I didn't get done as I was fixing the things you broke yesterday"
Dave: "Thanks, I've had this new idea do you think we could…."
<screen goes blank, call disconnected>
<Dave reinitiates call>
Dave: "OK, message understood. What needs doing today?"
Andy: <reels off list longer than Lord McAlpine's lawyer's list of potential defendants>
We've both been working ridiculously hard for months to build a new product. It's so nearly there, but as with all traditional IT initiatives we're constantly tripped up by unforeseen snags. In Andy's case the snag is working with Dave. In my case it's usually down to the fact that the programming code I copied from google doesn't quite work the way I thought it should. Days are long as I do battle with SQL, javascript, php, C++, mercator projections, geometric unions, unix command lines and something called XSLT which I don't really know what it is but it feels like we should be using it along with everyone else.
The small portion of day that remains should be a time to relax and write blogs. Sadly every hour of that is commandeered by the quest to finish my proper book. Nearly two years ago I set out to write the bloody thing (within a year) and still I haven't finished. To be fair, the writing is done. It's the detail that takes a huge amount of my current minimal spare time. The book has forty chapters (the next one's going to have two). Each chapter has descriptions, maps, route instructions, photos, diagrams and statistics. Many of these are produced by a computer programme, but it all needs to be checked. Route instructions are particularly hard as I read through my notes whilst following the map on screen. Each turn has to be described accurately, often in tandem with Google Streetview to make sure the directions are correct.
I spent one evening cursing the Google van that had gone down a back road in Wales and picked up some leaves on its camera. These leaves blocked out a road sign that I needed to check. I noticed a pub on the road and nearly called them to go out and confirm that the sign really did say "Cymtlyingpwthdoggrty", however a leaf was covering up its full name. A chapter takes me nearly ten hours to complete. That's four hundred hours required that the Babylonians failed to account for. Fortunately my publisher has been patient as the book arrives with them in stages. We're so nearly there, a week or two more and it'll be done. In fact it's morphed into a family production with Helen aiding on the maps and routes along with Holly helping out on graphics. Two years ago I announced that I was leaving my job to write a book. Not many "we's" in that sentence.
Then there are the things I simply don't have time for but commit to anyway. A review of GPS units for a magazine that sounded easy but took several weekends to complete. My objectivity was tested to the limit by a manufacturer who shall remain unnamed but could be referred to as "FagAshLil" limited. The test unit they supplied had clearly been used by the smoking department to track down cigarettes. On opening the box I was reminded instantly of my Dad during his sixty a day phase. The unit was superbly protected by a liberal coating of nicotine, as an ex-smoker I fought hard against the urge to lick it all off.
Finally, there's the Barrow Central Wheelers. They are a Lakeland cycling club who must surely be described as slightly unhinged. Earlier this year they asked me to come and speak at their annual dinner. For some reason they imagined I could vocalise my passion and knowledge of the Cycling Year Record in a manner that would befit their Christmas do. At the time of asking I was pretty keen. I actually enjoy giving presentations, mainly because it is formalised showing off. Inadequate forty something males like me need to grab as many showing off opportunities as possible. Once past thirty they are pretty thin on the ground. I can't wheelie, my guitar playing is awful, the only joke I can remember starts "knock knock" and everybody has seen that silly hand thing where it looks like your thumb is split in half.
The week of the presentation was prefixed by months of procrastination. I reassured myself that everything would be fine and it'd only take an hour or so to knock up some good looking slides. Three days before the event I opened up my presentation software and realised that it hadn't seen light of day for years. I had completely forgotten how anything worked. It took thirty minutes to find the "New slide" control and as for adding in photos, how had I ever managed that? The next few evenings were spent mostly shouting "Why? How? Please Help!" at the computer. It patiently obliged by doing everything it was told to do, and nothing more.
In other families, Mum has a word with the kids to advise that "Daddy is finding it tough at the moment as his manager has loaded him up with an unfeasibility large amount of work so cut him some slack". Mine simply acknowledge that the bloody idiot has left it to the last minute again as a smelly, unshaven wreck storms about the place banging cupboards whilst ranting about projector screens.
Preparation for the big day couldn't have gone worse. A particularly difficult work problem converged with a number of other external factors pushing my stress levels over the edge. My body reacts brilliantly to this by switching on the insomnia button. This is why evolution has to be a load of old bollocks. Surely the best way to react to a mental crisis is a good night's sleep. We've been on this earth for quite a few years and I cannot believe that those who had only 30 minutes sleep the night before were able to best dodge the sabre tooth tiger. Hunters look for weakness, and if I was hiding in a bush spotting the best human to nibble on, I'd pick the yawner. He'd still be rubbing his eyes as I jumped out whilst his mates had legged it into the jungle.
So why has evolution invented insomnia? What is the point of it other than to thin us out by getting rid of the worriers? It's surely the product of a vengeful God who sees it as a nice opportunity for us to get in a little more praying as we lie there begging to be overtaken by a little sleep. I reckon I had about two hours the night before my big performance. The drive up to the Lakes was taken slowly and carefully with biblical downpours fuelling stress levels further.
I tried to convince myself that all would be OK. Many years previously I'd been asked to present at a postal conference in Prague. Myself and a colleague took advantage of a foreign travel T&S policy that did not appear to have an upper limit. The night ended with us trading blows in Wenceslas Square before making up and retiring back to the bar. We were put into a taxi and got back to the hotel purely by mime. On arrival we didn't have enough cash to pay the fare so Richard sent me to my room to get some more. I managed to open the door and woke up the next day on the floor. Richard had no idea how he had paid the remainder to the driver and didn't want to know. At breakfast we were the greyest men walking the earth, zombified by our excesses with livers desperately googling for instructions on what to do next. We commandeered all of the free water in the conference centre and cuddled it until it was our turn to speak. I have no idea what I said but the resulting minutes thanked the British contingent for "their interesting contribution to the event".
So with this track record I'd hope to muddle through. I made it to the hotel unscathed and met Allen and Glen from the club. They fretted for a while about projector screens whilst I stressed further over the enormity of my task. Speaking at a cycling club dinner is a different league to a business presentation. You're supposed to inject some humour, chuck about a few anecdotes, give out some pearls of wisdom and tell the audience a few little snippets that they didn't already know. I had some slides along with a fatigued brain that was just about managing to keep bodily functions to spec.
Fortunately, Barrow Central Wheelers are an incredibly welcoming bunch. Allen and Glen went out of their way to make me feel relaxed and at home. We settled down to dinner and bantered about cycling as us cycling types do. I kept my alcohol consumption in check and did my best to eat with elbows in and not lick peas off the fork. I'd almost managed to relax when the club chairman, Mike Speight, announced that it was time for the guest speaker.
A microphone was placed in my hand and I arose to a sea (well fifty) of expectant faces all awaiting an hour's worth of witty, informative cycling based entertainment.
Not a good moment for the mind to go completely blank.
My brain decided to go on a mini-lock down just at the time when I needed it most. Information was drip fed to my mouth which began to talk. But I felt like a detached observer to the proceedings wondering when the presenter was going to get into some sort of flow. I'd prepared loads of notes, a few jokes and some interesting little snippets but many of them refused to appear. Fortunately I had my slides as prompts and managed to navigate myself down this verbal canal with the presentational boat lurching from side to side.
The audience were either too kind or too pissed to point out my predicament. It may have been that the words came out in some sort of order and made some sort of sense. I'm terribly self critical and halfway through was keen to stop and request that I start the whole thing again. It was like one of those races where you've put in a big effort to prepare but on the day it just doesn't translate. You want to get off and go home but there's a crowd, people who aren't riding but are looking at you expectantly. You have to keep going, you have to make it to the end by letting each expectant look nudge you a little further down the road.
I made it to the end, a quick check of the head showed no bottle impacts and I hadn't spotted any sleepers. Everyone was very kind and appreciative, I even got to hand out the trophies to the year's prize winners. Like all good cycling clubs almost all of them were won by the same bloke. The rest of the evening passed in a blur of conversation, Peroni and whippets. Actually, I made the whippets up but was very disappointed to be in such northern company without even a sniff of one. The Barrow Wheelers blew away all of the northern stereotypes as they were generous, humorous and all drank lager. The evening ended with me very much buoyed up by their company, more than adequate payment for the ordeal.
Late that evening I collapsed exhausted onto my hotel bed and fell into another deep bout of insomnia.
Dave, November 2012 - sometime after midnight..with wine


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This dock was observed drifting around the lake on the lower part of the "Rez" at approximately 9:00 a.m. this morning.
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Secretary of State Walker Sworn in as Secretary of State
Walker Sworn In as Secretary of State
Beshear stated during the ceremony "It's imperative that the Secretary of State be someone who is sensitive to the needs of businesses and particularly small businesses in the Commonwealth, well ladies and gentlemen, Elaine Walker is that person."
"My choice is a woman who as a two time mayor of one of Kentucky's largest cities has demonstrated progressive leadership, not just in her community, but also on regional, state, and national levels." Beshear remarked.
Walker thanked the Governor for his trust and support saying "I am humbled by the opportunity and look forward to taking this Office to the next level." The Secretary will begin work Monday and plans to travel the state meeting with County Clerks to listen and learn about their issues and facilitate solutions to problems they face.
Walker also intends to begin working with the legislature and other state agencies to promote business growth and economic development in Kentucky. "The Secretary of State's Office it the first agency businesses deal with in Kentucky. We want them to come to our state and hire our citizens. My office will work hard to make the transition efficient and effective" said Walker.


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"under a remodel but I was pleased"
My stay was fine, but, the General Manager, at check in, was somewhat rude and very sarcastic! The hotel is being remodeled, but, my room was comfortable. The continental breakfast was just "ok". No one was there to monitor or ask questions or assistance. I would stay again.Hotels.com 真实住客点评
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"clean and cozy hotel"
great place to stay at a great valueHotels.com 真实住客点评
"Near WCU."
My son and I were in the area for a tour of Western Carolina University. The Sylva Inn was in close proximity to the campus, and also afforded us the opportunity to check out Sylva, where we ate dinner. The staff at Sylva Inn was very friendly and helpful. The Inn was both attractive and comfortable. We would stay there again.Hotels.com 真实住客点评
"no hot water"
the front desk young man, Luke was great at check in! When we woke the following morning there was no hot water. We took our concern to desk twice, no one ever apoligized. Bad service and will never stay again.Hotels.com 真实住客点评
"Not bad for an independent hotel"
Cleaner than our last visit while it was still a national chain. Mattresses need replacing, all sag towards the center. Need breakfast options with low/no carbs and gluten free.Hotels.com 真实住客点评
Considering that there were 4 schools staying overnight for a band competition, everything was very good. The children were exceptionally good and quiet. Our stay was very satisfactory. Continental breakfast offerings were very nice.Hotels.com 真实住客点评
"2 nite stay because of a funeral"
price was right, room was okey. People at desk were very friendly. I passed on the breakfast. Was not impressed. Would stay again if in the area. There are not very many hotels in Sylva.Hotels.com 真实住客点评
"pleasantly surprised"
We stayed for one night at the Sylva Inn while visiting Western Carolina University.We were pleasantly surprised - did not expect much given the inexpensive rate we found. But the room was very clean and fresh. Very comfortable bed and linens. Clean bathroom. We would definitely stay again if we were in the area!Hotels.com 真实住客点评
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"Showing its age and not in a good way"
This inn used to be the place to stay in Sylva, but unfortunately it hasn't been updated in the last twenty years or so. The staff were very friendly and efficient, but the inn is a bit shabby and is beginning to show its age. The carpet in the hallway has a musty smell. The room lacked microwave or a fridge and the heating unit was ancient. When the […] heat was on, the unit was so loud, we ended up turning it off at night so we could sleep. The TV had been purchased well before the flat screen days. The linens and towels were clean, and the staff were courteous. There was also free Wi-Fi. All in all we probably won't stay again. For the price, it wasn't a good value. The inn isn't cheap. For the same price, we could've stayed in the Holiday Inn and had a better experience. 阅读更多信息Expedia 真实住客点评
"close to Western Carolina University"
It was nice but when we checked in had to wait and front counter for at least 5 minutes before anyone knew we were there. Other than that our stay was nice.Hotels.com 真实住客点评
"close to Western Carolina University"
It was very nice and quiet.Hotels.com 真实住客点评
Our stay in Sylva was nice but the Sylva Inn isn't nearly as nice as when we stayed there a few years ago. It needs a lot of up-keep. Our toilet constantly ran and leaked in the back onto the floor. I noticed a lot of things that needed to be repaired and cleaned more efficiently. The people were nice and friendlyHotels.com 真实住客点评
It was pleasant and met our needs while traveling. Thought pricing was a little high but it was that time of the year.Hotels.com 真实住客点评
"great hotel for a great price!!!"
Great location...the quality of the hotel is great for the price...the front desk are friendly except for one guy who seemed like he didn't want to be there...but over all a great experience!!!Expedia 真实住客点评
Enjoyed the stay. Quiet and peaceful there.Hotels.com 真实住客点评
Ladyhawke Castle was niceHotels.com 真实住客点评
"needs to be renovated"
The hotel has severe signs of mold in the bathrooms. The vents look like they have never been cleaned. The overall appearance of this hotel is shabby. The wallpaper in the room was peeling. The ceiling paint showed water damage. I will not be staying at this hotel again. The price of the room was outrageous for what was offered.Hotels.com 真实住客点评
"Stayed to visit college for our son"
The hotel was clean, rooms your average for price. Main complaint is no marking for entry for hotel. Right on major highway and we arrived after dark and nothing to warn drive on right and was not lighted. Passed it and had to go down and turn around. The outer stairwell door not locked anyone could get in and only 1 elevator. Took foreverHotels.com 真实住客点评
"Working away from home"
The room was a non-smoking room. Knowing I was arriving, the air was not on in the room. The room was hot and stuffy and smelled like a day-old ashtray. It was almost more than I could stand. Once the air had been own for about 2.5 hours, the smoke smell began to leave the room. The next time I travel that way, I will probably stop at one of the hotels […] I have a little more confidence in. 阅读更多信息Hotels.com 真实住客点评
"Don't stay in a "smoking" room"
I had to average this rating for the two nights I was there. The first room I was in was a designated "smoking" room - I had selected it online because it was the only type of room available with a King size bed. Everything in the room smelled so bad, though, that I couldn't sleep - I had to put towels on the pillows because even the linens on the bed […] smelled. I asked for another room the next morning, and the staff graciously accommodated my request. The second room was pleasant enough. The hotel is off of the highway, and kind of hard to see - especially at night. It is generally a comfortable hotel. Breakfast was the standard continental breakfast fare. I would stay there again, but NEVER in a smoking room. 阅读更多信息Hotels.com 真实住客点评
will look for another place to stay in may close to wcu, room was not clean had blood stains on bed covers, this is my third stay in this hotelHotels.com 真实住客点评
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MY HUSBAND GET SICK, THE CALLED THE RESCUE AND CAME TO THE ROOM TO HELP ME.Expedia 真实住客点评
"Nice hotel to stay in"
We are satisfied with the hotel services with a lot choices in the hot breakfast . The only thing that needs to be improved or cleaned is the pool area. But we love our stay, very comfy bed and pillows.Hotels.com 真实住客点评
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"bad night"
worst night i have had in years of travel. slamming doors, trucks traveling, the highway and the noise. the a/c noise on and off all night. very low quality hotel!!!Hotels.com 真实住客点评
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"Expected More"
The room smelled damp from the AC, and the bed was very uncomfortable. Continental breakfast was pretty good, as well as the staff. We would have like to have seen the rooms in better shape.Expedia 真实住客点评
It was grateHotels.com 真实住客点评
ROOM WAS FINE. NEXT TIME I WILL ASK FOR A BETTER VIEW THAN THE OPEN TRASH DUMPSTER.Hotels.com 真实住客点评
Overall it was very nice. The matress was old and needed replacing, but everything else was in good order and worked.Hotels.com 真实住客点评
Finally a hotel you can feel comfortable walking around barefoot! The bathrooms were typical, but the beds and bedding was unbelievable! A 2 star hotel with 5 star beddingHotels.com 真实住客点评
bath tub was slick need new matHotels.com 真实住客点评
"Exactly what we wanted."
We were wanting to see "Unto these Hills" and did not want to travel back home 2 hours after the play. All the motels in Cherokee were full so we chose the closest avaliability. We were pleasantly surprised in the motel. Check-in and check-out was quick and friendly. The motel was quiet and the beds very comfortable. We were not interested in pool or […] breakfast, but noticed that they had both. I would rather stay there than another place if I returned. It was close to several activities that we will go back to enjoy. 阅读更多信息Expedia 真实住客点评
"somewhere else."
They told me that they were rehabbing. I saw non of that or trucks that were suppose to be there. They said me my room was one that was finished. It looked liked if it was not up grated at all.Hotels.com 真实住客点评
We settled in are the roach killing. I would expect better for what we paid.Hotels.com 真实住客点评
"Don't do it!!!"
Used to be Comfort Inn and its easy to see why they jumped ship. This place is ready to be leveled. So run-down and deeply dirty there is no coming back, either for the facility or the customer. Unfortunate because at least some of the staff was professional and friendly. Don't stay here.Expedia 真实住客点评
I loved it all except the location and the noisy light fixture in the bathroom of room 313. But overall will stay there again in AugustHotels.com 真实住客点评
"needs improved staff"
Room had a stopped up sink. The clerk did not know how to fix it nor did he know who to call to fix the problem. He wanted us to use the bathroom in the lobby.Expedia 真实住客点评
"On major highway, breakfast very good. Staff good"
I love to swim, so was disappointed to learn that the hotel pool was closed for painting.. loud..noise from neighboring rooms was startling at night. The staff was friendly and helpful, however, and the buffet breakfst was excellent. Easy to get to downtown Sylva from Highway 74.Hotels.com 真实住客点评
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I ENJOYED MY STAY THE HOTEL STAFF WAS VERY NICE AND DID THEIR BEST TO ACCOMODATE YOU.Hotels.com 真实住客点评
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"Older, but clean hotel convenient to Sylva"
It's an older property that hasn't had much updating in a while. Weeds in front were knee high so the curb appeal isn't the greatest. There was noticeable highway noise in our room which was located facing the highway - the other side might be quieter. Breakfast was really nice with yogurt, boiled eggs, bagels, juice, coffee, doughnuts, etc. The room […] and common areas all seemed clean so no worries there. 阅读更多信息Expedia 真实住客点评
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Friendly staff. Room facing street did get noisy at times, still enjoyed the city ambience. Close to everything. Easy to catch city bus to further locations. Would definitely recommend and would stay here again.
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Belaruskali's debt will be payment from the new loan
12:50, — Economics
Sberbank CIB has granted Belaruskali with a three-year credit in the amount of $1 billion.
Sberbank of Russia provides the credit services. Belaruskali has used the acquired funds to refinance the current syndicated bridge loan, as the press service of Sberbank CIB reported.
During 2012 Sberbank CIB and Belaruskali have been negotiating the terms of refinancing of the one-year syndicated bridge loan in the amount of $1 billion, which had been granted to Belaruskali by Sberbank of Russia and the Eurasian Development Bank.
During the discussion various options of refinancing were considered. Following the negotiations the parties have chosen refinancing with embedded cross-currency interest rate swap, as Sberbank CIB reported Sberbank CIB. This option allowed to get the acceptable for the Belarusian party interest rate under the credit.
Head of Sberbank of Russia Herman Gref and the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko agreed on refinancing the syndicated loan of Belaruskali during the meeting held on October 25th. Earlier on, the administration of the enterprise announced about early single payment of the credit.
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Hill 'wanted to be Eminem'
07/03/2012 - 08:01:11Jonah Hill dyed his hair in high school to look like Eminem.
The 'Moneyball' actor was such a fan of the rapper – real name Marshall Mathers – that he lightened his brown hair in a bid to look like his hero.
He said: "I had bleached hair. I wanted to be Eminem really badly!"
The 28-year-old star of the forthcoming '21 Jump Street' remake had to go back to school to research his role as an undercover police officer who poses as a teenager, and admits a lot has changed since his day.
Jonah told Parade magazine: "This is going to make me sound 150-years-old, but it's technology. They live their lives through Facebook and stuff, and I don't live my life through that at all. I prefer talking."
If he had his time again, the 'Superbad' star insists he would take theatre classes, no matter what his school friends – which include Seth Rogen and James Franco – had to say.
He explained: "I would have done theatre. I probably would have met more like-minded people, although all my friends are from high school, but I was scared they would make fun of me if I did theatre. And I probably would have met a really nice girl because she would like that I was sensitive."
Meanwhile, Jonah admits his 'Moneyball' Oscar nomination has opened up doors for him and earned him the respect of his parents.
He added: "I've brought pride to our family finally!
"I would just say I've noticed I'm getting offered all different kinds of movies now as opposed to just one kind of movie. And I'm really lucky for that. I'm looking forward to doing this drama that Brad Pitt's producing called True Story, starring myself and James Franco, and I'm going to go make a movie with all my old school buddies — Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, and Danny McBride, and Craig Robinson, and James Franco again — called 'The Apocalypse'."
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Outdoor Notes
-- Tribune: Hike of the week: Fehr and Shepard lakes — Uinta Mountains
-- Tribune: Riverton family nears goal of visiting all of Utah
-- For the latest wildlife news and information and the fishing report visit the DWR website
Weekend Events
New Films
-- Sleepwalk With Me: Tribune review
-- The Words: Tribune review
-- "Families Making Music" Concert: Neff Family, Friday, 7:30 p.m., Square Assembly Hall, N. West Temple, free, but must be age eight and older
-- Michael Cavanaugh in Concert, Utah Symphony, Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m., Abravanel Hall, 123 West South Temple, Salt Lake City
-- Javier Clavere, piano, Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Temple Square Assembly Hall, N. West Temple, free, but must be age eight and older.
-- Ring Around the Rose : African Drums, Saturday, 11 a.m., Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, 138 West 300 South, Salt Lake City
--SummerArts Concerto Winners, Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall, University of Utah, 1375 East Presidents Circle, Salt Lake City, $6 - $10
-- Sundays@7 Faculty Concert, Sunday, 7 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall, University of Utah, 1375 East Presidents Circle, Salt Lake City, free
-- Moab Music Festival, through September 10, venues and times vary
-- Organ concerts, every Saturday, noon, and every Sunday, 2 p.m., Temple Square Assembly Hall, free
-- "The Hanging of El Bandito, Reimagined" through September 8, Pickleville Playhouse
-- "Swallow the Sun" through September 8, Zion Theatre Company
-- "Beauty and the Beast Jr." through September 15, Empress Theatre
-- "The Pirates of Penzance" through September 15, Terrace Plaza Playhouse, Ogden
-- "Arsenic and Old Lace" through September 22, Hale Center Theater Orem
-- "Avenue Q" through September 22, Wasatch Theatre Company
-- "Little Women: the Musical" through September 22, CenterPoint Legacy Theatre
-- "Wait Until Dark" through September 22, Covey Center for the Arts
-- "9 to 5" through September 29, Hale Centre Theatre
-- "An Ideal Husband" through September 29, The Echo Theatre
-- "In the Heights" through September 29, Pioneer Theatre Company
-- "Aladdin" through October19, Tuacahn Amphitheatre
-- "Hairspray" through October 20, Tuacahn Amphitheatre
-- "Les Misérables" through October 20, Utah Shakespearean Festival
-- "Wicked-er!" through November 10, Deseret Star Playhouse
Museum Exhibits
-- Cantastoria Exhibition through September 15; Mr. Winkle: Object of Projection Photographs by Lara Jo Regan Exhibition through October 20; Jason Metcalf: ABRACADABRA Exhibition through December 21, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
-- One of a Kind: New Monotypes by Kathryn Stedham & Jeff Juhlin; Past Presence: Select Works by Photographers in the B.Y.U. Fine Art Department Exhibitions through September 16, Kimball Art Center
-- Speed: The Art of the Performance Automobile Exhibition through September 16, Utah Museum of Fine Arts
-- Beauty and Belief: Crossing Bridges with the Arts of Islamic Culture Exhibition through September 29; Think Flat: The Art of Andy Warhol and Takashi Murakami Exhibition through February 18, Brigham Young University Museum of Art
-- Ex Corde Lux - A Retrospective of Wulf Barsch Exhibition through November 2; The Great Organ: Paintings of the Tabernacle Organ by Fred Howard Exhibition through November 3; Exploring Animals Exhibition through November 10; Milne & Swanson Collections Exhibition through April 30, 2013, Springville Museum of Art
Et cetra
-- First Friday Art Stroll, Friday, 6 – 9 p.m., Historic 25th Street, Ogden
-- Brigham City Peach Days, Friday and Saturday, Six North Main, Brigham City
-- Old Capitol Arts & Living History Festival, Friday and Saturday, Territorial Statehouse State Park, 50 West Capitol, Fillmore
-- Greek Festival, through Sunday, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 279 S. 300 W., Salt Lake City
-- Utah State Fair, through September 16, Utah State Fairpark, 155 North 1000 West, Salt Lake City
-- Oktoberfest, Saturdays, Sundays and Labor Day through October 7, Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort
-- Downtown Farmers Market, through October 27, Pioneer Park, Salt Lake City


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After reading del.icio.us for a while now and being quite content with it, I decided I could as well get an account, too.
You can now view what I'm bookmarking on my del.icio.us page, del.icio.us/uwe. Have fun.
Following up on the recent SHA-1 broken! rumours, Bruce Schneier has posted a follow-up article with a more in-depth cryptanalysis of SHA-1.
As I understand it, his points are that SHA-1 should be replaced on the long run, but there's no reason to panic right now.
A major surprise for me today: My humble blog was mentioned on schockwellenreiter.de, a very famous German weblog.
Thanks and hello to everyone coming from schockwellenreiter.de!
The WDR (a German TV channel) reports that a Commodore C64 has died (German article) after 20 years of doing its job - running the display panels of the Dortmund railroad station. The display panels are all dead now, the train station employees "manually" guide the people to their trains.
Heise reports (German again, sorry) that the old Intel-310 system with an 80286 processor running Xenix (first erroneously reported to be a C64) doesn't run anymore because the harddisk is dead. They still have the software, but even if they could get a working harddisk, they couldn't reinstall the software on it (I'm not sure why).
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I can't decide whether to laugh or to cry. Honestly.
Wow. I just noticed that my Crazy Hacks wiki is currently listed on del.icio.us / popular. I'm impressed.
The list of people who bookmarked Crazy Hacks currently has 35 items (27 added recently).
This rise of interest in the site may also be partly due to the recent slashdotting of the How I Feed My Cats with Linux article by Chris McAvoy, which has been listed on Crazy Hacks for some time now.


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Type & Grids is a responsive HTML5 template that focuses on typography and grids.
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Posted in Branding → Business CardsA neat site for a casting agency that draws you in using an interactive graphic and makes use of some simple yet gorgeous pop-over information.
Posted in Web Design → PortfolioA fascinating interactive site that aims to filter down its visitors with a couple of slick questions.
Posted in Web Design → MiscWhether you want to give your dusty old blog a new coat of paint or are drowning in a sea of posts and categories, Gonzo is here to your rescue. Simplify and present your content in a way that is accessible, logical and beautiful.
Posted in Web Design → MagazineKyle Thacker's interaction and product design work.
Kyle ThackerPosted in Web Design → PortfolioA neat design for a menu that uses flat colours and shapes effectively.
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Posted in Interface → ElementAn interesting iOS app design that shuns texture for simplicity.
Posted in Interface → iPhone AppA bold, colorful, no-nonsense portfolio and blog by UI designer Jonas Downey.
Jonas DowneyPosted in Web Design → BlogA superb design for an app icon that's distinctive and clean. I particularly like the use of textures and shape.
Posted in Interface → iPhone AppThis is the stunning portfolio site of Stephenio Abbott. A self taught Graphic Designer and web developer from the beautiful island of Barbados.
Stephon AbbottPosted in Web Design → PortfolioThis website was built to support the launch of the new Rapala Scatter Rap lure. The site is fully responsive. It was built with HTML5BP and numerous jQuery plugins. The jQuery Cycle2 plugin was used to reveal an additional section for each Model and Video.
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Christopher BrayPosted in Interface → ElementStation Four created a beautiful responsive single-page website for the monthly art festival, Art Walk, in Jacksonville, FL. The website features hand-drawn illustration, watercolors, and parallax animation, and seamlessly adapts to any device, perfect for festival-goers as they explore downtown.
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This item combines original event artwork and with the runner's personalized finishing information.We supply a duplicate medal (while supplies last) and the runner is to provide and insert a photo for a shadow box effect.
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Merlin L. Anderson, age 72, of Inver Grove Heights and Green Valley, Ariz., died on April 24 in Tucson, Ariz.
The memorial service will be held 3 p.m. Sunday, May 20, at the Caturia-Smidt Funeral Home, 201 E. Seventh St., Hastings, with visitation 2 hours prior to the service. Private interment will be held in Acacia Park Cemetery. Memorials are preferred to donor's choice.
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Wallace "Brownie" Hudson, age 85, died on Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at Hardin Memorial Hospital.
He was bornOctober 5, 1927 in Breckinridge County, the son of the late Sherman Hall Hudson and Hilda Whitworth Warfield and was married to Barbara Riley Hudson. He was a self-employed painter.
He is survived by his wife; a daughter, Vonda Frank (Eric); three brothers, J. L. Hudson, and Dan and Gordon Warfield; two sisters, Anna Lee Drane and Bonnie Warfield; two grandchildren, three step-grandchildren and six step-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters,l Marjorie Tucker and Velma Lee Myers, and one brother, Kenny Warfield.
Funeral services were held Monday. December 17, 2012 at the Watkins-Oller Funeral Home with Bro. Murrell Meredith and Bro. Gerald Elliott officiating. Interment was in the Hudsonville Cemetry, Hudson, KY.


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The Koněprusy Caves in central Bohemia in the vicinity of Karlstejn and Krivoklat castles in the heart of the Český kras protected landscape area that is full of picturesque retreats and natural rock formations, are located only 30 km from Prague and present therefore an ideal destination for a family trip. The Koněprusy Caves were made accessible to the general public in 1959 and offer visitors a one-hour tour of two cave floors that were formed by water activity in calcite rocks, some of which are as old as 410 million years. The tour of the caves will take you through passageways and several domes with stalactite and stalagmite decorations and end on the top floor where a secret workshop of money forgers was located in the 15th century. On the tour you will walk some 600 meters (the total length of the caves exceeds 2 km) and you will climb 500 steps. Eight stops will be made during which the guide will present you with a detailed presentation. The caves are unique among other things also because of paleontological findings mapping the development of nature in the last 1.5 million years. Do not miss also the closest vicinity of the caves; from the hillock above the caves there is a beautiful view of the western part of Český kras, while in the neighboring abandoned quarries you can find fossils of Paleozoic animals. If you go to the caves by train, take the yellow trail from the Králův Dvůr – Popovice Train Station that will lead you to the caves.
Address: +420 311 622 405, www.caves.cz
Prague-Stay.com will assist you in planning your authentic visit to this lively city and steer you away from numerous 'tourist traps' that sadly exist in this eccentric capital.
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Today we have guest blog entry by David Boles from our European FCStone office.
A look at the renewable sector can be complicated and multi-faceted. At this juncture, I will take a quick look at mechanisms that are used thus far to promote the growth of the renewable Industry. Generally, renewable, clean Energy, RES-E (renewable energy sources-electricity), low carbon economy all refer to the same thing. The production of energy/electricity without the unlocking of carbon that is outside the existing carbon cycle. These include Solar, wind, wave, Hydro, Biomass, Biofuels, Energy from waste and Nuclear (contentious). Some of the above emit equivalent amounts of CO2 as fossil fuels but are caught in a cycle, and thus are regarded as carbon neutral.
After studying the area, the floodgates are about to open, but everything seems to be held up by monied interest groups and politicians. These are just hurdles in the process of progress. For instance in the U.S, the E.P.A are pushing emission abatement at stationary sources. In their initial proposal, the EPA sought to target emission sources greater than 25,000 tonnes CO2 a year. This has been revised to 25,000 tonnes, starting January. The EPA will not have an easy time of it, litigation has already started from both sides. The Centre of biological diversity are trying to get the stricter initial proposals reinstated. The senate aren't happy, adopting the attitude, if we can't do it no one will.
The renewable sector has one main disadvantage; energy produced in this manner costs more than energy from fossil fuels. Many governments around the world have used the following methods to bridge the gaps, allowing RES-E catch up with its fossil fuel counterpart. These are Taxation, feed-in tariffs and tradable green certificates. During the nineties, European academics lobbied for the introduction of a carbon tax, but to no avail. However the tax system has been used, offering tax relief to RES-E investors. Government grants have also been made available for anaerobic digesters and other renewable technologies. The tax avenue has been abandoned with respect to individuals; in Europe motor tax has been increased for large vehicle emitters. Tax, I feel, takes the onus for action away from the individual. It is important that everyone contributes and feels to be contributing to the solution. A proactive solution is needed.
Feed in tariffs are widely used through out Europe, as well as countries such as India. The feed- in- tariff guarantees the electricity producer a guaranteed price/kwh(kilowatt hour) for up to 15 years into the future. This ads incentive to investors as incomes can be forecast over the coming years.
The US are getting on board through the actions of ………, you guessed it, California. The Californian Clean Energy feed-in tariff Proposal was published on Tuesday 24/08. The proposal aims to extend existing tariffs from 1.5 MW projects to 20MW. Again, this will encourage investment.
Tradable Green Certificates (TGC's, Renewable Energy Certificates, REC's in the US) certify that electricity has been produced by 'green technologies'.
The cost difference between RES-E and conventional fossil fuel, in theory is made up by the price of the TGC's. Some propose that TGC's are a superior regulatory framework to enhance renewable electricity and promote the technologies involved. Even though there are many detractor's to the concept of TGC's.
The premise of a tradable green certificate market is the RES-E is sold in the traditional electricity market at current prices. The surplus price of RES-E is met by obligated buyers
under a required quota system. The obligated buyers can be the consumers or the electricity producers.
The European commission promotes the use of TGC's. Their use promotes the 'polluter pays principle' and moves away from an incentive, interventionist system. The chart below shows the percentage of RES-E of total electricity production in Europe.
Source: Eurostat Data
The efficiency of a TGC system would be promoted through a pan-European system. The chart below illustrates which systems have been adopted by a selection of European Nations.


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The Finance Department oversees the security and management of the City's financial records and official city records, such as minutes, ordinances and resolutions. The Department is also responsible for the annual budget, purchasing, juvenile court, and municipal court.
The Department is responsible for the collection of all revenue of the City including property taxes, business taxes, and municipal fines. This office also oversees the billing process for utility services, such as water, sewer, and solid waste collection services.
The City Manager is assisted by the Department with preparation of the City's annual budget document. Staff coordinates implementation of the city's annual capital and operating budgets and monitors results throughout the year. Please click
Annual Budget 2013 to view or download a copy of the current operating budget. Please click Comprehensive Annual Financial Report 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 or 2012 to view a copy of the Annual Report for the City.
Purchasing procures goods and service to be used by employees throughout the City. For more information on the products or services currently available for bid or requests for proposals, please refer to the purchasing webpage.Juvenile court and municipal court comprise the court division. This division oversees police tickets, fines from ordinance violations, and various services related to children under the age of 18.
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Annual Budget 2009 Annual Budget 2010
Annual Budget 2011 Annual Budget 2012
Annual Budget 2013
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I'm a freelance feature writer and news and business journalist based in London. My work has been published in the Independent on Sunday, the Daily Telegraph, the Daily Mirror, the Daily Mail, BBC online, the Times, the Financial Times, the Daily Express, the London Evening Standard, City AM, Cosmopolitan, M magazine, Mainichi newspaper and Waitrose Weekend.
I am a former staff writer at the Independent, where I was a business specialist, and the Press Association, the UK's national news agency, where I covered breaking news on everything from crime and politics to showbiz and the Royal Family.
I am passionate about learning about different cultures and languages. I particularly enjoy writing about Japan as I lived there for 4 years and speak Japanese. I have also lived in Paris and the Middle East where I helped to launch the National, the first newspaper in Abu Dhabi, as a senior feature writer, before moving to glitzy Dubai as a stringer for UK papers.
I often work with my husband, award-winning photographer Andrew Parsons. Our most recent assignment was to Japan.
My husband and I are currently fund-raising for Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital through our blog about our two-year-old daughter's treatment for leukaemia: www.ourlifewitheukaemia.blogspot.co.uk.
In addition, I work as a corporate copy writer and as a media consultant. I advise companies and PR teams on campaigns, launches and press releases. I also run media training courses, training PRs and business executives in the best way to deal with the press. If you would like further information on this please drop me a line.
Finally, I am the author of English Shaun, a memoir. It is a companion book to Hard Time by Shaun Attwood.


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We in housing are very excited to have you move into the residence halls and we want to make your move as smooth as possible. Here is some helpful information that you should read so you will save yourself some extra work on your move-in day.
Step #1:
Make sure you know your room information telling you what residence hall and room you are in. If you do not know what your room number is, please give us a call.
Step #2:
Upon your arrival at MSOE, check-in to the residence halls in the RWJ Game Room located on the first floor at 1121 N. Milwaukee Street. Here you will sign for your room key and receive other information.
Step #3:
Go to your room and get checked-in by your Resident Assistant (RA). Your RA will complete the room condition report with you. Once you verify the report's accuracy and sign it, you're ready to move in!
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Now it's time to move your personal possessions into your room.
Move-in Schedule
Residents are scheduled to move-in according to this timetable:
- Fall move-in schedule
- We move about 850 students into the residence halls in only a couple of days. We ask that you follow this schedule to make your move a pleasant one.
- Returning residents: If you have a conflict with the move-in schedule dates, all returning residents are welcome to move-in between the dates of Thursday, Sept. 5 to Sunday, Sept. 8. No returning resident requests to move-in to the residence halls prior to Sept. 5 will be approved. Freshman residents are required to move-in to the residence halls the weekend of August 31st - Sept. 1 for MSOE's Freshman orientation.
Not Planning to Return?
Please notify us if you do not plan to return to the residence halls in the fall. Those students who have not notified the housing department may be subject to additional charges.
Residence Hall Policies
Policies, procedures and services concerning residence hall life may be found in our Student Life Handbook, which can be found on our Student Life page (via Campus Intranet).
Contacting the Housing Department
Don't hesitate to call the Housing Department if you have any questions regarding move-in, housing or meal plans. We are always willing to help you out and you may reach us at:
Telephone: (414) 277-7400
Email: email@example.com
Have a safe trip to campus!