text:
Kernel Korner - NSA Security Enhanced Linux
SE Linux can be run in one of two modes, permissive or enforcing. Permissive mode is used for debugging purposes as everything gets logged, but SE Linux is not actually enforcing your policies. You still can do things as root that you could do on a regular Linux system. It is best to run your machine in permissive mode until you are satisfied that all your policies are correct. Labels are assigned to objects on the system, but nothing is enforced.
Enforcing mode applies the policies you have configured, such as access restrictions. You should boot in to enforcing mode only when you are convinced that everything is working properly, after running in permissive mode for a while. Remember, if your kernel is compiled with no development support, you cannot specify permissive mode. If your kernel is compiled with development mode support turned on, it means that your machine boots into permissive mode, but you have to switch it to enforcing mode manually. This can be done easily by creating a startup script.
Alternatively, you can make a link between /etc/rc.boot/avc and /sbin/avc_toggle. Another option is to specify enforcing=1 on the kernel command line. The avc_toggle command can be used to switch between permissive and enforcing mode, and the avc_enforcing command can be used to determine whether you are in enforcing mode.
Hopefully this article has you interested in trying out SE Linux. I have omitted installation instructions deliberately, as you can install with RPMs, source tarballs or Debian packages. Including even the basics of each here would fill an entire article. There's quite a lot to learn before, during and after installation, and new users often find themselves rather confused. If you read the documents referred to in the Resources section before you do anything else and become familiar with frequently used terms, you should find it a little easier. If you get stuck, fire up your favorite IRC client and go over to channel #selinux on irc.debian.org, or subscribe to the SE Linux mailing list.
Flask (Flux Advanced Security Kernel): www.cs.utah.edu/flux/flask
Getting Started with SE Linux HOWTO: sourceforge.net/docman/display_doc.php?docid=15285&group_id=21266
NSA Official SE Linux Site: www.nsa.gov/selinux
NSA SE Linux FAQ: www.nsa.gov/selinux/faq.html
NSA SE Linux White Papers: www.nsa.gov/selinux/docs.html
SE Linux Mailing List: www.nsa.gov/selinux/list.html
SE Linux Mailing List Archives: marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=selinux
SourceForge SE Linux Project Page: sourceforge.net/projects/selinux
Faye Coker currently works as a freelance systems administrator and often finds herself running the systems at ISPs and converting servers to Linux. She has worked in Europe and Australia. She also has been asked "are you lost?" far too many times at Linux conferences.
- « first
- ‹ previous
- 1
- 2
- 3
Linux has become a key foundation for supporting today's rapidly growing IT environments. Linux is being used to deploy business applications and databases, trading on its reputation as a low-cost operating environment. For many IT organizations, Linux is a mainstay for deploying Web servers and has evolved from handling basic file, print, and utility workloads to running mission-critical applications and databases, physically, virtually, and in the cloud. As Linux grows in importance in terms of value to the business, managing Linux environments to high standards of service quality — availability, security, and performance — becomes an essential requirement for business success.
Sponsored by Red Hat
If you already use virtualized infrastructure, you are well on your way to leveraging the power of the cloud. Virtualization offers the promise of limitless resources, but how do you manage that scalability when your DevOps team doesn't scale? In today's hypercompetitive markets, fast results can make a difference between leading the pack vs. obsolescence. Organizations need more benefits from cloud computing than just raw resources. They need agility, flexibility, convenience, ROI, and control.
Stackato private Platform-as-a-Service technology from ActiveState extends your private cloud infrastructure by creating a private PaaS to provide on-demand availability, flexibility, control, and ultimately, faster time-to-market for your enterprise.
Sponsored by ActiveState
Alice, the Turtle of the Modern Age | Mar 07, 2014 |
Using Django and MongoDB to Build a Blog | Mar 05, 2014 |
What virtualization solution do you use/manage at work? | Mar 04, 2014 |
Our Assignment | Mar 04, 2014 |
March 2014 Issue of Linux Journal: 20 Years of Linux Journal | Mar 03, 2014 |
Have Resume - Will Travel | Feb 28, 2014 |
- Linux Systems Administrator
- Senior Perl Developer
- Technical Support Rep
- Sign Up to Win a Silicon Mechanics Swag Pack!
- Alice, the Turtle of the Modern Age
- Using Django and MongoDB to Build a Blog
- UX Designer
- Our Assignment
- Zato—Agile ESB, SOA, REST and Cloud Integrations in Python
- Web & UI Developer (JavaScript & j Query)
- You have to be careful there
1 week 6 days ago - Wonder when LJ is going to
2 weeks 3 hours ago - Puerto Rico Free Software
2 weeks 1 day ago - Wepaa!!
2 weeks 2 days ago - I hate voice commands
2 weeks 3 days ago - usabilty --- AGAIN with this nonsense
2 weeks 3 days ago - Don't make excuses
2 weeks 3 days ago - Sorry to let you know, but
2 weeks 3 days ago - Ridiculous statement. Not a
2 weeks 4 days ago - Dragon
2 weeks 4 days ago


text:
InterCityHotel München achieves its 4-star rating admirably. Faced with a choice of so many rooms, the most difficult part of your stay will be choosing which one to call home. Mobility is facilitated by the presence of nearby Munich Railway Station. Three landmarks close by this hotel are Karlstor, Königsplatz and Karolinenplatz. It's no struggle reaching Classic Art Collection from here; it's also simple to walk to Lenbachhaus and Theresienwiese. One of the not to be missed locations close at hand is Propylaea Monument.
InterCityHotel München has a restaurant and a bar/lounge on-site. Breakfast is included in the room rates here. Alongside other draws, a dry cleaning/laundry service and a luggage storage are both available. Business meetings can be organised in one of 7 meeting rooms. You can get more work done here, as a conference space is offered alongside a business center and an audio-visual equipment set. This accommodation contains 198 rooms. Travellers in private transport will be pleased there is paid parking available.
You will not be too hot or too cold, thanks to the air conditioning in InterCityHotel München. A wake-up service is provided when you stay in the rooms of this accommodation, alongside a daily housekeeping service, both provided for your comfort and convenience. Beware that you may never want to leave your room: wireless high-speed Internet access (complimentary) is included for your convenience. If you are a person that spends a lot of time in the bathroom, you will be pleased with a magnifying mirror that is present. Some rooms are liberally provided with a hypo-allergenic bedding set (upon request).
Show reviews
Check-in: | From 14:00 Check-out: Until 12:00 |
Internet: | Paid Wi-Fi, Computer Station |
Parking: | Paid parking, Parking Nearby (surcharge) |
Pet policy: | Pets allowed |
Rooms: | 198 |
Services: |
General facilities: |
Extra common areas: |
Business facilities: |
Note: It is the responsibility of the hotel chain and/or the individual property to ensure the accuracy of the photos displayed. We are not responsible for any inaccuracies in the photos. | |
Please provide this reference number to our customer service center representative on request, so we can help you better

subset: commoncrawl


text: Although I am not one for browsing the preschool aisle in the toy store all that often, one particular line of -- let's call them "early years action figures" -- has caught my attention. It's what might be called a non-aligned spin-off of the popular Rescue Heroes line produced by Mattel under their Fisher-Price banner. It's called PLANET HEROES. The basic premise is fairly simple -- imagine if every planet in oir Solar System had intelligent life on it. Now also imagine that there's a bad guy out there called "Black Hole", or "Professor Darkness", that looks like a cross between Toy Story's Emperor Zurg and Spider-Man's arch-enemy Mysterio. Each of the nine worlds (yes, they counted Pluto) has a hero representing his or her planet, to defend against this villain's schemes. Granted, we know that most of the worlds in our Solar System aren't inhabited. But keep in mind, this is a toy line for young kids. And frankly, if it can be used, even in its fantasy way, to encourage young kids to study more about the REAL Solar System, then hey, I'm all in favor of it. So, categorized as a preschool toy or not, I'm getting a real kick out of this PLANET HEROES line. It is my intention to present individual reviews of the toys, and also to present some real-world (!) backstory on the planets represented by these characters. For this review, I'll be taking a look at the seventh planet in our Solar System -- URANUS -- and its representative among the Planet Heroes team, a character named YURI. Uranus was the first planet discovered in modern times. Though it is visible to the naked eye like the five classical planets, it was never recognised as a planet by ancient observers due to its dimness. Sir William Herschel announced its discovery on March 13, 1781, expanding the known boundaries of the solar system for the first time in modern history. This was also the first discovery of a planet made using a telescope. Uranus and Neptune have different internal and atmospheric compositions from those of the larger gas giants Jupiter and Saturn. As such, astronomers sometimes place them in a separate category, the "ice giants". Uranus' atmosphere, while still composed primarily of hydrogen and helium, contains a higher proportion of "ices" such as water, ammonia and methane, along with the usual traces of hydrocarbons. It is the coldest planetary atmosphere in the Solar System, with a minimum temperature of 49 K, and has a complex layered cloud structure, in which water is thought to make up the lowest clouds, while methane makes up the uppermost layer of clouds. It seems that the more that is learned about Uranus, the more bizarre a planet it becomes. Uranus axis of rotation lies on its side with respect to the plane of the solar system, with an axial tilt of 98 degrees. This gives it a completely different exchange of seasons to the other major planets. Other planets can be visualized to rotate like tilted spinning tops relative to the plane of the solar system, while Uranus rotates more like a tilted rolling ball. Near the time of Uranian solstices, one pole faces the Sun continually while the other pole faces away. Only a narrow strip around the equator experiences a rapid day-night cycle, but with the Sun very low over the horizon like in the Earth's polar regions. At the other side of Uranus' orbit the orientation of the poles towards the Sun is reversed. Each pole gets around 42 years of continuous sunlight, followed by 42 years of darkness. Uranus has a faint planetary ring system, composed of dark particulate matter up to ten meters in diameter. It was the next ring system to be discovered in the Solar System after Saturn's. Like the planet itself, the rings are tilted on their sides and follow the strange planetary axis of the planet. In December 2005, the Hubble Space Telescope detected a pair of previously unknown rings. The largest is located at twice the distance from the planet of the previously known rings. These new rings are so far from the planet that they are being called the "outer" ring system. Despite its obvious peculiarities, Uranus' atmosphere is remarkably bland in comparison to the other gas giants, even to Neptune, which it otherwise closely resembles. However, for a short period in Autumn 2004, a number of large clouds appeared in the Uranian atmosphere, giving it a Neptune-like appearance. Observations included record-breaking wind speeds of 229 m/s (824 km/h) and a persistent thunderstorm referred to as "Fourth of July fireworks". On August 23, 2006, researchers at the Space Science Institute (Boulder, CO) and the University of Wisconsin observed a dark spot on Uranus' surface, giving astronomers more insight into the planet's atmospheric activity. Why this sudden upsurge in activity should be occurring is not fully known, but it appears that Uranus' extreme axial tilt results in extreme seasonal variations in its weather. Determining the nature of this seasonal variation is difficult because good data on Uranus' atmosphere has existed for less than 84 years, or one full Uranian year. Uranus has 27 known natural satellites. The five main moons are Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania and Oberon. Direct exploration of Uranus has been fairly limited to date. In 1986, NASA's Voyager 2 visited Uranus. This visit is the only attempt to investigate the planet from a short distance and no other visits are currently planned. Launched in 1977, Voyager 2 made its closest approach to Uranus on January 24, 1986, coming within 81,500 kilometers of the planet's cloud tops, before continuing its journey to Neptune. Voyager 2 studied structure and chemical composition of the atmosphere, discovered 10 new moons and studied the planet's unique weather, caused by its axial tilt of 97.77°; and examined its ring system. It also studied the magnetic field, its irregular structure, its tilt and its unique corkscrew magnetotail brought on by Uranus' sideways orientation. It made the first detailed investigations of its five largest moons, and studied all nine of the system's known rings, discovering two new ones. Not too surprisingly, given how unusual the planet is, the character assigned to the Planet Heroes team from Uranus is a pretty strange piece of work himself. His name is "Yuri", which on the one hand is not a bad name for someone from a planet with a name that could, unfortunately, have lent itself to some character names that would've been entirely inappropriate for any reasonable toy line, let alone a preschool one, and it's not a bad little honor to Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, who was the first man in space and the first to orbit the Earth. And if there's any doubt as to whether this character's name is intentional in that regard, in the Planet Heroes DVD that comes with some of these toys, Yuri speaks with a Russian accent. That's about as far as the comparison goes, however. The character is otherwise distinctly not human. But his design certainly takes full effect of the peculiarities of his homeworld, and the end result is a figure that's just a little better articulated than some of the Planet Heroes. Yuri is mostly several shades of turquoise in volors, with some dark grey trim on his uniform. This is certainly well in keeping with Uranus' image of being a blue-hued planet. Yuri's head, his most inhuman feature, is avertical disc with two eyes emerging from either side, with a center sphere. This is mounted to a neck joint. Essentially, in the figure's construction, there's a sort of double-swivel in here that allows Yuri's head to spin around, back and forth, up and down, and along its own axis enough so that Yuri would probably give a chiropractor absolute fits. There's a little topknot of some sort in the back. Yuri is otherwise fairly humanoid in appearance. Two arms, two legs, fairly reasonably proportioned in a cartoonish sort of way. He is articulated at the arms, which move back and forth and also outwards, and his wrists swivel. His legs also move back and forth, as well as outwards. Taking further advantage of his homeworld's vertical axis, Yuri has three suction cups on each foot. I tested this, and they are easily strong enough to allow the figure to attach to any smooth surface and stay put. I can faiurly easily see Yuri turning up on the bathroom mirror or the front of the refrigerator and giving some parent a rather bad moment. Yuri's trading card that comes with the toy mentions the fact that he actually prefers standing and walking sideways because of the unusual nature of his homeworld. Yuri stands a little over six inches in height, which puts him on the same level as Dazzle, the young humanoid woman representing Venus, who is pretty much the "default" in this line from a standpoint of "adult human". Yuri's overall proportions, though, especially the head, are of course different. Yuri also has a tail, of all things, which has a magnet in it that enables him to hold some of his tools. This struck me as a somewhat bizarre addition to the figure's overall structure, although again, according to the figure's file card, this is a bit of a nod to the fact that Uranus itself has something of a "tail" in its magnetic field. Yuri's main device is a tethered suction cup launcher. This spring-loaded contraption gently fires a large suction cup dart that readily attaches to any smooth surface as easily as Yuri's feet. Yuri also comes with a comic book, which some of the other Planet Heroes characters do, as well. Listed as "Volume 1", It's basically a condensed retelling of the story that appears on the DVD that some of the figures come with. However, it's left open-ended, unlike the DVD, and recommends that kids visit the Web Site "theplanetheroes.com" to find out who wins the battle between the Planet Heroes and Professor Darkness and his minions. Granted, kids themselves can probably come up with their own endings. The artwork in the comic book is more than capable, although no one is credited for it. A shame, too, since it really is very nicely done. The font chosen for the word balloon lettering is another matter. It's legible, but it looks like it was designed to specifically appeal to the probably limited writing capabilities of small children. All of the Planet Heroes characters have emblems on their uniforms, which are intended to represent their planet as well as its placement in the Solar System. Since Uranus generally appears to be rather featureless, and to try to reproduce the ring system at this size would not have been all that practical, Yuri's emblem is a shaded blue circle with the number "7" in it. I'm impressed with the entire PLANET HEROES line, and I look forward to bringing more of them into my collection and reviewing them along the way. For all of their fanciful aspects, they're not at all a bad way to introduce youngsters to the real world of space science and space exploration, and that can't be a bad thing to do. I'm not saying that every kid who buys these is going to grow up to enter a wonderful career in astronomy, but hey, that part of the scientific community could certainly use some fresh faces. And certainly YURI, representing the planet URANUS (and certainly having a fresh face of his own, and a pretty weird one), has my enthusiastic recommendation, as does the entire PLANET HEROES collection! |


text: I scheduled a birthday party for my granddaughter at the Petting Zoo. I personally think it was the best decision I have made in a LONG time! The kids absolutely loved it and the adults did too! There was room to roam, see the animals, enjoy the beautiful fall day and just not run into each other! The owners were... More


text:
Online Petition > Government/Law
Share it!
Tell A friend OR
Inform Your Friends by: Importing Your Address Book from Email Or Community Site.
With the real estate prices touching a new high, residents in old buildings are now discovering that they have an opportunity to unlock immense value from their property by offering it to a builder/developer for redevelopment.
Developers, on their part, are also on the lookout for properties with unused development rights where they can build a new structure of a few storeys higher and sell those additional flats for a tidy profit for them. While it may sound like a typical 'win-win' situation, the process of redevelopment isn't as easy as it sounds. It comes with a set of rules, procedures and implications which you need to understand.
It is needless to mention here that the Redevelopment of housing societies is usually burdened with bitterness and complaints of high-handedness and corruption against the Managing Committee. Hence, with a view to ensure transparency in societies seeking to undertake redevelopment projects, the State Co-Operative Department has, for the first time, issued guidelines for societies to follow under section 79 (A) of the Maharashtra Co-operatives act, 1960.
The recent guidelines are issued by a committee comprising the co-operatives commissioner and CIDCO chairman pursuant to a deep study of complaints by members of Housing Societies undertaking the redevelopment of their property. According to an important feature in the guidelines, a redevelopment scheme has to be approved by the general body only if three-fourths of the society members are present at the meeting.
The subject of redevelopment has assumed great significance because in Mumbai, majority of the buildings owned by the Co-Operative Housing Societies are quite old and in a dilapidated state. In case of redevelopment of old buildings which have completed 30 years or are beyond repairs as certified by the Govt. approved architect on the basis of his "Structural Audit".
The first and the foremost step before going in for redevelopment would be a structural audit of the building. The structural audit report will determine whether the building should go in for redevelopment or for major repairs. In the absence of the technical report it would not be legally permissible to pass a resolution in the general body meeting. However, it is a fact that many co-operative societies suddenly call for General Body meeting and decide to go in for redevelopment in the absence of a structural audit report.
There are two important things in a Resident/Developer arrangement. One is from the commercial angle and another is from the technical angle. A Developer usually assures a certain amount of cash by way of corpus, an additional area or a mix of both. He may give an alternative accommodation for your temporary stay, foot your rentals or give you a monthly compensation within which you have to find your temporary accommodation.
Before you negotiate with a Developer, you need to establish the market value of the property you will receive on completion of redevelopment. This is a better approach than quoting a random figure to the builder that would make them feel short-changed or the high amount would make the builder shy on the new project.
The technical angle refers to the finished good. Does it match the quality and terms and conditions assured by the builder? In fact, at the agreement stage itself, the society residents should appoint a lawyer to draft and finalize the agreement. It usually takes a year for a builder to convince the society members and take an in-principle approval. The society members should ensure the timely completion of the project which is the most important detail to be mentioned in the agreement.
The main parties involved in the any redevelopment project are Society and Developer. Committee Members dealing on behalf of cooperative housing society are mostly non-technical and are laymen.
Therefore it is very important that the drafting of the Tender / agreement is done meticulously so that there is no chance of dispute and/or difference between both the parties. Excellent skills and vast Legal & Technical knowledge is required to draft such an important document. It is very important to avail the services of a professional, who is legally as well as technically qualified and a person who has the vision to anticipate future problems and requirements.
In any scheme of redevelopment, the primary objective is to ensure guarantee of performance. Performance is principally in the area of timely construction, quality control and adherence to rules, and regulations.
The best way to select the builder is to invite sealed tenders through a public notice and such tenders should have the basic eligibility criteria mentioned. This will bring in more transparency in selecting the developer. Brief details and advantages of the tendering process are given below.
After a proper feasibility report is submitted, the next step in the process of Redevelopment of any society is the most important one, viz: Selection of the PERFECT DEVELOPER, who will meet all the needs of the society, and at the same time be financially stable, and having a lot of experience of Redevelopment because unrealistic offers can often lead to redevelopment projects being stalled and leave residents in a fix.
This is achieved by the process of tendering, wherein the PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT will float a tender document containing all the Legal, Technical, and Commercial & Other important Terms & Conditions, whereby maximum safety of the society members is ensured, as they are parting with their life's most valuable possession.... their house, in the hands of a perfect stranger.
Before we agree to re-development plan, please read carefully, the procedural aspects are strictly followed as per the Govt. guidelines at the Meetings of the Society.
The Government of Maharashtra has issued a Circular bearing No. CHS 2007/CR554/14-C, Co-operation, Marketing and Textiles Department Date: 3rd January 2009 which contains a Directive under Section 79(A) of Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act 1960 for all the Co-operative Housing Societies in the State of Maharashtra regarding the Redevelopment of Buildings of Co-operative Housing Societies that wherever, the buildings of Co-operative Housing Societies in the State of Maharashtra are being redeveloped on a large scale, a number of complaints were received from members against managements of Co-operative Societies in which redevelopment is taking place. In respect of most of the Co-operative Housing societies, nature of complaints relating to redevelopment is as under:-
Whereas there is no concrete policy in respect of all above points of complaint and therefore Co-operation Commissioner and Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Maharashtra State, Pune had appointed a Study Group under the Chairmanship of Joint Registrar, Co-operative Societies (CIDCO) to study the complaints received at various levels and for consultations with all constituents working in the relevant fields. The said Study Group has expressed the opinion that it is essential to frame regulations for redevelopment of buildings of Co-operative Housing Societies after consultation with all the constituents in the field of Co-operative Housing.
Directive for Redevelopment of Building of Co-operative Housing Society
Not less that ¼ members of the Society the building of which is to be redeveloped should submit a requisition to Secretary on the Managing Committee elected as per provisions of Bye-Laws and lawfully formed along with their scheme and suggestions for redevelopment of the Society's building for convening Special General Body Meeting to finalize the policy on redevelopment of the building.
On receipt of an application as per Directive No. 1 above, Managing Committee should take a note thereof within 8 days and Secretary of the society should convene General Body Meeting of all the members of the society, Agenda of the Meeting should be furnished to each member 14 days prior to the day of meeting and acknowledgement thereof should be kept on record of the society.
Before convening the said meeting, Society should obtain list of Architects / Project Management Consultants on the panel of Government / Local Authority and obtain quotations from minimum 5 experienced and expert persons for preparing project report for redevelopment work of the building and one expert person from among them will be selected in the Special General Body Meeting.
Following business will be transacted in the said Special General Body Meeting:-
Members of the Society will be entitled to submit in writing to the committee eight days prior to the meeting their realistic scheme, Suggestions and recommendations for redevelopment of the building in the name of experienced and expert Architect / Project Management Consultant known to them. However, that Architect / Project Management Consultant should submit a letter that he is desirous of doing work of redevelopment.
Quorum for the Special General Body Meeting convened for redevelopment of building of the Co-operative Housing Society will be ¾ of the total members of the society. If quorum is not formed, meeting will be adjourned for eight days and if there is no quorum for the adjourned meeting, it will be deemed that members are not interested in redevelopment of the building and meeting will be cancelled.
On formation of quorum for the meeting, Suggestions, recommendations and objections from all the members with regard to redevelopment of the society's building will be taken into consideration and opinions expressed by all the members will be recorded in the minutes book with names of concerned members. Therefore a preliminary decision will be taken whether to redevelop society's building or not. Such decision must be taken with majority vote of more than ¾ of the members. On preliminary resolution about doing the work of redevelopment getting passed, following business will be transacted in the meeting.
a) To selected expert and experienced Architect / Project Management Consultant
from the panel of the Government / Local Authority for work of redevelopment of the building and to finalize items of work to be done by them and terms and conditions for the same.
Secretary of the Society should prepare minutes of Special General Body Meeting as above within ten days and a copy thereof should be furnished to all members and acknowledgement therefore be kept on record of the society. Also one copy should be forwarded to the office of the Registrar.
Secretary of the society will within 15 days of the meeting issue Appointment Letter to the Architect / Project Management Consultant selected in Special General Body Meeting and Society will enter into an agreement with Architect / Project Management Consultant incorporating therein terms and conditions approved in Special General Body Meeting.
After 15 days of the last day for receiving quotations, Secretary of the society will convene special meeting of Managing Committee of the society. Authorized representatives of bidders and members of the society desirous of remaining present can remain present for the meeting as observers.
Tenders so received will be opened in the presence of all and the Architect / Project management consultant will scrutinize all tenders and prepare a comparative chart and after checking merit, reputation, experience and comparative rate etc. and select minimum 5 bids and if the bids received are less than 5, all the bids for putting up before Special General Meeting and concerned bidders will be informed about it immediately.
An application with list of the members should be sent within eight days to the registrar for appointment of Authorized officer to attend the Special General Meeting of the Society for selecting a Developer out of those selected by committee of the Society with the help of the consultant, by taking into consideration his experience, merit, financial capacity, technical capacity and competitive rate etc.
After appointment of authorized officer, with his prior permission Secretary of the Society will fix the time and venue convene Special General Body Meeting for appointment of Developer and Agenda of this meeting will be sent to all the members 14 days prior to the meeting by hand delivery and by registered post and keep acknowledgement thereof on record of the Society. Also, office of the Registrar will make arrangement to keep his authorized representative present for the meeting.
Also arrangement will be made for video shooting of the meeting at the cost of the Society. Any person other than formal members will not be entitled to attend this meeting. Therefore members will be required to present at the venue of the meeting with their Identity Cards. At the time of submitting redevelopment proposal to the concerned authority for sanctioning, selection of Developer and other work should have been done in the presence of authorized officer from Registrar's office.
If the quorum of ¾ members out of total members is not formed for Special General Body Meeting, the meeting will be adjourned for eight days. If quorum does not get formed for adjourned meeting, it will be deemed that the members have no interest in redevelopment of the building and the meeting will be cancelled and thereafter the said subject will not be taken up before the Special General Body Meeting for approval.
Subject to the terms and conditions approved by General Body Meeting of the Society, an agreement should be entered into with the Developer within one month under guidance from the Architect / Project Management Consultant. Along with the points suggested by the Architect / Project Management Consultant appointed by the Society, following points will also be included in the agreement.
By order and in the name of the Governor of Maharashtra (Dr. Sudhirkumar Goyal) Principal Secretary (Co-operation and Marketing)
Copy to:
Select File (14-C).
Ref.: Z:\000 - 500\2 GOVERNMENT CIRCULARS & COURT JUDGEMENTS 2008\2 GOVT CIRCULARS 2007\142 Directive for Redevelopment of Building of Co-operative Housing Society [English] 03-01-2009.
A well drafted consent of at least 70% the Society members must be obtained in writing during the Society meetings when the subject of redevelopment is discussed. However, the minority members of co-operative housing society cannot obstruct a redevelopment project. On Jun 28, 2010, the Bombay high court has once again ruled that members of a co-operative housing society who are in minority cannot obstruct a redevelopment project and must abide by the majority decision of the society, unless they show that here is some prejudice caused to them or a fraud has been committed.
In a recent ruling, the Bombay High Court has stated that the issue of minority of tenants cannot be an obstacle for redeveloping a property if minimum 70% of the tenants are ready for the same.
The judgment came against a matter of a redevelopment in Dadar where 17 members were opposing the redevelopment of an old Parsi chawl. Based on the writ petition filed by the group of dissenting members, Justice D.B.Bhosale granted the permission to BMC to forcibly evict the families with the police help in case of any opposition from the others against the redevelopment.
It is important to note that as per the section 103B of Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Act, 1976, with the guidelines for redevelopment of old Municipal Properties by the Municipal Tenants Co-Operative Housing Societies on the land owned by the Corporation under regulation 33(7) of the Development Central Regulations for Greater Bombay, 1991, it is necessary that more than 70% of the eligible existing Municipal tenants should give written consent to redevelop the property under the scheme with a formation of a co- operative society / association and an initiative proposal for the redevelopment.
The court has held that once 70% or more occupants /tenants give their consent for redevelopment by forming a co-operative body and if the scheme is approved by the corporation, it is binding to all other occupants. As per the guidelines, the tenants / occupants with separate stand, have no choice but to follow the norms. Being in minority (about 30% or less than that) the only choice for them remains is, to give up their tenancy rights and quit from the scheme.
In one more case, the Mumbai High court has deeply analyzed the legal issues at stake while redeveloping properties of cooperative housing societies when there is dissent by a few members of the Society.
It is an established position of law that a development agreement by itself does not create rights in a property in a developer's favour. The developer, thus, has no locus standi and cannot be entertained for eviction of such dissenting members of the Society. But the society can approach the cooperative court to enforce its resolution.
The propagators of rule-of-majority should appreciate that the majority cannot sideline legal provisions and procedures. The problem arises when a society management, owing to vested interests, does not act as per rules, isn't transparent and disregards objections on merits by minority.
In a society, decisions are not necessarily taken by the application of mind by all. More often than not, some individuals influence the majority. That is because normally, only a handful are able to evaluate right and wrong and distinguish between what is talked about and what is actually being done.
If the minority dissenting members do not have points on merits and the society has gone by the law, the minority may ultimately lose before the law. What is important is the merit in the objections raised by such minority dissenting members. Per se, rule of majority is not the solution, whether it is redevelopment or any other matter in a cooperative society.
The court decision came after the developer represented that in pursuance of the development agreement and power of attorney in his favour, he had spent a substantial amount of time, money, and energy. But the more pertinent point was that at the time of execution of the documents and while spending, a developer was fully aware that there is dissent in the society. It was a business risk knowingly taken.
In this case, the society had played malafide by not admitting the true legal heirs as members and by not accepting arrears of dues from members with the intention of expelling dissenters.
A further question, though it did not arise in this case is, when can a building be demolished under the provisions of the law? A building cannot be demolished without a commencement certificate (CC). The law is misinterpreted by many that a building can be demolished on the basis of IOD (intimation of disapproval). The literal law and logic is that a building can be demolished only after the receipt of CC only.
The special general body has to approve the bid of the successful bidder in a meeting attended by the registrar. The entire proceedings have to be video-recorded. Once the agreement is accepted in terms of area and corpus fund, it cannot be revised. The successful bidder has to give a bank guarantee equivalent to 20% of the total project cost to show his financial strength, and proof that he will not throw away the project midway.
The Developer values the kind of Societies that either have some open plot of land or are willing to demolish the old structures to reconstruct new buildings. Where such redevelopment is possible, Developer normally agree to pay some consideration by way of Corpus Fund including more area in their existing flats to the members and seek permission to construct a building on the open plot of land or to construct a new, bigger building using the Transferable Development Right (TDR), Floor space index (FSI) after demolishing the existing structure.
Depending upon the offer from the Developer and subsequent negotiations him, he either provides alternate residential flats to the members of the Society or pay rent in advance by way of post dated cheques, one month rent as brokerage and transportation charge etc. to secure an alternate accommodation till the new building is constructed and the members are rehabilitated in their new flats.
All the demands and negotiations have to be carefully recorded in the 'Development Agreement' for successful execution of redevelopment in a housing society and the office bearers and the managing committee members have a strong role to play.
In any process of redevelopment, one must be aware of various documentations that are required and also one must understand the tax implications on redevelopment of immovable property. The principal documents are 'Development Agreement' and 'Power of Attorney' which are to be registered by paying appropriate stamp duty.
By executing the Development Agreement' with the Society, the Developer gets the required permission to develop the land and submits the papers to concerned civic authorities. Upon various sanctions available to him, the Developer constructs the buildings at his cost, retains some flats for him to be sold in the open market and earn profit.
It is important for a Society to have a valid conveyance of land and building in its favor for it to be redeveloped at a later date and that includes acquiring marketable title, permission for reconstruction and construction of additional floors by use of TDR and FSI, or else, Society may not get any approval of plan from Municipal Corporation. But due to our ignorance, majority of Builders fail to convey the title to a Co-Operative Society after the flats initially constructed on a plot of land.
In fact, the greater majority of the Co-Operative Housing Societies, formed in Mumbai in the last twenty years, do not have the land conveyed in their favor which results in the Developer or the earlier owner continues to remain the owner of the property. This results in a situation where these Societies have only possessor rights and not the ownership rights over the land, depriving them of the additional TDR FSI that is the main driving force for entering into such redevelopment agreements when required at a later date.
What is FSI? Floor Space Index (FSI) means the quotient of the ratio of the combined gross floor area of all floors excepting areas specifically exempted under these Regulations to the total area of the plot.
What is TDR? TDR stands for Transfer of Development Rights. It is a certificate from the Municipal Corporation that the owner of a property gets where his/her property (either part or whole) is reserved for the purpose of public utilities such as road, garden, school etc. The rights/ certificate, which are equivalent to the reserved portion, are obtained by the owner on surrendering his property to the Municipal Corporation. These rights/ certificate can then be sold to builders who use it for additional construction on their property.
Rule 34 of the Development Control Regulations for Greater Bombay,1991 defines TDR which stands for Transferable Development Rights as under: 'In certain circumstances, the development potential of a plot of land may be separated from the land itself and may be made available to the owner of the land in the form of Transferable Development Rights. These rights may be made available and be subject to the Regulations in Appendix VII hereto. Appendix VII lays down the rules for the grant of Transferable Development Rights to owners/developers and conditions for grant of such rights:
1. The owner (or lessee) of a plot of land which is reserved for a public purpose in the development plan and for additional amenities deemed to be reservations provided in accordance with these Regulations excepting under certain conditions shall be eligible for the award of TDR in the form of Floor Space Index (FSI) to the extent and on the following conditions set out below. Such award will entitle the owner of the land to FSI in the form of a Development Rights Certificate (DRC) which he may use himself or transfer to any other person.
2. Subject to Reg.1 where a plot of land is reserved for any purpose specified in Sect. 22 of Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act,1966 the owner would be eligible for DR's to the extent stipulated in Rules 5 & 6 in this Appendix after the said land is surrendered free of cost or after completion of development.
3. TDR's will be available only for prospective development of reservations.
4. DRC's will be issued by the Commissioner himself giving details of FSI credit.
5. The built up area for the purpose of FSI shall be equal to the gross area of the reserved plot to be surrendered.
6. When the owner or lessee also develops or constructs the amenity on the surrendered plot at his cost, he may be granted a further DR in the form of FSI equal to the area of the construction/ development done by him.
In short, the Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) means making available certain amount of additional built up area in lieu of the area relinquished or surrendered by the owner of the land, so that he can use extra built up area either himself or transfer it to another in need of the extra built up area for an agreed sum of money. It is designed to steer growth not to limit or stop development.
What is the difference between Built-Up Area, Super Built-Up Area and Carpet Area? Carpet Area: This is the area of the apartment/building that does not include the area of the walls. Built-Up Area: This is the area of the apartment/building including the area of the walls. Super Built-Up Area: This includes the Built-Up Area along with the area under common spaces such as the lobby, lifts, stairs etc. This term is therefore only applicable for multi-dwelling units.
The Developer has to complete the redevelopment project in two years, or a maximum of three years. The development agreement must be signed on carpet-area basis. Most importantly, if, for some reason, the successful Developer is unable to complete the project, he cannot sell his agreement to another Developer.
The fact that most societies do not appoint professionals like architects, structural engineers and competent advocates, is the reason that proper negotiations do not take place. The appointment of a competent advocate is equally crucial as he has to act as an ombudsman and prevent unnecessary litigations. It is also a fact that ignorance of members is taken advantage of by committee members with vested interests, who take hasty decisions ignoring genuine objections of a small section.
It has been often noticed that during the process of redevelopment, the terms of Development Agreements as agreed upon, are later twisted and grossly violated by the Developers and the ground rules of MRTP and DCR by unlawful planning are flouted by constructing additional/unauthorized areas that are beyond the entitlement (i.e. beyond the plot FSI and the TDR/FSI loaded) for their hidden financial gains. The buyers of such unlawful flats/properties land themselves in deals that lead to litigation at a later date.
At times, upon the completion of the Project, there are major inconsistencies and discriminatory features noticed in the approved plans v/s actual layouts, measurements and other aspects in respect of the constructions of residential area and the commercial area which may not be in conformity with the Development Agreement originally executed between the Society and the Developer.
Under Right to Information Act, the Housing Society can procure all the Plans and the related documentary evidences from MCGM duly attested by two Senior Engineers of the Building Proposals Dept. to study the anomalies which exist in execution of the entire redevelopment project even after the occupancy certificate is issued.
It has also been observed that the deviation of vital Rules and Guidelines of MRTP/MCGM/DCR are conveniently overlooked by few corrupt and dishonest but "Sympathetic Officials" of MCGM and the final plans with numerous anomalies so submitted by the said Developer are approved by them without verifying the justifiability or its conformity with the Development Agreement executed with the Society.
It is also learnt that in many Societies, the Managing Committees, who execute the documents with the Developers, do not possess any legal holding as they have never filed/nor aware of filing the Indemnity Bond in Form M-20 on a Stamp required under Section 73(1AB) and Rule 58A of the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act 1960. The members who fail to execute such Bonds within the specific period are deemed to have vacated his office as a member of the committee and no legal effects can be given to the documents executed by them with the Developers.
Section 73(1AB) of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act 1960 is reproduced below:
"The Members of the Committee shall be jointly and severally responsible for all the decisions taken by the committee during its term relating to the business of the society. The members of the committee shall be jointly and severally responsible for all the acts and omissions detrimental to the interest of the society. Every such member shall execute a bond to that effect within fifteen days of his assuming the office, in the form as specified by the State Government by general or special order.
The member, who fails to execute such bond within the specified period i.e. within fifteen days from joining the Managing Committee member, shall be deemed to have vacated his office as a member of the committee."
Further the power to decide whether the losses incurred by the society are due to act or omissions of members of the committee is given to the Registrar
"Provided that, before fixing any responsibility mentioned above, the Registrar shall inspect the records of the society and decide as to whether the losses incurred by the society are on account of acts or omissions on the part of the members of the committee or on account of any natural calamities, accident or any circumstances beyond the control of such members."
Rule 58-A of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Rules 1961 is reproduced below:
"Every elected member of the Managing Committee shall execute a bond in Form M-20 within fifteen days of his assuming the office. Such bond shall be executed on the stamp paper as provided under the Bombay Stamp Act 1958. The expenditure on stamp paper shall be borne by the society. The Chief Executive Officer / secretary of the society shall receive such bonds and keep them on record of the society and accordingly inform the Registrar within Fifteen days from the formation of the Committee."
It is clear from above that the bond should be executed within fifteen days of assuming of office by each member of the Managing Committee in Form M-20 on a stamp paper. Failure will invite penal consequences.
On or before the execution of the agreement, the Society should hand over to the Developer, the copy of the conveyance deed in respect of the Society's property along with certified copies of the property register card, index II, latest electricity bill, water bill, municipal tax bill, N.A. tax bill in respect of the Society's property and also, the copy of the registration certificate of Society under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960.
There are complications which the Society at times in case of redevelopment if the following things are not considered. They fail to assemble all members of the Society at a single point of time during the meetings. Sometimes the title documents are not clear.
There is always an anxiety in the minds of the members about possible delay in completion of the project after they have vacated their old flats. The old documents of the members are not traceable. Some members don't wish to come back to the new building and ask for very high prices for sale of old flats or are more interested in purchasing a new flats at a discounted rate in new building.
When drafting a Development Agreement, some of the important points and clauses of a Development Agreement are to be taken care of. The cooperative Society, the Developer and preferably all the members should be parties to this agreement. There should be a brief history of how the conveyance deed was given to the Society. The registration number of the cooperative Society under the Maharashtra Co-Operative Societies Act, 1960, should be mentioned in the agreement.
There should be particulars of the existing flats with carpet area of the flats occupied by each of the member of the buildings. The area of the plot as per the 'Property Register Card' should be mentioned. The total estimated FSI area that can be constructed by utilizing TDR on the plot should be mentioned.
Lack of transparency in floor area, (Carpet, Built-up, Super built-up, Hyper Built-up), status of project (cause of delay, approximate completion time etc), quality of products used, design philosophy adopted, quality standards adopted in construction etc.
The agreement should clearly mention the carpet area, including the additional area which will be made available to the members in the new building. The schedule of payment of the total consideration should be specified in the Development Agreement. There should be a mention of the tentative date for vacating the flats in the old building by the members which shall be linked with the plans being approved by the concerned authority.
The number of open car parking space, stilt car parking and closed parking which will be given to the members in the new building should be mentioned in the Development Agreement. Usually the Developer obtains at their own costs the rights under the Development Right Certificate (DRC) in accordance with the provisions of the Development Control Regulations for Greater Bombay, 1991. Further, the Developer get the building plans approved, obtain the commencement certificate and sanction of building plans from the MCGM and pay all the requisite deposits, fees and premiums to various authorities including the MCGM.
It should be clarified in the Development Agreement that neither the Society nor the Members shall be expected to pay such types of expenses. It must be clarified in the Development Agreement that each purchaser of a flat in the new building who intends to be a member of the Society will be required to pay to the Society the entrance fee and share allotment money as well as a sum as approved by the Society towards the sinking fund of the Society.
The time period for completion of the new building on the plot owned by the Society shall be defined in the Development Agreement. In the event the Developer fails to complete the entire work within the stipulated period, a penalty clause can be mentioned in the agreement. It should be specified in the Development Agreement that from the date of taking complete vacant possession of the existing structure till the date of receipt of occupation certificate in respect of the new building and till such time that the Developer intimates the members to take possession of their respective flats, the Developer shall bear and pay all municipal rates, taxes and other payments required to be paid to the concerned authorities.
The Development Agreement should also clarify that the Society shall pay only the municipal rates, and other outgoing taxes till the vacant possession of the entire property is done (the plot and the existing structure) to the Developer after receipt of full occupation certificate in respect of the new building.
The Development Agreement should list out the broad specifications and amenities to be provided for the flats in the new building on the plot owned by the Society. The Development Agreement should have a proper schedule of the property at the end of the agreement which should specify the location of the property along with the name of the suburb, final plot number, CTS number, area of the plot and municipal ward number.
Abovementioned are some of the important points relating to redevelopment of old buildings by cooperative Societies. Since the laws on the subject of redevelopment are yet to be fully developed, any decision in this matter should be taken with great care or else it could lead to a possible dispute or litigation. It is very important to understand the procedure properly before signing any papers.
The drafts of all the relevant documents pertaining to the redevelopment process must be circulated to all members well in advance and the objections, suggestions and modifications if any, must be discussed in the Special General Body Meetings including recording proper minutes of each meeting to maintain the transparency. It's advisable to discuss the documents in detail at the general body meeting so as to arrive at a consensus about the terms and conditions in order to avoid later hassles.
As with any property dealing, when it comes to a redevelopment contract, it's of utmost importance to ensure that the Developer has a sound reputation. If possible, the members of the managing committee must visit the site of some of his previous projects so that they get first-hand information about the Developer.
I again reiterate here that considering that the property of so many residents is at stake, it makes sense to seek the help of professionals in getting a clear picture about the dealing that the Society is entering into. Sound advice from professionals such as lawyers, architects, engineers, before signing on the dotted line is sure to help the Society make a responsible decision. It is reasonable to hire the services of a technical supervisor who can keep a check on the work done by the Developer.
1. Offer lette
Name | Comment | |
SHIVSHANKAR DAMANI | SUBJECT:- :_ Flagrant Violations of State Laws and Financial Scam in the Redevelopment Project Scam of Refinery View CHS Ltd, by Black Listed Builders of Supreme Court & BMC Mumbai. Patel Engineering Ltd , Plot no 62/63,Maroli Church R C Marg,Chembur,Mumbai-400074. LIST OF DETAILS:- NO Survey of flat area carried out before signing and registering the DA. Society Plot area measurement flat carpet area and plot area not certified by society's Architect & Advocate. 'No Architect appointed by the society. No proactive participation of responsible parties. Discrimination among own society members. No genuine certified advice from PMC- Advocate. Managing Committee & architect No Transparency No general body meeting was called and ever held for the approval of D.A No Protection available under any state Law. Developer friendly DA & not society friendly. Supreme court of India and High court and Co-op court have given judgments to protect the legal rights & financial rights of society members totally ignored by the MC. Approval of Patel eng ltd on 07.05.2011 in the society office in presence of Mr.Yellary office Dy Registrar M ward 1st draft copy of DA send time in july 2011 discussed with in MC .DA rejected as sent by Patel Eng Ltd around 20pts of clarification were needed This DA discussed in AGM on 15.8.2011 house rejected this DA. Then came 2nd DA and then 3rd DA boths were rejected. 4th DA came sent to society members some times in January /Feb 2012 members were informed that they can send queries. Answer on the queries came copies of this send to Society Members On 01.4.2012 SGM held in society to discuss layout plan send by Patel Eng Ltd . Plan 2 approved .PMC & ADV & Kunal Lala Rep. Patel Eng Ltd were present circular send to society members does not give any information on plan 2 On 07.06.2012 consent taken from some members on approval of DA on plain paper typed ( This copy was given to us by Dr.Kgandagale Pune) On 10.07.2012 DA signed & registered by the illegal M.C. On 01.04.2012 2 Members resigned – 2memebrs were coopted so now there are total 4 coopted members in 7 members committee . This formation of MC declared as violation of sec 129 MSc 1960 by Dy Registrar M ward investigation report dt___ and Addl Regsitrar Pune Dr Khandagale investigated report Dt 25TH July 2013 The contents of this New DA were found to be totally different from the contents of Tender documents & copy of the 4th DA sent to society members DA Tainted – Doctored Tempered and altered Complaints lodged to various Govt authorities from time to time Complaint against increase in area of secretary and Adv Jagtap registered with Dy registrar-M Ward 08.2.2012 Adv N Jagtap in presence of Dr Khandagale.Pune confirmed that he is only representing 7 MC members All society members had contributed toward his payments . On 1st week Nov 2012 50% corpus distributed to some society members indemnity bond was signed by these members. No SGM was called for to discuss the contents of the indemnity bond.Even while the final hearing had not concluded with Addl Registrar Pune . Aggrieved members who were lodging complaints Were declared on anti-social elements these members lodged complaint at RCF Police station,Chembur,Mumbai-400074 The MC hid the fact that the builder Patel Eng ltd is Blacklisted by Supreme Court of India and other govt agencies including BMC –Mumbai for financial golmal. The 5 year Term of the illegal managing committee expired on 8.6.2013. from 9.6.2013 this M.C is simply caretaker MC with no powers to take any redevelopment decisions as per the information from the Federation of Co-op Societies ,Vikas building,Fort,Mumbai. No election have been held from 9.6.2013. On 18.1.2014 new plan very different from the plan 2 of 01.4.2012 was gotten approved in the SGM held at chembur Gymkhana AT around 8pm. No discussion of signed DA. No Architect . No feasibility report. Not honoring government regulatory order. Not honouring Supreme Court & High court Judgments on Redevelopment . Financial fraud and area fraud on fungible FSI. irrevocable license & Irrevocable POA given to builder which is against state laws no discussion held as required under section 79 (A) . misrepresentation of flats area in DA, Unfair trade parcties. the draft of all the relevant documents pertaining to the redevelopment process not circulated to all members. Government of Maharashtra notification on 6.1.2012 bearing no MH/MR/South-346/2011-B .The committee members who otherwise will be held responsible to make good the loss u/s.73 (1B) of MSC Act 1960 as they have signed the indemnity bond NO GBM were ever held to discuss every aspect of the work. Flagrant violation of rules & regulation by the builders – PMC & Advocate. On 15.1.2014 letters of complaints on fraud send to MC of the Society – the letter was endorsed by Chairman /Secretary . Till date No reply in writing received The free fungible FSI 35% totally is missing in the registered DA.this area is siphoned and swallowed by the builder. This is against the state laws. & BMC notification and directives under DCR 2012 The extra area offered 25% is totally missing in the plan send to the society members The plot area shown in the plan is less than the plot area shown in the DA. The setback area shown in the plan is less than the setback stated in DA. This set back area benefit this M.C has gifted to the builder. No architect – appointed, no feasibility report ,NO Transparency , NO advocate to represent society members. Signed DA not send to individual members . NO SGM held to discuss DA- distribution of corpus fund and indemnity bond Copies of investigation report received from Dy registrar & Addl registrar not send to society members. illegal levy of charges on Aggrieved members .Managing committee refuses to honour the Dy Registrar M-Ward Judgement on this issues .order dated:_____ Sec 79 (A) violated Sec 73 (1B) violated No procedure followed as per state law-co-op law these have been successfully violated. The society plot area worth around 150 Crores gifted to builder. SGM of 01.4.2012 declared violation of state law violation of 79(A) .Breach of trust and faith Irrecoverable license & Irrecoverable POA –NO General body meeting called to discuss this .This is violation of State laws Co-op Laws and BMC Notification and directives . | |
VALLABHDAS RAICHURA | A Mumbai residential housing society which is more than 25 years old but has the structures of Tower 'A' Tower 'B' and 36 Row-Houses are very strong and sustained needing no redevelopment.The MC is propagating that it is beneficial to do so although members of the Tower'B" will be required to seek alternative accomodation as it will be demolished first and Tower'A' residents will be housed in reconstructed Tower'B' until Tower 'A' is later reconstructed and its memebers are re-located in it while Row-Houses claim that they need not demolish as they have utilized their FSI in full with specific Plot No.s in their favour but can claim their share from the Fungible FSI and TDR entitlements. Can such Redevelopment plan be legally challenged although more tha 3/4 of this Society may vote in favour of such redeelopment as members of Tower 'B' have about 21% voying share and Row Houses command 34% and Tower'A' residents have balance 45%. Please show the way out of this unequal and unfair treatment to Tower'B'members. | |
K. C. Narang | Sir, Re: Structural Audit Jaitirath Mansion, Situated at A 3535 (2) 6A Barrack Road. This is to acknowledge receipt of your circular dt: 21st Nov. 2013 regarding structural audit to be done within 30 days. It is submitted that: 1. Repair Cess is being paid in respect of the above mentioned building. Hence, it needs to be clarified whether structural audit is to be carried out by the Repair Board at no cost to the owner or tenant. and 2. Repairs will also have to be carried out by the Repair Board. Please respond: Please also inform 15(Fifteen) days in advance as to when the structural engineer will be coming because tenants will have to be informed. Yours truly, For Prabha Devi Narang and Jaikishan Narang HUF SD: K. C. Narang. | |
BHANUSAAHALI | Redevelopment of pagadi building in Mumbai and documents with tenants | |
payday loans | xtomtwtf payday loans 9822 paydayuk >:]] payday loans 6266 | |
Coach Outlet Online | Sant Antoni food Coach Outlet Online market Coach Outlet sells a wide selection of Coach Factory Outlet local fresh Coach Outlet Online items, in addition, on Coach Factory Outlet Sunday there's Coach Outlet Store Online even a book and coin Coach Outlet Store Online market located here. The principal functionality to obtain standing of Burberry manages is Coach Factory Online going to be demand throughout the luxury. In addition they stability the requirements and constraints Coach Outlet hough maintaining their visionary integrity. clothing superbe pagerank with avec rare qualit d'exercice strain Coach Outlet faire Abercrombie Fitch et maillots delaware bain. WEP is regarded as by enthusiasts a great Coach Handbags Outlet deal less safe Coach Factory Outlet for the reason that Coach Outlet improved technique labeled WPA. | |
quickquid | esyoyuxd quickquid >:]] fast payday loan YmsJap no fax pay day loan 3329 payday loans %-[[[ | |
payday loans | mlxzveqi payday loans ynyeN pay day loans 1889 payday loans online 2516 payday loans online 5326 | |
short term loan | eawjjss short term loan HuQhF payday loans %-[[[ cash advances nPuCpt | |
buy cheap viagra | fjkhvkb buy cheap viagra SRhPP buy cheap cialis 0323 |


text:
Welcome to my Graphic Gallery!
I will feature graphics of mine that I really like so everyone can see them without the hassle of scrolling page by page through my banner shop.
I'll also post stocks that I come across and other little titbits which may or may not be graphic related.
My Banner Shop to place an order.
Credit is required for anything that you snag!!
Tags: gallery, graphic, rachel's
Thanks so much! :)
I love this and that little pocket watch necklace thing is amazing!
Beautiful :D
Love it!
WOW! This is just.
I do not have words.
Amazing is not sufficient.
I think this is probably one of my favorite banners of yours. Like ever. =D
Thanks so much Claire! :)
Sending you virtual hugs and cupcakes! :)
© 2014 Created by Hachette Book Group.
Report an Issue | Guidelines | Report an Issue | Terms of Service


text:
Book Description:Wine's Hidden Beauty blends art, science and mystical aspects of wine. With the microscope as the starting point, scientist-photographer Sondra Barrett takes you on an illuminating journey into wine and life. This unique book explores the mysteries of chemical transformation, aging and vitality, what shapes our taste and language, and offers new ways to appreciate wine. A visually compelling book, it provides accessible information on winegrowing and tasting wine plus the role of wine in health and cultivating community. It also explores why has the grape had a cult-like status for centuries, why part of sacred rituals.
Tags: Cooking, Food & Wine, Drinks & Beverages, Spirits,
Book List () | College Textbooks
Content Copyright © 1999-2014 Terms and Conditions of Use, Security and Privacy Policy | Resources: 1 2 3 | Site Map


text:
Get Smart: Do We Really Need a Tablet Designed "For Women"?
Will you be buying?
Consumers already have a wide selection of tablets to choose from, but now women have one more option. Eurostar has created a tablet specifically designed for females – the ePad Femme. The pink device (with an 8-inch touchscreen and 1GB of RAM) comes preloaded with cooking recipes and yoga apps. Priced at $170, it is currently being sold in the Middle East and parts of Asia. Though Mani Nair, head of marketing for Eurostar, claims the company wants to "explore all markets," others are offended. "Slapping pink on something and throwing on some stereotypical apps isn't familiarity with how women use tablets," said Rachel Sklar, founder of Change the Ratio and the Li.st, groups for women in technology. Another woman told ABC News, "If I wanted those apps I would download them on my own. Someone should also tell the company I can vote on my own now too." Maria Seidman, founder of Yapp, said, "To think that anyone can 'guess' what types of content I'd like just because I have two X chromosomes is just a bad business strategy." (ABC News)


text:
0cart: $0.00
1st Birthday Party Supplies
Sort By:
Relevance Popularity Top Rated Name Low Price High Price
16 Per Page 48 Per Page 96 Per Page
Viewing Page 1 of 1
Barnyard Cow T-Shirt
In stock, ready to ship!
Our Price: $12.00
Look Whoo's 1 Pink T-Shirt
Safari Friends 1st Birthday T-Shirt (Size 18 Months)
Cupcake T-Shirt
Retail Value: $12.00
Our Price: $4.99
Birthday Princess 1st T-Shirt (size 2T)
Diva Zebra Print 1st Birthday Romper
Our Price: $18.00
Sweet Tweet Bird Pink - Romper
Our Price: $1.99
1st Birthday Diva T-Shirt
Our Price: $3.99
Goldfish Romper
Our Price: $15.00
Hugs & Stitches 1st T-Shirt (18 mo)
Coming Soon! Click for Email notification
© CelebrateExpress.com. All Rights Reserved.CEWEB03


text:
Best Ribs Ever! - Chris Lilly Memphis Dry Rub Ribs - Sorry no prOn
My family and I just ate 4 slabs of Chris Lilly Memphis Dry Rub spare ribs, St Louis style. 5 out of 5 people said they were the best ribs they had ever eaten. They even said it was better than Bandanas (a local St. Louis BBQ place). Tasted so good that no one used any of my homemade KC Red BBQ sauce. The rub really made it the best.
I used the toothpick test and the bend test. Both tests helped me get them just right. Not fall off the the bone but you had to bite to get it off the bone and the bone was clean. Sorry, everyone was so hungry there wasn't time to get pics, so it I guess it didn't happen. Thank you Chris Lilly, Big Bob Gibson and all The Brethren for my best ribs ever! |
Great to hear! I've done a lot of things out of his book, but I haven't done them yet.
I guess I know what I'm cooking next week. :thumb: |
I'll be sure to try 'em real soon. Thanks!
I sure like hearing when a Brethren hits a home run like that. :thumb:
thanks for sharing. going to try it next weekend
That's awesome!
Jeff |
care to share the method?
it's great when people react like that!
Folks that like ribs, like ribs.Folks that like sauce...well,they like sauce!:thumb: Cause they........,nevermind.
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/306865...phis-dry-ribs/ |
Glad you liked 'em Pappy! I never sauce my ribs. Looks like a good rub recipe and the vinegar sop at the end I'll have to try.:thumb: |
And here I just did ribs this weekend. I've got his book so this just gives me an excuse to do ribs again soon.
Wifes mom said they were the best. Grammaw has 80 years of eating experience. Hows that for a recommendation.
Thanks |
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 12:47 AM. |
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2014, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
vBulletin Optimisation provided by
vB Optimise v2.6.0 Beta 4 (Lite) -
vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2014 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.
2003 -2012 © BBQ-Brethren Inc. All rights reserved. All Content and Flaming Pig Logo are registered and protected under U.S and International Copyright and Trademarks. Content Within this Website Is Property of BBQ Brethren Inc. Reproduction or alteration is strictly prohibited.


text:
Posted January 02, 2012 on
AP on Fox
Fabio Fognini,
Dudi Sela,
Vishnu Vardhan,
Janko Tipsarevic,
Somdev Dev Varman,
Edouard Roger-Vasselin
Sixth-seeded Fabio Fognini of Italy was eliminated and fifth-seeded Ivan Dodig of Croatia escaped in the first round of the Chennai Open on Monday.
Dudi Sela of Israel routed Fognini 6-0, 6-1. Dodig rallied past Indian wild card Vishnu Vardhan 4-6, 7-6 (8), 6-1. Dodig saved five match points in the second set before easing through the third set.
Another Indian wild card, Yuki Bhambri, had better luck with a 6-2, 6-3 upset of Karol Beck of Slovakia. Bhambri, a former top-ranked junior, won for the second time in his fifth match on the ATP Tour. He next plays top-seeded Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia.
India's top player, Somdev Devvarman, pulled out of the tournament with a shoulder injury so he could be ready for the Australian Open. Edouard Roger-Vasselin of France will replace Devvarman in the draw.
Original Story:
6th-seeded Fabio Fognini loses at Chennai Open
No. 6 seed Fognini routed in Chennai first round
Dodig Rallies toTop Wildcard in Chennai
Tennis Forum Discussions
1 replies,
June 27, 2013
1 replies,
July 16, 2012
1 replies,
July 15, 2012
Latest Rumors | The Backyard | |||
Today's Best Stuff |
For BloggersJoin the Yardbarker Network for more promotion, traffic, and money. |
Company Info |
Help |
What is Yardbarker?Yardbarker is the largest network of sports blogs and pro athlete blogs on the web. This site is the hub of the Yardbarker Network, where our editors and algorithms curate the best sports content from our network and beyond. |


text:
tbh if i had 2 grand i would be stoned for 3 months untill my plants are done, then id be stoned for another 3 months. then id have to go back to work.
Let's say I have $2,000 to spend on the best genetics I can buy ... stable genetics. IBL's BX's ...... What strains would you purchase as a package and use to create your own line of seeds? Name a few strains and breeders and maybe why you would follow that line ... what your goal would be. But you can't spend more than $2,000.
This might take a little research ... maybe too much for a stoner. lol But maybe some of you pro's already have some answers and already know the prices of some of these ... 10 packs etc. I don't want to start with less than 10 of one strain while searching for my babies. And I want all the ones that pop ... preferably all of them to be somewhat uniform in what they were bred true for.
I myself would select for Indica lines and probably a good amount of Skunk.
But what would you do with $2,000 and a plan to start your own seed line ... maybe you already have.
Mr. Diamond
I love seeds.
tbh if i had 2 grand i would be stoned for 3 months untill my plants are done, then id be stoned for another 3 months. then id have to go back to work.
I myself already have a few in mind (some are in route, some to be ordered soon, some i already have) for both all indica and all sativa. I also have a few that i want to create a new hybrid with. It does take a lot of searching you're right. I want mine to have nothing in common as far as lineage goes. Been studying and searching for about a year now and i'm about to start breeding in the next few months.
I'd grab myself a few stable landraces from one of those real good old school breeders... sensi, mr. nice etc. as well as bout 10 packs of jack herer hehe. then grab ppolyhybrids from new up n comers such as rare dankness, tga, gage green, etc, to spice of the gene pool n give greater possibility for unique parental stock. then grow it all mix n match n see what happens
Not enough seed breeders already in the world? I get a kick out of folks that figure this is an easy... or even relatively easy way to make money. The fact is most folks have no clue as to whats involved in a successful breeding program. "Most" folks have no clue just how much effort and time is needed to back cross to create a stable and useful genetic.
For example this "then grow it all mix n match n see what happens" is NOT good science! If you want to waste time AND money... by all means follow this kind of thinking... you will surely end up with mostly CRAP that you wouldn't want to duplicate for any reason. I say "mostly" because you just might wind up with a winner... BUT the willy nilly aproach will ensure that you simply can NOT duplicate the positive results.
If you do enter into your own breeding program I wish you luck and success, do a TON of research on proper procedures for creating a stable strain. Keep the science pure and accurate or you will have thrown away your initial investment.
If it were me,
i would go to highgrade and grab a 15 pack of NL #5 for 50 bucks ( very stable indoor strain )
go to sensi and grab some reg hashplant (very expensive for seeds) 10 pack i believe is like 200+
you could also grab skunk there too
then go to DNA genetics and get some Kosher Kush....SUUUUUPer aromatic flowers and a wonderful kushy taste...they only have em femmed, so grab a few packs.. 6 seeds are like 100 bucks i think.
after that get a soma A+ for a high contribution of CBD in breeding programs resulting in some stony bud.
you could also get some Hindu Kush from sensi too as they are very stable seeds...
Two schools of thought here, first one is to get landrace strains and cross those sativa to indica which is what people did in the 70's. second school is to start with hybrids and further breed out bad traits and breed in good traits. By the 80's when I started growing thats what you were told to do: just pick an Indica dominant pheno and sativa dominant pheno from a bunch of seeds from the same plant and cross them. I used to get fully seeded outdoor buds from Humboldt and Mendocino all the time. Some of the best nuggets I've ever grown came from those bag seeds. I think for $2000 I'd find as many land race strains both Indicas and Sativas that I could and buy two packs of each. Then I would choose my crosses wisely.
Last edited by echlectica; 11-12-2012 at 03:42 AM.
75% ace panama (for the red hairs & strawberry flavor) x buddha's sister (for the cherry flavor to make a cherry haze)
ace old timer's haze x DJ shorts' grape krush for a grape flavored purple haze
ace or holy smokes' malawi gold crossed with several lemony strains like jack's cleaner 2 & DNA lemon skunk for something trippy like allegedly 75% sativa according to most dutch breeders, skunk #1
i was in a hurry when i listed those three dream crosses. i really like the idea of working with cherry flavor, and had imagined crossing buddha's sister with cream cheese tasting sour cream for a "cherry cheesecake" or chocolope for a chocolate covered cherry beanho's super silver haze 1 x pure chitral kush sounds very interesting too as it's supposedly cherry flavored and trippy. i'd like to compare it.
as i like the taste of orange, i wanted to make an orange haze. originally, i dreamed of cali-o, burmese & malawi gold, but just don't trust any burmese already having wasted $70 for vancouver island dead mutes. TGA Subcool's agent orange sounds like a great breeder for what i was after and about what i was aiming for, but the name is hideous and offensive to me. i think i'll try chimera's C-plus as an orange flavored alternative as some here likes that, and marry it to lemony malawi goldi like the idea of NOT using hazes in hybrids as so many are watered down these days and starting over with the purest IBLs available, and using the state of the art 9 week sativa dominants to get even more IBL type highs instead of low grade schwag ala skunk #1. ace, holy smokes and world of seeds seem to have a lot of old school genetics waiting to start new an improvedstrains out of.
while it's a fussy diva of a sativa, i was wowed by my sativa seeds' full moon (highland thai) as it had AUTHENTIC tutti fruity flavor, but i'd had enough of transplanting it and waiting for it to flower when it turned hermie on me. if i had the time and room to really work it, i'd marry that to john sinclair's compact and fast budding "generic fruity haze" sativa trans-love to make something like juicy fruit, but without the stone and with an upbeat trippy high less fussy to grow than thai. STL is a pretty compact plant as far as generic hazes go (DNA sweet haze is better all around, but very stretchy) but more importantly, it buds like razy leaving anything i've grown with a high in the dust early on anyways. as far as i know, full moon is the only true tutti fruity thai as most of the others use meao thai which is different.
if you could actually get the beans to pop, mekong haze is supposedly one of the trippiest strains in the world and dirt cheap at that, i'd want to use that for a new and improved jack herer successor. so many alleged hazes have no psychoactivity at all. there's one called JYD haze that apparently a couple breeders have gotten cuttings of that's supposed to be legit. i don't know how you'd find one of your own though. i'm annoyed that dinafem uses it touting it's psychoactivity, but then waters it down with 50% critical + instead of something already trippy like a jack herer, or at least back crosses it to 75% JYD (junk yard dog?)
i really liked CH9 jack too. it's compact and indica looking with a potent happy mid buzz, but not too stony at all or stinky despite it looking like a straight up cash cropping indica. i'd only pick it for the stature and nice buzz because, like STL, it has potential for breeding with stretchy sativas without dominating the buzz as much as pure afghanis have for so long, but i'm sure there's better strains. i like sticking with what's proven, but keep trying new gear.
i REALLY like TGA subcool's jack's cleaner 2 for it's 9 week finish, genuinely visual buzz, the warm and fuzzy, touchy feely euphoria and even it's mid stone is agreeable, though i like a bit nore motivation. it would make something nice out of just about anything you cross it with i'd imagine. i'd even consider it for BXing and pheno selection as it really made me happy.
if you were looking for a mildly trippy brute force potent motivational strain, high quality seeds' haze x skunk has a long lasting buzz that refuses to turn stony even after a month, though the cigar wrapper taste would agree more with tobacco lovers. descriptions i've heard of blue dream sound similar in effects, but i'm sure it tastes much better. i like it as a sort of AK-47 for getting high... not too refined, but not watered down either. when i do my breeding session with a malawi male, i expect haze skunk x malawi gold to be crazy potent and trippy with hopefully fatter stickier buds than pure malawi
if 17 week kali mist hadn't been reformulated, i'd have gotten that JUST for the awesome spicy crushed red pepper flavor of the original that's just fruity and spicy now. i wanted to make an "orange curry" out of that and cali-o. nothing compares to it's energetic and extra euphoric buzz that i've tried except C99, though it's nowhere near that energetic.
Last edited by hazey grapes; 11-12-2012 at 11:23 PM.
Jack's Cleaner 2, Sweet Haze, Haze x Skunk & 8 Miles High are all much fun, but fluffy, fuzzy 1985 Columbian Gold popcorn's that trippy! Thai? Malawi Gold? Mekong Haze (Cambodian)? Don't know.
get your favorites
for me:
Afghani is the basis for tons of varieties.
Skunk #1 or the Cheese that came from it.
Blueberry - mixes well with most everything
I think Ingrid is pretty much a form of Afghani.
Northern Lights (the original or #5)
Lamb's Breath (I grew up thinking it was lamb's bread. What do I know)
You gotta have haze to breed. Every hybrid I have tried with Haze in it is great. I don't like Haze on its own.
ISS - Love ISS, not sure how it crosses. (Someone should cross Blueberry and ISS)
Although monoecious plants are often referred to as "hermaphrodites," true hermaphrodites (which are less common) bear staminate and pistillate structures on individual flowers, whereas monoecious plants bear male and female flowers at different locations on the same plant.


text:
Lent at Wartburg Seminary Developing Spiritual Practices - Week 1 Wartburg Theological Seminary has a strong emphasis on spiritual practices. During this season of Lent, Wartburg invites you to journey with us in exploring or further developing a spiritual practice in your own life. We will be posting a video each week featuring Wartburg Seminary faculty, staff, and students sharing about spiritual practices. Please click here to watch the video for the first week of Lent.
Conference on Ministry March 8-10, 2014 If you are in the midst of discernment, we invite you to join the faculty, staff, and students of Wartburg Seminary to explore that call by attending the Conference on Ministry on March 8-10 to experience the WTS campus during a full and fun weekend of fellowship, conversation, and worship with others who are in the midst of discernment. Click here to learn more or to register.
Tri-State Forum April 24, 2014 Rev. Dr. Thomas H. Schattauer, Professor of Liturgies and Dean of the Chapel at Wartburg Theological Seminary, will speak on "The Way It Works: Christian Worship as Symbolic Discourse." The forum will address three main areas: "Liturgy as Ritual Symbol," "Participation," and Body of Witness." Please click here to learn more about this lecture or to register.
Hispanic Ministry Summer Term May 25 - July 2, 2014 at LSPS in Austin, Texas The Hispanic Ministry Summer Term at the Lutheran Seminary Program in the Southwest (LSPS) is designed for ELCA seminary students to develop leadership skills in Hispanic Ministry and build a network of colleagues who share this commitment. The first week involves students in the LSPS Spanish Language and Hispanic Ministry Intensive.Weeks 2 through 6 consist of a weekly seminar with Prof. Jay Alanis and several outstanding guest instructors and contextual education in teaching parishes where students engage in Hispanic ministry under the guidance of supervising pastors. Wartburg Theological Seminary will grant 6 Master of Divinity credits to students successfully completing the course, which are transferable to the student's seminary. For more information click here.
Women of the ELCA Bible Study May 21-22, 2014 This annual seminar held at Wartburg Seminary is designed to provide an in-depth introduction to the September through May study for the Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. This year's speaker, Carol Schersten LaHurd, will speak on the theme "Transforming Life and Faith." Click here to learn more.
Luther Academy of the Rockies June 23 - July 3, 2014 We invite you to join us in the beautiful Colorado mountains for Luther Academy of the Rockies, Wartburg Theological Seminary's premier LifeLong Learning educational program for rostered leaders and their families. The daily rhythm of worship, mornings filled with insightful scholarly lectures and forums, afternoon free time to explore the incredible scenery, and evening fellowship opportunities will structure our time together. Meeker Park Lodge, where the Academy is held, is an old time, rustic, mountain lodge surrounded by housekeeping cabins; its natural setting lends itself well to outdoor recreation and relaxation, as well as spiritual and intellectual renewal. Click here to learn more.
February e-Life Together Click here to read the latest issue of e-Life Together
Life Together Magazine Read the 2013 Issue 2 Edition of Life Together
Wartburg Seminary: UPCOMING EVENTS & NEWS
March 8-10, 2014 Conference on Ministry
March 12-14, 2014 Reu Memorial Library Public Book Sale
April 23-25, 2014 Class of 2011- Three Year Reunion
April 24, 2014 Tri-State Forum
February 19, 2014 WTS Appoints New Vice President for Mission Support
February 7, 2014 WTS to Host Rural Ministry Conference
January 29, 2014 WTS to Host Financial Workshop for Clergy
December 16, 2013 WTS Receives Grant from Siebert Lutheran Foundation
December 16, 2013 WTS Receives Grant from Lilly Endowment
Press Room Archives


text:
Better Mississippi
Building a Better Mississippi
Understanding state employees' pay
The state is operating with fewer employees than it did a decade ago, a move partially pushed through for budgetary reasons.
- State employee pay: Solutions and obstacles
- Competitive salaries keep able workers
- Understanding our labor protections
- Labor protections: Solutions and obstacles
- State agency could focus on job training
- Understanding young workers
- Solutions and obstacles
- Conversation, creative culture draw millenials
- 5 question with Duane O'Neill
Marshall Ramsey cartoonSEE MORE Marshall Ramsey
- Thursday, March 6
- Thursday, March 6
- Wednesday, March 5
- Tuesday, March 4
- Sunday, March 2
A week of Marshall Ramsey
Marshall Ramsey / Editorial Cartoonist
CARTOON: The Adventures of Sherlock Stokes
- Mar. 3, 2014, 2:58 pm
Sam R. Hall / Daily Ledes
Gunn, Weathersby let politics trump good government once again
- Mar. 4, 2014, 6:44 pm
Geoff Pender / Mississippi Politics
House Democrats endorse Reeves teacher raise
- Mar. 7, 2014, 2:05 pm
Jerry Mitchell / Journey To Justice
- Mar. 7, 2014, 9:00 am
Bill Moak / Consumer Watch
Research: Young people less knowledgeable about Lent, but would participate
- Mar. 5, 2014, 8:18 pm
- Mar. 3, 2014, 12:16 am
Geoff Pender
Reeves being unlike Reeves
Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves has been quiet, low-key and mostly playing defense for the first half of this legislative session all very unusual for someone
Jimmie Gates
Risky business still part of scene
It seems our lawmakers want to continue to bend the rules to allow taxpayers' money to benefit projects in their districts.
Sam R. Hall
Sam R. Hall: Gunn banking lots of political capital
House Speaker Philip Gunn is shrewdly building a political base throughout the state with his support of legislation that historically has not
Cuts to NASA budget hurt study of space and planets
- Mar. 6, 2014
One of the most intriguing places in the solar system is Europa, a moon of Jupiter that's covered in ice and has volcano-like geysers at its south
PerspectiveSEE MORE Perspective
- SEE MORE Perspective
Contributing Columnists
Guest Columnists
Letters to the EditorsSEE MORE Letters
Stand your ground against loud music
- Mar. 6, 2014
- Minor still an insightful reporter
- USA Today misrepresents facts
- Minor still looking to past instead of future
- Unionizing comes with consequences
- Meredith statue incident shows racism still alive
- Stand your ground against loud music
- Minor still an insightful reporter
- Competitive salaries keep able workers
- UMMC grave site was visible long ago
- Obama not telling truth on health care
- Area of southbound I-55 is dangerous
- United Auto Workers whining after loss
- Common Core will 'dumb down' America
- Bryant hurt himself with Cochran endorsement
- Thank you to Jackson for wonderful visit
- City should clean up dead animals on roadsides
- Is Regl a serf or a baron?
- One Lake project needs to look at big picture
- Understanding our labor protections
- Labor protections: Solutions and obstacles
Which performance impressed you most?
- Christa Reed goes 14-of-14 from 3-point range in win over Ocean Springs(Your vote)
- 72%
- Victoria Vivians scores Scott Central's first 52 points in 2A playoff win(Your vote)
- 27%
View the last seven days
- Yesterday, Mar. 06
- Wednesday, Mar. 05
- Tuesday, Mar. 04
- Monday, Mar. 03
- Sunday, Mar. 02
- Saturday, Mar. 01
- Friday, Feb. 28
See our paid archives for news older than a week.
Real Deals
Flip, shop and save on specials from your favorite retailers in Jackson, MS 39201
ClarionLedger's updates are available on Facebook and Twitter. Don't miss a single headline.
Most Popular
- Madison County principal's love of faith, family, school remembered
- DEQ sued over heavily redacted public records
- Strategy shifts in search for missing Camden girl
- MHSAA: Boys Breakdown
- Specialized search team no longer in Camden searching for missing toddler
- New name, old form for Ole Miss' Deterrian Shackelford
- Old School Coach in Todays Game Jeremy Ervin
- Yesterday, Mar 06
- Wednesday, Mar 05
- Tuesday, Mar 04
- Monday, Mar 03
- Sunday, Mar 02
- Saturday, Mar 01
- Friday, Feb 28
Most Popular
- Madison County principal's love of faith, family, school remembered
- DEQ sued over heavily redacted public records
- Strategy shifts in search for missing Camden girl
- MHSAA: Boys Breakdown
- Specialized search team no longer in Camden searching for missing toddler
- New name, old form for Ole Miss' Deterrian Shackelford
- Old School Coach in Todays Game Jeremy Ervin
We hope you have enjoyed your complimentary access.
- Unlimited access to our Web site
- iPad-optimized edition
- Mobile site & iPhone app
You now have full access.
Thank you for subscribing.
- View articles, videos, galleries and more – 24/7
- Access the tablet-optimized site, mobile site and iPhone app
- Share your access with any friend or family member
- Subscriber exclusive Top 5 daily email newsletter
You will automatically receive the ClarionLedger.com Top 5 daily email newsletter. If you don't want to receive this newsletter, you can change your newsletter selections in your account preferences.


text:
boplicity - 4:37 am on Jun 1, 2009 (gmt 0)
This could be major competition for social networking sites. Let's hope they start competing more intensely.
The more I think about this, the more I wish Facebook had many of the features Wave has. For example, easily starting a thread(aka "say something" in facebook) only for a group of friends which you can define on the spot would be very nice indeed. I would use that feature all the time. I think many people would.


text:
They received 68 entries from 28 freelancers for just $290 USD.
We are a print company. We are in the process of releasing a template based web site, from which customers can select a template (for example a baby announcement), upload their picture, change the text and order the cards printed. The generating of the te
Drag and Drop multiple files here.
Describe your entry here (optional).
Please ensure the following:
Supported file types: JPG, PNG, GIF
The email address is already associated with a Freelancer account. Enter your password below to link accounts:
Link your account to a new Freelancer account
Email address:
Valid username
Link to your existing Freelancer account
I forgot my password


text:
Is this what life is? Is it a constant struggle until it stops? For better or worse? Is it back-breaking, insufferable misery until someone who didn't have to work for it gets your blood, sweat and tears exchanged for gold? Money? Dollar bills? Paper.
If I could just have one thing it would be for life to make sense. Because right now it doesn't. All the time it's senseless. I'm more than 23 years old. And after that it's just older and older. I'm 23 years and 2 months old. In 10 months I'll be 24. And in 22 months I'll be 25. In 82 months I'll be 30. And what'll I have accomplished?
This isn't the way life was supposed to be. It was supposed to be a movie you never wanted to end. It was supposed to be a blur of light and color and sun on a postcard. And magic and quiet and peaceful bliss. I was supposed to belong. Get a job at 14. Work through summers as a high-schooler. Wreckless fun in my youth, careless teenager-dom while I had it. By 18 I was supposed to have had 4 years of work under my belt, and more ready to be taken on. By 22, 4 years of college with countless open doors, year-long internships, fellowships and associate stints. Working steadily, independently and leading a life on my own by 21. A young independent successful first-world specimen.
Instead I graduated at 23. Living at home, with my parents and sister. No honors, no job prospects, no accomplishments or success to speak of. I flailed through high school without grace or dignity, and certainly no fond memories made along the way. Penniless, wayward, desperate and sad, I sat eating cup of noodles during my summer vacation days and whiling away the light hours in a kitchen watching reruns of bad sitcoms. I couldn't find a job - nobody wanted me. In the 21st century of hustle bustle and the New York City elite, a rakish teenager offered nothing whatsoever to be desired. Years passed and friends got older, wiser, richer, happier. I got lonelier, sadder, more disappointed and heartbroken. College was a disaster that never liked me, but still it kept me as long as it could. I graduated 7 months later than everyone else with a GPA so low I could never go to grad school. But the months didn't matter, it was the year that mattered. 2013 instead of 2012. A different school than where I started. A different class than the one of my twin sister's. A different life than the one that was mine.
The months passed after December, until late February, and the fibbing began. My Graduation date got later. The months blended and I had nowhere to go. February turned to March, March turned to April, April turned to May and May turned to June. Then I got a chance. The first paycheck came in, and wow. This is what it felt like to be me. Better (really) late then never, and Sweet relief. June turned to July, but before I knew it, July was over. And August was here. And with August came the slamming sound of goodbye. The future was taken from the tips of my fingers and I landed on nothing but falling ground beneath me. Falling, falling. Until Mid-August was here. And I sat sitting at this keyboard with everything to fear. And a $10,000 check that was never mine.