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At the start of this year, when I wrote a Guardian cover story profile of Sup. Scott Wiener (which SF Weekly and San Francisco Magazine followed shortly thereafter with their own long Wiener profiles), he seemed like the one to watch on the Board of Supervisors, even though I noted at the time that Board President David Chiu was actually the more prolific legislator.
Now, it's starting to seem like maybe we all focused on the wrong guy, because it is Chiu and his bustling office of top aides that have done most of the heavy legislative lifting this year, finding compromise solutions to some of the most vexing issues facing the city (ironically, even cleaning up some of Wiener's messes).
The latest example is Wiener's CEQA reform legislation, which the board is poised to unanimously approve at today's meeting, a kumbaya moment that belies the opposition and acrimony that accompanied its introduction. Rather than a battle between developers and the coalition of progressives, environmentalists, neighborhood activists, and historic preservationists, Chiu and board aide Judson True transformed the legislation into something that benefited both sides.
[UPDATE: For reactions to this post and another perspective on Chiu, read this.]
That effort comes on the heels of Chiu's office solving another big, ugly, seemingly intractable fight: the condominium lottery bypass legislation sponsored by Wiener and Sup. Mark Farrell. To solve that one in the face of real estate industry intransigence, Chiu showed a willingness to play hardball and practice a bit of gamesmanship, winning over swing vote Sup. Norman Yee to get six votes using some hostile amendments to the legislation.
In the end, Chiu won enough support to override a possible veto by the waffling Mayor Ed Lee, who has always echoed Chiu's rhetoric on seeking compromise and consensus and "getting things done," but who lacks the political skills and willingness to really engage with all sides. For example, it was Chiu -- along with Sups. Farrell and David Campos -- who spent months forging a true compromise on the hospital projects proposed by California Pacific Medical Center, replacing the truly awful CPMC proposal that Lee readily accepted.
"It's been a very long year," Chiu told the Guardian. "It's been important for me to not just to seek common ground, but legislative solutions that reflect our shared San Francisco values."
Next, Chiu will wade into another thorny legislative thicket by introducing legislation that will regulate the operations of Airbnb, the online shared housing share corporation whose basic business model often violates local landlord-tenant laws, zoning codes, and lease conditions, in addition to openly defying rulings that it should be paying the city's transient occupancy tax.
"This challenge has been particularly difficult," Chiu told us, referring the many hard-to-solve issues raised by companies such as Airbnb, who Chiu and board aide Amy Chan have been working with for several months. In fact, after originally predicting the legislation would be introduced before the board takes its August recess, Chiu now tells us it may need a bit more time to hammer out the details.
We'll be watching to see how he sorts through the many tough issues raised by Airbnb's approach, here and in other big cities with complicated landlord-tenant relations, which I will be exploring in-depth in an upcoming Guardian cover story. But if there's anyone at City Hall capable of solving this one, it's probably Chiu.
send a message that businesses are better off to relocate outside of SF.
But the problem with trying to control their competitors is that SF may have no jurisdiction over them.
AirBnB are just a go-between - they're not the ones actually doing the letting and (if you believe it at all) owing any tax.
Chiu's research is into issues relating to shared rental housing by services like Airbnb. Specifically what are the effects on neighbors when housing is used as a hotel substitute. Steven is just fixated on AirBNB because Ron Conway is an investor.
If you are expecting journalist accuracy you came to the wrong site, sorry.
Also, Amy Chan of Chiu's office has specifically said they are NOT going to look at the occupancy tax issue, despite what Steven would like you to believe:
""The new legislation would not touch hotel tax", said Amy Chan, "this is settled by the City Treasurer and David agrees". "
Yes, "David agrees" that Airbnb owes the TOT to the city, as he has repeatedly said. Airbnb and its apologists are the only ones who think the tax obligation is still on open question. Airbnb execs have said publicly that they want clarity on the regulatory issues before paying the tax -- a position that would seem hard to defend, the argument that corporations can pick and choose the taxes they want to pay and that it's government's job to solve problems with their business models -- and that's what Chiu's legislation will do, so these issues are closely related. As far as why I've focused on Airbnb, it's because it is the biggest company of its kind, it led the unsuccessful lobbying effort against the city's tax law interpretation, it owes more money to the city than other competitors, it is a local company that has the resources to expand into a bigger office, and, lastly, because Mayor Ed Lee has sided with this multi-million-dollar corporation over the city that he was elected to represent, probably motivated to do so at least partly because of Ron Conway's influence. So, yeah, I can defend my decision to focus my fire on Airbnb and the sound journalistic basis for doing so.
You used Airbnb and had to pay the taxes yourself, and that you violated the terms of your lease yourself, and that you are looking to lash out at someone because of this "injustice." You are also forgetting the part where it was determined that both the renter of the unit and Airbnb were found to be jointly liable for the tax.
spare me.
Yes, the tax commissioner said that it was a shared responsibility between hosts and the facilitator without specifying any percentages or anything. On that part you are correct
But Steven T Jones then issued an amendment saying that it was "AirBNB's tax", overriding what the tax commissioner originally said.
What would be helpful is if Steven could sunshine a single letter from the tax commissioner to AirBNB asking them to pay a specific amount. Now THAT would be journalism.
As I wrote, only Airbnb and its apologists are disputing what the Tax Collector's Office made crystal clear when it issued Tax Collector Regulation 2012-1, which says, "A website company, or any other person acting as merchant of record who receives rent in connection with an occupancy transaction, is an "operator" who is responsible for collecting the TOT owed by the occupant and for remitting the TOT to the City. Any person receiving such rent shall provide a receipt to the occupant. Such receipt shall include a separate line item specifically identifying the TOT."
Airbnb clearly receives the rent, which it then passes on to the host, so it "is responsible for collecting the TOT owed by the occupant and for remitting the TOT to the City." End of story, for everyone but Airbnb and its paid lobbyists who troll these stories spreading lies and misinformation.
OPINION of the tax collector that they can go after the TOT if the host doesn't pay it. they haven't tried to do that and, if they did, would no doubt have to make their case to a judge, who may disagree.
At the moment, it is little more than sabre-rattling by a tax collector who clearly is too lazy to pursue the real person that received the rent and profitted from it - the host.
The city also doesn't collect property tax from the realtor who brokers a home purchase for me. AirBnB could co-operate by providing a list of their hosts but that is all. If an AirBnB competitor were based overseas, placing foreign guests with SF hosts, SF could not compel them to pay tax anyway. So why penalize local companies over foreign competitors?
>"At the moment, it is little more than sabre-rattling by a tax collector"
That's true. Which is why Steven can't find any indication that the city has tried to collect any tax revenue from AirBNB based on the opinion that they stated well over a year ago. An opinion that they would be impossible to defend since Expedia, Orbitz, Priceline and the rest make it clear that they are not responsible for filing the tax and the tax commissioner has been silent.
All Steven would have to do is ask for copies of collection efforts to AirBNB based on the Sunshine Ordinance.
But let him have his fun...he's harmless
editor of a responsible news journal and yet he is spreading misinformation in order to try and smear a popular mayor. That shows a lack of journalistic honesty and integrity.
on 3/19/13 you wrote: "But almost a year later, Airbnb's website doesn't include the tax in its booking rates. And local hosts who are partially responsible for paying the tax are being given only vague information about their tax obligations." And: "In theory, the hosts could be paying that money..." And if it is Airbnb's responsibility, why did you pay the tax when you used their services? What has changed since March that this is now Airbnb's duty alone?
Even your BFF Chiu has called this a "legal grey area." So lets stop pretending that this is an open-n-shut case and that your interpretation of things is "The One."
So, it is clearly "not the end of the story" and feel free to call me a paid troll, or whatever else you want (which is a completely laughable charge, but whatevs, I know you are lashing out at people who have the nerve to question your beliefs")
someone refutes his point, he dismisses them as a troll.
He only listens when someone above him tells him that, which of course was exactly Tim's problem - everyone who corrected him was a troll until of course the person correcting him was in a position to fire him.
Has Steven learned nothing from all that? Or has his "promotion" gone to his head and he has the same delusional sense of indispensability that Tim felt until he got kicked out into the long grass?
Only a paid troll/lobbyist would point out Steven's inconsistencies.
Maybe Steven has learned his lesson?
God lord... He just sort of stopped responding after getting his bullshit put on the spotlight.
I bet you he starts deleting them.
Nobody has written anything worth responding to since I cited the regulation.
1) Has that regulation ever been been enforced? Priceline, Expedia, Orbitz and several others all make it clear in their TOS that they are NOT responsible for filing TOT taxes. Can the city selectively enforce that regulation???
2) AirBNB finds rooms in 34,000 cities worldwide. Can you name one city that is actively trying to get AirBNB to pay the TOT tax?
3) Can you produce one letter from Cisneros office where they have attempted to collect an amount from AirBNB?
4) You have said that David Chiu has repeatedly said that AirBNB owes the TOT tax. Please provide one quote. Not a quote saying that Chiu feels that the city is owed the TOT tax somehow, but a quote saying, as you claimed, that Chiu said that AirBNB owes the tax. Shouln't be hard since this is something that he has repeatedly said, right?
I won't play this game with you, but briefly: 1. Those online companies do pay the TOT when they book hotels, and the city is currently suing them because they are doing so based on a reduced rate; 2. Irrelevant, SF has always been a policy leader, but NYC and LA have each recently taken actions against Airbnb; 3. Taxpayer payment info is confidential and not subject to Sunshine requests; 4. I've quoted Chiu saying that a few times, casting it as a fair competition issue, find them yourself. BTW, it's the guests who should be paying, and Airbnb should be collecting it. Okay, if you want more from me on this issue, read the big story on it that comes out soon, I really have better things to do than repeat points that I've made in past stories.
If the condo lottery is an example of solving a problem I'm terrified for the future. David Chiu did not respond to the inquires of home owners and amended that legislation, line-by-line with the tenants union. Not figuratively, as in hearing public comment or sitting down with both sides, but literally red-lining at a table according to the tenants union's wishes. It reeks of corruption along the lines of ALEC. The legislation that passed is a disaster for all involved and will lock out lower income people from home ownership in SF for decades.
Is the recent condo legislation now city law? Have the 2000+ TIC owners begun condo conversion?
Act evictions, as property owners not already in the lottery know that a condo conversion in the future is either highly unlikely or impossible. And the prospect of eventual condo conversion is the main reason not to Ellis.
The law of unintended consequences strikes again.
are not for cause. Can you honestly tell me that you haven't seen a rate of increase in Ellis evictions very recently?
Why isn't Chiu mayor? Oh. Right. Because some people can't keep their promises.
I hink he'd be mayor right now if he hadn't voted for Ed Lee based on the total lie that he wouldn't run for re-election. That was messed up.
Lee changed his mind.
Lee is a popular mayor so clearly Chui made a good decision.
Steven: you ignored the participation of Sup. Jane Kim and scores of others who worked the CEQA issue, consulting with attorneys, lobbying supervisors. Chiu and True were key to the solution but Kim came to the rescue with alternate language when Wiener was immovable on important issues such as transparency and notification.
Gutting CEQA is a great achievement? Still waiting to hear some examples of the problem this is supposedly addressing. Developers will like it, as will City Hall when it wants to rush through projects it favors.
Chiu and other supervisors are just making it harder for everyone to live in SF! Less Legislation is Better. Not more complicated laws around the already bloated Rent Control rules that only started in 1980.
We need Supervisors to help clear up government bureaucracy! Not add more reams and reams of paper to a clogged system.
Cut government. Not add to the mess.
Tackle real issues -- Crime, Homeless, Eliminate Public housing.
be relocated to if public housing is eliminated? Would not such an action make it more difficult for "everyone" to live in San Francisco as it would make vacancies even more scarce? How would less legislation make it easier for "everyone" to live in San Francisco? I am gathering that by "everyone" you are mean a wide range of social/economic groups.
If government services are to be cut, how can crime and the homeless be "tackled"?
Many of the residents moved to Oakland, which is probably a better fit.
They're not cutting it anyways.
(The disabled, the elderly also)
Anyone who earns less than $50 K per year, off to the work (I mean death) camp.
I heard it was bad over there but jeez, surely not that bad?
Will that include the bums hanging out along Stanyan?
Less Regulations offers everyone -- in all fields and backgrounds and social/economic groups to operate w/o govt interference. Just ask any small mom and pop shop (of any kind of business, what more city and state govt does to their business (hurts it and hurts the consumer).
Ending dependence on Public Housing -- will also help everyone. Teach people how to live on their own, rather than providing handouts is better for society (teach someone to fish, rather than give them/dole out the fish)
Cutting services would help reduce both crime and homelessness. The current ways of spending Millions to have just more depts. and funds go to layers and more layers of govt and non-profits don't help. Why not try less govt and have churches and families help? It can only get better than it is now with a horribly bloated system.
This guy is such a totally disgusting trollop for the plutocrats! He never met park privatization legislation he did not enthuse about. :(
I can't believe the adulation here. Did the Chronicle buy you? Oh wait, it was some felon from Canada.... :(
I forget.. Is it Jane Kim or David Chiu that jump when Peskin says..
Oh that's right, they both do. Pretty easy to emerge successful when your boss is playing both sides of the argument.
unpredictable. That implies that they actually think about an issue rather than have a kneejerk response, either from the elft or from the right.
You always know how Avalos and Farrell will vote. But just when you think Kim and Chui are mindless lefties, they vote for the Twitter tax break or to nominate Lee as Mayor.
Long may that continue. SF needs pragmatists, not ideologs, and it is the Asian bloc (Lee, Chui, Kim) who are providing that.
I think Chiu and Kim broke with Peskin a Lon time ago.
Right and Jane Kim took an online correspondence course to learn all about CEQA - so she could completely write a competing plan which just so happens to strengthen the hysterical preservation commission. Yeah, they totally broke up...
I think that Peskin did have some influence on Jane Kim on this one. Which speaks poorly for her.
But Chiu is different. When Chiu was elected Peskin assumed that he would be his complete lackey. But after a few months Chiu manned up and told Peskin to get lost. To his credit. All the Progressives were talking about how disloyal Chiu was because he refused to be a complete lap dog for Peskin.
At this point why would anyone need to curry favor with Peskin?
Jason Grant Garza here in regard to David Chiu and the article with its fluff piece in regard to David being the go to man. When DPH broke the law http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cP3jCmJFRo&list=TL6kU40-KtWk4 (youtube under Jason Garza), I went to Mr. Chiu in regard to his civil gideon and was sent to the SF Bar Association who informed me that NO LAWYER would take the case. When I went back to Chiu's office I was not helped ... rather asked to leave. I had already warned them that DEADEND lead would be just that and after months and confirmation I went back to illustrate. Then I was further harmed when trying to pointing out the failure, mislead and inhumanity in regard to civil gideon and MEDICAL CARE. Please go to youtube ... type in Jason Garza and see the GAME, HARM and INHUMANITY.
So Mr. Chiu HOW DO WE solve the problem of DPH BREAKING the LAW, not being accountable and NO DUE PROCESS? What about the Sheriff and SFPD NOT enforcing MEDICAL LAW and its VIOLATIONS? Come on ... aren't you the go to man? Maybe the go to man for delay, further harm. more spin, no results and NO HOPE to hold accountable; however I am glad to see the fluff over corporations ... what about the CITIZENS? Don't believe the hype ask and demand answers for the REAL questions.
Interestingly enough I believe David Chiu was on the BOARD when in 2007 the city signed a settlement/confession with the OFFICE of Inspector General admitting fault and guilt for BREAKING medical law http://myownprivateguantanamo.com/settle1.html ? Where was the go to man? I still have not been told how this could happen after CCSF had my case (C02-3485PJH) dismissed in 2003 with FRAUD and TESTILYING ; however rest assured that DAVID is the go to man ... I wait EXPLANATION. Please explain to me how I can have an arrest record ... never having been arrested for a CRIME the city admits to in 2007 and the denial (medical care http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cP3jCmJFRo&list=TLWKnwcq2y4ow CONTINUES?
David Chiu failed to lead on the most important issue facing his District 3 constituents: the redesign of the Polk Street corridor to transform it Into a go-to shopping street. The proposed pedestrian and cyclist safety reforms that would have increased the numbers of people using the shops has been gutted to accommodate ignorant, fearful merchants who believe most of their business comes from those arriving by car. Despite studies showing only 15 percent drive to Polk and that similar do-overs have led to increased sales in New York and other cities, the mostly fat, greying merchants pressured Chiu and won. The rest of us - residents and transiting cyclists - lost, because Chiu failed to lead and caved to these NIMBYs. I voted gladly for Chiu in the past. Not again. He knew the science, but was afraid to take a stand.
Almost all SF voters now hate cyclists because of their arrogance, and Chui gets that.
David Chiu failed to lead on the most important issue facing his District 3 constituents: the redesign of the Polk Street corridor to transform it Into a go-to shopping street. The proposed pedestrian and cyclist safety reforms that would have increased the numbers of people using the shops has been gutted to accommodate ignorant, fearful merchants who believe most of their business comes from those arriving by car. Despite studies showing only 15 percent drive to Polk and that similar do-overs have led to increased sales in New York and other cities, the mostly fat, greying merchants pressured Chiu and won. The rest of us - residents and transiting cyclists - lost, because Chiu failed to lead and caved to these NIMBYs. I voted gladly for Chiu in the past. Not again. He knew the science, but was afraid to take a stand.
They can't whine about anything right now.
Your comment is unthinking and sadly predictable. I wish you and others would stop reflexively attacking those who sometimes bike in SF, and instead engage in the development issues that we in the Polk Street shopping/residential area face. We have (or had) an opportunity to redesign a vital commercial area and transit through way. A big win for everybody, merchants included. Instead we will be saddled with Polk as an old mare of a street, dangerous for my children 10 years from now when they will start navigating the City a bit more on their own. I am already voting with my feet/pedals/car/ keyboard. I rarely patronize the bike-hostile stores on Polk anymore, if I can conveniently shop anywhere else. I encourage others to do the same but keep your business with pro or neutral merchants -- like Harry at Polk Street Produce or Trader Joe's. I hope the dinosaur store owners along Polk will eventually close shop, and we'll get a more dynamic set of business owners who believe a safer Polk Street will arrow their revenues, not the other way around.
Sorry, that's "grow their revenues"' not "arrow their revenues".
Do you really not understand why the other 99% of us are done with your whining and bleating?
There is no "obsession" with one street; it is simply a case of working on one issue at a time, as they come up. For me, a resident of the Polk area, it has been an active issue, but a sadly futile effort. There will be many other local issues to participate in, and I am confident pedestrian and bike and transit advocates are and will be working on them. I would really appreciate it, however if you would adopt a more open and polite tone. Discussions at the sfbg most often devolve into mostly male passing contests, full of dismissals. I have no intention of being lured into that type of pointless mud- slinging. Fact-based opining is much more helpful to every reader willing to slog through the comments section.
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"He is the epitome of what America stands for," Lovell said Saturday of Armstrong, 82, as people offered accolades from The White House, NASA, Armstrong's alma mater of Purdue and elsewhere.
Lovell was home in Lake Forest when he got the word his close friend of 50 years and the man known worldwide for being the first to set foot on the moon in July, 1969, had died.
Lovell had seen Armstrong only about a month and a half ago at Armstrong's home in Ohio where they had lunch together. It was the final meeting of the two men, whose friendship had formed in the 1960s as they were part of the second group of American astronauts in the Gemini program, the predecessor to Project Apollo, which was charged with a moon landing.
Lovell was in fact, Armstrong's backup on Apollo 11, that most famous of all space missions. "I always kidded him that I was trying to break his legs so I could fly the flight but he was too healthy," Lovell joked on Saturday.
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Trying to assess Armstrong's legacy starts with the ten words he spoke over 43 years ago as Armstrong stepped off the ladder of his space ship onto the moon's surface and is now part of American lexicon, but Lovell looks back at his old friend another way.
"His legacy is an example if we want to accomplish a project as the American people that we must work together as a team with good leadership and be able to do that. The Apollo program is an example of what you can do if you have the will and given the authority to do something.
"It was hundreds of companies working together to accomplish a single goal. We could do that today with some of the major projects that we always seem to have controversy about and never get anyplace."
Lovell was also asked to try and rank Armstrong's place in U.S. history.
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I apologize if this topic has been touched on in the past however I wanted to poll the members of our forum regarding the placement of your belay(s) when using a tripod.
I'm not a fan of committing all my lines to the tripod, therefore I utilize other anchor points to connect my belays too. It seems a lot of teams are fans of throwing all the lines onto one of those nice rigging plates....Sure it may be convenient and does have its place in some applications, however if you have two rescuers gong in that means you need two rescuers ready to go in. Right there we're talking four belays and a main line. With that being said that rigging plate will get messy real quick. I've seen double sheave pulleys used to service two belays but to me that defeats the purpose of the independent belay. When I rig the tripod I'll utilize the connection point on the tripod for my lowering/raising main line. The belays are connected to separate anchor points remote from the tripod. Some may disagree with this method but by definition the tripod is not a bombproof anchor therefore I'm not committing my belays and mainline all in one location.Also by separating the mainline and belays the overall look of the operation is more organized.
If you're reading this and think i'm totally wrong that's certainly okay, I'm just trying to get a feel for what teams are doing out there.
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Enjoy these discussions, I have an opposing viewpoint, when we discuss things like adults from different viewpoints we all tend to open our minds.
Talking about type 3 or 4 confined space (opening on top), right?
The belay line also is the emergency retrieval line attached to the dorsal attachment. If you have to haul the rescuer out of the hole on the retrieval line, would you not want it rigged through the high help to get the rescuer out of the hole?
When using a mono- or bi- pod as high help on a cliff side, then the belay line should run directly over the edge. This is in case your high help fails you don't have free fall in the belay or the main line fails you don't put a dynamic load on the high help.
In top entry confined space I rig high for all lines. Yes, if not managed right you have a mess of ropes and pulleys, but if managed it is a work of art, able to raise any rescuer up past the hole edge. Without the retrieval line in the high help you only bring the rescuer up to head level with the edge using the retrieval system.
I have faith in our tripod as being bomb-proof. Keep your working angles inside the legs and it shouldn't tip over. Rig for success.~Drew
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First off I love that you referred to the rigging when done right as a "work of art".....Well said. Let me throw this at you. If you had overhead I-Beams to rig from would you utilize one attachment point and a rigging plate or would you create separate independent anchor attachments?
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Our tripods are the Petzel tubular style with three attachment points at the top. Easy enough to dedicate one attachment for the lower/haul MA, one for the rescuers and one for the back up team.~Drew
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In a previous thread someone (I think it was DCFD2, I'm sure he'll chime in here soon) made mention of using a SOFs to transition the belay line line from high to low and then back again. There might even be some pictures of this. This might be a happy medium for everyone. You eliminate any type of fall factor in the event of failure and you can maintain the high point when you need it. The only down side is additional man power to operate the SOFs during the transition.
Definitely use separate straps/webbing/points of attachment for each system, this way everything is independent back to the anchor, I have no problem using a single "bomb proof" anchor for everything. Alot of times you have no choice. I like to put a rigging plate on each system as long as equipment allows, just in case. It keeps things clean, and allows for a little more versatility if needed.
What about the MA in the hole, I personally do whatever it takes to keep it out and piggy back it. Sometimes in an industrial setting the real estate is limited and your forced to put it in the hole (LOL!), but if it can be avoided I try to.
As far as the tri-pod being bomb proof, as long as we keep our loads where they are intended to be (underneath) I see no issue in calling this bomb-proof. We can certainly change this if we move the forces outside the legs like Drew stated. I think we can all agree that the tri-pod can be viewed in the same light as most of our hardware and be one of the least likely points of failure.
Just from some of our threads, I'm pretty sure that any of the regular fellas on here are "rigging artists" and clean rigging is something that we all strive for. Love these types of threads, lets keep it up!John D. Calamia, BS, NREMTP, FP-C
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"Rigging Artists"....Love it! and very true. I take my fare share of flack because of that. I'll have to agree the Tripod can be considered bombproof when rigged properly and loads are kept within the footprint. I do remember now DCFD2"s transition post and loved it. I'm hoping more guys chime in on this thread other than the "usual suspects" lol!
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We have been looking at another approach. On a short vertical entrance, use only a single belay/retrieval line. Initial rescuer ties in to the terminal knot, and subsequent rescuers either tie in with a butterfly or Prusik. If they must seperate further, the attachment point is easily moved. This works well when there is a lack of personell to manage all the lines. Belay is usually rigged low, but can also use a dynamic anchor to give HA when needed. This was suggested to us during a class by Ron Gore of Safety Systems.
TRT, I may not be seeing the whole picture here, but doesn't this come into an issue when attempting to retrieve say entrant #1 with 2 or more entrants behind him on the line? By doing this don't you need to ensure that everyone who enters the space has to come out in a specific order? I'd like to see pics if you can. Not saying this isn't a good idea, I'm just not sure of the whole picture.
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I can't find the letter on OSHA's site, if you could throw up a link, I'd like to see it. Were they talking about utilizing the knot itself, saying that a prussic is acceptable, or to utilize a separate line for each individual in the space?
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interesting, I'd like to see the link also.
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It would be very interesting to hear what OSHA has to say on this matter. Having two entrants on a single line cleans up some of the rope management issues while still allowing them to be removed at any time (in reverse order of their entry). We could easily make the argument that mandating the use of separate multi-function "entry" lines for each entrant creates a hazard (similar to the same conditions mentioned where OSHA allows entry into a CS without a retrieval line, such as when there is an entanglement hazard for example).
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We just finished our (3) year refresher training and annual permit entry for Con Space. What we were instructed to do is use separate anchors for our lines. As far as the Entrants went, they were on separate lines more for flexibility and an increased range of movement.
We used separate anchors and ran the lines over the edge using edge protectors. We also had pre-established high anchors that if wanted/needed could be quickly changed over without using the Tripod. Our thoughts were that if (I know, let's not "if" this to death) the Tripod were to fail, we could remove it and use the change-over high anchors.
Another way to do it..... I'll be interested in the OSHA letter that was discussed here.
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From Mike D. "Some may disagree with this method but by definition the tripod is not a bombproof anchor therefore I'm not committing my belays and mainline all in one location.Some may disagree with this method but by definition the tripod is not a bombproof anchor therefore I'm not committing my belays and mainline all in one location".
Mike: I'd have to agree with you that seldom would I consider a tripod "bombproof". Sure, if the resultant forces are kept within the footprint of the tripod you're fine but that almost never happens. The simple matter of moving the entrant to/away from the edge usually changes the resultant enough to cause the tripod to move... and that's not to mention what happens when people start using the tripod as a handhold or railing. Bombproof? I'm going with you and say no, use a separate anchor for the belay, not because I am worried about the giant NFPA-rated tripod breaking but because it is prone to tipping over.
From Lyman "The belay line also is the emergency retrieval line attached to the dorsal attachment. If you have to haul the rescuer out of the hole on the retrieval line, would you not want it rigged through the high help to get the rescuer out of the hole? Without the retrieval line in the high help you only bring the rescuer up to head level with the edge using the retrieval system".
When we want to use the retrieval line to effect a non-entry rescue, whether of a worker or rescuer, that rope is not "rigged through" the overhead anchor. To raise the load we simple hang the pulley system (often the 4:1cd) on the overhead anchor (tripod) and attach the other end to the retrieval line via prusik or rope grab. An additional rope grab is attached to the rope as a ratchet or progress capture to allow the pulley system to be reset. (Note: when using a mechanical rope grab it is often possible to push it down the retrieval line and gain a longer stroke, reducing the number of resets).
Also from Lyman "When using a mono- or bi- pod as high help on a cliff side, then the belay line should run directly over the edge. This is in case your high help fails you don't have free fall in the belay or the main line fails you don't put a dynamic load on the high help".
I'd have to offer that when you properly build a mono/bi pod at the edge, it is closer to bombproof than the aforementioned tripod. The mono/bi pods typically have tensioned guys (or guy lines) holding them in place, allowing the overhead anchor to resist movement as the resultant changes. Yet, even with that bit of "insurance" built in, it is still a good idea to eliminate (or at least reduce) the critical point by keeping the belay out of the overhead anchor. Using a SOF's (as mentioned by jdcalamia), is an example of what I mean when I say to reduce the critical point.
Now, if you are using a tripod (which is typically not guyed) with the belay line running through, what will happen to the tripod if the belay line becomes tensioned (the dynamic load mentioned above)? If the resultant isn't within the footprint of the tripod it is going to fall over, and maybe in a very dramatic fashion.
I'm glad to see this topic has a good discussion going. The topic of rigging always sparks great threads. For those that are in favor of putting all your ropes on the tripod let me throw this question out there...
If the tripod was extended up 12' and the rescuers were half way up from a 20' raise when the tripod was pulled over.... Aren't you concerned about the 10'-12' shock-load and drop on the belays and in turn rescuers and or victims?
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If all your ropes where on a plate on the tri pod and tipped over then the result would be ALL ropes going slack very quickly and dangerous to both the edge/entrant tender and the rescuers and victims down below. Simple reason to NOT load everything on your tripod. We like to use a totally seperate anchor for our belay thus making the entire belay(rope, anchor, etc) all seperate from everything else so if somthing goes wrong anywhere on the haul system you have your back up.
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There are many ways you can measure box office success, including alphabetically. Join us for a look at which movies, from A to Z, earn the domestic (North America) box office title for each letter of the alphabet, according to BoxOfficeMojo.com.
A is for "Avatar" (2009)$760,507,625
B is for "The Blind Side" (2009)$255,959,475
C is for "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" (2005)$291,710,957
D is for "The Dark Knight" (2008)$533,345,358
E is for "ET: The Extra-Terrestrial" (1982)$435,110,554
F is for "Finding Nemo" 2003$339,714,978
G is for "Ghostbusters" (1984)$238,632,124
H is for "The Hunger Games (2012)$408,000,000
I is for "Iron Man 3" (2013)$407,000,000
J is for "Jurassic Park" (1993)$357,067,947
K is for "King Kong" (2005)$218,080,025
L is for "The Lion King" (1994)$422,780,140
M is for "The Matrix Reloaded" (2003)$281,553,689
N is for "Night at the Museum" (2006)$250,863,268
O is for "Ocean's Eleven" (2001)$183,417,150
P is for "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" (2006)$423,315,812
Q is for "Quantum of Solace" (2008)$169,368,427
R is for "Return of the Jedi" (1983)$309,205,079
S is for "Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace" (1999)$474,363,310
T is for "Titanic" (1997)$600,788,188
U is for "Up" (2009)$293,004,164
V is for "The Vow" (2012)$123,503,153
W is for "The War of the Worlds" (2005)$234,280,354
X is for "X-Men: The Last Stand" (2006)$234,362,462
Y is for "You've Got Mail" (1998)$115,821,495
Z is for "Zookeeper" (2011)$80,360,866


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'Hämärää' meaning Twilight. Finnish Music Video shot in Helsinki for rapper OG Ikonen from 3rd Rail Music.
'Street Life' - Rap Video for Berlin based artist Kalusha from the notorious Hoodrich label.
Trailer "Redeeming Red" (Shortfilm 2013). Agnes' mind is an enchanting, yet haunting place. Welcome inside.
Music Video to the song 'Feiern' for the Berlin soul/jazz entourage Daimons.
Trailer "14 Septembre" (Shortfilm 2012). Shot in Paris with actress Ksénia Lukyanova. Watch it here: http://14septembre-film.tumblr.com/
VHS/HD Hybrid madness for Milan based Italian pop-sensation Utoh. Produced by myself, directed by Mattia Fiumani.
Eating Like a Rockstar! Interview with Blink 182's Tom DeLonge for NGO: Non Toxic Revolution.
Portrait of Township DJ/Producer Mazic, supported by the Red Bull Studio Cape Town.
Music Video with DJ/Producer Mazic shot in the townships of Cape Town, South Africa.
Image Film for the German charity organisation Viva Con Agua.
Web Film for the downhill skaters from Fibretec.
Cinema Intro for the German youth campaign 'Jahr der Jugend'.


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Our first task of the day was to navigate our way to the south of town to meet with a group of Kiva Borrowers. Getting around in Dar es Salaam is no easy task. For me, it always feels like an adventure. I have great respect for the loan officers, staff at Tujijenge, borrowers, and everyone else that travel great distances each day to do their job. Dar is the 9th fastest growing city in the world and one needs to look no further than the roads to see proof.
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Pictures: Movies That Didn't Get Nominated, But Should Have
Fifty years from now, which films released in 2010 are likely to provoke the question among mid-21st century Oscar geeks: "That wasn't nominated for best picture?" Let's take an exasperated, what-were-they-thinking stroll down Oscar lane. Here are 10 pictures that didn't even get a best picture nomination, let alone win the gold bald man described so aptly by Oscar-winning screenwriter Frances Marion as "a perfect symbol of the picture business: a powerful athletic body clutching a gleaming sword, but with half of his head, the part which held his brains, completely sliced off." By Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
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City Lights (1931)
An industry unto himself, Chaplin gave his most moving performance in one of his finest films, a silent in the age of talkies. No nominations of any kind. The following year Helen Hayes won an Oscar for the historical weepie "The Sin of Madelon Claudet," a film MGM's boy wonder Irving Thalberg put into production because, as he put it: "Let's face it: We win Academy Awards with crap like 'Madelon Claudet.'"


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Lawrence, MA — Edward R. Thompson Jr., 67, of Lawrence, passed away at his home on October 4, 2013.
The son of the late Edward R. Thompson Sr. and the late Shirley (Russell) Thompson Robichaud, Ed was born in Methuen on March 4, 1946. He graduated from Tenney High School in Methuen. He was a longtime Lawrence resident. Prior to his retirement, he was employed as a deli manager for Market Basket and Butcher Boy Market.
He is survived by a brother and sister-in-law, Peter and Janice Thompson; his sister and brother-in-law, Kathleen and Edward Thompson; and many nieces and nephews; and grandnieces and grandnephews.
ARRANGEMENTS: Relatives and friends may call on Wednesday, October 9, from 4 to 6 p.m., at the Boles Memorial-Baron-McAuliffe-Yameen Funeral Home, 184 Jackson Street, Lawrence, 978-686-0386. A service will follow at 6 p.m.


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Mā te hangarau te ao e whakatata
|22 Nov 2012 12:15 PM
Kai Pōnekeneke nei tētahi hangarau e whakamahia ana, e tāea e tangata kē te hokohoko huanga toa mai tahi tūnga pahi ki runga ō te huarahi ō Lambton Quay.
Wednesday September 03, 2014 Last updated 14:09PM
Mā te hangarau te ao e whakatata
|22 Nov 2012 12:15 PM
Kai Pōnekeneke nei tētahi hangarau e whakamahia ana, e tāea e tangata kē te hokohoko huanga toa mai tahi tūnga pahi ki runga ō te huarahi ō Lambton Quay.
Te Wero 29/08/2014 - Part One
The Iwi Radio Network proudly present: Te Wero 2014. From the Tamaki Makaurau electorate, flaxroot analysis with Dale Husband and Tina Wickliffe.
Te Wero 29/08/2014 - Part Two
Te Wero: Election 2014 - Part Two: The Tamaki Makaurau debate with Peeni Henare (Labour), Marama Davidson (Green), Kereama Pene (Mana), Raewyn Harrison (Independent) and Rangi McLean (Maori Party).
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Te Wero: Election 2014. Talkback with Tama Poata live from Te Arawa FM.
TWP 03092014 - Minister Hekia Parata
Minister Parata is a key note speaker at Te Pae Roa 2040 Conference
Manako 03092014 - Pt 1 of 6 Will Edwards
Ngati Ruanui - Dr Will Edwards | Will is a keynote speaker at Te Pae Roa 2040 about Balancing Iwi Aspirations and Whanau Hopes
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Dr Lily Fraser | Blue September is about promoting Prostate Cancer and a push to get our taane Maori to get a health check
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Hauraki Waikato MP | Nanaia updates us on the Labour campaign
Paakiwaha 01092014 - 6 Buck Shelford
Its Blue September - Prostate Cancer Awareness. Wayne 'Buck'Shelford is one of the ambassadors to encourage men to get a health check
Winston the Kingmaker
OPINION: The dirty politics scandal looks like it's caught up on the government after the latest polls show that the comeback king Winston Peters could be the kingmaker come Election Day.
Dirty Politics
OPINION: What a fascinating last couple of weeks it's been in politics. There seems no doubt that the entry of Kim Dotcom into national politics has created a frenzy never seen before.
Talent might not be enough
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Christopher Drummond Beauty
SkinPrep Primer
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What: An all-natural, vegetarian-based primer.
Who: All skin types.
Why it works: Thanks to its advanced bioactive marine complex (read: skin-loving seaweed), this vegan primer and anti-aging treatment does a 180 on lackluster skin. It uses laminaria and red algae to pull dirt from the pores and firm the skin, and hyaluronic acid to add serious moisture.
What it contains: Purified Water, Organic Laminaria Algae, Marine Proteins, Porphyra Red Algae, Organic Chlorella, Cetearyl Glucoside, Organic Rosemary Oleo-Resinoids (Antioxidant), Hyaluronic Acid, Organic Irish Moss Red Algae, Glucosamine HCL Centella Asiatica, Xanthan Gum, Artemia Salina, Organic Essential Oils Of Geranium, Tea Tree, Rosemary, Grapefruit, Clary Sage & Lavender, Citric Acid and Phenoxyethanol.
What it doesn't contain: Toxins, Petrochemicals, BPA Or Phthalates.
How to Use It:
- Apply to clean and dry skin.
- Once dry, follow with sunscreen and any desired makeup.
Proven! Our team of chemistry whizzes has analyzed this product's label claims, and the ingredients that deliver them. Here's the science behind why it works.
The Claim: Hydrates
Ingredient: Hyaluronic Acid - Hyaluronic acid, a compound naturally found throughout your body, reinforces skin so that it is smoother, softer, and retains moisture better (read the clinical study)
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Ingredient: Prophyra Red Algae - Red algae are packed with antioxidants that can help protect cells from skin-weakening free radicals (read the in vitro study).
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But a certain kind of parenting and a certain breed of Internet humor have collided and exploded in popularity, producing an endless array of shaming that, though it appears to fit under the same definitional umbrella, has actually begun to stretch that umbrella to its breaking point.
Take child-shaming, in which parents embarrass their offspring publicly. A fourth-grade boy is made to stand in public holding a sign that says "I am a bully," a teenage girl suffers with a sign that reads "I was disrespecting my parents by twerking at my school Dance." Those shamings are disciplinary and understandably denounced by many, but a similar phenomenon often happens online with kids too young to be shamed, including babies. These shamings are done purely (or mostly) for the sake of humor, like a baby girl posed next to the confession "I fart like an old man." They take the concept of contemporary shaming in a totally different direction: shaming as comedy.
In the same good-natured vein as baby-shaming, there's animal-shaming. Making a dog wear a sign that says "I break into the pantry and hide potatoes all around the house" is surely no less cruel than making a dog wear a Halloween costume. There is also, of course, cat-shaming. And ferret-shaming. And parrot-shaming. And bunny-shaming. (And horse-shaming? Yes, there is also horse-shaming.) The trend has recently jumped back to the human species with the humorous blog Librarian Shaming, in which librarians make confessions like "I think most classic novels are rubbish." Shaming has always been a form of emotional abuse, but now it's also a growing genre of humor.
And it can be quite funny! But these deliberately comical uses go hand-in-hand with the worst uses of shaming: the unintentionally comical kind. Guys who are tired of being called creeps have absurdly claimed creep-shaming, for instance. Breast-feeding advocates are sometimes accused of formula-shaming moms. I've also seen social-media-shaming, tattoo-shaming, luxury-shaming, attendance-shaming, snack-shaming, bigot-shaming, privilege-shaming, salary-shaming, single-shaming (i.e., shaming the nonmarried or nonattached), fedora-shaming, Drake-shaming, and filter-shaming. This last word was used, with all apparent sincerity, in an article by an acne sufferer who felt "shamed" for her use of Instagram filters by "selfie queens" (a term someone else will have to unpack).


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Profile and Practice Areas
COOCH AND TAYLOR, one of Wilmington's older and most respected law firms, was founded in 1960 by Edward W. Cooch, Jr. and Donald C. Taylor. Today it maintains a growing general practice with concentration in business and commercial bankruptcy, civil litigation, family law, real estate, construction law, labor and employment law and trusts, estates and tax.
Its diverse practice serves the local community as well as national entities. The Firm has an established reputation for outstanding client service and an unrivaled work environment.
Business and Commercial Bankruptcy
COOCH AND TAYLOR's Business and Commercial Bankruptcy practice has evolved and expanded during the last thirty years to include the representation of liquidating trustees and broad involvement in a significant number of large Chapter 11 cases filed in the District of Delaware. The Business and Commercial Bankruptcy group also has extensive experience in diverse bankruptcy litigation matters including commercial real estate, and union and pension fund representation. While handling sophisticated matters, the Firm's bankruptcy attorneys pride themselves on providing personalized service to all their individual and corporate clients.
The practice has benefited from the leadership, knowledge and experience of Jeoffrey L. Burtch, who heads the department and has served as a panel Chapter 7 trustee since 1993. Through its representation of Mr. Burtch, as well as other trustees and plan administrators, the department has developed expertise in handling liquidation proceedings and many reorganizational and other commercial issues. The bankruptcy attorneys also represent a broad array of creditors in Chapter 11 cases including secured and unsecured creditors, trade creditors, landlords, equipment lessors, governmental entities and others. They also represent parties in multiple types of bankruptcy litigation matters before the United States Bankruptcy Court, the United States District Court and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. They have been involved in thousands of preference and fraudulent conveyance actions on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants, including litigating these actions through trial and subsequent appeal. Through these diverse representations, the department has become adept at handling liquidation proceedings as well as reorganizational and other commercial, transactional, and litigation issues.
In addition to the direct representation of clients, the department also provides Delaware local counsel services for out-of-state lawyers.
Construction Law
The Firm represents businesses, government entities, and individuals in all levels of construction law disputes, including owners (public and private), homeowners, condominium associations, developers, design professionals (architects and engineers), general contractors, construction management firms, trade contractors, subcontractors, and material and equipment suppliers. G. Kevin Fasic has considerable experience prosecuting and defending mechanics' lien claims, bond claims, delay damage claims, and general payment disputes. He frequently assists contractors with contract review issues, government compliance issues and bid protests (including litigation of bid protests in Delaware's Court of Chancery). The Firm is a member of the Delaware Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors (Mr. Fasic is a member of the chapter's Board of Directors), and the Delaware Contractors Association.
Family Law
COOCH AND TAYLOR's Family Law Department provides client representation on a broad range of domestic relations issues including, but not limited to, separation, divorce, custody, visitation, child support, spousal support, alimony, premarital agreements, protection from abuse, termination of parental rights, adoptions, guardianships and legal expenses.
Labor and Employment Law
The Firm handles a wide variety of labor and employment law matters for businesses and individuals. A former investigator for the Delaware Department of Labor, G. Kevin Fasic is the primary contact for labor and employment law issues. His practice is primarily management based and includes consulting, risk management and counseling services as well as litigation. Mr. Fasic represents clients before all levels of administrative agencies, boards and tribunals as well as all levels of trial and appellate courts, both state and federal, throughout Delaware.
Mr. Fasic's litigation experience includes employment discrimination, wage and hour disputes, prevailing wage and Davis Bacon, non-compete agreements, unemployment, child labor, whistleblower protection claims, unfair labor practices, minimum wage, federal civil rights claims, employment contracts, employee benefits, independent contractor disputes, and overtime claims. He represents employers and employees in these disputes at all levels of trial and appellate courts in Delaware, including the Superior, Chancery and Supreme Courts (state), as well as the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (federal).
Consulting and risk management services include employee handbooks, policies, severance packages, employment contracts, hiring and termination concerns, pre-employment screening, severance packages, non-compete and non-solicitation agreements, ownership transitions, independent contractor agreements, compensation agreements, family and medical leave act planning, military leave planning, background checks, labor disputes and elections, workplace safety and health issues, personnel files, employee monitoring and privacy, record keeping and personnel files, confidential information and trade secret security, and employment at will issues.
The Firm also has experience with workers'compensation claims and representation before the Industrial Accident Board.
Asbestos Defense
The attorneys in Cooch and Taylor's litigation department have extensive experience in asbestos litigation. They have defended numerous corporations manufacturing construction material, friction products, and many types of industrial equipment.
Condominium and Single Family Home Construction Defect Litigation
The firm's litigation attorneys are highly experienced representing both sides involved in construction defect matters for several decades. In particular they have litigated issues arising from water leaks and intrusions, including defective stucco. Their clients have included individual home and condominium owners, homeowner and condominium owner associations, developers, contractors, and subcontractors throughout Delaware.
Corporate Litigation
The attorneys in Cooch and Taylor's litigation department regularly represent individual and institutional investors in matters involving Delaware General Corporation Law. They have significant experience in enforcing shareholders' rights and protecting their interests through class actions, derivative suits, and Section 220 demands and litigation. Representing members and managers, they also litigate matters involving limited liability companies and limited partnerships. Cooch and Taylor's attorneys have litigated these matters in Delaware's Court of Chancery, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, and Delaware's Supreme Court.
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) Defense
The firm's attorneys defend commercial entities, including banks, credit unions, debt collectors, and credit reporting agencies, against claims brought under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).
Products Liability
Since 1983 the attorneys at Cooch and Taylor have defended corporations against claims for products liability. Products involved have ranged from various types of large industrial equipment to clean rooms.
Realtor and Real Estate Agent Liability Defense
Through aggressive discovery practice and the use of qualified and respected expert witnesses, the attorneys in Cooch and Taylor's litigation department have substantial experience in successfully defending error and omission claims made against realtors and other real estate professionals who are held to specific standards when representing their clients.
Real Estate
The COOCH AND TAYLOR Real Estate Department provides its clients with a variety of services in the purchase, sale or leasing of property as well as in the development and exchange of commercial and investment real estate. For its clients interested in residential real estate in Delaware and in nearby Chester County, Pennsylvania, it not only advises in the sale of properties but handles the purchase and refinancing of properties including, but not limited to, the preparation and review of Agreements of Sale, addenda, and leases, the execution of title searches and the examination and clearance of title to real estate.
In addition to completing a thorough preparation for settlement, the attorneys in this department offer the flexibility of conducting settlements not only in their offices, but also in the offices of clients' real estate offices or, in the case of a refinancing settlement, in a client's home.
Not only do they provide services in real estate litigation through the COOCH AND TAYLOR Litigation Department, but they also serve as expert witnesses, arbitrators and mediators in matters concerning real estate. They represent real estate professionals at Real Estate Commission hearings as well as clients at the Human Relations Commission hearings and advise clients, who are individual trustees or corporate trustees, on real estate held in trust including the preparation of documentation placing the property in trust.
With countless years of real estate experience, the attorneys in this department take a personalized approach to every matter that involves what in many cases is a client's most valuable asset.
Trusts, Estates and Tax
The attorneys in the Trusts, Estates and Tax Group at Cooch and Taylor have assisted clients in all facets of trust and estate planning, estate administration, and fiduciary litigation in Delaware and Pennsylvania for over 50 years.
Trust and Estate Planning
Cooch and Taylor attorneys will work closely with you and your financial professionals to create a plan that is right for you that ensures that your assets are distributed to your intended beneficiaries while minimizing estate and inheritance taxes and probate fees. We routinely draft wills, powers of attorney, advance health care directives, revocable trusts, irrevocable trusts, dynasty trusts and asset protection trusts. Further, the attorneys in the Trusts, Estates and Tax Group are able to apply the unique advantages of Delaware trust law to clients both inside and outside of the State of Delaware.
Estate Settlement
Settling an estate can be very complex. Proper representation by knowledgeable counsel will help you avoid unnecessary taxes and probate expenses as well as minimize the possibility of disagreements among beneficiaries. Cooch and Taylor attorneys and paralegals will help you locate and value assets, determine the obligations of the estate, and prepare all necessary estate and inheritance tax returns and probate documents.
Fiduciary Litigation
For many years, the attorneys in the Trusts, Estates and Tax Group have provided advice and representation to beneficiaries, banks and trust companies in Delaware and Pennsylvania relating to estate and trust disputes. In addition, the attorneys in the Trusts, Estates and Tax Group routinely petition the Delaware Court of Chancery in trust matters, including petitions to move and amend trusts.
The attorneys in the Trusts, Estates and Tax Group assist clients in both contested and uncontested guardianship actions.


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Half of our generation wouldn't even understand that
yes you are right the thousands of notes on this post prove how ignorant our generation is. only you are intelligent. you are the chosen one.
only real Ancient Greek kids would understand
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Join trailblazing African American journalist J. Max Barber as he guides you into the past and through a provocative gallery-based theater experience that explores the headlines of the 1906 Atlanta Race Riot.
Forty whites and sixty to seventy blacks have been arrested, and hundreds of wounded civilians have poured into Grady Hospital seeking medical attention. Over the next few days, small white vigilante groups track down and murder African Americans suspected of various crimes. The attacks become more and more isolated as rumors of large-scale counter-attacks from the African American community sweep through the city. By September 25th, efforts to end the conflict are underway, and black and white city leaders call for an end to the violence and bloodshed.
After the riot, black and white city leaders meet to discuss ways to move on and begin to rebuild Atlanta's reputation. The riot will shape the development of Atlanta's neighborhoods and communities for generations to come. African American business owners will abandon the central business district and move their businesses closer to black neighborhoods. Public areas will become increasingly segregated, and the African American community will turn inward, focusing on creating their own self-sustaining communities independent of their white neighbors.
This concludes the 1906 Atlanta Race Riot live blog event. This event was edited by Trevor Beemon, Manager of Digital Communications at the Atlanta History Center. All of the images and documents included in this event are courtesy of the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Special thanks to Sue VerHoef, Archivist; Paige Adair, Manager of Reprographic Services; and Heather Thayer Culligan, Collections Manager, for their help and support.
"I do not believe that violence would have been resorted to if it had not been for the inflammatory, sensational newspaper extras that were continually flooding the streets; and the reports they contained, in some instances, were, upon investigation, found to be utterly void of any foundation."
J. G. Woodward
September 26, 1906
"We utterly condemn and repudiate the terrible wrong done on the streets of our City, and locality, in the killing of innocent people, caused by the action of mobs in disregard of the law. Such conduct does not represent our city or people, and we pledge the city government with all of the power at its command to put down all such conduct."
Atlanta City Council
September 25, 1906
After the riots, "I knew that Atlanta had already killed all the people she cared to stand for at this time. I was to have been dealt with another way. I did not care to be made a slave on a Georgia chaingang and the only other alternative I had was to get out of Atlanta."
James Max Barber on the 1906 Atlanta Race Riot


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Indianapolis Colts
Drake Nevis - #94 - DT
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|2011, 3rd round, 23rd pick by Colts
Smith squares off vs. Johnson and Manning
PFW's Eric Edholm analyzes the matchup between Saints DE Will Smith and Colts OLT Charlie Johnson in the third of a daily series examining a matchup of the day leading up to Super Bowl XLIV.
Disruptive Mathis a star in own right
While Colts DE Robert Mathis usually draws second billing to Dwight Freeney, all eyes will be on him Sunday if Freeney can't play, and Mathis, voted a Pro Bowl starter, is quite capable of picking up the slack.
Manning heaps praise on Collie, Garcon
Peyton Manning was hesitant to heap praise on his young receivers this season. It was obvious. No matter how outstanding rookie Austin Collie or second-year pro Pierre Garcon played in a game, Manning almost always tried to temper the enthusiasm.
Q&A with Colts WR Reggie Wayne
Colts WR Reggie Wayne spoke with reporters at Media Day on Tuesday and discussed Peyton Manning's place in history and the prospect of facing some of his college teammates in the Super Bowl.
Greer battles, but Wayne is tough assignment
PFW's Eric Edholm analyzes the matchup between Saints CB Jabari Greer and Colts WR Reggie Wayne in the second of a daily series examining a matchup of the day leading up to Super Bowl XLIV.
Colts preparing to go on without Freeney, but he could still play
The Colts are preparing to play without DE Dwight Freeney, who injured his ankle in the AFC title game and missed practice all last week, head coach Jim Caldwell said Monday. However, the possibility remains that Freeney could play Sunday.
Super Bowl game preview: Saints vs. Colts
PFW breaks down the matchups for Super Bowl XLIV, analyzing what to look for when each team has the ball, as well as special teams. We also rate which team has the edge at each position, in addition to five ...
Super Bowl XLIV matchup tidbits
Here's a roundup of interesting facts and figures for Super Bowl XLIV.
Will Freeney's bad ankle equalize matchup?
PFW's Eric Edholm analyzes the matchup between Saints OLT Jermon Bushrod and Colts DRE Dwight Freeney in the first of a daily series examining a matchup of the day leading up to Super Bowl XLIV.
Reliving past Super Bowls in South Florida
With Super Bowl XLIV only a week away, Tom Danyluk looks back at the nine previous Super Bowls held in South Florida, focusing on a highlight or two, or an interesting anecdote, from each game.
Colts downgrade CB Powers to doubtful
The Colts have downgraded starting CB Jerraud Powers to doubtful for Sunday's AFC championship game against the Jets. Jacob Lacey is his likely replacement, if necessary.
Indianapolis Colts' season in review
We take a week-by-week look at the 2009 season of the AFC South champion Colts, the top playoff seed in their conference.
Colts WR Garcon makes quantum leap
After being "just a guy who didn't play much as a rookie," according to one daily team observer, Colts second-year WR Pierre Garcon made a quantum leap this season.
Manning, defense lead Colts past Ravens
Peyton Manning threw for two touchdowns in his first action since winning an unprecedented fourth NFL MVP award, leading the Indianapolis Colts into the AFC championship game with a 20-3 victory over the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday night.
Balance of power shifting back to NFC
PFW's Hub Arkush says a glance at the remaining playoff teams provides a good indication that the NFC has become a stronger conference than the AFC, with four championship-caliber NFC teams and only two such AFC clubs in the ...
Brackett a keeper for Colts — at right price
Word is the Colts would love to keep team leader and starting MLB Gary Brackett around, all things being equal, and that the feeling is mutual, except that Brackett "wants to be paid," in the words of one team insider.
Resting players compromises integrity
The NFL must change a playoff-qualifying system in which some teams can elect to rest their star players in the final weeks of the season, thereby affecting which other teams make the playoffs.
Vinatieri the only unhealthy Colt
The sting lingers from the Colts' controversial Week 16 decision to rest key players at the expense of a potentially perfect season. But it appears the strategy paid off in that just about every key player on the team is ...
AFC playoff primer
TE Dallas Clark is the Colts' player to watch in the upcoming playoffs, as PFW analyzes the offenses and defenses of the AFC's six postseason participants and speculates on what it will take for each to win the Super ...
Manning clear choice for league MVP
There are a number of players who've enjoyed amazing individual seasons, writes Ron Borges, but none has been as valuable to his team as Peyton Manning has been to the Colts.
Indianapolis has lost starting cornerback Jerraud Powers and Nevis for the rest of the season.||||||| Nevis hurt his hand in Thursday's victory at Jacksonville.
Nevis was placed on injured reserve for Indy.||||||| Nevis tried to play through a troublesome back injury, but he couldn't. The back injury had bothered Nevis since Week 4 and though he had recently returned to game-day action, team vice chairman Bill Polian said on his weekly radio show Monday night that he wasn't sure when Nevis could return. He won't be back this season.
Nevis will not travel to Cincinnati for Sunday's game against the Bengals.||||||| Nevis has been battling a back injury.