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Painted Cliffs Arizona
At the border of Arizona and New Mexico (Interstate 40, Arizona exit 359) the Painted Cliff's Welcome Center awaits the Route 66 traveler. Layers of Triassic sedimentary rock along with Jurassic and Cretaceous formations provide splendid views from the Welcome Center's picnic grounds. Nearby kitsch tourist shops offer all manner of Native American trade goods as well as snacks and fun.
Many years before automobiles and paved highways, Thomas Jefferson envisioned a grid system of roads across the United States. In 1925, a governmental board laid out interstate routes loosely based on the grid system. East-West routes were even numbered while North-South routes were given odd numbers.
A need for a route from Chicago to Los Angeles was apparent. The intended route was to head south from Chicago to Springfield, Illinois and then directly west to California. Cyrus Avery, an influential member of the committee, convinced the other committee members that a more southerly route through the flatlands of Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and into California would be cheaper to build and also have the advantage of being an "all weather" road by avoiding the high Rocky Mountains which would have been crossed by the more northerly path. According to the grid pattern being followed, 62, 64 and 66 were available designations. Kansas used 62 for a secondary road so the board submitted its plan for Route 66. Approval came in 1926 and the rest is history.
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The United States is one of the most diverse countries on earth, jam packed full of amazing sights from St. Patrick's cathedral in New York to Mount Hollywood California.The Northeast region is where it all started. Thirteen British colonies fought the American Revolution from here and won their independence in the first successful colonial rebellion in history. Take a look at these rolling hills carpeted with foliage along the Hudson river here, north of New York City.The American south is known for its polite people and slow pace of life. Probably they move slowly because it's so hot. Southerners tend not to trust people from "up north" because they talk too fast. Here's a cemetery in Georgia where you can find graves of soldiers from the Civil War.The West Coast is sort of like another country that exists to make the east coast jealous. California is full of nothing but grizzly old miners digging for gold, a few gangster rappers, and then actors. That is to say, the West Coast functions as the imagination of the US, like a weird little brother who teases everybody then gets famous for making freaky art.The central part of the country is flat farmland all the way over to the Rocky Mountains. Up in the northwest corner you can find creative people in places like Portland and Seattle, along with awesome snowboarding and good beer. Text by Steve Smith.

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This is the first of a series of reports on the progress of this year's Finance Bill, as it goes through its various parliamentary stages.
For those not familiar with the parliamentary process for scrutinising bills (which is in any way a bit different for Finance Bills), it runs like this:First reading - Presentation of Bill, no debateSecond reading - Full day's debate (about 6 hours) on the floor of the House of Commons on any aspect of the Bill MPs want to raiseCommittee of Whole House - The opposition (mostly Labour but with a bit of say for the smaller parties) choose the key bits of the Bill which they want to have high profile debate and votes, with the opportunity to propose amendments, on the floor of the House of Commons. Two days of debate on these.Standing Committee - 36 MPs, appointed from each party in proportion to their representation in the House of Commons, debate the remaining clauses and schedules of the Bill in order, in a committee room 'upstairs', with the opportunity to propose amendments.Report stage - One or two days (probably two) debate on the floor of the House with another opportunity to present amendments.Third reading - One hour debate on the Bill as amended, immediately after report stage.Lords second reading - Peers debate any aspect of the Bill they wish to raise. (NB. There is no opportunity for Peers to amend the Finance Bill, and third reading is taken without debate.)
The progress of this year's Finance Bill has been both rapid (three days of whole House debate last week and already four sittings of standing committee, which started on Tuesday) and slow (by the end of the third sitting only one clause had been approved. The CIOT takes a close interest in tax legislation and speaks to MPs from all parties during its passage in support of our aim of a better, more efficient, tax system for all affected by it – taxpayers, advisers and the authorities. We focus on drawing on our members' experience in private practice, government, commerce and industry and academia to argue and explain how public policy objectives can most effectively be achieved. We are, of course, strictly politically neutral.
The reports on this blog are a by-product of our work following the Bill. They focus on the aspects of the debates most relevant to the CIOT and our members, which is primarily the technical elements of the Bill, although the reports also aim to give a flavour of the main issues debated, which will often be more political. I am not aiming to cover all contributions or all of the political debate about tax rates, inequality and the relative records of the current and previous governments.
Brief summary of debates on the floor of the House last week
Finance Bill 2nd reading – Mon April 16
Wide ranging debate. Exchanges between the frontbenches were mostly political and broad brush (not technical). Labour spokesmen and backbenchers criticised the Budget over fairness (tax cuts for millionaires, etc.) and failure to do enough for growth and jobs.
Some interesting contributions from Conservative MPs on the backbenches. Mark Field (MP for Cities of London and Westminster) expressed concerns about retrospective taxes (ref. Barclays) and the effect of the SDLT proposals in stalling developments in central London. Christopher Chope criticised the child benefit proposals over fairness (lack of) and complexity and suggested levying a charge on all taxpayers earning over £60,000 to avoid discriminating against those with children. Richard Harrington gave a thought-provoking speech in support of capping tax relief on charitable donations, asking: "Should people be able to choose to support, say, the National Theatre, the opera and Christian Aid, while choosing not to support the national health service, education and social services?" Edward Leigh spoke in support of a flatter tax system. Former tax lawyer Charlie Elphicke attacked "massive and inexcusable tax avoidance by multinationals" and set out a series of proposals, including that every MNC should be required to publish an effective rate of tax paid on UK revenues - from UK sources, from UK territory and from its UK trade – and called for reform of branch tax rules.
From the Lib Dem benches, Stephen Williams acknowledged concerns about the effects of CFC reforms, saying: "I hope we can find a way of measuring their effects and supporting overseas tax authorities more effectively to collect their tax liabilities so that they are not adversely affected by changes we are making to our basis for taxation."
For the SNP, Stewart Hosie of the SNP emphasised opposition to high air passenger duty.
Finance Bill Committee of Whole House Day 1 – Wed April 18
The longest debate focused on the cutting of the 50p rate to 45p. There was a brief spat over Labour's failure to table an amendment reversing the change, which it was argued would have been out of order had they done so. This prompted one Labour MP (Chris Bryant) to argue for changes to the rules that mean that the only people who can 'lay a charge' are ministers. The rest of the debate was essentially political 'back and forward', with more heat than light, although Charlie Elphicke (Conservative) made an interesting contribution, drawing on his experience as a tax lawyer to talk about some of the ways in which people may have avoided the 50p rate, in addition to forestalling, such as personal service companies and drawing income in dividends.
Debate on the bank levy was also highly political, with opposition comments mainly on proposals for a new levy on bankers' bonuses to provide money for job creation for young people. Argument largely focused on how much different taxes on banks/bankers had raised or would raise. Karen Bradley, a CIOT member, argued that government actions to limit the level of cash bonuses that can be paid were far more effective in tackling the bonus culture than Labour's bonus tax.
Debate was more cross-party on the VAT changes. Eight MPs (all with a constituency interest) spoke against VAT on static holiday caravans. Three MPs spoke against VAT on pasties and other baked products. Four MPs spoke against VAT on alterations to churches and other historic buildings. One argued there should be a VAT exemption for dial-a-schemes for people in wheelchairs. Exchequer Secretary David Gauke responded with a measure by measure explanation of the reasons for the changes. Despite substantial rebellions from government backbenchers no amendments got through. The narrowest margin was a 287-262 government win on VAT on static caravans.
Finally there was a brief debate at the request of the nationalists on air passenger duty, arguing for Wales and Scotland to have APD devolved as well as Northern Ireland. This was opposed by the Government, and Labour were essentially neutral and abstained.
Finance Bill Committee of Whole House Day 2 – Thur April 19
The day's main debate was on the phasing out of age-related allowances. The Labour spokesperson, Rachel Reeves, accused the Government of attempting to hide behind the Office of Tax Simplification. The minister responded by saying the changes would remove complexity and confusion for some taxpayers and had to be looked at in the context of overall government policies for pensioners. Debate divided along party lines. The most interesting speech was from former accountant Nigel Mills (Conservative) who spoke in support of simplifying tax for pensioners, including support for putting the state pension into PAYE and for merging income tax and NI.
The child benefit charge got less than an hour of debate, which was a disappointment, given the number of questions which still remain around it. Christopher Chope (Conservative) proposed amendments that would limit the charge to households with an income of £100,000. Labour's spokesperson, Cathy Jamieson, raised a series of pertinent questions around how workable the proposal was. The minister made a credible defence in the brief time available but there was not really enough time for a full debate and many questions remain unanswered. Sadly, because this has been debated in Committee of whole House, it will not get further debate during standing committee (though hopefully there will be an opportunity for further debate at report stage).
Links to the various debates are available here. A report on the opening sittings of the standing committee will be posted tomorrow (Friday).
George CrozierCIOT External Relations ManagerThursday 26 April 2012
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Exhibition Meeting - Beatriz Olano 1
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Exhibition Meeting - Beatriz Olano 1
The World > South America > Brazil > Rio de Janeiro
The pictorial proposition of Beatriz Olano is indissociable from media such as sculpture, installation and drawing. Fields in wich she can also act autonomously. However, its radical and strong use of color, as in its compositional structure, makes painting the medium that more broadly defines this artist yet, fundamentally, her work is linked in many dimensions, into space. The work arises from them, as a way to talk to constructions and arguments given, in contradiction to its limitations and also to make visible their potential. However, in general, this work goes beyond the conventions of the plan and develop from a particular intervention wich performs with complete abstract will. (...)
Maria A. Jovino (first paragraph of the original exhibition presentation text)
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Here's your soundtrack. Okay, maybe they're not exactly brazillian but their music is awesome and their live shows legendary.
Now, Brazil covers almost half of South America and its Amazon rainforest is the world's largest jungle... which is rapidly getting cut down. The country is basically one giant botanical garden with some bangin' cities on its edges.
Brazil was colonized in 1808 by the royal court of Portugal, which was fleeing Napolean's troops. They didn't stay long, and Brazil won its independence in 1822.
Its biggest city, Sao Paulo, is the financial hub of South America. Brazil is the "b" in BRIC -- Brazil, Russia, India and China. These four were labeled the world's fastest developing large economies in the year 2001.
Brazil is known for three things: amazingly beautiful women, carnival, and Pele -- King of Football, Athlete of the Century, football ambassador of the world and a declared national treasure.
Brazillians can tell foreigners a mile away, by the way their hips move. Samba is built into the soul of brazil and carnival is when it bursts out into twenty-four hour undying explosions of sound on every street.
This picture of mask diving at the Taipus reefs makes me shed hot and salty tears all over my calendar, which is set on "January" right now.
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Think Oral Arguments Are Important? Think Again, Justice Alito Says
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By Debra Cassens Weiss
Supreme Court litigators don't speak much more than the justices during oral arguments, according to a first-hand participant, Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr.
Justices are "pushing 50 percent" in the number of words spoken at oral argument, Alito told lawyers at a Law Day gathering in St. Louis on Monday. As a result, he said, oral arguments aren't all that important, despite a popular belief to the contrary. Instead, he asserted, what's important are the briefs and the preparation.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch covered Alito's speech, in which he covered the top 10 misconceptions about the Supreme Court. He also cited these, according to the article:
• Justices hand off all the work to their law clerks. Actually, "We are very independent," he said. "We are not manipulated by our clerks."
• The court is "pro business." Alito recalled seeing one television commentator assert that Alito had previously worked for the Chamber of Commerce. "I wondered if I was suffering from amnesia and thought I'd better check my resumé," Alito said. "The only employers I've ever had have been the Department of Justice and the Supreme Court. I've never earned an honest living."
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Since its inception, 27th Avenue has existed as a tender point between hope and history. Also known as 'Unity Blvd,' the street was meant to represent togetherness. Drive it today, and you will see 17.5 miles of fragmented neighborhoods functioning by themselves some proud, some struggling -- each considering Unity Boulevard central to their individual identity.
These three videos represent some of the culinary diversity of Unity Blvd. From an old school Soul food restaurant in Carol City to a true Bahamian Conch House in the central area to a traditional Cuban restaurant near Calle Ocho, the changes in neighborhoods are represented in the uniqueness of the community's appetite.


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Griswold — State police arrested a 17-year-old juvenile late Friday night after a vehicle the juvenile was driving struck a utility pole on the north side of Route 138, splitting the pole in two and causing power lines to hang in the roadway.
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311 Announce July 19th Release For New Album Universal Pulse
311 ANNOUNCE July 19th Release For New Album Universal Pulse
LEAD SINGLE "Sunset In July' IMPACTING RADIO JUNE 14th
The quintet (Sexton, vocalist/guitarist Nick Hexum, bassist P-Nut, guitarist Tim Mahoney and vocalist SA Martinez) will celebrate the album's release—and their 21st year together as a band—with a headlining amphitheater tour set to kick off July 8th at the Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone in Bonner Springs, KS. The Unity Tour 2011 will run through August 26th (see itinerary below) and includes Sublime with Rome and special guests DJ Soulman & DJ Trichrome. Please visit 311.com for ticket information and details.
This year's Unity Tour marks 311's ninth consecutive summer headlining amphitheatres and will see them playing an electrifying mix of classic tracks and new material, including brand-new lead single "Sunset In July," which impacts radio on June 14th.
Says vocalist/guitarist Nick Hexum, "'Sunset In July' is a song about what this band loves doing most: playing live and watching fans dancing in the aisles and having the time of their lives. There's no bigger inspiration."
On June 30th, the band will perform "Sunset In July" on "Jimmy Kimmel Live."
About the album, Hexum says, "Everyone really stepped up during the making of this record. The tempos are faster, there are more guitars, and the whole thing feels like it has a certain swagger." "It's a musical journey with a burst of good energy," adds drummer Chad Sexton. "It's about making happiness available during tough times."
Explaining the title Universal Pulse, Hexum says, "It's a nod to the ideology of unity through music and its connective energy. Music's ability to help people bond and communicate is really powerful. The fact that we're still going strong 20-plus years later is proof positive."
This year will also see the launch of the 311 Pow Wow Festival, a three-day, two-stage music extravaganza taking place August 4-6 at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, FL. The 500-acre park and campground will be home to the band's first-ever multi-day camping and music festival. Confirmed artists include Deftones, Sublime with Rome, Ozomatli, G.Love, The Dirty Heads and many more. Festival-goers can look forward to a four-set performance from 311, which will include 1997's acclaimed album Transistor in its entirety.
Don't miss your chance to catch 311 in action. Dates are as follows
8 Bonner Springs, KS Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone
9 St. Louis, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
10 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest (311 only)
12 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE
13 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theater
14 Chicago, IL Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island
16 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
17 Columbus, OH Lifestyles Community Pavilion
19 Omaha, NE Red Sky Festival, Ameritrade Park
21 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Art Center
22 Wantagh, NY Nikon at Jones Beach Amphitheatre
23 Boston, MA Comcast Center
25 Bethel, NY Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
26 Philadelphia, PA Penn's Landing
28 Virginia Beach, VA Farm Bureau Live at VA Beach
29 Washington, DC Jiffy Lube Live (Nissan Pavilion)
30 Atlanta, GA Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood
1 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
2 Raleigh, NC Time Warner Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek
4 Live Oak, FL Pow Wow Festival / Suwannee Music Park
5 Live Oak, FL Pow Wow Festival / Suwannee Music Park
6 Live Oak, FL Pow Wow Festival / Suwannee Music Park
11 Lake Charles, LA L'Auberge Du Lac Casino
12 Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
13 Dallas, TX GEXA Energy Pavilion
14 Austin, TX The Backyard
16 Denver, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
17 Salt Lake City, UT Usana Amphitheatre
19 San Diego, CA Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
20 Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
21 Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl
23 San Francisco, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View
25 Eugene, OR Cuthbert Amphitheatre
26 Seattle, WA Marymoor Amphitheatre
For more information on 311, please contact Michael Moses, BWR Public Relations, 310-248-6171 or firstname.lastname@example.com
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GHS Endorser, P-Nut & 311 Announce Album Presale & Contest!
GHS Endorser, NERVECELL, Announce Europian Festivals & New Studio Webisode!
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CATEGORIES Action, Drama, Independent, Thrillers, Casting, Deals, Scripts, Movies, CinematicalThis first bit might be a bit off the cinematic path, but it's something strange enough to rival those stories of a frozen Walt Disney. You might have heard that David Tennant (our latest Doctor Who) is starring in a stage version of Hamlet over in the UK. Well, it seems that he wasn't using a fake skull -- in fact, it was the skull of a Shakespeare enthusiast, concert pianist and Holocaust survivor Andrew Tchaikowsky. Tennant leaked the information, and now the BBC reports that it will no longer be used so that the audience wouldn't be distracted. Bummer for Tchaikowsky's dying wish, but imagine the possibilities. Is bone donation the next wave in creative appreciation?
In other dark news, Variety reports that the classically creepy Michael Wincott (Top Dollar from The Crow) is teaming up with Swedish actor/director Rafael Edholm for an untitled Sweden-set drama. According to Wincott: "Three people meet, something may have happened in their teenage years, and this will now result ín one death. It is drama, thriller and dark comedy." Unfortunately, we won't learn what that all means for a while -- production isn't slated to start until February 2010.
Finally, we've got a scribe for the upcoming remake of Captain Blood. The Hollywood Reporter posts that John Brownlow, writer of 2003's Sylvia, has grabbed the gig. If you're not familiar with the Oscar-nominated original, Errol Flynn starred as a doctor convicted of treason who is sold into slavery only to escape and become a pirate. This whole thing makes me itch for Cary Elwes to return to his escaped prisoner-turned-pirate roots. Who's with me?


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Another area school district will be asking voters for permission to raise funds for construction.
Watford City's school board has approved language for a bond issue request amounting to 27 million dollars.
Voters will be asked to decide the issue in a March 11th vote.
The 27 million dollars would be used to build a new high school on the east side of Watford City.
Meanwhile in Kenmare, the school board has decided to go back to voters with a smaller bond issue than was rejected late last year.
A 14 million dollar bond issue failed in November.
Now, voters will be asked to consider a 7-and-a-half million dollar plan.
The vote is scheduled April 8th in Kenmare.
Truck still considered to be a "vehicle of interest" in fatal crash.
A two-year-old child was killed by a hit-and-run driver in Minot this evening.
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Luis Ortiz, Gerald Washington, Dominic Breazeale, and Diego De La Hoya scored wins on tonight's edition of Golden Boy Live! on FOX Sports 1.
Luis Ortiz faces Monte Barrett, Gerald Washington takes on Skipp Scott, and Dominic Breazeale meets Nagy Aguilera in a heavyweight triple-header on FOX Sports 1 and FOX Deportes.
It's a busy week for fights, with a whole mess of fights on the slate from the United States, United Kingdom, Mexico, Germany, and more.
Veteran Monte Barrett will be back to face Cuban heavyweight Luis Ortiz in the main event of a triple-header on April 3.
Adonis Stevenson and Sergey Kovalev headline a Boxing After Dark doubleheader, and we'll also see the ring returns of Antonio Tarver, Shane Mosley, Anthony Mundine, and more.
Mikey Garcia faces Juan Manuel Lopez in the headline fight of the weekend, with live TV fights also taking place in Australia, New Zealand, Denmark, and more.
Tomasz Adamek earned a win tonight over a tough Nagy Aguilera in Brooklyn. Bad Left Hook has the recap.
Zab Judah looks to get back in the mix at 140 pounds tonight against Vernon Paris. Plus, Tomasz Adamek returns. Bad Left Hook has live results and round-by-round coverage.
Zab Judah comes home to Brooklyn tonight to face Detroit's Vernon Paris on NBC Sports. Bad Left Hook has info on how to watch.
Vernon Paris has been installed as a slight favorite tonight against veteran Zab Judah. Bad Left Hook has the latest odds.
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Deluxe Pontoon, Ski, Deck boats - all ski/fish boats in Lake Anna
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- sleeps 1
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- community Noah's Landing
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- $1,900 $1,500/week ($400 off)
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2007 JC Tritoon 226 (3 tube pontoon boat) 22' long, 225 HP Honda 4-stroke motor, ski eye, 36+ mph, handles 14 passengers or 2500 lbs + 1000lbs of gear.
2007 JC Tritoon 246 with I/O with 270 HP I/O dual prop, 24' long, ski eyd, changing area, 36+ mph, handles 16 passengers or 2750 lbs + 1100 lbs of gear, optional tower ($50 charge to put on and remove after your rental.
Both boats have: built-in GPS and we will provide a map, radio, IPOD/ZUNE input, bimini top that can remain "up" while you cruise the lake. We deliver & pick-up and provide an 'orientation' on the boat.
Limited Listing Options reason for entry as such. 3 day minimum rental Memorial Day to Labor Day and 2 day minimum rental other times of the year. PLEASE DO NOT CALL FOR A ONE DAY RENTAL!
# Deluxe JC TriToon (3 tube) Pontoon boat with 225 HP Honda motor carries 14 people or 2500#
# Deluxe Ponton with 90 HP motor carries 10 people or 2000#
# Quiet 4-stroke motor - no need to mix oil and fuel
# Nicest boat available for rent on Lake Anna
# If you are not familiar with boats, they drink a lot more fuel plowing through the water than they do when they are up on a plane. This boat will 'plane out' even with 14 passengers. The three tubes give it 50% more surface area in contact with the water, increasing stability, planing ability, maneuverability, and capacity.
# During the season we rent full weeks or half weeks, 3 day minimum (no one day rentals). We esclusively serve families & groups renting or owning homes on Lake Anna.
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# Ample plush seating
# Stereo system with radio, IPOD/Zune input
# Bimini top that can remain 'up' at cruising speeds
# 55 gallon fuel tank to limit refueling trips
# Front swim platform
# Hydraulic power steering
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Tritoon 225 HP outboard: $330/day or $1700/week. Trittoon 270 HP I/O: $345/day or $ $1800/week. Hurricane 190 HP I/O: $345/day or $1750/week.
For all boats: $400 deposit, 3 day minimum May to Sept., and a 2 day minimum Oct. to April (but there might be a slightly higher pick-up/delivery charge with 2 day rentaL). We deliver and pick-up, provide 'orientation' on the boat, go through a safety checklist, and take a short boat ride with the operators.
Delivery & Pick-up charges for locations other than our Promise Point or Serenity Cove 7 BR rental houses: $45 charge (total) if East of 208 Bridge, $65 if West of 208 Bridge. For an off-season 2 day rental, the delivery & pick-up charge is $65 to $85 (our actural cost is $120). Add launch fees if we much use a marina.
We exclusively serve families & groups renting or owing homes on Lake Anna.
Boat s comes with one size fits all safety vests. We have fitted vests more suitable for swimming, etc. for a small fee.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dec. 8, 2008
Home Weatherization Program accepting applications
The City of Kansas City, Mo., Property Preservation Division of the Neighborhood and Community Services Department is once again accepting applications for the Home Weatherization Program. Applications had been suspended Nov. 12 because more money needed to be appropriated for the program.
The Home Weatherization Program provides free energy-efficient improvements. Improvements may include installing insulation, repairing doors and windows, repairing or replacing furnaces and water heaters, caulking and weather stripping. Renters are eligible to apply and receive assistance with the participation of their landlord. Applicants cannot have received assistance from this program since Sept. 30, 1993 and must meet these income guidelines*:
-- One person – $15,600
-- Two people – $21,000
-- Three people – $26,400
-- Four people – $31,800
-- Five people – $37,200
-- Six people – $42,600
-- Seven people – $48,000
-- Eight people – $53,400.
(*For each additional person, add $5,400 per year. Total income is calculated from all resources and is based on gross pay – before taxes and expenses are deducted.)
Applications are available online at http://www.kcmo.org/neigh and from the Property Preservation Division's Office on the fourth floor of City Hall at 414 E. 12th St.
For more information about the Home Weatherization Program and the Property Preservation Division or to have an application mailed to you, call (816) 513-3025.
Media inquiries should be directed to Teresa L. Clark, public information officer for the Neighborhood and Community Services Department, (816) 513-3247.


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Memorial services will be today, Dec. 23, 2010, at 1 p.m. at Dalraida Church of Christ in Montgomery. Dwayne Spivey will officiate, Collins-Burke Funeral Home will direct.
Mr. Hendrix was preceded in death by his sister, Judy Hardy and father, Howard Hendrix.
He is survived by his mother, Cristine Hendrix; children, Megan, Nicky and Morgan; sisters, Jan (David) Godwin and Jean (Ben) Hooker; nephews, Jeff Godwin and Greg Godwin; nieces, Jennifer (Sean) Eifert and Rachel White; great-nephews, Mason Holladay, Dylan and Conner Eifert, Philip and Dalton White.


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Italian soul singer Giorgia recently completed a 16-date tour in Italy during November and December. The tour took its name from her latest album Ladra di Vento (Thief of the Wind). Produced by d'Alessandro & Galli, the concert features a large central staircase and three-level set designed by Vince Foster, who was also responsible for the design of the spectacular LED display.
The Lighthouse LED screens, showing a combination of recorded footage, graphics and live shots from five cameras, was a major component of the Giorgia show, due to the unusual screen configuration. The backdrop consisted of a truss structure from which 11 Lighthouse 192 x 144cm LVP 1010C LED screens were flown; but, instead of one large projection area, the screens were used in a chequered formation, with the space in between the screens occupied by lighting fixtures.
EUROVIDEO was responsible for the video staging, with a five-strong team led by Francesco de Re; and the imaginative configuration enabled them to achieve some striking visual effects. Owner of EUROVIDEO, Mario Prataviera, explained: "When used with one large projection, this configuration gives the effect of the images 'exploding', as the first screen projects from pixel 1 to 192 and, although there's a gap between it and the second, the latter reproduces from pixel 193 to 384 of the image, and so on." Other effects used during the show include 11 single screens; an 'exploded' image on the six centre screens with the other five being used as single units; or six individual screens running diagonally across the display.
A Global Stream GlobeCaster 8000 digital video mixer sent signals to the Electrosonic VECTOR™ image processor which was equipped with six input and three output cards. The VECTOR system controlled the effects and fed them to two Lighthouse LIP SX units, which in turn controlled the 99 Lighthouse LVP10C modules that formed the screens.
The Electrosonic C-THROUGH™ software allows the easy splitting of the video images to ensure that the correct part of the video source appears in exactly the right place on the LED display.
EUROVIDEO uses VECTOR because of its multiple input/output functionality, and the power of C-THROUGH for programming creative display formats, like the Giorgia Tour set. This gives them a big advantage over other rental companies that just supply simple more traditional "big picture" style LED displays.


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Update: Silver Wheaton Earnings - Alters My Thesis On The Stock
Christopher F. Davis • Thu, Aug. 14 • 15 Comments
- Year-over-year production in Q2 fell to 8.4 million silver equivalent ounces (6.3 million ounces of silver and 31,400 ounces of gold), down from 8.7 million ounces in Q2 2013.
- Silver equivalent sales volume of 7.5 million ounces (5.2 million ounces of silver and 34,800 ounces of gold) was 4% higher compared to 7.2 million ounces in Q2 2013.
- Earnings missed top and bottom lines, as net earnings declined 11% to $63.5 million ($0.18 per share), compared with $71.1 million ($0.20 per share) last year.
- Silver and gold prices are higher since my last article, so wait for a pullback, as I maintain a buy rating.


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FOUR OAKS — If there's a better 3A softball conference than the Two Rivers 3A Conference, those coaches might need to see some solid proof first.
For, after two heart-pounding and competitive semifinal games, held Thursday night at South Johnston High School, the evidence was there to see for all who attended that the top four ball clubs in the Two Rivers are of high quality.
Not to mention, great performances.
Cleveland rallied for two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to scratch out a 3-2 victory over Erwin Triton while, in the nightcap, South Johnston starting pitcher Lauren Higgins tossed a no-hitter to hold back Corinth Holders 4-0.
Late inning fireworks
Through six-and-a-half-innings in the semifinal contest between No. 2 seed Cleveland and No. 3 seed Triton, pitching and defense ruled.
The final inning-and-a-half was quite a different story.
Cleveland broke Triton starting pitcher Kayla Baker's no-hit bid in the bottom of the sixth inning with two hits, the second of which being an RBI single from Maura Mangum that scored Jodi Morgan and gave the Rams the 1-0 lead.
Triton (14-8) responded, however, in the top of the seventh with a Kayce Graves RBI double and then took the 2-1 lead when pinch hitter Annie Tyndall's infield single scored Gracey Spivey from third base.
Cleveland appeared to be unfazed and immediately applied the pressure in its last at bat of the game.
Brittany Bucklin legged out an infield single to start the Cleveland half of the seventh and the Rams loaded the bases with one out after a pair of infield bunt singles from Alliyah Sands and Alexis Ivey.
Jodi Morgan's hard grounder up the middle handcuffed Baker, which allowed Bucklin to trot home to tie the game. Becca Straka followed suit with a hard hit ball toward second base that Triton shortstop Emma Thomas could only knock down but could not make a play on and Sands crossed home plate for the winning run.
"My nerves were shot…they kind of scared me to death," Cleveland coach Samantha Coats said, referring to her team's late game heroics. "I think that they just like to wait until the end to do all of their hitting and scoring and I'm not sure why."
Both starters—Baker for Triton and Taylor Drayton for Cleveland—were on top of their game for much of the contest.
Baker allowed just the three runs on five hits, three of which never left the infield, and struck out three while walking none.
Drayton was equally tough for Cleveland (14-5). She retired 10 consecutive batters heading into the seventh inning and was able to bounce back after the Hawks clawed out two runs to retire Alexis Hobson with two runners in scoring position to keep the game at a one-run difference.
"She did awesome; she worked through everything," Coats said of her sophomore pitcher. "She stays totally relaxed and keeps her head together and she always comes out of it."
Drayton allowed just three hits and struck out five batters for the game.
Higgins dominant for Trojans
Corinth Holders, the league's No. 4 seed, entered its game against No. 1 seed South Johnston knowing it needed to win the tournament to advance to the state 3A playoffs.
The Pirates (9-12) also entered the contest having hit the ball well in their past several outings in winning six of their last 10 games.
South Johnston senior starting pitcher Lauren Higgins, bouncing back after what she described as a disappointing performance in her last start, proved to be too strong as she shut down Corinth Holders and tossed the complete game no-hitter.
"The last couple weeks, they had actually come together as a team," Corinth Holders coach Jessica Potter said. "The bats came alive the last week or so and we were just hitting the mess out of the ball but we couldn't tonight."
Higgins retired the first 11 batters she faced before issuing a walk. Another walk and a fielding error in the top of the sixth inning led to the only trouble the three-year varsity-starting pitcher found.
Higgins responded by retiring the final two batters of the inning, stranding two key Pirate runners.
Higgins struck out nine batters for the game while issuing just the two walks.
"She has been an amazing player for four years," South Johnston coach Mickey Bridgers said. "She's improved and is a lot tougher mentally this year than she was in the previous years and I thought that was pretty obvious tonight.
"She really performed like a champion tonight."
With the Pirates' bats stymied, the Trojans were able to generate just enough offense off of Corinth Holders' starter Kayla Meares.
Kayla Allen doubled home Alexis Massengill in the bottom of the first inning and also scored herself as she was able to take third base and then home after a Corinth Holders error.
RBI singles from Massengill and Caroline Dorman in the third accounted for the rest of the offense for South Johnston.
Meares battled all night long to keep her team in the game and allowed the four runs on eight hits. She struck out three.
For the Pirates, a core senior group – Brandy Davis, Meares, Kayla Narron and Kris Neal—played its last game but not before having left a lasting impression and impact for those to follow their footsteps.
"They're a great group of dedicated girls," Potter said. "They'll be missed."
Collins and Madison Byrd led the Trojans with two hits apiece.
Bridgers echoed the sentiments of his fellow coaches after a day of great competition.
"The conference is very good," said Bridgers. "It says a lot about the conference but it also says a lot about the coaches and the players that play in the conference."


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Mr. Julian (letter, Dec. 16), I would suggest you re-read my Public Forum letter of Dec. 9. There you will find that I did, indeed, explain the erroneous nature of the "facts" you set forth. I also did not accuse you of "making them up." What I did say was, "I'm not sure what history sources he used…but it is inaccurate." I then spent a considerable amount of words explaining that the Civil War was not caused by economic issues alone, but by a combination of issues, including slavery. Mr. Julian, this has nothing to do with "my views." We are not discussing opinions, but with the accuracy of historical facts.
In regard to Lincoln and slavery, you said, "the slavery question was not even seriously considered by Lincoln until 1862." It is well-documented that he had considered the slavery issue for years, well before he was President. In 1837, Lincoln took a very public stand against slavery when he served in the Illinois state legislature. In a resolution presented by Lincoln and Dan Stone, a fellow member of the legislature, it stated, "…the institution of slavery is founded on both injustice and bad policy…." This can be documented by looking it up the Illinois House Journal. Lincoln said, in his 1854 speech at Peoria, Ill., "What I do say is, that no man is good enough to govern another man, without that other's consent. I say this is the leading principle — the sheet anchor of American republicanism." In a July 10, 1858, speech in Chicago, Lincoln said, "I have always hated slavery, I think as much as any Abolitionist." As far as dealing with the slavery issue as President, Mr. Lincoln knew he could not emancipate the slaves in the South or try to get a Constitutional amendment banning slavery right out of the gate. That would, most likely, have caused the border states to secede and he knew that would be a disaster for the Union. Lincoln knew he had to tread lightly in regard to this.
As for the panel Mr. Julian suggested, I think we would be hard-pressed to find satisfactory judges in this area with the depth of knowledge needed for such an endeavor. If you do, let me know.
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Up against intense market pressure, longtime residents and community projects fade from SF
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On a recent Tuesday night, some of the city's most influential developers, architects, and land-use lawyers gathered in a conference room at the ritzy W Hotel for a panel discussion, titled, "San Francisco's Housing Crisis: Can the Tech Boom Help Us?"
It was a provocative question by any measure, but equally intriguing was the lack of even a hint of objection to the dead-serious framing of increasing unaffordability as a "crisis."
Even among well-heeled property brokers at the event, which was hosted by San Francisco Magazine and the San Francisco Housing Action Coalition, there appears to be universal acceptance that the city stands at a crossroads.
"The question asks itself: Who gets to live in San Francisco?" Tim Colen, HAC's executive director, stated by way of introduction.
To break it down into extremely simplified terms: High-salaried professionals easily make the cut, while tenants of modest means who lack stable rent control are more hard-pressed to find housing they can afford. Opinions on how to approach this problem differ sharply.
Colen and other panelists posited that the solution is to build as the city has never built before, aiming for the construction of 100,000 units in the next two decades. But panelist Peter Cohen of the San Francisco Council of Community Housing Organizations countered that today's development projects aren't being constructed for people who actually live in the city, 61 percent of whom make less than 120 percent of the Area Median Income.
The city's real-estate market is invariably described by those who closely track it as "hot," or "bubbly," bringing to mind a cappuccino, perhaps, that induces a jittery feeling. Speculation abounds.
The ripple effect extends beyond residential units. All across the seven-by-seven peninsula that once represented a haven for misfits and iconoclasts, stories abound of arts organizations, nonprofits, and community gathering spaces getting priced out, pressured to move, or otherwise swept away due to economic circumstances beyond their control.
From 2009 to 2013, UC Berkeley economist Enrico Moretti noted, explosive job growth coincided with San Francisco bearing the third-largest spike in rental prices on average, nationwide. In 2011, San Francisco rents were 34 percent higher than they had been 2003; by 2012, they had jumped to 53 percent higher, according to a market analysis prepared by The Concord Group. According to San Francisco Rent Board data, 1,757 eviction notices were filed from March of 2012 to February of 2013, reflecting a 12-year high.
"The problem has serious social consequences," Moretti said at the event, sounding for an instant like a tenant advocate. "There is a serious amount of displacement."
Every upheaval is messy, every tenant-landlord rift is complicated, and circumstances vary case by case. But taking a broad view, the overwhelming consequence of San Francisco's gale-force property market pressure is a cultural shift; the fabric of a longstanding community is unraveling. Below are a few stories of the people and projects that are finding they won't be able to stay in the San Francisco spaces they occupy for much longer.
Jon Zuckman, better known as Jon Sugar, showed up for a May 15 court appearance on his pending eviction proceeding with an entourage in tow. He was flanked by LGBT housing activist Tommi Mecca, perennial political candidate and sex worker Starchild, and radical activist Jerry the Faerie, among others, all longtime characters of the city's lefty, radical LGBT scene.
Judge James Robertson, citing a letter he'd received from Zuckman's doctor, agreed to grant a 60-day continuance, "for the purpose of allowing the defendant to try and locate alternative housing."
concern troll. The only value is will add is as worm food.
Posted by Guest on May. 22, 2013 @ 6:48 am
Just empty bitter abuse?
Posted by Guest on May. 22, 2013 @ 7:01 am
a hateful, classist, racist person. So yes, I look forward to the day you finally provide a service to the ecosystem as food for the worms.
Posted by Guest on May. 22, 2013 @ 7:22 am
But merely keep repeating the same insults as if that were effective?
Posted by Guest on May. 22, 2013 @ 7:36 am
Sounds like you're the hateful one to me
Posted by Guest on May. 22, 2013 @ 10:56 am
awesome. i love this.
Posted by Guest on May. 22, 2013 @ 5:33 pm
You are just another greedy wacked out renter, and please, like you will not be worm food soon.....
Posted by Guest on May. 30, 2013 @ 12:41 pm
The unfortunate truth is that money=happiness is our society. Money doesn't mean anything and it doesn't last. Neither do their stories because they aren't about perseverance, hard work, true love, and doing what's right. Our society does not want to be a hero right now. We'd rather just be comfortable, not making any waves or stirring things up.
We should be putting value on compassion, where every human has access to the same resources, such as food, shelter, and love.
We need to make change to be a better FUTURE. Not a better PRESENT. The world is too beautiful a place not to share with all of creation, not just the present one.
Buuut the rough reality is that he's not going to stand a chance of staying if some lawyer doesn't take on his case pro bono. another option could be for super rich lawyers, with too much money, realizes he or she could have actually been born this man so he's grateful he has the opportunity to help him. Let's bring back the golden rule!
Posted by Guest on May. 22, 2013 @ 8:05 am
What we need in SF is more people paying their way and adding value, and less losers and parasites on welfare and subsidies.
Posted by Guest on May. 22, 2013 @ 9:32 am
The losers and parasites are sharpening their pitchforks and preparing their torches.
Posted by Guest on May. 22, 2013 @ 9:42 am
to ever do anything about it.
Posted by Guest on May. 22, 2013 @ 1:52 pm
than we wouldn't have this problem! We need less money grubbers and more people lovers. You and your money won't matter once you die. Great ideas, love, compassion, invention, will survive. Technology will die or take over the world and all humans will cease to be of value.
Please leave our beautiful, rich with CULTURE (not money) city. Take your money to LA where all the other money grubbers are. There's lots of room for you there.
Posted by Guest on May. 23, 2013 @ 10:00 am
Or of course you can have neither.
Posted by Guest on May. 26, 2013 @ 12:47 pm
Selfish is wanting others to subsidize your rent that is as greedy as any loser can get.
Posted by Guest on May. 30, 2013 @ 12:39 pm
Your perfect word exists I've been there.... CUBA they have very little and don't starve. But that is it... the buildings they do have re crumbling from lack of maintenance and nothing has been built for 50 years.... that is your "vision"... IT SUCKS
Posted by Guest on May. 30, 2013 @ 12:51 pm
Um, it doesn't matter how much "value" an aging activist - or anyone else - adds to a city. You don't get to kick people out of a city just because they don't add value, especially if they have been residents for several decades. Who decides what you need here? People who can "economically contribute" can live in the suburbs like they've done for the past 50+ years in their uniformly-designed family homes inside of gated communities. Why can't they stay there?!
Again, I repeat: YOU DO NOT GET TO KICK SOMEONE OUT OF THEIR HOME WHO HAS BEEN LIVING THERE FOR OVER A DECADE JUST BECAUSE YOU WANT MORE MONEY.
I know this is completely against what America's core values seem to be (i.e. me and my money come first, and to hell with the rest of you), but this is the way it should be. Whatever it takes to make this attitude a reality should be done, and anyone who stands in the way needs to be summarily crushed.
* * *
Oakland is not that much cheaper than SF, sadly, because the same thing is happening there, more or less. Poor young white folks make a neighborhood look less sketchy to the rich. And sorry, we don't need another San Diego, we don't need another Aspen. If you take the poor freaks out of SF, and if you take away the welcoming atmosphere they create for other poor freaks, then you will be left with a sterile mall. If you want a city full of bro-grammer D-bags, cocky finance types, event planners and their cocktail dresses, and all kinds of other philistine riffraff - the very thing Food Not Bombs types thought they were coming to SF to escape - you will get it. And maybe that's what you like, because you are one of the Moneyed. But I am not (not being an adequate salesman of the self or of anything else), and I am getting pushed out too. I happen to like it here, and I personally think I "add value" just by living here and being a respectful, driven member of the community. I am firmly convinced this city has to remain a city of poor freaks - otherwise, this place turns into a nice, verdant location with absolutely unbearable people, like a Boston, or the entire state of New Jersey.
Posted by GuestWorkerPogromsAreComing on May. 23, 2013 @ 10:34 am
"Again, I repeat: YOU DO NOT GET TO KICK SOMEONE OUT OF THEIR HOME WHO HAS BEEN LIVING THERE FOR OVER A DECADE JUST BECAUSE YOU WANT MORE MONEY."
I'll try that line next time prices go up at the grocery store. 'but I've been buying milk at this price for 10 YEARS!!'
Why the attachment to living in a particular house/apartment/city/whatever?
Posted by Guest on May. 23, 2013 @ 10:59 am
nothing should ever change and that a renter somehow has a right to a lifetime lease at a subsidized rent.
Posted by Guest on May. 23, 2013 @ 11:27 am
favour the kind of people that the city sees as contributing the most. So they might have policies that favour, say, foreign investors but not have policies that encourage, say, more homeless people to come here.
Posted by Guest on May. 23, 2013 @ 11:22 am
So what you are really bemoaning here is not so much any genuine suffering, but rather that certain partisan groups that you personally approve of are receding. and while that personal view is understandable, I see little reason why that should concern the moderate majority who voted for the pro-jobs, pro-growth, pro-business Mayor Lee.
His 65% approval ratings indicates that support for jobs and development are far more important to most SF'ers than a few bad artists and political extremists. So the city isn't "vanishing" at all. It is merely changing as it has always done.
The climate in Sf has always swung from one wing to another, and right now people, voters and residents are getting behind the economci success story here. If that emans a few people have to move to Oakland, I can live with that, and so can most of the rest of us.
Posted by Guest on May. 22, 2013 @ 7:00 am
While I agree with you on the issue of personal opinions, I don't think you can give a lot of credence to Mayoral approval ratings. Many sf residents are ignorant of local politics, which is illustrated by almost universal re-election of incumbents. When's the last time an incumbent was not re-elected?
If Ed Lee was not an incumbent (whose appointment was pretty damn shady to begin with, and his deciding to run even MORE shady), I bet you he would not have won. His backers knew he'd only get elected if "incumbent" appeared next to his name because let's be honest, few people pay attention to local politics.
Most people are bummed about the out of control cost of living in SF, the rent. I wont' argue the service industry here has exploded as a result and waiters and what not are making much more money, as long as the housing exists maybe it can be win-win. we'll see.
Posted by dude on May. 22, 2013 @ 11:05 am
you can claim support for anything and anyone. There just isn't any evidence that you are right and there's a lot of evidence that you are wrong.
Posted by Guest on May. 22, 2013 @ 11:23 am
"But a lot of them "just can't afford to be in San Francisco anymore," she went on, singing a familiar tune. "There's just been a huge shift over to the East Bay."
The horror, the horror.
Making someone live in Oakland is a human-rights violation!
Posted by Demented, Yet Terribly, Terribly, Persistent on May. 22, 2013 @ 7:16 am
It's really the classic SFBG logic error of thinking that San Francisco is somehow not just a part of the Bay Area.
San Francisco exceptionalism is a flawed way of thinking.
Posted by Guest on May. 22, 2013 @ 7:34 am
Left-wing people have a civil right to live in San Francisco!
Who else is going to read the Guardian?
Posted by Demented, Yet Terribly, Terribly, Persistent on May. 22, 2013 @ 7:43 am
talked about here for the poor, the unemployed, the homeless and non-whites is really just a plea for the demographics of this city not to change so that the entrenched special interest groups on the left can continue to exist in some form.
Posted by Guest on May. 22, 2013 @ 7:48 am
So you actually do think you're better than other people? You admit to that? That takes guts I guess. I mean, we're all racist. Duh, it's been institutionalized. Thanks old, dead, white men (alive white men can still suck but they're just a product of an environment, it's not their fault)! So of course we're every -ist (class, age, sex, etc.) but to say you basically think that your preference is better than everyone else's out LOUD, in TEXT, kinda makes you a bad person. Because you're not even sorry.
You really think once everyone around you is just like you, you'll grow? Become a better you? Be happier? Because you won't. You'll stay sheltered and arrogant and privileged. You won't learn gratitude and you'll never be happy.
These aren't the burbs. This is the city. You have to have a pair of something to live here.
Posted by Guest on May. 22, 2013 @ 8:17 am
Finally a comment worth reading. Most of these comments are disgusting.
Posted by swiss on May. 22, 2013 @ 12:36 pm
He said that much of the so-called empathetic compassion for the poorer classes was little more than self-serving political posturing.
And I fear that he is correct.
Posted by Guest on May. 22, 2013 @ 12:56 pm
I can guarantee I do not do it for the politics. Yes, certain agencies provide funding for non-profit organizations, but only because our society makes it so.
Shwuh oh, time to get a little socialist: If EVERYONE gave 10% of their check out of gratefulness that they weren't created the most unfortunate person in the world or found themselves in unfortunate situations over and over, then the world would be a better place and maybe there wouldn't be any unfortunate situations.
Unfortunately, humans are innately selfish (survival of the fittest). Fortunately, technology and other progressions have allowed us to not have to fight for food or shelter. There's definitely enough resources to go around. So it blows my mind that there are still people dying of hunger, thirst, etc. just because they don't have money. Now, I digress, but not really. These tenants are being evicted because the market says that landlords can charge at least double what they could charge 10 years ago. These landlords could CHOOSE to keep it the same. These landlords do not see their tenants as humans but as dollar signs. Landlords are still living in the "survival of the fittest" mentality because they see their survival based on how much money they can make. Sad truth.
A bit of a silver lining: Housing Negotiation Project occurs every Wednesday & Thursday from 12:30-4:30. It provides volunteer attorneys for people who are going through the eviction process who cannot afford their own representation. The lawyers represent families, yuppies (yes, even those heathens), teachers, counselors, the elderly, the disabled, servers, and bike messengers. Some people experienced a financial hardship (medical, family, etc.) and others have a landlord who sucks and is trying to jack up the rent.
If you know of anyone who has received a notice of eviction, please send them to the Eviction Defense Collaborative @ 995 Market, 12th Floor.
There is hope. It's just very small and very hard to find. Look!
Posted by Guest on May. 23, 2013 @ 10:23 am
I'm sure it's the minority but how many folks live in below market rent controlled apartments and CAN afford to pay market? There's a sizable group of these folks. It's too bad we can't take away their subsidy to subsidize house for folks that really need it here.
Personally I have several friends that make a bunch of money now but still live in their 1990 college apartment at 30% of market rent. They buy places in Tahoe and Napa and keep their subsidized apartment forever to live in here.
Posted by Guest on May. 22, 2013 @ 7:45 am
It would be amusing to cross-check the list of people living in rent-controlled apartments in SF against real estate ownership records in California and neighboring states.
Any guesses how many people in San Francisco living in rent-controlled apartments own real estate elsewhere?
Posted by Demented, Yet Terribly, Terribly, Persistent on May. 22, 2013 @ 8:26 am
... to cross-check how many comments on this website are made by landlords hostile to rent-control who own a pre-1979 SF rental property. Over 80% is my guess. You'd think they'd just sell the building (at a huge profit in most cases) and move on with their lives. But instead they have this insatiable need to whine and complain on a website that is very supportive of tenants in general and extremely supportive of strong rent-control laws. There are lots of whiners and losers in the US, and apparently many of them own SF rent-controlled buildings.
Posted by Guest on May. 22, 2013 @ 8:53 am
Only Landlords Could Possibly Think That Rent Control Is Stupid!
Posted by Demented, Yet Terribly, Terribly, Persistent on May. 22, 2013 @ 9:12 am
Do you realize that you mispunctuate your screen name?
I know that punctuation pickiness is uncool, but so are you.
Posted by Guest on May. 22, 2013 @ 9:21 am
Of course I live in Portland, along with at least one person who had a rent controlled apartment in San Francisco while simultaneously owning a house in Portland, at least until recently.
If he can care about San Francisco housing policy, so can I.
Posted by Demented, Yet Terribly, Terribly, Persistent on May. 22, 2013 @ 9:30 am
and not practiced in most of the rest.
Posted by Guest on May. 22, 2013 @ 9:30 am
Alabama, Mississippi, Oklahoma ... They don't have rent control so they must be superior and we should follow their lead. Is that what you're saying? You know, Detroit has no rent control and a high homeownership rate. Should we try to be like Detroit?
Posted by Guest on May. 22, 2013 @ 10:02 am
Why would they need rent control? You could move there tomorrow and live like a king on your minimum wage job.
Of course, they do have a cvity income tax in Detroit, so maybe you think we should follow their lead after all?
Posted by Guest on May. 22, 2013 @ 10:13 am
wow you are literally stupid. Did you even realize what you commented in reference to the context of this article and the comments that followed?
You should just start all over again at Kindergarten.
Posted by Cuhsandra on Jun. 11, 2013 @ 1:45 pm
I think rent control is stupid, and I'm not a landlord. In fact I live in a rent-controlled apartment myself. It has personally benefitted me.
However I realize that the macro impact of rent control is negative. Nice for those who were lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time, but bad for young people new to the housing market and everyone else trying to find a place subsequently.
Rent control decreases the overall availability, quality, and affordability of housing everywhere it's attempted. The irony is that
As one of the friends of Jon Sugar's mentioned in the article, I don't want to see him get kicked out -- especially since the whole situation arose as a result of bedbugs, not anything that was his fault. His only real "fault" in this saga that I can see has been not being savvy enough in navigating the hoops that were set up by the court process for him to jump through, thereby inadvertently creating the legal conditions for him to be evicted.
Jon isn't really an activist. But he's someone who adds richness and community to the lives of those around him. It's a shame that he and others who are losing their homes are suffering the unintended consequences of policies largely enacted and supported by people whose intentions are exactly the opposite.
If San Francisco continues to gentrify and become more conservative, people like the folks running the Bay Guardian will have primarily themselves to blame, for choosing statism (government control and regulation) over a more free-spirited cultural liberalism. The relative prosperity that made the Summer of Love possible is something that a tax-and-spend agenda of big government programs can never deliver.
People who value non-conformity, funkiness, a free-spirited art and music scene, and the counterculture in general should give serious consideration to the fact that government is none of these things.
The culture of big government is to elevate the Protestant work ethic over bohemianism, sobriety over hedonism, obedience over independence, "family friendly" mores over alternative culture, government military veterans over peace activists, money over aesthetics and spirituality.
When that's what you keep electing, don't be surprised at the all-too-predictable results.
Posted by Starchild on May. 23, 2013 @ 12:04 pm
Starchild for Mayor. ;)
Posted by Guest on May. 23, 2013 @ 12:27 pm
assumption revealed by the introductory information in previous years' voter pamphlets, being gay, bi-sexual, transsexual, etc. is not a qualification for office. (Nor is it a disqualification, of course.)
Posted by lillipublicans on May. 23, 2013 @ 12:47 pm
But having the depth of thinking to realize that rent control actually harms tenants shows a subtle grasp of sophisticated concepts.
Posted by Guest on May. 23, 2013 @ 1:20 pm
who uses the Starchild persona to make friends with LGBT etc, then subtly manipulates them by feeding them the government line once in awhile like she just did.
Posted by guest on May. 25, 2013 @ 8:11 am
I completely missed that.
Posted by lillipublicans on May. 25, 2013 @ 12:07 pm
because they think it's a free lunch, without realizing that it's killing them. In fact, the big dark secret is that a lot of landlords like rent control. After all, they could just as easily buy in Marin or San Mateo, with high rents and no rent control.
But the thing is that LL's make bank when they get a vacancy, like 3K a month for a 1BR. And there are ways of ensuring more turnover.
Posted by Guest on May. 23, 2013 @ 12:43 pm
I know two families of four who are crammed into a one-ed flat, purely to retain rent control. They've got the money to move and in fact one of them bragged to me about "having saved a million" partly because of his cheap rent - he's looking for a Tahoe ski cabin right now and will pay cash.
Then there's an IT guy I know who is on 150K a year and pays $800 for a 3-bed flat in Nob Hill.
SFBG always conjures up some old guy with AIDS getting evicted but there are a lot of people making bank off RC who don't need it.
Posted by Guest on May. 22, 2013 @ 9:25 am
who already inherited two houses on the East Coast and used some more of his inherited wealth to buy a multi-unit San Francisco apartment building. He then did an OMI eviction on the tenants paying the least rent because he wanted a place to live during the time of the year he wasn't globetrotting.
Posted by Guest on May. 22, 2013 @ 9:39 am
So what is your point?
Posted by Guest on May. 22, 2013 @ 10:14 am
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Top 5 Reasons You Should Head to Macy's and 'Shop for a Cause'
Shop For A Cause gives you the opportunity to give back to your community and to help Autism Speaks. Purchase a $5 Shopping Pass* f... More...
Running with Autism Speaks Could Earn You an iPad!
Learn about two exciting races coming up in New York City and meet Jonathan, an inspiring young man with autism who runs marathons.
Autism Speaks Art: Creative Fundraiser with Paper Clouds Apparel Tees
What if your next t-shirt could provide joy and financial support to a child with autism?
What if that same t-shirt purchase could inspire confidence and a sense of
accomplishment for an... More...
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