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April showers may bring May flowers, but they also bring a lot of water in the process. And, as ideal flat or gently sloping building lots become harder to find, homebuilders now must pay greater attention to how that water will move across a potential home site. Working with the lot's natural drainage patterns will help limit future problems for both the homeowner and the larger community.
Rain, Rain, Go Away
In the past, suburban developers typically developed site plans with the goal of making unwanted stormwater simply disappear. Underground drainage systems forced runoff into storm sewers that eventually made their way into municipal water treatment plants or simply dumped the untreated runoff into area waterways. Growing environmental awareness, along with stronger local ordinances, is forcing a change in this see-no-evil approach.
"It's become much more popular to deal with stormwater in a way that's visible and reduces the impact on local hydrology" says Stan Jones, head of the Department of Landscape Architecture at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Ore. "If you move it from your backyard to a city system, you're asking that system to deal with your water and move it someplace else."
This doesn't mean homeowners have to resign themselves to backyard floods after every heavy rainstorm. But it does mean builders need to take another look at previous grading and landscaping strategies and consider new ways to handle onsite stormwater.
"We still create yards, but now, instead of looking at stormwater as something we get rid of, we think of ways that we can use it creatively," Stan says. "All the water coming off your downspout and yard ends up in a stream somewhere. The better we can mitigate that, the better off our water resources are going to be."
Foundation Concerns
The most important goal of any landscape plan from a homeowner's viewpoint is to minimize water pressure against the foundation. Poor grading can direct water against basement walls, requiring expensive workarounds or future repairs. To minimize such troubles, Stan suggests grading so that water is pushed away from the foundation for at least five feet.
How well that water you push away from the house drains into surrounding soil is directly related to that soil's composition, whether it is primarily fast-draining sand or slow-draining clay. To determine how quickly water will infiltrate in a particular area Jay Blue, a landscape architect with Brodhead, Wis.-based Applied Ecological Services, Inc., suggests a simple test: Dig a one-cubic-foot hole, fill it with water and then watch the water level over time.
"If it doesn't change at all in an hour, you know you have very poorly draining soil," he says.
In such situations, low areas in a yard may develop small ponds during heavy rainstorms. In the past, builders may have sought to fill in such areas, or install drainage systems directing the runoff to the street. Today, though, municipal officials frown on such measures, which can stress water-treatment systems and add to pollution woes. Instead, Stan and Jay suggest more natural solutions, working with the site's natural drainage patterns and incorporating native species.
Natural Approaches
"Rain gardens" are one approach to stormwater management gaining favor among both homeowners and environmentalists. These beds group native perennials, which have adapted to thrive in a region's specific soil and water conditions, in the path water would naturally take traveling through a site.
Jay says native species, including various types of grasses and wildflowers, develop very deep root systems that improve water infiltration in two ways. The plants themselves absorb more water, and, as the roots grow and die back over time, they create channels in even clay-based soil, speeding water drainage and minimizing runoff.
Using new permeable asphalts for driveways and other surfaces is another strategy for limiting stormwater runoff. But Jay cautions that these materials are not appropriate in all settings. In the Midwest and Northeast, for example, winter snowplowing can fill the pavement's pores, limiting its water-absorption effectiveness. Instead, he recommends the two-track approach to driveway design common in older homes, in which two parallel concrete-paved tire tracks are poured, with the space in between planted in ground cover.
"Adding that vegetation helps capture any oil or sands that might be coming from the vehicle," Jay says.
Whether builders use one or some combination of these techniques, they're ensuring happier homeowners, dryer yards and healthier water systems. Not a bad return for a little bit of planning.
Chuck Ross is Cape Cod-based freelance writer who has first-hand experience with soggy backyards.
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Tom Wolfe (1931). This book, Bonfire of the Vanities, was judged by a Time Magazine panel of experts as one of the 10 greatest novels of the last quarter century.The hero, Sherman McCoy, a Park Avenue bond trader and Master of the Universe gets caught up in a maelstrom of class and cultural warfare as a result of a freak accident. Among the character who emnerge in this drama is the Right Reverend Bacon, a race mongering 'jive turkey' the likes of which are now,almost twenty years after the publication of this book, all too familiar to the Ameerican Public. Of course this novel was made into a movie starring Tom Hanks as Sherman and it was a fairly faithful recreation of the novel.Signed copies of Bonfires are very much sought after. This offering is a book in pristine condition with a fully intact dust jacket. The book is First Edition, fourth printing and was published and copyrighted in 1987 by Farrar Strauss Griroux. The book is signed To -(Name electronically obscured in the image seen on the internet only) Tom Wolfe, n.p,n.d. but circa late 1980's.
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B) A Pennsylvania man who tried to eat a marijuana plant when police came to search his home. But, go figures, he couldn't finish the whole thing before the cops found him. They seized 4 pounds of marijuana and thousands of dollars in cash.
C) A high school student who apparently drugged his teacher with butt- enchancing drugs. The North Carolina woman claims the kid put the pills in her coffee. The student was disciplined by the school but no word if she pressed charges.
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A) A Florida man who deposited a stolen $1,000 check into an ATM, and then, tried to withdraw the money. When the ATM took his card, he tied a seatbelt to the ATM and attempted to rip it from the wall. He didn't get away with any cash, but a bank camera caught the whole thing on tape.
B) A Pennsylvania woman who was more worried about good hygiene than a stint in jail. She insisted on taking a bath when police showed up at her door with an arrest warrant. She tried to close the door on the officers and fought with them when they tried to arrest her.
C) A Florida man who assaulted two police officers before attempting to escape... into the ocean. After refusing arrest, the man punched out a bedroom window with his head and ran into the Atlantic. The officers are okay, but the man is now in jail.
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A) A Michigan woman really wanted some hot sauce for her nachos. But when a 7- Eleven didn't have it, she got angry and squirted the clerk with ketchup. A police officer had to escort the woman out of the store.
B) NFL still has not reached a deal with the regular referees. More mistakes were made around the league yesterday including the Redskins-Bengals game. For example, the Redskins were penalized 20 yards instead of 15 for unsportsmanlike conduct in the final seconds of their 38-31 loss.
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B) On September 11th, most media organizations cut away from regular programming to honor a moment of silence. But not NBC. They skipped the moment to air an interview with Kris Jenner, from the reality show "Keeping Up with the Kardashians."
C) A Florida teenager broke into a home to steal fishing rods, a guitar, and six harmonicas. But he got a little hungry so he went ahead and made himself an Eggo waffle with Aunt Jemima syrup drizzled on top! The 16-year-old was arrested and charged with burglary.
Winner: B
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A) A 47-year-old man in Washington state accidentally called 911 last week. The only problem? It happened while he was stealing a car...and drunk. He got away from police that night...but they caught up with the man after his phone accidentally called 911 again the next morning.
B) A 14-year-old was arrested at a Florida Walmart for shoplifting...but it turns out the cop who 'arrested' him was actually his 17-year-old friend. After flashing a fake badge, police say he cuffed his friend and the duo made off with stolen merchandise. Store employees caught on and called the REAL police when they saw him uncuff his friend in the parking lot. The two were arrested later.
C) A New York man tried to use a counterfeit $50 bill to pay for food at an amusement park. Security caught him...so he tried to eat $1,200 more of the fake cash. Security managed to retrieve the bills. The man is now under arrest.
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Somaliland Electoral Laws & Codes
(See this sub-page for Somaliland Political Parties Laws)
12 June 2013: Steve Kibble and Michael Walls, Swerves on the Road- Report by International Election Observers on the 2012 local elections in Somaliland, Progressio, June 2013: .". while the election in all its phases was free, … 'equal opportunity cheating', or to use more prosaic language, widespread multiple voting, prevents us from declaring the election 'fair'"
02 May 2013: Somalilanders Speak - Lessons from the November 2012 - Report by Makokha J and Yusuf A (Safeworld April 2013)
13 January 2013: Tables - NEC Regional results and the Article 6 determination of the three new parties announced by the RAC on 26 December 2012
13 January 2013: December 21st 2012 - Somaliland local elections: International Election Observers applaud commitment to democracy, but say action is required to ensure future election integrity.
03 December 2012: International Observers' Statement on the Somaliland Local Elections
29 November 2012: International Observers Initial Comments on the Somaliland Local Elections held on 28 November 2012
18 September 2012: Somalilandlaw.com [English] Consolidation of the 2001 Presidential & Local Elections Law and All its 5 Amendments, together with footnotes identifying the amendments and linking also other relevant constitutional and legal provisions is now available at this link: 2001 (Consolidated) Election Law .
15 September 2012: Seven Political parties/associations and the NEC signed the 2012 Electoral Code of Conduct (in Somali) on 13 September. The other two UDIB and Nasiye are not taking part in the elections and have decided not submit the candidates lists which were due for submission on 14 September 2012.
05 September 2012: With the passing of two more Amendments Schedules in July and August 2012, The 2001 Presidential and Local Elections Law has now been amended five times since 2009 in the form of 5 different Amendment Schedules. Copies of the Law as originally passed and a separate copy of each of the amendments is available at this page which also has an html copy of the consolidated law. However, as the polling date of 28 November 2012 approaches and with no official consolidation of the Law and all its amendments, I have prepared an unofficial Consolidation of the Law and all it amendments which is available below. It will very difficult for laymen and lawyers alike to glean quickly from the original law and the 5 schedules what the current position is in respect of article. The amendments affected 37 of the 66 Articles (57% of the Law) and some of the latter schedules amended the previous amendments. This consolidation lists at the end all the articles affected by each schedule.
Somalilandlaw.com Consolidation of the 2001 Election Law and ALL its five Amendments Schedules: SOMALI (pdf) or (html) ENGLISH (pdf) (18/09/2012)
05 September 2012: Preparing for Local Elections in Somaliland - Plans, Challenges and Progress, Report by Steve Kibble and Michael Walls, Progressio August 2012.
18 August 2012: On 12 August 2012, the National Electoral Commission announced that the long delayed nation-wide elections shall be held on WEDNESDAY, 28 NOVEMBER 2012. As set out in Article 8 of the 2001 Election Law, the NEC's declaration of the polling date was published, on 16 August 2012, in a Presidential Decree (No. 082012).
12 August 2012: Fifth Amendments Schedule to the 2001 Election Law as passed by both Houses of Parliament. The Schedule was signed by the President on 18 August 2012 - copy of the signed Fifth Amendments Schedule to the 2001 Election Law. [05 Sep 2012: NOTE: COPIES OF ALL THE 5 AMENDMENTS SCHEDULES ARE NOW AVAILABLE AS ORIGINALLY SIGNED INTO LAW AT THIS 200l ELECTION LAW PAGE.]
05 August 2012: Fourth Amendments Schedule to the 2001 Election Presidential Election Law Signed into Law by President on 25 July 2012, but the House (which is currently in recess) has been asked to re-convene for an extra-ordinary session on 7 August 2012 to reconsider the fourth schedule Amendments and specifically on the design of the ballot paper of the PR open list system. The Electoral Commission has repeatedly advised that using symbols for every candidate (and not numbers) will make the ballot paper unwieldy and costly in elections which will, for example, in the Hargeisa 25 seats local council contested by 9 parties/political associations, involve 225 candidates names in one ballot paper out of which each voter must only choose one candidate.
In re-considering the 4th schedule amendments on 7 August 2012, Somalilandlaw.com urges the House to take this opportunity to add to the new Schedule 5 amendments the provisions relating to the reserved seats for women and excluded Groups and our suggested draft schedule 5 amendments (see below).
Reserved Seats for Women and Excluded Minority Groups Bill July 2012:
"The Reserved Seats Bill 2012 currently at the House of Representatives provides the Somaliland Parliament another opportunity to pass legislation which will help women and members of minority groups excluded on the basis of birth or descent (EMGs) exercise their rights to stand for elections. The proposed modest number of reserved seats is aimed at realising, in a small measure, the equality rights in the Somaliland Constitution and is no way contrary to any of the provisions of the Constitution. To borrow the words of former US President Johnson, we have talked too long about equal rights and 'it is time now to write the next chapter and to write it in the books of law'." - Editor in comments on the Bill. 21 July 2012
21 July 2012: House of Representatives Internal Affairs Committee Bill on Reserved Seats for Women & Excluded Minority Groups: House Bill (in Somali). (Somaliland comments on the bill - English)
May 2012: SONSAF Survey & Report on the forthcoming 2012 local elections
January 2012: Somalilandlaw.com Consolidation of all the Amendments to the 2001 Presidential & Local Elections Law including all the consequential amendments arising out of the December 2011 changes. The Text (and the introduction) is in Somali - an English language version will be available as soon as it is clear that there will be no further changes. (Please see the above more up to date August 2012 Consolidation of the Law and all its 5 Amendments Schedules)
2011 (November): (SONSAF) Somaliland Elections Review Report - "The aim of this review is to evaluate the performance of the multi-party elections held in Somaliland in the last ten years. It focuses on assessing the compliance of Somaliland's electoral processes and practice with international and regional standards governing the conduct of elections." The Report adds that the review was undertaken by local consultants with guidance and regular input from the Somaliland Non State Actors (SONSAF) Democratization Group" .
22 December 2011: The 2001 Presidential & Local Elections Law (Amendments Addendum No. 3) 2011 has be signed into Law by the President on 13 December 2011. The Presidential Decree (No. 0182/122011) dated 13 December 2011 sets out in full the two provisions of the amendment law as follows:
22 December 2011: The 2007 Voter Registration Law (Amendments Addendum No. 3) 2011 has be signed into Law by the President on 13 December 2011. The Presidential Decree (No. 01810/122011) dated 13 December 2011 sets out in full the short amendment law makes the following five provisions:
Somaliland Presidential Election June 2010 Reports:
NEC Declaration of Result
Supreme Court Declaration 11 July 2010
SONSAF Post Election PR
NEC Final List of Voters
Progressio PR 1 July 2010
Prof I Jhazbhay Statement
Ethiopian Press Statement
IRI Somaliland Holds Credible Elections
APD: Report on the 2010 Somaliland Presidential Election Process - July 2012
Somaliland Change & Continuity: Report by international ekection observers on June 2010 Presidential election in Somaliland - Michael Walls and Steve Kibble (May 2011)
ELECTORAL LAWS UPDATES: (May 2010)
Somalilandlaw.com Text Consolidation of the 2001 Presidential & Local Elections Law and its 2009 & 2010 Amendments: [Somali] [English]
February 2009:
SOMALILAND ELECTORAL LAWS - a Handbook in English & Somali - by Ibrahim Hashi Jama, editor, Somalilandlaw.com
Download FREE HERE. (large pdf file)
The main Somaliland electoral laws were (As at 2008)
Pre 2007 Legal Changes
1. The Somaliland Voter Registration Law 2007 ( Law No:37/2007) and its 2008 amendments - in Somali and an English language translation.
(For the earlier text of the bill see: The Somaliland Voter Registration Bill 2007 (as previously passed by the House of Representatives on 11 March 2007 and the House of Elders on 14 May 2007) This is now Law (July 2007)
2. The New Electoral Commission finally sworn into office on 9 September 2007 - nearly 8 months since the expiry of the term of office of the outgoing Commission on 20 January 2007. See the Electoral Commission page for more details.
3. Somaliland Presidential & Local Councils Elections (Amendment) Bill 2007 - The first Reserved Seats Bill
Text in Somali. (Somalilandlaw.com comments on the Bill and particularly on the Reserved seats provisions ). On 2 December 2007, the House of Elders rejected the whole Bill, on a vote of 62 for the rejection, none against and 3 abstentions. The House of Representatives will be considering the Bill again in their next session which starts in early February 2008. The Bill has now lapsed as the House of Representatives could not muster the two thirds majority required to force the bill through.
4. Postponement of the elections: The Somaliland National Electoral Commission announced on 11 October 2007 an accord agreed upon by all the three parties on 7 October 2007, which stated the following:
1. All voter registration should be completed by 10 June 2008.
2. Elections for local district council which should have taken place in December 2007 shall now be conducted on 1 July 2008.
3. The Elections for the President of Somaliland to be held in April 2008 will be postponed to 31 August 2008.
4. Any issues relating to the above, which arise in the future, shall be resolved through dialogue and consensus.
5. Extension of the term of office of the District Councils: There are no constitutional or legal provisions which give the House of Elders power to extend the term of office of local councils (or for that matter their own term of office), but the House assumed such a power, at the request of the President, and on 12 December 2007 passed a motion (on a vote of 47 for, 1 against and 2 abstaining) to extend the term of office of the District authorities which was due to expire in December 2007 to 1 July 2008, so as to bring it in line with the terms of the SNEC/political parties accord. No similar proposal was put to the House in connection with the delayed presidential election - the House has the power under Article 83(5) of the Constitution to extend the term of office of the President & Vice President but only in exceptional circumstances where the election cannot be "because of security considerations". This has raised concerns that a longer extension of the presidential term of office may be in the offing!
It has been my consistent view that all these (and the past) extensions of the terms of office necessitated by failures to arrange the elections on time should be dealt with by either constitutional amendments or, where appropriate, as in local councils, by amendments to the relevant laws. Both of these options involve decision making on the part of the President and BOTH Houses and not just the President and the House of Elders only (Editor)
6. Second Postponement of the Elections: The Somaliland National Electoral Commission announced on 9 April 2008 another accord agreed upon by all the three parties and the SNEC to the effect that in the light of the delay in the voter registration, the:
7. House of Elders' Controversial Extension of Presidential Term of Office: On 10 April 2008, the House considered proposals submitted to them by the President and decided (on a vote of 63 for, 1 against and 3 abstaining) to extend the term of office of the President, which is due to expire on 15 May 2008, by one year to 6 May 2009. The House relied on Article 83(5) of the Constitution which allows a term extension ONLY if the election cannot be held because of security considerations. Here is a copy of the House resolution.
8. On 20 June 2008 the three parties and the NEC reached an agreement postponing the elections to 2009. A copy the agreement in Somali is available here. For an English translation of the Agreement see the Somaliland Academy for Peace website. The presidential elections will now be held, before the local government elections, in March 2009. The NEC agreed with the three parties that the presidential election would be held on 29 March 2009, but no presidential decree confirming this date was issued.
9. On 13 March 2009, at the request of the president, the House of elders resolved to extend the term of office of the President and the Vice-President, again, until 29 October 2009.(Copy of the House Resolution). The President's request pointed out that the NEC were proposing to hold the election on 31 May 2009, but the Guurti decided that the election should take a place a month before the end of the extended term i.e 29 September 2009. Understandably, the resolution has also been criticised for usurping the powers of the NEC.
10. The NEC did not question the date of the election proposed by the House of Elders, but promptly endorsed it and announced without the agreement of all the parties that the election will now be held on 27 September 2009. This will be the fourth date set by the NEC for this presidential election - the previous dates were 29 August 2008, 29 March 2009 and 31 May 2009 ....
11. For an overview of the Somaliland electoral events up to early November 2009, see this ICG Report - Somaliland - A Way out of the Electoral Crisis December 2009.
There is no general law governing the holding of referendums, but the special referendum on the Constitution was conducted under the Law on the Referendum of the Constitution. The Somaliland Electoral Commission
The Somaliland elections are overseen by the Somaliland National Electoral Commission whose composition powers and duties are set out in Articles 10 t0 21 of the 2001 Election Law and Articles 63 and 64 of the 2005 Election Law. Reports of Independent Observers of Somaliland Elections (2002 – 2006): Note the reports also contain the election results. [See above for the elections since 2006]
A: 2001 Referendum on the Somaliland Constitution -
Report of the Initiatives & Referundums Institute 2001 (pdf)
B: 2002 Local Elections –
1. EU Delegation Final Report on the Somaliland Local Elections (pdf)
2. Final Report on the Somaliland Local Elections : EU/GTZ Technical Team (pdf)
2. "Very Much a Somaliland Run Election" - CIIR (pdf)
3. Report of the Domestic Observers - COSONGO (Word file)
C: 2003 Presidential Election –
1. Report of the South African Mission on the Somaliland Presidential Election
2. Somaliland: Presidential Election 2003 – NORDEM Report 08/2003
3. Somaliland Presidential Election Observation Report – NAGAAD & COSONGO
D: 2005 Parliamentary (House of Representatives) Election -
1. Further Steps to Democarcy - Progressio
2. Somaliland Elections to the Lower House, NORDEM REPORT 03/2006 (pdf)
3. International Republican Institute Somaliland Parliamentary Election Assessment Report (pdf)
4. PLACES THAT DO NOT EXIST: Experiences from the parliamentary elections in Somaliland
5. Media & press statements of the South African Observer Mission to Somaliland Parliamentary elections - 25/09/2006 & 30/09/2006
'A Vote for Peace' - How Somaliland successfully hosted its first Parliamentary Elections in 35 years: A report by the Somaliland Academy for Peace & Development
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Chit chat with Natalie Foxy
"The first time knowing kisses 6th grade. I remember really happened behind the rest fit the laboratory. His kiss was not frenchkiss, but that just disosor same guy classmate friend me. I'm still amused wrote, belumtahu understand the meaning of a kiss "says Top Model Jakarta, 2006, the Princess of Tourism, and 10 HotBabes 2008.
However, on the other hand, Natalie Foxy does not deny that there are distinctive imaginations that during the time he fertilizer for making love affairs. Eiffel Tower and the mountain, is the location of his choice if one day he had found the man who could steal his heart.
Nathalie Foxy, 'CD' The Missing and 'Sexy Foxy'
Dismantle the story of the early career Nathalie Foxy, that they are able to make a surprise. All that has been achieved today, begins with a story of accident in a mall in the area Jakarta.Intinya, Lady Luck seemed to always side with the self-Nathalie Foxy. If then the unique story of his career continued to slide, it seems only natural. Nathalie Foxy is starting his model career from the bottom.
"What is the story early foray into the entertainment world?"
"Initially, after graduating from art college for 4 years in Japan, accidentally I again walk in the mall, I was offered the part of Jakarta Top Model. Indeed, from high school in Manado I've started to come-join various competitions models. Only, this time I'm focused college. "
"What made you interested in the world model?"
"The world is full of challenge models, glamorous and not as easy as people think. More risk. "
"When the show out of town, there is a request aja invites eat the same phone number. The risks are many, but for long accustomed. That part of the job with the risk that must be run. "
"There are other exciting stories?"
"I've lost all the bras and lingerie that I wear during the show. While my clothes are important, none is missing, you know. At that time there show which also featured the band's performance. Many people who came out into the room provided for supporting the event. Well, that comes out into the room, most guys and band members who joined the show ... ".
"Finally, your personal stuff back?"
"Nah. But there are some guys who are suspected, he ... he ... he ... Want to know who the suspect? One of the band who join the show! "
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AJ DiCintio
February 15, 2013
When considering how to satirize England's policies that for centuries condemned the great majority of Ireland's people to abject poverty, Jonathan Swift could think of no better vehicle than the plan of having the well-off solve the problem of poverty (as well as grace their tables with a "most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food") by paying Irish mothers to fatten their children for slaughter.
This perfectly revolting act of cannibalism, however, need not be limited to attacking the evils of imperialism; for used metaphorically, it may be aimed at every nation whose moral decline impels it to feed its vast, insatiable, destructive selfishness by eating the lives of its children.
Having succumbed to a spending and promises binge unprecedented in its history while kicking responsibility for it down the road not just to its children but those not yet born, the once upright United States is now guilty of such monstrous depravity.
And monstrous depravity it certainly is when a nation already up to its federal and state noses in unsustainable debt and mathematically impossible promises feels compelled to invent the abominable governmental debt instrument called the capital appreciation bond.
Put simply, a capital appreciation bond is like any other municipal or school bond, except that its entire cost is pushed decades ahead, thereby not just burdening future generations with debt the current citizens don't want to pay but placing on their backs repayment amounts astonishingly greater than those required by a conventional bond.
To illustrate how a financial stratagem that could have been conceived and concocted only in hell eats the lives of children whose future financial situation is completely unknown at present, we can first turn to an ordinary home mortgage calculator.
Whatever number we enter at 3.5% for 30 years, we find that the repayment amount is 1.62 times the sum borrowed, with the factor rising to 1.82 at 4.5%, 2.2 at 6%.
With that information in mind, we can consider the following, reported by Ian Lovett (NYT) about the $35 million in capital appreciation bonds issued by California's Santa Ana Unified School District in 2009.
"Not a cent is owed until 2026. But taxpayers will eventually have to pay $340 million to retire that $35 million debt."
Lovett also reports that California's Poway Unified School District "borrowed $105 million. . .which local property owners will be paying off until four decades from now at an eventual cost of nearly $1 billion."
In both cases, the 10-1 ratio of repayment to amount borrowed represents an act of perversion so horrid in its shamelessness it dwarfs into near nothingness the three penny tax that sent the farmers of Lexington and Concord running for their muskets.
Moreover, reports Lovett, those two districts are not unique; for "Since 2007, hundreds of school districts and community colleges across California have used capital appreciation bonds to raise nearly $7 billion for various construction projects. . ."
The stink of this rottenness is mightily exacerbated by the fact that hyenas within the financial industry are earning millions in fees, commissions, and interest payments as they rip and tear at the lives of innocent children with rapacious amorality.
And just when we think the stench can't get any worse, we learn from a variety of sources, including californiawatch.org, that because bond issues must be approved at the ballot box in California, those hyenas join their brethren from the legal, architectural, construction, and other industries that stand to benefit from bond money in contributing to political committees urging an ill-served, thoroughly duped public to vote "YES!"
California Watch also performs the invaluable public service of informing us that "Since 2007, school districts and other government agencies in at least 27 states and Puerto Rico have financed projects with capital appreciation bonds," with Texas home to the greatest number of issuers (590), the ironically nicknamed Golden State second (404), and Ohio third (202).
Having insinuated itself into a number of states, the capital appreciation bond requires yet another battle to be fought by citizens who believe along with Ben Franklin that when a people become "corrupted," they will "need despotic Government."
However, as we fight, we must never fail to admit that a fearsome problem inevitably arises whenever we use Swift's "Modest Proposal" to attack every moral outrage that eats our children's lives--
Big spending, big borrowing politicians ultimately in love with statism regard the brilliant work as a useless joke.
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Fingertip search of Penzance gardens following sexual assault
Updated 12:22pm Saturday 16th March 2013 in News By Greg Fountain, Ex-Reporter/Photographer
The police have carried out house to house inquiries in Penzance after a woman allegedly fell victim to a serious sexual assault on Sunday night.
Officers searched gardens in the area of Chyandour Lane and arrested a local man in his 40s on suspicion of the assault.
He was released on bail until Monday (February 18) after being questioned by officers.
It is alleged that the assault took place around 10.30pm on Sunday and police responded after receiving reports of the incident. They later carried out a fingertip search of Chyandour Lane.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact the police on 101 quoting log number 752 of February 10.


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Calif. city fighting crime by building relationships
New chief says that although residents gave the PD high marks in 2008, few had direct contact with officers
By Lisa P. White
MARTINEZ — New Martinez Police Chief Gary Peterson is launching a community policing program in the next few weeks to strengthen ties between police officers and the public.
Peterson, who replaced former Chief Tom Simonetti in December, described community policing as traditional law enforcement tactics combined with problem-solving, crime prevention and involving the residents.
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It was not pretty, but Nova managed to come away with a win in the Florida International University Thanksgiving Tournament Chanpionship game today, holding off the host team.
Cold outside shooting by the Wildcats in the first half allowed FIU to hang around and finally take a three point lead about half way through and maintaining it through the half and five minutes into the second half. Nova was only 2 of 14 on threes in the first half, with Lauren Burford canning 2 of 3 shots. We did manage to score enough on the inside to keep the game within reach, trailing by only 25-22 at the break.
Still trailing by 31-28 at the 15 minute mark of the second half, Devon Kane hit a three ball, followed by a driving layup by Caroline Coyer to give us a three point lead. Shortly following were another Coyer layup, sandwiched around three balls by Megan Quinn and Burford to push out to a 42-35 lead. The lead swelled to 49-38 as Nova completed a 21-7 run, with a Kane drive, another Burford three punctuated by an immediate steal and layup by Coyer.
FIU got a time out to regroup, but Kane then sank three straight free throws after getting fouled on a corner three attempt and the lead was up to 14 with a 52-38 lead. FIU then scored 10 points in the next two minutes, but mostly offset by nice inside looks for short shots or layups to Kane and Burford (twice). A conventional three point play got FIU back inside of 10 points and from then on it was a foul shooting contest for Nova that had its hairy moments. Kane missed the front end of two one and ones and then the first of two foul shots, and FIU crept within five and then to within 62-58 with 35 seconds left before Coyer hit both of her free throws to essentially put the game out of reach. Nova scored their last nine points from the line.
Burford was the savior today, shooting 7-9 with 5 of the 7 Nova three balls, finishing with 19 points, six boards and 3 assists. Kane finished with 17 points and 10 assists with no turnovers. Coyer had 11 points and three assists with no turnovers. Both played over 36 minutes in this one. The team only had 6 turnovers for the game, with 5 blocks and 5 steals. Overall shooting was 24-54 for 44.4%, three point shooting was 7-28 (28%) with almost all of that coming from Burford's 5-7 shooting. Kane made the only three by a guard. The other three ball came from Samatha Wilkes. Rebounds were in favor if FIU by 39-35.
Jordan Dillard got a start in her home state, but did not attempt a shot in her five minutes on the court. Kane was selected as the tournament MVP with Burford joining her on the all-tournament team. The team is now off until the St. Joes game next Saturday at the Pavilion. The Hawks might be the best team we have faced to date and a better effort will be required to be successful in that one as we look to defend our two-year hold on the Big Five title.