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Sukorn Cabana Resort
117 Moo 1, Tambol Koh Sukorn,
Palean, Trang 92120
Trang, Koh Sukorn
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Sukorn Cabana Resort is located in Koh Sukorn area of Trang and If you dream of an island with very quiet, private atmosphere and not too far, you must think of Sukorn cabana resort which nestles in Koh Sukorn. The resort will be your own little home under the coconut trees, the design of the room here is very proper for backpackers, the people or families. The resort also offers package tour service to travel around the sea of trang. In Koh Sukorn, you can have tasty fresh seafood and beverages and can buy some useful appliances to use during your vacation here. If you find the quiet and serene place among nature, Sukorn cabana resort is your destination.
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Date of stay:
Dec 28, 2012
Accommodation and facilities:
too expensive for the poor quality The refrigerators were not plugged in and smelled bad, stink when you opened them. Toilets that did not flush, had to use a bucket.
Reservation service:
Jan 06, 2013
written by:
Yvonne Arvidsson
Date of stay:
Dec 30, 2011
Accommodation and facilities:
Nice resort with beach front bungalows, nice staff but many misstakes on orders at the restaurang due to bad english language from staff.
Reservation service:
Jan 30, 2012
written by:
Marie Jernberg
Date of stay:
Dec 08, 2011
Accommodation and facilities:
On arrival I was offered a glass of water and shown my room. No problems with my room, it's was everything it should have been………. seaview, aircon, fridge and a double bed. However it seems unless you ask for information none is offered. There was no information pack in the room or around reception offering day trips or bike hire etc which means you are very isolated. My room wasn't cleaned for the 3 nights I stayed which meant the bin attracted insects, I emptied it myself once. When I questioned this I was told I had to ask for the room to be cleaned. I also had to ask for the bottled water included in the price and no mosquito net was offered even though I had seen them in other rooms (with thai residents). On my third day I had to ask for toilet roll! The day I arrived I went down to the restaurant and ordered a tuna sandwich for lunch. No tuna available so I had chicken instead. It was ok but heaped with onion to fill it out. That evening I ordered thai chicken yellow curry and rice for my evening meal. It was yellow, spicy and contained 3 pieces of chicken but not a patch on anything I'd ever eaten before in Thailand. It filled me up and I ate it but at 120Baht rather small and expensive. The following morning I asked for muesli and milk to be told it was not included in the set breakfast meal. I offered to pay extra and was told they didn't have any muesli? Why put it on the menu if you don't have it? To compromise I ate my own from my own muesli that I carry when backbacking, with milk from the restaurant and asked for pineapple and banana to go on top (fresh fruit of the season was included in the set breakfast menu). Yup you've guessed it…….no bananas and only water melon and pineapple was given. Then my second night I thought I'd have thai chicken green curry with steamed vegetables, the curry was inedible and I left half of it. A bright pea green colour with virtually no taste, it certainly didn't taste good. When I complained to the manager, he told me that he had met tourists like me before who ate some of the food, felt full and then complained, saying they wouldn't pay! The morning I was treated like a leper by all but 2 of the staff. No smiles, just grunts even though I explained the night before that that I would still pay for the curry. I would not stay here again and think the resort have a lot to learn. I have given it 2 stars as the room and general cleanliness was above average
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Mar 02, 2012
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kay edwards
Date of stay:
Mar 02, 2010
Accommodation and facilities:
The beach is much darker than in the pictures and the water is not so nice.The food was not so good often ants in the dishes.. Lovely bungalows, nice,clean, quiet and cozy..
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Mar 14, 2010
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Heléne Nilebo
Date of stay:
Jan 15, 2010
Accommodation and facilities:
We stayd for one week at a beautiful and quiet place with few other tourists. There are hardly cars on the island so it is easy to get around by motorbike. The staff was very friendly and helpful. Since there was only 6 to 8 gests at the resort we got a pesonally relationship with the staff. The food was tasteful and the menue variated. The beach is a little small, but we were alone there so that was not a problem. The massage at the beach is one of the best we have got in Thailand. The prices were nice too. Over all we will recommand the resort and we are lokking forward to be back.
Reservation service:
Very good
Feb 17, 2010
written by:
Friberg Leif
Date of stay:
Feb 10, 2009
Accommodation and facilities:
Sukorn Cabana is a lovely place to stay for relaxing. The staff is very friendly and helpfull and the food is very tasty.The bungalows is OK. Amazing snorleking around Loilliang Island(1h with longtail). Koh Sukorn is a beautiful island and it´s very easy to drive around the by motorbike. Almost no trafic at all!We will absolutely come bach to Koh Sukorn and Cabana Resort
Reservation service:
Excellent - as always!
Feb 20, 2009
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May & Björn
Date of stay:
Dec 25, 2008
Accommodation and facilities:
We booked the resort for 5 nights with a large family of 8 adults and 2 3 small children. We had an excellent time at the Cabana resort. The rooms had good price/value. The beachfront of the resort is very nice; but we also made trips around the island. One negative point is the quality of the food. The number of prawns in a prawn dish was 3-4 small, same applies to other dishes; the tast is ok but too much water. The worst kitchen we have experienced in Thailand
Reservation service:
Excellent service; very professional
Jan 25, 2009
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Harry van Iersel
Date of stay:
Dec 31, 2007
Accommodation and facilities:
Beautiful location. Friendly staff. Very calm and peaceful island. We loved it. The new year party was great.
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Jan 21, 2008
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Ulf Odda
Date of stay:
Dec 23, 2006
Accommodation and facilities:
A perfect and peaceful place to spend a few days. We stayed for five nights and had a very good time. Very nice and helpful staff, special thanks to Kao and Rona! You can stay very cheap and simple if you can stand some cockroaches and lizzards, we did. But next time we will for sure choose one of the Aircon Bungalows, they really looked very nice. Breakfast was ok, nice with different choices. The restaurant was cheap and pleasant with good food. Sukorn Island is very genuin and unexplored with only a few small food shops, no tourist shops. The island is small enough to be discovered by motorbike.
Reservation service:
Perfect booking system and service.
Jan 16, 2007
written by:
Lennart Carlsson
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If you dream of an island with very tranquil, private atmosphere and not too far, you must think of Sukorn cabana resort which nestles in Koh Sukorn. You can visit the island by boat all the year and can afford to stay at the resort of very reasonable price.
Long - tailed boats can reach Koh Sukorn only in 15 minutes. Upon arriving, you will find yourself standing on a clean beach in a tiny island. If you stroll for ward from the beach, little bungalows are waiting for you under the shady amidst the tranquil private place. If you find the quiet and serene place among nature, Sukorn cabana resort is your destination.
The resort will be your own little home under the coconut trees, the design of the room here is very proper for either back packers, the a couple or families.
:: Deluxe Room, A/C ::
:: Deluxe Hill Bungalow ::
The Deluxe Hill Bungalows do offer a nice view on the ocean towards Lao Liang and Koh Phetra. They are high upon above the shoreline on the Hill near the reception and the Restaurant.
:: Family Room, A/C ::
:: Restaurant ::
In Koh Sukorn, you can have tasty fresh seafood and seafood and beverages and can buy some useful appliances to use during your vacation here.
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Miners Win Season Finale, Snaps Losing Streak against East Carolina
El Paso, TX — Alanna Leasau hit her eighth home run of the season, while Colleen Hohman pitched a complete game to lead UTEP over East Carolina, 4-1, in the final game of the 2014 campaign on Sunday at ECU Softball Stadium.
The Miners (17-34, 9-15 Conference USA) ended a 14-game losing streak to the Pirates (27-19, 14-10) with the victory.
UTEP took the early advantage in the third when Ashley Eldridge plated Kawehiokalani Netane on a stifling hit past the first baseman. Leasau followed with a three-run home run – a bomb hit to left center. Netane led off the inning with a double to deep right center.
Hohman pitched seven innings, striking out four and only walking two. The senior ended her UTEP career by picking up her sixth win of the season.
The Miners ended the season with nine league wins after winning six the past three seasons, while their 17 overall wins was the most in four seasons.


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This docking station works with IBM / Lenovo Thinkpad models: T60, T60p, T61, R60, R61, R61i, Z60, Z60m, Z60t, Z61, Z61m, Z61t, R400, R500, T400, T500, W500, SL500.
Please note that this in the advanced docking station which comes with a DVI port. There are 2 different models of Lenovo T60/T61 docking stations: the 2504 (Advanced) has DVI, parallel, serial port, the 2505 (Standard) doesn't have. This auction is for the 2504 (Advanced) model. Though there is no key included, the docking is unlocked and ready to use.COMPATIBLE PART #: IBM Lenovo, 42W4623, 42W4626, 250510W, 26R9065, 41W6567, 42W4627, 250410U, 250410X, 250410P, 39T4587, 39T4588, 39T4589, 39T4590, 39T4591, 39T4592, 39T4593, 39T4600, 39T4594, 39T4595, 39T4596, 39T4597, 39T4598, 39T4599, 250410J, 41V8054, 42W4636, 26R9063, etc. compatible #s.
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Yosemite's Favorite Basecamp meets the needs of almost all travelers. Couples will enjoy the privacy of the entire property to themselves when they rent the MIDPINES HOUSE. Larger groups (up to 12 people) can rent the HOUSE and the MIDPINES BUNGALOW together, giving them room to spread out.
Rest assured that even if you rent the house only, you will have the whole property to yourself, we do not rent the House and Bungalow separately. This place is very private and very special.
The House is newly remodeled and sleeps 8 very comfortably.
Master bedroom has queen sized bed, a loveseat, and comes stocked with high thread count sheets and goose down duvet. The attached bathroom has granite countertops, a 'tall-person' shower and thick fluffy towels.
The Guest bedroom also has a queen sized bed and a nice view of the night sky and surrounding mountains.
The livingroom has a fold out couch and a separate futon style bed.
There is a gourmet kitchen with stainless steel appliances, quartz counter tops, completely stocked with modern cooking and baking tools.
The spacious, open living & dining room has plenty of seating, a 42' Flat Screen TV, and a wood-burning stove.
The Cedar Hot Tub is surrounded by a large wrap-around redwood deck. The back Patio has a 6 person dining table, a Gas BBQ, a Fire bowl and plenty of seating.
The Bungalow is brand new. We added it to accomodate larger families or groups traveling together. The Bungalow is separate from the house (about 300 ft away) and offers the same amenities as the house minus the full kitchen. The Bungalow has a very large living room area attached to the bar area. The bar has a mini fridge, a sink, and seating for six at a unique wood slab bar top. Above the bar is a small TV. In the living room, enjoy a large flat screen TV, leather couch, a Foosball table, and a remote controlled gas fireplace.
Additional sleeping areas are tucked away behind the media wall. One nook has two bunk beds while the other nook (separate from the bunks) has a queen sized bed.
There is a nice patio outside the Bungalow and a covered porch to enjoy even in the winter.
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A rare snowfall blankets the Livadia Palace in the Crimea. The Russian Imperial family along with members of Russia's aristocratic and noble families favoured the region for its Mediterranean climate and stunning natural beauty. It was here that they built beautiful palaces and elegant mansions overlooking the Black Sea. When the Revolution swept across Russia, it was the isolation of the region that allowed many of them to escape the advancing Red Terror into exile.
© Paul Gilbert @ Royal Russia. 24 December, 2012
H.I.H. Grand Duke Georgii pays his respects at the coffin of King Zog I of Albania at Tirana on November 17th, 2012
H.I.H. the Heir, Tsesarevich, and Grand Duke Georgii of Russia, at the behest of his most august mother, the Head of the Russian Imperial House, H.I.H. Grand Duchess Maria of Russia, who was at that time on an official visit to Russia, attended the reburial of the remains of King Zog I of Albania in the capital city of Tirana. The King had been previously been buried in Paris. His Imperial Highness was accompanied by Cyrille Boulay, an advisor on international relations to the Head of Russian Imperial House.
The coffin bearing King Zog I's body was placed in the Presidential Palace, where official, ambassadors, foreign guests, and ordinary citizens of Albania were afforded the opportunity to pay their last respects. Around noon, a procession on foot accompanying the King's coffin set out from the Presidential Palace to the Royal Mausoleum, led by the grandson of the late King—the present Head of the Royal House of Albania, Prince Leka II, his fiancée Elia Zaharia, and several other members of the Albanian Royal Family. Among those in the procession were the Head of the Montenegrin Royal House, H.R.H. Prince Nicholas; H.I.H., the Heir, Tsesarevich, and Grand Duke Georgii of Russia; the son-in-law of the King Michael of Romania, H.R.H. Prince Radu; and numerous foreign diplomats. The President of Albania, Bujar Nishani, and the President of Kosovo, Atifete Jahjaga, both spoke at the royal burial site. Afterward there was a memorial meal; and that evening, there was a formal reception in the Presidential Palace in memory of King Zog I.
King Zog I (1895-1961) ruled Albania from 1928. He had numerous accomplishments in the domestic and foreign policy of the young nation, but in 1939 was forced to flee his country because of the invasion of the Italian fascists. After the Second World War, a totalitarian, atheistic communist regime was established in Albania under Enver Hoxha, and in 1967 Albania was declared the "first fully atheistic country" in the world.
King Zog I died in Paris and was buried there. He was succeeded as King (in exile) by Leka I (1939-2011), his son from his marriage with Queen Geraldine (born the Hungarian Countess Géraldine Apponyi de Nagyappony). In 1976, King Leka I attended the marriage in Madrid of the parents of H.I.H. the Heir, Tsesarevich, and Grand Duke Georgii of Russia—H.I.H. Grand Duchess Maria of Russia and H.I.H. Grand Duke Mikhail Pavlovich (Prince Franz Wilhelm of Prussia). The present Head of the Royal House of Albania is the son of King Leka I and his wife, Queen Susan, H.R.H. Prince Leka II (born in 1982).
© Russian Imperial House. 23 December, 2012
A new documentary by Russian film maker Boris Liznov recalls the costume ball held in the Winter Palace in February 1903. The film is based on old photographs of members of the Imperial family and the Russian Court who attended the event in which guests dressed in luxurious costumes dating from the 17th-century court of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich. It was to be the last grand ball before the fall of the monarchy in Russia in 1917.
Liznov has assembled more than 250 vintage images from various museums, and expertly assembled old photos of interiors of the Winter Palace as a backdrop. Narration of the ball is described in detail from the memoirs and letters of those who attended the historic ball.
Liznov further explores the reign of Nicholas II and the end of the dynasty that ruled Russia for more than 300 years. The film has already received 7 awards including Best Director and Best Cinematography.
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© Paul Gilbert @ Royal Russia. 22 December, 2012
A monument to the Tsesarevich and Grand Duke Nicholas Alexandrovich (1843-1865) has been unveiled in Nice, France.
The ceremony coincided with the 100th anniversary of Saint Nicholas Cathedral, consecrated in 1912 in memory of Emperor Alexander II's son who died at Nice on 24th April, 1865.
The monument was installed next to the cathedral, and consecrated by Metropolitan of Ryazan. The church choir sang hymns proclaiming the eternal memory of the Tsearevich Nicholas Alexandrovich.
The city of Nice has long honoured Nicholas Alexandrovich's memory: three years after his death, the Villa Bermond (where he died) was demolished to make way for a memorial chapel, and the adjacent street was renamed Boulevard Tsarevich. In 1896, the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna and her son, Emperor Nicholas II organized the construction of a new cathedral, which was completed in 1912. The construction of the cathedral was financed from the private purse of the last tsar. To date, Saint Nicholas Cathedral is the largest Russian Orthodox church in Europe.
© Paul Gilbert @ Royal Russia. 22 December, 2012
Khvalevskoye, former estate of Nikolai Kachalov
The Russian culture minister Vladimir Medinsky has begun a campaign to auction pre-revolutionary estates and mansions to save them from potential ruin. He said that architectural monuments in the worst condition would be a priority and would be offered for long-term rent or even sale to those who can demonstrate that they are committed to restoration.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia rejected the idea of property restitution to descendants of the noble families and wealthy merchants who owned such homes before the Bolshevik Revolution.
Medinsky said that the government had failed to follow through on previous plans to manage the properties and that the situation had reached a crisis point.
"There are 150,000 [architectural] monuments in the country," said the minister according to the RIA Novosti state news agency. "Some of them are in private hands, a majority are in state hands and even more are in a state of ruin. About ten years ago there were instructions to hand over about 2,500 monuments to the monuments administration agency. [But] the government's instruction was not carried out. Two hundred and forty-one monuments were handed over. The monuments are in [a] horrific condition."
Medinsky said that the ministry had already proposed that Rosimushchestvo, the state property agency, auction the right to rent those sites that are in good condition at market rates, on the condition that they are properly maintained. Sites that are in a ruined state would be leased at a peppercorn rate. Olga Dergunova, Russia's deputy economic development minister and the head of Rosimushchestvo, said firm plans were yet to be put in place, however.
Many of Russia's historic properties were allowed to crumble in the post-Soviet bureaucracy of the 1990s and 2000s to make way for more lucrative residential and commercial buildings.
The city of Moscow is now actively employing the new scheme to auction monuments, which has already resulted in some positive examples of restoration. But in the regions the situation is more complicated for preservationists and potentially easier for those who want to purchase outright a monument.
Yevgeny Sosedov, the deputy chairman of the Moscow region branch of the All-Russian Society for the Preservation of Historical and Cultural Monuments, is leading activists in a fight to save Arkhangelskoye, the Yusupov family estate, famous for its palace, grounds and art collection. Since the 1990s, a state museum has shared the grounds with the ministry of defence, which runs a convalescent hospital there. It is ironic, Sosedov said, that estates that survived the Revolution have suffered greater damage in the post-Soviet era because in Soviet times they were, at least, in use as pioneer camps, sanatoriums or collective farms. Local officials, he said, are not interested in dealing with the smalls sums of money needed to conserve estates that have fallen into ruin. "Everyone is waiting for big money," he said.
Some of the descendants of the pre-revolutionary elite have bought back family properties. Yury Voicehovsky-Kachaloff and his wife, Vera, spent around $100,000 to buy the remains of the mansion and grounds of Khvalevskoye, an estate in the Vologda region, which was used as a government office and school in the Soviet era. Vera Voicehovsky-Kachaloff is a descendant of Nikolai Kachalov, an official who was close to the future Tsar Alexander III. The family rediscovered the estate after being sought out and invited to the local village's anniversary celebration in 2006. The cost at auction was high, said her husband, because a local hunting organisation was eager to purchase the territory to develop as a hunting grounds.
It cost the Voicehovsky-Kachaloffs around ten times more to restore the mansion. Financiers now based in Moscow who spent ten years living in London, they were inspired by the UK's National Trust. They plan turn the mansion into a local museum, cultural centre, Sunday school, a base for their family gatherings, and possibly as a small hotel for those interested in the culture and lifestyle of pre-revolutionary estates.
© The Art Newspaper and RIA Novosti. 22 December, 2012
Kremlin visitors will see the restored Kutafya Tower, which is almost 500 years old. After the completion of the year-long renovation work, the passage through the tower to the Kremlin will be opened, ITAR-TASS reports.
The site, one of the main entrances to the Kremlin, was renovated "at repeated requests" of visitors, the chief Kremlin manager's press secretary Viktor Khrekov told ITAR-TASS. Visitors complained that they had to wait sometimes for hours in any weather to pass through checkpoints to go on an excursion or for a Kremlin Palace concert. Now, it will take less time and will be more comfortable, Khrekov assured.
The major repair with the modernization of the checkpoint at the Kutafya Tower was carried out by the Kremlin management and the Federal Guard Service. Before the repair, seven check points were opened to enter the Moscow Kremlin. There are 16 now, and all are in buildings with heating, ventilation and other appropriate systems.
According to specialists, up to 6,000 people can pass through the new check points in an hour and a half, for example to go to the State Kremlin Palace. The Federal Guard Service says that the examination procedure is improved. There is everything necessary for people with disabilities for comfortable visits to the Kremlin, Khrekov noted.
The Kutafya Tower was built by Milan architect Aleviz (Aliosio) Fryazin in 1516. Its height is 13.5 m at present. It was surrounded by a ditch and the Neglinka River with one gate, which was closed tightly with a drawbridge. The tower prevented intruders from entering. In 1685, the tower was decorated with the white stone openwork "crown".
© Russkiy Mir. 21 December, 2012
The State Pushkin Museum in Moscow will host the exhibition Behind the Curtain. The new exhibit will feature residential and ceremonial interiors described in Russian literature of the 19th-early 20th century.
In several rooms of the mezzanine will feature interiors of bedrooms and living rooms, workshops and offices from the literary heroes of Alexander Pushkin and Nikolai Gogol, Ivan Goncharova and Ivan Turgenev, Feodor Sologub and Lev Tolstoy.
Thanks to original pieces from the Tsarist period, furniture, bronze, porcelain, costume and fine attributes of daily life of late 19th - early 20th century Imperial Russia is recreated. The historic displays will portray the attitude, character, habits and hobbies of the respective literary hero.
In addition to large pieces of furniture will be presented some interesting accessories that reveal the private, intimate life of a person "behind the screen" that accompany the hero in moments of passion and peace, profound experiences or solitary reflection.
Screens can become a kind of window into the world of literature, experience the unique atmosphere of bygone centuries.
In addition to the museum's collection will be exhibited objects from the galleries, Three Centuries and Russian Estate, as well as the company de Gournay and the private collections of A.A. Vasilyev and A.L. Kusakina.
© Paul Gilbert @ Royal Russia. 20 December, 2012
December 19th marked the 100th anniversary of the consecration of the St. Nicholas Cathedral in Nice. A special ceremony was held on this occasion, Voice of Russia reports. Russia is to fund a project to renovate the cathedral, Kremlin property manager Vladimir Kozhin announced at the ceremony. Construction work on the project is scheduled to start in 2013.
Built under the personal supervision by Emperor Nicholas II, the St. Nicholas Cathedral is one of the biggest Orthodox churches in Western Europe. It attracts a quarter million worshipers and sightseers each year.
From 1931 until December 15, 2011, the parish that occupied the cathedral was part of the Patriarchal Exarchate for Orthodox Parishes of Russian Tradition in Western Europe under the jurisdiction of the Church of Constantinople.
From 2005 till December 2011, there was a protracted ownership and church jurisdictional dispute over the church building as well as control over the parish, between the existing administration of the Exarchate and the Russian government.
The Russian state, which in 2010 was recognized by the French court as the title-holder as the legal successor of the Russian Empire, made a decision in 2011 to turn the church building over to the Moscow Patriarchate. The dispute partly stemmed from a conflict between old Russian nobility who settled in Nice long ago and Russians who arrived in recent decades.
© Voice of Russia. 20 December, 2012
Saint Isaac's Cathedral in Saint Petersburg has got its first bell to interrupt the silence which had lasted for about 80 years. Under the Soviet government, the building was stripped of religious trappings. In 1931 it was used as a museum of atheism.
The first bell, cast in bronze and tin, weighs nearly 10 tons.
Ten more bells are still to be delivered from a bell-casting factory in Voronezh in 2013.
The bell will ring at midday, together with a cannon shot from the Naryshkin Bastion at the Peter and Paul Fortress. It will be sanctified Friday at a ceremony presided by Markell, Bishop of Peterhof.
© Voice of Russia. 20 December, 2012


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'FHIA-01' at a glance
Ploidy level: 4x
Genome group: AAAB
Status: synthetic hybrid
Breeding institute: FHIA
Breeder's code: SH-3481
Pedigree: AAB Pome cv. Santa Catarina Prata x SH-3142
ITC code: ITC0504
'FHIA-01' is a synthetic hybrid dessert banana that was released by FHIA in 1988. It was developed from a Dwarf Pome and another synthetic hybrid. 'FHIA-01' plants are cold- and wind-tolerant and produce higher quality fruits in sub-tropical, than tropical, conditions. 'FHIA-01' is tolerant/resistant to Fusarium wilt and black leaf streak (black Sigatoka) and susceptible to Sigatoka leaf spot (yellow Sigatoka) and nematodes. 'FHIA-01' has been widely distributed for subsistence and commercial cultivation. 'FHIA-01' has also been marketed under the name 'Goldfinger'.
Local names
'Goldfinger' (Australia)
History of cultivation and current distribution
'FHIA-01' was released by FHIA in 1988 as part of their programme to breed bananas with increased tolerance/resistance to major pests and diseases 1 2. The female parent was a 'Dwarf Brazilian/Dwarf Apple' type (AAB, Pome subgroup) and the male parent was 'SH-3142', an advanced cultivar (genome group AA) also produced by FHIA34. 'FHIA-01' was one of the first synthetic hybrids to be widely distributed to more than 50 tropical and sub-tropical countries for subsistence and commercial cultivation after it demonstrated tolerance to Fusarium wilt and high agronomic performance during the International Musa Testing Programme phase 1567. 'FHIA-01' was released for commercial cultivation in Australia in 1995 under the name of 'Goldfinger'8.
Morphological characteristics
'FHIA-01' plants grow to around 2.5 m tall and the pseudostem is shiny and green to light-green with many dark brown blotches9. The leaves are slightly drooping108 and unblemished4. The leaves remain quite green during the winter in southern Queensland, Australia, and this is a characteristic of some cultivars that are tolerant to Fusarium wilt8. The bunch hangs at a slight angle and is asymmetric{9. The rachis is bare4. The male bud is short and heart-shaped with distinctive wide shoulders and revolute (rolling) bracts that lift one at a time98.
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'FHIA-01' plants are cold-tolerant and produce better quality fruit in sub-tropical than tropical conditions511. Because of their small stature they are considered to be wind-tolerant4. The finger length is considered to be extra large by Cavendish standards8.
Days from planting to flowering: 11 months12, 11.3 and 11.6 months13, 26814
Days from harvesting motherplant to flowering of the ratoon: 15614
Days from flowering to harvest: 13315
Days from planting to harvest: 39014, 13.6 and 14.4 months8, 14.6, 15.1 and 15.3 months13
Days from harvesting motherplant to harvest of the ratoon: 26514
Height at shooting (cm): 21112, 239 and 24514, 274 and 2758
Height at harvest (cm): 239, 245 and 254{13
Height of tallest sucker (cm): 122 and 17313
Number of suckers: 4.3, 4.8 and 5.113
Girth at shooting: 6212, 73 and 7714
Functional leaves at shooting: 10 and 10.714
Total leaves at shooting: 10.2 and 10.814, 13.3, 13.4 and 13.713
Mean bunch weight (kg): 26.212, 33.915, 34.3 and 36.98
Number of hands: 7.3 and 813
Total number of fruits: 99.3, 105.3 and 108{13, 12014
Number of fruits on hand:
Finger length (cm): 19.112, 2415, 25.5 and 26.48
Finger girth (cm): 14.315
Finger weight (g): 121.715
Yield (t/ha): 20.516, 34.912, 33.1, 40.1 and 40.213, 38.6 and 49.68
Productivity index (100 x (bunch weight (in kg)/cycling time in days)): 1.317
Peel (total waste from a whole finger, %): 4415
Shelf life (days): 7.615
Reaction to diseases and pests
Fungal diseases
Fusarium wilt (Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense)
'FHIA-01' has been classified as susceptible but highly tolerant18 and as resistant193122010421 to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense races 1, 2 and 4.
Black leaf streak / black Sigatoka (Mycosphaerella fijiensis)
'FHIA-01' has been classified as resistant to Mycosphaerella fijiensis142. However, breakdown of resistance was observed in Samoa in 200622.
Sigatoka leaf spot / yellow Sigatoka (Mycosphaerella musicola)
'FHIA-01' has been classified as both resistant16 and susceptible5 to Mycosphaerella musicola. During field evaluation trials in Australia for Fusarium wilt, though in field unsprayed for leaf diseases, 'FHIA-01' developed very few symptoms of 'yellow Sigatoka' leaf spot23.
Eumusae leaf spot (Mycosphaerella eumusae)
'FHIA-01' has been classified as susceptible to Mycosphaerella eumusae but this can be controlled by regular de-leafing8.
Crown rot
'FHIA-01' has been classified as resistant to crown rot144.
Bacterial diseases
'FHIA-01' does not seem to have been evaluated for its tolerance to weevils.
Viral diseases
Bunchy top (Banana bunchy top virus)
'FHIA-01' has been classified as highly susceptible to Banana bunchy top virus8.
Burrowing nematode (Radopholus similis)
'FHIA-01' plants have demonstrated varying levels of susceptibility to the burrowing nematode R. similis. In one study, plantlets derived from tissue-culture material were as susceptible as the susceptible reference genotypes Grande Naine or Highgate whilst plants grown from corms were less susceptible than the susceptible reference genotypes but not as resistant as the resistant reference genotypes SH-3142 and Yangambi Km524. In another study, tissue-culture plantlets inoculated after they were 28 weeks old were resistant to R. similis, had fewer nematodes per unit weight three weeks after inoculation than Cavendish plants and were more tolerant than Cavendish plants when supporting the same number of nematodes25. In a further study using tissue-culture derived plantlets planted in pots in greenhouse conditions, 'FHIA-01' plants were moderately susceptible to R. similis26 .
Lesion nematode (Pratylenchus spp.)
'FHIA-01' has been classified as moderately susceptible to Pratylenchus spp. (4,848 nematodes per 100 g root) when tissue-culture plantlets were grown in pots26.
Root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne spp.)
'FHIA-01' has been classified as susceptible to Meloidogyne spp. (41,352 nematodes per 100 g root) when tissue-culture plantlets were grown in pots26.
Spiral nematode (Helicotylenchus multicinctus)
'FHIA-01' has been classified as susceptible to Helicotylenchus multicinctus (1,577 nematodes per 100 g root) when tissue-culture plantlets were grown in pots26.
'FHIA-01' does not seem to have been evaluated for its tolerance to weevils.
Reaction to abiotic stress
'FHIA-01' does not seem to have been evaluated for its tolerance to drought or other abiotic stresses.
Recommendations for cultivation, harvest, post-harvest
FHIA recommends that 'FHIA-01' be cultivated under the following conditions10:
Altitude: 0 – 1400 m
Rainfall: 2,000 mm/year well distributed throughout the year
Temperature: optimum of 28 °C, though is cold-tolerant and able to grow at lower temperatures than the more commonly grown Cavendish varieties
Soil: unflooded, well-drained
Planting density: 1,600 plants/ha recommended
Fertilizer inputs: in Honduras, applied 300 kg/year nitrogen (N), 250 kg/year potassium (K). 'FHIA-01' plants are able to produce high yields with minimal inputs of fertiliser (pers. comms. Jeff Daniells, 2013) and are therefore recommended for cultivation in organic or subsistence conditions.
Pesticide inputs: because 'FHIA-01' is tolerant/resistant to many of the pests and diseases that affect bananas (see 'reaction to diseases and pests' section) it can be grown without the application of pesticides.
Management advice: remove infected tips every four weeks (de-leaf). Remove young shoots every eight weeks (de-sucker).
'FHIA-01' hands mature sequentially and can be harvested one at a time10. To avoid the fruits arriving to consumers in an over-ripe, soft condition the hands or the whole bunch should be harvested when they are in a hard green condition27. The fruits have a green life of approximately 27 days when kept at 20°C. Fruits ripened at 16°C with 96 % relative humidity and 1 ppm ethylene (trickle) had good appearance and colour. The shelf life of ripe fruits is approximately 8 days when kept at 20°C. The fruits only obtain a high sugar content once the peel is a bright yellow colour27.
'FHIA-01' is a dessert banana that is mostly eaten raw when ripe. The ripe fruit has a sweet-acid, apple flavour that is similar to the mother plant104. The cut fruit does not turn black upon exposure to the air and so is good to use in salads10.


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A few weeks ago, in the company of 5,000 other women, I heard Hillary Clinton offer advice I took to heart. She said, "Take criticism seriously, but not personally". For such a simple sentiment, it struck me as profound. In fact, it's not too much of a stretch to say that those six words knocked our collective socks off. The room grew rather still. I could tell that there were other recovering perfectionists, like myself, in the room for whom that struck home.
Supriya Dwivedi wrote an interesting column titled, "Why Hillary Clinton Can't Act Like a Man." In it she complained of the prejudicial treatment women endure at the hands of a sexist media. This is all of course at least partially true, but in an attempt to be different, let's consider: Why a Man Can't Act Like Hillary Clinton. Double standards swing both ways.
I'm not sure why I'm still surprised when the media quite predictably portrays women in a different light than they do men. After yesterday's testimony on Benghazi the New York Post decided it should run a cover with a picture of Hillary and the headline "No Wonder Bill's Afraid." This cover would never run with a man in the place of Mrs. Clinton, and therein lays the fatal flaw of our society.
As you know, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will address the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City next Wednesday. While he is not the first war criminal to seek the world stage and will not be the last, the US has the power to refuse him a visa to set foot on American soil. Indeed, President Ahmadinejad is a classic case study of an inadmissible war criminal who belongs on the US "Watchlist." Simply put, those who "aid terrorists ... persecute religious minorities ... or commit or incite to genocide" are prohibited from entering the United States, and the evidence of President Ahmadinejad's criminality on each of these counts is as clear as it is compelling.
Bachmann's reference to Hillary Clinton's deputy chief of staff, Huma Abedin, whose parents are said to have affiliations with organizations linked to the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood, has upset U.S. lawmakers. Michelle Bachman may not be America's brightest politician, but she and her colleagues are asking legitimate questions, which it seems, are making the Washington establishment very uncomfortable.


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Leona led Diana off far away from the institute.. to place only she knew. She led her through the woods into a secluded river bed surrounded by trees, it was a simple enough place.. and it was all Leona's.. considering no one had yet to discover the place, so she used it as sort of a meditation ground.. to have just a few moments of peace. But, there was something different about it.. on one side grew a slew of Sunflowers.. and on the other, Moon flowers, which caused it to have a beauty like no other about it. Leona looked up at the setting Sun.. funny how when she always encountered Diana the Sun was always setting. She was still in her armor.. mainly because she found it comforting, but was without her weapons. She walked Diana over into the middle of the two flowers before turning around and smiling at her "I thought this would be a nice secluded place.. I know how you are in the public eye."
Ask the Lunari
Diana shook her head as Leona dragged her away once again, the action not completely unfamiliar to her as the other had done this a few times before. In the past, that is. Though she did have the urge to pull herself away at some points, yet allowed herself to be enveloped in the Solari's warm touch. It was strangely.. comforting. To know that she had not changed so much that she would be completely at Leona's mercy, should the situation arise. Upon stopping at the designated location, Diana could only stare speechless at the sight. Flowers of two kinds littered the ground, perfectly parted with the glow of golden yellow and silver. She allowed herself to be lead towards the center, still looking around. Though she did not know much about these kinds, it was.. odd. That they could thrive in such harmony, and grow without overtaking each other. Diana wondered if this was a symbol of some kind. "Ah.. yes, well.." She coughed, breaking herself out of her silent reverie. "It's.. nice. How did you come across it?"
"I was wandering through the woods.. just trying to unwind till I saw a trail of these flowers.. and I was very intrigued by them. I ended up following them until.. I found this place. This seems to be the only place where they grow side by side.." Leona turned her sight back to the flowers before looking back at Diana "It's beautiful.. is it not?"
"It seems to be the only place.." Diana's repetition was soft, almost inaudible She knelt, her hand caressing a soft petal of a flower near her, though she did not pull it out. It seemed almost incomprehensible that she was capable of such gentleness, all things considering. The Lunari sighed, gazing at the pure white. The last time she had brought a flower like this back to Mount Targon, the elders had ripped it from her hands. "Especially so when whole."
"Indeed" Leona said, laying down in the bed of flowers, staring up at the now arriving Moon through the trees.. she sighed in blissfulness
Though Diana did not lie down as Leona did, she sat herself on the ground, careful not to crush the flowers too harshly. While this kind of behaviour almost seemed strange, she blamed it on this equally strange place. "I wonder what people would think if they saw this place," the Lunari mused, more to herself than anyone else. Though considering the close proximity of the two women, it was unlikely Leona would have missed it.
Leona sat on her elbows and shrugged, tossing her head back to get a few strands of hair out of her face. She looked the place over before shifting her gaze to the now risen Moon.. staring at it a while before looking back to Diana "My question is.. what do you think of it?" she said with a smile
Diana was still trying to contemplate all that had transpired this night. She didn't know what Leona was to her, but obviously she cared enough to not run a blade through the Solari's neck. She didn't know what she was to Leona either, only that the same thing had applied. Were they on neutral grounds now? A sort of unspoken agreement that they would not get into each other's way? Or was Leona expecting some sort of friendship that would span beyond the time of the Lunari and Solari? Certainly, these flowers showed that such a companionship would not be detrimental. But Diana simply couldn't shake away the feeling of betrayal. That the Solari were not beneath doing such a thing again, should the Lunari rise once more. It is within the blood of the Moon to be so hesitant of such dangers. "It shows a lot," Diana ventured carefully in response to Leona, her fingers idly playing against a petal. "But time is never still and I would not be surprised if either will soon grow tired of their place. Perhaps they will overgrow one another until the ground is nothing but a mess of stalk and leaf."
"There's no telling how long these flowers have been here.. maybe they have been this way since the beginning.... why, after all I have told you, do still believe one must rule the other?" Leona shook her head before laying back down fully in the bed of flowers, starting up at the night sky. It was very.. peaceful.. again, her and Diana having time together without weapons, though, she still couldn't shake the hint of nervousness about her "You say it's too late to make it... but is it too late to try?" she then said, keeping her eyes on the stars
This situation was still all so strange to her. While she did spend a night gazing at the stars with Leona that one time, Diana had figured that it would only be once. Then everything would go back to the way they were. So why was it that she found herself here now, her eyes on the sky dotted with those very same, sparkling objects. She hugged her knees loosely, fingers tapping against her armor lightly. "Because that is how nature works," she responded evenly. "As you have seen with the Solari and the Lunari, the Solari were the first to rise up against it all. They wanted to rule. The same goes for any other nation, clashing because of different ideals. I am simply showing the Solari that their behaviour and lies will not go unpunished. After all, what is to stop them from doing something like that again, especially if they believe they can do so without repercussions." Diana sighed, tilting her head to the side to gaze at the moonflowers once more. "Even the sun sets in paradise."


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The Ohio State University at Lima What: Metaphor and Irony 2 When: Sept. 25-Oct. 7, 2005 Where: Stage 2 Contact: Pam Joseph at (419) 995-8284 |
For Immediate Release September 19, 2005 Contact: Pam Joseph at (419) 995-8284 Metaphor and Irony 2 spotlights Czech theatre design Metaphor and Irony 2 will finish its yearlong tour of the United States when it opens at The Ohio State University at Lima during Once Upon a Sunday on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2005, in Stage 2 of the Martha W. Farmer Theatre for the Performing Arts. Stunning examples of contemporary Czech theatre design will be spotlighted by the exhibit, which will run through Oct. 7 at the campus. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-3 p.m., weekdays. Joseph Brandesky, professor of Theatre at Ohio State Lima and co-curator of Metaphor and Irony 2, will give gallery talks from 1-2 p.m. and 2 -3 p.m., Sept. 27 and 28. All events are free and open to the public, but reservations are required for the gallery talks as space is limited. Call the Box Office at (419) 995-8382. Metaphor and Irony 2 showcases original costumes and puppets, models, scene and costume design renderings, and production photos, according to Brandesky. The exhibition, he says, will feature works by Frantisek Tröster, considered one of the most influential mid-20th century Czech theatre designers, and Jaroslav Malina, a frequent guest artist at Ohio State Lima. "Our goal is to acquaint Americans with the quality and variety of Czech scene design," says Brandesky. "(The Czech Republic) is a meeting point of cultural influences from around the world, and as such is a breeding ground for great art and great artists." The works of architect František Tröster, who would have celebrated his 100th birthday in 2004, are some of the greatest manifestations of Czech modern scenography since the 1930s. Tröster´s career came to an end with his death in 1968. In Tröster´s work, we are given an opportunity of encountering the continuing development of modern Czech scenography, as well as seeing samples of his own original designs. The exhibition also presents not only the original stage and costume design work of his students and their students, but also the photographs of the productions and realized costume designs. The concept of the exhibit is a continuation of the first exhibit, Metaphor and Irony that was hosted in the United States in 2000 and 2001. The first exhibit focused on the Czech stage design that emerged during the 20th century, and reflected the modernist trends and political changes of Central Europe. The first exhibit presented the works of Vlastislav Hofman, Jan Sládek, Josef Svoboda, Otakar Schindler from the older generation and Jaroslav Malina, Miroslav Melena, Jan Vančura, Marta Roszkopfová and Josef Jelínek, who are today classified as the middle generation. The members of the younger generation include Jana Preková, Simona Rybáková and Zuzana Štefunková. Curators of both exhibits were Brandesky and Helena Albertová of the Theatre Institute in Prague. Metaphor and Irony 2 opened in Columbus in 2004 and has since made stops in San Antonio, the World Bank in Washington DC and various spots in Ohio. More information about Metaphor and Irony 2 can be found at www.divadlo.cz/mai2. The website contains information about the exhibit, as well as photographs from the exhibit and profiles of the curators. More information about Frantisek Tröster can be found at www.theatre.cz/frantisek.troster. # # # |
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Russian fans will get a taste of Formula One racing in July when the Renault and Virgin teams take to the streets as part of a promotional event in Sochi. The Black Sea resort is set to host the F1 calendars first Russian round in 2014.
The demonstration event will take place on a temporary circuit built around Sochis city centre. It has been organised by the Krasnodar regions motorsport federation with the support of Russias Deputy Prime Minister - and head of the Russian races organising committee - Dmitry Kozak, and Alexander Tkachev, Governor of the Krasnodar region.
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Journal of Nanomaterials
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 781236, 7 pages
Research Article
Mixed Nanostructured Ti-W Oxides Films for Efficient Electrochromic Windows
1University of Engineering and Technology, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, 144 Xuan Thuy Street, Cau Giay, Hanoi 10000, Vietnam
2Department of Physics, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, QC, Canada H4B 1R6
Received 20 March 2012; Accepted 18 May 2012
Academic Editor: Jai Singh
Copyright © 2012 Nguyen Nang Dinh et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Lotus legend, double world champion and two-times Indy 500 winner Emerson Fittipaldi reflects on the weekends action in Monaco and Indianapolis…
Round four of the Brazilian sports car series, at the Autodromo Internacional de Curatiba, saw the first victory of the year for the Lotus Evora GT4.
At this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix, the first Lotus Originals franchise store has opened near the Principality's famous Monte Carlo Casino Square
The Indy 500 requires balls, luck and grunt. There's no shortage of courage at Lotus, and we're hopeful our fortunes will turn for the better.
Lotus Giudici Racing scored their first points of the season with their Evora GTE in Germany.
Lotus claimed an impressive double podium finish in the Principality, scoring a total of 49 points to extend its lead at the top of the teams' championship.
Lotus GP endured a character-building weeked in Monaco, collecting just seven points from Friday and Saturday's races.
Lotus alumnus Nelson Piquet once said, racing in Monaco is like trying to ride a bicycle around your living room. It's the race every driver wants to win. Kimi Räikkönen and Romain Grosjean will both be going all out for Lotus' first win of the year..
Fast Friday, the final day of practice before Saturday's Indy 500 qualifying, was hot and sunny in Indianapolis, with temperatures up to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
Indiana-native Conor Daly wins in Barcelona. Meanwhile, Jean Alesi has come Stateside...
Optimum Motorsport and Lotus Sport UK shared the honour of topping the free practice timesheets this morning at the Nürburgring, as eight cars representing four different marques battled it out ahead of this evening's qualifying sessions.
The Indy 500 is, simply, the superbowl of racing. It's Monaco, Le Mans and Daytona rolled into one. Pageantry, tradition, speed and danger, it's a defining challenge for every driver and car maker who comes here.
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Housing minister acts as landlords warn of delays to house building
Shapps 'on the case' in affordable rents row
Grant Shapps has intervened in the stand-off between councils and housing associations over rents which is threatening to derail the £1.8 billion affordable homes programme.
The housing minister this week revealed he has asked senior civil servants to examine the extent of disputes over rent levels agreed between housing associations and the Homes and Communities Agency in return for development cash.
Under the programme, which allows landlords to charge up to 80 per cent of market rents on new homes and some re-lets, councils can veto schemes they are unhappy with.
The housing minister spoke publicly on the issue for the first time following a question by Steve White, chief executive of 43,000-home Hyde Group, at a Conservative Party conference fringe event in Manchester on Monday.
Mr Shapps said Hyde was the second housing association to flag up the rent row with him.
He said to Mr White: 'I'm going to ask you to do some work with my officials. They have promised to come back to me with the extent of it, Terrie [Alafat, director of housing growth and affordable housing at the Communities and Local Government department] is on the case.'
Referring to the rent disagreements, Mr Shapps added: 'These are some of the issues we need to be careful of in the way we define the whole project [affordable homes programme].'
Around a dozen councils in London, and a small number elsewhere, have notified housing associations of their policies around the affordable homes programme, including expected rent levels, tenure mix, bedroom size and proportion of re-lets. In some cases the policies conflict with agreed bids.
Mr White said seven councils had written to him to say the terms under which Hyde bid are no longer acceptable.
He said: 'There are some issues emerging where some local authorities are seeking to exercise a form of veto over the use of affordable rents in their communities. If unresolved this issue may become an impediment to the delivery of the programme.'
Tom Dacey, chief executive of 24,000-home Southern Housing Group, said he had received letters from around six local authorities outlining their rent policies, some of which conflicted with SHG's agreed programme.
He said: 'We can't afford to be in a position where the business plans agreed with our boards and the HCA are undermined by local authorities.'
Mr Dacey said the affordable homes programme is already six months in and if the impasse continues, associations will become nervous about starting work.
Under the programme associations are paid by results and need to complete 'firm' schemes, schemes identified already, by 31 March 2015 to receive grant.
A CLG spokesperson confirmed the department is looking at the issue but would not comment further.
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Shapps is committed to allowing the locally determined need and locally determined priorities to be those that lead to local development. Anything less is a reversal on his key plank in localism.
Maybe, had consultation been allowed and advice taken, the Minister would not have so trapped himself between failing to implement localism and failing to deliver the scale of new housing development promised.
Others have used the word astute - it would be an astute politician who at this point held up his hands and admitted to misjudgement, took ownership of the errors and introduced a plan of correction before stepping down to spend the required time for attonement.The key words in this article are: "Under the programme, which allows landlords to charge up to 80 per cent of market rents on new homes and some re-lets, councils can veto schemes they are unhappy with."
Bearing in mind that there are a number of existing tenancies where rent of social housing properties is already set and where tenants have a tenancy for life ... how can that nice Mister Shapps decide that people on a certain income (of 6 figures) should pay a higher rent if the law (as in the tenancy agreement) states those properties are of a specific tenure.
I bring this issue up here brecause it appears to me that the Minister sees himself as above the law and could be seen as a person who is encouraging landlords to break the law.
AND, as such, is he the right person to be 'on the case' or indeed a fit and proper person to be holding public office?
As I say, as nauseum. the devil is in the detail and the whole malarkey is turning into a farce.I lost any respect for Mr Schapps "affordable rent" model when I discovered it was a shipped in policy from Australia and had failed there, according to Shelter's research. Good on the LAs for wanting to keep rents affordable rather than modelling them on a % of the broken housing market.
If local councils want to interfere with housing associations and rents they should be prepared to subsidise the costs and justify that to their residents - that is what localism is all about. Don't expect central government to make up the cost of your local decisions.
"Affordable rent" is the end of social housing that is genuinely affordable. It is a mistake for tenants and for the country.
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