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Our good friends at Fleisher's, Josh and Jessica Applestone, have decided to get out of the wholesale meat business to focus on their wonderful new retail store in Park Slope. We wish them enormous success with this venture (if you haven't gone yet, it's at 192 5th Avenue between Sackett and Union, and you will not find a finer steak in Brooklyn). So we've gone hunting for a new supplier who offers the same quality of locally-raised pork. The answer: Greenmarket shopper's favorite, Flying Pigs Farm, from Sushan, New York. Mike Yezzi and Jen Small have spent the past ten years raising rare, heritage pigs on pasture and forage on the shores of the Battenkill River, and have been nationally recognized for the high quality of their animals. We look forward to a long collaboration with Flying Pigs Farm over the next several years, in the honorable pursuit of perfect pork.
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A Score to SettleHigh Executor Anselm wants you to slay Prince Keleseth inside Utgarde Keep.
|Prince Keleseth slain
DescriptionThis elf prince thinks he can come to my town, insult my queen, kill my men and get away with it? He thinks we're going to stand by while the hordes of Utgarde build up to launch an attack?
Not in a million years.
You're going to walk right into Utgarde and kill him. I want Arthas to know that we've arrived and we're playing for keeps.
Report to Dark Ranger Marrah inside Utgarde Keep when the deed is done and she'll tie up any... loose ends.
Revenge feels good. To think that this is but a taste of what's to come.
Arthas will get what he deserves soon enough. Then and only then will I die a happy man.
Arthas will get what he deserves soon enough. Then and only then will I die a happy man.
RewardsYou will be able to choose one of these rewards:
|Wraps of the San'layn
|Vendetta Bindings
|Runecaster's Bracers
|Vambraces of the Vengeance Bringer
GainsUpon completion of this quest you will gain:
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I made this in response to some fabric that I had dyed and a challenge from my art group to create something to do with water.
LOVE the colours! I can almost feel warm salt water!
I too love the colours. Lesley
Oh, Lordy, I LOVE this!
The blue of this quilt is beautiful and the composition is amazing!
I love the different blue hues, the composition and the shells !
Two years later - I still love this piece.
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The Red Sea Astrarium (Astrarium) represents an opportunity to demonstrate Jordan's commitment to innovation and sustainable development. Resort developments, particularly those that target a global audience, increasingly reflect the global interest in sustainable development. The Astrarium will be at the forefront of sustainable resort development by implementing Arup's infrastructure recommendations.
The Astrarium is a planned 184 acre entertainment resort and virtual reality theme park showcasing the rich cultural history and future of Jordan and the Middle East. Situated on a soaring plateau close to the Port City of Aqaba, the park includes four hotels, an entertainment district, a man-made saltwater lagoon, and two waterfront areas, one anchored by a 'Star Trek' themed attraction.
Brought in to provide infrastructure planning and design of the development's energy, water, wastewater, solid waste, mobility and logistical management systems, the Astrarium presented a number of challenges to the Arup team. Located 200 metres above sea level in the mountains bordering the Red Sea, the site has no natural source of potable water thanks to the region's arid climate while the development itself will have a substantial energy demand due to the array of attractions and amenities.
The Arup team's goal for the client was to make the development as self sufficient as possible in terms of water, energy, and waste. To reduce the burden on Aqaba's potable water supply the Astrarium seeks to utilise seawater for the lagoon and also for cooling at the onsite energy centre. The Astrarium's solid waste strategy calls for the source separation of organics and recyclables with all organic waste (food, sludge and green waste) being treated onsite with the resulting compost used within the landscaped areas of the development. The Astrarium's energy strategy seeks to maximise the onsite development of renewable energy which is also complemented by the development of best practice energy demand reduction measures.
Arup brings depth of experience to energy challenges worldwide.
We bring focus to people, place and performance in hotel developments worldwide.
Arup offers a wide range of services for all aspects of resource and waste management.
Arup takes an integrated approach to deliver solutions for complex water management problems.
Wherever new or better roads help communities prosper, we can make original solutions possible.
Creation of an ecological city of 13,000 homes.
District heating system for low-carbon, affordable heat.
Developing and operating renewable energy projects on public sector land.
Optimising the efficiency of the waste recycling and energy recovery process.
One of the world's largest on-shore wind power stations is taking shape in the arid mulga country, in New South Wales.
The Red Sea Astrarium includes a virtual reality theme park that showcases Jordan's rich cultural history and plans for the future.


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Teddy Buckland owns several handicap motor vehicles. One in particular is his 1977 Honda automatic motorcycle.
Teddy has owned this custom made bike for two and a half years. His friend Leslie George originally made the sidecar.
Teddy rebuilt the entire bike by placing the pre-made sidecar on a motorcycle he purchased off of Ebay for $1,500.
It took about one year to get the bike running properly and looking good.
His helping paramedic of 20 years, Alice Gerard, said, "A whole lot of people in this town have had their hands in this project."
As the Hutchinson County United Way prepares to kickoff another campaign, it was challenged to proceed full steam ahead.
Brent McClure, VP and General Manager of News Channel 10 Media in Amarillo, was the featured speaker for the HCUW Executive Luncheon held Thursday afternoon in the Rig Room, located on the third floor of Borger Bank.
McClure said as general manager of the news station, he knows it is important for his news team to be a part of the community.
"If we are not part of the community, we can't tell the news of the community and get the word out," he said.


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Post Season/Tournament Teams
Post-Season Team Rules
The following is addressed to coaches and administrators of All Star and tournament teams:
Although common sense should be your guide in dealing with All Star and Tournament teams, which collectively will be referred to as "post-season teams", we have put into place rules and guidelines to avoid problems and maximize the enjoyment of all the participants - players, families, coaches and other AYSO volunteers:
Team Status
Team Organization
All post-season teams are Tournament teams until December 1. After this date All Star teams may be announced. It is important to note that post-season play may not in any way interfere with the regular season. Once the Area All Star tournament (including the Sectional and Tri-Section tournaments) has been completed, each All Star team becomes another Tournament team and will have no special status or priority.
It is recommended for each team to appoint a team administrator. The team administrator will need to:
- Collect three medical release forms per player. Make sure the forms are completely filled out, are dated and have a wet signature, keep one set and give the other two sets to coaches.
- For teams participating in Area tournaments, collect a birth certificate or other proof of age for each player.
- Request players' AYSO ID or registration numbers from the Division Director.
- Pertinent information from players and parents for a team roster (address, phone numbers, including cell phone, e-mail etc) will now automatically be available online once players have been assigned by the division director.
- Arrange for parents to pay uniform and tournament fees (tba by Tournament Director) using our tournament payment system. Parents can access this through their Family Profile.
- Provide a list of referees that are planning to support the team during the post season to the Referee Administrator at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Team Expectations
At the first team meeting the following needs to discussed with the parents and players:
- Notify parents that they are required to volunteer at the Beverly Hills Sportsmanship Cup, usually the third weekend in December. Team coach or administrator is responsible for signing up the team's volunteers and their scheduling.
- Stress the fact there is a long-term commitment; most teams will play well into the spring or until the summer.
- Discuss the team's expectations in regards to practices.
- Discuss that parents are expected to pay for tournament/travel/field fees.
- Encourage parents to become referees. Tournament teams will directly benefit from bringing a referee team to a tournament. Many tournaments prefer complete referee teams to come along (3 referees completing 3 games each), rather than banking the referee deposits. Many tournaments are now rejecting applications if a team does not provide certified referees. Other tournaments may not accept teams that come from regions that did not supply referees in the past; this is not always explicitly stated. It is important for each team to do its utmost to bring referees to each tournament. There is higher likelihood of admission to a tournament if a team brings a complete set of referees.
There is a one time uniform fee for each tournament team player, as well as an administration fee. All teams are responsible for all tournament fees and referee deposits for all tournaments, including the tournaments that we will apply to as a region: Thanksgiving tournament, Beverly Hills Sportsmanship Cup (no referee deposit required) and the Riverside Locomotion tournament. Tournament application fees are typically $350-$600, and the referee deposits are about $150-250.
Uniforms must be ordered through the Region.
The primary uniforms for all teams will be the same pattern, each shirt having a unique number. This will facilitate players moving between teams. There will be extra uniforms available to each team in case of new players or other changes later on in the season. Contact the Tournament Director(s).
Uniform numbers will be allocated to players by coaches according to the following procedures:
- First, different sized uniforms will be allocated by the coach or team administrator as needed according to the sizes of the players.
- Second, if two players on the same team request a jersey with the same uniform number, and jersey size is not a consideration in the particular case (in which case the jersey will be allocated to the player for whom it was more size appropriate, the coach will seek to resolve the conflicting requests amicably. If agreement cannot be reached, the jersey will be assigned to the player with seniority, that is with the greater number of years playing in the division, irrespective of whether they have previously played in a tournament team in that or any other division. If two or more players with equal seniority request a jersey with the same uniform number, the jersey will be assigned by coin toss (if two players) or by random drawing (if three or more players), in either case conducted by a coach or team administrator with each player either present or represented by a parent. Once a uniform is assigned to a player in accordance with these procedures (size/seniority/coin toss or random drawing), that player may not switch it with another player except with the coach's consent and, if three players have requested the same jersey, by repeating the procedure without the participation of the player who wishes to switch. A player may not have a request for more than one jersey number resolved by a coin toss or random drawing
- The coach retains final discretion over the allocation of uniform numbers
It is optional for a team to order bags, jackets and other team items. Each team orders these individually. The region's color scheme (black/white/orange) and logo need to be adhered to.
Tournament Applications.
Every tournament team must follow these procedures:
a. You may not enter a team in a tournament without first notifying our Tournament Directors. E-mail to email@example.com.
b. All rosters must be printed out from our online system and signed by the Regional Commissioner or, if the Commissioner is unavailable, the Registrar. Most tournaments require that players be listed in order of uniform number. It is recommended to have a few rosters signed at the same time. However any roster changes (other than an absent player) need to be signed by the Regional Commissioner.
c. All tournaments must be paid for by a Region check, to be issued by our Treasurer, and the funds for payment must be remitted to the region before we will issue a check.
d. Please follow this procedure when applying to tournaments (other than those that we apply to as a Region): Call or e-mail the Director of the tournament you are interested in directly, asking to reserve a spot for your team. Log in and submit a check using our automated check request system. We will cut a Regional check and will notify you how it can be picked up. Fill the roster for the tournament and get the team roster and check signed by our Regional Commissioner or the registrar (see above).
e. If any player is unable to afford the cost of participation in a tournament, please let us know and we will determine if funds are available to subsidize participation. Unfortunately, we are prohibited from using general Region funds but we hope the Sportsmanship Cup will provide us with a profit that can be applied for this purpose. For full or partial scholarship requests, the applicant is required to contact the Regional Commissioner.
f. We apply to the Thanksgiving, Beverly Hills Sportsmanship Cup and Riverside Locomotion Tournament as a region. We may apply to other tournaments as a region - our Tournament Teams Committee will let coaches and team administrators know. Teams need to apply to all other tournaments on an individual basis. Information about tournaments can be found on the National website. The Tournament Teams Committee will also try to notify the teams of additional tournaments as they become available.
For all tournaments, teams are responsible for providing their own referees and they must provide this information at the time of application to a tournament; if they do not have any referees, they might lose their referee deposit. The Referee Administrator will make a complete list available to teams with the names of referees in the region who will be available for post-season tournaments. We suggest that teams contact referees on this list as soon as they apply to a tournament. Whenever a tournament team is accepted into a tournament, the team must finalize the referees by contacting the referee(s) and notifying our Referee Administrator by e-mail at email@example.com.
Referee Deposits
Tournaments will refund the referee deposit when referees have been supplied. The region will receive a check and will credit each team for referees that have been submitted directly by the team. Any refunds for additional regional referees, who were able to officiate at the tournament, will be used by the region to fund the referee program. Teams may opt to donate their refunds to this regional referee program as well.
We expect coaches, assistant coaches, parents and players to remember that they represent our Region and to conduct themselves appropriately. In particular, everyone is required to cooperate with tournament officials and referees and to make sideline comments that are positive, instructional (in the case of coaches only) and encouraging.
Practice Fields and Scrimmage Games
Teams may contact the Field Allocation Director for practice time field space availability. After the city permit ends, the region will try to secure field space at local parks, however there may be a cost to the teams. In addition it is recommended for teams to find or rent space at the surrounding parks on an individual basis. Scrimmage games can be arranged with the surrounding regions by contacting the region (e.g., Santa Monica, Culver City, Pacific Palisades, West LA, Hollywood/Wilshire). Contact information is at http://www.ayso1p.org.
Player Transactions
Please refer to Rules Governing Selection of Coaches, Teams and Players for Post-Season Play for information about player transactions between tournament teams.
Please refer to the memorandum on fundraising rules and guidelines for information on team fundraising.
PLEASE NOTE that failure to adhere to any of above mentioned rules may result in your being terminated as a coach or even disbanding of the team.


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Simon Cowell has made a career -- and lots of money -- with his sharp tongue.
As the talent judge celebrates his 53rd birthday, we've collected 30 of his funniest insults and harshest critiques from his stints on "American Idol," "The X Factor," and "Britain's Got Talent."
See them below:
1. "Did you really believe you could become the American Idol? Well, then, you're deaf."
2. "Like eating a hamburger for breakfast, it doesn't go together, I don't think you and that song went well together."
3. "If you had sung like this 2,000 years ago, people would have stoned you."
4. "I never want to hear that song again. I cannot stand it. I'm allergic to it."
5. "There was one great part to your song -- it was the end!"
6. "If your lifeguard duties were as good as your singing, a lot of people would be drowning."
7. "It was almost like you were giving birth up there at the end."
8. "You sounded like Cher after she's been to the dentist."
9. "My advice would be if you want to pursue a career in the music business? Don't."
10. "You sounded like Dolly Parton on helium."
11. "Shave off your beard and wear a dress. You would be a great female impersonator."
12. "If you win this competition, we will have failed."
13. "It would be like coaching a one-legged man to win the 100 meter sprint. I may be a great coach, but if
you haven't got it, you haven't got it."
14. "Does God have a return policy? If he gave me that voice, I'd give it back."
15. "There were parts during the performance where it was actually painful."
16. "I thought that deserved tears but for a very different reason. ... I thought it was like the never ending song."
17. "Here's the problem ... and I know that I'm English, but I couldn't understand a single word that you had to say. The problem is, it's your voice."
18. "This is going to sound odd, but it's meant as a compliment. When I hear you, I think of wolves mating in the forest."
19. "Imagine I am a factory in China, and I've been given an order to manufacture 10,000 Justin Bieber dolls that sing and dance, but it kind of went wrong in production. That's what you are. It wasn't quite right."
20. "You look a little odd, your dancing is terrible, the singing was horrendous, and you look like one of those creatures that live in the jungle with the massive eyes. What do they call those? Bush babies?"
21. "The end of the animal trade would leave more time to trap or beat to death pop star wannabes."
22. "There's as much chance of you being a pop star or a rock star as me flying to the moon tomorrow for breakfast."
23. "It's like the outpatients of an insane asylum."
24. "You have just invented a new form of torture."
25. "I'm tempted to ask if you sang that the night before your wife left you."
26. "I presume there was no mirror in your dressing room tonight."
27. "You actually sing like a train going off the rails."
28. "You sounded like a cat jumping off the Empire State building!"
29. "It's like you were drunk. I'm not talking one or two bottles, I'm talking a crate."
30. "Let me throw a mathematical dilemma at you – there's 500 (contestants) left, well how come the odds of you winning are a million to one?"
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Part of Old Theater In El Reno Collapses
posted 04/29/10 4:53 pm posted by: Kevin King
El Reno – It's believed Thursday's strong winds are to blame for a partial building collapse at El Reno's historic Centre Theatre.
It happened at about 2 p.m. Thursday afternoon. There were no injuries reported, but cars parked in front of the building did suffer some damage.
The Centre Theatre recently underwent renovations last year. It is listed among the League of Historic American Theaters.
The building was home not only to the theater, but also the city's convention and visitors bureau.
Winds in the El Reno area were gusting to near 45 miles per hour this afternoon.


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About Allergan, Inc.
Allergan is a multi-specialty health care company established more than 60 years ago with a commitment to uncover the best of science and develop and deliver innovative and meaningful treatments to help people reach their life's potential. Today, we have approximately 11,100 highly dedicated and talented employees, global marketing and sales capabilities with a presence in more than 100 countries, a rich and ever-evolving portfolio of pharmaceuticals, biologics, medical devices and over- the-counter consumer products, and state-of-the-art resources in R&D, manufacturing and safety surveillance that help millions of patients see more clearly, move more freely and express themselves more fully. From our beginnings as an eye care company to our focus today on several medical specialties, including eye care, neurosciences, medical aesthetics, medical dermatology, breast aesthetics, obesity intervention and urologics, Allergan is proud to celebrate more than 60 years of medical advances and proud to support the patients and physicians who rely on our products and the employees and communities in which we live and work. For more information regarding Allergan, go to: www.allergan.com.
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Go Smart 2010 Year In Reviewby Misty
The end of 2010 marked the end of a decade, and what a decade it was! Go Smart Solutions has continued to grow stronger over the past year, even launching two new services to help businesses and professionals succeed. We are excited to take the New Year by the reigns, but first, let's take a quick look back on 2010 to see what the year has brought:
2 New and 1 Special Deal
FaceItPages.com launched in mid-2010 to enable people to create a great-looking DIY custom landing tab for their Facebook Fan Page or Business Page. At just $39.99 per design, the service fills the need for a more affordable personalized Facebook Page. To say "thanks" to all of you, our existing customers, we are offering a limited time discount of 50% off your next FaceItPages order! Just use the discount code "thankyou" when you check out.
VidShout.com launched in August of 2010, and gives entrepreneurs and businesses unparalleled exposure, branding, and lead-capture on a self-service video advertising platform. VidShout's platform allows users to create video ads from photos using its online video wizard and syndicate their video ads across multiple online networks.
Growing, Growing… Strong!
2010 was good to ClassifiedFlyerAds, with oodles of people using the service to advertise their products, services, homes for sale and autos for sale. In fact, more than 200,000 listings using ClassifiedFlyerAds were made from our 36,000 member base!
At EmailFlyerAds, more than 24,000 real estate agents and brokers advertise their properties for sale using the email marketing engine. And with 42 million emails sent in 2010, the service continues to give real estate professionals the boost they need to get their properties the most exposure possible.
RentShout Adds LSI for Bulk Accounts
In 2010, RentShout released their Listing Service Interface (LSI), enabling larger volume clients and resellers to efficiently interface with the service. This feature was developed in response to multiple requests from the rental community. RentShout has grown to more than 3,000 members since its launch in 2009.
RealShout WordPress Plugin
Over 1,800 people have downloaded the RealShout Plugin for their blogs and websites, drawing in thousands of visitors to real estate sites all across the country!


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Flying from Paris
Take advantage of flights from Paris with airberlin through the city's two international airports. Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) is located 25 kilometers northeast of Paris and Orly Airport (ORY) is 13 kilometers to the south.
Charles de Gaulle Airport and Orly Airport Information
Charles de Gaulle Airport serves the most passengers in France and is the second busiest airport in Europe. It handles most of the international flights coming into the country. A short ten-minute trip from Disneyland Paris and an hour's journey from Brussels make this a convenient place to fly into.
Orly Airport is operated by 30 airlines and serves 25 million people annually, running primarily domestic flights and charters. A high-quality art exhibition and an observation deck will keep you occupied between flights.
Getting to the Airport in Paris
A bus to Charles de Gaulle Airport and Orly Airport can be found easily, running all hours of the day. Hop aboard the TGV to take a train to Charles de Gaulle Airport and Orly Airport. Taking a taxi to Charles de Gaulle Airport and Orly Airport will take approximately 30 minutes from the city center.
Arriving in Zürich
Book your flights to Zürich and prepare to explore a city renowned for its cultural richness and historical significance. Zürich has withstood the passage of time and made itself an icon of modernism while holding on to its ancient treasures. Visit airberlin.com to find flight deals to Zürich today.
First Time in Zürich
On your first trip to Zürich make sure to visit the Grossmünster, a medieval landmark and the cradle of the Swiss-German Reformation. Learn the fascinating legend of how Charlemagne founded the church and admire its beautiful Romanesque architecture.
Your Zürich
Indulge in a performance at Zürich Opera House. With an annual schedule of over 300 performances, the repertoire features operas, ballets, and performances especially for children. Visitors are advised to reserve their tickets to Zürich Opera House well in advance.
Making the Most of Your Zürich Holiday
Both winter and summer are prime times to travel to Zürich. Skiing in the Swiss Alps is an ever-popular activity, while warmer weather allows for swimming in the lake. However, to find cheap hotels in Zürich, consider visiting during spring or fall. The weather is still pleasant during these months and the crowds noticeably thinner. Enjoy a comfortable, smooth flight to Zürich with airberlin.


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10 alternative careers for burned-out IT workers
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Date Added: Mar 2011
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So you're thinking about leaving IT -- but you're not sure what to do instead. Here are a few alternative fields where you might be able to use your talents in more satisfying ways.
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CAIRO – Sweden has been gripped by a new race controversy after a minister was pictured cutting up a cake depicting as a black woman at a party meant to highlight the cause of female genital mutilation.
"In our view, this simply adds to the mockery of racism in Sweden," Kitimbwa Sabuni, spokesperson for the National Afro-Swedish Association, told Sweden's The Local newspaper.
"This was a racist spectacle."
Culture Minister Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth attended an art event that was held to highlight the issue of female genital mutilation.
Kenya Imams Fight Female Circumcision
US Faith Leaders Oppose Circumcision BanCircumcision: Jewish or Islamic Practice?
The minister was invited to cut a cake depicted as a naked African woman.
"According to the Moderna Museet, the 'cake party' was meant to problematize female circumcision," Sabuni said in a statement.
"But how that is accomplished through a cake representing a racist caricature of a black woman complete with 'black face' is unclear."
Though illegal, FGM is still practiced throughout the world.
In Africa, it is common in a geographical area that stretches from Senegal in West Africa to Ethiopia on the East Coast, as well as from Egypt in the North to Tanzania in the south.
It is also practiced by some groups on the Arabian Peninsula.
The country where FGM is most prevalent is Egypt, followed by Sudan, Ethiopia and Mali.
According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 100 to 140 million girls and women worldwide are currently living with the consequences of FGM.
In Africa, the WHO estimates that three million girls are at risk for the practice annually.
FGM is internationally recognized as a violation of the basic human rights of girls and women and is mainly carried out on young girls sometime between infancy and the age of 15.
Many countries have put in place policies and legislations to ban the practice.
The Afro-Sweden Association called on the Swedish minister to resign.
"Her participation, as she laughs, drinks, and eats cake, merely adds to the insult against people who suffer from racist taunts and against women affected by circumcision," Sabuni said.
"We have no confidence in her any longer."
Playing down the uproar, the minister insisted that her action was "misunderstood".
"I understand quite well that this is provocative and that it was a rather bizarre situation," she told TT news agency.
"I was invited to speak at World Art Day about art's freedom and the right to provoke. And then they wanted me to cut the cake."
The minister insisted that the artist, not her, should be blamed for the uproar.
"He claims that it challenges a romanticized and exoticized view from the west about something that is really about violence and racism," she said.
"Art needs to be provocative."
But her defense was swiftly criticized by critics.
"It's extremely insulting for the minister to claim that we've somehow 'misunderstood' racism," Sabuni said.
He said the incident was "strange" but "not unexpected" in the Swedish context.
"Sweden thinks of itself as a place where racism is not a problem," he said.
"That just provides cover for not discussing the issue which leads to incidents like this."To participate in a racist manifestation masquerading as art is totally over the line and can only be interpreted as the culture minister supporting the Moderna Museet's racist prank," he said.
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Amy Horowitz. Mediterranean Israeli Music and the Politics of the Aesthetic. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 2010. 251 pages.
Reviewed by Samuel R. Thomas (Graduate Center of the City University of New York)
This book is a welcome addition to the growing literature in English on music in Sephardi and Mizraḥi communities in Israel. Amy Horowitz sheds light on a popular musical genre, focusing on key artists involved in its development and the role that their music played in negotiating a complex and volatile terrain for identity politics in Israel during the 1970s and 1980s. Horowitz systematically charts the seemingly unruly nature of Mediterranean Israeli music – also known as Musika Mizraḥit – by providing important historical, sociological, and ethnic context and by exploring many of the streams of influence that discombobulate listeners seeking to define the parameters of the genre. But rather than looking at Mediterranean Israeli music as being based on a collection of asymmetrical, perhaps haphazard appropriations, Horowitz advances and successfully supports the thesis that the musical genre was developed by artists with the express intent of drawing together "appropriate appropriations" (30). In so doing, these artists contributed to advancing a pan-ethnic identity in Israel – of a Sephardi, Mizraḥi, Oriental nature – that could stand in contradistinction to a hegemonic Ashkenazi ethnicity. Horowitz's study adds a welcome statement about the integral role of notions of inheritance and appropriation on identity formation. These notions are all too often employed in the service of political ideologies. She challenges this binary structure and the ideologies that accompany it, instead offering a strong example of how the recognition of a continuum between inheritance and appropriation is actually more germane for appreciating the role of musical expression in the formation of identity. With this book, Horowitz adds a resonant voice to the scholarly discourse about Mizraḥi identity. Continue reading


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Prep football: Uncharacteristic mistakes doom South Fort Myers in state semis
MIAMI - Click here to read archive of chat with readers during the South Fort Myers/Miami-Norland Class 3A state semifinal football game.
South Fort Myers, which entered the Class 3A semifinals unbeaten, made mistakes uncharacteristic of a perfect football team Friday against Miami-Norland. Those errors – defensive lapses and turnovers — put an end to the Wolfpack's perfect season one step short of the state championship game.
South committed four turnovers and its defense gave up a season high in points and yards in a 44-28 loss to Norland at Nathaniel "Traz" Powell Stadium. After their first undefeated regular season and winning their first regional championship, the Wolfpack ended the year 12-1.
Norland (13-1) moves on to the 3A state finals Friday at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, where the Vikings will play Tampa-Jefferson.
South Fort Myers had no trouble moving the ball against Norland. The problem was hanging on to the ball. The Wolfpack punted just once, but turned the ball over three times inside the Vikings' 10-yard line.
Norland scored 17 points off South's four total turnovers, including an interception returned for a touchdown nine minutes into the game that gave the Vikings the lead for good.
"You can't do that against a team like (Norland)," South coach Grant Redhead said. "When you get beat by a good football team, it's never easy, but they were better tonight."
The Wolfpack were playing catch-up from the start of the game. Norland received the opening kickoff, and on its first play from scrimmage, junior running back Duke Johnson took a pitch to the right 73 yards to the end zone.
Nineteen seconds into the game, South was down 7-0 and struggling to regain its composure.
"I don't think we were mentally focused," senior defensive lineman Ed Young said. "Everything went downhill after the first couple plays."
Thanks to Johnson's two touchdowns and Damian Baker's 94-yard interception return, Norland took a 24-14 lead at halftime. Despite the deficit, South outgained the Vikings in the first half and allowed only 52 yards after Johnson's long run.
On the opening drive of the third quarter, the Wolfpack needed just five plays to go 70 yards and score to pull within 24-20. Another defensive lapse, though, cost South any momentum it had generated.
Four plays after South's score, Johnson broke off another long run, this time a 64-yard touchdown around the left end. Johnson, a Miami recruit, finished the night with 192 yards and three touchdowns on 14 carries. He even threw a touchdown pass in the game's final minute to seal the semifinal victory.
Norland finished with 314 yards rushing. The Wolfpack hadn't allowed more than 166 in a single game all season.
After the game Norland coach Daryle Heidelburg called Johnson the best player in the state. The running back admitted that he was inspired by going up against South's Division I recruits Dallas Crawford (Michigan) and Sammy Watkins (Clemson).
"It shows who can carry their team to the top," Johnson said. "Who can make the plays when their team needs it."
Watkins accounted for eight touchdowns the first three weeks of the postseason but was held relatively quiet Friday. The 6-foot-2 receiver had seven catches for 128 yards, including a one-handed grab for 40 yards, but was kept out of the end zone.
Crawford, the Wolfpack quarterback who is Lee County's all-time leading passer, struggled under pressure from Norland's athletic defense. Crawford entered Friday completing 73 percent of his passes on the season but was 12-of-26 for 196 yards and a touchdown against the Vikings.
"Our kids played their butts off, but we made some crucial mistakes," Redhead said. "We made some mistakes, and that ball didn't bounce our way."
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First quarter
N — Johnson 73 run (Aloema kick), 11:41
SFM — Crawford 1 run (Kammerlocher kick), 8:46
N — Baker 94 interception return (Aloema kick), 4:41
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N — Aloema 37 FG, 4:21
SFM — Crawford 2 run (Kammerlocher kick), 0:44
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N — Johnson 64 run (Aloema kick), 8:34
Fourth quarter
N — Philippe 1 run (kick failed), 4:33
SFM — Blanks 15 pass from Crawford (Debonis run), 3:11
N — Snell 17 pass from Johnson (Aloema kick), 0:56
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In this complete collection of stories, ranging from short tales to novellas, Poirot faces violent murders, poisonings, kidnappings, and thefts all solved with his characteristic panache. Only Agatha Christie could have devised cases worthy of Hercule Poirot's skill and "little gray cells."
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(By JOHN HAZEN WHITE)
There are two types of political disfunction that harm the body politic. One is corruption, where elected officials engage in illegal activities, and the other is deception, where elected officials don't tell the truth.
The struggling City of Providence has been subject to both from its past two mayors. With a revealed deficit, thanks to an independent audit, showing the city's finances to be in total shambles to the tune of $70 million (this year) plus another $110 million for next , deception is proving to be just as harmful as corruption, and maybe more so.
That's why former Mayor David Cicilline probably wishes he was on the other side of the continent in Washington state and not just due south in Washington D.C. Though our freshman congressman denies hiding the facts about the true nature of the city's finances, obviously so they wouldn't have destroyed his chances of winning the house seat last fall, his fingerprints are all over the evidence. There were clear warnings about the city's true financial state made by the city's auditor back in 2009 and again late last year. At the time Cicilline denied it all and claimed that he had balanced the budget every fiscal year, as required, which he had if one didn't look too closely (unfortunately, the city council did not look too closely). What he had in fact done was raid the city's reserve (now down to a paltry $2 million from $17 million in 2009) and put up a smoke screen of phony figures. As of this writing he's still stonewalling, refusing to admit that anything was out of order or that any of it was his fault.
Out of order the city's finances certainly are. Angel Taveras, the new mayor, provided full disclosure last week on what he called a "category 5" hurricane situation. He's already fired all the city's teachers and will only hire back as many as the city can afford after it closes a number of schools. Other city employees will lose their jobs. The sheer magnitude of the problem will force union concessions on pay and benefits. Home and business owners will probably see another property tax increase, even as their properties continue to lose assessed value. The city, which has already borrowed $40 million, and its going to have a hard time borrowing the other $29 million it presently needs to close its budget shortfall. And its unfunded pension and healthcare liabilities for retirees are out of sight, with Taveras already saying that benefits will have to be cut.
In Cicilline's and the city's defense, the recession and the loss of a large chunk of state aid to education, plus the state's car tax pullback, affected the city's ability to keep pace. So too the drying up of federal stimulus funds. But that's why we elect mayors or appoint city managers in the first place; to steer the ship. In Providence's case, the charge now being made that Cicilline was not paying attention and then did a cover-up of the facts is supported by the simple truth that he was running for higher office. Coming clean on the true state of Providence's finances was not going to get him elected to Congress. But how did he think he could outrun the consequences?
Now he's already a lame duck less than three full months into his two-year term. He has no credibility. A passel of Democrats and John Loughlin, his Republican opponent, are already sharpening their knives for 2012.
Providence's problems add another dead weight to the state's situation, dire enough in itself. Whether Providence will eventually need to be taken into receivership, like Central Falls, is now an open question. Governor Chafee certainly has his hands full, and we await his own call to reckoning this week as his unveils his budget proposal. Hold onto your seat.
John Hazen White Jr. is president and CEO of Taco, Inc. in Cranston. He blogs at www.lookoutri.com [1].
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The latest project, which is expected to be completed by the beginning of the winter season, will focus on upgrading some of the kitchens and bathrooms. In addition, ground floor townhouses as well as some other units will be re-tiled in porcelain in a wood look. On upper floors, the "new look" will feature high quality water resistant laminate.
The wi-fi network, now available throughout the Grand Case Beach Club, has been considerably upgraded. Other amenities include the Sunset Cafe; fitness room and watersports center; swimming pool; tennis court; island boutique; two beaches and the Boardwalk, which wraps around a hill and connects to the Sunset Cafe. Every unit has a full kitchen and satellite color TV.
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Ann Dunham Soetoro, PhD, was an applied anthropologist who used her academic training from the University of Hawai'i to better understand the culture, political system and values that underpinned the struggles – and successes – of the rural poor in Southeast Asia.
Soetoro's research and consulting work took her around the world. She became a consultant for the U.S. Agency for International Development on setting up village credit programs, then a Ford Foundation program officer in Jakarta championing women's issues. She later served in Pakistan as a consultant to the Asian Development Bank focusing on women's welfare. In 1988, she joined Bank Rakyat Indonesia and helped develop the world's largest sustainable microfinance program. Credit and savings services enabled poor people from rural areas to engage in cottage industries and emerge from poverty. As a pioneer in the field of microfinance, her anthropological research helped shape the bank's policies.
In August 1992 she earned her PhD in anthropology from UH, and shortly thereafter became a research and policy coordinator for Women's World Banking in New York. Soetoro returned to the U.S. after becoming ill in 1995 and was diagnosed with uterine cancer. Her life was cut short on Nov. 7, 1995, days before her 53rd birthday.
Her work lives on. In 2009, Duke University Press published, "Surviving Against the Odds: Village Industry in Indonesia" – a condensed version of Soetoro's 1992 dissertation on her 14 years of research in rural Java. Her daughter Maya Soetoro-Ng called on Alice Dewey, Soetoro's graduate adviser, and Nancy Cooper, a fellow graduate student, from the UH anthropology department to edit the work for publication. In addition, the Ann Dunham Soetoro Endowed Fund was recently established at the UH Foundation as a collaborative effort between UH Mānoa and the East-West Center to honor her legacy.
In "Dreams From My Father," President Barack Obama wrote of his mother: "I know that she was the kindest, most generous spirit I have ever known, and that what is best in me I owe to her."
When your son is President of the United States, it might tend to overshadow your own accomplishments – which by any other standards would be astonishing, to say the least.
Tonight we remember and venerate such a remarkable woman, who walked among us as a University of Hawai'i alumna. What Ann Dunham Soetoro achieved during her abbreviated lifetime was nothing short of amazing.
Having earned not just one or two, but THREE degrees from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, she is the quintessential UH alumna. Of course, it was how she applied her UH education that made her an outstanding graduate and global citizen. Her commitment to partnering with others to create sustainable change is evident throughout her life's work and studies.
Her masters' and PhD in anthropology served as a springboard for the research and consulting work she did around the world, and helped her become a consultant for the U.S. Agency for International Development. She went on to champion women's issues as a program officer for the Ford Foundation in Jarkarta, and subsequently served in Pakistan as a consultant to the Asian Development Bank focusing on women's welfare. She later joined the Bank Rakyat Indonesia to help develop what is now the world's largest sustainable microfinance program. A pioneer in the field of microfinance, Dr. Dunham Soetoro championed credit and savings services for the indigent, and enabled people from poor rural areas to emerge from poverty via cottage industries. She personally sponsored dozens of students in Indonesia so they could work with her to learn about microcredit, research and crafts.
Her dedication to providing these educational tools to communities in Southeast Asia, as well as to her own education and that of her children, reflects her belief that knowledge builds the foundation by which people can help themselves and others. Her perseverance is truly inspiring, and her vision and values live on through her children, who continue to carry on her dreams.
As I reflect on the magnitude of her influence as an alumna, and as I try to capture the essence of who she was as a human being, I can only echo the words President Barack Obama once wrote of her, and I quote: "I know that she was the kindest, most generous spirit I have ever known, and that what is best in me, I owe to her."
In addition to rearing our current President, Dr. Dunham Soetoro left us another legacy in her daughter, Maya Soetoro-Ng, herself an accomplished alumna of our university and published author of children's literature. Dr. Soetoro-Ng holds a BA in English and a PhD in education from UH Mānoa, and has come full circle to teach at the East-West Center, where her mother developed a profoundly unique and worldly perspective years ago. We are honored to have her with us tonight to accept this award on her mother's behalf.
Ann Dunham Soetoro's life is a testament to what UH alumni are capable of doing, and are doing, to make this world a better place. Knowing she is our fellow graduate makes us all very proud to be UH alumni. May this UH Alumni Association President's Award serve as recognition of her enduring legacy as an exemplary alumna of the University of Hawai'i.
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For immediate release: September 13, 2013
Tappan Zee Constructors, LLC will continue utility work on River Road in South Nyack. This work will continue through November and will involve reducing the roadway to one lane during daytime hours. During non-work hours, the road will have temporary coverings in place that may create uneven driving surfaces. Motorists and bicyclists should slow down and use caution in the area.
Construction of the Rockland County trestle will continue and include daytime pile driving to install the temporary foundation piles needed to support the platform. Pile driving will be limited to a maximum of 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays and, occasionally, from 12 noon to 7 p.m. on Saturdays. The trestle is a work platform that will support a crane for the construction of the westernmost section of the new bridge. The 1200-foot long platform helps reduce the amount of dredging required.
Impact pile driving will continue as part of the ongoing test pile program through October at various future pile foundation locations, during the same timeframe as above. The test pile program will verify subsurface conditions and test structural load capacities in preparation for construction of the new bridge's permanent foundation.
The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a revised Notice to Mariners with updated safety information, including a request that boaters use the main channel, reduce wake and use extreme caution while transiting the area in the vicinity of the Tappan Zee Bridge.
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How To Cook Lobster
Perfectly cooked lobster is surely one of life simplest pleasures, but how to cook lobster?
The most important thing when it comes to lobsters is the freshness.
If we were able to just take a lobster from the ocean straight to the kitchen, well, that is how to cook lobster.
The most popular ways to cook lobster is either to boil the lobster or to steam it.
When it comes to boiling a lobster the best way to cook lobster is to put it in the water when it's still alive.
French chefs through them into boiling water; other chefs had adopted a more humane method and they kill it just before throwing them to the boiling water.
The truth is that both methods are not too humane, and yet, you get the best taste when the lobster is still alive when you start boiling it.
So, how to cook lobster in a humane way?
Use a pot deep enough to hold 6 liters of salted water (You can tell when the water is salty enough by throwing a raw egg into the pot. If the egg floats the water are salty enough)
Put a baking stone or any kind of a roasting rack at the bottom of the pot, and place the lobster on it.
By doing it you prevent the lobster from touching the bottom of the pan and it will not be burned as the pan heats up. (You insert the lobster to the pot when the water are still at room temperature)
When you start to boil the water, use a gentle heat, gradually raise the temperature of the water to around 90°F, at which point the lobster will be fast asleep.
At this stage (the best way is to check the water's temperature as not all lobsters snores) turn up the heat until the water reaches a gentle simmer.
This cooking method is not only the most humane way to cook lobster; it also brings out the best results.
The lobster's meat comes out succulent and tender, as it didn't experience any trauma when entering the water (the trauma causes the lobster to secrete adrenaline, which ends up in a less succulent meat)
Bear in mind that The Only Way to cook lobster for a great result is by buying it alive.(And remember to be careful with the claws as there is no lobster served in the E.R)
And one last tip: Whether you're having a summer cookout or a black-tie affair, fresh lobster delivered overnight makes all the different.
Indulge yourself in succulent, fresh live Maine lobsters, delivered directly from the ocean to your home.
The purpose of this article is to present a humane, rewarding method for how to cook lobster.
If you want recipes and detailed instructions on how to cook lobster please visit my article called "Cooking Lobster"
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Four individuals, including two Coweta County Jail inmates, were charged with smuggling contraband within the jail.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
It is the City of Peoria's priority to provide provide quality service and safe drinking water to its customers. To help achieve this goal the Cross Connection Control and Backflow Prevention Program was implemented and enforced in accordance with the rules and regulations set forth by The Safe Drinking Water Act and the Arizona Administrative Code, to ensure that all potential sources of cross connection can be minimized with the installation of approved backflow prevention assemblies at the point where all potential hazards of cross connection may exist.
What is Backflow?
Peoria's water distribution system is designed to keep the water flowing from the distribution system to you the customer. However, when hydraulic conditions deviate from "normal" flow conditions, water flow can be reversed or backflow. When this backflow occurs, water can flow from the customer's system back into the city's distribution system.
What is Backsiphonage?
The positive flow or water can be reversed when there is a sudden reduction in water pressure in the distribution system, such as during firefighting or when a water main breaks. This can create a suction effect, drawing the non-potable substance into the potable water system.
What is Backpressure?
Backpressure is created when the pressure in a non-potable system, such as in a recirculation system containing soap, acid, antifreeze, or in a boiler system exceeds that in the potable water system that provides the make-up water to the system. This pressure can force the potable water to reverse its direction of flow through the cross-connection. Non-potable substances can then enter the potable water system.
Can you show me an example of Backsiphonage and Backpressure?
Please click on the link backsiphonage and backpressure.
What is a Cross Connection?
A cross connection is the actual physical connection between the potable (drinking) water and any substance of questionable quality. A cross connection commonly occurs when a water hose is left running, yet is submerged in a tree well or in a bucket of soap water. If a backflow event were to occur, these substances could enter the drinking water supply and possibly be distributed throughout the distribution system where numerous consumers would be exposed to these substances.
How can backflow be prevented?
Installing approved backflow prevention assemblies, such as Reduced Pressure Principle Assemblies, Double Check Valves, Pressure Vacuum Breakers, and the use of Air Gaps, can significantly reduce the chances of a backflow situation from occurring.
Where are the devices installed?
The devices are installed on the City's water supply line as close as possible to the customer's water meter and/or internally on any equipment that utilizes water that potentially may become contaminated such as boilers, carbonators, cooling towers, x-ray machines, etc.
Who is required to test and how often?
Backflow prevention assemblies are to be tested annually or more often if requested by the Environmental Division. The Cross Connection Program applies to and is primarily enforced on commercial businesses. However, circumstances may apply that would require these devices to be installed on non-commercial properties. It is recommended that when installed on residential properties that these devices be tested annually by a Certified Tester to ensure equipment performance.
Who performs the test?
Individuals recognized by the City of Peoria for backflow prevention testing and repair must perform the tests. A list of recognized testers is available by either calling the Environmental Division at 623-773-8444 or by clicking Recognized Tester List Upon completion, the tester will then submit the test report(s) to the Environmental Division for entry.
What is the cost for testing?
The cost of testing varies and is determined by the person or company who tests your device. Additional charges may be included for repairs or backflow assembly replacement.
What types of backflow preventers can be installed to help protect our home?
Pressure Vacuum Breakers can be installed on the water supply line to any landscape irrigation system or on the water fill line to swimming pools. Hose Bibb Vacuum Breakers are small inexpensive devices that are installed on hose bibs or threaded sill cocks where garden hoses are attached.
If I have questions about backflow prevention, whom do I contact?
City of Peoria Cross Connection Specialist - Environmental Division
8401 W. Monroe St., Peoria, AZ 85345
(Phone) 623-773-8444 | (Fax) 623-773-8490
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What is Fissure?
Ever so often a fissure is mistaken for piles. Fissures can occur in anyone, but are more common among middle aged and young adults.Fissure is a tear or ulcer in the lining of the anal canal which could cause bleeding. Anal fissures usually extend from the anal opening and are usually located in the posterior midline. Superficial or shallow anal fissures look much like a paper cut.
Anal fissures can also be defined by location. Most of these are located at the back (known as posteriorly), although they can also be located at the front (anteriorly) or at the sides.


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Clos Du Bois, founded by the legendary Frank Wood, has been producing fine wines in California since 1974 with a dedication to producing refined yet approachable wines that all can love. With this mission in place and 800 acres of vineyards between Sonoma and Coastal California under cultivation, Clos Du Bois has risen to the top of the game. The Clos Du Bois Pinot Grigio, a bottle of wine that you can find almost anywhere and is priced just a shade over $10, is a great example of their work.
The Clos Du Bois Pinot Grigio is made from 100% Pinot Grigio grapes grown from around California. It is aged solely in stainless steel tanks and comes in at 13% abv. Visually, this is a very pale Pinot Grigio, though there is an exquisitely fruit-filled aroma which comes from each glass. The flavor is crisp with notes of white peach and citrus.
I thought that the Clos Du Bois Pinot Grigio was a solid offering. While it did not change my life, it was a very nice wine to enjoy with a meal of pad thai. For the price and ease of finding a bottle, you can do a lot worse than this one.


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On the Mark: An arbitrator need not replace memory
Lawsuits began flying fast and furious last week involving Jackson Labs. One issue at stake is whether or not it takes three or four commissioners to make a decision concerning site specific zoning in the eastern part of our county.
With Commissioner Tom Henning casting the only dissenting vote, the County Commission voted to ask a retired judge to determine what the commission's intentions were when they voted for the rules governing the development of the rural lands area. By doing so, they may impact every landowner's right to a fair and equal process in Collier County.
The issue brings into question the zoning process for the entire 195,000-acre area of the rural lands. If the schedule remains intact, on December 14th, the commission will be asked to vote on a rezoning issue for Ave Maria that may determine the future of Jackson Labs. Newly elected Commissioner Georgia Hiller will have assumed her duties by then and there are some rural landowners who would love to have the arbitrator's decision prior to that date.
Ave Maria is located in the Rural Lands Stewardship Area (RLSA), which is an area afforded special treatment in our countywide Growth Management Plan (GMP) through what is called an "overlay." There are many overlays widely distributed throughout the county within our growth plan and each overlay provides specific details as to how the land within them can be developed. Overlays vary in size and they can provide a broad range of direction for flexibility in future development. Once the overlay is in place within the GMP, there are usually follow-up regulations created in the Land Development Code (LDC) to further detail the manner in which development can occur once site specific information is better known.
Our growth plan provides the ability to seek zoning changes and in a similar manner the overlays expand that ability in more detail; providing the ability for parcels of land to be zoned into any of the allowable uses listed within the overlay. The Land Development Code then provides additional requirements like setbacks, building heights, landscape buffers and parking requirements that site specific zoning requests must abide by. Both the GMP and the LDC must be in alignment when determining what can be developed and where.
A four-fifths vote for the zoning of land has been required since 1967 when a special act within the laws of Florida required that all zoning acts within Collier County would require that a minimum of four of the five members of the governing body (the Collier County Commission) approve the change in order for it to take affect. If zoning is to be changed on a piece of property, it is required to have a 4/5ths vote. It has been that way for more than 40 years.
Unfortunately we do not have term limits for county commissioners in Collier. Our current board has been in place for a very long time, certainly long enough to know the rules have not changed since they were originally elected.
The question placed before the commission last month by the RSLA property owners when this arbitration issue came up was simple: what was the commission's intent when enacting the RLSA rules and did they intend to retain the 4/5ths vote for zoning in that area? Since the commission can not legally remove the requirement through the overlay process even if they wanted to, there doesn't seem to be much point in even asking that question, but there you have it. Perhaps the landowners thought the commission was unaware of the 1967 special act they have been working under since the day they took office. Unlikely, after all every other landowner has had to live with the same rule.
You would think that during the meetings that took place in 2002 and 2003 while forming the RLSA language, that if such a radical departure from normal proceedings was anticipated, it would have been brought up for discussion…yet it wasn't. Despite the fact that the same commissioners are still in office, they were not willing to answer a pretty basic question that only they should know the obvious answer to.
Instead, in order to provide cover for themselves, the majority of commissioners voted to have a retired judge act as an arbitrator and tell them what their intent was. If the arbitrator goes along with the RLSA landowners, the commissioners will most likely use that decision to convince themselves that their intent was a simple majority vote. Even if they decide to do so, such a decision will still be inconsistent with our special act and our code of laws and discriminatory to all other landowners in Collier County.
It is absolutely inconceivable that a sitting board of county commissioners, the same board that voted in the RLSA years ago, could make a determination regarding their memory of events during their time in office.
Short memories equals' all the more reason for shorter terms.


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My Tenant Gave Notice But Now Won't Leave
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- 11 March, 2013
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It could happen to anyone, and frequently does: one makes plans to move, only to see these plans fall through at the last minute.
This is, of course, only one reason that your tenant might have given notice and then changed their mind. I wrote a blog on my own website last month about why a tenant might refuse to leave at the end of their tenancy, and felt that this potentially sticky subject merited further examination.
Tenants tend to give notice as soon as they think they may have to move, be it for work, financial, personal or any other reason. This is because they generally need their deposits back in order to fund the cost of moving (and often another deposit), and also because they wish to avoid paying more rent than they need to.
The upshot of this haste is that sometimes their plans aren't set in stone, and things don't work out quite as planned – leaving them back in a property for which they've served notice, and with nowhere else to go.
As the landlord in this situation, you need to ask yourself a couple of questions:
1. How did the tenant give notice?
A lot of tenants will drop their landlord a text or leave a voicemail to say that they wish to leave, particularly if you don't have a close relationship with them or they haven't lived in your property for very long. This is all well and good – provided the tenancy agreement allows it.
If the AST agreement states that notice must be given in writing, then it must be given in writing; and however the tenant advises you that they want to leave, you must confirm in writing and make sure the tenant received that confirmation. Send it by recorded delivery, or better yet, deliver it by hand (with the required 24 hours' notice, of course).
If the notice is proven to be invalid, then whether or not you ought to seek possession is a moot point – you can't, until you serve notice yourself. Bear in mind the following when issuing a Section 21 notice seeking possession:
- A written tenancy agreement must have been signed
- Any deposit levied must have been protected and the tenants given the relevant information about the deposit protection scheme
- If the property is an HMO (house in multiple occupancy) you must have a valid HMO license
- The notice served must be fully correct, with no drafting errors
2. Do you want the tenant to leave?
If the tenant was a problem tenant who frequently ran up rental arrears, caused damage to the property or attracted complaints about antisocial behaviour, you might want to be rid of them anyway – in which case, they may have done you a favour.
On the other hand, you might have plans for the property. Perhaps you wish to do some renovation work, or new tenants might have expressed an interest.
The latter situation is difficult. Whatever decision you make, it will likely cause some distress. Additionally, if you've already signed up new tenants who can't move in because the old tenant won't move out, you may be liable for breach of contract (and have to pay for temporary accommodation until they can move in) – in this case, the decision will have been made for you.
If you do have options, be as clinical and detached as possible in weighing them up. Nine times out of ten, keeping a decent tenant rather than seeking to evict them and replacing them with 'an unknown' will be simpler, but remain objective. Does your current tenant owe rent? Have there been issues in the past? Are there other problems with the tenancy such as unpaid utilities or needed repairs?
You need to arrive at a decision quickly, so that whichever tenant gets the bad news can make alternate provisions as soon as possible. After all, tenant number two might already have given notice to their own landlord, and… well. I'm sure you get the idea.
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General Motors is recalling another 3 million cars because of a defect that causes a similar problem to one that led to an earlier massive recall of small cars, and is linked to 13 deaths.
The ignition switches in Chevrolet Impalas, Cadillac Devilles and five other models can slip out of the "run" position if the keychain has too much weight on it and the car is jarred, for example, by hitting a pothole. To fix the problem, GM will revise or replace the key.
Similar to the 2.6 million small cars GM began recalling in February, drivers of the newly recalled models could experience an engine stall, loss of power-assisted steering and brakes, and the air bags may not inflate in a crash. GM says the latest recall involves six injuries and no deaths, and is related to the design of the key. A mechanical defect in the switch is at the heart of the other recall.
GM is in the midst of a companywide safety review, and has now issued 44 recalls this year covering more than 20 million vehicles — nearly 18 million the U.S. The latest recall is likely to spark more questions about GM's commitment to safety when CEO Mary Barra testifies for the second time before a House panel investigating why it took GM 11 years to recall the small cars.
Barra endured some harsh questions in April, but refused to answer most pending the release of an internal investigation. GM released those results on June 5, blaming a dysfunctional corporate structure and poor decisions by some employees for the crisis. The company also announced plans to establish a fund to compensate the families of those who died, plus those injured in more than 50 crashes.
"This latest recall raises even more questions about just how pervasive safety problems are at GM," said Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, whose oversight panel is investigating GM's handling of the ignition switch defect.
Internal investigations found that the switches used in small cars such as the Chevrolet Cobalt and Saturn Ion were approved even though they didn't meet GM specifications. The force required to turn the switches didn't meet GM's specifications, meaning the switches can be turned too easily.
The engineer who designed and approved the switches, Ray DeGiorgio, subsequently had the part supplier change the switch, but didn't properly document the change. That proved to be a roadblock in GM investigations over a number of years.
GM spokesman Alan Adler said that DeGiorgio also worked on the switches in the cars recalled Monday, but those met GM specifications. GM is still reviewing the performance of other switches across its vehicle lineup, Adler said. So more recalls are possible.
GM also raised its expected second-quarter charge for recall expenses to $700 million from an earlier estimate of $400 million. That brings total recall expenses for the year to $2 billion.
The latest recall covers the 2005-2009 Buick Lacrosse, 2006-2014 Chevrolet Impala, 2000 to 2005 Cadillac Deville, 2004-2011 Cadillac DTS, the 2006-2011 Buick Lucerne, the 2004 and 2005 Buick Regal LS and GS, and the Chevy Monte Carlo from the 2006 through 2008 model years.
GM says dealers will add an insert to the car keys to change the hole from a slot to a circle, so the weight of anything attached to the keychain is more evenly balanced. The company says that until the repairs are made, owners should remove everything from their key chains and drive with only the key in the ignition.
GM also is recalling 166,000 different cars and trucks for a series of other problems.
GM has now surpassed its old U.S. full-year recall record of 10.75 million vehicles set in 2004.
Rep. Diana DeGette, D.-Colo., the ranking member of a House committee investigating GM's small-car recall, said Monday she will ask Barra how she plans to fix GM's corporate culture. DeGette said Barra has spent her entire career at GM, leading some people to question if she's the right person to fix the company. "I think you can make that argument both ways. She knows it intimately, so I'm hoping she'll have some suggestions for us," DeGette said.
DeGette also questioned why Congress is just now hearing about millions more recalled vehicles when the company knew of additional problems.
Christian Mayes, an analyst for Edward Jones, said the additional recalls give Barra more actions to point to when asked about how she is changing GM.
GM announced the recalls just before the markets closed. Shares rose 43 cents, or 1.2 percent, to $36.06.
When GM announced the earlier ignition switch recalls in stages earlier this year, the shares took a hit. But they have rebounded despite the bad news of additional recalls.
Investors realize that GM has a strong balance sheet and a large cash stockpile, so they see it withstanding the safety problems, said Morningstar analyst David Whiston.
"This is going to cost GM ultimately a number in the billions," Whiston said. "But it's a number I think the market is comfortable with, and thus they're not selling the stock down into the $20s or even back into the high teens like it was in the summer of 2012."
Here are the latest recalls announced by the company:
— About 3.4 million older large cars in North America because the ignition switches can move from "run" to "accessory." That shuts off the engines and knocks out power steering and brakes, and that can cause drivers to lose control. GM says the problem happens when people have stuff dangling from their key chains and they hit a big bump. The company will make the hole smaller in the key so things don't dangle. The recall covers the 2005-2009 Buick LaCrosse, 2006-2014 Chevrolet Impala, 2000 to 2005 Cadillac Deville, 2004-2011 Cadillac DTS, the 2006-2011 Buick Lucerne, the 2004 and 2005 Buick Regal LS and GS, and the Chevy Monte Carlo from the 2006 through 2008 model years. Until repairs are made, GM is telling owners to remove everything from key chains and run cars only with the ignition key.
— About 69,000 Cadillac ATS sports sedans from the 2013 and 2014 model years, and another 22,000 Cadillac CTS sedans, all with automatic transmissions. The shift cable can come loose and drivers may not be able to shift the cars out of gear. No crashes or injuries reported.
— More than 57,000 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 2500 and 3500 Heavy Duty pickups from the 2015 model year. Power steering pump hoses may detach and fluid can spill, causing loss of power steering and power brakes. Dealers will inspect the hose clamps and make sure they're secured.
— Nearly 17,000 2011 Cadillac CTS sedans from the 2011 model year with all-wheel-drive. A gasket can leak and cause a rear drive shaft to come loose, bumping the vehicle floor and setting off a rollover sensor that inflates roof air bags. GM knows of 15 unintended air bag deployments but says injury data is unclear.
— 712 Chevy Corvettes with competition sport seats from the 2104 model year. An unbelted child and door trim can block the passenger seat side air bag vent. Dealers will add a redesigned air bag.
—184 Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups from 2014 and 2015 with vinyl floors and all-weather floor mats purchased with the vehicles. Mats can slip under the driver's feet because the floors have no attachments to keep them in place. Customers should take the mats to their dealers for a refund.


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