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What is a 'Sales Tax'
A sales tax is a consumption tax imposed by the government on the sale of goods and services. A conventional sales tax is levied at the point of sale, collected by the retailer and passed on to the government. A business is liable for sales taxes in a given jurisdiction if it has a nexus there, which can be a brick-and-mortar location, an employee, an affiliate, or some other presence, depending on the laws in that jurisdiction.
BREAKING DOWN 'Sales Tax'
Conventional or retail sales taxes are only charged to the end user of a good or service. Because the majority of goods in modern economies pass through a number of stages of manufacturing, often handled by different entities, a significant amount of documentation is necessary to prove who is ultimately liable for sales tax. For example, say a sheep farmer sells wool to a company that manufactures yarn. In order to avoid paying the sales tax, the yarn maker must obtain a resale certificate from the government saying that it is not the end user. The yarn maker then sells its product on to a garment maker, which must also obtain a resale certificate. Finally, the garment maker sells fuzzy socks to a retail store, which will charge the customer sales tax along with the price of said socks.
Different jurisdictions charge different sales taxes, which often overlap, as when states, counties and municipalities each levy their own sales taxes. Sales taxes are closely related to use taxes, which governments charge residents who have purchased items from outside their jurisdiction. These are generally set at the same rate as sales taxes, but are difficult to enforce, meaning they are in practice only applied to large purchases of tangible goods. An example would be a Georgia resident who purchases a car in Florida; she would be required to pay the local sales tax, as though she had bought it at home.
Whether a business owes sales taxes to a particular government depends on the way that government defines nexus. A nexus is generally defined as a physical presence, but this "presence" is not limited to having an office or a warehouse; having an employee in a state can constitute a nexus, as can having an affiliate, such as a partner website that directs traffic to your business' page in exchange for a share of profits. This scenario is an example of the tensions between e-commerce and sales taxes. For example, New York and other states have passed "Amazon laws" requiring internet retailers such as Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) to pay sales taxes despite their lack of physical presence in the state.
Excise Taxes
In general, sales taxes take a percentage of the price of goods sold. For example, a state might have a 4% sales tax, a county 2% and a city 1.5%, so that residents of that city pay 7.5% total. Often, however, certain items are exempt, such as food, or exempt below a certain threshold, such as clothing purchases of less than $200. At the same time, some products carry special taxes, known as excise taxes. "Sin taxes" are a form of excise tax, such as the $4.35 New York State charges per pack of cigarettes.
Value-Added Tax
The U.S. is one of the only rich countries where conventional sales taxes are still used (note that, with limited exceptions, it is not the federal government that charges sales taxes, but the states). In most of the developed world, value-added tax (VAT) schemes have been adopted. These charge a percentage of the value added at every level of production of a good. In the fuzzy sock example above, the yarn maker would pay a percentage of the difference between what they charge for yarn and what they pay for wool; similarly, the garment maker would pay the same percentage on the difference between what they charge for socks and what they pay for yarn. Put differently, this is a tax on company's gross margins, rather than just the end user.
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PENSACOLA — The No. 14 (GolfStat Division II relative ranking) Flagler College women's golf team is in a tie for ninth place after carding a 311 after the first 18 holes of the NCAA Division II Super Region 2 Monday afternoon at the Marcus Pointe Club (par 72; 6,036 yards). The Saints will tee off at 8:30 a.m. in the second round.
HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS — The No. 12-ranked (Division II GCAA poll) Flagler College men's golf team finds itself in a tie for 17th place after shooting a 310 after the first 18 holes of the 54-hole NCAA Division II South/Southeast Regional on Monday (May 2) at the Mission Inn Golf and Tennis Resort – El Campeon (par 72; 6,928 yards). The second round will be played tomorrow with Flagler teeing off at noon on the 10th hole.
NEW YORK — Purdue will face Arizona State and Florida will meet Duke in the 2016 Jimmy V Classic.
The 22nd annual doubleheader will be played Dec. 6 at Madison Square Garden.
The Flagler College women's golf team was selected as the No. 10 seed in the difficult 12-team Division II South Super Regional, as announced by the NCAA Monday afternoon.
No. 14 Flagler will play in Super Regional No. 2 on May 2-4 at Marcus Pointe Golf Club in Pensacola. The top three teams and top three individuals advance to the NCAA DII national championship May 18-21 in Aurora, Colorado.
CORAL GABLES — Miami running back Mark Walton was arrested Saturday on suspicion of driving under the influence and driving with a suspended license, leading the Hurricanes to suspend him from the team indefinitely.
Officer Kenia Fallat, a Miami police spokeswoman, told The Associated Press that Walton may face other charges. Walton was going through the booking process Saturday and it was unclear when he would make his initial court appearance or if he retained an attorney.
INDIANAPOLIS — The Flagler College men's golf team was selected as the top seed of the 10-team NCAA Division II Southeast Region, as announced by the NCAA Friday afternoon. The Saints received one of the seven at-large berths to the regional.
The No. 10 Flagler College women's tennis team shut out South Carolina Aiken 5-0 Friday morning in a Peach Belt Conference tournament quarterfinal match in Florence, South Carolina.
Flagler (19-5) advanced to the semifinal round where it will face the winner of the Columbus State-North Georgia match, which was suspended because of rain with Columbus State leading 3-0 after doubles. The teams are scheduled to finish their match at 9:30 a.m. today with Flagler facing the winner at 1 p.m.
Flagler College sophomore Kevin Gonzalez was selected to the All-Peach Belt Conference Men's Tennis first team as a singles and doubles player at the pre-tournament banquet Thursday night. Lukas Storck also made first team as Gonzalez's doubles teammate. Gonzalez is 26th in the nation in singles play with a 15-4 record this spring, 8-2 in the Peach Belt Conference. Gonzalez and Storck are ranked No. 5 nationally and are 13-8 in spring matches, 7-4 in the conference.
GAINESVILLE — Florida forward Devin Robinson will be sidelined at least four months following foot surgery.
The 6-foot-9 Robinson had surgery Wednesday to repair a stress fracture in his left foot, the team announced Thursday. The Gators expect his recovery to take between four and six months, meaning he should be ready for the start of next season if he returns.
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High profile commercial property investor Sir Robert Jones has expanded his Auckland office portfolio with the purchase of a six story office and retail block in Takapuna.
Robt. Jones Holdings Ltd has purchased 129 Hurstmere Road in Takapuna for $18,067 million from listed property company DNZ Property Fund in a deal brokered by Mark Hourigan and Mike Bayley of Bayleys Real Estate.
Tenants within the building include media research company AC Neilsen, AFT Pharmaceuticals and real estate agency Colliers International. Ground floor retail tenants include two restaurants and convenience food outlet Pita Pit.
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Robt. Jones Holdings Ltd investment manager David Rankin said securing the second Hurstmere Road building was a strategic purchase, underpinning the company's long-term faith in Takapuna as a retail business and commercial hub for the North Shore.
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Sir Robert Jones believes continually upgrading and investing in his buildings is essential in the modern day market.
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Life in the Lakes – Homesmatch reaches the parts other empty homes officers can't always reach!
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I've just come into work – it's Wednesday morning - and the first email I read was from Charlie Stewart at Homesmatch. A week or so ago, I passed on details for Homesmatch to an owner who is tearing his hair out about his empty property. It's not for sale yet because there are some other issues which need to be sorted out first. I hadn't been able to do much for the owner which was very frustrating.
Cue ….. Homesmatch. The owner contacted them and last week Charlie and Cath viewed the property. They're now in the process of completing the report following the visit and will discuss this with the owner's representative this week. They're hoping to be able to support the owner and sell the property. Fingers crossed!
I've also passed on the Homesmatch details to another empty home owner. Like many of our empty homes this property has been for sale for well over a year and is not selling, despite a reduced price. The owner had lived there with her husband, then when he passed away she continued to live there. But because she is in her seventies she was finding the property and its garden too big to manage. She put it up for sale and moved into a smaller home. However while the property has been for sale she's struggled to pay the council tax and has visited regularly to keep the house and gardens tidy. It's now become far too much for her and she's desperate to sell.
Cue….. Homesmatch. I sent the owner various information leaflets (she didn't have access to the internet) on selling an empty home, plus details and a time-limited offer (at a reduced-price) from a prospective builder and also Homesmatch details. The owner apparently contacted Charlie last week. He realised she was feeling weighed down by not being able to sell her property. Charlie and Cath are going to view the property and meet the estate agent this week. Again, fingers crossed!
My conclusion at the moment is that signposting owners to Homesmatch as an option for empty home owners to consider may be the key to unlocking some of these very long-term empty homes. Ones which I would really like to help bring back into use, but which I just don't have the 'tools' for.
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Deadline for submissions for the Empty Homes Awards 2016 - midnight, Sunday 1st May.
Property industry charity Landaid has awarded £1.3million in grants to projects to provide housing for young homeless people by bringing empty homes back into use.
There were 57 applications for the available grant, and awards were made to 15 projects, including World Habitat Award winners Canopy. Canopy's £80,000 grant will enable them to refurbish three properties and provide housing for six young homeless people.
Projects set to benefit from the funding are scattered across the country, in Basingstoke, Bristol, Brixham, Fencehouses, Grimsby, Hull, Isle of Wight, Leeds, Lincoln, London, Middlesbrough, North Shields, Peterborough, Rotherham and Wolverhampton.
For further details of the award announcement see the story on the Landaid website.
Every year, at our Annual Conference, we present awards to recognise excellence in empty homes work. The Awards Ceremony is sponsored by Grafton UK Ltd. again this year. [Picture: Dave Stott of Grafton presents Practitioner of the Year Award 2015 to Benard Goren of Hull City Council].
The closing date for submissions for these awards is midnight, Sunday, 1st May (in case you were stuck for things to do on a Bank Holiday weekend!) Submissions should be clear and to the point and no more than two sides of A4, maximum 1200 words, or the equivalent in an email, per award. You can send us more if you want - e.g. before and after pictures - but in evaluating the awards we will only look at the first 1200 words of the first two pages (which should therefore be self-contained).
There are five awards this year, as follows.
Sponsored for a sixth year by Grafton UK Ltd.
Please tell us why the nominated person deserves the award. We are interested in any of the following:
Don't be embarrassed to nominate yourself. Empty Homes Practitioners often work on their own and don't have colleagues that know how good they are!
Sponsored by Carson Millican, trading as Empty Property Solutions Ltd.
Empty property practitioners excel at providing a range of solutions to the problem of wasted homes.
This award has been retitled to cover individual interventions or entire schemes. We're looking for creative and original approaches, systems, interventions or whatever that have demonstrated their value in helping bring empty homes back into use.
Let us know how you made it happen. Suitable submissions will be featured in the Practice section of our website.
Sponsored this year by Grafton UK Ltd.
Research by David Mullins and Halima Sacranie* has highlighted the importance of partnership for organisations that were funded through CLG's Community Grants Programme. The contribution made by partnerships between community based housing organisations and local authorities is particularly evident in the research report. We welcome submissions from either or both that demonstrate one or more of the following
If the submission is from one particular organisation, we'll look to get evidence that the submission is supported by the other partner(s).
Partnerships between local authorities and housing associations can also play a vital part in bringing empty homes back into use. Since the 1990s, such partnerships have often declined or disappeared, but the HCA's empty homes funding programme did go some way to helping rebuild a culture of joint working.
We welcome submissions that
New this year, thanks to sponsorship from Grafton UK Ltd.
Effective use of the media can make a huge difference to our work, highlighting the value of what we do both to the communities we serve and to those who fund or employ us. It can also help build awareness of the help available to those who need it most i.e. empty property owners and/or to the costs and risks of keeping a property empty.
By sponsoring this new award, Grafton want to build recognition of this important strand of empty homes work. We'd like to see submissions that cover any of the following:
The Empty Homes Awards will be judged by a panel chaired by Nick Pritchard-Gordon (Chair of the Empty Homes Network and Empty Homes Officer at Reading Borough Council), Andrew Lavender of Housing Training and Law Consultancy Ltd, Jon Fitzmaurice, OBE, Director of self-help-housing.org, and a representative of the sponsoring organisation for each award. In the event of a tie, Nick Pritchard-Gordon will have a casting vote.
Please note: the Practitioner of the Year award is only available to Full Members of the Empty Homes Network (Corporate, Collective or Individual).
Sorry but we can't offer free or discounted Conference attendance fees to the winners. However, there will be a photo opportunity during the Conference and we publish and make available pictures of winners receiving their awards. The winning submissions are also featured in news stories after the event.
Please send your nominations to firstname.lastname@example.com
*(Evaluation of the Empty Homes Community Grants Programme (EHCGP) - Midlands region, Baseline Case Studies Report: Housing and Communities Research Group, University of Birmingham, April 2014)
Preston-based Homesmatch has become a Gold Supporter to help promote the Empty Homes Conference taking place in Birmingham on 24th May 2016.
Led by experienced property professional Cathy Whelan, Homesmatch has developed an innovative approach to matching buyers and sellers and is now looking to build stronger links with local authorities by providing another tool in the empty homes toolbox. A key feature of its service for sellers is the option for Homesmatch to invest in renovating a home, thus addressing one of the key obstacles to sale for some properties.
Cathy Whelan (pictured left) and Charlie Stewart of Homesmatch will be running a session at the Conference to explain their services in more detail.
Meanwhile, thanks to their Gold Supporter sponsorship we've been able to boost the advertising of the Conference through Chartered Institute of Housing channels, including both email newsletters and adverts in the printed copies Environmental Health News (EHNews).
The final award for 2015 that remains to be highlighted before we invite submissions for the 2016 Awards is the Most Innovative Intervention Award, sponsored by Carson Millican, trading as Empty Property Solutions Ltd. (and contactable by email if you'd like to find out more).
Carson is a long-standing member of the EHN Executive and is currently our representative for Northern Ireland, where he originaly hails from. His expertise has been bought in by a number of London boroughs over the years. He worked for the East London Renewal Partnership and currently provides services to the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.
Carson was keen for the Empty Homes Network to promote innovation and saw sponsoring this award as the best way to do so. The Award has been aimed at interventions to bring individual properties back into use.
There was a lot of competition for this award in 2015, but the overall winners were Leeds Empties for their work bringing a long-term empty home back into use. The Winners' Award was presented by Nick Pritchard-Gordon, Chair of the Empty Homes Network (standing left in the picture), to Gill Coupland and Jo Widdop, the two Empty Homes Doctors from Leeds Empties (standing second left and second right respectively). Award sponsor Carson Millican is standing to the right in the picture.
Leeds Empties is a social enterprise which works alongside Leeds City Council's Empty Homes Team to bring empty homes back into use in Leeds. We provide an Empty Homes Doctor service, which offers free, intensive support to owners of empty homes to help them to bring their home back into use.
The Empty Homes Team at Leeds City Council got in touch with us in May 2014 about a long-term empty property in inner-city Leeds. They had been in touch with the owners but were making little progress – and thought we may be able to help.
We got in touch with the owners with an offer to help. The three bedroom terraced house had been empty seven years. It was owned by an older couple, who moved out of the house when they split up seven years ago.
When we offered to meet them at the property, Mr G explained that he hadn't visited the house for over two years – and wasn't sure where the keys were for the security shutters which had been placed over the doors and windows.
We did some research and found out who had installed the shutters – and acquired a spare set of keys. With Mr G's permission we went to view the property. It was in a very poor state of repair – and pigeons had made the attic room their home, having gained access through a hole in the roof. The Council had recently undertaken works to ensure that the house didn't cause damage to the houses on either side.
After our visit we met with Mr G and talked through all options. He was clear that he wanted to sell – and having spoken with estate agents and auctioneers it was clear that a house in such a poor condition was most likely to sell at auction.
However, we were aware that local social enterprise Latch were keen to buy empty homes in the area, part-funded by Empty Homes Community Grants. So we approached Latch on behalf of Mr G. They were very keen on the property, and after undertaking a survey, made an offer to Mr G. This offer was at the higher end of what the auctioneers had suggested as a likely sale price – and Latch were also in a position to complete the sale quickly – which suited Mr G's circumstances.
Once he had decided to sell to Latch, we worked with Mr G to instruct local solicitors Advantage Property Lawyers – who offered discounted conveyancing on the sale. We also held keys for the property, to arrange access for Latch to complete a survey.
Neither Mr G nor his ex-partner could find ID – which was required to complete the sale. We helped them to obtain copies of their Birth Certificates and Marriage Certificate.
Leeds City Council had a charge against the property – for works that they carried out to ensure that the house didn't cause damage to neighbouring properties. We liaised with the council to deal with the legal work in relation to this charge – to ensure that it did not delay the sale of the house. As a result of the sale, Leeds City Council was able to reclaim over £7,000 in charges and interest for work they carried out on the property.
In working with Mr G, it became clear that he did not have a will – so we arranged for him to prepare one – and we also worked with him and his family to sort out Powers of Attorney, in case they are required in the future.
After 7 years empty, the sale was completed within 4 months of Mr G responding to our offer of help. The house has been refurbished by Latch to high standards of environmental sustainability, with support from a range of funders including Empty Homes Community Grants, and Leeds Community Foundation. Support from local funder Jimbo's Fund enabled Latch to offer volunteering opportunities during the refurbishment of the house.
We believe this case is a good example of the innovative approach that we take to bringing empty homes back into use in Leeds:
We also engaged a local film-maker to produce a film to tell the story of bringing this home back into use. He has followed the story from Latch taking on the property, through to it being lived in again.
We also got local media coverage for bringing this home back into use – including
The short film which tells the story of the transformation of this home will be available in early May.
The judging panel was keen to recognise another strong contender, namely the Stoke "£1 House" scheme. This well-known scheme earned a Highly Commended award. Zainul Pirmohamed, who received the award on behalf of Stoke City Council, had already won the Practitioner of the Year Award earlier in the day (see our story here).
In other circumstances, the Stoke scheme might have been the category winner, but the emphasis has always been on individual properties rather than schemes. However, in 2016 that will change: the award has been retitled simply "Innovation Award" and we won't distinguish between schemes and individual interventions.
The Award was presented to Zainul by Nick Pritchard-Gordon (left) and Carson Millican (right).
Stoke-on-Trent City Council's '£1 houses' project has delivered an innovative solution for bringing a cluster of 33 empty properties back into use. The cost-effective scheme has not only enabled hard-working people on modest salaries to buy homes they would not otherwise be able to afford, it has helped to regenerate a run-down area, added to a sense of community for residents and helped to tackle social issues.
The project involved renovating properties in the Portland Street area of Stoke-on-Trent and selecting suitable buyers to pay a nominal £1 for the finished homes. The new owners also agreed to repay the £30,000 renovation costs through a 10-year low-interest loan, with repayments being invested in bringing more empty homes back into use, ensuring on-going returns on taxpayers' investment.
A focus on tackling social challenges, alongside the physical regeneration and the up-front investment, makes this project unique. Other authorities have attempted to sell clusters of empty homes for £1, but none have taken the risk of investing in up-front renovation work while also addressing both the physical and social aspects of regeneration. As a result, Stoke-on-Trent's initiative has sparked considerable interest, not only around the UK, but across Europe and even to Russia and China.
The project began in 2012 when the number of empty homes in Stoke-on-Trent approached 5,000, prompting a quest for new ways of bringing more properties back into use. It coincided with the council's project to clear dozens of substandard homes in parts of the city affected by housing blight to make way for new high-quality homes as part of a massive regeneration strategy due to be completed in 2015.
Funding withdrawal in 2010 had resulted in considerable numbers of boarded up homes and none of the anticipated government money to fund demolition or refurbishment. This continued until 2012 when the council secured £1.5million from the Clusters of Empty Homes Fund, which it matched with its own capital funding.
While much of this funding was used as part of a long-term approach working with owners to bring 124 long-term empty properties back into use across the city, the council spotted an opportunity to use the funding in an innovative way to transform 33 properties around Portland Street in one fell swoop.
These empty homes required considerable renovation to make them habitable. However, the potential rewards included the chance to address the high density of privately rented properties, as well as social problems and market failure. The council decided that by shouldering the risk of the up-front investment it would be well placed to select suitable buyers who would become owner-occupiers and support efforts to regenerate the area.
The authority worked with its housing repairs partner, Kier Stoke, to carry out intensive renovation work, which started in December 2013 and was completed in June 2014.
With a clear strategic direction to make Stoke-on-Trent a great place to live where residents are able to live independent and healthy lives, the project team devised a set of criteria for applicants to help ensure that the buyers would not only be able to afford to repay the £30,000 loan, but would also actively support the revitalisation of the surrounding community.
The selection process prioritised applicants with strong local connections to the area, who were earning modest salaries that would ordinarily put home ownership beyond their reach. The buyers also signed agreements to live in their £1 homes for at least five years without selling or renting the property.
The council team also worked to build up links between the successful buyers and the existing residents to foster a sense of community spirit from the outset. In addition, the team worked closely with partners, including Staffordshire Police and the council's Environmental Crime, Housing Standards and Localities teams on a campaign to address stubborn social issues that presented potential barriers to social and housing market renewal. As part of this holistic package, £300,000 was set aside to fund environmental improvements in the area, including new community facilities.
The city council's empty homes strategy is one of the central tenets of the council's commitment to making Stoke-on-Trent a great place to live in, and the £1 homes scheme has become one of the most renowned and effective parts of that strategy.
The project has been held up by other local authorities as an example of best practice and the success of the scheme is contributing to attracting further housing funding from government with Stoke-on-Trent recently announced as one of 11 vanguard areas to benefit from the new Right to Build scheme and the biggest single recipient of Right to Buy Social Mobility Fund money.
"Moving into our own home is very exciting and a fantastic opportunity for us. We are finally achieving our goal of getting onto the property ladder – something we never thought we would be able to afford to do." Matthew Thompson and Kasie Czarna, the first people to move into one of the £1 homes.
"Stoke-on-Trent City Council's inspirational £1 homes project has proved their commitment to a dynamic restoration of a deeply flawed built environment. The unquestioned success of the promotion has proved beyond doubt that there is an appetite for this kind of exciting project. In tandem with clever and sensitive restoration of parts of Hanley, this is strong evidence that the management of the city council is in touch with best practice and contemporary thinking in urban renewal." Matthew Rice, author and co-owner of pottery manufacturer Emma Bridgewater.
The stats are a bit dodgy as they involve average house prices - and who knows how those relate to the properties actually bought by landlords. Leaving that aside, the survey by Lendinvest indicates that in 14 out of the 105 major postcode areas (e.g. EX, B, NW) the average prices are below £125,000.
Landlords buying in those areas will now be paying the new 3% second homes" Stamp Duty surcharge, which is levied on all homes bought for more than £40,000, even thought the main rate of Stamp Duty will remain 0% if the property is bought for less than £125,000.
Deadline for responses to the CPO consultation that may result in lower Basic Loss Payments for long-term empty homes.
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Will warmer summers, shorter winters and possible changes in the types of plants, animals and birds found in the Northland affect visitors coming to Cook County?
And will an increase in risk of heat waves and wild fires throughout the region slow tourism to the North Shore?
These were some of the questions posed to Arrowhead visitors during the winter and summer of 2015 by researchers from the University of Minnesota, Carleton College and North Carolina State University.
Part of the data collected in tourist interviews centered on what type of activities they engaged in, how much money they spent here, and what their future plans might look like if the affects of climate change continue.
"We've combined the results of our tourist survey with past visitation and economic data to assess the potential economic impact of future tourism behavior on the North Shore," said Mae Davenport, PH.D, associate professor, Department of Forestry Resources director, and Center for Changing Landscapes, University of Minnesota.
Using computers and complex formulas, a team of scientists from the University of Minnesota created future climate models for the North Shore region using variables such as heat index, snow depth, and wind chill.
All of these findings will be presented in two workshops. The first will be held on March 15 from 5-8 p.m. at Lutsen Resort and the second will be at Grand Superior Lodge in Two Harbors on March 16 from 5-8 p.m.
Space is limited and by invitation only. RSVPs are required.
The workshops are a culmination of the research, which was funded by Minnesota Sea Grant.
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SILVER BAY, Minn. (AP) — Cliffs Natural Resources says it will restart production at Northshore Mining by May 15.
Northshore's taconite mine in Babbitt and processing plant in Silver Bay employ around 540 people. The company announced the temporary shutdown of the operations in November.
In its announcement of the reopening Monday, Cliffs cites increasing orders for taconite pellets, which steelmakers use in traditional blast furnace mills. The Cleveland-based company also says that, when it restarts operations at Northshore, it will also produce higher-grade iron pellets destined for more modern electric arc furnace steel mills.
Cliffs CEO Lourenco Goncalves says unfairly traded steel imports is starting are subside, so domestic demand for pellets is approaching more normal levels.
Cliffs-operated Eveleth Taconite remains closed, as does United States Steel's Keetac plant in Keewatin.
Some rain, then some measurable snow, then colder weatherMon, 03/14/2016 - 9:37am
The weather will be a bit more like what we're used to in March: rain and accumulating snow as well as slightly cooler temperatures. WTIP's Jay Andersen spoke with National Weather Service meteorologist Carol Christenson.
Growth management opens discussion for Cook County and Grand MaraisMon, 03/14/2016 - 8:27am
As Cook County and Grand Marais seek to expand their populations and diversify their economies in the coming years, both are trying to figure out how they can do so in a way that works well for everyone. WTIP's Joe Friedrichs brings us this story.
North Shore Federal Credit Union to match donations to Food Shelf programsSun, 03/13/2016 - 12:46pm
With the new North Shore Hunger Hero initiative, North Shore Federal Credit Union (NSFCU) is asking 1,000 people to donate $1 a month or more with the goal of doubling the funding of anti-hunger programs in Cook and Lake counties. North Shore Federal Credit Union will match donations up to $5,000 during March (National Food Shelf Month) and other select periods throughout the year.
"Many people don't know that hunger is a problem right here in Cook and Lake counties," said Mark Summers, NSFCU president. "Our members have a history of supporting important programs, so we thought we'd call upon them and the broader community to band together and take a bite out of hunger."
North Shore Federal Credit Union has promoted the cause of hunger relief for years as a primary sponsor of the Backpack Food Program, which provides kids in need in the Lake Superior and Cook County school systems food to take home each weekend. NSFCU has also provided seed money for Ruby's Pantry, which has been a great success in Silver Bay and Grand Marais.
To become a North Shore Hunger Hero, stop into any North Shore Federal Credit Union branch and ask a Member Service representative for a North Shore Hunger Hero form. Once you designate a donation amount, NSFCU will handle the rest. To kick off the program, NSFCU will match donations up to $5,000 total during the month of March. Other matching opportunities will occur during each Member Appreciation Week, and during the annual Holiday Helper campaign, now called the North Shore Holiday Hero program.
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Preschool parents asked for inputSun, 03/13/2016 - 12:42pm
As the 2015-16 school year winds down, Cook County Schools – ISD 166 staff and community members are working hard to create a plan for preschool for the next school year that meets space and budget constraints and parental concerns.
On Monday, March 7, about 25 people—members of the Sawtooth Elementary preschool Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) and of the ISD 166 Early Childhood Coalition—heard more about potential options, which could include a limit to the number of children who could attend preschool at ISD 166. Other options for preschool outside of the Cook County Schools facility were discussed.
No decisions were made, but Superintendent Beth Schwarz said she hopes to have a plan in place to present at the March 17 school board meeting. The school board will be making a final determination at the April 7 meeting.
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Breeding on shugabush island
I need help breeding on sugabush island. I always get a sugabush not a sugavox or sugabeat. Any advice?
Answer from: Blabbit lover
Wishing torches will increase your luck by a lot. if you have friends wait until all there usernames are ontop of all of them. then accept it. Or you can light all for 20 diamonds.
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Shugabush +potbelly =shugabass
Shugabush +furcon =shugabeats
Shugabush +quibble =ssshugabuzz
Shugabush +oaktopus =shugajo
Shugabush +mammoth =shugarock
Shugabush +deedgee =shugavox
Shugabush +pompom=shugitar
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Keep in mind these monsters take time to breed. All the combinations are above that's why I didn't post them. I have bred all the monsters on the Shugabush Island . My advice is keep trying trust me it took me forever to get all the monsters ! I didn't light ANY torches... If you don't know other people can light a torch & if they like your island they will. Always happy to help a brother in need. See ya
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I found dresses for cruises and special events at Leonardo's Bridal that were spectacularly altered to fit at reasonable prices and with style. Just love the accessories from hand bags to shoes to jewelry. I have recommended this boutique to many friends. When it was time fo...morer our daughter to find her wedding gown we looked forward to the superb service and great advice for pulling the wedding party together. Her dress was specially ordered from Italy and she needed a cape for a November wedding. Mr. Leonardo found them in Chicago and brought several into the boutique for her selection. From the tiny satin rose buds on the flower girl's dress to the custom shawls for the bridesmaids to special beading on grandmothers dress, to fitting the out of town groomsmen to leading us through the process, Leonardo Bridal is THE best at complete, confident, professional and personal service. All of our wedding party felt that they were pampered and treated as family and all for a very affordable price. We stayed under budget but came out looking like a million. I know how he does it... referrals, referrals, referrals. When you treat people the way they treat people, paying attention to the details and making everything come out right the first time, you are bound to be successful. We never had to worry. They met deadlines and pulled off the impossible. Congratulations on the NEW location and the large showroom at the corner of Wooster and Detroit Road still in Rocky River. view less
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So unlike other reviews I read, I had a completely different experience. I went to The Perfect Bride after it was recommended to me by a friend that had an amazing experience and got a beautiful dress. I made an appointment with my mom (which anyone should do for any bridal ...moreshop) after being completely disappointed going to David's Bridal and Pat Catans. I was dreading looking for a dress after both of these experiences. The store has a great website that helps in getting an idea of what the store offers and what the dresses actually look like. After writing down the numbers, I went it and it was awesome. What some people might take as snotty, might have been misinterpreted as them not being pushy. Renee was awesome in helping me find the dress of my dreams! It wasn't crazy expensive and the quality was amazing. I was so happy with how everything turned out, that I picked out the bridesmaid dresses from there as well ( and they were beautiful). And not only that, Miranda the seamstress was amazing and my dress fit perfectly!!! She as well was a pleasure to work with along with the rest of the team!!!! I would recommend this place to everyone and anyone. Be careful of reviews you read of bad service. Check it out for yourself!!! I promise you won't be disappointed. I just got married two weeks ago and couldn't wait to post this!!!! Danielleview less


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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- The Lithuanians who finished fifth in ice dancing filed a protest Tuesday questioning the judging, adding to the growing controversy in the sport.
The protest, filed with International Skating Union referee Alexandr Gorshkov of Russia, questioned the voting that placed the couple lower than two others who fell during Monday's final phase of the competition.
"After the Italians fell, the judges put them before us," said Lithuania's Margarita Drobiazko, who with partner Povilas Vanagas were fifth in each of the phases. "We skated better than them tonight and nothing changed. Funny sport."
Marina Anissina and Gwendal Peizerat of France won the gold. Russia's Irina Lobacheva and Ilia Averbukh took the silver, and Italy's Barbara Fusar Poli and Maurizio Margaglio got the bronze. Canada's Shae-Lynn Bourne and Victor Kraatz were fourth.
The protest came a day after ISU head Ottavio Cinquanta proposed sweeping changes to the way figure skating is scored in an attempt to eliminate judging misconduct.